Still, her toes felt like ice when they brushed his arm. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

I brushed off my jeans and started walking, acting like I had somewhere to be. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Richard has even polished my shoes for me with his special shoe brush. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t do anything about his crooked yellow teeth because he got into a sneeze ing fit every time I started brushing them with my toothbrush, and I finally had to give up. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The door had a brushed brass plate with a slot and heavy-duty handle. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His garb was still ragged and filthy, but he had found time to wash and brush his hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In my peripheral vision, I see the blond, freckly-faced girl on third base take a quick peek at her coach, who tugs at his right earlobe, and then brushes a finger beneath his nose. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

After brushing his teeth, and washing his face, and emailing Dr. Martin and Lark, and picking a book, Axel climbs into his very own bed for the first time in over three weeks. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It makes another mouth, a small red one, like the mouths painted with thick brushes by kindergarten children. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he swung down off Ash, he seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time brushing prairie dust from his pants. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In Veracruz, he rode through rows of silvery pineapple plants and lush fields of tall, thin sugarcane stalks that brushed up against the train. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I dipped my brush in the paint and tried to draw a yellow circle for the sun. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Low branches whipped at Bran's face as they pushed between the trees, and the leaves brushed away his tears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She dips the brush in water and wets the paper, then taps at the red square. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

It isn’t a dense forest in that direction, spots of trees that dot along the creek, ferns and brush. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

After I brush my teeth, I peek in at them in my mom’s bedroom. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It seemed miraculous, as if some block of stone had fallen from the peaks above and landed upright in the brush, chiseled, solitary, twelve feet high. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up until this point I had been able to brush off the online negativity as mere Internet nonsense, but this latest threat made it all too real. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He put his arm around my waist and brushed the hair from my ear. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Rani doesn't have tooth powder, but she shows me how to brush my teeth with a fresh twig from a neem tree. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Back in my room, I sit on my bed and brush the sticky skin on my cheek, touch it to my lips. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started back, but just then saw the ends of two or three wooden planks sticking out of the brush. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came from the direction of the spring and as I turned quickly I saw a girl looking down at me from the brush. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brush away tears with the back of my hand. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She held the snowdrop above her head then brought it slowly down, so it brushed Tristran's forehead. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I put on one of my nice shirts, the kind with buttons, and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She was ahead of us, bobbing in and out of the desert brush. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We get up and go into the bathroom and brush our teeth. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As he was rebuttoning his pants, there was sudden motion in the under brush as a dark shape thrashed its way free of some nearby bushes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I looked at my face in the mirror as I brushed through my tangled, damp hair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then he gripped my shoulder real tight, mounted his horse and rode off through the brush. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here I go,” he says, heading outside to clear brush. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The startled cry that came from somewhere within the overgrown brush frightened Tree-ear half off his feet. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Familiar scents filled his nostrils: wet leaves and dead grass, the rotted carcass of a squirrel decaying in the brush, the sour stink of man-sweat, the musky odor of the elk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By now Kaisa had put down the brush and had come to stand before her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His long, bushy beard collected more stems as it brushed the countertop, and his shirt and pants were spattered with whatever Babulya was furiously stirring in the pot. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Jon brushed away his tears, leaned over, and kissed his brother lightly on the lips. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Michael Donovan brushed down his red hair with a violent motion of his hand and a total indifference to the fact that the unruly mass sprang to attention again immediately. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Smiling broadly, the little singer reached up and thumped the brush handle on the ceiling. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Witchlings screamed in unison as the cuco knocked their wagon aside with a brush of one long gray hand and sent everything in it flying across the station tracks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

Trub shakes his head and brushes crumbs out of his beard. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She reached out, and I felt the current brush my face like a caress. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

After the scrub brush got down to the soles of my feet, he started again on my face. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The man tucked the squeegee and chamois in his back pant pocket, picked up the bucket and brush, and headed toward the van. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I’d heard Momma and the other farm hands talk about how the dead worked, how they came out of the brush, overwhelming the unwary and wary alike. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He turned away and busied himself brushing spice crumbs off his table. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to the rustle of brush and almost send an arrow through him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Once, after the weapons were made, I saw the leader of the pack, the one with the gray hair and the yellow eyes, watching me from the brush. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of his eye, he could see her close the book and brush her hair over her shoulders. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Liyana tried to take the mop from her hand and she brushed her away. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Painting the house,” Axel says, dipping his brush into the bucket of water. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Mills brushed the boy out of the way and headed outside. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I go over to him and brush the hair back from his eyes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A leaf drifted down from above, brushed his brow, and landed in the pool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I stopped often to check on him, but every time I gently brushed the hair back from his forehead I found him sleeping. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon shook himself, brushing away the remnants of the nightmare like a cobweb. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

After he was all washed and dried, I brushed him good. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The men with the torches and brushes howled with laughter. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He was calling his daemon’s name, and calling Lyra; he ran to Lord Asriel and plucked his arm, and Lord Asriel brushed him aside. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Thousands of hands reached out from the infield, stretching to brush his shoulders as he blew past. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It grew quiet in the cushion of brush, the air thick with needles and sap. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Inside the barn, we shed our ponchos and, armed with a curry comb and a dandy brush, each took a horse, Cinders for me, a roan named Clover, in the next stall, for Miss Maggie. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“You brush your hair, and your clothes even match,” the other girl replied. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Then she got into the shower while I brushed my teeth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I took the used one, flung it deep into the brush, and ripped the wrapper off the new one. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The "paints" used were chunks of red and yellow ocher ground into powder and applied with brushes or blown onto the surface through hollow bones. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

They walked in silence for a long time through dense, flat brush with thin trees rising straight and high all around them. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Carrying both of the spears, I climbed down from the ledge and went through the brush to the place where the leader had fallen. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a thick reddish-brown color and in the inset panels you could see brush strokes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cried so hard he could not finish brushing. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I made a shelter of brush at the foot of the rock, which kept off some of the water, and ate the food I had stored in the basket. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

