| 单词 | blast |
| 例句 | We’d huddle together in a shuttle constructed out of chairs and bedsheets, and in T minus ten we’d blast off into space, visit the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and beyond. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Each time, the open door sent a blast of arctic air into the shuttle. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Using this information, it was his task to devise a strategy for flying the bomb over enemy territory, releasing it on target, and getting away before the massive blast killed everyone in the plane. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good night!” she’d exclaim in the middle of the day, with the same blast of exasperation someone else might say, “Oh, for God’s sake!” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Obviously a hazardous time, with gigantic engines spewing out high-temperature exhaust gases, and terrific wind blasts as the rocket ascended. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And a half mile to the south and west of the Islander Carl Heine stood in his cabin door and listened uncertainly to the same whistle blasts now penetrating through the fog. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We wait for a car to pass, the music blasting and the driver reclined so far back that only the tip of his nose seems to nod to the song. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Dark seams radiated outwards like a shotgun blast of ink, as if Nico’s body were trying to expel all the shadows he’d travelled through. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z What a sight we must have been—a giant, speeding yellow school bus, weaving in and out of traffic, horn blasting. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Snape had his wand out and was blasting rosebushes apart, his expression most ill-natured. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z That week, you would have thought that Lil was blasting off to the moon, she was that nervous. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Nate stood there until finally a cannon blast from somewhere very close jolted him out of his trance. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “And where exactly are we supposed to fix the leash? Around the sting, the blasting end, or the sucker?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But for some reason its faithful tick and accurate hands stopped dead at the exact moment of the blast—10:22. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The wind blasts a snowdrift against the window. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He was asleep with his family when at about a quarter of three the following Sunday morning, a terrifying blast awakened them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The rider raised something to his mouth, a whistle, Magdalys realized, just as the shrill blast rang out. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He held out a slightly trembling hand, and in a dreadful blast of realization Harry knew that the goblins of Gringotts were aware that Bellatrix’s wand had been stolen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When the armorer opened the door, the blast of hot air that came through made Ned feel as though he were walking into a dragon's mouth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Unlike me, my room is one big blast of girl, with all the dresses I make—floating and not—hanging all over the walls. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Lynyrd Skynyrd was blasting through the pickup truck’s open windows as it pulled up alongside us, creaking and groaning in the way all old cars seem to do. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I rolled my eyes, then shielded them as a blast of wind blew dust and ash into my face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Coaxing a fresh blaze with a blowpipe, he found tongs and with them held a portion of the collar carefully to the blast, his corded, brown old back gleaming with the heat. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They had their own independent motors, but for an express ride to the surface, there was nothing like the blast from a tidal flare. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Three — two — one —” He gave a short blast on his whistle, and Harry and Cedric hurried forward into the maze. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A sudden blast of frigid air hits us from the east, and she shivers. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z More gunfire erupted, and then the deeper blasts of artillery shells. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “But you do want to talk about this sometime later?” she asked, sticking her face right up close to mine again, another blast of Gatorade and something else, cinnamon, maybe. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Six times it came, nearer at each blast, and with his watch he timed the precision of its intervals—one minute went by between each. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly, something that I can only describe as an icy blast swept over me, and I looked up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The crewmen were all over the bridge, hanging work platforms and blasting rust. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The Gondwannan Ambassador struck the She Elephant with a blast, but she shook it off like a gnat bite. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A blast of warmed air dusted her with the finest talcum powder. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The cannons were loaded and ready to blast. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s a giant building with a ski slope covered in snow, and giant fans on full blast to keep the air cold. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z A car drives by and blasts its horn. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “It must have been thrown over here by the force of the blast. You can use it to become Ultraman and fly up to the gate!” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The air conditioner was on full blast and the car was freezing. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z By counting the dorsal fins, we figured out there were six grown-up dolphins and one baby—and they were having a blast, zipping in frothy circles, tossing mullets high in the air. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z People are passing by on the street, and they glance at Antonio and his boom box, thinking he’s just some kid blasting music. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If the bomb went off, all of them would get caught in the blast. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z To Pearl’s delight—and Moody’s great irritation—the three of them climbed into Lexie’s Explorer and they headed down Parkland Drive toward the house on Winslow, TLC blasting from the rolled-down windows. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As always, the crowd clapped and shouted in time with the blasting band. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A blast of icy air was the first thing to hit me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They were urging people to hurry, their shouts lost in the Berg’s blast. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The blast he aimed at the white-oak limbs disturbed nothing, for the shells were in his pocket. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “But. A human child. A living child. I mean. I mean, I mean. This is a graveyard, not a nursery, blast it.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Metal arms labored mightily at the rubbish heap brought down by the last blast. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He helps keep the bad blasts from coming back. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “But if any giants come this way—” “Feel free to blast them,” Jason said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I promise you, honey, we’ll blast hair all over them walls.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z A blast of music greeted her as the band started a new tune. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Electric power and telephones went out with the first blast, as we knew they must. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned in time to see an explosion blast a new crater in the forum. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z An unseen air conditioner hums loudly, blasting freezing air into the room. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The internal air of Hermes rushed through the open VAL, blasting Hermes in the other direction. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z From there, it’s a series of crowd-pleasers until midnight, the lights and music blasting at full capacity. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “We were told to lie down oil the sand, turn our faces away from the blast, and bury our heads in our arms,” remembered Edward Teller, who was on Compana Hill. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A cannon blast brings us all together on the beach. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The power to create with your mind would take you everywhere, and my imagination was blasting out of orbit. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And then a man opens the car door, puts some heavy sacks in our laps, gets in the driver’s seat, starts up the engine, and we’re off in a blast of exhaust. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The blast proved the feasibility of a controlled thermonuclear device so decisively that Teller claimed paternity immediately, wiring back to Los Alamos, “It’s a boy.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The blast had torn off the whole side of his head and shoulder. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid launched himself forward on top of the skrewt that was cornering Harry and Ron and flattened it; a blast of fire shot out of its end, withering the pumpkin plants nearby. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I heard a very sharp whistle blast, like the referee was calling a foul on Atlas, or possibly me. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z As soon as I did, a jambox sitting on top of Halliday’s dresser turned itself on, and familiar music began to blast out of it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There was no answer, unless it were an utter silence more dreadful than the whispers before; and then a chill blast came in which the torches flickered and went out, and could not be rekindled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Mecca is surrounded by the crudest-looking mountains I have ever seen; they seem to be made of the slag from a blast furnace. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The Chimera’s mouth glowed red, heating up for another blast. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When Jake opens the door to the Director’s office, I’m greeted by a blast of cold air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z For fifteen days Frightful, with Sam’s help, sat through the blasts of the jackhammers and the rumble of trucks. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A loud blast shook the ground beneath their feet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Their place is all lit up, and somebody's music system is blasting away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if a faucet going full blast had suddenly shut off. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z "And crows can't fly!" erupted the big outlaw with a blast of garlicky breath. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z It was only the sheer brick wall stretching down to the pavement, the cars and buses moving like toys so far below, and the blast of the wind against his face that made it terrifying. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Since light travels much faster than sound, the sight of the blast reached observers almost instantly, while the sound rumbled toward them at about five seconds per mile. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess it was one of the mighty sighs that kept blasting out of me that eventually woke Fang up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Now bear that in mind, please, as we consider what a Yellowstone blast would do. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Between the blasts of the great guns, there was an unsettling silence to the battle. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A blast of arctic wind came through, and Mr. Rochester and the kids turned their backs to it. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “She got a blast of green gas right in the face,” Nico said miserably. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But when you did, you were rewarded with a blast of cold dank air. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There were blasts from an invisible horn and the rattle of drums. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Back out the door, the sun is set to full blast, lighting the streets a shimmering slick. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z There was a loud blast as Trout fired his rifle just above her head. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Cold air and the waft of a comforting smell blast me in my face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Somewhere nearby, a wall crumbled with a sound like an artillery blast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And we watched Apollo 11 blast off to the moon. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Beyond a thousand miles the devastation from the blast would gradually diminish. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Squinting to-ward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, man. I didn’t mean to blast you.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I lead earlier and score a direct hit on the point plane, blasting a hole in its belly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The trinity blast was heard in El Paso, Texas, 150 miles from the explosion. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Striking the Earth’s atmosphere, a modest cometary fragment would produce a great radiant fireball and a mighty blast wave, which would burn trees, level forests and be heard around the world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He limped to the front door, opened it, slicing the room with a beam of moonlight, blasting through the fog of Charlie’s memory, of his many pasts. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Others required the opening of their coat to discover missing limbs, gunshot blasts, and tank treads. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The horn had stopped blasting, but people were still running every which way, trying to make it to a ride before they filled up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Just a few more seconds so the others could get around the corner, where they’d have some protection from a blast. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Chase burst in through the door, a blast of cold air on his heels. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Charlie wasn’t waiting by the door, and I was shocked by a blast of arctic air when I walked outside in nothing but shorts and a tank top. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “These two are dangerous. It'd be much safer, while we’ve got them here—” “Ares,” Poseidon interrupted, “they are worthy heroes. We will not blast my son to bits.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Music blasts from giant speakers— my favorite cumbias—and soon a crowd is dancing in the street. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The LZ was supposed to be secure, but I could see a few muzzle blasts coming from the thick green carpet below me as we came down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But the change that now came into my life, into all our lives, blasting its way into our village, seemed wrought in the twinkling of an eye. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The shot rings out as loud as a cannon blast, tearing through the parrot’s chest. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z At the door, we were greeted by a blast of warm air and the vision of shadowy, dancing bodies. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The cell enlarges, begins making new DNA at a great rate, and turns into what is termed, appropriately, a blast. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Retreat!” he told his men, and the grenade’s blast got only a few men, whose split bodies flew in the air. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z A little bell tinkled, and a blast of chilled air hit us as we walked in the door. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Riddle had a habit of raising his voice to a blasting volume when on the phone. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt incredibly satisfying to blast out the words “I was born by the river...” in my biggest voice. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There are giant rented speakers blasting a song I don’t recognize, but it has the most perfect thudding bass, like a heartbeat. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Heidi’s still in the bathroom, the water running on full blast, and Freckles is sitting on the futon with his laptop out. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Earl blasts from the crowd and ducks into the tent. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But then he realized that the blast hadn’t come from either of the British ships. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed it and pulled it open, shivering at the chilly blast of air that whooshed out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “They oughta call it John Glenn instead of John Wayne,” Dalton once said—because taking off from there was the closest most people would ever get to blasting off into space. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Deafening gunfire as Gale and Leeg 1 begin to blast a path across the stones toward the far end of the block. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Soukous music was blasting inside the bus, and people were chatting loudly, as if at a marketplace. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But eddying blasts swirled round them from every side, and the snow flowed down in ever denser clouds. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The blast wave arrived a second later, disintegrating everything in its path—our avatars, the floor, the walls, the castle itself, and the thousands of avatars gathered around it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They stopped at their assigned spot, Compana Hill, a rise in the desert twenty miles from the blast tower. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, farmers today treat several of these crops as weeds—they routinely blast little barley with herbicides. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He'd lost his father in the same blast that killed mine. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z With the first blast of the great cannon, all were awake. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My oxygen mask had been ripped off in the blast. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The apartment is blasting with a heat I’ve never known, the closest thing being when I was in Cuba vacationing with my family on Varadero Beach. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He’s practically dancing around with the phone now, then he laughs a laugh so happy it blasts about a billion balloons into the air. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z One guy jumps on it and takes the blast, but it’s a killer grenade and everybody dies anyway. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was too late. I—I think it happened at the moment of the blast.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC began to blast out of the robot’s internal and external speakers, so loud it made my chair vibrate. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A cold drizzle has dampened the sidewalk, and as I step outside, I’m hit with a blast of chilly night air. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z By now the band was blasting like nobody’s business, and the usual confusing things happened. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The captain shouted an order, and the vessel began to turn ponderously against the current, maneuvering out into midstream and giving a blast on the whistle that echoed for a long time around the valley. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Murray also advocated development of a “clean bomb”—a device that could somehow deliver the destructive force of a nuclear blast minus the fallout. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Somewhere, the sky she couldn’t see erupted with blasts and the long, frantic hammering of machine-gun fire. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The force of the blast and the surge had ripped most of them right out of the ground. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z They needed to deliver a blast that wouldn’t destroy the ship. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A few Earthborn launched a volley of rocks, but from the sides of the hull a dozen Archimedes spheres sprayed out, intercepting the boulders and blasting them to dust. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But in order to accelerate the air to the necessary speed, giant wooden turbines had to accelerate the blast through the entirety of the tunnel’s circuit. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The blast knocked several people over, and cries of fear and pain filled the air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “It is some way from the quarry, where most of the blasting is done, and you won’t have to run so often.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The blast shattered the windows and rocked the walls of houses throughout the neighborhood. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The sound of anti-aircraft fire rang through the sky, answering the initial blasts. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I wonder what would have to happen for them to come in here—a bomb blast? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Could have been hit by something or could have been just the blast. You were lucky.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Corona’s navigator had ordered a whistle blast and timed the interval of the echo. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The music blasts through the speakers, and Beatriz fires her hips across the stage floor. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The moment the blast went off, it was as if someone had flipped a switch inside me, and just like that, the Feeling had vanished. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Deviations in arc of a hundredth of a milli-second—invisible to the eye—were enough to send the beam wildly out of focus—enough to blast hundreds of square miles of Earth into incandescent ruin. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A haze of dust and smoke hung over everything, lit lurid by the fire blazing at the blast sight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sharp, short blasts of fetid breath pushed through a metal cylinder through the scruff of a combed-down moustache. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z When it landed, it unleashed a blast like a power chord on an electric guitar magnified through the world’s largest speakers. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He set his horn to his Ups and blew a loud, rude blast. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She had some eighty others still on wing in the city, but the blast ripped outward so fast and far it seized them all in its undertow and swept them away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Suddenly there was an earthshaking blast as one of the mortars exploded. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I run around to the side of the house and turn on the faucet full blast. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z This too belonged to a man — but it was strangely high-pitched, and cold as a sudden blast of icy wind. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I was thinking about how it could be answered when I heard a blasting goat cry behind me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They streak past me into the hall in a blast of gossamer, and she slams the book she was swinging at them into the door casing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z JB grabs the water hose, turns the faucet on full blast, and sprays Dad. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z The alert, a distinctive and endless gong, like a church bell one block away, is blasting from my phone on the other side of the room. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Bombings became such a regular part of our daily lives that we fell into a routine every time we heard a blast. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Belching exhaust, the driver saluting or warning with a series of blasts on his horn, it is an old army bus, the official name brushed over with paint that doesn't quite match. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Alba heard the screams, the long moans, and the radio playing full blast. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Our guns open in full blast and cut off the enemy attack. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The only human trace left by that voracious blast was a glove belonging to Patricia Brown in an automobile smothered in wild pansies. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The ka-ka-ka of shooting, the cries of men, the smell of death, the blasts of explosions above and around him were distant. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He caught air before slamming to the ground, only to find that his pants had split up the middle and his superhero briefs were on blast. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “What do you say? We’ll turn the siren on at full blast.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The drakon was close now, stomping through the marsh, blasting trees and moss with its poison spray. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Groves lay on the ground in a separate bunker, his eyes facing away from the blast site. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It hit Artemis then, like a blast from a water cannon. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z You, you, God blast you to hell, you vomited on my wife’s rosebush. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z When the smoke cleared, we saw the chickens still coming toward us, unhurt and seemingly unsurprised by the blast, a little cloud of feathers wafting around them like fat snowflakes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The house fell silent a moment, before Yoyo heard, far off, the gun blasts and explosions, the serious, self-important voices of newscasters reporting their TV war. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Two male students and I were standing in front of a store when suddenly we felt a high-powered blast of water hit us. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I listened to the shower going full blast as if Lily had a point to prove. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The hot blast of light tousled the air to shimmering. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And Dalton, his mother, and sister have to face the fact that they won’t be blasting off anywhere. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The blast flattened buildings a mile in all directions and killed at least 2,000 people. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When I’m in the clear, I blast out of my skin like a cheetah—they go from zero to seventy-five mph in three seconds flat and I can too practically. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And every fifth grader singing, tooting, blaring, and blasting sounds to the ceiling. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z They watched the hands on the chronometer creep toward seven o’clock, and then from far below came a distant blast of the factory whistle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z As soon as she left, balancing the dripping drum on her head without holding it with her hands, I shoved Maria underneath the tap and turned it on full blast. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the blast of the anthem, cranked up so loud I can feel it vibrating through my bones, lets us know where we stand in the program. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I could barely feel it blasting against my back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She was turning back to the cafeteria when the blast knocked her off her feet. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Tired out, finally, they sprawled across the seats and rode the rest of the way with their feet kicked up, blasting Beyoncé on the car stereo as if it were just any old day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We also worried about the rocket blast from Eagle, our lunar module, which might kick up a lot of dust and prevent Neil Armstrong from being able to see well enough to land. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I made my point, feet on the gunnel, boat rolling, my singlenote language blasting from the whistle, and Richard Parker moaning and gasping at the bottom of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The Cyclopes’ siege tower shot glowing green cannonballs into the city, blasting craters in the forum, reducing houses to ruins. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Damm’ee, sir, and blast your eyes! When I catch you—and find you I shall—I shall make you rue the day you were born!” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Somehow daily life continued despite the bomb blasts and killings. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The horn of plenty kept blasting out a clean torrent. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It too is followed by a sharp blast. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z At this came the second blast, louder even than the first, a brisk, sharp blow that rebounded across the whole architecture of the sky, as if the earth itself convulsed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A pair of guardsmen opened the heavy red doors before him, unleashing a sudden blast of noise and light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The winds encased the goddess, keeping her solid, but it was all Jason could do to contain her blasts of sand and soil. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As he came to the valley’s brink, he set to his lips a great black horn and blew a ringing blast. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z After the first few blasts failed to bring down the structures, Hildreth figured out precisely how much powder was needed. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z They had come out of the river with their coats dripping wet, and the freezing blast of the blizzard had done the rest. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Listen until at last the killers, these defendants before you, entered her room, focused a flashlight in her eyes, and let the blast of a shotgun end the existence of an entire household.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I came home the other day to some fast Spanish music blasting in my room and Charlie moving his hips like they were connected to supercharged batteries. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Such behavior became lethal in the presence of peasant soldiers ungracefully blasting away with guns. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Smashing down the doors and using stun grenades to clear the rooms with deafening, multiple blasts, Wolf, Fox, Eagle, and Snake had successfully completed their mission both times. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Except for the occasional blast of lightning, it was black. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I think back to the warm blasts rolling over us. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z A series of blasts rang out, but Magdalys couldn’t make out what was happening through the smoke and dust. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z One of Juan’s heavy metal songs started blasting from Sierra’s pocket. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He wondered whether he might be able to blast it out of the way. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There’s the air conditioner for starters—first too cold and then not cold enough and then noisy and blasting. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I’ll put some blasting powder down,” said his father, “and if that doesn’t crack it aside we’ll start a new hole.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was like upscale camping and we actually had a blast. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The men torn apart by the blast were all his friends, his combat brothers. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Just like before, a blast of cold Piñon Elementary-library air hits my face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He started the truck and turned the air-conditioning on frill blast. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Through the blast of the gun and the picking of his pocket he slept like a baby. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z So we began the school year waiting for the law of the land to blast Mr. Faubus out of his stubborn trench. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone in a car nearby is blasting Bruno Mars, and it’s right then that I remember tonight is the talent show. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The blast of the window air conditioner that dripped water into a dog bowl on the floor. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They pulled into the store's dirt parking lot fifty minutes early and strode up the staircase and into a blast of air-conditioning. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He’d be up in the morning, blasting house music or hip-hop, practicing moves the whole day. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As we zoomed up, I could see through the back window that the fires in the town were being snuffed out by the sudden blast of cold. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z First came a blast of water jets, which washed traces of blood from her space suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A blast of violet light shot through the end of the stick, but the Sleeper, now fully emerged from the wall, merely batted the beam of light aside. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A blast of heat seared his skin and his lungs as he inhaled the scorching air. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "So this blast of high-energy particles cuts through the exaggerated electrical field caused by the faulty blanket controller, and bingo! No more Bobby!" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Langley added state-of-the-art facilities on the West Side like the Seven-by-Ten-Foot High-Speed Tunnel and the Four-by-Four-Foot Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, machines that could blast models with winds that approached or exceeded the mysterious speed of sound. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Thanks to modern developments in armor, American service members were now surviving bomb blasts that would once have killed them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then he walked outside and hosed down his car, blasting away the Idaho dust until it looked as though it had never seen a dirt road. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Madam Hooch gave a loud blast on her silver whistle. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Instruments a mile from the blast measured temperatures of 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a Flint police car right behind us with the red light on top of his roof flashing on and off, on and off, and with the sireen blasting. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “The only wrong I have done is to take shoes to the children in Colliers whose bare feet are blue from the cruel blasts of winter,” Fannie said. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Rifle blasts rang out, but no one could get a clear shot through the chaos. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Do you not see what they are doing? In another moment they are going to pack blasting powder into that hole.” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He blows two long blasts, waits, and blows two more. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “I heard the blast, and I came to help.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The pit behind them exhaled a cold blast of air. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s not like he was having a blast with Mr. Linton. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Cold air blasts through the heater vents, and we both instantly shiver. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He had no idea that he was about to blast open a huge, gaping hole that would swallow him and everything around him. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The Cadillac rumbled down a two-lane highway, kicking up trails of dust and exhaust, a dented rocket ship blasting through time in reverse from the future to a land that Wi-Fi forgot. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Seconds later, everyone around me starts running away from the blast, and I hurl myself against them, shoulder first, toward Uriah. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When you get to know her, you realize she’s really funny and a blast to hang out with. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was a hot day but when he opened the door there was a blast of hot air escaping at us. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Another blast blew through the water just to her right, and then one hit to her left, both closer than any of the others had been. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "What? I don't—" "Listen with your ears, not your mouth. That was a warhom. Two blasts, didn't you hear? And there, that's the portcullis chains, someone's going out or coming in. Want to go see?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She knocked once, and in the silence it sounded to Harry like a cannon blast. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Bombs began smacking the water, smashing into ships, blasting planes parked on the ground, igniting fires everywhere. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone suggested that one person hold a butterfly net behind the tailpipe while another person start the car, which would allow the engine exhaust to blast the ferret out into the net. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He opened the door and an icy blast of wind struck his face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His angry roar rolled across the plains like a nuclear blast. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I spent a few hours blasting through wave after wave of Brains, Spheroids, Quarks, and Hulks in my unending battle to Save the Last Human Family! Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z For the blast of a supernova explosion to kill you, he explained, you would have to be "ridiculously close"–probably within ten light-years or so. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Nick got the full blast of it, but he couldn’t die again. . . and Hermione and that Ravenclaw prefect were found with a mirror next to them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He opened his mouth to say something— probably a curse that would blast me to smithereens—when Nico burst into the room, followed by Grover. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Despite enormous effort, I remain a hideous creature, fired into my current form by the blast from the bombs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I used to get afraid at night, especially during bomb blasts. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Though the Crepuscule was armed with but sixteen guns, the noise of their detonation was great, and as we labored to stand in the darkness, cannon blasts quaked the whole ship from strake to stringer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Still firing energy blasts, he was able to keep the Sixers at bay. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The meteorite itself would vaporize instantly, but the blast would blow out a thousand cubic kilometers of rock, earth, and superheated gases. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z One was a blast in 1054 that created the Crab Nebula. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Nyame, like a sun flare that leaped from spot to spot, sent iron monsters flying into the bay with blasts of white-hot energy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The door swung open and Perilee bustled inside, bringing a blast of cold air with her. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Echo led them down into a grassy meadow shaped like a blast crater, with a small pond in the middle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As soon as I allowed myself to feel anything for Barack, the feelings came rushing—a toppling blast of lust, gratitude, fulfillment, wonder. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The blast and the collapse and the chaos could have flung him anywhere. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The giant lamp spun past, blasting us with light, turning us into glowing white cutouts. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I saw sparks—bright blasts of gunfire—hitting my mother. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z An ambulance follows close behind, and car horns blast as drivers try to get out of the way. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z But people had still died, and the three firefighters caught in the last blast might not live. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Tyson pulled him out from behind the exercise mat just as the ball exploded against it, blasting the mat to smoking shreds. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Music, different from the kind upstairs, blasts into the hall. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Zeus threw a thunderbolt from his chariot The blast lit up the world. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When the airplane is about to crash or blow up, the pilot can fire the rocket, which blasts him—still strapped in his chair—free of the airplane. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The third blast caused us to run for the door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z According to my mother, as a younger man Southside had made a point of pumping jazz into his seven children, often waking everyone at sunrise by playing one of his records at full blast. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “It’s Saturday,” I said with a grin as I lay spread out on the sofa, coloring book in my lap, blasting music. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Suddenly a loud car horn blasts all the way to my eighth-floor window. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The radiators were on full blast and the air in my room was hot and dry. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The explosives would blast the plutonium together at tremendous speed, creating a critical mass and setting off a chain reaction— and an atomic explosion. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Under orders from Mayor Clarkson, a militia company from nearby Fort Mifflin was hauling a small cannon along the streets of Philadelphia, stopping every few yards to fire off another blast. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z T. It had more than two thousand times the blast power of the British “Grand Slam,” which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “The school sent an email blast to all the families,” he explains. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It must have used its ballistae to blast a hole straight through the ground. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Police and ambulance sirens are blasting, and the firefighters are handling business on the burning gym, but it’s too late for mad people. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The force of the blast knocked my brothers Wendell and Kirk out of their top bunk beds with a loud thud. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She opened the door, and a blast of cold air came in. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Walton pulls up in her fancy blue car with the radio blasting. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The heat would blast out at us and the sparks was always flying everywhere. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It got louder and louder, and now Matt could pick out individual sounds: the grinding of machinery, the blast of horns, even—incredibly—music. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Blast him, blast him and all, I think, in more or less those words and worse as I stomp across our farm. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But the door was not locked; it swung inward; the blast of heat struck them. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s likely to be caught in the blast. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “If there wasn’t a shooter trying to blast us apart,” Bushra says, “this would be a nice picnic.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z A shotgun blast exploded nearby and Magdalys jumped out of the way. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Black people somehow adapted to the blasts—the destroyed homes, businesses, and churches. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Jason summoned gusts of wind to blast aside javelins and arrows. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As he sped around the truck down the country road he blew an angry blast on his horn. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She was going full blast—“... fool... think you are... idiot!”—her words flying together like gibberish, while the neighborhood kids howled, woofing like dogs and enjoying the show. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Absolutely,” cried the bard, “in a flash! A Fflam never hesitates. Fortunes of war and all that. Oh, drat and blast! There goes another string. A thick one, too.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z May the blaze and blast be glorious, and the universe welcoming. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Me and Peewee decided to save our money and have a blast in Hawaii. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about you get some sleep? I’ll keep blasting stuff out of the sky as long as I can. Then we can go by sea for a while, and you can take point.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was followed by a platoon of horns, blasting a fanfare above the bridge and out over the glassy Seine. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The hornbeam wand let off a blast like a gun, and a number of small, twittering birds flew out of the end and through the open window into the watery sunlight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He saw the orange blasts of gunfire from the American ships. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Two guys from the hockey team came blasting out from behind a tree, snapping branches and kicking rocks as they came at us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It's like no rules apply, and that makes everything real edgy, if you know what I mean, like let's have a blast and who cares what happens. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z She was safe from the blast wave—at least her body was, up in the citadel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z ‘They are blasting breaches in it. They are coming!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Sigemund had locked the two heads together, so that the fire was beaten back down the Dragon's windpipe by the blast of air from its other mouth. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She would blast eighties music and zip between the stove and the cutting board and the oven. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the distance, a ferry blasts its horn. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She sits with the second-tier popular kids at lunch, she seems nice, but does she blast indie rock in her spare time? Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z At the far edge of the bog a bomb fell, its muted blast followed by a distant rain of excavated glop. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The listing pirate ship turned about to block the man-o’-war’s pursuit with a broadside of cannon blasts. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Jawbone continued to blast us with that deep groaning bellow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z No inmates and guards around us, no noisy television, no cold gray room, no intercom blasting names and demands and rules. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I opened the stove and was met by a blast of hot air as if from a dragon’s cave. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A blast of cold air blew through the hall, raising ashes from the fire trench and fanning its flames a little brighter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Two. Five-tool talents hit for power and can blast the ball out of any park.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z There was a life-or-death attempt being made near my table by a couple of Neanderthals looking to collect money for a beer blast in the sculpture studio. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Like you’d wear if you were an astronaut on vacation walking around Marysville before you were going to blast off to the moon. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The concrete walls were riddled with bullet holes and grenade blasts. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A blast of searing hot wind knocked them off their feet. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z I try to read but remember instead how nice it was when Madge didn’t laugh at me when Noah made me jump with his trumpet blast, or when I fell out of the instrument closet. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z A new blast of horns shattered the night. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The blasts erupting from beneath the Eldorado’s hood might have been emanating from Milton’s own chest. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then Coach blasts his favorite dance music, and before you know it 32 we’re all doing the Cha-Cha Slide: To the left, take it back now, fall. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z The blast brought a number of police officers to the area to search for the bomb site. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then, whoosh, a blast of wind exploded out of the mountain, a white-hot mix of ash and gas and shards of rock. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z I thought the thing in her hands was an umbrella until she cranked the pump and the shotgun blast blew the giant twenty feet backward, right into Nico’s sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then I hid myself in the bedroom with the TV blasting. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Poseidon’s trident morphed into a fire hose, and the god sprayed the giants out of the Parthenon with a high-powered blast in the shape of wild horses. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Madam Hooch put her whistle to her lips and gave it a blast that sounded shrill and distant —-they were off. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z From the open building behind me came a blast of neutral-smelling air and a high hum of fluorescent lights. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We jump up and a gun blast rings out, splintering the branches over our heads, but we run anyway. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Holly was tempted to loose a few blasts into them from the Neutrino 2000. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z My fidgeting continued when the congregation sang along with the choir, songs like the ones blasting in Gran’s house and car. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Halsey flung himself out of the way as shotgun blasts and pistol shots filled the night. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Old Tallow smiled, nodded, and blew a blast of smoke out her nostrils. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Ayanna tried to swerve and keep going forward, but another blast nearly singed the front of the raft. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As far as Mother was concerned, if Arm wanted to blast a hole in the side of the embassy, she would help him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Though it was strong enough to almost blast my eardrums in. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There was menace in their hate and fear, and when Lazlo saw it, the feeling inside him was like the blast of fire rising up a dragon's throat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She lifts it, aims, and blasts the man with such force his hat sails off his head on a stream of water. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The blast threw de la O to the ground. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z But a breath smote my face at the last door like a blast from a furnace, and there I fell down dumb.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Each cannon could blast a twenty-four-pound ball that would streak through the air faster than a person could blink. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew any one of them could blast me to dust, and a few of them would like to. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z People drifted in and out, bringing blasts of cold air from outdoors; some of them came over to ask if there was any news. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Remarkably, no one in a position of responsibility saw that this strongly signaled a lateral blast. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He clicks some stuff on one of the computers and a bass heavy up-tempo beat blasts through the speakers. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A man stood on the front porch, blasting away randomly with the Transvice, sending people to their wispy deaths. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Shoemaker knew nothing about underground steam explosions–he couldn’t: they don’t exist–but he did know all about blast zones. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They turn the radio up full blast to hear the operas, which do not seem to hurt their ears. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the tremor stopped, Camp Half-Blood looked like a wasteland after an atomic blast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I hear the train horn blasting to my left, but the light fixed to the first car is not on. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Sarai had to lurch back from the blast of heat as Ruby was engulfed in a crackling, deep-orange column of fire. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He shot three more arrows as fast as he could, blasting enormous craters in the ogres’ ranks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At one edge, the blast had sheared away the front wall of a building but left what was inside mostly intact. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Luckily, the audience cut me a lot of slack, because I was the famous gunter Parzival, and I was clearly having a blast. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Putting it to his lips he blew a blast, and the echoes leapt from rock to rock, and all that heard that voice in Rivendell sprang to their feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then came a blast of savage wind, and with it, mingling with its roar, there came a high shrill shriek. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The final thud was followed by the truck- horn blast of Piper’s laughter. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When the rinse jets cut off, the blow-dryers kicked on, blasting the moisture off of my skin in a matter of seconds. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She skids to a halt, but the blast still throws Shahira off her feet and sends her flying through the air. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We all got cinders in our eyes—but we had a blast on that train ride. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It was bracing, like opening a door in a warm room in the dead of winter and getting a blast of arctic air. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Sitting on a milk crate in the middle of the night with a flashlight illuminating what at this point is a paint- blasting project, I laugh too. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z A long, plaintive moan, comparable to a blast from a foghorn. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z If you put a million volts into a vacuum tube, you could be sure only of blasting the tube to bits. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The blast almost knocks the air out from my lungs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If I said the wrong thing, I had no doubt they could blast me into dust. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A canopy of trees provided momentary relief from the October sun blasting on high. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The mayor’s voice kept coming in blasts of incomprehensible sound, and the people in the crowd were either shouting angrily or yelping in fear of being squashed. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z What I did not expect to see was a giant metal ball blasting into the gymnasium, scattering players like tenpins. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z After every rocket blast, Laila raced to the street, stammering a prayer, certain that, this time, surely this time, it was Tariq they would find buried beneath the rubble and smoke. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Two days later I learned that the reason the room was so hot was that the radiator was on full blast. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Music blasts from a club with bright neon lights. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A big blast could take me right over this edge. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He was wondering if there was another blast in the gun when he heard right up close the wild, wonderful sound of three baying dogs who he knew had treed a bobcat. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z From nearby, Mapper let out his own battle cry, and then Two Step’s carbine started blasting away right behind her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Under the doors of the castle the piercing blasts tortured the flapping rushes of the floors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned at Allen’s Market and the blast of wind struck me in the face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One night, when a blast hit especially close to our home, I went to my father’s side. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She pushed against a fierce blast of wind with all her might and wedged the battered door open while Fred, Scruffy, and Reginald ventured out into the torrential downpour. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Described by survivors all over the city, the sudden darkness was caused by the enormous amount of dust and debris thrown into the air by the force of the blast. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Beethoven’s “Für Elise” is blasting through my headphones as I’m putting on my cap and gown for today’s graduation ceremony. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A trumpet blast sent the horsemen forward at a ponderous walk, splashing down into the current. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “We are not having a blast in the pool!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Shrieks of laughter came out between the horn blasts as the car circled our house three times. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The sluggers could be blasting me with deadly radiation or stuffing me hill of slugger eggs just to see what happens. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It was on the periphery of the wide blast of noise inside my ears. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Down on your knees, minion, before I blast you.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The bull must’ve been as surprised as I was, because before it could unleash a second blast, Tyson balled his fists and slammed them into the bull’s face. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z There was enough power on tap now to vaporize a bull elephant with a single blast. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I can’t remember ever seeing a jam van making a delivery and I wouldn’t want to be like Jesse James blasting my way into a shop demanding jam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They were purled away with the blossoms as a grit-choked gust came blasting down the street. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He released the nozzle as they walked by so the water stopped, then started blasting it again after they’d passed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “If you see the muzzle blast, it means that the bullet missed.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A blast of hot, sticky air hit me as soon as I walked inside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z One car has my voice blasting out of it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Then the truth hit her, as cold and harsh as a blast of winter wind. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Hey, Luke,” he said, wrapping his arms across his chest and hunching up against the blast of cold that followed me inside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Shrapnel hit Kelley in the back and legs, and the force of the blast slammed him against the helicopter. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z At the base camp the observers were instructed to lay prone in ditches excavated to protect them from the blast, with their feet pointed toward the tower. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I tried picturing Bat Lady blasting classic rock in this dark room. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She yanked the reins hard, pulling Missy off to the left just as another blast rang out, bursting through the water just inches from where they’d just been. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z ‘Leo would blast the top of the hill with Greek fire. Maybe, if you guys helped me, I could walk -’ ‘Absolutely not,’ Piper objected. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But it had to do with the careless handling of a blasting cap which somehow exploded while he was setting two dynamite sticks alongside the cement foundation of the Forest Service headquarters. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As I walked into the game room, I heard a Bryan Adams song blasting out of the speakers mounted on the carpeted walls. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The bang was like a cannon blast, and the golden flames that erupted between them, at the dead center of the circle they had been treading, marked the point where the spells collided. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Outside, a car horn sounded short, sharp blasts. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn on the hot water full blast. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I just stood there while it did most of the work, blasting me from all angles with jets of soapy water, then rinsing me off. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z All that time dressing up in the Doctorita’s clothes and blasting her stereo and dancing has paid off. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Valiants managed to blast a shot low and to the left. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z And Gospodin Melnik used it to grind his flour faster, blasting air magic past small stiff sails he had rigged to his mill. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z ‘Those onagers will blast you out of the sky.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Awesome,” he says after he shoots a marble out of the Japanese robot’s belly to blast his own impact crater on the surface of my cake-pan moon. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Strong arms lift me as I blast the head off a mutt whose claws have just grazed my ankle. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Similar blast craters had crumbled a middle tier, where there were a handful of seats for spectating. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Through the steel and padding of his helm, he heard anguished screams, the hungry crackle of flame, the shuddering of warhoms, and the brazen blast of trumpets. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The blast swirled around him like a red tornado. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The noise vibrates in my bones as the small bomb detonates, and the force of the blast throws me sideways, my gun sliding across the floor. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The earthquakes are shadowed by the air blast, which vaporizes nearly everything in its path. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Suddenly a blast of shot ripped through the bottom of the can, blowing the lid off and strewing the contents all over the old dog. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A soul tune was blasting out of an eight-track tape player, and all the black women packed between the peeling wooden benches were singing and dancing to the music. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A shell detonates not far away, and the echoes of the blast shunt down between the wrecked houses, and the soldier in the street claps a hand over his helmet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A thunder blast seemed to slant the rain for a second. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z If the factory doors were bolted, he explained, rather than make noise blast- ing them open, they’d go in through an air duct that led into the main building. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The force of the blasts blows him back against the door jamb. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z At two in the morning, the front door blasts me out of my sleep. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The roar of the blast was curiously muted. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On the way back, out on the street, I heard a whistle blast. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z There’s music echoing through the streets, loudest when they reach the Capitol, where someone has climbed up the front steps and erected a set of loudspeakers blasting Starship’s “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She’s never been the type, though, to leave the TV on as background noise—but she has it blasting in the family room. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z If you turned the blood back on full blast, you might blow apart the damaged blood vessels or infect them or something like that—I couldn’t remember. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Two Step let off three blasts as they skidded to a halt beside Mapper. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The beach was on an island where an evil mad scientist was developing a laser beam that could blast satellites out of the sky. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When I got too tired, I stopped for a while and listened to blasting punk music on my Discman. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I dove to the ground and bounced up to my knees as the blast hit. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It had also demolished the stairs—the steps I had climbed only seconds before the blast. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She steps back, blinking, and then a blast of words explodes from her lips at full volume. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Regardless, my dad pulled up in front of Delaney’s and gave the horn a blast. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Dwyer and Guzzo drank much more than I did, and they stood around the keg shouting out the lyrics of all the hip-hop songs blasting from the living room inside. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Pleased at my reflection, I dance in front of the mirror and sing along with the cumbia music blasting on the stereo. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And cry so hard that a foam of spit blasts out across the framed reviews for Aw Shucks. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The scholars bowed their heads before the blast. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The weather was just beginning to warm up, although the sea might still send a blast of chill through the corridors of the city. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It blasts away the ropes and the stake, spraying fiery splinters all over us and obliterating all thought, Noise, and sound. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z After one of the blasts, the lab’s business manager ran down the hall to York’s office with the news, shouting, “We’re still in business!” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The day on the shore wasn’t a major blast, but I have to admit it was a change from being stuffed in my room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The words struck like bullets fired close range, blasting my satisfaction to earth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Even a dynamite blast on day twenty-two did not frighten her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z If that onager scored a hit on Camp Half-Blood, anything in the blast zone would be annihilated - vaporized by the heat, or disintegrated by the shrapnel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Between the echoing blasts of fireworks, I discerned a flapping sound like the unfurling of membranous wings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He turns both faucets on full blast, puts one arm underneath, then the other, scrubbing both with industrial soap. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z SCORPIUS: The Daily Prophet today—three wizards blowing up bridges to see how many Muggles they can kill with one blast—is that you? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z We spent that week eating fried fish for breakfast and cake for dinner, leaving underwear on the counter, and blasting Ghostface Killah. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He pushed a button, and a loud blast of steam exploded from Festus’s mouth, making everyone jump. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Did you not hear the whistle, or the people who shouted to you? This blasting is a nuisance,” he went on. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The bomb blasts were down to only two or three a year, and you could pass by the Green Square without seeing the aftermath of a Taliban killing spree. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A whaling boat was spotted in the fog, and Endurance gave two blasts of its whistle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It was not by chance that Lawrence’s personal recollection of the Trinity test was the only one Groves selected for direct transmission to the Pentagon on the day after the blast. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Americans were blasting back at the smaller craft. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z This was a fact she could not blast with her disbelief, and so she cried with vexation and went to neither dance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z An explosion, a tidal wave, a whirlwind of power simultaneously catching me up and blasting me downward into the lava. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A tremendous KABOOM! roared out of the crawl space, followed by a cannon blast of dust and debris. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z As I lowered my glass, a distant blast echoed through the midway, followed by two more bangs in rapid succession. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’ve heard about him, No Nose. I heard he punches out if he feels a sudden blast of moonlight on his wing.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And then a horn blast bursts through the silent dawn. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I clenched my jaw and shut my eyes and held my breath, but instead of the deafening blast I was bracing for, everything went completely, profoundly quiet. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Maybe in a bigger house this blast would be mistakable. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I usually have to drag Chubs into the shower and blast him with cold water to get him going.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The Active and the Kingfisher, British men-of-war, stood by ready to blast them out of the water if they obeyed the Town and returned to London with the tea. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d step out the front door and say, “Welcome. Our place looks like a tornado’s just hit. Run around inside like we do and have a blast!” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I shoot out of the beast’s mouth at the same time its jaws close, and the accompanying blast of wind sends me tumbling forward. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The television blasting in the background made Wes’s head throb even more. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Sarah Collins, Addie’s sister who survived the restroom blast, ended up losing her right eye and retained just 30 percent of the vision in her left eye. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The soaps are the best, and Carlie turns the volume up full blast so she won’t miss anything from the bathroom or while the vacuum is on. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned aside as the sun chariot took off in a blast of heat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The Colonel looked over at me and said, “Do you suck at this game?” and then, without turning back to the screen, shot my skater in the balls with a blue paint blast. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z "I been wanting to blast 'em a long time." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The brothers of the Night's Watch waited for a second blast, praying they should not hear it, fearing that they would. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “There’s a spot in the roof, see it, almost over them. The last blast didn’t quite get it. If you can get it at the base, half the roof will cave in.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z When a shell lands in the trench we note how the hollow, furious blast is like a blow from the paw of a raging beast of prey. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to believe that someone who was involved with this would have cared if he’d gotten caught in the blast. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Willie had run off at last, and the new boy and girl weren’t worth two blasts on a penny whistle. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The flash blinded him for many long seconds, during which he could make out only subtle changes in color and feel the heat of the blast on his face. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Within days of the blasts, fallout was detected as far east as New York, New Jersey, and South Carolina. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Since that night when he had stood alone in his cell, feeling the high magic which Max’s talk had given him, he was more than ever naked to the hot blasts of hate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Another blast of hot wind came, so strong I almost lost my balance. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There is a blast, and then a laugh. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “NO!” shrieked Hermione, and with a deafening blast from her wand, Fenrir Greyback was thrown backward from the feebly stirring body of Lavender Brown. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Your mother!” he roared, and she felt the blast of his frustration radiating out from him like a bonfire. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The blast lifted him forward several feet and drove him face-first into the soil. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As Wes continued to scan the block for any clue of where Ray ran to, his friend joined him with his own trusty burner ready to blast. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z When he was done he shut the engine down and stood on the hatch with his back against the cabin, listening for the blasts of passing freighters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She knows Dad hates it when she calls me Izzy, so I’m sure he blasts back. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I place a hand to my left ear, the one that was turned toward the blast, and it comes away bloody. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He released the nozzle as they walked by so the water stopped, then started blasting it again after they’d passed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I felt a blast of hot air against my body. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z From backstage, the music begins and blasts through the speakers, and the audience creates a rumbling applause. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He could hear the loud blasts of gunfire and even the shouting and screams of pain. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z She could blast through a punishment in half the time it took him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I followed the stumbling figure ahead of me, and between the blasts of wind I could hear him talk to himself about Tenorio’s threat and how he would warn Andrew. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Gasping, he twitched his head painfully, and immediately uncorked another blast, a gigantic phlegm-spraying detonation that scattered money all over the table, all over Harlan Betchel’s shirt front, and all over the floor. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason tips his head down, looking under his eyebrows at me, like he’s expecting me to blast off on a wild, chatty detour. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people were killed instantly, in the pyroclastic surge and blast of rock and ash. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z I turn on the ignition and roll up the windows, pull my dress up around my underwear and let the bi-level blow on me full blast. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A blast of icy air hit me in the face. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Annabeth saw him ducking from portico to portico, blasting fire at the giant eagles swooping down on him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It tells you what to think and blasts it in. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Piggy bent his flashing glasses to them and could be heard between the blasts, repeating their names. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The blast heated the ground beneath the explosion to over 5,000 degrees. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Four hoarse blasts of a ship’s whistle still raise the hair on my neck and set my feet to tapping. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The blast of noise that met Harry’s ears when the portrait opened almost knocked him backward. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Greenland ice cores show that the Toba blast was followed by at least six years of "volcanic winter" and goodness knows how many poor growing seasons after that. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z If he were in California, he’d sneak the jeep out and drive way too fast down the 101, doors off, blasting N.W.A., inches from being painted on the pavement. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The triumphant opening of Super Smash Bros. blasts from the TV. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Word drifted back that there had been a terrible dynamite blast in one of the quarries that had killed twelve convicts and wounded several others. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe Mondragon, off on a wood run, drove like a maniac over the mesa’s potholed dirt roads, a beer in one hand, the radio blasting. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I withered in her presence, like a flower that blooms too early and is frozen by a sudden wintry blast. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They walked through, bending their heads under low canes, and emerged onto a terrace of dazzling white stone from which the heat rose in a blast. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He had worked all night at the forge-bellows, pushing and pulling the two long sleeves of goathide that fed the fire with a blast of air. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He powered through the Lightning defenders and worked the ball back toward the middle of the field before blasting a shot that hit the right post and bounced in: 1-1. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z No matter where I was in the building I could hear the blast. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z They might have to ask Maxim's permission to blast away rocks or whatever it was that was done to move a ship. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It seemed even more so when we realized that everywhere around us were nails and bits of concrete and knifelike splinters of wood, many of them driven inches into the ground by the blast. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Everyone assumes we would send up a nuclear warhead and blast it to smithereens. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Heat pressed against every inch of my skin—a dry blast so hot that my sweat evaporated before it made it out, and yet the shadow crow made it with little effort. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The bombs are spread out over the long hours so that just when you think the raid is over, another blast sends shock waves through your guts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z After a blast the phone would ring, and the caller would tell us the bomb’s location. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 The bull charged past her, but not before blasting the other heroes with its fiery breath. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When threatened, the Lobalug contracts its venom sac, blasting the attacker with poison. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the locker room Glen and Trip were playing chess and somebody, probably Trip, had a radio on blasting out some reggae. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Big, booming Beethoven symphonies blast from her CD player all day long. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They worked twenty-hour days, setting up instruments to measure the blast, and building a 100-foot steel tower to hold the bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z With a sharp blast on his whistle, Mostafa shot into the air after the balls. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A blast of sweet, hot breath tickled my nose, followed by a furry smack against my cheek. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The space shuttle always waits for zero before it blasts into the air. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Prince flushed, then growled, “Oh, of course! Just pleased to pieces. But—but—blast it all—he was the best man we had on the guns! We needed him!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I wake up to a blast of overhead lights. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I inhaled, passed it off to this Chicago girl, and when I brushed her long elegant fingers, I shuddered a bit from the blast. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Well, you just blast by me like I’m not even here.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z As if stricken by some blasting spell it burst asunder: there was a flash of searing lightning, and the doors tumbled in riven fragments to the ground. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A dog could have a blast running back and forth inside it. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z By lucidly describing the process that produced an H-bomb blast, Lapp showed that a clean bomb was a fantasy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Donovan urged eagerly, “Don’t waste time. It won’t be long before they get through, and the next blast may get us.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I raised Riptide, but before I could even defend myself, Thalia yelled, and a blast of lightning came down from the sky, hit her spear like a lightning rod, and slammed into my chest. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The boy had heard everything—but in the confusion following the blast, hardly anyone noticed his shouts. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Frank had aimed high enough that the blast only looked impressive. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z August disappeared into the house, and Rosaleen headed for her cot in the honey house, but I stayed on and stared at the sky, imagining Ranger 7 blasting away for it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I take several steps away so that I’m safe from the blast zone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Did the shotgun blast a hole in the road? Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A blast of cannon fire sounded from the Battery, more royal celebrations. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A blast of cold air hit me as I emerged. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The handwriting was all chunky printing that leaned forward just like words blasting out of his mouth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even as the blast from the harbor lifted her off her feet, she was tucking into a roll. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Not just because it has always been a fantasy of mine to blast our neighbors with my paintball gun—but because whether my dad knows it or not, I saw what was coming next. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Some of the PSFs at Thurmond carried the noise machines around with them, blasting them at small, rowdy groups, or just to see a few kids squirm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And then the situation escalates even further with the sound of a blast. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Trey lets all the windows in his Honda down and blasts “On the Come Up” on high as we roll through the Garden. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z That is to say, I feel the sudden blast of this terrible truth, yet I know the full ramification of it hasn’t settled in yet. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A wind rose up, raking its sound along the tree branches, hitting our faces like an oven blast, like the sudden breezes of hell. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one day, about a month after the blast that killed the girl’s parents, a man came knocking. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Stars of all colors bursting into the night, silver pin- wheels spinning, golden lances up-up-BOOM! crimson flashes flashing blasting, scarlet showers BOOM! emerald rain BOOM! The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A gray fairy with mothlike wings chased a brawny minotaur out the front door with a scalding blast of steam from the end of her rod. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Even with my air conditioner on full blast, I could already tell that I was sweating through my wrap dress. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z A blast of lightning hit the center of the darkness. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I do my chores, dancing around with the stereo blasting romantic cumbias. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Music blasts, horns blare, people hang out car windows, stand on the hoods. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The brachy had landed his front two legs and then sidestepped uneasily at the blast, the great neck craning around to see where it had come from. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Kaylee and her pack of friends blast through the door after school. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “We are having a blast. We will swim in the pool.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I clenched my teeth, waiting for a bomb blast to tear us apart. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z When the tanks crashed through the hedgerows and over the ditches, the boys sprang out, blasting at the vulnerable undersides of the tanks. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Van Andel took the full explosion of the blast and was killed. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a roar and a blast of fire. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The beauty queen leans into him outside a stereo place that’s blasting, incredibly, “Stop in the Name of Love.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And from just above, a star blasts a trail across the night sky—like a visor of fire on Libby’s head—leaving it glowing a finger-painted smear, something human and touchable and reachable. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The final blast of thyme died away; there was a round of applause; the lights went up. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z If I was lucky, the Sixers wouldn’t detect my ship and blast it out of the sky before it could reach me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The first trumpets of “Loco in Acapulco” by the Four Tops blast, and Alex finally pulls out of the gas station. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then, when I go back through the doorway into the emergency area, there's a blast of arctic air because the big doors are open again. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The heat of the blast completely vaporized the steel tower holding the bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, about thirty seconds after the blast, came the sound. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the birds seldom flew more than shoulder-high to a man before a blast of pellets stopped them. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Magdalys barely had time to nod before Redd spun Reba around one more time on top of the trike and then sent her leaping off, directly into the fray as shotgun blasts erupted around them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z If she hadn’t gotten caught in the blast... Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Back from the Deep the echoes came, blast upon blast, as if on every cliff and hill a mighty herald stood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Johnny gave his first shrill blast on his whistle, and he heard whistles and cries seemingly in all directions, Indian war whoops, and ‘Boston Harbor a teapot tonight!’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z If they used it across the camp, blasting it over the speakers for us all to hear, then things must have gotten really out of hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Exactly! Any kind! But what about hurt feelings? What about deflation of one’s ego? What about the blasting of one’s hopes? Is that injury?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Sam Gardiner’s blast of buckshot brought a number of people to their senses and gave to a number of others the blessed gift of a night’s sleep free of anxiety and terror. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Each detonation was followed by a brief atomic light show, and then the blast would dissipate harmlessly against the shield. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Who wouldn’t want to watch the foam missile soar a hundred feet into the sky, simply from the power of my stomp and a blast of air? Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Music blasts around us, folks show off their cars. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There was a deafening blast, and the jeep flew up into the air. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The memories, the dreams, all the night terrors blast back into my mind. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A few cars driving by, probably with their heaters going full blast. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The next morning Piper woke to a different ship’s horn—a blast so loud it literally shook her out of bed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until a rain-filled blast of air swept into the land of Egypt a moment later that the noise was recognized for what it was. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The cement mixer drove onto the bridge, and blasts were replaced by grinding and tumbling sounds. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z So I’d disabled my alarm’s snooze feature and instructed the computer to blast “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham! Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Nightvision made it look like a green laser beam blasting out of the dog’s crotch. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer and Gen. Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan Project, inspect the test site after the blast. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He and the others turned their back to the blast site. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Finding nothing, it hissed out a blast of hot air flecked with something foul—the digestive juices Ruza had mentioned? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mom’s voice cuts in through the blaring guitar and blasting fireworks. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z From there, they could blast New York City to bits. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “I already said we would. Quit being a baby. You’re going to have a blast. Now, come give me a hug.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z My mom’s humming in the shower mixes with the music still blasting from the streets below. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z By December, he’d be out here in a parka grilling burgers, with Christmas carols blasting from the house. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Nailer tried to imagine what it would be like to stand on deck, hurtling across the waves, blasting through spray. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then the johnny pump is blasting cool water everywhere and us and other kids running through it, refreshed and laughing. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “I ordered this’n from Savannah,” he told Pink, and blew a loud blast. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The blast was so powerful I knew it could only be one thing: Zeus’s master bolt. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The following day they met in the street, and after a flurry of gunshots, Little Bob Turner lay dead with a shotgun blast to the chest. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He reached down for his horn again, raised it, and blew another blast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The traffic is slower in this hottest part of the afternoon, but horns still blast, and buses still belch smoke. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z An inch of snow had fallen before they could speak, and all were trembling with the wintry blast. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Suit #1’s voice blasts at us as we begin to walk upstairs to collect our things. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was here, ten thousand years ago, that the ancient fairy race, the Dé Danann, had battled against the demon Fomorians, carving the famous Giants’ Causeway with the strength of their magical blasts. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z A blast of energy streaks through the air, hitting Moreau square in the back. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But she had seen them: short blasts, like signals. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z While students and teachers hoped their desks and basements would stand up to the power of a nuclear blast, the country’s leaders also prepared for a possible attack—in high style. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The words blasting out of my mouth without my consent. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z "But she's totally into me now, so you can hang out with us if you want. The basketball games are a blast. They sell nachos and everything." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Now that I knew we were safe from the effects of the blast, I began circling so that we could view the results,” said Tibbets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, Noah blasts into the studio like a lit stick of dynamite, then freezes as he scans the room. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I could see faces over the light from the muzzle blasts. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z People flood into the post office, carrying giant drums and flutes and tubas, blasting a somewhat off-key rendition of that Bruno Mars song “Marry You.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z And seconds later the chain snapped, and Brutus came blasting toward Satchmo. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z For many sunless days an icy blast came from the Mountains in the east, and no garment seemed able to keep out its searching fingers. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Ralph found his breath and blew a series of short blasts. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He flashed the ambulance’s emergency lights and fired a quick whirring blast from the siren as he came up our long, flat driveway. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The stereo was blasting, but the music was all drowned out by the loud rattle of the bass, bumping, shaking the entire back of the truck. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z A couple of cars blast music on high. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Others hid in narrow trenches as Allied tanks passed overhead, and then leaped out fearlessly, blasting the tanks from behind, even though they knew it meant certain death from the next tank or foot soldiers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Magdalys pulled the reins toward the islands and Missy growled in response, and then surged in the opposite direction before spinning back around and blasting forward full speed. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z This meant they would use assault weapons to blast or bum their way through the city blocks, taking out any Germans who resisted, house by house, if necessary. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “They are blasting some of the houses with cannon,” Lefty explained. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “When you know a friend is there you do not go to see him. Then he’s gone and you blast your conscience to shreds that you did not see him.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And since I had been in the kitchen both times there were blasts near our house, I stayed as far from that room as possible. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hopefully Jason and Piper had got clear of the blast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He drives me around the block, and then parks with the engine running, the air-conditioning on full blast, which feels nice because we don’t have air-conditioning at my house. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I showered, blasting away the dirt, then I laid the new clothes on my bed and stared at them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The blast knocked Grandfather against the door frame. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The automatic entrance doors slid open, and a blast of cold air struck my face. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Connor yelps and covers his eyes, blasting me in the ribs with his elbow, making me wince. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Jon heard the deep, throaty call of the watchman's great horn, calling out across the miles,- a single long blast that shuddered through the trees and echoed off the ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then he heard the blast and felt the bullet boring through his arm, through flesh and blood and bone, the buckshot fragmenting, some pieces going through his arm and into his chest. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Articles had appeared in nearly every major newspaper blasting the government’s callous disregard for life. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Those fool demons are using too much dynamite. They must have some amateurs on. Why, on the railroads we’d only have used half that charge to blast our way into a mountain.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Early in the morning, they woke up to the sound of a series of intense blasts that shook the building. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z That is, needless to say, a long time to recover from a single volcanic blast. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Felt the roar of a shotgun blast flash into the night, a white explosion almost in his face that startled the sleeping gulls up into the air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The building is three stories of solid brick with long windows on the first and second floors that have solid steel shutters that could be closed in case of atomic bomb blasts, riots, or invasion. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z They move through the streets, blasting away at anything they see. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then suddenly with a deep-throated call a great horn blew, and the blasts of it smote the hills and echoed in the hollows, rising in a mighty shout above the roaring of the falls. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I want to blast her, but she already looks broken. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He felt the blast forty-five seconds after the bomb was released. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They would blast it out into recreation barracks fall of bobby-soxed, jitterbugging couples: Oh, give me land, lots of land, Under starry skies above, Don’t fence me in. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason called down another lightning strike, but Ephialtes caught it on his spear and deflected the blast, melting a life-size plastic cow. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Everything’s the way it always is—the “shave and a haircut, two bits” blast of the horn and Grandpa’s disbelief over how tall I am now. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Grandma Post let us have leftover peanut-butter pie for breakfast while she played solitaire, occasionally looking up through her thick glasses at the Perry Mason rerun she had on, the volume blasting. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z In honor of the moon landing, there was the Apollo 11, whose skin gradually stretched until, bursting, the wiener appeared to blast off into the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The bedrock had fractured under the power of the blast, and could no longer support the anchor’s weight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And I knew I couldn't really say nothing about it, because it's just not cool to put people's embarrassing situations on blast. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The blast didn’t just deafen Alex, it shuddered right through him as if trying to rip out his heart. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Engines revved all around them and the Berg jerked into motion, blasting forward in a rush of power. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I sit bolt upright, my ears still ringing from the blast. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see a thing except an occasional muzzle blast, and they seemed to be moving away. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Ninety minutes after the blast, ash began to rain down on Yakima, Washington, a community of fifty thousand people about eighty miles away. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Jason charged at Percy, who was now on his back, his clothes smoking from the lightning blast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “He’d probably blast us through the door if we wake him at the crack of dawn; he’ll think we’re trying to attack him while he’s asleep. Let’s give it till break.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Two fire engines arrived hissing steam, their crews ready to blast the pipelayers with water. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His big brother Matt had died in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan the year before. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The hairs on my arms stood up straight, and then, with a crackling burst, another blast of nightning shot out of the precious stones. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Luma summoned the players in with a blast of her whistle. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z One long blast of the horn meant rangers returning, but two ... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If they have radio, is on full blast. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s give Mom a chance to blast some music while she’s making a pie.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z They knew all the words and would blast it on the iPod and sing the song out loud. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Since firing two pieces of plutonium together inside a gun was too slow, the only solution, they reluctantly decided, was to blast the pieces of pluto nium together with explosives—a process known as “implosion.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Like how when that soldier pointed his gun at me, a part of me wanted him to blast my brain into the next county. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Getting zapped by a Stun Stick blast or chickening out in front of everybody? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I wince—my arm still burns from the scratches I’d gotten, while my back aches from when the blast had tossed me off my feet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A sentry’s horn greeted them as they approached, sounding from on high like the cry of some huge, deep-throated bird, a single long blast that meant rangers returning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The crash was drowned out by the thunderous blast outside. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once or twice Harry saw one of the marchers blast a tent out of his way with his wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A wave erupted from the creek, blasting into Thalia’s face and dousing her from head to toe. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I nearly lose my balance as another blast of wind hits us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He alighted on the aerie, scattering the seeds of the blazing-star flowers with the blast of air from his wings. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A fountain of burning jade rose froiji the river, the blast so bright he had to shield his eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My mom’s relatives tended to gather at Southside’s house around the corner—drawn by my grandfather’s cooking, the ongoing games of bid whist, and the exuberant blasting of jazz. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For all the savage power of the blast, it was unscathed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We walk side by side and get hit by a blast of air conditioning when we step into the rest stop. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Other people—unused to telephones all their lives until immediately after World War II when the present system was installed—still, some twenty-odd years later, automatically answered anything that gave off an urgent blast. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And with each blast he fired, the warning light on his chest pulsed faster. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z San Martín scrambled to the door to see that the blast from the mortar pistol had turned his car into a bonfire. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Pandemonium erupted, with people running in all directions to escape the cold blasts of water. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I had just come from dinner and in bending forward to suppress a belch, I accidentally pressed the button on the wheel and the belch became a loud and shattering blast of the horn. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z From that point on, everything would be run from the control room in Oppenheimer’s bomb shelter, six miles from the blast site. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured Prometheus was going to blast her, but he just smiled. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Sierra felt like her heart had snuck up to her brain so it could blast that pounding pulse directly into her eardrums. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Perched on the ridge, the house caught every wintry blast that blew down from the Arctic and into the city. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At last there came another steam whistle blast, closer this time, definitely drawing closer, and he slammed his coffee cup to the table. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He felt a spasm of pain like a blast of sudden cold, saw the patient high-boned Indian face, that beautiful woman, indelible suffering. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was another blast, to my left, not as powerful as the first. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Once the canopy was gone, you had to sit upright with your head back against the seat and squeeze a trigger in the right arm of the seat to blast you out of there. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The neighborhood was plagued with crime, and sometimes the police would come in their cruisers, sirens blasting. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He and his friends, Hazel and Frank, were standing in the middle of a fountain as Percy repelled the angry Romans with blasts of water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For an implosion bomb to succeed, the inward blast had to be perfectly symmetrical. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a huge blast of light and I feel a hand on my collar yank me back to the point of choking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z We had to go through a rundown part of town, and as we drove past those buildings, I wrapped my jacket tighter around my chest, even though Dad was blasting the heater. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The first time my parents took me to the Boston Public Library, I was four and crying from subway screeches, trucks, car horns, loud-talking people, wind blasting around skyscrapers. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The nights that spring were unusually cold; this one was colder than most and the heat was on in the dormitories—steam heat, full blast, which made it unbearably stuffy even with the windows open. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He groped to the window and climbed into it, feeling again the chilling blast of snowy wind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We were within sight of where the two blast furnaces and the nine open hearths had been—where the “pig iron,” a product of iron ore, was melted into steel. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z One guy jumps on it and takes the blast and saves his three buddies. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “My smoothbore will blast a hole or twelve in each of you while you’re still fiddling with the ramrod of your grandma’s blunderbuss there.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I settled down on the couch in front of the television with the radio blasting loud from the hallway. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dragging his wing through the feathers that cover the ground, he heads for the face, he is limping toward the face when the second blast comes— Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I went off into a daydream about Zach pulling the truck over because he couldn’t see to drive for the snow and us having a snowball fight, blasting each other with soft white snow cotton. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d never meant to get caught in the blast and had believed her father’s aide had set up another student to take the fall. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z His face and fingers took the brunt of the blast. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z One lunges at us in 3D and tries to choke me and Arthur blasts him to death. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z As they pulled open the heavy doors on Fifty-seventh Street, there was a comforting blast of heat and student messiness. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The blast startled Guitar, and the wire slipped again. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while, from the direction of the road came blasts of a whistle for the all-clear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The girl screamed as the sarcophagus engulfed her in a blast of a golden light. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Khalil drops the brush in the door and cranks up his stereo, blasting an old rap song Daddy has played a million times. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Clippinger instanter ordered us fire, which we did, having no choice—we fired right upon them—and one fell—three reaching our line, the others, following the blast, retreating. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z By the time of the Crusaders it was long swords and arrows, and at Gettysburg they were blasting each other to bits from cannons filled with lead balls, iron chains, railroad spikes, and door knobs. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I woke up the next morning to the sound of my Hulk alarm blasting “Hulk smash!” in my ear. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The GI’s arms and legs flung apart from the impact of the blast. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t worry about it. Burton, Devlin, the whole mine has no trouble blasting through anything or anyone who gets in their way.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Malia would ask me sometimes over the months that followed as we stood on one stage or another, with celebratory music blasting around us, her young mind unable to grasp anything but the larger purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z From what I heard later, the blast had rendered the girls’ bodies unrecognizable. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Twice already Bernd has begged Volkheimer to try one on the impacted mess of the stairwell, to see if they can blast their way out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They were trying to reach the main gates, but the defenders above pelted them with rocks and shot flaming bolts from the scorpions, blasting craters around their feet. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Other passengers talk above the Turkish music blasting from the speakers. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He put his head down and sprinted forward, narrowly avoiding a blast that erupted over his head, showering them all in bits of wall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There was an air of holiday that hardly paused for a blessing over the food and that erupted full blast before the echo of the “amen” died. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The gun went off, its ball blasting uselessly into the sky. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A canopy of trees provided momentary relief from the October sun blasting on high. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He’s big and bulky, all wrapped up in a tattered jacket even though the central heating is on full blast. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The blasts have stripped many shop signs off their brackets, and the gibbets hang forsaken. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t turn the light on—” she said hastily, fearing the harsh, knifing blast of fluorescence. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Reenacting the film wasn’t just easy—it was a total blast. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And then came blasts from somewhere closer—on this side of the river. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z It took all his strength to lift it, and as he did so, a blast of cold air hit him in the face. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Drums beat and fifes blew and beneath everything was the steady clockwork blast of the British cannons firing at the troops stationed north of us. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The second blast made me wonder if God Himself was Fixing to blow the island apart. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We blast a few songs they play at Atlantis, and we sing along out of tune. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The slave's hair caught fire in the blast of flame the Firedrake sent to follow him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then came the cannon explosions. British warships had sailed into the river below us, and were blasting us nonstop with cannonballs.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z She quickly opened the door, and a blast of freezing-cold air from the AC hit our faces. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The pig swooped over an office building, and Hermes plowed into a water tower on the roof, blasting water and wood everywhere. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The moment passes, and it’s just the four of us, surrounded by the rhythm of the sea, the cool blasts of air, the ancient rocks. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Is it ‘cleaner’ to be vaporized by H-bomb blast than to be poisoned by H-bomb fallout? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Only once were we disturbed by blasting near us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to blast music all the time at our house, and Dad never said anything to me then. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I'm sitting in the driver’s seat with my iPod plugged in and the heat blasting, trying to pick between Tegan and Sara and the Fleet Foxes. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He nodded at Hermione, and at the same moment, a blast like a bomb sounded from the campsite, and a flash of green light momentarily lit the trees around them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As he struggled to unstrap himself, the car door flew open and a white blast of sunlight hit him in the face. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When I finished, people applauded and applauded, and I felt a powerful blast of relief, knowing that maybe I’d done something, finally, to change people’s perception of me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Midwestern newspapers reprinted the blasts of Wendell Phillips in the East, and of Editor Horace Greeley, who asked rhetorically if this man Lincoln was the sole hope of the Republican Party. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Remember the bomb blast at the airport when a civil rights lawyer was traveling. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I take one futile step in her direction when I hear the cannon blast, know her heart has stopped, that she is dead. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad pulled open the hatch in the ceiling and a blast of hot air came down. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z I felt a blast of cold air chill me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I always had a blast at mixed church. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Another blast ripped through the runway behind them, but then they were in the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah, we skate hard until the security guards run us off,” Garrett was saying, “and then we do the parking lots until we get chased out of there, too. It’s a blast.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Just the blast of bachata coming from inside her mother’s store. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The windows cracked and shattered to pieces, letting in a blast of fresh air. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Just before another blast, clear as a foghorn on a stormy sea, Old Dan’s voice rang loud and clear. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the time not a soul in sleeping Holcomb heard them—four shotgun blasts that, all told, ended six human lives. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene poured questions into the silence like a hose stuck on full blast. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Though the blast was two miles away, Werfel was terrified that it would continue to swallow the world, league by league, until nothing was left. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z They thumbed controllers and tried to blast Kyle out of the sky. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z When Matt opened the door to let two people blow into the lobby, a blast of freezing air sent Ralph’s nest swirling around in bits. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z As it turns out, when Martín was truly mad—yeah, everything I’d seen up to that point was him being cheery—he liked to blast death metal in the kitchen. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Tears flowed as if a faucet had been twisted on full blast. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Gunshots started blasting around them, pops from the piers and matching splashes in the water. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A blast of warmth and light embraces me the moment I step in. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z One blast meant rangers returning, and Jon thought, I was a ranger for one day, at least. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They chugged along at fifty miles an hour with the radio blasting and the late-afternoon wind whipping their hair, getting high on her Columbia two-toke. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Every living thing within 150 miles that hadn’t been killed by the heat of entry would now be killed by the blast. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z With a scowl and a blast of Russian, Mrs. Mirabov let go of the string connecting them. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The bridge had taken a beating from Kronos’s blast and the exploding arrows. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And my true self wants to blast off this rock. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z But the powerful blasts that filled their ears meant another danger was near. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z A blast of cold air fills the car, and I pull my hoodie/blanket close to my chin. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z At the park the architects eased from the carriages puffing blasts of steam into the frigid air. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The blast of air came like a sudden whistling gale; it took my breath and flattened my ears against my head, and I closed my eyes instinctively. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z According to the main computer, during the blast, the internal pressure spiked to 1.4 atmospheres, and the temperature rose to 15°C in under a second. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The others follow as a blast of heat surges past and washes over them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “It’s not even on full blast,” I say and I turn it up a notch, to “2.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Hurrah for Hollywood was still blasting away, but now there were two thousand chorus boys swinging the blond into the air. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Stanley felt the blast shatter the air around him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Kyle stared at all the kids blasting through outer space, flinging catapults of fire at castle walls, or scuba diving with dolphins on the glowing game screens surrounding him. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Lupin tapped the kettle with his wand and a blast of steam issued suddenly from the spout. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z An early summer heat wave greeted me with a blast of humidity as I left the apartment building with my backpack over my shoulder and my duffel bag in hand. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was blisteringly cold now, and even the fire could not warm the blasts of wind that crept through the cracks of her balcony doors. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They heard a shotgun blast from down in the hall. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I return my attention to the video, his voice blasting in my ears. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z That was the first thing Citra’s father did once the scythe left—turn on the TV and blast it to drown out the gleaning on the other side of the wall. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z With Zephyr and Fry—reigning neighborhood sociopaths—torpedoing after me and the whole forest floor shaking under my feet as I blast through air, trees, this white-hot panic. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Riding a blast of cool air, the chatter of birds filled the car. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I thought you were cold. They’re blasting the AC in here.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Young men left their car doors wide open, stereos playing at full blast. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Arcs of light blast out in all different directions, like a firework exploding through the entire room. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z At the same time, the trumpets were blasting like a herd of elephants, with Dizzy’s horn flying high above everything else. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldier outside was hit by the blast. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Darkness would descend and I would feel a blast of terror. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A blast of lightning split the tree down to its roots, opening a smoking crevice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hazel sucked in her breath involuntarily, bringing in a blast of cold. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Frank felt as if a door had opened somewhere in the House of Hades, letting in a blast of fresh air that swept through the tunnels. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She got that gleam in her eye and started out full blast, and Toby settled back, feeling sure she was good for the rest of the time until recess. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Had I the ability, and could I reach the nation’s ear, I would today pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Soon he and his helpers were blasting apart house after house along Harrison Street. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Then whoops and shouts pealed from every quarter, and howls and even a trombone blasting. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A minute later, the shower was going full blast. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z At that moment, the chamber groaned, and the cavern ceiling exploded in a blast of fiery light. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then, involuntarily, he started in fright as a full blast of intense sunshine fell from the sky, making the snow leap and glitter and sparkle about him in a world of magic whiteness without sound. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Fred felt a muggy blast as someone shoved open the heavy metal door to the kennel building. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When she wasn’t disintegrating, she lashed out with shrapnel blasts of stone and soil that Jason barely deflected. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A few minutes after five, George Kistiakowsky stood below the steel blast tower, a flashlight in his hand. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione screamed, but the dragon opened its mouth and belched flame again, blasting the tunnel, whose floors and ceiling cracked and crumbled. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “It’s Astelle’s,” she said again, her voice rising as a blast of frigid air whipped up the street. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It changes again to show men and women marching, even against the blast of a fire hose. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When it drew inside of one hundred yards he gave a single blast on his air horn. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When I came up for air, a white blast of light caught me squarely in the face. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A few moments later, they heard the gun blast. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He jerked awake when the final blast of water jets hit him, and he found himself slumped against the wall of the air lock, his hands still gripped around the pipes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He covers his ears whenever there is a loud blast, but for the most part he watches intensely as the lights flicker blue and red and yellow. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Why there was a garden hose on the roof, Frank wasn’t sure, but every time the giants sent up a cannonball, Percy summoned a high-powered blast of water and detonated the sphere in midair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Stepping into the foyer, I felt the welcome blast of cooled air. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On every block, there are stores displaying wristwatches with flowered bands, black radios blasting Vietnamese songs, televisions projecting hand puppets talking to happy young children, and red traditional dresses on headless mannequins. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Cumbia music is blasting, too loud for me to sleep, and the driver is swerving around potholes, jerking me this way and that. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of salsa music, police walkie-talkies were on full blast, bombarding the streets with what sounded like a nest of hissing snakes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z An hour later, the warships in the harbor would blast a response. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But the cheers of the Irish supporters were barely heard over the shrieks of the veela, the blasts now issuing from the Ministry members’ wands, and the furious roars of the Bulgarians. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z One blast and then another and then one more. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The heaters dumped heat at full blast into the building, and the air-conditioning system would not kick in. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No, Miig wouldn’t set up camp for that long, especially not with a steady thread of smoke reaching above the trees, blasting a signal to anyone who might be out there. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The windshield, he figured, would protect his eyes by filtering out the blast’s harmful ultraviolet light—and would give him a better view than the welder’s glass. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “This has been a blast, boys, but I’m going to walk to the store and go stare dreamily into the eyes of my boyfriend. Pick me up at five-thirty, okay?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The fire licked along the walls, and Dany felt the heat upon her face, like the blast from an oven. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was what I’d always pictured being fried in a nuclear blast would be like. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Turner crawled away from the ledges and stood up unsteadily, as if the blast had loosened the granite beneath him and it was swaying with the quarrelsome waves. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It slashed into a coconut palm and the tree toppled, but the blast of the storm was so loud Nailer couldn’t hear the collapse. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The blasts of gunfire were loud, too, in the cold air. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He’s looking at me like he wants to eat me up and I shiver under the blast of Cadillac air. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Annie Oakley came next, blasting away at an array of impossible targets. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The plan was to watch the blast through the glass. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Both groups would blast their music as loud as they could—the Temptations and Marvin Gaye trying to drown out Jefferson Airplane and Janis Joplin. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z A cold blast of wind pulled at our backs, as if the entire pit were inhaling. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z For all of April, the jet stream had been trained on Everest like a fire hose, blasting the summit pyramid with hurricane- force winds. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The sun had eclipsed nearly half the sky, blasting it of all color. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The force of the blast radiated through the neighborhood, bending trees and signposts and blowing out windows. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Frank turned himself into an elephant and stomped through some Cyclopes, and Dakota held the golden eagle high, blasting lightning at any monsters that dared to challenge the Fifth Cohort. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Warships are designed to withstand the strike of a torpedo or the blast of a mine. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Bob whacked one over the head and speared another, blasting them to dust. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When he wrestles it open, a blast of snow hits us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Another blast knocks me flat on my face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then there came an echoing blast: a great horn was blown in the hall, and answering horns and harsh cries were heard further off. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The world rushes forward, and I can almost feel the blast of wind against my skin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z |
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