I waved sheepishly at my friends, hoping to convey that they didn’t need to worry anymore. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He waved at Radar to follow, his voice gruff. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I recognized Horse and the others shouting and waving at us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abundant comfort in long restoring waves warmed my mother. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She half waved her palm in the air. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I find it, will it wave to me? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wave the size of a skyscraper crashed over the forward deck, washing the front crossbows and half the port railing out to sea. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I wave to her, but it’s raining so hard that it’s pointless. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

A giant tidal wave of fear washed over me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

So you have a bunch of regularly-spaced waves that are trapped, bouncing back and forth in a container that fits their wavelength perfectly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Emmett waves the towel again, not like he’s trying to get Axel’s attention, like he’s cheering Axel on. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sound of the waves was even lazier, more drawn out than at noon. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

When I wave and say hi in the hallway, she walks by with her nose in the air. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Anxious to catch their attention, I waved out the window with a loud “Hi.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Sweet Pea,” Ma said, stopped at a light by the liquor store and gave a nervous wave to someone she recognized outside. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“But it will be cute. They’ll sort of wave in the breeze when you walk. I still can’t get over it—my son playing Shakespeare.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I was focused on Emma as she dialed, but then a commotion broke out behind me and I turned to see a crimson-faced man waving an umbrella at us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Dimly Frodo saw the river below him rise, and down along its course there came a plumed cavalry of waves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It’s me, he called, but the boy only stood there and he waved to him and went below again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It is all over, thought Kit, with a wave of faintness. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when she made fun of his constant waving to peasants, she felt him close up on her, and she knew if she wanted to know him better, she should not make that mistake again. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

We run deeper into the wood, until the ground rolls like a gentle wave down into a little valley, where there’s a green glade cut cleanly in half by a diamond-bright stream. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He’d stand up there playing and watching that young girl waiting for him, and waving at him, and winking. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand and waved, but he didn’t see me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

If there is no wave, or if the spot is in the same state it would be in if there was no wave, there is no displacement. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I hopped in front of him, waving my arms in the air. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Wearing a baggy shirt and orange-tinted glasses, Hart was fitted with a wireless sensor on his head that fed his brain waves into a computer. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I push open the lobby door, turn, and wave. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Beyond the plaza lay the glittering channel, brilliant in the sunlight and choppy with white-capped waves, and beyond that the wooded shore, where Mr. Benedict’s telescopes were going to be hidden. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Those little girls needed them, but I, I — “Join them, go to the airport, try there,” the guard said, waving me away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Their husbands’ breath became intolerable, and when they weren’t too sick to move, they were waving their arms, gesturing to the men to keep away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The waving goddess stood outlined by the smoking metal wing as if she were a model in a showroom of plane wreckage. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He waves me into a small, bachelor's apartment. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had a sudden image of herself as a sorceress, waving her hand over the field and transforming the boys below into pea-sized plastic dolls. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Reed ran his fingers through his thick brown hair, listening to the waves wash against the hull. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And when it gets a spot on it, he waves it over his head and screams, “I struck oil! Grease in the Middle East!” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

After these three, I can see that there's an empty stretch of pavement before the next wave of runners. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Dauntless shuddered and leaped onto her hydrofoils, rising above the waves. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Her cells growin big as the world, cover round the whole earth,” he said, his eyes tearing as he waved his arms in the air, making a planet around him. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But this is unlikely to be a mere coincidence; more likely, the shock wave produced by the supernova compressed interstellar gas and dust and triggered the condensation of the solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scipio's father waved his hand at them impatiently as if the three children were nothing but annoying birds polluting his house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He waved to the lady at the door. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

No creature moved nor voice spoke for a long while on the island, but only the waves beat loudly on the shore. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, of course,” she said with a wave of her hand. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Chris stood on the porch again to wave them good-bye. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The roar got louder as the wave filled with wreckage. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Her waist-length hair fell unbraided in waves around her shoulders. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

An enormous wave of molasses began flowing toward the elevated railroad. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

After helping Mary Toy into the back seat, he climbed in beside her and stood waving as the crowd cheered. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I hold your change, wave, count how many times you go by. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is nothing,” Amah said, wiping her tears and waving him away. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Without words said, a wave of understanding rippled through the crowd. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She handed a picked flower to Elen, who grasped it in a fist and waved it in the air. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo climbed up to the podium waving his Biafran flag: swaths of red, black, and green and, at the center, a luminous half of a yellow sun. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gives a friendly wave for us to join him inside. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A seagull flew low over the waves seemingly motionless, buffeted by the wind. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

There are still banners with my face waving from the rooftops. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The boat bobs up and down with each wave. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“No, Mary, it wasn’t a bear at all. There I had been yelling, and dancing, and waving my arms, all by myself in the Big Woods, trying to scare a stump!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pickett was in front of him, out in the open, waving his hat and yelling wildly. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We parade down the aisle so Mom can wave at all her friends and then we sit through a boring sermon I’m not allowed to fidget through. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My father waves at us with his hammer, his mouth full of nails. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

A barge, right on time, swinging its back end wide, near enough to throw up waves, but too far to reach. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They stop to wave back at the row of relatives waving madly from the observation deck, little cousins propped up on uncles’ shoulders. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The waves subside; the clouds begin to break apart. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Percy waved his hand in a tell you later gesture. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they wave up at the train cars. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shocked at the wave of anger that surges through me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

A station wagon full of Matthew’s friends backed into the street, and Emily waved for them to stop. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I waved at Lieutenant Lewis, who was deepening his own foxhole fifty feet to the right of us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The oak grove waved its leafy green flags at us, shouting, “Hail, Dismay!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the light of the candle, Cutwater waved his arms wildly. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Three days earlier, in broad daylight, two masked men had run into J. Browns Jewelers waving guns at the customers, ordering them to the ground. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She whips her tail and lifts one foot briefly, almost like a wave. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I smiled and said “Hi” and waved a fork. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The water in the fishbowls rippled and waved as the fish gazed calmly; their brilliant colors against the abundant green land glinted like gold and jade. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He waved and blew kisses to the audience as the curtain came down again, and then his face once again filled with anger. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ruth and Gloria call good morning to me from across the street, and I wave at them without looking up. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They smiled and laughed and turned to wave at proud parents and proud fans. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wave back and stay close to the wall, walking toward the elevator, hoping the two extra boxes in the bag aren’t a dead giveaway. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

All of them are shouting, waving at us. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Squeezing through the railing before either parent could stop her, she dropped lightly to the floor a few feet below, and ran toward her Robbie, arms waving and hair flying. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

And whilst it had been waving and jumping in my hand, it was steady as iron in hers. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

One of them handed the driver something that looked like a laminated ID card, and the driver handed over something that looked like folded bills, then waved and drove off. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slogging up and down the riverbank in trousers wet to the knees, his Bible in one hand and another stickful of fire-blackened fish in the other, he waved his bounty in a threatening manner. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

An elderly man is waving a finger at me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Outhouse, outhouse, outhouse!” all the spiders chanted, waving their front legs back and forth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

After the bell, Ms. Warner waves me over. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She waved as he rode away with the goats following, and as soon as he was out of sight, she slammed the barn doors shut. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He pulled out his phone and tapped around a bit, and then a screeching wave of sound, complete with a screaming, gravelly voice, filled the room from speakers above. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Tally gulped a few breaths of smoky air, then was slapped in the face by a wave. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sitting down on a bench, I look through a side door leading to the children’s playroom, a wave of nostalgia hitting me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Bob waved his hand by his head as if shooing gnats. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

A couple of times she noticed me hanging on the dock, and she waved, and I waved back, and it was this secret between us that thrilled me. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

She has black curly hair and blue eyes like Mam and she waves her little hands and chirps like any little bird in the trees along Classon Avenue. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

All of us started walking past him as he continued waving his hand as if he was pulling us with an invisible rope. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The lantern hanging from the low-slung ceiling of our cabin swings wildly, casting wavering shadows that rise and flow just as uneasily as the waves. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Lorena takes the stack of cash from her purse and waves it at her. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A wave of hurt broke over Francie and left her weak when it passed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waves at you, a small but friendly wave as if to assure you that everything is fine. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He waved, and yelled over to me, “She okay?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Panic over the impending crime wave expected from these "radically impulsive, brutally remorseless" children led nearly every state to enact legislation that increased the exposure of children to adult prosecution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Today, I watch JB get open and wave for me to pass. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Since the election launched a wave of women having their scarves ripped off in public, some people in the community actually suggested hijabis shed the scarf, to be less obvious targets. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Now they were coming in waves of small planes called kamikazes. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved me over to their table, and although he’d ignored me all day yesterday, his interest now kind of ticked me off. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A wave as tall and wide as a stadium rolled toward us. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man found an entrance and ran up to the stairs and waved his family over. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But the Captain gathered his tools, waved, and headed for home. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Aphrodite and Athena girls alike cooed over the feisty little satyr baby, who waved his pudgy fists, kicked his tiny hooves and bleated, ‘Baaaa! Baaaa!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The day the first wave of Star Children returned to the Protectorate, the former Sisters threw open the windows of the hospital. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of her eye, Inej saw Jesper rise from his seat, but she waved him off and slipped her fingers into the brass knuckles she kept in her right hip pocket. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I love parties,” I said right back and waved to all the moms. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. de Vries waves me vaguely into her apartment but doesn't bother to take her packages, or to thank me for coming out in a monsoon just to bring her some beef. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I waved at him, and then felt kind of emboldened. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Ben waves me over and silently points out the green glass alligator tchotchke lying alone in the case, almost buried in the dust. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They smiled and waved, and I waved back. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waved at us and started pulling things out of the car and plopping them on the sidewalk. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

A wave of emotion rolled over Joel Breman as he realized, with the clarity of a doctor who suddenly sees into the heart of things, that the victims had received the infection from the hospital. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yelled, “Down here, down here,” and waved my arms. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or on a road somewhere, crushed, nothing of him moving except a wing waving with every passing tire? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He waved and grinned at everyone—like a nerd, she thought. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I glue them onto the back, so it looks like they are waving from the subway window. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He turned and waved it in front of him. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was close to the wave that came over me in Moorland. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Chip, please,” she said to the microphone waving beneath her. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Out the now glassless window, the sound of rain falling on the burning houses is the sound of pebbles being stirred by waves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ear opened his ears to their full extent and waved them at the little boy. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The noise rippled in waves across my skin, like when you throw a rock in a pond. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and sighed from time to time, the cold waves of his disappointment washing over us even from that distance. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Back and forth he waved, back and forth, back and forth. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting alone on the shoreline, Cole gave a hesitant wave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He waved at an assistant, who pulled a big lever. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Harry saw him give a small wave, and looking around, saw Madame Maxime return it, her opals glittering in the candlelight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jack thanks April for her help as he opens the door for me, and Mom waves hello from the front of the car. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I looked down at the trees waving in the distance, and the gorgeous brown Alabama soil that seemed to be rising to meet me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to wave at them, but they disappeared into the depths, leaving me unsure whether they’d seen me or not. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Abby gave me a quick hug goodbye before I rolled the bike down their driveway and waved back at her. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Fog is not being able to see where you’re going, or which way the waves are breaking. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then she rolls her eyes, throwing me a face mask before waving me along to freedom. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They help people to fight out of the waves. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi sat up, ignoring the lurching of stomach acid and the slow roll of the wave of nausea washing over him, and grabbed her wrists. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They waved their fingers before the embers of our fire. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He put a tentative arm up; instantly one pulled over, in a rolling wave of black slush. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A month later, after the first big waves of deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a five-step list of symptoms to help parents identify whether their kid was at risk for IAAN. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Jack’s a performer, waving his arms around and using goofy expressions to tell his stories, and it makes me crack up. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Miss Chen,” one of the ushers calls to me, holding his hand out in my direction and waving. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The president rode a few paces behind, calmly smiling and waving at the crowd. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waves of the sea roared, and as the water rolled off the shore, a huge white stone appeared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The constant wave of tropical storms and hurricanes that menaced coastal Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida in the summer of 2004 turned their relaxed Southern coastal life into an apocalyptic struggle for survival. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She waved at him, and he nodded back. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Strangely, it made Piper think of the sea - how the waves boomed along the cliffs of Santa Monica back home. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In Kingston, Suzanne had taken me to powdery white beaches where we dodged waves in water that looked like jade. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Can you light it for me and wave it over this page?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Well, not at me, but she waved me over. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He advanced across the floor toward his partner, waving the sword. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Passing the Cold Sassy tree, I felt a new wave of nausea. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Dicey knew that by the closeness of the waves to the line of seaweed that etched the sand. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sea of fingers waved in the breeze. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Many properties of light, including diffraction, are naturally explained by the wave theory, and in subsequent years Huygens’ view carried the day. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he drove out, he kept turning back to see his mother, perhaps to see if she would change her mind and dash after Aniekwena or wave to him to stop. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I strolled in the direction of my World History classroom, smiling and waving to the familiar faces I passed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Fire exploded in waves across both armies, but the action was moving across the street to the entrance of the Empire State Building. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone is wearing red, and waving their arms, and jumping up and down. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when a bunch of tules and reeds and grasses mixed and blew and waved, I was terrified that it was she, that she was carrying them or parting them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waved to me as they drove away. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even turn around but waved my hand at her so she’d know I heard her. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The silent waves brought new blue bottles to be broken, and dragged the old ones away in the undertow. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You see this?” he whispered, waving the bag gently to and fro in front of James’s face. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tia Stardust met Bob with a tiny high five as he hopped into her waiting hand, and she picked him up and waved at the wildly cheering crowd. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She waved a hand at the expanse of photographs around them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Just before she does, she knows I’m standing there, and she turns one last moment and waves. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“If there is another way to get Amah,” Pinmei said, waving the clutched paper at Yishan, “this is how we can find out!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her other parents stood in the kitchen doorway as she walked down the corridor, smiling identical smiles, and waving slowly. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Another help was that the great waves had washed ashore long strings of black pitch, which was often difficult to find on the island and which I needed. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was an army post here,” his grandpa said, waving his arm in an arc. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have time to scream before her body turned into a rippling wave of gray and exploded into a fine mist, vanishing in an instant. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Hannah starts to join me, but she ends up waving her palm in a so-so sign and shrugs. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Chiron waved his hand and the image changed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He waves his hand clasping the book in the air. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

But he holds his temper and waves his hand. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He catches a long toss from me, cups the football under his arm and points to this buoy floating out past the waves. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The only sounds were hushed ones, the bloated gurgle of the stream, the respirating hum of the tall grass and shrubs behind him, the apathetic moaning of the dumb, translucent waves. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Her thoughts were broken into by a wave of singing that rolled over the room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

High John waved his hand, and like fog lifting when the sun rose in the sky, the clouds faded away into nothing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then one of them, a good-size mutt with silky waves of blond fur takes a running start and leaps onto the horn. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They all waved their weapons, making high-pitched and deafening sounds, beyond human. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My father lay on the beach and the waves were already washing over him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waves his hand dismissively at me and continues watching. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Some wave at me, and I nod and smile back. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I see my own hand wave before my face, as small as a butterfly, an infant’s hand. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

A wave of sickness overtook Seven, and she took in a deep breath of crisp, cold air to keep from being ill. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I knew how to talk to a white man too and did the same when he waved our wagon over closer. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The firelight made dark, silent waves on the walls of the room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She waved for me to close the bedroom door. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The two most common — strings and hollow tubes — will be discussed below, but first let's finish discussing what makes a good standing wave container, and how this affects music theory. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She imagined that tongue as a warm, slimy mollusk, and she was overcome by a wave of nausea, but she kept her eyes open. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth and I watch as Chef Morgan moves along with a wave of adoring fans to the back of the gym, where a few chairs are set up for teachers and guests. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She waves good-bye with her bag of grapes. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The fourth and final panel was of Ladybird Hope smiling and waving between The Corporation’s logo and the White House. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Instead there was the wind and the collapse of waves and the withdrawing of the water down the beaches. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I watch Pa’s figure get smaller and smaller, and still I wave to him, hoping he will turn around and wave back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man waved his mouth organ like a magic wand and pointed it all over the little cardboard city. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He waves anyway, but I duck down again, pretending to both of us that I’m not there. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he preaches in the church, the people’s love for him is like a big wave: it carries him up, up. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crime rate in fact began to fall—so unexpectedly and dramatically and thoroughly that now, from the distance of several years, it is almost hard to recall the crushing grip of that crime wave. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe, I’ll take time out and get a permanent wave, except that I hate beauty parlors. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

