He wiped his hands on his jeans, which didn’t help, since flour coated his jeans, too. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It only lasted a second, maybe two, but Luke was spinning when she pulled away and wiped her lips. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He retrieved the doll and wiped his nose again on the dress. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The master and his sons laughed as he wiped his face, but the twenty dollars went to new boots and a brocade coat like he’d seen some worthies wear in D.C. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She squatted over the hole, and when she was done, she took a square of newspaper from beside the lid and wiped herself. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Neel wiped his eyes furiously with his sleeve. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she went back in the kitchen and took Ralph out of his highchair and put a clean dress on him and wiped off his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The milk left a moon crescent on the darkness of her upper lip, which she didn’t bother to wipe away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ain’t close enough to hear, but his father says something sharp, something that wipes the sneer clean off Tyler’s face, and then Jack Croft himself looks at me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe away soup on the inside of the pot. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Good night, Melody. See you tomorrow. And, uh, you might want to wipe your mouth.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

One of them sat down near Black, removed his hat, and wiped his forehead thoughtfully with a freckled forearm. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She wiped her hands on her coveralls and said, “You see I ain’t got my spectacles on. Who it to, who it from?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I wiped the baby down and handed her to her mother. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He wipes his eyes, pulls the curtain from the window, and feels bravery fill his bones. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He wipes the screen with his sleeve and navigates with deft fingers to our mother’s first journal entry. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The horsemen would wipe out their lead in short order. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Mom lifts her eyes, the amusement wiped off her face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I wiped a tear away from the corner of my eye. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He wiped sweat off his forehead and was like, “I hope you were a good wrestler, because you sure can’t hoop.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He wiped a hand on his apron before offering it to her. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Papa sighed, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said wearily: “Es todo.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They started separating themselves out, some still whimpering and wiping tears away. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She wipes a handkerchief across her mouth, fusses with her hair, trying to pull herself together. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She slung the dish towel off her shoulder and wiped at the spots on the table. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Clayton wiped his eyes and then shifted them to Grizzly Bear without turning his head. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She wiped her face with the back of her hand, but then Akira said, “You wiped dirt all over your face.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She wiped at her tears with the back of a small pale hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have to leave the show,” I say, wiping her tears with my thumbs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Valley was wiping the mud from her coat. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Spider wiped away a tear and looked sadly at the Centipede. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jan was saying that he was lying and he had to wipe out doubt in their minds. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ice cubes don’t wipe out civilizations with bursts of gamma rays, though following the then-accepted rules of physics led inexorably to that conclusion. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Dad wipes his wet hands off on a dish towel. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’d wiped down the counters and mopped the floor, and Elizabeth washed the pans. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Taylor smoothed the wrinkles from her wet dress and wiped her hands on her knees. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even wipe away the blood that flowed down his chin. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir, Most Very Honored Head Person, sir, ” said Despereaux as he wiped the kings tears out of his own eyes, “she’s in the dungeon. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

As we near the head of the block, I clear my throat loudly and wipe away my tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My father wipes his mouth with this folded-up paper napkin and he ignores her and looks at Iggy and says, "You ever do time, you could be a cook." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wipes the blood from his mouth, reconfirming that it’s not his. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wipe the last tear from my eye. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"There's some paper back there in the gents' room. You ought to wipe out your ears." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the prep table Cook wiped at her brow as she pinched dough into dinner rolls. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I saw him casually wipe his left eye with the back of his hand as he ended his prayer and the small crowd began to disperse. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

If anything had happened to Perilee's children...I wiped my face with my petticoat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I pushed myself away from her and wiped at my eyes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the small town of Donovan the robins had been wiped out, as had the grackles, starlings, and brown thrashers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I smile and wipe my face with the back of my hand. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Moss wiped his face with the back of his hand and cleared his throat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I let my hands drop and casually wipe them on my jeans, hoping he doesn’t notice. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Alexander Van Ness ate meticulously, wiping his hands on his napkin often and smiling at the others, saying nothing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then we pulled the pink floral china that Mother had inherited from her mother out of its straw-filled crate and wiped it all down. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She held Izzy at arm’s length, wiped her cheek with a fingertip, smoothed her hair one last time. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wipes her cheeks with her palms and walks down the hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She declined: “You can’t wipe out that blood,” she said, pointing to the dirt where her son had died. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye, dear Joe!—No, don’t wipe it off—for God’s sake, give me your blackened hand!—I shall be down soon and often.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Warren wet a cloth in a basin of water and wiped his bloody mouth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe the sweat from my neck as we wait for the engine to catch. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In a moment he had wiped the sleep from her eyes and put it back into the box. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go home,” said Charles, wiping a muddy smudge off his cheek with the heel of his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Besides, states that arise quickly, just like all the other natural things that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and branches and will be wiped out by the first adverse weather. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped the sweat from my eyes and pretended the heat was making me dizzy. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My palms are sweaty, so I wipe them on my jeans before I get in line to approach her. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I find the phone in the living room, wipe my hands on my shirt but still get paint all over the phone. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I lost my son a week ago,” she said, and she didn’t bother wiping her tears away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wipe my face on my sleeve and wince. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A whole family wiped out except for one little baby. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I wipe the sweat from around my eyes again. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet wiped his nose and said, “I need help.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was somewhere in the Brecon Beacons and there should have been a view, but it had been wiped out by the rain and the fading light. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When I went in he was wiping his neck with a blue-bordered handkerchief. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he snarls and spits blood at our boots, making me wipe mine against the ground in disgust. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Connor pushes through the kitchen doors, wiping his hands on his apron as he goes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Yet it is the girl with blood on her face,” the colonel said, wiping away the soap from his chin and cheeks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she simply wiped doughnut crumbs from her lips and said, “You had a question?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Stewart wiped away some tobacco juice from his chin with his thumb. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman, realizing she was brandishing a very sharp weapon, hastily put it down and wiped her hands on her apron. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Uh...actually, I was getting ready to turn around. I usually do a loop, but I’m not going to make five miles pushing this thing. I’m already wiped out.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Harry followed him downstairs, trying to wipe his hands clean on the inside of his robes without Snape noticing. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The BFG wiped the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand and gave Sophie a long thoughtful stare. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sobbed softly as she worked, pausing now and then to wipe tears from her eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry!” she whimpered as she settled onto the bleachers, wiping her eyes. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She licked her thumb and wiped a smudge of dirt off my cheek. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood staring at us for a second in total silence, red in the face and sweaty, maybe feeling as wiped out as I was. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She wiped the neck of the bottle with her hand and took a long, cold pull. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was hoping one of those community pillars would see the design before the day’s business wiped it out. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face with one dirty hand and looked angrily at Jonas, defying him to disagree. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But no one’s hand can wipe away those tears he sheds invisibly today, which one hears in his laughter and in his speech and in his songs. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The Abbot wiped driblets of water from his patient’s chin. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Amen,” said Moss, wiping some crumbs off his patchy facial hair. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She wipes her memory instantly and with purpose; it’s a way of preserving herself. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she wiped her feet in the vestibule, she heard her mom on the phone. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He tried to wipe it on the shoulder of his T-shirt, and he looked at her like he was seeing her for the first time since she got there. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

So I just nodded at my uncle, who was now wiping tears from his own cheeks, and swallowed my pretend cupcake. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I heard it from the stables,” said Celia, wiping her eyes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m worried. This guy Wick...I’m pretty sure he’s trying to wipe out the shadowshapers.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Another few tears spilled from the corners of her eyes, and she wiped them away hastily, straightening her clothes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

One big cart, going to the town in the morning, could wipe out every trace of their passage. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my tears with the back of my hand. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

With a locked-down supply of drugs, I managed to wipe out the rest of October and the first half of November. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It hung above a store that had been converted into a church, and I stepped into the shallow lobby and wiped my face with a handkerchief. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lili wiped her hands on an old apron tied around her waist and stopped to listen. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“So, Chuck,” he said as he wiped his mouth with a napkin. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He lifted his hat and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walk back to my car, get in, turn on the heat, and wipe my face on my shirt. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

There was no water nearby, so he spat on his palm and wiped it as best he could, clenching his teeth against the pain. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She wiped a wet hand off on her white apron, which had blue waves embroidered across the top. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wipe my sweaty face with a towel and force myself to return my grandmother's proud smile. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Finally she wiped her eyes on the skirt of her black dress, trying hard to get aholt of herself. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He wiped his forehead and said, “You still seeing ’em, son?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tears quickly, but they kept coming. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He steps back, takes a deep breath, and wipes his brow. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her face is tear streaked, so I reach up to wipe it clean. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Head Peacekeeper wipes his hand along the length of the whip, splattering us with blood. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And for my second decree,” Javi yelled, “I demand that our very own James Baxter wipe that look of gloom from his face.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get it.... What happened?” said Harry, wiping more sweat off his face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wipe my face fast, ready to jump up out of my seat and run out of the dining room, but my mom grabs my hand and clenches it tight. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He wiped the sweat off his face with the back of one hand. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I reached out, wiped the tears off my father’s face, and tasted them. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Will raised his head and took off his glasses and wiped the moisture from them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took a swig of beer and wiped his mouth on the sleeve of his T-shirt. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Canister came down in floods, wiping bloody holes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angrily, she wiped the tears away and talked through her affirmations: “Never count a pageant girl out.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

As soon as the pie was finished, Henry cleared his throat and wiped his mouth with his napkin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed an end of the oilcloth and wiped her eves. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She casually wiped her hands against each other, brushed her knees off. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hush now, Pa,” said my mother, wiping his chest as best she could around the binding, which wasn’t easy, with him lying on his left side to favor the broke ribs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The day before, he had returned the bowl and chopsticks to her after washing and wiping them; clearly, there had been no need for him to bring his own bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She let the curtain fall back in place and walked to the kitchen, wiping her hands on the dish towel slung over her shoulder. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He had to keep wiping the sweat off his hands as he controlled the screen functions of the workpad. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Listen—” I start to say, but Rabiya puts her plate down on the bench and starts to blow her nose harder and wipe her eyes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

One evening I was sitting by my uncle, wiping his forehead, when he fell off the bed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mummy wipes the mess while Bess runs upstairs to bring Granddad clean trousers. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

They stand in groups, laughing and talking, some still wiping their faces. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She knelt down beside her mother’s grave, which was whole and untouched, and wiped away the dirt and moss that had overgrown the headstone. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her mouth on the back of her wrist and said nothing to him as she exited the woods. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He wiped the soot and sweat from his forehead. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He distrusted her exotic appearance and was convinced that if she wore her hair like other women and wiped the makeup off her eyes she would look like a very thin, greenish rat. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tony tossed the stick aside, wiped his hands on his pants, and faced Stella directly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Dad came up behind me and handed me a couple of napkins, which I used to wipe my hands off. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She scratched her forehead with her soapy hand, then wiped the soap away with her arm. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He pulls a handkerchief from his apron pocket and wipes his face. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The husband wiped his lips nervously with his napkin. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like eggshells it crushed the buildings of the North End yard of the city’s paving division....To the north it swirled and wiped out practically all of Boston’s only electric freight terminal. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The maester set down the candle and wiped the blood off his cheek. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Ma glances at me and wipes the smile off her face. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

We're almost done putting stuff away and wiping the counter when Grim shouts from the other room. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my tears away, dribbled once, twice, and pulled up for a jumper. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I saw him take a handkerchief out of his pocket and wipe his forehead. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

So I reach over, wipe away his tear with the side of my thumb, and say the only words I know will calm him: ‘““Frog, you are looking quite green.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So I didn’t see your papers, but I did spy cigarettes in your pocket,” I told him, wiping my hands. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Sugar made the Africans slaves, so sugar must be wiped off the island, now a vast sugar factory to the world. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine,” I said, quickly wiping my eyes and pulling free of his grasp. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I wiped the kitchen table, rinsed out the spit cup, put clean sheets on Grandpa’s bed, picked up clothes and newspapers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

After taking a sip of wine, Mary lifted her napkin and wiped the corners of her mouth, and then her napkin again disappeared underneath the table. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rosalie wipes a new set of tears from her eyes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Some tar had oozed down the fenders, marring the blue color, and later, after Master went indoors, Ugwu carefully wiped it off, until the black glob covered only the headlights. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gets up from the table and wipes his mouth, then turns to Mama. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

During the conversation she seemed only to be replying to things, and wiping her face with the ends of one of the saris. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He finished wiping his eyes and tossed away the now useless mask. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She held me for a few minutes then raised my face up and wiped my cheeks with the hem of her dress. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was another guy behind the old counter, wiping down the steel surfaces in the front kitchen and serving area. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

One simple word has wiped five years from her face. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I washed and dried my dishes and our mugs, then wiped down the counter. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Gerald sighed, wiped his eyes on his coat sleeve, took the offered hand, and got in the car. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes so quickly it was like it didn’t happen. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Twice daily the maid twisted rags into buckets of water and wiped the floors. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Could flood right on over it and end the war, wipe diem all away in one great motion. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe them away a few at a time and watch them disappear, too tiny to see fall. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes with her sleeve and gave him a small, sad smile. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She ate with little dainty nips and wiped her mouth often on her napkin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It is nothing,” Amah said, wiping her tears and waving him away. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

With the tip of the eyelash, he then lifted a few damaged slices out of the water and wiped them on a piece of tissue paper to get rid of them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man wiped the blade of his knife and laid down the oar. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his neck off with a towel and then went to the line. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I glance at the bartender, like he’s going to back me up, but he’s studiously wiping down the bar. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Byron let me sniff and wipe my hand across my eyes before he slid my head back onto the linoleum and stood up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The owl wiped tears from his eyes with a snowy wing as he hooted. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She puffs up her cheeks and wipes a hand across her forehead in an exaggerated gesture of exhaustion. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The sky was overcast, but Emily was pink-faced and wiping sweat off her temples by the time they reached their building. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“She said”—he wipes his eyes—“that the card belongs to the owner of this dog.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Toby leaned against the bank of lockers, as if in mid-swoon, and wiped his forehead. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Wright gave the photo one last long look, then set it back on the mantel and angled it carefully, wiped a speck of dust from the glass. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes and said, “I heard you last night.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, most of it is plastic and leather and metal, but I knew it would stay damp all day, even if somebody wiped it off real good when I got to school. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Very early on, the colonizers recognized that smallpox could easily wipe out an Indigenous population, leaving land available for settlement. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was wiping my tears away as I nodded. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She used a cloth to wipe away our fingerprints. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I head-faked, then cut back the other way and sailed around him, touching the ball down without Chas even wiping a finger’s width of sweat off me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The little girl sneezed, and her mother said, “Come here, let’s wipe your nose.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had the bottle in hand and was trying to coax the bonobo to drink when my mom came in from the outside, wiping her hands on a rag. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he wiped a laughter tear off his cheek and said: “You know what I thought about, though?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Luckily for Shoto, his brother had wiped out most of the Sixer gunships in the vicinity, and reinforcements had yet to arrive. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She pulled a Kleenex from a box beside her bed and blew her nose, wiped her eyes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He moved to the head of the bed and wiped the sick man’s damp face with the edge of the sheet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He grinned again, and wiped his nose with the back of his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“This is real nice, Nancy,” he said, wiping his mouth and nodding to her. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up a damp cloth and gently wiped the flour from Travis’s face. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

