She’s wearing eye makeup, like she does for work sometimes, and she looks obnoxiously beautiful. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Lily appeared, wearing her nightclothes, in the doorway. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Reggie thought of him as a smaller man physically, in his late fifties, with a mustache, wearing a suit and tie. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

His girlfriend was wearing sandals and a nice flowered dress. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

A turtle with a chipped tooth, wearing a hoop earring and a black whistle around his neck. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He begs for clean clothes or scrubs the ones he is wearing and lays them on the riverbank to dry. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I recognized his dirty brown shoes immediately as the woman wearing the bright white coat grasped the metallic handle and yanked hard to slide the body out from the silvery wall. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

“That cloak is the most valuable thing I possess. It’s more valuable than gold. I’m not having you wearing it and going around and making mischief.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Why are there so many black men wearing stripes?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He promises this gladly, and attends wearing mostly red with a touch of black, a reversal of his usual attire. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

I was wearing two undershirts, three pairs of underpants, a dress, and over that a skirt, a jacket, a raincoat, two pairs of stockings, heavy shoes, a cap, a scarf and lots more. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

God knows what he’s wearing, God knows what they’ve put him in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing tracksuit bottoms and a stained grey T-shirt, his hair is greasy, his skin slick, as though with fever. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pink wool skirt she’s wearing brings out the color in her cheeks. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Abby’s mom came in yawning and wearing a fluffy purple bathrobe that swept along the floor behind her. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I’ll be hot, but it will feel better than wearing shorts and a tee. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Dwight was on the other side of his mother, wearing sunglasses, his hands holding tight to his knees. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I’m shivering, and I’m wearing my ski jacket and a wool sweater. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was a blond guy wearing a blue jacket. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the same kind of uniform as the first guy but was ten or fifteen years older and a whole lot trimmer. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He is clearly wearing shorts, and his bony legs seem almost skeletal while the smooth profile of his face conveys a detached and sad expression. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She was, of course, the only female teacher anyone had ever seen in Lark Creek Elementary wearing pants. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He liked to talk like that, adopting a slight shift in his voice, as if he was a gangster in a movie and wearing a three-piece suit, not a windbreaker over a shirt and tie. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pilots who gathered together wearing the old style flight jacket looked like a well-bred motorcycle gang. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Checking to see if you’re still a cowboy, wearing your boots.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was wearing the same light-blue tee shirt and black yoga pants that she'd been in the last time Hazel saw her, but they were now faded and frayed. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

We made a sharp turn, and when I rounded the corner I saw, not far away, a lone man wearing a military uniform. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A pretty girl his age came aboard wearing a fresh-looking pink dress, and sat opposite him. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man wearing a checked wool coat, a long scarf, and a leather top hat helped Albert into the carriage. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

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

But how do you take a person’s clothes when that person is wearing them? The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I stare up at him, happy to be wearing sunglasses so he can’t see my eyes grow wide. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The littles would run around wearing party clothes and no shoes. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even see anyone carrying one of her signature handbags or wearing a Queen of Neat T-shirt like the one I had folded up tight and tidy in my suitcase. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, Miss. Have you seen my granddaughter, Mattie? She must be around here somewhere. Filthy little urchin, she is, wearing a grimy dress and a ragged cap.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she was wearing the fake diamond earrings she always wears that sparkle when the sun hits ’em at a certain angle. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

JP was wearing his ever-present striped beanie, pulled down over his ears so that just the last inch or two of his wavy light hair curled out over his eyes. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing big headphones and a look of concentration as he presses buttons on the computer that send music blasting out into the room. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe she is wearing a patch too, I thought, because I hadn’t seen Mom look nice at a man ever. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A guy wearing a headset carries out three giant cardboard rectangles and hands one to each winner. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It was the first time in my life I’d ever seen him wearing a necktie, which he always called a noose. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Fie was wearing a long black cloak, and there was a bald patch at the back of his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Relax. You’re not wearing the type I have on, no eye screen. Your eyes will get total freedom.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The dress is what I imagine a career woman wearing when she goes out for drinks after work. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mr. King is the man sitting at that table who is wearing a brown suit and is sitting at the right of the table. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

All the shouting was wearing on her nerves. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

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

Dad snapped back, “No professional shows up twenty minutes late wearing cutoffs. If he worked for me, he’d be fired.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dark-haired girl even had a headband just like the one I was wearing. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Next he saw another pair of feet, wearing sparkly turquoise high heels, and heard a woman’s voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

He emerged from behind a door, wearing a bright-blue suit with a pink shirt and sunglasses. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley marched Harry across the short stretch of pavement toward the first of two old-fashioned dark green cars, each of which was driven by a furtive-looking wizard wearing a suit of emerald velvet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing the same clothes I wore last night. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fred and George were wearing blue sweaters, one with a large yellow F on it, the other a G. “Harry’s is better than ours, though,” said Fred, holding up Harry’s sweater. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It surrounded an impossibly tall person cloaked in black and wearing a white eyeless mask. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Frodo was wearing it, and they would find it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We guessed that most of them were where you couldn’t see them, at the bottom of Lake Michigan, wearing concrete overshoes. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

In this vision, she was wearing a black velvet salwar kameez. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t wearing no dress or nothing like that, but he had on some skin-tight black leggings and a black kind-of poncho. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It must be some kind of spirit day because they’re wearing their team shirts and have put on silly face paint. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

It’s Rachel, surrounded by a bunch of kids wearing clothes that most definitely did not come from the EastSide Mall. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was still wearing the braids Cecile made and they were beginning to unravel, but she wouldn’t let anyone touch her head. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Dad was waiting for us, wearing a tan suit, standing in a handicapped parking spot typing away on his handheld. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

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

She was wearing a pair of my old pajama pants on bottom, the dog ones. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was the store manager, so the first time he saw her she was wearing a name tag and looking very official. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

We’re running around outside the motel, wearing nothing but our worn-out summer shoes, with our bare hands outstretched to the falling snowflakes, our heads thrown back, our mouths open, eating snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The skin beneath his eyes is puffy from too much sleep, and he's wearing a blue and gray plaid shirt and jeans that fit him way too good. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

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

But does she ever get embarrassed wearing her armband? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

And it really didn’t help when I pointed out that I had had to wear white feathers on my butt and that wearing a purple orchid really wasn’t as bad as that. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She meant my sneakers, which I’d been wearing this entire crazy day—to school, on the long walk home, then to the dog run. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They try to make this monthly visit informal—everyone wearing civilian clothes, though they all defer to the Gestapo captain as if he were the King of England. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And just like I knew she would, Miss Leefolt come in behind me wearing her upset smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

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

“There are no chained storefronts, traffic jams or pedestrians wandering around wearing Walkman headsets. The Texas League baseball park still has billboards on the outfield fence.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my eyes still shut, I saw my father appear before me, wearing his green shirt with the bulging chest pocket covering his heart. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“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

And when she woke up, Louisiana was still sleeping and Louisiana’s grandmother was still wearing her fur coat. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

It remains classified as a Level 4 hot agent, and if you want to shake hands with it, you had better be wearing a space suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took to wearing the strap across my chest, the drum riding my hips like a desperado's revolver. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

All the girls at school wore a little bit of makeup, so it had felt strange not wearing any. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I thought about rushing to my room to change out of the sweatshirt and Keds I was wearing, but I had nothing to change into. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He’s not wearing a white robe or a blue robe or a cop uniform. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Just then a door on the second landing opened, and a face poked out wearing horn-rimmed glasses and a very annoyed expression. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My flight spacesuit has a hole in it, and of course the crew was wearing the other five when they returned to Hermes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my nightshirt and showed her my black cotton panties, the same type that we had both been wearing since the day our father died. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“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

Janie’s coffee-and-cream complexion and her luxurious hair made Mrs. Turner forgive her for wearing overalls like the other women who worked in the fields. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Everywhere he went, he wrote down what people were wearing and what was for sale—menswear, women’s wear, children’s wear. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Except by wearing that thing around your neck. Which didn’t do much good, though, since apparently David didn’t notice it.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Chubs and I glanced at each other, wearing identical grins. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Arnold was wet down and not wearing his collar or dog tags. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the privacy of my own home I find myself wearing only the simple lavender frock that I wear beneath my robes. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Tralfamadorians wearing gas masks brought her in, put her on Billy’s yellow lounge chair; withdrew through his airlock. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing my jersey backward over my legs so that my number three is upside down over my crotch, and the word renegades is upside down over my butt. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

When I got back to my room, I pulled the bloodstained shirt I was wearing when Casey punched me from my school pack and held it to my face. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was just that lately Naheed felt that wearing her hijab was more like showing she was different from everyone else. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She is there in a minute, wearing monkey pajamas and Freud slippers, and a long purple robe, her hair pulled into a ponytail. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It had to be a huge meeting or a celebration; there were a lot of people there, and they were all wearing the Klan’s sheets and masks. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But it’s not like wearing it is going to change anything.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I am wearing my Freud slippers, the fuzzy ones made to look like his face, and Target pajamas, the ones with the purple monkeys. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In his, Martin was wearing a suit that looked too big for him, and was staring straight into the camera, looking quite serious. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Ice was wearing a tan Kangol to one side of his head. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

And some of the newfangled, colorful shoes the guys are wearing, called Florsheims. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put on the red shirt I was wearing before. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing the white dress he liked. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

An officer stood in the road, wearing a reflective vest. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

When I went on the website, everyone was wearing uniforms. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But today she was wearing barrettes, six of them. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

They must ask her, she told them, to show that she accepted the gift by wearing it at once. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A skinny spirit wearing long dreadlocks sits cross-legged behind a black kettle. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was also wearing a Chicago Bulls T-shirt. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A black man on a horse, wearing a military uniform—white pants, white gloves, navy jacket, and a blue, white, and red sash. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There was one thing, however, that made coming to Sunday service with Gran totally worth it: gawking at the gobs of people strutting into church wearing their Sunday best. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

They might as well be wearing signs that spelled it out: “We don’t belong here.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The play is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and all of Joseph’s brothers are wearing these fluffy fake beards. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Kyle recognized only one of the projected images—a greenish bald guy wearing bifocals and pants cut off at the knees and tugging on a kite string. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Proud of bearing so beautiful a gift the aged creature carried it to Procne, who was still wearing deep mourning for her sister and whose spirit was as mournful as her garments. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door was opened by a young man wearing army pants and a pajama shirt. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went back in and, still wearing his coat and hat, wandered through the rooms of the cold house. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his favorite pair of jeans and a wrinkled black T-shirt. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Some were wearing life vests, which took up even more space. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

From the bug-eyed way that Jasper Jr. and Bull were staring, I knew they recognized the coin as the one that Grandpa Bobby was wearing that day in the woods. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was still wearing her emerald-blue gown, too lazy to change. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But wearing the thing is blazes hot in the summer, so I spend most days forgetting mine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“But then you wouldn’t be wearing anything!” said Mini, horrified. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before I could deny I was wearing makeup again, Jay had sniffed my face, then licked my cheek from my chin to my ear. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

You’re walking toward me, big sunglasses on, wearing this light green dress, and I somehow know that it matches your eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

I take a step but wobble like I’m wearing high heels. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

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

I’m wearing the same plain navy shirt and khakis I always wear when I see my father. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And wearing a king’s ransom on your back as well,” she observed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing jeans and an orange camp T-shirt and her clay bead necklace. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Today, since it’s so hot, she wearing a red sleeveless dress with no waist to it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

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

The first time Richard stands wearing his armor, he grins at me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I'm also pretty sure he's wearing a dress. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It all started about the time a tough young New Orleans comet man named Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong climbed off a train in New York wearing clodhopper policemen’s shoes, and started playing with Fletcher Henderson. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I did this too, on the sly, until Mama asked me why my socks were always inside out, and why I was wearing nothing underneath my dress. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He’s stopped wearing the watch, thinking of them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, see reason, Betsy,” said Mother Slaughter, a tiny old thing, in the huge bonnet and cape that she had worn in life and been buried wearing. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“However, at this very moment, they are still locked in the barn wearing nothing but blankets, and Lady Constance has not yet given me leave to move them into the nursery.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The man was wearing a flannel shirt and a cloth hat. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was wearing an enormous Giants sweatshirt over his pajamas. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He recovers quickly, wiping his eyes with the popped collar of the polo shirt he's wearing beneath a striped sweater. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I guess I liked Mrs. Garcia— when she wasn’t wearing her shiny smile. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

And she went out and she wasn’t wearing very much, only she didn’t know. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother was blonde too; tall and slim, she would have been nice-looking if she hadn’t been wearing a look that suggested there was a nasty smell under her nose. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

By then Mary Alice had come out on the back porch, wearing her tap shoes. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since his accident he had unconsciously taken to wearing his hat at a rakish angle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She isn't wearing her white coat or her doctor's scrubs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was a pretty little execution, for she was wearing white socks and her ankles and feet were lovely. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a tie, and his “client meeting” glasses, with the rectangular black frames. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The colonists saw a robust, erect-postured man wearing only a loincloth; his straight black hair was shaved in front but flowed down his shoulders behind. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He’s not wearing his hat, and his hair’s amped out all over his head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I was wearing what used to be a pair of simple white Nikes, but I’d drawn all over them. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

The blouse she was wearing drooped over her shoulders, and there was a gaping space between her neck and the collar. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Though I was wearing a superhero T-shirt and pajama bottoms, I suddenly felt like I was undressed. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Helen is about sixty years old and is wearing the most colorful patchwork dress I’ve ever seen. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It said that the children were last seen wearing nylon quilted ski jackets. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Combing cotton hour after hour was wearing, and being young I would get tired. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did so in style, wearing his spotless new corporal’s uniform as he spoke on street corners and in chapter houses. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“But we’ll take turns wearing it, so nobody keeps it on too long.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She saw Tariq’s mother too, wearing a black scarf over the wig. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a combat helmet, which looked incongruous with his fine sports clothes and Italian shoes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“How many months have to end before you pay your school fees and start wearing the proper uniform?” a teacher asked me one morning during uniform inspection. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

No. But when he saw Ida kneeling on her living room carpet, wearing a sweater that was far too large for her, he liked her. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing a blue-striped jersey of my brother’s, a worn pair of corduroy pants. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The captain who greeted us was wearing a flak jacket, the heavy vest that was supposed to stop bullets and shrapnel. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still others played by wearing their glasses while walking around the real world, showing off their virtual pet tigers or populating the streets with their favorite celebrities. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’ll be riding the float with some of the other cheerleaders, wearing short denim skirts and flannel shirts knotted up to show their midriffs. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The man was wearing a long navy blue apron and a white turban. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

“She’s wearing a bathing suit. Everyone looks half naked in a bathing suit.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

That’s where I worked, wearing my headset, watching the monitors, directing the shots. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his Lakeside Elementary Safety Patrol shirt over his pajama bottoms. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if it was his accent or if maybe he wasn’t wearing his dentures. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In a strange twist, many newspapers mocked Lincoln for the way he eluded the assassins by wearing a cheap disguise as he snuck into Washington. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a pair of trousers and an old shirt that Osh had given her until her clothes dried out. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She is wearing a winter coat over her blue robe, and has a purse slung over her shoulder. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was a lone figure standing in the moonlight, lost, unarmed, and wearing a coat stained with blood. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby, wearing a soggy-looking droopy diaper, was calling, “Mommy . . . mommy . . .” And another kid was howling somewhere in the apartment. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have your RAF chappie wearing a beret. I really don’t think so. Outside the Tank Corps, even the army didn’t have them in 1940. I think you’d better give the man a forage cap.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His eyebrows, however, were as seductively arched as a nautch girl’s, his eyelashes so thick he might have been wearing mascara. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

