“He tried to take a bite o’ me, he did.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The rain picked up, filling my ear, my nose, my mouth as I tried to bite back another scream. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He made a loud, scary whimper, then dropped the ball, now slimy and bitten nearly in half, at Annabeth’s feet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I notice, in the glow of the dashboard light, that there are a few cuts on her lower lip, like she has spent too much time biting it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She wrapped the wounds on his back and stomach while Annabeth pushed tiny bites of ambrosia into his mouth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

No one realized that the bite of an infected mosquito had sickened the first lady. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

On this particular night it was bitterly cold with a biting wind. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"I really hate that people think I'm dumb or that I'm going to bite my tongue off in front of them." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I can taste the tears behind every sound bite. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She took another bite and finished chewing before she spoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It rolled on the floor toward the emperor, and all gazed in horror as they saw that a bite had been taken out of it! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I managed to leap aside and dodge the bite. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

So you eat more and eat more quickly, bite after bite, until you feel not satisfied, exactly, but simply, regrettably, full. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth takes a finished samosa off the plate and bites into it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

One of the dogs had bitten Mo's sleeve. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I took a few bites of my sandwich, wrapped up the rest, and tossed it in my book case for later. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry shoved a fork into the beans, raised it almost to his mouth, then set it down without taking the bite. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ruby stands just to the side, watching wide-eyed and biting her lip as I cry. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Smoke flavored every bite of food, each sip of water. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The peanut butter is thick, and it takes a long time for me to swallow just one bite. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Many were dead and gaunt, bitten to the core by the eastern winds. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She had her face turned to the side, but Emma could see that Mom was biting her lip. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“And shows no inclination to learn English, I’m afraid. Now, a bite, and the events.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not eat a single bite of it. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I could hear the master’s voice, Don’t let that host touch your teeth for if you bite God in two you’ll roast in hell for eternity. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Now, Othello here is going to willingly submit to a shambler's bite in order to demonstrate the increased resistance of a vaccinated Negro. Earlier this week Othello received a series of shots, which were painless.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He took a huge bite and looked at me, smiling and chewing at the same time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The air was clear and cold, and the wind had a nasty bite to it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Pardon me, but what exactly is a light bite? A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The pain was far worse than anything he’d felt before—it made the broken thumb feel like a mosquito bite in comparison. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He ate his food in tiny, fastidious bites, hideous bites, napkin pressed to carved lips after each forkful. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Some of the turtles he’d seen in the shallows looked big enough to bite him in half. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sad ideas start biting me like tiny ants. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They yelped and cried as they were bitten. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By late afternoon, his eyes stung and he scratched irritably at a dozen puffy bites. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Cole licked his numb lips, but the pain made him stop—he had bitten his tongue when the bear slammed his face into the ground. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He stopped and stood watching, biting his lip. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

When my voice trails off, I bite my lip. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A bite by an Ebola-infected monkey would almost certainly be fatal. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the sort of fellow that kids laughed at and dogs wanted to bite. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I pull my red scarf closer as the cold air bites at my face and neck, looking down to see if his wallet is still wedged in the doorjamb before storming over to him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath of the biting air and let out a long scream. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He bites his lip and stares at me for one long, awkward moment, in a way he hasn’t stared at me before. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a cupcake and took a bite. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the bottom of her thumb to show me exactly where Daisy had bitten Mom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Could they not take him in and dress his wound and perhaps give him a bite to eat at least? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He tried to bite, tried to punch, tried to breathe . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Chen leapt on it, prepared to chop its neck and bite its throat, but the villagers stopped him. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls his hand back like something’s bitten him and shoves the TV back into place. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip and wish I could take it back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

TJ speaks through the biting wind as we approach the entrance to Penn Station. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We all started to slap at ourselves as we felt the first bites. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Check for bites, and give your companions a gentle end.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He bites his lip and his Noise gets even sadder. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The stinging was raw now, even more like bites, because the metal landed on open skin on my side, my back, my legs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Centipede, bite through the first string,” James ordered. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

She just heads for the oven and takes out the bacon-wrapped hot dog bites. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her lungs sucked in biting air with each breath, and it invaded her body eagerly, ready to freeze her from the inside out. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When hogs bite each other’s tails because of stress, the industry cuts off their tails. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Every moment they expected to feel the bite of black-feathered arrows. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He announces, “Georgia has just voted to change its logo from a whole peach to a peach with a bite taken out of it.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because Charlie could be a pickle, I say, “Sorry, dude,” before I bite into it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He heated sauce, stirring with deliberate strokes.When he ate, he savored every bite as if it were the last he would ever eat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Grandpop lifted his right leg and rested his ankle on his left knee, so he could scratch the snake bite scar. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I bite the inside of my cheek and fuss with my hands, if only to have something to do. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Here be the fumbler who should be in bed, and here be the beast who bites off his head. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Baxter sat in front of me and took a bite of her toast. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There’s much I could say about her mother, Queen Orlagh, who is planning a poisoning, but I bite my tongue. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He took out each bite-sized ravioli, held it in his mouth, chewed slowly and lovingly sitting in the cockpit, then swallowed it, hesitating a moment before taking another bite. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bite my bottom lip and think of a very careful way to respond. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As I sat in the boat waiting for the fish to bite, I put them slowly, one by one, into my mouth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “After they catch you and bite you..He snapped his left hand shut like it was the mouth of one of these hoop snakes. “...the true horror begins. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Then Eve had to make a choice—the apple the snake wanted her to eat looked so good—just one bite. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

So when Jenny and Bill walk into the cafeteria, I pick it up and bite into it, hoping just a fraction of me can be as cool as Charlie was only a year ago. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

From under her clothes a small black snake, which had bitten Kamala, crawled away. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mouse feeder tells us that if you put a strange mouse into one of their cages, one with the wrong, alien scent, they will bite it to death. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You could get a pound of ground beef for the price of two of those yogurts. And they’re so small. I ate one and it was gone in three bites.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It tapers. I think it could be bitten through, but I can’t get my teeth to it.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel much better after we grab a quick bite to eat. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She tore off small bites but did not like the taste. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The least little old biting shoat could make her take cover. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard Lady Ashton say the little one bites.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Your blushing bride just climbed up here to try and rescue the biting brat.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Don’t care,” she said, taking another bite of cake. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Bryce bites his lip and nods—and then heads back into the apartment. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

"I wish they were here now. A spell would heal my arm less painfully, and they could talk to Shaggy dog and tell him not to bite." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Walton breaks out into her white-girl dance while she takes large bites of her food. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

That was the axe biting into the tree. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He leans toward me like he’s going to kiss me, then seems to think better of it and leans back, biting his lip. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“She is like those little red ants that swarm all over you and bite and bite.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I kept biting down slowly and eventually swallowed it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He's biting into his second chili dog now, and somehow he eats that sloppy food like it’s gourmet. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her voice trails off, and she bites her lip. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas devoured each bite, hunger trumping everything else, the mood of contentment and relief around him palpable. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Mom, who was biting her thumbnail. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she would prod me to try a few more bites. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She ate the last bites of their burgers and their forgotten fries and the stubs of their pickles for dinner and folded all the cash into her jeans pocket. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stalled by taking a bite of tuna salad sandwich. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you see, Fiver? Don’t you see? We bite the rope and off we go: and General Woundwort doesn’t know!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sucks in a breath and bites off the end of that sentence. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

That “teaches” the pigs to avoid being bitten. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Unless you bite the bullet, you’ll shoot yourself in the foot. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The cold was biting deeper and deeper into Harry’s flesh. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

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

She’s no different from the ones begging for coins on the street with outstretched hands—the ones who make guilt creep over you like tiny, biting fleas. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a small bite, and the ground mincemeat patty is exactly the way I like it, not too spicy, and no big pieces of onion or coriander. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were moist and she was biting her lower lip. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother was in the kitchen poking out the clogged holes of a colander with a hairpin, and biting her lower lip with concentration. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there was poison in its bite, thought Septimus, the leather will have taken much of it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It had been bitten in two, with its head at one end of the pond and its tail at the other. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed a granola bar in three bites, chased it down with milk straight from the carton, and then hurried out the door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He writhed, and tried to get his mouth to his ankle and bite the rope. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He opened it and took a big bite. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When he opens his eyes, June is sitting up against the pillows next to him, bitten nails pressed against her bottom lip, still in her bathrobe and keeping watch. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Aaron tries to shake him off but Manchee gets a bite either side of Aaron’s nose and gives his head a twist. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Nails bitten down so far my nail beds ache. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I bite the inside of my cheek and pretend I don't notice. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They will only bite those who are unworthy. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She closed her mouth, but didn’t bite it right away. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And when we really got bored we compared our bug bites and scars, probably just to remember we had been down in Alabama. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

There is a bite to her voice I’m not used to. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Pa said, “You gunn have to help her take some the bite out them words, Elijah. Her pain too fresh to be locking it up so hot in writing.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He had not tasted a bite of the good cheese he had eaten, and the Festival had dwindled to nothing in his mind. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, maybe it’s the wrong choice,” June says, biting her lip. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Despite the danger we were in, I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“II I ever lose my brains and lock you up somewhere, you bust out and then you—you bite me and kick me and tie me up and throw me over the cliff, y’hear?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

His Christmas dinner was gone in three bites, and dessert was skipped in favor of a brisk two-mile run. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The Special pulled Tally’s hands together behind her back, and she felt plastic bite into her wrists again. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They ate at whim, taking a bite here, a bite there. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the third bite the rat had ceased to struggle, and he was feeling almost content. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even then he was clinging to the quality of her sugar-flawed skin, the high wild bush the bed pillows made of her hair, her bitten nails, the heartbreaking way she stood, toes pointed in. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a bigger bite out of the sandwich, and crunch on the plain potato chips like they’re the best thing ever. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mom is lifting a forkful of potatoes, smiling as she bites. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, I take a bite that makes me flinch, but it’s not too bad. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Belet was biting her tongue so hard I was surprised it didn't bleed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s been thrashed and bitten. The book says that’s how pigs kill snakes.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My body feels like it's floating in a dream, until a mosquito decides to bite me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Stirring. Now, suppose you took a big bite of lemon pound cake only to find more of your Big Ma’s hair in it than lemon frosting?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“If you find, your baachan cook and you have first bite. Worth many money. Nothing else taste same. Ah, I should not say, since I never eat. But I have many imagination.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Sorry, favorite. My jewelry has a tendency to bite." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Charlie grabbed it and quickly tore off the wrapper and took an enormous bite. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She silently stumbled as Amah dragged her to the hut’s storage room, the freezing drafts biting her feet. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

This causes the rotor blades to twist slightly and grab a bigger bite of air, and up you go. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you not to bite down, Wylan. Breathe through your nose.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You told me to stay in my rooms the other night. And those scars look like bite marks. They say Verin and Xavier were killed by animals.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even as she could see the angry glare of her mother, she quickly opened her mouth and accepted the bite. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They call the helicopters mosquitoes; they come down and bite. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Yeah...Other crews were reporting over the radio that the fish were biting at everything from bran muffins to belt buckles. But not us.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Nehemia hadn’t asked her again what had bitten her hand, but had stayed with her, curled up in bed as they talked long into the night. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He untucked his shirt and put the book inside, hastily retucking it just as the hook-handed man reentered the library, escorting Violet and carrying Sunny, who was trying without success to bite the man’s hooks. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“What the blazes did she bite him for? She’ll get herself shot!” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Bahumat kept roaring and swinging and biting, but the ropes were beginning to tangle him up. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It has a nasty, mean disposition and its teeth are green with gangrene and it bites. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Handling an unconscious monkey in Level 4 is a tricky operation, because monkeys can wake up, and they have teeth and a powerful bite, and they are remarkably strong and agile. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up the food and take a huge bite. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He forked up a bite and then looked over at her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He held a tasty bite of food in his beak and presented it to her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

How did Noah know that the cobra wouldn't bite, the bull wouldn't charge, the bee wouldn't sting? Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

We bite into them together, as if ingesting an enemy’s secret poison. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Then she tried to bite the top of his nose to tell him she was the leader, but Kapu drew up tall. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said with pride—“Well, I guess he can bite all right.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fixes her mouth as if she’s bitten into a lemon. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When she was little, she’d bite into the hard candy right away to get to the honey center. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Henry bites down on a sound that tries to escape his mouth, and rasps, “Perfectly.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She trails off, biting her lip as she rummages around the makeup bag. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Small, beach-living insects had feasted on her skin overnight, and she scratched at the red bites that covered her legs and arms. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, they were biting their thumbs and waving their wanna-be swords. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They collected somewhere between thirty thousand and seventy thousand biting insects inside the cave—the cave is full of bugs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bedbugs and kwalikwata crawled; women would untie their wrappers to reveal an ugly rash of reddened bites around their waists, like hives steeped in blood. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as he came close, Encanis cursed him in languages no one knew, scratching and biting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She wanted to slap them, to throw things at them, to grab them by the shoulders and bite them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There are hot tears cooking on his face, and his eyes bite. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I bite my tongue to keep from screaming. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mark and Marc and Rex Rollins are all biting the nails off the fingers of the knuckles they are also cracking. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I wish I was his apprentice,” said one of the spats, then grimaced like he had just bitten into a rancid cheese Danish. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I imagine my feet dangling over the chasm and bite my lip. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“But how can my promesa have any bite unless I have a pretty suit to tempt me?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around noon, when the air had wanned, Frightful gave the little eyas the last bites of the rat. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted to yell at him to shut up, but the way I was getting tossed around, if I opened my mouth I’d bite my own tongue off. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The smart crows and redwing blackbirds knew when their chances of getting a bite of corn had improved! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But when a shark bites my legs off, promise to write a speech about how awesome I was.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

That's right—the serpent had five other heads inside the main one, and they came forward now, all snapping and biting eagerly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He took a bite of his brownie and grabbed a pack of Italian junk food - Fonzies - to round out his balanced breakfast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He keeps biting his nails as he talks. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

"How dare you take a bite of my peach!" the emperor roared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was now almost three thirty in the afternoon, and it would have been nice to have a Grapette soda and bite of hot dog. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Paige decided to bite the bullet and go on Accutane, a new acne pill on the market that came with harsh side effects. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I could see, though, that she was sitting on her hands and biting her bottom lip so as not to cry. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head again and dig into my breakfast, matching Jenna bite for bite. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She tried to bite him cruelly, her coarse, sensual lips stretched back over her teeth like an enraged omnivorous beast’s. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was concerned that the mare might bite or kick or stomp her. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Trust me. Both of you will get a bacon-wrapped hot dog bite.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You can tickle him behind the ears if you like. He's very sleepy at the moment, so he won't bite.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He took a bite of the pear, his gold tooth gleaming. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I almost laugh but stop myself by biting into a Twizzler. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined someone with buckteeth rhythmically biting deep into my stomach walls and letting go. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It gave her a melancholy pleasure to eat the creatures that had so recently tried to bite her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scratched at a mosquito bite on my ankle. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed myself up onto my hands and knees, ignoring the bite of the frosty air on my bare skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled the bear claw out of the bag and took a big bite. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Her guts were full of writhing snakes biting at her bowels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was cutting one of the apples we had just gotten at the farmers’ market into teensy-weensy bites so I could eat it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Howard took a bite of muffin and made a face. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Not near enough. I won’t bite you. I only want to get to know you a bit.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Shasta's heart gave a great jump and he had to bite his tongue to keep himself from screaming. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he smiles at me, an anxious smile, the kind you use on a dog that might bite. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

You take a chance of being raked or bitten all the time. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

