I heard the sound of blows, shouting, a child crying out. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A cold wind off the ocean blew up the chasm, goose-pimpling her arms like the chill of death. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Genie imagined him and Grandpop were sitting on a giant spoon, and God was holding them up to his mouth and blowing on them like hot soup. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I would put up white muslin curtains that would flutter when the breezes blew across the fields. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I would have never guessed,” Stockdale would say many years later, “that commodores in charge on the scene of action are sometimes not allowed to blow the whistle on a screwup.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The only thing that moved in the streets was the blowing ash. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She could just light a small flame, then blow it out. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And ever the sound of blowing horns echoed in the hills. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Piper blew a strand of hair out of her eyes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The wind blew them about, up, down, and into small mounds of snow. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have time to react, so each pan torpedoed into the blue water and, like a depth charge, held on for a moment before blowing up in my face. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Tiara knew she should feel good that she made everyone smile like when she was little and did her sparkle hips and blew kisses. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The breeze blew against my face, cold and busy. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He took the blow stoically enough when Harry told him, merely grunting and shrugging, but Harry had the distinct feeling as he walked away that Dean and Seamus were muttering mutinously behind his back. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Hmm,” she murmured with little interest as she blew some tobacco ash from her pipe. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He glanced over at where his wife would be sitting, her head leaning back against the seat, the wind blowing her hair. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The fresh wind across the big lake blew away the smoke of cooking fires and vanquished the mosquitoes that came out in whining droves and had plagued them in town. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

They deactivated land mines and used the bombs to blow up vehicles. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know about blowing dust and clearing paths. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the ladies were so happy to see him, laughing and blowing him kisses across the table. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She paused to blow out a cloud of smoke. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He hardly tried to strike an offensive blow; it was all he could do to ward off those of his opponent. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, he took two of them off the spindly branch where they were lying, blew gently into their faces as they opened their eyes and yawned, and put them in his pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I blow out an angry breath and go to stand next to Ida, who is poking at her burned porridge piece in dismay. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His blow glanced from the jacket of animal skins, but the Huntsman lost his footing and dropped to earth. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I snapped the latches closed and rushed out of the room, the curtains blowing, flapping over the loaf of fresh bread still sitting on my desk. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He blew another raspberry and Ivy yelped again, laughing so hard, her stomach hurt. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Would they pay attention because I had something to back it up, or blow it off to avoid the paperwork? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And with the storm blowing any rain away from the opening, they should stay dry and safe. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Damp, foggy winds blew through the castle’s every hall and chamber and whistled in the ramparts, sounding like faraway screams. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As Garvey blew out the lantern, Cole pulled the blanket over himself and lay back on the foam mattress. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He could tell the difference between the blowing noise the male made and the sighing blow of the female. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then both hands would charge faster and faster up and down the keyboard, armor clashing, bugles blowing, and by the end, I knew it didn’t matter whether Napoleon ever fought again or not. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Night has fallen, and as the train passes through a tiny town, it blows its soulful horn. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Laurie smiled, took it, put it in his vest pocket ‘to keep it from blowing away’, and listened with interest to the lively letter Amy read him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Derek’s body lurched beneath him and dropped back, the raft took the blow, flexed, gave, but held together; and Brian started one clear thought: we made it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Birthdays are for blowing out candles and being one year older and looking at baby pictures to see how much you’ve grown. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Nothing made sense, and I felt more alone than I had the entire year—like I might suddenly burst into tears if the wind picked up again and blew too hard in my face. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When they were half-way up, an eagle flew past so close to them that the wind of his wings blew' chill on their faces. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning the earth was quiet once more and a fresh wind that smelled of kelp blew out of the northern sea. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

To perceive that blowing up the drum will be the only way to achieve my mission. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“When you blew out the candle for his wish, he has been looking for you.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That guy is staring over here,” I say, sucking then blowing out minty air for my personal pleasure. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The windows around the high concentration room blew out. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She drew a deep breath, shook her head, opened her eyes again, sniffed once or twice, then blew her nose on her fingers and wiped them on the skirt of her tunic. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached for Lovey’s hand as we watched the cars start, smoke blowing from the exhaust pipes, kicking brown and orange and yellow leaves up. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Armistead felt a blow in the thigh, stopped, looked down at blood on his right leg. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here's the solution: Hydrogen is dangerous because it can blow up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He slowed down and blew the horn a few times in solidarity; they waved and he picked up speed again. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The very word was like a blow to her chest. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined her head expanding, blowing up like a balloon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Trucks as long as freighters went roaring by, delivering a wind like the blow of a fist. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the plume of snow now blowing from the summit ridge was a bad sign: the Montenegrins were struggling upward through ferocious wind. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He started smashing the bat into the mud ruts in front of him, grunting with rage at every blow. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the wind had begun to blow the rain against the windows. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A steady wind blew, causing the grasses to bow and whisper among themselves. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was a waitress in a coffee shop down near the waterfront, and the coffee urn blew up. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He had some white stones too, an' a bird cage with a green parrot. He didn't blow the white stones, of course, an` he said." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He handed me his napkin, and I wiped my eyes and blew my nose. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Wednesday, September 11, 2002, was sunny but not as clear, and the wind blew unrelentingly across Manhattan. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

And it didn’t even matter that maybe I was wrong: when the hurricane blew in, it would throw the Brown Pelican as far as it wanted to. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

One of the guards said something in Pashtu and then they blew past us, running into the room where Assef was still screaming. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were interrupted by horns blowing in the distance. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Julie closed her eyes tightly, then opened them and blew out the candles. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I stared up at the sky, feeling as though I’d been dealt a dizzying blow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Harry received a heavy blow on the back of the legs: Another wizard had just flown out of the fireplace behind him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My father pulled his handkerchief out of his breast pocket so I could blow my nose. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blows me a kiss when I pass by. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She fought back with her fists, exchanging a flurry of blows with the driver, who spat upon her as he struck her. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She has no idea what she wants to do outside keg parties and blow jobs. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Anger flashed across her face like lightning and her nose, which tends to redden and swell in anger, blew up like a balloon. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Will’s left hand, bleeding again from the blow he’d landed on the monkey, was Mrs. Coulter’s pistol. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He showed up late, just as Coach blew his whistle and a chaotic warm-up came to an end. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I blew on my whistle with all my might. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I cupped one hand around the flame of my candle to be sure it didn’t blow out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the wind blew hard, smoke came down the chimney, into the room, in puffs, so that the walls were smoke-darkened. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been struck by the bridge and the blow had sent him flying. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was five minutes before he rose again, blowing hard and covered with bits of bracken. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Below them a hook of land shrouded in the dark scud blowing down the shore and beyond that lying half over and awash the shape of a sailboat’s hull. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The wind blew and the snow piled up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She pulled a tissue out of her sleeve and blew her nose a couple of times, while Fang did his best impression of invisible, and between bites Ms. Banks threw quick glances up the table. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

If you blow across the mouth of a length of tubing you can make a musical note. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He cupped his hand over his thing as if it were a flame that might blow out. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“When I give the word,” said one of the photographers, “blow on that thing.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

One of Gebu’s fists rose more swiftly than Ranofer could dodge, and struck him a glancing blow across the mouth which nevertheless felt as if it had loosened half his teeth. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

That was chancy; the fire she'd remem-bered seeing had burnt down to embers, and she heard voices as she was blowing on the coals. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s written in every superhuman blow the champions land. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

When I try, I end up just blowing air and it doesn’t make any sound. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He reached down for his horn again, raised it, and blew another blast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Chiron cantered out from the woods and blew the conch horn. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He had seen the pilot use it, had seen him depress the switch at his belt, so Brian pushed the switch in and blew into the mike. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blew on his hairy fingers and twisted the combination dial. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It slowed as it approached the tree, blowing flame again and again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And as the truck bounced along the dirt, he was able to appreciate the air blowing through the open window onto his hot and sweaty face. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s not going to blow over or anything.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A breeze moved the grass and leaves; sand blew against my face. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

His third throw blew it with a double 16. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

People used to say it even has its own weather; the winds from outside do not blow through it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She wrapped her arms around herself, a cold wind picking up the skirts of her dress and blowing them behind her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Sometimes statues of the Virgin Mary and child appeared and the three kings paraded by them; or mechanical heralds emerged and blew on trumpets. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

All morning the truck heads northwest as the sun climbs higher and higher in the sky, and the wind blows away what little protection the clouds have to offer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were puffy, and she kept blowing her nose. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He’s still got my collar in his fist, ready to deliver another blow, but I’m ready for him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The waves crashed against his bare feet and the wind blew his hair into his eyes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She took the blow this time, angling her staff so he hit the bottom half. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The lights hanging slack overhead, the soft ground underneath and the canvas wall that faintly blew in and out, like cheeks puffed with air, made for the feeling of a country fair. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw puffs of white smoke start up down in the valley, like vents in the earth, blow slowly lazily to his left, to the north. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my father did not make sufficient progress, and the blows continued to rain on him. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All we can do is hope they want the ship as a prize, or they’ll blow us up where we sail and we all die.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But to blow off Brick means bringing down a rain of trouble. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You can’t do this! We’re friends! You said so! You left me a note—” Matt was knocked down by a blow that made him see stars. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a warm spring wind was blowing across Boston Common, and at the hotel Mr. Popper had to have the ice brought up to his rooms in thousand-pound cakes. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ever the hornblasts wound on among the hills; nearer now and louder they answered one to another, blowing fierce and free. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Hoping to deal the Nazis a more direct blow, he and his friends concocted a plot to kidnap Vidkun Quisling, leader of the Norwegian Nazis. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a shell lands in the trench we note how the hollow, furious blast is like a blow from the paw of a raging beast of prey. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad relaxed and blew out a breath, laughing at himself. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blew himself up with a deep breath to give us the picture of what Charity was not. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bow my head slightly to keep from smelling the sour alcohol breath blowing down on my face, and instead find a spot on the far wall just behind Apa’s brown belt. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The “machine-gun fire” was the popping sound of hundreds of steel rivets as the structure blew apart. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

They came within cry of the Morannon, and unfurled the banner, and blew upon their trumpets; and the heralds stood out and sent their voices up over the battlement of Mordor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The cold wind blew in their faces—there was no doubt about it, the warm days were gone. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed himself against me to comfort himself, then pursed his lips and exposed his small sharp teeth when I blew on him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was just getting ready to blow out the candles when the doorbell rang. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Let's go, Nick, before it comes to blows." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I blow her a silent kiss and cross my fingers for both of us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s like I talk to Frightful with love squeaks and whistles and Mrs. Strawberry talks to Slats by blowing air through her lips.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, some whistle must blow outside, because within thirty seconds, girls from softball are streaming into the gym. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He wheeled and raced after the thrower, but the man raised his own shield over his head. lyrion circled around him, raining axe blows down on the wood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The wind was blowing from the southwest, and it pushed against Tayo’s right shoulder. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to see images that will absolutely blow your mind!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, they blew the whistles and we had to line up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Coach West blows her whistle, and we line up to pick teams for softball. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, then blew gently on the cotton in front of him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ma cast her eyes on nothing in particular and blew on her coffee. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my eyes and blow my nose. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The day before our scheduled transfer came a crushing blow. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

As the blows pummeled him, Cole’s own anger smoldered. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Though a faint breeze blew in from the window the air in the room was sour and close. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The only time stuff didn’t blow around when she was near was when she’d squeeze my arms and tell me things over and over and over and over. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A cold wind was blowing, snapping at their eyelids, and the dark blue hawk soared up in a mighty draft, wheeling and screaming in the wild air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

With the food going, the music blowing, 145th Street was like a huge rent party without the door charge. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monaco blew the mine, and we went on. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Danny the K said they were ready to blow us to smithereens. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The word tomorrow fell like a heavy blow. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

With two blows of the hatchet I cut its head right off. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt and smelled and heard the wind blow up from the long valley. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Hurricane Ivan hit coastal Alabama and blew chaos and calamity into Marsha's life, she thought things were as bad as they could get. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Hey, kid,” he called out, and waved his hammer at me as if he were Thor and about to crush my little head with one massive blow. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He shifted in his seat and took out an eyesore of a handkerchief—a gray, wadded entity—and blew his nose. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Run as fast as you are able back here to me and keep on blowing. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Burkhart said that he had protested when Hale had informed him of his intention to blow up the whole house and everyone in it, including his own relatives. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

During lunch, I trace my fingers along the words When the wind blows the water white and black. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Nailer glanced over at the bloated torn-open corpse and blew out his breath, thoughtful. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. Then get going. Before this civil rights thing blows over.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Farmer was aware of what his critics would say: why blow $150,000 on antibiotics that, if you’d waited a while, would have cost you a fraction of that? Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, he stomps on the gas and we blow the light, screech through an illegal U-turn, and then blow the light in the opposite direction as we roar off down the road. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

If there was a God, He’d guide the winds, let them blow for me so that, with a tug of my string, I’d cut loose my pain, my longing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Clusters of birds were perched along its broken backbone, watching us as we blew past the stop sign and turned the corner. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I was shaking like when a breeze blows through the sacristy and the votive candles flicker. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snow blows up under my eyelids and fills my ears. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She chanced a glance behind her and saw the blow tube at the man’s mouth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I'm so worried about what he's going to do, that he's liable to blow up the plant or something that I took out some extra insurance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark all day, as the wind veering around from the west again blew the pall of Drumner’s smoke on us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

At last they reached the crest of the grey hill, and a sudden breeze blew in their hair and stirred their cloaks: the chill wind of dawn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The window is as open as it goes, there’s a breeze, hot in the sunlight, and the white cloth blows across my face. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the girls blew a silver dog whistle, and a dozen white wolves appeared out of the woods. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was a blow on the door that made it quiver; and then it began to grind slowly open, driving back the wedges. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The oxen were balking at walking in that blowing snow. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, Bones said, the principal very slowly lit a cigarette and smoked it, blowing rings of smoke in Bones’ face all the while. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

What could be better than driving on a mountain while “Yakety Yak” played and cool, light air blew all over you? The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the last blow struck, for the wounded cat made off across the yard and disappeared under the fence of the cow byre. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We passed countless people standing in the streets like statues, their toes bare on the stones, nightclothes blowing in the unnatural breeze, mouths agape. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bullet to the head...it goes straight through and turns into some kind of blow horn for your memories. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When the breeze blew, he could smell her shampoo, like coconuts and jasmine. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Another problem blew up out of Kepler’s eagerness to consolidate his new reputation by associating with other mathematicians and discussing his ideas with them. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The nostrils open and close, snuffing and blowing, and then the trunk retreats. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Tess put her hand to her lips and blew a kiss at it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He lit one of the cigarettes, and blew a cloud of smoke into the air. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She shrugged her shoulders, blowing a great cloud of cigarette smoke into the air. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Pouncey tries to put in a good word for me, but his only report is “You really blew it this time, Einstein.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, we just blew up our rocket, is all,” said Timothy, trying to sound matter-of-fact. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he was inside it struck a sixth time, still on the port—left—side of the boat just above the waterline, and he could feel the hull flex with the blow. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sleep, just doing everything I could to ignore Chris’s text message begging me for details, and trying not to text Lovey to see what the hell I did to blow the night. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We all stopped too—the boys looking as bewildered as we were—and for a few seconds I thought Tommy was going to blow for the first time in years. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some places, the sand blew over so you couldn’t see any road at all. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I want the icy cold to blow directly on my heart. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A soft, damp breeze, smelling of rain and apple blossoms, blew through the window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The dream that woke me, wondering anew about my name, was full of stars and whales blowing and the lyrics of the sea. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The old man’s chin hit against the wheel, the blow almost knocking him out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky seemed wider and a warm wind blew. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Smith began devising new ways of teaching horses to blow off the line as quickly as possible. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer landed blows again and again, cracking bones, causing bruises. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

With the first blow to the roof, the front door flew open, and the parson and his wife fled in terror. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to blow a smoke ring but failed. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the breeze stopped blowing, like it was also wondering what was going to happen next. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His father was angry, his partner was angry, and a bomber was blowing up Sunset Towers floor by floor. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he blew the conch horn to signal the camp and ran to greet me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t seem to care and started singing again: “Happy, happy, happy, clap your feet, Happy, sappy, pappy, blow your nose, Biddy-boddy-bowdee, jump and jump.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Ahmad, who was the most religious member of the family, sang the azan in his baby sister’s ear and blew in her face three times. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