First, she throws up all over the hoodie Jus is wearing. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Everybody was wearing their dress robes and no one seemed very hungry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As Dad and Mother, dressed in dusters and wearing goggles, went scorching through the streets of Boston, bystanders tossed insults and ridicule in their direction. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Ashoke points out that even his chairman shops at yard sales, that in spite of living in a mansion an American is not above wearing a pair of secondhand pants, bought for fifty cents. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had hair as short as Amaka’s, wore shiny lipstick and trousers so tight I knew they would walk differently if they were wearing something more comfortable. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The moo-cow kid comes into the lobby with his teenage babysitter, who’s wearing a pair of headphones and fumbling in her backpack—for her keys, I’m guessing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sir was barefoot and bare-chested, wearing only his pajama bottoms. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing tan shorts and a dark blue shirt. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Like her father, Luna was wearing bright yellow robes, which she had accessorized with a large sunflower in her hair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I just want to go to school, wearing my hair big like cumulous clouds without getting any special attention, without having to explain why it looks different from the day before. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She is wearing down—like a clock needing to be rewound. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

At the height of the festivities, Sourmelina caused a scandal when she returned from her room wearing a bright orange dress. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

He couldn’t be wearing a bunch of dead animals. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kazilly is wearing a sharply creased white shirt, a red velvet vest, and maroon slacks. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a traveling outfit—a long brown skirt with a kind of short cloak of the same material as her skirt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Empty apartment. Cute boyfriend wearing cute work clothes.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Not content to show up under the canopy wearing her charity clothes, one particular bride-to-be had her fiancé barter cigarettes with a soldier for his old parachute, which had the perfect drape for a gown. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

For once not wearing his red carnation, the mayor was asked to describe Fuller and replied, “He has a proclivity for vexation.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A man wearing a stained white caftan walked into the yard on a Saturday afternoon, and Olanna hurried up to him, certain that he had come with news of Ugwu. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I feel way cool, like I’m wearing sunglasses even though I’m not. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I'm a little conscious of what I'm wearing—a loose-fitting sundress and sneakers. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was still in mourning for his Father, King Pellinore—and he signified this by wearing a black sash on his shield arm. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her hair in braids but I didn’t want to draw braids so I changed her hairstyle. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Percy was glad he was wearing a regular purple T-shirt and jeans. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

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

It was staffed by forty or fifty people, some in white coats, others in overalls, all wearing armbands of different colors: red, yellow, blue, and green. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, right after Mong said it a big Mexican cop wearing sunglasses got out and leaned against his trunk, waiting for us to get up to him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Six-Fingers, the chairman of the new Neighborhood Dictatorship Group, presided over them, wearing a red armband and an expression of importance. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nanny and go to auditions wearing simple black and white skirts and blouses, wear flat shoes, and rarely put on makeup or jewelry. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a patched shirt that had faded from blue to gray. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The driver, wearing a black beret, leaned over, nodded, unlocked the front door, and said something like “Zilla,” which I guessed was short for Cecile in a colored, Oakland way. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Dancers wearing bells stepped high, clapping to the beat of tabors and the whisde of pipes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Underneath the coat he sees that she is wearing a nubbly gray suit, with large buttons on the jacket and a bell-shaped skirt that stops short of her knees. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Five chairs had been set behind the velvet-covered desks, and Ludo Bagman was sitting in one of them, talking to a witch Harry had never seen before, who was wearing magenta robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The new Miss Spink was wearing green tights, and high brown boots that went most of the way up her legs. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She had a guy with her—tall, broad-shouldered, wearing matching khaki shorts and a polo shirt. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

On your way to the park, you had to dodge Bridge Barsamian, struggling with a big cardboard box, those tatty-looking cat ears she’s been wearing since September peeking over the top. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I thought it was funny as I looked around and noticed we were all wearing our nightgowns and pajamas to greet the messengers from the President of the United States. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to see how the cop responds to a black man wearing a Confederate T-shirt over a black dress.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I noticed that he wasn’t wearing his goggles. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He spied a person wearing a red sweatshirt, but the person walking next to the red sweatshirt had on a yellow jacket and was too tall. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

What I need is a room number, but no one's going to give it to some kid wearing a hat and gloves and sunglasses. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small woman, wearing a silver mask, tilts her head, as if she’s trying to figure out how she knows me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And, of course, Seanie was dressed like a flasher, wearing a long yellow raincoat with what looked like nothing on underneath it. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her footsteps squeaked, and Tally smiled when she saw that Shay was wearing grippy shoes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was also wearing my lucky film-reel toe socks, but he didn’t need to know that. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was not wearing a wig as did most gentlemen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just boring not being able to gossip with anyone. The boys were cute, but the girls there had no sense of style. Most of them were wearing the ugly brigaduita uniforms. Ugh.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She was wearing Richie's bathrobe—one of those Asian souvenir robes, red satin with a big gaudy tiger. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

In the photograph, he is wearing a dark suit and tie and has a solemn expression on his face. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

You girls too young to be wearing shoes like that. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a massive sheet cake at lunch, and when I get to the table, everyone is wearing party hats. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I decided that if I found any sprinklers going, I’d jump through them, since everything I was wearing was already dripping wet anyway. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

That would be like wearing a sign that said, “Hello, I am a witch.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She was already wearing one, but it was thin. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Maria returns she is tanned and wearing a new short set. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

“It’s a fashion thing, Posy. Like wearing lipstick,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

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

“White men. It’s white men wearing black hats. What are they doing on our front porch at this time of night?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Hi, doll,” John said to one of the dummies that was wearing only a girdle and a brassiere. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her hair is spun in a golden knot on her head, and she’s still wearing pajamas. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Notwithstanding that the devil, played by Cook, gives himself away at once by wearing red socks, the infallible mark of a cad, Dudley falls into conversation with him. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I visualized my parents during their last hours alive, both in bed, wearing their reading glasses, books in their laps. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I watched him decide whether to respond to the bedraggled half-white girl wearing a nervous ape. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Just the thought of entertaining Dave and Karen at the weekend is wearing, but I’m going to have to compromise. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has a black bow tie around her neck and is wearing black net stockings and black high heels. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What in the hell do you have on your face? And what are you wearing?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He was not wearing nightclothes, but was dressed in his usual black cloak, and he too was holding his wand ready for a fight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Unlike the girl in his dream, though, this one was wearing a gown. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that I was wearing a gray T-shirt—a goose among swans. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Admittedly, the knees on Bo’s pants had poorly stitched patches on them, and he wasn’t exactly wearing the cleanest of sweaters, but that wasn’t unusual. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

I turn and he’s running at me, wearing blue pajama pants and no shirt. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing the uniform of the Guardians, but his cap is tilted at a jaunty angle and his sleeves are rolled to the elbow, showing his forearms, tanned but with a stipple of dark hairs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing this ridiculous apron with squirrels all over it, and Oso sat at her feet, waiting for scraps. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then Lee saw something else: the Skraeling was wearing a ring with the Church’s symbol engraved on it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trina stayed by her side, wearing a cloth over her face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Dominating the scene was Hagrid, wearing a helmet and goggles and sitting astride an enormous motorbike with a black sidecar attached. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And they were both gazing at the bright stars when four men wearing cloth bags over their heads jumped from the willows and attacked. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a flannel shirt open over a dirty t-shirt, cut-off jeans, and sandals. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He certainly didn’t want to cede control to a teenage girl wearing dinosaur pajamas. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Just to walk without wearing a heavy coat and boots felt like flying. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d just had a haircut and a beard trim, and he was neatly dressed, wearing a tan suit that he’d had custom-made in Belgrade. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that my motorcycle is wearing out. The tires are thin, and if they wear out, where am I going to get another pair?” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

None of Cardan’s threats would have kept me from wearing the gold braid and fighting as hard as I could. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Allen—who’s wearing a gray suit—shakes Coach’s hand very formally and says, “Thank you again for what you said at the funeral. You’re a poet, a good friend, and a kind soul.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not wearing the glasses, but I can see them lying to one side. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Since the terrible night of the ants, Mother had been creeping her remorse in flat-footed circles around me without ever speaking of it, wearing her guilt like the swollen breasts of a nursing mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

That afternoon, when I met Dante’s father, he was wearing jeans and a T-shirt and he was sitting on a leather chair in his office, reading a book. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

If I were wearing NeuroLink glasses right now, I bet these banners would be animated. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his old Wasp robes again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

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 spot a picture of him as a little boy on his dresser—scrawny, wearing glasses, and with a thick book in his hand. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Purr at me again, little kitty, I’ll be wearing you soon.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

So I pull him over to a pine tree, take the belt off my jeans, loop it through the raggedy old collar Shiloh’s wearing, and fasten the belt to the tree. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman was wearing what people in the South refer to as "hog washers," the sort of denim overalls favored by farmers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But sometimes, if the right person is wearing it, you feel warmer. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He was still wearing his khakis and blazer, just like his dad. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I reached for Riptide, which I always kept in my pocket, but then I realized I was wearing gym shorts. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Were they also not wearing the same garments that are now claimed to solely represent Islam? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Leading the way, wearing special bright orange jackets, were the three hundred mostly young marchers who had walked the entire distance from Selma. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was now wearing the capelet, the faux fur swishing around her elbows as she strutted around. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was wearing a shredded rubakha, dingy and rusty and matted to the thing’s body with some kind of metallic bands like frail armor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Jody knew from the sound on the floor that both of them were wearing flat-heeled shoes, but he peered under the table to make sure. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care. It’s my favorite dress, and I’m wearing it,” Pita whined as she slapped Delia’s hands away. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was still wearing the funeral suit, almost a week later. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Diego arrived to pick me up wearing a tacky Hawaiian shirt and Bermuda shorts, and didn’t look embarrassed by either. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was wearing what appeared to be a golfing sweater and a very old pair of jeans, slightly too big for him and held up with a thick leather belt. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

On Thursday morning, as I’m getting ready, Mom comes in to see what I’m wearing for my interview. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Finally, once we had our groceries and my mom was heading to the front to pay, I succeeded in wearing her down. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her short pink topper and the small red hat that tilted over one eye so that she looked like a refugee starlet from the Gold Diggers film series. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One of them was wearing a badge,” I said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She’s fresh out of the shower and wearing her blue fuzzy bathrobe. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing her suit already and an apologetic look on her face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

A pair of sneakers with the laces tied together hangs over one shoulder, and he’s wearing black jeans and a faded T-shirt. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

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

Crossing a river at night on a crude raft, wearing armor, with an enemy waiting on the other side—-if that was gallantry, he would take cowardice every time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Reporters would telephone in stories to writers wearing headphones, and the writers would stencil the stories on mimeograph sheets. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A murmur of voices reached him and he quickly stepped into an alcove, squatting beside a drinking fountain as two men and a woman walked past, all wearing white coats, arguing about Web servers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a neat little skirt and blouse with a matching blue hat, which had holes in it for her large ears. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The long scarf I’m wearing with it is a cheerful red with a blue border. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Because underneath his jeans, Jamie was wearing his heavy-duty long underwear. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

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

Some are wearing red scarves that are particularly vibrant against the black and white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a fine suit made of red silk. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Mother is wearing a simple white dress—like a country bride wearing a hand-me-down, I suddenly think, and I feel a rush of panic that we have overdressed, all of us. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The banner swished aside and a short man with glasses emerged wearing a grumpy scowl. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it is why they forgive her for not wearing all black or all white for a year. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been her day off from the restaurant because she was still wearing her pajamas. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

A very white skeleton but wearing a lady’s flowered dress and red shoes. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But I’m wearing my Renegades uniform today because today’s the day. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

In the room there were two men wearing suits. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Millie stands off to the side against the lockers, wearing floral leggings with a matching tunic. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She explained, with a toss of her head, that she was wearing a boy’s suit because William Henry had bought it for her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened and out popped the head of Mrs. Henning, my neighbor, wearing an absurd feathered hat. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meggot, who was a little taller and a little thinner than Yvaine, had lent her several gowns, which the star wore with relief, taking pleasure in wearing something new on different days. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

He’s wearing a weird hat, one of those old gangster movie ones, and there’s white surfer hair sticking out every which way under it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a T-shirt and leather jacket, and I didn’t know him from school. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The wind gusted cold, flattening her nightgown against her body, and Shadow became uncomfortably aware that Zorya Polunochnaya was wearing nothing at all underneath. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Soon, Travis walks in, still wearing his clothes from the garage. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

She was back on Tralfamadore, taking care of the baby, but the magazine, which was called Midnight Pussycats, promised that she was wearing a cement overcoat under thirty fathoms of saltwater in San Pedro Bay. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bang until Johnny appears, wearing the clothes he had on last night. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

My birthday’s coming up, but I don’t care about wearing some silly dress or having a huge Sweet Thirteen like some of the kids at school. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Tally clenched one in her hand as she stood at the edge of the river, wearing nothing but the sensor clipped to her belly ring, shivering in the cool breeze. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He didn’t hear what Assignment Pierre received, and was only dimly aware of the applause as the boy returned, wearing his new badge. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was Hermione Granger, wearing a pink bathrobe and a frown. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He slumped down on her settee, which had curved wooden legs so thin it looked like it was wearing high heels. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Martin's at the table right next to ours, and he's wearing overalls. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a high ponytail and headband. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She put her hands and wrists farther forward on the table, and I remember wanting to do something about that enormous-faced wristwatch she was wearing—perhaps suggest that she try wearing it around her waist. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for wearing the T-shirt,” I tell her. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Half a block from the station, a cab pulled over on our side of the street and let out a passenger—a woman wearing a patterned sundress. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

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

She’d stopped wearing it when she got married, and hadn’t thought to put it back on after her divorce. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And standing among the invaders, wearing the same mask as the others, is a girl with a dark ponytail. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Leticia is a great dancer, but it feels weird to see her onstage in booty shorts, and wearing bright lipstick, her curls pulled into a tight ponytail. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a bright red dressing gown and her eyes were bloodshot. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s us. We’re wearing the Invisibility Cloak. Let us in and we can take it off.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A short man wearing glasses and a waiter’s apron stepped forward from the crowd of marchers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

This kid’s wearing a rumpled pinstripe shirt, khaki polyester pants, a tweed jacket with patches on the elbows, and leather loafers. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He was still wearing the earring, scarf, and cutlass, George noticed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t usually ask me to get dressed up and take me out. I’m even wearing shoes.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a green, white, and orange scarf. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing dark shades and a black overcoat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Lily was wearing the navy sailor outfit she knew our mother liked. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Miss Kramer had enclosed a glossy, eight by ten print of herself wearing an anklet, a strapless bathing suit, and a white-duck sailor’s cap. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

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

The first to rise was John Kaiserman, wearing a black vest over a red shirt and sporting his customary handlebar mustache. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My mother had kept and been wearing his pants all these years. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The doctor had rushed in, wearing pajamas under his coat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand how wearing a Halloween costume could become a political statement, but I admired her commitment. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Elizebeth saw William wearing “a certain grim look that came around his mouth,” she would know that something had gone wrong. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Walking on campus one day with my mother and father, I reEshed the surprised look on their faces when they saw some Hispanic students wearing serapes pass by. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing long black shorts and a T-shirt that said madness. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Yes, and I would move about the community by night and during times of danger by wearing the white hat and the dark glasses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four Brown Bears, each wearing a peaked cap, were trundling trolleys of food along the little corridor that separated the animals from the cages. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t even realized it, but I was wearing the white cotton shirt Calypso had given me on Ogygia. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And she was wearing a shirt that was bright orange and navy blue, the same colors as the jackets of the teenaged boys they’d seen before. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I waited, and when he came back, he was wearing—I’m not lying—a flight jacket! Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was all dressed to go, except she was wearing faded pink pj bottoms. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He glances down at the tan leather Indian khussa slippers he wears inside the house, like he’s measuring them up, as if he’s wearing them for the first, and not the millionth, time. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She was wearing nurse’s scrubs, her dark, curly hair pulled back into a ponytail, and when she saw them, she smiled. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a silk shawl wrapped around her massive shoulders. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We passed a long column of loaded mules, the drivers walking along beside the mules wearing red fezzes. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

