Their skin is rough like wet leather and is all the colors of an algae bloom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Conduct may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes but after a certain point I don't care what it's founded on. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I reappeared wet, muddy, and scared to death.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I could let go of the kid, and he scrambled up through the mud and weeds like a wet cat breaking frantic from a bathtub. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

A rock constantly pushed by millions of drops of water and my brother is on the beach and I’m hoping the water doesn’t wet him. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, sure. I bet you didn’t even buy any cigarettes. If you did, they must be soaking wet. Where are they, anyway?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Towards morning it rained; the whole of the following day was wet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

There’s an engine sound, then the sizzle of tires on the wet road. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux shook his head with such extreme force it twisted his neck like a wet dishrag. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Down went Jo’s face into the wet handkerchief, and she cried despairingly, for she had kept up bravely till now and never shed a tear. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked to the wet scrape, turning under her talons so as not to injure the young. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

With fingers stained from tobacco, they tied wet sponges over their nostrils to block out poisonous fumes. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

They were cluttered with stacks of plastic buckets, overflowing garbage cans, and makeshift clotheslines hung with wet aprons and towels. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Daddy looked at me, wet, bedraggled, and exhausted. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She kicked up slush as she walked, and her jeans were wet and spattered by the time she arrived at the field where the shrieking shack was. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She pushed her wet hair off her face and smiled back. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands grip the rope and the wet rubber. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were proud young knights, pushing past the wet rabble, their sheathed swords swinging like ship booms, occasionally smacking in the face the children who ran behind them, begging for bread. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He shook his wet hands over the sink, dried them on the dishtowel, and gave Jessie his most menacing look. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I looked down at the wet floor and I knew Sookie was still focused on me. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He took off another one that had been heating there and wet his thumb to test it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took off my coat, took my wallet with my papers and my money all wet in it out of the inside pocket and then wrung the coat out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I already mentioned the ecological differences between China’s cool, dry north and warm, wet south. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I let her bring the wet towel up to my face again, savoring her warmth as she leaned in closer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

His wet hair was slicked off his face, showing the thin scar through one eyebrow. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The wet leather of Tayo’s boots and the hunter’s elkskin leggings made steam rise around them like mountain fog after a storm. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The children strutted and shouted as they ran about in the wet sand. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The yellow kite dangled at the end of it, just above the wet grass. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of fresh blood was heavy in the air, like wet, hot metal. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I have seen her only that one time at the wedding ceremony and thought she was very pretty, even though her eyes were wet with tears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain had seeped into the garbage cans and in the alley there was the rank odor of wet refuse. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I saw a figure, dark and wet carrying jugs. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The sheep drink And eat, their buds Of tongues Gathering up the wet world. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, Juanita and I sat on an old bench with Pita between us, while Delia and Velia clung to a pillar, trying their best not to wet their pants. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Clarisse pulled a wet Confederate dollar from her pocket and sighed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Out he went, his blue and ivory feet crushing the wet salad of the lawn. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its innards tumbled out onto the cutting board, red and purple and plum-colored, intestines and vital organs like wet jewels on the dusty wood. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I skipped back to town freezing and wet and grinning like an idiot. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The blanket felt wet, too; it was lotion or something. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Their kisses are wet and sloppy, and you can see their tongues going in and out of each other’s mouths. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My fore­head was wet with fresh, clean, refreshing perspiration. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” I said, “you just looked pretty,” and I might have said something else had Charles—dripping wet—not burst through the kitchen door, Francis hard at his heels. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I waded around to the back of the SUV, already wet up to my waist. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Smell of earth and wet ash in the rain. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The floor was wet, and Mrs. Burt was standing in a stall. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

When Francie got back, papa had shaved, wetted his hair down, shined his shoes and put on a clean undershirt. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She imagined me, I expect, sitting down on a wet day and looking solemnly at the illustrations, and perhaps getting a sheet of drawing-paper and a paint-box and copying one of the pictures. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He once gave them puffs from his cigarette and got annoyed because they had sucked it and wet the filter with spit. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floor beneath them changed from rigid stone to something wet and slick, surrounding…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I heard the little girls crying, and I realized my own face was wet with tears. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kira made her way out of doors, relishing the breeze that lingered after the storm and was pine-scented from trees that were still glistening and wet. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scales under his human skin were wet with blood. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Over the water, spray struck her face, hands, and feet Tally knelt, grasping the edge of the board with wet hands, flying as low as she dared. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The sky was the color of wet slate, and the wind ripped through the crowns of the trees. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He hit the water in a sitting position, and got wet clear up to the third button of his jacket. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“He really is looking this way! Just standing there not moving. And here’s something weird I didn’t notice before—his hair is wet, but his clothes are dry. What do you think he’s up to?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t remember why I wrote this,” she said as she wet her thumb and started rubbing off the words. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The bright blood in the nostrils was still wet. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Montag, lying there, eyes gritted shut with dust, a fine wet cement of dust in his now shut mouth, gasping and crying, now thought again, I remember, I remember, I remember something else. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

The earth of that piece was wet and rich and the rice grew on it as weeds grow where they are not wanted. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

My shirt was getting wet and my hair. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school’s wet mill is part of something called the Center for Crops Utilization Research. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It's cold, and our lips are dry, noses a little wet, foreheads sweaty beneath wool hats. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I plucked off yellow al- lamanda flowers, still wet, and slid them over my fingers, as I had seen Chima do. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I rinse my dresses and put them on wet to cool off. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon their stings were covered with blobs of wet tobacco dripping brown, wintergreen-flavored juice. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He pulled his legs out of the lake and crawled on his hands and knees until he was away from the wet- soft shore and near a small stand of brush of some kind. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found it hard to be bad tempered on the top of a hill with ocean all around, the western sky like a painting still wet, the wind soft and warm. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Rich and ripe and rotted, Volantis covered the mouth of the Rhoyne like a warm wet kiss, stretching across hill and marsh on both sides of the river. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Naked and dripping wet he bent over her couch. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hurried me up the walk, through the grounds, and into the house; but we were quite wet before we could pass the threshold. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

By then I was wet through and cold. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc had his hat off now since there was practically no chance of getting his head wet unless a pipe broke. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face is pale and when she meets my eyes again, her own have gone wet. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They arrived at the elevator, where a group of guys were noisily discussing the merits of wet T-shirt contests. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Standing outside in the rain, in the cold, wet light from the single streetlight, Velutha was suddenly overcome by sleep. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beau flopped down happily between us, filling our noses with the smell of wet dog. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As he breathed, his nostrils expanded and contracted and his nose glistened, cold and wet in the warm, sunshiny September afternoon. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The top few feet were easy to manage, but lower down the earth became sandy and wet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I got out and walked ahead, going between the trucks and carts and under the wet necks of the horses. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But she was down to herself now, except for a girl who was wiping the tables with a wet rag. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cave floor was mushy and wet from the water dripping off the stalactites. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He took out all the wet things, the blankets and pillows and Lyra’s sodden clothes, and laid them flat on the planks of the landing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But then footsteps approached the house, and the man emerged from the darkness of the yard, his long coat so wet with rain that it clung to his legs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then I feel something wet on me and I look down and the blood’s coming so fast now, it’s leaked over to where I’m sitting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He was soaking wet, tired, sleepy, and hungry. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, she was soaking wet. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I followed him through the rows of big green leaves, and we eventually settled down to feast, burying our faces in the huge wet heads of lettuce and eating until our stomachs ached. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I reach the end of one hallway and find myself in an atrium, surrounded by the smell of wet earth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He liked neither getting wet nor the ups and downs of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The truck was split open and cartons of cigarettes littered the wet road. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Of course, it’s pouring down rain when Ms. Albright lets us out, and I soak a big butt-shaped wet spot into the upholstery of my car. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The morning is wet and shining, and I am swelled with the idea that I'll be setting forth with the children. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

From my window I have watched a girl with halting steps spread the wet linens on shrubs, rocks, and fences. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The month had been unusually wet; certain pools of water had reappeared so often on the driveway that Theresa actually recognized them now. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were both tanned and lean, their stomach muscles highlighted by the reflection on their wet skin. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He then propped the manuscript against his now wet knees, an inch or so above the waterline, and began to turn the pages. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was wet, corroded, and a little slimy. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It was getting cooler, but the humidity was so high I was dripping wet. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their mouths were wet and soured with beer, and when they pushed themselves down on her, they felt small and soft between her thighs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a little pea vine that grew wild all over the hills during wet winters and bloomed pale lavender in the spring. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sounds to me like you just took a little skid on a wet street.’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goddess stared at him with her wet milky eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The future Reverend, skidding on his heels, rigid with fear, applied his terrified lips to the ring on the Patriarch’s middle finger, leaving it wet with spit. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked to the edge of the school yard, and then stood outside in the clear air, in the sun, breathing the fragrance of fresh wet snow and new bread, crusty and warm. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

P. T. was on him immediately, muddy paws all over the beige raincoat, and pink tongue sandpapering Jesse’s wet face. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Both were very hungry and they stopped talking in order to concentrate on the slippery wet food. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had gotten a little wet, but the backpack had kept it mostly safe. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

All I can see is the wet snow illuminated here and there by the light from the windows on the edge of the Seam. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The air still smelled of wet cigarettes and ammonia. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

With his left hand, Wes held a wet paper towel to his lip, trying to stop the steady flow of blood. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Flittman thought Drummer was going to wet on him again and it was more than the harassed and futile little man could stand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were soaking wet, but when he broke one over his knee—with great effort—he found that, inside, it was dry. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then I dashed down the stairs so Charlie could see that I was in my pajamas, with wet hair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She blew out the match in alarm—oh, how well she remembered it, even many years later—and knelt to look out of the window, which was wet with rain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sarai stepped out of her clammy, wet slip and let it fall to the floor of her dressing room. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I realized only then I’d run my wet hands over it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I wet the brush and rearranged the tube of paste to prevent my parents from asking any questions, and fell asleep with sugar on my tongue. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s starting to get mighty wet, and Gum Baby took a bath last month, so don’t take forever.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Everyone cursed and prayed and shouted as our legs became wet and cold. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ajax came sopping wet into the room and lay down on the bed to let the air dry him. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the day had been one long, wet slog through an increasingly muddy forest, Kaede was absurdly pleased about the prospect of taking a walk through the Wood with Taisin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Glazier said slowly, around the wet plug, “Now I wouldn’t complain normal, Colonel, only if there’s goin’ to be a fight I got to keep an eye on my cousin. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our feet can’t hang free—else our legs and pants will get wet. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it was a beautiful lady, and she’d done something brave, only I don’t know what that was. Oh—here's your book. Sorry it’s a bit wet.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“If it gets wet, we can grab some more cardboard, and I’ll make a new one.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My shoes were wet from walking too close to the water. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

At daybreak we scavenged in the wreckage of the box, but what hadn’t been eaten was mashed into the wet pine needles. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Something with wet black eyes was leering up at him, not human at all. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He kicked hard with his feet, and thrashed hard with his tail, and in a minute or two he climbed back aboard the schooner, cold and wet but quite unharmed. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Pressed against the coldness of a cheek, wet with shattered rain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow was in a dark place, and the thing staring at him wore a buffalo’s head, rank and furry with huge wet eyes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The second time Con threw the rope Kaede caught it, rough and wet, in her right hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You sure are getting wet. You started this adventure just running away. Comfortably. Then the day before yesterday you decided you had to be a hero, too.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gurgi, miserable as a wet owl at being left behind, helped load the saddlebags. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded and reached for the wet towel. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I would have run if I hadn’t been worried about slipping on the wet floor. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Back at the sink, she wiped her wet face with a paper towel. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The coach finally hands the wet microphone back to the principal, who introduces us to our very own cheerleaders. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

A lone figure sat on the bench next to the pool, soaking wet and clad in nothing but a pair of boxer shorts. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Um, I was just...You know, trying to do some water magic? I got my shoe wet.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I'm sitting right next to a chimney, soaking wet. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Chip’s hair was wet, and his shirt clung to his damp skin. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But our family sticks together like wet pages. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Good night, Double O Nothing. Don’t wet the bed.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The men above pulled the wet ropes, their hands burning, while those below lifted and shoved, heaving the canoe up. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Neither of them could tip the scale at seventy pounds soaking wet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Uhmma takes the pot from my hands, wipes the wet bottom, and puts it into the rice cooker. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

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

“Take care out in the cold and wet.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even over the stink of his labor, of the mud and the plaster and the rain that had wet him and then dried, he could smell Cari’s body. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a cluster of sloppy salutes, broad wet grins under dripping hats. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I exhale, shove all that out the door of my mind with a swift kick, take a deep breath of the wet pulsing air, and start looking for Guillermo Garcia’s studio. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I thanked him and stepped out onto the wet neon reflections of the road. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a movement in the branches, and then Archer was taking her hands, wiping each of her fingers with a clean wet cloth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

His blood throbbed in his ears; his lips were parched and dry; he wanted to wet them with his tongue, but could not. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Spot licks our faces, never minding the wet muck on mine. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He turned and walked away and the black boys gathered to watch his tall form disappear down the aisles of wet bricks. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peeled off my wet shoes and socks, and a wave of relief swept over me, like wet feet had been the worst of my problems. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I breathe in the smell of wet pavement and marsh air. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Reviving, I found myself in a comer; the old man was busy dabbing my forehead with a wet, dirty sponge. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His body was once more wet with sweat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment all they heard was Sam's heavy breathing and the wet sound of Dywen sucking on his teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She is rocking back and forth on him: the engorged head of his penis is being rubbed against the wet lips of her vulva. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He would call it Rider, and mount it at morning when the grass was wet, and from the horse’s back look out over great, sun-filled fields, his own. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Ellie’s eyes were wet as she looked up at her daughter. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He landed in the wet roadway with a sickening crunch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

My hands hit wet wood, and I grabbed. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Horace wet his lips with his tongue, a good job from corner to corner. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It rained during the night and into the early hours of Saturday morning, leaving behind wet grass and sharp, gusty winds. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

That is a thing for a wet day, isn't it?' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I’m aware of a heavy, wet noise, and realize it’s me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was raining and I could smell the wet street and the horse steaming in the rain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A. posse of Touchable Policemen crossed the Meenachal River, sluggish and swollen with recent rain, and picked their way through the wet undergrowth, the clink of handcuffs in someone’s heavy pocket. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I said this, I wet my sock so I wasn’t lying. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He was wet and so cold he felt wrong to her, and she had to work to suppress a shudder. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Washing her, feeding her, changing the sheets when she wet herself. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

In the moonlight she could see pain move across her mother’s face, and then she saw her reach under the dark wet hem of her nightgown. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Go upstairs, change out of your wet clothes, and when you come back, I’ll show you the rest.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Let me change out of these wet clothes so I can see what wildness you guys came up with.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I was hardly higher up from the water than one would be from a floor sitting on a thick cushion; still, I hoped not to get wet so much. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he saw nothing of the great Odysseus, who sat apart, as a thousand times before, and racked his own heart groaning, with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they edged along the wet walls, Jemmy gave his reply a second thought. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The knots in the wet and swollen rope were loose, and I figured that Mr. Kendall had already struggled with them while the branch he stood on sagged further and further toward breaking. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

We had gone to see Mexican movies in Fresno on rainy days when it was too wet to pick cotton, but it was always with our parents. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

His tongue was wet, and his breath was warm. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The floor glistens like it’s permanently wet and tall paintings hang on the walls. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Five, wet and without coats, were dead of hypothermia. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her deep-set eyes were wet and glassy in their dark hollows. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I shivered as I walked on the cold, wet pavement. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got disgusted with wetting on the floor and took to going outside. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart was tearing apart like a piece of wet paper. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Constance resembled a wet hen—same shape, same dour crankiness, and only slightly larger—but Kate smiled when he came in, and the sight of her sunny face gave Reynie a pinprick of hope. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Veins stand out in Zak’s neck, and he shakes his head like a wet dog ridding itself of water. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