This is about missiles and bombs and blowing things up. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I closed in on Hyperion and blew him off his feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I should be landing two blows for every one of his. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But the driver just blew his breath out through pinched lips. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Crossing her arms, she blew out a breath. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A cool breeze blew off the water, misting me with salt. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They stand in the darkness amid river sounds, waves lapping, freighters blowing foghorns. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

With the change of tide a breeze had kicked up, blowing in from the direction of the lighthouse. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The wind and snow bellowed and blew through the cracks in our jurta. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Those are the same feet I blew raspberries into. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

From somewhere off in the distance came the sound of Hazel’s whistle blowing—once, twice, three times. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It looked as if they might come to blows. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A breeze blew over them, filling Pong's nostrils with a scent he hadn't smelled since he left Tanaburi. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The bugles were blowing and he was done. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer chewed his lip, considering their own rough shelters on the beach: squats made of branches and scavenged planks and palm leaves that blew away like trash whenever storms came. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

A hot wind blew down the corridor, and the doors swung open. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A faint wind blew through the holdfast gate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And then a gentle wind blew across the cornfields, and the corn whispered here, here, here. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

No trumpets blew to rouse the men to mount up, form column, prepare to march. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Betsy snorted, reached over, and blew out the candle as the final curfew bell began to clang. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I look at Imani—what she just said blew me away! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The wind was perfect for kite fly­ing, blowing just hard enough to give some lift, make the sweeps easier. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A favoring wind blew from the power of heaven. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stopped and whirled round, with a lithe athletic power, and struck two massive blows, one to each side, at the guards closest to him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him it’s urgent and that my brother will be coming to the meeting too with a painting portfolio that will blow his mind. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I took the pipe, gathered the glass, sweated — blew —my cheeks puffed out — the iron pipe banged my teeth —I blew like the Angel Gabriel sounding the horn for Judgment Day. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Armpit took several blows to the head, but Moses’s punches only got weaker, while his own seemed to gain power. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He lashed out at me, and the blow would have caught me full in the face had I not been so adept at ducking. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

At last the wind blows, the whiteness thins, and the blue jay catches sight of me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poppet blows on the ink to dry it before she returns the contract to the briefcase. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it’s the same letter you started to read, the one that blew away?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Hamlet and my brother, who used to spar as playfellows! They traded mortal blows over my lifeless body?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” Jones said brightly and blew a great thundercloud of smoke. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the sun is above the horizon and the orange of flames gives way to the black of smoke, rising along the western walls and blowing like a caul across the citadel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Must see which way the wind is blowing,” he said, chuckling over his little joke and watching them disappear in all directions. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They fought shadows and monsters; they blew up cities and kingdoms. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whistle blew and it was Ben’s turn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man blew his pipe smoke in his wife’s direction. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Then it was like the radiator boiling over or the tea kettle blowing its top. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

A fine brown dust was now blowing across the highway, drifting like snow against the shoulders and swirling up into the air. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He perched Alyah on his knee, leaned her back into the crook where his arm met his body, and began to feed her, blowing on each spoonful until it was cool. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

You blow your lungs out on the horn and they want what breath you got left to hear about how you love them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, when I track someone down under, the gambler tends to blow eye-popping numbers of notes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The wind blew across the water, shattering the tips of the waves and shooting ice-sparklets north with the storm. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One scientist suggested a comparison: Imagine surrounding an unopened beer can with explosives and trying to blow the can in on itself without spilling a drop of liquid. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pain from the blow on his shin made him cry out, and he curled up, an instinctual reaction, an attempt to make his body as small as possible. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She raised two fingers, blew imaginary gun smoke from the tips. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I went beneath the arch again, and when I came out on to the long corridor I saw that the door to the west wing had blow open and swung back against the wall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The boy sucked in his breath, squinting in expectation of the blow, his back pressing against the rough bricks until their edges dug into his flesh. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The wind seemed to blow it farther from the boat, and the waves ran under it bewildering his eye, and ever and again it seemed closer to him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Or was he blowing air on the stuttering fire? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She opened the car door on the passenger side, and the wind blew it shut. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Send him up in a silk sleigh to blow the godspawn into blue stew.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I diverted her attention, yes,” Celia says after blowing gently on the surface of her steaming tea. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A colored man floats down out of the sky blowing a saxophone, and below him, in the space between two buildings, a girl talks earnestly to a man in a straw hat. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They could have helped us rescue Grandpa but they blew us off.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

As he walked to his door, Lillian turned to the tree where her children remained hidden, blew them a kiss, and gave them a victory sign with her gloved fingers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little did he know that he would shortly be suffering yet another emotional blow in a life already littered with personal loss. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was windy, and Laleh’s fine hair kept blowing into my mouth. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Suddenly it stopped raining and a wind began to blow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head again and blew out his breath. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It takes two days for the storm to blow itself out, leaving us with drifts higher than my head. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Merry blew a horn-call after them as they rode off into the gathering night. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, she blows her nose and flushes the toilet. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

And then, at the mercy of an overwhelming impulse, he bent forward, pressing the flaring end of the clarinet to Tessie’s bare knee, and blew a long note. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was ti n, the age when things blowing up interested me, but I wondered who’d dare do this to Grandma. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom blew me a kiss as she led Hadley out the door. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The thermostat was turned all the way up and the furnace was banging and sounding like it was about to blow up but it still felt like Jack Frost had moved in with us. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Elizebeth, the separation was not only an emotional blow, but a professional one, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I quick added logs and blew on the coals until small flames jumped up and bit into the wood. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When there was a blizzard, needles of icy air blew in through the vents, elaborately protected as they were, and an impalpable dust of snow-motes fogged the air. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gale winds blew snow from the peaks of Elephant Island and drifted it high against the sides of the hut. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

And here he was, an old man, opening the gate he had built with his own hands, his hair blowing silver in twilight. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked him what caused Yellowstone to blow when it did. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The twigs catch, we add some bigger chips of wood, keep blowing, and soon we have a good fire going. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But the blow had lacked the power of the uppercut. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This wind will blow like this for three days. It comes straight down from the Mattarone. There is a can to bail with.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I pulled open his mouth and blew anyway, a dozen times, a hundred, pumping down on his chest with all my weight, eventually pounding on him as if he were solid ground. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the next week there was a spitball fight in our typing class, which blew our cover. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I blow past him and double our speed. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Now, speed that sound up, and crank the volume high enough to blow out the windows in heaven. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

In the short chill of dawn the four boys gathered round the black smudge where the fire had been, while Ralph knelt and blew. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The booming of the guns, the blowing of the trumpets, and the rattles on the horses threw the Indians into panicked confusion. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The breeze blew a strand of hair over her ear, and I gently patted it back into place. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph’s mother discreetly blew smoke out the side of her mouth. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The wind blew across the wolf den, shattering the heads of the cotton grass and shooting their seedlets south with the birds. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, to avoid blowing smoke on Daddy’s clean shirt, she’d draw her lips to the side to exhale. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

And Minli looked down a muddy path that led to a shabby, rickety hut that looked as if the first strong wind would blow it away. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

When the wind blew, the swamp did seem to tremble. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I placed small rocks on them so the wind wouldn’t blow them away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blew the dust into the air and heard strange sounds coming from outside. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Dad blew his nose, and then they waltzed down the aisle to our usual seats. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Out in the street, late at night with autumn air blowing cold off the lake, he tried to make up his mind. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, blowing her a kiss, but discreetly, so Yellin couldn’t see, “Yes yes, how forgetful I am, every ship but four.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I heard the good excuse of blowing his nose. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I got out my whistle, the one my mom insists I wear everywhere, and I gathered every bit of breath I had left after running and screaming, and I blew that thing. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He punctuated each word with a blow from his stick. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When else were two girls like us going to come to blows? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each mild word was like a blow across my face. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

An oily breeze blew over them as teeth bit against one another and spun up to their maximum speed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Now,” said the King, when he reached the open lawn, “when I blow the whistle—jump!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Matt held up a glob of the stuff and blew the smell toward the animal. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They brought them out shortly after the halftime whistle blew. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A salty breeze blew in from the ocean, and it was cool even in the sunlight. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He rushes at me with such force that even though I block the blow, I am thrown to the floor. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Wind coming through the doorway of the train car blows his hair in every direction. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He knew the assault would resume as soon as the bus got rolling, and he braced grimly for Dana’s next blow. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I do, I’m afraid Kalinda will blow away on the breeze. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A light wind began blowing past my ears. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the Earth moves, why isn’t there a constant gale of wind blowing past, like the wind in your hair that rushes past if you are in an open-topped car travelling on a motorway? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Why, now, blow wind, swell billow and swim bark! Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faint cries I heard, and dim horns blowing, and a murmur as of countless far voices: it was like the echo of some forgotten battle in the Dark Years long ago. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Vincent panics: “I don’t know how you intended those words, nor can I know. Your letter is too brief, but it gave me an unexpected blow right in the chest.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Dicey was hypnotized by the molten silver of the cloudy islands and not until the veil of fuzzy gray blew across it again did she begin their march of the day. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I first made varsity, one of the upperclassmen put it like this: Coach Ellerly blows a whistle like the devil calling souls down to hell. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A stinging blow from a weasel’s club sent Basil limping and tripping to the ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She wondered, too, if the wind blew so strongly where he was now. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I think the Lush people must have a fan blowing scent into the mall concourse to make customers want to come in. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

When I stepped on the hem of his gown, he aimed a blow at me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was only opportunity for one blow at a time, so they more or less took it in turns, King Pellinore striking while Sir Grummore was recovering, and vice versa. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great tree falls, splitting, cracking, rushing down in leaves to the final, shuddering blow along the ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having seized the lead, Cal dropped its rate down a bit, to a more sustainable thirty-two, and Grover Clark began blowing his whistle in time with the stroke count. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And it was funny how that little puff of air could blow away so much. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Taisin screamed; she scrambled back as the force of his blows caused the coach to sway. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, there are those who blow you kisses or try to take hold of your arm, but they’re definitely knocking on the wrong door. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The teams took their positions on the field, the referee blew the whistle, and the game was under way. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He blew his whistle again to corral everyone else into the locker room. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Though Bigwig did not know it, his earlier blows had torn Woundwort across the nose. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the wind blew, little clouds of dust would rise in the road and follow the wind tracks across the fields. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the ashes blew towards us with the salt wind from the sea. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Grace let out a small sigh, not even strong enough to blow away the strands of brown hair stuck to her lips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

From then on, Cool Papa Byrd taught Clayton to blow the harmonica out to make it shout, and to draw in his breath to make it shudder or chug like a train. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Two winds were blowing the waves in two directions, completely apart. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Flagg blew her nose into her kerchief with a loud honk. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The winds blew something fierce, and heavy rains pelted the eagle and her nest. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We all blew our noses and wiped our eyes. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a pull of his cigarette and blew the smoke into the air. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

By said, “second thing you gotta learn is how to keep your balance in a high wind. You gotta be good at this so you don’t get blowed into no polar bear dens.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind blew, the trees shook their myriads of leaves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The glider disaster was a hard blow,” he later said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both boys were barely settled before the door blew inward, cascading across the foyer floor in splinters as if obliterated by a stick of dynamite. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Whiffs of it blow and float through the air. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“The third king breathed on a basket of wheat. His disease blew away with the chaff. This is why wheat chaff is able to give people tuberculosis.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He settled the nest in place once more and hit the rock with a series of blows, as fast as he could. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blew a bubble with my gum and sat down. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

In second grade, I showed her how I could make an empty pop bottle sound like a flute if I blew across its top. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

A warm wind blew through the canyon, rustling the trees, but I kept my eyes on the skeletons. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I just brought it back from New Orleans this week,” Mr. Lew said, blowing on the black hairs of his chest that he could see through the V of his terry-cloth robe. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a sudden rushing sensation of human frailty, death like a blowing wind: Jackson was gone, Stuart would go, like leaves from autumn trees. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used his sharp knuckles and aimed each blow directly at my breastbone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if from a great distance, Luke heard Jen's father heave a sigh and blow his nose in a businesslike way. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The cold wind blew over the tombstones and cried in the cypresses. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He blew out a puff of smoke and nodded. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then Coach blew his whistle, the scrimmage started again with new combinations, and the squeaking of sneakers and the ball on the court followed me into the locker room. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The sky has gray clouds blowing in from the west, and with them comes the smell of rain and a heaviness in the air, but Kalinda doesn’t seem to care. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s far-fetched to compare that to Miss Love blowing up Cold Sassy, but I’m saying it’s one thing to embarrass a hen and another thing entirely to embarrass a family and a whole town. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A deafening horn blew, and the entire crowd of people who’d so far done a remarkable imitation of completely normal humans morphed into these rampaging beasts looking for free carnival rides. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The air temperature sat at about twelve degrees, with a light breeze blowing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The ref blew the foul as their center turned and grabbed Jimmy by the throat. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some of it blew in her face, sticking to her makeup, but she didn’t flinch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They might as well go blow smoke up somebody else’s you-know-what, ’cause a Black man’s got no chance in this country. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he left, but not before blowing out my lamp, which irritated me no end, as I was not allowed to keep matches in our bedrooms. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

‘Yet doubtless Gandalf will gladly put you down on your feet when blows begin; or Shadowfax himself. An axe is no weapon for a rider.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But the woman blew out the flame, and she was just a shadow in the thin darkness of early dawn. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He held it in for a moment, then blew the smoke toward the ceiling. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

With a backhanded blow he hurled Luster aside and caught the reins and sawed Queenie about and doubled the reins back and slashed her across the hips. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After his grandfather left, Sherm’s parents blew through the house a little more quietly for a while. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Far off a horn blew on the ramparts of the Morannon. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then one blew a long call on a horn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He got on a boat headed for Singapore, but when the whistle blew for departure, he was down the gangplank and home in bed before anyone knew he was gone. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes the deepest breath ever, holds it in for a few seconds, and then slowly blows it out through his pursed lips. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

A warm wind came from over the vacant sea and blew the dust into their faces as the captain turned the Bible pages. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would blow spit bubbles and shiver their legs and gobble like turkeys. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their loads seemed heavy enough until the demon wagons rolled toward them, pulled by the huge-bodied demon horses with their breaths blowing and the sweat glistening on their flanks. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that first blow on the elbow the nightmare had started. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I hoped it wouldn’t blow up, but I knew it might. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She blew out a sigh and set her clipboard down on my lap. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He called out a question as they rode, but the wind blew his words away, and the king did not hear him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Cal rushed to the English classroom, and just as Miss Norris took her seat on the little stage he waved his handkerchief and blew his nose loudly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A groaning sound, when the wind is soft, when it blows hard, a mewling, high-pitched chorus. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It took me several minutes to keep the match from blowing out in the wind, and then the match almost burned me, so I flung it away. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He stood beside her, taking in the empty vault, the smell of spilled wine, the cool evening wind blowing in from the hillside beyond the open rear door. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The blow sent me reeling backward into the crowd. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When supper was over, Uncle George went outside the door and blew his army bugle, long and loud. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I spot an older picture—I look past the cake and me ready to blow out the candles. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t know much about this war, or about the Horsemen of Rohan, but Saruman seems to have meant to finish off the king and all his men with one final blow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“It was just as though one was continuing to blow up an already bulging toy balloon, wondering, ‘Will it burst now? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was blowing on his meat loaf to cool it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was squinting, had folded her fins on her chest, and every now and then she blew a bubble. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, it blew and it wasn’t the small rain but the big rain down that rained. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind blew and carried with it the first hint of fall: canoe-shaped chestnut leaves, turned yellow round the edges. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keerist, close the hall door,” Roy said, going over to it; he slammed it with one blow of his hand, thereupon summarily locking it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We had a long talk. Listen, I'm sorry I blew up like that yesterday at lunch.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A warm summer breeze blows, and tiny bumps form on my arms. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The wind blew leaves across the nearly empty parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Again the young bull’s flank was ripped deep, and again the force of the blow threw him backward into the water. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor’s ceiling buckled under the blows, and huge cracks appeared in the walls. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The effect was as though the blow had actually landed, however. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We blow like we are whispering through our mouthpieces, and the singers sing quietly too. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Though the wind blew his way now he held the singing magewind in the sail, and flake-foam shot from the boat’s blunt prow, and she slapped the water as she went. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Prosper handed his crumpled handkerchief to her and she gratefully blew her nose. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Immunity right there in my hands, and I blew it.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, well, look what the wind blew in,” he said cheerfully. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