By the time we met in the middle, I was wearing a smile as wide as the gorge, and I said, “Did you fax it to him?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over there, a dashing Charles Whitehorn wearing a suit and bow tie. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a long coat, rather than just the meager shirt and pants he had worn when he’d attacked them yesterday. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Gigi was wearing jeans and a flowing tank top, and her hair was plaited into a side braid. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Maureen shuffled into the courtroom, shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a metal stud on the belt he was wearing and he slammed the yo-yo against it, feeling it click into place, as it had been designed to. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The Dundee is a shoe designed for touring the landed estates, for tromping through mud while wearing a tie, with your spaniels trailing behind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He’s sitting in a T-shirt and shorts, even though it’s chilly in the house and I’m wearing fleece pajamas. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A colored man wearing a butler’s uniform answered the door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A white lady was wearing a very short, glittering pink skirt that stuck out all around her. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was in his seventies and was wearing an old brown suit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At the end of the first night, while The Elephant was boldly going on, Aureliano Segundo was wearing himself out with a great deal of talking and laughing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She steps into the warmth of the entrance hall and hands me the coat she has been wearing over her shoulders. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not five minutes later, Zooey, with his hair combed wet, stood barefoot at the washbowl, wearing a pair of beltless dark-gray sharkskin slacks, a face towel across his bare shoulders. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Yelling, waving machine guns, and wearing disguises, the men seemed like something out of a nightmare. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

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

The other mothers dressed up for mass, wearing black lace mantillas on their heads and clutching green or red or yellow handbags that matched their shoes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

Blond, blue-eyed white dude with a deep side part and comb-over, wearing a blindingly white polo tucked into plaid shorts, and a pair of tasseled loafers. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"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

“I like you, too, even though you’re wearing those pants,” I tease. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

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

“I’m wearing a bungee jacket,” she lied to herself. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“How am I supposed to fight you wearing that? You can’t even get your arms up.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it’s kind of shocking when you see him at first because it’s like he’s wearing a mask or something. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing gray pants, a crisp white shirt, and a black tie and carrying a slim attache case. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

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

A small student wearing a freshman's cap stuck his head in the door, shouting, "Dr. Bledsoe said he wants to see you down at Rabb Hall." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seth reappeared in the opening wearing an inscrutable expression. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

"Neither is wearing skirts and prancing about the stage like a woman!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I can hardly believe I get to keep wearing my armband and stay on the track team. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

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

He was wearing long green robes, which were dusty and travel-worn. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She is wearing a black dress as well, only hers has no straps and is much tighter fitting. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The Messengers, though—there were four in the class, wearing their snappy white tunics and blue sashes—were indulging in a peculiar habit Reynie had noticed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he turned back to Dorothy, he found her wearing an impish grin. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Why are you wearing that tablecloth on your head?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Lou Anne’s wearing her usual long sleeves in the summer heat and her constant smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing an orange tie-dye hippie dress and her blustery black hair’s blowing into her face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

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

When he wasn't wearing a shirt, you could see all his muscles. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

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

For a split second, she wondered if the jacket would work since she wasn’t wearing an interface ring. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He is wearing a baseball cap, and as he pushes ahead, looking very much like a determined leader, I realize I’m not worried about the flashlight. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a lace dress and the lace kept tickling my nose. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“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

He’s wearing a robe, and I wonder why he lives here and not at the church. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He’s still wearing his brown robe, gold cape, and silver helmet. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studies the items in the window, and his reflection in the glass, wearing the cap she’d bought for him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next thing I know, I was wearing nothing but slippers and a bathing suit, which somebody painted gold. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

She’s wearing a green-and-white silky shalwar kameez—the colors of the Pakistan flag—and a matching white hijab that makes her almost radiant. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And women, he said, should stay at home in purdah quarters at all times: They should go out only in emergencies and only wearing a burqa and only with a male relative. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I felt I was wearing a heavy green costume that made my body bigger than it looked. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

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

Then they sashayed past us, the one wearing Vonetta’s watch snaking her wrist around and around like a baton twirler, except there was no baton. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Many villagers are wearing colorful clothes now, including our new family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one shot, he’s wearing a hat and has a cigarette dangling from his mouth. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

There’s standing room only at St. Martin of Tours Roman Catholic church on Hancock Street, and it’s a sea of all shades of brown people wearing either black or white. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She's still wearing her nightgown, and Baba's eyes linger on her face and body. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On our ride into Havana, I got my first glimpse of a political billboard, an enlarged version of the famous photograph of the Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara wearing a beret. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Nico looked better than he had in class, mostly because he was wearing a nice button-down instead of some wrinkly T-shirt. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was still wearing the clothes he'd had on the night before. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Three-quarters of the crowd was wearing scarlet rosettes, waving scarlet flags with the Gryffindor lion upon them, or brandishing banners with slogans like “GO GRYFFINDOR!” and “LIONS FOR THE CUP!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m wearing a skirt because I like wearing skirts,” Sasha replied. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his good shoes, it was true, but he didn’t care. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing lipstick, mascara, and a little blush on her cheeks, and her clothes were altogether unlike anything I had ever seen her in: a white T-shirt, blue jeans, and flat black shoes. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Frank jogged toward them, wearing his jeans, purple camp shirt, and denim jacket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then mourning and weeping loudly they went to the graves, the laborers and Ching following and walking and wearing white shoes. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She took off her faded brown dress and put on the new one, and it felt like wearing the weight of spring: soft and warm, with the breath of an evening breeze over her skin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three soldiers wearing homespun shirts and carrying muskets walked past the window, laughing loudly. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren't even wearing armor, he could cut them to pieces if he had to. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I looked around the chapel and was again struck by how many women were wearing skirts cut above the knee. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In one, I was wearing my mom’s big-brimmed straw sun hat so I would not get sunburned on the top of my head. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, my big toe. If I wasn’t wearing shoes, they’d be amputating this toe sure as hell.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She returned with permission from a superior to take the photo with Kathy wearing her scarf. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Before Chapter Eleven, in a reprise of Desdemona’s gender prognostications, began wearing a tiny silver spoon around his neck. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

I pulled off the sweater, under which I was wearing a rain slicker I used to go sailing in, a kind of canvas sack. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s not wearing any makeup, and her hair is tied back in a ponytail instead of being hair-sprayed out to there. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Inside, the receptionist is already wearing her coat. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Mary Janes?" a man wearing an eye patch called from the back of the room. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t live here, then why are you wearing pajamas?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

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

“It was one thing when you were little kids running around. No harm in that. It was charming. But now. Now. I notice you’re wearing a bra, Laila.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The wind blew right through my clothes, even though I was wearing them all now: my coat over my jacket over my sweater over my shirt. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She came to class every day wearing the same distant, bored expression. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I liked what he was wearing, though I would never wear it myself. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She could not wear her pajamas, dressing gown, and slippers during the day, she decided, even if it meant wearing the other Coraline’s clothes. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Five Arctic Cat quads were parked, lengthwise and haphazard, out front, and men, all wearing identical white parkas with round, red logos were scattering about the yard. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then he had been wearing handcuffs and had al- most lost his life. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I looked down at my own avatar and discovered that I was now wearing Anorak’s robes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I saw a beetle wearing the face of a child, which I promptly squashed with the wheel of my tricycle. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, but don’t worry I should hold it, as punishment for wearing it in the first place.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was wearing a newly altered, totally revamped military-style jacket with epaulets and brass buttons, and I’d embroidered the back, by hand; it read, in a loose script, people are strange. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was wearing Bermuda shorts and a Hawaiian shirt and Birkenstocks, like he usually does. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And the same click in the brain told Adam that his father was not a great man, that he was, indeed, a very strong-willed and concentrated little man wearing a huge busby. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and her face was perfect, and I don’t even think she was wearing makeup. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The cotton had been worn soft from dozens of wearings and washings. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Unlike the others, she wasn't wearing a hat. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was wearing an electric guitar, slung around his neck on a strap. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing denim pants, a denim shirt, orange flip-flops. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The diners themselves were wearing chaplets of flowers and graceful draperies. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s wearing what I normally do, jeans and a T-shirt. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

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 hands each item to me until he’s wearing only his boxers, and I say, “Off with them, Theodore Finch. You were the one who said ‘streaking,’ and I believe ‘streaking’ implies full-on nakedness. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was walking toward the ship with his arms around two other kids like they were best buddies—a stout boy with a black buzz cut, and a girl wearing a Roman cavalry helmet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had dark circles under his eyes and was wearing the glasses with thick black frames that he usually only put on to read. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

June was wearing this orange shirt that made her eyes look super dark, like the sky at night. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I am the one who is different, now that my headphones are gone and I’m wearing beautiful earmuffs. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a low-cut orange satin evening dress, and at the peak of her upswept hair there was a large artificial orchid. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Your trouble comes from years of wearing the wrong kind of shoes," Jake lectured. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just say he was wearing a skirt,” one reporter offered. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Within the next month, one by one the older boys and girls leave the camp with nothing more than the clothes they are wearing. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be losing weight, and I noticed he was wearing different eyeglasses. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

I looked up and saw a heavily built man, probably in his late sixties, wearing a rather tired tweed jacket, his shirt open at the neck. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

Had he not known that it was he who stood there, he would have wondered who was wearing his glasses. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She was still wearing her navy blue school uniform with its rumpled white cotton blouse. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like me, she was still wearing her winter jacket, open down the front. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Robert was wearing the uniform of the famous Green Berets. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a T-shirt that said I’M A DAD! Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Heather looks like our Thanksgiving turkey wearing a blue bikini. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The tallest girl in the sixth grade, wearing a ruffled party dress with bows. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It was like he was wearing a diving mask. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

His clothes are wearing out, and so are his boots. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A solitary man wearing shorts and sneakers walked his dog on the opposite side of the street. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bet he’s been too depressed to wash his hair since the breakup, which is why he’s wearing the hat. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a motorcycle jacket over her cocktail dress and has a slight posture he recognizes from his own mother as a reformed chainsmoker. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was pleased to see that Roy wasn’t wearing a torn green T-shirt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to his bedroom opened and Albert appeared, wearing a faded black tuxedo and shiny black shoes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

“Just not wearing it everywhere. Maybe she’s gaining strength by wearing it to the mosque.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a purple bathrobe and pink slippers with floppy bunny ears at the toes. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I eyed the two dresses and thought they looked more mother of the bride than something I as a twenty-six-year-old was interested in wearing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that difference was only that she wasn’t wearing the road clothes I had met her in, but a long dress instead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing jeans and sneakers, and a headband that has springy bats wobbling from it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

How were you supposed to see anything wearing mirrored sunglasses underground? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I had no intention of doing that. I forgot that 1 was wearing iron shoes. Who will believe that I did not do this on purpose?” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

If I did, I’d have to walk around wearing a paper bag over my head.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“She’s taken to wearing water wings when it rains,” I said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was wearing shorts and a sleeveless T-shirt and these cute little flip-flops. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Middlefield thinks I’m a thug even when I’m wearing my school uniform. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

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

Someone stood beneath the tree: a huge man wearing a winged helmet. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It all took a while and I didn’t help much, sitting quite dazed on the edge of the field wearing only a camisole and panties under a borrowed sweater and overcoat. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I’m surprised that Jenna is wearing a dress with tiny pink flowers on it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“And can you please put on a clean shirt? You’ve been wearing the same one for days now.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Before I got fired for accusing Mr. White Manager of wearing a hairpiece, I used to clean the ballrooms at the Robert E. Lee Hotel. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Kelly was a slender white woman in her mid-thirties who walked into the room wearing no restraints or handcuffs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In any case he would never see it again and soon Gebu would be wearing a fine new arm band and swaggering when he walked. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Equally strange: The kid was wearing shorts and knee socks. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a single black rubber band around his wrist and he pulls at it a few times before continuing. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Benno Seligmann's father is standing outside his shop, wearing, of all things, his lieutenant's uniform from the Great War, medals and all. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Near on eighty years old, and still wearing high heels. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He must have been expecting this; he is even wearing his hat. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was sunny, a rarity for Indiana in April, and everyone at the farmers’ market was wearing short sleeves even though the temperature didn’t quite justify it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

She wasn’t wearing the fancy saffron robes or gold bangles she wore to impress clients—just a simple white dress. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As the boys took the field, Luma noticed that one boy was wearing sandals. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The trucker, wearing a welcoming smile, the standard-issue baseball hat and a plaid shirt, was pint-sized behind the wheel. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Two figures, both of them hatless and wearing wraparound sunglasses, stood at the console under the T-top. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

On the couch, The coat President Lincoln was wearing the night he was assassinated. the distraught Mary Lincoln is being comforted by Clara Harris. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I think I wore it for a couple of years, but I had to stop wearing it when I had my eye surgery. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The door opened, and the blonde in the photograph—all smiles—waltzed in, wearing a pink sweater with a pattern of snowflakes knit into it, and her hair tied back with a pink ribbon. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was wearing evening attire: a gunmetal blue dress that looked like it was spray-painted on. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was wearing my oversize terry cloth Victoria's Secret bathrobe over pajamas while we waited for my parents to return home. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“You call that wearing a tie?” the officer demanded of the young man. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a new glittery scarf, and it’s pulled back near her ears, highlighting long pendant earrings. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

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

At the trial, she insisted on wearing a bright red satin dress even though Gerald and Angel told her to wear something a little more business-looking. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The lady was wearing too much eye makeup. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I was wearing my artificial legs they helped me interact better with the big, wide world. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

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

Dasch noticed young people, no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing heavy fur pieces even though it wasn't cold outside. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I get off the exam table, putting a second hospital gown over the one I'm wearing to cover my backside. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He stood there wearing nothing but a shirt in a room filled with dead giants. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

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

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

A white mob lynched Private Charles Lewis in Hickman, Kentucky, when he refused to empty his pockets while wearing his army uniform. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a dark suit that was much too tight for him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was fairly sure he’d been wearing it the first time they met, and, well, that wasn’t exactly the best association, was it? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As he left the apartment, he felt as if he were wearing a great animal of a winter coat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘One of the ghosts on the balcony was wearing conquistador armour,’ Nico recalled. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I smell coffee brewing at Floridita and pass the elderly man who sits in a wheelchair outside the restaurant wearing an old captain’s outfit. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

There were four of them—all white, all wearing jeans and sweatshirts and baseball caps and bulletproof vests, and all carrying police-issue 9-millimeter semiautomatic handguns. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Worst of all, she was wearing makeup, which I never thought Annabeth would be caught dead in. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The remaining shamblers are practically ancient, wearing uniforms from the war, and it takes very little effort to separate their heads from their bodies. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Besides, I don't want glass in my face when I'm wearing it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper turned, wearing a slightly confused smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She herself was wearing a knitted jacket buttoned up to her chin, and when Meggie wasn’t thinking of Mo or Capricorn she wondered whether Elinor might melt away inside it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

Martin is wearing a T-shirt that says “Talk nerdy to me.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Even the mothers, who were all wearing these dresses that looked a whole lot cooler than what my mother was wearing, acted like they had all known one another since forever. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Not very deep, but deep enough to remind me that I was wearing Abbey’s backpack. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some ladies wearing floral headscarves come out the Laundromat, carrying big baskets of clothes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

For thinking she’d stop feeling like the maid just because we were at her house, because she wasn’t wearing a uniform. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That was not the only astonishing thing: Caitlin's house was as big as a castle, and in one photo, she was wearing jewelry on her teeth. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There weren’t any hip-hoppers on the set and nobody wearing gang colors. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing the top half of a blue bathing suit and a Hawaiian-style wraparound skirt. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

Jess is wearing a dress with red flowers on it, she’s wearing little silver earrings with birds on them—I can see them moving back and forth as she talks. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn't wearing her nametag—it was still pinned to the lab coat she had hung up when she left work. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

After the slow dance, my first ever, I’m in the bathroom—it’s cruddy—and I look at myself in the mirror and touch up the small bit of brown eyeliner I’m wearing. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They look like the heads of mannequins, only more skillfully fashioned, three with mustaches, two bald, one wearing the cap of a soldier. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She’s coming out of her room wearing fresh clothes for supper. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I held my suitcase in my right hand and was wearing brown traditional summer pants with zigzag thread patterns at the bottom and a T-shirt. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

My jersey was so big, it looked like I was wearing a dress. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the clown suit and full makeup. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And the prospect of wearing something that had not been made for church was too good for him to wait any longer, so he sprinted upstairs. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Nathan felt his communication stone pressed up against his bare thigh through a hole in the shorts he was wearing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

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

It was as if Mr. Frost had been a coat or a hat the man had been wearing, that he had now discarded. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

We all smiled gratefully and thanked our grandmother when she pulled the tags off our new outfits, handed them to the saleslady, and said, “They’ll be wearing these out.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

