She wore wedgies, loose slacks, and sweaters that were too short in the sleeves. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while, especially as it got later and her last dose of painkillers wore off, she would flinch for a second, but her eyes never lost the intensity I had noticed earlier. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the window, headless mannequins wore sequined gowns that looked more for our moms than for us. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the kids drew with charred sticks on the sides of their cabins, but that too wore off. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Dunsen wore those bull's horns now, and she hated him for it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t ever seen another woman ride a horse like the princess did, or wear trousers like a man, or hurl a dagger with such rage. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

His robes made him look like a priest, though Piper couldn’t remember which rank of priest wore purple. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, some of the students wore pleasant expressions. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ladies were blond-haired and wore little white hats and white gloves. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She was tall, dressed in white, wearing a pith helmet with veils that floated across her face, settled around her shoulders, and trailed down her back. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a blue baby bonnet on his head and was wielding a sword made out of eight empty cans of Milwaukee’s Best Light, which had, I assumed, been glued together. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Inside the house Blanca wore an apron and cloth sandals, which made her indistinguishable from the few remaining servants. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Notice that the man on the official seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is shown wearing only a bunch of leaves. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

As the day wears on, I overhear case after case being described at the interrogation desk. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want me to wear my Grim Reaper costume again?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Walton bought me some garment bags and had me label each one so there’d be no question of what I need to wear when I’m changing backstage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They wore no veils, but as they came forward, Desdemona saw brown school oxfords on their feet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She wore a dour, thoughtful expression and hushed any attempts at conversation. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The only thing different about him was that he was now wearing glasses. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She is wearing an example of her work, a woven dress with embroidered lines of thorns making a striped pattern down the length of it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d give him no access to me, or my expressions, even my body language, if I wore a huge, tentlike outfit. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He came in the morning, smelling of that masculine cologne I had come to smell even when he was not there, wearing the same boyish smile, wearing the same soutane. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he came for a visit, he wore a beautiful suit, dress shirt, and necktie. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I go through her closet and pick the outfit that most looks like something Rhiannon would wear; I’ve found that people tend to trust other people who dress like them. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was wearing an unattractive checked skirt and a caramel-colored sweater that made her look as pale as dough. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And her warm leather shoes, while everybody else wore handmade straw slippers, or even nothing covering their feet at all. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Normally he wore shorts and T-shirts, but today he had on a shirt with buttons all down it, and a tie even. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The old man shook his head, wearing, for a moment, the same touchy, meditating frown of the fretful and disapproving old woman. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Soon’s as my foot hit the floor of the ferry, a man in a fancy u-nee-form, wearing white gloves, stuck his hand out to me and said to me, “Watch your step, sir!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He still wore the semblance of his worldly body. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“They’re not nice people. Look at their shoes—they wear sandals made from car tires.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your hair was long and loose and you wore an emerald and gold salwar kameez. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“My wife—no matter where we went—she wore red lipstick as bright as a stoplight. I always wanted to kiss her, but I knew I’d get that junk all over my face.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I began to be wary of him when he would visit me in company, wearing the mask of a loving father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The night before, we’d chosen the leos we wanted to wear and laid them out on our beanbag chairs. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He had jumped out of airplanes at night into the open sea, wearing scuba gear. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used to wear her hair in a ponytail. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The guard wore a serape and a rusted miner’s helmet, and smoked a long-stemmed pipe. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this talk of danger and emergencies, without explanation, was beginning to wear on them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I could never manage something so intricate, even though they call me the illusionist. You’d wear that title better than I.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“What are you wearing to the D.C. competition?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It is a pretty dress, but she would never be wearing it ordinarily. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Girls are lucky they get to wear makeup. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Adrienne was behind the doughnut counter, wearing a T-shirt that said throw like a girl. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

In this dress, I give the illusion of wearing candlelight. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She wore a flowered dress and pink plastic shoes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A clear puddle of liquid formed, and O’Dell, also wearing a ball-cap shield, coat, and gloves, poured in more until there was an inch of liquid steaming in the bottom of the pot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Although he was champion, he was without a convincing portfolio, his right to wear the crown left in doubt by Bobby’s shadow. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It used to feel like a joke between us, whenever I wore it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Big Ma, why you wear a wig and an Aunt Jemima rag?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

For all the wear, the complaints from deep in the wood at every step, the cabins had the always-quality of the hills to the west, of the creek that bisected the property. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I got to wear glued shoes when I’m hung,” he said, “because I shake the nails out of the other kind.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says to Alicia, "What does this young man wear when you meet with him?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Em sighed and, still wearing her coat, lay back on the coffee table. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She wears a straw hat with a floppy brim pulled down over her black eye. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

In this case, she is wearing things that look like false eyelashes. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came alone, wearing his silver sword and haubergeon of black iron scales. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mood was bright as I entered the prison wearing blue jeans for the first time ever, uniforms on hangers slung over my shoulder. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still wearing his Giants sweatshirt, and he was using a baseball bat to break up his four-poster bed. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like the idea that he had to wear a uniform—a white shirt and pressed pants. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In one room he sees an oil portrait of a small girl he assumes is Maxine, sitting in the lap of a stunning, youthful Lydia, wearing a yellow sleeveless dress. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mother walks into the house that had once been her home, wearing a blue dress, with her hair brown and curled. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Grinning, I tried to picture her with an aviator hat and imagined her still wearing her ginormous flower poking out the side. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It wears off after a while,” said Hermione, waving her hand impatiently. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Her dark skin always seemed to glow in the stage lights like it was streaked with stardust, and she wore her thick hair in two magnificent globes on either side of her head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It wears a coat of ice and snow, its diamond-like sand swirling inside like an impending storm. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It started because Dad thought I shouldn’t be wearing bandages. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nina was only mildly surprised to see that Kaz was wearing a prison guard’s uniform beneath it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“How many clothes can you wear in two days?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing makeup, her long hair pulled away from her face with a headband. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He wore the Continental uniform of buff and blue. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I described how in Brooklyn we didn’t have to wear uniforms to school, but on Fridays there was a class called assembly in a big auditorium, and all the kids had to wear white shirts. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I’m remembering my feet on these sidewalks, in the time before, and what I used to wear on them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m still wearing my coat even though everyone has taken theirs off and it’s as hot as Haiti in here. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

So we went out to the track, with Mrs. Baker wearing bright white sneakers. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I just got tired of wearing it,” I said. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was still snowing outside, and I was wearing summer dress pants and a long-sleeved shirt. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Watson wears his Santa hat and hums along with the Temptations’ version of “Silent Night” that plays on his phone. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I noticed that most of the dead gunmen and boys wore lots of jewelry on their necks and wrists. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

One of the old men, wearing a tom and dirty sheepskin jacket, had on a gun belt; in all the truck cabs, gun racks held rifles. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard was always there before her, looking, oddly, much younger and less anonymous without the ugly, tight-fitting, black uniform that he had to wear when working. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The skiing woman, blond and pale skinned, the iconic model of postmodern femininity, was smiling and wearing sunglasses. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He wore a black vest over the white shirt now, and a gold watch. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a scowl as they continued along the path. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But when I see Yolanda, I wish I was wearing it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

After so long wearing simple cotton, this fabric felt smooth and light against my skin. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The jackets the soldiers wore were not the blue of Union soldiers. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light from Mrs. Clarke’s candle entered a step before the woman herself; she wore her dressing gown and a frilly white nightcap. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I am no one, and my only brothers wear robes of black and white. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to wear the gladiator outfit,” Otis complained. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She must have come straight from varsity cheering practice — she was one of only three eighth graders who got to practice with the high school squad — because she was wearing her uniform. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tats returns the book with an expression I rarely see her wearing: disapproval. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Some wore white hospital garb; others came off work gangs wearing blue dungarees. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Nosy? What? No, he’s wearing that Star Wars shirt I gave him for his birthday.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You want me to wear a pair of mens trousers?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Amma must have worn colorful saris, too, when she was a maid, instead of the plain uniform of old shirts and long skirts that all the women wear in jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It occurs to Ashoke that he and his son probably wear the same size shoe. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She moved in and bought a bunch of maid’s overalls to wear. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Because this time, I didn't have to wear an EVA suit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is hard to tell the soldiers from the civilians when they are all the same people, speak one language, and wear the same black clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the summer wore on, and the windmill neared completion, the rumours of an impending treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

There’s a head wearing a dunce hat and “Ally” is written underneath. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Both had the same creamy brown complexion and wore black leotards, pink leggings, and dance shorts. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This is my first dress in five years, and tomorrow I will wear it and show off to everyone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The name everyone in class says when they point at my run-over shoes and laugh at the overalls I still wear. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

We go to my rooms and she puts me in a full-length gown and high-heeled shoes, not the ones I'll he wearing for the actual interview, and instructs me on walking. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

On his feet were the same sneakers he usually wore when he played basketball. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Cast in bronze, it was the face of a man in his early forties, wearing a necktie, a tuft of hair falling across his forehead. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The testimony and questions wore on and the hearing wound down. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“If you will not wear the jacket, I will not wear the new sandals,” Tree-ear said firmly, nodding at the unfinished shoe in Crane-man’s hands. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

My mom made my sister and brother wear them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

While we are wearing nothing more than jeans and T-shirts. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The air in no way wore a hint of rain. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

They were both dressed in their good dark clothes and wearing spotless starched white aprons, ruffles standing out at their shoulders like wings. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Today you have shoes and you realize now that wearing shoes won’t stop gravity from holding things to the earth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was the same insignia that Riker had on the medallion he wore! Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She thought again of the letter, of the photo of Peach wearing the sailor outfit. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They wear jeans and imitation leather jackets, like the ones in the market in Kobani. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Another two men come in, Ordners, wearing uniforms this time, and there is a long and whispered conversation that I cannot hear. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We passed another man wearing an English raincoat and a fedora hat and carrying a stick, walking slowly: a gray figure in bright sun. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t talking to people for so long wear them out? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s like something a teenager would wear. You need a shawl.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Nancy Jaax wore sweatpants and a T-shirt, and she was barefoot. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lady's bedmaid wore finer garb than a scullion, and often even a jewel or two. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As always, he wears the shirt with Flint on it and his bruises. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Both of them wear guns on their waists. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s a dress I bought for my fifteenth birthday party. But I don’t wear it on dates.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The two things I remember most about Bestepapa were that he wore black boots and that he smoked an extraordinary pipe. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was walking across the “Bread of Heaven” section of the cemetery, toward me, wearing her apron with a thousand pockets. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed so much it cracked him open, swapping his insides for his outsides, as if he were wearing his own nerves for a coat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

There was a moment's heated discussion, then one of the antagonists stalked from the room, wearing a grim look. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

That summer of 1940, in Lansing, I caught the Greyhound bus for Boston with my cardboard suitcase, and wearing my green suit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and saw Buck and Troy, both still wearing their heavy varsity jackets. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

In the one full-length mirror in ladies’ wear, a medium-tall figure is hunched over a cart, her face pinched in absurd concentration—surely not me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

An angel wearing a white sweater, white leggings, and a “halo” made out of cardboard. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Of the fifty-two passengers, how many are wearing hats?” she asks. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She wore a dark blue dress and her hair was neatly piled on top of her head. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

As I pressed play, the TV screen filled with Beakman wearing his green lab coat, the same lime green as Fig’s eyes, and his dark hair teased toward outer space. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Winnie always dressed up for prison visits, and tried to wear something new and elegant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has become harder to read people’s status in the clothes they wear, the cars they drive, the votes they cast, the god they worship, the color of their skin. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

All those years Charlie must have grown up watching Mama and Ty'ree at the table trying to figure out how to keep us eating and wearing clothes, and him not being able to help. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Molly is wearing her heavy winter coat because, though it’s May, this is, after all, Maine. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She needed something to wear to the funeral. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Yes, but—I've never had so many choices. Actually...I've never had any choices. In jail they just decided what we could eat. And wear. And even when we could go to the bathroom." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Grampa came into the kitchen wearing his bib overalls over his pajamas. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I still have on the same navy sweats and gray tank I wore all day yesterday, the same sweats and tank I wore to bed the night before last. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Approaching in their great canoes, the Indian soldiers wore brilliant feather cloaks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In third grade, he and I spent about a week convincing Alice Evans that velour was a kind of animal fur, and she refused to wear it for the rest of the year. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

"Ma still wearing her widow's uniform is one thing," Sunny complains, "but why are you dressing like a nun?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Kyro asked me to wear the uniform,” I say with a frown. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He was well-known for his unusual dress—he wore purple vests, lavender gloves, and pastel waistcoats—and for his racist words. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Five years ago, Uncle Arthur arrived unannounced wearing a tool belt and armed with a power drill. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Their heads were slightly bent as they whispered to each other; one was wearing a sky-blue kaftan, the other a deep blue agbada. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sir Fig Newton wore every sign of this illness. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was like he wanted to know why I had on the suit I wore to Mom’s funeral, but he didn’t really want to know. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They wore their baseball shirts and were on their way to the stadium at St. Andrews Playground. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And he started wearing one of his father’s old sweatbands around his head. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wearing my sneakers, ready to run if I had to. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just when everyone was chattering about what they’d wear, Lucy said, “Maybe your grandmama could sew you something nice to wear.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She could hear her mother saying, “She is fond of cooking, and she can knit extremely well. Within a week she finished this cardigan I am wearing.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought maybe she did not have the cupboard for to put her clothes in and so she had to wear everything she owns, but there is much space in this house. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“The roommate’s Egyptian; I don’t think he wears deodorant.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered why I did not tell her that all my skirts stopped well past my knees, that I did not own any trousers because it was sinful for a woman to wear trousers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘No, master! Mr. Bilbo gave it to you, and it goes with his silver coat; he would not wish anyone else to wear it now.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Despite their cool poses they wear their cravings on the outside, like the suckers on a squid. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As a convicted prisoner, I did not have the choice of wearing proper clothes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One wore a stud in her lip, another was a self-styled Paris intellectual—beret, scarf tossed around the neck, volume of poetry. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The colors remind me of flames, and when she wears her hair in a ponytail, she almost looks like a torch. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Two of the men wore overalls but no shirts and were barefooted. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She thought about what she was wearing, then took off her earrings and her jade ring, shoving them into her jeans pocket. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“One shouldn't wear a mask in a church, any more than a hat.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to be wearing green or blue or something today, but I wasn’t. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He wore a white robe with his name on the back. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So I can wear cute tank tops and play the guitar at the festival and not worry about everyone staring at me all the time.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For clothing they wear only a breechcloth, like an apron, and their faces and shoulders are oiled with something that gives their skin a deep reddish color. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. V wears huge, flowing dresses—must be miles of material in those things—all in crazy color combinations. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She wore a red and gold pin shaped like a tree. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The red T-shirt had the band’s name and four coconuts wearing Maríachi hats printed in black just like Joe had drawn in his sketch pad. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

More common was the Book Scavenger pin, which Emily herself wore on her hoodie. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He had longish brown hair and big brown eyes and wore a navy-blue hoodie. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I notice that the other women are wearing fingerless gloves, and when I ask where they came from, they tell me they made them themselves. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“The people called her Our Lady of Chains. They called her that not because she wore chains ...” “Not because she wore chains, ” the Daughters chanted. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The girls wore black bottoms that looked more like underwear or bikini briefs. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“They don’t wear any clothes at all. They just paint themselves different colors instead. The sailor said he heard it from a French sailor who has already been to the New World.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Even what would fit me in that paper sack, I can’t wear. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She wore a uniform and held a box of goods for sale. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“He lives west of here in a cave. He wears a bearskin coat, has long hair—all matted and full of burrs—and according to him he fishes for a living.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded as she put her hands into the deep pockets of the yellow-cotton coat all the hotel employees had to wear. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

As the morning wore on, Kaede began to suspect that these wolves were not entirely ordinary. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore the possibility that Diego might be there, but when I realized I’d spent an hour obsessing over what to wear, I knew I was hoping to see him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later I stand in front of a mirror in the clothing place wearing a knee-length black dress. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They see a stuffed giraffe in a closet, patches of hide wearing off its back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Most of the men across from them were wearing dark shoes. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I want to wear it so much,” I said. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She rolled up the scroll and slid it into the tube that the hawk wore like a pack, settled on his back between his wings. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

His voice is gentle; he wears his look of disapproval. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The satyr wore his usual gym shorts, sports shirt, and coach’s whistle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“They wear clothes, don’t they? Or do they go around naked? If they wear clothes, they need silk. And they can buy it from me.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So I was standing in the goal, wearing the red pullover goalie shirt, handling some pretty easy shots. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her son has on one of those surgical masks that Chinese people wear so they don’t catch diseases on trains and stuff. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She was wearing white pants and a soft white sweater that was just a stone killer outfit and she knew it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Pa wore his long face every day after that for seven years. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