People all around us were fleeing to America: we heard tales of oranges the size of baking potatoes; fields of grain waving under sunny skies; clean, dry timber houses with indoor plumbing and electricity. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She waved back and they sped away, weaving around one another. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I called out “See you!” and we waved as he started driving away. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saint Sarah has arrived to bless the place it seems, from the way she’s waving her clipboard around. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He rose to shake hands, then waved them to sit on two rickety wooden chairs, speaking to Liyana in a careful, formal voice. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I use sarcasm to deflect the tidal wave of terror that’s ripping through my body right now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I felt a wave of heat from his fiery breath coming at me, blowing my hair back. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She tried to wave it as though she wasn’t waving it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked up at the sky instead of down at the ground then waved her arms and said, “Please. We need help.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The night was quiet except for the gurgle of the fountains and waves lapping on the shore. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe it wasn’t the start of a wave. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Saint Sarah waves us over with blue T-shirts in her hands. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

One moment the sea is as smooth and tranquil as a mountain lake, the next, it’s roiling with rogue waves. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Trina nodded, and a fresh wave of tears poured down her face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She waves at me as they pass, her face red. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Members of the skeleton night crew pass us in the hall and wave wanly; most have that gray night-shift look. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would take a second and a half, maybe two seconds, for him to hit the wave. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I shouted, “Come on! Move!” and waved my hands in the air. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we walked outside, dozens of people cheered and waved their signs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Candless’s core of loyal followers kept everyone in line and so Dauntless surged through the waves of the Gulf, patrolling and waiting for its target. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The otter likes to lie on its back in the kelp beds, floating up and down to the motion of the waves, sunning itself or sleeping. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their names are sent to registries, but mostly the photographs wave in the wind, unclaimed. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I waved, and after a moment, she nodded in return. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver ignored her and waved a piece of paper in the air. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Nailer turned to smile at Reynolds when a wave of halfmen boiled up from the hold, guns firing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He rang the bell and waved, making sure she saw the strip of white gleaming around his wrist. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

He waves his best friend and Mena Prescott over, lets them get in first, and then squeezes into the crowded backseat while trying to close the door. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

His mother leaned out the window of the attic, high above, waving and calling to get his attention. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The coaches’ conference broke up, and the Manatee guy waved his players off the field. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of kids stood on their chairs and waved their phones back and forth like they were at a concert. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The waves were so rough on this overcast day that, even from this distance, she could see the breakers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wave my hand like he’s a gnat, shooing him off like the others did. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The water was almost black, and pale twilight, darkly reflected in the waves, was already spreading across the sky. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mo and I put our hands on each other's shoulders, and we bobbed together in the rising waves. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I waved and fled to the locker room. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I waved dude off and looked around the parking lot, at all the people going in and out of cars and stores and walking with shopping bags full of brand-new stuff. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She waves me off and starts to pack up her sewing box on her dresser. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He held P. T. and waved as the dusty little Italian car turned into the main road. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She watched the sea shift and sigh, each wave a breath. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The horse waded into the water and an ocean wave washed over it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The wave grabbed her, pushed her over until it seemed the mast and sail were skidding along the surface of the water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry saw the boys’ mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell back and waved. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Without turning around, she waved her hand to shoo me away. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When Celia returns to her father the next day with the perfectly repaired doll he only nods his approval before waving her away, returning to his preperformance preparations. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As if recognizing their own name, some of the white-haired people looked up, waving. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Elodin shouted, waving his arms in the air like a farmer trying to startle crows out of a field. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His theoretical work, in electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and the wave theory of light, was equally revolutionary.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Kenya waves her hand in front of me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But the guilt abruptly washed like a big wave over her again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The air was warm, the sound of the waves soothing. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Peach was running in my direction, waving his skinny arms in the air, his head bobbing on his thin-as-a-noodle neck as he ran. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if Times Square were a kind of shell, with colors and noises breaking in great waves inside it. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw its blackness growing, running, a creature waving monstrous, tentacled arms. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its head slammed against the ceiling and its body splashed back into the water, creating massive waves. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They were awake, for the bird’s eyes were bright and the moth’s feelers waved languidly, but they weren’t animated, as she would have expected them to be. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He shoves one biscuit into his mouth, wraps the other one in a napkin, grabs his bag, and waves goodbye. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Even so, the waves tossed her around, sometimes violently. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stationary source of sound or light emits a set of spherical waves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand at the top of the driveway and wave, hoping Amanda and her parents will drive away. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Justin gives them a small wave and heads to the bathroom. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

By then, Barack and I had said good-bye to George and Laura Bush, waving as they lifted off from the Capitol in a Marine helicopter. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Second-grade burns,” he said, then waved away my concerned exclamation before it hardly began. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We were silent while the waves tossed us up and down. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the car with the pale glove coming out the window, waving back and forth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their song rose and fell in gentle crescendos that matched the waves lashing along the sand. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The corridor tilted, rocked by the storm waves outside. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

His cheeks turn redder as he continues to speak quickly, waving his hands to settle everyone down. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The palm fronds wave around their heads like ostrich plumes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a wave of panic and had to tell himself to calm down. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Scoob swallows hard—he really wishes he had some water—and blinks back a wave of...well, he’s not sure what exactly. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“There’s Patrick,” Sherm said, just as Patrick saw them and waved. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Yishan, waving away any further words from the Sea King, sat next to her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

At the wave of her arm the Red Guards behind her stormed in. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Muffliato,” she whispered, waving her wand in the direction of the stairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But then another wave of dizziness came over her. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

People in skinny red kayaks row past, and I wave to them. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Bridget had already left the car, and Fiona gave Simon a small wave and a restrained smile. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He smelled the permanent wave solution as soon as he opened the door. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I wave good-bye as they both head toward the door, using the remote next to my bed to sit it up a little more. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She was waving one of the pink gloves as if it were a flag of surrender. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I got my bike from the garage and waved to my parents standing on the front porch as I coasted down the driveway. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The engine screeched as the boat fought the waves. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning the beach would be strewn with carcasses, and the waves red with blood. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I faltered for a second, but he waved to me to keep going. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“This is not our omniboos,” said the Professor, waving the loaded vehicle away, and stopping to pick up the poor little flowers. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The music had stopped and he could hear the far-off whooshing of the sea’s waves. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He waved two fingers in the air and smiled. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he stood in the pretty little cemetery where you can hear the waves drumming always. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, there were waves all around her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The soldier standing behind him gave a cheery wave. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A woman in a large white hat, sitting a few rows behind us, waved in our direction. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them held them up and waved the fingers coquettishly at the others. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Huge, lopsided remnant bergs bobbed and heaved in the waves, and small chunks of broken floe knocked and scraped along the sides of the Caird. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

There he lifted us high as breaking waves threatened to knock us down. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice, or whatever effect of wind and waves it was, faded. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he passed Leslie’s desk, she grinned and rippled her fingers low in a kind of wave. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was about to explain but waved it away. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She looks at Kim, who moves her hand in a wave. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Two small figures stood nearby, Valentina and Polina, waving a white cloth at the small plane that buzzed over their heads in the wilderness. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I would be able to hear the waves and if they would sound like the Earth breathing. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When he came out from behind the last coach he waved for the boy to come and the boy rose and put the pistol in his belt. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The group passed, did not wave to him as it went on down Parker Head, hushed. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

At the heart of it was Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, which states that the electron is a particle but a particle that can be described in terms of waves. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Rem Krassilnikov reflected on the tidal wave of change that had swept over the world he once knew. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The young people who pass by wave to us. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Fflewddur suddenly gave a great shout and waved his sword excitedly. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sohrab scored three more times, with assists from some of our new teammates, before Hossein held on to the ball and waved us all out to huddle midfield. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The three Baudelaire children had many more questions for Mr. Poe, but he had already stood up from the table, and with a slight wave of his hand departed from the room. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He smiled and waved and smiled and waved. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard Dad open the front door to wave the driver on. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"There was this mirror, and it was fun to wave at myself," I say. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

No woman can resist a man who has tidal waves and earthquakes beneath the skin. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But I still thank Ambrose for his help and wave as he pushes his cart away. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mandy is screeching and running for the water fountain, waving both hands in front of her mouth. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"The newly decorated restaurant, Hoo's On First, the eatery of athletes, will hold its grand reopening on Sunday. Specialty of the day: fruited sea bass on purple waves." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the North Atlantic, the waves were dark and opaque, but I still looked over the side of the boat, trying to see deeper. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She cuts bread and waves the knife at me and makes sandwiches of brawn and cold potatoes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“The earthquake was in the Atlantic, and lower Manhattan got hit by a tsunami. Big one, too. Like the tidal waves haven’t been enough to wash New York clean of sin.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The picture was of a tiny boat, with one lone man, huge waves surging around him, shark fins visible in the foam. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Yin Lan-lan cut me off with a ruthless wave of her hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They waved as if spying on people on the street were a completely normal part of their morning. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There was a stiffening breeze kicking up the waves beyond the breakwaters and he smiled thinking of what his uncle Owen called waves. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the great waves had cost me all the food and weapons which were stored in the cave, as well as the canoe I had been working on and those hidden under the south cliffs. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down vaguely and saw people waving their arms, shouting. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow his younger brother, Vincenzo, had managed to outrun the deadly wave and survive. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Anyway, on lap two, Becca stood up from her seat like a bird who just popped its head out of a nest, and waved at me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She waved her hands like “Shoo, stray cat.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A boy sat waving at me from a tree stump at the edge of the woods. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I look down most of the time, but Mr. Ram looks up, waving at people as we pass. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Gradually the stream grew smooth and once more they saw the fish below them, waving its tail as it held its place in the current. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A quick wind squall could dump you in sight of the harbor and the waves could hold your head down and that would be it—all in sight of the yacht club restaurant. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun turned the wave tips to sparkling jewels, and the fishermen filled their nets each day with their glistening catch. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Grace lit another cigarette and rearranged the clues to read: purple waves. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waved, but you must not have seen. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun blazed down as a wave of heaviness settled over me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He shuffled forward another foot and waved his arm again, the sword level with my neck. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They clustered around Boots eagerly, waving their antennas in the air and shuddering in delight. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Esi picked up her basket of cotton and, with a quick wave, headed home to make her own preparations. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blast wave arrived a second later, disintegrating everything in its path—our avatars, the floor, the walls, the castle itself, and the thousands of avatars gathered around it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

For a second his fury seemed to deflate, and he felt as if she were making fun of him, but a wave of blood immediately rushed to his brain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the guard towers the lights scanned steadily, making shadows ebb and flow among the barracks like dark, square waves. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

What faint light they shed fell gloomily upon some roof corner or a waving strand of vine, transforming familiar daytime shapes to eerily unfamiliar phantoms. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She waved the air in front of her face like bugs were swarming. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She waved her front legs at him and then zoomed into one of the corners. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was waving his arm madly through the bars, trying to get my attention. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waved my hand toward him and all his bewildering perfection. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I give it to her, and a little wave as I walk past the guard and back through the gate. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Shephard waves the security guard over and tells the guys he’s glad the library has cameras they can go back and look at. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I waved as the Toyota grunted out of the driveway. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

These girls were up to something, and it wasn’t smiling and waving. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was waving a flag and I was carrying a pen. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He had been hoping to face a solid charge, unleash a full volley, but the Rebs seemed to be coming on like a lapping wave, rolling up the beach. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her left arm, she waved and blew kisses. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then he ran forward down the road, very clumsy in his plastic suit, waving his arms. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I stand up and toddle toward the camera, smiling, trying out my wave . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He started to reach into his pocket for change, and she waved him off. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tumbled everything—cards, cassette, cassette player—back into my backpack and waved good-bye. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the north deep waves rolled down upon the island. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she taught them to make angels by lying on their backs and waving their arms and legs. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Here and there, far off, were the shapes of trees and roofs, from which streamers of mist trailed down like broken waves pouring from rocks. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry grinned and waved; Ron grimaced weakly and shook his head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She carried her husband Tom along on the wave of her excitement. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were too dumfounded to wave back, I reckon, or maybe didn’t recognize anybody but me, on account of the linen coats and Mama’s veil and Papa’s goggles. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And now at the airport, after shaking hands with everybody, waving good-bye, I think about all the different ways we leave people in this world. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But scarcely had that island faded in blue air than I saw smoke and white water, with sound of waves in tumult— a sound the men heard, and it terrified them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worsley yelled and waved in a futile attempt to draw attention to them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

This set of waves is called a harmonic series. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

When Maria looked up, he waved the picture and then wadded it into a ball. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled, giving her a small wave with his racket. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They sat together in line, waving their hands, planning a strategy. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then they’d wave and say, “Oh!” like they were more shocked by me walking in than by the death of their loved ones. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I might as well be waving my tiny Q-tip around at the same time. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He sank into the waves and swam under the floating dock. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

With a wave, he mounted the underground stairs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

A wave of emotion took me, a feeling so intense, so unfamiliar, I wasn’t sure what it was. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She would wave good-bye to him, and he would stand and watch the bus until it vanished around a turn. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

A crow swooped down over it, but Ms. Griegson waved it away, and it went back up in the fir with the other crows. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but you can just wave us in. We'll tell you all about it." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Anna catches her eye and waves, and she cuts down the aisle and across a row of seats. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

How they can be waved around like a wand—sometimes for good, like how Mr. Daniels uses them. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He brings Mam’s toast and tea but she waves it away and turns to the wall. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Missing her comes like a wave, fast and unstoppable. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She wiped a wet hand off on her white apron, which had blue waves embroidered across the top. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

So they send out these waves of sound, to see what they bounce off of. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“See you in New Jersey,” we would wave, as the bus pulled out taking someone else to the train station in L.A. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wave on a string is a transverse wave, moving the string back and forth, rather than moving up and down along the string. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

These water monsters governed the torrents of this water world and kept the waves tranquil. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

There were small waves inside the big waves, and the surface reminded me of an elephant’s wrinkled skin with lines in all directions. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then I was caught up in the arms of a huge man wearing overalls and a train cap—the engineer who’d waved at me in Cold Sassy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The boys sat out on a rock surrounded by water, while the girls stood knee-deep in the waves, dipping and rubbing the clothing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the butcher sees me come in, he waves me toward the counter while he disappears into the back. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

From the ballroom beneath, muffled and suffocating chords were drifting up on hot waves of air. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“All I am looking at is water and sand,” Kanei replied, and then waved us to come closer and take a look. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Through which their mother followed without even turning to wave good-bye. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

You taught me how to jump in the waves that day. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The other girls wave her back and the crowd shouts. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I waved her in and took the box to the kitchen table. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

A wave kicked up, but he hung on, and soon the house was drifting down the New Meadows, heading out to the coast. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She kept looking this way and that, smiling and waving. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The night mist hovered on the water already, so he backed the throttle down and ran with his spotlight broadcasting over the waves. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The old bear roared in frustration and waved at the empty air with his huge paws, then reared up on his hind legs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Muddy waves crested, dragging along branches torn from trees upstream. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I say, glancing back at Walter, who’s shaking his head and waving his hands furiously. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m as fast as can be,” he announced, running around the island twice in no time at all, “and I’m as slow as can be,” he complained, waving good-by to a snail. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when I waved goodbye to him, I knew I would never, ever see him again, although I would remember him forever. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone has come and gone, piles of shells pulled in and out of waves, and I'm still here, a skeleton of a sea creature, dropped in this tide pool, living, watching, still living. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And with that, I am dismissed with the wave of a hand. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” she said, waving to a couple of students as they exited her classroom. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was no time for greeting or waving. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