At her biting remark, I thought Grandpa was going to blow up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alberto reported that when he led Sunshine back to her stall at the end of the day, she was too exhausted to try and bite him even once. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to say something, but Hina nudges me under the table, so I bite my lip and keep my sarcastic remarks to myself. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

With every bite I press my fingers into the cuts. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip and stalk back to my room, making sure Peeta can hear the door slam. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You keep waggling you fingers at that duck, it’s gonna bite you a good one. Don’t come running to me when you get the duck rabies.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even though I could imagine biting into fluffy buttermilk pancakes, lightly dusted with powdered sugar and a dribbling of warm maple syrup, my mouth tightened with bitterness. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

At least the heat had less bite and the humidity had dropped to tolerable levels, so I was able to hang out on the sidewalk and think about all my predicaments. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“If these monkeys are infected with Ebola, then they are so full of virus that a bite from one of them would be a devastating exposure,” she said. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I’m positive you’ll do great,” I declared as I took a big messy bite of burrito. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The dressmaker sat on the edge of her chair, biting her fingernails, waiting for WPP to cross the board again. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I/he returns,’ Kat said, biting her lip. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel had already flown away with her devil saviour, and I was nailed down in Bulungu, since my body was still sunk so deep in poison it couldn’t bear up to many more mosquito bites. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter, watching and biting her lip, heard a rush of air and felt a heavy knock—not to her body, but to the tree. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I ate a bite of liver last night.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she tried to bite, her teeth snapped shut on cold dirty chainmail. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Small markings, like bite marks, crimped the edges. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It hurts so much that I grip the seat and bite the inside of my mouth. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was about to bite into it when I noticed her. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The first bite is sweet and not bitter at all. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen those boys on the street hitting and biting and kicking like animals. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t live in Nowhere, I live in Centerville. Want a bite?” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Apparently he’s bitten it very thin already. All these does will say is that you’re their officer.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody stole, nobody grumbled over his rations, the quarrelling and biting and jealousy which had been normal features of life in the old days had almost disappeared. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Chewing each bite, knowing the food, watching other people eat. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m a shlemiel or I’m a shlamozzle or whatever it is you people call them, I’ll bite—what did you just see?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And they never clash like they should,” Lena said, taking a bite herself. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Now, I don’t want to rain on your parade, Charlie, but what if that dog isn’t friendly to people? What if he bites? What if he has some kind of dog disease?” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“And yes, I suppose there are a great many flies and beetles and crawling things—but they didn’t bite or sting, did they? You aren’t afraid of a fly, are you, George?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I still remember the bite of that first sip; it was worse even than army coffee, which was nearly brain damaging. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She chewed her food in little bites; her eyes were distant. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He finished it in two bites and reached for another. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth plucked the bagel out of Piper’s hand and took a bite, but that didn’t bother Piper. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ivy tried to force a lot of bite into her bark, but really, she felt like her chest was caving in. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ve tried everything I know, but there is no cure for werewolf bites.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Let’s try a few bites of this,” she says, spooning some into my mouth. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Dad tried it too, and I was impressed that he kept eating it beyond the first bite. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The ogres stopped clawing and biting and pounding and lunging and kicking and looked at me trustfully. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the fountain, I sit on a bench and bite my lip and dig my fingernails into my palms. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was awakened by a bite on the ear. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

She gobbles up the last bite of cake. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I ate slowly, chewing each bite with care. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He studies my face, and I feel self-conscious, wondering if they’ve noticed I’ve only had two bites of meat and a quarter of a potato, and worrying I’ll somehow get in trouble. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunny Baudelaire, the youngest, liked to bite things. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

For the first time he began to understand Captain Prince—the set of his jaw and the bite of his words when a voyage began—the eternal alertness that never relaxed. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try biting my lips from the inside, but before I know it, I’m laughing right along with her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

His bites are healed, his face bright like the Hanukkah lanterns we set on the table. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sadly, I put some of the internal organs on my hook, and before I could get my line to the bottom I had another bite. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bites off the end of the apple core and nods. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It’s the typical refrain for the end of a shambler battle, a way of giving people permission to kill anyone who has been bitten. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Feeling the bite of the strong liquid, she whined and licked at my hands. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fish a couple out of the bag and bite into one dry. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

An icy wind blows her hair off her shoulders and bites through my sweater. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to Pa, deserve is another one of those rattling-snake words, words that always get followed by a nasty bite. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Helena bites her lip, screws up her face, and I have no idea what is about to come out of her mouth. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Betsy nibbled the whole cookie in circles, all the way around slowly, till she got to the final bite in the center. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I said, because I’d only had two bites, and I was still hungry. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The meal was salty and hot, and I slipped him as many bites as I could. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It would take three or four bites from different spiders to kill a full-grown human. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Each time we take a bite clouds of mold spores drift across the table. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He noticed her long feet, the color of ivory, peppered with insect bites. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Cook fairly beamed as Ophie took a cookie, looking at it for a moment before she took a bite. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She took a sip of water, then grabbed my hand and took a bite out of my churro. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Dad must have taken too large of a bite, because it sounded like the fudge doughnut was caught in his throat. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Here I got nothing but a row full of mean girls ready to chew me down in one bite. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His jaw tightens under the pressure of his strong bite. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know whether it was safe to go to Madam Pomfrey — would she recognize a dragon bite? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She pursed her lips, then took another bite of one of Shamika’s biscuits. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We were bitten by huge horse-flies the size of bumblebees...The boroshudas were the worst pests; they brought the blood at once, and left marks that lasted for weeks.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

We believe especially in near-term causes: a snake bites your friend, he screams with pain, and he dies. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She took a bite of her burger and mostly swallowed before saying, “This lawyer guy isn’t going to try to take back the money, is he?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

If you got bitten, you’d die a grisly death if you didn’t get rabies shots stabbed right into your stomach. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

It was freezing, and loud, and it was peppered with hard, biting flakes of snow—but it was blowing me up the mountain. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

If someone was bitten by a monkey, he would go into the bubble, and from there he would be transferred to the Slammer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked it up and took a bite. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She then washed Tendai’s monkey bite with boiled water and applied disinfectant. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I make myself eat the stew in tiny spoonfuls -they even sent us silverware and plates -savoring each bite. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Because they live inside a shark’s mouth and eat off of the back of the shark’s teeth. They’re too small to get bitten. Except...Brandy clearly gets bitten.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

My feet crunch over it, like the sound of someone biting into toast. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

After a bit she began tussling to get set free, even biting at Pap’s hand. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

His hoofs flailed at the three who were ending the hunt with slashes and blood-letting bites. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the nifflers had suddenly leapt up and attempted to bite Pansy Parkinson’s watch off her wrist. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You sure? Because it felt like a pretty big bite.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I can tell. You look like you’ve been skipping meals. Once I’m done with this, we can grab a bite to eat.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dimple had a giant bowl of cherry gelato she had had exactly two bites of so far. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I chewed on a small bite of the bread, trying to look indifferent. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When he wasn’t gnawing on the fingers of his left hand, he began biting his shirt, actually chomping pieces out of it and leaving holes. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

At those moments I forgot the itch of my flea bites and the sting of my cracked cheeks; I felt pure, like a scrubbed-clean angel dropped straight from heaven. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bite was now an angry red splotch trimmed in yellow. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Not just any fisherman. My daddy. And he don’t fish no more. Roanoke River too far away, plus there ain’t been no real bites in a long time.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My chin trembles and I bite on my lip. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Takes another huge bite of his granola bar. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He bites the end off of a fried shrimp. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He looked at it for a while and finally took a bite. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Aunt Rose,” she said, climbing out of the warm bed, the chill of the room biting at her bare legs. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

We nibble the cold treats slowly, enjoying every bite. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Still, even a gentle bite from a tiger cub is not nothing. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I take my first bite—a carefully constructed forkful of chicken, rice, and squash—and mash it into my mouth. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Where I’m from, people have learned that mosquitoes carry ague. They bite someone who’s sick with it, then later they bite healthy people and give them the disease.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

On First Hill he heard his chains, felt them biting, and made his way down cautiously, in first gear, leaning forward in his seat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She gave him a second bite; then Silver called and he trotted obediently home. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small bites that she chewed about a hundred times before swallowing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He eats two gigantic bites of his food, chews and continues, “How did you get here?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I bite back a smile and shut my locker. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Grab a bite of Ghostly Cotton Candy! Eat as much as you want! You’ll never get full!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

For a moment she tried to bite her tongue, but she couldn’t manage it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He read over it, taking a bite of watery oatmeal. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He rubbed at a cluster of mosquito bites on his arm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I cracked some walnuts, got down the acorn flour I had pounded, with a bit of ash to remove the bite, reached out the door for a little snow, and stirred up some acorn pancakes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arya stopped at the door and turned back, biting her lip. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I have to bite my lip not to scream every foul name I know at the fire starter. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Afterward, we passed the fruits around, biting into the juicy meat and letting the sweet syrup run down our fingers. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

His eyelids were red and swollen, and there was a huge insect bite on the side of his neck. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I know she bites her fingernails, and she hates milk. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

My head aches and I must have bitten into the side of my cheek in the night. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Having Dee-Nice talk to me will let Supreme know if I’m biting the bait or not. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But almost before they had begun to scatter, into their midst bounded a great black dog, snapping, biting and chasing hither and thither like a fox in a chicken run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman bites her lip, and the man looks away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They were calling the attacker the Recluse, a spider that wasn’t much in the size department, but it packed a sick bite. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Salva tried to bite his lip, but the awfulness of that never-ending day was too much for him. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way Park looked at her then, biting his bottom lip, she knew she was at least a little bit right. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He was biting the end of it thoughtfully as she approached. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I take a mechanical bite and chew without tasting. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The gosling shook his tail feathers and chewed his very first bites of food. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was nearly knocked over by the power of it: a gale-force wind, ice-cold, biting into her face and pulling at her clothes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

For a long time he felt the sharp pain of her fingernails biting into his wrists. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That one, brother, he bite,” she said, pointing her knuckly hand at a small tree he was wresting from his garden plot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a determined effort the moment he woke, threw off the great bearskin rug under which he slept, and plunged his body into the biting air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog has a hard time ever really biting him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning I woke early, washed up, and grabbed a bite to eat at the Mess. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I mashed a bit of the last blackened, limp banana between my fingers, and you swallowed a few small bites. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

You want to take your time and enjoy every bite. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I force myself to pick it up and take another bite. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Watching those men work gave Nate an uneasy feeling—like he’d bitten into something rotten, something he couldn’t spit out or swallow. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He bites his lip and then breaks into a big smile and looks up at the sky before straightening his back and taking a giant leap up onto the porch. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Starving,” said Harry, taking a large bite out of a pumpkin pasty. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Claudine gasps for breath and bites down on her bottom lip. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The crushing bites to his thigh had rendered his leg lifeless. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“She still wants to marry him, even though he’s been bitten! She doesn’t care!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“So . . . Thomas,” the boy said through a huge bite of mashed potatoes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I run my tongue along the bite scars and swallow the memory like it’s bile. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Each bite of food, each particle of light entering the eye—the body can never be pure. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’re lucky, he might have bitten your hand right off and run away with it, if he’d had them!” retorted Aurelia, sitting down on the ground and calling the cub to her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Hired hospital help brought in food trays on a pretty regular schedule, but Mama Lessie never ate a bite. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even though we hadn’t started lunch yet, she had bitten into a piece of pork chop and was chewing and talking with her mouth open. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat with her arms held tight around her legs, biting her salty knee very hard. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I'm careful to only eat after the others have taken bites, and tell Amber to do the same. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The day was starting to pick up a nighttime bite already. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was just jumping down from the lowest branch when I heard something, like someone biting into an apple. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every few bites, Genie would look up and see his own reflection in the sunglasses. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Frightful flew to her hand and gulped a large bite of rat. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I eat the whole thing in one fat, wonderful bite. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I finished my sandwich in two more bites and gulped down the chocolate milk. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He stood, facing the door with a puzzled, business-like expression, biting his fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpop took a huge bite of the apple, chewed, chewed, chewed, swallowed, then said, “This room here...is my outside. Had it added on to the house right before my ol’ blinkers went black.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He moved like an injured cat, but one that could still claw and bite. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

We ain't supposed to carry firearms when traveling into town, but I'm always ready for someone to try and take a bite out of me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Connor still hardly ate anything, but he took a bite from time to time. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Carlos was the first to bite, of course. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His tales had a bite and a message and could be delivered over and over again. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Wash set down his glass and picked at a mosquito bite on his arm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were biting all the stuff they read in the papers about wearing colors and flashing signs and whatnot. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ripped off half my sandwich in one bite. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Let them be healed first. This arrow is no more than the bite of a fly, this little cut only a new scar to boast of to my. son." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Well it just so happened that a minister of immigration, a mullah, a boss man in the government, had taken an eager bite of a peach and broken his left front tooth on the stone. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“My father used to say, ‘Every dog gets one bite.’ Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

You eat and are punished in the same bite. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I have to bite the words back, and I barely manage. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He opened it, peered inside suspiciously as if he thought it might contain a snake or something else that might bite, then reached in and brought out the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Helmuth is about to bite into the cake when Hugo says, "So tell us, my boy, what are you learning in school these days?" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So he was . . . bitten? Stung, whatever? Is he going through the Changing?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The bites faded before she even got dressed, so she had nothing to show her stepmother except cobwebs, which her stepmother thought was some sort of clever trick. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Almost unconsciously, he picked up a plum tomato from the top of one of the bushels and took a voracious bite. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was thinking that if only he could get the Bloodbottler to take one bite of the repulsive vegetable, the sheer foulness of its flavour would send him bellowing out of the cave. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s getting worse,” Harry muttered, biting off the Frog’s head. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I’d taken to wearing socks on my hands for sleeping to cut back on bites and rashes, and as I peeled them off, I used one to wipe his nose. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the midst of all this plenty they sat in the house, therefore, when the winds of winter came out of the desert to the northeast of them, winds bitter and biting. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I chewed on the sandwich and handed every other bite to Beau. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

That’s what’s happening right now, you think I’m hurt and you and every other punk Chihuahua in America is climbing out of the woodwork to try and get a bite out of me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Popper telephoned the City Hall to see about a license for Captain Cook, the penguin did his best to disconnect the telephone by biting the green cord. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t tell Laney and Hyacinth that you’re a rabbit killer if you eat this bite of stew. And no spitting it out.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then I started thinking how Papi and Tío Toni might not even have a glimpse of sky and fresh air or a bite of food and all my positive thinking went out the window. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Just a few bites,” she says, and I try the potatoes just to make her happy. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Its body snapped into a C, almost like it was about to bite its own tail. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had at least five bites, each of which would throb for days and rise into a teacup-sized ring with a blister in the center. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As KGB officers surrounded Tolkachev, one of them forced a thick rope between his teeth, to prevent him from biting down on a suicide pill. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She would have liked to bite his fingers when he put his hand under her chin, turning her face so that she had to look straight into his lifeless eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then the clear twilight air was split by the screech of a saw biting through wood from behind the barn. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Just as soon as he swallows his last bite of pumpkin pie, Rod leaves. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby chuckled and took a bite of spaghetti. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Between bites Daddy handed Ma a fat envelope and wished her a merry Christmas. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The fourth was Master Lockton, looking like a cat who had just swallowed the last bite of a juicy mouse. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up one of the pieces and stuck it in her mouth, biting to squeeze out some of the juice. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, I bite it so hard that I don’t say anything at all. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“This is delicious,” Grandma said after she took her first bite. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I bite the inside of my lip, feeling everyone’s eyes on me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Rafe popped one of her cookie dough bites into his mouth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to get bitten or run over, I moved over to the edge of the sidewalk. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some microbes don’t wait for the old host to die and get eaten, but instead hitchhike in the saliva of an insect that bites the old host and flies off to find a new host. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish he’d let me take a look at him. Are you sure the dog didn’t bite him?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I bite the inside of my lip, try to keep these tears from falling because I don’t like to cry in front of people. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps,” Ignatius said disinterestedly, biting into the hot dog. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pretty? No. I got to be first, because I made the most trouble. You should have seen me kicking and biting.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