A slight breeze blew the nauseous stench of the river away, and Matt collapsed with his chest heaving. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m blowing smoke about this tour and Teach knows it, but that’s the game. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s going to be fine. You just have to let him blow off some steam.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Manny inhales, filling his cheeks with air before blowing it out. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

So easy: squeeze the trigger and blow away a toe. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blow it and throw the tissue away. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Because Jack worked hard and did not complain, he escaped the worst wrath of kapos and guards, though he received an occasional kick or blow like everyone else. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though in a million superficial ways it would be identical to the day before—the same breeze would blow and the same tree limbs would fall—my experience of it would be new. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The madwoman blew him a kiss for luck. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He had a delicate stomach, so he needed to eat yogurt with whatever we served to prevent it from blowing up in his belly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The force of the blast radiated through the neighborhood, bending trees and signposts and blowing out windows. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As he lifted his smouldering stick of touchwood and blew on it, he caught sight of me for the first time. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the trees might blow under a great wind of helicopters. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

A chill blows through the room, like a ghost passing by. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The Japanese were outnumbered and suffered huge losses, but then a typhoon blew in, pounding and sinking many Mongolian ships. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Out among the climbers hunkered on the eastern edge of the Col, Beidelman willed himself to stay alert for a sign that the storm might be blowing itself out. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel crouched down by Blackberry and laid his nostrils close to Bigwig’s, but a light breeze was blowing and he could not tell whether there was breath or not. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a picture of one blowing up in the Physics book, mushroom cloud and all. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The father blew out his cheeks and made a monkey face to show how much bigger. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Death came in that door and blew the life out of him as swift as the wind snuffed out his candles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When Baby Tony came out he was walking through the park when a boy lit him up and blew his face off. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well," Chuck said, "The primary ran through the big satellite dish. It blew away in the storm. The rest of the backups were in the MAV." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched the red coals through the open draft in the stove door brighten each time the wind blew loud enough to make a low whistling noise in the stovepipe. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was gray and an icy wind was blowing off Mount Cataract. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for not hating me, about blowing up the Romans yesterday.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re only about a half mile out. If the wind was blowing southerly you could smell the smoke.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The wind, blowing from the north, told him nothing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

One of them raised the hollowed horn of a kudu bull to his lips and blew, to give courage to the hunters. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

After weaning time, Violet would blow her breath on the babygirl’s food, cooling it down for the tender mouth. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I felt a blow on the back of my right shoulder. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He blew out the lantern and looked back at the dim shapes of his father, of the witch, of his father again before turning to go down the mountain. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blew my nose and splashed a little water on my face ’cause I wanted to go out. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warm wind from the gathering storm blew white blossoms onto the road, where they lay, fallen and lovely. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I blew out the candle and relit it from the brazier. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He alerted the shopkeeper, who lay in wait; sure enough, that night the shopkeeper saw the intruders breaking in and blew one of them away with his single-barreled, 12-gauge shotgun. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The fire was never allowed to completely die, and it took only a moment to blow the coals into flame. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hugged herself as the cold February air blew through her cotton bathrobe. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The man blows his nose, clears his throat. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone is putting together instruments and blowing through mouthpieces. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

But as they walked, the morning bloomed in the distance, its light slowly filtered over Ma and Ba through the veil of tree branches so he could finally blow out the candle in his lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Enormous clouds were blowing by, a spectral procession. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My kidneys were blowing the whistle on my body. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He pulled on his muddy shoes and went to gather wood, blowing on his cupped hands. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

After roll call and stretches, Coach West yells, “Four laps, everybody!” and blows her whistle to get us going. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He blows on the spoon, all dramatic like it’s burning hot, and then he puts it into his mouth. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He then picked up a trumpet, blew on it, and handed it to me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the time comes to punish, we shall strike such a blow as’ll make their hearts faint and fearful. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It whirled about them thicker than ever, and the wind blew louder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Jaqen danced away from his slash, drew his own sword, drove the man back into a corner with a flurry of blows, and killed him with a thrust to the heart. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Yo, man, you don’t blow a chance to give up a lecture, do you?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

After twenty-five blows I staggered away, delirious with pain. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

A policeman blows a whistle and holds his arm in the air, and we understand that we’re to line up. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

But then suddenly he rolled round on his side, raised his head and looked hard at Shasta, blowing a little. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

All was blistering chaos for a second; Sierra felt a painful blow smack across her face and almost blacked out. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

March was on them like a bully then, raining and blowing between bouts of snow, and sleet, and hail; and indoors things were no better than out. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A hand-grenade. One of those potato mashers. It just blew the whole side of my foot off. You know those potato mashers?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t know you were here already!” said a loud and excited voice, and he received a sharp blow to the top of the head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The floral night breeze blew a lock of Lydia’s disarrayed hair against Dill’s lips. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I thought it might blow from the south-west about an hour ago but the wind has died away again,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Talking to the camera while sitting on a boat, her hair blowing around, her face with freckles like mine. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

‘Would you please tell me what you were doing in our village last night? Why were you poking that long trumpet thing into the Goochey children’s bedroom and then blowing through it?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about a killing blow and don’t go for the head. It will extend you. Go low and hit them in the belly, the knees, behind the legs. If they’re down...” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Mask backs into the blood pooled near Nan’s head, and Darin is on him, knocking him to the ground, raining down blows. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It’s a perfect day to be near the water and blow a bunch of money on fancy food. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He slammed his fist against the body of the plane and to his complete surprise the aluminum covering gave easily under his blow. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind rose, blowing sand into the girls’ faces. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Merry wished he was a tall Rider like Éomer and could blow a horn or something and go galloping to his rescue. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And all those news apps that Mr. K. taught us to use are blowing up with what happened to Darren and me. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Someone was blowing a whistle up front and I hit stop. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain hopped forward, slipped on a rock, nearly fell, hopped to another boulder, felt an explosion under his right foot, blow knocked his leg away, twirled, fell, caught by Nicholas. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the night of Ulbrickson’s talk, cold north winds blew enormous breakers in off Puget Sound, pushing salt water two blocks inland at Alki Beach and along the waterfront in West Seattle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It took a great deal of energy to be a human being, and the more the wind blew and the sun moved southwest, the less energy Tayo had. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He blew past a startled Calvin and Deemer, who fled right behind him. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Conor felt his stomach clench, like he was preparing for a blow. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

His desire to become a Runner had taken a major blow. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Peeta blows on one end to see if it makes a sound. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was the first time he dealt a fatal blow without intending it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He represents Kendra’s death as a tragic blow, and Dumbledore’s decision to give up his expedition as an act of noble self-sacrifice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Johnny heard blows and oaths from the street outside. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bent down and started blowing into Mitt’s mouth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blows didn’t stop until Clancy put a hand on his shoulder, and even then, Hayes made sure to get one last punch in across the face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The sea breeze bent the pines behind them, blew across their backs, and sped out over the water, tearing the whitecaps back even as they came to shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He looks like a volcano about to blow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The Crab Nebula is the remains of a massive star that blew itself up. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He knows Tormund Giantsbane. He has fought the Others. And he had the Horn of Joramun and did not blow it. He did not bring down the Wall when he could have.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hephaestus’s chariot was still alongside, waiting until the last second to make sure their little present blew up. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bucky doubled over from the force of the blow, pressing his arms against his stomach. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Orange Juice hit the hyena on the head with her other arm, but the blow only made the beast snarl viciously. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The mountains seemed to be trying with their deadly breath to daunt them, to turn them back from the secrets of the high places, or to blow them away into the darkness behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He blew one long, low, rumbly sound and I knew right then, with that one deep, sad moan, what the most beautiful sound in the world was. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

His right eye turned bright white as he puffed out his narrow chest, sucked in a mouthful of air, and blew a stream of cottonseed-filled air at the door. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A northeast wind kept blowing the ruffle on her bonnet away from her face. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind blowing through my ripped clothes was so cold that I felt like a Percyside. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She had given him a mortal blow by not believing his explanation about Elaine instantly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another flurry of blows, and he fell back again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He grabbed it by the corner and blew on the writing to preserve its perfection. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He drew back his arm, pausing a moment, seeking true aim, wanting to come up with the final devastating blow. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she leaned over the side and vomited and the wind from the Atlantic blew it all over us and other happy people admiring the view. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Jess braced herself for the crushing blow of a huge branch hitting her head. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m still staring after him when the elephant’s trunk sweeps past my face, blowing warm air into my ear. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Every five years, all the houses in Coalwood were painted a company white, which the blowing coal soon tinged gray. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The slight breeze felt so cool blowing through the wet hair in my armpits. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Lupita let the cold night wind blow on her and stared at the sky. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And the sound of horses, jingle of harness, stamping of feet, soft blowing out of breath. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is it. Your chance to blow up, and you gon’ hand this battle over to him?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Servants blow out all the night-lanterns in my room except for one. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The smoke had become thicker and with each new blow it seemed to sear and further restrict my lungs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a piercing scream, Taylor jumped forward, circling the blow dryer over her head by its cord. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The cruise ship blew its horn again, and the Argo II had a shaking fit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I blow a kiss to Momma and I rush past her and head for school. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

And she blows her nose loudly in her cross-stitched handkerchief, freshly washed and ironed by me, the unpaid servant, sitting on the floor below her. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eyelashes fall off and every bit of dust in Limerick blows into my eyes on windy days. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to blow up the planet?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

One fist, then the other, the blows steady and rhythmic. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the monster struck a blow, Conor felt the sting of it in his own fist. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

An image flashes in my mind of another wintry day, what seems like a lifetime ago, of me and Richard blowing on embers in a cold cabin, trying to coax up a fire. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Water laps gently on the shore, and a warm wind from the west blows through the elephant-ear trees all as tall as Hyperion. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A girl as grey as ash, and even as I watched she crumbled and blew away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Just one shrill blow and you will see your animal shudder with malaise and repair at top speed to the safest, furthest part of its territory. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man blew the candle out and the darkness descended and the man’s hand closed more tightly around Despereaux and Despereaux felt his beleaguered heart start up a crazy rhythm of fear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The valley was deep and there was a stream at the bottom that flowed down into the lake and when the wind blew across the valley you could hear the stream in the rocks. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Jan paused again and sucked long and hard at his cigarette, blew the smoke out slowly and nervously bit his lips. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The front door’s unlocked, so I open it and matter-of-factly blow the horn. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The next morning the news blew through the village like a sudden sea breeze: The emissary had visited Kang’s house. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He contorted his mouth and tried blowing air up at the fly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I pushed my­self off, not forgetting to blow the whistle hard several times, to remind Richard Parker of who had so graciously provided him with fresh food. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It learned that the wind smelled one way when it blew from the stream and another when it came from the forest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Log-a-Log sprang forward and dealt the speaker a mighty blow, laying him flat out on his back. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Man, the whole school is on my case for blowing the game to dumb old Powell Academy and you talking about listening to some jams,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he blew me a kiss before the door shut behind him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Today we’re on a mission, and we shouldn’t let anything stop us from doing what’s right. Today, we need to work together. Otherwise, this whole thing could blow up on us.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“So you blew up the school with you inside it to prove your father’s point?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid rubbed the slender hands, blew on the fingers, tried to stoke up the flicker- ings. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry blew it — it sounded a bit like an owl. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Renault, refusing to take up the defensive, swept forward again, landing a few strong blows on Cain’s blade. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The referee blew his whistle three times to signal the end of the game. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The problem is, when we try to calculate all the way down to zero distance, the equation blows up in our face and gives us meaningless answers—things like infinity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

There was a certain wild independence in the air, blowing like a hot wind inside his head. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evan offered to carry my suitcase and led me out to the street, a noisy place with crowds backed up waiting to cross the intersection, cars jammed together, and papers blowing every which way. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a car blowing its horn at him as he pulled in front of the National Cemetery on Granville Street. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex waited for the next body blow, that his mother’s body had been identified. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

A sour puff of coffee-stained morning breath blows across the still kitchen and splashes into me. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“So didn’t you make him promise not to blow the cover? Why are we using him if he’s just going to mess everything up?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Gracie blows at the top of my head. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I kept blowing on them, trying to keep warm. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

That night dust and yellow sand blew through the knotholes in the walls and floor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was dawn but not yet day when Thor, hungrier, angrier, and still sleepless, resolved to strike one final blow that would silence the snoring forever. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

At Boston’s Suffolk Downs, horses skittered and blew over the track, slower ones making lazy loops around the oval, faster ones humming down the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I removed a leaf from each tree and laid them side by side, held down by stones to keep them from blowing away. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Are there Capitol hoverplanes speeding in to blow us out of the sky? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Jack slowed down to a crawl at each of these, blowing the bus horn and then easing us around. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I listen to her blow her nose, then I turn over. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He’s got Peeta's nose blocked off but his mouth tilted open, and he’s blowing air into his lungs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

This morning that I wanted to blow wherever the wind took me? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I think of when the Commandant asked me this question and the blow I received for answering honestly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sinita took a deep breath as if she were going to blow out all her grandmother’s birthday candles. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He breathes nervously, out of pursed lips, as if blowing on a spoonful of hot soup. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Pulling in his breath for a tremendous blow.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a blow struck against the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Uncle Dave shook Dad’s hand and blew a kiss to Mom. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

He made no effort to get up, but raised his hand to his lips and blew me a kiss. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He raised Riptide, but before he could advance, horns blew in the northern hills. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When a new car drove up, a cloud of dust blew around and into our mouths. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I liked exploring the rows of plants—they offered some shade from the Mississippi sun, and if the wind blew even a little, the plants swayed and stirred up air that seemed almost cool. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

A man could well despair of getting home at all, if the winds blew him over the Great South Sea—that weary waste, even the wintering birds delay one winter more before the northward crossing. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, Jus knows he and Jared came to blows, but could he have caused that much damage? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He poured me a cup and added sugar, blew on it a few times. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

An hour later, sustained winds were blowing out of the southwest at fifty miles per hour. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I blew out a breath and looked at the stars glittering in the lake. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A lone gust of wind from the west blows through the tree trunks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I thought Mr. Pignati was going to blow his top with all that nonsense going on because at first he just looked at us, and I don’t mean with a smile. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And I’m suspended for the rest of the week. Hopefully that will give everyone at school enough time to forget and let this whole thing blow over.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The wind blew desert dust in their faces and dried their skin and turned their hair to wire. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was clear that they didn’t want her to overhear their conversation with Bill, and she suspected that he had given some sort of statement indicating who was responsible for blowing up his house. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Bellowing and marching in place, I blew out the lamp and hopped into bed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A hard blow came to his temple and he slumped to the floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He blew out an impatient breath and led her to the next door. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As he ran the cries came louder, but fainter now and desperately the horn was blowing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The wind was blowing steadily; clouds obscured the sun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she fired again, this time blowing up her own car. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The story played over and over and over again, like watching a movie in virtual reality where it doesn’t really seem like you—like it’s real—but you can feel every blow, every break. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The blow stings, but I barely notice it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Maybe not. But I still think it’s worth it. Your education will open doors later, Merci, believe me. I just don’t want you to blow it.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Put your spirit inside here, he said, here quick, blow in this hole. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Golden Gray was sober now and his sober thought was to blow the man’s head off. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And it might blow the nose of the ship off in the process." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he moved, when he blew his nose, he did it with her movement. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She has a rotten old rope. You didn’t blow on it?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

This woke up the hare, who felt the sharp blow to his nose and howled with pain. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The two leaped and twirled around each other in fervent circles, every so often drawing close to exchange blows, like two hawks locked in a fatal spiral of courtship. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dorian swung his sword, grunting as Chaol easily deflected the blow and parried. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A coarse stubble covered his sunken cheeks, and thin brown hair was blowing across his little yellow eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The weather was still calm and fair, after one of the most lovely summers that people could remember; but October had come, and it must break soon and begin to rain and blow again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“We blow it up, experimenting with new fuels for our flying saucers. A Tralfamadorian test pilot presses a starter button, and the whole Universe disappears.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped his head down and drank long and hard, blowing bubbles up all ’round his mouth. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