For three days we didn’t bathe or brush our teeth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The corporal fell, jerking the ends of the blanket from his hands, and he felt Rocky’s foot brush past his own leg. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably a King Lord,” he says, brushing the sides of his fade. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But then he felt the strangest thing, and brushed the back of his right wrist across his eyes to find Pantalaimon’s head on his knee. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being in motion, outdoors, with wind in his face made him feel alive—it brushed away the anxiety that since his mother’s death had seemed to be nibbling continuously at the corners of his mind. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He brushed his hair so slick and shiny that Caleb laughed. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Not even the biggest giant I could imagine could brush this Montana sky with his fingertips. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He hunched himself up on a hip and brushed the pants. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last, with a pelican wing, I brushed away the marks of my feet. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Penny’s lance descended just in time for its blunted point to brush his shoulder; his own lance wobbled as he brought it down and banged it noisily off a comer of her shield. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Without his crutches he was awkward and slow again, but he managed to hop outside to where Vola kept a brush pile. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Brian’s hand had almost brushed the raft, but had he not looked up at the exact point that he had, he would have missed it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I try to brush past her and into the office. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And his hand brushed something that turned the breath in his lungs to ash. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Pressing it into place with her hands, she wished she had taken Daniel’s wedding brush and comb with her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at the brushed metal and try to think through the last ten minutes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The hock-shop prospered on the weekly interest money and the suit benefited by being brushed and hung away in camphor where the moths couldn’t get at it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to hollering and chunking into the brush, trying to scare her and the calf out. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jabs the tiny brush into the coral bottle, wipes the excess under the rim, and expertly strokes it on her big toe, correcting the line with her thumb. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I pick up her hands one by one and brush the dirt off them. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

This was something from the other side of the painting, the parts Bitter’s brushes hadn’t touched. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Peeta doesn’t need a brush to paint images from the Games. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Or did he just go ahead and brush anyway with an almost-dry brush? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He’s ready to brush it off, but all around him iPhones and Blackberries are coming out in a flurry of movement. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She ran a brush through her hair and put on lip gloss. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He turned the cleaning into a big production, making separate requests for the tiny bags of powdered soap we kept in the office, for a toilet brush, for garbage bags. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad could still feel the way their hands brushed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Marigold smudged the window with her nose as she peered into the nearby brush. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A tear slipped out of her eye and she brushed at it with her knuckles. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Beyond the houses and the street, rolling green hills frilled with clumps of trees and flowers brushed up against a brilliant blue sky. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The helping hands didn’t stop swarming around him until Thomas stood up straight and had the dust brushed from his shirt and pants. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Our arms brush, and something in me is activated; my senses are suddenly consumed by Chris. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

George came quietly out of the brush and the rabbit scuttled back into Lennie’s brain. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lips brushed against mine in the lightest of kisses before he rose to his feet and left the room. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“All in good time, young mouse! Here, make yourself useful. You brush the dust off the words while I ink them in. Between us we’ll soon get it done.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I felt the brush of her bottom lip on my skin there and the small hairs on my arms lifted. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We watched a father helping his son brush his teeth at the bathroom sink. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Only the day before Francis, in a swish of black cashmere and cigarette smoke, had brushed past me in a corridor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She wet my dark hair and brushed it down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was clear death had come to Manifest and would not be brushed aside. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As his horse picked its way quietly up through the rocks and low brush, the bigger man remained down below, dismounted, kneeling behind a rock with his rifle aimed directly up at Kyril Montana. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, the background still looks off to me, so I take a medium-thick brush and paint black stick figures pulsing in the air around Liberty, thorny scars that look like barbed wire. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers brushed her cheeks where the scratches were almost healed, and ran fleetingly across her lips. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A pale pink strapless dress brushes my shoes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned to her left, letting his fingers brush her arm, spinning around him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Chandresh brushes her words away with a lazy wave of his hand, walking back to the window and staring at the expanse of blue papers hanging over it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She brushed rain-caked dirt off it, surprised to read Russian there. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She had a brush that had a mirror on the back of it and was checking herself out in the mirror and brushing her hair while she was talking. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The trees and brush had overgrown the path down to the T-shaped wooden dock, and where there weren’t plants in my way, there was a rope, along with a sign that warned DO NOT ENTER. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I brush at my pants and give them a small wave like all is right with the world. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Occasionally I sighted a handful of scrawny cattle, goats and pigs grazing on stubbles of dry brush. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I move closer and touch his nose with mine, and our lips just brush. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Lucky you,” I said to Judy as I walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, a leader begins by miming actions such as teeth brushing, bouncing a ball, or eating food from a bowl, and the group imitates them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I set fire to the brush and pushed it into the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put out one hand...and felt something wispy, like a spider’s web, brush her hands and her face. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He brushed his white, brimless cook’s cap back and rubbed his forefinger against his sweaty forehead. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was writing rapidly on a scroll, the brush racing across the paper, leaving behind a trail of perfectly formed characters. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I had to roll the pot in the grass and climb halfway in with a wire brush to loosen the clinging soap. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What a baby!” said the boy who had been behind me as he brushed past us to climb up again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once a woman on the porch saw us in the brush and waved to us, and we ran away shrieking. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped his hold and scuttled out of the way, into the brush. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She scrabbled in the sand, pushing against the pitmaster’s corpse, and her fingers brushed against the handle of his whip. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Johnny and a parcel of boys brushed the deck until it was clean as a parlor floor. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he took up a brush and a tin of blacking, he said, “So the future’s looking bright for Molly.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The trees were dark here and close together, there were no azaleas brushing the path. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We worked together quietly, until I remembered something and nearly dropped my brush. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Outside the brush house in the tuna clump, a covey of little birds chittered and flurried with their wings. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brushed past Michael Donovan on the threshold with a grave nod and passed down the corridor, oblivious to the astounded stare that followed him. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Small, polite words that meant no more than when you brushed a stranger in the street and apologized. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

An Yi put her brush down and stretched. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wanda raised a hand to brush some of them away, but it only made Moss cry harder. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He chased my sister and me back into the brush and ordered us to stay there. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I give the outline a final brush with my palm and sit back on the hard ground. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Now, with the music off, there’s just wind, and rustling brush. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The silver- backed brushes were a constant reminder of what her wishes for him were—that he not stop his education at high school, but go on to college and medical school. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dark hair was washed and brushed, he was freshly shaved, and he wore the black breastplate of an officer of the City Watch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Layers of reddish brown pine needles sank softly under his feet, and he brushed aside the pine cones before he sat down. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mother stood with the cleaning women; I stood with my group from the brush factory. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

A doghouse sat rotting and half collapsed in one corner, and near it a toppled laundry line was gradually being swallowed by brush. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I bet. Hard seeing someone you care about brush that kinda thing off, ain’t it?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Lost people have been known to brush away the snow and eat those berries to save their lives,” he said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