My eyes snapped open as a wave of warm air hit my face. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Cordelia says, because there is a wave of corny chicken jokes sweeping the school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

With our hands in the air and bodies jumping up and down, we wave excitedly to our uncle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When viruses come out of an ecosystem, they tend to spread in waves through the human population, like echoes from the dying biosphere. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But eventually he opened up to the robot, and before long she was waving for the beavers to join them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He waves and walks by, turning around to move away from us, backward. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I looked back and saw Rinaldi standing watching me and waved to him. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I have to get out of here,” I said, waving at the bustle in front of Mary Lyon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I give a dorky little wave and head to the door. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Z slid his head and one arm out the narrow window and waved at the people standing at the parking lot far in the distance. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A welcome wave of noise and good cheer. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad waved to our houseguest as he walked me to the door. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Standing under the scoreboard with Celia, her back to me, was a woman in a sharp business suit, her blond hair waving down to the middle of her back. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Some were standing on chairs, some were up on the tables and all of them were wiggling about and waving their arms in the most extraordinary manner. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I was in such a daze, I waved back. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He led me back into the house, to the dreaded dining room table, and waved for me to sit down. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I give him a tiny wave and go inside. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The surfers called it The End for its killer waves. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Southward he looked, and below his very feet the Great River curled like a toppling wave and plunged over the falls of Rauros into a foaming pit; a glimmering rainbow played upon the fume. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My new Signal Corps group was with the first wave. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not wink at Harry, or wave, or give any of his usual signs of greeting. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There, buried under issues of O and Royalty Monthly, I find the booklet with its bright American flag waving on the cover. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The Cal frosh fairly skimmed over the water, their oars coming well clear of the waves between strokes and digging cleanly into them on the catch at the beginning of each stroke. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He turns and waves his glove at me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The waves for these paths will not cancel out. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In ancient Greece, Pythagoras saw the peculiar behavior of waves that traveled up and down a plucked string—how certain notes were allowed and others were forbidden. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A wave of a hand, and the details were all up to him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Any bunch of sound waves will produce some sort of noise. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In the next boat, I saw Bronwyn wave and raise Miss Peregrine’s camera to her eye. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He spotted Fadi and waved at him to hurry, then turned his attention back to Noor as she reached the truck. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

They must have had help, someone at the airport, so that they could jump up, the way they did, somewhere over the English Channel, and start shouting orders and waving around the firearms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The broad sky above and the whole earth laughed to see it, and the salt wave of the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another wave of loud relief as everyone processed this new information. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They came up round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She'd retired the mittens until next winter, and her slender, graceful hands waved above her head. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I waved away a mosquito that buzzed in my ear. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The echoes came back in waves, like a pebble rolling round a box, and from the wood across the river came the clattering of wood pigeons’ wings among the branches. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waves and then turns back to arranging the prettiest cookies on top. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The girls booed but the boys waved their arms like flags. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

We tried to paddle against it but had no more luck than flot- sam caught in a tidal wave, and then it thudded against our feet and we were rising, too, riding its back. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Horror-struck, Harry waved madly at the other three to follow him as quickly as possible; they scurried silently toward the door, away from Filch’s voice. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The cove was partly sheltered from the wind, but as soon as we went through the passage between the rocks and into the sea, great waves struck us. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pressed her fingertips to her temples and waved toward Virgil’s older brothers, who were tall and lean and muscled, even then. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“We need a lookout. From up here you can see everything, and we’ll be able to see you. If anyone heads around the building, jump up and down and wave your arms.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald races alongside the rented moving truck as we pull away, waving and shouting, forgetting any Baba-terror in the agony of farewell. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mom turned once and waved, and Dad stuck his hand out the window. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I gotta go home and tell my mama about what I seen. I live right down there. In that yellow house. That’s my mama on the porch. You see her? She’s waving at you.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The suffragists screamed and waved their banners and tossed yellow flowers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

His goal was to empower the wave of migrants rolling into town to become productive citizens of their adopted city. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes open wide in his rosy face and he waves his tiny fists. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Some runners smile or wave as they go by. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As long as he could keep the shoreline lights from dipping under the waves, he knew that he was in sight of shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He’s talking the whole time, waving his arms about. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Brown shooed me from his shop with a wave of his hand. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still watching through his lashes, Harry saw Voldemort wave his wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The lady waves me inside, then folds her arms in front of her as we start to head up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She looked at Lena’s white apron with its own curling blue waves across the top. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Ekon tore his gaze from the trees, fighting a sudden wave of nausea. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When we got to Howard’s, Mrs. Odom was on the porch with Cotton, smiling and waving to the bus driver. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A hurtful silence would fill the room, and Laila could almost see the wordless hostility radiating from Mariam like waves of heat rising from asphalt. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The girl impatiently waved them up the steps, and hurried them past the stone angels with the lost faces. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man smiled and waved, stowing his jumper cables again. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And Dragonwings, its wings waving over either side of the wagon, lurched forward. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gives me a wave by the staff room door, Mr. Ram’s file in her bag. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but we’ll be doing drills inside first—especially tomorrow, with that heat wave forecast.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But, Uncle Pumblechook, who was omnipotent in that kitchen, wouldn’t hear the word, wouldn’t hear of the subject, imperiously waved it all away with his hand, and asked for hot gin and water. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Junior, Talloi, and I jumped into a canoe and sadly waved to our friends as the canoe pulled away from the shores of Mattru Jong. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds, he handed the “permit” back to me and waved us through. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, this mathematical description has no intuitive meaning; it is all but impossible to visualize what these wave functions are. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He hit the waves but grabbed hold of the wood before his head went under. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

We wave goodbye to each other, and suddenly, a giant bubble of hope begins to well up inside me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He grinned when he saw us, and waved us on. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He cut short my profuse apologies with a magnanimous wave of his hand, and went back over to his and Mme. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The kid obviously had not seen Kyril Montana: he stopped, silhouetted against the sky, and waved downhill at the horseman riding up and at the other man farther below. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waved and the farm kids waved back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only one guy takes a wave at a time,” I said into the phone. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But immediately the wave floods over me anew, a mingled sense of shame, of remorse, and yet at the same time of security. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Fuller waved me out the door and sent me away with no further punishment than my shame and having missed lunchtime. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

There are times when surfing where you’ll take on a wave only to realize the bottom’s dropped out of it and so suddenly without warning you’re free-falling down the entire face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Can you take this to your teacher?” he asks, not taking the folder, but waving slowly at it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The green waves of dead faces and the screams of the dying that had echoed in his head were buried. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s saying something to me but I can’t hear, it’s as though we’re under water, the sound muffled, reaching me in blurry waves. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved his skinny arm towards the darkling mountains. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He scans the murky water for the green snakes that sometimes skim across the waves. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Still, I waved to her, and she waved back. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says, waving his fork, that if we continue to overbreed as a species, a new epidemic will arise to redress the balance. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Black waves loom over us and roll beneath us, dark and shining. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Brandy sees me and waves a little, and I wave back. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Suddenly my friends are on the screen, waving, angling for face time, hamming it up. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He waved his arm, and the men, smiling, raised their bows in salute. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw me at the door and waved me inside. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mama’s standing behind the gate, waving, smiling, snapping Polaroids. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She waved at the drowned ruins, and a flash of ocean. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

As another wave skips up, I gulp in a thirsty mouthful. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss waved for me to sit by her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I must have been staring because she saw me looking and waved at me, gesturing for me to come to her. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They waved at me, but there were no excited hugs, and neither one of them sat by me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I screamed, waving the jacket, running to one side of the monster. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was an old man in black robes, waving his arms while he shouted, half out of breath. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I could see the small waves sliding up the sand and beyond them a curving line of foam where the currents raced. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace was about to insist on purple waves, but plums reminded her of something. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Strawberry for Strawberry Girl,” I offer again, waving the Fruit Roll-Up slightly. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"By all means," he said, waving her to the chair across from him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A wave of cold anger and confusion struck her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was waving for me to come out. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I therefore set out on the first fair morning to search for whatever wreckage the waves had washed ashore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Six months ago, he’d started his campaign, dropping hints, a steady stream of little reminders that built and built into a tidal wave. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Miguel waved for his friends to follow him to the rows of computer terminals. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Kit raised her own arm to wave back, and then she turned and started back along the shore. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Gulls wheeled in the air and rode, with folded wings, on the waves. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waved us toward her with her good arm—her right arm—like she was hosting a party. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Sister Naima gets super animated as she explains the events and waves her arms around as if she’s acting them out. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Their shadows wave on the tree trunks and the forest floor. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Little waves of lightning seemed to be flashing out of her eyes. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

As I crossed Fourth Street, the noise from the market splashed over me like a wave. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another wave surged over them, but he was braced this time, and when it passed, he clawed his way out with Nita dragging him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, if one used equipment designed to examine electrons as particles, they would appear to behave as particles; if one used equipment best suited for detecting waves, they appeared as waves. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She waved one hesitant arm in the air and turned her head quickly away. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They weren’t sure whether to hug or shake hands or just wave good-bye, so it ended up as an awkward combination of all three. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But what if you could arrange the waves so that reflecting waves, instead of cancelling out the new waves, would reinforce them? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In this time, she’ll be able to see if it’s been coincidence or a doomed fate pushing her back and forth all day, like wave after wave. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Wall itself turned red and pink and orange, as waves of color danced across the ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The land had vanished, all right, but that was because a wave was blocking our view. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then began the massive waves of poor and half-starved and ragged immigrants from Europe, arriving with everything they owned in the world in bags and sacks on their backs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re all standing at the entrance to the weed field, waving their signs and chanting, “No more malls!...No more malls!” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The bird flew above me down the mountain, and for some miles, whenever I turned to look for them, there would be the two old people waving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were carnival rides lining the Pier, palm trees lining the sidewalks, homeless guys sleeping in the sand dunes, and surfer dudes waiting for the perfect wave. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A boy about my age waved good-bye to a couple sitting behind us. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

All the little Hupfers were jumping up and down, too, and Danny was still waving his shirt, and Meryl Lee was waving her rose—which was losing its petals—and Mrs. Baker was screaming. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gregory had chuckled at my arm waving wildly about. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“We were out in the waves, looking for fish, and he got stung. Jellyfish.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He sent his sons ahead of him shouting and waving ceremonially preserved animal parts to announce his eminence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching Cairnholm disappear felt like watching the only remaining key to that mystery sink beneath the dark waves. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I step out into the hallway and wave my hand through the fading haze. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

In the stairwell, the floors and stairs below were a white-water river, a vortex of cascading waves. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Cole braced himself for the next big wave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And with a regal wave, he waddled out of the shop, taking as little notice of Ron as though he had been a display of Cockroach Clusters. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you know,” she says, waving her phone in the air. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He told us we had to get moving, and then he waved his flashlight around like a Star Wars lightsaber. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He waved her toward a road forking to the left, under a railway bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sunday afternoon on the front porch Across the road, Miss Bell has tied a blue-checked sunbonnet beneath her chin, lifts her head from her bed of azaleas and waves to my grandmother. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

An unexpected wave of anger surged through me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Just the way Grandpa planned it, all the stores closed that day, and folks white and colored lined North Main and South Main, waving their Confederate flags. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Pastor Tom gave a wave to the folks lined up to be saved and the many more there to watch and celebrate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He waved to a young man they passed and called out, “Ugly as usual, Rogbert!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand at a painted wooden gladiator, then turned to a machine that looked like an oversized rolling pin studded with knives. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone on the street waved and yelled as we passed: “Hi Reverend Jackson!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She held the note I had just returned to her in her left hand, and now she waved it like a tiny flag. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

When I peeked close, the carvings were of water and ocean waves. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She waves off his concern and starts gathering her bags. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Sound is a succession of waves in air, a crest and a trough, a crest and a trough. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His nine daughters are the waves of the sea. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A boy came running out toward the car, leaping and waving his hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waves pull in and out, gentle as a hushed breath. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Daisy grabbed my arm and whispered, “Is this real life?” and then the zoologist waved his hand dramatically, gesturing for us to walk across the bridge. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The door opened and noise poured into the Waystone like a gentle wave. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Eight weeks later, the Neptune set sail again, and the pretty young bride with the chestnut hair waved her husband goodbye from dockside. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

When Garfield's train passed stations along the way, local people waved American flags and stood with their hats off in respect. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Wiped it good and then waved it in the night air as he walked to keep up with his mother. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

There were times, I promise you, when the waves were so high that as we slid down into a trough the whole world disappeared from sight. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moody waved the map in front of Harry, who braced himself— “Can I borrow this?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But rather than flying back at her, bouncing against the wall of wind, the fruits fell, plummeted over the edge to the waves below. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

If you could watch these waves, it would not even look as if they are traveling back and forth. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Finally I spotted my mother’s white shirtwaist like the flag of “We Give Up!” waving near Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He indicated his abdomen with a feeble hand wave. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He waved me down because he assumed the police were hunting for him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Koffi drew in a sharp breath and fought a sudden wave of pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He gave me a small wave as I made my approach, but my dreams were just as quickly dashed when he told me we were going to his friend Adam's house to smoke. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Beiderman gave a gruff wave and retreated into his apartment. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then the door was blown apart and a shock wave hurled me over, forcing all the air out of my lungs. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her stickwork aside, she happened to be a girl who knew how to wave to somebody from third base. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And then a long wave of warmth crossed the small town. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we walk to Rani's tent, other children wave and greet her. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Blue thread, in curling waves, marching across the top of the apron. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Not at all! As a matter of fact, I think a lot of the wave is coming back already.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted to wave my armband and shout, Hey, everyone, look at me, I’m a Jew! Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He cupped his hands around his mouth to blow warm air on them and was then hit with a wave of self-conscious anxiety. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Down, down the winding passage they went, through darkness and spider webs and dripping water, until at last they emerged into a cold wind, brilliant sunlight, and the sound of waves breaking on rocks. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The next dawn, Willis was at the dock with him, loading in a jug, some cheese sandwiches, and some corn muffins, then casting him loose, waving him out into the incoming tide. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was an image of Ladybird Hope waving from a Corporation private plane. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

For a while the two who stayed could see the cricket waving, but then the train rushed away into the darkness of the tunnel and was lost. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand at me and picked up the phone. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then she realized a tidal wave of dark loam was rolling across the hills, turning the skin of the earth inside out, leaving nothing behind. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell him to wave to you. I know it’s not the same as being there myself, but...” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped so high that he landed on a small table up there on the stage, and he started hopping about on the top of this table, waving his arms and yelling his head off. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I wave to the security guard, who peers at me suspiciously as I rip the balloon off the vase, struggling to catch my breath, my lungs protesting all this running. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He waved his hands at the comfortable room. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people passing in front of it wave wildly at the driver. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Two men in suits had climbed into the front, and as the gate opened for them, they waved cheerfully to the children and drove away over the bridge. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I give a small wave and try to get into my Melba zone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Poseidon sent a wave of waves to him, a terror of the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was accompanied, as was his custom, by a train of women dancing and singing exultant songs, wearing fawn-skins over their robes, waving ivy-wreathed wands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fig rubbed up against my leg, his white-tipped tail waving in a satisfied “Hip Hop Hooray” motion. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I whispered it into the pillow: I want to be like the waves on the sea, like the clouds in the wind, but I’m me. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

And on that enigmatic note he waved to Harry, who understood himself to be dismissed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