This time the blow opened a cut on my forehead. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picks a wish flower from the grass and blows it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The wind is blowing from the northwest, from James Town. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sarai had always felt the narrow stroke of luck—like an ax blow passing close enough to shave the tips from the down of her cheek—that Minya had saved her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to see my father run over this turtle with his car. This hunk would blow him right off the road.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

While sitting in class one day I was startled to hear whistles blowing and bells ringing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dolores cried quietly and broke the piteous whimpers with sniffles and a few dainty nose blows into her handkerchief. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

With each loud blow, the entire room and everything in it shook and rattled. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his arms as a shield, but they did not protect him from the blows of the soldiers’ fists and rifle stocks. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I think about the moss Mags gave me to blow my nose. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would be Fermi who delivered the final blow to his dream, at the General Advisory Committee’s meeting in October 1949—the same meeting that had produced the negative report on the Super. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s possible that the campuses are really going to blow up after this speech,” Nixon told his secretary. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Should I have stayed there in the middle of the street, waiting for the boys to come back, somehow gotten them out of their car, and tested them blow for blow? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“All right, perhaps the stables are a bit challenging to clean. Perhaps they do make me nauseous when the wind blows the wrong way. But so what? My clients still pay me well.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe I’ve had the pleasure,” he says, blowing a smoke ring. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Of course they had heard Lucy speak of me, and it seemed that Dr. Van Helsing, too, has been quite “blowing my trumpet,” as Mr. Morris expressed it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In winter, I could hear every word, depending on the direction the wind blew. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He put the conch to his lips and began to blow. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Over his pallet was a window that looked out on the sea, but most often the shutters must be closed against the great winds that blew all winter from the west and north. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Trunks slide across tiles and a little dog yaps and a conductor’s whistle blows and some kind of big machinery coughs to a start and then dies. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bigwig cuffed him twice across the face and felt the third blow pass through his whiskers as he sprang back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snow was falling and an icy wind blew. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then a cooling hose blew and he lost power and started to take on water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She then blew a note on her pitch pipe, and the children, like so many underage weight-lifters, raised their hymnbooks. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She ran down the street, through the blowing wind and drizzling rain and darkness to her own house. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The ref blew the whistle and gave us the signal for the game to start. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were in close, shoulder to shoulder, and Billy was again throwing punishing hits to the body, hearing Vegas grunt from the force of the blows. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made sure the poles were deep enough in the ground that a stiff wind wouldn’t blow it over. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The blow made me addlepated and weakened my knees. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” I shriek loud enough to blow the roof as I duck behind the pew in front of me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She refuses to understand mass, she refuses to understand why atom bombs blow up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t remember anything since the Minotaur, and couldn’t believe it when Gabe told her I was a wanted criminal, traveling across the country, blowing up national monuments. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The boom caught him on the side of the head with a terrific clout, a blow hard enough to lift him off his feet and tumble him, stomach first, into the water. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thresher lands another harsh blow, and another. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The breeze had risen steadily and was blowing strongly now. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Striking a blow for liberty, a Patriot knocks down the royal coat of arms from a building in Philadelphia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took one and blew my nose with it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

After two stories, I blew out my light. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother said just don’t blow myself up.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had never felt such fear before, because as the whirlwind blew its debris around me the gushing wind seemed to call my name: Antoniooooooooooooooo... Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Except for the fact that you recently blew up large sections of New Rome.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I prayed it wouldn’t blow up in my face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was only standing, weaving from side to side, her eyes fixed upon a nothingness in the wall as if they had struck her a terrible blow upon the head. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see the shadowy forms of three or four people standing outside the tents; their headlamps flickered through curtains of blowing snow. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m a-going,” said he, bringing his fist down upon the table with a heavy blow, and rising as the blow fell to give it greater force,—“I’m a-going to have your life!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘Time wears on, and the mists are blowing away, or would if you strange folk did not wreathe yourselves in smoke. What of the tale?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A huge centipede blew across the floor to the shelter of a water pipe. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then she put her lips together and blew, making a noise that began as a whistling, and then sounded like a distant wind. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I blew out the candle, and we began eating, with Duuzuu’s enthusiastic help. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The wind blew from Faerie and the East, and Tristran Thorn suddenly found inside himself a certain amount of courage he had not suspected that he had possessed. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

After about ten minutes, she blew her whistle and dismissed us. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

To be allowed one letter in six months and then not to receive it is a great blow. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then, a gust of cool air blew over the bridge from the south. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A silver parachute that holds a spile for tapping trees, and the pearl Peeta gave me a few hours before I blew out the force field. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Lu,” said Bridget, dipping her brush into the polish, blowing like an oscillating fan over her nails. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Steady blowing soon coaxed a weak flame to life. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

We could hear the ship’s whistle blowing constantly, and there were sounds of metal wrenching and much shouting. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair blew around her face and she brushed it back with her hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We had been there a long, long time—time enough for her to bake a cake and blow up more balloons. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Before she left, she blew out the candle to save it from burning out and took with her a book of matches. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m lying on the bed staring at a print on the ceiling of Munch’s The Scream, an off-the-hook painting I wish I made of a guy blowing a gasket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Holly could only watch helplessly as the human took careful aim and delivered a series of crippling blows to the stricken creature. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The last wisps of vapor blew away, and Gregor lost speed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He balanced it in that hand for a moment, and then threw it with blinding speed, shattering it against another huge tree, which shook and trembled at the blow. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the cotton fields the wind blew idly among the snow clusters. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

My throat filled with so much hope that it finally burst and blew out my husband’s end of the candle. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Zara messed up, I know. She should have listened better, she shouldn’t have acted that way with Leo, and she always blows up too fast. But please don’t be angry with her, okay?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You got another hundred Likes on your page, man. You blowing up!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He closed the log, blew out the candle and lay back on the hard plywood with a lifejacket for a pillow. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am trying to buy time, but one of his blows could split me in half. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Right after the evacuation, it will all blow up.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prince rose, blew the candle out, and crept back to his bed and its sweat-soaked linen sheets. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The blow was a powerful one; only the diabolical quickness of the Count’s leap back saved him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we can see him,” said Judith, blowing out the candle and hopping into bed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

A breeze arrives, blowing away mean words, drying my cheeks. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She could see Bunny’s strange, long ears blowing out behind him. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The brilliant young organizer was experimenting, and always hoping that a misstep wouldn’t cause the entire enterprise to blow up in his face. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We’d blow the yolks out of the eggs, and paint little faces on them. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Waiting for a spark so it can blow the Hab up! The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When at last he blew out his lamp, Johnny had made an exact replica of the winged woman, only larger. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ishmael understood that an air of disdain, of contempt for the island and its inhabitants, blew from the knot of out-of-town reporters toward the citizens in the gallery. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Coach blows the whistle we all sit against the wall. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poppy placed two fingers on his lips and blew a kiss at her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, no one else was around when the lab blew up. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three weeks before flying to the U.S., terrorists blew up the house next to mine. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Both, she decided: You would blow through the air with your hair on fire. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Momma used to tell me I’d only get one chance to make a first impression and it looked like I was blowing it with the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Fools attract elil by being easy prey,” said Bigwig, cleaning the mud out of his whiskers and blowing through his long front teeth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was night now, and cool, and a breeze blew against the sycamores and moved softly through the leaves. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I looked around at all the grim faces and blew out a puff of air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The blow left her cheek stinging, but she knew that she had earned it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She coughed hard and blew her nose and spit out mouthfuls. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Buy, I wrote, Market just on point of blowing its head off. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right. I think that covers everything. It’s time for me to blow this pop stand.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was a restless, dry wind that felt as if it blew out of dusty thin years of the past; it smelled of emptiness and loss. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In fact she is beginning to sound a little like her old man, but without all the heady blow and bellow. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the two scholars ran past the wondering kids, Druzmilla announced, “You see nothing, children. This is just the wind blowing doors open and closed again. There is nothing in front of your eyes.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

In the light of the full moon, the shock and hurt on her masked face hit me like a blow to the chest. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Jon was rolling away from the blows when a booming voice cut through the gloom of the armory. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mom took a drag from her cigarette and blew the smoke at me dismissively. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Lumps,” he used to say when they were getting ready to go out and the wind was blowing the sea around. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There's no way to open them remotely, and if anyone's nearby when it blows—" "Right," Lewis said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanging Out at Coby's While he gets the grub you check to see if Dad has been blowing up your phone with come home texts. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Miraculously, a gust of wind blew him to one side—-just enough to miss the highway and crash into a clump of bushes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Floss was all ready to make a dirty reply about the wind blowing her drawers off if she was up that high. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small crowd from the refugee camp was beating and kicking a young man crouched on the ground, his hands placed on his head to shield some of the blows. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hear her take a deep breath and blow it out. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I felt a chill at the back of my neck, as if someone were softly blowing on me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I rode a little motorbike and blew out candles on a birthday cake. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“No I don’t,” I whimpered, my hands protecting my head from the inevitable blows. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Right, like she understood Me: Rachelle blows a candy cigarette smoke ring at my face. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the highest point, the beech trees of Cottington’s Clump were moving in a stronger wind than that which blew across the heather. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena winced as a gust of icy wind blew back her hood and froze her ears. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Tanaka smoked one or two cigarettes a week on the back patio, but she failed to consider that Kaori’s bedroom window was usually downwind, which meant the smoke blew right by the spirit chamber. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was a chilly morning, with a damp breeze and a gray mist that blew by in patches. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Cold air blows in with the smell of burning leaves and dead things piled on to bonfires. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

All I wanted to do was wander around the yard until they blew the whistles. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My dad was younger than most of the varsity team because he was only a sophomore, and I think the team thought he was going to blow the game. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

For tens of thousands of workers, particularly those who had risked their lives by fighting to save democracy in the Great War, it was a bitter blow. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Charlie carefully leans over the truck and starts blowing on it. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

His human hands blew away into dust, revealing his dragon claws. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I thought Miss Maggie might blow apart like a dandelion head in the wind. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

"This is Odin's doing!" cried a fisherman with a big white beard that blew in the wind like spindrift. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled her hand out of mine so she could wipe her eyes and blow her nose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a pair of soft leather construction boots, tight jeans, and a black Led Zeppelin T-shirt, and was chewing gum and blowing bubbles. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Crown Forces, determined to crush the rebels, raided towns in County Galway and blew up railway lines. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The wind picked up and blew cool and damp through the screen. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I should care for Palm Beach,” he said, blowing out the match, and glancing at him I thought how unreal he would look against a Florida background. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to keep cash money in there. But not since I read bout somebody breakin’ in a store in Atlanta and cartin’ off the safe to blow up later. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath and blew out like he was smoking an imaginary cigarette. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A wind scoured through, blowing scraps of refuse past her ankles, and a terrible pit of fear opened in her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He turned to leave; he had got two steps toward the door when a crashing blow hit him on the right ear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then Nanabozho blew on Otter and brought him back to life. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The blokova came forward, a wooden spoon in her hand with which she dealt out blows right and left. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just a skinny girl with braids who got up and blew the roof off the church. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A storm of rose petals blew across a blood-streaked sky, as blue as the eyes of death. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Years would pass before I understood how that blow connected to my mom’s past. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A shell blew very close, on the far side of the horse, and Armistead, partially shielded, saw black fragments rush by, saw Kemper nearly fall. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he reached the foul line, Peanut slowed up, wanting to make sure he did not blow the sure layup. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Only if the wind blows the wrong way." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As the cop came up to them Lee said, “We’re not going to blow up anything. We’re just looking at the East River.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, blow your little horns, demigods. Soon, the legacy of Rome will be destroyed for the last time!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But the thing that flew down swept them aside with a brutal blow from her wing, and then settled heavily on a ledge just above the children’s heads. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Minli thought about her own home — the wood floor always swept by Ma, the extra blanket Ba put over her when the wind blew cold — and she felt a strange tightness in her throat. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Jazz that sounded like angry elephants blowing their trumpets at each other. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

A nurse brought Doha a cup of hot corn tea that he blew on and drank as quickly as possible. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, no one’s ever going to do it again if you blow our chance at winning this thing. So can we please stop yakking and find our way out of here?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

To blow the tunnels, they carried one-pound blocks of pentrite high explosives, four blocks to a man, 68 pounds in all. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shall never feel the wind blowing again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stirred some more and blew into the container to cool the food. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

High in the treetops the wind sighed in the leaves, blowing a few off. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Little scraps of my life blowing away from me, blowing down the road, into the sand, across the street. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he felt the intense cold as the wind blew across the ridge. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I felt I was dealing fate a serious blow by engaging such a handsome adversary. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought to make kissy smacks, but he would be the last person on this earth to blow kisses at me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Not you. No. You have to own a kid’s car that costs more than a Cadillac and blows my hair all around.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

First the knocker dealt each cow a blow to the head. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The type of girl who blew off studying and yet filled her favorite books with sticky notes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

All you do is hold your hand under your mouth and blow your breath up toward the old nostrils. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You put this end on your lips and blow in the cuco’s direction. If you get them anywhere on their body, it’ll slow their heart.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He said he wanted to make a film about them, and he assured them that it was going to blow up the perception of wealthy entrepreneurs as predators and show the Angels as “American heroes.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

They were one of those teams that didn’t do anything great but didn’t blow anything either. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He blew on the metal key and eyeballed it from a distance. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A cool wind blew down from the northwest rim of the mountain plateau above them and rattled the apricot leaves. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

At Piper’s back, Festus roared and blew steam, but Piper knew he couldn’t breathe fire again without hitting her too. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Someone brushed his hip but he shrugged off the blow. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just slowly pulling in the smoke and holding it in puffed cheeks before blowing it out. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They must feel as if a giant wind suddenly picked them up in Pakistan, blew them across the globe, and set them down here in this foreign place. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

All about, like a moving current, a mountain river, came the new air, the oxygen blowing from the green trees. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Osha called softly through the blowing smoke as they went, but no one answered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The sun was in the sky, the wind blew, the grass was green, the screen door stood wide. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creature unclenched its fist, and the dust blew to the ground. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She tried shaking her finger as one might to extinguish a match, then blowing on it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He balled up his tiny fists and pummeled the cuco with forceful blows. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My maman walked the streets of her neighborhood in itty-bitty miniskirts, with her long, wavy brown hair blowing freely in the wind. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Around Halloween the last, stubborn wildflowers died away and the wind became sharp and gusty, blowing showers of yellow leaves on the gray, wrinkled surface of the lake. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Any irregularities in the universe would simply have been smoothed out by the expansion, as the wrinkles in a balloon are smoothed away when you blow it up. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cool, gentle breeze blew boiling small clouds of dust as my mother, Maria slung loosely about her back, swept the stoop with a grass broom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the wind blew, he could hear the creak and groan of branches older than he was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was like a cold wind blowing through the firelit room, like a black bird carried by on a storm from foreign lands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was a two-shot foul and their center, a big guy who looked like George Foreman, blew the first shot and made the second. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When the breeze blew, the lines would strain taut and some accident of this pull kited the bead and chest upright so that the figure seemed to peer across the brow of the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A second blow, this time to the other eye. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

A whistle blows, a long sustained warning followed by the hissing and sputtering of the engine. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He thinks he can blow everyone away, but he can’t blow me away. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“I totally blew it,” I said, shaking my head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The former means not accepting other people’s opinions, always blowing best, having the last word; in short, all those unpleasant traits for which I’m known. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She sniffed them and blew on them before she matched the plants with the stones, putting a sprig of blue-gray mountain sage with the blue stone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The day had been a balmy day; a south wind had been blowing steadily from the Gulf. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of his men blew a brass whistle, and the deck doors flew open. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The strong winds would blow in from the sea and catch the rain, so that you never knew from what direction it would hit. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at his nose, wondering which guy hit him before he blew them all away. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“If Bill Smith had an idea who blowed him up, he never said,” the doctor recalled. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The door opens, Dad blows me a kiss, and then he heads straight to the kitchen. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