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

“We’re going to hole up in there until help arrives,” said a guy wearing a dirty tux shirt next to Frankie. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

There were dozens of other players wearing them as well, and together they blended into the dry heat of the practice held like lingering cattle waiting to be herded in this or that direction. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cut the long side of my hair and go back to wearing English clothes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The winning bidder is a tall man wearing a plaid coat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Hoping I'd see you in the square wearing a gray scarf so this can all be over. So that you can get your brother back. And after, we could...you and I could..." An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tonight she is wearing green and gold, a mossy dress with an elaborate shining collar that makes the pink of her mouth, her ears, and her eyes stand out. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Donald is tall, wearing jeans and flip-flops and a paprika- colored shirt whose sleeves are rolled up to just above his elbows. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’d changed out of his work clothes, I noticed, and was wearing a white linen blazer that looked as if it’d come straight out of the Miami Vice costume closet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She put her hand to her neck and fiddled with the gold chain she was wearing. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The only clothes he was wearing was the bottom half of a woman’s dress that looked like it waren’t nothing but a bunch of long leafs sewed together. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Neel sighed—fishing all day sounded like bliss compared to wearing a hot, scratchy uniform and struggling with math problems. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He's wearing a beat-up jacket that looks like it was made out of an old comforter. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It's not a bustle, on account of the fact that Miss Preston finds them hideous and banned them from the school, but the cut of the gown makes it look like she's wearing one. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“But this time you just look like a woman wearing pants.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was turned towards a young man, sitting beside him, also wearing a uniform. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tall tan girls wearing white strapless dresses sat directly in front of me in lecture rooms. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t see how on earth a black woman with any race pride could walk down the street with any black man wearing a conk—the emblem of his shame that he is black. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the plain black cap and robes of his station, but they were made of the finest silk, embroidered all over with phoenixes in black thread. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

He’s wearing another interesting outfit today: white button-up shirt with a light blue tie, polyester khakis, and, of course, black dress socks. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Then, wearing a doublet and hose in high fashion, he would hasten down the broad way to join the throng of men seeking positions in King Hamlet’s court. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

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

But Arul thanked me, and I waded into the water, and we started washing ourselves and the clothes we were wearing. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As she pushed up, the thick blanket that had been covering her slid down her shoulder, and she realized she wasn’t wearing her dress but an enormous tunic instead. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Well...is my father wearing a straw fedora, and is my mother walking with a broken heel?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He was wearing plaid pajama pants so huge, he could have fit his entire body down one leg. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Makes me think about when I’ll be in college wearing lipstick and high heels, and driving my own car. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And after wearing my hair constantly swept back into a regulation ponytail for gymnastics, with a braid at the front, I was looking forward to trying out some looser hairstyles. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I also designed a set of wedding rings, where each one takes the pulse of the person wearing it and sends a signal to the other ring to flash red with each heartbeat. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Asian girl’s dark hair was shaved down into a buzz cut, and she was wearing baggy boys’ jeans, but her face was so pretty she might have been a doll. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Men, women, and children wearing straw hats to keep off the sun straighten up, turn our way, take a moment to stretch their backs as they watch our train go by. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

One is wearing a suit, a derby hat, and a smile. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was wearing sunglasses and he took them off to stare at Brian. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing banana-yellow robes today; her long nails were painted shocking pink, and she was accompanied by her paunchy photographer. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

This time she was wearing a tuxedo and a top hat and was carrying a closed umbrella. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

How could my own sisters go on and on about being flower girls, wearing pink satin dresses, and getting their hair pressed and curled for Papa’s wedding to another woman? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She was wearing an orange argyle sweater today, way too big, with her silky green tie and baggy painter's jeans. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I also observed that his name, backward, was the French verb for wearing one’s clothes threadbare, so I told him that as well, with no offense intended as his clothes were fine. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was some thing in this room which interested her more than it interested Digory: all the figures were wearing magnificent clothes. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The little one was wearing the watch—it dangled around his twiggy wrist. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The star sat on the cloud beside him, wearing the robe she had borrowed from the woman in the inn, with her broken leg stretched out on the thick mist in front of her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a bright new cotton dress, and her blonde hair was brushed out, down to her shoulders. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get hurt, because he was wearing a down jacket and I landed on top of him, but he scraped up his face pretty good when he hit the pavement. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Counterspies have to have ways of identifying themselves to other counterspies. Like secret code words. Or wearing a special kind of flower. Or—tying their shoes a certain way.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s large across the shoulders, wearing a dirty brown jacket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a white short-sleeve shirt, so you could see his elbows were hairy, and he had a gap between his two front teeth, like Dad had. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was also wearing a pale-blue baseball cap with the Ari’s Cakes logo on it, her wavy brown hair tied back into a low bun. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Her long braids were coiled in a bun, and she wasn’t wearing blue glasses—so it took me a second to recognize Samira. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You told me how you shot him in the chest. You had to patch the bullet holes in the suit. In this very suit I’m wearing, the one that saved your life.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I notice that he’s wearing an old basketball tournament T-shirt and a pair of basketball shorts. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She felt startled to see her secretly famous banana seller standing off to the right, wearing a bulky blue sweater much too large for him. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw my arm, I realized I wasn’t wearing the Devil’s Shoestrings bracelet Doc made for me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

“This is one of those hairdos you strut your stuff in. Sisters wearing these know they’re sharp,” Ronnie says, taking out the clippers and going at my hairline again. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

For the first few months, she could hardly sit without thinking how she might be wearing out her irreplaceable clothes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks so sad and thin, wearing a black coat that belonged to Tía Laura that seems too big on her, even though she’s the same size as my aunt, or used to be. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She could not remember ever wearing anything so soft. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Asking the name of that cologne he’s wearing. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Papa was talking to a group of other people who were also wearing masks. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He’s also wearing the same clothing he wore in the Time cover photo: faded jeans and a vintage Space Invaders T-shirt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She is barefoot, wearing flowing black wool pants and a thin beige cardigan. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing makeup, and I cough in surprise at how different she looks. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a halter and I hold on to it, but mostly she stays still as I swab out her nostrils and swaddle her throat in flannel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It takes Bailey a moment to realize that they are both wearing red scarves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Even though he was wearing headphones, I had to leave because it was making me queasy. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He’d found a pair of workshoes and the boy was wearing blue tennis shoes with rags stuffed into the toes and they had fresh sheeting for face masks. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The fact that I can hear Hideo reply even though he’s not logged in or wearing glasses, or that I can see Kenn talking to me live like this, is definitely new tech. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A young woman walks into the water wearing nothing but a small bright red bathing suit! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s some foreign money, with puffy-headed kings and queens wearing tall collars. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was a woman riding on the horse’s bare back, wearing a long grey dress that hung and gleamed beneath the December moon like cobwebs in the dew. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She was a nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital and was already wearing her pale-blue scrubs. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She describes the narrow house, the gas fireplaces, the dank odor of the bathrooms, eating Weetabix and hot milk for breakfast, wearing a uniform to school. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the shambler caught in the bobbed wire looked almost normal: a white woman with long brown hair pinned up on her head, wearing a day dress of green linen. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m just wearing my usual. Starting from the bottom, I have B.V.D. briefs, size ten, one tee shirt...” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like wearing a scratchy sweater in the cold: she longed to yank it off, but was afraid of what would happen if she did. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad has his back to me, still wearing his overcoat. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A little later, the hearse and limousines encountered a line of motorcycles and my mother noticed that the drivers were all wearing fezzes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

Dominic Santiago, Sierra’s dad, appeared in the doorway, wearing his pajamas. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

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

She’s wearing thick glasses, a worn-in maroon sweater, and a pair of cuffed jeans, looking decidedly out of place in the halls of Buckingham Palace. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She is wearing a blue strapless top and denim shorts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He was not up north wearing a new suit, new shoes, new smile. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“But it can’t possibly be clean after all that wearing. And at your age, honey, you need to pay attention to hygiene. It’s important.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of everyone wearing the long-sleeved gray shirts prescribed by the Academy, some had slipped into the short- sleeved version, despite the still-cool spring weather. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped my wrist as if I was wearing a watch. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The other woman is wearing pants, and she has Abby’s face. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

When she once appeared before a group of reporters wearing a white shawl, some of the journalists joked that they would not write about suffrage unless she brought back the red wrap. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing another one of his loose-fitting tunics, this one navy blue, with black bottoms. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Lydia appeared at the top of the stairs, wearing yoga pants and a hoodie, her hair in a messy ponytail. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe today I’m wearing the true lucky shirt. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was still wearing her arm in her sling. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I remembered Margie and her mother and imagined them in New York, wearing beautiful clothes and eating bright yellow eggs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

You’ll get a badge, like the one I’m wearing, to wear yourself and show what you think is important. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

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

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

Mrs. Hidalgo opened the door wearing a pink ruffled apron over her jeans and T-shirt. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

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

Mr. Keller’s wearing a sharp suit, plus a tie with hammers on it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The topographic maps are folded and put in a waterproof holder, then placed in a pocket of the fishing jacket he’s wearing. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, she’s wearing the very same look she wore that day I came in to find her holding this shoebox. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

She stood and looked around for a minute, and I held my breath in the shadow behind the barn, and was glad I was wearing a brown shirt and muddy jeans. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

A few months earlier, on the first day of sixth grade, Carol Horning came into class wearing a slight but unmistakably self-satisfied smile. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing her bathrobe, hand around a cup of tea that went cold a long time ago. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a white button-down shirt, faded Levi’s with threadbare knees, pliable gold-framed spectacles that wrapped around his ears. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Angie is at the front desk, which is what I was hoping, wearing a navy blue pantsuit that makes her look ten years older. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing my best jeans, my boots, and an old red shirt that’s faded to orange. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It’s true that I’m small for twelve, but I’m wearing Lucinda’s hand-me-down patent leathers with the little heels that bring me up to almost five feet. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The lean elderly man with snow-white hair, wearing Sunday clothes, came down the steps. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rex was wearing shorts and a monogrammed shirt, ripped at the shoulder, showing tanned skin. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He must’ve had it in his backpack, because he wasn’t wearing it this morning in science. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I watch with fascination as children with oily black hair, wearing old, dirty clothes run up to our cyclo in their bare feet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would whisper back to her, “They’re wearing dinosaurs. Dead dinosaurs drippy all over them.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But why is she wearing those terrible baggy shorts and T-shirt? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

Geller, who talked like a sailor and who had the look and build of a wrestler, arrived with his tie loosened, and wearing rumpled clothing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He took to wearing a leather jacket and a porkpie hat like legendary tenor man Lester Young, joined a neighborhood R&B band, and Ma had increasing difficulty in getting him to go to school. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Harry realized that Ron had covered nearly every inch of the shabby wallpaper with posters of the same seven witches and wizards, all wearing bright orange robes, carrying broomsticks, and waving energetically. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I curtsied, blushing for my rudeness in wearing a mask before him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Barely ten seconds passed, then the door was flung open and there stood Xenophilius Lovegood, barefoot and wearing what appeared to be a stained nightshirt. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This pretty much meant he was wearing a giant Velcro vest with little chromosomes attached. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Not really. It was dark, and he was wearing a big hat that hid part of his face.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As if I had just taken off a mask, even though I was practically wearing one with all the itchy gauze taped to my face. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He told Volt that he didn’t want any employees to go outside the building wearing their biohazard gear. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Booth isn’t wearing a boot on his injured leg, and his foot and ankle are in pain and quite cold from walking on swampy ground in the thin shoes he took from Mudd. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

I’m wearing royal-blue leggings, a red shirt with a flag detail left over from the Fourth of July, and a white denim jacket. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It felt very strange, wearing my red Chapel Hill Chargers T-shirt and black swishy shorts, instead of my Team Meili jersey. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

We make small talk as we go, and Max nods and smiles, wearing a hat and coat I found in a trash heap and washed four times. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was black, and I didn’t know his name, but he was wearing an old-school Public Enemy T-shirt: Fear of a Black Planet—the bull’s-eye logo poised to eclipse the Earth. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This avatar appeared inside a huge virtual call center, inside a virtual cubicle, sitting at a virtual desk, in front of a virtual computer, wearing a virtual phone headset. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He had stopped a man wearing a beret and asked for a cigarette, but the man had threatened to have him arrested. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She's wearing the same look I keep seeing on Mom's face. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you’re wearing Mama’s bracelet again. It looks good on you.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were wearing green army uniforms, and Richard wondered why soldiers would make such a spectacle of themselves, dashing in like that, until he saw how red and wildly glassy their eyes were. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

Tally realized she was wearing her baggy black expedition outfit, muddy from crawling up ropes and through gardens, from falling among the vines. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Since the shooting, he'd been wearing the same clothing, bloody and dirty from lying on the station floor. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She is wearing her old Batman T-shirt that goes down to her knees. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Behind Doctor Nolan I could see the body of a woman wearing a rumpled black-and-white checked robe and flung out on a cot as if dropped from a great height. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

A gentleman wearing a clergyman’s collar suggested opening a window, so that the penguins could jump out. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swiped through more pictures until I got back to September 9th, and there, yes, in shades of green I could see the back of a stocky man wearing a striped nightshirt. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And before I knew it, I was leaving the hospital, wearing a sweat suit, carrying nothing but my notepad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Jake finally turns to look at me, wearing that same sad smile, but a part of him is still focusing on something in the distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

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

“You know, we got another complaint on Mancuso today from somebody who says a small man wearing a sombrero pressed up against her in a bus last night,” the detective said. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the Marthas are wearing matching outfits: navy corduroy miniskirts, striped tops, and clear plastic purses. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

And there was Sookie on Channel 7, wearing his mirrored sunglasses and speaking into the reporter’s microphone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Next thing he’d be wearing clown shoes and turning cartwheels in the main hall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He was big, blond, and burly, and he was wearing a letterman jacket. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, Ally,” she asks, “what do you think of wearing robes tomorrow?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Aunt Florence, still wearing her hat and carrying her handbag, stood a little removed, looking down at them with a troubled, terrible face. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You made them, Father. You should get the honor of wearing them first.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and walked away—but not before I saw why she’d been wearing them. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The second is another woman, but I can’t see her face, just that she is wearing blue. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A man wearing a black suit stood up from the nearest desk. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

To think that I was denied something because of the fact that I was not wearing a tie but was still following the dress code disgusts me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Despite being an urban black girl, she dressed like a preppy out of central casting, wearing saddle shoes and pink sweaters and somehow managing to pull off the look. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

You were wearing a baggy T-shirt and sweatpants. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Last year, when I didn’t know any better, Miss McDaniels gave me a detention for wearing my lucky sneakers instead of the regulation loafers. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The missionaries really did tell me, “Remove those clothes! The beads you’re wearing! It’s not right!” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Arya turned to look, die saw that he was wearing his helm, all shiny steel and great curving horns. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was wearing an old T-shirt of Eleanor's and a pair of corduroy pants that their mom had cut off into shorts. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Aunt Julia was wearing a silk nightgown, and I followed her into the dining room while wondering if that same nightgown had belonged to my dead grandmother. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

One of them is wearing a fully inflated blue balloon. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He sat in the emperor’s box wearing purple robes and golden laurels. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And she might have a potbelly shiny as a mirror, and big sacs of flesh for breasts, and maybe she would only be wearing a loin cloth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon had become as hot as meanness, and since the shirt he was wearing had enough starch in it to mummify two, maybe three, pharaohs, he began to feel he could hardly breathe. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a long gray nightshirt and he looked livid. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He is wearing a denim shirt and denim pants. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s wearing a suit and tie, but I can tell he’s at home because he’s holding Luke on his knee. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

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 had a wide smile and was taller and thinner than I’d imagined he’d be—a man who was clearly not much of an eater, who also looked fully unaccustomed to wearing business clothes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Finally a group of teenagers wearing red-and-white Cardinals shirts decided to do something about it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The single image that doomed our hopes of getting a Greek into the White House: Dukakis, wearing an oversize army helmet, bouncing along on top of an M41 Walker Bulldog. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry....As long as he keeps wearing red trunks we’re bound to win.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I suddenly realized that I had never once noticed what he was wearing — not just tonight, but ever. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“What is that advertisement you are wearing on your chest?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