An old man sat on the threshold of his house and waved at us. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Beautiful women and men glided around the room, their flowing robes waving a dance of color as they moved. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She was drowned out at that, the crowd shouting at her, and Moss recognized the start of a wave of panic in Esperanza’s mom. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Turner hollered, waving his arms and standing up in the boat until it began to rock with the waves the whales made. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A bunch of countrified folks yelling and screaming, waving flags and chewing tobacco, forcing confused kids to crawl through mud, preparing them to get killed in a war? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Tourists waved at them from fifteen or sixteen rows of balconies. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Notice that it doesn't matter what the length of the fundamental is; the waves in the second harmonic must be half the length of the first harmonic; that's the only way they'll both "fit." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Looking at Rani, I can see that her anger that swelled up as fast as an ocean wave disappeared just as quickly. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The children wandered up and down while Stewart and Dicey sat watching the little waves that meandered up onto the smooth sand. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys from Washington simply sat on the grass and gave him a wave as he passed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They must have said it more times as they traveled the lake than there were waves or fish alongside of them! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Alternatively, it could mean that the sources were more numerous in the past, at the time that the radio waves left on their journey to us, than they are now. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Has everyone got a flashlight, by the way?” the doctor asked, and they nodded, more intent upon sleep than the waves of darkness which came after them up the stairs of Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could picture him in my mind standing on top of the stone wall by the woodlot, the Brown Bess cradled under his arm, waving at us. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled at the thought of the little singer who had waved so proudly to the crowd at the Gathering. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A minute later he runs back in and frantically waves me over. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

John shouted back, but Pa headed into the field, hollering and waving a coiled rope to scare the cattle east. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Doha waved and walked out the front door. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in the big overstuffed chair in front of the TV set, waving his fist and screaming at the screen. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raucous singing was borne toward them on the night air as they retraced their steps along the lantern-lit path, and leprechauns kept shooting over their heads, cackling and waving their lanterns. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A wave of voices erupted from the crowd; it was hard to make out who was yelling what. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Colin had never understood this before, but now thousands of strings were fluttering over and around and past him, and they were both tiny broken beams of light and endless, undulating waves. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Deen had been the one to spot the small green boat, appearing through mist that wreathed the island, cutting through the whitecapped waves. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

At the entrance of the harbor, a shallow crescent bay, he let the windspell drop and stilled his little boat so it lay rocking on the waves. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

For sound waves, the bigger the amplitude, the louder the sound. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The waves of the third harmonic must be a third the length of the first harmonic, and so on. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The signal he gave to the other two was a simple, mechanical wave. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I could see the curve of her cheek against my brain waves, which were red and loopy. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand at his windows, his desk, his shelves of books. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I missed the water with the oars in the dark as a wave lifted the boat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Nausea passes through me in waves, like a green sweep of the rendering sails through night. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boat is so full, it no longer rises and falls with the waves. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She waves at me each time, but I can’t wave back because I’m sick to my stomach. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

First, Mama cuts off a man who waves a fist at us, except it’s not a fist but a paw. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Not knowing what I did, thinking foolishly that another wave was upon me, I began to run. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved back and started to run across the field. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Now, Henry headed to his room with a tired wave. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I smile at just the thought of it, feeling a wave of happiness overtake me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She waves back and watches from the sidewalk as he slides into the driver's seat and pulls his door shut. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And each time August approaches, red-faced and waving his bull hook, they explode with glee. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They dragged their remaining stores and gear to the beach, waving their arms and shouting to the ship. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Dimple picked it up from her dresser and waved it around like proof. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Apa waves to me and then leaves for his gardening job. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He threw open the door to his lab with a sweeping ta-da motion and waved us inside. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course you did,” Jack says, waving his finger at me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if objects are particles and waves at the same time, what on earth could they be? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then they caught Jody’s scent, and their stiff tails rose up and waved a greeting—Doubletree Mutt with the big thick tail, and Smasher, the incipient shepherd—then went lazily back to their warm beds. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he led the parade to the park in front of the courthouse and let the falcon lovers wave their signs at passing cars. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The girl raised her head and waved at the driver, who tooted the horn, then bumped through the grass around to the back of the house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Apparently inspired by the black wave, some enterprising rebel commander came up with the idea of confiscating people’s abandoned automobiles and sending them unmanned down the streets. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The standing waves in these carefully-shaped-and-sized idiophones — for example, the blocks on a xylophone — produce pitched tones, but again, the patterns of standing waves in these instruments are a little too complicated for this discussion. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I gave my parents a quick wave and then turned to the pack of reporters and said, “Sorry, I have to go prepare for my next match.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Farmers came from out their Houses to watch us pass; as did their pretty Daughters, & we waved & called that we should be back in the Evening. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

By the time the Argo II reached top speed, Fort Sumter was only a blot in the distance, and they were racing across the waves toward the ancient lands. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Audrey grabbed a place mat off the counter and waved it at the dog, hitting him on the nose. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The new wave of reformers saw the KGB as not just a symptom of the USSR's problem but the root of the problem itself. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

There were a couple of miserable wet soldiers manning the gun emplacements, who waved and shouted as the girls on their bicycles came barreling past, brakes screeching with the steepness of the descent. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A wave of cries rippled through the group. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I give him a few more treats without pills in them, and then he yawns in my face and I wave away his icky tuna breath. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her hair is the same color as Carol’s, but done in a cold wave all over her head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fresh waves of screams erupted from all directions as people saw what was happening. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wave very slightly, my hand not even rising above my head. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I just stare at the water and count the waves. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As the HIV/AIDS epidemic spread around the world, and a wave of fear and superstition with it, Haitians were quickly labeled a “risk group.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He turned to wave farewell, but the potter was no longer there. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Then, all of a sudden, they were hovering over the shimmering moon’s reflection, waves thundering around them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

"Never go to the beach on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Especially when there's been a heat wave for more than a week." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He felt a wave of bashfulness pass over him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The ship was anchored outside the cove and Nanko said that it could not come closer to the shore because of the high waves. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half the crowd seemed to have realized what was happening; the Irish supporters rose in another great wave of green, screaming their Seeker on . . . but Krum was on his tail. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He suddenly began coughing, and rapidly grew worse and worse until I rose from my seat and went to him, alarmed, but he waved me away, gasping that he would be all right. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snow buntings whirled around the house, an Arctic tern darted over the ocean, and the waves lapped the ice that was piled high on the shore. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Equally, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle implies that particles behave in some respects like waves: they do not have a definite position but are “smeared out” with a certain probability distribution. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, for orbits whose lengths were not a whole number of wavelengths, each wave crest would eventually be canceled out by a trough as the electrons went round; these orbits would not be allowed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kindness from her old bosses, from Mr. Giancarlo’s daughter, from strangers—it brings a wave of shame that threatens to drown her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I see my griefs begin to sink below the waves, and I ride the crest in hope. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He stood in the corral behind the cattle and waved his arms at them until one by one they hesitantly stepped into the back of the cattle truck. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

After having gone back and forth with Aston for fifteen minutes, Tuttle finally waved his wrinkled hand at him like he was trying to shoo away a fly. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Some of the soldiers leaned over to wave at Junha, making him laugh out loud. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She leaned over the counter, which was lined with dozens of little statues—waving Chinese cats, meditating Buddhas, Saint Francis bobble heads, and novelty dippy drinking birds with top hats. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Major Danby stood barring the door, waving everyone else away in ashen silence. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Are the waves on the lake two inches high or two feet? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it seemed to Vetch that his friend saw, across the waves and miles and grey days yet to come, the thing they followed and the dark end of their voyage. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The baby was yelling in fury and kicking and waving her little fists. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when she was speaking fast, she put her cup down and her hands waved and danced in the steamy air. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was like a worn small rock whelmed by the successive waves of his voice. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivan strained, clenching his teeth and groaning with effort as a particularly strong wave hit his magic. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But we caught one wave at just the right point and it car­ried us a great distance, past the high, collapsing walls of water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It fell, in waves and curls and disobedient frizzy wisps—soft on the inside, coarser on the outside—to just below where her small, strong waist began its curve out towards her hips. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As quickly as it had risen then, the fin dipped back down, sank beneath the gentle waves. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But the drowsy feeling was coming in waves. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Bobbing blue ice and crumbling floes rose and fell with the waves all around them as they brought the boats back onto a course for the northwest. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

She waved the back of her hand at the children, waved again at Lina, and then took off, holding the sack by its neck so it hung beside her and banged against her legs. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He waved, and Frank waved, both of them yelling “Stop!” and “Help!” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

‘You mean, you saw something about the boy who waved that I didn’t?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had three rings on the hand he waved in the air. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody came to talk to us, or hurt us since I waved yesterday. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After agreeing to a study session on Monday, I make my exit with a wave, walking to the more accommodating, less happening, front doors. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Seeing me, the engineer put an arm big as a leg of mutton out the window and waved. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Must we listen to all of this?” another guest asked, waving his cigarette as if it were a magic wand which would make Ignatius disappear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waves around long tongs as he speaks. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

If she drew this feeling, it would be softly flowing waves the color of a delicate pink ballet slipper. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her mother responded with a half-hearted wave, which Candice took as permission. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The lake of poison rolled toward her in tiny waves and rivulets. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The fish was pulling so hard that the little boat was plowing and lurching through the waves. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“And when the invisible hand waves, suddenly, the house won’t be underwater.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the operation was half over, he had come out into the ante-room, grinning and waving one tonsil in a pair of forceps. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breaking waves that moonlight and forlorn hope fashioned into illusion? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Bundini and their beautiful daughters waved at us from the picnic under the trees that shaded the clearing by the road. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I feel like someone took a slingshot and shot me high into the air, and now I'm waving my arms and trying to find a soft place to land. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The leafy branches behind Ma start to wave and then snap as the creature prepares to spring from the shadows. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She waved a gloved hand at me like she was the beauty queen of the garden club. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Deborah and Theresa had run after the truck; my mother and Ultima stood waving by the door. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime, Shirley went with the class to the school cafeteria, but before she could pick up a tray, several boys and girls waved for her to follow them. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a greasy apron, waves a tea towel. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Methodically, she went from person to person, waving the burning branch with her good hand and shouting insults at any hyenas who might be lurking. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivan, the boy from the road, waved at her from around the corner of the butcher shop. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She waved me into the apartment, pushing away a carton full of trash. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The far shore would stop them, Taran thought, struggling to keep his head above the waves. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He smiles, puts up his hand in a friendly wave. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She waves salaam without looking at me and exits. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A little farther toward home, Mrs. Brown stood up out of her rocker, waved a handkerchief at me, and called, “Yoo-hoo! ’ Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Two more little spiders crawled out and waved. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her grandmother’s shoulders gently, and as she stood up a wave of terrible loneliness swept over her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Scipio waved the two of them to the door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad waved his bandaged arm from the porch one last time, then turned and went back into the dryness of the house. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When I look up at the crowds, I can see posters waving enthusiastically, with Rob’s name scrawled on them. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Women smile and coo and wave their fans in my direction. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I waved to them and they waved in return, some better than others, and I felt a little more relaxed thinking they were nice. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reflected light like the glare off the sea was polarized; it might be that the shadow particles, when they behaved like waves as light did, were capable of being polarized, too. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I got that question answered when Cooter came walking up the road waving at me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Stick’s friend, Bucky Willis, waved from outside, motioning for us to open the window. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t see anything,” replied the sergeant, dismissing him with a wave of his hand. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved it wildly in the air and shouted friendly assurances to the man. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The suspicious look on her face sends a wave of shame through me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The drovers are bunched up in front of the sheriff's office shouting and waving guns. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The grocer waved him off and shoved the bottle into his hand. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The door to the Gran’s cabin opened, and she ushered everyone inside with a wave of her hands. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Out on the sidewalk in front of the building, a knot of activists waved signs and shouted chants, though I can’t remember what it was they were angry about. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes our efforts seemed to forestall the next wave, sometimes hot. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had laughed the first time I made the comparison, waved his fingers in front of my face like he was casting a spell over me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He was home from the toothpaste factory, and he was waving an evening newspaper rather excitedly. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Jazz," he called to her, waving her closer. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A wave broke over his head, and he came up gagging and spitting salt water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

No one else was moving very fast except to wave away flies. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In moonlight, two acres of coarse bent grass, undulant and ankle deep, tumbled and rough as a horse’s mane, appear like a bay of waves, all shadowy troughs and hollows. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And what if I wave my wand and nothing happens?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It was so the emissary would see how Min’s vessels captured the elusive green and blue and gray hues of the waves. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Scipio turned away from the big square and impatiently waved to the others to follow him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She waved her hand at some filing cabinets. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Figure 3.1: A random jumble of sound waves is heard as a noise. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The lady stood on the jetty and waved till she could see their faces no more. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When she waved her hands frantically, they did too. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

But now Leo was looking past her and waving at me, his whole arm in a sweeping motion, like he was saying farewell to a ship. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone else gets a wave or a pat on the back. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And she kept waving and waving and waving, as though she believed she’d never see Finn and Emma and Chess again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Come and see,” he says, waving me over to a computer screen. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I lie in the bedroom with the curtains drawn and nothingness washing over me like a sluggish wave. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The EEG research found intensification over time of theta waves in the prefron- tal cortex, thought to be a measure of sustained attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Clem waves a fistful of pages over his head like he’s waving a flag. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I waved back, something tightening in my chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The water jostled the boat, wave after wave. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of her eye, Aru saw a giant wave of rising poison liquid. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I waved at Ms. Faraci when I entered, but she was busy drawing chemical structures on the board and didn’t notice. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

However, these brothers were learned in the magical arts, and so they simply waved their wands and made a bridge appear across the treacherous water. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Ollie is waving his hands listlessly, like he almost wishes I wouldn't see him and wouldn't stop. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The wind seemed to blow it farther from the boat, and the waves ran under it bewildering his eye, and ever and again it seemed closer to him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

My parents, arms around each other, wave back. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She waved her arm, indicating the comfortable room. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wave of purple capes roared in the audience as House Hyacinth celebrated their champion. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to shout and wave at them, but all he managed was a lame flopping of his left hand. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and wave off that crazy idea and simply say, “Eat! Eat!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The wave was faceless and it pushed without passion. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands he lighted it, waved it again. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should have run into the middle of the street, waving my arms. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

There was much resistance against our first waves that came ashore, and the sea was rough. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

One moment he could be placid, the next he turned into choppy waves that broke hard and stung. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Good evening, y’all,” Wanda said, and a few people muttered a response or waved to her, some shifting in the pews, and the rustling echoed loudly in the otherwise silent church. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This recalled him to himself, and he leaned out of the window and waved his hand, calling out: “Love to Madam Mina; I shall write so soon as ever I can.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

People wave, but it doesn’t slow down or change direction. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand for silence, and went on:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then footsteps pound down the hall as the black wave roars past the building. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The Grinch cast one look at me, his top lip peeling back in annoyance, before waving the doctor forward. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Along the way, sharecropping families came down to the road to wave and offer food. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth’s curtains twitch in her windows as I walk by, and I give them a wave. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He stepped daintily over the heather, scarcely seeming to press it with his airy trot and the wind made waves in his long mane, which had been freshly combed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I hopped out, Henry waved his arm toward the hillside and shouted, “Help yourself.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reed flung himself against the rail, searching the waves for signs of his crewman. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I’m up on my toes again and waving my arms. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Maggie waved at me from her front steps and then she walked over. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Percy tried to summon the waves, hoping he could push the ships apart or even capsize the enemy vessel, but nothing happened. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t let a wave devour her, any more than he could let her be sold on the black market. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled and waved back at him, but my smile was an uncertain one. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’m Mrs. Wahl,” the teacher calls with a friendly wave. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I swam back to the surf and coasted in, face down, on a big roller, then turned and swam, trying to keep in the trough and not have a wave break over me. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I want to feel the sting of the sea in my eyes and be buoyed by the waves and carried across time to another life. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When you adjust to the lights, you can see the other side in the distance just as the sound of the radio fades to nothing because the waves just can’t reach. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that a crowd of young toughs from the south of the county had broken uninvited into the dance, waving whiskey bottles and shouting drunken insults at the guests. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Dad waved the back flaps up and down that was my cue. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Far below them, so that the sound of the breaking waves was very faint, lay the sea. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The only time I can remember him vaguely touching upon mathematics was when he whisked a square of tissue- paper out of his pocket and waved it around. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked anxiously towards the mouth of the cove where the waves were breaking upon the rocks. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