At first Eliot had wondered if she had cut her scalp, or if something had bitten her there. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip, trying to decide how to say what I want to. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Because this is barely a bite. You may as well have been stung by a wasp.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“What was it? Scratching your mosquito bites till they bled? Not saying ‘Thank you’ to the taxi driver?” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

One bite of Underworld food, and we would never be able to leave. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The last girl to try had been bitten for her efforts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I only took a few bites of a dinner roll. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Unable to drive them away, Cole felt the huge insects bite him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Malcolm tried to bite a piece off the hunk of bread and found it so hard that it was a serious challenge to his teeth, and thus to the pain in his head. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Malaclaw’s bite has the unusual side effect of making the victim highly unlucky for a period of up to a week after the injury. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up his slice and took a giant bite of it, staring Will down as he chewed. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The mouse struggled, biting at Cole’s fingers with razor-sharp teeth, its tiny feet clawing frantically to escape. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if I can eat another bite.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When Sam fed her she waited to see if he was going to give her just a bite and take her hunting again, or carry her home to feast and rest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

And if someone pays you such a kindness as to make up a tale so you’ll enjoy a gingersnap, you go along with that story and enjoy every last bite. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I learned that he could be petty, such as when he’d take a bite of the qurma his wife placed before him, sigh, and push it away. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He squirms and squeals and tries to bite his captor, but it is useless. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Just a bite of bread, just a pinch, and I could quiet my aching stomach for a few more hours. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was surprised to see that one had a drop of blood by it He examined his bitten nail closely and watched the little globe of blood that gathered where the quick was gnawed away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A trickle of blood escaped her lip from where she had bitten it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mom already sat at the kitchen table, getting ready to take a bite of her hot dog, which was covered in mustard and relish. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

It only exists in connection with those whose habits are to seek association with men and domestic animals, to bite them and to suck their blood. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He was afraid of being bitten by a monkey if he came too close to a cage. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took one bite, gulped, looked up at her again. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She props the phone/flashlight under her chin, hefts Hector up higher on her hip, and transfers the hot dog bites onto a plate with a spatula. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Once Chronicler was finished, Kvothe began to speak crisply and clearly, as if he were biting off pieces of ice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Henry bites his lip, visibly searching for the right words, and apparently comes to a decision. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But I'm so scared of getting cut by Tony D., so scared he might bite me with those wicked teeth, I just keep going. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was puffed and bore horrible marks, one lip was bleeding where her tooth had bitten down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rounded a stand of trees, looking for Ivan by the river while she took bites out of the egg. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

At the same time, I bite my tongue. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I take another bite and then unleash a moan so obscene I can’t believe it came out of me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

And I realize that the blood on Garrett’s face, dripping from his mouth, is from the bite he gave the skinhead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lacey takes the bar from me and reluctantly bites into it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Watch me tease Chubs for being the first and only one to get bitten by a tick. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Amil, who normally eats too fast, makes his pudding last extra long, eating the smallest bites he can. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not. It rolled right across the floor and before anybody could do anything, the dog gobbled it down in one bite.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I see Anastasia bite down on a huge smile as she closes the front door. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

My palms itch as if fire ants are biting them all over. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Fish, then,” he said, biting off each word with a snap. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Thomas ate his last bite, took a big drink of water. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Similarly, when my dad focuses on something, he bites his lower lip and squints his eyes, as if to suggest that whatever he’s doing is extremely complex. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. One minute you’re yelling at me, the next minute you’re giving me a bite of your candy bar.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put a savory bite in her mouth, sucked the juices, then chewed a long time before she swallowed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carefully sits down in the recliner, pie plate in his lap, and digs in for the first bite. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I crawled back to the gorge, fed Frightful rabbit bites, and slipped back to the edge of the meadow to check a box trap I had set the day before. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She purses her lips like she’s just bitten into an onion and calls them all a bunch of sorry drunks. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

His dad took another bite, chewed it carefully, then swallowed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“The typical black bear-inflicted injury,” he writes blandly, “is minor and usually involves only a few scratches or light bites.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

At night she dreamed of the dry smoothness of the sheaf, the painful bite of the edge. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Tell him we don’t bite,” the white man said, breaking into a laugh. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We talked as the sky turned pink and then purple and finally went dark, as the bugs started to bite, as we began to get hungry. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

After a time Strawberry stopped digging and began moving about between the roots, sniffing, biting and scuffling in the soil with his front paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took another big bite of the bun. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a bite of cheese and then nonchalantly washes it down with a swig of wine. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t bite people to show my love. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I ate a couple more bites of salmon and rice, and then asked to be excused. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

His legs trembled in an ague, and his eyes closed against the biting cloud. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no telling what other invisible creatures I was out here socializing with—snakes, frogs, fish, a whole river world of biting bugs, and I could have cared less. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the exposed parts of me through the boy’s eyes: the scrawny waist, loose pants moldy and spotted, bug bites up and down my arms, bruises from Anastasia’s bite still healing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“How about a kid who got bitten by a stray dog, and he got rabies, and he started foaming at the mouth? Did they ever tell you about him? And did you ever meet him?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scooted away from it because palmetto bugs looked like mutant roaches, and even though they didn’t bite, they were still freakishly big. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“No, like all scabby and gross. She was biting an old rope. She tried to make me stick my hand in some box.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Amaranta, who was starting to put the clothes into the trunk, thought that she had been bitten by a scorpion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sarah Ruth held the biscuit in both hands and took small, tentative bites. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

While he was paying, the dog got back into the case and took a huge bite out of the white cake. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

In contrast I observed that Call’s hands were wide with short fingers, the nails bitten well below the quick. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn't my mom bite the bullet and enter into a fake marriage to get us green cards faster? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

One or two hard bites, in the early days, had resulted in sharp blows on the head and scoldings from his keeper. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Was there anything wrong with having a bite of it, just to see what it was like? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once you have been at sea for a couple of days, it smells like every fish you have ever eaten, every crab you have ever caught, every jellyfish that has ever bitten your leg. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He looked about the room like a rabid dog searching for someone to bite. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I bite my hand so I don't scream. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I lean back against the booth and bite back a smile. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The edge of the chair bites into my palms. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’d only been able to eat a few bites when he couldn’t take it anymore. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Held the invisible cupcake to my lips, took a bite. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

June’s biting her lip now, her expression a little distant as she types out a response. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Will looked back through the window at Lyra, and saw her face, moonlit and wide-eyed with fear, biting her lip to keep silent and straining to hear, as he was. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, baloney! I can just imagine the ladies swimming with the rats biting their legs!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Yesterday’s lunch tray’s on the floor without a single bite missing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Imagine he bites his nails, and she doesn’t like it,” Claudia said. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Virgil took a heaping bite of cereal and said, “Do you believe in fate?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I feel such a baby, so helpless,” Inigo said, taking the next bite, chewing away. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Freddie’s tongue could still lash out any string of words that would slip around and bite me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And we also get ants, searching for a bite to eat or a toe to bite. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“No gods down there, m’lord. Only rats and water snakes. White things, thick as your leg. Sometimes they slither up the steps and bite you in your sleep.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Victorious, he takes a bite of donut, then moans theatrically. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a camper will try to be bitten by a scorpion, or even a small rattlesnake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Grain-fed rats were swarming over the two of them, nipping and biting and clinging like leeches. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed the food around on his plate, trying to ignore them and sneaking bites of bread to Freebie. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, Benny,” Jessie said, taking a bite of the crumbly cookie. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The wind had risen, cold and biting as a winter gale, but the forest opened a little, and as the ground dipped, they found themselves in a protected hollow in a glade of alders. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Zebras have the unpleasant habit of biting a person and not letting go. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Prince warded off the attempted bites with ease, and the ape was heaving at the chest now, desperate for air. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She took a bite of a drumstick and then used a paper towel to squash a roach that had crawled out hoping to get at some of her dinner. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I unwrapped it and took a big bite as Dad passed out the notepads and pencils. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sahil took another bite of his chewy candy and then said, “Hmm. Did you hear that I once ate twelve doughnuts in one sitting?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Aech rubbed the back of his neck while biting his lower lip, something he always did when he was trying to gather his thoughts. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You played an infant game and crawled within it. Do you recall this? I, jesting, asked you whether you were not apprehensive that it might bite you. You answered me, ‘Do not be afraid, Mother. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He hisses a little when Alex bites down lightly on the side of his neck. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As we head to the car, I take a giant bite of my ice cream—I love the fire-hot/cold on my teeth. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

A man screamed in the center of the fray and tried to free his arms to pound the man biting his thigh. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking a bite of his sandwich, its fillings spilling out onto the waxy paper below his chin, Jack shrugs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They were bitten down to the quick though he could not remember when he had restarted this habit nor any time when he indulged it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He must have been famished, because he cleans out the whole bowl in about three bites. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

"If it's any comfort to you, Mrs. Wexler," Judge Ford remarked with biting dignity, "I am just as appalled by our purported relationship." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stretched out on my back because the fish weren’t biting, and hummed. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stopped for a bite to eat and to put gas in the truck, and then they went north on Interstate 25. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The dog was so tired, he didn’t even try to bite. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bite at light at Ruth a truth a sky-blue presentiment and oh how dear we are to ourselves when it comes, it comes, that long, long shadow in the grass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man had reached his knife again, but he didn’t have time to pull it out of the lead before Lyra leaped onto his back, scratching, kicking, biting like a wildcat. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ronan gets another bite and he counts to three and then yanks his pole to the side, setting the hook in the fish’s mouth. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He offered a bite of bread and butter to each of the children. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if I did bite it off, it would've been so gross, because then I would've had blood on my teeth. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Half of the tiny yard was a cement patio and the other half was another patch of grass that our imaginary cow would devour in two bites. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The cat closed with him, biting and scratching, and Bigwig rolled over on the ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the same burgundy booth a few hours later, Michael A. Wiener, cofounder of the multibillion-dollar Infinity Broadcasting, grabbed a bite with his wife, Zena. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve bitten my nails to stubs in the past couple of months. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They often forgot to check on us or didn’t want to venture out into the biting, frosty winds. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She rakes her yams from one side of the plate to the other, never taking a bite. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"Nooooh," the word opening her mouth, soft and ripe and ready for him to bite into it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

There was a disconcerting gleam in his eye, as if he wanted to have a bite of her rather than the biscuit. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The morning was purplish, dark, and still, with the sharp, biting cold that had settled during the night. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I shall not be able to eat a bite until I see this smuggler’s head upon a spike, with an onion shoved between his lying teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The host thanks me for coming, and as the lights dim, I wonder, yet again, what good all these sound bites actually do. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He curls one foot behind the other, bites his lip, and whispers: shortstop. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes her think of Sierra Kincaid and some girls at school, who’d eat two bites of yogurt and a carrot stick and say they were full. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I could sketch the landscape, draw a final cartoon of me giving the middle finger to the universe, then bite the big one. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“You wanna take a picture?” he says, leaning back on his car and biting his bottom lip. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Except when she used the few actual words in her vocabulary, like “bottle,” “mommy,” and “bite,” most people had trouble understanding what it was that Sunny was saying. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Grams snake bite had anything to do with her stroke, and if Gramps felt guilty for whizzing off the highway and stopping at that river. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I'd to bite my cheek all the way to the ramp and still Salim didn't look at me, not until we were on the wheel itself. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice is slow as a summer breeze, and she bites her lip. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I picked up another rock, said: “Why’d you bite that one guy in the face?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe he just tripped and sprawled down the short flight of steps, biting into his tongue so his mouth filled with blood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I take my time finishing the crepe, savoring every last bite. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly her fingernails did not bite into his wrists. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Priest comes back to the table right after I stuffed my face with a huge bite of cake. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She proceeded to eat the crusts off her toast by turning it round and round and taking tiny, rapid bites. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hours later, after my leg got treated for the bite, after the police were satisfied, Uncle Myron drove me home. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Someone had set a trap in the field, the metal kind that bites an animal until the animal is forced to chew off its own leg. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I paused to take a bite of the corn muffin on my plate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Whenever the plants threw the dancers up into the air or kissed a woman with sloppy affection, the elf flinched as though her head were being bitten off. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

How can I say, “In the future, I don’t want my family to feel bad. I don’t want to feel bad”? I squirm on the chair, bite my bottom lip. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Wish I had that problem,” Tommie said a little glumly, before biting into it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Moisture from the sodden ground soaks my socks and I'm aware of the sharp bite of the wind, but I don’t stop. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And with that he hurried away, biting his pencil and bending over his copy-book. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then they would flutter open, and he would take another bite. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had to hold his breath and bite his tongue to keep from crying out as he applied the salve. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

They dumped their trash, even thoughBenji still had a few bites of ice cream left. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The scythe offered to take her to a hospital for some speedhealing of the dog bite on her arm, but she declined. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Only when a splinter caught under her fingernail, biting deep into the tender flesh, did Naomi react. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kept picturing in my mind mad dogs and mad wolves reeling about with the blind staggers, drooling slobbers and snapping and biting at everything in sight. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up and saw my mother, her face twisted as if she’d bitten something sour. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I clasped my hands to hide the bite marks dimpling my knuckle. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lena dips a baby carrot into her hummus and takes a loud bite. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

To one and all I offered my sausage, but no one took a bite. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Scipio shot up as if something had bitten him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Any number of things could cause this condition, such as poor diet, excess drinking, poison, or a dog bite, to name just a few. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip and drop my head. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I sit down and bite into the cookie. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Good. The fish were biting . . . how about you? Did you get everything done that you wanted to?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He bites down on a red pen and carries the bag out of the room; I hear the books inside it smacking against his leg as he walks down the hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It took him some time to realize that the leather hinges were soft enough to bite. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poison spewed everywhere, melting centaurs into dust along with quite a few monsters, but Mrs. O’Leary weaved around the serpents head, scratching and biting. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Buckthorn had been bitten in the foreleg, and the wound, in the manner of a rat bite, was irritant and painful. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You are so poor you had to steal a bite of a long-life peach," the voice said in scorn. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I try to sit up, but I move too fast and have to bite my lip from the pain. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

That floorwalker could have simply said that monkeys bite or that popcorn is not their natural diet or something like that—but instead he had to think he was a schoolteacher. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I clench my fists, and my nails bite into my skin. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I just took another bite of my burger. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I look at the door; I think I can hear Dad chewing the last bite he took when he got up from the table. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip, trying to remain serious. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I clench my left hand tighter; my nails bite into my skin. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You’re not to scratch it, no matter how it bites you.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m still trying to work the first plank loose when something bites me in the back. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