George took the mouse and threw it across the pool to the other side, among the brush. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were not near the Gulf now, and the air was dry and hot so that the brush cricked with heat and a good resinous smell came from it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed past him, stumbling, not looking where I went. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, as though from far away, Omakayas felt the tentative brush of Tallow’s tough, creased palm, and heard the rustle of her clothes as she got up and quietly left. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She brushed off her fingers and put one hand under my chin. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When a local black minister,J. D. Hunter, brushed aside warnings to stay out of politics, segregationists burned his house to the ground. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

An Yi gasped for breath while brushing the rain off her clothes. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a slipover jersey sweater and a tweed skirt, and her hair was brushed back like a boy's. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

There was an old abandoned cemetery atop the hill with rows of unmarked headstones and tangles of brush­wood clogging the aisles. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I'm deluged in lemony foam that I have to scrape off with a heavy bristled brush. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He loads his brush with paint and lays it on thick, heavy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Both he and the men in the store had spent the entire day hunting for Emma Lee’s assailant in the brush and swamplands of the beach. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dressed quickly, then brushed and braided her hair extra tight. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tanin brushed her fingers across her eyes, spattering black ink over her blouse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mom stood with me and brushed some crumbs off my shirt. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

So startled was I that I lost my hold on the brush. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I saw then that she was sitting on a chair before the dressing-table in her bedroom, and Maxim was brushing her hair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was brushed on the lower lip, ever so slightly, like a kiss from a tentacle he never even saw. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“That enormous arch—they seem to be painting it! They’ve got pots of paint and big brushes! You look!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, exhaling smoke and brushing off imaginary tobacco flakes from her lap, she said grimly, “I’m listening to you.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Really, it’s okay. Mama, do you have a brush?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

So while Kevin got ready to go to the library, I sat on the bed, fully dressed, stuffing a comb, a brush, and a bar of soap into my canvas bag. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then I saw the severed treetops and the rough path cut through the brush. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I brushed the dirt on the ground flat with my brand new shoes and kneeled down. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She brushes her pale, sickly hands over my forehead. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I brush away more of the rocks and dirt, I see that the metal is lodged deep in the bank, so that it's probably what's holding the bank up in the first place. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Her feet barely brushed the ground, and when she jumped, her body moved through the air in a slow, dreamy fashion. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For emphasis, lips compressed, she brushed some imaginary tobacco flakes from the lap of her kimono. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

His lips barely brushed against my trembling lower lip. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the angry North Atlanta players started hacking away at the Fugees’ shins and ankles, the Fugees brushed them off and scored yet again. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

When the rains fell, he put Nellie in a box stall and fed her warm food every morning and curried her and brushed her. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed a great boulder and looked back over the shimmering country, but he could not see his enemies, not even the tall horseman riding through the brush. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dark hair fell across her face and she brushed it away absentmindedly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I brush past her, down the dim, narrow hallway to the back door. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s lovely,” she said, brushing back several strands of hair that were drifting in front of her face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She reached out and touched Sansa's hair, brushing it lightly away from her neck. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Feathers brushes mud off a metallic rock with her gloved hand and places it in a collection bag. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Using a toilet brush, I scrubbed my boots and legs to remove obvious patches of dirt. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cover her with bei powder and brush it into her hair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I brushed away the tear that was now clinging to the bottom of my chin. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I was glad to be able to get out to the kitchen because it makes me sad to watch my mother brush her hair. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

As I howled, feeling pain shoot through my limbs as the thistles of the brush encountered stubborn callouses, there was a loud knock at the door. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What?” he said, brushing the dirt from his hands. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Got more on the way,” Sister Wanda said, brushing off this setback. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I brushed them off on my skirt and stood up to clear away the dishes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just finished brushing my teeth and was heading back downstairs when a quiet knock sent my heart thudding against my rib cage. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had my bag ready, shoes on, teeth brushed, but even though I rushed to the door as soon as I was sure Charlie would be out of sight, Edward was faster. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ll lead the way for a while,” he said, brushing himself off. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jay shoved his brush all the way down into the can of paint, getting blue all over his fingers. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The bell rings, and David’s hand brushes against mine as he picks up his books. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

In some alleys you couldn't help but brush against the walls; the buildings leaned in so close they almost met. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His hair is just long enough to fall into his face, and he brushes it behind his ears absentmindedly. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Over at the country club, or in enormous corner offices with picture windows that seemed to deserve something more than wide-angle views of scrub brush and mesquite, they confused luck with business acumen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was why I tried to avoid my mind so much as brushing up against someone else’s at all costs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The next day after lunch we ran back to the cottage to brush our hair. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The tendril was polished on the underside; pigs, passing through the loop, brushed it with their bristly hide. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was a box of watercolors with twenty-four tubes of color and three brushes and a pad of heavy art paper. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

They were nearly the same height and she stood close to his face and spoke with deadly quiet, the long brim of her bonnet nearly brushing his cheeks. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

That night the bhagat, the local healer, came and chanted over Hari while brushing him with the leaves of a neem tree to give him strength for our trip to Varanasi the following morning. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The morning was clear and bright, with a few thin, high clouds barely clinging to existence, accidental brush strokes on a blue canvas. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He brushed his hands across his eyes, hoping to untangle the sensations fluttering in his body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed myself off and tried to shake some dignity back into my limbs. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His fingers brushed the back of Henry’s jacket and Henry turned, surprisingly quick. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I pulled my hat down, and Noodles brushed his hair with the palm of his hand. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Mother opened the door, and I threw myself into the warmth, held the red flowers between my hands, and brushed my cheeks with their petals. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Instead, she waited with her burning cheeks and her own dumb smile until he slid her papers back to her, rough fingertips briefly brushing her wrist. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she brushed against the trophy case,” I suggest hopefully. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She moved through the brush as fast as she could. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Inside, the grooms were brushing down beautiful, glossy horses, or cleaning their polished hooves, or braiding their long tails. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It unnerved her, how easy it had been to lie to Moody again, but she shook the feeling aside, as if she were brushing off cobwebs. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He brushed past me and went up to Jasper Jr., who looked like he desperately needed a bathroom. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Truth, Señora Oralia,” I said, finishing my cookie and brushing crumbs off my lap. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Hannah threw the brush in the bucket and water splashed on the floor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A maid scrubbed the floor with a big brush. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered brush and made a fire, thinking that I would push it back into the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she hears the door across the hall tick open and feet brush the boards. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It seems he tried to poison himself by putting paint on his brushes and eating it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Part of me wants to reach out and touch that hair, grab a thick chunk, and brush it against my cheek. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A lock of stringy black hair falls across her face, but she doesn’t brush it away. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"What would you like, Brother?" she said, her eyes brushing slowly over my face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brushes a clump of blond hair out of her face, looks at me like it kills her that I got hit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