There was a rumor among the Americans that Vietnamese wearing black clothing were Viet Cong, and those that wore white were loyal to South Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Do I look stupid wearing only one earring?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Laura was wearing a shapeless blue anorak, and her hair—a lot shorter than before—was sticking to her forehead. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s replaced the leather bags with the black shirt and brace of knives he was wearing the first time I met him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was sitting between her parents on the overstuffed sea-foam-green sofa, a large girl herself, wearing a white crinoline dress with a ruffled hem and puffed sleeves. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“An African American? Oh, evil! But then it’s this trans kid wearing a skirt. What?” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You know better than to gallivant around wearing corsets and carrying firearms. You’re in your last year! I expect better from students about to graduate.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Once Garvey had shown up at the detention center on his day off, wearing cutoffs and a T-shirt. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

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

It’s wearing nothing but a gauze costume, covered with spangles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I bent down to kiss the tattoo and was pleased to discover that she wasn’t wearing perfume. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a long black raincoat with a red silk scarf tied loosely around her neck. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for Leon, he wasn’t much of an outdoorsman, and was leery of any critter that wasn’t wearing a collar and a rabies tag. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At about half-past nine Napoleon, wearing an old bowler hat of Mr. Jones’s, was distinctly seen to emerge from the back door, gallop rapidly round the yard, and disappear indoors again. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The man was still wearing the aviator sunglasses, so I couldn’t see his eyes, but I had no doubt where he was looking. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I'm wearing jeans, boots, and a Carver sweatshirt. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Only instead of wearing one of those colorful caps with bells, he wore a black hat like the other men, and the bottom of his coat danced along with his every move. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped wearing jewelry, cut her hair short and wrapped it in a dark green bandanna. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just something we do occasionally, like wearing 3-D glasses for a movie, like eating ice cream too fast on purpose to see who gets a headache, maybe even like stealing each other’s lunches. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Growing up with a beautiful older sister is like wearing a veil. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Later she realized that he had not been wearing his broad black Quaker hat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were all wearing matching blazers and ties. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Especially when I’m wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was wearing some kind of bear-fur coat and toting a musket. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

At the station he sees his father waiting on the darkened platform, wearing sneakers and corduroys, anxiousness in his face. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

On his bare feet he was wearing a pair of ridiculous sandals that for some reason had holes cut along each side, with a large hole at the end where his toes stuck out. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his father’s nylon flight jacket and he was carrying the last two sleeping bags to the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the cover was a black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing an aviator hat and a long leather coat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Oriana looks like a rose in bloom beside him, wearing a massive necklace of rough-cut green emeralds at her throat, large enough to nearly count as armor. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

He remembered the boy’s shorts she was wearing and the way she squinted her eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The thick leather rifle strap he was wearing stopped the poisoned arrow from tearing into him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

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

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

She’s wearing jeans and a T-shirt with a glitter butterfly on it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Did the masks signify the disguises Hamlet spoke of wearing? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The head was very dark brown—almost black—in such sharp contrast to the white neck that the bird looked as though it were wearing a kind of hood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once they were seen at a beer parlor, Ojiugo wearing Nicholas’s large white shirt and nothing below, and Nicholas wearing a pair of jeans and nothing above. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They'd tom the rags she was wearing half off her back, so I wrapped her in my cloak while Jaime chased the men into die woods. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Here, it said, wearing a kid grin, was a very personable character, clean-cut, affable, a fellow any man might trust to shave him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma, looking very young and beautiful and wearing a fur coat, was standing beside him. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of gray camouflage, they were now wearing blue New Mexico State Police uniforms, but they had the same transparent gray skin and yellow eyes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing sunglasses and my hair’s a little overgrown and unruly. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Daniels is wearing a George Washington tie. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I thought she’d be blonde, wearing expensive furs, or flashy like her son in a canary yellow cape. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m wearing a dress,” I said, and gave her a curtsy. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Just then we heard a car driving up, and from it stepped a figure wearing a shirt and trousers, carrying a small black bag. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A swashbuckling adventurer wearing armor and a winged helmet stood with a glowing blue sword raised over his head, preparing to strike a troll cowering before him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was wearing short pants and soaking in perspiration, and he did not stop his writing to see who had come in. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

First, old Amarante Cordova, wearing his mammoth pistol, limped between ghost houses and down the plaza to the steps of the small mud-plastered church. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This says ‘husky’ but no nephew of mine is wearing a husky.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A prep school kid, a touch arty, wearing an old man’s suit and no doubt reading Camus or Kerouac. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I spotted one of them, bent over a plastic tub of supplies, wearing a pair of orange waders like the ones Sookie and Lester wore on the boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

By wearing it natural I was saying, “I think I’m as pretty as you are.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

A girl from the soccer team, wearing a grass skirt, glided up to Kevin and started cooing over his stab wound. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his school polo shirt and khaki pants, holding a book at an angle to block the sun as he read. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The weatherman is no longer wearing a tie or jacket. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Tad Hunter—who for some reason was wearing dress pants and a tux shirt—had just saved him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Or as frantic as you can while wearing an avocado face mask. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I feel clumsy, like I’m wearing boxing gloves. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

One afternoon Esther wasn’t supposed to work, but she came to the center wearing a jeans skirt instead of her normal white uniform. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He had a full mustache and beard, both white, and was wearing a heavy winter overcoat, despite the fact that it was April. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She arrived at the flat wearing a sequined bou-bou that caught the light, glistening like a flowing celestial presence, and said that she wanted to tell Ifemelu’s parents about it before they heard the gossip. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

At last he found him, still clutching the Cup and wearing an expression appropriate to having been clubbed over the head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

After a long time, slowly, like a spell was wearing off, I saw a shadow of a chicken, and then darker and lighter stripes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a cap and goggles, and his Sunday suit just barely showed under a long linen coat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Simon. I just watched you pick up a random guy in a gay bar. You’re wearing eyeliner. And you’re completely wasted.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I asked him did he really love New York or was he just wearing the shirt. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing half spectacles and he lowered his massive head and stared over them at her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was wearing his space suit, but he didn’t want to take the time to decon out through the air lock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its edges are all fraying, wearing with time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Frankie went completely still and the cocky smile he always seemed to be wearing disappeared as he spotted Kaitlin under it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a white pinafore blouse with a blue ribbon around its collar, which made her look so very innocent, yet the way she filled the blouse out troubled me with indecent thoughts. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In a photograph taken of him several months earlier, he is wearing a stylish dark suit. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Mack was wearing an old army overcoat, and Duke noticed that he didn’t have his crutches with him. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing cut-off jeans that had bizarre, frantic designs drawn on them in Magic Marker and a spandex top which revealed her intensely aerobicized midriff. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

I can feel the rough sleeve of that cropped green suit, like an emblem of the green boy wearing it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’ll all be after the glory and excitement that comes with wearing this gray suit. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I came inside wearing a dark blue suit, which I hated even as Mom and Emily Sue’s mother praised it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Did you know everyone is going to be wearing costumes? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

Was it totally ridiculous to think of this skinny, earnest kid wearing the orange and white of Texas next year? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing these big black thick-rimmed glasses like that movie dude Spike Lee and was dressed all in black. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It feels as if I’m wearing nothing at all. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She wearing a white lace blouse buttoned up like a nun, flat shoes so I reckon she don’t look any taller. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Not for the first time, I wished I had been wearing a watch when Rufus called me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Bryan, she said, had been driving the car and wearing a cowboy hat. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Two new indents already sat in the back, strapped into plastic seats, both wearing visors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

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

It felt odd to be wearing shoes in June, but I was glad to have them since the streets were sharp with bits of glass and metal, filthy with dust and dreck. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She is wearing another cashmere sweater, gray this time, and a silver necklace with an odd little charm on it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I had spent my childhood wearing flip-flops—my feet felt free. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There stood a man he didn’t know, wearing a leather jacket and a wide-brimmed hat, with a blue-and-white-spotted handkerchief around his neck. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Most of the men were wearing suits and ties. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was washed, and she was wearing her favorite sundress, the one with blue stars. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Who cares what kind of shoes and socks he’s wearing? Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I draw how I usually look: brown ponytail, blue- gray eyes, wearing my purple T-shirt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a great way to get around without wearing yourself out.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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’s wearing a skirt and heels, and I kick myself for not putting on lip gloss or wearing something nicer than jean shorts and a T-shirt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I would have fallen down if I hadn’t been wearing the roller skates, but Norton just picked up the oscilloscope and beat it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

June was wearing a flowing, lacy dress the color of winter sunshine. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

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

How many kids are we talking about who began wearing the shoes in downtown Manhattan? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing black gloves, the leather warm even through the silk over my fingers, and a black suit of clothes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Even though Celia was wearing six inch heels, she managed to fold herself down and put her face in the hollow of Dimple's neck. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a dark pant suit, no doctor’s coat or scrubs, but had a stethoscope around her neck. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It's a clothes check, to make sure I'm really wearing them. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

My mother was barefoot and I was wearing cheap flip-flops, my only shoes, which I had repaired with plastic bags fashioned into straps. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

A man comes down the stairs wearing an extremely white shirt. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing a black dress and a cloak, from the dress-up cupboard. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

She’d been plain, wearing her hair in two braids all through high school. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was standing on a chair in front of the stove, wearing a pink dress my grandmother had bought for me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His father walked toward him wearing an orange jumpsuit with his prisoner number across the chest. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sohrab was wearing the plain white T-shirt and new denims I had bought him in Islamabad just before we’d left—the shirt hung loosely over his bony, slumping shoulders. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Otis came to celebrate Doug's victory, wearing the old zippered jacket and aviator's helmet. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now I feel like some 1950s cheerleader wearing her boyfriend’s letter jacket. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Jamie is wearing a thin jacket to protect him from the January chill. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

You don’t see boys in middle school wearing those a lot. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The old man peeked around the hood and smiled when he saw me wearing Miles’s jacket. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Finally the decon team, still wearing space suits, went back inside the building and collected the spore samples. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You can't stop me," she snapped, then took a second glance at him, wearing pajama pants and nothing else. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a dark blue suit, with her blouse tucked in, and lipstick, stockings and loafers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why was that boy wearing a mask?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Hagrid had honored the occasion by wearing his best, and horrible, hairy brown suit. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

To people like Reb Saunders, it also meant any educated Jew who might be reading, say, Darwin, and who was not wearing side curls and fringes outside his trousers. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

These were the last pants that Gabriel Witter was seen wearing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

An Army photographer took some photographs for the action file, and as the flash went off she thought, God, I would be wearing a hair cap. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One walks past, wearing a green tweed coat and felt hat. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

Her husband, no longer a stooped old man but a handsome young gentleman, walked toward her wearing a dapper suit and holding a single pale pink rose. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Though she was wearing the fairy cloak, she wore no jewels, and her hair was inelegantly short. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what bad things happened to you, but it’s a matter of safety to wear the mask now. The Keepers won’t bother you if you’re wearing a costume.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

April was still wearing them a lot of the time. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young man was wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans, and his hands were stuffed into his pockets. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Some of the questions asked were, “Who’s wearing a green shirt?” or “Does anybody know what they want to do in the future?” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

Spike sighs and looks at her dirty sneakers, which she’s still wearing, which I try not to think about because—gross. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Another, wearing a string of bullets over a bare chest, paced nearby. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed unreal to me, but the woman in the kitchen was wearing the same clothing Cecilia had worn that morning. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The Taker, wearing that coat, walking home with those same hunched shoulders. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

A man wearing a robe similar to the one Scythe Curie’s friend wore burst from the trees and into the road behind her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

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

Only officials were not wearing the Ihram garb, or the white skull caps, long, white, nightshirt-looking gown and the little slippers of the Mutawaf, those who guided each pilgrim party, and their helpers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had on a white gown and was wearing a stethoscope around his neck. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even though it’s probably because Angie started wearing one, I still think it’s pretty cool that it’s not just me wearing one. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

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

She was wearing the same perfume he remembered from the summer when she and Dad had been killed in the train accident. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him stride off to get the spear, a little boy with thin arms and legs like sticks, wearing a big string of sea- elephant teeth. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was wearing a Raiders jacket and a hood. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She’ll walk in through the door and I will turn, wearing black as a painter should, looking successful, holding a glass of only moderately bad wine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I want you to know that everybody is not wearing them. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

Some with canes and walkers, wearing busted shoes. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Instead of the slip, she was wearing a robe of cherry silk embroidered with blossoms of white and saffron. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He is one of the men wearing a worn hat, woven and frayed. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep glancing at my mother, but she is wearing her just-be-patient face. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

Garvey, still wearing his rumpled jeans and faded wool shirt, hurried to his bedside. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

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

“Do you not see the glass—there and there. She was wearing bangles.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

"Is that what all the cool kids are wearing these days?" he asked. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I imagined him wearing the same pajamas for weeks, if he even cared to wear them at all. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He looked like he’d just had a bath and a shave, and he was wearing an expensive black suit. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Bull appeared on the back porch wearing a sweat suit with “United States Marine Corps” stenciled on it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, lumbering after the centaurs was a battalion of one-eyed ogres, both male and female, each about ten feet tall, wearing armor cobbled out of junkyard metal. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his usual dark suit, tieless shirt, fringes, and skullcap. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I believe you have my umbrella,” he says, almost out of breath but wearing a grin that has too much wolf in it to be properly sheepish. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A young white male wearing baggy pants, standing in front of his high school and surrounded by his friends, might well be ignored by police officers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

He wakes in distant quarters of the night and sees Frederick in his bedroom in Berlin, wearing his eyeglasses and necktie, freeing trapped birds from the pages of a massive book. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I got through the whole dress rehearsal playing Ariel the Fairy while wearing bright yellow tights with white feathers on the...well, The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Sitting there with purple and black streaks running down his chest and bawling whilst wearing half a woman’s leaf dress was the kind of thing that no one wouldn’t let him forget about for years. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She had to focus on Cain, on wearing him down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“They said he should be—” and then suddenly our worries disappeared as a blue minivan rounded the corner toward the parking lot, and I saw a man inside wearing a suit. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Our crucifix wearing and praying was a plot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had been wearing his Star of David necklace after all. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I laugh, looking down the hall to see Will outside his door, wearing a face mask and gloves. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Worried he’d lose his sight, he took to wearing a blindfold around the house, learning to navigate our living room and kitchen by feel. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I also have to confess that I've been looking extra carefully at people's T-shirts at school to see if someone might be wearing an Elliott Smith shirt. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The only other passengers were two college students, boyfriend and girlfriend, wearing matching sweatshirts, their fingers linked, slouched in the back seat. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a pastel polo shirt and pleated dress pants. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Theo’s all the way on the left, dressed like Benny, wearing a Dodgers cap, an open flannel shirt, and his baseball glove. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

X-Ray had a large bruise on his right cheek, and he wasn’t wearing his glasses. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It had rained the night before, so my parents sent me to school wearing red galoshes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A lorry loaded with sofas and shelves and tables was parked by the side, and a man stood beside it talking to a young female civil defender wearing khaki jeans and canvas shoes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was the woman, Ahjuhma, stirring a beaten egg into the pot with long chopsticks; she was wearing the yellow- piped white apron that my mother had once sewn and prettily embroidered with daisies. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked like she was wearing a lot of makeup—more than usual—and her eyes were red. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were all I could see at first, but as my vision adjusted, I realized she was wearing black face paint and a black hoodie. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

First Laney appeared, wearing her panda coat and talking to her stuffed bunny about what presents she wanted for Christmas. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

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

“And was she wearing them at the time? You said she wasn’t real smart.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Would Coach West have a problem with me wearing it? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

One of the black vapory ghosts was wearing the lion’s-skin cape of a standard bearer and holding a pole with a golden eagle, icicles frozen to its wings. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing so much clothing he looks like a walking pile of laundry! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I could see Radar’s spindly dark legs as his robe blew up around him, and next to him Ben, wearing sneakers without socks. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I expect the stupid boy to shout “Aliens!” again, but instead a girl wearing pink ballet tights raises her hand. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

I could tell because he wasn’t wearing a uniform. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a pale orange crop top and a leather miniskirt, and the bulk of her hair is swept to one side. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was wearing dark sunglasses, almost as if she were copying Nicole. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