My feet were freezing in the sandals that in my humble opinion no one should have to wear in northern Illinois in the middle of December. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Granny always wore her skimpy gray hair pulled straight back behind her ears and fastened in a ball. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He’s about fourteen and wears old clothes and a permanent sneer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He appears wearing a double- breasted suit, an unneeded raincoat draped over his arm. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ranyinudo had introduced them one afternoon, months ago, when Don dropped by Ranyinudo’s flat on his way to his club, wearing tennis whites, and Ifemelu had left almost immediately, to give them privacy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Standing next to the glass jar is a little girl, the auctioneer, wearing a top hat nearly as tall as herself. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wore an Aussie outback hat, which was large, wide-brimmed, and made of chocolate-brown oiled leather. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She looks older, wearing the drab 13 clothes that flatter no one, with her long yellow hair in a practical braid instead of curls. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The bride wore a white-fringed flapper dress and black spiked boots. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t wear military uniforms but suits, like the Secret Service, and with their fashy haircuts and vicious grins, they’d fit right in at a Unite the Right rally. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Blond and blue-eyed, she wore a pink suit the exact color of her toenails. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think she might be wearing eyeliner, but it’s actually hard to know. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He's practically shouting, and he's wearing a green sport coat. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a far-famed cap or helmet which made whoever wore it invisible. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Skeeter always look like somebody else told her what to wear. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a blue-and-white-striped pajama suit, and bunny slippers on his feet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, leather gloves and a welding shield. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He wore pants and a T-shirt instead of his blue, full-length robe. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a set of spangled silver robes that were attracting a certain amount of giggles from the onlookers, but otherwise she looked quite nice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even think about wearing anything special. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

For her shopping trips to town she wore a camel’s-hair coat and a boater festooned with ribbon and striped lace. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As the night wore on, I had a hard time keeping my eyes open. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He wore bright white jeans and leather sandals on his...well, not feet, but curved snakeheads. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My parents, David, Pesza, and I arrived still wearing our striped prison uniforms. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Once he had married her, Henry hadn’t allowed Estella to dance, and his jealousy dictated what clothes she wore. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And you’re going to have to wear a historical getup too.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a heavy sheepskin coat, uncomfortably hot in the heated cabin, but with her hands manacled she couldn’t take it off. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hurd is wearing a casual robe and turban, and before him are two books, one of them devoted to heraldry from which he culled the coats of arms he needed for his work. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom wears her pearls and Dad wears his suit. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The third guard, Shae, was Con’s age or perhaps a year or two older, and like the other guards and Con, she wore her black hair cut very short. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Both of them are wearing gold chains and huge diamond earrings. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had on the same brown cap Sierra remembered him wearing every time she went to visit her abuelo and the domino warriors at the Junklot. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Jay was up and about when I left this morning, and I have yet to talk to her about Supreme, so I couldn’t wear the real ones. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He wore a heavy sweater and slacks, and as the others looked up I heard the quick intake of a woman's pleasurable sigh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s gone in a flash, but it’s hard to mistake me for anyone else when I’m wearing shorts. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It turned out, Brian Boss wasn’t wearing a cup after all. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing my track shoes, which I bought for gym class—they come in handy here. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Something for you to wear on Tuesday. You might even have a scar now, if you’re lucky. That’s what you want, isn’t it?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Katz was still wearing half a grin, but it didn’t belong to his emotions any longer. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Fifty or so students lined up on the sidelines along with Stephanie, wearing the shirts. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She usually wore the same kinds of aprons and canvas farm coats worn by the rest of the women on Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wore glasses perched just at the tip of her nose, and she glared over them at me like I’d tracked mud on her new carpet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Inside was a man wearing a fancy blue velvet coat and a top hat. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at the pants my mother wore and shook his head. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

When she sees it’s him, she sits up just like her dad did, wearing the same expression her mom had. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Over to the side was a lady who wore fancy dresses, a widow who prayed a crystal rosary. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you did wear one, we’d know you anywhere. Wouldn’t we, Ben?” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wore dark glasses, which allowed me to peer out wherever I wanted without anybody being able to see how fearful I was. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stands in front of me, wearing some kind of crazy helmet with bars across the face and holding a baseball bat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The only things Alex could think of to bring to Harvey were the coat he was wearing and a bottle of aspirin he’d insisted on holding on to. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

As hot as it is, he’s wearing his camouflage coat. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The women wear boxy blue dresses and polka-dot kerchiefs covering their hair, and the men wear jeans and plaid shirts and cowboy hats. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Freak goes, "Beware the Force, earthling," and he stands up in the window and I can see he's got a Darth Vader costume on, except he's not wearing the mask part. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The double basses and timpani are rolled in, and helping to wheel in a harp is a woman with a turquoise scarf over blond hair, wearing sunglasses and deep red lipstick. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I am surprised to see that he is wearing a linen shirt. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“As long as he keeps wearing red trunks...” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

My chest is as sunken as my eyes, and I wear the brassiere as nothing more than a wishful formality. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As the morning wore on, the trickle became a steady flow. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Shortly before 10 p.m., the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, the warden, and several other men wearing suits gestured to the visitation officer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a short olive green windbreaker, flared black ski pants, and a pair of maroon Campers resembling bowling shoes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That year, the Nazis forced Jews to wear the yellow Star of David. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't have anything against people who chose to wear a head scarf. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Every time he mentions it, Carla can see a shiver go through Tía's body like when there's a draft up at the house in the mountains and all the aunts wear pretty shawls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It’s not playing a joke that any eight year old boy could have thought of, it’s letting your own uncle be laughed at by a man that would wear a red tie. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You said we had to wear these scratchy smelly putrid things for the rest of the week.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The only person he ever talked to was the field boss, Mr. Irwin, a red-faced man who wore dark green coveralls. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

They wear plastic gloves and plastic hairnets that seem a bit too thin for my germaphobe liking. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wear these things too, I try to blend in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing new jeans and a clean Western shirt and he'd even trimmed his beard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Now he just wore his black T-shirt and black jeans. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"That's not true, Darnell. I like girls to look stylish. My daughters always dressed fashionably—I made their clothes myself. Sometimes they even wore skirts as short as the dress your visitor was wearing." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wore very small eyeglasses that were always slipping down on his nose. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most were ruined, but one of the bonobos ran past wearing a dripping-wet military beret over her face. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Beer’s fine, Bull. Tell your boys not to wear nylon stockings and lipstick this time ’cause there’s gonna be some real Marines at the bar come 1700.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kids wore these clothes until they fell to bits, and then the bits were washed and returned to the cabin, for the ragbag. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

From his other pocket, he took out a red sports drink and a small bottle of sunblock, which his mom always insisted he wear during the summer. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She had a haunting mental picture of Jane, fifteen years hence, still wearing pugs over her ears, long winter drawers, and heavy ribbed stockings. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a denture, made from one of his own teeth, a cow’s tooth, and hippopotamus ivory; metal springs held the denture in his mouth. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached into the pocket of the man’s shirt she wore and pulled out a pouch of tobacco. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I want to wear my matted tresses in braids as soon as I learn to do my whole head without numbing my arms. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

After a while a guy wearing a Lonestar Arena T-shirt came out and tried to adjust the line so that instead of sticking straight out from the ticket window, it went parallel to the building. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The clothes he wore would turn to rags, foul and stinking, and he would be made to wear them till they rotted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Joseph wasn’t about to tell this stranger the real reason he wore the watch, and he was losing patience. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Mother, this is what I’m wearing. What’s the point of getting dressed up to buy new clothes?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You should wear this pin close to your heart. Because more than anyone here, you are destined to be a star. I have no doubt that you’ll be on that Miss America stage one day.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Those are the same clothes you wore for the wedding.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He wore a flat cap on his head, a caterpillar mustache below his nose, and a grim expression that pulled down the corners of his mouth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

For me, the work could be hard, but was usually more boring than physically wearing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Danielle wears a green dress with a white collar and white ankle socks and white pumps with satin bows. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The troll is wearing armor painted over in some dark color that seems too close to dried blood for comfort. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Like, we’re here for a job interview and the one requirement is that you wear one of your mom’s polyester suits. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

People in Port- au-Prince that do not go bare wear sandals, or else they wear sneakers. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I didn’t want to wear any, but now that she’s finished painting my face, I have to admit, I really like it. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Obinze’s mother, her beautiful face, her air of sophistication, her wearing a white apron in the kitchen, was not like any other mother Ifemelu knew. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Will you just let me help you? If you don’t like what I put you in, you never have to wear it again, I promise.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I noticed she was wearing a cheap ring, the adjustable kind that children buy at any street comer from the candy vendors. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s always either doing something insane—BASE jumping in Malaysia, eating plantains with someone who might be Jay-Z, showing up to lunch wearing a studded, hot-pink Gucci jacket—or launching a new nonprofit. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Millie’s wearing a polyester pantsuit and Amanda’s in a pair of soccer shorts—I think they might even be the same ones she wore yesterday. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The women wore gowns that left one breast bare, while the men favored beaded silk skirts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t find anything else to wear,” he said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there she comes, strawberry-haired Nancy Drew, the girl sleuth, so American and so sure of herself, wearing a round collared blouse and a pencil skirt, wielding her magnifying glass. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I used to have all the same color, and Ashley said I was wearing the same thing every day, so the different colors are for Ashley’s mental accounts. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

They wore handcuffs and iron collars with chains connecting the collars to a central chain that ran between the two lines. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She and her little girls all wear their hair in short spikes bursting out all over their heads, giving an effect similar to a pincushion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing quilted oven mitts in order to keep her hands warm. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a hat of some sort...and is that a mustache on her face? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She usually wears dresses, and I have no idea what she’ll think of me making her something, giving her something. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wore my cap all the time for days and only took it off when I went to bed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I, er, might be...wearing one of those peely face masks,” he says in a rush. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Fine. No problem. I’ll wear the bow. But I’m not watching this episode! Ever!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She wears shirts with puppies and kittens and not in an ironic way. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Cardan is wearing silver on his chest, too, a plate of gleaming steel that hooks over his shoulders and seems more ornamental than protective. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

David wakes, stretching his legs long as he can, still wearing his seat belt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a close-fitting black T-shirt, black shorts, and black sandals. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was David, the red-bearded guy wearing the vest and no shirt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He said I need to wear clothes that don’t make me look weird. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Connellsville, students from some of the other high schools wear sweatpants and sweatshirts to the workshops and performances—or even pajama bottoms. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She never laughed at him for wearing the same threadbare clothes. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Should we ask the guy wearing a dragon necklace if he thinks it’s weird?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A villainous laugh is hard to pull off when you’re wearing pink bunny slippers, but Phineas gave it his best shot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He wore glasses, kept his full lips pursed as though he were engaged in perpetual thought. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom was wearing a white bathing suit that showed off her figure and her skin, which was dark from the Arizona sun. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a blue sweater over a button-down, and his hair looks soft. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Festooned like an Austrian queen, she wore a moth-eaten velvet dress and petticoats of yellow taffeta. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s the best! She wears bright colors and funky jewelry and her hair is all spiky. Mom says I get my sense of style from her.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Ghosts wearing jeans and colored beads like they wear during Mardi Gras. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He wears a blue oxford shirt, khakis, a camel-colored corduroy blazer bought for his college interviews that is too warm for the sultry day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing an ordinary denim uniform with no insignia of any kind and high boots with spurs that were caked with mud and dried blood. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He looked about, adjusting the loose belt of his hieb—he wore no coat. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wears a sleeveless black dress tied loosely at the back. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I saw now that he wore a name tag—taylor. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He still had all his hair, and it was still coal black, and his dark eyes twinkled above the paper surgical mask he was wearing. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The gold is full of a deep rich redness, and the edges are smoothed by constant wear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

People wear the same thing day in and day out, and that’s how we recognize them, by and large. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The principal had short gray hair and wore a turquoise necklace over a black turtleneck. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sister Ibinabo was powerful, and because she pretended to wear her power lightly, it only made her more so. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They were the same shade of dark brown and even wore the same short, even haircut. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

How could her brother be wearing a purple hat and a fur coat? The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Only if you wear a shammy around your hairline. Did you wear a shammy?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Her hair is middle-parted, gathered into a chignon, and she wears stylishly narrow tortoiseshell glasses. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing girls’ clothes and a girl’s hairdo, even if it was short. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

They had strong, shapely legs and wore knee socks with heavy lace-up shoes that became lethal weapons in fights. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I look down and see that I'm wearing jeans, a green polo shirt, and gray sneakers. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There didn’t seem to be any heat inside, so the kids were still wearing their coats. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Is she pretty?” his mother would have asked his father, wearing the same bathrobe she’d worn for weeks, her own pretty face turning spiteful. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Like his fellows, he wore his uniform of black trousers and white shirt of thick cloth, his neck swimming in the collar. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Because I was only ten and hadn’t hit puberty, I didn’t have to wear my hijab yet. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

That terrible charred corpse was wearing my clothes, bone and leather fused into the shattered cockpit in my place. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

No one in Epiphany wears shorts on the first day of school. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was all you had to wear to spend your days surfing the job ads. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The wand was gone but she wore a big hat with an ostrich plume and she carried an enormous basket from which a turkey’s feet protruded. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a pin on the sweater, in the shape of two birds with red glass jewels for eyes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing serious trick-wear: all black clothes, hair tied back tight, a knapsack over one shoulder. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Some fathers wear suits and ties, having come right from work. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I was wearing a bra, but it was nearly tattered away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dressed in forest green, they were wearing helmets designed to fend off tiger attacks—metal shields covered the backs of their necks. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Callie rises up inside me, wearing my skin like a loose robe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then, she just shuffled out of her skin, like it was a winter coat that got too hot to wear. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

At Central, people put up signs, wore buttons, and passed out materials, just as though it were a real election. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young Congolese man wearing a striped polo shirt and sporting a cool haircut pushed his way through the crowd to the van. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Natalie was part of this group of girls...they all wore lip gloss,” he began. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When Mother was at home, she made him wear such appurtenances as a coat and a belt. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

We kept reassessing our makeup even though we barely wore any. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Families wearing red-and-blue school colors were filing into the first-floor gym, and Twig and I dropped into the crowd with them. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

To make the bonobos feel secure, we decide to keep them in the crates until morning, sleeping in tents alongside them while we wait for the tranquilizers to wear off. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m even wearing a new red dress that Ma has made for this special occasion. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women walked the streets in chadors and hijabs, while others wore colorful African robes and headdresses. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She wears leather pants and loads her pockets with gadgets. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Or “oeuvres,” if you’re really pretentious, like some of the kids in my art class who wear berets, like somehow their brains are so creative, they need a covering more unique than anyone else’s. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Catherine comes in then, wearing a new outfit that is actually cute and stylish. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

On the last page, he drew a man wearing a grass skirt and a crown of feathers and wrote, Our traditional suit but many people wear real clothes. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

As far as Kaira could tell, all bass players always wore sunglasses. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She turns her phone around to show me an Instagram picture of a group of people wearing bathing suits, and sunglasses, and hats, posing happily on a sandy beach. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Bring out your compact. Conjure us some big sunglasses. And ugly hats. Things celebrities would wear.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’ve never seen someone actually wear an apron when they cook. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She was wearing one of her minidresses, a navy blue with a wide butterfly collar. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

As he walked down a tree-lined street, the only other young, physically fit men like himself were Nazis, and all were wearing the swastika. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

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

The woman, wearing a plain black dress, looks like a sterner version of Miss Larsen. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

"I swore I would never treat with you while you wore your traitor's crown. Would that I had kept to that vow." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She studied the ghosts and noticed all of them wore some sort of badge on their toga—a raven, or a torch, or a bow. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She holds out the phone to me, wearing a pinched expression that says she doesn’t quite approve. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to wear his PJs.so I got them out for him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was standing in front of a black man just like my father, but this one was wearing a tie and let me play with his computer. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Army wearing a special shirt that was supposed to ward off enemy fire. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore his new oversize Flush sweatshirt and hat, and he held a rolled-up poster signed by all the band members. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

On the day he is buried, my sister and I wear white dresses, the boys in white shirts and ties. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Jorge wore his suit on the hottest days of the year, even in remote villages where the people thought he was crazy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a big enough deal when you wore those black spike-heeled boots to school when you were in eighth grade. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She wears a pair of nicely faded jeans, brown leather boots with yellow laces and thick rubber soles. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wore eyeliner most days, even when I fenced, and wasn’t interested in how anyone felt about it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was desperately hoping Florida had made it to shore, and he was regretting that neither he nor Florida had been wearing their life jackets. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon, as Sam supposed it must be called, wore on. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She wore an actual, well, skirt, not one of those short-short ones, and what might have been bobby socks, and looked as though she’d just walked out of my grandparents’ Brooks Brothers catalog. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Wordlessly, she reaches up to the nape of her neck and undoes the loose bun she wears when cooking. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Frederick is already dressed, wearing trousers, an ironed shirt, and a necktie, kneeling against the window with his nose against the glass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Indeed, compared to what I had been wearing an hour before, a clean burlap sack would have been a great step up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lancelot, who did not care for gaudy things, wore a few heron’s hackles bound with silver thread, which suited the argent of his shield. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go to the director, who is sitting behind his desk wearing the inevitable wire-rimmed glasses. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The last time Cole had seen him, the judge had been wearing a black robe at the arraignment hearing in juvenile court when Cole first pleaded guilty. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I mean, I wear band T-shirts for a reason. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The other person, standing next to her, was a boy wearing an overly large sweatshirt, its hood pulled up over his head, concealing his face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When I met her, we were wearing the same shoes! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The twenty-three-year-old appeared on the magazine’s cover, disguised by the makeup and shaggy gray wig he wore for the role of an eighty-year-old character in one of the Mercury’s plays. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She wore a white shirtwaist and black skirt that accentuated her trim figure, and she was seated beside a window, her hair candescent with sunlight. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a pair of blue suit pants and a crisply pressed white shirt and a red tie. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