By prearranged agreement, the Burr party arrived first, just before 7:00 a.m., and began clearing away the incidental brush and rocks on the ledge. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I brushed my hair back into a ponytail and headed for the front porch. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, his son’s birthday, is a day to honor life, not brushes with death. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Those marketwomen who had counted their pats of butter after he brushed past their stands, Mrs. Lapham with her prophecies that he would end on the gallows, had not been so far wrong. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His knuckle brushes the back of Alex’s hand at their sides, a little zip of warmth in the cold night. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dr. Cable’s pendant seemed to grow heavier and heavier, wound around her neck as tightly as the vines, brush, and roots grasping the railroad tracks. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

My bike had been leaned up against the garage for days in that sun bake, and the metal scorched my legs when they brushed against it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I got up, brushed my teeth and put on pajamas. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

A woman brushed past him carrying a crying child, then she changed her mind and came back and stood, turning indecisively at the side of the road. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The hot sun beat on the earth so that Kino and Juana moved into the lacy shade of the brush, and small gray birds scampered on the ground in the shade. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

His big hands started brushing the dust from my clothes. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brushed his lips against Sohrab’s ear, kept his eye on me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a while, Percy wandered the streets with Hazel and Frank, who kept brushing shoulders. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They heard twigs snapping, footsteps on brush, and then nothing. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After reciting this to the others, Constance went straight to bed without brushing her teeth or saying good night. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the space of ten minutes, they packed their paint, ladders, brushes, and tarps, and loaded them into the bed of Zeitoun’s truck. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

After a short while, we found another clump of brush and rock to set up camp. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Daario brushed his thumbs across his sword hilts and smiled dangerously. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg took out his camera to document his brush with death. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Instead, he brushed against me and managed to touch my hand for a second. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

My fingers brush over the trigger, and my throat tightens like I am having an allergic reaction. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, I am. A pretty good one too," I bragged, tossing the seeds in my mouth, then casually slapping my hand against my thigh to brush the salt off. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He brushed some bottle tops off a chair and sat down. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There are times when even nonbutlers need to know their who from their whom, and that will require you, once again, to brush up on your trees. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He focuses on the dish brush, swishing the suds around, trying to get a streak of pizza cheese off a plate without getting his cast wet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she brushed her fingertip across the line over my eyebrow. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stops to brush around a dark spot with his finger, chiseling around its perimeter until a rock comes loose. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Impatiently brushing away the wetness in his eyes, he reread the letter, this time concentrating on the meaning. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The neighbors, watching Kino’s door through the crevices in their brush houses, were dressed and ready too. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I’m about to say this to him in order to brush it away—but then I look up, meet his eyes, and this time, I feel my own walls lowering. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She turned back, looking over her tan shoulder as her hair brushed across the line of her jaw. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Pop Pop brushes his hand across my face. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The road had no heavy load of traffic to support; there were few sharp curves or intersections where brush could obstruct the driver’s vision. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The giant squeezed his way into the hut, stooping so that his head just brushed the ceiling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Crick brushes a droplet of green off his face and glances around to see if anyone saw. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Although Kermit wrote to his father, “I didn’t think I had a chance in a million nor did anyone else,” he brushed off the incident, writing that it was “the chances of the game.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She teased it with her pole, which it pushed aside with a soft brush of its wing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stops in his tracks and waves at us as the truck brushes right past him, only inches from flattening him into roadkill. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In the fourteenth century, evidence, good evidence, against the two-spheres theory had been presented, and it had been brushed aside. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

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

It swung well past his belt, below even his but-tocks, the end of it brushing against the back of his thighs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I stretch my arms above my head so they brush against the wall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I was reaching to increase a build, my hand brushed against his and I was taken aback by how dry and hot it was. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I looked back out to the fire snaking through the dead brush. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pax edged closer, so low that his belly brushed the ground. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She started to turn and I thought that she was going to flee back through the brush. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The residents were delighted; for years they had all brushed their teeth with stored water poured from mugs. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I then brush the crumbs still on the front of my jersey onto him. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Under the constant currying and brushing his coat lay as smooth and gleaming as orange-red lacquer. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see the brush, but even with my momentum and swimming as hard as I could, the current was taking me away. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Simmon nodded again and brushed his hair out of his eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"My genius powers are recharging," Max declares as she brushes the crumbs from her lap. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

No one could go through the brush in the dusk without making a sound, except someone who had lived in it for a long time. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, climbing out of the ditch and brushing myself off. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

My cheeks burn, and I brush past my uncle and climb into the backseat of the car without saying a word. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The wood was damp but he shaved the dead bark off with his knife and he stacked brush and sticks all about to dry in the heat. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

And he stood proudly and watched while his son took up the brush and changed the mistaken sign. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He’s slumped in the chair, his long hair brushing his shoulders, his shirt hanging on his skinny body. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

As he urges the horse on, he is gentle for fear the ruts and the muddy road will cause her to fall forward or brush him in some way. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put down his brush and turned to me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

My toes brush the ground, not quite reaching it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Odysseus knew him too and brushed away a tear. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together they let their fingers brush each of the figurines before folding their hands. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The mountain thawed and the Princess appeared on its face, her head brushing the sky. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She slid down the heave, brushed off her parka, and faced the tundra. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Saturday morning Joey and me got up real early to watch cartoons and Dad was already up brushing his teeth and shaving. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair flops forward, and he brushes it back with a swollen hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I took up my bow and fitted an arrow, but as I did this the big dog faded away into the brush and was quickly followed by the others. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trees grew closer, the brush thicker and the banks higher. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dany rose, brushed past Brown Ben, and climbed the steps to the sweet solitude of her terrace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry steered her over to Granddaddy, who bowed low over her hand, brushed it with his whiskers, and said, “Enchanté, mademoiselle.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She told us about the detective who lived on the third floor and the nice woman down the hall named Bella who was a stage magician, while Audrey brushed Nana’s hair. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I shrank lower behind the brush and waited for him to emerge. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