As if to underscore his words, at that moment the sky opened, and Kaede stuffed the last bite of her bun into her mouth as they all scrambled for their rain gear. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It only needed a shark to bite the rope, or a knot to be­come undone, or a large wave to crash upon me, and I would be lost. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he wouldn’t bite her any more than he would bite me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finished her last bite and slid the plate forward. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He had been bitten with the craze for birds which bites all sensible people in the spring, and which sometimes even leads to excesses like birds’ nesting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to bite the inside of my cheek to make sure I don’t make a squealy sound. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She finished it in three more bites, savoring each mouthful. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I have been, but I can’t hold another bite,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of us had told my father that she’d bitten Dusty’s goon that night at the marina when he snuck up and grabbed her. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Another bite and a crunch and a swallow and Odin, the all-father, greatest and wisest of all the gods, is gone as well, never to be seen again. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip, hold back the tears that are boiling in my eyes. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don't know if I'll ever get this notebook back to her, but I reach into the bag and pull out a pencil with tiny bite marks in the wood. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Roy could see that the boy was getting sicker from the infected dog bites. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He finished buttoning and took a bite of the bagel, set it down on the counter while he poured himself some coffee. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I grab a slice and take a bite. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“To shake, you silly thing. Not to bite off.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I bite the inside of my cheek in humiliation. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shouted again, for she needed every bite of that meat. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have been more surprised if Boomer had lunged over and bitten me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was finishing up his last bite of cake when Miss Mallory leaned over and whispered in his ear. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He had one pitiful little tooth he was very proud of, and he tried to use it to bite the stick. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Grandpa took a bite of cornbread and kept right on fussing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Just a bite. You can eat and walk at the same time. I’ll make sure you don’t trip. Or would you rather skate? You liked to do that once upon a time.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I take a couple of bites of the pizza, but the oily cheese makes me want to gag, so I stop. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

If you get bitten and the snake is poisonous, seek medical attention immediately. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She slipped the last bite of her oatmeal cookie into her mouth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We got up just as something began to bite me—the ants, probably. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When the wobbly eyases stopped eating, Chup broke off a bite of duck and offered it to Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She took a puff, and then frowned at the Lucky Strike like it was something that might bite her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here,” she taunted him sardonically, biting on her lip to still a delicate tremor. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let him bite his tongue off,” a short sergeant near Yossarian advised shrewdly, and a seventh man threw himself into the fray to wrestle with the ill lieutenant’s face. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The waiter, a red-faced boy with bitten nails, lingered for a moment. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

So each time it happened, I’d have to let it go, biting my lip and hoping the moment would pass quickly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his fingers, Hugo shoves the last bite of cake into his mouth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, with a frown, she spits on her finger and rubs at the reddish brown spots—dried blood from flea bites I scratch too much—that speckle the sleeves of my dirty white blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Littlefinger looked like a boy who had just taken a furtive bite from a honeycomb. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like a terrible sea, the spiders came for him in a rush, pinching and biting his legs and feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But I just stare at my chocolate peanut butter pie with the two missing bites and wonder how it all came to this. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Someone who was never anxious, never tortured by doubt and indecision, someone who never stood as I did, hopeful, eager, frightened, tearing at bitten nails, uncertain which way to go, what star to follow. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His nose quivered and his bottom lip was mottled and bloody where he had bitten it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I am sure that part of the reason I am treated as such a dangerous lunatic, apart from biting that policeman when I was arrested, is because I am always so foul-mouthed and foul-tempered. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Half of my roll disappeared in one bite. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought about biting his way out, but he did not like the taste of nylon. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you like a bite of my sausage?” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He inched forward a fraction, touched the cloth and felt the cold bite into his fingers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I speared the last big bite of Cinnabon and started cutting it in half with the edge of the fork. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I bite down on my lips, making them disappear. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She ate the Popsicle like it was a hot dog, in three large bites. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would be able to think of something other than the next bite of food. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

When we have bad dreams or I guess if someone’s foot is swollen because of a scorpion bite, then we don’t listen to Papa. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Instead she is pale and biting her lip to hide its wobble. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She bites her lip when she sees Fina sitting next to me and glaring at her. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe biting Mama and Little Arliss, so that they got the sickness and went mad, too. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her brow crinkles, her head tilts, she bites her lower lip, and her eyes roam: up, down; left, right; shoulder to shoulder; head to toe. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I kept cutting wood and piling it like a nervous child biting his nails. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as he spoke he could have bitten back the words, expecting a rebuff, but to his surprise the boy accepted his offer. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom takes a bite of chicken, gives my dad a thumbs-up, and looks at me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Easy. The cat was scratching his neck and biting his legs.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Harry paused, biting his lip, and looked into Dumbledore’s lined face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She’d broken it while biting a ring off one of her stepmother’s toes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But anyhow' it was alive; it crept about within his closed hand, not biting him: as with most small spiders, its mandibles could not puncture human skin. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

After I’d eaten a few bites of my sandwich, I took out my phone and texted Davis. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, she breaks a big bite off and sticks it straight in her mouth. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Together the rats crashed into a prickly bush, kicking, biting and pummeling each other. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He’s short and kinda thick, which I like, can’t lie, and he’s got these really full lips that he bites a lot, especially when he’s smiling. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I had the beginnings of a home, but not a bite to eat, and I had worked so hard that I could hardly move forward to find that bite. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver had taken a large bite of the fried rind in his hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth and then bite the side of my cheek to stop myself from saying something foolish. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad drink iced tea and there is no biting or snarling. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

This time no one would come to his aid if he fell off a rock or was bitten by a rattlesnake. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reminded him of a snake coiled up with no one to bite. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, we don’t have to worry about these melting,” she used to say, holding a cone in her elegant, leather-gloved hand, her breath visible in the air even as she took a bite. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Butterbur hurried off to see that their ponies were got ready, and to fetch them a ‘bite’. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I bite down on the skin around my thumbnail. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mom takes a bite of food, then says, “Jade, you’re mighty quiet over there. What do you think?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She's looking every which way, wringing her hands and biting her lower lip, and then yelling. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lice were biting a trail down the nape of my neck. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Plans racing in her head, she squatted to watch the wolves eat, measuring, as time passed, the enormous amounts they were consuming—pounds at each bite. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She focused on the woman's words, on her job offer, and felt the bite of regret. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Despite the evidence provided by Reed’s commission, many people were still not convinced that the bite of a tiny mosquito could cause a fatal illness. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Also, once the actors are miked, he doesn’t want Zach biting into an apple and having an audible crunch bounce off the auditorium walls. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Your final rite of passage requires you to retrieve your name without being bitten by one of the snakes. We will proceed alphabetically, by surname.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to clean up any squirrel carcasses,” he says, biting into his toast with homemade apple jam. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s the best one in the world,” he said, and he took a huge bite. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No, I am not,” I say, taking a bite of the too-salty ham. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He twisted round like lightning, all wet and slimy as he was, wriggling like an eel, biting and scratching like a cat. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She would take a bite, then stare at the slice as if it was talking to her, telling her how delicious it was. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Dany speared a chunk of lamb, took a bite from it, chewed slowly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then she was in a freak accident: a teenager on the bus attacked her, throwing himself on top of her, biting and scratching until two men ran onto the bus and pulled him off. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

A few of the rats snarled and tried to bite; I did not, and neither did Jenner; it was too obviously futile. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Summer looked at me, shrugged-smiled, and took another bite of her mac and cheese. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He smiles as he takes another bite of scrambled eggs. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Then she plants the first brackets around my back molars, metal rings that hug my teeth and bite into my gums. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was also the night at the deli, when I'd been bitten and stung by insects, and the day when I'd been beaten up at the docks. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“From the mechanic,” she says, and hands over a bite of her sandwich. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to swallow my bite of egg but it stuck in my mouth. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“As you say, Pip,” returned Mr. Jaggers, turning his eyes upon me coolly, and taking a bite at his forefinger, “I am not at all responsible for that.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I whine and sigh with every bite of food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bites her lip and presses a button to listen to the next message. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She pantomined an investigation, ripping off the paper envelope and trying to bite off the end like our uncles did their cigars. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Percy, she wants to bite you! Look at her!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip to keep from smiling too wide. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“One day free,” Amari announced as she scratched the numerous bites on her body. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a bite of my sandwich, thinking about the game against Manny’s team last night. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She squirted some ketchup onto her hot dog and took a steaming, juicy bite. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Generally, your parents pull you out of school at some point if they expect you to bite it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

You keep biting it, and it gets bigger and worse instead of better. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mami asked me and Delsa to find small stones to plug the holes in the dirt inside the house, so that snakes and scorpions wouldn’t get out and bite us. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I sit back and cross my arms, biting my tongue on the hundred things I want to say in response. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, and I had to bite my tongue because I was going to burst out laughing. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ralph hit out; then he and what seemed like a dozen others were rolling over and over, hitting, biting, scratching. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

On the voyage the Greeks stopped at an island to offer a sacrifice and Philoctetes was bitten by a serpent, a most frightful wound. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several large bites, I looked up at Papa and Amil, scooping up food with their chapatis fast and greedy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Lelia taught him not to bite through it: a good lesson in restraint. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vola looked as if she was biting her lip against more of the bat debate. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She stuck her head into the hole, hoping nothing would bite it off. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I grab my pencil and bite it thoughtfully as I stare at the words I wrote earlier. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She looked at the sentence and absently scratched a mosquito bite on her bare leg. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was so savage, I thought he was going to bite me,” said Aunt Eliza. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the bread from her and eat a bite, then tear into the rest so hungrily I forget to give some to Manchee. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

All it took was one bite, and the job belonged to her. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo and Mama were talking beside a water tank, for so long that mosquitoes began to bite Olanna as she stood waiting, so she climbed into the car and pressed the horn. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Entering this race were squirrels, raccoons, and a fat old skunk who looked as if he could eat not another bite. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bite the sandwich, tasting sweet pickle in the tuna. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

His mouth still tasted of blood where he’d bitten his tongue, but a fire was burning to his right, the heat washing over his face, and he had never felt anything so good. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I bite down on my lip so hard I feel a pinch. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Kaede took a bite as a gust of wind blew around them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The first bite Is in the alley, The second bite In a tree, The third bite On a car fender Of a neighbor who Has yelled, “jAy, Dios!” Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny broad-shouldered, in jeans and a pink plaid button- down so old its edges are frayed; nails bitten, hair cropped. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Park gave us some delicious spicy soy garlic chicken bites to start with, and I ordered the kimbap. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a grasshopper crackling across the deserted plaza area made all three men and Nick’s mom jump as high as if they had just been bitten by a rattlesnake. ^ knock on the door. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The urge to get my earmuffs is like a mosquito bite I want to itch. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Alex bites down a smile that feels bigger than the sentence has truly earned. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I could still feel the bite of the fetterlings on my wrists. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

One came meekly enough, the other kicking and biting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I picked up a chocolate chip cookie and took a bite. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Matthew tugs it open and takes a bite out of the apple he’s holding. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dicey took a bite of one, and her stomach closed against it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see anything to be careful of, like a dog that wanted to bite me or a mud puddle to slip in or anything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

To protect himself from the many biting and stinging insects, Roosevelt wore a head net and long gloves so he could write about the expedition at the end of each day. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

This time, she bites off the bottom of a snowman. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Like you have to swallow every bite three times before it really goes down. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Lupita saw her mother bite her lip and then look suddenly away. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She watches as I take a big bite. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He takes a bite of it, tearing the caramelized pink flesh with his teeth. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even if my hands were tied, I could lean my head forward and bite it free. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The others all walked around Dragonwings while Father explained things between bites of meat dumpling, trying to convert the jargon of aeronauts into common speech. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First a bite of some glue and then follow it with a crunch of the paper. And these squiggles. They are very tasty. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Reach fingers around the bag again and don’t you know it, something bites me—and I mean with teeth. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

If someone had asked, I never would have eaten another bite. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dozer and Petunia were howling, frustrated that they couldn’t quite bite Duke. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“No thank you, Ludo,” said Crouch, and there was a bite of impatience in his voice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He moved up the stream and away from the wood, holding the scratching, stinging, biting insect dæmon, and trying to conceal himself as much as he could from the man who was stumbling after them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Amari gave him a reassuring hug, then she looked at Polly, who sat next to her, scratching the mosquito bites on her arm. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kisses my bottom lip and then bites it gently. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There would only be enough for a bite or two for each person, but he could hardly wait. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Down my throat shall go neither bite nor sup until my dear comrade is avenged.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I wait for her to take her last bite, I look through the latest issue of Ebony. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The leech's tiny teeth bite into the vein, and its secretions start to flow. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s a term chefs use to describe the texture of the pasta. You want it to still be a little firm when you bite into it.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It was originally discovered in the town of Lyme, Connecticut, not too far from here. You catch it from tick bites. The woods are full of ticks this year.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Bite on one of these: Nobody likes a dog that bites or Nobody likes a dog which bites. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head firmly and took a bite of my sandwich. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I take my first bite of yogurt and it melts in my mouth like ice cream. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Tidings passed me a biscuit and, because Aunt Goldie would stare at me until I did, I took a bite. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He took a tentative bite, beckoned to the first waiter, and pointed sadly at his fish. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I try to bite a little at her. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I shrug and take another bite of the warm, salty pretzel, thinking that this is the best day in forever. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He put the flint stones back into the pouch, then ate a rice cake from the bag, wrinkling his nose a little at the first bite. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He yelps and bites hard at my wrist, then licks it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was about five years old and was enjoying the com that he held in both hands, taking turns biting each ear. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Here, take a bite. Just be careful with the seed in the middle.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The wonder of lips that could brush or press, part and close, and—parting, closing—catch the other’s lip in the sweetest of bites. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

That would give Bigwig something to bite on. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still smiling to himself but now instead of a real smile it looked like he was gripping his teeth together to get ready to bite something. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers, despite their bites, still tried to add a rhythm to his fear. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Gladys thrust the pillow from her lap into Henrietta’s mouth, to keep her from biting her tongue as she convulsed in pain. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She weighed herself each morning, biting her lower lip. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They leave a stub so the bite is more painful. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

White teeth red apple hard juice deep bite. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

They grow up and they grow down and grab the earth between their hairy toes and bite the sky with violent teeth and never quit their anger. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps he is alive still and wishes he had taken another bite!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She slid awkwardly, one foot caught in the stirrup, one hand tangled in her reins, and she tried to drive her sword into the wolf who had bitten her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My whole life, I never ate a bite of pork. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you scare those intruders away? “They probably fed the beast a bite of ham, and he showed them the way to Eliza’s goodies,” said Grandfather. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I take a bite, and another, and soon I have eaten it all and drunk the soup, too. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He ate the egg in two bites and flicked a bit of shell out from between his teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A huge sand flea, heavy as a pebble, jumped first onto my chest and then onto my cheek, and I lurched upward, batting it away before it could bite me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The woman said, “Poppa, what on earth are all these lumps and bites on this baby’s face?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s not the station,” I said, but he didn’t bite. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Maybe the principal characteristics that made Coke distinctive, like its bite, consumers now describe as harsh,” the company’s head of American operations, Brian Dyson, said at the time. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I was glad to see my father back, for his absence had meant biting hunger, and I thought his presence would mean food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gathered on me and probed my bug bites and the muck in my hair, batted against my face. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I want to tell her I'll read her blog when she looks at my sketchbooks, but I bite my tongue. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A slight breeze offered some relief from the insidious and torturous swarms of biting flies, stinging bees, and disease-spreading mosquitoes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The next time, I thought, it could come up behind me while I was running the machine and simply bite my head off. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He just bit down on his own tongue, and judging by the dimple in his cheek going in and out, he was biting down pretty hard too. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

On a low coffee table, with circular and semicircular stains bitten into the dark veneer, lay a few wilted numbers of Time and Life. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then, with my fingernails, which I never bit because why bite something that didn’t hurt, I would pull the skin off in narrow strips. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He goes for another bite of his roll but holds out, probably still mortified from having ketchup on his face. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“At what?” she said with some bite in her voice. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The people behind her shifted restlessly: squinting, frowning, biting their lips, crossing their arms....Maybe someone in the crowd behind her was trying to signal her, and she just couldn’t tell. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I bite my teeth together, fighting the memory of my last sleepover at Melissa’s. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whip was laying in front of him stretched out and resting like it was a rattler that had got a good bite in on someone. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Well, at fourteen years old, it’s not like he runs around biting women’s breasts, but he does punch and kick and spit. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple couldn’t help calculating the value of each bite. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He hunted around with his fork and knife for the edible parts and finally located one entire bite of meat. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I go to take a bite of my sandwich. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Pasiphaë laughed with delight, knowing that any moment they would be crushed or bitten to death in a pit of snakes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

