| 单词 | blouse |
| 例句 | Then she shook her dark wavy hair and began unbuttoning her blouse. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Once one of them smiled at me, and I was so grateful I wanted to run into her arms and be swallowed by the ruffles on her blouse. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I hated her clothes—the blue pastel cardigan, the white blouse with the collar that lay flat over the cardigan, the homemade flat, cotton skirt she wore when everybody else was wearing flared skirts. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I only have on an undershirt and a blouse. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Where is my white blouse? Phoebe, have you seen—? I could have sworn—!” She pulled things out of her closet and flung them on the bed. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I paint her in her bell-bottom pants and puffy-sleeved blouse with a halo of flowers and a pink peace sign in her hands. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Today Selena wore a long fuchsia skirt and a white off-the-shoulder blouse embroidered along the neckline with flowers. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The smell of hair spray and gel and perfume clouds the air backstage, and the girls ask each other, “Do I have lipstick on my teeth? Is my blouse tucked in evenly?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I shove Maria's pink blouse and some other clothes into my weekend bag and throw on the green sweater. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She was thin and short with a blue skirt and jacket and a white blouse and her eyes moved quickly around the room like lightning strikes. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z His hand was on her right breast now, squeezing it hard through the blouse, and she could hear him breathing deeply through the nose. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I discarded my high-necked blouses and began to wear more fashionable cuts—fitted, often sleeveless, with less restrictive necklines. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “We’ll put the kids between us. Put the baby under your blouse and coat, against your skin.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I was dressed in traveling clothes, a gray pantsuit with a white blouse. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ma hands us the powder-blue blouses and navy miniskirts, which she ironed the night before. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She admired her peonies — they were flecked with crimson — as Grover unbuttoned her blouse. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blouse was open to her navel, revealing her breasts. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The woman was dressed in a dark skirt covered with a smudged apron, an embroidered blouse with the sleeves rolled up, and a blue kerchief on her head. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached out and ripped my blouse open. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Luciana vanished aboard one of the diminutive green vehicles, and Yossarian hurried as fast as he could all the way back to the cabaret and the bleary-eyed bleached blonde in the open orange satin blouse. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She was wearing her pink embroidered Mexican blouse, which she usually wore on birthdays and holidays. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z My mom will kill me if I ruin my blouse. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And the woman who is my mother stands behind him, shorter than me, her shoulders hunched, a black shawl knotted at her neck over her blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then another drunk started out from the fence with a blouse in his hands. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Princesse slowly removed the checkered blouse of her school uniform, followed by a spotless white undershirt she wore to keep her blouse from getting stained with sweat. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I spit some out, and a big black blob lands on the white blouse Mami washed and ironed for me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z It’s dark out, and she’s wearing a white cotton blouse with a wind jacket over it—Johnny’s blue- checked one. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Inside the small closet behind the two empty beds hangs two pairs of black pants, two neatly pressed white blouses, and polished black shoes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Here,” I insisted, pulling the blouse away from her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Mama Joe wore a wool hat even though sweat had made yellow patches under the sleeves of her blouse. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They were unbuttoning her blouse, freeing her breast from a bra cup. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I stand in front of the window and unbutton my blouse. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The week before, Maya had spotted her standing in their parents’ closet, sniffing one of their mom’s blouses. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Mom is waiting, black skirt, white blouse, pearls. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Now she was dressed like she was going to an interview: a gray pencil skirt and heels and a blouse as black as her hair. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She rolls up the sleeves of her blouse. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z When Phoebe pulled a blouse out of the closet, she said she could see her mother standing at the ironing board smoothing the blouse with her hand. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It was the blouse Francie had worn that rainy night when she stood in the doorway with Lee. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Me, in the park, six years old, a butterfly resting just below the neckline of my school blouse—when I still went to school. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Your mom tucked an extra blouse in your bag, just in case. Catherine knows what to do.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Mrs. Malvolio tugged down on the canary-yellow blazer that matched her canary-yellow blouse. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z And at once he remembered him in the battle, his falling to the ground, the blood upon his blouse. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z But here, I’m the only one dressed in an anaco and puffy blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Two Big Chicks once famously fought over him in Bello Hostel, tearing each other s blouses, but he remained roguishly unattached until he met Ojiugo. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She wore a red-and-white-checkered skirt that stopped above her knees, slip-on shoes with a square wooden heel, and a close-fitting blouse styled like a man’s undershirt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She laughed when she saw the blouses and skirts, and refolded them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Aimee looked down at the jeans, flouncy white blouse, and brand-new sneakers that had seemed just fine just this morning but suddenly looked ridiculous. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The reporters, for their part, had focused their attention on the wife of the accused man, who wore a knife-pleated skirt on this day and a blouse with long darts through the shoulders. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Back in my room, I change into my other outfit, a chiffon skirt and floral blouse with butterfly sleeves. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z "I need a blouse in my size to wear with these, Anu," she says. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I smoothed my loose blouse close to my belly and tied it in back. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Lili let her blouse drop to the floor as she smoothed the lemon over her ashen legs. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She’d changed out of her armor, into jeans and a white blouse, but she didn’t look any less warlike. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I am a girl again, in clothes I chose, with a sky full of flowers on my blouse. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The next morning, Francie dressed in her new navy blue faille suit with the white georgette crepe blouse and her Sunday patent leather pumps. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Arize’s wrapper was pushed low, below her waist, and her blouse was loose-fitting to accommodate the swell of her belly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We arrived at the bank and joined the queue with men in suits and women in skirts and blouses. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Only one artist is wearing what I consider a French painter's uniform—black beret, a white blouse with billowing sleeves, and a black scarf. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She wears a black skirt, nice tall shoes, and a sandy-colored blouse. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z And I had to wear the stupidest uniform on the planet—a brown 100% polyester apron-style wraparound skirt thing with a white blouse underneath. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Dressed in my navy skirt, white blouse, and silk stockings, I felt every bit as neat as Columbus or Balboa and every bit as heroic when I finally spotted America in the distance. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Grover pushed her gently backward, opening her blouse more, easing it back over her shoulders so that her arms were pinned. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d turned away to barter with the sailors as Inej stood there, clutching her bound hands over her chest, her blouse still open, her skirt still hiked around her waist. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I stare into the glazed eyes of a woman in a white blouse and black slacks. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma stopped and reached out to brush something off Mamas blouse. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Her hands are crossed in front of her and the frilly blouse she wore to school is tucked inside her overalls. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the familiar contours of her love beads through the fabric of her designer blouse. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She was wearing a bright white embroidered blouse and shoes made of black velvet with square toes and a dainty string tying them to her ankles. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced down at my skirt and blouse and bare feet and shook my head. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z One of them was a tall middle-aged woman in a plaid blouse and tweed skirt. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I predict skirts with geese and white blouses with embroidered ducks on the collar. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Her ankle-length marigold skirt and white blouse were pinched together with a large leather belt, giving her the narrowest waist Percy had ever seen. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His father’s friend lay upon the ground, his legs twisted under him, eyes open wide, arms flung to either side, his sweaty blouse red with blood. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Sunny is definitely going to hate this blouse. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A teacher with long skinny legs, black skirt, white blouse, and purple cardigan. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z All were instructed to dress in conservative casual wear: the women in blouses, straight skirts, and flat shoes; the men in polo shirts or button-downs, slacks, and loafers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Mid-February TiTi Waves Good-bye My best friend TiTi is crying hard, snotting the hem of her pink fluffy blouse. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The skirt and blouse cost rather less than the pullover, and it was only one code set apiece for my shoes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She was wearing one of her navy blue, immaculate suits with a plain, snow-white blouse showing in the V of the neck. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I saw no traces of blood-stained clothes; she wore a crisp white blouse, a blue cardigan sweater, and a blue-green pleated skirt. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Half her blouse is untucked, her fat stretching the buttons, and I can see she’s gained more weight. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She pointed to the tag on the girl’s blouse. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Beside a ranch house on the right was a man in a T-shirt and shorts and a woman dressed in a blouse and short skirt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She had on a fluffy white skirt, a regular blouse and the little white gloves Grandma Sands had made her. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In concert we wore white cotton blouses and dark skirts. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I run my hand over the soft silks and cashmeres, and choose a pink blouse with red roses, and a grass-colored cardigan to go over it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Every day she wears the same outfit: black slacks with a nylon blouse—alternately beige, charcoal, or pale blue. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The tree transformed into my truck, full of merchandise—piles of blouses and skirts and shoes, and I bounced on the limb, beeping and roaring my engine to far- off places like Quito and Colombia. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On one side of me was a canvas tote bag containing a pair of pants, a blouse, underclothing, a sweater, shoes, and the biggest switchblade knife I had ever seen. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She dressed quickly, turning her wet arms with difficulty through her silk sleeves, and tucking the unfastened blouse into the skirt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Her hair had come down from its French knot and stuck all over her face, and her good blouse was smeared with black ash. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On his third day home he’d seen her out mowing the lawn, still pretty in a lacy red blouse and white shorts. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse hummed busily as she opened one drawer after another, stuffing the new underclothes and blouses and skirts and pajamas my mother had bought me into the black patent leather overnight case. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When my mother washed her long, black hair she tucked in the collar of her blouse and I could see her shoulders and the pink flesh of her throat. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “And one time,” Bertha went on, “she snipped all the buttons off my blouses.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I crossed my arms over my blouse that was still damp from all the crying I’d been doing. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed in her finest clothing—a new, silky blue blouse and a blue pleated skirt decorated with bands of gold ribbons. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Even so, she's having trouble keeping the blouse tucked in at the back. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “But I have these,” she says, unknotting the yellow blouse, freeing her breasts. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “I didn’t pay a nickel to have my blouse washed,” says another girl, who had made Piper promise her blouse wouldn’t come back with one single drop of blood on it. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And while she continued, I thought John was working her there, inching lower, inside the band of her skirt, where maybe the blouse was riding up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t seem to care that her pink blouse is damp with tears and snot. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd forgotten to save any day clothes from the ones I let fly over New York, so Betsy had traded me a blouse and skirt for my bathrobe with the cornflowers on it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z In the corner of my eye, I spotted a figure moving among the pipes, like a hallucination in her absinthe-green blouse. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z While the other wore a mustard skirt, her blouse was like a fresh egg’s yolk, and a big floppy hat the shade of sunflowers complemented her gold hoop earrings. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The child made no move to help, and Hannah had to dress her as if she were a doll, pushing her arms into the sleeves of the blouse as gently as she could. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In hope of getting her out of the house, I helped jam dresses and shoes, skirts and blouses, coats and jackets back into the closet. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I fiddle with a plastic pearl button on my blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She spent her days embroidering infants’ dresses, knitting woolen booties, decorating little baskets, arranging the stacks of tiny blouses, bibs, and diapers, and ironing the sheets she had embroidered. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the skirt, the blouse has to be pulled down practically to my knees just to keep it fitted against me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He examined her knife-pleated skirt, the blouse she wore with long darts through the shoulders, her hair bound tightly to the back of her head, the plain hat held in her hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She was wearing another shapeless blouse over another long, shapeless skirt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Our mother, dressed in green silk flowing pants and a gold boat-neck blouse, assessed Lily coolly when she made her appearance in white capris and a brown sleeveless knit top. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Most of them wore tattered Ancient Greek dresses, except for the one in the lead, Kelli, who wore a burned and torn blouse with a short pleated skirt...her cheerleader’s outfit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Darlene took off her pea jacket and showed the manager the tiny rings attached to the side of her slacks and blouse with safety pins. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Candy quickly rolled up the sleeve of her blouse. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I stare out at the field where a line of girls are practicing archery in their white blouses and long plaid skirts. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Britney’s outfit seems just right: a long skirt and loose-fitting blouse that make her look appropriately bohemian. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Another group of girls wore heavy makeup, hitched their skirts above their knees, opened one extra button on their blouses, and teased their hair into enormous bouffants held solid with spray. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The wind bites at my neck, down my blouse to my collarbone. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The way her blouse creased from the waist down, having been tucked in all day. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Her outfit was conservative, dress pants under a light blue blouse, her hair delicately swept back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I have on blue jeans and an untucked blouse. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She wore a beige blouse and black slacks—the first woman I’d seen in weeks dressed in something other than a burqa or a shalwar-kameez. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With my glasses, I see cracks lining sidewalks, the petals on dandelions, the iridescent mother-of-pearl buttons on Danielle’s blouse, and all the words and sentences and math problems that Mrs. Margolis writes on the blackboard. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The actress carried a leather tote bag over one shoulder, and she wore high heels, a black skirt, and a pale silky blouse. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay’s still in her “Church Jay” look that’s required as the church secretary—the ponytail, the knee-length skirt, and the long-sleeved blouse that covers her tattoos and the scars from her habit. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I did not know if I was developing an interest in boys, or if I would have washed my hair and put on my new blouse anyway. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z In the end the green skirt and beige skirt were sandwiched around the ivory blouse; the mauve sweater was layered in with a gray skirt Callie thought Theresa would have worn with it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It's not just leg that draws the eye—the nylon fabric of the blouse clings to my small breasts. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Stewardesses,” Mami said, admiring their sleek uniforms, pressed white blouses, stiff navy ribbons tied into perfect bows in their hair. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I saw the badge of Shi-yi Junior High sparkling on my blouse. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She wears the collar of her blouse turned up and affects a derisive laugh. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Her bright orange blouse was the color of a pumpkin, and Moss was certain that no one in the universe could pull it off except for her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I see tía Paloma wiping Victor’s face with the end of her blouse. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was the first Tuesday in February and his breath was visible as he tightened the belt around his blouse. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma came out, dressed in a blue wrapper and blouse. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z All the adults, including Ms. McMillian, wore work clothes—jackets and slacks and blouses. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Mia nursing Pearl, the fold of her blouse just concealing the pale globe of her breast. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At the last minute, I convince Ma to make me a powder-blue blouse and a navy miniskirt with a fringe that swirls around Marcia's white thighs. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She’d dressed in a white blouse and her new plaid skirt. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She wore a shapeless blouse over a long, shapeless skirt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a vision in a white starched blouse and navy blue skirt. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She offered our blouses and dresses to Mama Mwanza’s children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a fat curious little boy of several months who began trying to pull the buttons off my blouse as soon as I picked him up. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She wore the same black skirt, the same starched white blouse, and had her hands folded together the same way in her lap. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She is wearing a cream-yellow blouse with a collar the luster of the absent moon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s not quite ragged but seems to me barely clothed, at least compared to the high-necked blouses, cardigans, and long skirts she used to wear back when I knew her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Dressed in her tan gabardine teaching suit with black blouse, she was off to school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The salesladies and Mrs. Walton decide I should wear the green, pink, and blue striped silk blouse with pearl buttons and matching blue silk skirt for the interview portion of the pageant. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I nanny and go to auditions wearing simple black and white skirts and blouses, wear flat shoes, and rarely put on makeup or jewelry. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She bought a white blouse next and a nightgown—fawn trimmed in sea foam. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blouse billows behind her like a sail and curls escape her braid to dance on her shoulders. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She is wearing a skirt, a pretty blouse, and a gold necklace. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z At one end of the room, several people lounge in chairs around a meeting table—two women, one dressed in a blouse and skirt, another in a Warcross tee, blazer, and jeans. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I pick them up and yes, I recognize my blouse, the coarse cotton mottled with berry and blood stains. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A big heap lies on the floor: school clothes and dresses and torn blouses all thrown together with panties and shoes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Soon Mamita will awaken, standing up and stretching in her white blouse that hangs midway down her thighs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She has a dark straight ponytail and wears a red blouse. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She picked up and carefully examined some of the clothes, to find out what each was, whether underwear or blouse, whether shirt or dress, and sometimes she was still not certain. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She wears a tailored blue suit with a white ruffled blouse and low heels and a pretty pin at her neck. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The saleslady would measure me and then go get the dress or the blouse and bring it out. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z She was still wearing her navy blue school uniform with its rumpled white cotton blouse. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Which one do you want, nne? I will make a long skirt and blouse for you and Kainene.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I thank you humbly,” he whispered, as he slid a finger between the buttons of her blouse. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good morning, children,” she said in a soft, timid voice, mopping her sweaty brow with the sleeve of her faded blouse. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat dripped down my chest, blotting the front of my cotton blouse. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The receptionist's greeting is as crisp as her red blouse and black skirt. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t care that I smelled of smoke or that my blouse was singed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled up the right side of her blouse and there was a patch of skin missing, about the size of a large walnut, from her side. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But whenever she would bring things back from the cleaner’s, her good blouses, winter coats, she’d save up the safety pins and make them into a chain. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside her padded coat she wore an old blue blouse, loose and faded, with a big patch on the elbow. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally around the house she simply wore sweatpants and old blouses. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If I could get some thread, maybe I could tighten the waist and make her torn dress into a blouse. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She knows what we both think of girls who' would go to secretarial school, with their spidery plucked eyebrows and pink nylon blouses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z So on Friday I put on my middy blouse which, more than any of my clothes, made me feel like a Marjorie, and my mother called for rickshas. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama touches my bright yellow blouse and smiles. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Then Mrs. Walton picks out some shirts: a red silk blouse with black buttons, an off-the-shoulder sweatshirt, and an argyle polo shirt. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Ellie said she would go to church if Momma would let her wear the see-through blouse, and Brenda would go if she at least got a new skirt. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He kissed her and then, still looking into her eyes, unbuttoned two of the buttons on her blouse and kissed her again so that she was caught gently between Carl and the tree. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The girls touch the beads around my neck, the red beads at my wrist, the shiny blouse, the soft anaco fabric, the ribbon wrapped around my ponytail. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had her uniform on, so that was an extra blouse and skirt. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Mami held a yellow blouse with a ruffled collar against her bosom, patted the neckline into shape, and stretched it across her shoulders to check the fit. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Her mother refused to buy them for her, preferring instead to buy white socks, navy blue school underpants, four gray blouses, and a dark gray skirt. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Her breasts were a little larger, though, prodding the fabric of her blouse. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The water splashed all over her blouse and rippled down her back. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I wore a blouse that revealed the heart. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Gram gives the Fair Gwen this scarf that just happens to match her blouse, and everybody goes ooh and ahh, and then I finally decide what present to open. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise went to her room, shut the door, unbuttoned her blouse, unzipped the fly of her slacks, and fell across her mother’s lacy wrought-iron bed. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The librarian looked like a tossed handful of jewels: bright coral scarf, gold silk blouse, sapphire blue skirt. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then he pinned the ribbons, insignia of rank, and appropriate decorations onto his father’s blouse. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The bag is so heavy, my muscles strain the sleeves of my extra-long denim blouse. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She soon heard Garcia’s voice again and guessed it was his hands that were helping her to her feet, leading her toward a chair, straightening her clothes, and buttoning her blouse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “But Mum, everybody at school’s got gray blouses and everything. Nobody’s got green gloves. I could be the only one.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The beads around her neck are small and expensive, glass coated with real gold paint, and her blouse shimmers with flowers of finely stitched gold and pink thread. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A gravely ill, bedridden Jenna would have no use for short red skirts or floppy flowered hats, or jewel-trimmed blouses, and that invalid picture had to be preserved for prying eyes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z When she went out, she wore her same black suit that had been ironed and reironed, with her same white silk blouse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She nodded, then plucked at my blouse, at my pants. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Dill’s mother smoothed her blouse, shaking her head. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She has frizzy gray hair and a coffee stain on her blouse; her face is kind. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z All the girls are wearing the exact same plaid skirt, white blouse, and navy-blue blazer with a fancy crest. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z There was Betty Jean, wearing a blue skirt and a white blouse. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He fastened the collar of his dress blouse. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Women in China wore blouses and pants and jackets. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z In those days he patrolled with a black umbrella but eventually surrendered and now his white blouses were stark against his tanned flesh. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And I’m out of place in my mestizo pants and T-shirt, when all the other women wear anacos and blouses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The leather is cracked and flaking, the thick shoulder strap leaves a brown mark on my blouse where the leather stain is rubbing off. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A line of clothes flapped in the wind—white sheets, Ralph’s blue dress, a red blouse and nightgowns—wet and fresh and blowing out in different shapes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If they see me wearing an anaco and lacy blouse and gold beads, they might start to treat me as an indi'gena—maybe a well-off one, but an indi'gena all the same. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like a cross between a Russian military blouse and a carpenter’s apron, but it was warm, roomy and, I thought, handsome. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no movement from the midden pile, where the bright shorts and blouses of the children marked their passage. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I wore a pair of green corduroys and a nice blouse with embroidery around the collar. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The blouse was decorated at chest-level with a calico applique in the shape of a strawberry. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She wore backless blouses with her saris and carried a silver lame purse on a chain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When he went to get them for her, the blouses and skirts were like bright wings of butterflies settled on the branches. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They pick it out of the stinking tins greedily and go off with it under their blouses. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a white pinafore blouse with a blue ribbon around its collar, which made her look so very innocent, yet the way she filled the blouse out troubled me with indecent thoughts. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z His face was as mild and hopeless as ever; mooning above the snappy, rigid blouse, it gave him the air of an impostor. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her hand to her neck and gave a long vertical pull; her white sailor’s blouse was ripped to the hem; suspicion condensed into a too, too solid certainty. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Girls were to wear a white blouse and dark skirt. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I put my coat over her fraying blouse, even though the summer air is too hot for it, and wave to Helena. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Mama Oji swiftly raised her blouse and tucked the soap into her threadbare bra. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She wearing a white lace blouse buttoned up like a nun, flat shoes so I reckon she don’t look any taller. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His velvet blouse had grown bald with use. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I dressed for the warmer weather in a deep blue V-neck blouse — something I’d worn in the dead of winter in Phoenix. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His hand crept lower still, lower, his fingernails catching in the cotton of her blouse. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Her hair was kind of slicked down, and she wore a navy-blue jumper over a blouse with tiny old- fashioned-looking flowers. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She was glad she’d worn a blouse and poodle skirt—it was almost eighty degrees outside, much too hot for the jeans she’d originally planned to wear. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I pulled off my skirt and blouse and yanked on a flannel nightgown, singing at the top of my lungs to keep warm. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z There are runs in her nylons, buttons popped off her blouses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She wore a white blouse and a full skirt gathered at the waist by a wide leather belt, and stylish, crescent-shaped spectacles. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z And then Calixte yanked her blouse askew to reveal hers—her collarbones, that is—and he laughed and lost the memory. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I chose a seat next to a girl in a high-necked blouse. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The flashlight is again trained on Calliope in her blazer and blouse. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Instead of sleeves, the white eyelet blouse had frills at the shoulder, floppy as the wings of a new angel. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She swept up a blouse from one of the chairs, and held it in front of her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m almost finished packing for Florida, but I can’t find my pink blouse. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Wearing blouses and broadcloth skirts and handwoven belts, they formed a slower-moving, dignified circle around the male dancers, keeping their torsos and heads straight as they bobbed up and down with each step. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was only then that I realized that poor Ms. Rubin’s blouse and skirt were completely covered in my blood. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z My skirt is long and trimmed in white lace, with a white blouse to match. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Her shoulders in her sleeveless sari blouse shone as though they had been polished with a high-wax shoulder polish. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One of our leaders on those excursions was a pretty young woman named Lois, about twenty- five at the time, who wore long braids, full skirts, and peasant blouses. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes!” the girl shouted, and in a fit of frustration she ripped the tag off her blouse and threw it away. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She folded the blouse and pulled a dress out of the box. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A tight-fitting little black coat and skirt, white satin blouse, small chic black toque perched at the fashionable outrageous angle. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Hannah rummaged quickly through the pile of clothes and found a blouse and jumper that looked as if they might fit. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Zola, she is all orange and yellow and turquoise, with three skirts and a blouse and a shawl and a purple ribbon wound around her ankle and green feathers in her hair. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z My mother timidly untied ten-month-old Maria from her back, handed her to me, opened up her blouse, and from her bosom, removed her pass. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She rifles through her closet: the turquoise silk blouse with red buttons, the pale pink flowered dress with a ruffled hem. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z By the time my wounds had softened and my rag of a blouse had come unstuck from them, I was exhausted. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She tore open her blouse so the pale yellow buttons went flying like popped corn. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried not to notice her breasts heaving beneath her blouse, really I did. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She was already changing, loose slacks and a blouse. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She also had on high heels, dramatically flared black pants, and a frilly blouse with swoopy sleeves. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She looks at my mother's freshly ironed black slacks and sky-blue blouse. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Max had gone west to seek his fortune, and upon her blouse collar, Mrs. Brenner bore proof of his success—a tiny nugget of raw gold fashioned into a stickpin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He often commented on the color of a blouse or the cut of a skirt, and once he suggested that next time I wear the same sleeveless scoop-neck dress. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I tucked in my filthy blouse and tied my faja around my waist and ran my fingers through my tangle of hair. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of it went into my nose and down the front of my blouse. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jeans and a flowery blouse that wasn’t her style, but the clothes were adequate. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Their blouses had buttons missing and were fastened with safety pins. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She examined the skin above and below her blouse, cut in a style no longer sold in shops. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She’s about twenty years old, dressed in a long, straight wraparound skirt and a puffy white blouse that glimmers in the morning light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, Diana,” he said, “come in. You must be freezing in that thin blouse and skirt. And look at your feet. Where are your shoes?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The bell over the door chimed and the woman—tall, casually dressed in a straight navy skirt and white blouse—pushed through it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Mrs. Stockton was a beefy, no-nonsense woman in a plain blue skirt and blouse. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Griswald, her stringy, gray-streaked hair falling halfway down her back, stood up and tugged a snug blouse over her wide hips. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She was sitting there pretty as you please in a white blouse and striped skirt, sipping on lemonade and eating Mama’s benne seed cookies. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Open your blouse,” Chico said, “and let me see. I’ll pay you.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She took it gently and lifted the hem of her blouse. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They wore blouses with buttons down the front that suggested the possibilities of the word undone. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, once again, I refuse to wear the new blouses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrub my face and hands from the heat and dust and pull on my special Sabbath blouse, a dark gray gauzy one with black flowers. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Even dressed in a simple outfit of shorts and a blouse, she radiated refinement. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They pull off my sweater and carefully unbutton my blouse. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother sometimes would buy me a new skirt or would sew a blouse for me out of store-bought material. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They all saw her in her starched blouse, with her ring of keys at her waist and her old maid’s bun, exactly as they had always seen her in the house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I saw it totter and dissolve, and a body in a white blouse and green skirt plummet into the gap. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Alongside him stood a disproportionately portly black woman, fashionably dressed in a black skirt and a white blouse. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They are in the second row, white blouses starched, blue skirts almost purple from ironing. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Your blouse is at the dry cleaners-you were supposed to pick it up Friday. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He sat on the ground, his feet bare, his linsey-woolsey blouse veined with dirt, his dark face caked with mud. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she slipped a suit jacket over her lilac blouse, pinned a hat of imitation lilacs on the top of her head, powdered her nose briefly and adjusted her thick spectacles. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I glanced down at my unfamiliar skirt and blouse. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She was standing on the beach, wearing jeans and a white blouse, her amber hair pulled back. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Though Theresa had bought an ivory blouse to go with a certain green skirt, in practice she’d worn it with a beige skirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood sweating in the chill of the huge waiting room, the perspiration pouring down the sleeves of her new blouse. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z That night she wore a dark gabardine suit and a silk blouse, the top two or three buttons undone. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My blouse and skirt hideously clash; I’ve put on the first clothing my hands touched. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The penny under my blouse has gone cold. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A short time later, an optometrist examined my eyes and studied the spots on my blouse. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If a woman wears a blouse that low-cut, she ought not bend over.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I liked the absinthe-green shade of her blouse, even though it was toxic. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Halfway through dinner, I dropped my glass and spilled water all over my blouse. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It had wet the back of her tight, deep-red blouse and stained it a tighter, deeper red. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Tuck your tail in, little duck," I say, smoothing the blouse back in place. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She hangs the gown on my closet door, and I lay the blouse and sweater over my desk chair. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You know,” mused Neeley, “Mama found that blouse and sewed a patch over the hole and she never asked me about it.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing tight blue western pants and a frilly pink western blouse. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As I thought this I felt anxious, because although a tighter blouse would have made Jeanette’s bending more modest, the tightness itself would have been less modest. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She unbuttoned her blouse with a strange, incongruent dignity. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tip stuck her finger into the high, frilly collar of her blouse and pulled it away from her windpipe. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The girl used to dress in short trousers like a boy but now she wears a blue skirt and a blouse. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She is in an earlier phase, or a later one: the soft green tweeds and tailored blouses of her good- taste background, which now appear matronly on her, because she has put on weight. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But she looked the same, except for her attire—a black wrapper, black blouse, and a black scarf covering all of her hair and most of her forehead. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed in tailored slacks and a crisp blouse. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Despite her muttering, she maintained her rigid dignity, her unchanged bun, her starched blouse, and the ring of keys that hung from her waist. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Today she has on a lace-trimmed beige blouse and a pleated blue skirt. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Haley Daley, wearing a sparkly blouse, was posing for a wall of photographers who wanted to snap her picture. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She shifted beside me, started scratching at her arms, fidgeting with the buttons on her tight white blouse. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When it reached the place between her sari and her blouse, her roll of sadness, her bare midriff, Baby Kochamma screamed and hit the air with her hymnbook. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Piles of matching blouses and skirts lie all over her bed. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z There were soup stains all down her blouse and a burn in her skirt. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I took off that blouse to change it for another. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The men dressed in neat white shirts and ties, and the women wore sleeved blouses and long skirts in solid, dull colors year-round. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She had dressed for Nashville in a vintage sleeveless red gingham blouse with black high-waisted denim shorts and vintage cowboy boots. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Before they had finished shaking hands, a woman with a pink blouse and capris opened the door. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She put her rosary back into her blouse where she kept it with her melons. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I took off my pants and shoes and got into the tub still wearing my blouse. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She scraped open the gate against the cement walk, and I quickly buttoned my blouse. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The Assassin picked at the frayed cuff of her blouse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She wears a white blouse and a black skirt, and has her hands behind her head. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Black skirt and white blouse for the competition.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It's a pink blouse with red roses on it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z One of them, standing behind her in line, pulled her blouse out of her skirt where it was tucked in and lifted it high. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The black sleeve of her blouse was torn. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He lets go of me to hold his hand out toward the woman in the blouse and skirt. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I am suddenly self-conscious in my prim blouse and modest skirt, my sensible shoes and churchy earrings. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She was still having difficulty breathing, and tears were running down her cheeks and neck, staining her blouse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s overdressed for a day spent with toddlers, maybe a bit too professional-looking in her pale yellow skirt and white cotton blouse, her thick, dark brown hair twisted into a low bun. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z They were dressed alike in bright yellow skirts and white blouses, though they wore different hats, at least. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Two men in ballooning skirts and balding velvet blouses, vaulting over littered moons and mounds of dung, circling around the hulk of a sleeping elephant. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The jewelry had disappeared years ago, but the closets still held Miss Lilian’s clothing—skirts, blouses, and dresses long out of style but of fine quality except for moth holes. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Phoebe put it on over her wrinkled blouse. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I feel like the red stain on my blouse is screaming. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I lift my chain out from inside my blouse and put the little cross in my mouth. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Then there’s Mrs. Kluckowski, short and barrel-chested, wearing a brown blouse and a plaid skirt that reaches almost down to her puffy ankles. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z When we walked into the schoolyard, I saw that all the other girls were dressed more like Lynn, in jumpers or plain skirts with white blouses. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She reached into the pocket of her blouse, and pulled out the gold coin he had thrown into the grave earlier that day. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Tall, with salt-and-pepper hair, she was smartly dressed in black trousers and white blouse done up to the throat. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Our matching skirts and blouses and shoes are stylish, but because they're identical, they highlight how different the two of us look. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The gold was taken to a bank vault, the saris and blouses and petticoats put away in a mothproof box. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The woman who helped him pull the organ wore a swirling red skirt and a yellow blouse and large hoop earrings. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I take a sip of my Coke, smooth my blouse. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She had long frizzy hair, a plain white blouse, and jeans covered with hand-drawn ink designs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They are ugly indi'gena blouses, used and grayish white, the color of dirty laundry water. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Pithy is limp in her arms, her blood soaking into her mom’s blouse. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She went back into the room and slipped into a dry blouse. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Her blouse was often half unbuttoned and her shoestrings loose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My little sister held on to our grandma, her tiny fists grabbing the cloth of her blouse, her face pressed against her shoulder. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It feels different than the blouses I wore as a child. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sammy, through his range of vision, could see her white blouse, the opposite door, and her John Romaine purse which lay on the seat almost within his reach. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Brewer was about my mother’s age, maybe a bit older, and wore a tailored blouse with pearls. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Laila was lying still on the living-room couch, sweating through her blouse. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She turns away as I take off my skirt and shirt and fold them up, and slip on the blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Cecilia had climbed out of the pond and was fixing her skirt, and with difficulty pulling her blouse on over her wet skin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She told Curt about the taxi driver, how his sincerity had infuriated her and how she had gone to the station bathroom to see if her pink long-sleeved blouse was too tight. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I tuck in my blouse, looking frantically for my shoes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She kicked off her sandals, unbuttoned her blouse and removed it, unfastened her skirt and stepped out of it and went to the basin wall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Her wrapper was dressy, with yellow print designs, and her matching blouse had yellow lace sewn onto the puffy, short sleeves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Others tug at their blouses and rattle their chairs as though the temperature of the kitchen has gone up. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I met him at the kitchen door, my arms folded across the front of my blouse. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Extra white blouse, just in case,” Mom says. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z One hand pulling her braids loose, the other searching the dresser drawers, she had just begun to get irritated when she felt it in her blouse drawer. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She dries herself off and wrings out her sari, standing in her blouse and petticoat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Tanin brushed her fingers across her eyes, spattering black ink over her blouse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And there she comes, strawberry-haired Nancy Drew, the girl sleuth, so American and so sure of herself, wearing a round collared blouse and a pencil skirt, wielding her magnifying glass. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Even the pleated skirt and tailored blouse of my school uniform always felt awkward to me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A stocky woman with kinky gray hair was dancing alone on the linoleum, shaking her pendulous breasts, which were slung in a white bowling blouse. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she tended to walk bewildered around the house in her nightgown, scuffed brown loafers, no socks, and an unbuttoned pink blouse, spending both nights and days only halfway dressed for either one. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Traded earlier in the week for the blue silk blouse. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When that was accomplished, I put my kilt on under my towel, removed my jersey, put on my blouse, and tossed the towel away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She began to undo the buttons of her blouse. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I want to tell him how the stewardess gave us wings to pin to our blouses and shirts and told Mama we were beautiful and well behaved. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She wore a long, printed skirt that reached all the way down to her ankles and a short, waist-length white blouse with darts that made room for future breasts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was exactly the kind of business lady I’ve always dreamed of becoming, one who wears finely embroidered, shiny white blouses tucked into soft black anacos hemmed with silvery trim, and thick, gold-beaded necklaces. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the only adult in hippie clothes—peasant blouse, long cotton skirt, Day-Glo headband with a yin/yang disk in the center of her forehead. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She’s wearing bell-bottom pants and a peasant blouse with puffy sleeves, and she has shiny dangling earrings. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She wears a silvery sari, a wedding gift worn for the first time, the sleeves of her blouse reaching the crook of her elbow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her mascara ran, staining the collar of her blouse something awful. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I choose a blouse with flowers of all colors embroidered around the neck and delicate lace ruffles at the elbows. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She chose a skirt and a tube top with a loose white blouse over it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A divorced mother of two, Krause dresses stylishly, though her skirts are sometimes on the short side and her blouses a little snug. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z If they say I wear my sister’s blouse there’s no use telling them I don’t have a sister because they’ll say, You’d wear it if you had a sister. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She was dressed in a plain brown skirt and white blouse. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Jay’s still in the skirt and blouse that she wore for an interview today. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Hawkers, girls much younger than I, defied the school gate men, edging closer and closer to the cars to offer peeled oranges and bananas and groundnuts, their moth-eaten blouses slipping off their shoulders. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Prim is in my first reaping outfit, a skirt and ruffled blouse. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Like the skirt, the blouse I’d taken was several sizes too big, but at least both things were clean and neither was torn or stained. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Mitraillette, who gave me her pullover, must have been freezing with only that frilly blouse under her coat. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Then we saw Lily coming out of the stockroom with four or five off-the-shoulder summer blouses in soft green. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Then Mama raised her hands as it landed on her upper arm, which was covered by the puffy sequined sleeve of her church blouse. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Gum Baby was now in a black cape over tiny black pants and a thin black blouse. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I'm suddenly nervous and fiddle with the top button of my blouse. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Phoebe reluctantly got dressed, pulling a wrinkled blouse and skirt from the closet. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Some days Angela would come in dressed simply, khaki pants and a blouse, no jewelry. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She leaned in and kissed him, and at first he was slow in his response, and then he was pulling up her blouse, pushing down her bra cups to free her breasts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Ellie bought herself a see-through blouse, and Momma’s throwing a fit!” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z If I could choose, I’d wear blue jeans with sparkly decals, a blouse with decorated buttons, and a vest! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z She wore a white blouse, a navy blue skirt, a pair of plain black flats. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I shake away the thought and take a navy skirt, black dress shoes and a light blue blouse with a pattern of blossoms on it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I touched Mother’s watch, pinned to my blouse. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She actually went to the bathroom to look at her blouse! Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then I spilled tomato soup all over the front of my blouse at lunchtime. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Everywhere around him stores were opening—suits, dresses, overalls, shirts, skirts, blouses, trousers, all made and ready to be worn. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She was wearing this loose white blouse that pulled in tight under her tits and these faded yellow bell-bottoms that shimmered when she moved. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He begins to calm, with just the barest catch in his breath, and he releases my blouse, my shoulders. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She touches the bodice of her blouse with a flat hand, gestures toward me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Inside are a small anaco and blouse, and a pile of fabric scraps of all colors, faded and frayed. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I settle on a plain black skirt and white blouse. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He ignored the question, letting his hand wander between the buttons of my blouse. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The pale blue blouse with the pink ribbon threaded through the collar. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She wears a high-necked white blouse with vertical pleats, a dark paisley scarf, and a plain gray skirt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In her room, Laila set aside old blouses, old shoes, books, toys. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z We could use the green satin that was left over from a blouse. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I looked down my blouse at my chest. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The water wet her blouse and the thin cotton fabric clung around the curve of her breasts. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She was standing alone just inside the door, wearing a black skirt and a pale green sweater with the collar of a white blouse peeking out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Sweat was rolling down our backs, plastering our blouses to our skin when we finally reached the temple. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Tia’s blouse has a stain near the collar. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There’s a lot of wash, because Grace has two younger sisters who get her skirts and blouses and also her underpants passed down to them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “That blouse is super cute on you,” I told her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z One large woman was on her back, her blouse pulled up to expose her navel. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The woman had short gray hair and wore a pale pink blouse. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She wore her pink sweater and a white blouse and a simple cotton skirt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Congolese girls, with bleached orange hair and a crude phrase or two of English, and the straps of expensive American bras sliding down their shoulders from under skimpy blouses. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrenching away from each other, they slapped cheeks, shoulders, heads—she hitched her blouse up and croaked, “Hey, man, let’s get out of here!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I button my blouse, gather up my herbs and my album, and run back to the university. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a grin that carried Dedd all the way back to the day her naughty cousin had put a lizard down her blouse. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As we waited for the train to arrive, she caught me staring at her blouse and lifted her eyebrows. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The result was slightly uneven, although once I buttoned the blouse, it was presentable. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Ash felt the soft collar of her mother’s blouse beneath her cheek. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When she came out again, she had on a sacklike blouse with ripped sleeves and a broomstick skirt that brushed the top of her feet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A Laplander wore a fur shirt; Eskimo women wore blouses of walrus skin. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She has on a light blue uniform with white blouse. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning to greet her, I’m startled by her low-cut white blouse and tight striped skirt, her teetering heels and crimson nail polish. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Below the blouse I’m covered by a sheet and a blanket. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Melba’s giving away her favorite blouse,” Grandma said. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was out of her blouse, now she had let her skirt drop to the ground and was stepping out of it, while he looked on impatiently, hands on hips. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then her blouse and stuff were on the seat. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She wore jeans and a green blouse and, like Pauline, she was barefoot. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Tessie undid a button on her blouse and in a strangled voice said, “My stomach.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They wore collared white shirts, too, the kind Grandma calls “blouses.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Instead of the blouses and hippie skirts Mia always selected for her, Pearl found herself with an armful of quirky T-shirts, a skirt made from an old pair of Levi’s, a navy zip-up hoodie. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Kainene was darker-skinned than the woman and would never wear a green skirt with a red blouse. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It's this detail, the untucked blouse forming a ducktail, that brings me back to myself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z For me, it would be a pair of white jean shorts with a black lace peplum blouse. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The girls might be expected to dress for dinner and they’d certainly have to for church, so Alex carefully packed a skirt and two blouses, as well as Bri’s best dress. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The long flowy man comes out, his face flush and his blouse wrinkled into a fret, and he looks as if he’s already given up on the entire project. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I’m all dressed up in a new hand-me-down outfit—a rosebud-embroidered skirt and a cream blouse with little plastic pearl buttons. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the size of the bust three or perhaps four will make a blouse. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked the city again, for hours at a time, Pearl strapped to her back in a sling she’d fashioned from an old silk blouse. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Hatsue adjusted herself in her chair and brushed uneasily at her blouse front. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I am going,” she said, and straightened her blouse. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She had on a kind of little jacket over her blouse. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She smoothed out the wrinkles in her not-at-all-like-Mom blouse and gray skirt. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The girl stood up, again fitted her chest back into her blouse, gestured obscenely at the car, and angrily retrieved her pack and guitar from the rear seat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a red george wrapper and pink blouse and her shoes were flat, a shiny black. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Stephanie wore peasant blouses, long colorful skirts, and sneakers; and the tall straight way she moved was almost regal. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I notice her blouse has pulled out of her skirt in the back again and force myself to stay calm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the eighteen pictures that Kat took of our washing line when she was using up Salim’s film, with the sleeves of sweatshirts, jumpers and blouses waving in the wind. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Without a word, I fold the blouses and stuff them in my cardboard box where I don’t have to see them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I hold him, but then he is gripping me around my shoulders and clenching the back of my blouse, my hair. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Instead, with a frown, she spits on her finger and rubs at the reddish brown spots—dried blood from flea bites I scratch too much—that speckle the sleeves of my dirty white blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is no end to this. We need another deer. I can’t make a blouse.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blouse was light pink, and tears splattered darkly. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She was still dressed in her work clothes, a white blouse and dark dress pants, but she looked pretty chilled, and I decided to risk the next line. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He grabbed for her arm but instead tugged at her blouse. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore suspenders and a white blouse, looking like the innocent child he would have been in a different world. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bessermann with straggling hair and dirt running with the rain off her cheeks, a faded, filthy blouse hanging off one shoulder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In between record changes, while the girls fan blouse necks to air damp collarbones or pat with anxious hands the damage moisture has done to their hair, the boys press folded handkerchiefs 'to their foreheads. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It occurs to me that I don’t even have appropriate clothes to wear—no interview suits, no proper slacks or blouses. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Alice was lying there, her blouse open where I had unbuttoned it, her face flushed, eyes wide in disbelief. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z When he came into the little room she unbuttoned her blouse and smiled. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys complain when I hand out the hearts and I tell them if they don’t like it they can go home and cut up their own mother’s dresses and blouses. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The women on Calle Madrid are bare- armed in tight, sleeveless blouses. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "Forget it," I say and give him back the Fair Gwen's blouse. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I pressed my face into my mother’s blouse. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Or maybe that blue jumper and the flowery blouse she’d worn Easter. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She dressed in a brown plaid skirt and a clean white blouse every day, dependable as the tile pattern on the classroom floor. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I look wistfully at the mother’s dark orange sarong and marvel at her sky blue blouse. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That left the green skirt without a blouse, which bothered Callie. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She took off her apron and straightened her blouse. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She had changed from her sequined Sunday wrapper and the blouse with puffy sleeves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The blouse she was wearing drooped over her shoulders, and there was a gaping space between her neck and the collar. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that many times, but it seems now like a decade, an era; I can remember what I wore, each blouse, each scarf. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A week later, on Sunday afternoon, before the dinner shift, I put on Susana’s anacos and blouse and jewelry—which she insisted I keep as a gift. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind a bush, you and I peeled off our clothes and changed into the dry skirts and blouses I’d brought. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Mollie—who, like her mother, then wore leggings, moccasins, a skirt, a blouse, and a blanket—slept on the floor in a corner of her family’s lodge and had to do many grueling chores. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Wearing starched blouses, armpits stained with sweat, they cluster in tight groups of two or three along the length of the pool. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Patti laughs, and then we buy a matching skirt and blouse for Rani. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The girl wore a peasant blouse and a nondescript ankle-length skirt; her calloused and dirty feet were bare. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinned to her blouse was a tag with words and numbers stenciled in large print: 115-201 London —»Sheffield Olive watched the girl cry until her own eyes began to shimmer with tears. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly I felt it—the sting of a hand slapping the side of my cheek, and then warm, slimy saliva on my face, dropping to the collar of my blouse. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Joy Luck aunties are all wearing slacks, bright print blouses, and different versions of sturdy walking shoes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z This particular summer afternoon, in a dusty geological library in Vienna, Sergeant Major von Rumpel follows an underweight secretary wearing brown shoes, brown stockings, a brown skirt, and a brown blouse through stacks of periodicals. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Rain began falling, softly at first, speckling my blouse and skirt with wet spots. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He tore her blouse open, just ripped it, and put his face against her chest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed in her work uniform—a starry blue skirt and a red-and-white striped blouse she wore to sell candy at Sweet on America. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a neat little skirt and blouse with a matching blue hat, which had holes in it for her large ears. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We usually went to my grandmother’s church, an old-school Methodist congregation, five hundred African grannies in blue-and-white blouses, clutching their Bibles and patiently burning in the hot African sun. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Anyway, she didn’t like to get her blouse dirty or risk tearing her anacos. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The young women, sitting in their own clusters on the lawn, wore short- heeled pumps and rayon hose, calf-length skirts, and loose-fitting blouses with ruffles and flounces on the sleeves and at the necklines. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They all looked alike, in ill-fitting blouses, threadbare wrappers, and scarves tied around their heads. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He stood there dumbly as she walked away from him, barefoot across the lawn, and he watched her darkened hair swing heavily across her shoulders, drenching her blouse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Staining my white blouse with my spit-out juice makes me feel like the grossest person in the world. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She was wearing a dark blue suit, with her blouse tucked in, and lipstick, stockings and loafers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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