After giving Javier his number, Moss raised a hand to wave, then turned and walked north into West Oakland. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Anyone with a white handkerchief waved it, and white flags hung from every lamppost. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He waved to the small stack of books he’d sorted from the original pile. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“And I’m fed up of waving at that stupid camera. Don’t you feed your prisoners around here? I want some food!” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

They brought it down slow and Brothers pointed at me and started waving to his team. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I could sense his power in the cool blue paper, as if the envelope itself had been folded out of an ocean wave. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

This works a little bit like the waves in tubes, above, but the waves produced on membranes, though very interesting, are too complex to be discussed here. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Bloom waved at the man, whom he disliked intensely, and Lavadie waved back, grinning broadly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bow, then wave the onlookers good-bye as the teahouse doors shut behind me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A wave of gratitude washes over me, and my eyes fill with tears. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A wave of horrifying images with a brief respite I confuse with waking—only to find another wave knocking me back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

All standing waves have places, called nodes, where there is no wave motion, and antinodes, where the wave is largest. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

To these people the war is simply a continuous calamity which sweeps to and fro over their bodies like a tidal wave. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Supernova explosions of massive early stars produced successive overlapping shock waves in the adjacent gas, compressing the intergalactic medium and accelerating the generation of clusters of galaxies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fierce heat sent up shimmering waves that made everything look wobbly. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath the waves, she knew, the sea was a universe all its own. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The waves pushed us forward, and in no time we were back in the mortal world. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She waved me closer to the glass and whispered. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m speaking very loudly, and you’re only three feet away. The elementary physics of sound waves assures me that you are receiving my auditory signals.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

You can view here animations of longitudinal and transverse waves, single particles being disturbed by a transverse wave or by a longitudinal wave, and particles being disturbed by transverse and longitudinal waves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The Union attack is divided into two waves. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Poirot proffered a sheet of paper and pencil, but the Princess waved them aside. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s smiling and waving as he pulls into the empty spot reserved for the school nurse. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He danced in front of me, spitting and waving his knife in the air to scare me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minli, unable to speak, watched it flutter as if it were waving at her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, the pilots of the helicopters would catch a glimpse of a small girl wearing glasses crouching in the giant’s right ear and waving to them. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Dustfinger waved to her she waved back—then quickly disappeared. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

All of us except for Fern waved furiously as the trumpets, trombones, tubas, flutes, and percussion instruments played the marching tune. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

At his step on the stairs, the rattlesnakes ran out their tongues and listened with their waving forked tongues. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Barack and I stepped out to walk a short stretch of the parade route and wave to the public, Malia and Sasha stayed behind inside the warm cocoon of the moving limo. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There I took the wreckage apart and moved the planks up the trail, beyond the place where the great waves had reached. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I went to Mr. Alsole’s apartment right now, would he wave us away and tell us that we’re good to go? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t wave, nor did I. She was Dad’s secret and I was hers. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I waved to the captain, he waved back, then curled to the west. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

On the sidelines, family members waved flags and hollered. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

But now I was riding a wave of excitement and fear. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He lifted out an untouched, unpeeled banana and waved it triumphantly in the air. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As they left, the man with the tribal marks said to Aunty Ifeoma, waving a stubby finger with a curved nail in her face, “Be careful, be very careful.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Next time I pass, I Manuel Flores, truster of nobody, most of all not strangers, I lift my hand in the littlest wave, like a tiny small flag. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Suzanne was tall and thin with thick eyebrows and luxurious dark hair that fell in a shiny wave down her back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In string theories, what were previously thought of as particles are now pictured as waves traveling down the string, like waves on a vibrating kite string. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emerging from their houses, locals found the land rolling in waves up to three feet high and opening up in fissures several feet deep. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mama waves and points, finally convincing everyone to gather around. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Robin had stopped way down on the beach, a solitary little figure with the waves washing her legs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small, dark man in shirtsleeves, who had been waving his hand in the air for some time, was finally called upon by Liz and stood up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Out in the ocean, waves crashed over broken fists of treacherous- looking black rock. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Ms. Holly shrugs, a frown clouding her face until Julie Zawacki, waving her hand like an overenthusiastic first grader, distracts her. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But the dark waves slither back and forth like adders, and I am sufficiently afraid that I will do exactly what Clotho says. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The float nosed over the top of the wave. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“You want a bullet th’ew that mole on yore chin, buster?” he yelled, waving the revolver. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that’s okay,” I said, trying to slip away, but she waved me over, insisting I take the money she pulled from a small, beat-up change purse and worked into my hand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The heat wave had broken Saturday night, and citizens of Greenwood were in their yards and on the streets savoring the first day of fall-like weather. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Uhmma bumps me forward and then waves good-bye when I turn around to give her a dirty look. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

People laughing and looking over their shoulders while other people waved their hands, appealing for them to stop. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One of the other men waved his hand. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out on the water now there were all these white dudes sitting on their boards waiting for waves. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

A new tear opens up at the edge of his gash, blood waving down it in the spray. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He had short, straight, jet-black hair with an elevated wave at the front. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Casimir realized that the forbidden particle waves would affect the zero-point energy of the vacuum, since particles are everywhere winking in and out of existence. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She waved her other hand at the monster. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The ship rocked violently as a wave took it from an unexpected angle. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then as I pulled away, he smiled and waved. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently, with a wave of his hand and a nod, he invited Frodo to come over and sit by him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This place is so well protected it’s downright absurd,” Hector says, waving at the door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Frank stood at the far end of the parking lot, waving at them to come over. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Jack waved to his father as the train pulled out of the station. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Otto stood on my head, slapped his hands on my forehead to keep his balance, and murped at the boys, who had lined up in front to wave good-bye to their new friend. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They couldn’t find his...the waves were too strong...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I say to Karin, and wave for her to go hurry herself. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The crest of the wave passed under me and roared on toward Coral Cove. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small airplane passed overhead—the third one of the morning—and we both stood up to wave. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He waved up at them, and they waved back, beaming at him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Later that afternoon he approached my tent waving a fresh fax in his hand. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“For me, the sea was a great comfort, Pilar. But it made my children restless. It exists now so we can call and wave from opposite shores.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made little waves that streaked the silver with black and lapped gently against the bulkheading. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father waved his hand as if there were no time for silly questions. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cabin had begun to tilt and jump, going this way and that as the waves hammered at the hull of the ship. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When I gave her a wave, her hand had appeared, flickering for a second in the wedge of light between the parted drapes before the curtain dropped and she disappeared. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

To an acquaintance who observed, “You’re always at the crest of the wave,” he was said to have replied: “Well, after all, I made the wave, didn’t I?” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The seagulls screamed, and the brooding gray clouds were the same shade as the gray of the waves. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Ghosts wearing yellow silk ball gowns with flowers in their hair, and waving silk fans. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Liam pressed his finger to his lips and waved me forward, his eyes scanning the dark fleet of identical cash registers in front of us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I twirl one around my finger to put a loose wave in her hair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

His hair rises in a wave from his forehead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Gramps never talked to me about surfing, but sometimes he'd make comments about the waves that showed he knew a lot about the water. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The storm had come out of nowhere, tossing the ship like a toy on the waves. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A moment later she rushed out into the dusk, waving her hands and shouting; before he could move from his door the business was over. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The waves beat us up all night, but the rain didn’t come until morning. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina’s hood had fallen back, and the thick waves of her hair had escaped her collar. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If there are two and a tenth waves or eleven twelfths of a wave of one note for every wave of another note, they don't fit together as well. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

His teeth chattered, waves of fever surging through. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her strength surged through him - a wave of courage and resilience that made him feel substantial again, anchored to the mortal world. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

First there was a wide meadow without any trees, just waving grass. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Black hair that reached down her back in waves. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The worry was that a microbreak would develop into an unstoppable tidal wave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But who lied about my own handwriting?” demanded the chaplain, forgetting his fear in the wave of anger and indignation that welled up inside him suddenly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I stood waving until the big car turned out into the street. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

If I think for a second it will be easier to rely on Jamie than myself, I'll stuff my head back under the waves and never come up for air again. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He could not tell if the waves were drifting him closer to the whales or if the whales were swimming closer to him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The disheveled boy waved one last time, looking confused, before he headed up the road. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I would wave at the general, perpetually dressed in his shiny over­pressed gray suit, and he would wave back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Those molecules in turn disturb other nearby molecules out of their normal patterns of random motion, so that the disturbance itself becomes a thing that moves through the air — a sound wave. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I toss the peel into the lake, watching the waves lick at it, carrying it farther from shore. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hit her with a wave of nausea that she had been wrong, all these years, to hide her empathy for humans and all that they’d endured. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

On her previous first days, she had always kept her head in a book, and here she was waving to almost-strangers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But Jason withstood the fearful creatures as a great rock in the sea withstands the waves. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

You waved as it drifted above the river. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The old man went on swinging along the path, oblivious, waving his fists. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Papa,” called the princess to the king, “what is wrong with the girl? She will not wave to me. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The launch sped up a huge wave, slammed down into a foaming trough, and Kapugen was no longer visible. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s how a typical day would go: My grandmother would drop Shani and me off at school or at the train stop and we would wave goodbye, book bags in hands and smiles on faces. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“At ten, we’ll see the wave again and be back on track.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their heavy tattooed arms waved a variety of weapons—pikes, knives, spears and long rusty cutlasses. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

In a wind the waves roll in with the crash of oceans. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad waved his hands no, too overcome or nauseous to speak. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Get in trouble, all you got to do is wave your arms or make some noise, they’ll lend a hand. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She waves her hand in the air as if I should know what a typical genius activity is. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The young maid who has been listening to our English gibberish offers us a pink perfumed hand towel, which Sandi accepts and waves like the flag for our side. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She steps back and waves us into a house that smells like flowers. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She waved her body and bumped against his. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Phoebe stood next to them, waving, with the sunlight glinting off her spectacles. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It was . . . fine,” I said, waving him off. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to concentrate on the waves, the smell of the ocean, the sound of the tide. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The old people waved once, slid down the mountain, and disappeared around a tree. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph waved at the empty street awhile; even the gas fumes seemed to be evaporating before he was ready. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then a twenty-foot wave grabbed hold of Papa and swept him off the deck. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Theresa began to write him one, but he waved his hand at her to stop; and when she didn’t see him, he impulsively picked her pen out of her hand. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

From bearded peddlers to servant girls carrying armfuls of hatboxes, everyone paused as the flag-bearers trotted proudly ahead, and Dorian Havilliard waved. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Then that’s the second time Mister Lochana has rescued me,” I say—but I think of the woman in black, waiting for me beneath the waves. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She sat on his bed without making a single wave. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The navigator races up from below, waving a brand-new navigational chart in his hands. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He motions to Russell, pointing to his own jaw, but Russell waves his motion away and points up to Gabriel. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And at the word alone, Will felt a great wave of rage and despair moving outward from a place deep within him, as if his mind were an ocean that some profound convulsion had disturbed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Maya grinned and waved her arms at me from our usual spot in the middle of the bus. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I bellowed to the sky, the forest, the cliffs, until I was so weak from loss of blood I could barely wave my arms. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buford felt nothing for a moment, a sort of sodden silence all through his brain, then the anger began to rise like a metal wave, like a hot tide in the dark. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hudson River isn’t nearly as beautiful—only gray, no sparkling white waves. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Serenity and I take off on our own along the shore, observing everything, meeting gazes and waving hello to strangers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A keeplock was waving his mirror at me from inside His cell, so I stepped down the gallery to talk to him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Solovet and Vikus waved them down, and the party landed in a vast cavern at the mouth of a tunnel. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Barry couldn’t walk half a block without someone shouting hello from a porch and waving him up for a chat and a glass of iced tea. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Endless gallons of scalding water hit the rats in the tunnel like a hellish tidal wave. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Giant waves rolled across the water’s surface and crashed onto rocky beaches. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the guests back up, making way for this rarity, this dazzling creation with blue-green, white-tipped icing waves swimming with fish and sailboats, seals and sea flowers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Hot waves of panic crashed through her each time she remembered, afresh, the chaos of the morning and the choice that she had made. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

After that he nodded approval at each course in turn, and waved it away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Blackborrow fell to his hands and knees, and a breaking wave toppled him over. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The wave must have been enormous, with tremendous power behind it, as it’s affected several blocks that lie ahead. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

For some reason, considering how angry he had been when he left, he waved at her. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not like the ones from under the canopy of green leaves, among the waving ferns. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They waved, and I waved back, but was instantly wondering if Guzzo had said anything to his brother about the other night. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She waves, but David sits alone in the backseat, hunched down, his hands over his ears. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind grew crazed again as the machine reared up, and she held on to her board tightly, waving until the aircraft disappeared into the dark sky. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

All us neighborhood kids lined up along the side of the street to wave to him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It is claimed that you can teach your kidneys to change the rate of urine formation, raise or lower your blood pressure, change your heart rate, write different brain waves, at will. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Water always soothes me: hearing its movement, swimming in it, or watching the waves tumble. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The mention of Conococheague Creek provoked waves of sarcasm from incredulous congressmen: “Enquiries will be made,” observed one Massachusetts member, “where in the name of common sense is Connogochque?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They fired dozens of cannons at once, unleashing a crushing wave of metal balls. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

We watched him going up the walk, waved as he turned at the back door to the Lyceum. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He waves goodbye and walks toward the camera again to turn it off. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I lifted my hand in a wave, but he didn’t look back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered what the world would look like if you could travel on a wave of light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sailor who looked like me waved back, but so did all the others lined up along the stern, nothing more than friendly. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

His mother waved a hand at him, dismissing his words. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I say, and wave her suggestion off as if it's ridiculous. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

No need to wave at the Russian planes above, you see. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When the gigantic wave of molasses hit, Boston Police patrolman Frank McManus was at a call box getting ready to make a routine report. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Sister Fenella pulled out the knife and waved it in the air. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We floated in the blackness, bobbing along the waves. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She disappears into the sea of white spheres below, enveloped completely before popping back up, her hair a shock of red against the white as she waves at him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bellingham sighed and waved at the soldier closest to where Madam sat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wallace’s discovery initially seemed to confirm the three-migrations model: the haplogroups were seen as the legacy of separate waves of migration, with the most common haplogroup corresponding to the Clovis culture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Massasoit shepherded his people through the wave of settlement, and the pact he signed with Plymouth lasted for more than fifty years. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A tiny, brilliant sun waved in my eye. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Harley stood on the side of the road and started waving his arms to flag it down. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dad answers with a wave, Mom a nod, and Gisa doesn’t look up from her scrap of silk. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Jeannine unfolded a silk fan and waved it, blowing a cloud of curls off her forehead. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I waved back and her daughter said, “What’s wrong with his head?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw him wave, then sprint away up the corridor to find his friends. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

An attendant hauled open the doors leading off the platform, and instantly the noise redoubled and the heat swept over them like a breaking wave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She would get right up on the flower and then snap the shot, again and again, pulling the pictures from the mouth of the camera and waving them around in the air. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Agape, we’d stood on the sidewalk with our sodas while he waved and dashed into the store. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wave good-bye to them as I get into Muhammad’s car. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He smiled, and waved his hand, and went off down the corridor alone. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Bit waved his arm like a game show host showing off the four cups. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