You break off little flakes, because one flake is salty enough to flavor a bite of rice. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lice were biting down the side of my hairline, behind my ears, and in my armpits. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Somehow the olive branch she’d extended had turned into a snake and bitten her. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Where the iron touched his skin it felt like knives and needles and nails, like the searing pain of frost, like the sting of a hundred biting flies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Last of all, I take the lard bread from my pocket and feed it to Shiloh in little pieces, letting him lick my fingers after every bite. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between bites of blueberry pancake, Hazel drew a squiggly curve and an X on her napkin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He took another leisurely bite of the oil stick before proffering it to her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smoking fire burned her eyes as she took another bite. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was writhing in terror, trying to bite through the silk rope at her wrist with her teeth, but it was too strong. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The great dog-like head lowered towards him, and for one mad, fear-filled moment, he thought she was going to take a bite out of him, but her tongue licked the side of his face, affectionately. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I took a big bite of cotton candy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was just like Mamá, who didn’t believe in biting your nails, no matter what the circumstance. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I want to laugh from pure happiness, but I bite my lip and offer the boy my hand. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as the 586th’s first winter of defensive combat began to bite down in November 1942, the young aircraft mechanics didn’t have any of this rehearsed to a fine art. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Nathan woke up in the middle of the night with some brand-new mosquito bites and an immediate need to go to the bathroom. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

In his hand he holds a machete—blade bitten from who knows what terrible deeds—which gleams with the light of the stars. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t describe why they were so appealing, but as soon as I smelled their fragrance, I knew that one bite would be the most delicious thing I’d ever tasted. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Come closer, darling child. I’m running low on beauty. You don’t have much, but it’ll be good for a bite or two,” said Madame Bee. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We sat on the curb in front of the store, and I finished dinner in four bites. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip, tugging self-consciously at my dress and cursing my decision to wear this thing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He ran his tongue along the inside of his lip to see how bad the bite was. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

"Now cravens like you want hard coin for a bite of wormy apple." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The apple was dry and mealy, but Davos made himself take another bite. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

This time, Fern ate ten bites of toast and milk. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He took a bite from a wing, and smiled broadly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The swarm of flies around me grew thicker, buzzing in my ears, biting my skin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“When they are pushed down long enough they will rise up. If they bite you, they are trying to fix things in the only way they know.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But dogs also bite and maul, and they sense fear. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than allow themselves to be taken prisoner and tortured for information, the men were instructed to bite this pill. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we ate slowly, as if the longer we stretched each bite, the more it would become. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Osha placed soft pads over the bites on the maester's forearm and bound them tight with long strips of linen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dr. Meescham was putting alcohol on Flora’s mother’s bites and scratches. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

She’s alternating between trying to shout and trying to bite me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He stared at me with a serious look, biting his lip while opening and closing the cover of the journal. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I took a bite of chicken, pretending that was all I was going to say about the matter. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I said, “But, Ma, I ain’t looking to die even one time, ’specially not from no hoop snake bite! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

One bite and I am back in Gram’s cottage, in front of her warm Stanley range. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The book tried to bite, but Hagrid ran a giant forefinger down its spine, and the book shivered, and then fell open and lay quiet in his hand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Good point. I’d prefer not to be bitten, personally. Look at this old musket! Ashton’s got quite a collection here.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The wind bites at my neck, down my blouse to my collarbone. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My stomach is aching in that crampy way that means I’m about to get my period, and my palms itch so bad, it’s like fire ants are biting me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But my daughter’s eyes and her smile become very narrow, the way a cat pulls itself small just before it bites. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Searcy talked till dinnertime, said not a word all through dinner, and then went back to talking as quick as he’d swallowed down the last bite. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was biting my way through, searching for air. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Does your wolf have steel teeth, to bite through jdate and mail?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I sit down on the bed, biting my lip. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Anyway, my dad was the cat, with his own face in his own mouth biting his own tongue. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He knew every bite he ate would stick in his throat. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up a truffle and tossed it away with a sigh of satisfaction, fearing he might burst if he forced another bite into his mouth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip to keep from crying out, and search for my brother. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Who among us can watch a man die in a drugstore and then go out for a quick bite a few blocks away? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a bite of my sandwich and then I noticed that she didn’t have a lunch. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I bite the inside of my lip to give myself a fresh pain to focus on. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Every few seconds he paused and took a bite out of the wall. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

No words come to mind, so I take a bite and make banana-filled chipmunk cheeks. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

His will to pounce, to rend, bite, and tear, was fully aroused, seasoned, and seething for outlet. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

After a few bites, I threw my ice cream in the trash. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He shrugged and took another loud bite of celery. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

"You were right, and so was she," I said, biting my bottom lip. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She spat the bite of Adulthood into her palm. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I put one Go-do-feesh in my mouth and bite it slowly. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She took a bite and closed her eyes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A single-file army of ants biting a mammoth tree into uniform grains and hauling it down to the dark for their ravenous queen. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his big, swollen scorpion bitten foot up in the air. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“The girls, they drink all this milk with cow hormones,” I say between bites, “and they develop a lot younger.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I bite on my lower lip to hide my smile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I bite back a twinge of disappointment and shoot him a quick text. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I pressed my lips together, biting my lower lip, so my mouth would not join in the singing on its own, so my mouth would not betray me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure I can,” she said, biting his finger lightly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’d eaten about three bites when a raven settled on the telephone pole above and began to croak at them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Here, quit your biting, or I'll ring your bells," the woman in the window said to the man behind her, push-ing him off with an elbow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Burns tells them to “turn off that nonsense,” and I’m on such a high that I bite my tongue. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The biting alcohol burned in her throat and she felt the stirring in her that frightened her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She hooked her legs over the sharp edge of the metal above, and struggled upside down, scratching, biting, punching, spitting in passionate fury. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then he always stopped when there were a few bites left and said what he said now: “I’m full. Does anybody want what’s left?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wanted to take a giant bite right there, but donuts always tasted better if you waited till you were home first. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

All the bugs and toady- frogs shut right up, they quit chasing and biting each other ’cause this had to be the loudest whistle they’d ever heard too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I bite my bottom lip and go right past the bed to the wall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Who wouldn’t want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She digs the chocolate out from between her teeth and takes another bite of candy. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Luke thought he’d try to fish. A guy out there said the twelve- to fourteen-inchers are biting. Trout. Do you like trout?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Max leaves a few minutes later, kind of backing out of the front door, like there’s a dog that might bite his behind if he turned his back on it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Between them my breakfast disappeared in four bites. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

A relation of the bears, otters and weasels, you are the nearest thing to a bear now left in England, and your skin is so thick that it makes no difference who bites you. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a bite of his own sandwich. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But tonight, all I can do is strap myself in and take tiny bites of the bread. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He took a big bite and chewed it before answering. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I lifted the first bite to my mouth when a noise snapped me awake. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had pried a large disk of sticky material out of the bottom of one of the pans and taken a bite out of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I take a bite out of the cinnamon churro, which has that freshly baked warmness to it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As Mabinty Bangura, I danced on my bare toes in the mud of the rainy season, disturbing the breeding mosquitoes, who would rise up in anger and bite me—bringing malaria. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything smelled like a biology specimen, and with the first bite the red juice spurted out and ran down my chin. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It ran wildly in circles, biting at its tail, spun in a frenzy, and died. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gobbled it all up in a few more bites. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

And why he didn’t turn on him and bite loose, I couldn’t figure out, either. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike yesterday, her blazing red hair is flowing and wild, falling down over her shoulders like it might bite anyone who comes too close with a comb. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

One was biting a stick like it was a chew toy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I stirred it around, took a few bites. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Nearer the door, the Queen’s Hand was attacking a brace of capons, sucking the meat off the bones and washing down each bite with ale. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sunny shrieked, which appeared to mean “And I could have lots of things to bite.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

That acrid, biting, accusatory tone she takes every time she speaks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I pick up a small roasted bird, bite into it, and my tongue floods with orange sauce. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She placed her fingers flat on the table edge, like someone at a seance, then, almost instantly, closed her hands—her nails were bitten down to the quick. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Sheep walked for a while biting the grass, but soon the hills were empty again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Bodega stared at him like a cobra waiting to bite. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand to stop her talking and held it there until he had chewed and swallowed the bite. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their faces, arms, and legs became hardened with insect bites and scratches. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bite down on my lip and take the seat next to her. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He took a bite and pursed his lips. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He would bite off a piece of leaf, chew it up, and swallow it, but for some reason it didn’t taste as good as usual. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the students surrounding us laugh as if Boy21 is joking, but I can see Erin twenty people deep in the crowd, and she’s biting down on her lip. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, the dampness and the bite of the cold ate at my bones, and I had lost my mittens. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And when I miraculously appeared, sleepy-eyed, crawling from underneath my bed, she wept and laughed, biting the back of her hand to make sure it was true. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each bite weighed on my tongue and felt like a sticky mass of glue as I fought to get it down. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Cheii Chizh doesn’t bite. You know all those bugs that do bite, like mosquitoes? Spiders eat them. So, in a way, spiders protect us.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I relate the way the poor Tree Man’s extremities hung from him like gnarled trunks, and with that disturbing image firmly planted in my head, I’m pumped, confident, and take a bigger bite. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He take one of her playing cards and try to give her a bite of it. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just don’t want to bite down on buckshot, is all, and I’m checking each piece. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Brannon extinguished the match, Odum began eating his cigar, taking large bites and swallowing the tobacco with the relish of a gourmand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It pushed on its front legs and reared its head in an attempt to bite the hyena, but the beast was out of reach. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom asked, slicing a bite of cake with her fork. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Firewood darted across the walls, ceiling, and floor, mumbling to himself, tapping here and there, and even biting a corner. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He hoped that Woundwort would fly at him and so give him a chance to bite him again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dog bites and knife nicks on the men’s hands were frequently infected with seal blood, but there were no antibiotics to treat the inflammation. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Soon we were no longer hitting, biting, pinching, scratching, or using potty language. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya answered, biting the end of her long, curly hair. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She bites down on the chopper's skids and locks her jaws. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the cage, the other shamblers are going wild, throwing themselves against the bars in an attempt get a bite of their own. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But I just stood there, biting my lip and looking into his one good eye. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“They suck blood from the sick and...pass on some of that blood when they bite a healthy person. Like a mad dog that bites a man and drives the man mad.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather and I both take a bite. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

She takes a bite, then spits it out and coughs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I took a noisy bite and looked at his work. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, biting her lip, April pushed the board the other way and shoved Marshall through. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

One moment Omakayas was wiggling a leafy stick, making it move on the ground so the cubs would jump on it, biting fiercely. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The snow squeaked under her feet, and for the first time she felt the dry bite of the cold right through her parka and boots. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know,” Dad says, chewing a bite of hamburger, “Erin’s family might be trying to protect you, Finley.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip to keep my anger to myself, but I don’t have to say anything—Miss Joe seems to see what I’m feeling. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I bite the inside of my lip, hoping against hope that it’s to assassinate Snow. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Put her in an asylum, Helen. It’s the humane thing to do,” Mrs. McCraw said between bites of cinnamon nut cake. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Corporal Whitcomb continued, biting the chaplain’s black thread apart contemptuously with a loud snap and buttoning on his shirt. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My face was a volcanic red landscape of bites and stings with blue patches of bruising under the eyes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But then when I took a bite my stomach started feeling even sicker. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“When you win by cheating, it always comes back to bite you.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Werfel held out the bowl to his guest and watched Brangwain Spurge pluck up an apple and bite. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

There are uncountable snakes at the base of the tree, biting at the roots. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

When Dimple returned to her seat, she tried not to bite Rishi’s head off right away. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I knocked and went into his room with a glass of the cold tea and a soft-boiled egg I had stirred up in a cup, hoping I could get him to eat a few bites. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Chiggen grinned, showing yellow teeth, and swallowed the raw meat in two bites. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“If he wants to be the man of the house, he’s going to have to stop biting his nails,” Mami says, breaking the tense silence that follows such remarks. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Depending on tide levels, the Teeth had real bite. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even if the snappers weren’t biting, we’d stay until sunset, hoping to see the green flash on the horizon. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dimple snorted and reached for the last bite of her salmon slider. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Grace nodded and took a bite of yogurt before Rafe could see her chin wobble. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Ivy was biting her lip and her stomach was twisty over a girl. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We started with our makeup, applying eye shadow between bites of soup and tostadas. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Beyond lay many more shapes; some singly as they had been hewn down or shot; others in pairs, still grappling one another, dead in the very throes of stabbing, throttling, biting. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She rubbed at the little smear of blood from its bite. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull it out and take a bite. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The winter seemed reluctant to let go its bite. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I bathed her feet in warm water and thus staved off the “froch” bite. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tyrion peeled the cracked shell away from his egg and took a bite. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And said monster is 100 percent right behind you, ready to devour you in a single bite if you move. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Not that Lyddie would stoop to steal a bite of bread. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

If you take tiny bites, your food lasts longer. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Biddy waggle her fingers closer, and Mama Duck hiss through the hole in her beak and struck her head out like a snake trying to bite Biddy’s fingers. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“They don’t think and feel, like people do. They’re like dogs. Any dog could bite, and any dragon could kill.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The bite takes anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or so to change a person. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

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

“If you find me in that jungle dead of a rare spider bite, make sure you put my eyeliner on.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He remembered the light on the floor, the cool biting air, and her voice: Come with me. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sand buffets my face, biting at my skin before solidifying into another creature. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She takes a bite and her face turns up in a smile. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

She offers one to me and I take a bite. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I would have bitten his ankle, but I knew he hadn’t changed his socks for a week. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lauren immediately choked on a bite of her salad and her dad had to thump her on the back. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I watch her as she takes her first bite. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And Toby would nod, biting his lip because he was going against the plan. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Rita took a bite of the meatloaf that lay on her tray. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

But after another few bites, she lay down again, seeming to fold onto the ground with exhaustion. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kermit, who was not only suffering from insect bites but also from another outbreak of boils, still managed to help. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s awful, Ximena,” I said, biting the inside of my cheek. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She bites her lip and shakes her head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

After two or three bites, he stopped and sipped his beer. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The terrified animal did not wait for the rat to bite. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She bites the head off a sparkly red reindeer. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Noticing the way she smells like oversugared coffee, and the difference between her smile and her photographed smile, and the way she bites her lower lip, and the pale skin of her back. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I catch fish in the pond all the time, and eat them; they have been one of my best food supplies except in the middle of winter, when they stopped biting. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were biting good for the first fishing of summer. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I resolved that I would bite out my own tongue before I gave him the satisfaction of appearing frightened, or even concerned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ms. Clark nodded, stuffing one last bite into her mouth before clicking a few keys. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Better established is Lyme disease, caused by a spirochete that we get from the bite of ticks carried by mice and deer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I chew every bite ten times before I swallow. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She could go for a while that way, anyway, getting slowly used to less and less food until one bite of energy bar felt like a feast. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip, then reluctantly smile back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Then he reached into a pocket on his apron and removed another one, from which he took a single bite, and set it down on the table. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The judges take dainty bites and jot down notes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I shall bind my leg at the calf and then I shall remove my boot and make a cross-shaped incision in the place where I was bitten, and I shall suck out the serpent's venom. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