April was still wearing her hair in a messy upsweep and her mother’s ratty old fur stole, even though her grandmother had given her a great new jacket. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a leather aviator helmet with goggles and had a pair of feathered wings strapped to.his back. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Craig looked handsome as well, but he wore a suit instead of a tux. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was true that she hadn’t made it easy; she knows from experience that tough and weird is preferable to pathetic and vulnerable, and she wears her Goth persona like armor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Who wears an enameled copper mask over half his face. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Arnold was none the worse for wear and made a pitcher of his special iced tea for us. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

He wore a dark suit and a tie. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a suit...even has a spot on his chin where he nicked himself shaving and left the little piece of tissue there “for effect.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Amaka wore the same bright red lipstick as her mother; it made her teeth seem whiter when she smiled and said, “Merry Christmas.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she had nothing to wear but skins. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, in 1849, when Harriet was working in the fields, near the edge of the road, a white woman wearing a faded sunbonnet went past, driving a wagon. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t actually wear them until the bandages are off your feet,” Mohammad points out. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Atal would not be swayed and suggested we buy them nappies to wear. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her glossy hair was bobbed and tied neatly with a pink ribbon that matched the dress she wore under a pretty white coat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

You see the back of me walking with my friends, wearing my backpack and headphones. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

If she had her way, he’d be wearing body armor to kindergarten. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wore good clothes and had the pinky color that comes of good food. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was wearing that body spray they sell by the registers at CVS and Alex practically took a bath in every day when you guys were first dating. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She wears green too and her hands are soft. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cap’n’s good side had got wore down by the few questions the sheriff was axing. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing my favorite flip-flops, the black-and-white pair I got for my birthday, the same ones Malik has. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He was wearing snowshoes that looked nearly as long as he was tall. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Christina isn’t wearing shoes; she curls her toes under to protect them from the cold. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Why would anyone wear shoes on the Cape? It’s like wearing a wet suit in the bathtub.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He had not washed his hands, nor did he wear a mask. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And yet when I search through our family photos, I can see that I never wore glasses of any kind before that summer. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her: Yes, even though I had to close yesterday AND Saturday AND I had this calc stuff that is like reading Sanskrit AND I had to wear the Chuckle costume like twelve separate times. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I dropped down on my knees to see what kind of shoes the Amish girls were wearing. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you see that Snow’s wearing this? Just over his heart?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She is wearing her dress for the May ball. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The photograph was that of a very muscular man wearing no shirt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He wore a feathered cloak of green and orange, magnificent to behold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a purple t-shirt, which immediately made me feel overdressed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Shay turned to a full-page picture of a woman wearing only some kind of formfitting underwear, like a lacy swimsuit. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Some of them hid it, others wore it openly on their faces. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The dog wore a red bandanna around its neck. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She wore bright, vivid colors and an enormous beaded necklace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

She is there waiting for him behind a glassed-in partition on the sidewalk, wearing a dark red lipstick, sipping a glass of wine. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It worked, and streams of juice the color of mangoes stained her face for the rest of the day, and the next day, and the next day—until, I suppose, those skin cells wore off. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I grabbed for my pockets, but I was wearing pajamas. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mami wore a printed dress she called a muumuu, which stretched across her pregnant belly like a round plot of exotic flowers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He wore a black velvet robe that brushed the floor, and his face was freshly powdered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I went to Rufus’s time fully clothed, carrying my denim bag, wearing my knife. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t have a chicken that can turn stone things back to life, and Agnes didn’t say it wears off. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Behind me, the kitchen doors swung open, and my mom walked through, wearing her signature uniform: a bright-orange chef coat with Cari in fancy cursive on the upper left side. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Hagrid had come striding around the corner of his cabin wearing a large flowery apron and carrying a sack of potatoes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I muscled through it and rang the doorbell, and Maddie answered wearing a gorgeous pink halter dress and wedge sandals. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His skin was tanned by the salt of the open air, his hair was short and straight like the mane of a mule, his jaws were of iron, and he wore a sad smile. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing old shorts and a ratty T-shirt and flip-flops. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Three kids are wearing ear buds that Mr. Kazilly does not notice. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“That lady was really pretty, though, and she wore nice clothes. You and I aren’t big fashion guys. Why would we be on there?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Singer was now dealing with another customer—leaning forward and draping a scarf around the woman’s neck and then cooing over the effect it added to the top the woman was wearing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She wears gold earrings and a scarf with spangles on it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

You never saw such a proud look as he wore on his face when he handed the lizard to Mama. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the winds of February blow cold, I wear a mantle of deerskin. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Rachel wore her green linen Easter suit she was so vain of, and her long whitish hair pulled off her forehead with a wide pink elastic hairband. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had set his features into the expression of quiet optimism which it was advisable to wear when facing the telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Doli, short and stumpy, almost as broad as he was tall, wore a rust-colored leather jacket and stout, knee-high boots. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Her hair was down and she wore a white cotton shift and in the weak glow of the hallway night-light her skin looked almost smooth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To one side,” Grandma said, “on one of your haunches. Then you let the skirts fan out on the floor. I only wore it that one day.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Later, he would describe it as a one-legged fat man wearing a stiletto heel standing on the middle of his chest. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Most of the other kids had to wear cheap plastic mittens that would start to crack up after two or three snowball fights or one real cold day. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dursley was enraged to see that a couple of them weren’t young at all; why, that man had to be older than he was, and wearing an emerald-green cloak! Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Like the fringed garment I wore under my shirt, the tassels themselves were also called tzitzis. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a sand-hued wrap, a kind of sari, except it was looser than that, as if it had just been unwound and then only casually repinned. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gentleman wearing a checked jacket sat at a desk. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the distance, the sky was dark, furious clouds stampeding across the sky, and the wind tore at the threadbare dress Ophie wore. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

"Damnedest thing," said the coachman, who wore a long black robe and who Tristran estimated to be in his late forties, "there was no wind, no storm. It simply fell. Terrified the horses." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a yellow pajama-like top, and a blanket covered him from the chest down. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A burly man wearing jingles on his forehead is a welcome sight at such times. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The young mouse was surprised to see that old Brother Methuselah had been watching him, his eyes twinkling behind the curious spectacles he invariably wore. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A crow had once taken Mors for dead and pecked out his eye, so he wore a chunk of dragonglass in its stead. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Candor man wears a black suit with a white tie— Candor standard uniform. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

First Ladies showed up in the news, having tea with the spouses of foreign dignitaries; they sent out official greetings on holidays and wore pretty gowns to state dinners. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"Why do you and the other big sisters wear veils now? You never did when we were at home." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She’s not wearing any makeup and her hair hangs loosely around her shoulders. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a two-piece gown with just a hint of tummy showing, and her hair is pinned up and braided. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He wears a whole outfit, cat skins and everything and a hat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roberto suggested that I wear blue jeans because most boys wore them in high school, but I did not want to wear the same type of pants I wore to work. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Hans is wearing short pants and ankle boots, too. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Edta bien, but I want you to be happy, too, and make some nice friends. I love you, Lucia, I just worry. Don’t wear makeup, either.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

"You look like a different person," she said, "and you're just wearing eyeliner." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He is wearing a cap like the men behind the swinging double doors and a paper surgical mask over his mouth—my heart sinks when I see a drop of blood on the mask. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But it was hard to tell from day to day if the gray suit he wore was the same or different from the one he wore before. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He wore cheap, printed Terylene bush shirts over his white mundus and the ugliest plastic sandals that were available in the market. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever after he wore its skin as a cloak with the head forming a kind of hood over his own head. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wears a tent-sized silver sweatsuit with maroon splashes along the sides, zipper pulled to the base of his throat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She was tall for a girl and usually wore her head in braids. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

We walked in—two of us wearing ties, and two of us wearing ratty T-shirts—and the Eagle banged an honest-to-God gavel against the podium in front of him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

A guy wearing an eye patch steps closer to me and starts dancing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

Neeley blackened his face with soot, wore his cap backwards and his coat inside out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore the white skullcap and long nightshirt garb that I had seen at the airport. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a pair of dark blue pants that Mrs. Baxter had hemmed for him, with a crisp white shirt and light tan jacket. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she curled her hair and wore perfume. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Miss Anderson and Mr. Redfern exchange pleasantries, I note that he wears the knife on his right side. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He also wears a suit, so I almost don't recognize him. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

On winter days, picking fish from his net, he wore a wool cap knitted by his wife and an infantryman’s battered field jacket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wore a silk shalwar kamiz, her graying hair swept up into a bun. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was sitting behind the counter of the store one afternoon and a car full of men wearing white sheets drove past. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Owl Club was “World Famous,” according to the sign, where a hoot owl wearing a chef’s hat pointed the way to the entrance. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like they say in the magazines, Just wear a smile and a Janzen! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought, as the wind blew against us, that he might have been wearing some spicy cologne, but that seemed ridiculous. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“He decide where she go, who she talk to, what she wear—everything. She just sleep in a better bed than you do!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still wore no shoes, which was hardly surprising, for he had always been falling over the shoelaces and tying a bow had presented him with problems. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They all wore black uniforms with beehives on the sleeves, and they were all idiots. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of his usual muddy boots, he wore lace-up black shoes buffed and shiny. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

By the time I’d finished, their avatars all wore looks of stunned disbelief. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I thought you wore glasses, Potter?” breathed Greyback. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Near him stood a group of older Lakota men who wore dark scowls on their faces. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The driver wore a cap and his face was thin and very tanned. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Fuchsia is waiting for me at my locker wearing her black-painted jeans and shirt with intentional holes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

"Phew, Chester,” I said, "what are you wearing that awful thing for? It smells!” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes in those last years, if Melvin was feeling low, he’d go out and buy some wild tie and wear it every day for a week.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I knew he would be wearing his wine-red pajamas that lent a slightly red shimmer to his eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They wore trendy shades and went shirtless and slick with Hawaiian Tropic. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so Sticky focused on Corliss Danton, who was back in class this morning, looking no worse for wear. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the face of Big Brother seemed to persist for several seconds on the screen, as though the impact that it had made on everyone’s eyeballs were too vivid to wear off immediately. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As the half wore on, the Fugees charged once, twice, and then a third time, at one point racing down the field at a full sprint, like kids chasing an ice cream truck. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He wore glasses, but they were so dirty that Stanley wondered how he could see out of them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

They were grouped by occupation and wore identifying clothing—doctors, nurses, farmers, pharmacists, housemakers, actresses, librarians, college students in academic gowns. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Each morning, as they headed to their school, the Mountain View students, most wearing leather shoes and woolen coats against the wind, would sometimes give them a wave as they passed by, sometimes not. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes, Mother and Shawn were facing each other, Mother wearing only a tattered bathrobe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It had been months since she’d stopped wearing it, but apparently wearing it over the years even after gaining a lot of weight had left her finger scarred. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He even managed to get Nate a frontier shirt, one of the tie-front shirts most of the men in the army wore with pride. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a bright turquoise robe with a red heart embroidered on his back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There was a roundness and firmness to her, a clean, strong roundness, and her heavy blond hair cast a glow over her shoulders when she wore a bathing suit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was wearing jeans and a shirt like I was, but somehow the fact that we were at a dance made me too aware that she was female, so I felt weird talking with her. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can wear whatever I want,” I say, but no one pays attention. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It’s the same expression she wore the very first night I met her—hopeful, curious, and fearful all at once. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Admirals telescope says East Wind. I thought as much. There is frost in my bones. I shall wear two overcoats.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

One Saturday morning not long after Mom started wearing her new diamond ring, her mood was on an upswing, and she decided we’d all clean the house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

No longer did he wear the proud, somewhat disdainful look he’d worn when walking seriously along through the woods, his pipe cradled in his arms. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You’ll soon wear it out using it for everything,” replied the Dodecahedron. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wore skinny jeans and a long white gauzy shirt cinched around her tiny waist with a wide leather belt. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She squeezes down next to me on the chaise, so close I catch a scent of the lavender cream she wears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He wore a vest of woven gold thread over a loose gown of purple silk, and on his feet were pointed slippers of soft velvet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The woman wore black boots and a plain gray shift dress. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Like the constant dripping of water that in turn wears away the hardest stone, this birth-to- death contact with dangerous chemicals may in the end prove disastrous. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

At first she wore gloves, but the sap splashed, and they got wet and cold, so she took them off. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The baby wore cloth diapers and nothing else. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He wore a monocle, which Ophie had only ever seen once before; the ticket clerk in Atlanta had worn one when she and her mama booked passage north. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure Cate realized how plainly she was wearing the shock on her face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He returned three hours later, his rosy face transformed by horror into the pale mask he wore throughout that whole dreadful episode. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seems short; she wears blocky, heavy shoes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They were wearing black turbans and camouflage vests over their shalwar kamiz. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His navy-blue school pants weren’t new either, but he wore one of his newest shirts. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was true that I wore my school trousers and shirt every day even if I wasn’t going to school. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wearing nothing but a T-shirt and sweatpants. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

At dinner Beth asks me, “Are you ever going to wear real clothes again? At least you’re clean, finally.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The father, at his end of the table, ate while wearing his tie. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made inquiries about him and discovered how poor he was...the very clothes he was wearing had been passed down by all nine of his brothers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Most of the court, Dorian included, wore masks of varying sizes, shapes, and colors—some of simple design, others elaborate and animal-shaped. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was dark with age and wear, like she was standing in the shadows even then. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

During the Vietnam War, he was a conscientious objector, and there is still something of the ’60s hippie about him, like the Mao cap he sometimes wears over his braided yarmulke. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He wants to know why I’m dancing, that everyone knows dancing is a sissy thing and I’ll wind up like Cyril Benson wearing a kilt and medals and dancing all over with girls. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Queen looked at Con with a trace of regret on her face, and for the first time that day, the glamour she wore cracked. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was a tall girl wearing a bright blue one with many white and yellow flowers. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

While the other girls wear pretty dresses and eat delicious food from the Thai market, I eat rice gruel, and fish when we can afford it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting at my desk, I picked up the old Orioles hat, the one I didn’t wear anymore because of Ben, and turned it in my hands. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She wore a plaid jumper, and Naomi loved her instantly, with all of her five-year-old heart. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing her uniform of overalls and crazy socks with funky clogs. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Me wearing a nose cannula, the cable twisting to form an infinity sign. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I am wearing some extra good-luck bunny barrettes today,” said Louisiana. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

For instance, Lynn had started to wear lipstick when our parents weren’t around. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The older kids usually seemed to be wearing whatever they’d grabbed first out of their closet that morning. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbles onto the scene, his beer belly hanging over stained white briefs, the only thing he’s wearing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

All the men's clothes she wore just called attention to how much of a girl she was. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Claudius not only wears my father's crown, but he weds my father's wife!” he said in a tone of disbelief. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Rose hasn’t said anything about what I’m wearing, but she keeps cooing over Penny. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She herself had zero patience for dudes who wore their baseball caps backward and always talked about “getting girls,” even though Maya was pretty sure that they had never even touched one. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

About two minutes pass, and a young man wearing chinos and a blue dress shirt with a loud tie comes out of a corridor and walks right over to Alicia. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like this dream, I’m cold, and that’s a fake beard. Who wears a fake beard in a dream? Why do you sound like you’re talking underwater? What did you give me?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It won’t work. I brought her a secondhand dress a couple span ago. She says wearing someone else’s clothes is filthy.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I'd ended up having to wear flip-flops for weeks; they were the only thing that fit until we scavenged a forgotten fishing lodge and found the boots I wore now. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

As he dropped Ralph into his pocket, Ryan said, “And another thing. Don’t chew any more holes in my pockets. Mom didn’t Eke it when she saw holes in the new shirt I wore yesterday.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Sole administrator must go. He doesn’t wear pant oh! Head of State must go. He doesn’t wear pant oh! Where is running water? Where is light? Where is petrol?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

For the fourth man had not been a man at all, but a demon wearing a man’s skin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She joked with me about the fact that when she had first met me I was so cold that I didn’t care that I was wearing a woman’s winter jacket. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a hand-embroidered blue dress, her brown hair in a big pompadour, and had on a little blue hat with white bird wings—the same hat Aunt Loma tried to buy that time. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Sorenson shuffled into the kitchen wearing boxers, socks, and an undershirt stained with brown mustard. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I am wearing a bottle-green gown with earrings in the shape of berries. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He has been wearing the same clothes since Wednesday night, and they are now spattered with mud from his thirty-five-mile ride this morning. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Curtis got it but I never saw him wear it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wore my new outfit and wig, feeling spiffy. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Sucker wore his sun suit and the other two kids had taken off all their clothes except their shorts. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

A powerful-looking man in his sixties, wearing a beautifully tailored linen suit and holding a Panama hat, stood on the gallery above and looked down over the iron railing. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore blue jeans and cowboy boots, and tended to ignore authority. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slughorn was wearing a tasseled velvet hat to match his smoking jacket. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She pictures them slipping from their sockets and moving before her in a steady gait, still wearing their rubber-soled shoes, their white-ribbed stockings. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Albert and the girls huddled, no worse for the wear, under the coop. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It's like the bracelet tells the world that the person wearing it has someone who cares about them. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