In the first three corners of her sign he’d carved a tree, a bird, and some waves. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s what makes it fun,” Hector says, waving an arm over the crowd. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After a moment, the boy smiled and flopped down on the hay, rolling over on his back and waving his limbs in the air. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I held the bundle in the air and waved it at her—almost making fun of myself with mock extra enthusiasm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I finish filling out the sheet and wave it at Uhmma, who stands there cupping in two hands a chance at our dreams. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ron snapped at them, waving the fist holding Pigwidgeon, who hooted more happily than ever as he soared through the air. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Hey, kid,” he called out, and waved his hammer at me as if he were Thor and about to crush my little head with one massive blow. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ginny waved back, but her friend looked stunned, like a deer in headlights. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I waved it, like a flag of truce, once, twice...The breeze caught it, and I let go. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Harry braced himself for a tidal wave of fury. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

In a temperate zone it’s the most natural thing in the world, right as rain, to grow fields of waving grain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t exactly wave to get someone’s attention, so I jumped up and down a little bit. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got the Snitch!” he shouted, waving it above his head, and the game ended in complete confusion. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I took a few more photographs, waved at the farmers, then turned and moved back to the jeep. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was hurrying off as she talked--her brown hand waved a jaunty salute as she melted into her party at the door. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

With a wave of his hand he indicated the gardens, the huge building of the Conditioning Centre, the naked children furtive in the undergrowth or running across the lawns. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did not come fast, for the other wave was still running out. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

A series of lines form waves in green and black. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Liz, microphone in hand, made her way down the aisle and pointed at a lady with a bouffant hairdo, but the Palestinian angrily waved his arms and the camera shifted back to him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Many a woman, white or black, waving to her husband as the trains of soldiers pulled out of the station, harbored anxiety alongside her sadness and pride, worried about how to make ends meet. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They all watched her thrust her hips this way and that, her arms waving through the air. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Clotho, still struggling through the shallow waves, peers over his hunched shoulder. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The meaty goat smell came off him in sickening waves. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

My head’s reeling from the ghastly events of the last five minutes—Boggs mutilated, dying, dead, Peeta’s homicidal rage, Mitchell bloody and netted and swallowed by that foul black wave. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

With a wave of relief, he stumbled forward with his arms over his face, searching for the restaurant entrance. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Behind the dais a kraken and grey leviathan were locked in battle beneath the painted waves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I dampened it with water and tried to coax it into a few waves about my forehead. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to raise himself up, to wave through the windows. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Rain squalls pelted them, hissing into the waves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Look: The incomers—the real aliens, not me—in my father’s book had the ability to produce vibrational waves that targeted a specific region inside the brains of their human victims. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

They looked anxious but most smiled and waved. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The woman across the street waves at me while directing some guy gardening for her, but I ignore the random act. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It was treacherously easy to catch nothing but air between waves or to dig too deeply into a wave and catch a crab. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I see him wave back from across the street, and I glance at the Darcys’ roof again, wondering if Darius was watching it all go down too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The wave hit the shore so hard that it sent sand particles flying high up in the sky. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Joe and the other boys rushed back to the rails, waving their flags now, unabashedly taking up the chant: “Ray! Ray! Ray! For the USA!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A dozen Cyclopes rushed forward, waving little red tickets and shouting excitedly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Maybe yesterday, maybe a couple days ago. 1 don’t remember. You know, 1 might have seen him in Rael’s, or waved when he drove by in his pickup, 1 don’t know.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually he tripped and fell, and the tip of the wave would wet him as it washed up the beach. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Octavian waved his knife at the pile of stuffing on the altar. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I imagine him getting hit by cars, washed away by rogue waves, attacked by mountain lions. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I lost sight of it for a second, but the fifty-foot wave that raced toward the invading ship, dousing fire spouts and drowning fetterlings, let me know he had landed in the marina. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I looked out my side window and saw the field rushing up. We had landed on grass strips before, hut this one was dotted with mounds that looked like waves undulating toward us.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to wail, to wave my arms in exuberance, to give myself up right then and there to the unexplainable force that overpowered the others in the room. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jinny only rolled her eyes and reached to open the storehouse door with her left hand, while she waved her right hand in the air overhead, scattering moths and a spiderweb from the doorframe. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The resurrection of Malcolm X also precipitated a new wave of unauthorized exploitation of his image. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved me over to join them in the middle of the key. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for apologizing,” I said, waving as she tip-tapped her way to the exit. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We waved as it made a pass above the field. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They dropped like rocks into the waves, engines screaming. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Leave my customers alone,” he shouted at her and waved the greasy rag the way Don Berto used to wave his sharp machete. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She waves me over anyway so they won’t stare off and I get up and join them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like most mothers, she wielded tremendous power and my staunch resolve would crumble like a sandcastle before her frontal assaults, which were like tidal waves. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

With all of us waving, I watched them go. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave each of my brothers a bookmark of a waving Texas flag that I’d inked and colored myself. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Her hair is full of waves and pulled in an updo and she is wearing a strapless gown. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He tied the tiller off, leaned over the side, and looked toward the front where the bow cut a wave that curled over. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some folks are unloading gallons of water from their cars; others, zombielike, instead of waving or saying hello when we pass by, keep staring at baby TVs or listening to boom box radios. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The first sign of trouble had been Kalo waving a tattered red umbrella and chasing his four attack dogs along the inside perimeter of the fence. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently Denethor waved to Pippin and dismissed him again for a while. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu could tell, from the longish length, the near-perfect waves that grazed his collar, that he took fastidious care of his hair. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She surfs waves as big as houses and jumps off anything. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He flattened his hand and waved it this way and that, as if mimicking the movements of a feather falling from the sky. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The silk ripples out behind her in waves, and jewels crawl in a pattern up her arms like snakes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They could hardly believe they had not foundered, and they prayed they would not see another wave like that one again. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Coach Noles waves his hand at Webb and then looks away. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She has taken off her hat, her red hair falling in waves around her shoulders, and she has replaced her white jacket with a heavy black coat and a knit scarf in a vibrant violet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Violet said, “I love the great feeling of Coke’s carbonation going down my throat, all the pain, like ...” She waved her hands in the air and looked at the ceiling, trying to think of something. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boat creaked, the waves lisped, the wind hissed a little on the white sail. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Our teacher motions toward the back closet like a queen waving to a lowly servant. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Poppy broke the momentary frozen spell by waving his hands to urge everyone out into the hall. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It waved at Gum Baby then dove into the shadow of my leg. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"Well, your dreams are your business. Mine's in the kitchens, apd I'd best be getting back before Gage starts to shouting and waving that big wooden spoon of his. By your leave, my prince." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She had a thick, straight-up, corseted figure and gray hair that had been marcelled into such stiff, even waves I wondered if she dared put her head down on a pillow at night. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brandon ran after me, waving the pocketknife, but I was faster than he was. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Sergio returns and then waves to the old guy who just bought the produce. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I just waved at where he had been as if suddenly I was only two years old and didn’t know “hello” and “goodbye” and would wave no matter if I was coming or going. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their high cheekbones shimmered with silver fae dust, a magic enhancer, and their long purple hair flowed in shiny waves. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Stick figures waving from in front of the Colosseum, the Eiffel Tower, on top of a mountain, on the back of a dragon. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The wind died in the night and so, then, did the waves. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the light changed, the driver handed my dad money and waved as he pulled away. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Waved the candle until the lights of the tanker were completely gone over the edge of the earth, gone from his life and his eyes forever, and still he waved. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wave of furious red was making its way up from her throat to her face, and I could only imagine the kinds of words she was holding back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A fresh wave of gasps spilled through the Square, and Mark snapped his head to look up again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But Min had already gone back inside, and it was Ajima who waved to him from the yard, beckoning him to return for a lunch bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Sleeping pills make your brain waves calm down into a sleep pattern. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fresh wave of white terror was hurled at those who supported the dismantling of Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The prosecutor waved his hands and proclaimed my guilt, but without an explanation. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

As he heads to the mound, Webb waves to Ben-Ben and Malik and then points to me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Hugo slipped a sleek wallet from his Levis and waved a £1 note at me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Bill tried to help him get up, but he just waved us away. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At home, I kissed the two girls good-bye and they waved as I got in the car with Wilson Conco and began the long drive to Natal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before we can pass the sign that says no electioneering beyond this point, Maddy waves me over. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

They stood together, gazing out at the waves, silence stretching between them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

On 0, the musician waves their hand instead of clapping. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He rose to his feet at once, while Mrs. Van Hopper, flushed with her success, waved a vague hand in my direction and mumbled my name. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He waved a hand at a series of levers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly they all heard a little wave breaking. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Old Mr. Chou smiled at me and waved. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there’s the boy throwing rocks into the waves. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I stuck my hand up and waved at him. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He reached the spot where the pod doors opened and closed and his silhouette gave us a last wave. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had taken up a position behind Summer, who smiled and waved one of her cute happy hellos at me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But she waved at me, so I had to wave back. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He waved the girl off and stepped away. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

As for the sea, there is no rhythm to the waves anymore; no reason to the ocean’s temperament. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

A tone is a very regular set of waves, all the same size and same distance apart. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen the beaches in California, water that goes on for miles and miles, people basking in the perfect waves first thing in the morning. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The behavior of light or radio waves is similar. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Larger boats with more powerful motors passed by, throwing up waves that rocked the little boat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They will remember how bright the world is, how the waves sparkle, how the sky is so unforgivingly blue. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to jump on the couch and wave my arms in the air and scream. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The amplitude of the wave is a measure of the displacement: how big is the change from no displacement to the peak of a wave? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I wave them for everyone and erase Robert Poppins School of Performing Arts from the application, feeling a total moron. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

In France, Prince Louis-Victor de Broglie, the scion of a ducal family, found that certain anomalies in the behavior of electrons disappeared when one regarded them as waves. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Hilly waves the envelope at me and it crackles. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The guard dismissed her pleas with a wave of his hand, and all four of them held their breath, waiting. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an antique mirror with little waves on the surface of it. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

They ran between matching red-brick houses and past women hanging fresh laundry, following me as their mothers smiled and waved too. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She watches it bob for a moment in the waves and then, slowly, descend below the surface. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

For Burnham and the exposition directors, this wave of financial damage was troubling. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But when I raise my hand to wave at him, and he nods his head back before he keeps right on walking, I think it to myself again and again: We’ll be all right. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

A little over two minutes after the beginning of the flash, the shock wave hit us. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As the truck pulled away, he leaned out the wide window and waved. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Edwin started the motor, backed away from the shore, and waved good-bye. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He raises his hand in a wave when he sees us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Judith took a step backward, one hand at her throat, and a wave of scarlet spread from the white collar to her black curls. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t reply, only raised his free hand in a gesture half wave, half salute, and reeled out of the light. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She walked me to the door, and they both watched and waved longer than necessary. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The newsies' hands wave in the air, scattering the ink across the pages. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Uncle Tim calls out and waves everyone over to him like he is starting Sharing Circle. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

One of the fighters is stirring up the onlookers by waving her arms and yelling. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Soojin has a crowd of people around her and is an animated Ada Lovelace, although the way she is waving her arms around makes her look like she’s dancing more than programming a computer. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Without giving us time to catch our breath another wave scooped us up. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matty shook himself free of the wave of fatigue it had caused. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She waved a fourth bottle away, for which Nhamo was thankful. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, confused, but he only waved me over. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

By the wave/ particle duality of quantum mechanics, light can be regarded as both a wave and a particle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So like an unstoppable mob, like a tidal wave, like an avalanche, we rushed into Camillo Junior High, up two flights of stairs, and to the doorway of our classroom. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wave at my aunt; she gives me an encouraging smile. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Bloom waved a hand carelessly, trying to seem nonchalant. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt Garvey’s strong grip tighten each time they hit a big wave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He waved as I approached and I stopped and pulled the throttle back to turtle. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I start to walk straight in and Boggs stops me, shows me that I must wave my schedule in front of a scanner so that I’m accounted for. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Her heart of compressed ash, which had resisted the most telling blows of daily reality without strain, fell apart with the first waves of nostalgia. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And all the other Cloud-Men immediately let out a strange high-pitched whoop of joy and started jumping up and down and waving their arms in the air. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mike was coming toward me in khaki shorts and a striped Rugby shirt, waving. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The pastor's voice is ice water on my soul, and the wave of fear I've been fighting to hold back threatens to drown me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Many of the books and manuscripts that survived the waves were burnt by fishermen as if they were driftwood. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She waves her hand like no big deal. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

With the machines, the scientists study blood flow in the brain, look at electrical wave patterns, and create images of ultra-thin slices of neurological tissue. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wave it at him as though I am cheering on my team at the Olympics. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Alma gave him a little wave, and his ears felt suddenly warm. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed, and the sound sent a shock wave through the water. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The puppy waved its red yarn at the nurse girl, and she picked it up. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand in my face and blew a breath out the side of his mouth. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then she stepped back into the lobby and waved as the door closed between them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and concentrated on the waves lapping against the hull, the ocean currents, the winds all around me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were nearly up the first hill when the wave hit full force, upending girls like bowling pins, the fast-moving current carrying them down, out, under. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I could taste it then, just as plainly as I felt the air move as Liam lifted the man clear off the ground with a wave of his hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Kids waved and smiled at me, like I had been there for years, not a few days. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A mighty wave of nos mixed with giggles swept the crowd. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have to smile, even if I did smile and wave first. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand vaguely in the air before him; but he was in fact now facing southwards, as he came back to Shelob’s tunnel, not west. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The wooden waves of her hair dissolve into the timbers of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He waved once, though he knew they couldn’t see it, and returned to work. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thank him again and wave a cheery goodbye to Chloe. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

My grandfather waves a hand at Raj’s earring. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Marigold asked, inviting the woman into the room with a wave of her arm. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Clayton jumped high to be seen, and waved back, then dashed in Beat Box’s direction. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She waves back, recording in his direction long after the helicopter has taken off. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On her right, her twig arm had been turned upward, as if in a wave. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Archie waved his hand, signaling that he was tired of the conversation. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Those are just details!" she cried, waving her stick again. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Middleton waved at Sierra from her stoop. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

When I wake up, the dying light of the day makes everything seem to matter, from the yellowing sky to the stalks of grass above my head, waving in slow motion like a beauty queen. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The long-delayed death of their ship sent a wave of sadness and depression over the crew. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was my imagination, but the breeze-blown topiary creatures seemed to wave at us, too, with Adam nodding a somber farewell. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the first wave that the patrolman had seen continued heading directly for the elevated line. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

When you leave a leaf in water a long time after a while the tissue will be gone and the delicate fibers waving slow as the motion of sleep. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They waved aside the crowd that was gathering and made gestures of denial at the eager couple that had piled out of the down-swooping ambulance with a stretcher between them. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

All the waves and water hastened, suffering, towards goals, many goals, to the waterfall, to the sea, to the current, to the ocean and all goals were reached and each one was succeeded by another. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t stick the flask close to my nose, I kind of just waved my hand over it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I feigned interest in flowery descriptions of thwarted romance and complicated sacrifice all the way back to the main road, where Lula turned off to her house while Travis strenuously waved goodbye. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She shook her head and waved her hand to include all of us. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I’ve been standing at the window, feeling waves of tiredness beat the remaining strength from my body. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“They’ve got to swallow it,” Milo ordained with dictatorial grandeur, and almost broke his neck when he let go with one arm to wave a righteous finger in the air. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Zu held up a small notebook, waving it to get his attention as he stepped outside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining brightly and the green waves were dashing against the bows, bearing white streams of foam as they curved away. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Their oars slapped against wind-tossed waves, sending up plumes of icy spray that blew back into their faces and stung their eyes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I lift my hand in a tentative wave. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He said “Goodbye, Maman,” and she reached between two bars to give him a long, slow little wave. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

All things considered, she was doing okay—riding a wave of excitement—as she pulled into the truck stop outside of Roanoke, Virginia. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He saw me at once and waved his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward, the men yanked our torn crapes off our feet, untied us, and chased us out of their village, waving their spears and machetes, and screaming after us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I saw the Japanese wood block of the ocean waves and shifted the loose stack with my fingertips. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The ocean surface had thousands of tiny white waves breaking in every direction now. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She says, Think about the waves in the sea. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