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

“Don’t worry. I told her she has to clean really good for you and get Clorox wipes. A lot of them.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I took a wet wipe from my field kit and cleaned the microwave. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my eyes on Dad’s shirt again and look up. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wipe the green lentils from Jaimito’s pudgy face and flick a piece of rice from the tip of his nose. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was crossing only to save a little time, and this would wipe out the time saved and much more. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, wiping the smile from his lips. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Clouds are the Kleenex to wipe the sky's face. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Then she stretched the other, wiped her beak, and sat contentedly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Matt wiped away the goo dripping off his hair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hostess stand was unmanned, so Emily peered into the bar area where a heavyset man with a bald, shining head wiped down a table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not a baby, you know,” Phoebe said, wiping off the kiss. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Coughing and trying to wipe away the water that streamed from his hair, he looked about desperately, not knowing now which way to look. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That was one thing Jonathan Wick never could understand. He thinks he can wipe out the ’shapers and’ keep the power to himself, that the power comes from me.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She sat back down on the bed beside him and wiped the shoes on the hem of the blue dress before she wrapped them up again and put them back in the trunk. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Enrique wipes the front of the car, then the side windows, moving his hand, with its fingers splayed across the back of a rag, in quick, ever-growing circles. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I wish I had a big eraser that could just wipe away all the bad feelings. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to tell them at every turn that they should be proud of who they are, that their work mattered, and that one election couldn’t wipe away eight years of change. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’m able to sit—doing my usual 3rd-time’s-a-charm routine—without touching the armrest, so I don’t need my Clorox wipes. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I put all of my ingredients away, wiped down the countertops, mopped up the flour that had fallen on the floor, and cleaned all the bowls and utensils I’d used. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When everyone else was ready to leave, I was still wiping off my face paint. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle George began to breathe loudly, and he wiped sweat off his forehead. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe the salt water and rain from my face, deter- mined. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the soldiers running toward the north had all been wiped out, he hurried back toward the soldiers who had been left surrounded. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The woman standing on the other side of the counter smiles at Mom, who’s wiping down the area around the pitchers of ice water at the table in the corner. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I ask Otis, wiping my hands on a rag. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Now she just pulls them from her face and wipes them with a dishcloth. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The memory of ancient liberty does not and cannot allow them to rest, so that the most secure course is either to wipe them out or to go to live there. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He took off his hat and wiped his forehead on his shirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Just fine,” he said as he wiped his dirty hand on his shorts. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dawes stood where her husband had left her, all laughter wiped from her face. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

May Belle wiped her nose on the back of her hand. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

After the last of the old dead has been dispatched, I wipe the sword off on the nearest body. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Mark wipes at his face and eyes, then scoots out from underneath the large table. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

One of Aurora’s viruses found its way into the admissions department computer at the University of Florida, wiping out half their records. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

So she preened her flight feathers, wiped her cheek on her shoulder, and walked under an overhanging rock. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She wiped her tears away, and took up her beadwork again. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I do not wish to discuss Heliogabalus or Macrinus or Julian, who were immediately wiped out since they were universally contemptible. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes watered a little and she wiped at them with her hand. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then she straightened up, wiping her hands on her overalls. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I want to wipe the sweat off my forehead but don’t know where to put the bags down. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I slipped my soggy socks back into my shoes and wiped the sweat from my forehead. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He wipes its neck with his sleeve and passes it to me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Albert rubbed his beard and wiped his eyes, then got up and left the room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

With her hem, she wiped away the wood filings, then made slightly wider cuts, curving away layers of casing to deepen the drum’s sound. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I tried to wipe it with toilet paper, but I only smeared it more. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Diego was about to say something back, but right then Moms scooped up some chocolate sauce in her right hand and wiped it all over Diego’s face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She used her shirt to wipe Gavin’s blade clean, and set it back where it belonged. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He stood quickly and quietly, wiping his palms against the front of his khaki pants. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Their own retainers made a busy sight with houseboys mixing bowls of water and wine, or sopping water up in sponges, wiping tables to be placed about in hall, or butchering whole carcasses for roasting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

God, I didn’t know which of us had come out luckier in the end—him, for not having his brain wiped clean, or me for avoiding yet another potential disaster. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He wiped off his forearm on his seersucker shorts. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

His father wiped the sweat from his brow with a threadbare rag. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ser Archibald drained the last of his goat’s milk and wiped the milk mustache from his upper lip with the back of a big hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She washed her face, ears, and hair four more times with wipes, wishing she’d remembered to bring a compact mirror. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I saw Griggs wiping glass shelves in the jewelry store and I beckoned to him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night of the party, Daddy took my picture and wiped pretend tears from his eyes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I switched the glass from my right hand to my left hand, wiped my right hand on my jeans, and switched the glass back. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She removed her glasses and wiped her eyes. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She put it on, wiped off her lipstick, applied a dark gloss, and powdered her nose. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The water spills over the cup and I don’t even have the common sense or decency to immediately wipe it because that’s my face on the bulletin board. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

When I pull her into an embrace, she wipes a tear from my cheek and kisses me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“They said ... I have to wear this stupid sweatshirt. It’s from the lost and found. They said”—she wiped her face with a fist—“my shirt was too revealing!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She winced as she wiped her split lip. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

A container of Clorox wipes sits on her dresser. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Teenagers stood on the steps and watched, some lighting cigarettes, others slipping fingers behind their sunglasses to wipe hidden tears. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At 8-2, the North Atlanta coach, hoarse now, wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, quietly wandered over to his bench, and sat down. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Jody ran into the kitchen where his mother was wiping the last of the breakfast dishes. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Osh stopped what he was doing, wiped his hands dry, and came to sit with me at the table. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I grab the kitchen phone, and then I grab a paper towel to wipe the strawberry jelly off it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her back is to me, but I see her raise her hand to wipe her face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wiped my hands on my napkin before removing the photos. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

But they dare not unlock their hands to wipe them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Rachel wiped the damp gray strands back from her forehead and surveyed the rows of sleek green candles. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Blood was everywhere, but Mom wiped you off and put Band-Aids all over you. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tear streaking down his cheek with my thumb. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi wiped their faces down with a damp rag. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Katherine wipes her eyes and gives me a strange look, like I just sprouted an extra nose. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Sighing, he wiped his mouth happily across the back of his sleeve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They stopped at the highway to wipe the mud off the windshield. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her brow and tried to think positively, showing brave smiles to Polly and Tidbit. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of us dared to hope that the Japanese defenses had been wiped out by our guns and during the months of bombing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe the side of my neck with the antiseptic, but when he reaches out with the needle, I pull back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

However, as soon as they left the house, the girl wiped her eyes and stuck out her chin. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Master Archer wipes his bloody hand with his handkerchief. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Ximena shook her head, wiping her eyes with the palm of her hand. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He noticed blood on his hands and grimaced distastefully, looked for something on which to clean them, then wiped them on his shorts and laughed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It's when I turn on the bathroom light and wipe the fog off the mirror to comb my hair. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped the inside of the felt hat. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Peeta has absolutely wiped the rest of us off the map with his declaration of love for me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When they finished dinner, Alex wet the corner of his napkin in his glass and wiped Nunu’s face, just like his mother always did. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Corliss, who at the mention of the Waiting Room had buried his face in his hands, was silently wiping tears from his eyes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I turn to her, I catch Janae wiping her eyes. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She turns down the treadmill and wipes her brow with a thick towel that hangs off the side of the machine. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had eaten it from a glazed earthen bowl, using a spoon carved from bone, and then wiped her mouth and hands with a folded fine-woven cloth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, his jaw trembling. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Roberto cleared his throat, wiped his eyes with his shirt sleeve, and said, “I am going to see Mr. Sims after school on Monday. Maybe he can suggest something else.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He spread the government out between Virginia and New York for its protection. To make sure none of the fugitive Psi groups or the League got any ideas about wiping it all out at once.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

While wiping at his clothes, my father spoke kindly to the man and ended by resolving his grievance. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anya wiped her hands off on her apron as she joined him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He had a pot of water beside him and was wiping the blood from her body. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could wipe it off, my guide’s harsh command summoned me to move. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His glasses slide to the edge of his nose as he wipes his face. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He squeezed her hand once and then let her go, wiping his face on the crook of his arm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

While the dog whined, pawing uselessly at the fence, she stood rigid, staring at the toad, wiping her hand again and again on the skirt of her dress. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After perfunctorily wiping her hands on her apron, Stella trotted inside, returning shortly with a large cauldron of boiling water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The volcano grew up seven to ten million years ago, producing fierce eruptions and explosions of ash, which repeatedly wiped out the forests that grew on its slopes, until it attained a tremendous height. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my tears and got a running start and leapt across the water to the other side, land- ing safely in the squishy mud. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had made an end of his breakfast, and was wiping his knife on his leg, I said to him, without a word of preface,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She sniffs, wiping with the back of her hand. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Airport security equipment had been known to wipe many a vital disk. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He tried to control his laughing but he couldn’t, so he stopped, took off his glasses, and wiped his eyes. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

With trembling hands, her grandmother had pressed her thumbs to the tears streaming down Ashima’s face, wiping them away. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It came free, so we used the pages to wipe. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It took half the world being wiped out for you to finally notice me.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She wiped her hair from her eyes, licked her lips, and went in. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madrina sings as she sits on her leather armchair and wipes down her unlit seven-day candles with a Florida-water-dampened white cloth. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Dr. Han gently wiped away his son’s tears and smiled. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He looked around inside the engine for about ten minutes and then wiped his face absentmindedly, so that the grease stained his cheek. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger made no reply, but only looked out of the window with the strange smile that Meggie sometimes wanted to wipe off his face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

‘Things go ill, my friends,’ he said, wiping the sweat from his brow with his arm. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He wipes it away with the back of his hand. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He choked, wiped his forehead with a trembling hand, and let a large tear roll down his nose. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Someone was wiping my forehead, and the light was suddenly gone. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He wiped it clean of the silky, girly things it had been smothered by, and then sank it in his mouth to slick it up. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray checked his face in the flip-down mirror and wiped away a smear of cream cheese caught in the corner of his mouth. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He nodded his head at me, and wiped his pale blue watery eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Each night a weary man comes to wipe them away. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I wiped the ashtrays with a wet rag and straightened the papers. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It was barely enough to moisten a fingertip, but when you wiped it away, it immediately reappeared. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The man was glancing in a mirror, too, quickly wiping the cream from his nose. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Lourdes remembers reading somewhere about how Dutch elm disease wiped out the entire species on the East Coast except for a lone tree in Manhattan surrounded by concrete. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe grime from windows and put the board games in the closet and clean the garbage from the bedrooms. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I think you can skip a shave today, Winger,” he said, and wiped some menthol-smelling shaving cream on my never-so-much-as-fuzzed cheek. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“What do you want from me, Riley?” he asked, wiping his eyes with his sleeve. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my hands against my velvet top. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After I’ve caught my breath, I remove my hat, wipe my forehead, and enter the building. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I wipe my eyes with the back of my hand and then wipe the dampness off on my shorts. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face with a paper towel. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dad stands up and wipes his oily hands across the front of his greased-up T-shirt. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I finish my food, take a few more sips, and wipe my mouth. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

With my other arm, I have to wipe my eyes real fast. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“We need to be ready. I know how dangerous it is firsthand,” said Thorn, wiping her eyes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

These practices Julius not only continued but also increased, and he planned to capture Bologna, to wipe out the Venetians, and to drive the French out of Italy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The manager closed the glass doors, wiped his hands, and glared at them until they ran away, brushing ash from their hair. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

She sniffed and wiped her nose on the sleeves of her shift. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad blows his nose and wipes his eyes but he’s smiling. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in case that doesn’t work, I have a new pack of Clorox wipes and some extra hand sanitizer in my bag. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my eyes and studied my feet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Trying to wipe off the acid made the situation worse. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She turned away then, not bothering to wipe her eyes, and walked home. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I rub my free hand against my jeans, trying stupidly to wipe away the clamminess and fear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She dug a tissue out of her purse and wiped her nose. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It’s not like she can’t take Mom down to the beach and show her one of her flying sand women before the tide wipes it out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The heat of the sun showed no mercy, and she couldn’t even wipe away the sweat that burned her eyes as it ran down her face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo wiped his eyes and picked up his bucket of tools. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Snotweed” Matt said loudly with a grin and wiped his own runny nose on his dirty sleeve. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeka wiped her hands on her faded wrapper and hugged Olanna, pulled back to look at her, and hugged her again. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lord Roose found an empty cup, wiped it out on the tablecloth, and filled it from a flagon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She wiped the snow from her eyes, and it fell agreeably away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I watched for him to wipe it on his pant leg or grip the hot bowl of his pipe, but he didn’t. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“They have to squeeze in tight,” Horse grinned with his ugly horse teeth, and he took the white stuff he had been picking from them and wiped it on his pants. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Juniper wiped a green tear off her cheek. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Celia sat back abruptly and wiped her eyes with her apron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my face with the sleeve of my shirt, and my avatar mimicked this motion. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Great Depression had wiped out many Osage fortunes that had already been diminished by guardians and thieves. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Colin wiped the back of his sweaty palm against his sweaty forehead, spreading the moisture around rather than truly dealing with it, and took several gulps of tea. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

At one point, I remember, one of the farmers looked up and shaded his eyes, staring across the field at us, then after a time he wiped his forehead and went back to work. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luxa was stretched out on her bat’s back alive but wiped out. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I get out to the football field, everything wipes clear in my mind,” he said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he wiped away the tears and the little mustache of boogers on Byron’s Up Dad couldn’t help laughing, until a little river of tears was coming out of his eyes too. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy wiped at his eyes with a Snowberger’s handkerchief and spoke over Peach and just kept going. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He brushes my forehead with moist petals to wipe away memory. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The everyday practice of boiling, scrubbing, buffing and wiping became the badge of the students’ professional pride, to which all personal comfort must be sacrificed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sniffing, Brandon wiped his nose with the back of his hand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face again and looked at me for a couple seconds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wipe my eyes and walk into the classroom. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I was wiped, but there was nothing that was going to make me quit. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Why are you so superstitious?” she asks, wiping her sweaty brow and leaving a streak of dirt. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Moose,” he says, trying to wipe the tears away with his handkerchief. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set down the cup and wiped away the water. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked good in the sense that he was standing up and walking on his own, but he looked bad in the sense that he just seemed wiped out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I was so afraid I would be turned back,” said Mrs. Cybulskis, wiping her brow with the back of her hand. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I dry-heave a few times, then wipe my nose and my mouth and look at the horizon. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

When it stuck to his fingers he wiped them on the towel awning. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tess would roll her eyes, which would be Ernie and Genie’s cue that it was time for her to wipe down the living room, and for them all to go back outside. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I wiped my face and forced myself up. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her mom wiped her hands on the back of her jeans and tucked her hair behind her ears, and Eleanor was struck, for the ten-thousandth time, by how beautiful she was. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