If the wind blew this deadly fallout into rain clouds, it could literally rain down on nearby towns. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat tight and did not blow the whistle. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her back hunched that way; her head to one side as though crouching from a permanent and unrelieved blow. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He twisted to pull them free, trying his darnedest to block the blows and land a few of his own. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he raised his sword, Jon went underneath it with a sweeping blow that crunched against the back of the other boy's leg and sent him staggering. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Outside the Library, dark clouds crouched on the glacial peaks, and the wind blew fitfully past the windows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She was too busy chewing gum, blowing bubbles bigger than her cheeks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa leaned forward and blew the horn, loud and long. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I get balanced on the correct part of my feet, and Max makes me practice dodging his blows. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

August peers down at me, grinning, his hair blowing in the wind. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

All she could hear was the noise of the air blowing inside her suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, the metal tank blew apart completely. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

While Tyson helped my mom blow up party balloons, Paul Blofis asked me to help him in the kitchen. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but ain’t something wrong? Because you was blowing me up like something was wrong.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was broken only by the sound of Franny blowing her nose—an abandoned, protracted, “congested” blow, suggestive of a patient with a four-day-old head cold. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

This seems improbable because no scientist on Earth knows how a planet might blow itself up, which is probably just as well. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lit her cigarette, and blew out the match with a theatrically thin, long stream of smoke. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

"Tensions rise every summer. It always blows over. And our shop is in a safe part of town!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They could see smoke blowing now across the top of the hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A third blow came in this period, but of a different character. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He considered shooting a column of fire at the nearest tour bus and blowing up the gas tank, but he decided that might be a tad dramatic. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Luke ripped open my presents, tasted the icing before the cake was cut, and as he blew out my candles, he spit all over everything—spoiling every aspect of my party. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

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

The wind and sand were blowing so hard he didn’t hear her walk up from behind. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Merlyn took off his spectacles, dashed them on the floor and jumped on them with both feet “Castor and Pollux blow me to Bermuda!” he exclaimed, and immediately vanished with a frightful roar. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conjurer took a long pull on his cigar and blowed the smoke to the side, then said, “And what may I do for you, sir?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Somehow his dad never blows on the hot liquid first. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

An automobile driver speeding by us blows his horn. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I took my bike on its first spin, my hair blew in my face as wild primroses and bluebells flashed pink and purple along the fence. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Moose blew the exam by whiling away his time instead of studying. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She feels that things might have gone along well enough if I’d just done something about a fifteen- or twenty-minute scene in which she blows her nose several times—snipped it out, I gather. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds, Patrick blows on the bill and it floats to the ground, landing at the feet of the woman who initially handed it to him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Reverend, did you pray up that storm last night? From the sounds of it, it blew us straight to Virginia!” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Nothing, he knew—unless some tremendous blow were to fall upon the Efrafans from outside: and of that there was no chance. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a large, beefy man who looked like his younger son, if you blew JT up with a bicycle pump to twice his size. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She worried that Leo would turn the wrong combination on the sphere and accidentally eject them all from the deck, or blow up the ship, or turn the Argo II into a giant toaster. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“And it didn’t go well. I totally blew it.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When he reached the little cleft where the road came through, the afternoon wind struck him and blew up his hair and ruffled his shirt. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having all those doors and windows open on the second floor creates a breeze that blows through the house. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Also the wind blew strong in this place, blowing against the dunes which cover the middle part of the island so that most of the time sand is moving everywhere. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

On windy days, when papers blew before it, she went about picking up the debris and depositing it in the gutter before the house. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was falling apart, the treehouse branches snapping, the winds blowing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ooh, it’s a low blow: Go to Naples, I can’t stand you. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

By the end, he did, in fact, blow my mind. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My arms hurt from the strength behind his blows. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A false accusation—especially against someone trying to help—could mean blowing the best chance I have to learn anything at all about Moreau and being a magician. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When the wind blew off the lake, the nearest corpse twisted on its chain, ever so slightly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A gusty wind was blowing, and it set the bottom of her robe snapping and flapping at her legs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s better to get your head blowed off!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

One minute you were having a conversation and the next minute he was blowing up. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Her first blow brought down the roof of the doghouse, and a squeal from the dog, who had just had his tail half severed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Red giants find their outer atmospheres blowing away into space; planetary nebulae are the final stages of Sunlike stars blowing their tops. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smile, and the biker lady smiles back and blows her whistle and then starts a victory lap around the bar. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The wind slapped against Naima’s cheeks and blew her hair loose from her braid. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Why should his knees give way when the blow struck his jaw? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And incidentally, that store clerk totally blew it—Leah's dad had given her money for the shopping trip. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The officer wielded his club and dealt him a violent blow to the head. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which way do I pull my parachute slips if the wind is blowing left to right? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Soldiers blew on whistles and the crowd quieted as men began walking up the stairs onto a wooden platform in the square. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In the instant, almost of the blow being struck, the white man emitted something like a soft cough; his flashlight fell into the snow, a fast flick of vanishing light. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He blew into his mother’s room like a summer storm, appearing without any warning. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He blew his nose on a corner of the filthy pillowcase he wore, looking so pathetic that Harry felt his anger ebb away in spite of himself. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The seismologists resolutely based their conclusions on the behavior of Hawaiian volcanoes, which don’t blow out sideways. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The wind was a sheet of ice against my face and blew the dog’s ears straight back. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He blew on it to dry the ink, then closed the book and folded his glasses. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told them that it might just have been a shallow part of the sea and that a high wind would sometimes blow the water away, so it was possible to walk across. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mark and Marc stare at me, their jaws collectively dropped to the floor, the grime of a thousand New York auditions blowing into their little bearded mouths. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to do the sound for P again. This time so we can hear ourselves. Remember P. For P, blow through your lips, like a puff of smoke.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A shame. I quite like blow- fish. I am Poseidon.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Brad takes a drag from his cigarette and blows it in Benny’s face. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Even when he was punched with punishing blows or was kicked to the floor, he kept a positive attitude. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The luxury underground fortress remained operational and ready to receive its political guests until a 1992 expose by Washington Post reporter Ted Gup blew the operation’s cover. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

When it came, the shrieking tones blew up like a pipe bomb between my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When it gusted, the rain hit the hut like handfuls of graveL Then the wind began to blow steadily, and Timothy went out of the hut to look up at the sky. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel bad about blowing off Wes, but he hasn’t exactly been friendly since Erin’s accident. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had been incidents of hysteria and harsh blows. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blew out a ponderous cloud of blue, foul-smelling smoke. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You’re not the right style for what I do in the long run. But there’s some small-time stuff….You could just blow it out,” he says. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They were too muddled to aim their blows properly.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But the harder I ran, the more the wind blew me back, until I was running in place, my heels digging uselessly in the sand. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I close my eyes and I can hear the wind blowing against the trees surrounding the river. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The wind blows and the few dry, brittle leaves still hanging on to the trees rattle. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked the skewer up out of the dirt and blew on it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you just blow them up and put them out of their misery all at once?” he asked his father one day. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Doors sprang tightly shut, but the windows were broken by the heat and the wind blew and sucked upon the fire. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Might shove them right over the house, even if it didn’t blow away. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She sprinkled, she ironed a bit, she reached back to get her cigarette, she took a puff, she blew it out over her shoulder, then she started all over. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

As the whale slows, the thresher deals more slamming blows and the swordfish cuts again and again. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But it was a dream—from a blow to the head, no less—and likely meant nothing at all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Their musicians blew horns, and even from this height, he could hear their elegant melodies. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She blow a thicket a hair off her forehead, but it’s stuck. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He blew his nose on his royal cloak. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

No simple blade or blow could kill him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They blew on her skin, but in spite of their care Nhamo’s feet had blistered and scarred. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stirred the dust we kicked up with our shoes, and blew my hood up around my hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

For a long time after Judith blew out the candle Kit lay rigid, fearful that a single sniff might give her away. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Wherever there wasn’t a Christmas ball, tinsel hung down, except when the lobby doors opened and it blew straight out. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

As happens in politics, new winds were already beginning to gather and blow. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She stood beaming under a dull gray sky, tears streaming down her cheeks, the needle-cold wind blowing her hair, and clutching that baby in her arms like she never wanted to let go. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And now Russia’s army was headed right for us with their allies, America and England, blowing wind into Stalin’s sail. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He was trying to be a supportive younger brother, but he totally blew up my spot instead. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a faint drift of greenish luminescent smoke, the motion of a single huge October leaf blowing across the lawn and away. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stray like them who got his one shot and blew it. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“This is proof that Richard was an African in his past life,” Miss Adebayo said, before blowing her nose into a napkin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But you have to watch out. If the wind rises suddenly, and blows hard against all that spread of sail, it can snap your masts.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I doubt if she would have had the strength to inflict that particular left-handed blow,” said Dr. Constantine dubiously. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched as Vivian took a long drag on her cigarette, pursed her lips as if blowing kisses, and blew out the smoke. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For me to pass near was to invite his scorn, his kicks, and sometimes, his blows. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Wind shook the trees and blew a sheet of heavy rain against the building. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t see the blow coming and it stunned him. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just never thought it would blow up in mine. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Before she reached it she blew out the lantern. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I reach into my purse for a tissue to blow the ginger ale out of my nose, I can't figure out what just happened. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Cain was so large—he was a mountain, and his blows...they made Chaol seem like a child... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In every room in the great house they burned braziers of charcoal and still it was cold enough to see a man’s breath when he blew it out. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Like there was a snowstorm blowing inside of my chest. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I picked my head up off of my dad, walked over to the other end of the sofa, got a tissue, and blew my nose. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But nobody takes a body blow from Mulch Diggums and stays on their feet.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Everyone shouts "Happy birthday!" and Sophia blows out the hundreds of candles with help from her friends. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A shout went up from the ships ahead, and the warhoms blew again? fire enemy was before them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind blew around the two of them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Van Eck pulled a whistle from his pocket and blew a shrill note. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Not the real flies sticking to my fingers and lips, not the wind blowing through the cornstalks, not the voices overhead of kids carving pumpkins. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A smart crackle of blows, a few agonized howls, and silence and order descended suddenly on the room. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

An explosion blew in the front windows of the cabin, the shock wave knocking San Martín to the ground.... Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And then the whole earth blew up from under him and hit him a terrific blow on his seat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And her face will beam and she’ll blow Diego a kiss before slamming shut her door and her and her girl drive off, waving. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

If he overloaded the boiler next to the Keepers’ compound, it would explode and— Was it wrong to blow twenty men to smithereens? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And hearing it was like hearing the world's longest whistle blow, shrill, shredding his eardrums. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The wind, which was enjoying the conversation, started to blow with greater force, so that the sun would not blind the boy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind was blowing them hard now, and the great gasbag swelled and billowed in the gusts. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of her movements is like a blow, a punch, a fist kneading something into shape. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“She narrowed her eyes like a cornered rat. ‘Set fire to it and blow this place to blazes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“You be careful, now,” she says, and she kisses her palm and pretends to blow it in my direction. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

‘It was only a feeble blow and the cap turned it,’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But when the whistle blew, and we started running, what I didn't know was that one of my shoes had come untied. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The congregation gasps, asif an unseen bellows were blowing the very breath of life into them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Finally the boy landed a blow to the head and the mercenary went limp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then, he opens his mouth wide, and blows his air out like he’s pretending to be the big, bad wolf. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She blows dust off the surface of a clouded path. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

My forecast was that after nineteen years, many blows weathered, all his shipmates lost, himself unrecognized by anyone, he would come home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly on sealing the breach from when the Hab blew up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

At midday, a whistle would blow, and we would make our way to the bottom of the hill. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay quite still for several seconds before feebly spitting out the snow in her mouth, and then she blew just as feebly until there was a little space to breathe in. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps it was a booby-trapped cake and the whole thing would blow up the moment it was cut, taking Bruce Bogtrotter with it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his fist higher, raised it for another blow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first one he had smoked in a long time; he sucked the hot smoke deep into his lungs and blew it out slowly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody froze when the train whistle blew one long time and the engine started saying shuh-shuh-shuh. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was blowing so hard that it almost blew me over sometimes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She blew last night’s coals into a flame and hauled a large pot to the fireplace. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rocket lay on the launching field, blowing out pink clouds of fire and oven heat. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘He knows me now. He blew up the pictures for me in less than an hour. Here they are.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a few feet away when you realize that no dance move or soccer trick is gonna stop his death blow. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The blow would have knocked out a man. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Waving and blowing kisses to loved ones as the military trains pulled out of the station, the black soldiers were at last on their way to fight for freedom. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her shiny black hair twined and twisted about her neck and shoulders, as if it were blowing in some wind that Coraline could not touch or feel. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tagleiber, the athletic director, blew a whistle and yelled, “All right, listen up. Football here, field hockey there, cheerleading there. Do it!” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Hagen, blow your horn and make the forest shake. Tris, don some mail, it’s time you tried out that sweet sword of yours.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Especially the part where he threatens to kill you and then blows up your aunt’s trailer.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I blew paint out my nostrils and, when I breathed, it smelled like latex and cut grass. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

If I blow his cover, I blow mine, and we both know that can’t happen. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

There was a blow, soft but heavy, and the door shuddered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“SURPRISE!” they all shout, and blow party horns or shower me with confetti. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She wore the same raggedy gray silk dress, and her hair blew, as white as snow itself. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

With Father, it wasn’t the fist that frightened me; it was the spring, because the spring determined the force of the blow. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

A hovercar passed overhead, blowing a maelstrom of dust and loose wood chips into her eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“What do I do? Dad is saying I’m going to blow this thing out of the water, and I’m not even sure I can pass.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

All about Crickhollow there was the sound of horns blowing, and voices crying and feet running. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The lamps were round hazy balls of light frozen into motionlessness, anchored in space and kept from blowing away in the icy wind by black steel posts. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the owner came to see what the excitement was about, the boy cowered—threw up his arms as if to ward off a blow. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Panther blew out his fragrant breath, which attracted his prey, without interest for them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When x goes to zero, 1/x gets bigger and bigger and bigger and finally just blows up and goes off to infinity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I was smoking a cigarette, and when I stood up to say good-by to them, by mistake I blew some smoke in their face. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He tilted his head to listen, and a puff of air blew my flame out, like somebody had made a wish. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Slowly he drew the pipe out of his mouth and blew a puff of smoke into the air. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a long draw off his cigar, blowing out the smoke slowly before he concludes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She managed another swipe with her umbrella but the blow glanced off the cars roof. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Did she hang around to watch me blow up the supplies? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Mama! Did you see that lightning storm today? We knew there was trouble when the wind started blowing from the north, so we flew down to some shrubs and waited for the storm to pass.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My mother and I blow each other kisses and go our separate ways. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

What kind of blow should one deliver next in order to remain alive? The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A warm, moist wind blew like the breath of a swamp. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I felt young and small and very much alone, and now, in spite of my pride, I found his handkerchief and blew my nose, throwing my drab appearance to the winds. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A burst of air bubbles blew out of his mouth and his grip slackened enough for me to shove him away, scissors-kick back to the surface, and take deep gulps of air. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Bellatrix hit him across the face; the blow echoed around the room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They lost the few manners they possessed and used the table linens for blowing their noses. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horse was stamping her front feet and blowing her nostrils open wide to catch the mountain-lion smell that was on the wind now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The voices of the angels blew in through a vent above my head and echoed in the room around me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then she blows her whistle one more time and walks away. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Whistles blew and a band played both the Brazilian and American national anthems. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“After you blew me off, I decided to throw a little party.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They were hardly out of sight before she blew out a breath so long it sounded as if she had been holding it for a year. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma blew kisses, which made Joey blush and look away. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

A tiger roared, a whistle blew, and Mr. Lemoncello entered the room, accompanied by Clarence, Clement, and what looked like a rare Bengal tiger. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

But the final blow may be around the corner. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Just a heavy blow. She’s hove down for repairs at the yard. What do you think of the new ketch?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped on the gas and rolled down the windows to blow out the bugs. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