When a small barefooted boy was bitten by a rattlesnake, it was her duty to suck his toe to draw the poison out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I never managed to take enough bite out of my tone. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Rose Aylmer took a small bite, put her head down, and chewed. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I heard the stupid cook still shouting, "It's in my trousers! Get it out! Will somebody please help me to get it out before it bites me!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I took another bite of my banana and thought about it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Looper found a can of pineapple. I was going to split it with him, but I’ll give you a bite if you promise not to tell.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It didn't help that we'd infiltrated their space and that my sister's favorite pastime was sending me off to bite them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

There, the sea breeze blew many away, but here, amongst the still air of the swamps they swarmed close and tore at them, a misery of biting insects. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I tried to get some of my marbles from him, and he tried to bite me.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It bites. Math hates me, and I hate math.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded and took another bite of his breakfast. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Another row showcased iron cuffs so thick that no saw could bite them, and cuffs so thin that only the thought of punishment prevented their wearer from splitting them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Such a bite would often have enough venom to be fatal. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Slowly, he pulled James out of the cave into the biting wind. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peach forked a huge bite of bread into his mouth and made Mmmm! noises as he chewed. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The emperor would not take the first bite of his peach. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Not selling today. Figured I’d just come out and bop around a little bit. See what bait is getting the bite, you know?” he replied. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Valley took a big bite of the apple and smiled. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He must have caught a thorn in his pads, for he kept biting and sucking at the skin. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi was biting the inside of his cheek to keep from smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“They bite. They can be as mean and dangerous as a guard dog. They even kill and eat snakes.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Audrey chewed a bite of soggy pancake, but I imagined it tasted like gravel to her, the way everything had tasted like gravel to me since Jesse’s death. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Frightened and bewildered, she stood biting her lip while Will did as his father told him, his face close up to the knifepoint in the paling dragonfly light. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I took a bite of my Just Breakfast and pretended eggs were just eggs. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Seven sighed and took another bite of cake. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It bites your shoulder, rips it right off. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Archie massaged his shoulder, gingerly feeling the spot where Leon’s fingernails had bitten deep. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took another bite of her carrot stick. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

When you bite into a ripe guava, your teeth must grip the bumpy surface and sink into the thick edible skin without hitting the center. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She considers me for a moment, biting the inside of her cheek. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He takes his first bite from the hot dog and eats as if he’s never had food in his life. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He folds the shaved meat and peppers into the pita and takes huge bites of the roll. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh”—he slipped another bite of cake onto his tongue— “everywhere,” he said, chewing. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He grabbed his brother twice before he was bitten to make him let his brother go. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is scratching a mosquito bite on her neck, and my heart skips a beat, for she looks as if she has never heard of him. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even toward the beginning she must have noted my silences, my bitten fingers, the dark scabs on my lips where I’d pulled off patches of the skin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She could create compresses to draw out the poison in snake bites. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We sat at the table, and he ate about two bites. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps the person touched a crushed insect, or perhaps he or she was bitten by a spider. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gwenforte tried to bite him again, but the knight’s long blade cut through air. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I curve up the corners of my mouth without biting my lips. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Afraid that the man had tainted it somehow, ruined it, that she would bite into the soft cheek of a peach and fall away dead. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

What with him biting down on cigars and saving his breath on talk and swinging round in that chair, it weakened people. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He will later bite someone, and both dogs will be given away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Adam said almost gaily, “Charles, I been listening. You want to tell me something and you’re walking around it like a terrier around a bush. You better tell before it bites you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She takes a small bite of her peanut butter banana. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She leapt over the threshold of the house onto the front stoop where she stood, ignoring the snow biting at her ankles, to take in the white street. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I cringe, remembering the pinpricks like ant bites, and can’t help the side glance at the barrel of stasis gel right next to the pod. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He’s biting his nails again, something he stopped doing when he turned fourteen in August. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I feel proud when I get through a whole day with only a bite of beef and a few spoonfuls of rice and a glass of melon juice. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At once, without speaking again to Kehaar, he took a few hops in Chervil’s direction and began biting busily at a patch of clover. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't bite my tongue or stop myself from talking back. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

This drink bites the inside of my mouth and throat like swallowing tiny fish bones. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She saw the ashes of a fire, a few score houses milling listlessly and searching for a bite of grass, a scattering of tents and bedrolls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As we become more like man and wife, year after year, I bite him the way I thought he would like to bite me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The Threepenny Opera wasn’t intended just as escapist fun in hard times, but also as a piece of biting Marxist satire critiquing the corruption of capitalism. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Genie tried to imagine what it must’ve been like to not be able to see the thing that was biting you. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want the animal to drop into his face and maybe claw his eyes out or bite off his big nose. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if I threw a burger into the woods and the Lazarus, if it existed, flew down and took a bite out of it?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He had dabbed her wounds with Myrish fire, which burned so bad she had had to bite her lip to keep from screaming. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Unlike bites, werewolf claw marks wouldn’t transmit lycanthropy, but Reyna knew firsthand that they healed slowly and burned like acid. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I bite down as hard as I can, until I taste blood. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

After it was done, Khrazz cut the heart from the black man, raised it above his head red and dripping, and took a bite from it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip, but I don’t even feel it. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Dylan and Elsie dare me to try Banshee I-Scream, which seems like plain old ice cream to me until the urge to shout my lungs out takes over after the third bite. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip trying to figure out which story to tell her. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When it cooled down enough to taste, I tried a bite. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bites her lip as if she knows what I’m going to ask her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bite of turkey with mashed potato and gravy and dressing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He always snarled that word, putting a bite in it so she would be certain to hear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dinner was good, every bite of it I could eat. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She took a large bite of food and chewed it noisily. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beowulf took a big bite and finished his apple, pips, core, and all. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although I'm shaking in the biting wind, I rip off my jacket, remove my shirt, and zip back into the jacket as swiftly as possible. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Du Barry is wringing her prayer beads, and Elisabeth has bitten her lips raw. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A single bite from its massive jaw, one hard swat from its powerful paw, anything now would tip the balance and end this nightmare. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Impossible, said Garrett, the dogs sleep there and would bite them. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think back to the night of Mayor Carrs dinner party—the electric lights on his house, the newspaperman who was mysteriously bitten. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Her mother’s waiting anxiously. Let me scan the cub for any wounds or bites before we release her. We need to tell headquarters we’ve found her.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The cassor sniffs it, bites it, and gobbles it down, its neck rippling in long waves as it swallows. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

After his last bite, Thomas sat back in his chair. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I bite my tongue to keep from laughing. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did he bite him? Please tell me there was blood.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was biting her lip, and tears swam in her eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“This is crack,” he says, taking another bite. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Alec took another bite and pushed it to the side of his mouth. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Madam picked up a second tart and scratched off the scorched bits with her knife before taking a bite. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear the clang of a spoon against the bowl as my mom mixes the barbecue sauce, the second-to-last step before the bites go in the oven. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You’re hiding something,” he finally replied, finishing off his last bite and taking a long swig of water. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her mother looked a little worried as if she had bitten into something sour she had thought would be sweet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The marten was biting the fabric of the backpack and sticking his muzzle out of it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But she felt a quick tug in her fingers, like a bite on a fishing line, and Jason’s blade flew out of the water and into her hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Come over here, li’l man, I don’t bite,” Rock says, arranging his equipment nice and neat. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I rolled a log up to the fire for him and shoved it against a tree that was blocked from the raw biting wind by a stand of hawthorns. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She speared a bite on the point of the knife and ate it with relish, while her hostess toyed with her own portion, then blew on it fastidiously, steam coming from the crisp brown meat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I take a bite and nearly spit it out. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Thanks to his fascination with plastic, something I discovered when the shower curtain was riddled with tiny bite marks, my bedroom now had the honor of housing his litter box. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And like a bear, he looked ready to take a bite out of me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Toby jumped in then, grabbing Petey and crying out when the kid tried to bite his ear—dirty to the end. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Her gentle grin persuades me to take a bite. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Loki landed between Brokk’s eyes and started to bite the dwarfs eyelids. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

They had left the silver glint of a biting autumn evening; and now around them everything was golden with light. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came fussing up to me, biting the edge of my skirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at my famous Schaffhauser grilled cheese and found the perfect spot to take my next bite. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She bites her bottom lip and bursts into tears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Pita asked, biting the inside of her lip. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

One was square-jawed, wide-shouldered, great hair, looked like he had played football in high school, badly bitten fingernails, the other had a receding hairline, silver-rimmed round glasses, manicured nails. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Kira nodded and took a bite from the deep red apple he had given her. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then he would bite a tiny hole in one end of the fruit and suck it until the seed wobbled alone inside the skin, like a person in oversize clothing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The young man took a bite, and though he smiled, more tears came pouring down his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Three COs had been bitten by the venomous spiders, he said; one officer got so sick that he required chemotherapy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glancing at Sam, who was tree still, he tore off a bite and presented it to Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Physicians called these sores petechiae, which is Latin for skin spots, and Rush observed that they “resembled moscheto bites.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

She tells me put the sixpence in the mouth and take my hand out before the black boy bites me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She bites her lip for a second and looks thoughtful, and then she pulls off one of her white gloves and hands it to him through the bars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I ate a few bites of dinner—bow-tie pasta with pesto— and managed to keep it down. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how badly I missed my mother's food until I took a bite; Hamid was a good cook, but there was nothing in the world that could compare to my mother's food. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sloan unwrapped it and immediately tore off a bite, chewing hard, and closed his eyes, holding the jerky in both hands near his mouth, like a squirrel with the last of the winter nuts. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I scoop it out and take a bite, careful not to chew through the seed. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Yes….But he hadn’t said anything about a haunch of smoked goat that had been found on the floor, with several large bites taken out of it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She was biting her lip to keep from cracking up at her own hilarious self. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir, I ain’t going to need to know how things work when I’m dead from a shambler’s bite. Would you please look at this sickle?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She started shaking and biting her bottom lip hard enough to draw blood. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Fleas jump and bite and they’re clean and we prefer them.Things that jump are cleaner than things that squat. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My nail beds are bitten raw—I have been chewing them as I sleep. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Defiantly biting back every yelp and cry, the whipping boy received the twenty whacks. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sign on the table said bite buddies: six bucks. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

One spot along this line grew so bright they could hardly look at it, so bright it seemed to take a bite out of the land. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The children jerked in their sleep and I knew they had been bitten. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She polish it off in about five bites. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Celia leaves the room without a word, holding her wrist and biting back tears. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had wandered, while playing with the other children, a little way from them and had been bitten or stung by something poisonous. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even famous and beloved citizens felt the landlord’s bite. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

It was poor Silky she was thinking of: His chestnut coat dulled with lack of care, burrs stuck in his forelock, he was distrustful of humans, and prone to bite, at least at first.... The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He took it down with both hands, rested it between his knees, and ran his finger along its biting edge. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

My palms start biting at me, and my mouth feels like I sucked on cotton balls. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I nod and take a bite of my keema, remembering the time my uncle told me that the spicy minced meat was his favorite dish when he was a kid. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He worked as quickly as he could, for his bitten hand was stiffening. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I notice that Saleem grabs her hand and squeezes; she bites her lip and clears her throat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I loaded my plate and was about to take a big bite when I noticed everybody getting up, carrying their plates toward the fire in the center of the pavilion. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Gee, thanks,” I muttered, and he grinned for a second, before sighing and biting his nails. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I overhear the sound bite about the Petrakises’ lawyer while I wait for another lecture from my guidance counselor about not living up to my potential. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maureen kept scooping the ice cream from around the cone’s edge with her tongue; she didn’t bite the edge as I would have done. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frightful saw the target and was inspired to tear off a small bite of duck. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I take in a deep breath, about to say yes—I mean, why would I of all people refuse—and he bites his bottom lip, waiting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Chuck took another big bite, and seemed to think that was the best time to talk, full mouth and all. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He took a few bites and drank the juice provided. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, let’s hope it doesn’t become the Colosseum,” said Xenocrates, a little bit of bite to his words. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The girl nodded, then recollecting herself she drew aside so that we could enter, came after us and stood biting her lip as if uncertain what to say. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held one hand carefully over the area where he’d been bitten; the other clutched his stomach as if that would prevent what Thomas now felt was an inevitable barf. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her face was as pale as his was red, and she was biting her lower lip, but she didn’t flinch. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Jojen Reed nipped at his own joint with small bites, chewing each chunk of meat a dozen times before swallowing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He took a careful bite, felt the juices flood his mouth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not that Luke would be taking a bite of the breadstick. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bite! I mean, I don’t think. I think—I mean, that felt good. That was nice. I don’t know if there’s something else.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I watch as Mother cuts off the tiniest bite of apple. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I took one more huge bite, then handed the rest of the apple to Philbert. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear the whoosh as it cuts through the air and feel the burn of steel biting into my neck. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

You prefer large berries, because it’s not worth your while to get sunburned and mosquito bitten for some lousy little berries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I jerked my head from side to side and tried to kick or bite, but I could not get loose. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hid for more hours in the wood, our bites swelling. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Poe sighed and looked down at Sunny, who was biting a fork and listening closely. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I scowl as I take my first bite. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then she added with her familiar bite, "Why you breaking in this time of night?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

That whole day, every time I walked past the fridge I’d pop my head in with a spoon and sneak a bite. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

That a snake might bite her, or that one of those fellows walking by and swinging his machete might just cut her gizzard out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At least have a bite first. Food’s hot.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He took another enormous bite and walked out of the kitchen and down the basement stairs. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He raised a chunk of cake to his mouth, reconsidered, and set his fork down without taking a bite. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I was thinking,” said Malcolm, “about these screws, right. You know when the slot gets worn away, it’s much harder to undo, because the screwdriver can’t bite?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’ve finished my burger and 75 percent of the fries in the amount of time it takes my mom to eat about three bites of her salad. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When the stewardess approaches with her cart of beverages he tries his luck and asks for a Bloody Mary, tasting the metallic bite of alcohol for the first time in his life. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke agaitx\\ I bite my tongue to keep from using it and scan my word choices, lifting Nutmeg to see what she’s sitting on. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

After two bites, Baba pushed away his plate. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Richardson sawed off a bite of chicken. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I take a bite of Nora’s cookie and wash it down with a gulp of juice. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

If only I could have had a last bite to eat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Here we go again,” he says and, hesitatingly, takes a bite. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to bite marks and claw marks, the robot was also covered in dirt, which, of course, meant it was time for another cleaning. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It’s just my face, with the dark blotches on the lips where I’ve bitten off the skin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She slept on the mat outside, and even the routine of the mosquito bites became a comfort. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She bites the inside of her cheek and considers me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

By now I was biting away at the offending cuticle, but out of the corner of my eye I could see Call nodding his head vigorously, pumping up for a big affirmative statement. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knot suddenly looked like a mastiff backed into a corner, ready to bite. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Those in the water were struggling to get out, forgetting in their haste to swim, wailing, walking, held back in their flight by the viscous, clinging sea as though by a biting wind. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We stopped twice for a bite of food. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the doctor changes his bandages I give Captain Smith the handle of a wooden spoon to bite on so that he can endure the pain. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Tenderly she plucked a bite and held it in her beak, waiting for an eyas to take it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Hmmm,” I said, taking another bite of pizza as an excuse to look down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