At the time of Columbus the Western Hemisphere had been thoroughly painted with the human brush. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I stood up and brushed off my skirt. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Jonas brushed wetness from his face with the back of one hand. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up and brushed off his pants. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I turned a brush through my tangled curls. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I got angry about the paint,” I said as I pushed the brush back and forth over the cracking wood slats of the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They suck on their knuckles and brush the dirt from their uniforms. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers brushed again something hard and smooth in my pocket, and I didn’t need to pull it out to know that it was the panic button. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Although Dad’s driving was fraught with peril, there was a strange fascination in its brushes with death and its dramatic, traffic-stopping scenes. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like a rescue worker, plucking faces from the debris, brushing away glass and wood rot. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Tears fill my eyes as I stare at the drawing, and I brush them away with my arm, knowing that for once, I’m doing the absolute right thing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s a cat,” Marisol said, brushing off a piece of grass stuck to the bottom. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But it did not come clear and I brushed it away. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the earpiece it sounded like fine-grain sandpaper brushing on whitewood. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

His hand brushed against something, but his fingers were too numb to tell what it was. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I shoved my notebook and pen into my backpack, grabbed Beau’s duffel, and brushed past the waitress toward the door. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I used a rolling brush and it was as easy as rolling pie dough: Back and forth. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself off the floor with a grunt and brushed the dust from the knees of his jeans, creating a fine, powdery cloud around his legs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The line in the bathroom was long, everyone getting ready for the weekend, and by the time Rishi was finished with the shower and brushing his teeth, it was seven thirty. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Because of the sticky stuff to make them stay on your eyelids, she only had to brush her hand against them to pick them up. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brushed off a desk, flipped the poster over, and started writing. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Miles waited patiently, pretending to be interested in brushing my hair back. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Luke got up and told the boys to take care of their plates, to brush their teeth and get ready for bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Their breath brushes against my ear as they say, “You didn’t get into too much trouble with your grandma, did you, Princess?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

His hands were sticky with blood, but he set down the packs and did his best to brush the hair out of her face before propping a pack behind her head like a pillow. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I brushed his hand away and took a step back, hating the sting of his words, hating my own pettiness even more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

While I was resting there, sucking the juice from the cactus, I saw the big gray dog, the leader of the wild pack, in the brush above me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brain was a mess, what with trying not to flinch whenever Ben brushed against me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He made two more trips into the woods, dragging armloads of brush and limbs to the bridge and pushing them over the side. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

When I had for the most part stopped shivering, she cradled my head and brushed the hair from my eyes and called my name. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t used to brushing bodies with near strangers. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was downright ratted with knots because I hadn’t even brushed it once since we got out of the water yesterday, when we found the dead man. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As I descend the stairs, I can’t help brushing my fingers along the unblemished white marble walls. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Before they left, Richard brushed aside some of her wig hair and kissed her forehead, to avoid spoiling her lipstick. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

With the tips of my toes I could still brush some of the rocks but they were all slipping and sliding away from shore. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brush my hair over my head and toss it back, then shape it with my fingers and spray it with lacquer. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They assembled by the Hunter's Gate as the first pale rays of the sun brushed the top of the Bell Tower, their breath frosting in the cold morning air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I always imagine her sitting in front of a mirror at night, counting strokes as she brushes her hair. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Candice brushed her teeth and quickly changed into a T-shirt and shorts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They continue talking, Ruth eating the chips, brushing the salt from around her lips with the back of her hand. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They could feel his warm soft fur brushing against their bodies and hear the rumblings his voice made in his stomach as he talked. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

A pale green curtain of branches just brushed the grasses and threw a filigree of shadows, as delicate as the wrought silver, on the child’s face. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed them away and turned my attention back to the soft white alpaca wool resting on my lap. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

There was nothing back there but the trees and the brush and the sunlight dappling the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

If a sparrow brushed a window, the shade snapped up. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over the side of the crib and smelled the girl’s warm breath and let her nose brush against the girl’s cheek. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I was finished I stood up, brushed the dirt from my knees and my elbows, and located my glasses. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marco lifts his hand to brush a stray curl away from Celia’s face, tucking it behind her ear and stroking her cheek with his fingertips. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He scanned the ground as he went, looking for places snakes might be, like big thickets of brush where it was easy to hide. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They dipped into a cavern that was so low, the bats’ wings brushed both the ceiling and floor. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My hands brushed against something smooth, and I halted. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My father considers this an irrelevant question and brushes it off, saying, "Not that I know of, but that's not the point." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Some farm that would give thirteen-year-old black boys space to sleep and food in return for clearing brush. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d grown up boiling even the water I used to brush my teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingertips brushed over something cold and smooth. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We’re both silent as I grab the glass from him, our hands brushing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The one they had was a crumbling white beast, long-suffering but dependable, filled with ladders and wood and rattling with loose screws and brushes. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I reached for the cup, and as my pinky brushed an unseen hand, I nearly dropped it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She brushed her hair up into a tight ponytail and put on her nightgown. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were cans of saddle soap and a drippy can of tar with its paint brush sticking over the edge. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She survived alone for nine days, Mom. Made it through a brush fire.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She’d saved for the brush by mending clothes; it took four months, she told me, to earn the money. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

After Dad’s gone off, Becky gets up before Ma, and I fix her a bowl of Cheerios, put her sneakers on so she won’t stub her toes, and brush the snarls from her hair. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the sound of our teeth brushing, I heard Mom say Styx’s name. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Doubletree Mutt and Smasher moved sniffing along the edge of the brush, performing the duty with rigid ceremony, but when Jody whistled, their heads jerked up and their tails waved. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can smile and brush my teeth without any real consequences. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” she said, her sweet lips brushing my ear. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He tried, twice, to catch up with me after class, but I brushed him off. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I kept brushing, wanting her to suffer a little. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Jess inched over, groping in the darkness until her fingers brushed their faces. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

His roommates were rushing around, getting dressed and brushing their teeth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She wanted to trace the curves of his brows with her thumbs, to brush her lips against the soft freckled corner of his eyelid. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Before summoning the serving men to carry him away, she knelt and felt his face, tracing the line of his jaw, brushing her fingers across his cheeks and nose, touching his hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the morning, I do my routine, get up before the rest of the girls and brush my teeth and shower. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

You could see that she was considering brushing past, but Lily stood in the way. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

At my place, I convinced Faith to wait while I got a brush and a bucket and scrubbed the car. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Joe brushed some crumbs from his fingers and, polishing off his second beer, decided to go make some hunting knives in his workshop. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pumped water at the kitchen sink and attacked my hands with the nail brush. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The broom vendor with his mops and dusters and stiff bristle brushes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up and brushed the dirt off the back of my shorts. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