One of the men slipped off the wet hindquarters and fell. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She tried to pull him up as he panted, wet tea bags in his hands. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Someone had slathered wet cement over the “Knowledge Not Shared Remains Unknown” motto chiseled into the fountain’s base. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The wood didn’t even get wet. Besides, it’s wrapped up in several layers of cloth and plastic and—” She bit her lip in frustration. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Armistead took off his black hat and ran his hands through the gray hair, his forehead wet with perspiration, the hair wet and glistening in the light. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One Charm Bracelet was bending forward, wrapping a towel around her wet hair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But the wet hole had a good grip on the box, and it took help from Miss Maggie, too, before we managed to drag it up out of the hole and onto level ground. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He dashed to wet a towel at the sink. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rains let up for now, but with wet clothes and wet blankets, it’s almost better if it keeps on coming Better than the wind picking up and chilling our bones. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The floor by my chair is wet and gross. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

They threw the pads in the trash and pushed them under some wet paper towels so that nobody would find them. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The air smells of wet soil and eucalyptus. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He drenched himself in all the wet and warm and happy. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the middle of the night when Matt pulled himself over the edge and collapsed onto wet earth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, Peeves paid no attention to Professor Lupin’s words, except to blow a loud wet raspberry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The walls of the low house were four feet thick, and the round pole rafters were tied on with rawhide ropes which had been put on wet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She would brush May Ling’s hair—which was straight when dry but wavy when wet, just like her mother’s—and coax her damp limbs into pajamas. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Balthamos withdrew his foot at once and hurried on—but now a wet print appeared on the dry rocks each time he put his foot down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

With her hands on the dirty wet boulders just above her head, Jinny squinted into the cloudy sky. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wanted the cold to draw all the heat out of my tired, wet body and make me well again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground was still pretty soggy from the winter, and the sand around the stakes was all wet through. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The boy’s red swimming trunks are dripping wet, leaving a pool of water beneath him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The night air felt clean on my skin and it smelled like wet sand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

You had to have a store of warm, dry clothes to not mind getting so wet. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I debate tying their leashes to a bench, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to tie them tight enough, especially with wet hands. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

My shirt was wet where she had drooled a little bit. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Excitement made his mouth fill with water so that his words had a wet, gurgling sound. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

A part of me wants to run, but the other part, which envisions sprinting down the road in nothing but a wet bra and underwear, decides the wind pushed the door open. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t your wife in for questioning today? Er—what’s happened to you? Why are you so wet?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Your ears, mouth, and nose were filled with wet snow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He wet his finger with spit and rubbed my cheek. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He might wet the bed and barf at the drop of a hat, but his goodwill more than made up for it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tinning, she thrust her face, steaming and wet, into the bend of her arm, and she went on crying there, not caring any longer to dry her face, her eyes, her arms. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped her wet face to his shoulder. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Extra points were awarded if you could squirt water over someone’s shirt just before class resumed so they’d have to sit there, soaking wet, looking stupid. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was spring, late March, with alternately cold and wet weather—now and then a chance of light snow. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The side of his head and neck were drenched in wet, shockingly scarlet blood. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And this time, with a wrenching crack, the knife shattered and the blade fell in pieces to the ground, to glitter on the stones that were still wet with the rain of another universe. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I catch a whiff of his sporty, fresh-scented shower gel and notice his hair is wet. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He had stripped off his wet outer clothes and sat in shirt and breeches, barefoot, collar open. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a warm night, wet, and all glistened from a recent rain. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He might well end up down there, fet-tered to a wet stone floor and left to drown when the tide came rushing in. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their footsteps crunched in the wet sand, and the water lapped against the shore. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was shivering like a wet dog; she put a heavy quilt over me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My sister had wet the bed, and it felt damp and cold. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny walked Ess past the sleeping cabins, down the path to the water’s edge, where the sand was hard and wet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The day was foggy, and a heavy, cross sea and lumpy waves kept the men miserably wet. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Then he put on his wet shirt and came high-stepping through the brush to where they were. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t see why it should, if you don’t put wet stuff on it and make a smother. But if it does, it does. I’m going to risk it, anyhow. I’m going to stew these coneys.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When she sniffed the air, her wet nose quivered. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It involved Queenie getting off her bicycle at every single crossroad—each one wet, windy, and featureless—and climbing a wall or gate or tree to get her bearings. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

His jeans were wet with sea water to the thighs and where it was drying the white salt rings were forming. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, I woke to a wet and dreary morning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

His black hair, which had been combed wet earlier in the day, was dry now and blowing. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

When I reached the gate with Goddess Lakshmi’s name on it, I knelt on the wet sidewalk and hugged Kutti close. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You did not get much sleep, my handsome boy,” she said, running her wet fingers over the boy’s face. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Through his wet eyelashes, he sees two Khmer Rouge soldiers, their rifles slung across their backs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The makeshift stretcher is lifted, and Lincoln’s body is carried out into the cold, wet night. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena groaned as something cold and wet brushed her cheek and moved to lick her face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“You come over here and you gonna get wet,” she said, and splat! we were hit full in the chest with ice-cold water. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thank the Lord it was just a wet diaper and not the other. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She could feel the Ebola blood through her gloves: it felt wet and slippery, even though her hands were clean and dry and dusted with baby powder. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One advantage of the Fertile Crescent is that it lies within a zone of so-called Mediterranean climate, a climate characterized by mild, wet winters and long, hot, dry summers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

By association, though, so was I. We were the school retards, the mentals, the losers who stuttered or could explode in rage or wet their pants or who just couldn’t say the words. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leather was wet, but when he looked inside, everything was quite dry. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The long grass was wet and cold against their legs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was beginning to rain and she faced a night outside alone in the wet. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plaster of the broken houses was gray and wet. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I wash my armpits with a wet rag and she rolls her eyes at me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then the High Blade of MidMerica left the pool deck and went back through the house dripping wet, leaving behind whatever dignity he had arrived with. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The air even smelled different, like wet gunpowder. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hooper’s shirt, and the top half of his jeans, were soaking wet, and it was almost impossible to get them off at first, he was so inert and heavy. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But Daddy had found him, brought him home, and they’d pressed a cool, wet rag to Tommy’s bruises and stitched up a cut over his eye while the boy tried not to cry. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyes to look at the huntress, and Kaisa’s eyes were wet with tears. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water was standing in the curved brim of his derby hat and his collar was wet and sagging. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In summer it will barely be there, and the crayfish will hide in the wet mud under rocks until the next rain. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

A cannon shell burst in the air nearby, raining fragments in the wet leaves around him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chink up your cracks, shiver in your wet beds and wait on the mercy of the Lord. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I can barely dry off my glasses because my clothes are so wet. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Not once during my entire stay at the institute did a single white person show enough courtesy to avoid a wet step. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trench was not wet; there were more ants than spiders. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And the cushions were so wet they still squished when he moved on them. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horses were coming back, through the gate, wet and sweating, the jockeys quieting them and riding up to dismount under the trees. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The sound of our feet slapping the wet bricks echoed endlessly up and down the passage. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Hagrid came back, his long hair and beard sopping wet, wiping the water out of his eyes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Daddy gives me a sloppy, wet kiss to my cheek and lets me up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking, as long as I got wet quick enough, there’d be no problem, and I did it a lot on my own just to make sure. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rita, Kuda and the Mellower dashed around, knocking over chairs, skidding on the wet floor and banging into the distraught robots, who were trying to clean up. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the cooling station, I take giant swigs from my water bottle, then wet the bandanna I use to wipe the salt and perspiration off my grimy face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She was laying out the tarp that would keep the wet from our bones, but not the freeze. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Anything left on the ground will get too wet to be of use, Nate. What we don’t get in, we lose,” Pa said as he led Vernon into the barn. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

It is wet water that drops from the sky—and drops and drops and drops—not the frozen kind. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re comparing the weight of dry cloth to the weight of wet cloth.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He meant that we call sove-snow, a thick, wet fall, the best of news to me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Little they cared how wet I got, because then Mother could have a whale of a time being afraid I was taking pneumonia. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we would have said, Mr. Pecksniff quitted the firm, betted on the horses, and wetted his whistle, then wedded his sweetheart in a suit that fitted him perfectly. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goony man put his wet paw on her shoulder and she realized she had been vibrating. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Of the two forms of DNA—the “dry” crystalline form and a “wet” form—the wet form seemed to have a less convoluted structure. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, don’t worry about us,” said Ron, permitting his mother to plant a very wet kiss on his cheek, “or about Percy. He’s such a prat, it’s not really a loss, is it?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

This time he walked slowly, wiping his wet face with the greasy sleeve of his shirt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I pulled my wet nightshirt over my head and tossed it aside, wrapping the blanket around me, before I, too, went in and shut the door. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

With her foot she rubbed both wet patches, so they conjoined. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Traditionally, archaeologists have regarded the wet tropics as unpromising. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was pulled up arid tied to a tree, and the oars were shipped in the wet bottom, beside a long pole with a steel hook at the end. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The soles of my shoes are worn through and growing useless in wet weather. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The boy was wetting his pants and screaming in Turner’s ear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was cold and wet, but not so cold and wet as he'd been a short time before. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He put wet clay in her shoes and made her spend the entire day walking around in them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sweat was warm and wet under my arms. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They had even-set the woods ablaze where they could, though the leaves were still green and wet from recent rains, and the fires had not spread. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The waves trickle and hiss across its smooth wet surface. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I remember pieces of skin and something wet and yellow that must’ve been the intestines. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

By noon the coroner was able to throw wet planks down and probe with a crowbar among the sodden heaps of charcoal. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The old man was on the ground, trying to splint his leg with a wet branch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I must look like a cold wet ferret. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

And in her defense, she said it had been a long, wet day schlepping through monsoon floods. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It feels like trying to wring out a towel that just isn’t wet enough to drip anymore and yet you keep squeezing and twisting, hoping that some drops will fall. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She began to swipe at the table furiously with a wet rag. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sweating into his wet shirt and just beginning to feel the result of sharp stones on his feet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved his fingers about in the rabbit’s wet fur. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Or maybe they were just staring at Annabeth, who was still pretty much dripping wet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

When I took it out to look at it, it was wet with sweat. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just after Thanksgiving, the first big snow started with fat wet flakes the size of butterflies. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He backs away and coughs, the sound wet and phlegmy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The small photograph of Leo was still in the pocket of his wet trousers, and he transferred it for safekeeping into the velvet trousers he was now wearing. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

As he went scrambling up the far side of the bank, Grey Wind emerged from the stream, dripping wet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah, no problem. Let me eat some quick breakfast and wet down my hair and I’ll be over.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The floor is gritty and wet under my hands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He fell backwards into the wet sand, and lay there moaning. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was very careful with the bottle, to wipe down the tip with a wet paper towel when I was done and screw the lid on tight so no glue dried up. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

We laid down on the wet grass to catch our breath. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

During dry seasons they planted tobacco and in wet months, rice. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Peculiarly, the abandoned land was the wettest—with its rivers, lakes, and rainforest, it should have been the best place to wait out a drought. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I pulled my shirt back on, fighting to get it over my wet hair and down my back. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

By the time I reach the house’s gate, my hair is wet, limp, and heavy against my forehead and cheeks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I stopped for a moment to stand up and wipe the sweat from my forehead with the back of my wet hand, and maybe, I thought, I was dizzy, because everything around me moved. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Half of its farmland is devoted to labor-intensive, high-yield, irrigated rice agriculture, facilitated by abundant rivers flowing from the wet mountains onto sloping lowland plains. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And he muttered, not looking at her but at her wrinkled, wet hands, “There is no use in keeping pearls for nothing.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The knife plunged into her belly and tore and tore and tore, until there was nothing left of her down there but shiny wet ribbons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Men ran through the streets of Springfield, East St. Louis and the City holding one red wet hand in the other, a flap of skin on the face. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Great. So much for keeping a low profile! Now I’m going to smell like a wet diaper,” Delia said, mopping over her saliva-slathered hair with the hem of her T-shirt. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I genuflected at the font of holy water, wet my fingertips, and made the sign of the cross. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wet wool clung to him sodden and itching, his neck and shoulders ached fiercely from the weight of mail and sword, and he was sick of salt cod, salt beef, and hard cheese. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I found a nearly dry shirt and a pair of Levi’s that were wet only at the ankles. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

A broad ribbon of wet seaweed was hanging down from the ceiling. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He saw the wet streak on his cheek and looked away, embarrassed. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Am I to fill my mouth with clay? Am I to be lectured by one who was wetting his loincloth when I was out buying cattle for my family?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could anything be so wonderful as the firm wet sand of the island? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Locking the door behind me, I strip off my wet pajamas and throw on a fresh pair. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Bring that old bag here? Are you nuts? I don’t want a reminder of Levy Pants snoring in my den. She'll wet all over your couch. You can play with her by long distance.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In cross-section it consisted of two concen­tric walls: the wet, slightly rough outer wall, so vibrantly green, and an inner wall midway between the outer wall and the core of the algae. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

My body was wet and slippery with sweat, urine and blood, as if I had been soaked in grease. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As in, put my head under? As in, get my hair wet?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He came forward, his face livid, and gave me a loud, wet smacker just below the right ear. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

They were alone, cold and wet as the wind nipped at their faces and the tips of their ears. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then I put my finger in my mouth and swish the spit around my finger to make sure I wet every millimeter of my finger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was applying a rag wet with creek water to my forehead. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She moved closer to the mirror and stood there sweeping hair up from her neck back into its halo-like roll, and wetting with spit the ringlets that fell over her ears. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I dried myself, changed, combed my hair, and spread out some of my wettest clothing to dry. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I smell wet pavement, and pretend that this is all there is. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But when Wilkins proposed that they collaborate to solve the wet structure, she would have none of it. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Petals fell from the branches like a late, wet snowfall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then we started walking toward Santa Cruz again, this time along the beach with clothes that were still wet. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the cardboard becomes too wet, they get another. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we came to a dry riverbed, people would dig and dig and dig, looking for wet mud to suck on. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, “slept” was a wild overstatement, and when the first low sun rays stabbed his eyelids, he’d awakened cold and wet from whatever dozing he’d managed. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He lay wet and sticky, quivering all over, dust and straw clinging to his fur. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The grass was wet with dew and a million dewdrops were sparkling and twinkling like diamonds around his feet. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The wet wall gleamed in the faint moonlight. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Look at you," Ma said, hugging my neck, her eyes instantly wet. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Hazel turned one of the stink bugs over with the toe of his wet tennis shoe and the shining black beetle strove madly with floundering legs to get upright again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tatterfell gives me an approving nod, her eyes like two wet beads of jet, neither pupil nor iris visible. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The whole spine of the country is wet. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eyes of the stranger watched as the skirt dropped to the wet ground. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had taken off my wet, frozen clothes and stuffed me under thick, warm blankets. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Master came out with his moist wrapper barely tied around his waist, his chest covered in lustrous wet hair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Stones are hard, water is wet, objects unsupported fall toward the earth’s center. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

His mother coughed wetly and then spat something to the floor. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you caught up to me, pinned me to the ground, and dripped wet sand on my back that slithered down my butt when I got up.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t touch me,” he snapped nervously, because he didn’t want to get his own hands any more wet than they already were. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sickening, wet thunk, the dagger slammed into Chucks chest, burying itself to the hilt. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He had to be careful; the paint was still wet, the impasto so thick a piece could take weeks or months or a year to dry. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The wet grass clung to the ball like glue. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I stood there shaking in my wet sneakers. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour later, at school, I’m still wet. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Everything around was still dripping, and the air was as wet as a sodden sponge, full of the smells of dank vegetation, of rot, of earth crawling with worms. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her face was wet and streaked with the earth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Minerva drew in a big, wet sniff, wiped her nose across her sleeve, and then set about chewing the fabric once more. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then I shook my head, like a wet dog, trying to clear my thoughts. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dusk would be on them soon, followed by another wet dark dismal night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It’s something about chemistry and biology making some valve in your guts open up and ... woop, zoop, sloop ... you got a wet bed. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Together, we run across the wet grass and up the steps to the community building. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I was dreading going outside to use the toilet, getting drenched running out there, water dripping on me from the leaky ceiling, wet newspaper, the flies attacking me from below. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to figure out how to get her off of me when there’s a loud report and something cold and wet splashes on my face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