On the shelf from which it had come, she proceeded to remove, one by one, all the other books, wiping carefully behind each one to the dark-stained wood at the back of the case. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I really don’t want to get in any trouble,” I told Margo back in the minivan as she used the bottled water to wipe the black paint off her face with the tissues. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

An epic flood to wipe Mobius off the map and let us start the world anew. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The witches were thinking of nothing except The Grand High Witch up there on the platform and her great plan for wiping out all the children of England. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I pulled my handkerchief out of my dress pocket and wiped at my face. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I lay my tools on the ground and wipe my hands on my slops. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The commercials with smiling families in their bright, gleaming kitchens, wiping spilled juice with paper towels. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Gold writing kept dashing across it as though an invisible giant’s hand were scrawling upon the blackboard and then wiping it off again; watching it, Harry saw that it was flashing advertisements across the field. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Bryce wiped his nose and his eyes with the back of his hand; he picked up the button box and looked inside it. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Shh,” she said, wiping my tears with the back of her hand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They turned away to wipe at their face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He wiped it away with his hand and looked at it as if he were surprised to see something so red coming out of him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The guard reminded them to wipe away their tears so they would not look like girls. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Henry wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Charles wiped his brow with the back of his free wrist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And since you are neither able to make them happy nor to wipe them out, you lose that dominion whenever the opportunity arises. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then as he watched them he saw them take out a pint of Old Tennis Shoes and wiping the neck of the bottle on a sleeve, raise the pint one after another. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother held her hand and wiped her hair back from her sweaty forehead and didn’t mind that Grace kept calling her Mommy, like she had when she was four years old. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I write my name on the dresser with my finger, then wipe it away. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She was afraid to let me see her wipe it away, because then I could only conclude she was crying. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Valley asked, wiping her hands on Seven’s cloak. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Chronicler smiled again and wiped his pen on a piece of cloth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wipe my cheeks hard with my fingertips and stare at him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped the marble counter with his dirtcolored rag that he held in his hairy watch hand. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remove my hat and wipe a gritty arm across my forehead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You mean—” Liam wiped the grease and dirt from his hands off on the front of his jeans. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Shifre backed out of the cauldron, wiping one dirty hand across her cheek. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped at them furiously with my sleeve. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She hugged everyone, while wiping the tears from her eyes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wipe the cuff of my jacket under my eyes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Doc took a long drink from his glass and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a clean, white fingertip towel. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He wipes his finger on his pants and ambles to the doorway. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And now here I am on this train, wiping Carmine’s bottom while Mrs. Scatcherd hovers above us, shielding me with a blanket to hide the procedure from Mr. Curran, issuing instructions I don’t need. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She felt like she used to when she was scuba diving with her father, and he would wipe her mask for her underwater. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She pushes herself to her feet and wipes the blood from her lip. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her fingers on her thigh, leaving a brown smear. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even the new blood that came when I wiped the dried blood away. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Here the prosecutor wiped his face, which was glistening with sweat. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I wring out my T-shirt and wipe my face with the back of my hand. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He said that the Spaniards wiped out more Indians with smallpox than with muskets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm wiped his right hand across his eyes and saw Alice trying to hold Lyra away from the hands that reached down, and he screamed, “Alice! It’s all right! Pass her up!” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Dirt smudged all of their faces where they had wiped away sweat that had risen while they dug. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The taller boy took a swig from a hip flask and wiped his mouth on his sleeve. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

We press our foreheads together and he wipes away my tears. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“No, I blew my nose and wiped it very carefully.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes, always,” she said, and wiped the knife clean and put it back in the drawer. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But he just shook his head and wiped the trickle of blood coming from his nose and mouth. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I crammed my ribbon tie in my vest pocket and unbuttoned my collar, wiping at the clammy sweat dewed on my neck. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We will go south! There are everywhere in this great land people who starve. Heaven, however wicked, will not at once wipe out the sons of Han.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She pretended she could see their faces on the steps, and scrubbed harder to wipe them away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou wiped fruit juice from her mouth with the back of her hand. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I felt a large tear roll down my face and I wiped it away with embarrassment. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shee-oot. That Billups tried to wipe his shoes on it and I told him, I said, Chico, if Mississippi don’t have cotton, hell, Mississippi don’t have nothing.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she said, and sniffed and wiped the back of her hand across her nose and rubbed her eyes with both palms. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She starts rubbing cream around her eyes, then takes cotton and wipes off darkness. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She practiced wiping Henry out of all the places that she had to see him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Air strikes had also wiped out all of the Japanese planes on Guam that might have attacked our invading forces. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has dropped his dagger and is wiping his face with his handkerchief. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I pulled up the front of my shirt and wiped the spit off my face. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He took his glasses off and wiped drops of creek water off of them with the edge of his shirt. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Indeed,” she said, but she was no longer listening, wiping dirt off a picture-frame with her finger. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I propped myself up on an elbow, wiping the sleep away from my eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The courtier wiped the spittle with a special cloth and stored it for safekeeping. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I watch Mom take a tissue from her purse to wipe her tears, and the sudden onset of blood from Dad’s nose. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

He lay panting for several moments and then wiped his face and opened his eyes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take off my glasses, wipe my palms across my eyes, and let them close, grateful the painkillers will dull all the aches with sleep. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Air strikes from Bougainville would soon be hitting the main Japanese base at Rabaul so hard that it would be wiped out. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wipes the slimy pea juice off her chin and moves on. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain coughed and wiped his pale, moist brow. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

My clothes had been washed and ironed, my shoes wiped clean of mud and muck. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jean sighed, set her trowel aside, and wiped her forehead, leaving a smear of earth that Matty found very appealing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She brought Lord Bolton a damp washcloth to wipe down his soft hairless body. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She began to weep, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Who does he think,” he demanded, sniffing, spasmodically and wiping his nose with the back of his sturdy wrist, “he is, a cop or something?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Piper wiped the last tear from her face. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The boy swallowed and wiped his palms against the sides of his trousers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I can’t wipe the smile from my face, even as the time stretches thin and wide without another word being exchanged between us. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He checks each of his tires, then pulls out a cloth from the trunk and wipes down the big, shiny silver things along the insides of the tires. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Emma set her doll and the little yellow flower on the stump and pulled out a ’kerchief to wipe her eyes and nose. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He put the paddle down and wiped his hands on a rag. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The wound itself was burned black as if the iron had scorched Elowen’s flesh, and Kaede had to swallow her nausea as she wiped the blade on the very edge of Elowen’s ermine cloak. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I give her a stupid smile, like I really believe this, and go back to wiping the mirrors. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Just as he raised a gloved hand to wipe them, Leanne made to grab hold of the package Katie was holding; Katie tugged it back and the package fell to the ground. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as they carried off Mauricio Babilonia with his shattered spinal column, Fernanda had worked out the most minute details of a plan destined to wipe out all traces of the burden. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ron did not respond, but turned his face away from Harry and wiped his nose noisily on his sleeve. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And the mom kept wiping his face in between taking drags off her cigarette. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Pleased to meet you,” she said to me, wiping her hands on her shirttail. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my eyes with my shirt collar and stood up. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I gathered up his paintbrushes scattered on the dining table and dropped them back into the brush jar with a clatter then wiped the table clean with a damp cloth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Volunteers were bustling with last-minute preparations, checking to be sure that each station had the same ingredients in the same amounts, wiping down the counters, preheating the ovens. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Having wiped out these leaders, and having reduced their partisans to his allies, the Duke had laid very good foundations for his power, possessing all of the Romagna along with the Duchy of Urbino. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the mop handle and wiped the sweat from his forehead. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He took off his spectacles and wiped his eyes. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I'm really”—I wipe my mouth—“really sorry.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face off and watched Vola as she came over and took the seat across from him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

My father wiped his hands on his trousers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wipes out the sensibilities, I merely crawl still farther under the coffin, it shall protect me, though Death himself lies in it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my hand back and wiped it on my pant leg. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He held her and then touched her cheek, wiping her tears away. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His mom wiped his eyelids with a Kleenex before he had his picture taken. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I ask as I clean the kitchen table with a Clorox wipe. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The scythe wiped her blade on a chamois cloth the same pale lavender as her robe, and that’s when Citra lost control. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes with her other hand and started sifting through her cornflakes. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She stanched the bleeding with wadded paper towels, then pulled out alcohol wipes and a pack of butterfly closures. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Anya wiped away an errant tear that ran down her cheek as Zvezda leaned in and nibbled on the edge of the letter. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Kin wiped his wet cheeks with the heel of his hand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Through it all they stumbled and struggled, wiping the water from their eyes, calling in the tumult: “Pan! Pan!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She wiped her face dry with her sleeve. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Father wiped his hands on an old rag in the back of the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My nostrils burned with snot and bile, and I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just about the owls, it was about everything—all the birds and animals, all the wild places that were in danger of being wiped out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You’d wipe out half the demigods in the world, half the gods’ legacy, to heal them? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He wiped it with the back of his hand and stared into the cup like it was a crystal ball. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Vega used his gloves to wipe his nose. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The man wipes the glass and then I am gone. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Because it’s the ultimate sign of dependency. Someone wiping your bottom. But I’m working on it. I’m trying to enjoy the process.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here,” she said, taking the wet wipe from me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Janssen pushes forward a jar that is wiped down and smooth. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s okay,” Call said, wiping the tears off his face with the back of his wrist. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe tears from my face, but my heart is soaring. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Heat fills my eyes, but before it spills over and runs all down my face, I wipe them against the side of my arm and turn to her quick. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The auctioneer looked at the large man, who was still wiping his brow. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was no regret,” observed the Chicago Tribune, “rather a feeling of pleasure that the elements and not the wrecker should wipe out the spectacle of the Columbian season.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

As always, Ms. Byrd stopped eating, wiped her mouth with her napkin, glared at her coworker, and took the telephone. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I ask between heavy breaths as I wipe my hands off on my trouser legs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He wiped his brow briefly with the palm of his hand, put the hand into his hip pocket to dry it, and said, “I’m sorry, Franny. I’m very sorry.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She comes back with a damp cloth and wipes my face gently then cleans the blood from a broken plate off my hands. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And Windy knows I carry my own wipes everywhere. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped frantically at his face, clearing his nose and keeping his eyes shut. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stirred it vigorously, then grabbed a rag, wiping each of the boards clean, then made a new sample of each bucket. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes it and wipes her forehead, then dabs the rest of her face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He did not move a hair, but wiped his eyes which he couldn’t barely hold open to witness the world. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Max wipes a tear away from her cheek with the back of her hand. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When Naomi opened her eyes, they landed on Henry’s coffee cup and the stained red work rag he had wiped his mouth on at breakfast. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the man looked away, wiping a salt tear from his cheek; but he hid this from Eumaios. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Palmer was miserable, for example, his mother or father would hold him close and wipe his tears. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mama was usually still eating, so he’d bend down and wait while she wiped her mouth, then smack her one, and that’s all there was to it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

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

He briskly wiped the tears that started to fall off Amil’s face. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I rip off my gloves and grab some disinfectant wipes from a round bin by the door, scrubbing my hands down three times. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And so people wanted to wipe us out with their machetes and guns. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Layla checked the time on the phone Dad bought her the other day—Ivy still didn’t have one—and then grabbed a tissue to wipe Aaron’s runny nose. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Abbot wiped his paws upon a clean cloth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“That’s another good point,” I say, wiping my nose and tipping up the bottle again. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And if things keep going from bad to worse, you won’t have this job very long. Our merchant ships will be wiped off the seas.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, that’s precious. Precious indeed,” he says, sniffing and wiping his eyes with the back of his hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I wipe my tears with my sleeve but remain sitting. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I wiped them from my face and sidled up to the guard. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tears from my eyes with my shirt sleeves and made myself think what to do. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “It is quite possible that from fundamental studies such as these that we will be able to learn a way by which cancer cells can be damaged or completely wiped out.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Kenny,” she said one time while I wiped the sweat from her forehead and hair, “can’t you do something to stop Mommy from making us get so hot?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe tears from my cheeks with the heels of my hands and struggle to control my shuddering breaths. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Wash pushed up on an elbow and wiped a bit of crud from his eye. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe it off with my sleeve, then pick the booklet up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m here because thirteen-year-old boys shouldn’t be wiping down counters without being asked to first.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Juice runs down my chin, and I wipe it with the back of my hand. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hands on his sleeves and turned to Captain Nips. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mark didn’t even wipe at the tears on his cheeks. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I wiped her forehead with my handkerchief and stroked her back gently. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby wipes away tears, then gives up and just lets them fall. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Clayton wanted to say something nice or comforting to her, but she wiped her eyes quickly. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He realizes it is his own tears and he lifts up his shirt to quickly wipe his eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wipes at a smudge on my nose. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Hawkins began wiping Mama’s brow with cold compresses. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It’s sweltering in the capital, and Lourdes wipes her brow repeatedly with a moist cloth she keeps on the seat beside her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got in a couple of good punches,” answered Amos, wiping his lip. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She burst into loud weeping and left the room, wiping the porridge off with her apron. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She worked at this task all day, pausing only to wipe her forehead of the beads of moisture that sprang from the hard work she was doing. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Mong wiped his face and took an especially long swig of whiskey. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then she wiped again, with a little more pressure. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She took towels, wiping Liyana’s face and arms and legs very hard. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She kissed his cheek and then wiped away the lipstick she'd left behind. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dinner was cleared off the table and all the counters had been wiped down. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Smelling like a cesspool, I staggered into the house and took pieces of rags, doused them in water and wiped myself, but the stench remained. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I went to this frat party last night and it wiped my memory, man.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Lee hasn’t wiped my nose yet, but that will come,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” I said, wiping my face with my sleeve. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I sobbed for a few minutes before I wiped my face on his covers. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He wiped it with the cloth and bit into it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face and looked so old it scared me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I wait a few minutes, wipe a counter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Thomas rocked back on his heels, then ran his arm across his forehead, wiping away the sweat. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s serious,” said Worm, wiping tears from his eyes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have a new barn in no time,” I said, wiping an already dry plate with a towel. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“We know how the Universe ends—” said the guide, “and Earth has nothing to do with it, except that it gets wiped out, too.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not say anything, just took off her glasses and wiped them on her apron. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Ivan’s voice cracked, and he wiped a tear off his cheek. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

After wiping his memory, they didn’t have the heart to kill him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She looks out along the boxwoods, wipes off her sweat with her palm. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He took off his glasses, wiped them on his dirty clothes, and put them back on. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

They were still quite capable of wiping the floor up with me, so I kept my distance and recommended that the other rocket boys not tease them either. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just about the saddest story I’ve ever read, and I have to wipe my eyes quickly so that the librarian doesn’t ask me why I’m crying. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The beggar was wiping his face with a delicate white cloth and Minli saw again that he was not an old man at all. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Every few minutes she wipes the bottom of the mug with a tissue she keeps stuffed in her sweater sleeve. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I turned around, though, she was wiping more tears. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Simpson wiped his palm on his pants leg. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped them on his chest, on his shoulders, on his bare arms. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they’ve stared each other down for forever, it feels, she wipes her face, grabs her stuff, and heads to the door. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Next to her, Lauren was wiping at her face with the sleeve of her hoodie, and all Maya could think was, Gross. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Drenched and exhausted, Taran leaned on his hammer and wiped his streaming face. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