After the last bite he sat staring into nothing, not remembering what he had eaten or what it tasted like. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Belet took a bite, and there was a flicker of shock on her face. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I took a bite of the peach, slurping back the juice. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Chris picked up the hunk of meat and took a big bite right out the middle of it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Learning that we were early, we walked the two blocks to Dunkin’ Donuts and Jesse ordered black coffee and another glazed doughnut, took one bite, then threw the rest away. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosebud tried to bite her owner, causing Mariam to smother a giggle. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He had taken only one bite of the donut. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When you bite into a mopane worm, it’s not uncommon for its yellow-green excrement to squirt into your mouth. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But then I bite my tongue, realizing what that must sound like to Peeta, who is dying, in my incompetent hands. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He takes a bite out of one of the chocolates. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“These poor girls,” she said between bites of food, “are probably bored to death.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The young man is biting his lip and staring. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She took a bite of her Seafood Delight. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed confused enough to bite him, but he didn’t hesitate. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He was staring at the batting averages, but he saw nothing except the image of a little girl in a brown plaid skirt, scared out of her wits, biting her lower lip. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

The chelicerae writhed, questing for prey, and the sphincter-maw spasmed, teeth clicking open and shut, searching for something to bite into. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He had half expected his friend to laugh at him, to refuse with some biting comment that would remind Milkman that Guitar was a mystery man now, a man with blood-deep responsibilities. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you please go meet them? I want to be sure she’s had a bite to eat.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“All right...Sweet holy shitstickers, it tastes like you're washing down a bite of corn with a pint of lighter fluid.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The present alone was significant, was hers, to torture her as it was doing then with the biting which her impassioned, newly awakened being demanded. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t put one more bite of this insipid mush into my mouth.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She made him sit down on the rim of the pool, tore a strip from the loose part at the top of his tunic, and clumsily but carefully bound up the bite. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I sit in the plush theater seat, biting my fingers, craning my neck, looking for her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The stroke had been quick and careless, biting deep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

First you say your howdys and then you talk about anything else but what you come for, and finally, when the mosquitoes start to bite, you say what’s on your mind. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But all favor had disappeared with the bite of the peach. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Shucks, I’d rather sit with the band than with Herman E. Calloway, it would be hard to have a good time eating if you looked up and saw him every time you took a bite. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Henry, biting his lower lip, paid no attention. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Johnny had a black eye, a lame shoulder, a tom shirt, a bite in his wrist—that was the butcher’s wife’s mother; she had good teeth for seventy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanako didn’t actually like soft carrots, but she ate every mushy bite. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

If you stay awake, the goblin will catch and bite you! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The bite itself didn’t hurt, but the itchy welt it left behind caused plenty of discomfort. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He spent most of the first game biting his tongue. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It tasted so fine, the junky little can of ravioli bites, tasted so incredibly fine that it made his temples hurt while he chewed. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

At night, before she interred herself in the enormous canopy bed, she hefted the knife in her palm, ran her finger along the blade until she felt the bite. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I asked as his second bite finished the sandwich. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It went on too long, and with every new bite of laughter, Lazlo felt himself grow smaller. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Are you planning on biting the cue again? Because if you are, I’d like to invite the court painter so I can forever remember the sight.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As the winds grew in ferocity and speed, the grains of sand began to sting like bites of mosquitoes and then like splinters. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I want to ask you something,” I told my parents between bites. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Genie and Ernie looked at each other like, I ain’t eating this, but before they could say anything, they heard the crunch of Grandma biting into hers. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip and glance down at my shoes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But on this morning the temperature was held in check by a biting wind that gusted down from the upper mountain, creating a windchill that dipped to perhaps forty below zero. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

That I could hear, and I put my head under my arms and prepares for the biting. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And I took another bite of my own. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The thumb was bitten nearly to the quick. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some years, when the rains have been plentiful and the nights cool, you can bite into a guava and not find many seeds. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“And the baby bites,” Edgar said, tossing a chicken bone to the floor as if he were an animal in a zoo and not the son of a well-respected member of the banking community. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He’s too heavy to be picked up by his scruff and he’s yelping from the pain but he can’t quite get his head round to bite Aaron’s arm. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Daddy always tells me to never bite my tongue for anyone. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She bought an ice cream sandwich and treated Francie to a bite. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They got better sense than to get bit by a snake. Only stupid people let snakes bite them.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Or a shark to lunge and bite right through the life jackets and oars. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Guess I’m lucky the Government outlawed pets. Didn’t farmers always used to keep big guard dogs that would chomp people's heads off in one bite?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not that he'd flip out and do something crazy, like bite his own tongue off and show me bloody teeth—even though, honestly, I would've rather seen that, than...that look again. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I glance at the storage closet again, biting back a giggle. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And before he could bite it back, he heard himself say, “I can tell stories. I know a lot of stories,” before faltering into a painful silence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When she still doesn’t bite, I lean forward a little so she can see down my shirt. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Victor then turned his attention to his hamburger and took a big bite. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Constance yawned and scratched at an insect bite on her ankle, no one else moved or spoke a word. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dave had bitten through both of Sol-leks’s traces, and was standing directly in front of the sled in his proper place. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sugar has melted off leaving plump moist chewy bites. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip to stop myself from protesting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The name tore from my lips in a savage howl, as sharp and biting as a curse. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tempted him to my lap with his own bite of chicken. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kicked at the door with my shoe and called out, “Wine, sir, and a bite to eat!” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it bites me again and suddenly a bunch of things are down inside my underwear, wriggling around and nipping at me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

You pin the monkey’s arms behind so it can’t turn around and bite you. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now hold still and don’t bite your tongue. This is going to hurt.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But you don't want to be bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Where would it learn where to bite, how hard, for how long? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although Doha wasn’t hungry, his grandmother gently coerced him to eat every bite, stroking his back the whole time. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“But this is not an ordinary dog bite.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip and dig my fingernails into my palms. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a small bite at first but quickly cram the rest in my mouth, too. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Plate, mate, fate, plate, ” I say as Gertie, biting my lips, gurgling, playing not so much Elliott’s adorable younger sister but, like, an idiot monkey starved of nutrients. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

One of them waved his hand in front of his face like he’d bitten into a Mexican pepper. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Peaches,” she said, immediately picking up a bowl and spoon; smiling at Isidore, she ate with brisk little animal bites. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then he pretends to bite into an invisible sandwich. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Drum took that bite and the next until he was satisfied. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

But even though the alchemist had put his hand in the hole, and had surely already been bitten, his expression was calm. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then we stick together and follow it. We can grind these shushrooms up and eat one fingernail-sized bite a piece. No more, or we’ll be sick for a week,” said Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I scrambled away, kicking him, clawing the hands that reached out for me, trying to bite, lunging up toward his eyes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to the screaming guy whose face Mong had bitten. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"He expects to do time. And if I were you, I'd expect it, too. That prosecuting attorney, Tepper, is a rabid dog and he's going to take a bite out of you." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“No way,” James says, finishing his last bite of burger, wiping his mouth, and looking around the cafeteria. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I lick the edges of the fake-tasting vanilla first, then bite into the coolness that’s surrounded by that yummy chocolate wafer. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Arya stopped at the door and turned back, biting her lip. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Khalil said it’s about what society feeds us as youth and how it comes back and bites them later,” I say. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I bite my lips so I don’t laugh and give myself away before he’s done primping. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Here I dressed down the rabbit and fed Frightful some of the more savory bites from a young falcon’s point of view: the liver, the heart, the brain. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citra cleared her throat, biting back the verbal reaming she wanted to give him, and did her best to remain professional. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Now he felt slightly relieved, for he had expected Mack to put the bite on him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She poured cold, crackling Coca-Colas for both of us, and we sat on the couch, sipping them and taking small bites of the chicharrones. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mama Ya-Ya bites her lip, shakes her head, muttering, “How can it be mandatory if I don’t have a way to go?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Some fish get caught for biting and some fish just get caught for being in the wrong part of the pond.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

No breakfast at all, not today with his bitten tongue swelling in his mouth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Her English was repugnant,” Mrs. Caruthers sniffed before taking a large bite of oatmeal. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

If you bite your lip and understand that this is the only world, you will perhaps persist and endure. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m expecting this giant rat to take a big bite out of my grandfather’s leg, but instead he asks, “Hey, Trub—got any grub?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“My daughter is none of your business,” Mom says with a bite to her voice. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

At the same moment, I realized I had once again bitten my cheek in the exact same place and that it was bleeding like a stuck pig. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wonder and consternation with which Joe stopped on the threshold of his bite and stared at me, were too evident to escape my sister’s observation. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“These mosquitoes carry encephalitis. Two children died in Tangerine last year after they were bitten by mosquitoes.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

People said he carried another mamba in his pocket as a charm, and this snake was too afraid to bite. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

She would sneak up on it, take a few bites, shoot back. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would account for their blandness, the absence of bitten fingers, their level blueeyed gaze. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was like getting away with biting Blessington’s neck all over again. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

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

I didn't think to eat lunch before I went out, so I've been running all day on a few bites of eggs and a glass of juice. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most people get bitten when they try to get a closer look, or capture it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Grace chomped a big bite out of a brownie. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped and added in a cold biting tone: "Or do you suggest that I gave her an overdose on purpose?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Conor continued to eat, taking the smallest bites of egg possible. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I hurried to the pool, and I flipped a trout out of the water before I knew I had a bite. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began to dot the paste onto each spider bite with her index finger. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

One girl, sitting on the side with her feet in the water, stopped eating her hot dog and held it at her mouth without taking a bite. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I force myself to shovel down every bite. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“A clever lord, you. Ghost’s the better choice. I don’t have the teeth for biting wildlings anymore.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“If you eat one, all the ants the lizard ate will crawl around inside your stomach and bite you,” Ugwu said calmly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If only each bite had pushed the maps further and further out of her mind. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I wait for her to catch up, biting the inside of my cheek. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I asked, biting off a chunk of banana. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was going to leave them on for sleeping, anyway, to avoid bug bites, and figured I could tie them again come morning. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even if they slip on out owing you some money, you got to bite the bullet, give up some slack, and let them be on their way. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, all writers about them, from Romans to modern zookeepers, decry their irascible temper and their nasty habit of biting people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the city, Yoren had loaded up the wagons with salt fish, hard bread, lard, turnips, sards of beans and barley, and wheels of yellow cheese, but every bite of it had been eaten. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The door to the throne room burst open, and with a biting gust of cold air, a servant flew to stand before the king. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was a red mark on his flamenco dancer’s neck: a bug bite, a fading hickey. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

You put the eyeball into your mouth and you bite it, and it’s just a ball of pus that pops. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I leaned down and opened a compartment under my sink and lifted out a bottle of very old and reverend brandy brought along for weddings, frost bite, and heart attacks. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the young aviators were training in open-cockpit biplanes, with the wind biting at them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I smile and must bite my lip when I think of how often I overexerted myself on your behalf. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But one bite of chocolate cake made him stop thinking about death. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Gregor was glad she left out “don’t let the bedbugs bite.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach is full of six bites of this meal. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Gradually, she realized her condition, remembered the bite and called anxiously for her son. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The combatants were pulling each other’s hair and biting and yelling. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Boseman stared at the hills between bites and had an uncharacteristically wistful air. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They ate their food at the counter, telling everyone, “It’s on us,” between bites of fries and burgers. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to hide it, but the dog bite obviously hurt. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The creature no longer hissed, and it made no attempt to bite him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

In the commercial, the little girl took a bite of buttered bread and said, “Gee, Ma. This is the best butter I ever ate.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She narrows her eyes and bites down on her lower lip, examining me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The first bite of the belt on Doha’s back turned his legs into jelly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Mom?” she said after she swallowed the last bite of her hot dog. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Soojin bites the head off a gummy bear and chews it slowly. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Can we then expect them to bite the hand that literally feeds them? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I was just biting into my pimento cheese sandwich when I heard someone clear her throat. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz waited as long as he dared to bite into his own baleen. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Abbey looked as if she wanted to bite him. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I bite into the sandwich Caleb got me from the cafeteria line. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The second bite is bigger and brings joy to each cell in my body. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She rolled to her belly and tore off small bites. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She needed Grandma’s help to dress the bites that throbbed and stung. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Jess picked up her fork and brought a bite of food to her mouth. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You think the dibia has sent the black cat to bite us?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It was ugly,” Juanga says, closing his eyes, then taking a small bite of his smelly tuna sandwich. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I bite the inside of my cheek, still not looking at Darius. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s delicious,” she would conclude, setting down the plate after a bite or two. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

At twelve he was bitten by a rattlesnake, went into a coma, survived. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

MIKE: Looks like the bites are pretty much gone. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I bite my bottom lip and pull open the closet door. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

"The ambulance is on its way, but the marathon's made a mess of traffic. Oh man, this isn't good! Put a stick between her teeth so she doesn't bite her tongue. Someone grab a stick!" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself together, and as he was about to take his first bite, the two happy-face foreigners walked into the dining room and asked him to come with them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I tentatively bite into one, and it's as good as our blackberries. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I nod, biting the inside of my cheek. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I put the bowl of bread pudding into a basket, tied on my cloak, and wound up my hands in rags to keep the frost from biting. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I throw up my hands, using my forearms to block the weight of her torso before she can take a bite out of my face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He’d lick the meat and wiggle his stub tail to show how grateful he was, but he didn’t swallow down more than a bite or two. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up a slice of toast and bite the crusted corner. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We are. We took advantage of her state of mind,” Juanita concluded, biting her lip nervously. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She nibbled on the small sandwiches with no crust and soft fillings and ate the tiny tarts with bites as delicate as the tarts themselves. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You could get killed! I mean really killed, not bitten by a tick. Grandpa made those rules for a reason!” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

With his first bite of cheese croissant his eyes would light up and he would announce that the Vanderbeekers could stay in their apartment forever. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I pushed my final bite of cake around my plate, creating a swirling chocolate smudge. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I am weak and have no weapon so, with my ragged teeth, I bite him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘You is bitten by a snake!’ he shouted. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grendel tore his victim limb from limb, picking off arms and legs, lapping up the blood with a greedy tongue, taking big bites to crunch up bones and swallow gory mouthfuls of flesh. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am surprised he has not bitten through the wood yet. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t get close enough for him to bite me.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah. Those bug bites cleared up pretty fast, didn't they? What'd you use? Vitamin E cream?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay, no more than one bite of each dish,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He touches it to see if it’s real and it bites his hand. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I took a bite and thought it was the nastiest thing—it was soft and squishy, not crisp. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The morning we were to leave, she was up before dawn, a greedy smile on her face as if she were about to take a big bite of something tasty. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Took bites of Gramps's sweets and declared them too sugary. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Joel keeps his cows from getting that second bite by moving them every day. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

After each bite, he raised his cup for a different toast. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Just before it jumps up and bites your tongue off. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Malaria, starvation, Indian attacks, and vicious bites from piranhas, snakes, and insects were all part of the job. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It make me feel like he wanted to bite a hunk out of me. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A girl named Januka gives me a bite of her sandwich. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I would sometimes steal a bite of the sweet, soft mixture, and my mom would shoo me away. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The pain is sharp and cutting, but he bites his jaws together to stop its hurt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arya heard sobbing from inside the building, and then a shriek so loud and full of pain that it made her bite her lip. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s a book! The first-aid book. It says to tie a band between the bite and his chest. So the poison can’t get to his heart.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I took a bite of the sweet, crunchy flakes. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

A stray dog had bitten a boy and everyone was up in arms. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I wonder how many extra years that official stole with that one bite,” the stonecutter said, laughing as he brought the rice bowl to his face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

We eat firsts and seconds and thirds until I literally can’t have another bite. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then she turned to face me and started biting her nail as she talked. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But he was a cop, even if just a small-town cop, so he was brave enough to take the first bite. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I just wanted a bite to eat without causing no trouble. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a bite of the chocolate and watched Lupin extinguishing the lamps that had rekindled with the disappearance of the dementor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Seven took a bite of her mother’s famous pineapple-jam cake and scowled. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Swords were honed, shields polished, helmets daubed with grease so that the monster should not seize them easily to bite off their heads. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip to stop it from trembling. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Just to show them that leaves were what he wanted, however, he managed to take one bite. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They didn’t hit Marigold,” he says between bites of pot roast at the kitchen table. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

