| 单词 | wedge |
| 例句 | The wedge between my former best friend and me is pretty deep. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Shoji wedges his index finger against the pages like a bookmark and presses the book against his chest. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I decided to think like Safa. I found it wedged between the bundles of old clothes in the closet.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As he had suspected, there was a small, jagged stone wedged far back behind the shoe. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The tide was very high, and only a weather-beaten wedge of the Moily Bell’s pilothouse showed above the waterline. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Emily wedged herself on her brother’s lap and James squeezed in next to the door. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In the coach I was wedged between Hattie and Olive—uncomfortable, but warmed by their bulk. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She cut it up into nice big wedges while I poured the coffee. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I’d looked right past the slim volume on the bottom shelf, wedged between two yearbooks. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z For one more moment the fox hesitated, peering into the trees for another sight of the electric-blue wedge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Luna loved her grandmother’s workshop, and had already been taught the basics of mechanics—levers and wedges and pulleys and gears. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, ma’am,” I say, wedging my shoulder between the two women ahead of me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then it carved my thoughts into crystal wedges that would not be ignored. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I barricaded entry to the projection room, wedging items under and against the door so it could not be opened. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After locking the door securely by wedging a stone in the brace, I carry the vegetable to my outdoor kitchen and start off for the tree house and Alice. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When she stopped and leaned over the food, he wedged himself under her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The other end he slings through a bent strut wedged into the congestion of timber, stone, and plaster that has become their ceiling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I fill the water bottle I brought with me and then wedge Jennifer Niven it into the muddy bottom so it doesn’t float away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I’d split the log by driving steel wedges into the wood. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, while Dad is doing his nightly murmuring-into-the-phone ritual with the door to his room closed, I slip upstairs to Mr, X’s apartment and wedge Safer’s balled-up gum wrapper between the door and the frame. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He fastens the lock on the knob for good measure, then wedges the book on a high shelf between two volumes of the Hardy Boys. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I perceived, as I read, how the collective white man had been actually nothing but a piratical opportunist who used Faustian machinations to make his own Christianity his initial wedge in criminal conquests. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She wedged herself between the bed and the wall and took my hand in both of hers. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Delia and Velia sat side by side in the backseat next to the “sleeping” drowned man while Pita wedged herself against the opposite car door trying to stay away from him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He moved closer to Jan. Mary pushed herself in, wedging tightly between him and the outer door of the car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We were surprised when Granddad walked over and wedged himself between Gat and me. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, when the manager wasn’t looking, she ate the leftover wedges of toast and cold forkfuls of scrambled eggs from the plates instead of scraping them into the garbage. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z With a bit of pushing, I wedged my very first bit of rootwork inside the crack tight. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Sitting on the ground, he had wedged himself into a corner, pipe in hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Also, the Babylonians used only two marks to represent their numbers: a wedge that represented 1 and a double wedge that represented 10. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Now he wedged his claws into a fissure and stretched upwards, gaining inch by inch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He was on the phone, which he’d wedged between his cheek and shoulder so it wouldn’t slip through his waxy hands. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The girls of the Menagerie entered through the rotunda doors in a wedge formation, their gowns glittering in the candlelight, the hoods of their capes shadowing their faces. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I pull an arrow from the sheath that’s still wedged in the pile and arm my bow as I turn. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I run upstairs with the box hidden in my baggy Pagoda shirt, and I wedge it between my headboard and the wall. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z When she stepped out from under the bridge, crossing a wedge of dusty morning sunlight, the train was making a harmless clicking suburban sound as it receded. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He turned to find the stand of dried milkweed stalks he’d wedged himself against a few hours before. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Finally she thought to put on the gloves that she had wedged under her coiled rope. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He tried to turn around, but he was so tightly wedged in the crowd that it was impossible. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I forced it back and drove wedges in top and bottom with a hand ax. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As I sat, I wedged my cell phone in the cushion behind me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She thrashed her head from side to side, but the jar was wedged on tightly. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We sat all pressed together in the pew, with me wedged between Father and Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He was quiet and she wondered if this would drive a wedge between them. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She filled six baskets with crocks of butter and big wedges of stinky cheese wrapped in cloth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But one band, holding together in a black wedge, drove forward resolutely in the direction of the forest. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Jackson works out a guard schedule, and, since I’m not on the first shift, I wedge myself in the tight space between Gale and Leeg 1 and go right to sleep. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z His riders lowered their lances and drove forward in a wedge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The lock was broken, but I’d wedged a chair under the handle. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I muscled through it and rang the doorbell, and Maddie answered wearing a gorgeous pink halter dress and wedge sandals. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She wedged it into a deep crevice that ran down the side of Our Lady’s neck. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened the can and slid the fruit wedges, syrup and all, into two bowls. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z As she speaks she wedges her hands under her legs and presses forward into them until her wrists turn red. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Charlie whipped a toast wedge that struck me below my eye. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Fittingly, the summit was a surreal, malevolent place, an improbably slender wedge of rock and rime no wider than a file cabinet. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc’s birthday party had barely time to get inside the laboratory and wedge the broken door closed and turn out the lights before the police car cruised up. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping as quiet as he could and moving very slowly, Malcolm wedged the canoe even deeper into the reeds and watched the bird shake its head and paddle across the water to join its mate. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Each night we fall into an exhausted sleep, wedged closely together on a wooden bamboo plank with fifty other girls, the other fifty in another hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right out there—wedged between two rocks. A girl.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She still looked fabulous as ever, in a long fuchsia trench coat and wedge peep-toe booties. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Perhaps in time it would come to seem rugged, this chin like a wedge of cheese. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then I’d take a second wedge and drive it into this split. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Several of the boys came eagerly to the bank where the boat was wedged in the slick mud. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Only her hands and bare feet, wedged in the single cleft that ran spiral from the base of the tower to its tip. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As he’d expected, the landing was pitch-black by the time he reached it, save for a single wedge of yellow light coming from the Kuhani’s study. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z My body already ached enough—I couldn’t sleep wedged between two rocks. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” she says, scooting her foot forward so it’s wedged between mine. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I wedge my thumbnail between my teeth, impatient for something, anything to happen. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In the third cage, which was wedged into the corner, sat a small man in a wheelchair. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The words Get away from me and Don’t were stuck in my tight chest, wedged between terror and want. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was the slim edition of The Gold-Bug wedged between the trash can and the wall that consumed his thoughts. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z If I climb carefully, I can wedge my feet between the supports and the crossbars and stay secure. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He wedged his fingers into a crevice and pulled. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It’s small, about the same size as the notes you left me, and it’s wedged under a metal seam so that it stays flat against the bottom of the box. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z We shared a thick cheese-and-onion sandwich and a wedge of pecan pie and a canteen of water. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z You feel pressure on your upper arm, and when you look, your whole arm is wedged into the crook of a guillotine. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In the center of the table is a platter of food I don’t recognize: circular pieces of meat wedged between round bread slices. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She passes the steps and grabs food off a silver tray—a green apple and a wedge of blue-veined cheese. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The fellow wedged in the floor space across from me punches a thin gray blanket, trying in vain to form a pillow. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you do. But having witnessed your last attack, I doubt it,” said Ripred, starting on a wedge of cheese. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Kabuo watched while he peered up under the starboard gunnel at the long-handled gaff wedged against the wall. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z People were wedged in everywhere, sitting on their belongings. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Emma yelled back at him, keeping her shoulder wedged in place. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was wedged deep, as if the two oak trees were eating it. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The others watched her grab a can of peaches from a shelf and wedge it into the doorway. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He lay sleepless on a grass mat wedged in with the other boys. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Catiline, in other words, is wedged firmly between a rock and a hard place. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z We dashed back through the rows of boats, crouched behind a giant crate of life vests and buoys, and wedged ourselves between the crate and a giant plastic barge. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I sit next to him on the windowsill, my hands wedged between my legs and the wood. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z 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 I know that if I do, it will place another wedge between me and my family that I can never remove. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They wedged him tighdy into the back seat of the car, between the two policemen to whom he was handcuffed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It opened a crack, spilling a wedge of light into the dim hall. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It must have been wedged there, stuck fast in the threshold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z To my left, I saw a small bedroom area at the back, wedged into a loft above the RV’s battery compartment. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His blade wedged in the wood, and she jumped toward him, letting the force of his own blow snap the upper part of the staff straight into his face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He knew he would have to leave this wedged protection and enter the river s surge again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He pulled off one of his socks, tied a knot in it, and used it to wedge the door open. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He wedged everything into his pack and headed back for the intersection. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He hugged her close and then kissed the top of her head several times until Ginger wedged her way between them. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z His legs are wedged between broken bricks and fallen walls. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z In the gap left by the half-closed door, I could see a telephone cord stretching from a wedge of cluttered desk. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I open the fridge and wedge the container between a carton of milk and a jug of orange juice. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A slip of paper was wedged into the corner of the box. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ma slices off a juicy wedge of fruit and passes it to me on the knife’s blade. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I know, without checking more than a few feet to one side, that it encloses the entire four-to-five-o’clock wedge. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Claire screamed and fell back into the tunnel, instinctively using her feet once again to wedge herself against its walls. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Nothing yet. But what I am bound to do will drive a wedge between me and you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When the spear was done, although still crude, he jammed a wedge between the points to spread them apart and went to the fish pond. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He wedged the corner of the blade under it and pried it up and then knelt and took hold of the lock and twisted the whole thing loose and pitched it into the grass. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He wedged his foot against the side of the well. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He reached into his pocket for a piece of paper and scribbled a note that he folded and wedged in the crack of the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Briony wedged herself in, with her back to the books to show them how her sister was positioned, and saw the first mid-blue touches of dawn in the panes of the library’s high windows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Christina has no reservations about poking around—she already discovered two textbooks wedged between the dresser and the wall, evidence of Caleb’s Erudite leanings. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The statue was wedged tight in the corridor, so Leo had to climb over the top and wriggle under her limbs, searching for levers and buttons. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She did this until she had a huge sackful of wedges, which Omakayas lugged back to the camp. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Like, a whole crab with legs and pincher claws, all fried up, wedged between two pieces of white bread. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The forest rang in the sharp air with the sound of beetle and wedge. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Margot took a long swallow from her drink, letting the ice cubes collide with the lime wedge. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The bitterns boomed and the marsh harriers skimmed over the reeds and millions of widgeon and mallard and tufted ducks flew about m various wedges, looking like champagne bottles balanced on a nimbus of wings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, she had done that with her hands, wedged them away under her arms when she was afraid or sad. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There was something wedged under his skin—some kind of metal splinter, he thought, though he couldn’t remember where or when he’d gotten it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He tried wedging them together, crossing them over each other—nothing seemed to work. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Using a pair of blunt scissors, she clipped wedges out of the liver and pressed them on glass slides. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He forced the tip of the shovel between the dirt and the top of the metal case and tried to wedge it free. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z They had clothes folded in piles along the wall and a mattress wedged into the corner. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z But as I scrambled to my feet, the fishing pole got wedged somehow between the rail and crosstie. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Taisin couldn’t see the mark; the stone was wedged in too deeply. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She wedged lavatory paper into the heel of her shoe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She brought me a vast, viscous, canary-yellow wedge of lemon pie. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Tobias pulls the dresser away from the wall with one hand and wedges the hard drive behind it with the other. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon he was completely blind, his knees and back and head all against the rock, and for a moment he panicked, thinking Lindsey had tricked him, and would leave him, wedged in here. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The house seemed half buried, as if it had been wedged into the mountain. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Its beak wedges past my lips and scrapes my teeth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Coming out again, he held the hose, like a lemon wedge wrapped in cheesecloth, over the flames, and prepared to squeeze . . . . . . when suddenly he stopped. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The candles wedged in the boat still shone steadily, and their light was cozy, like lamplight. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When she slammed the door, a wedge of white cotton dangled from the door onto the wet pavement and an engine roared to life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He crashed into a hill of groundsel bushes and wedged his way into their dense center. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I like looking up, discovering eagles’ nests wedged between branches. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Roy Lee was no match for my brother, but he gave me time to get up and wedge in beside him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Only a little; but it may be the thin edge of the wedge, the crack in the wall that will open, later, onto what? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight slanted in and cast a triangular wedge of light onto the Afghan rug on the floor. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As they walked back from the bus stop she produced a sandwich bag from her pocket, and offered Eliot the peeled wedges of an orange, or lightly salted peanuts, which she had already shelled. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The door creaked open and a tiny body wedged its way inside my room. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He scowled unforgivingly at the yellow wedge above them. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Faye saw them from her window, a great wedge flying south. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I wedge my pad against the wall, holding it in place with my right hand and knee. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I was wedged in a corner, beginning to doze, and Mary Alice was sound asleep on a throw rug. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She’d driven a small wedge into the magic fabric of the Labyrinth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There’s half of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich wedged in his left hand. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Booth now jams the wooden music stand he had seen earlier into the side of the door so that it wedges the door shut from the inside. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Yet what really drove a wedge between Lawrence and Oppenheimer was politics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She was wedged in the bottom left corner of the stairwell landing, standing on her toes, her green uniform barely visible. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I had a large loaf of brown barley bread and a wedge of hard white Dalonir cheese. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For instance, in rocky terrain, he would wedge a branch under a heavy stone and make it roll down a mountain toward his enemies. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At one end of the mesa was a row of ten thick metal columns, wedged tightly together. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I found that comers and tunnels were good places; you could wedge yourself in and did not need a lap belt or anything to hold you in place. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He slept wedged next to his sister and his mother. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Inside, wrapped in muslin cloth, was a loaf and a wedge of cheese. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She pulled out a remote that was wedged between the mattress and the frame. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z How could principle, an abstract thing floating in the air, wedge itself so solidly between them, and turn Blaine into somebody else? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And wedged in a crack under all the refuse, he found what he’d been looking for. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z This would split the log further along and, at the same time, loosen the first wedge. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z So he ended up on the ground, wedged between the two front seats. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The window was open enough for me to wedge my fingers underneath and pull it up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Not long like a snake, it was squat like a cinder brick, its thick neck blending into a head shaped like a massive flat wedge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was much more than she'd asked for: hot bread, butter and honey and blackberry preserves, a rasher of bacon and a soft- boiled egg, a wedge of cheese, a pot of mint tea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The ink-black wedge of the summit pyramid stood out in stark relief, towering over the surrounding ridges. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He was all of Ardestan—all the saffron fields, all the walnut trees, the platter of pomegranates and wedges of cheese. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Helping them put up my shelter, I anchored it to some discarded oxygen canisters wedged beneath the largest rocks I could lift, then dove inside to wait for my teammates and warm my icy hands. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The immense truck battery was of an ancient type too large to be wedged down in the belly of the tiny canoe. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After dinner, my parents put on Love Actually and settle in on the love seat with Bieber wedged between them. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z There’s an unpleasant chorus of clicking, probably from some evil type of insect, coming from the eleven-to-twelve-o’clock wedge. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I recited, looking over the choicest slices before picking a wedge plump with sweet dates and nuts. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He loosened the paddle from where it was wedged. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Laughed so hard that he wedged his behind farther into the bucket, and could not get out. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The last inch of space was filled, yet people continued to wedge themselves along the walls of the Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lynn wedges herself under one of the metal structures and climbs quickly, keeping the narrow girders beneath her as she works her way to the middle of the bridge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When Kaisa finished the story, the food lay untouched between them, but the apple had been sliced neatly into six wedges, the skin coiled like a ribbon around them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately it appears: four wedges on a plain white plate. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In the middle of the space, a single spotlight illuminated a curved sword, its blade bare and supported by two silk-covered wedges. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His wedge was gone; every man was his own battle now. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When he took out his knife and cut into the lotus root, he offered Ranofer a wedge of it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He stooped over the metal tray containing the letterpress blocks and studied them closely, tapping to make sure that I had wedged each block firmly in place. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It is wedged between rim and backboard, evidence of JB trying and failing to dunk. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z In weightlessness, you have to be wedged in, or tied down, or your body will float aimlessly, banging into other people or equipment as it goes. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nat has the kitchen chair pulled into the living room, wedged between three crates. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The meetings were wedged in among constant banquets and receptions, at which Ernest considered his attendance essential to forging a personal connection with his Russian counterparts. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Emily wedged herself on her brother’s lap and James squeezed in next to the door. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z David wedged the small box he held onto a shelf above it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The other tribute in my watery wedge is old Woof from District 8. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Too big to fit in the sick bay with the rest of them, Horse pulled up a stool and wedged himself in the doorway, his bulging muscles pressed against the walls. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Aye, the wedge slipped, when we were splitting a block of granite twenty years ago,” said the old one with a sidewise grin. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The tractor was parked safely inside and I was halfway down the front walk when Mrs. Bernoffski emerged from the house, a sturdy black purse wedged under one arm. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z June wedged the cello between her legs and played “Amazing Grace,” and the Daughters of Mary got to their feet and swayed together like colorful seaweed on the ocean floor. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The potato wedges have that crisp, golden look that I like. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They joined arms with other jockeys to “clothesline” riders trying to cut between horses, formed obstructive “flying wedges” to block closers, and bashed passing horses into the inside rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking home to Euclid Avenue in the evenings, I carried my house key wedged between two knuckles and pointed outward, in case I needed it to defend myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Nhamo was wedged so far into the rock crevice, her hips were bruised. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Before either could throw a punch, a familiar voice said, “Hang on, Dennis, we’ll get this sorted,” and Martin stepped out of the crowd to wedge himself between them. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She had only to wedge a pot into the grass ring and climb the fig roots. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It looks like a pie sliced into twelve equal wedges. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z An aluminum wedge scraped them into the sink, where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Scoob wedges a fingernail behind it and tugs until a little flap pops open. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z A dark shape—some kind of animal—was wedged halfway under the boat and tangled in a fishing net, one of those big nets they use on trawlers to catch everything at once. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I wedge it in carefully and we all stand back in anticipation. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I wedged myself more tightly in front of the TV. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flicked up at the hole in the ceiling and then swept over the massive metal air conditioner wedged into the floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She was cutting a wedge of yellow cheese from a round as big as a cart wheel when Tris Botley stepped into the kitchen, bundled up in a thick fur cloak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Shay’s feet slipped backward, but she leaned her weight into the pole, keeping it wedged under the cross-tie. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I remember seeing her write in it before she wedged it under. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning forward, I reached in with the moccasins and wedged them into the soft bottom, letting them slide away. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She wedged Rita under a foot and clamped her big hand over the terrified man’s windpipe. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The body lay partly wedged under a layer of mud beneath the water. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The leg was twenty feet up, wedged in the first forking of the trunk, bare, severed cleanly above the knee. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z If it were possible, the car looked worse than before—like a toy that someone had wedged down the sink and run through the garbage disposal. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I continued farther into the dark electronic cave and walked up to a Pac-Man machine at the very back of the room, wedged between a Galaga and a Dig Dug. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z You sit on the rough plank floor and wedge your back into the nearest comer, the one that was always yours. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He tuned to Radio Biafra, to the ending of an announcement about the enemy’s being wedged in Oba, before he turned the radio off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A wedge of honeycomb stuck in the crook of Our Lady’s elbow. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It feels too important for me to even touch, but I can’t leave it here, so I grab it and wedge it between the dresser and the wall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z No one could explain how such massive particles could fit in the nucleus; or how, once wedged there, the devilishly energetic particles could be made to stay put. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He starts to wedge the book back in its place, but stops, holds it in both hands, as if weighing it. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The ice cube snaked down his arm and found its way to Marigolds wrist, where it promptly wedged itself under her Talent bracelet. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z At dawn the next day Leon Longbridge wedged the .wooden scrape into a fork in the sycamore tree and wired it in place. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The hilt of the sword jammed in the wolf’s lower jaw, wedging the jaw open and preventing it from ever closing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Jesper caught himself nervously wiggling the baleen wedged between his teeth with his tongue and forced himself to stop before he triggered it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But later, after my mother lost her faith in God, that leatherette Bible wound up wedged under a too-short table leg, a way for her to correct the imbalances of life. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A wedge of light had forced itself through the dense clouds. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Stepped on a dead body, wedged between rocks. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still wedged into the opening between the rocks, his muscles aching with cramp. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Half an hour later Fadi was wedged firmly in the backseat of a beat-up Dodge Caravan. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Grandma was wedged into a thick bearskin beside the door, snoring lightly, and Big Pinch was tumbled at her feet. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I was curled up in an old sleeping bag in the corner of the trailer’s tiny laundry room, wedged into the gap between the wall and the dryer. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He left me sitting there, went to the truck, and came back with a hamburger, milk, a small wedge of apple pie. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But I wedge out from under the bed—there's getting to be less and less room under there—and I dust myself off and open the door. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Maxine takes the lemon wedge that’s on the rim of her glass, squirts it into her water, and takes a sip. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She pulled him behind the nearest boulder, wedging herself so close against the riverbank that her shoes almost touched the river’s fire. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z "First, though, I have some promises of my own to keep," he said as he sliced off a wedge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She felt dizzy, and it wasn’t only the swaying and rising and falling of the branches she was wedged among. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z August and I walked her out to her wall, and for the umpteenth time she wrote June and Neil on a scrap of paper and wedged it between the rocks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched as he tried and failed to wedge his knife tightly enough to cut his roast. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I run my finger along the inner edge of the strip lighting, then wedge my fingernails in the crack. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I’m wedged a good deal farther between the rolls of canvas than I was when I fell asleep, and I’m disoriented. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The light revealed the forgotten piece of paper that had been wedged into my window. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Here you go,” she said, setting a wedge of fruit on his plate. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Dave wedged himself between the two of us, offering up the thermos. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He swiftly draws a circle and divides it into twelve wedges. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was made from a very small gourd with the pointed end of a twig sticking out from the narrow side and a fan-shaped bit of bark wedged into a slot on the opposite end. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Across from us, a wedge of the jungle begins to vibrate. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He tossed a wedge of pineapple into his mouth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I squeeze the book ’tween the bed frame and the wall till it wedges in tight, then I jump up quick. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z We have no mail, just a Chinese take-out menu wedged into the door. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z From the wings, we watch as Millie takes the stage in her skirted gingham swimsuit and matching wedges. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I picture her lying on the ground with the spear still wedged in her stomach.... Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Helpfully, the middle C key had a full corner missing, a wedge about the size of my fingernail, which got me centered every time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z By around 300 BC the Babylonians had started using two slanted wedges to represent an empty space, an empty column on the abacus. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But then a triangular wedge cuts away from the sidewalk, its walls and marble floor the same colors as the neon sign, pointing in to the lobby. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I yelled up to Joey, “Stop gunning it. I’m going to look for something to wedge under the wheels.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A single volume wedged in the rack against the forward bulkhead. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He calls Tess back and guides us over to one of the alleys, where a series of large metal trash bins sit wedged between two walls. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Now I was able to wedge myself securely in place even as I freed my hands. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z With the receiver wedged against her shoulder, the cord stretched across the kitchen, she cooked, cleaned, and strained tinctures of goldenseal and blessed thistle, while having the same conversation over and over. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She propped his foot on a chair and wedged the ice bag against it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In the afternoons, Richard could nearly always be found in the dark basement, wedged in the crawl space between the couch and the wall, an encyclopedia propped open in front of him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Wait till you see the inside. The walls are bare, and when we got here yesterday, he had nothing in the fridge but some apples and a wedge of Havarti.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Mmph,” he said, thoughtful, as he wedged his feet into his shoes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But the wood, its missing wedge now a question demanding a response, spoke. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Inside the dark cavern is an old pink hybrid wedged between stacks of boxes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z His black hair was cut in a flat-topped wedge like Frank’s. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The metal flexed and bowed under his slender weight as he wedged the toes of his sneakers into the diamond shaped gaps. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “No,” she said, talking over the thing that had wedged in her throat. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Sinks everywhere are clogged with scraps of lettuce, decomposing lemon wedges, water-logged toast crusts. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They found places to wedge all three candles into the frame of the boat, so they could keep their hands free. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry made sure that Hedwig’s cage was safely wedged on top of his trunk and wheeled his trolley around to face the barrier. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate effort to drive a wedge between poor whites and African Americans. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Before we had got a hundred yards a wheel wedged fast and the axle bent. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In his despair, he thought his best course might well be to wedge his sword between two large stones and fall on it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Our cab sat wedged in back of Betsy's cab and in front of a cab with four of the other girls, and nothing moved. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z One of the pawns was wedged between her teeth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The man from the state board of health had himself wedged into the second row, briefcase on his lap, with the still pregnant Mrs. Cybulskis on his left and Hattie Mae on his right. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I nibble on the bread and a soft cheese wedge and watch my movie, marveling over the fact that I actually picked an Indian movie over all the American choices. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The bottom of the bowl was covered with tiny pink rocks, and a fake plastic log sat wedged in the rocks. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z She’d found a sundress at the bottom of her drawer and chose a pair of wedge sandals to match. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Inside the kitchen, I poured water from the pot into my boots, filling them up, then carefully wedged my feet back inside. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Which might have been because she was wearing six-inch wedge sandals or because she was uncomfortable with the situation. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I try to use the moment to break free, but he’s got me wedged so tightly, I still can’t move. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The next obliging roll of thunder saw it wedged once more into place. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I also take a wedge of the soft sable for the freckles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Our parents are sleeping in, so it’s just my sisters and me, and were wedged against the wall waiting for a table. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z And in the middle of the wedge, the box office. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Moreover, there was nothing inside but for a scrap of folded parchment wedged tightly into the place where a portrait should have been. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He wriggled slightly from side to side, wedging himself more firmly into the chair. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was halfway wedged between the front of the spider hole and Peewee. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dry, unappetising, cut in a wedge from the outside; but I had not the courage to refuse it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Anya spotted Mama’s cart wedged between two fish stalls by the river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She wedged the boat between the fig-tree roots that snaked down into the water, to keep it from battering against the rocks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The halls were packed, everyone smoking, laughing, extra chairs wedged in at full tables, people with plates of food roaming from group to group to say hello. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Unwilling to remove an inch off it, Mom made us wedge it against the ceiling at an angle. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Victor wedged the photograph under the winged lion. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The zombie line thickened in the center, forming a wedge designed to break through the enemy host. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The mistake, in part, had been in trying to wedge the piece into a novel. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m wedged in the middle row, hoping that Luz will be one of the winners, since she’s always helped the other girls with the dance steps. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Police escorts formed a wedge at the front of the procession as the marchers began down Pennsylvania Avenue, followed by sixteen mounted officers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z On the right was a row of tall, narrow windows that were wedged open all year, save for a few cold weeks in winter and the occasional summer storm. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I tried to shout but my face was wedged under the seat, my cheek pressed to the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The glass cases contained dozens of keepsakes: a ruby the size of a man’s fist, a wedge of gold shaped like a sandwich, even the Thunder Gong she’d read about in the book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I sliced the watermelon half into quarters and cut the fruit into thick wedges. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It was wedged completely in the snow like Styrofoam packing. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z His tongue was wedged between his lips and he was frowning with concentration as he balanced a blue wooden triangle on top of a pile of square red blocks. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The ball was wedged between two of his teeth like a tiny piece of gum. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z We pass a public bus, with people jammed in so tight their faces are nearly wedged against the window. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d almost been happy when the man was wedged in the closing door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She took the steps two at a time, her wooden wedges making a dull clomp to match my mood. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The silence was sharp enough that it seemed almost to wedge its point against his throat. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Rain drips through several holes in the ceiling, but Peeta has built a sort of canopy over my head an upper body by wedging the square of plastic into the rock above me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The girl took a wedge and ate greedily, then accepted another. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One tiny honeycomb cell is wedged inside, leaving no room to even stand. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She brought another wedge of pie, in a brown bag, and handed it to Jethro. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z A quick examination of the Berg’s body showed several places he could wedge his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Mother’s pot was wedged into a crevice at her side. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One is of me and Mother, smiling our forced smiles; the other is of me wedged between my parents, looking squeezed, under pressure. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Alex finds himself wedged between Henry’s side and a shelf of what smells like industrial-strength floor cleaner. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Her broken thumbnail left smears of blood on the painted marble, but she made it up, and wedged herself in be-tween the king's feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He wedges it in among the stones that surround the high point. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The head was wedged between large boulders and there was another rock between the caudal fins and tail. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And then I found myself atop a slender wedge of ice, adorned with a discarded oxygen cylinder and a battered aluminum survey pole, with nowhere higher to climb. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Before Matthias could think to move, the bronze girl had vaulted over its back and dispatched the creature with two bright daggers wedged beneath the armor of its scales. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I wedge myself back into the nook and hold out my knife. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Scipio wedged the bag with the money between his legs. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I ran to Tyler’s car, which was wedged between Shawn’s truck and the chicken coop. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I raced to wedge myself between them, yanking Maribel’s shirt down, shielding her with my body. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I wedged one end through the lock and pulled the other end backward. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Irene and I were wedged down beneath the covers on her big bed, the room cold and dark, the sheets warm, just how I liked it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Higgledy-piggledy in the branches were wedged baskets of supplies, and on a corner of the platform, protected on two sides by branches, was Mother’s picture, weighted down with stones. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His arm was hot and heavy around my lake-cold body, and my bare shoulder wedged up into his armpit hair, which felt gross, like animal fur. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Later she decided they would sit on the back porch and sip tall glasses of iced tea and lemon wedges. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Enough for her to purchase a square of bread and a wedge of cheese for the month. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She was wedged between Park and the steering wheel, and when he pushed his hand up her shirt, she leaned against the horn. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z And the great gates were ajar and the people pressed forward so tightly packed together that foot was on foot and body wedged tightly against body so that the whole mass moved together as one. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Samuel Hamilton went back twice to try to wedge Adam up and out of his shock. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Tilt your head back and you see a pie-shaped wedge of sky through a screen of wire mesh. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He shoved Pong back into a seat and wedged himself at the controls, the wheel in one hand, throttle in the other. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We fount this ten feet off the ground wedged in a oak. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z It was both bolted and locked and had an oak chair wedged under the handle. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I walk over to a dying potted plant, in this city full of potted plants, wedged in a corner of Heidi’s first floor lobby. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z When I gave her a wave, her hand had appeared, flickering for a second in the wedge of light between the parted drapes before the curtain dropped and she disappeared. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Out on the grounds, someone is splitting wood, and Werner listens to the ringing of the sledgehammer against the wedge and the quick, frightened breaths of the boys all around him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Pinmei flew forward, the power of it shoving her to her hands and knees, still clutching the needle, its point wedged into the mosaic stones of the courtyard. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Inside there were three eggs, one piece of ham, a wedge of waxed orange cheese, and the quart of milk that came every three days. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z That’s where I found it, wedged in the very back of the very last folder. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The bag of coffee was at his feet; the wedge of pie, the book, and the newspaper were placed safely on the seat beside him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped and situated himself, his legs crossed, his body wedged into the space between the last chair and the wall. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He starts into the crowd, at first turning his body to wedge his way between people, and then, when they step back for him, moving straight toward Jack Kang with his shoulders back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m guessing he’s being about as helpful as I am, standing guard over my wooden wedge. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then it sprang up and hissed as a guy stuck his head up from inside the dumpster, waving a wedge of old pizza. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Dos batidos de mango,” she said as she handed us the glasses garnished with little mango wedges. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z When the final section of the train pulls out, I’m crouched under a bunk in a sleeping car wedged against another man. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z After the corn bread is cut into wedges, the peaches washed and dried . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I take the opportunity to wedge my shoulder into the opening. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She missed me; the force of her blow was so strong that she fell down the steps, headlong, her aged body wedged in a narrow space between the fence and the bottom step. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally interlaced her fingers, locking her hands together to give David a boost up to where he could wedge the powerjack between the doors. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A rotisserie chicken, a couple of plastic tubs of things covered in mayonnaise, a watermelon wedge, a couple of bottles of Polar Seltzer, and a bakery bag of cookies. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z David Petrakis My Lab Partner cuts his apple into eight equal wedges. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I wedge my way through the sea of students, between the locker-lined buildings and concrete pillars. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But I'm wedged back between the doughnut-chair and the wall, and I have to wiggle out. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “There’s no moving this desk that’s wedged into the doorway,” Tad called from below. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A bottle of vinegar hot sauce sat in the middle of four glasses of iced tea, the edges of each one sporting a wedge of shiny-skinned lemon. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “See. It’s fine. I’m going to wedge a board under here and lift the air conditioner enough for you to pull Kaitlin out.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Were finally settled in for the night, if that's what you call being wedged into the muddy wall of a six foot trench. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He pushed on the pilot’s body, but it was wedged tight in the narrowing gap. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A chocolate crumb was wedged between his front teeth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He was very heavy, and wedged somehow, he couldn’t move him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Nike could’ve zapped him into a grease spot or speared him like a cheese wedge, but her curiosity got the best of her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z This sparked a money-throwing war, which ended when Miles paid for our food, passed the drink carrier and bags to me, and then folded up the ten dollars and wedged it under my thigh. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The entire earth seemed to wedge itself into Bay Meadows to see Seabiscuit run. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The man was wedged between two rocks, flung there by the tide earlier in the day. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z At home a letter had been left for them, wedged into the edge of the front door, and Anya handed it to Ash as they went inside. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the thin end of the wedge for you, me laddie. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He wedged a huge piece of sausage into his small mouth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z So he wedged the mangoes into the spokes of his bicycle wheels. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I knew and loved, driven me out of the bakery. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I wake in the dark, wedged in a hard corner. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And Billy and the Maori and others helping them with their particular hole came at last to a membrane of timbers laced over rocks which had wedged together to form an accidental dome. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When we go in to watch the recap of the opening ceremonies, I wedge myself in between Cinna and Haymitch on the couch because I don’t want to be next to Peeta. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the winner’s circle, the police cordon gave way and the reporters and fans pressed in again, wedging Seabiscuit and his handlers into the corner. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked stuck in time, like an old black-and-white photograph wedged into the side of a mirror frame. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a blow on the door that made it quiver; and then it began to grind slowly open, driving back the wedges. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Not to avoid injury—there was no possibility of that—but that the injury would be like Luke’s, a wedge of flesh, so I could go to the house, too. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her hair was cut in a short black wedge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He scoots back, wedging himself between the two plates, and reaches for my waist to help me when I get close enough. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He closes the interior door, and wedges it shut with a chunk of wood. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z All day long his small bedroom, his bathroom and the cubicle wedged between them he called his study had baked under the southern slope of the bungalow’s roof. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Supper that evening was a thin stew of barley, onion, and carrots, with a wedge of stale brown bread. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The wedge horses are already in place, and all over the Flying Squadron men are lifting ramps, climbing aboard, and sliding doors shut. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Jammed into jump seats around the perimeter of the aircraft was the human cargo, facing inward, knees wedged against chests. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Stones and soil were tamped around the wheels, wedging them still. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Scipio simply wedged a rag between his captive's teeth. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The two cars missed each other by an inch, and the Jaguar wedged itself between the school bus and the principal's 1970s Cadillac, tires smoking. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The guard’s fingers passed over the spot between Kaz’s teeth where he’d wedged the baleen, then pinched and prodded the interior of his cheeks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I am riding it, wedged into the center fold, arms spread along the wings. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He studies the pictures I’ve hung on the walls and the unfinished pieces wedged under books. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z His right foot was wedged in the fork of a broken box elder limb. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Jamie was working a wedge of coconut cream, and he didn’t take his eyes off the pie but jerked his chin in the general direction of the dwindling crowd around the dwindling fellowship fire. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He shuts the door and wedges a busted chair under the doorknob. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Yet now, he saw, no one had had the wit not himself nor Jack, nor Piggy to bring a stone and wedge the thing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She wedged a pole across the branches over her head and leaned reeds against it to make a slanted windbreak. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple of kids tape pieces of loose-leaf paper into cone hats, and one dude manages to wedge a brown paper lunch bag on his head like a chefs hat. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z We didn’t say anything more—Mr. Pignati wedged right between us—as we rolled along the bleak pathways of the zoo. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I’d then knock the first wedge loose and move it up in front of the second one. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay sat in a chair on the other side of the table and chewed on a ragged wedge of sugar cane from the counter. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Leale has moved to the other side of the bed and wedged himself against the wall. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She came up with an orange that she sliced into wedges and offered to the girl. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then she reached up for the first wedge of rock and lifted herself by one arm into the crevice. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z My sleeping bag was wedged between my legs in a sweaty twist of polyester and anxiety. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Rishi reached in his wallet and pulled out a wedge of bills. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z You couldn’t have gotten me out of books with a wedge. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She knelt and wedged her fingers into a crack that ran along the floor. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z And she threw a wedge of the broken plate at me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Frustrated, I wedge my small body between theirs and push my way through, calling out loudly, “Sorry, I cannot see.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just below Wilmington, the Chesapeake Bay drove up like a wedge between two sections of land. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She headed back toward the living room, wobbling slightly on her wedge heels, and through the sliding-glass door Pearl watched Trip poke a redheaded girl between the shoulder blades with his plastic pitchfork. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The next time the midwife came she brought her daughter Maria, who stood next to her mother, imitating her movements, with a baby wedged against her wiry nine-year-old frame. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The seat across from her is free, so I slide in with my bought lunch—crispy dog and potato wedges with orange slices. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z And across the city, atop a monolithic wedge of seamless, mirror-smooth metal, a statue stirred, as though awakened by the tumult, and slowly lifted its great horned head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z With only his feeble flashlight for illumination, he fought through the piled-up garbage, climbing over wedged chairs, crates, and broken partitions. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A bobby pin was wedged between her lips. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Can just manage to sit up if I wedge myself right below the peak. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z We were at the far left end of the cabin, our bunk wedged in the corner. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A stylish sandal lay on the ground and he picked it up and looked at the leather straps, the thick wedge heel, before he left it where it had been. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And then, with a careful quiet wedged between us, Lolo and I stare up at the stars. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And though the current pulled at it, dragging its stern sidewise, the boat was wedged and could not follow. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It belched a huge gout of flame and charged the fractured oak tree again, striking with its great blunt wedge of a head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I bit the days off in rows, corn kernels that popped in my mouth and wedged between my teeth. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z But the trash wedged itself under his armpits and the balls of his feet, as if it wanted to be useful one last time before sinking into the silt at the bottom. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And if my life here continues as it has been, it may soon be the least of the wedges between us. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z From this vantage point, he saw Nina wedged into a space between two stacks of crates. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Gritting my teeth, I wedge the flat of my knife blade under the disc and force it up. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I sat down at the table to eat, and my mother brought out a small tureen of tomato soup, a loaf of bread, and a wedge of cheese. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Leale examined the small room with a bed, its headboard wedged into the corner. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Z worked on sliding Kaitlin through the space under one of the wedged desks into the hall. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Hello?” he yelled, peering through a gap in the wreckage wedged in the doorway to see into the room beyond. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “And I really do, so I was not lying either, at least not about that,” Heqet said blandly, offering the wedge to the Ancient instead. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Standing in line wedged among many people, my nostrils are assaulted by the stale smell of bodies that have not been washed for many days. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hard by the big man’s hip he rode, slashing right and left as their wedge went through the Unsullied like a spearpoint. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She made a series of perfect cuts down the side of the tree, and then chopped sideways and split from the tree ten perfect wedges of the hard ironwood. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z By the time I get there, Olly has managed to climb halfway up the rocky back wall, hands and feet wedged into crevices. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Osh moved his pail into a bigger wedge of shadow so the fish would stay cool. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z My mother went to the kitchen and returned with a plate of oranges sliced into wedges. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Brown hair brushed neatly to one side, eyes dark like a shark’s, a hard wedge of a naked chin, his cheeks cleanly shaven. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Diego’s mouth was full of a tomato wedge from his salad. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Plus, I wedged Mom’s dresser against the door for double protection. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The sleeves of his striped oxford shirt lay rolled to his elbows so that the hairs on his forearms showed; his back formed a long hard wedge of muscle against which his suspenders rode tautly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A wedge of moonlight streamed in through the window. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Charity looks to an old black and white image of her and her late husband wedged into the dashboard. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Every Saturday, without fail, Dad and I went to Ming Palace, a Chinese restaurant wedged between Planet Fitness and the Price Chopper supermarket out on Route 24. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The tables were jammed together, and to be seated, the waitress employed a kind of magic, pulling one table out and then wedging you in, like a child in a high chair. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I reach up and wedge the bill into the frame’s alarm switch so the alarm doesn’t go off, then I open the door just a crack and slide through onto the rooftop. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He could hold a spoon by wedging it between his index finger, which bowed upward, and his ring finger, which curved downward, but he ate with difficulty. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A small wedge of solid wood was all that was holding it up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Unable to wedge them back into the grandstand, officials herded them into the infield. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally Mami returns, her tears all dry, and she brings me an apple, cut up into neat wedges. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z When the bridge came in sight below them there was a tractor-trailer jackknifed sideways across it and wedged into the buckled iron railings. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He was wedged a good six feet down, way past my groping fingertips. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The headmistress made a wedge shape with her fingertips and placed her elbows on her desk. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She wedged her walking stick in the soft ground, leaned on it, and pulled herself up. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wedged my hands between our chests and tried to shove Marcus away. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z William and his team spent the next week working hard—“almost day and night,” he later said, trying to wedge open the crack in the cipher that Gene Grotjan had found. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In the far corner, a tall desk was wedged into an alcove between a bookcase and a window. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The Willys station wagon’s rear right tire had been perforated by a fallen branch still wedged up under both axles. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Mosca wedged an oar against the wooden pier to stop the boat from rocking. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She started to shut the door when I wedged my foot inside. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He managed to wedge himself into the car. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I pull my red scarf closer as the cold air bites at my face and neck, looking down to see if his wallet is still wedged in the doorjamb before storming over to him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I grab another bar, find another place to wedge my foot. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He found the bar, grabbed it with both hands, and wedged it quietly, tightly between the wall and the door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Boromir flung himself against the door and heaved it to; then he wedged it with broken sword-blades and splinters of wood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She wedged herself into the line and passed the bucket on. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My hair blew straight back but the plane didn’t budge forward because Dad had the wheels chocked with big wedges of firewood. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I stuck my elbows very hard into the ribs of the people who were crushing in around me, and kind of wedged myself in. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A sliver of starry sky peeked through a wedge of open door. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They were wedged together so tightly that Ron had difficulty extracting his arm to put it around Hermione’s shoulders. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Private George Washington Buck, former sergeant, had a place to himself, wedged between two rocks. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The massive wedge of a head swayed back and forth, back and forth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It happened, sometimes, when it got really hot in here; one of the guys would wedge the door open to let the room breathe a little. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I’d start at the big end and hammer in a wedge with the back side of my axe. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He wedged off the lid with the metal key and then peeled off the thick, dried skin covering the white liquid underneath. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The wedge winked at us, pretty and pink. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Hang on,” Frankie urged as he wedged a metal bar into the space between the frame and the door and pushed hard. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The parapets were a bit too high and Arya a bit too short; she had to wedge her toes into the holes between the stones to see over. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was the slim edition of The Gold-Bug wedged between the trash can and the wall that consumed his thoughts. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I bring my leg up and wedge it beneath my body. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She looked around and spotted a couple of desks that looked like they were wedged firmly in place enough to climb. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Mark wedged his flashlight in the crook of his elbow and tried one of the devices. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The last inch of space was filled, yet people continued to wedge themselves along the walls of the Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The two sergeants hoisted her bodily into the cockpit and wedged her in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ignoring the spines of an overgrown rattan, she wedged herself up against a rotting log shrouded with moss and air plants. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Slowly and conscientiously he ate all of the wedge- shaped strips of fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Driving one wedge ahead of the other like that, I could finally split a log in two halves. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Bilal pulled it forward to reveal a bookshelf wedged behind it. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Once the stove was roaring, she set the eggs and wedges of fruit on top, and sat to wait. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The hour for dinner came and I was wedged at the table between talking and laughing adults. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The two inspectors wedged themselves on each side of their prisoner. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I put my hand on it and wedge myself into the doorway. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z After a big wedge of layer cake she pulled back from the table. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He allowed me half a cup of water and two hard biscuits, then fed Stew Cat with a wedge of leftover flying fish. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Two deacons wedged themselves around Brother Jackson as a preventive measure and two large determined- looking men walked down the aisle toward Sister Monroe. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I folded the paper and wedged it between the slats of the park bench. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z My brother and sister are curled up next to me—Hermelinda on the end and Manuelito wedged in the middle—and the fleas and bedbugs and lice are crawling wherever they please. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Lemon wedges are piled in a small bowl on the counter. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When things didn't work out with my wallet, my watch drove a wedge between my hairbrush and my lighter. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He slept wedged next to his sister and his mother. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I pour in granola and the rest of the milk from the tiny fridge wedged between Hannah's desk and mine. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There was a large fireplace in the dining-room and she now set about wedging the cage up the chimney and out of sight. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z My heart falls into the five-inch wedge boots I shouldn’t have worn because who am I trying to impress? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z How could he ever have thought that wedge of hair was anything but brainy? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z There was half of a cold broiled lobster, five stone-cold fried oysters, an inch jar of caviar and a wedge of Roquefort cheese. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the shop, the counter holds some stale hunks of bread, a wedge of moldy cheese, and half a bottle of mustard. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I worked the wedges of ice from between his toes, and scraped the sleet from his body with my hands. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A single wedge, for instance, could stand for 1; 60; 3,600; or countless others. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In a knot of tangled arms, legs, and muskets, the four of them wedged into the doorframe. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I found a little comer up above my head, to the right, and I discovered that if I wedged my head up into it, it felt more natural. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Start with the guy under the triple zeros wedge of the Wonder Dome,” suggested Kyle. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I wedge my shoulder, which still seems under my control, under Peeta's arm and do my best to keep up with Finnick’s rapid pace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Jay wedged the paint-coated stick under my other foot, and the grip loosened enough for me to scoot all the way back to safe ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z One end of the tube was wedged between his bars at stomach level, and the other protruded halfway into the narrow gallery space between cell bars and fence, like a miniature bazooka. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted the lid off the second tureen and uncovered a wedge of macaroni, stonecold and stuck together in a gluey paste. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He writes lightning in tiny print in the corresponding wedge, then works clockwise adding blood, fog, and monkeys in the following sections. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z My elbows were like flying wedges and my knees like tea saucers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Hungry Joe had his leg wedged in the door and would not pull it out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I stare at the beautiful wedge of key lime pie and my mouth waters. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He wedged the can against the doorframe, so even if the door tried to shut on its own, the can would keep it propped open. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Miguel stomped on the edge of his shovel, levered up a wedge of earth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Past it, there’s a wedge of open space, and Finch spreads out the blanket and then we huddle on top of it, arm to arm, pulling the rest of the cover around us. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Race had become, yet again, a powerful wedge, breaking up what had been a solid liberal coalition based on economic interests of the poor and the working and lower-middle classes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The train left the station, and needing something to hold on to, I wedged my hand between the American couple and grabbed the pole at waist level. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I leave the drawing there, wedged underneath the mailbox with our key. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z There had been that time in the train when, hanging from a strap and so tightly wedged in the crowd that she couldn’t so much as lower her arm, she had felt a man’s hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He wedged himself down between two big rocks and sat totally still. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z At least this helped Thomas know directions—the wooden building crouched in the northwest corner, wedged in a darkening patch of shadow, the grove of trees in the southwest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I wedge my way between them and jab one of the older women in the shoulder. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We were walking past Prides, a small coffee shop wedged between SavOn's and Von's Supermarket, when I looked in the big plate glass window and saw my father. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Next to her were Pierrot and Jackson, lankier by five or six inches, wedged between the outlines of their estranged parents. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I wedge myself in tightly and only just in time. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I wedged my body down through the nearly solid sea of coils, forcing my legs deep into the cockpit and jackknifing my knees so that my upper body swung downward and inward. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Above that sprawled a medieval-looking city of church spires, domes, and tightly wedged buildings, all made of the same golden stone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The first antique shop was called George Pines, out on a ring road, wedged between a betting shop and a liquor store. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Kaitlin clenched her teeth, shut her eyes tightly, and nodded as Z wedged his board in the space between the floor and the metal near the end of the air conditioner. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Coach Raskin wedged himself between us, yelling at us to break it up, and wrestled me away from Adrian. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I could see they needed a place to talk, a refuge here. A place to feel safe,” Brown recounted, as I wedged myself into a chair with a writing arm. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At Quebrada Jaguay, a dry streambed on the nation’s southern coast that was one of the two sites described in Science, they dug up wedge clams and chased schools of six-inch drumfish with nets. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At one corner of the crossroads stood the most impressive building—a two-story wedge of white marble with a columned portico like an old-fashioned bank. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He caught hold of the back of Fang’s jacket and I shoved my way toward him and together we jerked upward until Fang was wedged between us and we started dragging him away. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z So I just cut them into wedges and push them around the plate, like syrup sponges. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z A jumble of broken logs were wedged between the rocks of the rapids, and a moment later Thorn was on top of them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Among the little spherical formations of lint under the desk a piece of cardboard had been wedged under one corner to make the desk level. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There were lemon wedges to squeeze onto our meat, and tiny glass dishes overflowing with bright ruby sumac, which was for sprinkling over everything. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Sheed ceased his grooming, wedged his pick tight into his thick hair, so only the handle protruded, and dug into a bowl of Frosty Loops. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Deliberately and strategically, the planter class extended special privileges to poor whites in an effort to drive a wedge between them and black slaves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Dany wedged herself into that comer, making a nest of sorts by tearing up handfuls of the grass that grew around the ruins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Once the wedge horse loads, none of ’em can go down.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The only other entertainment available was Pastor Ted and his throng of religious fanatics, who were wedged into sandwich boards and parked just outside the entrance. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Few minutes ago. Sort of wedged down the edge of the rink.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I wedged my spine against the wall, pressed both feet against the big refrigerator, and pushed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His jacket was undone and there was a wedge of fat trapped between the top of his pants and the seat belt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Even the little group sitting in the wedge of bleachers behind the west end zone seems to be getting into the intoxicating pace of the game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I managed to wedge Jess in between Mike and me in the front seat of the Suburban. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z |
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