His hands are covered in flecks of brown and red paint, and he's wearing a gray T-shirt with a Coca-Cola image on it and black pants. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Reading the poet Ovid, I learned that no one can resist love, for water wears the sharpest stone smooth, and even the hardest ground at last crumbles before the plow. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He wore it long and brushed it sideways, because no hair grew on the othei side of that face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Some wore black cloaks, some ragged skins, some nothing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She is wearing her Wellies and her gardening smock, which is smudged with mud. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His jacket was Armani, and he wore a white shirt that was open at the neck and hanging out over his dark trousers. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Papa still wore his superintendent “uniform,” an outfit of his own choosing that he insisted on wearing whenever he did building duties. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sir told him he should wear one set to work in and one set for relaxation. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He’s in a dark gray fleece and is wearing blue basketball shorts over these Adidas gym tights. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Silver Star is lying on his side, and Marlena is kneeling next to him, still wearing the rose dress from the night before. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He wore a dingy tank top and jeans cut into booty shorts, with kneesocks and sandals. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I had always begged Mom to let me wear patched pants. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was very strange, handling your own blood while wearing a space suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore the same bright, hopeful expression with which she had arrived at Warings. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Seated in the upper right, Dr. Strayer wore glasses, his neck slightly hunched. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Men don’t wear shorts, I said to myself. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She was wearing jeans, even though it was too hot outside for jeans, and sandals, and a pink-and-orange plaid short-sleeve button-down shirt. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin wondered if that was why Maya was wearing such huge sunglasses. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Charlie wore a gray sweatshirt with an oily stain on the sleeve, and his mother argued with him the whole way to the bus stop. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was a small man wearing a black coat and carrying a small medical case. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blanca wasn’t allowed to wear jeans but she made up for it by wearing tight, short skirts. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Ironically, the same government that was telling us to embrace our culture in the homelands forbade Winnie from wearing a Xhosa gown into court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right then, Wynn came out carrying two glasses of lemonade and wearing a black shirt with blue embroidered flowers winding their way around his chest. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The clothes he wears, homespun shirt and trousers, suit him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The hysteria has gotten so intense here that a Muslim girl was sent home for wearing a black veil over her hair. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still wearing my coat and her hair was wavy from the snow. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Every Jew had to wear a white armband with a blue star. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Cinna comes to me before dawn, gives me a simple shift to wear, and guides me to the roof. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Underneath our black clothes we were supposed to wear red panties. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“It feels like I’m wearing broken glass,” I tell him honestly. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She wore dark eyeliner all the time, her nails were always painted black, and sometimes she even wore black lipstick like the Moth House witches. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She wore a crown on her head because she was the queen of heaven. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he still wore the star from that time pinned to the lapel of the three-piece woolen suit he had been wearing, summer and winter, for the last thirty years. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

David always wore a dazzling smile, which transformed him from a nice-looking guy into a movie star. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really, I can just see him. Standing out in a yard wearing some kind of stupid apron.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

All of the children wore elaborate costumes representing the various kingdoms of the eastern territories. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Grandpa had been clean-shaven at the funeral, but now he wore a stubbly white beard. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He put on a clean blue shirt and overalls washed until they were soft and pale blue and lighter blue at the knees where the wear came. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time she left, she’d have bitten her nails and cuticles ragged, and her mother would shake her head and say she was going to make her wear gloves. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Swanning about the elite precincts, the rich and powerful wore finely woven clothing, but only below the waist—breechclouts for men, skirts and belts for women. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Even Rukia Marshall looked like a sixth grader, and she wore a cloth on her head. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her age, under any circumstance, was fiercely indeterminate, but never more so than when she was wearing a hairnet. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

We were told to wear dark pants and a white shirt. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

People wear sweatshirts and futilely wipe at the mist on their windshields. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

One of the small ways Stanton showed solidarity with her feminist friends was to wear “bloomers,” the controversial new fashion, a below-the-knee skirt worn over loosely fitting pants. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The door was opened by a small ratty-looking man with a thin ratty moustache who was wearing a sports-coat that had an orange and red stripe in the material. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I volunteered to pick the clothes for the first day of school so I could wear one of the outfits my mother had sent. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Just then, Nemo walked in, wearing an Edwardian waistcoat, pleated black pants, a starched white shirt, and a cravat patterned in blue and gray. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was wearing flip-flops that exposed his flat feet and hairy toes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

If I could wear it like a friendship bracelet, I would. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I saw a woman wearing a long black fur coat and dark Western clothes, very fancy. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But wings don’t wear them, and all they really are good for is keeping your ears from getting torn off, so second-row guys like Chas had to wear them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We ate the same food, wore the same clothes, performed the same chores. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were numerous cases of hate crimes against the American Muslim community, particularly Muslim women who wear the hijab. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And I had to wear the stupidest uniform on the planet—a brown 100% polyester apron-style wraparound skirt thing with a white blouse underneath. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even Darling had been bathed and she wore a red bow around her neck. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore delicate “love beads” around her neck and was in wholehearted agreement with the protestors who wanted America out of Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Maya races down the stairs, wearing an oversized T-shirt and basketball shorts that almost hang to her ankles. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A motherly-looking old woman with her head tied in a handkerchief, wearing a man's shoes and a man's heavy blue sweater. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the people running the bulldozers and shovel contraptions were stripped of their shirts, while others standing nearby even wore ties and coats. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I fell because I was wearing high heels and my mom was moving too fast. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing a white dress and turban and I can hear the ocean nearby, only I can’t see it. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a general’s uniform with gold braid on his massive shoulders. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Biko, wear something nice. Kainene will be dressing up too,” her mother had added, as if mentioning her twin sister somehow legitimized everything. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

You and Molly are wearing matching barrettes at the front of your hair, clipped just so. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Herbert Haupt liked to wear stylish and flashy clothes, but today they were hidden underneath an overcoat. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He’s slouched down in the chair wearing the pale blue button-down and khakis he wore to school today. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Alma wore a long black winter coat and a fuzzy purple hat. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was constantly surprised by the number of colored people that she saw, by their speech, and the fine clothes that they wore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave George a baseball cap and sunglasses to wear and took pictures until George couldn’t take it anymore and begged her to stop. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Besides, I understood that even if I had Marianne’s and Heather’s clothes, I wouldn’t know how to wear them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a sleeveless silk dress like GC.’s,onty white. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie realized the woman was wearing a dressing robe, not an actual dress, and she thought once more of Clara and her refusal to come downstairs. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her pink embroidered Mexican blouse, which she usually wore on birthdays and holidays. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The three remaining fiery fingers lit the nightfire as the sun went down, but they wore their ornate armor as they led the crew in prayer, and their spears were close at hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One was an officer; he wore a black enamel breastplate ornamented with four golden disks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Annabeth was wearing new clothes—jeans and an oversize army jacket. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

His limp went away, but he wore his sleeves rolled down and came to school one day with a black eye. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

We wear the same clothes and we wear our blond hair the same way. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He wore the same clothes as the day before—-jeans, his purple T-shirt, and Polartec jacket—but they’d obviously been freshly washed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He wears a suit and has wavy combed-back hair, black and silver. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mirren will never have a wedding with yellow roses or a groom who loves her enough to wear a stupid yellow cummerbund. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He’s not even wearing a hat or scarf, so his face is bright red. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She had caught the train that Saturday morning, wearing a black wool dress and the big hat with ostrich plumes that Miss Love had made. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She stepped out from behind her door wearing a white housedress with a unicorn print. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When she went to the stables, she wore faded sands ilk pants and woven grass sandals. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Helmuth wears the same clothes he wore the day of his arrest, seven months ago. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing rubber boots and her umbrella dripped with rain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s bad enough my clothes don’t match with the latest fads, but wearing high-waters is considered social suicide in middle school. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Instead, I found an old pair of shorts and started wearing two pairs, one inside the other. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, hoping he will realize it’s my turn to wear Dad’s championship ring. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“And these are from me to keep those calloused farmer’s feet of yours from wearing out the demons’ streets.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

As time wore on and the inquiries dwindled, Holmes modified the story a bit. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Armand crossed his arms; he had hairy forearms and wore a gold wedding band. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually Coach shows up with the girls’ coach, Mrs. Battle, a large squat serious lady who always wears a tracksuit. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He points to the magazine, at a picture of a track star wearing a gold medal. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I see a blond head across the crowd—Tris, wearing a loose blue shirt without sleeves, showing the edges of the faction tattoos on her shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Bill was wearing a traveling cloak, Fleur a large white apron, from the pocket of which protruded a bottle of what Harry recognized to be Skele-Gro. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

After all, he’d never had any money in his life until a month ago, and he told Ron so, all about having to wear Dudley’s old clothes and never getting proper birthday presents. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The clothes were frayed, though, with wear, and they were barefoot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was hurrying, panicky, wearing her wig, which she hardly wore these days, and she had hastily put it on because it was lopsided on her head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She relaxes even more, even though Luke’s eyes are really blue, and he wears one of those woven leather bracelets she always likes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She wore a white pinafore and a dark green hair ribbon that made her eyes look exactly the same color as Bat Masterson’s. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She was barefoot and wore a rope knotted around her waist. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The rubakha that day was particularly nice, even though it was much shorter than most men wore theirs, made of undyed linen with red embroidery around the sleeve cuffs and neck. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to be an excellent education, but I thought I would die from the boredom of wearing the same thing every day. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I always wore white socks, the kind that didn’t show when I wore my Vans. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

All the other girls will be wearing jeans or short shorts or tight miniskirts. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Sen wore shoes; Eliot noticed several pairs lined on the shelves of a small bookcase by the front door. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He wore a plaid button-down shirt with chino shorts, and I thought about how long it had been since he’d worn clothes that could not be classified as either pajamas or underwear. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Kathy was wearing her hijab, and had already received a healthy number of suspicious looks from DMV customers and staff by the time she sat down to have her picture taken. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the rust-colored turtleneck sweater he used to take on fishing trips, the one she had knitted for him before the war. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small and skinny wizard, completely bald but with a mustache to rival Uncle Vernon’s, wearing robes of pure gold to match the stadium, strode out onto the field. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

You had to give her permission for every little thing: to wear lipstick, to buy a pretty dress, to put her hand up in class. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t reply, but the wildness she wore isn’t so wild now. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The weather deteriorated as the afternoon wore on. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She wore no part of her grief, so to speak, on her sleeve—in fact, there were no outward signs at all of her late, enviable connections with the Deceased. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She wore a dress with skirts and long sleeves of white, streaked and spotted with orchid-purple. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I got to wear an apron when I had my birthday party at the bakery, but that one had been plain black. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Since he had started wearing it on race days in 1930, he hadn’t lost a race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Hearing about that fight made me nervous about wearing an armband, even though I’m not even playing Command. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“They complain that the skin and tissues of the face and neck inevitably show the wear and tear of years,” she wrote. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I’m just wearing a thin hoodie since I don’t have my jacket, and the frigid air grabs tight to me as I run. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Everything she wore was white, including her shoes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It was an accursed thing to flay a spectral and wear its skin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She wore a blue cotton tank top with tight blue jeans, Converse All Stars, and—as if she knew what he liked—no makeup. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Siobhan has long blond hair and wears glasses which are made of green plastic. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he led us out to this other old Mexican dude wearing a sombrero, said something in Spanish, and they both nodded. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

When she entered the cafe, wearing her nurse’s cape, startling him from a pleasant daze, he stood too quickly and knocked his tea. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He wore a white button-down shirt and long brown pants, with shiny brown shoes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t wear any of my shoes, except my ski boots, which are not very practical around the house. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Customers in the lounge said that the man who fled was wearing bowling shoes.’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the woman from last week with the same fuzzy hat, but this time she’s wearing a brown coat. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She still wore her black sweater and the blanket leggings, although the weather had been warm for some time now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled his eyes and pointed at the crucifix and whispered, “Jesus isn’t wearing shoes.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dain wears breeches that stop at his knees, showing his hooves and deer legs. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"But I'm glad you've started wearing colors again. You look like your old self and that makes me feel young again." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then someone had the bright idea of creating a whole-lower-body flipper that I’d pull up over my legs and wear like shorts. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He imagined himself wearing it as he walked to school. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a big, yellowish-white fur thing around her shoulders, and carrying a plastic purse almost as big as a suitcase. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stessman was giving them extra credit all week for wearing red. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She wore a tattered dress of black silk, and her face was twisted and ravenous, like a demonic grandmother in the mood to kill. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As always he wore the dark suit and sunglasses. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He wore old-fashioned spectacles that made him look earnest and completely belied his easygoing charm and juvenile but totally disarming sense of humor. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look down at the number 21 on my practice jersey, the number I’ve been wearing since freshman year. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom cringed and said, in Farsi, “Is this really what you’re going to wear?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Minerva and El Rayo cooked up this idea that everyone without exception was to wear a crucifix as a symbol of our solidarity. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a real button-up shirt, and he held himself with a kind of pride. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Not if I was wearing the safe-suit, and if I was careful. And the generator is easy. You can make one out of any electric motor—with a little tinkering.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Another reveler, a laughing young boy wearing a joker’s cap, came and pulled them back toward the dancers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At eighteen, Belky wears a blue gown and mortarboard for her high school graduation. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

My class was wearing butter-yellow pique dresses, and Momma launched out on mine. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black moleskin gloves covered his hands; the right because it was burned, the left because a man felt half a fool wearing only one glove. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She now wore a feathery tank top splashed with all kinds of colors. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Through part of the rotting body he saw a shoe, a busted Nike Toby had been wearing for years. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I just hate all my clothes, nothing fits, and I really, really want to wear that shirt. I think it’ll look cool. Please?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Today he was dressed appropriately for an important Boston physician, in a black suit and necktie, and as usual wore his rimless glasses. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

On his head was a soiled brown Stetson hat, and he wore high-heeled boots and spurs to prove he was not a laboring man. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was rouged heavily and wore a feather boa. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw some fully covered with nothing but their eyes revealed, while others wore short-sleeved shirts. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She was wearing tight blue western pants and a frilly pink western blouse. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had only the two shirts and pairs of trousers that Ugwu had hurriedly packed, and she smiled, thinking of how she knew what he would wear each morning before he dressed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Next time bombs start falling, have your sister wear this,” she called to Sam. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We each had a room with a two-sheeted bed, plenty to eat and store-bought clothes to wear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” said Werfel, flapping his arms, “to think I shall die wearing these stupid doll-print sheets!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I have never heard it compared to other industrial complexes—like this whole system that is set up to teach women how to act, how to think, what to wear...whoa! Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I mean, I could have, but then I might not have been able to go to the funeral, which was the whole point of me wearing a suit. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Nan walked behind me mumbling something about neighbors as the camera zoomed in on Arletta wearing a chambray denim shirtdress and sitting at a worn oak table. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Harold puts his magazine down, now wearing his open- mouthed exasperated look. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore suspenders with T-shirts and gave them dirty looks when he was sweeping his sidewalk. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He still wore his suit and tie from the funeral. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t wait until his wrist was big enough to wear it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Quincy bought her some new shoes to wear at the Brown Cow. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That much I couldn’t deny, even if the fact that he was wearing a tuxedo made me very nervous. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Someone has upgraded his wardrobe for him and he’s wearing a suit and tie. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A file of men marched past in irons, clanking with every step; they carried spears and wore short swords, but chains linked them wrist to wrist and ankle to ankle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Some of the men wore antlers on their hats, and some wore walrus tusks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Leroy put his hand on his side and I saw he was wearing the Preacher’s fancy holster and mystery pistol. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She wore a bush hat and filthy green fatigues; she carried the standard M-16 automatic assault rifle; her face was black with charcoal. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Servers would sometimes tuck a couple into the loose disposable serving gloves they wore and slide them around the edge of the steam table to friends on the other side. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sees me walking down the hall like I’m wearing clouds for shoes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was wearing another shapeless blouse over another long, shapeless skirt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her legs stretched long and thin beneath a short skirt, and she wore lacy black tights, which I frankly didn’t think was very professional. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Kathy knew that it was her right to wear the scarf for the photo, but she didn’t want to make an issue of it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She wore a very expensive strapless gown and a huge orchid corsage. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a long-sleeved leotard, with a big plume of peacock feathers fanning out from her butt area, studded with glittering blue and green sequins and trailing black-sequined feather boas from her wrists. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I can only see third- grade Rachel who liked barbecue potato chips and who braided pink embroidery thread into my hair that I wore for months until my mom made me cut it out. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

It had only been a few months since his fall from the pallet, and his body couldn’t take the wear. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Beth is sixteen and in the process of wearing down our parents’ patience. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

No one can see the raw, bloody K beneath the cloak I wear. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Corporal Whitcomb sauntered back in wearing a shiny new smirk and leaned his elbow impertinently against the center pole of the chaplain’s tent. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