They talked after every swallow, they talked after every drink they took, they talked whilst they were wiping off their lips. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A progress meter appeared on my display, showing that my hard drive was now being zeroed out and wiped clean. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wiped my hand on my shirt and another floating light came very slowly down and I looked at my leg and was very afraid. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ruthanne used her forearm to wipe the dusty window, only to find that there was a cabinet blocking the view on the inside. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As I run down the hall, I pull out a Clorox wipe. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“At least we can’t wear it this time, that’d look a bit weird hanging round our necks,” said Ron, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Once I got up I quick wiped away the tears that were trying to get in my eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I stretched the cuff of my sleeve into my palm and almost reached over to wipe the sweat from your forehead…something my mother would’ve done. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Have they literally wiped awkward from our memories too? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He told us that Captain Stewart had volunteered us to replace a reconnaissance team that had been wiped out. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” he murmured shakily, wiping a hand across his forehead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On Boxing Day its transformer blew up and nearly wiped out his entire family. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Thankfully, the blight that's wiped out the other parks hasn't hit here. Yet." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Percy managed to get to his feet and wipe off the dog slobber. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She washed her hands and inspected her shoes and stockings and wiped a dark spot from the toe of her right shoe. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ropes threw himself in a chair and laughed until he wiped his eyes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The indelible marker. It takes it right off, no scrubbing, just a wipe, without messing up the paint underneath. In other words, you don’t need the muriatic acid.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Her voice was trembling with sadness, and she wiped her disconsolate face as she disappeared behind the hut and headed back to the main village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Very well, use your sleeve, but wipe your nose dry. We have decisions to make.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Onlookers try to convince her to drink the tea and wipe the brush across her cheek. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I wipe the sweat from my hairline with the back of my hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ruza and Tzara didn’t fall back, though, or even heft their spears, and so he took his cue from their calm, wiped the sand from his eyes, and stared. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Never,” Hannah agreed, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand and feeling stronger because of the promise. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so happy to see you,” she said, wiping tears from her eyes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The Old Lady stood at the kitchen door, wiping forks a mile a minute. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wiped them away with her foot, then stood up and stared into the mirror. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He remembered the day he’d opened his eyes at the Wolf House in California, his memory wiped clean by Hera. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They began chatting about the alarming number of jockeys who had been wiped out by injuries, including Pollard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe away the last of the tears, embarrassed he caught me crying, and turn my back to him. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

We both started to laugh, harder and harder, until my stomach started to hurt, and Liz wiped tears from her eyes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanako had a handkerchief she kept in her coat pocket, and she wiped his mouth with it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I near wiped it from my memory altogether, because I didn’t want to risk someone finding out I knew about Old Man Martin’s shack. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Soon’s I wiped his nose I gave him some of the water. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Might be something they got in our brains to control us— just like the memory wipe.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“You know, I think I’m going to head back to my dorm,” he said, wiping his hands on his napkin. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I dry my hands and smooth my hair back and wipe the sweat off my forehead and hope I don’t smell too much like dish soap and grease. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘So you destroy our ship. You destroy the entire coastline of the world. Once Gaia wipes out human civilization, who’s left to fear you? You’ll still be unknown.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Immediately he rose and walked over, wiping his hands on his shirt. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Had they simply seen the flash of green light and heard the rush of speeding death, before life was wiped from their bodies? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Lord of White Harbor wiped his mouth with his sleeve. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The world had some pretty cool stuff, but it didn’t amount to much when the sun decided to wipe out most of civilization. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They’d wiped his memory and put him inside a gigantic maze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She turned away to wipe her eyes, and Joseph thought he heard her say something under her breath. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“He can’t do that,” Pita said, choking on her words as she wiped the tears from her eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Charles emerged in the doorway, wiping his hands on a dishtowel. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I am”—he wipes at his eyes with his shoulder so he doesn’t have to let go of us—“so very proud of my children. So very proud.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes and smoothed the tip of the feather until it was a sharp point. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I grab a rag and wipe my face again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Clayton stopped wiping his face but he couldn’t stop rubbing his wrists. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Calpurnia pulled her up and wiped her face with an apron corner. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Jeff put his head under the faucet to rinse it, and wadded up a bunch of paper towels to wipe down his upper body. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She wiped her silky sleeve under her eyes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I pulled a tissue from my purse and wiped my eyes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Candice placed the letter on the table, then wiped her still clammy, sweaty hands on her jeans. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“There's a horde on its way. Big enough to wipe us off the map. We don't get the town evacuated, we're all dead.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Pastor Dames wipes his brow with a white handkerchief. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He coughs all day and I see blood on his sleeve when he wipes his mouth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She sniffles and wipes her nose with the back of her hand. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My father coughed a little and wiped his lips with the handkerchief. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I go to his desk and wipe my hands against the rough cloth of my dress, trying to leave no trace of sweat, trying to memorize the pattern of papers. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She looked up at the tall sundari trees silhouetted against the moon and wiped her cheeks again. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The old school has been erased, wiped from space. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I clear my throat and try to wipe the confusion from my face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Almost there,” he murmured, pausing to wipe the palms of his hands. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her hands were stained with blackberry juice, and when she wiped the tears from her eyes she streaked the purple from her nose to her cheekbone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lev pulls down on his vest and wipes his eyes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Harry asked them, sitting down and wiping confetti off his bacon. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I scream, frustrated, and wipe some of the blood from my ear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She was trying to wipe out as much as she could; then I would have to bathe and wash my hair. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wipes his hands on his apron and holds his right hand out to shake mine. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Now I opened the music case, took out my trumpet, and wiped the mouthpiece with the little gray cloth. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Theon wiped the spittle off his cheek with the back of his hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I wiped condensation from the mirror and looked at myself. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The instructor collected the papers, brought out a clay-colored eraser, and began to wipe out some of the answers and to shade in others. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He wiped away enough of it to see the upper half of his body there, and that awful feeling swept through him again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face again and looked at me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They wiped their sweat with the ends of their turbans. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Gigi came out of the bedroom and wiped her eyes with both hands. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He wiped the Marauder’s Map blank again, then set off at a run. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

You wiped off the thick soot, mixed it with toothpaste and soap, and there was your ink. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I offer her an extra individually wrapped Clorox wipe. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Moss didn’t envy them as he wiped at a drop of sweat that ran slowly down his right temple. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All of a man’s crimes were wiped away when he took the black, and all of his allegiances as well, yet he found it hard to think of Janos Slynt as a brother. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Armpit sat there a moment, wiping himself with a napkin as he tried to figure out why Kaira thought X-Ray had kissed her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

When she is finished, she wipes the steam off the bathroom mirror and studies her face. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It wipes the smile off my face, though, thinking about those conversations. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gram kind of smells like lemon-scented mothballs and licks napkins to wipe off my face. It’s disgusting.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Following H. G. Wells’s example, Koch planned to let the invaders wipe out real places. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I asked, finally letting go of my brother and wiping my tears with the back of my hand. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I wipe down the bedside table, stack the Look magazines on her side, the bridge book she ordered. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In this way, Black said, the Soviets would soon wipe out the greed and poverty plaguing countries like the United States. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each man then wipes his bloody hands on the grass, picks up a handful of dirt, and rubs his palms together to clean off the blood. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed myself to my feet, wiping away whatever tears were left, and cracked open the bathroom door. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Malcolm rinsed his hands under the kitchen tap and wiped them perfunctorily on a tea towel. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

After a while, the shrubs and trees return, only to be wiped out by a flood. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She dipped the hem of her dress into the bowl of water they had set out for Frolic, and wiped the wounds. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She must have wiped her hand on her jeans at some point, because there were bloodstains there. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He took a drink of ale and wiped his mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Seven years later, there are still certain images that wipe him flat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He frowned and wiped his brow and paced slowly back and forth on top of the wagon. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Claudia wiped her forehead with the sleeve of her sweater and asked, “Why not?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I responded, wiping my tears and looking down at his large, black shiny boots. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Leroy took a rag out of one of his overall pockets and wiped the sweat off his head. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She turned her head away, wiped at tears. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

I used the edge of my mantilla to wipe the sweat on my face as I followed behind Maria Teresa and Minerva, Mama and Dede close behind me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra raised her eyes and had to wipe them with the inside of her wrist, for she was so cold that tears were blurring them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Papa put the kettle down, wiped at his eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Mama liked it. Liked the name. Said it was new and would wipe out the past. Wipe it all out.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped crumbs off the seat and sat down, trying to steady his hands. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The girl, who looked about Ernie’s age, wiped sweat from her forehead and squinted as if he and Genie weren’t actually there, as if they were a mirage. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then she sighs, rises heavily, and wipes her hands 207 with ostentation on her apron, to show me how much trouble I am. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben was wiping his eyes with the sleeve of his coat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A snot oozed from his nose and he wiped it away with the back of his hand. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Wash swallowed and wiped his hands down his pant legs. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wednesday shoveled half a dozen pieces of bacon into his mouth, chewed, wiped the fat from his lips with the back of his hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She puts the bowl back down and wipes the side of her face with the back of her hand. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

A young girl pulls the least rickety chair under a fan and wipes it clean with a cloth. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I spent all night lying on my bed, eyes wide open like some kind of zombie, trying to wipe my mind of everything. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He extricated two whole books and wiped the covers on his shirt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long to wipe up the kitchen, and she found herself looking over her school things for what might interest Wash. She pulled out her last science assignment. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Glad to meet you,” I said, wiping my sweaty hand on the side of my pants before shaking hands with Peggy’s father. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She plants the brown stuff in our nostrils and we sneeze so hard the women stop crying and laugh till they have to wipe their eyes with their shawls. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She slides her thumbs across my cheeks like she’s wiping away tears. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I looked up and Bailey was coming from the outhouse, wiping his eyes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t waste your time,” “You aren’t wasting it yet,” he said as he climbed down the ladder, wiping his hands on his shirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But laced through it all was the dark feeling of utter hopelessness, like the world had ended for him, had been wiped from his memory and replaced with something awful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We’re filthy, spitting out ash, wiping it from our eyes, noses. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The evil gash on her temple disappeared as if wiped away, the stains of blood nothing more than dried paint. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I wipe my face and run upstairs to unlock the door and lock myself in the bathroom. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Grinning, she spit the button out, wiped it on her shirt, and dropped it into Genie’s hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They wiped their dirty hands quickly and left the garden, closing the gate behind them and following the same path Ramon had rushed along. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Murdo was there, shoes got picked up and put away, spills were wiped off the furniture, and Poppy always had on clean clothes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the man came out of the tavern, he was holding a tankard with one hand, wiping crumbs from his mouth with the other. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I can find no more surfaces to wipe and have finally exhausted the supply of rooms, Maddy assigns me to do the kitchen floor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We wiped off the floors and the walls, then went to work on Our Lady. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she could wipe the memories of that particular word from Ess’s mind right away. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When they crossed the road, they would begin to take canister fire and thousands of balls of shrapnel wiping huge holes in the lines. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just shook his head, then wiped his eyes on his shirt sleeve. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He wiped his nose on his cuff and cleared his throat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Kitty’s eyes watered over for a minute and she wiped them quickly and then lifted her face to Mack’s. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I refused to wipe away the wetness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pushed forward again, and Wanda wiped the blood away from her mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

I wiped my eyes and stood there, lost in the fire. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He wiped them on his shirt, but it didn’t come off. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Leo wiped the chip crumbs off his face. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She wiped a tear away and gently patted the picture. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wipe tears off my face with the back of one hand. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Widow Daventry, who didn’t look too pleased, wiped her hands on her vest. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then he dropped the last piece of biscuit to the ground, wiped his hands on his pants, and trudged up the stairs, across the yard, and into school. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tried the eraser, but it wouldn’t even wipe out the first toe. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

We attempt to wipe the glass off the seats and get in. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I will speak the language of animals and wipe their blood from my teeth. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wipes it off with a Kleenex before we get to her house but she doesn’t do a good enough job. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Send the empty cans down a trash chute, pocket the full ones for later, flip sofa cushions smeared with blood, wipe traces of gel from the tiles. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He got a notion that a boat ride off the Canarsie shore might wipe out some of the wrong her unnatural brother had done her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, John. But I still feel young,” she said, lifting her head and wiping her tears away. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

And he carried a packet of wet wipes to scrub down his desk chairs and locker handle. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout Europe, Hitler was beginning his murderous holocaust of Jewish people and other ethnic groups—he wanted to wipe out the entire population of Poland to clear the land for German citizens. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance sprang up from her seat and wiped her eyes as she paced around the room. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He had twice narrowly escaped dying in riding accidents that had landed him in the hospital for months on end, wiped him out financially, and caused near crippling injury. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She only suffered a kinsman to kiss her on the cheek and then she secretly wiped it off; Atticus kissed her vaguely wherever he happened to land; Jem kissed her not at all. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw wiped his face with the back of his hand again. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She flicked it away and wiped her hand nervously on her pants. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When she saw Wes standing there, one hand flew to her face to wipe her eyes. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“That was the one I burped slugs all over. If you’d wiped slime off a name for an hour, you’d remember it, too.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the back of her hand against her lips as if to wipe something off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

That sort of wiped the dopey smile off my face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

At the living- room door I saw her wiping her eyes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood staring at Kazi and I felt the tears come again, but I wiped them away and walked over to the stove. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her voice broke, and she took off her glasses to wipe away tears. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The mother kissed him when he emerged from within the elephant, and then she wiped away the fat and the pieces of pumpkin that stuck to his skin. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Kvothe laughed, a fond expression wiping the irritation from his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lydia backhanded Dill in the chest and wiped away tears. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I wiped him clean, took his head in my lap. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear wiped out the bowls, stacked them neatly on their rock shelf, and finally asked, “What happened to the old one?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“When I think of my dear departed father barely cold in his grave,” Ignatius murmured, pretending to wipe some moisture from his eyes. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brought a towel and he wiped the bottle dry and held it up. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I laugh and wipe my face one more time to make sure the tears are all gone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tears welled up in his eyes, no matter how hard he tried to wipe them away. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ben sniffs and, beneath his glasses, wipes his eyes. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She wiped her face, and I stood up and went to my bag again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jazz wiped a tear from her cheek, but more kept rolling down. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

As he wiped the mess away he said, “What’s my name?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Sure, I could just turn my head or shield it with my shirt—pretend to wipe sweat—and nobody would know it was me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I could see his eyes filling up again, but he wiped at them with the ice bag. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

After a while, he straightened up and wiped his face against his sleeve. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

William wiped his face with his sleeve and did not open his eyes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He wiped his damp forehead with the heel of his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I stand quick, wiping my hands on my shirt. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The man wiped the dust from the caps of the jars and pushed on the lids with his thumb. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Harry Potter is too good to Dobby!” he squeaked, wiping large tears out of his enormous eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Instinct kicked in, and I wiped away my tears as fast as I could. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe it off on my pants and try to blink the tears away. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would forget to wipe his hands during his painting sessions and end up leaving colorful fingerprints all over the place. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She stands up and wipes her fingers on her filthy pants. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