A tall white boy wearing a bowler, a blue waistcoat, and a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms pushes past me and Katherine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Fiona was wearing a new pair of sunglasses with square lenses. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The table was crowded with officers wearing splendid uniforms and perfectly powdered wigs along with several of Master Lockton’s business companions. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the back of the trucks, men wearing faded black long pants and long-sleeve black shirts, with red sashes cinched tightly around their waists and red scarves tied around their foreheads, stand body to body. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Scarlet stood beneath the scoreboard with a boy with dark hair, wearing a football captain’s uniform. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

A photo of me sprawled on the shower floor—bound and green, wearing only a gray alien mask—had spread virally through SnowFlake, each new person who shared it heaping on derision. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He stood at his counter, wearing purple robes and a wizard hat topping off his dreads. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

At last check, she was wearing a size one and a half, and she just has to get down to a size one. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I know she’s right, so I pull off the red shirt I was wearing and put on the blue one instead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I held up the one extra pair of jeans he had besides the ones he had been wearing that night. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Notably, the effects of wearing seat belts and drunk driving had been tracked for a long time and their impacts were clearly measurable, but the data set on distracted driving was just not there. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I looked up at a couple wearing matching khaki shorts and Polo shirts with the collars at preppy salute. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He looked rather impressive, actually, if you were willing to ignore the fact that he was still only wearing one sock. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ikner was another white man in his mid-forties, wearing the same outfit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s the same corner where there’s a little market perfect for buying bottles of orange juice and roles de canela, cinnamon rolls packaged in bright pink wrappers featuring a white bear wearing a baker’s hat. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

There was Betty Jean, wearing a blue skirt and a white blouse. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing that resigned miserable face he dons whenever he thinks I’m not looking, or when he’s just too tired to fake it. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabelle was wearing her big puffy coat and braids and a baseball cap, and Will tugged one braid playfully and said “Pippi.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

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

Anne’s sheik was wearing a black-and-orange-striped blazer, gray Oxford bags, a bow tie on an elastic band, and a brown triangular porkpie hat, pinched into a bowsprit at the front. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could end up in the Slammer behind air locks and double steel doors, tended by nurses and doctors wearing space suits. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a guy whose name was maybe Zeep Creep came in wearing the same green pajamas as the nurse but twelve sizes bigger. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Jane is wearing an army green hoodie, the hood pulled up. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He wore a peach shirt under a baggy indigo sweater, black drainpipes, one of those studded belts that sags loose off your hips, and winkle-pickers with white tube socks, like everyone's wearing recently. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The red-and-white Flights he was wearing were going to disappear at midnight. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

There, at the front of the class stood two Navajo men wearing the uniforms of Marines. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

No big deal; I’d be wearing it again by the next day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mariama’s new customer was wearing jeans shorts, the denim glued to her backside, and sneakers the same bright pink shade as her top. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He is wearing a deerskin mantle, and also slops and shoes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mom was wearing this awful robe she bought herself last month. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Candice had begun wearing it again two weeks ago, after their move to Lambert. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

It doesn’t seem right that you can just walk out one day, wearing ordinary clothes, and be murdered without warning, and then have all those people looking at you, examining you. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I can picture it. The two of us on TV, wearing Hameed’s Kitchen aprons.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The dark was Furlough wearing a black hood and shaking his head no. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“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

Instead of an overcoat, she was wearing what looked to be about four sweaters and a shawl, a pair of corduroy trousers, and some old sneakers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The woman was wearing blue scrubs and a white coat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Ernest, wearing a bathrobe that someone had handed him to cover himself, was looking on. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a pair of pristine white gloves and appeared just as fresh as she’d been hours earlier when we first met. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Other than the coolness of the fabric on her skin, she could barely tell she was wearing anything at all. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Her dad was wearing his bathrobe, sitting on the couch, eating a big bowl of popcorn and watching TV. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t have anything on me at all, ’cept what I was wearing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Today, they’re all wearing their jerseys, red with white block letters. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I see my mother lead in a group of mobile patients, still wearing their hospital nightgowns and robes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Besides wearing ties and uniforms, all students were required to play sports at PM. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was wearing brown cowboy boots that were probably made from rattlesnake skin, like the ones Papá had on his feet the morning he walked out of our lives. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was wearing khaki-colored shorts and a clean, white T-shirt with a dye picture, across the chest, of Jerome the Ostrich playing the violin. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And there, shimmering in the Mist right next to us, was the last person I wanted to see: Mr. D, wearing his leopard-skin jogging suit and rummaging through the refrigerator. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Eleanor, today, was wearing her sharkskin suit jacket and an old plaid cowboy shirt. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Or because he’s not wearing somewhat baggy jeans and a backwards cap. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

And now I'm wearing the costume—the breeze is making the perfectly pleated and tucked green silk cling to my body. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was aware only of the soft warmth of her hand and the spicy perfume she was wearing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a tight T-shirt with skulls on it and black jeans rolled up so that you could see the white laces of his black Doc Martens boots. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least the guard was wearing an ordinary uniform instead of drüskelle black, Jesper considered, still unable to shake the image of that banner from his mind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a flowered apron with a wand sticking out of the pocket. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Gingerly he lifted the hem of the cape, under which I was wearing a sweater and a zipped fleece jacket. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing his usual Flint shirt and jeans. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I look down, and I am wearing gray slacks and a gray shirt; I am thicker around the middle and thinner through the shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I hated when girls, especially, were called out for wearing the “wrong” clothes. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A moment later every demo computer screen, monitor, phone, and tablet blinked, and their displays lit up with the picture of me covered in paint wearing the alien mask. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I threw my arms around her, and we hugged, which was awkward, because we were both wearing backpacks. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’s sitting in his armchair wearing his favorite red sweater, and his short white hair sticks up on the top of his head. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was a strange opposition: the hard-bitten private-eye expression on the face of a girl wearing a uniform for private school. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She's wearing the green sweater and red corduroy pants she wore that first day I talked to her in the listening room. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few feet in front of the control room is an older man wearing a smile and a dark blue uniform, just like all the others. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I click on her photo and there she is, even bigger, wearing the same smile she gave me earlier. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Use the plural verb: Phyllis is wearing what look like false eyelashes. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is wearing jeans and a shirt, but somehow she still looks stylish. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Holly took the stage with Rayburn trotting close behind wearing a red bandanna, and my hands burned from clapping so hard. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

My sister’s boyfriend showed up in his Buick, and he was wearing a white “tails” coat over a black suit, which looked wrong for some reason. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Well, at least I didn’t go around wearing pink shirts and a peroxide curl in my hair! October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The kid standing next to him is wearing this one: BE HAPPY, NOT GAY. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Underneath he was wearing what looked like a very thin, lightweight blue coverall. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Twisting their hips and swirling their skirts, in all the different colors they’re wearing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A group of about a dozen clustered together, all wearing long, dingy gray cloaks with hoods that hid their faces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

She doesn’t have an Adam’s apple—oh, wait, she’s wearing a turtleneck. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But one day, an old man arrived at school, wearing trousers with a mended patch near the knee, his face gaunt, his body bowed with the humility that poverty had forced on him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A husky guy wearing a maroon college sweatshirt follows after them and tries to persuade them back inside. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Harriet, wearing her first bandanna, working in the fields, thought about him, brooded about him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She aimed a kick before she remembered she wasn’t wearing any shoes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

My father walks into the room, wearing his white lab coat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m already dressed, wearing one of Donna’s uniforms: a gray skirt, a plain button-down white shirt, and a navy V-neck sweater. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It didn’t help when I pointed out that I had to wear a white carnation in my lapel and that wearing a purple orchid wasn’t nearly as bad. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

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

A few adventurous members of the gentler sex took to wearing ridiculous “windshield hats,” watermelon-sized fabric balloons, equipped with little glass windows, that fit over the entire head, leaving ample room for corpulent Victorian coiffures. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She's been so muted and invisible, wearing white, white, and more white. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly Lissa began picking up the clothing, but she insisted on wearing the flowered hat. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She’s sitting at the kitchen table wearing her work clothes and checking a camera lens. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Harry took the hint and sat down next to Percy, who was wearing brand-new, navy-blue dress robes and an expression of such smugness that Harry thought it ought to be fined. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

So I’m surprised when I get to school to find not only Edna—wearing sunglasses—waiting on the bench but also Hannah and Lena sitting there, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I sigh and slam my laptop shut just as the front door squeaks open and out comes Janae, wearing strappy sandals and newly shaven, oiled legs. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it is because I am wearing nothing but a hospital johnny. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

He’d lost his belt and was wearing a piece of rope around his waist, and his hat wasn’t an army hat but just an ordinary fur cap. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them, however, much younger than the others, wearing gray flannels and a blue tie, had left his pen lying in front of him and was looking at me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Imagine wearing a big boot that goes all the way up to your knee, and you’ll get a sense of what it’s like. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Now that I’m in this pageant, maybe I have a real shot at wearing something in style. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Wow!” said a random guy wearing a too-tight shirt as he entered the festival. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The girl holding it is wearing a colorful crown made with real blue and white flowers, with matching ribbons tied at the back, trailing down her long, wavy hair. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was wearing gloves and holding a second pair in his hand. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

To my surprise, it's a guy wearing a football jersey. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Or because she looks just right, even wearing frayed jean shorts and a T-shirt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys in their ducktails were mostly wearing plaid shirts underneath their open jackets, still looking like they weren’t scared of anything in the world. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

An old picture of a group of men wearing overalls and miners hats. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Despite its rawness, the house feels too hot, maybe because I’m still wearing my outside clothes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are wearing identical navy-blue windbreakers and stand with their feet apart. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to hike, and she was definitely wearing the wrong shoes for it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

In the doorway, she was wearing a white cotton nightgown that fell to her thigh. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until a gas station attendant in New Jersey was shot, not a Muslim, but a Sikh from India, because he was wearing his traditional turban. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Uhmma and her mother stand in low pumps, wearing dark dresses and long woolen coats with fur on the collar. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She had her hair in curlers, and she was wearing a long, puffy white robe. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

“If you’d like to see what the diadem’s supposed to look like, I could take you up to our common room and show you, Harry? Ravenclaws wearing it in her statue.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had been following someone, wearing a full black beard and a rather horrendous pair of glasses. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Florence was wearing a heavy, old-fashioned garnet brooch, which, as she opened the door, immediately attracted John’s eye. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

One is a priest, still wearing the black cassock. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She's wearing yoga pants and a loose shirt, and her auburn hair is twisted up in a high bun. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ash's step mother was not wearing a mask, and she looked extremely vexed as she herded her daughters out toward the courtyard and the carriages. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d been wearing these stupid gray sweatpants rolled at the waist, rolled at the ankles, too. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Some of them stare at me—I may be wearing a red shirt, but the tattoos along my collarbone are clear as ever, even from a distance. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

His dad was in his dress uniform, and his mom was wearing a pink miniskirt. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Some ten feet in front of them stood a short, plump man wearing enormously thick glasses that reduced his eyes to molelike specks. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Old Maurice sat down in the big chair and loosened his collar and all--he was wearing this elevator operator's uniform. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I know you started wearing a new cologne. That citrus scent. Is it to impress her?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His touch felt like wearing a prickly old wet wool sweater with no undershirt. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m holding an inflatable saxophone, smiling, and Nick’s wearing oversized sunglasses. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I realized everyone around me was wearing a uniform. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The guard was wearing sun-glasses, so Stanley couldn't see his eyes. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Lynn was just wearing a jumper, but her hair was curled like mine. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They’ve both dressed up for the occasion—when she emerges from the bathroom she sees that he is wearing the shirt she’s given him, moss-colored with a velvet Nehru collar of slightly darker green. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Soldiers, wearing crisp uniforms with shiny buttons and carefully polished shoes, were lined up in neat rows, saluting him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Ignatius, was you wearing that cap when you spoke to the insurance man?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was clear the thug life was wearing him down—the violence, the danger, the vigilance. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If getting Mama to agree on the shirt I’m wearing right now was a challenge, picking out something to wear to a school dance will be a nightmare. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She's wearing a pale yellow T-shirt and the way she's leaned over, I can see a little of the small of her back. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

And as I sat there watching it all, Cade Hernandez, wearing nothing but a pale blue disposable paper jumpsuit, came up around the driver's side of the truck from somewhere in the darkness behind me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

And she wanted, more than anything in the world, to be a little princess wearing a golden crown and riding a high- stepping white horse. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I noticed right away that the screws on the casket had been tightened and that there were four men wearing black in the room. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He was wearing jeans and an old shirt, which meant he thought it was the weekend and he didn’t have to go to work, although he did because it was Tuesday. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came wearing most of his red-and-yellow Rocky the Clown makeup, saying he was in a rush. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

A huge god, red-bearded and muscular, wearing iron gauntlets and holding an iron hammer, which he swung, once. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“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

Max is wearing a hospital gown too, but she's got purple warm-up pants underneath and a matching sweatshirt on top. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The bloodstained bandage Mortimer had tied around his head looked almost like the turban he had been wearing when he first appeared among the columns of Capricorn's church. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a black tie and his old blue seaman’s suit. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember reading about Pythagoras around this time, and finding some of his ideas curiously appealing—wearing white garments, for instance, or abstaining from foods which have a soul. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a cool Blair Witch Project T-shirt, which I secretly coveted the entire day. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As if the statues were wearing crowns of light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Vonetta seemed to bask in our insults, wearing each one proudly. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her Sunday school dress and hat and gloves. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the people wearing baseball caps, who were moving around the shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Somebody hung a pair of corn husk sandals on the high-voltage wires by the commuter line. I wonder who they belong to. I called Brad Pitt, but he’s wearing his.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

That was poor little me, suddenly a diplomat’s wife on the edge of the forest prime evil, wearing my Dior gown and long black gloves to embassy parties in Brazzaville, French Congo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were good boots, as befit one of Lord Tywin's men; heavy leather, oiled and supple, much finer than what Bronn was wearing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I curl up in bed, still wearing my clothes. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a gray dress with tiny pink flowers. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the hot necropsy zone, under the tarp, they sacrificed the animals and dissected them while wearing Racal suits, taking samples of blood and tissue, which they froze in jars of liquid nitrogen. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a baseball uniform and carrying baseball equipment, and he’s in a hurry. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Early on, supplies became so short and the fighting so chaotic that many Red Army soldiers were reduced to wearing rags and going barefoot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The crowd is swelling, not just with factionless wearing black armbands with empty white circles on them, but with people from every former faction, their arms bare. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

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

Then the one wearing a green hat adds, “And she got too much attitude.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

“Oh. Right. What was he wearing? Was he wearing black? Did he have any suitcases?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I grab my fallen weapon and pick my first target, a Negro girl wearing clothing that looks eerily like mine, and leap, sickle swinging to take the thing down. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I can’t stand in a television studio wearing a costume and makeup in a cloud of fake smoke and rally the districts to victory. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I could see myself strolling into school after the concert and walking past Tina wearing my Buket o’ Puke ’n Snot T-shirt. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some are in variously colored tank tops and short sets, and others are wearing helmets, strange big-shouldered shirts, and unnecessarily tight pants that stop at the knee. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He looked about thirty, wearing a polyester suit with a Marks & Spencer tie. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a limp, checked seersucker nightgown with puffed sleeves and yellow turmeric stains. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing sunglasses and—in contrast to the shapeless, tweedy rags he generally wore—a sharp and very new Italian suit. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Rose, who was already wearing her brand-new Hogwarts robes, beamed at him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

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

Lupita peeked carefully around the corner of the boxcar door into the brown eyes of a stocky man wearing blue coveralls and a high-crowned blue cap. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

When he and Hermione arrived at Snape’s dungeon after lunch, they found the Slytherins waiting outside, each and every one of them wearing a large badge on the front of his or her robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a bright yellow T-shirt that’s tight across his belly, and jeans that are baggier than they need to be. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

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

Sure enough, she was wearing an expensive-looking scarf of furry tails fastened on one side by a dangling gilt chain. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Burger, who, like the others, was wearing a bathing suit, shoved his uniform into the canvas bag along with Quirin's and Heinck's discarded navy fatigues. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