If I could keep my head up I had to blow ashore, but I admit the half-Wellington rubber boots I wore got pretty heavy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a while for the shock to wear off, but presently she found an explanation for what had happened. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could wear my short shorts that l didn't bring and hold a boy's hand in the street without causing an earthquake. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I still made sure to switch back and forth between my two pairs of nonsneaker shoes every day so I wouldn't wear down the soles too quickly. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Enter a man wearing lime green scrubs and a matching hospital cap. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Her skirts are a little higher than a real lady would wear, midcalf just like the rest of us, modesty leggings underneath. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Now that you mention it, I was chatting with the crows earlier. They were wondering why you guys walk like you’re wearing diapers.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wore it to greet my father that evening, but he barely seemed to notice. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They passed a group of gloomy nuns, a ragged man wearing chains, and the Fat Friar, a cheerful Hufflepuff ghost, who was talking to a knight with an arrow sticking out of his forehead. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He wore a pristine white robe that pooled in silky puddles at his feet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She wore one red glove and one blue glove, and had written Go! on one cheek and Red Pandas! on the other cheek, in support of our mascot. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When he wasn't wearing a shirt, you could see all his muscles. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Tonight, though, she wears earrings, and her dark face and brown eyes smile. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The Lightning wore red and gold and traveled with parents, friends, and siblings, who had made the fifty-minute trip to Decatur and set up camp on the sideline across from the Lightning bench. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“She was just a cockney in a nice dress. Until she believed in herself. Then it didn’t matter what dress she wore.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The woman wore blue jeans and a loose-fitting white shirt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The faction she led in the Sub-Deb girls’ club had been admonished to stop wearing low-cut dresses, smoking in the rest rooms, and sneaking out of class to smooch with boys in the band-instrument storeroom. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing her jacket, which might be pink but was clearly designed for winter in Florida, and she looks completely frozen. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She wiped my wet nose and reminded me to wear my stockings inside out, so I’d never be led astray in the forest. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The woman was wearing my mother’s dress, the large white dress that had become like a tent on Manman. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When she turned around, she was wearing a fake mustache. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Bren gave me advice on what to wear. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She wore the same dark blue suit, had the same tightly rolled hairstyle. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Harry moved an old cushion into the tent mouth and sat down, wearing all the sweaters he owned but even so, still shivery. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

All the dudes around him wear gray somewhere. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I was worried. I saw the Eagle run out of hees house. He was wearing pajamas. He sure looked mad.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Why are you wearing a skirt?” she demanded. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

What was heroic about lining up and following the rules and wearing a bunch of stuff that was going to keep you from getting hurt? October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Already, she has smelled like wet dog and dripped on the floor, and changed out of disgusting clothes, and is wearing no makeup and has chopped hair. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Today Esteban is wearing jeans, a faded Beatles T-shirt, and a straw cowboy hat. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I keep my bow, arrows, and moccasins in a corner of my cabin, but I still wear the buckskin carrying pouch with my knife inside hanging at my waist. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a wool hat and pants with suspenders, and he was laughing. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then the duchess married el comandante, a former general in the Chilean army who wore his uniform every day. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As befit a conqueror, 8-Deer was wearing elaborate cotton armor, a ceremonial beard wig, and a cowl made from the head of a jaguar. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The new Miss Forcible wore a white dress and had flowers in her long yellow hair. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

It was a bitter sensation, a sourness in his mouth and heart, and he knew he wore it all over his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A man wearing a shirt and tie and one pearl earring suddenly approached the table. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Loving someone as fiercely as my mom loves me must be like wearing your heart outside of your body with no skin, no bones, no nothing to protect it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Will, when I was a kid, I went through a magician phase where I wore capes and top hats everywhere. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The girls’ soccer team has its first home scrimmage after school today so the team got to wear their jerseys. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A handful of kids dressed up today, but most kids just wore normal clothes, or those don’t-actually-count costumes like baseball jerseys. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her mom was wearing soft old jeans and a T-shirt, and her hair was pulled back in a smooth ponytail. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

One girl, wearing a pale-green windbreaker, tilts her head to the side. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Or wear her tight skirts while carrying her Bible. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Just as he said it, eleven other faces appeared, one on each surface, and each one wore a different expression. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lyddie marveled that the woman would wear something so delicate for a ride to the northland in a dusty coach. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Ogilvie daughters, Colette and Jeannine, swept into the room, dressed in matching pink and yellow bombazine gowns, wearing their curled hair piled on top of their heads. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was looking at him, too, and he wished he was not wearing the trousers with the hole near the knee. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t be wearing the Invisibility Cloak, for one thing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

His old clothes were folded and put away, but he was permitted to keep the grey cloak of Lórien, though not to wear it when on duty. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Also, I insisted on choosing my own outfits, wearing dresses by Jason Wu and Narciso Rodriguez, a gifted Latino designer, for the photo shoot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And he had already bent down to cut through the leather thong that Basta wore around his neck. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Running faster, I felt myself begin to wear out. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went rigidly through the Grace, then left the kitchen, wearing his rage visibly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

This one was a grapefruit box, soft from wear at the edges. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But he wore it out like Big Ma reads her Bible. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Looking like some young girl, always in blue because Tea Cake told her to wear it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I could make out the spine and ribs—wearing a breastplate of eroded greenish bronze—but the rest of the skeleton was too deep within the coral now. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They all wore coats and wraps of fox and other furs. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Radar trotted along on his other side, bandaged but none the worse for wear. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then the jeans went in the bin, except for one pair of impeccable, dark blue Levi’s, which Dad ironed and wore on weekends. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she wears it around her neck on a chain, the diamond dropping low enough to touch her heart. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Three days away from home, and he seemed none the worse for wear. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t even care about what Daddy’s wearing anymore. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I am wearing my necklace of rowan berries, but they are no protection against the magic of the geas. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a blue houserobe sprinkled with roses and chrysanthemums. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at her face, where some of the blond hair had escaped from the dark scarf she wore and lay against her cheeks. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suiting up meant having to buy a uniform just like his and wearing it for P.E. every day. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She had always felt homesick for some other life, even when she was a baby standing in her crib wearing a diaper not knowing any words yet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a fine Stetson hat, a Norfolk jacket, and in his later years carried his gun in a shoulder holster. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The water was shockingly cold at first—not a great situation vis-a-vis wearing only boxer shorts—but I got used to the temperature pretty quickly. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Therefore you are wearing the red sweater,” Theodora explained to her soberly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wore high heels and stockings that looked like they were made from a mullet net. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Yeah, it was warmer today than it had been, but not warm enough to just be wearing an old dirty windbreaker. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“You wear that on your ankle or your wrist, and one of these days, I’m sure you’ll find it helpful.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And the soldiers wore the girls’ hats, one a tiny yellow straw boater with a bunch of daisies on the crown, the other a white knitted half-hat to which medallions of blue cellophane adhered. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two police officers, wearing bright green “raid” jackets and displaying their badges and a gun, woke him with a start. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Both boys still wore the youth-lock, a thick strand of hair left to grow from one side of their shaven heads and fall in an ebony curl to the shoulder. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

But all the jobs seemed hard for Moon Orchid, who was wearing stockings and dress shoes and a suit. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The casting process meant that no two metal letters were ever precisely the same, even before wear and tear. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It ended not as a song but as an anthem in defiance of death and in praise of the men who wore the wings of gold. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of guys walked hand in hand to his right, both of them black, wearing wide smiles on their faces. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When the inside door opened, there on the other side of the screen was this kid wearing a dress. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Because there were so few Muslim women on the professional sports circuit, I was an inspiration for a lot of people, especially as the first professional athlete from the United States who also wears hijab. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We always had to wear our school uniforms and ties whenever we showed up for a rugby match; that was just the way things were done. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I am wearing a long black dress with gold cuffs and a lacing of green braid, a comfortable favorite. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

To compensate for my youth on campus, I wear old gray sweatshirts and box in a local gym and walk around with an unlit cigarette in my mouth, even though I do not smoke. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The easy smile he wears is an act of betrayal. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be silly, little boy. This is the special collar I bought when Reginald was just a puppy. He wears it all the time— Ouch!It scratched me. How can that be?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a dress of gray wool. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t want to see him get shot because he was wearing his OFF THE PIG T-shirt. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I knew I probably wouldn’t wear it, but still, I wanted it with me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As the day wears on, crowds thicken on the hills. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

His round black eyes fixed on Virgil from his nest in the backpack, which Virgil was wearing backward so he could lean against the wall and watch Gulliver at the same time. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

How many kids are we talking about who began wearing the shoes in downtown Manhattan? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a tank top, and we saw he had coleslaw juice dripping from his armpit hair. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Those are what you wear in To Kill a Mockingbird! Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s the advantage to wearing your gym shorts under your skirt. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Now Harry opened his eyes a fraction, and saw Voldemort striding in front of them, wearing the great snake Nagini around his shoulders, now free of her enchanted cage. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just a question of being accepted by your peers, of wearing the right clothes or wearing them the right way or fixing your hair like everyone else’s. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dark and the street was deserted, no cars or people, and Linda wore a pink dress and shiny black shoes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If pictures of Hazleton workers wearing face masks and white suits wound up on the evening news, it could cause a panic. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She attended the school career fair, where students wore awkward suits and serious expressions, and tried to look like adults worthy of real jobs. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He still wore the dark suit, and despite the hour, he even had the sunglasses on. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a vintage Night of the Living Dead T-shirt. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Take her there now. I’ll be along in a bit. Oh, and wear something nice. I want it to be a proper party.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Meryl Lee wore sunglasses to school, even though it was gray like always. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The secretary wears a splint on his broken jaw, which, luckily, deflects the knife away from the jugular vein, but it does little to protect the rest of his skull. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The winter I was fifteen, the Van de Kamps invited me to go see the Christmas premiere with them at the Schouwburg, an old playhouse that Mama let me wear her pearls to visit. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Perched on his nose was a pair of granny glasses and instead of straight-legs he now wore faded bell-bottom jeans. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But wearing the thing is blazes hot in the summer, so I spend most days forgetting mine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Kelly wore a long black skirt, a black top, and black silk gloves. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the frontier shirt that James had given him. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Under the sleeves of my sweatshirt, I had two cuffs around my wrists, just like the superheroes sometimes wore in the comics. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It only came to his rib cage, but he wore it anyway. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Today he wears a patch with a blue eye painted on it, complete with a half-lowered eyelid. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

His face is hidden completely behind a dark, opaque helmet, and he wears a fitted suit of black body armor. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Circling Stella’s legs are long-ago scars from the chains she wore as a youth: her bracelets, she calls them. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Cole’s father and their lawyer, Nathaniel Blackwood, entered together, wearing dark three-piece suits and ties. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The British army paraded up Broadway the next day, cheered by Loyalists all wearing a red ribbon or flower in their hats in support of the King. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even though I’m not a basketball player, I’m wearing red Under Armour Curry 6 shoes. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I said; “he’s never seemed particular to me. I don’t think he notices what I wear at all. I don’t think he minds.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I wore her down. She said yes to shut me up.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Several men dressed in white and wearing little caps open car doors. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Stagehand would carry the same colors as his nearly identical full brother, Sceneshifter, but to enable the race caller to discriminate between them, Stagehand’s jockey was to wear a white cap, Sceneshifter’s a red one. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wear a bandage around my head though, just in case physical exertion should bring it back. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

On the page was a drawing of four coconuts, real coconuts, wearing mariachi hats. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a new silk fur-lined gown the bright turquoise color of kingfisher feathers. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother wore a silk robe and western shoes with big heels, and she rode home carried in a sedan chair. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d begun to wear rimless gold eyeglasses that magnified her eyes, making her look even more perpetually dismayed than she already was. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the clothes in which he had died, and his hair was untidy and ruffled, and his glasses were a little lopsided, like Mr. Weasley’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They camped in the Green Hills, and on September the twenty-second they rode gently down into the beginning of the trees as afternoon was wearing away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a brown tailored suit with no tie. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I went down to the bar, wearing my blue sports jacket, which I thought made me look older. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The next morning, he had the apron on again and wore it all through dinner that evening. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Mom wants me to wear this really ugly shirt.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The orphans, Harry saw, were all wearing the same kind of grayish tunic. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They have their feet traced onto pieces of paper, and a servant is sent to Bata to bring back rubber slippers for them to wear indoors. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I didn’t have to wear it, and that was a bad thought, since all the women and girls walking in front of us wore theirs without any complaints. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his suit and had his Bible in his hand, but there he stood, saying he had to stay home. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He wears a pressed white oxford shirt, new blue jeans, loafers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their costumes are surprisingly clever—one of them is wearing a black silk nightgown with a picture of Freud’s face taped to the front. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“She’s wearing a bathing suit. Everyone looks half naked in a bathing suit.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No, they’re really pretty. It’s just that, yeah, you never wear stuff like that.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She was wearing boots which looked like army boots and there were 5 bracelets made out of a silver- colored metal on her wrist and they made a jangling noise. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A spray of blood flicked up over my hand as her face seemed to cave in on itself, staining the dark jacket I wore...and the edge of the white cuff beneath it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was Ms. Brenda, dressed all up in her Saturday's best, which was the same as her Friday's best, except on Saturday she wore sandals with a heel. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The week wore on, each day as hot as the one before, for it was July. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wear double-breasted Italian suits and custom-made English shoes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take down my hair and arrange it in an approximation of the rough braid that the girls in Balekin’s house wore. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in olive-drab trousers and a leather jacket, and he wore a cowboy hat but with a flat crown and the brim curled and held to a peak by the chin strap. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men wore plain, casual jackets and baggy pants, and all of them had caps on top of their heads. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was still wearing the earring, scarf, and cutlass, George noticed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the same outfit he had worn the previous night. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The women wore heels and sheer stockings, and short black dresses made of crepe and chiffon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if he had on a sharp suit, or just jeans and a T-shirt, because he wore a long burgundy robe like the ones you wear when you graduate from high school. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted to find a “novel” item, something that people would wear that was not being sold in the stores. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Three fat gold earrings run up the side of one of Madoc’s green ears, and he wears long gold claws over his fingers. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was wearing dirty jeans and a wan pink T-shirt; her face thin and bleached-looking, with huge pupils. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why I got to show it off, wear clothes that accentuate the positive. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s the short hair or maybe it’s just that I wear all that has happened like a mask. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He lived in a modest bungalow, and wore an old faded suit that could have used a visit to the dry cleaners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled while she cleaned the lids and pulled them off, stashing them in the leather cross-body bag she wore every day. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Her mom had even put on lipstick, which she hardly ever wore. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wore a matching suit jacket, and beneath it, a collared shirt starched stiff. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I will wear this,” said Ash, “and no one will know that I am only wearing my servant’s dress underneath.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Baby Sis, I know you don’t like wearing all them clothes, right?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore it well, springing lightly along like a huge, tattered bear. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“The Red Guards might say that only a rich child could ride a camel. And besides, Grandma’s wearing a fur coat.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father wears a handsome tweed blazer and brogues now when he goes to work. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And then we secretly roll our eyes behind their backs when they wear a short, floral frock. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He had a curious, heavy growth of fur on the crown of his head, which gave him an odd appearance, as though he were wearing a kind of cap. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His long, stubbled face looked pale, and he wore a thick bandage over his right eye in place of the black patch. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth was feeding Franz when a disheveled Jessie came downstairs with her signature bed head, followed by Laney wearing a glittery crown. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She looked like she was born to wear Greek batde armor, but I didn’t see how even she could stand against that bull’s charge. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

On the cot next to him are the suit and tie he is to wear to court for the start of his trial. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in the emperor’s box wearing purple robes and golden laurels. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The younger woman wore a shiny red headscarf, and a stylish jacket that came down to her hips. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She wore a long cloth coat and galoshes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But New Year’s is a special occasion and during the celebration everyone is allowed to wear red. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the same ring all scythes wore. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I worry about what I’ve said today, the expression on my face, how I walk, what I wear, because all of these things need improvement. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I picture her the way she looked before the war, and wearing a white gown and washing in the river. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore stiff tan work pants and a tan shirt that had a name stitched to the breast. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was at least fifty years old, but she dressed stylishly and wore makeup, so she looked closer to thirty. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a tight fitting kurta with his jeans, and every time he swung the gada, she could see his biceps flex through the flimsy material. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Staring at a boy wearing black jeans and a long-sleeved black T-shirt even though it’s summer. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Tidings would be wearing his suit and standing just inside the big front doors of the funeral home. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Only someone fresh from the farm or one of the Irish would wear a pair of homemade gloves in Lowell. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Ships came into port from all over the world. I heard many foreign languages. I saw sailors who wore turbans, and black sailors from Africa. This was just part of my daily life.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am the queen of the Amazons, you idiot. I wear the royal belt. With the strength it gives me, I will avenge the Amazons you killed today.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Look at how they're dressed. I know a baller when I see one. And no rapper will be wearing them kinda shoes.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He sat down at the table and tried not to think about how he was going to look on his first day at Stonewall High — like he was wearing bits of old elephant skin, probably. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They wore gloves and hats, and smelled to high heaven of attars, perfumes, eaus, and bath powder. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Known as the Black Scarf Battalion, the members proudly wore black scarves on their necks. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what he was wearing. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was bigger than the rest, wearing a lion’s cape like a Roman standard bearer and a plastic bib with a lobster on it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She took the paper ring off it and wore it for a week, pretending it was his engagement ring to her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could see that his hair was neatly cut and he was wearing an expensive new tan suit and a flashy new wristwatch. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I was so, so, so happy that I had gotten this beautiful thing to wear. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What in the hell do you have on your face? And what are you wearing?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He was dressed, wore his black boots, and his hair shone. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He’s abandoned the useless spectacles he wore as a member of Erudite in favor of an Abnegation gray shirt and their trademark short haircut. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