His father drank again and wiped his mouth. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped at the tears that slid down his cheeks as he went. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wipes her hands on her apron, walks over, and shakes his hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I put in the clutch, lifted my foot off the gas, and wiped my nose on the shoulder of my shirt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Olanna hushed Baby, wiped her eyes and nose, and thought for a moment about the dog with its head full of sores. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wiped her nose and stared at the dark recess where The Gold-Bug had been. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face with both hands, pushing through the fright, then pointed to the escape route he’d come up with. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Matthias drained the last of the milk from his bowl, wiping cream from his whiskers with the back of a paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She wipes her forehead again and turns to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped the sweat from my eyes and sat up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The next morning, after she’d choked down yet another granola bar, Ivy left early for school while Mom was busy wiping Aaron’s leaky nose. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I reached up and wiped my face, wondering if the wetness there was from the rain, or if I’d been crying without realizing it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The key sounded in the lock as the bucket returned to my hands, wiped empty this time. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gabe asked, wiping his eyes on the sleeve of his shirt. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a momentary quiet after they finished, wherein everyone wiped their eyes and blew their noses. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I hate him,” I say, wiping my eyes angrily. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Each thing that he did with this bull wiped that out a little cleaner. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

So, I got up and wiped away the sleep. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel wiped the ice and mud from her face. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

We set him down every few minutes and wiped his sweaty forehead. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I choke down my tears, wipe the existing ones off my face before they can freeze, and pull myself back together. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Stories about ancestral spirits and tribal totems were strong enough to enable 500 people to trade seashells, celebrate the odd festival, and join forces to wipe out a Neanderthal band, but no more than that. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

An old woman stepped out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on an apron. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

His personality is being wiped away by brain damage. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chewed the last of the cornbread, then wiped my fingers and stood up. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A waiter walked over with a rag to wipe off the counter. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand and responded, “I am fine, Papá.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Ah, Grover . . .” He wiped under his eyes with an oily cloth that left his face grimy, like he had on war paint. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She knelt down in front of me and started wiping my tears. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Silly stuff, like forgetting to unload the dishwasher and not wiping my feet on the mat. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My hands were sweaty so I wiped them on my pants and went on: The next time she called Fluffy, Trotter winked at me and meowed back. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up, wipe the sweat off my temple. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I wiped my face off pulled on Jingle Boy’s reins, and led him up the ramp to the ferry. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“They thought you might lose your legs—” She stopped and wiped the tears from her face. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“No need to get snippy,” she said, wiping her hands on her grubby apron. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As she climbed into the backseat, I wiped her saliva and lipstick off my face. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I’ve lost my appetite, but I wipe my eyes and nose again, try to hide that I’ve been crying, and walk outside with him. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I wipe the sweat from my eyes and hold the gift out in the moonlight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sat there, dripping, wiping water out of my face, while she and the others laughed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ivy found diapers and wipes in the baby bag and got to work. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wipe my mouth sloppily and let out a greedy sigh. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

No wiping away a friend's tears when he's hurt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I lift my head quickly and wipe sweat off my lip. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wiped my eyes and nose on my sweatshirt and thought about that for a while. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He stopped when Newt did, right next to the massive wall towering above them like a skyscraper—another random image that floated in the murky pool of his memory wipe. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand, said: “How ’bout you just come get us right here?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

A searing sun already sat in the sky, and Moss wiped the sweat off his hairline before putting his fitted cap on his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pale eyes moved nervously in a great round moon of a face, and plump sweaty fingers wiped themselves on the velvet of his doublet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Caleb wipes his cheeks every few seconds, and I know he’s crying but I don’t know how to comfort him, or why I am not crying myself. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

While Papa and the judge massaged his arms and legs, I wiped the frozen sleet from his eyes and face. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minutes later she returned, wiping wetness from her cheeks, struggling to keep a straight face. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

One hand wiped away the tears that flooded her face, and the other felt along the ground till it found the box. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I put the brush down and wiped my face on the hem of my skirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Maya wiped her eyes on the back of her arm before looking at him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

After this, he waited for the opportunity to wipe out the Orsini leaders, having already put to flight those of the Colonna family. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped them on his legs and said, “There will be more guards outside the pit.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The inmates kept their eyes down as they did the scut work, emptying ashtrays and wiping the urine from toilets. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he swung around and wiped his eyes with his hand and he walked quickly away. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I withstood the urge to scratch my increasingly prickly rash, and instead dug some soft mud from the riverbed and wiped it on my ankles and wrists. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As if those few minutes of seeing him pretty had wiped out a lifetime of memories. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Kendra brushed the tears from her cheeks and wiped her nose on her sleeve. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

To begin with, it confirmed that God had wiped out creatures not occasionally but repeatedly. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Scott wiped the juice off his lips with his bare forearm. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He was lifting the edge of his cap with his right hand and wiping his head with a handkerchief with his left at the same time. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

There was ink to be mixed, paint powder to grind, and copper plates to polish and wipe. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Cool Papa sat First Guitar on her stand, and Clayton shook the spit out of his blues harp, wiped it with his pajama sleeve, and tucked it under his pillow. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I reached into my coat pocket for a tissue to wipe. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sleeve of my shirt gets dusty when I wipe the sweat from my cheek. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wipe my sweaty palm on my pants and look at the woman through the corner of my eye. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my eyes with the heel of my hand. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Harley kept wiping away the outlines he drew in the dirt and starting over again, angry that he couldn’t draw them the way he wanted them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then she wiped her upper lip with her pointer finger. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She quaffed half a horn of ale and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She came and lifted me down and wiped my face and hands with a warm cloth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes with the collar of her shirt. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He sits on my other side, and Jupiter pulls a tissue from the box and wipes my face with it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And there were containers of wet wipes all over the place. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

An asteroid could have hit the planet and wiped out all life, and Annabeth wouldn’t have cared. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She just removed her glasses and wiped them with a cloth she took from a case on her desk. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

About 1950, Dr. Knipling launched a serious effort to turn insect sterilization into a weapon that would wipe out a major insect enemy of livestock in the South, the screw-worm fly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I will hide there, and the hand of god will wipe all tears from our eyes; there will be no crying, neither will there be any more death, because the former things will pass away. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Seth wiped sleep from the corner of his eye and stared at the ceiling for a moment. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Not really. She just mentions how I shouldna wiped off that blood. I’m not going to be charged with being an accessory to a crime or anything, am I?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed his thumb in the direction of his own house, and then wiped his hair off his forehead. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She wipes a tear With a crushed Kleenex And waves a hand Over her nose, The fumes of the chile Lifting toward the ceiling. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mapper stood beside him in the stairwell doorway, wiping his glasses on his sleeve and arching an eyebrow; he was decked out in loose overalls and a way-too-big white button shirt. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

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

At that moment, a door swung open and a grey-haired woman swept in, wiping her hands on an apron. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I jump out of bed, wiping my face dry, and push open the door, sneaking down the hall as I listen for my mom and dad. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She gives me a cheery smile I could wipe off with one swat. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Ready now,” she said with satisfaction, wiping her streaming eyes with a corner of her sari. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

What also did not lead to calm thoughts were rumors coming out of the jungle to the effect that the agent was wiping out whole villages upriver on the Congo. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While rubbing her eyes, she wipes Ma’s blood all over her own face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped the sweat off my face with my arm and accidentally smudged a little dirt across my forehead. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe they painted the house,” Dad says, wiping his own eyes again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Because Zachary had just come out of the barn, wiping his hands on his dusty jeans. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He tried to wipe his nose with his wet paw and wished mouse children had to go to bed at night Eke human children. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

My dad held Mr. Patterson’s glasses, so that he could wipe the tears from his whole face. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure how to form his thoughts into a question, and before he could, Suheyla, busying herself wiping up the cutting board, went on in the same quiet way. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The edges of her nostrils were inflamed and rabbity, and she reached up to wipe her nose with a red-taloned hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She kissed him over and over, realized there were tears coming down her face and wiped them away, kissed him again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He wiped away a tear and spoke of how his wife and daughters, since the accident, see him walk out the door each day and say: “Be safe, Daddy.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He wipes a thumb across his mouth and smiles at me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I look away as Eric wipes my neck with an antiseptic wipe and eases the needle into my skin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You are amazing,” John Mark hoots at Mom as she wipes her hands on a rag. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

They fish for tourists now, not pilchards, and that species they are not likely to wipe out. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his mouth with a napkin, then balled it up and dropped it on the table. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

With a sigh of satisfaction the boy set stones and crucible aside, and wiped the sweat from his hands upon his cotton kilt. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She wiped away tears and turned and hugged Dill. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes with the backs of her hands and tried to smile. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I sniffle and wipe the back of my hand across my nose. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

You have yet to wash your own underwear, spread a bed, wipe the ring from your tub, or move a fleck of your dirt from one place to another. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pops the glass in her mouth and swallows it, then wipes her mouth with her hand, staining her fingers with wax and blood. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

While he was wiping his stamp pad, he wondered how many of the other workers would appear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned against a cedar tree and wiped his forehead. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

While these new incidences of yellow fever were few and scattered, they demonstrated clearly that the disease had not been completely wiped out. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I wipe the tears away from my eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She was wiping her hands on a striped dish towel. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sweat has gathered on my brow from the exercises, and I wipe it away with the back of my sleeve. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She sprang from the bed and began to put her clothes back on while Wes slowly sat up and wiped his eyes. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He was wiping his hands on his shirt. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The entire surface of the planet had been wiped clean. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I walk slowly, wiping the snow from my face with the back of my arm. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blood that sprayed over the food trays was wiped off by the line workers and they kept spooning up our chow. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He wiped a tear from his eye and waded over to hold out a giant hand. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His hand shook as he wiped sweat from his upper lip. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I wipe away the tears from under one of her eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my eyes with one hand. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe his pizza initiative would wipe out bullying and homework at Stirling Middle School. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It sure was. The warriors on the hill, those surrounding the soldiers, really wanted to wipe the soldiers out,” Grandpa Nyles said. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I stood and wiped my hands on my wrap. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He put his head in the snow, wiped his beak back and forth, but couldn’t remove the hardening syrup. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Dr. Inyang’s hand rested on her chin, too stunned to wipe the saliva off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She sat up and wiped her nose on her sleeve. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Among the thirty-one species of Abrams Creek fish that were wiped out was one called the smoky madtom, which scientists had never seen before. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe the blood from my face and hear my screams bounce back to my ears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Jesus, this thing is heavy,” Mr. Ray moaned, using his handkerchief to wipe smudges off the pearl box. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Maria comes out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Toby opened his milk without a word, downing the whole carton and wiping his mouth before he finally said, “That means she’s into me, right?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I lowered myself into the hole and used my paintbrush to wipe away the dirt that was left. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grace was laughing even as she kept wiping her eyes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Of freeing Julius, and then wiping him out like a hated stain. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He lets out a hard sigh and wipes his mouth with one hand, the other still on the steering wheel even though he’s not even driving. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

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

Baba Joseph laughed so hard he had to sit down and wipe his face. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clean up the dishes and wipe up the tea I spilled on my floor. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Self-consciously, she raised her sleeve and wiped her nose and mouth under the woman’s unforgiving stare. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Leo drops his cup into the saucer with a clatter, wiping his hand on his pants and banging against the coffee table as he moves to greet me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I bring my hand to my mouth and wipe my lips. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He wipes his brow and says he don’t know neither. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Hassan slammed the door behind him, then slammed the trunk shut a few moments later, and as Colin wiped the sleep from his eyes, he figured he might as well wake up. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Or merely taken off his glasses, wiped them with his handkerchief, shaken his head, and smiled? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took off her spectacles, wiped them, and put them on again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I’d already wiped all the tables and chairs down in the Log Cabin and now I was going back to clear-mop the floor for the second time. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Junior. Get some cool towels and wipe your sister’s face.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan wiped away the tears on his cheeks and walked to the source of the singing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The screen was covered in dust, like a light snowfall, and I wiped the glass clear with my shirt. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The bartender, who was wiping a sherry glass dry, looked at her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He wiped the sweat off his forehead and walked toward us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Do you guys want to carry the ancestor rock with me?” he asked, as he wiped dry with his undershirt. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Clarisse La Rue sat next to her, wiping the nymph’s head with a cool cloth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He took the edge of his sleeve and wiped the corner of each eye carefully. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Rachel stiffened in her arms, but Mrs. Bedlow dropped her paring knife into the bowl of peeled potatoes, wiped her hands on her apron, and put a kettle on to boil. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘Coming, sir!’ came the answer from far within, followed soon by Sam himself, wiping his mouth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stuck the wooden pen in the ink bottle and wiped his fingers on his pants. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my clammy hands on my dusty jeans and clear my throat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

With my bare fingers, I wiped off a drop of paint from my arm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Now, now, Johannes,” she comforted me, wiping my tears with her dress. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no one’s hand can wipe away those tears he sheds invisibly today, which one hears in his laughter and in his speech and in his songs. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I used my fancy shirt sleeve to wipe ’em clean. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“That’s enough. Please wipe your nose and try to collect yourself.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He wiped his neck with it, then his forehead, then stuffed it back into its place. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The he wiped his wet finger off on his shirt. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

My father wipes his wide mouth with his napkin. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Things to throw away,” Mama replied, wiping her forehead with the sleeve of her sweatshirt. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She simply returns to wiping the boards clean and asks, “Will you be sitting with Rosa?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I pulled my knees to my chest and tried to wipe the feel of Diego’s lips off my mouth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My mom wipes some of my tears for me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I have red paint on my fingers, and I’m wiping it off with turpentine and a cloth when I hear Dee park. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She uses her sleeve to wipe some equations from her whiteboard before she lays it down on the floor between our beds. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But she reached out to him after wiping a tear away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She wipes at her forehead with the back of her hand and shakes her head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As Gavril worked, Sender wiped the blood from my face and ears. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Brother Worbs wipes his eyes with the back of his hand, tries to pull his arm away. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw broke into a run, sobbing and wiping the damp mess of tears and sweat off his face with one hand. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Miss Trotter said, “She’s the one who must come this way and beg my pardon. She has to walk to my home and wipe clean that hex she put over my generations.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Root had to stop time, call in the Retrieval Squad, and do four memory wipes. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Popping chips in his mouth one at a time and wiping his greasy fingers on his pants. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Come on, come," he said, removing his glasses and wiping his eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finished patting the dirt down with my fingers, and while Mom watered the plants, I stood up, wiping my hands off on my jeans. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“The pageant’s in, like, two weeks. I was thinking—” He wipes a few beads of sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It takes him awhile to get up from the flower bed and wipe the dirt from his hands. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The last centers of Liberal resistance, according to what he said, were being wiped out. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I take the binocs from my face and I look down and I wipe my eyes with my sleeve and I turn and I hand Viola back the binocs and I say, “Let’s go.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