If not too young, I was too tired to marry or too wet or too cross or too hungry. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m done, I pick up all the wet tissues and glasses off the nightstand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He splayed out his hands, pushing the water apart as the wet floor under them cracked. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Any thrownaway lover in wet unlaced shoes and a buttoned-up sweater under his coat is a foreigner here. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put on my sneakers and a heavy sweater and run right past everybody into the wet fields. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But they had to keep their clothes dry, because if they got wet, they would disintegrate. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"It burned, he said. He tore it off. The herbwomen made him a new one, wet and soothing." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ged put his hand in the stream and it felt wet, drank of it and it was cool. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the steps I felt something wet on my arm and looked down to find blood. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sophia steps behind it and disrobes, dropping the wet bathing chemise on the floor. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The warm smell of rain and wet grass swept into the hall, and for a minute they stood in the open doorway, breathing air from outside Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The wet weather continued until little new grass appeared. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The transition roughly coincides with the transition between dry and wet seasons—the time when the Milky Way releases life-giving water to Pacha Mama, Mother Earth—and divides the heavens into four quar- ters. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Walking down the street, I felt the wet on my pants, and my hips seemed to be coming out of their sockets. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go on. She wraps you around her Finger like wet spaghetti,” Eye said. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A little black head appeared through the tear, and little slick, wet ears. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wet with anxiety, but the vet talked on, ignoring the interruption. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the protesters left immediately, wet and soggy as they made their way home. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kiyoshi wasn’t wearing a jacket today; finally, she lifted his wet shirt with her left hand and tried not to gasp. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Apa’s hair is wet and slicked down, his cowlick forced to lie still. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

In front of him stood Bigwig, sodden wet, undaunted, single-minded—the very picture of decision. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

People are sharing umbrellas and a few people are standing under wet newspapers. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His shaggy, curly red hair and patchy red teenager beard were wet from the shower. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The day was cold, the sky was as gray as wet wool, but William had never felt so free in his life. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Get wet I hope you catch pneumonia go on home Cowface. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slept alongside another foster child, who wet the bed, and every morning she chose her clothes from a box of hand-me-downs. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The stones only produced the smallest of sparks and the scraps of newspaper and leaves that he had collected were already far too wet. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

One wet afternoon the following November, a Greyhound bus deposited Perry in Worcester, a Massachusetts factory town of steep, up-and-down streets that even in the best of weathers seem cheerless and hostile. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Ekon woke in the morning's faint hours, the leaves around him were slicked shiny and wet; the dirt was soft and damp. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was dark in the bathroom because the candles had been extinguished in the great rush of water that had left both walls and floor soaking wet. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She wipes her wet hands on her apron, looking at me long and hard with those apologizing eyes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His rucksack lay on the floor a short distance away, wet and muddy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You can wet the labels and listen,” August said, and smiled. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hair over her eyes was limp and wet, and her face felt damp.“Ahoy! Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

When he looks down at the wet field, he thinks the grass looks like ugly hair sticking up from a bloody head. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Up or down the wet or dusty streets, indoors or out, the days and nights began to spell out magic possibilities. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind that was rustling the bushes and making the trees sway was also causing his wet garments to feel icy against his skin. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Although there was good cover, it was too wet for rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up slowly and looked down at the dead witch, at her rich black hair, her flushed cheeks, her smooth pale limbs wet with rain, her lips parted like a lover’s. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third stretched out his neck and watched the commotion with wet, solemn eyes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trembling top to bottom and soaking wet, his dark hair matted to his head and his clothes dripping. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We then rolled each man into his hole and covered him with the wet mud. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The sickening, wet thunk of it finding a home. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She touched the drop and brought her fingertip back wet; but the drop of water, though it rolled a little, remained as round and perfect as before. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wet wool smells like first grade, walking to school on a cold morning with my milk money jangling in the tips of my mittens. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped my wet nose and reminded me to wear my stockings inside out, so I’d never be led astray in the forest. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The flight attendant brought wet paper towels and tried to wipe me clean, but even when the dress was clean, it still smelled awful. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The road was muddy and our boots made wet, sucking noises. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he returned to the room his mother was still bent over Vera, placing a wet towel upon her head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Emily had told us it could be painful and a big failure if you didn’t get wet enough and this was my one real worry. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up slowly, shaking, and looked down at the wet floor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He grabbed a megaphone and bellowed over the wet growling of the boat’s engine, “Now that’s it! Why didn’t you row like that in the race?” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I wet the mother’s face a little, washed blood from around her nose and mouth. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lily had on new clothes and her hair was wet. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The paper was a little wet from my sweaty hand. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had weak kidneys & wet the bed every night. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

All night, since Enrique’s last call from a pay phone across the Rio Grande, she has been having visions of him dead, floating on the river, his body wet and swollen. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Its edges soaked in wet, sticky blood, but open. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When she pulls back, her eyes are wet, and the sight of her so sad makes me stand back, afraid. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The war years were wet years, and there were many people who blamed the strange intransigent weather on the firing of the great guns in France. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nan had come to the castle as a wet nurse for a Brandon Stark whose mother had died birthing him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The reply sounded like a whisper of wet silk across a smooth slate. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Great jagged boulders screened the view, and I slipped and stumbled on the wet rocks, making my way as best I could in Jasper’s direction. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His wet hair was shiny, the color of dark cinnamon. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She wet her comb and pulled it through her hair again and again before braiding it tightly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even to Bahar, nine years old and soaked to the skin, who followed her down the hall, whispering “Save us,” and left wet footprints that weren’t really there. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The fields—wherever they were, whatever they were—had gone darker, the grass yellowing under their feet, the rides rusting, the candy apples moldering, the smell of rot and wet and damp assaulting her nostrils. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They finish their pints and wipe the wet brown stains off the coffin with their sleeves. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The housekeeper had come inside, changed out of her wet clothes, and made sandwiches. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

There were a few more thunks, and then a last, long, piercing scream that ended in a wet, gurgly burst. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Serves you right,” Char says, drying her wet hands on my backpack. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The wrappings on their feet had soaked through and they were cold and wet all day. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

My shoe slipped on the wet bark on my first step, but I caught myself and took a more careful second step. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She caught the redheaded dewey by his shirt and held him by the heels over the banister until he wet his pants. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the innocent, noncommittal eyes, the small smile on wet lips. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She tries to get a better grip, but now her hands are wet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Almost all the time Uhmma twists her hair tight as wet laundry and sticks it on top of her head like on the Buddha statues in the park. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was too cold and wet, and I was feeling too troubled to go by public transport. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The bigger boys tossed wet dirt balls at each other, while the younger ones made mud snakes and threw them at the girls. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I lift my head and bang into a wet nose. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The sun-baked car didn’t have air conditioning and the back of my shirt turned into wet adhesive, binding clammy skin to black leatherette. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His legs felt wet and he raised up on his hands and looked back down at them. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drank three-quarters of a bottle of water on the way up and used much of the rest to wet a bandanna and try to cool my throbbing head. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Max finds a cloth, wets it in the water bucket, and starts cleaning Helena up while I hold her. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The afternoon was wet: a walk the party had proposed to take to see a gipsy camp, lately pitched on a common beyond Hay, was consequently deferred. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mam puts the wet rag on my nose and a key on my neck but it won’t stop the bleeding. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She held the coat to her cheek for a moment, wetting it with her tears, before she came out to the living room with Mamá’s small sewing basket. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Then he stuffs his hand deep in the wet ash. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Or for me to have taken off my shirt, to have let the sun burn dark on my skin, and to have run barefoot on the warm wet grass. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine Ziggy still feeling cold and wet from the rain, since he doesn’t have a towel to dry off with. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

If the leaves were wilted, spoiled, or wet, they died. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Winn-Dixie nudged me with his wet nose and wagged his tail; when he saw I wasn’t going, he trotted after Gloria. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The grass was wet and the earth smelled of springtime. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

From time to time spray was blown off the crest of a wave and wet the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wet snow that had covered it tumbled to the ground with a soft thump. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was a wet and slimy hiding-place, but what did that matter if it was going to save her from being eaten. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

No rain was falling, but the decks were slick and wet underfoot. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’m cold and wet and winded, but my escape attempt has done nothing to subdue the hysteria rising up inside me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I worried about that when you never showed up. I thought it might have fallen out, or gotten wet so you couldn’t read it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Squatting around it, we scoop water with our hands and wet our lashes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat heavily in the patent rocker that was his and shucked off his wet tennis shoes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my underwear already felt wet, and I had to move my weight from leg to leg to hold the urine back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

If we go out, the rain at once soaks through our overcoat and clothing;—and we remain wet all the time we are in the line. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the wet cracking of the pipe. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ogion's windows were shuttered fast, but they could hear the wet snow as it fell soft on the roof, and the deep stillness of snow all about the house. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then a little wave would come up higher than the others and wet our canvas shoes. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

A soaking wet cop stood nearby, watching the ambulances fly down Broadway. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I could feel wet nastiness start to develop under my arms as my nerves kicked into superdrive. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He won’t listen to anything and hits out, his mouth is wet and pours out words, half choked, meaningless words. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just show up where Brian is in that dorm—in a shower full of wet naked guys. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It looks worse than I had hoped—wet and sticking instead of scabbed over. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Cold to the bone, he put on his shoes and socks, which were still wet. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

By the ninth day of the storm, every camp saw the captains and commanders entering the king’s tent wet and weary, to sink to one knee and report their losses for the day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But still, if the wood was wet and didn’t want to catch and we were all freezing, we would pour a little kerosene on it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

From a local tourist shop, he had bought three sets of fresh clothes, some towels, some soap, some bottled water, and, yes, a huge box of wet wipes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It's not too high, but get a running start because you're going to be soaking wet. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I looked down at the wet mess on my paper placemat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was late, they were both ready for bed, and outdoors the rain was coming down in a great wet roar. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Getting wet is pretty much a requirement if you’re going to learn to swim. I forgot I have something for you.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

In the pale yellow sheen of the street lamp they faced each other; huge wet flakes of snow floated down slowly, forming a delicate screen between them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I woke on the quilt next to Nell, I smelled her, then realized she was soaking wet. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He giggled, and the giggle turned into a chuckle, which grew into a hearty laugh that sounded wet and loose. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I told Noodles to get a wet towel so we could wipe the blood off Needles and I could see where the damage was. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

With a wetted mouth and throat, it went down easier, as well, though he had the worst sore throat of his life. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wet it and do my best to flatten it with the palm of my hand, but it's no use. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He is made out of slabs of stone and gives off a smell that makes me afraid I’ll wet my pants. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

A strong wind blows behind me, nudging my wet sneakers closer to the ledge. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was so beaten and broken and cold that this crawling through the wet sand in the whistling, sea-thundering dark was the hardest thing he had ever had to do. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before we had gone a quarter of a mile the sweater was wet through and hanging heavily on my arms and shoulders. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The men pitched their tents on the wet snow and crawled into their sleeping bags. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The flagstones were wet as though they had just been washed, and he had the feeling that the sky had been washed too, so fresh and pale was the blue between the chimney pots. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Starry is grasping a chunk of the wet, heavy material and struggling to pull it back out. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He already felt insecure enough on this high wet platform. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, what about it? The grass is wet, you know.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the front door, a yellow star glares thick with wet paint. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She came in, wet and shaking from the winter rain, looking like she had slept no more than I had. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My eyes open wide when I see Meng standing in a group at the side dripping wet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me tore the envelope open, wetting the paper, and pulled out a folded poster that said in large letters: LECTURE! A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I always said that they just didn’t like to get wet. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beating his wet wings, he was carried, rolling and tumbling, low over the marshland. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He wets his lips just ever so slightly with his tongue. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The deck is wet with soapy water, and Carlyle pushes his mop toward me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Curt came into the kitchen, smiling shyly, his hair slightly wet, wearing a fresh, light cologne. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As the warm, wet Amazonian air hits the towering Andes, it cools and sheds its moisture in the form of snow. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Instead it sounded like the squeak of a sixteen-year-old boy who had to check with the back of his left hand that he hadn’t just wet himself. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We’re both soaking wet and the water is cold and it’s not easy grabbing onto the roots to keep our balance. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

His varnished hat was shining in the wet. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The wet grass glittered and nearby a nut tree sparkled iridescent, winking and gleaming as its branches moved in the light wind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thank goodness she had learned not to wet the bed before the weather turned cold. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heart broke and he wanted to put his head on her belly where the wet spot was, and cry. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He throws it in the empty cauldron where it lands with a dull wet thud, the watch clattering against the metal. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He realized suddenly that they were wet—not from the damp mud of the riverbank, but from water that was streaming in through cracks between the boards. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Some creep had written do i make you wet on her geography book, so she spent a really long time covering it up with a black ink pen. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I wandered on, wet and miserable, looking for a place to conceal myself, hoping I might stumble upon the Green Man. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When we finally arrived at the cabin, it was past midnight, with a heavy, wet snow falling. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He dragged his shirt and sweater back on, wet as they were, and shivered again violently. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“See?” he said when they landed on the wet sand. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We’d get rained on going to get it and be soaking wet and cold after that. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, don’t hit her. That is unfair. You know that she’s not the only one to wet her sleeping mat.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wet, black trunks of trees loomed out of the foggy half-light. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pita shivered, pushing her wet hair out of her face and scooting over to stand behind me as if she were afraid the man was going to suddenly get up and come after her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ofglen and I walk slowly today; we are hot in our long dresses, wet under the arms, tired. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were always blue from the ink, mostly because he hauled the dittos out from the machine while they were still wet from the alcohol—the smell of which gave the room a tang. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

We all lie on the bank, dripping wet and coughing. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He is of middle age, cloaked in excremental mud, crabbing slowly along the knife tip of a cliff, his thin hair uncombed and hanging wet across his face. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“The floor is wet, Brooke. I don’t want you to slip, so maybe you should get yourself back in your room.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Will’s arm was strong around her, but he, too, was looking ahead, trying to peer through the wet gray gloom and to hear anything other than the dank splash of the oars. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

His green eyes were so calm, and so wet and bright, and his head was so bald against the whiteness of the pillow. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

My legs jiggled like wet spaghetti, and I could barely lift my arms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Another commented that they “could have turned their shells upside down and rowed without making much difference in their progress. It was nearly as wet above the surface of the lake as it was below.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Two: Best friend or not, Declaration would not come over in the rain—she didn’t like to get wet. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a pain above my eye, and when I put my hand to my forehead, it was wet and sticky. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“We’re going in with our clothes on. Don’t you remember it didn’t wet us on the way up?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

His shirt was, in the familiar phrase, wringing wet. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Out from the water a long sinuous tentacle had crawled; it was pale-green and luminous and wet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

TaShon is filthy and he smells like he wet the bed. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The deck is wet and soaks my pants as I sit down and inhale the fresh sea air. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the streets of Ketterdam were too cold and wet for that. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She's standing by the open window in our bedroom with my wet notebook in her hand. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Shea and I sat silently, me with wet eyes and a look of uncertainty, Shea staring back with cocky, smug indifference. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Her face was all wet and twisted up and she looked like a real nut. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the trail he stopped and kicked away the snow until wet sand was exposed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Walled off from wet air by both the Andes and the Humboldt Current, the Peruvian littoral is astonishingly dry: the average annual precipitation is about two inches. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The rain had stopped, but the trees were dripping and the ground was wet. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I pet it vigorously, then remove my wet shoes near the doorway and step inside. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The whirlpool still rages, but here within its eye is a wet moonscape fifty yards across. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

My parents speak to me like I’m a child too wet behind the ears to know anything about life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She learned, from women who posted long instructions, to avoid shampoos with silicones, to use a leave-in conditioner on wet hair, to sleep in a satin scarf. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Has it ever been as wet as this before?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I put him up on the changing table and take off the wet one and Lord almighty if there ain’t three tinker toys and one a Miss Leefolt’s bobby pins in there. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The air was cool, wet, and smelled of musk. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Without speaking, we huddled on the sofa, wet and cold and shaking. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

His back is wet with sweat, and when he kisses me, he tastes like salt. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Roza’s hand dropped to her lap, the tears still wet on her skin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Out in the glade they were sitting motionless, and then Pickett got up suddenly and stalked, face wet with tears, rubbing his cheeks, grumbling, then he said stiffly, “Good cheer, boys, good cheer tonight.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the brass porch light with its fierce yellow glow, my own feet, the juniper bushes along the front steps, the wet grass, Linda close beside me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two thoughts went through Van’s mind: I hope Reggie’s okay, and, Valley View Drive can get real slick when it’s wet. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