First I put my costume on backward, and then I spend ten minutes looking for my contact lenses before remembering I’m wearing them. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I myself, just seven years old, was crouched on the floor at her feet, wearing pyjamas, dressing-gown and slippers. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I’ll just wear it if I have to go in the world. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I could appreciate Raizel’s beauty, now more so than when she wore a dress. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It is true, she wore strange foreign clothes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of them wear masks, faces lost in swatches of black and silver and white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He was wearing a pistol, had it strapped in a holster on his hip.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The wandlight sparkled on his shiny pate, his prominent eyes, his enormous, silver, walruslike mustache, and the highly polished buttons on the maroon velvet jacket he was wearing over a pair of lilac silk pajamas. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The one wearing green is using a computer, and the one in blue is talking on the phone. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, they wore European clothes, decorated at times in African ways. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

We do not want to bend over a dusty grave, wearing black hats, grieving for you. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

X-Ray had a large bruise on his right cheek, and he wasn’t wearing his glasses. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I’m surprised that Jenna is wearing a dress with tiny pink flowers on it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

They wore suits and ties and sat upright listening to us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“What a prodigious idea,” Tamika said, this time wearing a real big grin, like the one she had in the picture with her uncle at the science center. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I wore it as I went out looking for Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

At the California shell house, Ky Ebright sat on the upstairs porch, wearing dark glasses, nodding and smiling at people as they streamed by below, saying nothing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t wear my shirt today because I only have two shirts, and it has been a long time since I have had as many as that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She often wore baggy secondhand clothes and a big hat that made her feel safe in this strange, alien environment. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And now I recognize a familiar expression on my father’s face, the expression he wore so often at the dinner table, the faraway look of a man who could never stop thinking about business. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Does she wear a kind of dark red dress to family parties?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The moment Seven walked through Valley’s front door, the potion wore off. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Tall, clean-shaven, and wearing his dark master’s robes, he reminded me of the enigmatic Silent Doctor character present in many Modegan plays. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing an olive cap and army fatigues, and his curly, graying beard floats below his chin, elongating his tired features. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two days later, coming back from school, Gogol finds his mother at home again, wearing a bathrobe instead of a sari, and sees his sister awake for the first time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why the hell does he wear a silver leaf on his collar if he’s only a captain?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Hana told me she wears her armband to make sure people don’t forget about us mattering. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She recently took to wearing shawls and granny glasses, American fashions. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore an orange stocking cap though the weather was warm. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Men working in the fields wore goggles and tied handkerchiefs around their noses to keep the dirt out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not long after they started their daily walks, Ginny stopped wearing her leg braces, claiming they pinched her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“My mom made me wear this tie,” Connor complains as he rolls his finger inside his shirt collar to loosen it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

They were temporary tattoos that women wore during celebrations like weddings and festivals. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hugo wore a black zip-up top with no hood and no logo, button-fly Levi jeans, pixie boots, and one of those woven wristbands you wear to prove you’re not a virgin. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As Ms. McMillan disappeared through a door at the rear of the room, Candice wondered what had happened to her throwback Hank Aaron jersey she always wore to baseball games. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the same clothes he wore the night before. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

An officer stood in the road, wearing a reflective vest. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And the most beautiful woman she had ever seen, wearing the necklace like a collar, gaining eternal youth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She is wearing jeans and a shirt, but somehow she still looks stylish. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I go downstairs wearing a thick Christian smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I have a blue-collared shirt that my mom makes me wear to church every week. I can have her bring it.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was broad- shouldered, grave, and he wore a gray business suit. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a slipover jersey sweater and a tweed skirt, and her hair was brushed back like a boy's. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Lily appeared, wearing her nightclothes, in the doorway. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why was that boy wearing a mask?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Dad wore his usual ratty black Chuck Taylors, a black Spins & Needles Records T-shirt, and cutoff corduroys. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, Francis did not wish to go, even though Geoffrey knew many pretty girls and was said to write poetry wearing one earring. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to figure out what I want the woman in my painting to wear. I’m adding all the details onto her dress tomorrow.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If only there were an easy way, like wearing special glasses; a lightning strike is too painful, and results aren’t guaranteed. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was tall and he had a handsome face but he always wore spruce greens around his head, over his eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was carrying her backpack now, wearing it across his chest and his own on his back, but she still had to walk fast to keep up. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

One wore ankle-high brown hiking boots, as if he were about to go mountain climbing, while another stood ready to play in his socks, which flopped like clown shoes when he ran. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But instead of a ten-gallon hat, the hero wore a space helmet. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was getting to her somehow, wearing her out, wearing her down, gazing upon her with that indulgent smile, ice-chip eyes twinkling—twinkling! Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It’s supposed to be a gang-violence thing, but since blue is one of our school’s colors, not being able to wear it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The cubbies were filled with the kinds of shoes I would never voluntarily wear. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He wore a red-and-black-plaid coat but had no shirt on underneath it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I would have been wearing a soccer jersey at school, too, and getting fist bumps all day for making the team. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It’s bad enough that they want me to wear my contacts. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She is always sucking her teeth at what I’m wearing or making some comment about my weight, even though she’s more floppy and misshapen than a sack of laundry. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Visitors wore their best clothes and most somber expressions, as if entering a great cathedral. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a black T-shirt and a pair of worn jeans, sneakers that looked a hundred years old. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Eunjoo decided to wash all their clothing, so they raided the closets for large T-shirts that they wore while they washed everything. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

August comes out from behind the green curtain, wearing white tie. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the new suit he used to put on to go with me to the races sometimes on Sundays. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

There was a color photograph of a long-haired woman, wearing a red spangled costume that covered even less of herself than the bathing suits the gringa tourists wore in Señor Aguilar’s swimming pool. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She is still in the red sun visor and tennis whites she wore leading her fitness class at the Forum Gym and winning at doubles afterward. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

My nightmare started out as something I’d dreamed a million times before: I was being forced to take a standardized test while wearing a straitjacket. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I can’t wear a bathing suit without a shirt for several more days. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She wore her bright cotton dress and the mules with the red ostrich feathers. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between them, she and Brigid coached several of the new spare hands, all of them wearing far too much clothing in the suffocating heat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

If so, he hoped the jelly beans wore off before it happened to him. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Someday when I was a grown-up lazy person, I would wear my pajamas whenever I wanted. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It made her feel a little self-conscious to wear a weapon like that, but the guards and Con, too—were all armed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a grey T-shirt that fell midway down her lean thighs. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

So we went, and after they gave us our skates, they gave Sally this little blue butt- twitcher of a dress to wear. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A cracked photo on the floor showed the man wearing a white jacket with stripes on his sleeves. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Over the years, the uncertainties wore him down. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He wore black breeches tucked into tall black boots and a full white shirt. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

At least four boys wore Scream masks; a couple donned football jerseys and helmets; a creative few wore long jackets and fedoras and sunglasses and feather boas. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I'm wearing undies and a hospital gown that flaps open in the back, so when she asks me to walk, heel to toe, across the room, I sidestep like a crab. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Inside, Jeremie, be a cap such as the central guards wear. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pixie entered the water as daintily as you might expect of someone who routinely wears tutus. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In one photograph, on a balcony above the stands, a young man with a black mustache and wearing a top hat gazes down on the president. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kazilly is wearing a sharply creased white shirt, a red velvet vest, and maroon slacks. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

They were tanned by the sun; all wore cutoffs, T-shirts and sneakers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And'it was across the Tumblestone that they came home now, though the boy wore plate and mail in place of swaddling clothes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He is wearing a gray three- piece suit and a silk striped bow tie, and he walks with a black cane. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The bride wore so many jewels, she looked like one of the trees strung with strands of twinkling lights in the surrounding garden. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wore hijab by choice, and I proudly represented my country both on and off the fencing strip, both in victory and defeat. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I can see us, living in the woods, her wearing that A, me with an S maybe, S for silent, for stupid, for scared. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Connecting digitally eliminated a tremendous amount of wear and tear and seemed to satisfy everyone around the ‘virtual table.’ The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

They did not realize it, but she was the first person they’d ever met who wore perfume. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I rushed to my room and started to put on the Boba Fett costume, but all of a sudden I didn’t feel like wearing it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was wearing an old tweed jacket with sprung elbows, and there were grass stains on the knees of his trousers; khaki gaiters were laced over his mud-caked shoes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The woman I saw walking towards me a moment ago is just turning the corner; she’s wearing a deep-blue trench wrapped around her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Curt came into the kitchen, smiling shyly, his hair slightly wet, wearing a fresh, light cologne. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He wore a gray suit and the new purple tie that Mom bought him. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The one I hoped I could wear one day. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was standing there in the half light, wearing a gray trench coat and black high-tops, and watching for her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing a baseball cap and eating an ice cream cone. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

One of the men is wearing a black T-shirt, another a short-sleeve yellow shirt with a brown tie. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a ratty beige sweatshirt streaked with mud. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even though it was winter, Reggie wore gym shorts and a ratty, brown, hooded sweatshirt. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Brian was wearing a T-shirt and a baseball cap with a picture of a fish on the front. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

We could show up at the Oscars in a stretch limo and she’d be wearing this gown and I’d be in a tuxedo. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Just not wearing it everywhere. Maybe she’s gaining strength by wearing it to the mosque.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In place of the rich robes of his predecessors, he wore a shapeless tunic of undyed wool that fell down to his ankles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Remember? A very tall man with dark hair? You were with us that day. “He always wears one of Thomas’s carvings,” she added. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a nightcap, and wispy bits of white hair escaped around the edges. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She could feel the contours of her body—this woman’s body—and she wore a gown of some kind of heavy fabric. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His hair was slicked back and he wore, in lieu of his service station uniform, a baby-blue leisure suit. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It no longer scratched my skin when I wore it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The doctor had rushed in, wearing pajamas under his coat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I could wear a tuxedo and your parents would still hate me!” he shouted. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

A girl wearing a fedora hat is singing “Skinny Love” and strumming her guitar in the dining room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t wear a tie, so I guess to him he was dressed down. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Each was put in an airtight isolation room; the staff had to wear hazmat suits to go in. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her hair in a perfect flip with a pink headband. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Singleton wore a dark shirt and a tie. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Oscar and Sam, wearing bow ties, have been enlisted to take drink orders. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Ifemelu imagined him in a classroom in the fifties, an overzealous colonial subject wearing an ill-fitting school uniform of cheap cotton, jostling to impress his missionary teachers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, though, Charles would just wear himself out with work. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad wore a sport coat and tie, and he was icing down some expensive wine when the doorbell rang. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wagon driver wore a gray uniform similar to the ones worn by the guards at the gate but absent any sash or decoration. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She is depressed by the pair of teenaged Bangladeshi busboys who wear tapestry waistcoats and black trousers, serving them warm bread with silver tongs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In my opinion, if the world were perfect, everyone would wear lab coats in educational settings, but that obviously was not happening. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s a great way to get around without wearing yourself out.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Along with the money, Kappe was able to obtain uniforms for his saboteurs, the same ones that the crew members on the submarine wore. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Men like Mr. Downes send their sons RAF wings to wear on their coats. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing one of his flowers in my hair. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He wore what used to be called polo shirts at school, and may be called that still, but he was not professionally youthful. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I really like it when she takes off her practice jersey so that she’s only wearing the sports bra. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore backless blouses with her saris and carried a silver lame purse on a chain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them had to wear socks on their hands and some of them just had to scrunch their arms up in the sleeves of their jackets. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he walked out of Bukchang that day, wearing his newly stolen coat and carrying a small cache of cookies, Shin joined a small group of traders that by chance was going north. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She didn’t complain, but we could all tell how she felt because she wore a look like she did when she had a headache. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He struggled to wear out his visions in the marriage bed, he struggled to awaken Deborah, for whom daily his hatred grew. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Like Louisiana cotton. Except the black men picking it wear diapers and turbans. All over India that’s all you see. Bushes with little bitsy white tea bags blossoming. Right?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine was lying in the narrow bed wearing a plain, square-cut night-gown that looked as though it were made of rough sheeting. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Jess, get a grip. It’s not like I’m going to wear this when I walk the dog.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Percy remembered the long, curly shoes the twins had been wearing in his dream. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She wore her same high-heeled sandals and blue jeans, and a yellow rain jacket. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nagged Julie for wearing her hair short, and complained about Judith. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or why people should just wear glasses and stop touching their eyeballs.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The paper was starting to wear out from me looking at it so much but I liked checking to see if there was anything I hadn’t noticed before. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But sometimes, if the right person is wearing it, you feel warmer. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

On nights when I would meet my family for dinner in Copacabana, I didn’t wear US Olympic apparel and prayed no one would notice me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“You are nearly frozen,” said Sidhean, and he took the cloak he was wearing and placed it around her shoulders. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dancers, the music, the lights, the people in the theater are all so beautiful that I want to wear them on my skin for the rest of my life. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She wore a hotel maid’s uniform, gray with a white collar. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Or for listening to industrial music or wearing odd clothes. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let Big Henryk squawk some more, then said to him, “Are you going to wear the shoes?” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Her china dress was laced across in front, and she wore a pale pink china apron and little gilt china shoes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you given much thought to what you’ll be wearing to church this Easter, Melba?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy red dress she wore brushed across the floor, tossing up dust as she hobbled to an ornate chair behind a round table. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-stripes. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Many patrons enjoy the experience immensely, while others find it disconcerting and prefer to wear their own faces. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The mullahs decided that Ayub’s son would go to hell after all for wearing his pants the way he did. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a silver watch with a large face on his right wrist—it looks expensive, a Breitling maybe. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If Mrs. Howard hadn’t made me wear the rabbit slippers,” I answered, “I wouldn’t have tripped and cut Maria’s nose off.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least in this heat we don’t wear gloves. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh my God, Mouse? He's the craziest of them all. He's always got a hammer or a jackrabbit or something stuck in his back pocket, and he refuses to wear a shirt." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He talked and preached till Henry wore down and said, “I’ll see about it.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

First, she throws up all over the hoodie Jus is wearing. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He wore impeccable three-piece Brooks Brothers suits, Bostonian loafers, and staid horn-rimmed glasses, and he knew the law. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his usual leopard-pattem Hawaiian shirt, walking shorts, and tennis shoes with black socks. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And Mother was wearing a pair of shorts made out of denim and a light blue bikini top and she was smoking cigarettes called Consulate which were mint flavor. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The women rolled bandages and wore Red Cross uniforms and thought of themselves as Angels of Mercy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

August is gracious, charming, and mischievous—so much so that as the evening wears on I begin to think the incident with Rex was just a joke gone awry. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a floaty, lilac-colored dress with matching high heels; her hair was sleek and shiny. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In another she was standing in a line with three other girls; they were wearing what might have been prom dresses, and her black hair was tied above her head in an intricate knot-work. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They all wore the same proud, silent expression. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

On that second day she wore bright-red baggy shorts with a bib and shoulder straps—overall shorts. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

That young woman was Didi, only now she looked haggard and wore a faded dress. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore armor similar to Dobrynya’s—made of small scales fixed together that flexed as he moved—but his was shinier than the bogatyr’s had been. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I sit at the end of the pew, next to Suesetta, who is wearing a navy-blue skirt, a white starched shirt, saddle oxfords, and bobby socks. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Or as frantic as you can while wearing an avocado face mask. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grin was standing outside, still wearing his butler costume. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Best of all, instead of scraps from my maa’s worn saris, I was to have a sari of my own to wear. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The lean elderly man with snow-white hair, wearing Sunday clothes, came down the steps. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The harpies washed with lava instead of water, to get that extra-dean sparkle and kill ninety-nine point nine percent of all germs, so Annabeth and I had to wear asbestos gloves and aprons. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a red dress and she looked awesome, but I’d seen her real form. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

As the year wore on, my father made an effort to come out of his depression. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was as though a chimpanzee had demanded to wear human clothes and to eat at the same table as people. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is wearing short black pants and brown ankle boots that lace up. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

To conduct the orchestra she would wear either a real man’s evening suit or else a red dress spangled with rhinestones. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a white uniform and a white hat. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We sit on the hill overlooking the football field, wearing our jeans, which are only allowed at school on the days of football games. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he faced our section, I saw he was wearing dark round sunglasses like the ones John Lennon wore. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I can close my eyes and see her at school, wearing black from head to toe and with her mouth stretched over her teeth, so that maybe people will just forget. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When he had come into the place that evening he wore those blue overalls instead of the filthy linen suit he had been wearing the twelve days. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Paul and Lucy Burns, a key suffragist who had worked alongside Paul, encouraged women to wear white dresses adorned with colorful sashes. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