"A scarred hand is nothing. On the Wall, you'll be wearing gloves often as not." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

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

He was wearing the same tall gray hat and the remarkable coat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell he’s tired, and he’s wearing his grouchy work face. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When she turned around, she was wearing a fake mustache. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, I pictured myself on that television screen, wearing a bomb-fancy dress, tearing up the stage with some grand, powerhouse song, and in the end having the crown placed on my head. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Today she was wearing her simple blue dress and a heavy knitted sweater with buttons made from small flat stones. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Examining the captives, Corte-Real found to his astonishment that two were wearing items from Venice: a broken sword and two silver rings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I never think anything of wearing my hoodie. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a light pink dress and, I think, a little makeup. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Her makeup is done and her hair is perfect, and she's wearing the vanilla perfume she always wears when she goes out, but never when she's inside the house. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Flipping through magazines, cringing at kitten heels, even though those were the only ones I ever had a shot of wearing in Bev Jones's house. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He’s still wearing a necklace of beads, but the pendant’s out of his shirt now. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The only way you survive is by wearing a mask. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“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

Kevin stayed on the sidelines wearing the number four jersey with his arm in a sling. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was the only one I had and I was wearing it a lot now because of this new job, which, come to think of it, was really more like a weird new hobby. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“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

I bought a souvenir booklet that cost ten dollars, and I had looked at it so often that I was wearing the gloss off its pages. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cullen noticed that the man was wearing gray pants and a brown fedora hat. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

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

The good news is that, as with a boa constrictor or a Planet Hollywood T-shirt, normal people tend to keep their distance when you're wearing a Walkman. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Granddad lifted me up so I could wave at Johnny, who was wearing an orange life vest and shouting over the prow. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Patrolman Mancuso appreciated the mildness, for he was wearing only a T-shirt and Bermuda shorts, the sergeant’s costume selection for the day. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

On July 27 they amused themselves by wearing their Indian headbands and feathers from Huckleberry Island to practice in Griinau. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in an undershirt and dungarees and was not wearing the four-cornered garment. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sunny and her moms were both wearing matching African head wraps. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a white crash helmet and aiming a camera down at the water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He said Congolese boys wearing crowns of leaves around their heads were invulnerable to Belgian bullets, which passed through them and lodged in the walls behind them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poe appears, wearing a face mask, a scrub cap, and gloves, and swings a pair of tongs in the air. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

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

No one anywhere near Emma was wearing an orange cap now. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There it stayed while the rain beat on the walls and the fire sank down and the night wearing slowly along left the old woman nodding beside the hearthpit. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She isn’t wearing gloves, or a scarf on her head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he left home this morning, he was wearing a white shirt and dark pants and shoes. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Well, drown-proofed if I happened to fall into a pool conveniently only wearing my swimming gear and without my heavy artificial legs on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

After a moment or two, the door was opened by a scruffy girl wearing an apron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And, oh my God, why is Felicity wearing those socks? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The person complimented Sasha’s skirt and said, “I would be wearing mine but it’s in the wash.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I’ve ditched the red cap, gloves, and black sweater, and am wearing a navy pullover and jeans. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They’re wearing his favorite Sonic Youth T-shirt with the hole in the front left shoulder. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She’d changed out of the stained shirt she’d been wearing into her red Chuck E. Cheese polo, and was sitting with her backpack in her lap, drinking a container of school milk. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Or not wanting the cute new boots Miri showed up wearing yesterday? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I look around, confused, until I realize it's coming from the backpack I'm wearing. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

She was now wearing a cream-coloured overcoat, and struggling to fasten her briefcase as she walked. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a T-shirt and blue jeans, and he was barefoot—as though he’d dressed in a hurry, just put on the first thing that came to hand. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t wearing a uniform, but he was a policeman. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was standing there with the night-light casting its small brightness when I looked down and saw the claw-footed tub wearing the red socks May had put on its porcelain feet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The covers pooled around his waist; he wasn’t wearing a shirt. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Stella felt especially dressed up this morning wearing the new glass bracelet. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Only so long as I was wearing these." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The first thing I do is post a selfie of me wearing my armband. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Later that night, after everyone had gone home, I stayed awake in my bed, wondering what on earth Carmen meant about wearing a disguise. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As for the air, it’s so full of chemicals we should be wearing gas masks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

If they see me wearing an anaco and lacy blouse and gold beads, they might start to treat me as an indi'gena—maybe a well-off one, but an indi'gena all the same. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had just returned from the hotel’s health club, and was still wearing his running shorts and a V-neck undershirt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I began to snap at the little loudmouth but stopped when I saw what she was wearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I remembered I was still wearing my jacket, so I took it off and threw it over the back of my desk chair. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

At the game, in the bleachers, probably wearing a homemade soccer ball helmet. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The father and son climb in, followed by a lady who’s wearing long shorts and a T-shirt instead of a bathing suit. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She loved the way he was with children, particularly those who worshiped him and came to the school pep rallies wearing a jersey with his number, 20, on it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look for a stone bust of an old man wearing a wig and a tiara! It’s standing on a cupboard and it’s definitely somewhere near here....” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t wearing a watch at the time, but it didn’t matter. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“The other day, Mr. Fabian told me that you’re participating in class, even though you are wearing the earmuffs most days.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

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

At the rail next to Coach Hedge, a dark-haired girl appeared wearing a purple cloak, her face so covered with soot and bloody scratches that Hazel almost didn’t recognize her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a dress of rich purple with crisp pleats in the skirt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was fun observing all the different kinds of shoes people wore and then looking up to see the face of the person wearing them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I’d laughed a little inside when she said that, because “being like everyone else” wasn’t even an option for me, the African-American girl wearing hijab. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“He wasn’t wearing shoes! Oh, man! Oh, man! What’re we going to do!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Underneath the black coat is a black dress she’s been wearing for weeks. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I started wearing it when I moved here. I guess I thought it would remind me of where I came from or something—did I or did I not tell you to quit stalling?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My breathing speeds up as an assistant wearing a mask and surgical gloves approaches him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Frog-faced Lord Slynt sat at the end of the council table wearing a black velvet doublet and a shiny cloth-of-gold cape, nodding with approval every time the king pronounced a sentence. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

With him was a big dude wearing a cowboy hat and boots. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She walks down the steps of the porch, and in the porch light I can see that she's wearing the same green hoodie but now with red flannel pajama pants and socks. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

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

If I started wearing an armband, everyone would ask me about it and make a big deal. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Imagine, in this heat wearing a gown sprinkled with rubies, diamonds, and pearls, and bordered with 150 feet of Russian ermine. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their oldest son, Logan, round and berry-brown from a day in the sun, is digging a hole nearby, while the newest addition, Luke, lies on a quilt wearing a swim diaper. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Now that I was wearing hijab to school every day since I’d officially hit puberty, and I was in seventh grade, my life had gotten complicated. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t been there when I brought Charles home, and she looked like she’d just got out of bed herself: tousle-haired, no lipstick, wearing a gray wool sweater that came down past her wrists. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Think about the absurdity of brushing your teeth, of arguing with your mother over the appropriateness of what you’re wearing to school, of homework, of grade-point averages and boyfriends and hot school lunches. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When she gets into her work like this, it’s like trying to have a meaningful conversation with a high-speed computer that loves Chipotle and makes fun of what you’re wearing. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her family and friends are wearing the red shirts, but so are these strangers. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was young, wearing long denim shorts and a white tank top. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

On the way out of town we ran into one of his friends, an older boy wearing a blinding yellow tracksuit and fake gold chains. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing board shorts and a light shirt without a bra. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Ah, sir,” he gasped, dabbing his face with a corner of the grubby pillowcase he was wearing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I know. It feels like wearing a marshmallow,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I thought he was wearing a zombie mask or something. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a suit and tie with sneakers. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She wraps her feet in so many bandages, it’s like she’s wearing snow boots. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She sat shivering, cold despite wearing two sweaters, one of Habib’s old coats, and a shawl. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He was taller than Lee, head like a boulder, full- bearded, long-haired, always a bit sloppy, gloomy, shocked his staff by going into battle once wearing carpet slippers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would put the slippers next to the bathtub on the linoleum floors in winter and trick her lazy children into wearing them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t showered that morning and was wearing my old moth-eaten Celtics sweatpants and a Captain America T-shirt. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She was wearing tri-focal lenses in harlequin frames, and the frames were trimmed with rhinestones. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a green satin dress that fell to her knees. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

She would come around the corner, chewing on a Flair pen and shuffling, as if wearing slippers. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I should have known something was up when they both turned to me wearing identical devious looks. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing pants, baggy at the knees, and a jacket too short in the sleeves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Highboy, wearing a loud checked suit, moved sociably through the crowd. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

But she kept the appointment, wearing one of the secondhand dresses that made her feel stiff and awkward because they never fit properly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his classroom outfit: slacks with a button-down shirt and tie. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He left the midway, and I moved closer to the foot of the ride, pressing against others who, like me, watched the night sky while wearing an expression most people reserve for fireworks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Every time I see Doña Ramona, I swear to God, she’s wearing an apron. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There were little boys dressed in white shirts and blue ties, and high school girls wearing lovely red velvet dresses with white shoes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vivi is wearing black jeans and a white shirt, mirrored sunglasses hiding her cat eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He's wearing skinny jeans, which look very much like denim sausage casings. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Nice,” I say, even though I can’t picture her wearing something like that. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a man’s nightshirt, much too big for her, and I found myself staring at her bare legs—tawny calves, slender ankles, lovely, dusty-soled boy-feet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She came in the middle of the night, wearing the same white dress that the women usually wore on their trips to dip their hands in the river. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Instead of his ordinary helmet with a visor he was wearing the proper tilting-helm, which looked like a large coal-scuttle, and as he cantered he clanged. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And why didn’t it hurt me? I mean, not that I’m complaining. Who are you? And whoa, what is that you’re wearing? Is that made of lion fur?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

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

Bridge glanced at Em’s legs—she was wearing a black skirt and black tights. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

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

Later, long after midnight, she appears by his side as he walks, wearing a cream-colored coat and a deep green scarf. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter if he’s just reading chemistry trivia off index cards or eating a hot dog or embarrassed because his parents are talking about his childhood or even now, looking tired and wearing glasses. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

One of the girls clutched a doll wearing a stained and torn hot pink burka. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Since Lightfoot, just being around them was like getting fussed at for wearing shoes in winter and having a cow and a family cook. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Lights dim, and a youthful figure wearing a simple dress and horn-rimmed glasses takes center stage. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

When I get there, she’s waiting eagerly, wearing a light blue summer dress and holding a present. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a ratty black trench coat over his Westover Hall uniform, which was torn and stained. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“How are you feeling about wearing your armband?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

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

But then, this guy is comfortable wearing orange and brown feathers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

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

Naturally I meant the one I was wearing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I surprised him at the house and found him wearing an old jacket of mine that came to his knees. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pine coffin that held Miss Mary Finch—wearing her best dress, with her hair washed clean and combed—bounced in the back when the wagon wheels hit a rut. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Penelope had not gotten a clear-enough look to see if this ghost was, in fact, wearing a sheet, or some other ghostly garb more suitable to the weather. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He was still wearing overalls, and he had not shaved, and his face was muddy with sweat and dirt. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Still, with her little vein-lined nose all wrinkled up, I sort of wish I wasn’t wearing my armband right now. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

They are wearing shiny Sunday shoes without socks. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Girls are emerging from one of the buildings, all wearing the same baggy shorts and T-shirts as Shanti. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sasha gave an interview to the local news, wearing a skirt over bandaged legs. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It looks like a gathering of blackbirds, everyone wearing black. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The light snapped off, and I blinked away the blindness until I saw three figures, each wearing jeans, a T-shirt, and a mask with two circular filters. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Priests walked about the temples, most of them wearing the golden-yellow feathers that showed their high status. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a secondhand T-shirt with a picture of San Francisco’s red bridge on it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a heavy gold chain around his neck, with a gaudy jewel hanging from it, and his claws—a good six inches long—were each covered in gold leaf. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“That is the height of indecency. I am not wearing these.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They thought everything about my appearance was a statement, when I was simply wearing clothes, going to class, doing my daily routine. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mama hurried down the stair steps, wearing a bright smile and carrying her nicest petticoats and nightgowns to hang out for airing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

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

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

The man was wearing a leather holster with an automatic pistol strapped inside. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

To make things worse, I was wearing blue jeans. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The childish painter had put a picture on the wardrobe here too, of a castle and town and a queen, wearing an impossibly tall crown, walking in the garden. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Taker isn’t even really wearing the odd clothes anymore. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

A woman holding a clipboard and wearing a headset shouts, “In three...two...one...We're rolling, people!” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

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

Two men wearing stiff new camo and matching pants step out of either side of the truck. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even though we’re all wearing red body armor, there are subtle differences between the suits. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Also, people have been really nice about the hearing aids I started wearing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Harry already knew this, of course; he had seen Fudge once before, but as he had been wearing his father’s Invisibility Cloak at the time, Fudge wasn’t to know that. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was tall and spare, wearing a long chainmail hauberk and gauntlets of lobstered steel, but he'd lost his helm and blood ran down into his eyes from a gash across his forehead. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He lingers over images of Marie-Laure—her hands, her hair—even as he worries that to concentrate on them too long is to risk wearing them out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A boy wearing a guard’s uniform stood before him, dark eyes glittering, a pistol in one hand, a walking stick in the other. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was wearing an earring with what looked like a fang dangling from it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I even recognized the dress she was wearing. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then Marcus came out of his dented front door next to the garage, wearing that green army coat he always wore. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

On the paper was a picture of a girl about Hanako’s age, wearing a plaid skirt. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

“Therefore you are wearing the red sweater,” Theodora explained to her soberly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ida, however, was wearing the dark habit of the Merciful Sisters like Lucia. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A few men, lean, wearing animal skins, look up at the gables of the king’s hall, or at the vultures circling casually beyond. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guy was even wearing one of those floppy black hats with the shiny brim. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

There were soldiers everywhere, dressed in fatigues, and there were civilian scientists and technicians wearing id badges. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when my mind took that experience and added a spotlight and the fact that I was only wearing a bathing suit, I panicked. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled the blanket away from herself enough to see if what she was wearing was appropriate for walking around in. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She's wearing a tight T-shirt underneath a peacoat, which she presently takes off, and she looks awfully good, good enough that I wonder aloud if we can't talk at home. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

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

I was the only boy in my class wearing short pants and I was grimly determined to leave school in long pants. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today I see Zola’s father, Mr. Pomodoro, on his terrace, talking with an elderly man wearing painter’s clothes. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

One day, we ride to school and every other person on the street and in their cars is wearing black. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She was wearing rubber gloves to keep this chemical relaxer off her own skin, which should have been my first clue that maybe this wasn’t such a great idea. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

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

It was growing too dark to make out faces, hut the prisoner was wearing a shiny steel helm, and when Arya saw the horns she knew it was Gendry. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

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

“Her skin, it was too loose,” said the woman wearing my mother’s dress. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Kiyoshi wasn’t wearing a jacket today; finally, she lifted his wet shirt with her left hand and tried not to gasp. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There are fewer patrons wandering the circus at this hour, and as they walk Bailey notices that many of them are wearing red scarves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

“Just hold on to me and don’t let go, no matter what. I’m wearing a bungee jacket and bracelets. We should bounce.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a blue dress and her long dark hair was tied back with a matching ribbon. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

When it was over, Strunk had to be choppered back to the rear, where he had his nose looked after, and two days later he rejoined us wearing a metal splint and lots of gauze. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnson was in the wrong place at the wrong time, wearing the wrong clothes. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There is the impression of people wearing masks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before he was many days old he was not only looking like a mouse but acting like one, too—wearing a gray hat and carrying a small cane. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was booked, fingerprinted, photographed, and released on bond, wearing a broad smile as he stepped out of the courthouse. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