In front of the open refrigerator, I unwrapped a piece of leftover pizza and took a quick bite, like a shark, trying to decide if it was really worth eating. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m late for supper as it is, and you know what the missus will say if I can’t eat a bite of what she’s been cooking.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I began to read again, biting off the words a little. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I bite my tongue and fist my hands to make myself stop. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I scarf it down in a few bites. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It hurt, the little ants were biting us all over bad and it burned. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know a lot about snake bites, so just show me your stupid arm.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Instead, I enjoyed every bite and went back to sleep. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I like it,” Seth said, chewing on a bite. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

After while the stings and the fish-guard bite quit hurting so much. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“If it makes you feel any better, I’m not expecting you to bite it anytime soon.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

You take your first bite, and it blows your mind. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He jerked violently, as though bitten, and I sat abruptly erect again. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Connor kisses my face and then bites my lip, which surprises me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

His emotions were liquid; his anger was a wild rage, his pleasure jubilation, his humor biting, his sorrow and empathy a bottomless abyss. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a small bite of the blueberry pie and chewed carefully. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The second bite went down easier, but my stomach started to twitch and wiggle. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“We have to find Gaily,” Newt said through a bite of carrot, changing the subject. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

You bite into it at its widest point, because it’s easier to grasp with your teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was a bite taken out of one of the apples. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Backbiter, Luke called it. An appropriate name. Now that it is re-forged completely, it shall indeed bite back’.’ The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He forked another bite into his mouth and glanced up at the clock. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I take another bite with my eye on the bedroom door, but it stays closed. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mom took a bite of salmon and chewed it about a bazillion times. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“For biting back after some guy called me that hideous nickname you’ve been calling me my whole life?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Hesitantly, I plucked one and took a bite. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I took another bite of corn dog and stared at the patch of dead grass under my feet, chewing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now a wind was rising, the kind of biting, steady wind that could bring an ocean of sand into camp at any moment with almost no warning. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Say it all, Apa snarls, biting down on his lower lip. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

When she’s cleaned it up enough, she attempts a bite as if it’s the original sin. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Even more sunburned, covered in mud, or trying to scratch patches of bug bites with their free hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"Somebody's got to give him a shove. If he had his way, he'd do nothing but run," Hoo replied between bites of chocolate. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she bumped her elbow against mine before taking another bite of her sandwich. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

His face appeared thoughtful as he shoveled another bite of cake into his mouth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It did not bite my brains. I was just trying to refresh my memory.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I now saw quite clearly that Mrs. Willard had simply traded her open house in Russia for my bite to eat in New York. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was constantly biting my lips so that they wouldn’t freeze. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was comfortably full, she carried the remains back to the scrape and tore off an eyas bite. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A mosquito bite meant a bit of itchiness, that was all. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But instead, he takes another big bite of his apple, turns, and leaves the kitchen. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

We slapped at them and slapped but they hopped from body to body, hopping, biting. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Servants rush in to clear plates and refresh drinks and set down more savory bites and sweet treats. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

His head twitched nearly to his shoulder with the bites. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Dirt. It’s what you came from, mortal. It’s what you’ll return to soon enough. Take a big bite.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, Sunny was very frightened and began crying immediately, too scared to even try to bite the hand that held her. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Kaylee says, gobbling down two bites of eggs and a swig of juice. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But Abe said that he was a special breed from Asia, trained by the Chinese army, and that his jaw was strong enough to bite through metal. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had bites up and down my arms. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had in his pocket and placed on the parlor table the lead bullet they had given him to bite while they cut off his frayed leg. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I said. The lady who used to watch my siblings and me after school made this peach cobbler one day, and after I took that first bite, I couldn’t stay quiet anymore!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I cross my arms and bite the hell out of the inside of my cheek to keep from opening my mouth. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Ivy looked down, biting her lip so she didn’t cry. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Even my mother, the agent of my destruction, has begun to bite the hand that feeds her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The breeze has a bite and my damp shirt is chill against my skin. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He bites his lip, then opens his mouth like he’s going to say something, then closes it again. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I follow her eyes across the room to where Caleb sits, chewing on a bite of cereal—morosely, like a pouting child. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“He won’t bite. He likes me,” I said, ignoring that question about dog disease. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I took a bite of my artichoke souffle and finished chewing before answering. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And when Natalie refuses to eat one bite of supper, so stuffed is she with lemon cake, my father knows too. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia watches both of them, Poppet biting her lip and refusing to meet Celia’s eyes, while Widget leans against the door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At one point, a group of three girls walked up to me as I took a bite of my string cheese, carefully held between two toes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I scowled at my bread and took another bite. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even tried to bite the woman who was holding me, but she didn’t let me go. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

After grabbing a bite to eat, Candice’s dad offered to take her clothes shopping, but she quickly declined. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

This time I figure my mother was biting her lip, trying not to laugh. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Then he will lean his head down and bite my tit. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

We took the three slippery mangoes, taking weak bites, sucking on them like little babies. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But they saw what I was doing, what a tight wire I was walking, and they sat biting their nails and let me win that battle on my own. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne was biting his wrist, trying to pull one arm away from her mother’s throat and Karen was hitting his back with fists that could inflict no pain. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel sat nibbling and biting, the rich, full taste of the cultivated roots filling him with a wave of pleasure. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sandra shakes her head and takes a bite of her sandwich. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The marten spat and snarled with annoyance, biting and tearing at the chain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But I do nothing but smile when they all offer me a bite. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The cub crouched, quivered, pounced again, and this time he got his muffled front paws on the thing, and a moment later, had bitten it off its string and was flinging it in the air. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip and look to the side. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But after a few bites, Grandpop set his fork on the edge of his plate. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

A stranger really could have concluded from this that Gregor had been lying in wait for her and wanted to bite her. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted a booted foot instead, ready to kick at the serpent before it could bite her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Black stopped struggling, though his hollowed eyes were still fixed on Scabbers, who was clamped tightly under Ron’s bitten, scratched, and bleeding hands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I bite my lips together and turn to hide my smile. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As though back onshore, all of France is left to bite its fingernails and flee and stumble and weep and wake to a numb, gray dawn, unable to believe what is happening. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They had left the silver glint of a biting autumn eve-ning; and now around them everything was golden with light. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

If one looks suspicious, he swipes it out of the air and bites it a few times to make sure it’s dead. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

My mom bites her tongue on the other side of the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He raised himself and went about blocking, swiping and biting all the fish he could. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before another wave has a chance to flood the deck, I scramble for the captain’s dagger, then plunge it into the back of the head of the crestmare trying to bite him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We ordered the same thing pretty much every Friday—pot roast, Brussels sprouts, and mashed potatoes—and when it came, we ate every bite. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Judy eyes the buffet, bites into something that turns out to be a shrimp cutlet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s well written, and Draco has some bite to him, which is refreshing. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Its limbs were long and veiny and covered in bite marks and slashes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Twisting wildly, attempting to turn and kick, even to bite the soldier’s arm, Jonathan kept trying to free himself. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He crammed the last couple of bites into his mouth and stood up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The Wart let go of the handles, when they were beginning to bite into the palms of his hands, and stepped back, seeing stars. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father woke up the next morning with a horrible rash on his hands and arms, presumably wounded by the plant that bites. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though it walked and talked, even though it was bigger than his house and could swallow him in one bite, the monster was still, at the end of the day, just a yew tree. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Oh, God.You can see the froth on his lips and the blood that comes from biting his tongue. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I cleaned the girl's knees with alcohol stolen from a bar, letting her bite down on a rag so she wouldn't shriek and draw attention to us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He would also enjoy a bite to eat. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

It’s very possible that Nott, in reading about yellow fever epidemics from the past, had come across Rush’s mention of those little red spots on patients called petechiae that “resembled moscheto bites.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Could he have somehow gotten the bite here, at the mayor’s estate? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“That loop is full of shadows that bite—which could only mean one thing. Hollows!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Oak spots me first and scrambles onto my lap, throwing his arms around my neck and giving me a small bite just beneath my shoulder. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t bite me, would you?” he whispered to the mother bat. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was negotiating the cheese, trying to figure out how to take that first bite without burning the roof of her mouth, when the scythes arrived. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I thrash, but the arms holding me are too strong, and I bite down on one of the fingers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’m mad enough to spit, and scared, too, because they won’t stop biting. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a lot of effort to cut off a bite of pancake—there’s no strength left in my arm. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She nodded and took a bite of her cone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

With each bite her eyes began to glisten with energy, and, like a flame, she soon flickered and stood tall. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

You could hear it all sizzling and crispy and juicy, and I have to confess when dinnertime came I did eat a few small bites, but only because I was positively weak with hunger. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth, and Chup fed her bite after bite. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The guests try to bite into their sugary treats. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There he let them bite animals that had been painted with poison. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few more bites, Fig trotted out of the kitchen. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Violet takes a bite out of the samosa in front of her and gulps down her juice. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I ask around a big bite of my fried chicken and rice. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

This time, I bite down as hard as I can on the first arm I find. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Scoob gives a vague nod and grunt and bites his thumbnail. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I remember holding the bite of a line while Tom drove pegs and braided a splice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She shrugged, and took a bite from an apple. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I had not told him that Sumac had bitten Ucho, yet the shaman was clearly aware of the attack. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It was about a mother duck and a father swan with three baby ducklings who were bitten to death by the father because they quacked too much. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“You know, I walked through Stagecoach Pass yesterday, and I counted seventeen empty storefronts,” I said as I took a bite of roll. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Alex asked as he devoured in three bites his lunch of red cabbage and baked beans. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I tear into my sandwich and I’m chewing my first bite when I hear Ivan’s Noise approaching. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was very tart, like biting into a lemon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She takes a handful, picks a green one out, and bites off its head. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Poisonous venom from the bite of an asp was already coursing through the queen’s veins when Octavian received the letter. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was gawking at two sea serpents—thirty-foot-long monsters with glowing blue scales and jaws that could have bitten a whale shark in half. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was dirty and starving and bitten and hurt and lonely and ugly and afraid and so completely miserable that it was like being in a pit, a dark, deep pit with no way out. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They taste different than I remember," Dany said after her first few bites. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was biting the corner of her lip, and frowning, and she held the steering wheel slightly away from her, as though she were afraid of this car. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Panic overtook them, and the next moment all the animals together were chasing them round and round the yard.They were gored, kicked, bitten, trampled on. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I dared not sleep for fear they would bite me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so small she could almost hide it in her palm, and overripe too, but when she took the first bite, the flesh was so sweet she almost cried. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She sat on the ground braiding and unbraiding her hair, biting her lip with a scowl. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But the chaos and suffering I’d witnessed were not easily reduced to sound bites. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was able to eat the rest of the meal slowly, making each bite last a long time. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This is folly," the small grey man said while she dabbed at the wolf bites with a stinging ointment. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I pushed the remains of my cereal around the edges of the bowl, biting my lip. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I scrutinized their fingers for bites, their feet, the ends of their hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he let her breasts form; sometimes they felt hard, tempting him to bite into them, and other times they were so soft he was afraid his imaginary squeezing caused her pain. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She gave me some tissue to bite on so the bleeding would stop. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“They are anointed, which means they will only bite those who are unworthy,” he murmured. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She began biting at her leg to free it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“You want to walk back together?” asked Leafie, scooping up her last bite of buttermilk pie. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He took another bite of egg, chewed, swallowed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Come closer, boy. I’m not going to bite off your ear.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had always been Sapo but that year, after biting Blessington, he started turning into someone who wasn’t afraid to die. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

They don’t take the exit, thank goodness, but as soon as they pass beneath the bridge, G’ma bites her lip. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Dr. Mansfield buttered his roll and took a bite out of it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I keep my hands behind my back, since the ghosts of children have been known to bite off fingers, or so I’ve been told. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He takes a bite, and the tomato slips out of the plantain, but he scoops it up with his hand and shoves it into his mouth. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I nod as I take in the next bite. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He tossed his empty plate into the garbage can and went off in search of a drink, leaving Moody alone with the last few bites of his quiche, now gone cold. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s a lot nicer for a mouse to die from a rattlesnake bite than, say, to be caught by a cat. Cats play with their prey,” said Immie. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He had a great big bag of cookies in one hand and a green apple with a giant bite out of it in the other. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He examined us from head to toe, and seemed pleased to find no bullet holes, shark bites, or missing limbs. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

We tore at the bites till they bled. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I unwrapped a corner of it and took a bite, then set it down on my desk. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“So. You two think you’re being clever, do you?” she said in her most biting voice, her breath coming hard and fast. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She listens to me with a frozen, stunned expression and her lower teeth biting her upper lip, a habit I never imagined for Mirjam. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He is stubborn, moody, and bites like a little dog. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she made him try a bite, the juice ran down his chin, and she had to kiss it clean. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he played a slow, mournful melody on it, concentrating hard, biting his lip, leaning over the instrument and moving his shoulders with the rhythm. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind is biting cold and blowing from the north. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

This was a little difficult because the inquisitive bird kept reaching over and trying to bite the faucets with its sharp red beak. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Sunny crawled around solemnly biting each of Edgar and Albert’s shoes, leaving small teeth marks in each one so she would not be forgotten. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Dipped it half in ketchup, half in mustard, and took a bite. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

You have to be super careful because snappers can bite through a human finger, no problem. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Disease and malnutrition, not to mention the biting winter that year, which Ridgeway himself remembered without fondness, claimed thousands. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I bite the inside of my lower lip. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Seuss takes a bite out of the oatmeal raisin cookie. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The zebra’s attempts at self-preservation only whipped the hyena into a frenzy of snarling and biting. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The kindly man took a bite of his egg. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her lips are cherry red, like she been biting on them to stop the words from coming out. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I pick one off the trunk and take a bite, the juice dribbling down my chin. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He pretends to take a bite out of it. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip to keep from crying out, but a groan escapes me anyway, and Caleb yanks back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He bites his busted bottom lip and hangs his head down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

‘A bite!’ someone would shout, jerking the line. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks like a guy who took a big bite of something really gross and missed his chance to spit it out. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

His upper body slams onto the trunk with so much force, he bites the inside of his cheek, and his mouth fills with blood. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Bertha scooped a little bit into a paper cup for Wishbone, and Howard let him have the last bite of his cone. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Poppet bites her lip in thought for a moment before answering. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"You have stolen some extra years of life, but you are not invincible! That bite of peach may protect you from sickness and age, but you can still be killed." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Even when we used to have kiddie parties and play spin the bottle, the girls were terrified when it was his turn because he’d bite. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

As his horse fell, snorting blood and biting with his last red breath, the Mountain rose untouched, laying about him with his two-handed great- sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I bite my bottom lip to keep it from quivering. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

So I huddled on my bunk sneaking bites of bread in the dark, listening to the nameless man beneath me die. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jack awoke one night with pain in his lower abdomen so terrible, he had to bite his tongue not to cry out. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Toby took another, bigger bite of cake, and began to settle into himself. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Ratcliffe,” I whisper, and have to bite my lip to keep from snickering. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

None could pass the Teeth of Mordor and not feel their bite, unless they were summoned by Sauron, or knew the secret passwords that would open the Morannon, the black gate of his land. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It lay there, with the ugly mouth opening and shutting, still trying to bite something. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to sit by the pond and watch him swimming to the surface, biting the air with his little beak. He is a very old turtle.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I longed to have a bite of my bread, but it was tucked into the waistband of my pants behind my back, and I couldn’t reach it and carry the boy at the same time. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingernails are short and jagged—she bites them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z