They stood in the canoe, they waved, they yelled. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Ignatius pushed slowly away from the headquarters of Paradise Vendors through the heavy pedestrian traffic that moved to either side of the big hot dog like waves on a ship’s prow. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The aroma of buttery biscuits and a heat wave hit me head-on. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A sudden wave engulfs her, and for a moment Celia is tempted to relax and drop. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zion keeps walking, doesn’t turn around, doesn’t look at me, just holds his hand up and waves. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Hell, Wayne,” one told him, “you can’t get in a fight with the president at a time when the flags are waving.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The figure turned towards the window, and a wave of fear washed over Joseph. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Brother Lekan dismisses me with a wave of his hand, looking to someone else. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be complementary pieces making a whole, the way particle and wave manifestations together defined a photon. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Jonas stuck his hand out of the opening in the hoard, trying to wave. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A wave of weariness crashed over me at the thought of serving Madam again, of allowing her to see her mark upon my face every day. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please go see him,” she was saying now, even as she waved hello to someone walking through the front door. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

His feet sought the river bottom, he stumbled and splashed, while icy, waves swirled up to his neck. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then the tidal wave hit, wiping their traces from shore. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear the waves quarrel as they made their way up the New Meadows, but no other sound. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

These X rays and gamma rays are like waves of light, but with a much shorter wavelength. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yelling, waving machine guns, and wearing disguises, the men seemed like something out of a nightmare. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Rachel gives us a half wave and says “Ciao.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She paused in knocking her egg against the counter to break it and waved at him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She offered some money but I waved her off. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The timid one was Justin, a fugitive like her and unaccustomed to waving bowie knives at white men. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun and Frank sat still, gripping either side until the waves subsided. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A waitress passes by their table and Stella waves her down. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She tilts her head to one side and waves. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Glob after sticky glob of sap landed right in the center of the blinking gems, dousing the beams of light, and Gum Baby waved her hands urgently. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Light waves should travel through the ether as sound waves travel through air, and their speed should therefore be relative to the ether. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My niggling admiration for Sausun blossoms as she casually waves away the makeup people, like some ninja diva. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It was nearly heaven, with that cool water rippling and a high, clear sky all around us, and trees waving along the banks. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Shapes moved out in the darkness, swirling figures of concentrated blackness, moving in a great wave toward the castle, their faces hooded and their breath rattling.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A dozen centaurs barrelled through the ranks, yelling and waving their clubs, followed by a horde of two-headed men banging on trash-can lids. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Behind him he heard another horrendous noise as the wave of molasses hit the elevated tracks. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Even so, he had no appetite, and when Illyrio offered him a bowl of blackberries in cream he waved it off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Every so often she’d lift a vial and swirl it, then walk to Miss Peregrine and pass it under her beak—much the way smelling salts are waved under the nose of someone who’s fainted. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And then nearly panic when I notice the security desk just inside the doors, but strangely the guard just smiles and waves me through, no questions asked. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Kymopoleia wrinkled her nose and waved away the darkness, but otherwise it didn’t seem to affect her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The passionate noise of agreement from the assembly hit him like a wave and he lost his thread. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He waves his hand at my work in progress. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

His hair rolled back cleanly as a wave at the beach. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

At first too stunned to move, he recovered in time to shout into the phone, “Send all available rescue vehicles and personnel immediately—there’s a wave of molasses coming down Commercial Street!” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I sat waiting for him until he looked up and waved me away. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The frustrated assistant starter began waving a rope back and forth in front of the horse’s face to distract him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On August 19, as some four million Japanese waved handkerchiefs and shouted “Banzai!” the Zeppelin circled Tokyo and sank onto a landing field. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Retvenko waved his hand, and the doors trembled on their hinges. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand as if putting all that unpleasantness behind us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He did not let go and the two rolled over in the waves, slashing water high into the air. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d never seen a maimed dæmon before, or a hyena, or felt such a wave of malevolence. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Once the waves were behind them, still and silent landscapes loomed ahead. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And they might not acknowledge it, but they must sense the resentment that comes off me in waves. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He laughed, a great booming sound that rolled like thunder, and when the first wave of fetterlings leaped forward, his hammer was there to greet them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

So I waved back and said, nowhere near loud enough for him to actually hear me, "Thanks." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He was dark and smiling, and he waved to Ophie cheerily. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He nods, picks up his bag, climbs the steps to the station, turns to wave and he’s gone. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

As I approached, a great surf of traffic engulfed me, waves of station wagons, rip tides of roaring trucks. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tori waved her pinkie at them as she brought the phone back to her ear and closed the door. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They turn for one last look at the Virginia shoreline and our fort and the group of us waving to them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I waved and headed for the safety of the garage. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The concourse was bustling with workers from the floors above who’d come down for a break, while new waves of commuters poured off the trains from the level below. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She waved a hand and turned into white smoke. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The hearth fire crackled and hissed as he slowly waved his fingers and whispered strangely to the spiders. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“My dad made it!” said Sierra, waving at a man smiling proudly in the crowd. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Nothing came—no answers, no remembrances, no insights— only the choking white waves of the fog. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They always waved, all of his children, as he stood on the driveway. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A wave of panicky frustration comes over me at the sight of her intent expression. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then, while Shackleton stood by with the chronometer, Worsley would wait until the boat reached the top of the wave and the horizon came into sight, then shout “Now!” as he shot the sun. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

And then an enormous wave lifted the raft and pulled us away from the sinking ship. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The man came after him, waving his blade and trying to get a cut at him from behind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others said they were whites terrified by the wave of southern Negroes flooding the towns, searching for work and places to live. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the middle of the cabin, listening to the gurgle of the saltwater fountain and the ocean waves outside. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Frankie stepped in the middle of the road, waving his arms wildly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The mute waved back to him and closed his door. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Statistical mechanics tells you how the molecules of matter wiggle; the wave theory of light implied that these molecular wiggles somehow cause ripples of radiation—light waves. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he jumped back and began waving his stick madly in the air. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The doctor says Uriah’s not going to wake up. Something about... no brain waves.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

What I could not avoid was an irrational throbbing for my mother that came in waves. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

X-Ray gave a little wave to the “psychological expert.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

His milky eyes glared at them as he berated whoever was on the phone, in a rattling voice and waving one claw at them to go away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A wave of sickness washed up from his stomach. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the boat gave a whistle and the men paraded single file down the gangplank while the women and children stood behind the steel plates, not even able to wave good-bye. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cliff spent most of his time on his porch, sitting in a plaid recliner so worn down it was mostly just exposed foam and springs, waving at each car that passed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When I thought about fencing at Duke, my stomach clenched, and a wave of dread passed over me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand like a king giving dispensation. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The girl tossed her black hair over her shoulder and gave him a wave. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She took a chocolate chip cookie from a pack they were sharing and waved it for emphasis. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I waved back at everyone and feigned surprise each time the group of children following me appeared on various streets grinning, but I didn’t stop and ask for help. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Marcus and I waved hello to each other, and we sometimes talked a little, except when he didn’t notice I was there, which was about half the time. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ranofer, with every nerve and muscle taut, felt a wave of fear that was almost nausea. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“What was I supposed to do, wave my hands in the air?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As Coraline watched, they waved to her, slowly, with limp hands. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

A wave of guilt swept over me and caught me by surprise. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A wave drew back, like a hand, then advanced and touched my foot. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

A wave of blue and yellow exploded against Luke’s warriors, blinding them and splattering them from head to toe. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

As darkness began to fall at five thirty, the wind shifted once again and quickly blew up into a gale, tearing the tops off the waves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I'm blinking because the light is so bright, and Freak is making a fuss and waving his arms and we hear the metal megaphone sound of a cop voice ordering us not to move. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Finally we rowed past the breakwater and into the great blank open, and the glassy surface of the harbor gave way to little waves that chopped at the sides of our boats. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I wave at her, and she offers me some grapes. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He waved to me and all of a sudden, he blurted out that I was innocent. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He went down to the beach and crawled under an overturned rowboat and peeked out at the little waves. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hornet had bravely tried not to look too worried as she waved good-bye. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I saw a tall man standing on the wall of Fort Amsterdam, waving at us. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand, and next to us a pool of water appeared: a pond ringed in black marble, big enough for the Ophiotaurus. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I stepped back and grandly waved them forward. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I’m about to say no, about to tell the truth, about to wave her away, when I remember: on the way to the hospital, we’ll pass close by the vuvv compound. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After the tidal wave, the house was full of them. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see if he waved back or not. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mom waved the two full pages of notes I’d written up. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

We must have caught the edge of a descending wave, because there was a gentle splash, and then our windows were full of white foam and blue-green water. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a transverse wave, as the wave is moving in one direction, it is creating a disturbance in a different direction. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He waved the bar of Ivory at her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were dropped into the waves and our engines roared. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wave goodbye to Lev as he backs the jeep out of the driveway. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then she looked at her watch, waved, and hurried toward the entrance. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He makes himself as tall as he can, even waves his arms above his head. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Cal rushed to the English classroom, and just as Miss Norris took her seat on the little stage he waved his handkerchief and blew his nose loudly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He waved to us, that funny wave he always did. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He waved his stubby fingers, taking in all the waterfront squalor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I surrendered to the wave, to the fire. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“That shall pass,” she replies, waving her hand. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She leaps into the waves and comes back up again, her locks flying with salt water everywhere. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The buses from The King’s Academy roll into the parking lot at dismissal time, just as Mami beeps and waves at me from a loaner car that I don’t recognize. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I told Bekhir we were sorry we’d caused them so much trouble, and he unleashed a big, booming laugh and waved us on down the path. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“You’re saying that now,” she said, waving a soapy knife at me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I pause at the doorway and look back pleadingly, but my mother waves me on. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they passed over it, Minli saw the smooth water wave with gentle ripples and heard what sounded like faint drumming. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

We want to kiss each other good-bye, but instead we wave like awkward dorks and get into our cars and drive away in different directions. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Both transverse and longitudinal waves cause a displacement of something: air molecules, for example, or the surface of the ocean. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

A deafening roar shook the surface of the water, creating thousands of waves. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When Benny and Brad come outside, I wave Benny over. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It happened so fast, I lay there on the ground while waves of embarrassment washed over me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A wave of warmth cocoons around me like a hug in Lita’s arms. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A Staten Island Ferry was plowing through the waves near Ellis Island. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Down here, almost on a level with the sea, you could follow with your eye the ceaseless, bulging passage of the deep sea waves. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Another wave of guilt crashes into me, but it doesn’t knock me over. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone on the street paused to watch as the train leaped past crossing gates waving a raccoon’s tail of white and black smoke. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He held his left arm behind his back and waved the other stick of meat out in front of him, like a wand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

What was possible to say was already in print on a banner that repeated a couple of promises from the Declaration of Independence and waved over the head of its bearer. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going home after practice, they waved good-bye to their coach as they slid their spikes on the sidewalk, astonished at the fire that sprang from their feet. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Nyles stepped down from the truck with binoculars in hand and waved for Jimmy to follow him. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Unlike the others, her hair was shorn clean from her head, her dress long and flowing like a river’s waves. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Tom points his chin in my direction and mutters to Phil, who turns his head and waves. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The king waved his son away, not even bothering to look at him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I felt this wave of soft nausea pass over me. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the pale light he could see the little waves break over her, and her skirt floated about and clung to her legs as the water receded. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I released the tide and jumped, rocketing straight over Ares on a wave. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Turner to step in, then used an oar to shove the dory back into the New Meadows, flat against the waves but steady enough. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The man nods and waves his hand over a display. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She waves her hand and the room goes silent. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I dived in and rode a couple of waves, but they had reached that stage of power in which you could feel the whole strength of the ocean in them. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Mr. Detective," he said with a quiet, threatening voice, ''that will teach you to mess with the Thief Lord," Then he waved at the others, "Come on, put him in the men's bathroom." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” he gasped, surfacing fast to be spilled back into reality like someone beached by the crash of a wave. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She opened the double doors and we rushed ahead in a wave, goaded from behind by boys who crushed against us with their chests and knees. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She inhaled and the world caught its breath; exhaled and a tidal wave of space emptied out around her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

So they all waved the white flag that day and let me grieve in peace. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jefferson had thought that France was the wave of the future and England was a relic of the past. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Jason summoned a gale so strong, it pushed them into the sky, while Percy sent a ten-foot-tall wave against the shore, knocking Hercules down a second time, in a cascade of seawater and pineapples. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The man with the crossed needles on his lip waved his juniper cross towards the house. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could barely hear it over the cries on the ship, and the smashing of waves against the carcass of the whale. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge wave girdling it was advancing towards us relentlessly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She waved her hand, and the old Roman fountain began to flow. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

A universal shriek arose as the russet boots waved wildly from the wreck and a golden head emerged, exclaiming, “I told you so! I told you so!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using the wave/particle duality discussed in the last chapter, everything in the universe, including light and gravity, can be described in terms of particles. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the square, a short, wide person frantically waves their arms over their head. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dressed in blue and gray suits, they climb out, waving American flags, to thunderous applause. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A new wave of anxiety racked his body as he thundered back down the stairs and ran down a new hallway. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The ogres cheered as Frank paced along the widow’s walk and waved like a rock star. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The picture was moving — the man was waving at the ceiling. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He disentangled his arm and started toward Ham, but now his way was blocked by Michael, running backward, waving his arms like a guard in a game of basketball. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The storm blew out of the north, sending big waves against the island and winds so strong that I was unable to stay on the rock. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m just one more happy, shouting voice, we’re like waves in the ocean, one on top of the other, impossible to tell apart. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They came upon many hidden pools, and broad acres of sedge waving above wet and treacherous bogs; but Shadowfax found the way, and the other horses followed in his swath. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He waves, his face breaking into a big smile on seeing me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Smiles bloomed on every face we passed, and there wasn’t a single person that didn’t wave at us or call out some kind of greeting, even if it was just a quick, “Yo!” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I waved her away, afraid to speak because I knew that my voice would crack. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She balanced Susie with one arm and waved the other hand over the dessert dishes surrounding us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

All she could do by then was wave at us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The youngest ones jump up and down, waving with their whole bodies in answer. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up the road at a gallop: a handsome horseman, waving a plumed hat in the night. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There they were, smiling and waving in the airport lobby— his new family! A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His great head lay pillowed against a sand dune and a dozen or more soldiers waved their wicker shields, trying to fan cool air upon him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still riding the adrenaline wave—might as well see where it led me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He felt a sudden wave of fatigue settling on his shoulders like an ox’s yoke. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She showed me the photograph and I looked at the faces of strangers, smiling and waving at the camera. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much Roza shouted and waved, no one ever seemed to hear her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Josephine shook her head and waved a hand in the air. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the yard, one of the stable hands saw her, but she merely waved at him and went on to the back door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She makes a waving motion as she walks down. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She waved the primer she was studying from. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He made a magnanimous wave of compliance and settled back into his chair, folding his arms in front of him, confident in his safety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They tempted him with delicacies but he waved them away and drank his tea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She cupped her hands and struck at the waves. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Bye-bye, Temp! See you soon!” said Boots waving cheerfully. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Cicero writes of the orbis he sometimes means the habitable dry land, a disk rising above the waves, and sometimes the whole globe of land and ocean. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

One boy and one girl have hair the color of wheat waving in the sun. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

In a sound wave, then, there is no displacement wherever the air molecules are at a normal density. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Here may it wave, our boast, our pride And join in love together The thistle, shamrock, rose entwine The Maple Leaf forever. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His aunt and his mother kissed each other, as he had seen them do a hundred times, and then his aunt turned to look for them, and waved. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Instead of a clearing sky, the white line to the south was the foaming crest of an enormous storm wave bearing down on them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