They were wearing mismatched police and military uniforms. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever heard an ant wearing fur slippers walk across a thick wool carpet?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a rumpled plaid suit, and his wispy hair had been finger-combed and wouldn’t lie down. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Apá is wearing the same faded blue shirt as the day he found me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At every stop, I pay close attention to the women wearing skirts. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I was no longer sure what time it was, but I knew it was very late, and I was wearing down. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had quickly become the leader of the few Hasidic students in the school, the ones who walked around wearing dark suits, tieless shirts, beards, fringes, and earlocks. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A woman wearing horn-rimmed glasses stood outside the smaller building’s porch entrance. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I was too tired now to even chuckle at Mrs. Lee’s shirt—navy blue with a bunch of otters wearing space helmets, floating in a star-filled sky with the words “Otter Space” underneath. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The bus had gone through Montgomery, where he had family, but he stayed on until he was thrown off, with no money and wearing jeans, a T-shirt, and no shoes in the middle of January. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

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

She was wearing a wristwatch, a military-looking one that looked rather like a navigator’s chronograph. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I wandered in for lunch to find Rosaleen wearing a new dress and her hair freshly plaited. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a short-sleeved polo shirt, as if he’s standing in a Georgia peach grove, and I’ve just cut and pasted him randomly into winter. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was a tiny man, not more than five feet tall, wearing a rather soiled linen suit, black shoes, and a black felt hat with the brim turned up all around. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The little boy was wearing an Army hat that was too big for him, and when he saw Tayo looking he smiled; then the child disappeared through the wide depot doors. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She would come walking down an aisle of rose petals, wearing a white rayon suit with frog closings that Mabelee was sewing for her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing long black sleeves inside a striped black vest, slender black pants tucked into boots, and a long black robe that wraps around my shoulders and covers me like a blanket. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Women walk up to them, wearing flat slippers and telling slow stories of no consequence. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She leaves me wearing only a hospital gown. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Scandalized to see Kit wearing out her finery with scrubbing and cooking, Rachel and Mercy had made her a calico dress exactly the same as Judith’s. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Parents filed into the gym from the rotunda, holding popcorn and hot dogs and wearing shirts that read “Go Sabres!” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They were all wearing the same uniform: a tea towel stamped with the Hogwarts crest, and tied, as Winky’s had been, like a toga. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Under that tarp, wearing space suits, they dissected any small animals they had trapped, looking for signs of Marburg virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys were all wearing tuxes, and the girls, black dresses. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There were five pigs, three sows, and a couple of bar’ hogs, all but the pigs wearing our mark. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day I went off to ballet class wearing the pink cap-sleeved leotard with the low neckline. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She showed some slides of his prints, including the really famous one of a skeleton woman wearing a big hat. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Now I am glad not to be wearing the gaudy, provocative clothing that seems to be drawing stares and whispers to Lil and Em. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

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

There were men with blankets over their shoulders and rifles in their arms, men wearing headbands or tall black hats, women in long colorful dresses with shawls. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever done electronics while wearing a space suit? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Jay,” I whisper, relieved he’s wearing hiking boots. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Now Marcus was sitting in a prison cell, probably wearing an orange jumpsuit. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

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

She was wearing a nightgown and had a blanket tucked around her waist, and she was staring straight ahead. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I do. Remember that time I was little, when you found me wearing your skirt as a dress?” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

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

Small children were wearing their best clothing, the girls with brightly colored ribbons in their hair. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s dressed in a suit and wearing a fake mustache as he presents as Langston Hughes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He must have taken some comfort and pride in wearing his father’s clothing, just as I once did with my own father’s. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we get to Mr. Dimming’s class, he strides in wearing another brand-new suit—there must have been a two-for-one sale—and a brand-new smile. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Lupin was wearing an odd expression as he looked at Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

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

The Epsteins would be in their synagogue now, wearing skull caps and praying. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horror stories were already pouring in, Jesse reported: kids sent home for wearing trench coats or black clothing, ordered into counseling for playing games like Quake and Doom. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black men and women were mumbling quietly among themselves; they had not known one another before they had come here, but now their timidity and shame were wearing off and they were exchanging experiences. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had removed his black cloak and got rid of his trumpet, and was now wearing his ordinary simple clothes. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet wasn’t wearing sleeves, so I could see the little frowns made by her elbows. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a black T-shirt that took me a few seconds to read. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The first one in was Six-Fingers, wearing an undershirt and dirty blue shorts and flip-flops. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing red today—Leo’s favorite color. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He's wearing a white dhoti instead of a lungee, which marks him as one of the few remaining Hindus in Poshora. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The headband was nice and all, but Aru wouldn’t be caught dead wearing one. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had no interest in those shorts, and I could never wear them anyway: My dad would literally chop both my legs off if he saw me wearing them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Percy remembered the long, curly shoes the twins had been wearing in his dream. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My mind was busy with other things, like whether I’d still be the only kid wearing a hijab in high school and what classes I’d be able to take. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In that picture, I’m sure Courtney was wearing a beautiful smile. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Nico stands up and loosens the striped blue tie he’s wearing over a gray shirt. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt was wearing his rain poncho, and the doctor covered Roosevelt’s face with his own felt hat. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what kind of expression I was wearing, but it erased his exasperation in two seconds flat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My mother was wearing her best blue coat. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was wearing this shirt that was clingy and shiny and maybe a little bit see-through, with a skirt that just wasn’t quite doing its whole job. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A young, long-haired Mexican, wearing a red scarf headband and a yellow vest, got out. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

But even if he had been a revolutionary who knew what the queue really meant and hated the thought of wearing it, there was still the principle of the matter. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

We will never go back to wearing the other kind again. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother was wearing a hospital gown and cradling a baby: Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

One night a brown-haired soldier wearing olive- drab fatigues stepped across the threshold of my suite. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a green dress with puffed sleeves and some kind of pucker stitching across the top. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm wearing this light blue dress, kind of an Eliza Hamilton vibe. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

As I walked over to him, I noticed he was wearing actual pajamas—Captain America ones—even though he was thirteen. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

He was wearing a black overcoat, gray suit, yellow silk shirt, and gray suede kicks. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

María stood on the shore wearing a lovely white dress of her own. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Too soon a grieving one, wearing rags like a madwoman. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He’s got a little kid on his lap and is wearing a backwards snapback that would be fly now. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As I got nearer I noticed that below his long tan canvas coat with sagging pockets, below the red and black plaid woolen knickers and green puttees, he was wearing skis. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was not wearing her glasses and she held tightly to the bannister during her descent. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I met eyes with this old dude wearing only a stained blue windbreaker. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

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

When I come down the stairs wearing the white server’s coat, Ella could not be more pleased. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My avatar was wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans, one of the free default skins you could select when you created your account. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing this army camouflage shirt, a brown cap, and the weirdest grin that could fit on a human face. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing those sweatpants, the swishy-swishy kind that make every step sound like paper crumpling. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

That I had fallen in love with a girl I didn’t even know, just because she admired the socks I was wearing? 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Moments later, Dana appeared, wearing droopy boxer shorts and a grimy pair of sweat socks. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a dark suit, and he wasn’t smiling. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then he accosted a young man in a trench coat who was wearing a lady’s hat, but the young man had slapped him across the face and dashed away. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits on the couch beside Garrett, wearing a collared shirt under a sweater, and he's so freaking adorable that it almost hurts to look at him. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I find Abuela sitting motionless on her wicker swing, wearing a worn bathing suit, her hair stuck haphazardly to her skull, her feet strangely lacerated. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still damp from the steam, and wearing only a towel, I hurried to my bedroom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Full to bursting with Christmas dinner and still wearing their party hats, Harry and Ron got up first from the table and she shrieked loudly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Looking at the mother, I assume she feels happy and joyful wearing her colored clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing nothing but his boxer shorts and a thousand gross, brown-plastered bandages all over his body. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Sirius was wearing ragged gray robes; the same ones he had been wearing when he had left Azkaban. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We change into the clothes we were wearing when we came into the hospital. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Lockhart, wearing lurid pink robes to match the decorations, was waving for silence. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, people thought I was making a statement by wearing braids too. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Bryce is still in his pajamas, and Aurora insisted on wearing a skirt and a T-shirt even though it’s January in Vermont. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

After three days of wearing it, Mr. Daniels told me he was going to have the nurse call my mom about my injured arm, so I figured I’d better lose the sling. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Harris clicked on the screen and Ladybird Hope appeared, wearing a red suit with a flag pin on the lapel. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It’s not about wearing my armband, because after Momma’s visit, Principal Trask hasn’t said one word on the PA about dress-code violations. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I'm all dressed up in a little black dress with small lace cutouts at the waist, and wearing heels, and then there are those Band-Aids. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In the courtroom the nine Supreme Court Justices, wearing long black robes, sat behind a raised table. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They are both smiling, wearing blue jeans and T-shirts, and their hair is in thick plaits. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

But I also see Russ is wearing number 21—my number—and I can’t help but feel threatened. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d found separate places to change clothes in the stable before heading into the market, and now he was wearing a plain brown kaftan instead of the white one befitting a servant of the temple. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m not wearing a diaper,” I told her. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

“She wouldn’t have gone home and changed before following us. That woman is wearing a robe under that ruffle. Why would your mom do that?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then came an old man, very fat, wearing a curious pointed cap by which she immediately knew that he was the Tisroc. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She eyed what Ash was wearing and asked, “Is that my cloak?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It regards Prince Hamlet. I have learned that you often meet him in secret, wearing a rustic disguise. I doubt your silly games are merely innocent,” he said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Come on, now, tell me, is this what the kids are wearing in New York now? Is this gang stuff?” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

By sheer weight he was wearing the horse down. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my poncho on over Otto, hoping whoever I came across would assume I was wearing a pack. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

In one, Marcus was wearing an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs holding his hands in front of him, and a police officer walked beside him. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the street, Julia was walking alone, wearing her orange suede knapsack and an orange suede headband that matched. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The guards, now he could see them properly, were wearing dark camouflage uniforms, but there were no official tags on them, nothing to say for whom they were working. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

When I return, Marlena is there, wearing the beaded silk dress August gave her that night we had dinner in their stateroom. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

At some point Kevin’s parents would worry about him, he realized, as he walked toward the diamond ring and the body wearing it. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The gin was wearing off, leaving a deflated feeling. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He had a thin gray beard that hung down from his chin, and was wearing a long red and gold robe that looked like the ones on the plates. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she takes off her raggedy skirt and runs right into the swooshing ocean in the long, frayed T-shirt she's wearing. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A group of satyrs were playing tag with several slender maidens wearing flowers in their hair. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a dress shirt and jeans and a narrow tie. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And she’d sing along with the soulful a cappella choir about going down to the river to pray and wearing the golden crown and the good Lord showing us the way and whatnot. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“He was wearing ... I think he was wearing a blue shirt.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is barely more than a silhouette, slender and elegant, wearing a fedora that shadows his face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Ernie Prang, an elderly wizard wearing very thick glasses, nodded to Harry, who nervously flattened his bangs again and sat down on his bed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, right” She looked across at Tally, wearing a familiar expression. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Stanton’s father told her she was not welcome in his home wearing bloomers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“How can you stand wearing that enormous thing?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

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

He was wearing faded jeans and a thin orange hoodie that made him stick out like that one dead bulb in a string of lit Christmas lights. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a Medicine Hat baseball cap and a black Medicine Hat T-shirt. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

My mother is pleased to see me wearing civilian clothes; it makes me less strange to her. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently I walked down to the beach wearing nothing more. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

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

They ask questions because big people can ask all the questions they like and write in notebooks, especially when they’re wearing collars and ties and suits. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Minotaur appeared, an actor wearing a papier-mache bull’s head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The Colonel was trying hard to look tough—ready for whatever Kevin might do—but it’s hard to look tough when you’re only wearing an orange towel. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I frequently served Mass early Sunday, wearing my full uniform—including belt and dagger—beneath my altar boy robes,” said Alfons Heck. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

So as Bull pulled up to the parking lot of the Officers’ Club, he saw groups of pilots arriving wearing their flight jackets. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She’s wearing a gown of woven seaweed and a collar of pearls. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“First, what was I wearing on the day that Justin took me to the beach?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a suit and tie, his thinning hair combed back Pat Riley fashion. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Though he is now a tenured full professor, he stops wearing jackets and ties to the university. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell that I’m skinnier because the thin gold bracelet I’ve been wearing since I turned sixteen now slips down my hand. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My roommates’ families—old women in bright shalwar-kameezes, children, men wearing skullcaps—shuffled noisily in and out of the room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And at one point you come out of the dressing room wearing a gorilla costume or something, and I shake my head immediately.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I can’t be the only person wearing a shalwar kameez at school. Everyone will think it’s weird.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Someone had taken a bright red marker to the girl in the picture, partially obscuring her face, but I could tell she was pretty, blonde, and wearing an old East Shoal cheerleader’s uniform. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

A crowd of teenagers in front of the White House, wearing homemade T-shirts that all say the same thing in crooked Sharpie letters, a phrase he recognizes from one of his own emails: HISTORY, HUH? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She opened the door wearing a white dress that seemed to glow. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Her hair wasn’t combed and she wasn’t even wearing makeup, which wasn’t like her. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dr. Katz is wearing a long black-and-white cardigan today; it goes all the way down to her Nikes. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her pink slip, and it bore no blooms of blood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a white shirt and white shorts, and I could see the outlines of her white bra and white panties. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at that guy. He’s wearing sweatpants with elastic on the ankles. Jesus. It’s making me lose my appetite.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t wearing a hat, so I fanned myself with my handkerchief. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He grew up running around their house wearing her neon vest, blowing her whistle. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was wearing camouflage pants, a white T-shirt, and bronze breastplate, just like I’d seen in my dream. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

A woman saunters in wearing a dress the color of sunlit honey, which dips low in the front to display three diamond necklaces. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

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

He is tall, with shaggy brown hair, and is wearing a flannel shirt and tight, dark jeans. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Justin showed up wearing black track pants and a white sweatshirt that is already covered with grass stains. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Uncle Arthur had grown a grizzly beard and was wearing a plaid flannel work shirt with paint-splattered jeans. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His hair is shorter and neater and he’s wearing glasses. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And on top she is wearing a Westernized suit jacket, awkwardly stylish on my mother’s small body, with its padded shoulders, wide lapels, and oversize cloth buttons. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That outfit scares the hell out of me and you aren’t even wearing it.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The picture on the program was of a caramel woman with an afro, wearing an orange suit and big gold hoop earrings. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“He wasn’t wearing any shoes,” Roy said, “and he was running like crazy.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the left is an older woman with blue-gray hair, wearing a waltz-length lavender silk gown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he was smiling at a rather severe-looking woman who was wearing square glasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had had around its eyes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

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

It was hard to recognize anyone else, because I didn’t know what kids were wearing what costumes, and the place was so dark and crowded. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

But the next morning Pearl came out wearing one of Lexie’s chokers, which looked like a gash of black lace around her neck. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s not changing anything, but I like wearing it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“How come the old geezer’s wearing that prehistoric revolver?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snow was knee-deep, and most of the kids weren’t wearing anything beyond their paper-thin uniforms—most of them hadn’t even remembered to put on their shoes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It’s cold out, especially since I’m only wearing my basketball uniform, and suddenly I’m sprinting, although I’m not sure why. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s dark out, and she’s wearing a white cotton blouse with a wind jacket over it—Johnny’s blue- checked one. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He came up the aisle and stood alongside my bed, wearing the same clothes he had the day before. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The sheriff was wearing a hip pistol, and when we started up the stairs, going to Nancy’s room, I noticed he kept his hand on it, ready to draw. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there are so many faces at once, and they're all wearing the same shorts and T-shirts. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She thought this the most moving sight she had ever beheld: a regiment of black, newly freed South Carolinians wearing the uniform of the Union forces, escorted by the band of a white regiment. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like I was wearing spaceships on my feet. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When the detectives open it, they are shocked by the sight of a tall man with a pickax slung over his shoulder, wearing a shirtsleeve on his head like a stocking cap. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced out the window to find Trevor already walking down the porch steps, wearing a Medford Middle School Basketball T-shirt and jeans. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Frankie and her parents walked right behind Joseph, who was wearing one of Leo’s black velvet suits, even though he was quickly outgrowing it. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My uncle s driver, Nuredin, opens the rear door of the car, and Mama comes out wearing large-framed sunglasses and a thin scarf tied at her chin. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z