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

He was pleased to see that Roy wasn’t wearing a torn green T-shirt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1957, Jim and the other football boys wore Marine uniforms and pretended to be raising the flag on Iwo Jima. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m pretty fortunate to not have a degree but have a job where I wear a tie every day,” he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her orange hair was piled in ringlets on her head and she wore a green eyeshade. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, however, she took him shopping, and when Barbarossa returned to the Casa Spavento that evening, he was wearing the most expensive clothes one could buy in Venice for a child of his age. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a simple white dress, but when she moved, the fabric shimmered with colors like oil on water. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When I burst into tears, Mom hugged me and said, “Dad is just noticing you don’t wear princess costumes anymore, not that you aren’t pretty!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still, as the strike wore on, food and money were running out. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Neither is wearing skirts and prancing about the stage like a woman!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone will tell you that blue jeans are the most foolish item of clothing you can wear on a hike. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But what could you expect, he’d say, from an institution run by celibate men who wore dresses. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“They made me wear a white shirt,” he said afterward. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pale, waxlike body was wearing nothing but a pair of blue underpants, and his blond hair was frozen to the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Most of them wore tattered Ancient Greek dresses, except for the one in the lead, Kelli, who wore a burned and torn blouse with a short pleated skirt...her cheerleader’s outfit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I put my hair up in the two pigtails I usually wore it in. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

These crews—always, in my experience, made up of young black men—were watched over by tough- looking armed COs wearing wide-brimmed hats and leather boots, their pants tucked in at the top. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First, I need a shirt of Gabriel’s. Something he wore often, like a favorite T-shirt or something,” Ms. Kline said in a saner manner than I expected. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I wear my old sandals until my bandages can be removed. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He did not care that I wore clothes I made for myself in home economics class, cotton print shirtwaists with crooked zippers and skirts hanging below my knees, outfits only the Pentecostal girls wore. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What the suspect ate, what he wore, where he went, who he talked to, where he sat, how many times he washed his hands—as much as I can remember. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I accidentally make eye contact with a hot guy wearing a tight V-neck shirt, and I look away quickly, but my heart pounds. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It was a woman, rather short, with a rolling walk, wearing a floral print dress and gripping what looked at first like a stick but was in fact a man’s umbrella with a goose’s head. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dad strides across the back yard, wearing an oven mitt and carrying the steaming turkey by one leg. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

In one, guys wearing backward baseball caps lie goofily on classroom desks; in another, a group of kids wearing American Revolution-style three-corner hats stand on a lawn. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"You say they flew no banners. What of the armor they wore? Did any of you note orna-ments or decorations, devices on shield or helm?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Two guards were strolling around the parking area, and neither of them was wearing headphones, so Dustfinger took a different route to Capricorn's house this time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wear basic Dumpster togs— smelly gray turtleneck and jeans. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wore jeans, a cream-colored jacket, and a white shirt that made her skin look as warm as cocoa. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I pulled at my beard, and the abbot said, “William, you have taken the vows. You wear the robe. You will soon be tonsured. You may not fight. Anyone. For any reason.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Occasionally when a truck jolted there was a clank-clank of metal: all the prisoners were wearing leg irons. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

To Harry’s dismay, Ron’s new aggression did not wear off over the next few days. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There was a Catholic school in neighboring Lansdale where the girls wore dark green skirts and the boys wore slacks. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

In school, we had to wear our hair very short, per the rules. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She wore eye shadow—too light and bright for her skin coloring, in my opinion. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to go into how, but he’s of the right bloodline. Your bloodline. He can wear the crown.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There was only one other Muslim family in town, but the women in that family didn’t wear hijab like we did. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Madge high-fives me, and even though I’m wearing my earmuffs, the clap of our hands against each other makes me quickly shut my eyes. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

About his neck he wore a chain made of linked coins of many different sizes, shapes, and metals, and his horse was one of the strange black-and-white ones. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“This is how the celebrities wear their hair on the red carpet,” she adds. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Francie was the only one wearing a gingham wash dress and she felt like a silly baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t wear a cross on his collar, sir. He wears a silver leaf. He’s a lieutenant colonel.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The streets were mostly silent and deserted that morning, but every now and then we’d pass a woman wearing curlers or a group of men in T-shirts with motor-oil decals, loitering in a doorway. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he said, “Suppose I told you I had to wear the uniform for a reason.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them wore the cotton slipperlike shoes of the Tang men, while others wore demon boots. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wife wore a button on her lapel that said union, and I noticed Hank Garvin wore the inexpensive watch that was the best we could afford to give him for a thank-you. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They all wore black coats over white shirts, a word stitched on their right breast—he couldn’t quite make out what it said. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I could catch a glimpse of a deep cowl like some priests wear, but underneath the shadows were so deep it was like looking down a well at midnight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

From Anika78 in suburban Chicago: I was stopped at the door of my high school because I was wearing a trench coat. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delsa and Norma, who liked to dress like princesses whenever possible, wore out their three good dresses in no time. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

A thin, attractive Asian woman wearing a blue pantsuit approached him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Genie thought back to the first breakfast when he asked Grandpop about wearing sunglasses in the house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She really did love her family, so much, but being at home was starting to feel like wearing an iron corset, painful and breathless and pinchy in all the wrong places. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you get your hair cut off and wear it in curls like the other girls instead of those chunks wound around your head?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wives each had on a flimsy black scarf, which they wore not on their heads but ded loosely around the neck like an afterthought. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing sunglasses and my hair’s a little overgrown and unruly. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I know lots of women who never wear the hijab. Even my mama didn’t start wearing it until after she got married.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Nothing cures a cold faster than the thought of an old perv wearing a cologne of alcohol and lemon hand soap. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, Elizabeth would rendezvous with a Soviet agent in Washington by standing in front of a drugstore in Georgetown, wearing a red flower in her hat and holding a copy of Life magazine. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A television is mounted on the wall, and I see a woman wearing a suit reporting the news from behind a desk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Jessie, wearing jeans and a baggy navy hoodie, was perched on the steps leading to the dungeon with a pile of colored gumdrops and wooden toothpicks in neat piles around her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She wore a torn white gown that resembled a bridal costume in an old horror movie or heavy-metal video. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He studies Werner awhile without saying anything, wearing a look not of disappointment but tired amusement. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The woman was wearing a nose ring, a tiny glasslike thing that glittered as she moved her head this way and that. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In Art class we toured the Louvre while all of our avatars wore silly berets. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Usually, guys would hang out in the common areas, where we didn’t have to wear uniforms—we could just wear T-shirts if we wanted to—watching television until bedtime. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A stripper’s bird had attacked a hot dog vendor wearing a costume. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those boys who made me wear the fish—they were angry like that, too. Angry at the world, and it made them mean. You have to promise me, Zach, you won’t be like them.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since it looked like it was going to be another hard winter, and since Dad wore nothing but his bomber jacket in even the coldest weather, I decided to get him some warm clothes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mom did, too, even though she wore a scowl the entire time we were in the office. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the shock began to wear off, and the reality of what had just happened started to sink in. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Out walked a person no one present had ever seen before—a man in his middle thirties, dull-eyed, wild-haired, and wearing a hip holster stocked with a .38-caliber pistol. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing Giorgio perfume and far too much of it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was wearing black jeans, a nice pressed shirt with a bejeweled bolo tie, and a cowboy hat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But what he didn’t know was that the smiling soldiers were Americans, wearing uniforms swiped from a British ship. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Kaisa stepped back and saw her, she raised her eyebrows and said, “What a gown you are wearing.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That the Appalachian Mountains present so much more modest an aspect today is because they have had so much time in which to wear away. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She wears no hat, her red hair loose, whipping around her head in the wind. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The owner of the shop is an elderly man who wears a white tunic and cotton fez. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his sleek silver furs, and he looked pale and agitated. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The stranger, a young man wearing a black suit, white shirt, and bow tie, set his briefcase on the bar and asked Shady for a glass of water. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Rolls of fat encircled him and he wore the sweat suit to keep his new ballast unexposed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stone lions that flanked either side of the gates were wearing wigs and beards of snow, and they grinned as the horse passed through. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Anatole moves through the dappled shade at the edges of my vision, wearing the silky pelt of a panther. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore blue jeans and an undershirt with grease smears on it, along with horn-rimmed glasses. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the temperature of her voice plunged when she said, “Why don’t you go upstairs and find something real pretty and lacy to wear to the game tonight?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the clown suit and full makeup. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I hugged Wishbone closer and kissed his nose, while my thoughts bounced around so much they finally wore me out and I fell asleep. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I study the time on Mom’s old watch—she was wearing it when her car sailed off the cliff two years ago, killing her on impact—as it ticks around my wrist. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There was Betty Jean, wearing a blue skirt and a white blouse. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Also, that the guys get to wear regular clothes and the women have to cover their heads and wear the heavy dresses.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The woman in front of us at the TSA Security Checkpoint was wearing knee-high combat boots. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Since when do gangsters wear GUESS? shirts with Levi pants at the waist? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Milton wore them whenever he met with bank loan officers or auditors from the IRS. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Lolly was a lumpy woman who spoke too loudly and who wore too much lipstick. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Her hair was up in a bun and she wore pale purple lipstick. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Surprised he didn’t wear that to the wedding.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

With Ivy wearing the most beautiful dress shed ever seen, thanks to Robin. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

At dawn the man would come, a strange man wearing a black cloak. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Richard had on a full orange hunter’s outfit and I was wearing my brightest orange sweater. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“He did, but she said she finally wore him down.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They had no bras and few wore underwear. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The man kind of resembles Dad, except he wears a smugly satisfied expression that I can’t imagine on Dad’s face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

When she entered the circle they looked at her and smiled, and then someone next to her fingered the cloak she was wearing and spoke to another in a musical language she didn’t understand. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was tall, thin, and young and wore a black beard. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I wear number three because Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez wore number three when he played for the Dodgers in The Sandlot.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She wore a flowing, bright yellow dress, and her blonde hair was perfectly coiffed in a thick chignon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As the day wore on, it became hotter and hotter. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The rigid stems and heart-shaped leaves were covered with stiff hairs that were painful to touch, but she was wearing the special protective gloves Alys had made. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was wearing a FedEx uniform; I could see myself through Martin’s eyes, reflected in the elevator’s silver doors as they slid open. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I keep guessing for about five minutes until I can’t think of no more jobs where you’d be wearing one of them white uniforms. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maggie met me at the front door wearing a Rockport High School T-shirt that looked like it had belonged to Fred’s dad and a pair of shorts that showed 98 percent of her compact legs. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And she took off her crown, and plucked from it one of the little scarlet flowers that, while she wore them, remained as fresh as if they had just been picked. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a frosted cake and homemade cone hats, and Mama wore a satiny cape and sparkles on her face and did magic tricks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Man wants to be the king o’ the rabbits, he best wear a pair o’ floppy ears.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

An American, she wore a blue shirt and black pants, and she spoke in a no-nonsense tone. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Her wallet and sweatshirt were taken from her—the bailiff told Luma she couldn’t wear the sweatshirt in the jail because it might be contaminated with lice. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Or because she looks just right, even wearing frayed jean shorts and a T-shirt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had forgotten to wear a watch, so she began to count slowly, as she and Warren had as children playing hide-and-seek. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the fierce heat of the south, he wore loose trousers of mottled sandsilk and open-toed riding sandals that laced up to his knee. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In some camps, but not all, they wore a yellow triangle. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bartholomew wore khaki trousers pulled up high on his belly, and spoke with an American accent filled with holes, mangling words until they were impossible to understand. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was too hot for sweatshirts, but she wore hers anyway, zipped to her neck. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She wore a long, printed skirt that reached all the way down to her ankles and a short, waist-length white blouse with darts that made room for future breasts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The floor in here is filthy, and the banister needs to be polished. And I told you to wear your shoes in my house.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom sighed and shook her head a little, making the oval-shaped Guadalupe earrings she wore move. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Ammu said that they were bad for her eyes and had advised her to wear them as seldom as possible. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ian MacArthur is a wonderful sweet fellow who wears glasses and peers out of them with delight.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

From all the movies I’ve seen, bouncers are normally stubborn in their ways and absolutely intimidating, but here at Clint’s Graveyard there’s a young woman wearing a fitted cap backward welcoming everyone. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I walk to a separate part of the bookstore, where there’s a restaurant, a small stage, and a black man wearing a bow tie. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

After a moment, Danny appeared at the head of the stairs, wearing his black caftan, black pants, and a black skullcap, and told me to come on up. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The Minotaur appeared, an actor wearing a papier-mache bull’s head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Park's mom could wear Eleanor's rib cage like a roomy vest. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Baird wore his standard fare, a black suit and white shirt he got from a department store. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was wondering why everyone wore them down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not the style of teenage West Virginia boys to wear a hat, except the black-felt kind with a feather in it, and then only at dances. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I have to say she looked kind of strange, because she was wearing all this makeup and I’d never seen her like this before. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Sass led me to the government office, where there was an official wearing a suit, shirt, tie, and jacket. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It wore a saddle and bridle with red, gold, and black tassles dancing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined myself in Cambridge, a graduate student wearing a long black robe that swished as I strode through ancient corridors. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But someone had to wear an away uniform, and in this case, Permian didn’t mind at all giving up black. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We wore black capes fashioned from dyed pillowcases and conical hats with wide cardboard brims. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had just returned from a business trip and was still wearing his trench coat and sunglasses. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We wore the same maroon blazers, the same gray slacks and skirts. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

You girls too young to be wearing shoes like that. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wears a similar outfit to last time. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Some of them even wore sunglasses, an act that on the Permian band would have been considered as blasphemous as taking out an American flag during the halftime show and burning it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a crisp white shirt with an official seal stitched on the right sleeve. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

So the prince wore it, and for many years, he believed it was right. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Envoy, so vulnerable to cold that he wore a coat when the weather was in the 30s, would not survive winter in Pulefen. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wears a watch, but the face is covered, so I can’t see it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Why was that baboon wearing his outfit when he was off duty? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore her shining brown hair parted in the middle and drawn down over her ears. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

St. Gaudens, tall and lean and wearing a goatee, sat in a corner very still, like a figure sculpted from wax. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She was handsome, wiry, always wearing a wash-print dress and long apron, a clean kerchief binding her hair. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She was still wearing her wedding dress; Okeoma’s uniform shirt was neatly folded on a chair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wears brown corduroys and a Harry Potter T-shirt. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She wore a little outfit just like the maids I’d seen on TV She was very beautiful. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a white blouse, a navy blue skirt, a pair of plain black flats. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all wore pith helmets to protect us from the sun except Lin Nai-Nai who wore a Chinese straw hat. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guy who had to be my father was sitting with his back to me wearing a hat. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He used to wear an astronaut helmet sometimes. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The huge bird wore what appeared to be a leather vest, with a solid cylindrical case attached to the vest on the hawk’s back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her aunt had lent her some pajamas—they wore about the same size—but Eleanor put Park's shirt back on as soon as she got out of the shower. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It turned out she was wearing a brown housedress the exact color of her skin, and mistakes are easy to make at six a.m. when the sun is barely a blip in the sky. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They all wore matching candy necklaces, even the boys. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He wore homespun, but it was well tailored to his body. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the hallways, I see the girls wearing the guys’ jackets, and I think about the idea of property. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a green plaid shirt, a blue skirt, and orange knee socks. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“What,r “I am — I’m wearing the badge like Bill used to — and I’m holding the House Cup and the Quidditch Cup — I’m Quidditch captain, too!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Easy for them to say, they wear sweatpants. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don't sag my pants or wear my clothes super big. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“What is that advertisement you are wearing on your chest?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She was tall and slender and always wore black dresses that matched the color of her straight, long hair. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wears lipstick and her hair is done. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Underneath it she was wearing a gold T-shirt with the word magic across the front. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They wear ragged work clothes stained with patches of sweat; their faces are drawn. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Millie wears a light yellow T-shirt and shorts set with little heart-shaped gems glued to the collar of her top. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The walk home was about two miles, but I was wearing sneakers. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He corrects himself, starting “again with passion,” erasing, and finally wearing “a hole in the paper with the rubbing of the eraser.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Something about not wearing a watch, he ventured. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miraculously, Matty’s shoes remained, coated with the slippery mud so that he appeared to be wearing heavy wet boots by the time he dragged himself from the other side of the swamp. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He said me and Abby could wear it if we ever wanted to. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“So long as he wears the gem he is bound to me, blood and soul,” the red priestess said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A figure in khaki wearing a fluorescent vest trailed behind with a steady stride. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

An object his mother used as a paperweight stood beside the inkwell: a small glass sphere, on a black plastic pedestal, containing a snowman wearing a stovepipe hat. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The fire was becoming a more distant memory, even though Sasha still wore compression stockings. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She’s probably ten or fifteen years younger than me, twenty- two, twenty-three, and she’s real pretty, but why’s she wearing all that goo on her face? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Finestein has taken to wearing fitted red suits and jaunty pillbox hats trimmed with matching cherries. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a gold ring on the third finger of his right hand. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Padma wears a bright purple dress with an empire waist that falls in a clean line to the floor. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’ve got to have some kind of outside contact. How did you find out that I used to wear an army jacket?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The vuvv don’t wear translators—they say it’s up to us to speak their language, if we want to do business with them. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mother is wearing a traditional dress of beaded silk and Venetian lace, with a neckline that sits above her collarbone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have to wear anything that made him stick out. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In December, O High’s Wildcats basketball team played its first home game wearing blue jerseys with Sasha’s name on the back and the words No H8 on the front. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It’s just that the corn we eat wears many different disguises. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The sailor wore it in a flannel bag around his neck. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the boys wore black caps but otherwise they were almost naked. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Just then, Wynn appeared, still wearing his uniform from working at the new Wreck O Mend, an auto repair shop in the SmartMart center. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