My father gives an exasperated puff of air that could blow out birthday candles. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“He has to go,” she said, blowing on the hot coffee Tendai brought her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hold on tight to the top so it doesn’t blow away. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For a half second, Toby thought, What if I just blew it all up? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She missed me; the force of her blow was so strong that she fell down the steps, headlong, her aged body wedged in a narrow space between the fence and the bottom step. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As another prominent horn player says, “Sylvia can blow a house down.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Better that way, he thought—a gentle blow, else he might give himself away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun shone, rain fell, winds blew, currents flowed, the sea built up hills, the sea dug up valleys—the Tsimtsum did not care. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Turtle blew her nose loudly to keep from sobbing. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Welp, here goes nothing....I blow off a piece of lint and stick the thing into my mouth. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was cloudy outside and the wind was blowing hard down the valley. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he stopped, put the hobbits down, and raised his curled hands to his mouth so that they made a hollow tube; then he blew or called through them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was night when I arrived, and in my enthusiasm I started to blow the horn of my car. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

When I’m finally cried out, he gets up to give me a box of tissues and waits as I blow my nose. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Step off before the minute is up, and land mines blow your legs off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I tried not to look in their direction so I wouldn’t spoil my hooray feeling, but when the whistle blew for visitors to leave, I went to Andrea and stood beside her. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The factory whistle blew and the girls streamed out of the Castle Braid. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the refs whistle blew, Luke shot forward and took Herrera down almost immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There were a few strands of hair that had slipped down over his eyes, but the wind of his passage blew them away from his face again. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sailed out from between the dark cliffs, and on the sea was broad, bright morning, with a fair wind blowing from the north. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Mercy, boy, it weren’t that easy. I huffed and I puffed .. .” “And you blew the house down!” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

But now we had a month of onshore gales, blowing day in, day out—south winds, or south by east. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If one argued that earth, water and air all rotated together, so that they were all stationary with regard to each other, then why are there always violent winds blowing at the tops of mountains? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then more curses came soaring over Harry’s head, so close he felt the force of them blow his hair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He pulled out his handkerchief and blew his nose. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I blew up at dinner tonight. And then Mr. Patterson told me that Fred had wanted to give me the necklace,” I said, pulling it out from inside my shirt. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Leaves of unraveling newspaper blow into the rank water that runs in an open ditch; the newspaper wheels along the street, scattering its sheets onto the water, where they float as translucent squares of lace. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just had to figure out how not to blow it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When the whistle blew and the game started, Will’s buddies lost no time. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Ghosts poured from the angel’s huge metal hand, wielding knives and meat hooks, and the Tizerkane fought them off blow by blow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She suddenly pulled a whistle from her pocket and blew. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It raised a whip a second time, but the blow never fell. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The AC blew through the vents, batting at the little yellow cardboard tree hanging down from the rearview mirror. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He blew into his gloved hands and rubbed them together. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He held two fingers to his head and pretended to blow himself away. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I don’t have time to blow it out. What’s the point when this little one loves to grab everything she can get her tiny fingers around?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

While the rest of the group sips tea and discusses potential complications, I stand at the fence, blowing on Otto’s face and saying my good-byes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The first row of snake women wailed as the machine gun’s volley blew them into sulfurous yellow powder. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She tossed it on her plate and blew on her fingers where the bread had burned her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She pulled out an ancient black book to match the ancient green book, and blew away cobwebs from it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The sun sparkled on the ice and snow, and the wind blew the last clouds away. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Ewell’s fight in the north was stiffer, but down here the sound was softened; the wind was in the south, blowing toward the battle, blowing up between the lines. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Us walking with our heads down meant that the guys were convinced we were going to blow. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I remember that it was autumn, a bright, cool day; the leaves made a rustling sound when the wind blew, and some were turning yellow. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The orders for munitions on the part of the accused, said Yutar melodramatically, were enough to blow up Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They used to have intrigues among themselves, as always happens, and it would often come to blows and knives. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A terrific, painless blow had flattened him out. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“And the city fell shortly after, which means our boys dealt a decisive blow, fellas.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But in his mind, a cool wind started up and blew out of the ventilator grille at home, softly, softly, chilling his face. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

A breeze blew up, and it smelled like the marsh. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He landed a head-ringing blow to my eye, but I had him bloody and screaming by then. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

But inside my body I felt like a big bottle of warm Coke when you drop it in the grocery store and it begins to fizz out the top like a bomb about to blow. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dodge and turn, but he expects the blow, and I have to stumble inelegantly back, blocking yet another heavy chop of his blade. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then I heard a clear, piercing sound: the call of a hunting horn blowing in the woods. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She had not taken two steps before she felt the first blow strike her ribs and she fell on her knees, the breath knocked out of her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So likewise those living creatures that are enemies to poisonous things, and swallow them up without danger, may shew us that such poisons will cure the bitings and blows of those creatures. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Watching the neighborhood go by—the sagging row homes, potholed roads, trash blowing around, tree bark tagged with graffiti—I wonder if Boy21 will really visit me tonight. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, work was work and home was home, but for us, as for many people, the tragedy in Newtown shattered every window and blew down every fence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But the arms, shoulders and heads would be those of villeins, and the blows which rang, without removing many limbs, would be exchanged by the iron nobility. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, he dealt out some hefty blows and hard falls to make the more timid souls angry enough to retaliate. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And that—to use the kind of complex word you'd expect from a prodigy—blew. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I ducked in close and he kept hitting and hitting, but I was in too tight for him to land any solid blows. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Two kids I recognized from the camp’s security detail raised their guns at the PSFs, who blew them away in a cloud of fire. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: The Daily Prophet today—three wizards blowing up bridges to see how many Muggles they can kill with one blast—is that you? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Far down, the sea ferns moved as though a breeze were blowing there, and among them swam the devilfish trailing their long arms. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Really, what I want to do is say yes and then blow him off. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Lorena knows this is a low blow, and looks nervous right after she says it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This had earned me such a tremendous blow to the side of the head that today I was dizzy when I tried to stand or move about quickly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Horned King’s blade lashed against the weapon and shattered it with a single blow. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Pa chewed like his food might blow away if he didn’t eat it fast enough. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

As he swept, he snuffled and blew, following the path of his brush. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He waved and blew kisses to the audience as the curtain came down again, and then his face once again filled with anger. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I thought the thing in her hands was an umbrella until she cranked the pump and the shotgun blast blew the giant twenty feet backward, right into Nico’s sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“A pig mask. Okay. So let me guess, someone blew your house down?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Cap had bought the bracelet and had it engraved just so I wouldn’t feel bad about Dad blowing me off. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I could almost hear the beating of my own heart; and the blood surging through my temples sounded like blows from a hammer. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You sure is! Now blow out them candles, Baby Girl. Fore they run up in you grits.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The day is rainy, a breeze keeps blowing through the cacao. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know. But someone blew up a mountain,” I answer. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Ma’s first shot had blowed a hole in the piece of curtain and one of the gold tassels had busted out afire. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Both Benny Maestas and Jimmy Ortega were whacked with crude clubs, and Benny’s nose was broken; Jimmy sustained a huge bruise on his arm trying to ward off the blows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was blowing up in his face now. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The wind was blowing offshore, from the northwest. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picture myself blowing out a candle, and exhale slowly. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Her teacher called from backstage, and Angel blew Gerald a quick kiss. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When his chin went hard, he was really trying to hold down the lid on a private volcano, but sometimes the lid blew. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fumbles the dish and blows on her fingers. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He set the bowl on the railing and blew warmth into his hands, watching the cars pass on the two-lane in the distance. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She put the tube in her mouth and blew, her cheeks puffing out with the effort, then took a breath from it and passed it to me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The breeze blew again, and Anya saw the dark shape of a person crouched in the branches for a breath. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

They walked out into the chill, Dimple pulling her hoodie on, and Ashish blowing out a breath. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Crumbley had become a desiccated cast of himself, so fragile that a strong wind could blow him apart. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I press my lips flat on the cold mouthpiece and blow softly—not enough, and the note leaks out, like a tire deflating. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The next thing I know, she’s blowing smoke in my face again. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

We ran down the road - Rashid, Aunt Gloria, Mum, Dad, Kat and I - with coats flapping, umbrellas blowing inside out, hearts pounding, hopes rising, my hand shaking itself out. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the wind blew, and on the floor near the fire little Bethan, humming tunelessly, sorted acorns into families. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He put his hands on his hips and blew a frustrated breath into the air above his head. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And the smell of blue electricity blowing under the locked door. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cool wind had started to blow, chilling the sweat on my body, when Father Amadi blew the final whistle, three times with the last time drawn out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of it seemed to blow the room apart: Fragments of wood and paper and rubble flew in all directions, along with an impenetrable cloud of thick white dust. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The sun exploded the sky, just blew it up with the setting color, and that color came down into the water of the lake, lit the trees. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have seen enough—parents whose marriages blow apart, homes foreclosed on, family vehicles repossessed in the middle of the night, classmates who commit suicide—to know that life is not a Disney movie. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The wind blows hard and I shiver, even though Erin is on top of me now and her body is very warm. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One shot. No do-overs. This is your shot. Your opportunity to get out of this dump. Don’t blow it like I did.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Shortly afterward, the United States' own satellite blew up on the launchpad. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta was discovering her longer legs, dodging and dashing off, avoiding Fern’s blows. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She plucked a tissue out of the box on her nightstand and wiped her eyes and blew her nose. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

An officer was riding toward him; there was a violent blow. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that’s right. After you blew your basketball career, you became a scum- sucking lawyer.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Odysseus rolled his head to one side softly, ducking the blow, and smiled a crooked smile with teeth clenched. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if Deen thought of her when he felt it blow. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was a gray day and a chill wind was blowing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her second blow wounded the left side of the doghouse gravely and her last put it out of its misery. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

A warm wisp of tunnel air blew in his face and then passed by him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Almost at a stroke, just 168 men had dealt a devastating blow to the greatest empire on earth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She tossed it repeatedly until the breeze blew the chaff away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark by then, and the snow blew past my window in a pale blur. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I glanced over and saw strands of hair blowing all around her face. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

If they make mistakes, Lord, blow the whistle because you’re the great referee. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blow out a deep breath but don’t answer. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They took the cage to the roof one Saturday, where the wind blew and so did the musicians in shirts billowing out behind them. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pushed into the cab and he blew away the ash from the engineer’s seat and put the boy at the controls. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She even wore little padded gloves to help soften the blows. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“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

“We’d better hurry and get across before they blow it up,” I said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sissy brought Francie a present, a corncob pipe that you blew into and a rubber hen popped up and swelled over the pipe bowl. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice and his loudspeaker jingle bells are muted by the dusty glass; he rocks back and forth behind his mechanical reindeer, looking soggy, blowing kisses to the crowd. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

One surprised Chiron with a glancing blow to the back legs, and he stumbled and fell. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Chips and the dust of rocks blew back at him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As I sat there watching Dad tidy his paperwork, empty his pencil sharpener, and blow the dust off his glass paperweights, I vowed never to become a heartless, blind-eye hypocrite like him. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then he felt a cold breeze on the back of his neck and sat bolt upright — Peeves the Poltergeist had been floating next to him, blowing hard in his ear. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I puffed my cheeks and blew as hard as I could. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m out there blowing snot all over myself.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I steeled myself against the blows that were sure to come. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It didn’t come with a fanfare of angels blowing trumpets and I didn’t reflect on it right away. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The two traded blows back and forth, and for the moment, James was holding his own. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

When the September winds blew the downy milkweed seeds to new soil, Chup was gone, too. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

So many sounds of bugs and the wind blowing leaves. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

After that first professional fight he remembered walking out into the night, his face still stinging from the blows he had received, and feeling taller than he had ever thought possible. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only a light cross-course breeze blowing in off the Pacific. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She was looking at Pa’to’ch, and the hair was blowing around her face. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I blew some eraser dust off the paper and into the dark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Fezzik charged the boulder again, again spun, and again he knew the power of the blow the man in black had taken. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “He done try to blow my head off Spencer. He done try to kill me to steal Leroy’s money!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But it was obvious that the new assignments were its death blow. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

And the cool bay wind blew in through the broken windows. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the night of September third, 1940, and in a little while a bomb was going to fall from the sky and blow a giant hole in the house. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Rufus looked as if he were about to blow a valve. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He can earn $2,000 to $3,000 in a single large smuggling operation but blow it in a day on heroin, which he likes to mix with cocaine. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The Duchess took her mixture faithfully, watching through the years as her husband and her mother blew kisses at each other behind her back. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The cold wind blew, banging the crippled doors as we went inside. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When he looked up, I stared him ag­gressively in the eyes and I blew on the whistle a few times. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ships of Braavos sail as far as the winds blow, to lands strange and wonderful, and when they return their captains fetch queer animals to the Sealord's menagerie. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then the class captain would blow his whistle and we’d march in a single file to our classrooms, long­ing for winter already, greeted instead by the specter of yet another long school year. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The coach blows his whistle and all the guys gather around him for a minute while he talks. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I could stand on my head and blow bubbles out of my ears, and she wouldn’t be impressed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She blew through special machines, had a blood sample taken to measure her capacity for absorbing oxygen, and underwent a chest exam. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“One blow will crush a seal’s skull,” he said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He touched the edge of the blade to mark where the blow must fall, and Ygritte shivered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Victor jumped on Arthur and started pummeling him furiously, landing roundhouse blows to his head so fast that his arms were a blur, like the nylon strings on a Weed Whacker. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rush of wind blows through the two small windows. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The wind blew down the valley, picking up dust and straws, and grew stronger and harsher as it went south. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the third asking Tehlu sprang across the line and he struck each of them a great blow, driving them to the ground. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The wind was blowing from west to east, blowing the smoke of the muck fire through the starry sky. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water monster blew upon it and small embers ignited. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He supposedly was just “blowing off some steam online.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In autumn the leaves come blowing, yellow and brown. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But with every blow I land I feel another equal to it ring my own ears, my neck, the back of my head. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head felt like a balloon that was swelling up and about to blow into another massive head fracture. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She had on a blue striped head rag and a dirty faded old feed-sack dress that blew in the wind against her knobby legs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Because I could not stop for death he kindly stopped for me, or paused at least to strike a glancing blow with his sky-blue mouth as he passed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very high winds have been recorded on the surface of Mars, and sometimes nearly the entire surface of the planet is obscured by blowing dust. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had four daughters and one son, and they learned through their children that the wind of the gods’ favor never blows steadily for long. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Intercepted by Bergner! Having a girl come to the rescue, that must be a blow.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

As it kicked at the dog, the horse caught the woman in the chest with a glancing blow. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

One mistake and the musket could blow up your hand. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

A breeze was blowing in off the sea, and the silk scarf wrapped around his neck billowed out behind him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like he made the bombs that blew up this place.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We blew noisemakers and wore party hats and threw confetti. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The noise was a swelling tide: horses blowing and whickering, lords shouting commands, men-at-arms trading curses, camp followers squabbling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The meteorite itself would vaporize instantly, but the blast would blow out a thousand cubic kilometers of rock, earth, and superheated gases. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Far away, coming from the edge of town, I heard whistles blow. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally put together the breathing—how to blow out all my air while under the surface, just how much to roll my head—and I’d stopped slapping the water with every stroke. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

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

The leaves tossed with a rushing sound and the scent of wild gardenias hidden somewhere in the trees blew from the shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the whistle blew three times to signal the end of the game, the Under Thirteens had won, 5-1. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She could light them with her own fire, make a wish, and blow them out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

After the snow, there came a freezing gale that blew for days and days without stopping. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The referee put the ball down and blew his whistle. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snow blew through a crack in the mud, falling on their hair. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