She hugged me again and waved from the door as I piled into Wynn’s truck with all my loot. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I looked right, left, up, down, waved my hands before my eyes, didn’t see so much as a hint of movement. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Puglisi laughed and waved to me, his hand going from five fingers to one. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment a wave of caution went over Doc and then slipped off. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Sea King waved away his servants and attendants with a flick of his hand and motioned for the children to follow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But then Zeke waves me over to his table, looking grim, and I guide my feet in that direction. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I...just meant there’s a heat wave outside. You definitely need an iced coffee.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was quite rough; but I kept on rowing, until suddenly we were close ashore against a point of rock that rose beside us; the waves striking against it, rushing high up, then falling back. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The first person I saw was Colton standing and waving both arms next to two tables where everyone else sat. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He picked up the terrible piece of green-blue paper and waved it in my direction but he didn’t look up. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The news swept on past the brush houses, and it washed in a foaming wave into the town of stone and plaster. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your seats, gentlemen,” Truman said, an excited smile on his face as he waved the note in his hand. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were just as many psychologically damaged people, criminally inclined people, living in the city at the peak of the crime wave as in the trough. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waves his go-chu back and forth like a fireman hosing down a burning house. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

A wave of compassion and concern could have flooded poor and working-class communities in honor of the late Martin Luther King Jr. All of this could have happened, but it didn’t. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The thought passed through Kaz’s mind in a humiliating, gibbering wave of panic, then the phantom was upon him, and he felt the sharp jab of a needle in his neck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He turned to me and waved toward the ironworker in the shop. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Darker still, almost black, were the mats of water moss, their thick masses motionless on the bed of the river and only the trailing fronds waving slowly from side to side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved a hand at an old overstuffed chair we had found in the mansion and brought into the barn. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved his hands wildly, urging us forward. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He screams as he drifts off to sink beneath the black waves. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Marco waves at the woman behind the bar, who then brings them two glasses of Bordeaux, leaving the bottle on the table next to a small vase holding a yellow rose. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He lowered his chin and sent his dino-bird swooping into a dive, then leveled it out when it was just a few inches above the video ocean’s churning waves. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“May your feet bring you to where your heart is. Godspeed,” Fiona called as they waved. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papadimitriou waved, but she didn’t see him, and she moved on through the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

In radar astronomy, radio waves are transmitted by a telescope on Earth, strike, say, that hemisphere of Venus that happens to be facing the Earth, and bounce back. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brown adds, looking over at Oscar, who waves his hand eagerly. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Taryn asked now, waving at Ivy’s mom, who barely managed a weary smile. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When his mouth finally closes, August’s opens, and he also gesticulates toward Rosie, waving the bull hook and thumping her on the shoulder for good measure. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Roberts had a strange, dazed look about him, and he waved them off with a vague “Merry Christmas.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And after waving to my family until the bus pulls off, I finally make it out of Manhattan. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mom waved back at him, but she was looking at the boxes stacked in the kitchen. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came about and let the Frog sail closer, came up into the wind and stopped about thirty yards away, rising and settling on the waves and swells. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded, riding the wave of his faith. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

All around Typhon, the Hudson River erupted, churning with forty-foot waves. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A corner of newspaper over a nearby corpse waved in the breeze. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I came to the surface and spotted Annabeth, but a wave caught her, sweeping her between two razor-sharp fangs of rock. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The staff is generous with their time, since they have little to do while they ride out the brief period of calm until the next wave hits. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I looked over at Dad, who grinned and waved. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny didn’t know how to answer that, so she forced a smile, waved, turned, and started off down the path to the kitchen. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Because when he first laid eyes on it, he said, he felt a wave of “intuitive repulsion.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She waved, kind of pathetic, like I was going to yell at her. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her way out she waved her handkerchief at the nurse and turned her into a crocus sack of chicken feed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she waved at David and launched into the night. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"You . . . you can see where Ghost . . . Jon's direwolf . . . you can see where he tore off that man's hand, and yet . . . the stump hasn't bled, look . . ." He waved a hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Helena waves back and locks the door behind us without a sound. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m on the main train. This here’s Blackie’s territory,” he says, waving with increasing urgency. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A truck is blocking the street in front of them: a red-faced cop standing in front of it waves and shouts and points them down the nearest street. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Every shelf in his office boasted pictures of his kids: building sand castles at the beach, swinging baseball bats, waving from sailboats. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The whole greenhouse came to life as vines tangled poxies, gigantic Venus flytraps gulped down demons, and trees swatted the waves of flies filling the air. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There still he stood far into the night, hearing only the sigh and murmur of the waves on the shores of Middle-earth, and the sound of them sank deep into his heart. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When the lonely-sickness came over her, she plunged anew into the blue-green waves. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But an inmate down the gallery was waving his arm out between the bars. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I think they're gone, I wave to the surprised man at the desk and slip out. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes held me once more so that my feet were stuck to the ground and I could only wave my arms like branches swaying lightly in the breeze. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She licked all of Ma’s tears and wouldn’t quit even though Ma kept trying to wave her off. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The shallowest waves lap against mere inches of shore. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Francie turned and went down into the cellar and sat in the dark a long time waiting until the waves of hurt stopped breaking over her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waves of sound in the room swelled and subsided against his ears. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Assassin said nothing, but her frustration radiated from her in waves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But another great container for standing waves actually holds standing waves of air inside a long, narrow tube. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She waves her little arms at me, the wind whipping her hair in all directions. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a tremendous burden, she says, to be responsible for every little thing, every infant born, every leaf falling from every tree, every wave that breaks onto the beach, every ant on its journey. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When they tired out, they stood on tiptoe beyond where the waves broke, jumping gently and letting the water carry them up and down. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’d never given the police any trouble, and when that black spy soldier had tried to tip me, I had waved it away, telling him I was just doing him a favor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was sun shining, and the branches of trees were waving and tossing in the wind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A wave of shame rippled through the center of my body and made me feel sicker. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They backed out of the driveway slowly, my mother waving at us and laughing as if she was in high school and going on a date. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Abby and I sneaked to the door as she yelled, “Spiny lumpsucker!” and waved her fingers around, dripping egg yolk on the floor before dashing over to the sink. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It waves in front of August, then Marlena, and finally, me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Worm dismissed me with a wave of his hand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He tried to hold it back, but the wind swept down from the green coastal mountains, whipping the rain into gray waves that blinded him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But for a long time we did not see any lights, nor did we see the shore but rowed steadily in the dark riding with the waves. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Above the thunderous destruction, she could hear screams and shrieks, and when the old woman closed her eyes, the salt water on her face was not only from the ocean waves. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A rumble went through the crowd, then fell away like a wave retreating, drawing pebbles out from shore. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

We waved to Marion and Dad as they watched us from the deck. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He pulled his hand back and waved it through the air to sum up all the ways the San Antonio schools kept Mexican students apart from whites. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now, in front of Room 40, she flexed her fingers in a small wave hello, to which Vivian gave a tight-lipped smile in return. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As the climate warmed, the glaciers slowly melted and sea levels rose; within three thousand years, Beringia had again disappeared beneath the waves. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Aru looked down at the waves on her knuckles and nodded. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A door slammed at the house below them, and they saw Jody’s mother standing on the porch waving her apron in welcome. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’ve fought in worse seas. The Arctic is the worst fighting on the planet. They aren’t afraid of a little rain and waves.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to run to the shore, waving my arms, screaming. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Why would you be a breeder of sinners?” he wailed, rolling his words into a great wave of anguish. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

After a moment, she seemed to remember the reason she had come and began waving us outside, her bright, sunny-color glove flashing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Through the hole I can see Hector sitting in the middle of the bed, waving my mom’s phone/flashlight around like a strobe light. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“He see the soldiers—no like it. He come run, he wave arms,” she demonstrated, waving wildly. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know that was you, baby,” she says, waving me over. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I wave at her to see if she will mirror me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A wave breaks over the barrier, and churns the glassy water for a moment and mixes bubbles into the pool, and then it clears and is tranquil and lovely and murderous again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hessians were pouring over the hills, like a churning wave of green and red and silver. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

They would come suddenly in a wave of supernatural lucidity, like an absolute and momentaneous conviction, but they could not be grasped. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We told her we didn’t have a thing to give her back, but she just waved up at us with the heels of both her hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I thought it would be like visiting Constantine, where friendly colored people waved and smiled, happy to see the little white girl whose daddy owned the big farm. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“There you are, Bella,” Mike called in relief, waving his arm over his head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The waves were high and rough, and the salt water splashed over the side of the dwarfs’ boat, soaking them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pajolli waves his hand for Juju to follow him to the office, Juju shakes her head. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mam was always shushing him, but he waved her off. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

That might have seemed like a good idea when he rigged it up, but every time a wave hit he was washed away, then smacked back into his control board like a human paddleball. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Lita stands at her front door, smiles, and waves at us the last time we see her. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I asked, waving my hand before my face. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I gave them a quiet signal with my hand, waving them away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baby was sitting on Odenigbo’s shoulders, waving her stuffed doll, and the sun was bright through the thin drizzle, and Olanna was filled with a delicious exuberance. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Few in Clarkston knew anything about the history of the Somali Bantu when they learned, through media reports, that another wave of refugees was coming to their town. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He was all aglow in the powder-blue uniform of the Austrian Hussars, complete with shining silver chamberpot for the head, waving a blue plume. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead, when she sees me looking, she moves her arm like she’s about to wave but stops herself before she does. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The sky closes to a pinpoint and a wave of dry leaves sweeps over my head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we reached the channel markers, the waves had gotten choppy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Liam must have felt my gaze burning through the back of his jacket, because he stopped and turned to wave before disappearing around the corner. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He waved a bamboo pole with long paper streamers fluttering from the tip. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pull it free, lift the hatch, and throw myself in just as the wave reaches the bow, washing me down into the forecastle. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I stepped back and waved him down the road. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The wrinkles on her forehead are like ocean waves, her eyes are deeper and piercing, and her thin lips stretch into a weak smile when she sees me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When they waved good-bye, my nightmare was over. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I came to stand behind them just in time to watch Liam wave his hand in front of the hubcap. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I cracked up a little and waved him off. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

His hair was blowing in the wind, and he was laughing and waving and calling out, “Hello, everybody! Hello!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Unchain Reek and take him with you,” Ramsay growled at Sour Alyn, but his father waved a pale hand and said, “No, leave him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I pull Malia off her bed and we spin around, wave our arms, and belt out along with the song. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She snored gently, like the waves on Long Island Sound, soft and regular. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get doughnuts,” I said, moving to the curb to wave at the truck. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“We came up past him. He didn’t see us. He was waving it about in the air.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For three days and two nights we ride the ocean waves in the Gulf of Thailand, swaying and rocking as if in a wooden coffin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, waving him off and making myself laugh. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

For a moment he thought she was waving good-bye, but that couldn’t be right. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of them turned and waved with a slightly puzzled look. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was safe from the blast wave—at least her body was, up in the citadel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The beautiful shining-leaved tree seemed to nod its waving head as if in happy consent. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we backed out of the driveway, I kept waving at him. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I waved it around and held it in front of her face. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He could slice Open a mountain With that machete, And with the wave of his arm Send our enemies tumbling. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad listens and enjoys the sound waves, but Mom really hears the music. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Little Walder pulled him up and Big Walder waved the torch at him to herd him from the cell, he went along as docile as a dog. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This is exactly the sort of thing I wanted to know about, so I waved his comment away, hoping to provoke him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She smiled and waved, but it felt odd, like laughing at a joke you no longer found all that funny. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I press through like I am battling a series of strong waves to where the breath is—without wondering how a hallucination/ghost/spirit/lost soul can even have breath. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was standing up and waving at the audience and grinning from ear to ear. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She ran and leaped into the water, crying, “Husband, dearest!”—and then oh, wonder, instead of sinking into the waves she was flying over them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I offer a weak wave of my hand in response. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I step out of the car and wave good-bye. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He looks at me waving a sheet of paper with all my calculations on it and he closes his eyes and sighs. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had let down the brown shining waterfall of her hair, which was usually kept braided in pigtails for convenience in hunting and cookery, and with the falling waves of this she framed his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because we can’t see into the Earth, we have to use other techniques, which mostly involve reading waves as they travel through the interior. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Alice took two, one for herself and one for Lyra, who after waving it around doubtfully found her mouth and began to suck with immense pleasure. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He frowned and his bottom lip actually wobbled as he waved toward the pile that used to be where they lived. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She waved around her wad of magazine pages. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the little door and was met with a wave of musty heat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wave my hand dismissively."Oh, sure, even kids. It's easy." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

With a wave of Tantalus’s hand, the fire was extinguished, and the campers trailed off toward their cabins in the dark. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” he said, turning around and waving me off. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“At least let me escort you,” she said, so we waved goodbye to the others and crossed over to the cairn, me doing my best to memorize the placement of her feet as we went. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The atmosphere of the crowd told him that they were going to use his death as a bloody symbol of fear to wave before the eyes of that black world. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I waved away the bowl she held out. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I waved my hand in a violent “get down,” but he was in no hurry. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was done and the kid ran off the floor to the locker room to change, I stood up and gave a nervous wave. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Em waved, did a goofy kind of jazz-hands thing, and then bounced off the stage and back to Bridge, who adjusted her ears and couldn’t help feeling a little bit proud to be Em’s friend. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was hard work, and the waves made her queasy. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her crash bracelets caught for a moment, holding her up above the waves, but then the wind caught the hoverboard, much lighter without her on it, and spun it away like a leaf. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I started to say something else, then shut up when my guard waved at me to hush. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

All across the Congo on invisible radio waves flew the code words: The Rabbit has escaped. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imam Malik’s back is to me, but he is waving his arms around. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Madame LePoint waved another fabric swatch in Penelope’s direction and clucked her tongue disapprovingly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The itching gets so bad at night that I have mini-tantrums, waving my arms and stamping my feet to keep from scratching or bawling. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly on another photograph, there I was, the idiot waving to the turboprop that passed over us after that storm off Cape Hatteras. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She waved her hand at me and shook her head. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Some of the waves of light will be scattered by the particle and this will indicate its position. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time it was out of the sea, but it leaked whenever the canoe dipped forward in the waves. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind Percy, a wave surged up from the bay—a wall of gray water even taller than the glacier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Even the sound of the waves lapping at the hull was wrong—like the clacking of teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

With each wave the boat was lifted high into the frenzy of the hurricane and then dropped into the trough, where it was almost becalmed. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The earth seemed to be cresting a gigantic wave, throwing everyone around her like shaken droplets of water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Just to feel the fear briefly, and the movement of the churning waves. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For a moment, she thought the waves would pass over her again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned her plaintive wave, stood in the street, and watched her taillights fade and disappear. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His relief gave way to a wave of nervous energy as they turned onto Javier’s street, and the sight of the rusted swing set sent a pang through Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She leans over the arm of her chair, weeping, waving her arms in a desperate attempt to reach me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Piper waves like she is the sweetest girl next door. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved to his friends as they left. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In a long flash of lightning, I see another wave coming at us from behind, higher than all the others—and at the wave’s crest, I see too many fiery red eyes to count. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Instead of answering, the Sea King opened his mouth, and a roar, like the rushing of waves, sounded. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

If I'm not in space when they pass by, all they can do is wave. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise was like a wave that kept getting bigger: two hundred seventh graders, all looking for someplace they belonged. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jack raised a hand to the receptionist and waved Emily and James through a doorway and down a hall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Eliot looked out the kitchen window, at gray waves receding from the shore, and said that he was fine. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

As the Quest leaped forward over the waves, he began to look very sick. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Sheryl and her mom, Auntie Gemma, wave as they walk up. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The pressure waves appeared smaller—even the boulder didn’t seem as large. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I went up to the bow and began to wave to them. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Just before they stepped off the trail and into the untamed forest, Zu turned and gave us one last wave. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A wave of pain washes over me, and I cough. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She found her way down to the cellar of her house and sat in the darkest corner on a heap of burlap sacks and waited while the hurt waves swept over her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z