June and August, sopping wet, stooped on either side of her, while mosquitoes sang in our ears and the river went on about its business, coiling off into the darkness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia pulled herself from her reverie just as Travis bumbled into Good News, his hair still wet from the shower. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he doesn’t wait for the paint to dry, brushing wet paint onto wet paint. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Stranded in the wet desert of the Amazon, the culture struggled to gain its footing, tottered a few steps, and died. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When someone finally did answer, I sucked in the tears that wet my lips and told them that on the corner of Tanglewood and South… But she cut me off. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s wet. I thought we jumped back in time.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The glass was milky and full of bubbles, and a wet dusk was falling outside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Staying,” Kenya says, her eyes wet from earlier. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dalton paused, wet his lips with his tongue, and looked down over the small knot of men whose hands were busy jotting his words down upon their white pads of paper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If the wood was wet, we’d douse it with the kerosene that we used in the lamps. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The stream was shallow enough for Robin to go across on foot and the little wetting he got was nothing after swimming the river. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The stranded dolphin towed out to sea by the Munoz brothers, and the majestic shells, thousands of them, with intricate mauve chambers, arranged on a cemetery of wet sand. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach Ted must have passed it around right after practice, because there were all these water spots where wet swimmers had handled it, smudged the ink. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

She wipes it up as best she can and puts a scratchy towel over the large wet place. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

People are in the street, too, kids from the party, kids trembling in their swimsuits wet from the hot tub, neighbors coming from their houses. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The kid sitting at the other end of our seat wet his pants, but he wasn’t about to tell that to the red-haired PSF standing beside him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That dog must of wet every black-eyed Susan and every head of white Queen Anne’s lace we passed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He took a handful of wet earth and pressed it down over the flames, and Lee struggled to lie down in the little tent and closed his eyes. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s rocky and wet and slimy and we lean as close as we can to the rock side, away from the thundering water. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She felt his wet, warm tongue on her lips, and she drew back. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

His neck glistened wetly, but he made no sound when Jon peeled off a glove and touched him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like a shot into a rotten leg, a wet thick leg. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

John walked into his parents’ bedroom and picked up the squalling baby, who was wet. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Like all the rest of me, my hands were wet. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paolo stopped under the shelter of the building, unwilling to get wet. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They picked their steps away from the skirts of the cliff, among a wilderness of boulders and rough stones, wet and slippery with the heavy rain. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I headed upstairs to change out of my wet clothes. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found it, flung it over the branch, and fumbled a bowline with his cold, wet, trembling fingers. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But, he realized, even in his panic he had not wanted to smudge the creamy paper by shutting the book while the ink was wet. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But when she did, she gave me my sweatpants from the suitcase, and we just carried the wet pants for the rest of the night. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And for all of Uncles pronouncements to the contrary, he was terribly grumbly when he was cold and wet. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron was breathing heavily: His eyes were no longer red at all, but their normal blue; they were also wet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Her skin was as dark and shiny as a wet street, and so was her hair. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Waist-high in the water, already shivering from the breeze on her wet body, Tally heard something that made her heart freeze. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

An unseen hand turned off the radio as he crossed the threshold, and bags of potato chips vanished, leaving the faint scent of salt to mix with vermilion oil paint and wet clay. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The handsome black washerwoman of the inn, Lydia, came out carrying a hamper of wet clothes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touched it, and her fingertips came away wet and red. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was rain that meant business, and currently its business was turning the garden into a muddy, wet soup. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She saw wet fingers holding the side of the boat and slapped at them. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It’s damp, it got wet when I was washing out my coffee mug this morning; it feels clammy, dirty, though it was clean on this morning. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How’d that one kid react to you accidentally putting a strip of wet newspaper on his forehead?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Everybody laughed, and David and Daniel shouted out, “Katie wet herself.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were out of town and heading down the Atlanta road when Ben felt something warm and wet on the back of his neck. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I step right into that squeaky-clean living room with my wet sneakers. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was dripping wet from the neck down, steaming in the chill air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He raised the sword and brought it down upon the dead man, grunting as the blade sheared through wet wool and rusted mail and rotted leather, biting deep into the bones and flesh beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Someone on the other side of the tall fence raised a bamboo stick with more ribbons attached to it, only these were wet and shimmered brighter than the ones already up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was daylight and the country was wet, low and dismal looking. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Rachel screamed every single time she wet her diaper, and set the other two off like alarm bells. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly throw off my wet clothes, put on some sweats, and creep down the stairs. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly aware of his touch, I wrenched my hand away from his and took the cold wet cloth from his hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Tad pressed the wet paper towel tighter to his mouth to keep from throwing up as he stepped over the body and slipped into the room. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He moved his fists as if twisting a wet towel. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The going would be troublesome in the wet, and anyway no self-respecting rabbit could leave without a forage round the sheds. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She holds the wet cloth across her ankles as Grandpa Ed backs out of his spot and hits the accelerator. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I used to stay after class and wipe the blackboard for him with a wet rag. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mai gave her a cold, wet towel to hold to her face. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look any bigger than he had when I saw him last, but he was soaking wet now, and he was beginning to struggle feebly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were wet and he tapped his fingers on his knees and moved his head in time to the music. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Changing course, I sprinted through the long wet grass, prayed the bag'd slide off. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The Chinese are always very frightened of the drowned one, whose weeping ghost, wet hair hanging and skin bloated, waits silently by the water to pull down a substitute. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or curl up next to Dad on the TV couch and forget about everything wet and cold. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’s dirty and wringing wet—soaked like he’s fallen into a lake—and his face is ashen. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And his hair, a blond mop, short on the sides and spiky on top, was always soaked through with so much gel that it looked perennially wet. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I suspect she made up that rule for my benefit, so I could grow unfettered, without the weight of wet rags dragging me down. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Come and get some dry clothes on,” my mother said, pushing the wet hair off my forehead. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

By October San Piedro had slipped off its summer reveler’s mask to reveal a torpid, soporific dreamer whose winter bed was made of wet green moss. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Deep into wet pits of clay, into sticky ditches, up slippery slopes I would struggle with the pail. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of damp seaweed, richer than the smell of wet wood, rose with the smoke from the fire and lingered over their faces. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk out around back, a wall of heat and cicada noise hitting me, and sit down beside him, grass crunchy and wet beneath my hands and soaking right into my jeans. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

"This wet has soaked my bones, and even my saddle sores complain of saddle sores." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The bottoms of his pants legs were wet, and mud clung to his shoes and smeared his hands. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mom wets a washcloth and wipes down my face and hands. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

His eyelashes were wet and clumped from crying, and now the tears started again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Evelyn’s eyes, dark as wet earth, search mine for a long time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Peach was like a silent wet noodle the whole time. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she tried, she only managed to see a dead wet baby bird, like the ones that sometimes fell from their nests in the plomm trees. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t breathe; there was a sharp pain in my gut, I was wet and in shock, and all I could think about was keeping my arms around the branch. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

In our hooded parkas, we roll like logs down the cold, wet snow, thinking the next thing to touch us will be the hard rubber of a car tire. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even to feel the wet cold of her overalls drying by the fire was a goodness. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A wet, dark patch covers most of her thigh. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I dragged my arm across my wet nose. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She was a little girl in ruffles, a teenager in ripped jeans, a young woman in bathing suits and wet suits, a young mother holding a baby—holding me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Which was why I did not move when I felt a large, wet, sloppy plop drop down from the branches overhead. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They were wet, and I shook them and blew on them to get the water off. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed him, gathering up the blanket and shaking it clean, while he splashed madly in the waves and then sat in the shallows and scrubbed himself with wet sand, head to toe. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He reaches for me like he’s going to touch my shoulder, or my hand, his face wet with tears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The dental floss was wet, but not greasy. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You know you will turn me into a hawk when you want to,” shouted the Wart, “but you like to plague me because it is wet. I won’t have it.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tilted the wineglass back only enough to wet her lips. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she walks over to the door, wringing her hands like they’re wet, and says, “Mr. Ogle, may I see you in the hallway please?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But I soon saw that two dogs stood out from the rest of the pack, between it and Rontu, and that their muzzles were wet with blood. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel mine wetting up too, but I didn't want to cry. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I sit up, on the rug, wipe my wet face with my sleeve. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only one viewer was rapt, leaning forward in her seat, nodding at each trite sentiment, smiling while dabbing at wet eyes. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If he’s hiding in the woods, he’s probably wet through and freezing cold.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She then replaced the cap on the bottle of lacquer and, standing up, passed her left—the wet—hand back and forth through the air. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

‘We are not tired. We have been taking things easy. We were wet, cold and hungry, but all that you have cured. Come, sit down! And if you have any pipe-weed, we’ll bless you.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He climbed up the long muddy bank, out of breath and shivering in the wet clothes clinging to his body. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She knew her wet dress should have been making her cold, but she felt hot. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her hair hung wet and heavy, a loose strand stuck to her forehead, and she could imagine how ragged and wild she must look, but for once she did not care. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like to get wet,” moaned the unhappy bug, and he shuddered at the thought. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

His hair was dripping wet, disheveled — even so, he looked like he’d just finished shooting a commercial for hair gel. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was too dense and green to be taken then; if the stem were broken then, before the final season, its wet flowing vitality would be lost in a single breath. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her wet fists clenched and a hard look came on her face as the disappointment sunk in. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I stopped wetting the labels, not wanting to get ahead of her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still soaking wet from the fire hoses, she planted her large body in the doorway of the building. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We came over the mountains and out of Spain and down the white roads and through the overfoliaged, wet, green, Basque country, and finally into Bayonne. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I saw my dirty shoes and crumpled dress, my wet coat lying on the dewy grass. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Finally the manservant reappeared, as wet as water could make him. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because we got paid three cents a pound, most ranchers did not let us pick cotton when it was wet. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The streetlight cast puddles of light on the wet sidewalks. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt something cold and wet against the back of my neck, and was dragged into a phone booth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The sweat poured from her body and wet her clothes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was tasting herself on my fingers and wet nose and my chin. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wet a cloth in a basin of warm water to wipe the sweat and oil from his skin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The going wasn’t very nice because of the wet, but by early evening I reckoned we ought to be near the place. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone, that is, except Jenna, who turns to face a wall, lifts her T-shirt, and starts dabbing her underarms with a wet washcloth. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pretending I didn’t have a clue why Mr. Connelly, the guy who lives beside us, was pounding on our door, all soaking wet and madman frantic. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She washed her clothes, pulled them on still wet and drippy, and ran for the kitchen to dry a bit before the fire. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blinked his eyes and wet his lips. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We still need the bridges because the mud beneath them is too wet to walk on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Because the mountains catch all the moisture from the Amazon winds, the terrain is as wet as it is steep. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Snow begins, thick and wet, making visibility even more difficult. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Your first note was written in tiny words on a little square of stiff paper that felt like it had once gotten wet. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Before the sun set that night, the bear tracks were only shapeless marks in the wet, soft snow. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voices echo off a high wall; the smell of wet garments crowds her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The grass was wet and thick near the stream and they made their way up the opposite slope, looking for drier ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. He said that the heart wrings itself out. It twists in two different directions, like you’d do to squeeze the water out of a wet towel.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was unbearably hot and dusty in the summer, wet and muddy in spring and fall, and filthy pretty much all year round. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As he came closer she saw that his face was red and wet, his mouth twisted. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I could tell just by looking at their faces which ones had left wet mats in the sleeping room. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

His green backpack sits at his feet, and it’s sopping wet, too. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then soak the shirts again before Irene and I shivered into them, like putting on a new layer of icy, wet skin before we got into bed. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Even before the storm, however, the men had been suffering from the constant wet. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

"He's going to wet his pants," Hot Pie suggested. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Not like it mattered, because she’d been up there so long that she was already wet from the rain. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You may have a wet crossing home from the city.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, she checked Doc over, then wet a few rags with cool water and a little dish soap. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Gradually we extended our beachhead on Bougainville, pushing farther into that wet island. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wine was sweet and light, and after Denna kissed the bottle it left her lips wet for an hour. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It managed to scramble onto the pier, where it shook its black fur like a wet dog. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He gathered them, counted them—there were a dozen from Poland, another dozen from other places in Europe—and took them out the door into the surprisingly wet and chilly May air. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Galen had claimed that the hand of a healthy doctor was the perfect instrument for judging hot and cold, wet and dry—the four qualities that made up the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ash flew around us like snow, collecting on our hair and sticking to our wet clothes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

His hair was wet and his T-shirt was kind of sticking to him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

To follow the industrial food chain, I had to follow the river of corn through a wet mill. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The isthmus is a medley of mountains, beaches, wet tropical forests, and dry savannas, and is the most ecologically diverse area in Mesoamerica. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When she came out, Sissy had a handkerchief wet with cold water to hand her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not in the disarray of rumpled sheets, nor the untidiness of a kicked-off shoe or a wet towel hung over the back of a chair. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel the soggy heat rising from his body like he was a wet tea bag that had just been lifted from boiling water. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

With my rustic security system in place, I change out of my wet bikini, dry off, and pull on a T-shirt and yoga pants. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They stood on a wet floor of polished stone, the doorstep, as it were, of a rough-hewn gate of rock opening dark behind them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He’d probably wet himself if he had any water left to expel. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dicey decided that the pile should be a good way into the marsh, but next to the path so they didn’t have to tramp through the wet grasses. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Estha put his wet clothes in a bucket and began to wash them, with crumbling, bright blue soap. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was closest to the wall, and Dadi sat pressed against my wet arm. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Just someone I made up,” I say, pushing another wet squirrel tail of her hair off my neck. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. O’Leary gave me a sloppy wet kiss, which seemed kind of unnecessary. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was wet to the bone, but I didn’t care. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

At first, Brenner reported, all he could see in the experiment was the chemical equivalent of thick “California fog—wet, cold, silent.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They slide apart and make out and argue over who has to sleep in the wet spot until they pass out around four in the morning. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Eleanor carefully picked a shard out of the cat's tail and set it aside, then wiped her wet fingers on his fur. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

When we caught up with him he was standing with his feet planted in wet sand, looking back at us with a self-satisfied 1-told-you-so grin. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The young man put on his robe, closed the lapels tight, and jammed his towel into his pocket, He picked up the slimy wet, cumbersome float and put it under his arm. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Usually a simple, safe play like this is supposed to get the team’s feet wet, maybe gain a couple yards. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

His eyes were wet and his jaw clenched. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boy was by now so full of cake he was like a sackful of wet cement and you couldn't have hurt him with a sledge-hammer. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The bus wailed, spun a full circle on the wet asphalt, and crashed into the trees. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Something hot and wet slicks over his face. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

They came to the table with wet heads and shining faces. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even though her eyes are wet, her smile lights up her face. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and saw what he imagined was the great wing of an eagle pouring a wet lightness over him. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a wet smear down the back of his trousers. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Meggie was shivering and wet from the fine drizzle when she entered the cool bedroom. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He cleared the wet snow from a bench with his forearm. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to their wet-climate crops inherited from their West African homeland, the Bantu were able to farm in wet areas of East Africa unsuitable for all those previous occupants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I split my lip on the last tumble and tasted wet pennies and heavy perfume. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I can also speak while upside down and underwater, but not today because I just had this suit dry-cleaned and do not want to get it wet.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He straightened out his wet, dirty shirt, marched stiffly to the road, and vanished around the trees. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The reindeer-skin sleeping bags were soaking wet all the time, and beginning to rot. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Huddled under the loading dock, Lupita heard nothing but the small night wind and the noise of the wet weeds brushing against one another. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

First—carefully, so as not to get wet—I tried Colon. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never wet before,” I insisted when Mrs. Moss found out. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

My chest felt warm and wet, and I knew I was badly cut. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Press the button before you have to go, not after you wet the bed. I only change the sheets once a day.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Quickly, she swooped into the circle and gave the old man a wet, open-mouthed kiss in his ear. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The three riders were wet up to their waists, but the horse was strong and steady, and they did not slip into the water. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally rose shakily to her feet, trying to keep steady on the wet surface of the board. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Layla curled a piece of wet hair off Ivy’s cheek, tucking it behind her ear. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Both his shoulders and his left arm were dark and wet with blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He took it out; it was warm and wet. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We made a mess and had just as much fun cleaning up, skating on the wet floor after we’d mopped. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The fields were bare and wet; a long way away 1 could see a campanile rising out of the plain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