That’s a body blow to my whole body: the lower half that wanted this and the upper half that warned me about it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I feel her breath as she blows the prayer over me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A stream of flame jutted from the rest of the fire and toward his mouth, but he blew it back in before it went anywhere. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I blow air out in a great big sigh. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lit the cigarette and blew out a cloud of smoke. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The trees were sparser up here, and the wind blew more vigorously, sharp gusts that tugged at her clothing and pushed her hair into her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The wind was blowing from the west, and it was difficult to be certain but he thought he heard the low hum of an engine. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were seventy-sevens and came with a whishing rush of air, a hard bright burst and flash and then gray smoke that blew across the road. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Go away,” muttered Kuda as he blew on the hot tea. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A breeze laden with the rich odor of livestock blew against her face. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom blows on one, then gives it to Penny, who proceeds to stuff the whole thing in her mouth. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I said it aloud, screamed it, and the blows seemed to emphasize my words. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Virginia blows bubbles and grasps my finger even tighter. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I blew it, I just know it!” she wailed. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“The main road crosses a gorge. We blow the bridge, no one can follow.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He glanced at me and then blew on his tea to cool it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately upon it came the thunder: a high, tearing noise, as though some huge thing were being ripped to pieces close above, which deepened and turned to enormous blows of dissolution. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night we sat around the fire and talked while the wind blew and the waves crashed against the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day was warm, and the breeze which blew from the river was very pleasant She removed her hat and laid it on the piano. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hedge looked like he might smack Frank in the face, or at least blow the whistle really loud. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“So I crossed my heart and hoped to die,” Beck told me good-naturedly as we stood in the blowing snow and waning light. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He went red in the face, but turned and grinned as he passed, and then started to blow again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind blows out the candle, and the monsoon rain begins to fall. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A coldness passing through its root-beer-colored bricks, invading its rooms and blowing out the vigil light burning in the hall. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When the wind blew from the north, long plumes of ice crystals flew from the high peaks like banners. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Each night before she blew out the last candle, she would labor over the page, picking out letters and sometimes even words that were familiar to her. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had seen to the weather, Billy cleared each nostril by holding its mate closed with his forefinger and blowing fiercely. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta remained cool and then blew dust off the needle to show me she knew what she was doing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It blew her hair away from her face and the misery of her sleepless night began to subside. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky darkened, the clouds lowered, and the wind blew like a charging buck. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hardening his will Sam thrust forward once again, and halted with a jerk, staggering as if from a blow upon his breast and head. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A hot wind blows into my face, forcing tears from my eyes before I can stop them, until I can hardly see where I am going. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His ears seemed suddenly clear, so that he heard the chickens cackling and the east wind blowing over the ground. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The barge was empty, and from the blow it sounded as if our arrival to Flushing had been announced with a Chinese gong. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The wind blew in fierce gusts as we left the village, stinging our faces with sand. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The miracle of Shin’s friendship with Park is how quickly it blew up the box. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I raised the rake over my head again, closed my eyes and swung it like I was Paul Bunyan chopping down a tree with one blow. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Streams and veils of light hung like curtains, looped and festooned on invisible hooks hundreds of miles high or blowing out sideways in the stream of some unimaginable wind. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

At eight o'clock the wind was blowing more strongly, but Lombard did not hear it. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Or sometimes people see a teenager and they blow him off. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

At the front of the pack was a large ghost who held his bearded head under his arm, from which position he was blowing the horn. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She put her hands to her face and waited for the blow she’d always feared to descend. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A breeze started to blow, and you could feel that the air came from the sea. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

His blade wedged in the wood, and she jumped toward him, letting the force of his own blow snap the upper part of the staff straight into his face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The blow had splintered his jaw, shattered his front teeth, and left him four lips where other men had but two. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The spring breeze blows on our faces, gentle and warm. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She was serene and purposeful as always when death turned his attention to someone who belonged to her, as she was when death breathed in her father’s wispy hair and blew the strands about. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shush, shush, I can’t pick you all up at the same time,” she said to the crying children, who all needed to blow their noses. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina blew out a breath and settled for glowering at no one. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Or the black-dust blizzard of 1923—remember that?—when dirty snow blew down from North Dakota, seven-foot snowdrifts covered entire sections of the city, and people didn’t leave their houses for weeks? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The death blow to the Aristotelian/Ptolemaic theory came in 1609. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She removed her pearl-gray, skintight kid gloves, blew into each finger, smoothed and folded them and placed them on the piano. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, so 1 came to cut my throat along with the rest of us idiots,” Panky cackled sardonically, slapping Amarante’s shoulder, the force of his blow almost knocking them both over. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When children heard the whistle blow, they stopped playing and ran home. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

But I could still see Uncle Camp, same as if he was laying right there with his brains blowed out, and it made me sick. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

At one point she reached for a sheet of felt and blew her nose. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Then he looked for his sword that he had let fall; for even as he struck his blow his arm was numbed, and now he could only use his left hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

All the way to wherever we’re going the girls belt out pop tunes and blow at my face or stick their fingers in my ears. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

At last she blew out the light, and slid down under the quilts. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The wind blows north," Dad had to shout, “from Normandy, over the Channel, smacks into these cliffs and alley-oop, a thermal updraft! Perfect for kites!" Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then she leans forward and blows the candles out. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I catch it, give it a delicate sniff, and blow a kiss back in the general direction of the giver. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But the rash Arnold saw a chance to strike a crucial blow. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blew my breath out and took a look around. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I blow on my tea to help it cool. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Without answering and before he realized what he was doing, he whirled, his eyes wide with fear and his hand half-raised, as though to ward off a blow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The separator swallowed the bundles, the golden straw blew out in a golden cloud, the wheat streamed golden-brown out of the spout, while the men hurried. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was oddly colorless, with transparent eyelashes, wispy hair, and an insubstantial air, as though a single gust of wind might blow him away. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He nodded and she took a deep breath and let go of his arm, and with the wind roaring and blowing hard, she slowly walked the rest of the way by herself. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes, blow air out of my mouth and walk faster. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a breeze blowing down the hill and the men had gathered outside, standing on the sidewalks, their hands behind their backs, talking amiably. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warm air blew wisps of damp fog about us. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A whistle blew, the school doors opened, and the line started to shuffle forward. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

And when he blew out the candles on the cake, hadn’t he made a wish? The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom, I know. I’ll be fine,” I insisted, lifting the cup of latte and blowing at the steam. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

No one knew about why Tad had been in the school when Diana had tried to blow them up. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As the fan blew upon it, the flame of the votary candle swayed and flickered. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

A slight breeze blew now, and little boats sailed down to the mouth of the river and the bay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drove into a wind quartering in from my starboard bow and felt the buffeting, sometimes staggering blows of the gale I helped to make. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

His flank had stung from the blow, but that egg had been worth it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Must have been quite a blow. After you’d been counting on a big piece of money like that.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie had had to learn to be calm under pressure—even when he felt like he was about to blow. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You are to sit down and map out what would be a savage blow.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Despite this second blow, after a few minutes the stricken man gasped violendy and began breathing again. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The wind blew even harder, sending a swirl of dust over the basin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could have settled her with a well-planted blow; but he would not strike: he would only wrestle. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What you gone do if Miss Hilly and them ladies tell your husband you got a maid out here? Ain’t that gone blow your cover r “I’ve already worked that out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Galadriel Hopkins shifted her bubble gum to the front of her mouth and began to blow gently. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The old man remained unmoved, but after the first few blows, the lord began to howl with pain. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

As Dill walked home, a brisk wind blew, drying the leaves, which skittered and danced in front of him in the moonlit shadows. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He took a large golden whistle from his waistcoat pocket and blew into it lightly to make sure there was no dust in it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

They’re afraid of Pilar’s curiosity as if it were a stick of dynamite that could blow apart their lives. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Great!” she tells me, and blows her whistle. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Lola sat herself down on the edge of the bed and blew dramatically through her cheeks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Lyra trembled at the weight of Arose blows. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher blows a whistle, calling kids’ names one at a time. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins blew out the light very early, and went away as hurriedly as though all the winds of the world were blowing behind her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounded nasal, as if she needed to blow her nose. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He grew up running around their house wearing her neon vest, blowing her whistle. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

We waited for the wind to blow from heaven while I prayed silently, “May Allah bless us. May Allah bless us. May Allah bless us.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Open country with the ash blowing over the road. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t the blowing of the wind or the falling of a twig. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As she walked along, she picked up a small conch shell and began to blow a song into it. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t he know there’s a war going on ?” Colonel Cathcart yelled out suddenly, and blew with vigorous disbelief into the open end of his cigarette holder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He cupped his hands around his mouth to blow warm air on them and was then hit with a wave of self-conscious anxiety. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mirage-gray at the bottom of their granite canyons, the hot streets wavered in the sun, the car tops sizzled and glittered, and the dry, cindery dust blew into my eyes and down my throat. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And just then, a large wind blew in from the north and the flower on the table split from its stem and fell at my feet. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the dock guard tower, a popcorn stand on stilts where somebody’s dad sits with enough firepower to blow us all to smithereens. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind blows out of the desert, knocking us hard against the cliff face, and I almost lose control of the ropes again. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mom rolled her eyes, which she knew Nana hated, and blew a cloud of smoke into the air. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’d heard the grunt of exertion escape his lips as the blow landed, seen the momentary bulge of his eyes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The 587th suffered some terrible blows in Smolensk—not all of them in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The Ladybug was making whistling noises as she breathed, and the Earthworm was coiled up like a spring at one end of his hammock, wheezing and blowing through his open mouth. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Another night, though, several roof shingles blew off. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cold was ferocious, a hammer blow that nearly forced the air out of his lungs. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He must know how much I’d like to blow his brains out with his own gun. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And longtime congressman John Lewis, a veteran civil rights activist and moving spirit of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, denounced the ruling as a major blow to minorities in the United States. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The force of the blasts blows him back against the door jamb. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Their vests were like capes, and their whistles blew some kind of magic tone that forced drivers to hit brakes. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

As he sped around the truck down the country road he blew an angry blast on his horn. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Each one was secured to the next, so as not to blow off in a storm. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t have been surprised if this was a hurricane blowing in. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

With a long, theatrical moan, Kid Sampson made a pistol of his thumb and forefinger and blew his own brains out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A whistle blows, and then Coach West breaks us apart. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When the song is over, we blow out our candles. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He’d have liked nothing better than to blow something up, but it was clear to everyone, himself included, that he and his powder were on hand as a last resort. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Blood streaked Gwydion’s face where an unlucky blow had slashed his cheekbone and forehead. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Smoke blows across fields and there’s the sweet smell of turf fires. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A fierce wind blew into the car, accompanied by the sound of waves crashing on the shore. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Lizzie was in that house,’’Turner repeated.“Did you blow a shotgun off above her, too?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the biggest blow to my mother came when her friend Velma Stewart announced that she and her husband had put a down payment on a house in a suburb called Park Forest. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Who knows what death camp ashes blew daily through the head of Mrs. Finestein, in those years right after the war? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She could feel how tense he was, how close to blowing up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In the seconds it took to really get going, cake flour blew up from the mixing bowl and swirled around the room, recipes flapped off the counter and caught fire on the stovetop. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and wished I could go to California and then I huffed and puffed, trying to blow out every single candle. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A hot, foul wind blew down the street, clogging my throat and making my eyes water. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then, after a minute or two that seemed to last for hours, the mine whistle blew. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He threw wood on the fire and blew until it flamed, then banked the flames to last and went down to the lake. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought there might be blows, so I jumped up. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

All at once, the door swings open, blowing the sack against my cheeks, and I hear running footsteps down the hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but Needles was with us too," I said quickly, hoping that Needles's name would soften the blow, since she had a soft spot for him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The wind blew a low, plaintive moan, the beginning note of a lamenting song. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And Nhamo was left with the wind blowing out of the forest and the fireflies hovering over the lucerne. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doubtfully, Ralph laid the small end of the shell against his mouth and blew. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He had, in fact, bought two tickets and had gotten a kick out of deciding which blows he would call for. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She braced herself for him to turn around, to blow her cover, but he just stood with his back to her, his head tilted like he was listening to something. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We stand side by side, watching the musician’s slide dance up and down, the brass blowing jazz. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The art of provocation was unknown to me, and I would sit with his map upon my lap, the wind blowing my dull, lanky hair, happy in his silence yet eager for his words. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“This is where the blow struck my helmet. There is a dent as large as a basin.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

It blew away, though not out of memory. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fill my lungs with air and float on top of the water, then blow out all my breath and sink to the bottom. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Three lightning-fast blows followed by a thunk as Bruiser Bulk hit the canvas. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

John's right hand played piano on her ribs, and his mouth blew a piccolo on her breasts. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

There she was with her hair blowing softly around her face and her shoulders moving with the gentle sway of the boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

When Ted Lavender was shot in the head, the men talked about how they’d never seen him so mellow, how tranquil he was, how it wasn’t the bullet but the tranquilizers that blew his mind. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keys depressed, cymbals crashed, pipes blew compressed air into clarinets and oboes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Ugwu went back to the bathroom and dried Baby with a towel and then hugged her, blew against her neck. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe a pole blew down somewhere and the phone rang by itself” But hadn’t he heard a click, which meant someone had hung up far away? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blew into it, his red cheeks filling it with breath and spittle, creating screeching noises, nothing approximating music. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When we blow the notes through the mutes in our trombone bells, the sound is rounded, soft and muffled, as if underwater. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“A draft? Sure, there's a hurricane blowing over the landing. I can hardly stand upright.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

A breeze blows through the palms below, rustling their branches, so they whisper like voices. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She blew on the coffee through pursed lips. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He felt the gales then, sucking into the cyclone so that it blew past him from behind, ripping at his clothes and hair like they were shredded flags caught in a storm. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m getting tired of saying this: Don’t blow yourself up!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I really blew it,” Seth said, palms pressed against his temples. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

No use protesting; the blows multiplied and, in the end, one still had to hand them over. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Powell brings up his knife for one final blow. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The caged flowers blew with faint sighs of warning. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d only had to say how the hate mail she was receiving made her want to go blow something up to prove to people how necessary the bill was to catch Tim’s attention. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And Colonel Cathcart had roared away as abruptly as he’d come, whipping the jeep around with a vicious spinning of wheels that sent a spray of fine grit blowing into Major Major’s face. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Leave me alone,” Mrs. Das said, blowing on her nail and turning her body slightly. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I never thought there was anything powerful enough to blow out a steel tube like this. Bursting pressure’s got to be in the neighborhood of twenty thousand pounds per square inch, even with the weld.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the club car he found a stack of paper plates and he blew the dust from them and put them inside his parka and that was all. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Side by side, they had endured the suffering, the blows; they had waited for their ration of bread and they had prayed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Twice in a day,” Princesse agreed, the wind blowing through her skirt. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

In the sports car, as they drove through the salt marshes that led back to the coast, Mrs. Levy, pulling her blowing fur up closer around her neck said, “I’m establishing a foundation.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” he said, blowing out a plume of smoke. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The blow to morale was more of our own doing than anything the enemy had accomplished with its army. We were defeating ourselves.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

That mine are still strong, despite the blows. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clouds were blowing in from the west, hiding the stars, and the Wailing Tower screamed mournfully at every gust of wind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Alex,” he began, “what you are after is to see that the Nazis don’t blow us up.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point the priest left and I told the story about the travelling salesman who arrived at five o’clock in the morning at Marseilles when the mistral was blowing. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

This kind of wind blew in clear weather. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cool wind was blowing on her terrace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dust and sand blew off of it in spiraling streams to reveal…. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Great strength was needed for those blows. They have penetrated the muscle.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the morning of the fifteenth of March, and over the Vale of Anduin the Sun was rising above the eastern shadow, and the south-west wind was blowing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The fair wind, once heaven set it blowing, never failed. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bronn blew gently on the fire, and the flames leapt up higher. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

People hurried past him while he stood there with his book open, an October gust blowing in his face. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When you put it in your mouth and blow, a white puff comes out. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I know she wants to add “Like you blew me off yesterday?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As I walked, the wind picked up, blowing my suit jacket open and making my eyes water. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She sat down and blew out the candles. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I joined the ranks of the Artificery, studying how to blow glass, mix alloys, draw wire, inscribe metal, and sculpt stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The second strikes a tenement, blowing away the top floors. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I passed her, but she caught up to me at the door and blew upward to stir an errant strand of hair out of her sepia-brown eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The rain had stopped but the sky was dark and the wind was blowing hard. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As he set it down, the earth rocked and the bright grass blew. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her hair blew around, and a pair of huge sunglasses hid most of her face. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The wind blew out sprays of it like mist and in this mist there were the colors of the rainbow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Plus, I have to smoke in here because it’s about the only room in the house without a ceiling fan to blow ashes everywhere. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Now for the first time, at just the wrong time, the acute depression hit him a blow to the brain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of this was in the frozen wind that blew through him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the third blow, a glob of blood and mucus and chickpea went flying out and hit the floor in front of Pastor Pike. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The force of the blow almost knocked the stick from her hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The music dissolved into dreamy shattering of glass, like a thousand chimes blowing gently in the breeze. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Education meant so much to her, and she didn’t want me to blow up the opportunities that she had worked hard to provide for me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A few snowflakes blew past in a hurry, which is how most people went by too, all huddled together and their heads down and their arms close in. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mac led the way back to the kitchen and found some tissues so Alex could blow his nose. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, a week after the audition, I came home from school and saw a boy blowing big, splendid soap bubbles that shimmered with colors in the sunlight. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. Now leave your lips open and blow a steady stream of air across the hole like this.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

