| 单词 | bowls |
| 例句 | Pairs was my favorite because it meant getting to bowl your first two bowls, swap with the skip while they bowled two of theirs, and then come back and bowl another two of yours. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She was close to the front when she noticed that the powder being scooped into bags and bowls was not yellow but white. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And with a bow, the goldfish man walked away; his bowls of goldfish cast pieces of rainbows in the air, making him sparkle in the sun. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z A troop of boys arrived to carry off the bowls. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Greasy Sae, the bony old woman who sells bowls of hot soup from a large kettle, takes half the greens off our hands in exchange for a couple of chunks of paraffin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A woman flitted from the stove to several bowls on the counter, stirring and kneading and folding as she went. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She ladled chili into the bowls and passed a steaming dish to each of the people at the table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The waiter at Ruby’s put two bowls of chop suey and a fat pot of tea between them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They licked the spoons and tipped the bowls and drank the rich sweet syrup. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The replete and satisfied Labrador had eaten ravenously that evening, cleaning up bowls of fresh milk and plates of food with a bottomless appetite. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Fine furniture was draped with leopard and tiger skins, and real plastic bowls glittered with jewels. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He put his hands under his head and watched them eat breakfast, smiling as the girls kept peeking at him over their cereal bowls. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, Eunjoo heated the barley tea and poured it into bowls of yesterday’s cold rice and served it with roasted seaweed, sautéed anchovies, and kimchee. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The floor was littered with blankets and pillows and shoes and board games and plastic bowls with popcorn kernels and pretzel crumbs in the bottom. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Even though there was an endless buzz of activity around the stand and the chips were flying out of the bowls faster than Megan could restock them, they weren't selling much lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “What’s this all about?” he said, pointing at the little bowls. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And then she reads my mother's letter slowly while Hope and I sit at the kitchen table, cheese grits near gone, scrambled eggs leaving yellow dots in our bowls. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z A third went to the silversmith and sold back a set of pudding bowls; she intended to have the shutters painted yellow. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In a matter of minutes Teenie had two steaming bowls prepared for the two girls. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This was slightly complicated by the fact that the bowls were designed to curve as they rolled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z They’d been rehearsing for three hours straight and he’d really been hitting the water bowls hard, so he needed to head outside. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They brought plates of cold ham and chicken, bowls of fruit salad, caramel pudding and ice cream. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He ladles it out of a purple bucket into big bowls. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Glass bowls of red berries were set on small tables in the drawing room, library, and the front parlor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When we finished eating, Liam set both of our bowls in one of the many plastic tubs floating by. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Tree-ear wiped out the bowls, stacked them neatly on their rock shelf, and finally asked, “What happened to the old one?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She sits in the corner of the room, arranging and rearranging our black clothes and our food bowls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mags has also plaited several bowls that Peeta has filled, with roasted nuts. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He and Mom and I sat at the little kitchen table over bowls of cereal after they busted me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z With our bowls of porridge in hand, I led Walter and Kathy over to the south end of the courtyard as though I wanted to confer with them privately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Very good, Mr. Stag, sir. Two bowls of gruel coming up.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I put out fresh bowls of water for them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the front of the room, Ellegua, god of the crossroads, inhabits the clay eggs in nine rustic bowls of varying sizes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked back to the house carrying both bowls. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I could even smell China, and it was the smell of food cooking, of steam rising from so many rice bowls it hung in a mist over the land. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She plopped a spoonful of white sour cream in, and handed the bowls to each of them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He makes sure I have the right bowls or the proper amount of rice but seems happy for me to cook. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I made two bowls of oatmeal and put one down in front of her. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa-Nnukwu was sitting on a low stool on the verandah, bowls of food on a raffia mat before him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z His first order of business was to settle into the Presidential Suite at the Hotel Loftleidir and order one of his Rabelaisian meals, with bowls and bowls of skyr. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I rinsed our bowls with hot water and dumped the rinsings out the valve-door of the tent. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They started plunking it down in front of us in tin plates or bowls. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I chirped in a fakey voice as I lined up the bowls on the counter. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Kidney beans, peanuts, green and red chili peppers, sorrel, cress, and quinoa, yucca and cucumbers, and of course potatoes and corn were piled, steaming, into the people’s bowls. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, Jean’s baking pans, and the bowls in which she mixed dough, were set out, ready for her wonderful breads to be made. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Inside, the floor was covered with excrement, and all twelve bowls were erupting like a row of tiny volcanoes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The trader called for his assistant to bring them bowls of sadza and relish from his kitchen. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a white linen cloth laid on the grass, with bowls piled high with food—she could see salads and sandwiches, nuts and fruit, jugs of lemonade and water and thick chocolate milk. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z At that time, lawn bowls was seen as a sport for older people, and all the volunteers that day were in their sixties and seventies. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “The other can put out bowls. The wide ones, okay?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z All around them, women bolted in and out of the kitchen, carried out bowls of qurma, platters of mastawa, loaves of bread, and arranged it all on the sofrah spread on the living-room floor. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Illyrio smiled as his serving men spooned out bowls of black cherries in sweet cream for them both. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I had taken two finger bowls of champagne and the scene had changed before my eyes into something significant, elemental and profound. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Various bottles line the counter, beside stacks of towels and bowls of mint candy. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z If she were a man, they would have called out to her and extended their begging bowls, and the flies would rise in buzzing clouds. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I can see her mind wondering, What happened to my bowls? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Beatrice dished out the stew into three bowls and began to slice the bread. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He marched up and plunked down two big clay voting bowls in front of Leah. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Servants picking up empty bowls and dishes, while others brought in white creamy kheer with crushed pistachios. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Because only small amounts were needed, Tree-ear was working with the red and white clay in bowls instead of in the pits. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I set the tray loaded with the turtle soup bowls on the table by the door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Old Man of the Moon! Another story! Our house is bare and our rice hardly fills our bowls, but we have plenty of stories.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they started speaking, we would throw bowls, spoons, food, and benches at them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She turns to see what else she can comment on, but the plant and bowls are the extent of my furnishings. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I bet he could swallow a few bowls of pasta as well. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Lizzie’s granddaddy took the bowls and stacked them in the sink—“Time enough for that later on”—and he pointed to a line of sepia photographs tacked to the doorway. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then he leans over the table and whispers, so his coffee/morning breath bowls me over. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z There is the problem of my portfolio being full of broken bowls and blobs. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The tables are covered in statues of saints, colorful candles, black dolls in fancy dresses, crystal bowls of candy, bottles of perfume, and the shimmery gold and yellow colors that flavor the whole place. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She’d buried two water bowls, a TV remote control, a pizza box, a ziplock bag of Legos, three Frisbees, and two of my homework folders there. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The sounds of chairs moving and the bowls being set down on the table startled me as I went into the other room. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I looked at him and understood that we weren’t just talking about bowls anymore. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She upended the two bowls into the center of the larger container, and the powders came together. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There were salads of spinach and chickpeas and turnip greens, and afterward bowls of iced blueberries and sweet cream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Opa leads the family in a mealtime prayer, and then bowls and spoons are passed out. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z We did two loads of laundry, washed out our cups and food bowls and pots and pans, bought and sent postcards, phoned home, and stocked up liberally on fresh and packaged foods in the shop. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They may even stay to stack the chairs and clean the bowls. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The table is covered in a white lace cloth and dotted by silver platters with lids, bowls of grapes, baskets of bread, and glasses of bubbling liquids. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z With what little money we have left, we buy pots, pans, a few utensils, and bowls, and set ourselves up for a long stay. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet they did not appear miserable in the least; instead, they were laughing and joking, as though they had just played a game of bowls and not fought a potentially disastrous fire. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Yes, I could see there was charcoal for cooking it, and shriveled red pili-pili peppers for spicing it, and calabash bowls to put it in, but where was the it, whatever it was? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The word rattled the cereal bowls, and the girls came up with milk on their noses. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She puts miso soup in matching blue bowls and puts a California roll and a sweet potato tempura roll on a plate for me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They could bring bedding, linen, toilet articles, extra clothing, knives, spoons, forks, plates, bowls, cups. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He pulled a small lunch cooler out of his backpack and became completely engrossed in pouring out individual portions of raw almonds and golden raisins into cereal bowls he’d wrapped in plastic. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Ivy and Taryn spent the evening eating thick broccoli and cheddar soup out of Mr. Bishop’s homemade sourdough bread bowls and trying on dresses for the Spring Dance in Taryn’s huge room. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We crunched tostadas, finished all the soup in our bowls. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There were bottles and bowls and platters laid beside them, as if they had just eaten well, and now rested from their labour. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The table is covered with steaming bowls of food. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The twins were slurping the last of the syrup from their bowls when Henry’s spoon began to clink against his dish. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Moments later wheeled carts arrive, chock-full of pastries, eggs cooked in every way, grilled meat, petit-pancakes with sugar dust, and bowls of colorful fruit. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z On the table, there was a pitcher of water and a few small wooden bowls. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z After the chief issues us our meal bowls and spoons and assigns us our hut, we have only minutes to settle down before the 6 p.m. bell rings, signaling mealtime. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish my father hadn’t been so quick to get rid of Mango’s bowls. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Yesterday I broke one of Mrs. van D.’s soup bowls. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Besides the photograph of my mother that lives in a folder in my closet, the bowls are the best things I own. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z We laid it all out on the table, right among the bowls of Wheat Chex and peeled baby oranges. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The bowls on the counter, the canisters and stoneware jars loom round and heavy through the shadowy light. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They ate a quick breakfast and then Dicey washed and dried the bowls and glasses and spoons. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z So one day they took back to their cave a delicately painted set of rice bowls, another day a little footstool with a velvet cushion and two new wedding blankets. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The meats were followed by flaming puddings and bowls of wassail, chestnuts, and apples. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Demeter poured shredded wheat into four huge bowls. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They set out bowls of honey wine to tempt the fairies away from milking cows, and left out baskets of fruit to distract them from their orchards. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Pasta bowls, bread plates, glasses, two forks, two spoons, and a butter knife. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Chou enters a hut and comes out with a few metal pots, aluminum bowls, and the remaining few small bags of rice and salt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She led them to the stove and began to spoon rice porridge into bowls, its steam issuing like a sighing breath. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Please have another portion,” said the Mathemagician, filling their bowls once more; and as quickly as they’d finished the first one the second was emptied too. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom has already scooped servings of pasta and clams into four bowls, each garnished with sprinkles of parsley and squeezes of lemon. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He tossed a pair of dented metal bowls on the floor and filled them with cut-rate kibble from a bargain bag. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Their own retainers made a busy sight with houseboys mixing bowls of water and wine, or sopping water up in sponges, wiping tables to be placed about in hall, or butchering whole carcasses for roasting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Under my arm is my CSA portfolio of broken blobs and bowls. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Queen’s men, king’s men, and black brothers sat at their separate tables, some bent over bowls of porridge, others filling their bellies with fried bread and bacon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We all bend our heads over the bowls. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Or leftover macaroni,” Dad grumbled, and I heard his fork peck at his plate like the turkeys pecking at feed in their tin bowls. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The inside of the container held two small bowls, each full of a powder. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We cooked quietly and afterward I spooned the fried vegetables and rice in bowls. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Elizabeth makes fresh bowls of ice cream for them to try, taking care with the coconut and pistachio toppings. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Swiftly they put away the clean oatmeal bowls in the kitchen cupboards, which watched them with painted eyes. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Another match was struck; the candle was lit again, and Gregory held it up so that its flame illuminated a massive, towering, teetering pile of spoons and kettles and soup bowls. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Brimming bowls and colanders lined the countertop, spices and pastes were measured and blended, and eventually a collection of broths simmered over periwinkle flames on the stove. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Take that out to the dining room and light the candles,” Beatrice said, gesturing to the bowls. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “FAMINE!” roared the anguished Humbug, who suddenly realized that that was exactly what he’d eaten twenty-three bowls of. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He removed one of the lids, and dipped in a great ladle, and with it filled three bowls, one very large bowl, and two smaller ones. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z One of the voting bowls was for Jesus, the other was against. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to clean the mixing bowls before I could make the next two batches. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z At times she sat cross-legged, at times with legs splayed, surrounded by an array of colanders and shallow bowls of water in which she immersed her chopped ingredients. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They ate from the communal bowls, going methodically from one to the next—except for Tendai, who was expected to keep separate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The maid delivered bread heels and bowls full of beef and potato stew. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Through the window, Ash could see her taking down plates and bowls and teacups, apparently preparing to serve her stepsisters and stepmother their breakfast. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tali had brought their map case inside, and now he opened it, pushing aside empty bowls to unroll a map of the Wood onto the table. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When we finally got to the Good Luck Cafe, we were so hungry that we both had a plate of enchiladas and two bowls of menudo. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I can still see us pouring dry cereal into our bowls and then putting water on it because we didn’t have any milk. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They had planned to leave before breakfast so as not to add to Suya’s food worries, but she pushed two bowls of hot porridge into their hands. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Olanna stared at the beggars clumped around the walls of the palace, their bodies and begging bowls covered in flies. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Quickly, they would take one sheep and mix equal parts human and sheep brains into the two bowls for the snakes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “They creep into apartments at night. They booby-trap kitchen cupboards, toilet bowls, brassieres. Go to open your panty drawer, and you get your fingers blown off.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I warm up bowls of beans and rice, which we already had two days in a row. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z You scored points by having your bowl end up closer to the jack than your opponents’ bowls after they’d all been rolled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z ‘Store-room in there, and above the floods, luckily,’ said Pippin, as they came back laden with dishes, bowls, cups, knives, and food of various sorts. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I asked Petersen, a ceramics specialist, how many plates and bowls and cups were in the mounds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Olanna wanted to put some money in their bowls but decided not to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z All six of us sit at the dining room table and pass platters and bowls around. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The Clock Watchers sitting on stools, at tables, and in booths were sullen, hunched over bowls of ice cream. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z After supper, Tali, Con, Pol, and Shae went upstairs, but Kaede lingered behind in the common room waiting for Taisin, who had taken their empty bowls to the innkeeper in the kitchen. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Some of these bowls can be up to 1,200 miles across. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z While we were standing up behind our chairs listening to the welcome speech, I had bowed my head and secretly eyed the position of the bowls of caviar. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She served us bowls of steaming atole and hot tortillas. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were clay jars and bowls aplenty, filled with I knew not what. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The sinks were deep white bowls set in blue slate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The kitchen table was still laden with breakfast: a basket of toasted bread, bowls of nuts, jars of jam, a platter of cheese, and a few slices of some sort of melon. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She returned, without the crab, but with more bowls of soy sauce, ginger, and scallions. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They carried all the bowls back inside the house. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z A wagon driven by a king’s soldier and piled high with spoons and bowls and kettles was making its way to the castle. 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 few cooking pots and bowls were stacked on a little shelf formed by the rocks, with chopsticks, a single spoon, and Crane-man’s knife in a neat row. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Mom returns with huge bowls of steaming white rice and platters of lemon chicken, sweet-and-sour pork, pepper steak, General Tso’s chicken, and the house special: Mandarin Garden Chicken—fried nuggets in a sweet garlic sauce. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Or they go to one of the hole-in-the-wall tea shops and drink tea in paper cups with heavy cream, asking the waitress in Bengali to bring them bowls of sweet yogurt and haleem. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The bowls were surprisingly pretty, colorful and matching but not identical, in the Japanese way. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We had vivid desert sunsets, stampeding horses, sleeping cats, snow- covered mountains, bowls of fruit, blooming flowers, and portraits of us kids. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I ate two bowls of chili—the house specialty—and listened to the general conversation. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z One day, when young Siddhartha was distressing his father with his defiance and temper and had broken both rice bowls, Vasudeva took his friend aside in the evening and talked to him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z On the shelf of the rolltop desk, like a mantel under the grandparents’ photos, there were bowls of plastic tangerines and oranges, crepe-paper flowers, plastic vases, porcelain vases filled with sand and incense sticks. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We were so broke that for weeks we ate nothing but bowls of marogo, a kind of wild spinach, cooked with caterpillars. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The family owned no more than ten objects—two pots, three bowls, a hoe, a cow, some chickens—and a good five of them were regularly lost, thanks to her father. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z And I see them standing by our round dining room table, this time heaped not with food but with silver gifts—flatware, tureens, platters, trays, gravy bowls, and brandy snifters. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The stand Frank’s son had made for me and all the training I’d done meant I could play in normal competition, rather than signing up for disabled bowls. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Blond-white hair cut in perfect bowls at the bottoms of their earlobes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z A long table stood at the far end; paper cups, plates of sandwiches, and napkins surrounded two punch bowls filled with a purple mixture. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I fixed each of us little bowls of vinegar, melted butter, and Old Bay spice for dipping the crabmeat. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z There was a full box of Cheerios yesterday, but David eats huge soup bowls of cereal for breakfast. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z My food was ready, heaped into bowls that I’d covered with foil and put in the refrigerator. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z On the last Tuesday before the Easter holidays, all the kids who did bowls headed down to the Ex-Services Club as usual and had our practice. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Abbot says to thank you for the loan of bowls and tablecloths, ma’am.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I drew detailed pictures of food—steaming chicken with crispy, glazed skin, bowls of plums, apple cakes with crumbling crusts. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Next to them were six smaller bowls, each one holding a different color of liquid food dye. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Neither of us speaks much during lunch, but when our bowls are clean, Gale pulls up his sleeve, revealing his schedule. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We’d wake in the morning, grab our bowls and cups, and make our way to the big dining hall. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z They all held dishes of food, and as the monks came to them, they spooned it into their wooden bowls. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z After we’d picked up our spoons and bowls a lady dug a big mess of oatmeal out of a giant pot and swopped it down into our bowls. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Stew ran over the rim of the bowls. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z By the time the skip started bowling, there were already twelve bowls on the green. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She hears Madame Manec stand and collect the bowls and her father exhale cigarette smoke as though it is very heavy in his lungs and he is glad to be rid of it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She set out bowls and spoons and glasses of milk. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Folks had already brought over more cakes and pies, and platters of fried chicken and ham, and their good china bowls full of string beans, butterbeans, okra, and tomatoes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z All I had to do was draw two bowls as close to the jack as possible. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Pretty soon we have rows of plastic bowls of ice cream spread out on the table. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They flew over the nine lakes, silver baubles in green alpine bowls. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We took bowls of it into the living room to eat, and I gave my parents their souvenirs. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Doña Charito's collected works hung on the walls: mostly pitchers and bowls of fruit, and violins or guitars, I couldn't tell the difference, for we hadn't had music lessons yet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray put these big, really nice bowls on the table and was scooping out spoonfuls of canned greens. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Some of the graves had offerings of food as well: tortillas, bowls of chili, bottles of soda, fruit, and whole herds of tiny donkeys, horses, and pigs made out of pastry or sugar. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione asked as Harry descended the staircase, but before he could respond, Xenophilius reached the top of the stairs from the kitchen, now holding a tray laden with bowls. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He had been working, because there were bowls of root cuttings and such on the table, but there was no sign of him now. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Bertha bustled around the kitchen, and before long the house was filled with all kinds of good smells and the countertops were covered with bowls of black-eyed peas and turnip greens. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They grated plantains, green bananas, yautías, and yucca, into bowls, seasoned the mixture, spooned mounds of it onto roasted banana leaves, and dropped chunks of savory meat into the centers of the mounds. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She set the five colorful bowls on the table, then returned for hashi and spoons. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He orders two bowls of on myun and some barley tea and asks for the bathroom. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They held up their empty metal bowls or hubcaps or whatnot and cheerfully beat them like drums. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Anatole has set out in front of the school a collection of big clay bowls and next to each one the knife, the bottle, or the matches. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z While he talks, he makes ungainly movements and bumps the table so that the spoons clatter in their bowls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They joined a group of younger and elder brothers and sisters standing around the punch bowls. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They wound around the fake plants set up in the room, draped over the wall clocks and basketball goals, snaked through the bowls of chips and cookies on the snack table. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I serve up a few bowls, and without looking up to see who my next customer is, I say, “Would you like to try our new white bean chili?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Left it sitting right there on the kitchen table next to our empty cereal bowls. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z After dinners, the family would sit in the open terrace with bowls of dried apricots, and pistachios, sugar candies, and a big samovar of black tea. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They all put their hands flat over their bowls. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, Ma rushes into the kitchen and begins to toss aluminum bowls, plates, spoons, forks, and knives into a big pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He says the business of throwing pebbles into bowls with the most pebbles winning an election—that was Belgium’s idea of fair play, but to people here it was peculiar. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone shoves the rest of their porridge into their mouths and forms back up into their lines, bowls clutched in their hands. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z No more bowls loaded with fluffy white rice hiding small pieces of meat. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I keep telling myself this while I’m trying to get egg yolk out of my hair, while I’m crawling around on the floor picking up spoons and upturned bowls. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In no time at all they’d gathered back at the same spot, where Ben set out the ink, portioned into several small bowls. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Edwin and Garvey both helped themselves to bowls of the cereal. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Justice encouraged Will to join the Boy Scouts, and when he was invited to join his school’s Academic Team, which competes in quiz bowls, she insisted that he try it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Then the woman brought them soap, flannels and two enamel bowls to wash in. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I didn’t have to wait until someone filled the bowls for twenty-six other children. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Alarmed, I walk faster, and see that the fire rises from large, man-sized metal bowls set up on the sidewalks. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He didn't even have enough bowls for them all to have soup. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Ba, tell me the story about Fruitless Mountain again,” Minli would say as her mother spooned their plain rice into bowls. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They handed them bowls of pastel Jordan almonds and the softest cushions to sit on. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The tables were crowded with tall people reaching for bowls of food and talking too loud; cousins and great-uncles and friends from far away. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z A few have stacks of tarot cards, and others have bowls with small bones inside. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z On the table he placed three special plates of the last evening meal, two bowls of soup, coffee, and dessert. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The innkeeper appeared with five bowls of stew and two warm, round loaves of bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ugwu went into the living room and his hands worked mechanically, serving kola nuts and alligator pepper, uncorking bottles, shoveling ice, laying out steaming bowls of pepper soup. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I gave it as little thought as possible and chose lawn bowls, a game I’d never played before. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Joost glanced uneasily at the bowls of red grapes and heaps of burgundy velvet on the worktable. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He took two paperware bowls from a stack of them wrapped in plastic and set them out on the table. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A shop made from blue tarpaulin sells fried potatoes and falafel, bowls of rice, and sweet tea. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She loved the way her feet sank into the carpet, the bowls of salty soy nuts, the way their cat snuggled with them on the couch. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z A table, covered in carved wooden bowls and handfuls of branches, stood in the middle of the room. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Their backpacks and the bowls went on a faded portable table and were slid across so the guards on the other side could have them ready in case of a possible search. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They knelt before an alcove at the back of the room and contemplated a shelf on which small bowls of uncooked rice had been neatly arranged. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Gerald and Lydia think nothing, in the mornings, when he and Maxine join them downstairs in the kitchen, their hair uncombed, seeking bowls of cafe au lait and toasted slices of French bread and jam. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At the conclusion of that first meeting Fletcher took Caesar’s three bowls and told him to return next week. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The cats and dog drank from the toilets, having despaired of getting their water bowls filled every morning, and everyone in the family talked to one another at the top of their lungs. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The silverware clattered from my fingers to the bowls. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They have lunch at Cafe Pamplona, eating pressed ham sandwiches and bowls of garlic soup off in a corner. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Their grandmother served them bowls of hot oatmeal with brown sugar and milk to put on it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “So what are you guys eating?” she said, plonking herself down on a spare log and lifting her head to peer into our bowls. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Desegregation of the toilet bowls is what they should a call it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Inside, Mohammad checks names off his list, and I help him to load trays with bowls of vegetable stew and bring them to the table. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z James Tucker of the Dauntless is the first person to stumble on his way to the bowls. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I heard drawers opening and closing, and the clank of spoons against the inside of bowls. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She arranged mattresses and cushions along the walls of the living room, placed bowls of candy and roasted almonds on the table. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I pour water into the bowls, over the dried noodles. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Bones, breads, bottles, and bowls lay scattered everywhere, as if voracious giants had gathered to dine. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Between the rose bowls the books were duly set out—a row of nursery quartos opened invitingly each at some gaily coloured image of beast or fish or bird. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Mom are both eating smoothie bowls for breakfast, too. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Eventually I went off to swill out the bowls and hang the food bag. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z When we go in for dinner, it looks like a tornado hit the place: dirty bowls and measuring cups are piled in the sink, and flour is all over the counter. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I looked at the bowls, filled to the top with golden dal and rice, the toasted chapati sitting in the corner. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I eat three bowls of stew and half a loaf of bread while the others dine at the table. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z "I'm going to set these on the counter while I keep looking," I say, holding out the green bowls. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He shows her some bowls and gives her a number in rupees. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z This was plain and unadorned for the most part, but all well and fairly made: round platters, bowls and dishes of glazed brown clay or turned box-wood, smooth and clean. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She spooned three bowls of steaming food for them—corn pudding and roasted rabbit—acting as if greeting strangers was what she did every morning. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Osh didn’t say anything else all morning, but when he brought bowls of mutton stew to the garden for our lunch, he said, “Tomorrow we can go out there.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “There’s a lovely plate right above the bowls that might look nice for crackers,” Miss Lizzy said. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Most of the monks departed with their alms bowls, in order to obtain food for their midday meal, the only one of the day. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She set out bowls of soup and hung a fresh disc of bread from the big hook. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I have your oatmeal all ready in bowls for you.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The enamel bowls contained flaky fufu and watery soup bereft of chunks of fish or meat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The brass bowls, Sass’s best sari, and her silver bangles were all carried to the moneylender in the village. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z In art class, his favorite hour of the week, he carves his name with paper clips into the bottoms of clay cups and bowls. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bernice started scooping sweet oats out of a big iron pot into bowls. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I took the bowls to the well in the courtyard and scoured them with ashes and sand. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z There was hardly room for the diners’ own bowls. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Sam and I are in the cafeteria, standing in line to fix our burrito bowls. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The man went into a little room at the end of the kitchen, where he hummed a familiar song, dished out rice into many bowls, and brought them out on a tray. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Behind the curtain he had a chamber pot, bowls, water, and towels. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked across to a lighted case of Chinese design which held delicate-looking statues of horses and birds, small vases and bowls, each set upon a carved wooden base. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone seems to help themselves, piling food in their individual bowls and going back for seconds as often as they want. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The following year, as we moved toward graduation, he would invite some of us for dinners at his home, and Marcy would serve up big bowls of pasta with garlic bread. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z That evening the women brought bowls of pot liquor from black-eyed peas, from mustards, from cabbage, from kale, from collards, from turnips, from beets, from green beans. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “I'll be back in a minute,” she told the uniformed man, who had placed the newly changed infant back in a swing and was now taking small bowls of cereal from the warmer. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The faction bowls are printed on my eyelids, tipped on their sides, their contents in a pile on the street. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I almost drop the tray of glass bowls. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Games were played on a grass field that was meticulously leveled and maintained so bowls could roll smoothly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The table was gone, though chairs remained; the floor was ankle-deep in shards of shattered china plates and bowls. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Eyes downcast, with mechanical movements, they follow me through the line, accepting bowls of grayish fish and okra stew and cups of water. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I have little skill and less experience. But I have watched my father raise a hundred such bowls and I know what should be done.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, he found three bowls of cooked rice. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Stepping into the gloom, he felt his way from shelf to shelf, encountering the curve of bowls, the rough edge of a basket, the cool, sweating sides of the big water jar. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Just three objects stood on this shelf, three identical celadon wine bowls—inlaid with chrysanthemums. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He had one of Big Ma’s mixing bowls on the ground and sat at Sophie’s side. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He poured them out two full bowls from a stone jar; but from a different jar. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She set a tray with a pitcher of OJ, glass cups, and bowls filled with various fruit and crackers on the patio table. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Rabbi Galanos returned the chalice to its spot on the sideboard, then walked to where the two bowls sat. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They ate slowly out of bone china bowls, sitting at opposite sides of the table with a single candle burning between them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I took the bowls we used for lunch to the sink, then popped into the bathroom to pick something out of my teeth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later, Celeste brought out a tray with three bowls of tomato rice soup and a plate of saltines. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Ma said, slapping the rice bowls on the table. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Photos of bowls in every size in various stages of development, then the final photo of the piece broken and glued together. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z "These are nice bowls," she says, taking one off my windowsill. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He managed the bowls perfectly well, even though they were getting hotter and hotter. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The children took cracked clay bowls from a pile on the worn wooden table and sat down on stools. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z We only had one stand mixer in our kitchen and two mixing bowls for it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z They both quieted and returned to slurping down their bowls of pastel-colored leftover milk. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z She opened the can and slid the fruit wedges, syrup and all, into two bowls. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Miriam hovered over the children to ensure that their bowls were never empty. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Everything they owned was still in the hut: the small pile of black clothes in the corner of the room, the red checked scarves, and their wooden food bowls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t crazy about the idea of holding something that had touched Chet’s sweat, but I’d already littered the woods with my mother’s old bowls. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z O-lan had been rinsing the rice bowls with a little water and now she piled them in a corner of the hut and looked up at him from the spot where she squatted. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Afterward there is tea, and bowls of payesh made in honor of his birthday. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Tata Mwanza’s father came forward to set up the clay voting bowls in front of the altar. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We showed each other our empty soup bowls and went back into the kitchen for more. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They served not only as shields, but as cutting boards for fish and as bowls for mixing food. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She was probably eighty years old, but she could still carry one of the giant trays that held a dozen bowls of cowboy beans. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Out came the platters of boiled beef, the bowls of gravy and red cabbage, the knodels as big as softballs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We leave our bowls on the table and climb onto the sofa bed. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He took out all the utensils and pans and bowls. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I made bowls of thick raita with cucumbers from the garden. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We take turns pouring bowls of it out. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Glass bottles clinked and metal bowls clanged, so loud that I was sure it would wake up Mama and Jay way over in the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Although the style of each varied in crudity, the subjects of the paintings were relatively similar: camellias floating in bowls of water, azaleas tortured into ambitious flower arrangements, magnolias that looked like white windmills. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There are large wooden bowls of steaming beans, peas and squash, platters of roasted fish and venison, baskets of bread and fruit. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The women shook pebbles out of calabash bowls into the folds of their skirts and moved between the benches, firmly placing one pebble into each outstretched hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With the two bowls of red and white slip before him and an oil lamp just beyond, Kang sat in profile to Tree-ear’s view, using his wheel as a worktable. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Down the center of the room twelve toilet bowls were arranged in six pairs, back to back, with no partitions. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Lunch is done family-style, with servers bringing big trays loaded down with bowls and plates to the tables. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Some people add other things that don’t begin with S to theirs too: symbols of renewal and prosperity, like mirrors and bowls of coins. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z On two stools, with elbows propped on the countertop, were the Golden Hours, looking sad as sad could be, their bowls piled high with no fewer than eight unmelting scoops each. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She sent her invisible servants to leave bowls of stew and goblets of apple cider at the edge of the garden. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She held the tray up higher, and the candle shed its weak light on the towering pile of spoons and bowls and kettles. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Sure enough, after handing Tree-ear the bowls to wash, Crane-man sat down with his knife and a sturdy straight branch and began to whittle a new crutch. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Nearly all of them were already sitting at the table when Lucia finally brought in the steaming bowls. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z We dreamed the wealthy family would take us in, ladle thick soup into porcelain bowls, and let us warm our frozen toes by the fire. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A short time later, he lugs a great cauldron into the room and begins ladling soup into cracked earthenware bowls. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But it was not only Papa who received visitors; the villagers trooped to every big house with a big gate, and sometimes they took plastic bowls with firm covers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Eat! Eat!” my mother would shout at our heads bent over bowls, the blood pudding awobble in the middle of the table. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Superplumes of the type on which Yellowstone sits are rather like martini glasses–thin on the way up, but spreading out as they near the surface to create vast bowls of unstable magma. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They brought blue and white porcelain bowls filled with water and carp—the bowls painted with carp, fins like orange fire. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The innkeeper ducked into the back room and emerged a few minutes later carrying a tray loaded with hot bread and steaming bowls of stew. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lawn bowls gave me all that and more. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Emma came into the room with a stack of bowls, a half gallon of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, and a scooper. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He takes one of the bowls of mac and cheese from beneath the heat lamps. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Crystal bowls of light pink ice cream floated into Mini’s and Aru’s hands. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There were a few crumbs in the basket and an onion in one of the bowls, but Gebu had left nothing else—on purpose, Ranofer was certain. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Luke and Nigel were inside eating from wooden bowls with what looked like wooden spoons. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z As I stand there holding onto the counter, it dawns on me that I didn’t have to step over Mango’s bowls to get there. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He unwrapped four chapatis from a cloth and warmed them on the stove and stuck them on the sides of the bowls. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Hey, look,” she said, pointing to all the different bowls and plates. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z While Mom carves the turkey, Dad dishes the carrots and corn and mashed potatoes and gravy into their respective bowls, and I fill the water glasses with ice cubes and water. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Two for one, us being sold like bolts of faded cloth or chipped porridge bowls. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway to the bowls, I am sure that I will choose Abnegation. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Kinshasa’s main street is Boulevard the 30th of June, in memory of that great Independence Day carefully purchased by thousands of pebbles thrown into bowls and carried upriver. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaira scooped the ice cream into two plastic bowls and gave them each one. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The door opened, and an old man and an old woman came out carrying bowls of rice and soup and a leafy branch of peaches. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The children seem most excited of all: they practice throwing pebbles into the bowls from across the yard. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here,” I say, plopping the bowls on the tiny, wobbly table in the kitchen area. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z There are silver-lidded sugar bowls and containers that look rather like urns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "That bunny,” he whispered to me across our food bowls, "got out of his cage last night.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z She, as she called it, turned to, and soon I sat at a clothed table with bowls of food expressly cooked for me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hathaway ladled quick spoons of soup into their bowls. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Every now and then my parents have Styrofoam or plastic bowls on hand, but most of the time they don’t, so I have to secretly take a real one. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z People ate by dipping large chunks of bread into bowls of wine, stuffing themselves, then hurrying away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z They put the animals’ heads in front of their houses in calabash bowls, to keep away the kibaazu, they said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mommy dusted it off with a whisk broom, set out eight or nine bowls, poured oatmeal in each one, left instructions for the eldest to feed the rest, then ran a comb through my hair. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z During mealtime, my family lines up with our soup bowls in our hands along with the other villagers to receive our ration. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d brought one of his bowls for Sam and ran his fingers over its bottom as if testing an imperceptible fissure. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When the hoosh was cooked, Crean doled it out into six bowls, and the men ate it scalding hot, hunched under the decking. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Her brown eyes seemed wider than dog bowls. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z From his artist’s fingers sprang objects of such wonderful beauty—cups, bowls, boxes, necklaces, daggers, great golden collars, bracelets, exquisite amulets—that Pharaoh himself would be served by no other smith. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Two woven bowls are filled with fresh water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt a kind of pride in being allowed to touch all the delicate glassware, plates, and bowls, and he hadn’t broken a single thing. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The boys followed with the food: a large plastic bowl full of steaming rice and smaller ceramic bowls containing helpings of warm cassava, beans, potatoes, and stewed greens. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Mama walks to the small kitchen area and grabs the few pots, pans, and bowls that we have. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He placed his wallet and a ring of keys in one of the bowls, which he then slid across to the guard on the other side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I kept trying to get her to order something else, but she kept asking for more bowls of the bisque,” Charlise says as she goes through a stack of paper menus. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She was clearing away the bowls after the evening food. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The single concession she made to recognizing his family’s plight was that every Sunday morning Thula was allowed to send her children to the house for bowls of Cream of Wheat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We placed little filets with crispy onions on platters and scooped blue cheese mashed potatoes into serving bowls. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He took the bowls from her hands at the kitchen door and he set them upon the table in the middle room and called loudly, “Eat, my uncle and my brothers.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z You better— And suddenly he bowls over, a look of horror on his face, and starts coughing while clutching his chest, only no sound comes. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z As for herself, she’d begun leaving the radio on all day, and cooking big complicated meals involving multiple bowls. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was loaded with silver: silver candlesticks, silver tableware, silver platters, silver bowls... a huge Lucky Strike, all for the taking. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Castle Black was already beginning to stir as men in black cloaks made their way across the yard to break their fast with bowls of porridge before they relieved their brothers atop the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get her what she needed most—hot baths, a warm bed, steaming bowls of Cream of Wheat before school in the morning—but I tried to do little things. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s surrounded by bowls of coarse white sugar and lumps of natural brown sugar, and various cookies, fruits, and sweets arranged on plates. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Lil and I dropped our bowls and spoons into the sink, and we went to the door. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Eventually he sold his handsomely crafted bowls on the square. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Sai Fong put the cricket cage in the middle of the table and then went back and forth to the stove, bringing over steaming bowls of Chinese food. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to visit Polly’s mother on Sunday. Don’t let me forget. Now I need two bowls of mutton stew.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Meantime, Caroline had prepared an assortment of sixteen saucers, cups, and bowls, rationing out the cans of tuna fish to each container. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Spiral cut ham, eggs cooked every which way, jam in pots, bowls of oranges. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The bowls didn’t sell, but the duo’s true enterprise thrived as their discussions gave it form. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, Mr. D. My max is about twelve bowls of spaghetti.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z We spoon chili into mismatched bowls from the cabinet and heap them with sour cream and pre-shredded cheese. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Kuda wandered up to one of the bowls and dug in his hands. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The memories of the hard work in the rice fields, her father’s careworn hands, the plain rice in the dinner bowls, and Ma’s sighs washed upon her like the splashes of water from the lake. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Making his way into the kitchen, he got down dusty, long unused plates and bowls and glasses; he began washing them in the sink, running the rusty hot water until it cleared at last. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I hardly thought about lawn bowls in the intervening week, but by Tuesday I was set to return to battle. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z There were bowls of Cream of Wheat and graham crackers on a card table. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z That in itself was of interest to Tree-ear; an ordinary commission—for a set of household bowls, say—would not merit such caution. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z At dinner I have a hot dog; Lara has two hot dogs and two bowls of ice cream. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A pair of stage "twins"--who turned out to be the girls in yellow--did a baby act in costume and champagne was served in glasses bigger than finger bowls. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Axel asks, looking out over the woods before them, woods that look more like one of Emmett’s bowls of spaghetti than any forest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She takes out serving dishes from the cabinet, and I pour the pretzels and nuts into separate bowls while she arranges the crackers around the chunk of cheese in the middle of a small tray. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z On Saturday, I separated the batch into three different bowls and mixed a little gel food coloring into each one—red, blue, and green, to match the Froot Loops. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I grab the two bowls of soup and we watch quietly in his room. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He waved his spoon at Maxie’s and my bowls, which were still full. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Me too,” Sahil said, bringing three bowls of popcorn over to the theater seats. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Matt looked at the tamales, bowls of chili, and loaves of bread decorated with pink sugar. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With all of us here for lunch today, it looks like every dish in our house is in the sink—pots and pans, plates, bowls, glasses, silverware. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There were bowls of chicken and rice, spinach and lamb, big crunchy apples, pretty yellow cakes, and big kettles of sweet milky tea. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Yishan, standing on a storage box, was already sweeping the bowls and cups off the shelves above the gang, letting them smash to pieces on the floor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Then you two should go back downstairs and see that the food gets doled out evenly. Keep an eye on that new cook and make sure he doesn’t skimp on filling the bowls.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z After we’d finished all our food we put our bowls up and I thanked my pretend family again, I asked them, “Are you going to be coming back for supper?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z They put on salt-rising bread and butter, bowls of stewed pumpkin, pumpkin pies and dried berry pies and cookies, cheese and honey and pitchers of milk. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Other than my plant and the bowls, even my desk is bare. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She kept tons of bananas around the kitchen, stoneware bowls chock-full; next to honey, they were the most plentiful thing in the house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Attendants poured water over their fingers, while the maids piled baskets full of brown loaves near at hand, and houseboys brimmed the bowls with wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She set it up around one of the bowls, like a three-sided screen. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The coffee was good and we drank it out of big bowls. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He removed the glasses first, then the stew-smeared bowls and the cutlery, and finally he stacked plate on top of plate. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He said something, “Give the bowls to me, Mr. Ai,” or some such remark, and I said, “Is it going to be ‘Mr.’ clear across the Gobrin Ice?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z On the far side, bowls of hot onion soup awaited them, and chunks of black bread and sausage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As if on cue, the women peck at last morsels and then carry plates and bowls to the kitchen and dump them in the sink. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think maybe Dianna, she break your bowls, so you come find a stone carver.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Concentrating on the bowls, he stumbled on a stone in his path. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The bowls protectively covered thirty-five toy-size, decorated figurines and twelve small, painted clay discs. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There are remnants of landslides running down the inside of toilet bowls. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I found a water jug and refilled their bowls, then used Anaklusmos to drag the mismatched food out of their cages. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The assistant arrived with three large bowls of food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dinner was at a big dining room table that was generously covered in platters of meat, bowls of mashed potatoes and corn on the cob, a teetering plate of bread, and a tub of butter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t see me from the shadow of the tree, but I watched as she put down two bowls on the floor for some dogs that had come out and were by her side. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the wives of the umunna, chattering in the backyard, scooping soup and stew from the huge pots on the fire into bowls that would be taken to serve the people. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The goldfish man’s cart was full of bowls of flashing fish that glittered like jewels. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Twice medics try giving Werner bowls of gruel, but it will not stay down. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad are down there, spoons clinking on their bowls, ladling out soup for their uninvited dinner guest, their fellow conspirator. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z People are parking, walking over, and crossing the street with big Tupperware bowls and fat brown grocery bags. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We spent the rest of the afternoon taking turns delivering bowls with Frank offering suggestions for improvement. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Bone chopsticks clinked against the insides of bowls being emptied into hungry mouths. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Red eggs fill bowls on the dining room table. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We have toilet bowls set into the tile floors. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z As Minli stared into his bowls with her shining black eyes, a brilliant orange fish stared back at her with its shining black eyes. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z We would help ourselves to pap using simple metal bowls. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She washes them, both plates, both bowls, and the pot and the pan, and the silverware. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then a big pot was brought out as we raced to retrieve our indispensable spoons and bowls. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z And most nights Mrs. Grasso sent one of the kids down to invite her and Papa to join them for heaping plates of pasta or bowls of garlicky soup with chi chi beans. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z We spent the morning making papier-mâché bowls and singing a song about Moses in the bulrushes. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z In bowls on the floor were the remains of a meal, perhaps of several meals. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She knelt and practically flung two small bowls—sad^a and relish—at his feet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Half a dozen nurses, trousered and jacketed in the regulation white viscose-linen uniform, their hair aseptically hidden under white caps, were engaged in setting out bowls of roses in a long row across the floor. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of kids waited in line for their turn at the pots, their plastic bowls pressed against their chests in anticipation. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The king’s men were sent out to deliver the grim news and to collect from the people of the Kingdom of Dor their kettles, their spoons, and their bowls. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z They sat on the porch swing and ate bowls of homemade ice cream in the evenings while waiting for her to come down for dinner. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Two yellow bowls, a pink pot with a green leafy plant, a strand of paper snowflakes. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then they pull the steaming bowls up to their filthy lips. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Later that evening I heat up two big bowls of chicken soup in the microwave and Charlie reads a sports magazine at the dinner table. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “You like playing lawn bowls, don’t you, Robert?” he asked. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z In the last circle are five metal bowls so large they could hold my entire body, if I curled up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He brings it down on one of the overturned bowls, forcing a dent into the metal. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z On every vessel—blooming from wine cups and jugs and vases and bowls—the simple eight- petaled flowers caught one’s attention and seized it as if they would never let go. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Bri put wheat flakes into three bowls and then poured some milk over hers. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Donovan’s eyes were opening into two large popping bowls of glazed blue. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z When the batter was done, I separated it into three bowls and we added the red, blue, and green food coloring. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The aunts in Hong Kong said to send money quickly; their children were begging on the sidewalks, and mean people put dirt in their bowls. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They took bowls from the kitchen and filled them with as much ice as the refrigerator could give, until it sputtered and whined and groaned. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I put all of my ingredients away, wiped down the countertops, mopped up the flour that had fallen on the floor, and cleaned all the bowls and utensils I’d used. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I sigh, while Emily grabs a handful of caramel popcorn from one of the bowls sitting on the sheet spread over Soojin’s carpet. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Then there was a mad scramble to shift furniture and get pans and bowls and buckets in all the places where the roof leaked. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There were stacks of flat breads, mazers, bowls, and jars in abundance. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z In any case these people—Roosevelt called them the Paituna culture, after a nearby village—had ceramic bowls, red- to gray- brown. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There were bowls of daisies everywhere, gay white and yellow. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Three bowls of snacks—Cheetos, potato chips, and pretzels—were set on top. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z There were no bloody bandages, no limbs wrapped in casts, no bowls brimming with reddish liquid. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Joon and I sit on the curb with our bowls balanced on our knees, slurping like we are not supposed to at the dinner table. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Marble mermaids lit the way as Davos climbed, bowls of burning whale oil cradled in their arms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’ll get bowls and spoons,” Esperanza said, rising from the table and then making a silent count of those at the table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My eyes fixed on the shelf behind his head, the one full of metal spoons and mixing bowls. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Kreacher came bustling to the table with a large tureen in his hands, and ladled out soup into pristine bowls, whistling between his teeth as he did so. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mom is quiet as she rinses the bowls and places them in the dishwasher. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They would be placed in bowls of punch for the wedding reception. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My bowls were at the bottom of the sea. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike football bowls, there had been no season tallies for the academic teams. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Get the plates and bowls from the cupboard,” Beatrice ordered. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They were happy to talk to us young kids and get us on our way to our first game of bowls. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He surreptitiously observed everyone else as they scooped large ladlefuls into their bowls. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Barrett put two bowls of sweet oats on the table and walked off, shaking his head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The coffee was served in cups the size of soup bowls. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Cleaning my yellow bowls night after night after night. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Theon queued up with the other men for porridge, ladled into wooden bowls from a row of copper kettles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She stood up and started washing out the oatmeal bowls. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z That night she served asopao with a solid dark ball floating on top of each of our bowls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Players would stand at one end and roll their bowls toward the jack at the far end. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Joon and I look up from our breakfast bowls of rice and seaweed soup. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z This was the same guy who delighted in sticking freshmen’s heads in toilet bowls in high school, and thought flicking boogers on me was hilarious. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The furniture was imported from abroad, along with all the other comforts—silverware, silk-covered chairs, white christening gowns, porcelain washing bowls. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The fourth day Liyana felt well enough to eat three bowls of tapioca pudding. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She set out two bowls for us, a teacup for Mouse by the door, and biscuits fresh from the oven. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z With parmesan cheese on the pasta, that was all you needed and you could eat three bowls and still crave more. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In the town of Savathi every child knew the name of the illustrious Buddha and every house was ready to fill the alms bowls of Gotama’s silently begging disciples. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone in your family is very powerful. Your brother and you divide the world between you. Your mother come back to life to break your bowls. ” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The dressing table’s still decorated with her antique atomizers, French perfume bottles, bowls shaped like shells filled with eye shadows, lipsticks, pencils. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I peeked at the bowls on the counter, looking for something to nibble on, but none of it looked edible. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Before I can even ask her what she plans on doing with those rocks, she’s in the bathroom, filling the bowls with water. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Totally. I like those bread bowls at Panera, too. With the soup inside a scooped-out loaf of bread? I like any bowl you can eat.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z And then he cast the leaves into the bowls of steaming water that were brought to him, and at once all hearts were lightened. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “I am only doing my duty. Please hand over your spoons, your bowls, and your kettle. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Such small things as plates, cups, bowls, and platters were made by the turners in the town. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z My eyes shift to the bowls in the center of the room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It is not the full tea ceremony that she has performed on several occasions over the years, but as Tsukiko slowly prepares two bowls of green matcha, it is beautiful and calming nonetheless. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her job was to fill two bowls with fresh yogurt from the sacks hanging in the basement larder, where the floor was packed dirt, and where the old cook kept his pickling jars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I gave my mother a matching set for Christmas, and she accepted them as graciously as possible, announcing that they would make the perfect pet bowls. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Now I was playing lawn bowls every Tuesday and Saturday. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She pursed her lips as she slid the bowls of soup onto the table. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Kem cleared away their bowls, Sparrow got up from the table. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You could eat out of my bowls. Don’t they have those things—people tasting cheese and wine together?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Everyone rushes to the cook fire, pushing and shoving to get next to the little boys, who hold wooden bowls that the old man ladles some kind of porridge into. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The cook brought out bowls and platters, then left them alone. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There’s also a bunch of salads, in big bowls, all surrounded by ice, but I never get that. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z In the restaurant in Kensington, a candle glowed on the table, and the blond waiter, who seemed too tall and handsome to be a waiter, served tiny bowls of what looked like green jelly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z After a while, the ink began to dry, leaving brown rings in the bottoms of their pewter bowls, and it was time to clean up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z An hour later, my brothers are eating massive bowls of cereal and—miracle of miracles—Mom is dressed. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He scooped lukewarm mush into two bowls and spun them on the table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed two bowls from the cabinet, two spoons from the drawer, and the carton of milk from the refrigerator. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Emmett and Byrd flutter in from the kitchen, each with steaming bowls of pasta in their hands. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Before I could protest, Mr. Morrison set down two bowls and fixed a third for himself. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Mia, rinsing the bowls in the sink, made a mental note to look for a bike for Pearl. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Hungrily, my siblings gather around Pa, our bowls in hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bus stops in Sausalito, a charming touristy town Mom and I visit to eat bowls of clam chowder and stroll along the water. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z They just happened to be bringing three rice bowls and three pairs of silver chopsticks out to the plank table under the pines. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All were given vaccinations, metal feeding bowls, and warm clothes. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Momma, always self-conscious at public displays of emotions not traceable to a religious source, told me to come with her and we’d bring the bread and bowls. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She was carrying a tray with a large bowl, a serving spoon, and four smaller bowls on it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Lee Lee comes over after school, and over bowls of mint chocolate chip ice cream, we swap stories about our first day. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mama dished up bowls of okra soup over the rice and placed them on the table. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The others were still blowing steam off their bowls when he finished the last of his loaf and returned to his story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I set the bowls next to a stack of postcards inviting people to a three-year-anniversary party. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I drew ruddy, billboard-genic children, beside themselves with delight and good health, holding up their empty bowls of breakfast food and pleading, good-naturedly, for more. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Servers hurried here and there bearing goblets, platters, and bowls, dodging the roaming boyars. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When it was done, Rashid Uncle took out five bowls, and I spooned rice and dal into four of them and then one with just rice. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I take my usual trip to the bathroom sink for water, and then plug in the electric kettle at my desk and set the yellow bowls next to it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When he was gone she stood there smashing cups and bowls and platters until the whole set lay in scattered blue and white fragments across the wooden floor. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The food is arranged in ten separate bowls. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Flowered china bowls skinned with half-eaten soup sat on a dusty tablecloth, the spoons still in them. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z With bowls and spoons, she and her sons ate on the kitchen floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z We trooped downstairs to bowls of dangerously hot Apple Brown Betty that seared the mouth. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I ask, because it’s four o’clock and Mother’s had two bowls of broth and hasn’t been sick once today. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Katz and I welcomed them with smiles and started to pitch in, then paused and put back the bowls when we realized the couple were mumbling grace. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I scoop the rice into deep bowls and ladle in broth and bring them over to where she is working. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We could hear them in the kitchen breaking our bowls and banging the pots. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Plenty of wood filled the shed at the kiln site; balls of clay and bowls of slip awaited Min’s need. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I scuttle to the kitchen through the dining room and busy myself ladling things into bowls and serving plates. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Or when Malia and I eat bowls of cereal on the couch while watching cartoons. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I'm wrapping yellow bowls in tissue paper and saying, I have these, too. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She walks to the tiny kitchen area and gets bowls for cereal. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z No bowls of crunchy noodles and orange goop, either. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She took the bowls from the table and walked over to the sink. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, Ben silently served up nine bowls of root soup, and then, finding himself out of bowls, poured his own dinner into a pewter mug and drank it down. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They carried begging bowls, and the air was heavy with their chants. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “We married her to a school principal. The rice was cooked in rosewater. The mayor was invited. Everybody washed their fingers in pewter bowls.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The owner, a nice man about Poppy's age, brought them steaming bowls of aromatic lentil soup, saying once they tasted it, they would keep coming back for more. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The bowls of raisins and walnuts we share tucked under a comforter on winter days. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I could only hope the stewardess in charge of feeding and toweling me off would be, well...five out of five steaming bowls of chowder on the Ryan Dean West In-Flight-Entertainment-Things-You-Don’t-Mind-Burning-Your-Tongue-On Heat Index. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She made me eat two bowls of soft porridge treated with a bitter, grey powdery substance cooked in a blackened earthenware pot. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A dirty waiting boy with a shiny black apron came near and he called out to him, “Two bowls of noodles!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I returned to scour them a second time when Sass found a bit of stickiness on one of the bowls. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z And Treebeard filled three bowls, and they drank; and they saw his strange eyes looking at them over the rim of his bowl. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Now, instead of the plates made of bread, there were covered dishes, scented finger bowls, sumptuous table cloths, a plethora of napkins. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the sounds of chewing and the clinking of bowls were heard. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z To their left, Frank and Hazel used their cereal bowls to flatten out a map of Greece. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z William had emptied three bowls of soup and was working on his fourth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes they’d have to put a bit of force behind their bowl—to push one of their team’s bowls closer to the jack or knock the opposition’s bowl out of the way. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As Matthew Stirling and his team were dodging ticks and unearthing stelae in Tres Zapotes, they found a cache of fifteen upside-down pottery bowls tucked into the ground six feet below the surface. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In the stories, a ten-year-old kid superhero named Isaiah Dunn goes on tons of secret missions and gets his power from bowls of beans and rice. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z There were glass bowls of cookies and candies, but I could not take my eyes off the cake in the middle. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The table would have been lined with a row of serving bowls so that people could help themselves. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The rocks go in the bowls, along with a few drops of the oils she brought: lavender, lemon, and rose. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Pictures, books, pots, pans, a set of four blue-and- white bowls she hadn’t needed but had bought for fun, a window fan, a baseball mitt, scarves. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The dragging lines Ma had thought were from Minli’s walking stick led to his cart, and the bowls of goldfish caught the sifting beams from the sun, slivering it into flashing sparkles of light. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He had seen plastic bowls and cups in museums, but the raw material lay all around them here. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z |
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