If we spent many more nights sleeping on the ground in the wet, I might not survive. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He whined placatingly, squirmed and wriggled to show his good will and intentions, and even ventured, as a bribe for peace, to lick Buck’s face with his warm wet tongue. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground at Birkenau was like a swamp, wet and thick with mud, and there were no floors in the barracks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

And even when his eyes went wet with hurt and worry, she could not summon any kindness. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sky spoke of rain to come; but the light was broadening quickly, and the red flowers on the beans began to glow against the wet green leaves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Carol says she’s seen a wet spot on the sheet of her mother’s twin bed, in the morning, before the bed was made. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We smell like wet wool, both of us do, and his fingers are cold even through the layers of my coat. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“First of all,” said Mitsima, taking a lump of the wetted clay between his hands, “we make a little moon.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I lay not in Osh’s bed but on the floor alongside my own, unhappy that the rain on the roof, rapping its wet fingers on the window-panes, made it impossible to hear him breathing. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

On the water the haze was so thick it was like trying to inhale wet cotton. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was beginning to worry that the meeting had gone really, really badly when she pulled back, her eyes wet, a small smile playing at her lips. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Why, he asked her gently, was she so sad, her eyes wet with tears? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke stood up and kicked the wet garbage bags off the ledge. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I may do my hair and braid it back wet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Did Brie wet the floor in there again?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Gilly started to pass her at the door, but as she brushed by the big body, Trotter grabbed her and planted a wet kiss on her forehead. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

When the mother called them for dinner, both refused to move, each clinging to their dishes of wet dirt; Minli had to smile at their foolishness. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Wedgies, wet willies, dead legs, and broken noses—those are our things. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Except for the sound of Fred’s paws slapping against the wet pavement. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

You blow on your wet toes, little puffs. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Kutti lay close to us, the scent of his wet fur comforting me as much as his warmth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The nurse wiped my lips and washed my face with a wet flannel. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up and stepped away, wiping my hands on my wet shorts. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then he would lean over sometimes to get his hair wet. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

With much delight, Zooey wet his razor and began to shave. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then it happens: The air above the kitchen turns thin pink—like wet raspberries. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

In the cold wet, I smell dead magnolias. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She kept pulling until the invisible fishing line turned into wet, knotted cord. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

On calm days the island was enveloped in cold, wet mist, and the offshore ice crowded against the rocky beach. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

We stopped running, and walked through wide fields of knee-high grass that made our legs wet. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She divided their long hair into wisps, combed each wisp with a wet comb and wound it tightly on a bit of rag. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrung out her wet jacket, which produced a few good squooshes, then scraped off handfuls of the water oozing from the board until the purifier was half-full. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Eleanor's hair was wet and hanging in long, dark curls around her face. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the stairs, he started to cough, a racking, deep, wet hack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She smiles and extends a hand for me to join her on the cold, wet sand. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Others were soaking wet and half-drowned from swimming across ponds and creeks. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I dreamed about that girl Ellen dancing and rubbing up against me and when I woke up the sheets were wet and messy. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He held his wet hand up and watched the salt sea drip from it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I could feel myself growing stronger, like one of those plants in a time-lapse video, And the scent coming from the cave was nothing like the dank wet underground. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dad and I got pretty wet just from that short run to the car, and Ginger sat on the back seat, panting and smelling like the great wet dog she was. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and looked back in the direction of the mountain, but it was hidden in a swirling mass of wet clouds. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bouncing rainfall continued, and it took me a while to realize we weren’t getting wet. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes are closed, and my dark brown hair is wet and rusty with blood. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men in wet suits will find the galleon three years from now. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This too close. We cant stop here. Come on. Now, just look at you. Got your whole leg wet. Come on, here.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark and wet, and no one was waiting to meet the young women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I shifted my weight from side to side and clapped the edges of my sneakers together, knocking the wet sand off. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The earth was still spongy, and it was very hard work, walking, because of that, and the wet foliage clinging about their ankles. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Ha ha,” my erstwhile admirers cackle, “she wet her pants! ” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy thought he smelled wet ash on the wind. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at the riverbank, the other girls said that they would all need to take off their makgabes, as the cloth would be damaged if it got wet. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Neel ate the small helping in three gulps, and Rupa handed him a wet cloth to wipe his fingers. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He lashed out, seized what felt like someone’s head, and an unmistakable odor of wet wolfhound assailed his nose. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mother combed through my wet hair in the dark. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Some were hanging on the brambles and a few flat, wet clots were lying well out in open ground beyond the clump. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned the water off and lifted his hand to caress the wet leaves. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I crawled under the barb wire, stepped around a wet cow splat, and headed for the Snodgrass barn. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And I’d seen eggs laid, bloody puppies wet and shimmery, calves encased in a blue bubble, slippery wet ponies thin and vulnerable, and hundreds of pink piglets suckling engorged teats. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I pressed forward my face, feeling wet cool, hearing the infant joy of fountains. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A channel that is one mile wide in the dry season can become thirty miles wide in the wet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was wet from the waist down and I knew he must have been wading the stream. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The tears are streaming down my face now and making Mango’s fur wet. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Scene: Maniac retrieves the wet newspaper from the living room. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked across the wet grass and pulled a latch on the fence, popping the gate open a few inches. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Her hair is wet and matted with small bits of a tofulike substance on her black head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a bit Jinny sat down, then lay back on the sand and felt the damp hard grit beneath her, through her wet clothes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Many other children wet their beds, too, and every morning the bedrooms smelled like a barn and the sheets piled up like mountains in the laundry room. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

But his lungs were compressed and the palms of his hands were wet with stage fright. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She covered this with another clean, wet cloth, and laid on top of it a round board, cut small enough to go inside the cheese hoop. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She steadied herself on her knees for a while and her wet skirt clung to her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t move my hand to check if my shorts were wet. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

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

It was true the bed was wet, but I knew I hadn’t had an accident. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shrugged, but the tears came again, wet tracks down her cheeks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“If you, uhh...wouldn’t mind keeping this between us—” I point to my wet face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

On the wet sidewalk covered with drips of mustard and cheesy nacho crumbs. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wanted a drink but didn’t dare go near the stream for fear of making a misstep and falling in and getting wet. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lying on the floor of the flat-car with the guns beside me under the canvas I was wet, cold and very hungry. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

"We need more wood already, even when it's wet." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe while you’re standing there, you’re looking at sparkles of white light on dark ocean, wondering if it’s worth, getting your hair wet again. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Ma opened the door to let in the rain and a soaking wet Seth Clemson. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

We noticed at both clothing drives that the clothes had a distinct smell: damp and moldy, like they’d been stored for a long time in wet cardboard boxes. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The vibrasaw purred through heavy vines, parted tangled underbrush like a comb through wet hair, and sliced cleanly through metal when the odd misstroke brought the cutting edge down onto the track. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Alex struggled to free his arms from the wet and smelly sleeping bag. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She leans forward, her hair wet and tangled down. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Zooey’s eyes were wet around the edges, but she wasn’t crying. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When it suddenly fell back on its hinges, I too fell back and sat on the wet ground, speechless. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

An older boy was leaning over sideways, shaking his wet mop of hair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I need to wet this blanket again. My hand’s getting burned.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Instead, she reached one arm around Ess’s middle and pulled the wet child into her lap. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A foot of shattered antler, tines snapped off, all wet with blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t want to discourage you, but mister you’ve only just started to get wet.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the squadron knew that Kid Sampson’s skinny legs had washed up on the wet sand to he there and rot like a purple twisted wishbone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

By the time we arrived there the snow had become drab and sooted, wet and heavy. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Once people start throwing wet stuff, I go inside.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wanted to get home and take his wet clothes off and sleep. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The green and grey he normally wore was wet and red with blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Just when I think this day can’t get any weirder, I nearly bump into three dripping wet green...somethings, with a whole lot of eyes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As she wet me down with the vegetable sprayer, I could feel my hair collapsing from its planetoid shape. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Nico waded through the last group of Earthborn, slashing them into mounds of wet clay with his black Stygian sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I just . . The tears that have been gathering in his eyes spill over, wetting his cheeks. “... want to be alone.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then, through the twisted half-drowned trees and wide wet streets, he glimpsed the silvery sheen of sunlight upon water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I'd been nervous it would be all empty and wet, the constant rain making pools in our footprints before we could completely empty them of our feet. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They stir until it seems all the wood, coals, and twigs are wet. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

One end burned; the other was mashed and wet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A week after she left his bed, he dreamt again of Rosa and awakened on wet sheets. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he strode up the bank, she scrambled after him through the wet underbrush. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The ground is so wet that farmers grow rice between their rows of corn. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

When I bring them away, they are wet with tears. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Are you aware that I could waggle my fingers and make you wet your trousers?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her lips were wet and redder than the apple. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They took off the wet turkey feathers and combed their hair back with their fingers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sand is dark and smooth and wet, gleaming like sealskin as the water pulls back. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Instead I just pull off my wet hood and shake the snow from my hair. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She blotted them with a wet paper towel. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The moon slipped behind a rolling gray carpet of clouds, and the freshening gusts smelled wet. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Recently, we have waded a little out to sea, enough to dampen our toes or, at most, wet our ankles. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’ll be sopping wet before he even gets his boots on,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The sleeping bags and clothing didn’t dry, but they were reduced from soaking wet to merely damp. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Her wet clothes and gear dragged at her, but just as her lungs were about to burst, she broke the surface into the maelstrom. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I scooped handfuls of soggy cotton away from him, like wet sand at the beach. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A hot, violent force tore through my body, shaking me like a wet rat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The iron straps rattled around in the box, and a leg of venison, wrapped in wet burlap to keep it cool, jumped around on top of the iron. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ground was spongy, and the wet foliage soaked the bottoms of his jeans again. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

A weakness, beginning inwardly, extending to the limbs, seized me, and I fell: I lay on the ground some minutes, pressing my face to the wet turf. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But I was pretty wet and cold by the time I got there. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dimple took a deep breath, acrid smog and wet mist and herby eucalyptus all mixing together in her lungs. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The guardsman fell scream-ing as blood welled from the wet red hole where his left eye had been. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The canvas is exploding with color, the paint thick and textured as if still wet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ma gazed at them, her eyes wet as the car pulled off. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And of course Avery was tickled to find himself so wet, and he immediately started to act like a clown. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I move in when he's not looking, ready to plant a fat, wet one on his lips, but someone calls my name. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Margo’s blue blue eyes blinked and she looked impossibly beautiful right then, her jeans wet against her legs, her face shining in the gray light. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even the wet moss and crushed grass near his hand was beautiful. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The memories of the scary Nino Carlitos slide from my grasp like a wet bar of soap, and all I see is a thoughtful, generous man who is skilled at origami. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taran, thinking it easier to get wet a little at a time, hung back as much as he could—until Melyngar lunged ahead, carrying him with her. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Momentarily distracted from her fear, she squatted down to touch him, her hands wet from the tears. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chairs in front of the cafes were empty and a couple of women pushed their baby carriages past the wet tables. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Green with spring, dreaming of the future yet wet with blood. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ride was pleasant, though the road was wet in some places and rutted. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The skin that had been covered by the feathers was furred like the rest of Pet, slicked down and wet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Just before we collided, I hit the ground baseball-style and slid on the wet marble floor straight under the creature. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was a wet day—not pouring rain, but misty. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I wiped the shelves with a wet rag. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was long and straight and cool and wet and reflective in the night. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes Were wet, not from laughter, But from breathing in smoke. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We exchanged a few more comments on the weather, which was wet, and that was pretty much it for conversation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dogs sniffed them, cats crept past them stalking the fat pigeons; women, laden with heavy shopping bags, shuffled across the wet pavement; But still Scipio didn't appear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

So when the blue smoke of brittle leaves was in the air and the wind blew the wet laundry stiff on the line I decided to come back home. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Everything was wringing wet and beginning to freeze into stiffness. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only wet firecracker was that Theresa couldn’t come. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cane testing, the wet hem of her dress swinging, the white pillowcase held aloft. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah! A stormy storm. He’s two words that kind of mean the same thing. Like soaking wet.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He sat in the clear space between the bank and the first line of trees and bent a pine bough into a circle, tying it with a piece of wet string from the castle. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It makes my underarms prickle and get wet. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet sweaty hands and wet clothes can easily defeat the skin’s natural resistance to current. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

After a while he sat up and put on the wet socks and shoes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman's mouth hung open, a wet pink cave, but Craster only gave a snort. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Once it was all mixed up, I started combining the wet ingredients into a separate bowl. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

They raised wet lips at Ralph, for they seemed provided with not quite enough skin, so that their profiles were blurred and their mouths pulled open. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

His hair was wet and all he had on was a bathrobe and in his voice was still a trace of that liquory thickness I knew so well. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When it’s wet like this, it usually takes the fluff and fairy tale off her, making her seem more ordinary, more like the rest of us, but not today. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s not wet anymore,” I tell her, moving out of her way. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I pulled on my rain poncho and pulled the hood up so my hearing aids wouldn’t get wet, but my jeans and shoes got soaked by the time we reached our cabins. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But watching another match die out under the wet wood, I could feel the rush of energy in my throat. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The train stopped in Vevey, then went on, passing the lake on one side and on the other the wet brown fields and the bare woods and the wet houses. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The food needed to be wet, easy to chew. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

A few landed with wet, sickening thumps in Missy’s hide. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

‘But there is a hope that I have left some of my own marks unspoilt on the wet ground.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Pattie only hoped that the group assembled to care for the odd little girl with the dark, wet eyes would do a good job. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

My moms used to roll up to my school and plant a fat wet kiss on my cheek for everybody to see. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

After two hours of backbreaking labor, hauling the boats through wet, heavy snow, detouring around piles of broken floe, they were only one mile from Endurance. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Then in their cipher language James wrote Now! and many things happened at once: Emily threw her water at Mr. Remora, getting the American Revolution books wet in the process. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He eased down the wet socks, and what he saw made him gasp: his foot was swelling so fast that he could actually see it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She kissed the crown of my head, over and over again, until it was wet where her tears had trickled down and run into my hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

London was a cold city, paved with wet stones. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I’ll bet your mother just fries pork chops and wrings wet clothes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even his beard was starting to look wet. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was a miserably wet, blustery day, with rain slanting down out of dark skies in torrents—no kind of day for standing out in the elements and watching a race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The clothes smelled like wet mothballs and jasmine. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I remove my wet shoes by the door. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"Look at you, wet as a water-nixie, look at the puddle under you, and your lovely dress, oh the state of it, you must be soaked to the bone...." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It reached my hands, wet and slippery, it touched my neck, my chin, my face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We were dripping wet by the time we arrived at the bus station. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He focuses on the dish brush, swishing the suds around, trying to get a streak of pizza cheese off a plate without getting his cast wet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the wet cracking of the pipe. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The jar is cold and wet and slippery, so it falls away from me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

If Harry, Ron, and Hermione were wet, it was nothing to how these first years looked. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