One of his punches finally connects, a blow to the shoulder that tears a cry from me. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We're not packed as tightly as we were upon our arrival, but it's ironic—now I wish for that closeness to insulate me from the icy air blowing in. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“For like a true friend, you are the buffer between Hamlet and the world's sharp blows.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

McManus had just begun speaking into the phone when right in front of his eyes the top of the molasses tank blew straight into the air, then fell with a roar to the ground. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“And yet,” said I, “beneath the surface of the earth, the sapper-composer would not constantly be exhausted by the particles striking the eye. The eye would have rest. No longer would the face receive blows.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The boy screamed and shrank to the dirt as the blows continued. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I blew the air out of my cheeks and shook my head. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sun came out, suddenly, so strong and full that it made him dodge as from a blow; a million bits of sparkle pained his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They landed in the water at the same instant the Coral Queen’s fuel tank blew up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate troll fought back pathetically, even managing to land a few glancing blows. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Van Hooten, his violin case slung over his shoulder, blew into the brownstone right before dinner began, exclaiming over the severe weather. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Uh, not really. I mean”—Don’t blow this, Matt—“I mean, we met, once. Twice. Kinda.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I waved at her; she blew me a kiss. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the guy opposite strumming his washboard, watched him blowing his horn. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Sir Mador came from his recess at the south end of the lists, and proclaimed the accusation while his herald blew. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

To say that the wind is blowing with you or against you is too simple. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh!” said the Savage, as though some one had struck him a heavy blow'. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just.like the wind blowing against me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Without saying a word to Celaena, he strode up the steps to the palace, his red cape blowing in the wind. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She says, “Sometimes the rain blows in under the door—and it does look like it’ll rain—and that can ruin the whole bag. So keep it high and dry.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

She gathered up the matches before they could blow away, and stored Mother’s picture in the pot. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that there would be mansions and orchards everywhere and that nuts and fruit would fall down and roll through the streets whenever the wind blew the trees. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

If my poor husband was alive and I told him what you did he’d say you struck a blow, Frank McCourt, struck a blow. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A chill wind was blowing and the sun lit the mountain peaks with golden reflections. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They restored the planet again; only when I tried to sit, they shocked me and blew it up. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, what about that storm that blew the crooked road straight?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I lifted my hands as if fending off a blow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was no delay on the timer at alL If he managed to press the detonator button, the ship would blow at once. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Whistles blew, but an all-out brawl started as all the players on the ice went after each other. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wind still blew bitterly, but she didn’t even notice. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

And once, when the wind was blowing the right way, she thought she heard music. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re both missing the point. You don’t call attention to one little hiccup. You wait for it to blow over. Turning it into a big deal makes the whole town look bad!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

After an hour or so, an officer blew a whistle and everyone jumped to attention. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Iorek’s was in much better condition, for all its ugliness: dented, but intact, standing up far better to the great sledgehammer blows of the bear-king, and turning aside those brutal six-inch clam. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But as we stand over the gravestone she will share with Grandpa, listening to Ruth blow her nose, I imagine that the stone belongs to someone else. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“We should have the blow darts ready just in case, but the idea is to follow, not fight,” said Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Gregor lifted his sister high in the air and blew a loud raspberry on her stomach. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The flickering light became brighter and the blows of the thunder were only just bearable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Alec had thrown the last blow of the axe to make it happen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

At last Ralph induced him to hold the shell but by then the blow of laughter had taken away the child's voice. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Likewise, Adele’s 2008 cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Make You Feel My Love’ ends each line of the first verse on two anticipated beats: ‘blowing in your face ... on your case . . . warm embrace’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Coach blew his whistle, but Guzzo just stared dead at me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She blew the smoke through her nose and, watching it disappear in the air, asked, “This is crude, isn’t it?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A cold breeze blew past them, making Nehemia’s multitude of fine, thin braids sway. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“You heard what Prince Cardan said by the river—he just wants you to give up. It’s a blow to his pride, and it hurts his status, you acting like you’re not afraid of him.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I cracked a pod from the stem and blew into the silk-lined hollow, sending the remaining puffs sailing, a snowy shower rising, vanishing into the clouds. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Rooster Jim pulled an enormous blue bandanna from his pocket and blew his nose with astonishing energy. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The veils would keep the wind from blowing sand into her mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By the time Ralph finished blowing the conch the platform was crowded. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Stunned by the blows, the old man was crying: “Meir, my little Meir! Don’t you recognize me ... You’re killing your father... I have bread . . . for you too . .. for you too . . .” He collapsed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The defeat at Fallen Timbers was a severe blow to the Indigenous nations of the Ohio Country, but they would reorganize their resistance during the following decade. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He usually didn’t blow his cool that easily, particularly with someone like Brother Leon. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was warm enough and there was no snow blowing in their faces. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inconceivable, inconceivable that one blow could cause such pain! 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah. I know how to blow a rack,” he says, throwing a little pride. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I looked closely and saw blond braids blowing beneath a pink hat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

So I dozed and floated on the clouds of Farsi that blew my way from the front seat of Dayi Jamsheed’s SUV. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The way in which they all blew the smoke from their cigars out of their noses and mouths in particular led one to conclude that they were very irritated. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stayed in my closet until the noon whistle began to blow at the Snapfinger Volunteer Fire Department. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wednesday night is laundry night—the clothes blowing clean on the line above my grandfather's garden. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I was confused, I was desperate, I was angry; yet I lacked the courage to even face the thought of blowing up the kindergarten where Wilfred’s son attended. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like to take on anything I can’t blow away.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I did not know of what she spake, whether of that night or another night; whether of a kiss, a touch, or a blow. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bright plastic bags blew across its viscous, weedy surface like subtropical flying-flowers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cupped her hands and blew into her new mittens. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As I lay on my side, staring at a pool of white moonlight on the wooden floor, a gust of wind blew the curtains out, long and pale as ghosts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I listen to the grunt, the blow of the hammer, the grunt, the blow, like the sound of a leaky heart. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He faced front and blew a plume of fire. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Outside, the March wind blew into the rip in her dress. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind whistled over the settlements in the afternoon, and the farmers began to set out mile-long windbreaks of eucalyptus to keep the plowed topsoil from blowing away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Flatnose took a handkerchief out of his pants pocket and noisily blew his nose. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He ducked his head under water and blew his nose clean, then surfaced, forcing himself to be silent. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

At least, during all that time, we endured neither shouting nor blows. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the blow of it but I swallowed the hurt and said, "I'm sure she feels the same for you." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For several days a northern blizzard had been blowing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rain was blowing through the screen and I walked across the room to shut the window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It stands there, in the earth, quivering with the force of my blow. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think there was anything over there anybody would care about if we blew it up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The hair on their foreheads fluttered and flames blew out sideways from the fire. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Or the sky would open up and blow me away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

One army abandons the field almost immediately after the first blow has been struck; its opponents declare victory and are rapidly joined by deserters from the other side. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

No way to explain what happened “blows and scores” ago, but right now they had the upper hand. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a hard task catching fish every day, especially if the wind was blowing and the waves were high. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

From within the room came the sound of blows, and an occasional cry. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He blew it aside with a gust of wind, then cut through a line of sword-wielding ghouls and noticed a dozen suitors regrouping by the fountain to charge Annabeth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, it isn’t about you doing anything. When you brush it off like I’m making it up or blowing things out of proportion, it makes me feel like my feelings don’t matter to you.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I picked him up by his wings, blew him off, and dropped him in the “dead” pouch. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A circus could not survive if it blew its route. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“There’s a hurricane blowing outside that motel where Tater and Duke are being held hostage, too,” Fred reminded him. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At the summit of the slope she looked for the last time at the Dust stream, with the clouds and the wind blowing across it and the moon standing firm in the middle. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But they really found the chickens in the desert without a drop of blood inside. They were blowing around like dry cantaloupe skins.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stray pieces escaped my grip and blew across the street. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“The storms did you a kindness, blowing you to my door,” Lord Godric said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A curl that hadn’t been contained by her hood blew into her eyes, and she pushed it away. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She blew out some smoke and gave me a smile and put the cigarette back in her mouth. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I blew gently on the fragile flames and saw one skinny twig start to burn, then another. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When we hang them on the line to dry, we hope they'll blow away in the night breeze but they don't. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

They wave and blow mock kisses from their candy stands and ticket booths and from the bumper-car rink. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind blew harder; a gust caught the pamphlets and swirled them off the card table. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The wind blows my hair across my face, cutting my vision into strips, and I leave it there. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Seven took the vials out of her coat pocket as Valley pulled out five blow darts and began filling them with the dangerous purple poison. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Each blow sent a shock up his arm almost to the shoulder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a hankie and blew his nose. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

And in Oregon on a rainy Sunday, moving through an endless muddy puddle, a right rear tire blew out with a damp explosion. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning, after Miss Lumley blows a thin metallic note on her pitch pipe, we stand up to sing “God Save the King.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her head and shoulders were in the open and the wind was blowing in her hair. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Macy asked as she sat down on my bed and blew her bangs out of her face. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Later in the evening, when the sparks from the campfire were curling into a starry sky, the conch horn blew again, and we all filed back to our cabins. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I blow on it and take a grateful sip. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I don't think my sister derived any pleasure from blowing my carefully crafted reality to pieces, but maybe she couldn't handle being alone in her teen angst. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“These?” said Wemmick, getting upon a chair, and blowing the dust off the horrible heads before bringing them down. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I have a memory of ducking down to avoid a blow, raising mv hands. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She blew the whistle, and soon a white cloud of dust began to rise from the scuffling feet of the two sides. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I wish I could blow on a dandelion puffball and see its dust scatter. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The ref handed me the ball and then blew his whistle. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

In another photo she’s on a street made of gold, blowing a kiss to the camera. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A shell hit a caisson; it blew up in a great black tower of smoke, small black fragments whirling up into the air, fine dust sifting down everywhere, settling on the lips, into the eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as he stripped off its sheathing, a dark odor of lightning blew through the earth. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s just fine with me,” he announced gladly, and blew out a shrill series of whistles up into his mustache. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was also not above hitting him when necessary—usually a direct fist blow to the middle of his back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“One day man will release and control its almost infinite power. We cannot prevent him from doing so and can only hope that he will not use it exclusively in blowing up his next-door neighbor.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted you crows to think he had it in his power to blow your bloody Wall down about your knees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A tropical wave blew through the Keys on the Saturday before Labor Day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Javi’s strong arm held Max to him like he was terrified a wind was about to blow them apart. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Black Tortoise blew on it, a calm, controlled gust of air. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The air was cold and she blew her breath into the wolverine trim of her parka hood. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trees that earlier seemed to be standing still, now blowing around. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“He never did say who blew him up.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She says it’s disgusting to watch somebody keep blowing her nose. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah,” I answered shyly, blowing my nose. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the violent gale, which didn’t stop blowing until 7:30 p.m., prevented them from mobilizing as early as they’d hoped. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Two blows, and he’d be on the ground, struggling to breathe. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Life, too, is senseless unless you know who you are, what you want, and which way the wind blows. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a sharp left, racing forward, blowing through several stop signs without a pause. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Hugh blows the yucca pollen off his blackened shrimp while I push back the sleeves of my borrowed sport coat and search the meat tower for my promised potatoes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When the horn blows, I nearly jump out of my skin. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The best-looking girls blink a lot, say, “Hey, Boy21,” blow him kisses, and even reach up to touch his silver helmet in a sexy way. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd forgotten even to make a wish, and if he hadn’t been surprised he would have been able to blow out all six candles. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She adjusted her hair after a gust of wind blew it across her face. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The mill whistles blew for the first shift. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

By then they were in amongst the camp, riding past the ordered rows of tents, the blowing banners, and the stacks of shields and spears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Margo Roth Spiegelman, whose stories of epic adventures would blow through school like a summer storm: an old guy living in a broken-down house in Hot Coffee, Mississippi, taught Margo how to play the guitar. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It never occurred to me that one man could start to play with the faith of fifty million people--with the single-mindedness of a burglar blowing a safe. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Burdow didn’t look at the man; he gathered up some bags of groceries and walked out of the store stiffly, almost as if he expected a blow in the back. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blow hurt not only his hands but his shoulder too. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had known that it never pays to attach yourself to something that is likely to blow away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He put his ax in his mouth and blew, but instead of the horn making music it seemed like Steady made it talk. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Hair blew in a faint, smoky scent of mesquite. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I’m listening, but I also hear rushing cars, wind blowing leaves from trees. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Julie put in the great-aunt story because she thought we might have to blow the place up with her inside. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But as the days passed and the rumblings failed to develop into anything dramatic, people grew restless, and the view became general that the volcano wasn’t going to blow after all. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She placed the torn end in her mouth and blew. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

All in all, he was pleased with the change, although he missed the doves cooing on the roof and the wind blowing through the poppies. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a Santa Ana wind blew in, in the middle of the night. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Ernie blew breath like he always did when he was irritated. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

A stinging wind blew in a silver mist and the cold rock was hard and unyielding. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve hidden us all,” Duny said, sullenly, for his head hurt from his father’s blow, and the working of the doubled incantation had drained his strength. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll stay till the wind changes,” she said shortly, and she blew out her candle and got into bed. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

A cold, cutting wind blew relentlessly down the racecourse at Griinau. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Peeves puffed out his cheeks, blew hard, and zoomed backward out of the room, cackling. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Simply do not have the energy to blow whistle. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The air was so clouded with blowing dirt that men waded through drifts a foot and a half deep. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

But Iorek hadn’t finished yet, and Will was still weak and dizzy from the blow, and didn’t quite trust his feet, so they stayed where they were. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Do I look like I blow truckers for food stamps?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The wind was blowing from the west, swirling and gusting, clutching at ropes and cloaks like a mischievous child. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to be the best chef in the world one day,” Stella says in agreement, and Poe gives her a big smile, blowing a kiss in her direction. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The wind died down for a minute, allowing dust to settle over everything and everybody, then it started blowing again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He puffs on a cigar and blows smoke from the corner of his mouth. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Horns began blowing, people rushed in and out, bats swooped in for orders and disappeared again without taking the time to land. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

On a lonely road fourteen miles outside Cheyenne, a tire blew. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His left and right fists took turns hitting their target while Wes tried to block the blows. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

My feet feel like lead as I make my way to the palace, over ground strewn with windfall apples, their golden scent blowing in the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The working men are in a foul humor—they know which way the wind is blowing. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Even then the blow was so violent it almost tore the mask off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So he and the council had decided to move them to new homes and blow up the building and start again. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind blows smoke toward us and it makes me cough. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Where is your shelter if some stiff gale blows up from south or west— 370 the winds that break up shipping every time when seamen flout the lord gods’ will? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosie, ten feet tall and solid as a mountain, whimpering under August’s blows. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It’s blowing against us from the top of the hill. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Losing the Story Box had to be a blow to his pride. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Above us, the wind blew and the branching shadows rearranged themselves on our skin. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Lillian and Mary Anne both sang “Happy Birthday” as Ben blew out the candles that flickered over his breakfast meal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Justyce doesn’t remember hearing any rights, but his ears had been ringing from the two blows to the head, so maybe he missed them. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then Light Hair realized it was smoke, blowing in the breeze. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Out of the east the biting wind was blowing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The blade was heavy enough to kill with a single blow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The first blow had paralyzed its hind quarters, so then the circle could close in and beat and beat. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Brother Khoi gets to monitor lines for the bathrooms, where bottoms stick out to the sea behind blankets blowing in the wind. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

So when the gun blew, and we took off, I realized that the pace I had to keep just to stay with the pack was faster than I was used to. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Its leaves were bathed in sunlight, and its musky odor reached me faintly in the breeze that blew against the back of the house. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I blew on it, I breathed on it, I cupped it in my hands, but no sooner did I add twigs than the whole thing went black. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got there just in time to see the fire taking hold of his neighbor’s shed and fence, while the breeze blew a rain fire on his property. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z