You can see where there's a wet spot on his cheek, and he brushes it away. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then I feel the brush of his skin. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Grandma brushed the hair back from his eyes and forehead and she said, Doesn’t he have lovely soft silky hair? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"What would you like, Brother?" she said, her eyes brushing slowly over my face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brushed the loose dirt from his shirt and walked up the side road until he got to the oil-top road that led to the church. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Asked if he had been brushing up on his German, Ebright shot back, “I don’t expect to have to have any knowledge of the language.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Not even ten minutes brushing my teeth had been enough to scrub the sticky film from my mouth, and if I took any more aspirin, I’d probably start leaking blood from every orifice. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Brian pulled and the man just lay still, and Brian looked to see if his shoe had caught on a root by the fire or in the brush, but it had not. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

He brought his face closer; his lips brushed mine. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She had her hair brushed back, so I could see it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When I finish brushing my teeth and go back to my room, Ellis is still sitting on my bed. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The spiked branch barely brushed over the long spinal quills quivering along his arched back, and in my haste I let go of the stake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

From Portorož he wrote to Regina of his charge: “Bobby brushes his teeth daily but has more difficulty in taking a bath.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Brekker’s touch burned like brimstone—a single brush of his bare skin caused your flesh to wither and die. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose we ought to be off,” said Beatrice, brushing the grass from her skirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Once, Grandpa led Zack and me through the woods until we came across a huge piece of green foam that was half buried in the thick brush. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He brushes gently, methodically, then cups water into his mouth with his hands and gargles. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I will try to run into the brush before he can shoot, to hide in the deadness where he cannot come to search. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He brushes hair out of his eyes and color jumps from them—a light green that is near fluorescent like in the picture. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She heard Buddy and Lucy climb into their beds above, and then it was quiet, with only the wind brushing the branches against the house. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see anyone, but I noticed that the garbage bag I had filled with brush and trash had been spilled out. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jody curried and brushed until a pile of dead hair lay in the stall and until the pony’s coat had taken on a deep red shine. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hide in the brush by the river, down in the brush by the river.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stretched out his arm so his fingers brushed five words in particular in the few lines that were understandable: Only the three of you…. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Later, when I was brushing my teeth, I heard them talking in their bedroom. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and brushed the grit from my bleeding hands as we were herded inside. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The slippers purred when my foot brushed against them. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“You look ... calm,” Simmon continued, brushing his hand through his hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Usually they are not experts: their ambitions and fantasies are strong enough to brush aside the doubts which more cautious men might have. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

For example, an area larger than all of New England — some 50 million acres — is under management by utility corporations and much of it is routinely treated for “brush control.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And while he was talking, his hand brushed my hand. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Levy has his hair brushed back nice and neat, and he isn’t wearing his lab coat. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Today is Thursday, I tell myself as I brush my teeth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Okwudiba took a deep breath and exhaled, as though to brush aside the alcohol. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Sounds like a man after my own heart," said Gilgamesh, brushing the crumbs off his beard. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll prove it,” said the other mother, and brushed the surface of the mirror with her long white fingers. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Valley was already getting up, brushing snow and soil off her cape and black jeans. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I run my palms along my arms, still brushing off feathers, though I know there aren’t any. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit, like any prey animal, was hard-wired to bound forward at the whip’s brush over his hindquarters, a simulation of a predator’s grasp. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crawled into bed without brushing my teeth, expecting to toss and turn all night. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled it from the dirt and brushed it off. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

With his giant brush, he polished each tooth on the model, pointing out the proper path of the bristles on the teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When she came out again, she had on a sacklike blouse with ripped sleeves and a broomstick skirt that brushed the top of her feet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the year and a half since the trail was hacked out, the brush had begun to grow back. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

And the boy had no idea of it, though from time to time he would brush his eyes, or shake his head as if to clear his vision. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they ate, Clayton brushed his teeth and got ready for the midnight jam, even though in reality, ten fifteen was closer to the hour. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I nod, flustered, but before I can figure out how to respond, Mama puts the birthday card down again, rising to her feet and brushing the dust off her skirt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Working in the brush factory also meant I could be inside, where it was warmer, instead of outside chopping ice or shoveling snow. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She shrugged and some of her hair swung back down to brush against my arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She found Arya on the banks of the Trident, trying to hold Nymeria still while she brushed dried mud from her fur. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They gave way to brush, and then the store came in sight. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Filled with excitement, Moss pushed past them, brushing up against other people in the crowded space, and then he cut through the pews back to the center of the church. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It flows: rocks to brush to forest; stream to hills. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Their weapons were the tradecraft of spies—the dead drop, the brush pass, the one-time pad—and their missions almost always had the same goal: to obtain vital information about the enemy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He scrubbed Kuda with a bath brush and washed his hair as well. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I work the brush along the chain, it is transformed from a dull gray to the color of tinsel. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I hunkered down on my knees and brushed my hands against the trunk. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It caught the raft and pulled the nose around, so that it aimed downstream but along the edge, bouncing against the bank and sliding beneath overhanging willows and brush. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward she ran into the house and washed her mouth with soap and brushed her teeth, as if that could remove the stain in her memory. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of habit, she tried brushing the hair out of her face and behind her ears. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My dad brushes his index finger across my cheek. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I’d even let Mother brush out my hair, trying to drown out her nervous, complicated instructions. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Abra calmly picked up her purse and straightened her skirt and brushed it with her hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Raul swirls his brushes in a jar of water and finishes straightening up Mr. Ward’s desk. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he brushed the dirt off her dress and helped her get a speck out of her eye. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart was beating triple time, but then I waved at her involuntarily, like I was brushing away a bee. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then they kissed again, more slowly, Javi reaching up to Max’s face and brushing it with his fingertips. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

From the corner of my eye, I saw my frightened cousins obediently practicing their first brush strokes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But there came a point, maybe around the time I was eleven or twelve, when my mom stopped sitting in fitting rooms with me or brushing her teeth while I was in the shower. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

With an effort, as if her hands weighed a ton each, she brushed it off and peered out. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I remember I was brushing my teeth, in the can, when he asked me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Together the little group scrambled through scrub brush and gravel down to the boat. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bunny, his mouth full, made a brushing, dismissive motion with one hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As she ate her cereal and milk, as she dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, as she brushed her teeth, she pictured herself greeting the audience with a fine “Salutations.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

With elaborate sweeps of his brush and huge sighs of satisfaction, he begins to blend the bird's contribution across his canvas. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Heat brushed my cheeks as I thought of him. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