However, I freely concede that they are completely useless in cold and wet. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She stood over the washtub, her arms wet and soapy to the elbows and sweat standing on her brow. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I held Julia's face in my hands and wiped the wet at the corners of her eyes with my thumbs. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing around her but wet rocks. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He washed his hands and wet his hair. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ten thousand very large men are standing under one small umbrella. How is it that none of them gets wet?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I rested my cheek against the wet tile, fiddled with the tap to cool down the water. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ma just sat on the bed, rubbing my hand, her eyes wet from it all. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My shoulders still shaking, my face still wet, I promised. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Samantha nosed it, sniffed, then settled down, leaving a wet streak across his knuckles. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I can find another wet nurse. If there’s none amongst the wildlings, I will send to the mountain clans. Until such time, goat’s milk should suffice for the boy, if it please Your Grace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If anybody noticed us—five kids dripping wet and looking like they'd just had a fight with a monster—they didn’t let on. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The feel of it in the hand was wet and as of something crunchy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wet oars winking him along in bright winks and female palms. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was still raining and soon the windows were wet and you could not see out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He looked at his wet, black hair and the dark gray eyes which looked back mistrustfully from the mirror at him, looked at the marks on his coffee-colored skin. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A white towel, wet with blood, had been wrapped around his head. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rain always brought her to our door, draped in a long oilskin, skirts wet from crossing over. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Speaking in short, matter-of-fact phrases, they worry aloud over the fickle weather and fields of sunflowers still too wet to cut, while above their heads Ross Perot’s sneering visage flickers across a silent television screen. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mom walked into the living room with her hair still wet from a shower. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like a wet wool blanket you could not take off. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were still too small to make the squishing wet sound my mother’s hands made when she washed clothes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A woman with long brown hair and a wet suit was nearby, and after a while she came to sit next to me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They tried to stop it with rags but they only turned sopping wet and let the rain in. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And then there were the seats left dirty or wet by previous inhabitants that the kitchen workers had failed to wipe clean. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spent fourteen days in jail, was fined ten dollars, and departed from Worcester on another wet November afternoon. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their wet clothing was dried in front of the open fire. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fourth time, the rustling was still there, and she heard the distinct sound of footfalls on the wet ground before whatever was following stopped along with her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She’s one of those people who licks her fingers when she passes back papers, and I always end up with a wet thumbprint. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The cotton would be too wet to pick. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I hate zucchini, zucchini, zucchini. and in her hand she is carrying green glop in a wet napkin. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

After eating they explored the art building, looking at sculptures and silk screens in cool corridors thick with the fragrance of wet paint and clay. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I sluice its coldness over my face, clean off the dried blood, wet my cracked lips. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her kindly intended words lay on me like a wet sail. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kalinda is still wet, so the dampness spreads from her and onto the sheets so that, before long, I’m shivering too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He sobbed aloud, and water dripped down from his nose and wet his mustache. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They had to take off their skis and trudge on foot through the wet snow. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up the wet, winding boardwalks and through stretches of mud that cake my hiking boots in sludge. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The rain had softened to a mist, and his wet shirt felt cool against his skin. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The buzzing insects, the wet sweat, and the hot dry dust made the afternoon seem to last forever. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We had to jump over them, to avoid getting our ballet slippers wet. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A still wet night, a night to drive men into their holes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The boys lay crouched under the wagons, wrapped in hay to keep their wet bothes warm against the now cold wind, and all joked with one another while heaven fell. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he went out now, he could get it inside the boat before it got too wet. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I cleaned the windows with a wet rag. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was raining, and we got pretty wet, walking home with Otis Bottom too, since his house is only a couple of blocks away from James Russell’s. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He said the new horse he’s got, Bessie, did worse than wet on him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They swam the moat. Climbed the walls with hook and rope. Came over wet and dripping, steel in hand." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He gave my face three quick licks with his wet tongue, as if to say, Yep, it’s thunder! Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We put everything together into one big bowl—the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients—and mixed it all together with the electric mixer and then poured half of it into a cake pan. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The stone walls were wet with condensation, and the hot moist air smelled like sweat and iron and liquor. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“This is a neoprene material, like what wet suits are made of. The sleeve will create a vacuum between you and your prosthetic leg that will hold it firmly in place.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It seemed like an incredibly bad idea to get our few clothes and blankets wet given that we didn’t have any others. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand was cold and wet; he clenched it into a fist. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her golden hair was wet with perspiration but her face had changed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a cold, wet November wind and I knew it was snowing in the mountains. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Soon after, another boat appeared, this time a massive dugout canoe, a pirogue heading downstream filled with racks of drying fish, one of the rows still wet and glistening and breathing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

His brown eyes were wet and rimmed in red. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

My feet were wet and cold, and I was still hungry—biscuits and beer don’t make much of a lunch when you’re working oxen along. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came quickly, and in moments, the boat was digging its trench in the wet sand at their feet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Before them to show the way ran a little lad carrying a flaming torch and in the light of this torch the faces and the bodies of the men and the wet stones glistened alike. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

You just have to tell them Brie wet the floor every time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But then my mom turns around, her eyes wet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I even rubbed my teeth with my wet fingers—we had no toothbrushes or toothpaste, of course, but it felt important to remember what it was like to be human. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed Fern’s wet hand and Vonetta’s, and we made our way around the angry washroom lady and through the line of waiting tsk-tskers and pointers. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It seemed that his body had turned to a piece of lead that was cold and heavy and wet and aching. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“His wet diaper’s frozen solid. Should I tug it? Will it tear his skin off?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m staying!” said Jinny, slapping the side of the boat wetly, sending a splash up into the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Alex grabbed the wet rag he used to clean the kitchen, took the scalding skillet by the handle, and hurried to the sliding door at the back of the kitchen. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He put in some extra clothes, in case he got wet, and some paper and a pencil, so that he could write a record of the journey. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His heart thundered in his chest and his hands and face were wet with sweat. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his wet face with his hand and shook like a dog, rain and seawater flying off him, his eyes red. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The trees shook their wet, black branches, and chunks of snow fell down. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floor was soggy under his knees, the walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t ride him for hours wearing a wet harness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We loaded two cars and drove down the road that was screened with wet mats and the last of the sun came through in the breaks between the strips of mattings. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

They were the color of the moss near the spring, and their backs were spotted the color of wet sand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Newman family, who couldn’t keep a five-year-old who wet her bed, had been “nice.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You wet your fingers on the sponge and then touch your forehead and shoulders and chest.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She splashed the water on her face and ran her wet hands through her hair, pulling it loose from the knot at the nape of her neck. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” he said, “I didn’t realize it had to be so wet.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

By the time he could see again, Izzy was gone, and he was alone, except for the can rolling slowly away across the wet kitchen tile. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he would pick his way with extreme distaste through the wet grass and undergrowth, taking a long time, and stopping often to shake his paws. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their country is so wet and boggy that Stirling’s horses sank to their chests in mud; boats were a primary means of transportation until recently. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

After that, we wandered in the forest searching for a new base before the wet season started. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then he revved the engine, and the tires squealed against the wet pavement. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t even realized she was crying, but her cheeks were wet and her hair stuck to them when she moved her head. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She is wet and angry and staring at me with large gray-green eyes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Next he washed the horse with a great wet yellow sponge. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wolf padded closer, sniffed at her fingers, then licked at the blood with a wet rough tongue. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The lights from the hotel shone on the wet pavement. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

When the horse pulled the children up onto the sandy beach, Tidbit jumped off right away and cheerfully ran on the wet sand. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed, then shook his head and shoulders like a wet dog. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Longstreet sat at the camp table on a wet seat, extracted a cigar, lighted it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed hardly out of breath, in spite of climbing, but his hand trembled as he reached out to take hold of the railing, and his face was wet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I take off his wet diaper and drop it in a white painted basket with the other dirty diapers. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hair is back to normal, and while it’s wet, it sits high and round on my head. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

At first I thought the laughing man wasn’t on the comer, but then I saw him sitting on the wet curb, leaning against the mailbox and just watching me walk toward him. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The girls could see the river in the distance and smell its earthy, wet shoreline as they hid in the darkness of the trees. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

You shivered for a long time, whether from fear or being wet by the cool drizzle, I wasn't sure. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And in the fields the wheat seed sprouted and pushed spears of delicate green above the wet brown earth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

We peeled off the worst of our wet clothes and rooted for dry ones in our packs, but even stuff from deep in the pack felt damp. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a soft, wet sound, the kind that is made when one is about to speak and the tongue unglues from the roof of the mouth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The sun was coming over the ridge now, glaring on the whitewash of the houses and barns, making the wet grass blaze softly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around her tidy farm, listened to her ragged, wet cough, and moved in. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hopes there will be no sniveling and pants wetting among the passengers, that no one will go berserk and start screaming, and trigger a jittery massacre. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wiggled her toes into the cold, wet earth, to get the grip, and then began to run. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She remembers something a santera told her nearly forty years ago, when she had decided to die: “Miss Celia, there’s a wet landscape in your palm.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The medical community didn't know that microorganisms transmitted by mosquitoes, which thrive in wet areas, produce malaria. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He wet his handkerchief under the fountain faucet and wiped off his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It rained for only about an hour, but even after it had stopped, we continued sitting outside all night on the wet sponges that were once our mattresses. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As the drifters came along, being hounded out of town, Grandma g ave them a good feed and a beer to wet their whistles. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would certainly need an enterprising officer—Captain Campion perhaps—for patrols seldom crossed the iron road, and the wet country beyond—the country near the river—was only partly known. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kin wiped his wet cheeks with the heel of his hand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He approached Lupin and the struggling rat, and his wet eyes suddenly seemed to be burning in his face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Looks like my dad’s eyes are clear of dust, but they’re still glassy and wet. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He wet the edges of the corn husk with his tongue to seal it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her lips moving up my neck, leaving a trail of wet kisses behind. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Kira looked, and saw a green lizard slither into the vines at the sill; behind the fluttering wet leaves a gauntfaced woman was holding a tyke in her arms and looking out. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that they were as wet as they could get the boys stopped running. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I feel more like a baby in wet diapers. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

We were too tired to cross—that is to say, I was too tired—and it would be folly to get wet so near sundown. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He shifted in his chair; with the tip of his tongue he wet his lips. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Elena, your skin is very wet, but you have no fever. Are you dizzy?” he asked gently. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

A wet place on the railing mirrored thin light coming through the upper windows. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

As I covered the clean tile floors with gentle flop- pings of wet mop, I prayed under my breath for the people who had tried to vote. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yaselith’s eyes now were wet and red, her hair as white and weightless as a puff of smoke. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I even had maid service—didn't have to make a bed or pick a wet towel off the floor for half a year. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

My master's degree in botany makes me pretty sure plants need wet dirt to grow in. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crawled around in the muddy snow and wet garbage, searching for the silver penny with fingers so numb with cold they would barely work. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Devon luckily had very little of such weather—the icy clamp of winter, or the radiant New Hampshire summers, were more characteristic of it—but this day it blew wet, moody gusts all around me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Out at the field. The new one. The illegal one, the symbolic one. He was half-down in the ditch, Pacheco was, soaking wet, almost drowned, when they found him.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew at once what had hap-pened; a wooden hutch, its slats shattered, lay on its side in the wet grass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His hands were chained behind his back, and around his neck was a wet leathern cord attached to a device the king had brought from Tyrosh. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dew came down every morning and left the leaves wet and soaked the soil. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She plunged into her heart the sword that was still wet with his life’s blood. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was a flapping, and a wet whistling. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She watched the girl in the book step inside, trembling, her wet shoes leaving mud and bits of grass on the carpets. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The dark room had a musty, wet smell, laced with a deep coppery scent so strong he could taste it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Something wet plops on one shoulder and then her cheek. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You must think I like, standing in the wet, and stop answering a question with another question.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I rolled over on my stomach, my cheek against the wet sand. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prizing a child from a womb, holding its wet body against her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There was the faint, cool kiss of sensuality when dew came on to my cheeks and shins as I ran down the wet green garden paths in the early morning. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A smell in the air, a warm, wet smell. If you sniff you can still smell it, though it’s not so strong now.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She gives me a wet towel to scrub myself as she lifts me with the pole. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

And the smell of mud, mold, and wet rot was thick enough to stick. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

They do not see my wet eyes and hurting mouth. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I did fret over his safety, but it was pure and sinful selfishness that wet my eyes at night. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

On both sides of us stretched the wet plain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He fell, wet and breathless, face down On the sticky sand. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they return they make bathroom jokes, quips about wetting your pants and running out of toilet paper, eyeing me cunningly while they do so. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I ran back up on our stoop, Ma’s and Pa’s faces were wet with tears. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She put a thread in her mouth and wet it with her lips. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Other squirrels moved through the branches above, smelling of wet fur and fear, their little claws scratching at the bark. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Old Chao started to say no, something about how he didn’t like to fold it up when it was wet, but Grover started to clank some more. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Trepid returned to the Boxton Creek Home, he found his wife lying on their bed with a wet cloth draped over her forehead. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as the tallow dwindled and the flame began to gutter in the wet wax of the candle, a hunchback approached the dais. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

A long wet spot on his shirt showed that he had been sleeping a good while. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The snow was wet and sticky, the ice on the lakes still thin—forcing them to take the long way around the water. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was my hold over him for weeks— anybody who couldn’t get to Barker’s Eddy without falling out of the car was a big wet hen.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He has a bucket and is washing the slurs from his window, smearing the yellow paint into huge wet circles. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The vineyards were thin and bare-branched too and all the country wet and brown and dead with the autumn. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The gravel paths were moist and the grass was wet with dew. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I caught the kid and took him down right on the wet black asphalt of the Sacred Heart driveway. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her shoulder was getting wet and I thought, Maybe it’s true that you can use up all of your tears. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But he could not shut out the cold, wet feeling that he had just peeked into his future. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He had never felt wet grass on his feet before, and he decided he didn’t really like it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But once he had climbed over the fence and begun to trudge up the first field, the grass was thick and wet. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was a fog in the square and when we came close to the front of the cathedral it was very big and the stone was wet. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But there was no sign of Min at his work, nor any wet clay on the wheel. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Outside, the crosstown bus hissed past on the wet street. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day she wiped every cheese carefully with a wet cloth, then rubbed it all over with fresh butter once more, and laid it down on its other side. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was heavy with moisture, wet enough for fish to swim in. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheets soaked in sweat, his uniform as wet as if he has been swimming in his sleep. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He slipped and skidded on the wet grass and Lydia pounced. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Steak and kidney pie. Wash your hands. Look at you! You’re soaking wet! You make sure you change into something dry after you’ve eaten. And don’t leave your wet things on the bedroom floor.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We lay in the wet grass panting the rain like cold shot on my back. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heat made the steam rise from the wet pavement. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was the rainy season and we were wet all the time, with no dry clothes to change into. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“On the line,” she said, “and still wet.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Was it her imagination, or did they feel wet and sticky, like blood? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The asphalt highway is a shiny, wet black. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He made them take off their wet shoes and hung their wet stockings on a line to dry. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny’s chest swelled with emotion and his eyes were wet. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cabin boy wet his brush and scrubbed on manfully. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You ate too much,” she said, mopping his forehead with a wet paper towel she’d gotten from the dorm bathroom. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her tears, dried on these pages, are mixed up with mine making them wet again. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

His legs felt like wet cement, and his lungs were on fire. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon my returning, I slapped at his face with the wet cloth as he snorted protests and held up his hands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Amari leaned down and picked Tidbit up, wrapping his legs around her waist, and they headed south into the wet, damp night. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pattie only hoped that the group assembled to care for the odd little girl with the dark, wet eyes would do a good job. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Taking the pigtail in one of his paw's, he pressed it warmly to his wet moustache. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma is sore and worn out from wringing your wet clothes and hanging them to dry; Ma needs peace and quiet at the end of the day. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there seemed to be some kind of wet light traveling over his legs and stomach with a deeply attractive smell. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“An early snow,” he said, “maybe it will be a wet winter. A good year next year.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later they heard a wet, heavy smack well below them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But when the Colonel opened the door, I caught the edge of her scent: wet dirt and grass and cigarette smoke, and beneath that the vestiges of vanilla- scented skin lotion. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The swirling dust clings to my wet cheeks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Hugo reached inside his wet jacket and took out the book that he had borrowed from the Film Academy. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Is it going to be wet?” she said. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Byrd, frozen in the same spot on the wet floor, looks to George. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Your clothes are all wet,” she says after a while. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was called that to differentiate it from a celluloid collar which was what poor men wore because it could be laundered simply by being wiped with a wet rag. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

More of the team rolled up in their running gear, a fog of wet red rain suits. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

And then Siunek finds a full bucket and tosses water into the air, making it splash and rain, and everyone is wet as they scream and squeal. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The day was growing hotter, the air as thick and wet as damp wool, and the pails seemed to grow heavier with every step. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He smoked one cigarette after another and complained about the rain because we could not pick the cotton when it was wet. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