We all sighed with relief, wiping our tears with the backs of our hands and crying and laughing at the same time. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still shuddering from the experience, he wiped at his mouth with his hand, only to realize it was covered in slimy filth. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes and looked up into his. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I wiped the sweat off my face and picked up a pasteboard box, I knew I couldn’t mention such to Mama anyway—about the beds, I mean. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Their company would do with tobacco what John D. Rockefeller had done with oil and J. P. Morgan with steel: it would dominate the market and absorb or wipe out virtually all other manufacturers. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The blond girl with dreadlocks is wiping down tables. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He sat down again with his back to Lyra and, still not looking at her, he wiped his hand across his eyes. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her hands on a kitchen towel. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I toss the runaway sprout to Emma, who catches it with a giggle and wipes her eyes on her sleeve. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Pop Pop smacks his lips together and wipes the sweat from his brow. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She wets a dishcloth and wipes down an already clean spot on the counter. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lyddie wiped the point quickly on her apron before she banged the shuttle against the far end of the race. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Han came out quickly, wiping his hands on a towel. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wiped my nose on the sheets and tried to settle down and listen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Prosper nodded and wiped the back of his hand over his eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mama rests her forehead against it before wiping her eyes and turning to me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

And Mother shouted, “So you decided to just wipe me out of his life altogether?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed to his feet and wiped his hands on the leg of his pants. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Inspection complete,” he said, wiping a smear of butter off the side of his face. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my mic on the sofa cushion and wipe my drenched forehead with my forearm. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment he seemed about to wipe the blade on his trousers but then he plunged the knife into the earth and so cleansed it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the postman who had pointed out the house to us to-day, and there was Clarice’s mother wiping a chair for me in the back parlour. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” Thorn said, wiping her eyes as she pointed in the direction of Seven’s plants. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wiped the rim of the plate before I gave it to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The handkerchief he had brought with him from Germany wasn't to be used for a runny nose or wiping away tears. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The old man wiped his forehead with his sleeve. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her beak on his fist and sat erect. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Bono reached up to wipe the slobber from my mother’s chin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mamá rushed in, wiping her hands on her apron, which was covered with white flour. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

While he reads an inspirational quote, I slip an individually wrapped Clorox wipe from my backpack and clean my desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maxim turned to me, laughing, wiping the hair out of his eyes, and I unrolled the sleeves of my mackintosh caught by the sea spray. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

With the back of his hand he wiped his mouth to get the night taste out. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ess nodded and wiped her snotty face on her shivering arm. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

One moment it was in front of him, and the next it was gone and he was wiping his lips with the back of his hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Trotter wiped her face with her big hand and snuffled. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Toward evening the father wiped the steam away from the glass and looked out a couple of times. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jennifer drains her coffee mug and wipes the crumbs from the corners of her mouth. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry I been such a time. Them fruit-" He wiped his glasses and adjusted them on his button nose. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Boys wiped the sweat and cookie crumbs off their hands and went up to girls to ask them to dance. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He wipes his mouth with the back of his hand. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said, wiping more tears from my face. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I shake Caesar's outstretched hand, and he has the good grace not to immediately wipe his off on his suit. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Our whole fire support group was wiped out. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would stop to wipe the blood off our lips, arms, and legs only when the bell rang for mealtime. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

There was something sticky in his hair and down the back of his neck, and he wiped it off gingerly. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my hands on my pants and carefully removed the note pad from my shirt pocket and took it to the Carcachita and left it there. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

As he wiped the bloody spittle from his mouth, the god gazed at me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He wipes his hands on his shirt and sends a fastball. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tuti licked her thumb and wiped the corner of my eye. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I sniffed and wiped a tear from my face. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I use the corner of my pillow to wipe tears from my eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She wiped her nose and stared at the dark recess where The Gold-Bug had been. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Isabelle wiped her hair away from her face with her one free hand. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I wipe my clammy hands on my jeans. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Sookie nearly wiped out in the rocks, but when he finally made it over, he put his hand out. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Grandpop wiped a spoon off with a napkin and held it out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She wipes away the blood spots and tells us get back into bed and stay there till Dad comes home. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bennet grabs a tissue from her purse and wipes my face. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I saw tears come into his eyes, then spill down the side of his nose, but he made no move to wipe them away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Alone on the bleachers I run my hands over my knees to wipe the sweat away. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mom will put on her usual brave face, only to sit up through the night, quietly wiping tears away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He took his handkerchief and wiped blood from my face. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair is covered and she is wiping away tears. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Victor snuffled and wiped his icy nose with his sleeve. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped at the tears on his face with his free hand. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

His wife sat on the ground beside him, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The councilman beamed, wiping the sweat from his brow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I thought of these things as I read the historical markers across the country, thought how the myth wipes out the fact. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The taxi’s outside,” she said, wiping her tears with the backs of her hands. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Herman E. Calloway was making everybody feel like they had the blues, it looked like Mr. Jimmy’d just wiped some tears from his eyes too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her nose was running, too, and I wondered if she would wipe it before it got to her mouth, before she would have to taste it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He wet his handkerchief under the fountain faucet and wiped off his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Himble took off his hat and wiped it across his brow, and his white hair gleamed in the moonlight like wadded cotton. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My tears had long dried but I wiped my face anyway. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He wiped the boy’s mouth with his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then the tidal wave hit, wiping their traces from shore. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guard cranked the handle of a telephone, and under a minute later a fresh-faced young priest came hastening into the gatehouse, wiping his palms on his robe in case she wanted to shake hands. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wipe it away quickly, but it regenerates. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Erosion on Earth slowly wipes out information, but because they are gradual—the patter of a raindrop, the sting of a sand grain—those processes can be missed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tears from my eyes with the back of my sleeve. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Genie wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Normally, Mom makes a game of it and wipes Doodle’s nose as well to make Penny tolerate it better, but I guess she didn’t feel up to it this time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He climbed from the ditch and wiped his weapon in the grass. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Das wiped his palms on the front of his shorts. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mr Joseph Hooper wiped the marmalade from around his small mouth, with a napkin. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Patrolman Mancuso wiped his mouth clean of saliva and tried to clear the phlegm from his throat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then after a while she wiped her face for a final time and went over to the pot of greens on the stove. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Anya,” Mama said, wiping the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When Jordie, Pouncey, and I spread lard across the Fourth of July parade route, we were just trying to wipe out the marching band. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Taking out my handkerchief I wiped from his cheek the remains of the spot of dried lather that had worried me all the afternoon. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I wipe some of the paint from my face, slowly, and then smear it on his cheek. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He nodded at her, then pushed himself upright, wiping away the sweat from his temples. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was not until he had drained it and wiped his mouth on the back of his hand that he spoke again. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A servant wipes soot streaks from her cheeks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I balled up some toilet paper and wiped my eyes. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He let it pour over him and he wiped at his face, desperate to push this fear away from him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just held on to me and wiped away the tears with his strong, wide hands until finally, my body was emptied of those tears and I was no more burdened. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the meal was finished in silence until the king, wiping the gravy stains from his vest, called for dessert. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Henry finished, he wiped his mouth and pushed back from the table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And if you’re a king, you don’t even have to wipe. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

"Go on," my mother encouraged her, and this time she came forward, wiping her hands on her apron, and took the coin from my father, who directed her to stand it on the cloud. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The manager guy wiped off his face with a rag and got this crazy look on his face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

We burst into laughter, so hard that I have to wipe tears from my eyes. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Her sister went into one of the stalls and got handfuls of toilet paper and wiped her off. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raheem handed his spoon to the guy next to him and wiped his hands on a cloth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Some blood had started dripping out of his nose, and he wiped it with the blue and white striped cuff of his jacket. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He reached up and wiped away tears after he finished the song. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The grandmother screams and curses us, but the nurse continues to jab the cloth at the wound, wiping away the caked brown blood. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat up straighter and wiped her eyes with Mamma’s pallu—the loose end of her sari. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even want to think about where those teeth would turn up,” she said, wiping her eyes. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

My sister handles them gently, marks the pages with torn brown pieces of paper bag, wipes her hands before going beyond the hardbound covers. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She wiped the back of her sleeve across her face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They wiped their hands and kept it moving. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my tears on my shoulders and throw an arm over my eyes so it looks like I’m sleeping. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Tears started to build up, but I wiped my face hard and pressed on my eyes for a second. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He took one last glimpse at my bridge and wiped the corners of his eyes. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Ashima has always loved these hours before a party, the carpets vacuumed, the coffee table wiped with Pledge, her dimmed, blurry reflection visible in the wood just as the old television commercial used to promise. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I used the last of the wipes to clean the dirt off my own face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She was frowning and wiping her hands on her apron, but by the time she and Wash made it to the edge of the garden, Beto thought he saw the beginning of a smile. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop it, Mexico!” he yelled, wiping blood from his nose and mouth on his sweatshirt. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barris takes off his spectacles, wiping the lenses with a handkerchief before he replies, holding them up to the light to check for rogue smudges. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I saw Mother cough into her hand and discreetly try to wipe off her lipstick. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Naomi wiped her hands on her apron and lowered herself into a kitchen chair, wishing for Henry to be at work so she didn’t have to sit through a meal with him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my fingers quickly against my pants, before Taryn can see. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She lifted her hand to wipe snow from her forehead. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When he finishes, he wipes the corners of his mouth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“We’re standing atop its head,” he said, wiping his brow with a handkerchief. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tad pushed himself to his feet and wiped his wet, dirty hands on his legs. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Ralph pushed back his tangled hair and wiped the sweat out of his best eye. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

By the time she is done staring, blinking, wiping away tears, all without speaking English, our entire family has a sponsor to Alabama. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He decided to turn back again, spend the night and start early in the morning, and he pulled the raft once more onto the sand and wipe- scraped it dry with his hand. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wipes them away, and as she does so something in her expression changes and her face loses all colour. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used the sleeves from my t-shirt to wipe the sweat dripping from my forehead and kept my head down to block the unforgiving sun. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"You keep on wiping them gauges," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Byrd rests a pot on her hip, wipes a canvas glove over her forehead. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Tori pushes herself to her knees, and wipes my blood from her chin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly wiped at his face and turned toward her, hoping that somehow she didn’t know he’d been bawling his eyes out while sleeping. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my cheek with my shoulder. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

While Alice sniffed and wiped tears, I carefully bored a hole through the sapling to which the stone and hammer were attached, then slipped the cross stick into the hole half way. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No way,” James says, finishing his last bite of burger, wiping his mouth, and looking around the cafeteria. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have my wipes or hand sanitizer.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Yedsha released her, she wiped the wetness off on her dress. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Emma wiped her hands on her dress, held them to her nose, and made a face. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He took his T-shirt and wiped his forehead. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a hot day, and I wiped beads of sweat from my forehead. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mam wipes her face on the back of her sleeve and takes the docket. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my face to make sure he couldn’t see anything. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Totally,” she says, wiping a tear away when she thinks I’m not looking. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

So I get up, wipe my mouth and hands with a napkin, toss the rest of my food into a nearby trash bin, and start heading back to his car. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

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

Tally tried to wipe it off with her jacket sleeve, but there was too much water and not enough jacket. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

In a test on an island in the Florida Keys in 1961, a population of flies was nearly wiped out within a period of only five weeks. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He paused to wipe his eyes on his sleeve. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

An idea that makes me wipe my eyes and sit up straight. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

C.P. would curse and lay down his tools, and attempt to wipe off his hands on the filthy rag he stuffed in his back pocket. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his hat and wiped his brow. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The men made many trips to the forge and came back self-consciously wiping their mustaches. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Away in her thoughts, she wiped her palms down her front as she went toward the window. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They gazed at each other for a second, wiping away tears. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He wipes my hands, taking extra care with my chin before bandaging. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She came to the door, wiping her soapy hands upon an apron. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe some of the blush off my face. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

She took a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped at Fern’s drippy nose. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She started to wipe them away, but she didn't want to touch him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He forgot the butter in bed, got up from the bedside, and wiped his fingers on the tablecloth, exclaiming, “Lord bless my soul!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

At one end of the lawn, the gardener wiped his forehead, turned the mower around and began a new row. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He obeys, wiping his eyes with the back of his hand. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom, meanwhile, was frantically wiping the floor with a newspaper. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

That evening I took a rag and wiped the mower down, parked it in a comer of the garage and—a little admission here—patted it on the top of the gas tank. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

She grabs a napkin, wiping away the tears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My mom takes a pile of napkins, gently wiping the shake off my face, her eyes suddenly brimming with tears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He examined it in the sunlight, then wiped it again and went inside. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wiped my hands off on a towel and grabbed my phone. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The grease and blood roll down his chin and on to the overcoat where he wipes his hands. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The planters did their best to wipe out maroon groups, but many were so strong and well defended that the Europeans signed peace treaties with them. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mom asked, wiping her mouth with her napkin. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I put Mister Leefolt’s wrinkled shirts in a basket, get a cloth for Baby Girl’s face to wipe off the jelly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mulch withdrew his thumbs and, after a quick wipe, thrust them in his mouth, allowing the natural balm in his saliva to begin the healing process. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

There was a part of him that wished he could help her, throw away the bottles of liquor in her cabinet and wipe away the paranoia that scarred her life. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She cleared her throat and then wiped her eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He kneads the palm of his hand into his eye, clumsily wiping away tears. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

After wiping spruce dust out of my eyes, I look up to see Alice practically in the nest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t Native American diseases instead decimate the Spanish invaders, spread back to Europe, and wipe out 95 percent of Europe’s population? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped a hand down his face and yawned. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

For the first ten minutes I had to wipe my right hand on my fatigues at least a dozen times. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat down, wiping her cheeks with the palm of one hand and reaching for the rucksack with the other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Never better,” Rashid said as he wiped at the blood streaming from a cut on his face. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Andrius wiped the blade and juice from his fingers on his trousers. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He took off his gloves and stuck his hands inside his jacket to wipe the broken blisters on his shirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever the truth was about his uncle’s past, someone had just wiped it out. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be trying to wipe it away with his hand. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shuddered, sniffed, and wiped at my nose. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Albert wiped his hands on his apron and proceeded to make toast and tea, which they ate in silence at the cluttered table. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

After wiping the drool from Sabrina’s face, Mrs. B put the slobber monster down for a nap. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