For a few moments he could see little or nothing; but the smells of dew and elder bloom were unchanged and his nose brushed against cool grass blades. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brushed off the knees of her skirt as she stood. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He groped for purchase, to push himself up, and his fingers brushed against . . . nothing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, two other groups dug trenches and cleared brush on the hillside, hoping to contain the fire’s spread. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When the sky went black, we brushed our spot of grass clear and lay down. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I push forward through the brush, trying to catch up with Gwenforte. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She used a tiny brush to paint a thin line of glue above each eye. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we tried to squeeze into half the hallway, arms and shoulders didn’t just brush, they rubbed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The under-fifteens’ fifteen hundred meters is called, and she stands up, brushing dried grass from her shorts. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She set her water container on the ground, pulled up some tubers, brushed the dirt away, and began to eat. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaisa was brushing the horse, and when she heard Ash's footsteps, she looked up from her work, and her hand stilled. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were fertilizer plants, hide tanners, glue factories, and brush makers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Weston, not quite comprehending all that was happening, felt, rather than saw, Robbie brush past him, and came to a sudden bewildered halt. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Her dark hair was brushed out and spiked up, like she’d just stuck her finger in an electrical socket, and her lips were painted a light shade of blue. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

My things were already unpacked, my brushes and comb upon the tray. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She brushed her hair back from her face, her kimono slipping off her shoulder. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash pulled out the last of the pins and began brusquely to brush Ana’s hair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes the ice pack from me, his fingers brushing mine, and holds it against my head himself. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As he brushed himself off, Skinny ran down the mountain toward the fragile, papery house he shared with his family. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Quickly she dragged the dead man from the pathway into the shelter of the brush. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our journey through the space-time continuum, followed by my near brush with State-Sanctioned Torture at the hands of Customs Officer II, had left me feeling disoriented and gross. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

His mind flashes to Henry, the smooth lines of his suit, the way his breath brushed Alex’s cheek when he kissed him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I brushed past her and got into the car, slamming the door in her face. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As he brushed his hair out of his eyes, the sun shone upon the fresh scabs marring his knuckles. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the brush drawings it looks like the ideograph for “human,” two black wings. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt his weakened hands on my arms, the thin stubble of his whiskers brushing my face. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first day, Ma cleaned and brushed all the ashes out of the cookstove. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy had such tiny corkscrew curls that no amount of brushing could ever make them all look like a single entity. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The sellsword rose laughing and brushed a blade of grass from his knee. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We put the lid on the paint, dumped our brushes into a jar of paint thinner Doc had set out, then marched up to the porch. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Through soggy patches, over rocks and across a stream, sliding down banks and whacking through brush. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Slipping it on is a habit, like brushing my teeth. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he says, brushing his chin with his knuckles. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The dark was almost in, and Juana’s fire threw shadows on the brush walls when the whisper came in, passed from mouth to mouth. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re completely involved in their game, their eyes serious as they move their brushes up and down in their make-believe job. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I dried myself off and I used the rough brush to pull through the snarls in my hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You even smoke while you brush your teeth?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then she brushed the lank blond hair and braided it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a man’s shaving brush and razor on the windowsill. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He brushed his wing quickly across his eyes. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

You had to lean forward and sometimes catch at brushes with your hands. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stroked her head for a moment; then threw her into the air and walked out into the field, kicking the brush as I went. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a brush island ahead and the current moved toward the shore. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The girl came out of the brush singing. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tall elephant grass and prickly, brown brush have replaced Phnom Penh’s blooming flowers and tall trees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she brought out fake eyelashes, green shadow, black liner, base, contouring brushes, eyebrow pencil, coral gloss. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Cassidy exclaims, brushing a strand of hair from her shiny forehead. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As she was sweeping the paintbrush across a corner of canvas to dry out the brush, she heard Jeff and Rick chatting. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The day was warm, a little windy, and leaf shadows, supple emanations from the tree boughs that brushed the cell’s barred window, tantalized Perry’s tamed squirrel. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waters of the pool were clear and pure, but dark from their depth and shadows of the surrounding brush. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the sick feeling was gone I pulled into the willow bushes and rested again, my arms around some brush, holding tight with my hands to the branches. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Setting the cardboard box down, he carefully began brushing the loose soil away from the toad. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

We brushed the oars and hulls lightly with handfuls of ancient straw from the stables, leaving a fine layer of dust over everything. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Grandma ran her hand along her head, brushing her hair back, cool. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He tests leaning into the kiss and is rewarded by Henry’s mouth sliding and opening against his, Henry’s tongue brushing against his, which is, wow. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The sun was setting, and it was as if someone had taken a brush with pink paint and made a streak across the sky, which was pale blue but getting darker by the minute. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

A string of kisses a mile long melted together as his lips brushed her ears, her neck, her arms, her hair, and then got back to her mouth again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Both their hands had brushed its wood a thousand thousand times. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She joined me, kneeling next to Victor, and started to coo, whispering that he should let us call the paramedics, brushing his hair back lightly. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I stand with the back door open, and she brushes right past me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Every morning, Mom helped me blow dry my hair and brush it back into perfectly straight lines, and then gel it until it was as stiff as a bicycle helmet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

His foot brushed the log where it had fallen in all the motion and he picked it up and put it on the table. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brush my teeth, splash some water on my face, and put in a new pair of my Warcross contacts. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now there are four Nazis in the next bedroom, and I’m brushing Helena’s hair, hoping for the news. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Herbie slapped his cheek, squashed an insect that was punching a hole in his ear, then brushed three more off his arm. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took Jones deeper into the pines, through thick undergrowth, to a man partly concealed by the brush. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father picked up a dry brush of yerba de la vivora and striking a match to it he used it as a torch to set fire to the platform. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came close to him, stepping carefully over the bird-spattered floor, and brushed away the flies buzzing at her face. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They drew water from a feeder creek and warmed themselves at a slash pile kept burning by his children—girls in rubber boots, including Hatsue—who dragged branches and brought armfuls of brush to it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It took the barest second, the softest brush of Nina’s fingertips. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My mother had even given me a fresh haircut the night before, just for this day, and I hit the bathroom to brush it and see if maybe a few waves were popping out. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