With mangolomera, bullies would crumble at my touch and wet themselves from fright. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her limbs felt like bags of wet sand, but Percy was helping her now. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The road was muddy, the ditches at the side were high with water and beyond the trees that lined the road the fields looked too wet and too soggy to try to cross. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And we jump on down the hill, skidding on leaves and wet vines, using rocks as handholds as best we can. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Henry rolls his eyes and seals it with a smiling kiss, and they fall back into the pillows together, Henry’s wet hair and sweatpants and Alex’s naked limbs all tangled up in the lavish bedclothes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had that large gym bag strapped across his chest and he looked like he’d taken a shower; his hair was wet and his cheeks were pink. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They came upon many hidden pools, and broad acres of sedge waving above wet and treacherous bogs; but Shadowfax found the way, and the other horses followed in his swath. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Tell me how you got wet,” he said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean take some guy’s sopping wet clothes out of the dryer and—and what?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The ground under us was so soft and wet that my feet were already soaking, right through the soles of my Sunday school shoes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His sun sights were the crudest of guesses, and to look up positions in the tables he had to peel apart the wet pages one by one. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Kim is quiet and does not resist Ma’s help taking off his wet shirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at her hands, the wet blood. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mama puts the cold wet rag all over and then my eyes feel better, but she doesn’t look right. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Queenie turned up unexpectedly during a break in the Manchester Blitz, and they spent three wet and stormy days burning black market petrol up and down the Pennines on Maddie’s Silent Superb. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“The wet air will ruin the loaves, that’s my concern. I should have stayed and baked in the cool of the night.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes his face would be wet with tears. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I only have time to tell you one thing tonight because my eyelids are heavier than wet sheets. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The bus slows down for its next stop, and I peer through the wet window to see Matt Hubbard waiting up ahead. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Sigurd grunted, and then his axe came out of the tree’s trunk with a wet rip. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I wiped the ashtrays with a wet rag and straightened the papers. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Then Mom made Ivy change out of her wet clothes and tucked her into bed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I scream, dropping flat and pressing my chest against the wet ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wet began to seep into our bones. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Some days not a cloud showed in the open blue sky, but most days were drizzly and wet. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

There was a Huffing & the Chip of Blades on Dirt & also the Smell of wet Soil afreshening the Night. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wet my lips and play “Jingle Bell Boogie” and “London Bridge Is Falling Down.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds longer, I wipe my wet face on his shirt, let go, and put a little space between us. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Because everything is wet and there’s a foot of water underneath us, we cannot make a fire. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to quiet the paranoia and curled up on a wet towel, spread out on the deck of our yard. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

With her hand, when the float was level again, she wiped away a flat, wet band of hair from her eyes, and reported, “I just saw one.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He tasted like tobacco and salt and the whole experience was very wet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her mouth and lay back on the wet stone, looking like a broken bird. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And she was pulling hair out of her head as easily as one lifts new wheat from wet soil. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no sense in us all getting wet. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Once she was near, Siobhan could see that her mother’s face was wet. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Your new skirt was sopping wet below the raincoat that stretched only to your knees. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

My mother, looking at me with wet eyes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The flaring of light made big shadows dance on the wet gray canvas of the hearse. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“He was like, wet his pants!” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She’s quiet, because I can tell she doesn’t really want to tell me, and her eyes are still wet. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had been soaked since starting to build the raft and figured to remain wet until...until they made it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was getting very wet with his slobber. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Coach Stork always touched our hair before letting us leave, making sure it was wet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was long, lightweight hair, the color of wet sand. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to clap while holding her wet umbrella. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The wet smell of coming rain mixed with the smoky smell of burning. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It had already gotten wet once, and while I couldn’t believe I was actually trusting her with it, I needed both hands free. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

At noon I sneaked into the yard and walked among the aisles of damp, cleansmelling clay and came to a barrow full of wet bricks just taken from the machine that shaped them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would no sooner get a clean shirt on than he would discover that it was wet under the arms, from nervous perspiration, and he would have to change it for a dry one. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She was surprised that the wet point of his tongue at her ear could make her whole body shiver, as though with fever. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wet eyes glisten in the soft afternoon light. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was Robb before him now, his j hair wet with melting snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He just opened his eyes, and realized right away that they were moist with tears and his face was wet.The sun had come up, shining brightly through the trees. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t normally bring it out while it’s still wet, but I thought you’d like to see it,” he said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I shivered from the freezing cold of my wet shoes and overalls. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground under their horses' hooves was soft and wet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jo obeyed, but as her hand went softly to and fro across Beth’s hot forehead and wet eyelids, her heart was very full and she longed to speak. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stallholder hauled a boxful of books further under the canvas, to ensure that it did not get wet. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Papa eased her down onto the stool, but it was still covered with water and she stood up again with a wet spot on her skirt. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their feet were wet and cold and their shoes were being ruined. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Father wet his towel in the pail and began to wash his face. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rain began falling, softly at first, speckling my blouse and skirt with wet spots. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jude wanted to throw her arms around its neck and press her wet face into its silky mane. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sitting in cold wet britches for an hour was no fun even in a magic kingdom. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It is faint here, but once this is done, all the Dauntless will storm down the stairs and leave the Merciless Mart behind, and wet pavement will be the only thing I smell. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wet gray flakes twisting and falling out of nothing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her legs gave way like wet paper and she slid down until she was sitting on the street, with her head on her knees. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But now, as he saw Fiver, small and familiar, incapable of hurting anyone or of concealing what he felt, trembling in the wet grass, either from fear or from cold, his anger melted away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing toppled backward, sliding over the side of the stairwell and landing a few seconds later with a terrible, wet crunch. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

His up­turned pads with their wet fur looked like little desert islands sur­rounded by seaweed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Charlise says that farm-to-table means that the chicken is supposed to still be clucking when it’s on your plate and the vegetables taste like wet soil. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was wet and slippery even inside the cabin. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Hugo sat there like an animal, wet and shivering in the corner of his cage. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

It lifted reluctantly, with a wet sucking sound. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The good smell of wet wood rose from the floor, still damp after being scrubbed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes were bright and wet and scowling. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was a white crust around the broad crescent of its mouth, and when it opened its jaws to roar again, something wet, white, and foaming dripped from its pointed teeth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Is his mother ashamed because while he was nursing he wet his pants? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shasta had not realized how cold and wet the inside of a cloud would be; nor how dark. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The sky was low and gray and wet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The air, as always at the beginning of the monsoon, lay like a blanket upon the earth, damp and suffocating, but when it blew the wind came through the rain wet and chill. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And be quick about it. If she’s not wet by the time I’m done disrobing, I will cut off that tongue of yours and nail it to the wall.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The area on which Hunt had been built was marshland, and the ground grew wet during the night. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

My feet itched inside my wet leather sandals. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I cautiously got in, thankful for the brief but intense exertion: I might be wet and a little bloody, but at least I wasn’t shivering. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I open my eyes again, they are wet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The scrubby vineyards and the crumbling stones become things of no account, for if I wish I can give rein to my imagination, and pick foxgloves and pale campions from a wet, streaking hedge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

You walk through it and barely notice your hair getting wet. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Already so wet that they no longer felt it, they were nevertheless shivering with cold and weighted with their drenched fur. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her wet, dark garments clung to her square body. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The valets helped each of the children down to the grass, which was soft and wet under their feet. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He built a chip fire in the black square of the forge and pulled a bellows breeze on it and then fed wet coke over with his fingers until it glowed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And so, all wet and naked, clothed only in our boots, we break into a trot. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calder reached down and grabbed a danger: slippery when wet sign that had been left by the door and padded it with a stack of university newspapers. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

My head felt like it was full of wet sand as I looked over my shoulder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The stone paving was still wet from the washing down after market, and the last of the farmers gathered baskets and gear before going home. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He breathes heavily, his wet lips on my cheek. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his eyes wet, so that the edges of things were blurred, Portia was truly like her mother. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Jaime pushed his wet hair back with his fingers and wheeled his horse around. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He walked straight over to me and hugged me, his face wet with tears. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He blew on the wet ink, slid the parchment to the paymaster, and signed the one beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I laughed and wet a cloth in the basin to bathe his face. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She shook back her wet hair, her cheeks glowing. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Goose bumps broke out all over him, a creepy fear trickling down his spine like a wet spider. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Moist soft flakes are falling out of it, piling up on roofs and branches, sliding off now and then to hit with a wet cottony thunk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Who doesn’t?” said the young man, getting his feet wet. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah?” he said sarcastically, trading his wet sweater for a dry one. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Her stringy, wet hair hung down her shoulders and arms, spreading in the water like ruddy tentacles. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And all the little friends whom he used to know would be down by the seaside, playing in the wet sand and splashing around in the water... James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

His touch was gentle, the water warm and soothing."This is like to sting some," the maester warned as he wet a cloth with wine that smelled of crushed herbs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You will not object to getting a little wet?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I used my bare hands to scoop away the wet sand that stuck her fast. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I wake up late on Friday and rush to the bathroom to wet my hair and brush my teeth. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Cecilia had climbed out of the pond and was fixing her skirt, and with difficulty pulling her blouse on over her wet skin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was wet and his hands were shaking. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her body was wet as though she had stood in the rain. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the sled out onto the street, then went into the building and carried out Bri, placing her carefully on the sled so she never got wet. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

As she fiddled with the enlarger, Fadi carried the photo paper over to the “wet” area of the darkroom. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Before I can stop them, tears spill out of my eyes, wetting my pillowcase. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, touched his ears to make Ruza understand, and his fingers came away wet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was rather as though, after being in makeshift wet dock for days, the Queen Mary had just sailed out of, say, Walden Pond, as suddenly and perversely as she had sailed in. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Once she got there, Aru plopped down on the cold, wet floor of the cave to catch her breath. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She went to Kino and sponged his face with her wet skirt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweat beaded on my forehead as that pressure from earlier in the day smothered me like a wet blanket. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Of course, some forest trees in areas of wet climate do produce big edible seeds, but these seeds are not adapted to surviving a long dry season and hence to long storage by humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And with that, he placed the wet paper on the animal's face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Cersei tried to keep her head up, only to step in something slick and wet that made her slip. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After brushing out the long, wet strands, I wash off what little makeup is left on my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

We passed the platter of turkey self-consciously and did our best to pretend he wasn’t casting a wet tarpaulin over our entire feast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She wet her finger with her tongue and then moistened her dry lips with her finger. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He guzzled his water, relishing the wet coolness as it washed down his dry throat. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was making a pot from wet clay. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like a wet silk scarf against his skin. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat again, and I realize only then that his eyes are wet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She smiled at the memory, realizing she would rather be on that expedition—soaking wet in the cold with Peris—than dry and warm tonight, but alone. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I pull out his wet socks and slip them on his feet. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She stared into the fire and fog, her wet black curls plastered to her carved wooden head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His hair was wet and tangly, and his shirt was damp. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Their shadows on the wet walls looked monstrous in the wandlight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I patted her brow with a wet cloth and she opened her eyes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I received lots of wet lipsticked-kisses on my cheeks, which made me feel disgusted and loved as I turned to secretly rub off their marks. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was a violet, and it chinkled and sang as he held it, making a noise similar to that produced by wetting a finger and rubbing it, gently, around a wineglass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I reach for Pithy s arm, then jerk my hand back as my palm touches something wet and sticky on her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the men resumed their burdens the next day, they had a new layer of heavy, wet slush to trudge through, and more wet snow was falling steadily. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

"Take off your boots and dry your stockings. I'll find some dry wood. If the ground's not wet under the rock, we might be able to get a fire burning." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

An indigenous girl a couple of years younger than me— maybe twelve or thirteen—appears at the door to the patio, her hands red and wet, probably from washing clothes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run into the cathedral, wet my cold fingers, kneel, and cross myself so fast it makes two women stop their praying and turn their heads. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The toothpicks came out a bit wet, so I added two more minutes to the timer and put them back in the oven. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The charge was an exaggeration, but his performances were compromised by a wet surface. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the nights were cold with the sharp, wet winds of March and it would be raining heavily. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The wet sound of the dead feeding and the mans fading cries cuts through my heavy breathing and the growls of other approaching shamblers. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Chamber- lain took a deep breath, smelled wet grass, hay, felt his heart beating, looked up into God’s broad sky, shivered as a thrill passed through him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strands of her hair are stuck to her lips, which are wet with spit, or tears, I can’t tell. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Wet boots, wet cuffs; his hands have become so numb, they do not seem his own. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Across part of the felted roof lay a torn piece of old blanket, wet with dew. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had rolled my pants up so as not to get them wet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air tastes piney and sweet out here, so different from the city, which usually smells more like wet pavement and car exhaust. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It’s coarse and damp, like he’s been rolling around in wet grass. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her hair was wet, like she was just out of the shower. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

His arms ached, and his grip on the dog’s collar was beginning to feel clammy and wet. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm could hear Lyra crying, not with shrill fear but with a steady note of complaint at the cold and the wet and the incessant lurching of the canoe. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His head was bowed and with his hands he steadied himself against the cool, wet grass of the orchard. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I followed her and she beat me, but she did not use the wet towel; Grandpa had forbade that. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was dripping wet when I got to the last stair.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then Billy stepped to the rack under the manure window and picked up a horseshoe hammer with his wet right hand. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slant, hands red and wet with sores, stood shirtless in the pond, great masses of insects swarming about him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey stared hard into the other woman's wet grey eyes, and she allowed the silence to hang in the air until Mrs Wormwood became uncomfortable. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The leaves dripped onto the wet grass, but the rain had stopped and a pale sun had risen. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I felt something wet in my pants starting to run down my leg. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cat stalked behind, stomach empty and feet wet, but unwilling to let Alyce go on without him. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused there, hands on the wet iron railing, looking out across the black water while his dæmon wound herself round his legs, pretending to pester for attention but really watching every movement behind them. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

My clothes felt wet and clammy and I slapped my arms to keep the circulation going. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the day, the halls were ablaze with color as the artists proudly wore their creations, most of them still wet. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The hair on his neck was bristling, and he was looking up at Alice, who wiped a wet and soapy hand on her dress before stroking his head with it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The swing groaned while we sat there smelling warm rain, wet wood, rotted grass. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trousers rolled to the knee but still they got wet. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

My dad, soaking wet, said, “Yes. Good. Yes.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He will stand on the battlefield, his sword, Hofud, wet and bloody in his hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I sat there on the wet ground watching Harp and Gully turn the corner. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She was terrified and her eyes were wet. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Luke took a few deep breaths, but it felt like he was breathing through a wet towel. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Grandpa kept going in his wet clothes until we reached the tree where the dogs were. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Take a wet rag to the leather and wash the laces so they always seem like I just got ’em. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She almost broke down in tears at the very idea of him being there, and then there he was, soaking wet and grinning like a fool in front of her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She slapped at her wet slip and sighed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and felt myself wet with sweat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He stumbled backwards down the kitchen steps and lay sprawled in the wet mud. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped the rain from his eyes and mouth with a cold wet hand, and then he said, "You're a fool, boy. But I appreciate it." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I excused myself and walked over to the kite stand, my shoes squishing on the wet grass. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Who would have washed those wet clothes and held you as you cried. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mark had only taken three or four steps when he heard a wet, cackling sound above him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Remembering how wet it had gotten, he set it back down and picked up one of the Hessians’ guns. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I kept walking, hoping he wouldn’t be able to tell that my face was wet with more than just rain. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then I touch the tip of my wet finger to my tongue. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I unzipped the duffel a couple of inches and felt Beau’s sniffing nose poke wetly out. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Sohrab tossed the towels onto the wooden bench between us and pulled off his shirt, peeling the wet fabric away from his flat chest and stomach. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He scraped a patch of ground clear of wet leaves and twigs and put the little pile of papers on to the soil. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

A serving girl came over with wet rags, wiped the table clean, and made a few barbed comments. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Celestial bronze cut through the base like it was wet clay. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My pillow is wet and the tiny little box is soft but I know what is inside. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It landed hot and thick and wet on the side of Wash’s neck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fern cried out, “I did not wet my pants!” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

If they got wet they would probably die. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I walked slowly, taking my time, stepping on dead wet leaves that flattened beneath my feet. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eloise kissed her wetly on the mouth and wiped the hair out of her eyes and then left the room. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She walked slowly and carefully, her arms hugging the shivering kid, face resting on Ess’s mop of wet hair. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I could go to the ball without jewels, but not wet through and shivering. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