With a hasty, agitated gesture, she wiped them away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face from chin to forehead, worried he was covered in ice cream. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She paused, wiped her eyes, then added softly, “I got to go while I still can—before I turn into just what people call me.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dad wipes his eyes and I do too because mine are blurry and somehow I think it’s really important to see right now. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood spurted out and knocked the smile off the pale face, but did not stop the man from coming and coming, all the time wiping blood from his face and smearing it on his shirt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped at his bloody nose, eyes gleaming as he panted. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I wipe off my brushes and stand back to contemplate the finished product. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The Commandant wipes her crop on Barrius’s fatigues before returning it to her belt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Acid rain in the streams has nearly wiped out the park’s trout. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It only takes me a few seconds to stop and wipe my face again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I looked down at my hand, at the smudge of hastily wiped lipstick that still clung to the sweaty back of my hands. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A waitress wiped a cloth across the table and took their empty plates. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She hated the warmth of the tears that leaked from her eyes, but couldn’t wipe them away as she heaved again, gagging. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But of course such transplants would be wiped out by any repeated spraying. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He smiled in agreement as he wiped the sweat from his face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the calm stillness I saw him open his eyes, his hand came to my face, tender and searching, wiping away the unruly tears. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his mouth and the chocolate spread all over his face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Anis del Mono man wiped his mouth and stood up. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was trying not to cry, but the tears were squeezing out of his eyes and he kept wiping his face with his sleeve. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped quickly under my eyes to prevent any smudges. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Fie walks around the car, wiping and wiping, first clockwise, then counterclockwise. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well I figure you for better’n that. I been talking to a friend of mine,” Camel says, crushing another piece of bread between his fingers and using it to wipe grease from his plate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She laughed and wiped away a few of her tears, but she didn’t say anything. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’m in such a hurry I open it without using a Clorox wipe. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He washed his hands in a bowl and wiped them on a towel like Mama after the dishes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reaches up to my face, wipes the tears off my cheekbones with his thumb. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as Baba wipes his plate, Mustafa jumps out of his seat, stacks the dirty dishes, and carries them over to the sink. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She wiped her hands on her apron and placed a few cookies onto a plate. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Faye burst into tears, and Kate sat on the arm of her chair and stroked her cheek and wiped her streaming eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Evelyn straightens, pats her hair, wipes her face, and says, “Come in!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“It will be all right, Meggie!” he said again, wiping a tear off her cheek with his forefinger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Matthew wiped sweat from his forehead with a corner of his T-shirt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I ask, wiping the sleep out of my eyes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Think about it. Our memories are wiped. We live inside a place that seems to have no way out, surrounded by bloodthirsty monster- guards. Doesn’t that sound like a prison to you?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She wipes her eyes with the heel of her hand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, wipes his mouth, and shouts, “Hallelujah!” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He wiped the dirt off of it and realized it was an onion. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I wiped the frost off the seat with my handkerchief, then I lowered my trousers and sat down. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped the pooling sweat from my forehead. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I thought maybe you could use some help around here,” I said to Shady, wiping off my milk mustache. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

He took a deep breath and wiped his palms on his pant legs. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Seeing as how you’re still working on your dinner there,” he said none too casually to Chronicler as he wiped his mouth on his sleeve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I did not wipe the dampness from my cheek. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

My teeth snapped the fuzzy skin and I wiped the juice from the corner of my mouth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He picked up a doll and used her dress to wipe his nose. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I wiped the sleep out of my eyes, put on my robe, and followed Frankie back to the living room. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She sniffs and wipes her nose on her arm. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A bead of sweat rolled off my forehead, stinging my eyes, but I didn’t dare move to wipe it away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Judith wipes away tears with the back of her hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Was she wiping my touch away or pressing it close? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wiped some blood from my forehead with the back of my hand, then chose to ignore the pain. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

As he wiped his paws over his whiskers, he suddenly had a most unhappy thought. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Without wiping away the tears, taking a deep breath, or even bending his knees—he leaped. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clarisse came back over and wiped the soot off her forehead. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Malachite wiped her hands on her batik apron and hugged Jam back, dropping a kiss on her forehead. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He wipes his nose like he always does before a lie. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Mercy. Next thing I know you’ll be wiping me right out with all the rest of the trash.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She didn’t bend down and wipe Fern’s tears. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his forehead, his eyes, and his mouth all in one motion, then said, “Martin Gandrey.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

While he and I dressed, my mother proceeded to dress my sisters, and to wipe their faces with the family’s waslap. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted her sunglasses long enough to wipe at her eyes, laughing through her tears. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She was on the floor by a bucket of suds, wiping the floor, and Marly saw the look on her face. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He wipes his red face with one large meaty palm. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I’m panting, my heart racing, wiping the tears from my face with my sleeve, terrified out of my mind that David might’ve been caught by whoever was waving around that flashlight in the darkness. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Even with the memory wipe, he felt sure he’d never seen something so truly awful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He wipes his mouth with the back of his hand and looks over at me, eyeing me from head to toe. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Frank then unharnessed him, wiped off the leather and hung the harness up in the stable. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she can not feel her body much, it is nice to have Ma’s hands on her, cleaning, wiping, smoothing her hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start to relax and use his good white shirt to wipe away my tears. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He shambled to his feet grinning furtively, wiping his nose with the back of his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Peck is wiping her eyes with a white handkerchief. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He reached up with his free hand and wiped his eyes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basil wiped his mouth daintily on a napkin. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I thought it was, Auggie,” she answered, wiping his tears with her fingertips. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Obie and the other guys were practically wiped out from all that jumping up and down, weary, out of breath, their legs beginning to ache. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

"You run?" he responded, wiping his hands ironically on his shorts. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She wiped tears from the corners of her eyes with the hem of her apron and walked out of the storeroom. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wrenched himself away and staggered back, glaring and wiping his mouth, which was undevoured but glistening with spit. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But as this boy wipes the spittle from his cheek with his free hand, the awful feeling becomes identifiable. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The hunters let out a cheer, and Ash watched as Kaisa turned her back on them and wiped her sword off on the meadow grass. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

To wipe away the ashy evidence, we would rub ourselves with lotion or Vaseline before we returned home. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Baby stayed there, holding her, until she stopped crying and wiped her eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I take Pi back so she can wipe her tears. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was only halfway done my meal when the Pastor wiped his mouth on his napkin and nailed me with a real direct, real unwavering kind of look. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Now and then she straightened up to ease her back, wipe the sweat from her eyes with her shirt sleeve, and take a long drink from the bottle. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Those squeaky hinges were the answer to everything, they explained the inexplicable, they wiped out the contradiction between Gebu’s innocent daytime behavior and his mysteriously increasing wealth. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The small smile she wears is wiped from her face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She also washes the blender she used, scrubbing and wiping it down until the plastic is clear and shiny. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hand wearily across his forehead, leaving a streak of black grease. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She made the notation, Died at Pittsburg Landing, April 6th, 1862, with great care and she wiped her eyes quickly lest the ink of the record be smudged. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my nose on his shirt and sit up to face him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Will I ever see you again?” said Brightbill, wiping his eyes. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wipe a small section of the table and then make the mistake of looking at the cloth. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Cooper took out his razor and wiped it clean with his apron. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She sniffed, wiped a tear away, and then took it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

When dinner was done, the fire would blaze on; Frightful would sit on the foot post of the bed and preen and wipe her beak and shake. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went and wiped down and pulled on a clean undershirt and pants before walking the rest of the way down the hall to the living room to tell Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The nagual must have wiped my mind clean when we first met him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Not the equal of the vintage you offered me the night of the tour-ney, but no more poisonous than most," he concluded, wiping his lips. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He wiped Alayaya's Mood from his brow with the heel of his hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was a sold house, one of the first, and Dad looked at it and wiped his mouth as if he were throwing away the words he wanted to say. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Benji swallowed the knot forming in the back of his throat and wiped his eyes on his shirtsleeve. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

A few beads of sweat were forming on his forehead, but he didn’t wipe them off. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

When the record had finished, Doc wiped his hands and turned it off. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stops and wipes the sweat from her face with her forearm. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Jess wiped her eyes on the decoy cloth and sniffled piteously as she answered. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I wiped my eyes and looked at the hood of the truck, wishing very much that the old man wasn’t there. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

If she failed, she might wipe Hubbard Glacier off the map and kill her friends. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She paused, rubbing her wrapped knuckles, and wiped the sweat from her eyes as she waved to him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The woman wipes her face and keeps her arm around her son’s shoulders. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Grandpa reaches for a tissue, wipes his damp eyes behind his glasses, and blows his nose. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Forrest stepped closer, staring at me with such intensity I thought I must need to wipe my nose. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wiping ink off his hands with a rag. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She nods and then wipes her eyes and pulls me into a hug. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

A rope of bloody saliva forming a shape like an undiscovered continent drooled upon the leather and I wiped it quickly away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe water from my eyes and look up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wiped it away, squinting up through her bruises. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wipe my hands on the hem of my shirt as I inch toward the dresser. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped them on her jeans and tried to breathe. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Daddy grabs a towel from the sink and wipes his pants and shirt. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hands on a towel as Mom dashed in the back door, her hair pulled back with a headband and her black cotton skirt swirling around her knees. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The bartender meets my eye, wipes the counter. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the dishes were all wiped and set away, the trundle bed was aired. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped under my nose with the back of my hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Chewing delicately, he turned his eyes upwards then closed them, whiskers atwitch, jaws working steadily, munching away, his tail curled up holding a napkin which neatly wiped his mouth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” I said, tossing the disinfectant wipe out of the window. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think there are some pretty compelling reasons for wiping the earth clean and starting over?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The boy with the lisp splattered spit on the window, wiped it clean with his sleeve. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The moon shone on Grandpop like a spotlight, and he was slipping a finger behind his sunglasses and wiping his eyes. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He wiped blood and dirt from his mouth with the back of his hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He blows his nose and wipes his beard. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spew the berries from my mouth, wiping my tongue with the end of my shirt to make sure no juice remains. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

By the time I get up to leave, the cuffs of my sleeves, used to wipe my cheeks, are damp, and my jaw aches. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His father pulled away and wiped his eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

My father, he wiped his hand across his face, and what was left behind was a smile. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

She borrowed a car and got here so fast Maria had just left in the ambulance and Mom was still breathing heavily as she wiped away the lines of sweat around her neck. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if something, such as HIV, wipes out our immune system, it becomes so uncontrollable that it can cause a deadly form of pneumonia. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a sip of coffee, then wiped the whipped cream off his nose with his napkin. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

One hand went up automatically to wipe the spot, but a look at Trotter’s face, and Gilly stopped her arm midway. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

As we walked across the dirt, tufted with dark green grass, Doc lifted his straw hat and wiped his brow with his fingertip towel. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Once the golden plates had been wiped clean, Dumbledore stood up again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Her hand on his face wiping away the sadness at his parents’ absence. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The digital kind were all long gone, as far as Mark could guess—wiped away when the computers and servers all fried. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wiped my hands on my apron and went to the window. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Jay comes in, wiping her hands on a towel. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

By the third day his eyes ached unbearably and his spectacles needed wiping every few minutes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

When I was finished, he took the edge of the towel and wiped a little of the mud from my leg. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was sticky web stuff clinging to her arm, and she wiped it off as best she could. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I was feeling about as wiped out as they looked. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When someone hurled raw eggs at her, she wiped away the gooey mess and said that the “seeds of truth” in her words could not be so easily removed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Now there was ash on his hands, and he wiped it onto his hairless chest, leaving soot-black streaks. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Took off his bifocals and wiped them clean and put them on again, just to make sure he was seeing properly. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She sat Aurelia upright and wiped her cheeks with the corner of her scarf. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She blows her nose loudly and wipes her eyes on her sleeve. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dilsey tied a cloth about his neck and wiped his mouth with the end of it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m too afraid of wiping out on my bike with the groceries. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

We wipe at the streaks of brown on my day dress. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He wiped off the blood, but it was still swollen twice its normal size. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The entire Japanese garrison on Saipan of 20,000 men was wiped out. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to her and put her arms around her, rocking her and wiping her tears. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather, he continued into the dining room inspecting corners and wiping his index finger across furniture. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I would like to wipe them away but my handkerchief is too dirty. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and wiped his face with his hands. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his head, and wiped two fingers across his face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He wiped his stinging eyes and turned back toward the stairs. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Finnick crashes into the clearing to find me wiping my arrow clean with some moss. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Mr. Keegan said, wiping his forehead with a handkerchief as he stood up from his chair, “Oskar has certainly given us a lot to think about.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe the blood off and smile at Roamer as I walk away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Wait patiently,” Grandma chided, wiping perspiration from her brow. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Bebe wiped her nose with the napkin and crumpled it into a ball. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wiped a tear away, walked over to the chair, and took the boy in his arms. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He lifted his shirt to wipe the sweat off his face, giving me, along with every other girl present, a glimpse of skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Her foot pressed against the brake, she wipes a finger beneath her eye. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She wipes her hands on a napkin and extends one out to me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Juana sat him down on his sleeping mat and she wiped the thickening blood from his face with her skirt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bringing both of my hands up to my face, I wiped at the vomit there. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wipe away the salt and tears and mascara that ran down my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

We took our seat, wiped the fog off the window, and waved. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Every trace of pride and haughtiness was wiped from her face. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The sanctuary ironically became a poor refuge after the local health authorities undertook a campaign to wipe out the salt-marsh mosquitoes. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He wiped the blood off his lips with the back of his hand, grinned, and said, "That was a stiff one, Mord." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was younger than Ba — the gray of his hair was wiped away with the cloth as well — and his beard and head were as glossy black as Minli’s. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Willis backed up and wiped a hand under his bleeding nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then I run my fingers through my hair, wipe the blood off my lips, and slide the door open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He’d play a minor chord or two with his left hand and, with a flourish of his right, wipe his perspiring face with an enormous white handkerchief. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily wiped years of dust and dirt from the window. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Father jerked his sword free from the man’s back and wiped the blade carefully on the shirt of the dead man. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rick searched for a rag and tried to wipe off the paint. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“The Deathly Hallows,” he said, and he was glad to see that the words wiped the smile from Dumbledore’s face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I did not know that tears slipped down my cheeks until Father Amadi reached out and wiped them away, running his open palm over my face. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me, Horatio; tell me everything that happened, for the potion has wiped clean the table of my memory.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Destroy the threat, wipe it out, no matter that the person in front of you was innocent. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He even remembered to wipe the knife clean of fingerprints. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears begin to cloud her vision, but she wipes them away. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hands on the seat of his pants. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I went back, seeing him remove a white cloth from his hip pocket and wipe the glass face of a pressure gauge, then bend close to squint at the position of the needle. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he finished making his sandwich, he put away the things in the refrigerator and stopped crying and wiped his eyes and saw me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not just mass extinctions that wipe out species, either. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Tab wiped her nose with a wad of paper towel she found in her pocket. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

On the top floor, in what is perhaps the hotel’s nicest room, he stands in a hexagonal bathtub and wipes grime off a window with the heel of his palm. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I wiped the nib on a cloth and tried again, but it was no better. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was wiping the metal counter with a limp rag. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his spectacles upon the seat of his trousers, the only accessible piece of doth about him, while the belling and bloody cry arose all round. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy wiped her eyes and dragged her teeth over her bottom lip until her eyes were dry and her voice felt steady. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Uncle Claude lifted his tiny steel spectacles with one hand and wiped his bloodshot eyes with the other. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Tom nodded gloomily and returned to wiping glasses; Harry, Hermione, Hagrid, and the Weasleys walked through the bar and out into the chilly little courtyard at the back where the dustbins stood. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Captain Soderland would stroke his beard; Josiah would wipe the froth from his mustache and clap the captain on the shoulder blade. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It shifted its hundred-foot-long body, flicking its dappled green tail and wiping out a battalion of ogres. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He uses his sleeve to wipe perspiration off his forehead. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