A woman wearing horn-rimmed glasses stood outside the smaller building’s porch entrance. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Laurie’s bashfulness soon wore off, for Jo’s gentlemanly demeanor amused and set him at his ease, and Jo was her merry self again, because her dress was forgotten and nobody lifted their eyebrows at her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mom wears a uniform to work. What you got on ain't no uniform.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I hear Oscar say, “Love when they overstaff. The extra helmet is right up here. And you can wear my jacket. It’s going to be cold on the bike.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She was wearing black pants and a sweatshirt that had autumn leaves stenciled on the front. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad said everyone from Magical Maintenance wears navy blue robes.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At first, Hazel thought they were wearing Viking helmets. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But before he made it through two complete rotations, Laura Friendly burst into the room wearing a reflective jogging suit that made her look like a small astronaut. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I have faith in you. I bet one day you’ll wear an olive wreath on your head, and people will cheer for you.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

A lump formed in my throat when I realized the dummy was wearing an orange Camp Half-Blood T-shirt. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A pinch of the precious salt and a few bean sprouts filled her with energy for a while, but it wore off. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a picture, framed in light gray, of Cordelia’s two older sisters, done in pastels when they were younger, both wearing smocked dresses, their hair feathery, their eyes like mist. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As if the statues were wearing crowns of light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Reginald and I laughed about Philbert, who, the last time I had seen him, had gotten deeply religious; he wore one of those round straw hats. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he was wearing straw sandals, which did not look easy to walk in. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She always wears this cardigan, and a succession of dark skirts, which can’t possibly be the same one. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

On hearing of Gotama’s approaching death, she had set off on foot, wearing simple clothes, together with her son. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore narrow cotton trousers, black heelless slippers, and a frogged Chinese smock. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Garrett will be at our house in two hours, and I’m wearing jeans and not a trace of makeup. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

My main concern was that he was wearing a suit, impractical dress for prison, but we managed to find him some old clothes instead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am struck suddenly by his height, by the arrogant sneer he wears like a crown. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Most of the women would never wear them—they would be tossed aside or given to a favorite servant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They wore the costumes of the Komedie Brute, but no one got access to his office without showing his face, so the masks had come off. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The girl wears a long shirt, which is an excuse for a dress; its frayed hem kisses the tops of her feet. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In one shot, he’s wearing a hat and has a cigarette dangling from his mouth. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to be seen in a photo with a guy wearing one of those,” he said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were dressed like gentiles, and most wore no hats, as though to spite the nasty weather and spit in the face of tradition. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tore off the shields I wore over my eyes. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Folks had criticized Miss Love the week before for wearing black as if she was grieving for Granny. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He turned and saw that Lockhart was standing in a corner of the room, still wearing his vague smile. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Think about it, the guy hasn’t showered in days, no place to stay, chased by the cops, pretty much wears the same gear 24/7. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes dart to the loose, white sweater I’m wearing, then quickly away. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had not found any socks to wear that morning, and the hot pavement burned through the thin soles of his shoes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Not only that, why was he wearing a white lab coat, like scientists wore on TV? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You wore a blue velvet dress with darts down the front.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She wore giant heels that made her tower over Dimple, but without them, Rishi guessed they’d be about the same height. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to assume that my frustration finding a job was because of my religion, my last name, or because I wore hijab, but I wasn’t naïve. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Aunt Ruth was waiting for me in my room, her back to the door, new clothes, funeral wear, hung crisp from cheap hangers, in either hand. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Anyway, so wear something hot to my party, and I’ll make sure you and Lewis hook up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After the sleepiness wears off, everyone starts to chat. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He wore a black wool suit and a black overcoat that had once belonged to his grandfather. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The day wore on, and people began using up their batteries. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a wreath of lavender that Mama had woven through his collar. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wore white slacks, a white sweater, white shoes and a white visor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His might is increased by his belt of strength, Megingjord: when he wears it, his strength is doubled. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She came in anyway, her movements somewhat restricted by the blue satin sheath dress she wore. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He wore a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, and a silver scarf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“A widow wears black for the rest of her life.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The necklace she often wore—a large coin with Queen Victoria set in silver on one side—would brush across my forehead as she bent down. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I remember how all the men wore boaters in those days. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wearing my school uniform pants, my belt, unbuckled and twisted halfway around to my back, and a wrinkled T-shirt. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He wore suspenders and a white blouse, looking like the innocent child he would have been in a different world. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Their armor was silver plate polished to a mirror sheen, but underneath, she knew, every man of them wore a hair shirt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Tiago came back wearing glasses, thin wire frames that he took off to show us how they caught the light and bounced rainbows around the room. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was young—younger than Mrs. Coulter; and fair, with bright green eyes; and clad like all the witches in strips of black silk, but wearing no furs, no hood or mittens. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only sport I had ever participated in where I didn’t have to wear something different. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

One is wearing a suit, a derby hat, and a smile. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She says she bought it even though no one was actually wearing them there because it made her feel French. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She wore a thicker, darker smock than the one Mom would come home wearing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one college break he returned home wearing a Lacoste shirt, telling the Warden that he couldn’t wear clothes that weren’t “preppy.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

That and the fact that I ran out and met them all on the front porch looking as cheerful and lively as I could, wearing my prize ribbon, practically capering with girlish good health. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The stranger had rumpled gray hair and an anxious expression, and was wearing a strange mixture of clothes; a pinstriped suit, a scarlet tie, a long black cloak, and pointed purple boots. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He wore nothing but shorts, his whiter-than-white skin stretched across his bones like a sheet wrapped tightly around a bundle of sticks. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

The sanctuary had trapped the sticky heat of the past several days, which came close to stifling anyone wearing a starched white shirt with a starched white collar. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Everyone, boys and girls, wore a secret cord to protect his or her fertility. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we leave, I have red lips and curled eyelashes, and I’m wearing a bright red dress. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He also wore a fob watch and a chain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But as the day wore on, I realized he was mostly bluster. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a pipe in his face and probably asked you what college you went to. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see any girls in Rochester wearing their hair that way. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She stopped wearing makeup, then she stopped apologizing for not wearing it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I could take them and lock them up, and you could never wear them except with my permission,” he said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a fancy suit and his eyebrow had been waxed so it looked as shiny as his eyes. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She was large and vague against the light and she wore an apron. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But today she was wearing barrettes, six of them. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He wore a pair of fine, polished patent leather dress shoes, silk dress socks, creased trousers, and had a pocket-watch chain dangling from the pocket. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I wonder about the regrets Ma must have over their relationship, regrets about all those times they fought in Phnom Penh over what music Keav listened to or the clothes she wore. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, she told them, he already wore the Power of Stormhold about his neck. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The young man, who was no more than eighteen years old, was wearing his prison cap in the presence of senior officers, a violation of regulations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Viola came in wearing a clean white apron and bearing a lemon pound cake on a silver tray. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“She told me if I wanted to keep my dignity, then I’d give her my purse and walk home wearing my clothes.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had one shot and he knew his aim had to be perfect, since the man was wearing a heavy winter coat and wouldn’t feel a thing from his neck to his feet. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I did not have the heart to tell her it was wholly inappropriate for me to wear such things in jail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Police found me two days later, wandering the dirt roads west of Calypso, wearing a grocery bag for underwear and covered in hickies I couldn’t explain. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Johnson was in the wrong place at the wrong time, wearing the wrong clothes. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Some of the Indian women wore their finest saris, made with gold filigree that draped in elegant pleats over their shoulders. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

American boys wore their hair long, in braids, like women. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

We wore orange space suits that my mom had made from old curtains, and square space helmets we’d made from cardboard boxes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As I moved closer I could see she was wearing a freshly starched, flowered cotton dress just like my own grandmother might have worn. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pulled heavy woolen stockings over the woolen stockings and the shoes they were already wearing. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing coveralls and a sleeveless faded shirt and slowly removed them along with the cloth from her head. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a suit and tie, his thinning hair combed back Pat Riley fashion. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Look here, Pellinore, you must learn to let bygones be bygones. You will only wear yourself out Why don't you be a brave chap and catch your Beast for instance?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like I was wearing a pair of gloves with magic properties. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wear wooden jeans, sandpaper socks, and anvil shoes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The factory workers weren’t allowed to take unscheduled breaks, so they all wore pads in case they needed to use the bathroom. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

A beaming Fred stood before them, wearing a set of magenta robes that clashed magnificently with his flaming hair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I caught her on the windowsill in the hospital wing. Look very closely, and you’ll notice the markings around her antennae are exactly like those foul glasses she wears.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He used a walking stick and wore a bow tie. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I liked knowing what I was going to wear. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

As Mullet Fingers scampered off, Roy noticed with some satisfaction that he was wearing shoes—the same sneakers Roy had brought for him a few days earlier. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath it was the outfit she’d wear for the show, which was little more than sparkling underwear with fringe. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He stood now in the doorway to his study, wearing the woolen sweater, the scarf, and the round, black skullcap. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He kisses both of her cheeks, careful not to leave behind the bright purple rouge-stick he wears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A shaggy-haired teen walked away with Cool Papa’s showtime alligator boots—the ones he always wore onstage with Show Guitar. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She no longer wore the tow-linen shirt, the one garment worn by the children. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “You used to wear a sort of a coat, it was orange, and whenever I saw that particular color orange, I’d think of you. I don’t suppose you still have the coat.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Dobby plucked at the shrunken maroon sweater he was now wearing over his shorts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The mask was black, the kind Zorro wore in the movies. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So lately what I did was just keep wearing the fuzzy green sweater. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

His body was made of stars, and he wore a cloak sewn from pure lightning. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I thought of leaving it at home so that I would not make the mistake of forgetting to take it off in class, but I decided to wear it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I also hung a beach towel around my neck or wore an alligator shirt over my suit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Except the times when she wears one of Grandma’s Floating Dresses, she usually dresses like a black-and-white movie, not a circus. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Especially idiots who wear superhero costumes that don’t fit and rubber masks that only have one small hole to breathe through. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Was I even supposed to bring the other clothes, or is she supposed to wear only burial shrouds? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lemoncello wore a bright red and blue Revolutionary War outfit with a ruffled collar and a cape. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was wearing an old flannel nightgown that I hadn’t worn since Kevin and I were married and that I’d never worn in June. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had red hair and wore ugly black glasses. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

On the radio there are cheering crowds, and solemn voices describing what color she’s wearing, a different color every day. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And if my visitor is someone I’ve already seen that day, I really do have to change, so I’m wearing something different than the last time they saw me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My prosthetics were cumbersome and heavy, and wearing them often made my real legs hot and sore. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She was accustomed to the scratchy feel of the tow- linen shirt she wore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one who might drink too much wine while wearing Mom’s fineries and spill out whatever I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

‘The Lord does not permit those who wear the black and silver to leave their post for any cause, save at his own command.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She didn’t think the bagginess was a style like with Pachucos; they were probably wearing whatever was available. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He wore high leather boots, leather breeches, and a pirate-style shirt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Sammy wore an old bathing suit of James’ over his diapers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wore a sleeveless aubergine dress to Barack’s address to the joint session of Congress and a sleeveless black sheath dress for my official White House photo, and suddenly my arms were making headlines. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If I could choose, I’d wear blue jeans with sparkly decals, a blouse with decorated buttons, and a vest! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Both were tall and blond, wearing matching wire-rimmed glasses and long black overcoats. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He wore dark glasses and had a gun at his belt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four mulattas, wearing gingham skirts and aprons, kneel before the shrines, praying. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tallest girl in the sixth grade, wearing a ruffled party dress with bows. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Friday, I wore a white T-shirt with black letters: race is not a color. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Three members of the Senile Brigade wearing beat-up old cowboy hats sat in the front seat, and another younger man neither Bloom nor Linda recognized squatted in the back, smoking a cigarette. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he thought of Katherine XIV, who wore a black bra and also a black everything else. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a green dress tonight, and her hair was still in pigtails. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Slow down, Sasuke! Put on your scarf. Mom’s going to kill me if you don’t wear it.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He used to wear a military-style khaki suit replete with epaulets and gold buttons, and carried a baton like that made famous by Field Marshal Montgomery. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her grandmother sat at the kitchen table wearing an old striped cotton bathrobe. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A round-faced girl wearing a silky shawl stepped closer to me and bowed her head. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you plumb wore out, Miss Love.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I bang until Johnny appears, wearing the clothes he had on last night. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

In his house, he was the one to wear the pants. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the great example of this genre is It Happened One Night, with Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable, who famously dispensed with wearing an undershirt. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I remember him clutching the curtains in his living room, about nine years old, wearing gray, his dark eyes shut. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Four Dauntless traitors mill around in one corner, and two of the Erudite, one a dark-skinned woman, one an older man, both wearing lab coats, stand with Jeanine near the metal table in the center. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have any clothes on. I don’t want to butt in or anything, but I just want to know. Why aren’t you wearing your uniform?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He wore frameless glasses, had floppy silver hair, and a salt-and-pepper mustache that was like a miniature duster broom balanced under his nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He wears a silver circlet on his brow, matching his eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This gave his head a sleek look, which was contradicted by the surprised, honest expression which he wore on his face. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leading the procession along with Dr. King and other civil rights leaders were an Episcopal bishop, a Jewish rabbi, a United Nations diplomat, and four Catholic nuns wearing long black habits. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother Sam was standing there, wearing a uniform. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore sunglasses that covered his entire face and the loudest, brightest outfit I had ever seen. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I wore the same stupid suit I wore to my admissions meeting. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help feeling jealous that she’d soon be wearing those dresses and I would be left behind with nothing but my rags. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wears a sleep shirt and her hair is piled on top of her head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“So, what did you decide to wear to the dance?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a black graduation gown with a white collar sticking out, and her hair is in a tight bun with powder on it to make it gray. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Coach even pulled me aside once to ask whether I was wearing the right size cleats. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

One of them, a lady wearing a hot-pink shirt, shares that she just got her tax return and is treating herself to a night out before she puts the rest into her savings account. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She was sitting to tug her gum boots on now, and she was already wearing men’s pants under apron and dress. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing the red scarf I’d given her at Christmas and it was everything I could do not to walk over and kiss her right on the spot. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The sergeant from Isleta still wore his khaki shirt with the stripes on the arm. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Garvey, still wearing his rumpled jeans and faded wool shirt, hurried to his bedside. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He wore a black velvet coat with hammers embroidered on the sleeves in silver thread. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He looks as cool and unruffled as ever, no sweat marking his clothes, even wearing riding gloves, even clean boots. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was wearing the white shirt he and Mamou had gotten me for Nowruz, and my one pair of khaki dress pants. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The man, in his early twenties, wore a blue, faded shirt and khaki pants. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

With pencil and tablet, I walked nonchalantly into the schoolyard, wearing a cheap, brand-new straw hat. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in first grade I wore a cherry jelly bean costume for Halloween, and Dad said, “Well, I guess Mila’s pretty princess days are over.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why you wear your headphones when you walk,” I say. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They wore steel bracelets on their black arms, and loose, flapping cloths tucked half hazardly around their waists. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore long blue pajamas that would have fit a polar bear. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She does this with perfect decorum; she’s wearing her pleated skirt with the straps over the shoulders. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would whisper back to her, “They’re wearing dinosaurs. Dead dinosaurs drippy all over them.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The impersonal operator of the machine could, by wearing a special optical helmet, gaze into the soul of the person whom he was pumping out. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wears dark, conservative suits, so that he looks like a bank manager or a stockbroker. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

To mourn is not the same as to be in mourning, which means wearing a black armband and sitting in the parlor, talking to people who call on the bereaved. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

His jowls shaking with emotion, the imam had spent ten minutes telling people not to come to the mosque wearing smelly socks or after eating garlic because that disturbed the prayers of people around them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

We were all wearing our very best clothes, but I was worried about what Mama would think when she saw us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And since we don't wear no suits, that's like saying the worst thing is a dude with a fresh haircut, wearing a wack outfit, which we agreed could not be us. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When Luke looked at Ricky, he realized he was wearing a pair of pressed blue jeans and a button-up cowboy shirt, complete with bolo tie. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But this horned toad wore furry plant roots as bracelets and even a necklace of sweetgrass. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The kid standing next to him is wearing this one: BE HAPPY, NOT GAY. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

They had the same color outfits as the ballplayers and they all wore these big red-frame glasses with no glass in them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his Granger warm-up pants and jacket, as though he was still waiting to be put in the game. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

After a while Madam Pomfrey came out of her office, this time wearing a thick dressing gown. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It would be a lot cuter without it, but I promised to wear it this way when Mama agreed to let me get the dress. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She was not wearing makeup, and she looked older and less attractive than usual. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never had to wear shoes, not even to school. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They wore gold rings in their leather ears and in the wind their sparse and ratty hair twisted about on their skulls. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The next day, the wedding day, I wear my other favorite dress, a light blue one with pleats that fall just below my knees and narrow sleeves that stop at my elbows. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z