My cheeks are hot and wet with tears I didn’t feel beginning. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She wrapped her spatula arm around me, squeezing and planting a wet one on my hairline. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I come up the hill to Tatarska Street in the wet and soggy dark, I feel the familiar little flutter of fear. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I dug the washcloth out of my denim bag, wet it, and took it back to him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I love you, Ollie,” she declared, planting four wet kisses on his cheek. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He hit out with his fists and felt the soft squish of wet mouths. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Of course, he started crying, and he kissed my cheek with his wet stubbly face. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She lifted her bare wet shoulders in a small shrug. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

That was when he asked me about my wet hair. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then he strides out, tossing the wet rag to the navigator, who clearly has no interest in nursing my wound. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She had gone into convulsions, and her body had become stiff and wet with sweat. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Emerging from his goblet, coughing, sopping wet but still grinning, he saw something calculated to raise his spirits even higher: Draco Malfoy being dragged by the ear toward them by Argus Filch. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She kept doing me that way till finally my heart was flopping around inside my chest like a catfish in a wet sack. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was limp on the wet grass, and after a while her breath came slow and easy again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Instead it sniffed my shirt, leaving a long, wet stain. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If you are hot, wet your clothes instead. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a fit of defeat, I threw both my phone and the dictionary to the ground, watching them skid and spin across the wet pavement. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Maybe the female population of Europe finally realized he’s as compelling as a wet ball of yarn,” Alex suggests. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her face was just wet and there was a lump of something terrible stuck in her throat. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He ran up to Leo’s room, took off his wet clothes, and laid them out in front of the fire. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Her shoe got all wet, and she groaned. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

After a light rain, when the leaves have come, tree limbs are like wet fingers playing in woolly green hair. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something hot and wet was trickling down his chin and from his forehead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

While he worked there hovered before his eyes an image of Mary’s head lying on the wet newspapers, the curly black ringlets soaked with blood. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The stars were still out and the grass was terribly cold and wet, but daybreak was just beginning, far to their right across the sea. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Frederick runs in his place beside Werner, his left eye swelling, twin networks of blood peeling back across his cheeks, his collar wet and brown. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He quickly toweled off, pulled on clean clothes, and ran his fingers through his wet hair. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

First she dabs at my lip with a wet cloth. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I rub my hand over the glass, and my hand feels wet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing her pink bathrobe, and her hair is wet from the shower. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I am that thing that falls on water without getting wet and falls to the earth without breaking. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mean to slam it—only to pro­tect my precious goods from the rain—but the lid slipped from my wet hand. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was around eight o’clock and the streets were wet under a drizzling rain. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy shook uncontrollably, blood everywhere, wetting Thomas’s hands. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The stone steps were cold and wet and he was freezing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even realize she was crying until she went to move her hair off her face and realized that her cheeks were wet. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The rain had stopped; steam rose from the wet street into the humid air. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

We got out of the car, and almost the first thing that happened was my auntie Fumi started shouting at the top of her lungs, “Katie wet herself! Katie wet herself!” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Korean food has to have perfect rice: not too dry, not too wet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mack was in the toilet cleaning his bloody face with wet paper towels. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, I haven’t baked anything yet and I want my introducing day to be perfect, not me standing on her porch, dripping wet, handing her soggy cookies. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charley, wet and shivering, curled up in his corner of the seat and offered no companionship. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it did get the engine wet, so wet that when McCandless tried to start the car soon thereafter, the engine wouldn’t catch, and in his impatience he drained the battery. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It rode high above the waves, as if it preferred not to get wet. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She followed the peeps over to a clump of wet leaves on the ground. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

On wet days we wait for the bell in the main hall instead of the playground. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Is he a bad man?" the Lord of the Eyrie asked, his mother's breast popping from his mouth, the nipple wet and red. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mouse wet the bed—which didn't make noise, but still disturbed the general peace. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“You know she whip you when you get your dress wet.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew that Sea- biscuit didn’t work on wet tracks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You smell like a wet dog!” said Tater, sniffing the air. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She curled up again into a wet soggy ball. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I race home, hoping no one notices the bawling brown girl with a tangled mess of wet hair. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They slept six in a bed, all their pee mixing together in the night as they wet their beds each in his own candy-and-potato-chip dream. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I skipped between the wet and the dry side of the yard a few times, calling for Mrs. Potts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It had little wet speckles of cold on the outside already. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Three coves down, Jude’s been making them out of the wet sand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It must be cold up there, and wet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His mouth is a little sauna, hot and wet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back at the bridge, I wrung out our wet clothes and towels, and weighted them down with stones to dry in the sun. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled his wet hand from the bucket and pinched at the spot, pulling off as much of the grease as he could. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Bryce is sobbing so hard that I feel his wet tears through my shirt, and I hug him harder. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The air smells like wet grain and hedge trimmings; in the lulls between their footfalls, she can hear a deep, nearly subsonic roar. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ray presses wet fur against Axel’s bare leg. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her hair was still wet with her agony and her narrow eyes were sunken. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

His hands were wet, and his palms were so callused I could feel them through the cotton of my shirt. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

To my eyes it looked only like a wet suit, laced crudely up the front. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When the corn was gone, the mule licked for the salt taste on his hand; the tongue was rough and wet, but it was also warm and precise across his fingers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m in trouble enough coming home with my clothes wet. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried holding Todd’s hand flat and pouring water over it but he still didn’t wet the bed. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I had to follow the path to keep out of the wet grass so I didn’t see her until I was pretty near there, standing there in a black cloak, looking at the flowers. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached up and felt a big, wet goose egg. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ear laid him on the floor, and Arm wiped his face with a wet towel provided by the bartender. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her upper arms, which had served as her pillow, were wet. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children managed to take their coats and were dumped outside on the wet sidewalk in front of the theater. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Its wet markings glowed brightly white and intensely black. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

With one bound he was at her side, rubbing his wet face against her thigh, feeling the familiar caresses on his ears, on his shoulders, along his back. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She mopped his side with a wet cloth, gently wiping away the blood. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He picked her up in his arms, seated her lovingly in an armchair, wet a handkerchief to put on her forehead, and tried to make her drink a little water. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God took him in His two hands and threw him out there and got him all wet and told him he should stay put. And gulls are still squawking about it.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes there are parties, with awkward dancing and clumsy guffaws and horseplay by the boys, and wet, inexpert, toothy kisses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could see that Father had, been right: they looked tired and wet and cold and dirty from the mud that came up from the bottom on the nets. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand covered her mouth, and her face was wet with tears. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“A few weeks, maybe a month,” he said as he ran the wet cloth under his arms and the hard planes of his chest, water trickling down his torso. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A stagnant bilge along the lower bulkhead filled with wet papers and trash. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I could sprint on wet cement in bare feet no problem. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wet a washcloth and press it to my forehead. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tired, muddy, wet, and hungry, I started for home. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black seeds spill like clusters of eyes, wet and crying. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The tips of my hair were wet; my scalp was raw. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My hands were cold and my face was cold, and my feet were getting wet through my boots and they were going to be cold, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they traveled, the star cursed the day she had fallen to this wet, unfriendly world. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Saturday deliveries in November are, of course, cold and gray and wet. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I welcomed the numbing cold and even the jolt of my falls on the hard, wet ice. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He took off the soft black hat and held it in his hand and the gray hair glistened wetly, and the band of white skin at the forehead shone in the light. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her coat, her scarf, and her sweater were all scattered around her on the floor, which was wet from the snow she had brought inside with her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Claire gives the wet dog a kiss on the nose and then puts him in an empty kennel. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she whispered, “I am so very sorry. I’ve wet the mat.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I locked Fig into a snuggle and kissed his wet nose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He told them I had wet lungs and I couldn't lie down, even to sleep at night. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He wet a cloth in the stream to clean the cut. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

That gets him laughing until his eyes are wet. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

"What the—?" Pong struggled out from under a tangle of wet limbs and staggered to his feet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Soon the raft ascended into a thick cloud that smelled like wet coals. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I had gotten soaked during a couple of May downpours, and now that my house was done, I wanted the chance to sit in my hemlock and watch a cloudburst wet everything but me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of this happens in a factory called a “wet mill.” The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I let go of Peach’s shoulders and mopped wet hair away from my face. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When Maribel reached for them, Garrett tossed the sunglasses up in a high arc over her head and let them land on the wet pavement. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The length of it pushed against his trousers, and his trousers pressed against her underpants and their smooth, wet silk pushed pleasantly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lissa huddled in her corner of the sofa and stared at me, her face wet with tears. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tell her I’m washing all my blankets and linens and I want to nail up some rope to hang them in the attic so they won’t get dirty again or wet in the rain. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A flurry of gunshots, a spray of blood, and the wet crack of a body hitting the water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hab was standing by the bed, his dark hair wet and combed, a grin like Father’s on his square face. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears hotter than the air around us ran down my face and neck, wetting the collar of my dress. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

How would she get airborne again, buried down in the windless and wet fern bed? Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Chubs tried to peel Liam’s wet jacket off my shoulders, but I wouldn’t let him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With one finger I nudged a cake crumb into a drop of wet, brown tea. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

We walked out across the wet grass and onto the stone wall of the fortifications. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Unsuspecting its abrupt motion, I do not catch it, but it hits upon my face and falls to my lap, cracked and oozing; my lip and cheek sting, and are wet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Eventually, every time an officer sees a soldier or gives an order, he’ll be practically wetting his pants, because the soldiers have more say-so than he does. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was a wet, dusky world; a world dominated by big trees, big trucks, and big men. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And she walked away along the wet path toward Tracy’s Lane, leaving Stuart alone with his broken dreams and his damaged canoe. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The water smelled rank and felt slimy on my skin, but at least I wasn’t wet above my waist. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And just a second later, when she pulls away, her eyes are fully wet, like two of the three rivers that converge at one point in downtown Pittsburgh. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He pointed at the wet luggage and said, “I take this too, yes?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was wet, cold work; it could even be dangerous. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wind whips Celia’s dark curls in wet ropes across her face as she considers him, watching his eyes as the raindrops evaporate from his lashes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Brie was their little Pomeranian dog, who wet the floor sometimes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

When I am satisfied that my finger is wet enough, I take it out of my mouth and slowly roll it around on top of the sugar. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snow was falling again, wet and heavy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She stopped to cough up what sounded like a large, wet worm from her throat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The barrel is wet, I take it in my hands and rub off the moisture with my fingers. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she says, and her weight falls dead on me, crushing my chest, stealing away my breath, and she is cold and wet, like melting ice. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

As they walked, the boy dabbed at his cuts with the wet rag, picked bits of straw out of his hair, and ran his fingers through the tangles. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It is something I saw my mum do when she took care of a baby whose mother had died, until she could find a wet nurse. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Beneath the pile, the ground was shiny wet. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph and Frankie were soaking wet by the time they got to the theatre. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The neck of her shirt was wet with it, but the flow of blood gradually eased. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The shower deepened the calm of the woods, ticked through the new leaves, lightly wetted the seeds sheltered in the earth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Something smells like wet dog in that camper. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In wet weather the road became one big sea of mud which, according to my mother, would be “worth your life to drive through.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took off his wet shoes and socks so they could dry near the fire. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I tried not to listen to the noise on the feed, the girls in wet shirts offering me shampoo. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They added more water, and then it became too wet. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As the nest pitched downward, my mouth filled with wet bonobo hair and my gut dropped. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They all carved pictures with sticks in the wet sand now and then, but the tides or the night rain inevitably came to wash those away. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t so sure anymore, now that we weren’t shivering on a wet rock together, alone and afraid. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he picks up the reins he cannot help noticing that his horse is also black, naked and shiny wet, and his feelings about the horse are of security and affection. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day was bright and dry, with a fresh wind that cleared up what remained of the wet. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was in the middle of it all, standing on my two skinny, ashy legs, with my wet hands. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When Lyra came down, clean and wet, they left to look for some clothes for her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom bursts in from the bathroom, using her phone as a flashlight and carrying a soaking wet Hector on her hip. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

After putting my wet hair in a towel turban, I crawl into bed. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Being with her is a relief in a world where holding on to people feels like trying to hold on to wet fish. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I think about telling Benni I might want to be wet cement to fill the cracks in the sidewalk. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She’d thought of a good one: Where the wet things are between art and science, encrypted in her and James’s secret language to make it a little more difficult. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I go upstairs, wet shoes squeaking against the floor, and shut the door to my room. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That night, the snow came thick and thicker, heavy and wet and piling up so quickly that Turner could watch it mound itself up from his bedroom window. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She kneads her long, wet hair with a towel from the bathroom. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The dream had been dark wet sand, shifting above water, quicksand with no bottom or top, no edges; it had quivered and heaved in spasms until he choked. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She splashed through a stream and Rus splashed with her, dancing around her, great wet mouth curving up in his own version of a smile. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The wet front of her nightgown clung to her under the robe Muff had given her, but she did not dare take the time to change. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time I noticed that his eyes were wet with tears. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was so caught up in what August was saying I had stopped wetting labels. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guide walked them to Space Mountain and the Runaway Train and Splash Mountain, where Benji got so wet, he might as well have swum through it. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The knight writhes on the wet earth, the flames enveloping him like a dancing, burning blanket. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Pycelle shrieked and wet the bed, urine spraying in all directions as he tried to scramble back out of reach. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then I saw that it was a Cong, trying to get his wet weapon to work. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad stumbled and slipped on the wet floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His face was wet with what Gabriel assumed were tears. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She yanked the dagger back, pulling it out of Håkon’s scaly chest with a wet smack. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And again, her fist making wet smacking sounds against Nin’s wrinkled flesh. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

My eyes began tearing up, but I could not break my stare from the small wet circle where the glass had been. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Here!” said Lyra, reaching forward to touch a sheet of rock that blocked the way, smooth and wet and cold. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I got up from behind the hedge in the waning moon, wet and shaken in the hot air and started out looking for Jack, still turned around in my direction. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My right hand had become wet and slippery on the knife. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It settled in their hair and eyes and on their clothes, giving sweat-soaked T-shirts the feel of wet, sandy beach towels. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I try not to stare at him, dripping wet and naked, so I watch the crane, the sky, anything but him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It had been drizzling, but it was warm and not too wet. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Mama sat on the foot of the bed, holding a wet washrag to her forehead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We were all wet and slippery and hard to hold. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The point of the breast-feeding,” I say, “is that the Virgin is humble enough to do it. Most women then got their kids wet- nursed by somebody else, if they could afford it.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I touched my face and it was wet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He walked up the spiral staircase slowly, smelling wet adobe plaster and listening to the rain rattle the waxy green cottonwood leaves growing near the porch. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wet it with sea water so that it was soaked but not dripping. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The grass was long and wet, and the fog dripped down from the still fresh green leaves on all the trees. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Cornstarch was wet milling’s first product back in the 1840s. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It hung on cold and wet and windy long after its time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I want the monster out of there. Him and his wet nurses. You cannot leave them in that same tower as the dead girl.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was wiping the dirt and grime from my face with a wet washrag when Papa tore through the front door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was crying, walking in my bare feet and feeling the wet heat still inside the bricks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chewed the ends of my hair, so that there was always one lock of hair that was pointed and wet. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taylor smoothed the wrinkles from her wet dress and wiped her hands on her knees. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Underneath it was still wet, ideal for throwing at people. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was summer when we came up, the trees were still green, now it is autumn and the night is grey and wet. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re both quiet for a few moments as we walk, the rain making pitter-patter sounds against our umbrellas, and our shoes squeaking on the wet sidewalk. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Don't forget to wet the wrapper so it sticks at the edge.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

My hair is sopping wet, too, so I quickly squeeze out as much water as I can. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Avoid over-quick motions of any kind—running, jumping, climbing. The bandage may come off in two days. Do not get it wet.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Twisting the wet cloth around the mass of sweepings, Ranofer cast about for some way to change the subject. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t moved yet, but a wet footfall squelched from behind her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I pulled my fingers through my wet bangs and ran my hand over my head. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Before the end of the supper his father and brothers came back, but they did not kidnap him for a wet cheer. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The grass along the road was wet and green, still growing, untouched by frost. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel something warm and wet on my cheek. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Before I said a word, Alhaji was already rubbing mud on his face, using a combination of saliva and some of the water from his backpack to wet the mud. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It opened its blue-black mouth, and in the low light, venom glistened wet on its fangs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His voice was hot and wet in the air over the ice. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Glancing to her side, she sees that the man next to her has wet his pants. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z