White-clad mess-hall workers mill around the steam tables, walk back and forth wiping off the tables with rags, tie up bags of garbage, and mop up spills. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some wipe their eyes and confer quietly with others near the front of the line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When the man did not stop to spit or wipe his forehead, each row took him approximately two minutes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Jack swallowed, wiping his moustache with the back of his hand. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew what he must do—regain his previous status, wipe away the memory of Rollo’s defiance and prove that he, Archie Costello, was still in command. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One, a student in a blue T-shirt, had a sweaty face, and every few seconds he wiped his forehead with his shirt. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The boy brought the bottle and the man unscrewed the lid and poured water over the wound and held it shut between his fingers while he wiped away the blood. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He removed his straw hat to wipe a bit a sweat off his forehead. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She’s too busy wiping her eyes with the backs of her hands. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wipe the sleep out of my eye with my finger. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, wiped my hands on my skirt, and stepped forward. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Diego followed me to a table that reeked of fries and grease and baby wipes, and sat across from me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

In the driver’s seat, Jay wipes her eyes. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I took the damp dishcloth she offered me and wiped at my nose and mouth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Chief Powhatan had tried again to wipe out the “tribe” that came from the Chesapeake, and he had nearly succeeded. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She wipes a bit of blood from her mouth. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I won't let her erase it like a picture wiped from a chalkboard. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She brushes past the topic as June starts wiping syrup off the bed with her pajama pants. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He took his hat off and wiped his forehead on his shirt sleeve. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning there were the dishes to wipe. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling a stinging on his cheek, Calder wiped off some blood. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear sat up and wiped his face with the edge of his tunic, hearing nothing but the sound of his own panting and the rushing river nearby. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He picked up a conch and wiped the sand from it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He wiped his white mouth while he slept. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Disdainfully it wiped a fastidious paw across its soiled tongue and spat as if trying to rid itself of a horrible taste. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick,” she says, wiping her hands on her apron. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She began to wipe an amber glass with the hem of her scarf. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen, wilting, spit a stream of black juice, then wiped away the mustache of perspiration above her lip. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears sprang into her eyes and she moved to wipe them away, but not before Ess had noticed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I’m wiping off the table with a dishrag, every movement an effort, my arm heavy with lethargy. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lurvy pulled his big handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from the back of his neck. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Methuselah wiped tears of laughter from his eyes as he explained. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The eyeliner streaks are damp enough that a paper towel wipes them away. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He wiped sweat from his forehead on his coat sleeve, slipped off the narrow black tie that hung open around his collar and put it in his pocket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his left hand he wiped away a warm inconsequential water from his neck. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my eyes, and then I saw blood running down my leg and onto my saddle shoe. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped the poultice off my foot with a snotty hanky. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I even wiped down the countertops and stove. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I handed her my handkerchief, and she wiped her eyes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers were rough and grimy, and left streaks of filth on my arm that I fought the urge to wipe off. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and wipes the juice up with a napkin. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

People squealed, rocking back and forth, wiping tears from their eyes. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jack paused, wiping the sweat from his face. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, as I was wiping the blackboard, Mr. Mikoyan stood close behind me and told me that he was returning to Russia. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily’s dad took off his baseball cap to wipe sweat off his brow and waved it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Jay was wiping his hands on his overalls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He wipes his mouth with a pink napkin and gets up to follow her into the hall. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Reed finished wiping down the Executioner and began applying drops of oil to its moving parts, working the action a few times. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He took off his helm, wiped blood from his face, and made bis way back to his own ship, treading carefully an boards slimy with men's guts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He wiped his brow with a handkerchief and opened his briefcase, rummaged in it for a notepad and apolo­gized for the sheets of paper that spilled on the bed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Thirsty stopped wiping a table, and the paramedic spilled the disinfectant he was applying to Eye’s back. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She gulped down the rest of the pomegranate juice and wiped her mouth on a napkin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Why doesn't he wipe her face, I wonder. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I took my trumpet out of its case, wiping it slowly and carefully with a little gray cloth. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her face with the tattooed forearm. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She wiped big tears from the corners of her eyes with the tip of a cotton glove. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I heard one witch at the end of the front row saying aloud, "All of them! We can't possibly wipe out all of them!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He wiped at it with the back of his hand, and it smeared into a chalky, ashy smudge that ran along his arm as well. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then we played speed chess up on the third floor, which I was no good at but he didn’t wipe me out too fast. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He dragged his palms down over his face, as if he were wiping water from it, and looked up at me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

After a while, though, I took a deep breath and wiped my eyes with the back of my hands. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tears rolled down my face and I quickly wiped them off. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“You guys are the best,” I finally choke out, wiping the tears away. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I wiped the sweat off my forehead with a bandanna. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped them away with the back of my hand. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But all of that had been wiped out by the war. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Whatever vague plan I had conceived regarding returning to my pond is wiped from my mind as I zigzag and dive and leap to avoid the fireballs. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Victor helped Bo up and wiped the tears off his cheeks. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped sweat from my face with both sleeves and used Margo’s desk to pull myself up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I think I’m getting the hang of this,” Tally said, wiping her brow. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Once they were taped and wiped down, the coaches would show up to unleash whatever hell was planned for the next two hours. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m pretty sure it’s me,” she said, wiping at her eyes again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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 George wipes the fingerprints off my glass, his cheeks are wet. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

As Mary wiped her still-damp face, she told herself she was down but not out. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Instead of the Aztecs’ dying of smallpox, the Spaniards might have been wiped out by American germs transmitted by disease-resistant Aztecs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He slapped a broad hand on the table so hard the glasses rang, and his massive shoulders shook, and he had to wipe away the tears from his eyes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Before answering, Alexander wiped the crumbs from his chin with a napkin, just as Penelope had taught him. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He got up slowly, his wild eyes never leaving me; he wiped the seat of his pants and came towards me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached his napkin up and wiped his mouth. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald went to the bathroom and wiped the blood from his nose, which was bleeding but did not seem to be broken. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took out a handkerchief and wiped his finger clean. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Taking the edge of her pinafore she softly wiped away his tears. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hands on his pants, stepped away even farther. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I brush through the leaves and wipe him from my sight, hearing his voice and the constant remarks during cards. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw began to weep, quite silently, not bothering to wipe the tears from off his face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Like “did a somersault in the air and then face planted into the snow” wiped out. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I dash over to where the server is wiping off her apron with her hands. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Angry at myself for allowing the night to unsettle me like a child, I wiped the water from my face and continued walking. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I got up, wiped my face, and came out, wrapped in a towel. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

While the men pulled off their wigs and wiped their heads with towels, they explained that they’d pried open the filing cabinets and gone through everything. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

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

She wipes her tear-streaked face, and I pull her back in and rub the top of her arm. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He took the letter from her lap, and when she wiped her face and tried to smile, he grinned anxiously and pointed to their mother’s primitive spelling. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed her finger at me and said, “She wiped out every sprig of my generations—she hates me so. Wiped out each one but JimmyTrotter.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, I’m up off that floor, wiping away my tears, jumping up and down and clapping my hands. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He wiped Sciron’s big toe with his rag and turned aside to gag. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her eyes flitted to him—he was wiping his mouth with the back of one hand—and then back to the hat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I've had a lot of practice at wiping my face clean of emotions and I do this now. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Once on my feet, I drop his hand and wipe my palm on my dress as if I can be rid of that feeling. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He’d taught me how to care for the vinyl, how to wipe the record’s grooves clean of dust, how to lift the needle from the turntable and set it down delicately in the right spot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I wipe the back of my hand across my lips and start my closing duties up front. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I drop 4 Clorox wipes onto the table and struggle to open a 5th individual packet. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She used the rag to gather the parings into her dustpan and then wiped the dusty dresser top clean. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the two monks finished cleaning the machine gun, Henry Dobbins began reassembling it, wiping off the excess oil, then he handed each of them a can of peaches and a chocolate bar. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe around my eyes, gingerly, with my fingertips. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet as quickly as he could, wiping muck from his uniform, shame squirming in his belly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Byron,” Momma said, gently wiping tears off his cheeks with the end of her scarf, “it’s O.K., sweetheart, how’d this happen?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A smaller one wiped his own runny nose on the back of his hand. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her fingers under her eyes and glared at him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Patriarch wiped his ring on his sleeve, and blessed the little boy. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my face and take a deep breath. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She stops, not bothering to wipe her face free of the tears streaming down her cheeks. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

That wipes away a whole heap of bad feelings. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Papa came in from the backyard, wiping his hands on his coveralls. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He quickly grabbed everything, wiping off the Koran as best he could before shoving it all in his bag. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I dropped him on the ground and wiped my bayonet on him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I flip the hair off my face and wipe my eyes with my palms. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s my dog,” Hal replied, wiping the blood from his mouth as he came back. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a dotted silk handkerchief, turned aside again, and wiped his nose. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He carefully wiped the oilcloth covering the table. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Gerald wiped his stinging eyes and saw that the stairs were smoky, but not yet on fire. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was finished, we looked around for something to clean her up with, but she just wiped her mouth with the sleeve of her shirt instead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She holds out her hand for the used wipe. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I wiped up the last of my egg with the bread, Lady Seymour entered, followed by her cat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sayle took out a white silk handkerchief and wiped his face. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her hands are sweaty, and she wipes them quickly on her jeans before walking with trembling knees toward the park. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Momma put down the knife she’d been peeling potatoes with and wiped her hands on a dish towel. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took her glasses off and wiped them on the hem of her skirt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he wiped his lips and eyes, and told me to continue. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Next to me, Kim wipes his forehead and continues his work in silence. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mother reaches over and wipes the child’s nose with her fingers, then quickly wipes her hand on her skirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It pauses, like it’s looking at me, and then flies toward the red-faced man in the suit, who wipes a handkerchief across his brow. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She drinks the entire vial, then wipes her lips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot left,” says Cordelia, still upside-down, wiping her nose. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his eyes, teary from the coughing fit, and lingered for a few seconds on the narrow outer ledge of the subway car. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Momma keeps wiping away tears and squeezing my hand tight. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I wipe my face with my sleeve, laughing so hard my stomach hurts. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wipe my hands on my thighs and walk toward the track, stopping a few yards short. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She wiped away her tears with her sleeve. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“We are ready to die in defense of our people. I think it would take just one or two well-planned attacks to wipe out all those Long Knives.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

My lawyer shrugged his shoulders and wiped the sweat from his brow. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She wiped my face with a cool damp cloth. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on my bed and grimaced with pain, wiped the cool sweat off my brow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He used his printed hand towel to reach inside his shirt and wipe his chest and armpits. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the mention of their pigeon friend, Mini sighed and wiped at her eyes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The young man wipes his hands on my apron and goes to the curtained window of my bedroom, where there’s a full view of the street and anyone who might approach the courtyard. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hands on the thighs of his Levis while he waited. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It also made it inconveniently necessary to explain how some species were wiped out while others continued unimpeded into succeeding eons. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

My good hand is shaking as I finish wiping up, and I sink to the floor, both hands in my hair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Chiswyck cackled, quaffed his ale, and wiped the foam away with the back of his hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tears streaked down his face, and he didn’t bother to wipe them away. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we got rid of it. Clyde said he wiped it clean and threw it in the bay.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The man laughed and wiped himself with a navy-and- white handkerchief. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must have been misty-eyed, for he took off his glasses and wiped them. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over to wipe his chin on her shoulder. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She looked at him for a while, as if deciding whether or not to believe him, before she wiped her tears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Bad weather,” he observed, wiping his eye with his hand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I applied coat after coat of stain, wiping each coat off. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She places this glop in the nearest wall hole, wipes her hands on her skirt, spots a lizard running along the wall and follows it until it slips into another wall hole. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

He went to the door, wiping his hands on his apron. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s sweating and wiping his forehead with a white handkerchief that Mami has starched and ironed for him. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Afterward, she wiped her lips as Toby got out of the truck with barely a word. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I wipe my mouth, forcing myself to stand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He took another deep gulp and wiped his lips with the back of his hand, setting the empty bottle on the ground by his feet. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I wipe her eyes with the back of my hand. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Who was that kid who left the field a few minutes ago? The one they wiped out?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

George looks over from the food court, where he is wiping off tables. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Khalil grabs a napkin from the coffee table and wipes drink off his Jordans—the Three Retros. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He went over and got some 'toilet paper and wiped my tears and my boogers off his legs. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fanni bends and pushes three more spoonfuls into Frederick’s mouth and wipes his chin, folds up his place mat, and walks through a swinging door into what must be a kitchen. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I stand still in the road, letting go of the rice pot to wipe dirt and tears from my cheeks. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then by all means, let Katniss go first,” he says, pausing a moment to wipe the steam off his glasses. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped off an eyebrow, then looked up sharply. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I knelt on the bed and picked up the hem of my dress to wipe her running nose. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks at us again and can see Jasmine wiping away tears on her shirtsleeve. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Magic had been wiped away on the king’s orders; so why had something like the Wyrdmarks been allowed to remain? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As he wiped off his pentomino piece, he looked at the T shape. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was a bitter reminder that everything King had taught him had been wiped out by his time in the military. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Tillie stared, then slowly picked up her hat, coat, and the money; she stood a moment, wiped sweat from her forehead with her hand, then spat, this time on the floor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped the rollers and laid them on top of the machine. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“His house wasn’t wiped out, but they can’t stay in it right now. The roof is messed up. And they think he broke his arm.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The endless washing of dishes and scrubbing of floors and wiping of windows was the kind of repetitious work that aggravated the pain in her hands and wrists. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo smiled graciously and wiped his forehead with his sleeve. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The lord wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and picked up the ribbon for a closer squint. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She wipes her eyes on her sleeves and asks the man if the beds we’re getting are secondhand. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Wherever it erupts, this Funk, they wipe it away; where it crusts, they dissolve it; wherever it drips, flowers, or clings, they find it and fight it until it dies. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She washes her hands at the kitchen sink, wipes a towel across her neck. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Fire away,” said Curly, wiping his brow with a yellow bandanna. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knelt beside Haiyi, reached into her sleeve, and gave the scarred servant her handkerchief to wipe the spilled soup from her face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then she tapped the waiter’s arm, wiped the length of her chopsticks with her finger, and sniffed: “This greasy thing, do you expect me to eat with it?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tutsis then used their control of the military to wipe out whole villages of Hutus. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

A white handkerchief, embroidered with blue to wipe away my mother's tears. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I pass him a napkin, but he wipes his mouth with it instead. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped a hand quickly over her eyes. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when you have brain trauma, it wipes your short-term memory. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The same was true of the windows: I wiped the frost from one pane and then another, and through both I could see only ice. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She wiped her face in her apron, and when I put my arm around her, she wept freely on my shoulder. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Howard wiped his glasses with the end of his T-shirt and put them back on. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

That wipe the smile off our faces pretty quick. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In that way they were finally able to wipe out the union leaders. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He spat and shrugged his shoulder across his lips, wiping his mouth, then he continued his progress across the lawn. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Mama is wiping the counters down with a rag, even though they are already gleaming. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He takes off his scarf, shakes it out, and wipes the stripe of brow between my hat and goggles. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

After I take a shower, and Johanna sort of wipes herself down with a damp cloth, she makes a cursory inspection of the place. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Moss wiped a trickle of sweat off his temple before it rolled all the way down his face, returning to his seat now that he’d crested the hill. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z