My face feels as hot as the water now, and I become keenly aware of our bare skin brushing together. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The red priestess brushed the black wool aside and slipped her arm through his. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“In daytime my mama pulls back the curtain so that we children can play on her bed. If first we brush off our feet....” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up, brushing the slack off my jeans. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Esgred brushed the front of his breeches once more, and smiled as a finger traced the iron outline of his manhood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was a curious statement, but Tom Hannah brushed it off and let Yurchenko walk out; though he was under the care of the CIA, the KGB defector was not a prisoner. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bristle had dragged brush to the fallen tree to shelter her brother and curled her body over his to keep him warm. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When he opened the door, he reached over and brushed Lily’s leg lightly, like he did this sort of thing all the time. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"Of course you do," said the woman in the red dress, and her fidgeting fingers brushed the black knives impatiently, as if there were something she could not wait to be doing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You two good-for-nothings are dismissed,” he said, brushing by them and stalking out of the classroom. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The explosions stopped and scattered gunfire followed, and the airport manager stood up and brushed his clothes down. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

By eleven o’clock he was giving the cross its first coat, meticulously applying the paint with a small watercolor brush. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I wouldn’t be any fun and would spend the rest of my days selling The Watch Tower and brushing my long hair into a single braid that dangled down my back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I brush my hair away from my face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I ran my fingers over my smooth legs, brushed my hands on my soft cheeks, feeling as brand-new as a freshly laid egg. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hard planes of his muscles press into me, and when his hips brush mine, I nearly fumble my steps. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I said, brushing down my dress and adjusting the clip in my hair, which was coming loose. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I shampooed and brushed, shampooed and combed until my scalp throbbed. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I see her crouching before me on the sidewalk in front of our house, brushing tears from my face after I scraped my knee. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The sorrel and docks brushed against his legs, and damped through his jeans, very quickly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I reached for the bow and brushed it across his hips, where I imagined the bridge of the cello would be. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You are still going to brush your teeth after very meal," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He swirled his brush in one of the blues, then handed it to me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I brush my teeth and run through the list of props and the names of the performers, what’s the order, who didn’t show up to rehearsal yesterday. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I washed at the courtyard well and brushed my teeth with a twig from the neem tree. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

One of the remaining live limbs brushed against the porch railing at the top of the stairs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I focus on taking the cap off the toothpaste, getting the brush up to my mouth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Francesca was smart and beautiful and sometimes let me brush her long hair. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

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

I found my toothbrush and got some of Shreve’s paste and went out and brushed my teeth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You just surprised me,” Fela said, as she brushed her dark hair back over her shoulders. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then her fingers brushed carefully over the boy’s wound. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ignatius quickly cleared the desk by brushing the magazine articles and Big Chief tablets smartly to the floor with one sweep of his paws. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glass, pieces of Sheetrock, broken furniture, cups, nail polish, pans, hair brushes, mirrors, bottles, plates, rugs, clothes—almost everything imaginable floated in streams of water from apartments that looked like flooded basements. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Pax worked his way out of the pile of brush and shook off the debris. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then she went and drank from the spring and started off through the brush. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry brushed some invisible lint off his knee. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers brushed lightly against his thigh, the gentlest of promises. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A snow bear crashed through the brush, huge and skeletal, half its head sloughed away to reveal the skull beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Something huge touched him, brushed him from head to feet, and he shivered. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He curried and brushed two saddle horses in the stalls, talking quietly to them all the time; and he had hardly finished when the iron triangle started ringing at the ranch house. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Derby patted the baby, held her close as she slept, and brushed away tears. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ike sprinted after him, with Felix a few feet behind, brushing dried leaves from his hair. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Penny for your thoughts?” she asked, brushing at an errant strand of hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mom growls, “You say you want to be a painter someday. Why don’t you repaint it? Pick up a brush and repaint it.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, Dad. Why didn’t you pick up the brush?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She seated herself on the bed and brushed away a strand of fine white hair that had fallen across her father's face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She whispered in Spanish and touched him gently, rubbing his back and neck first, then brushing his ear and neck with her lips. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I twist my arm so she's forced to drop it, and brush past her again. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He went outside and fished a wrist-thick limb out of the brush pile. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her father with a shock of hair like a bristle brush stiff with shoe polish, rolling his large sleeves up to his elbows while the scar at his temple gleamed white. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As Amá is brushing her hair in the bathroom, I tell her she looks pretty and ask if I can stay home. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The goshawk brushes me with her wing as I throw my legs over the escarpment and scramble down to our camp. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cut off an inch and hurried back inside, brushing the soil off of it and the knife blade. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But her spirit goes into the mirror, and the next time the pretty one is brushing her hair in front of that mirror, she looks up and there’s the burned one looking back at her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The familiar expression held no more familiarity than the hand which reassuringly brushed my shoulder. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Kelly sat Melissa down in a chair in front of the mirror and began to brush Melissa’s hair. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Her breasts turned just slightly away from one another and brushed against the insides of her arms when she walked. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now one crept across the rump of his stallion, and the horse gave an angry flick of its tail to brush it away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My fingertips brushed along her bra and I reached around to fumble with the hook until I gave up and lifted the whole band up over her breasts. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mama brushes the hair out of my face and fixes the collar of my shirt like she did when I was a little girl. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then she was distracted—some of the guys had whole cases of professional-looking makeup and actual rolls of makeup brushes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, despite the communal pooling of possessions, Maria had been allowed to keep her paints, brushes, and vellum, which were costly and difficult to replace. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She brushed the dirt from her eyes and blinked, but there was still only darkness. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

He brushed cracker crumbs and Ping-Pong ball scraps off his lap. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Liang changed his name to Chen, hid his brush, and found a great master artist to study under. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His lips are warm and so soft—his hair brushes against my face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She sat back on her feet and brushed her hair to one side with her non-needled hand. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

They place you on a pile of logs and blackrock, dry brush and kindling, and they send you burning onto the ocean. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As I brushed myself off, he asked, “So what was she chasing you for?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When his mother came in to say good night and to ask if he had brushed his teeth, he knew it was time to have a talk with her. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“First, you must learn how to handle a brush. I would suggest that you all get together and paint someone’s house for a start.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What y'all into today?" he said while brushing hair off the neck of the man in the chair, who was knocked out, asleep. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I debated whether or not to go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He then gathered himself up, adjusted his tie, and brushed his blazer. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Finally he swallowed, brushed the crumbs from his waistcoat, and said, “But see here, Reynie, Miss Perumal mentioned a test of some sort. ‘Special opportunities,’ she said. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I get up, brush myself off, and take a moment to look around. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

One by one the passengers brushed their teeth in the vestibule, changed into their pajamas, fastened the curtain around their compartments, and went to sleep. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Henry’s breath ghosts over Alex’s lips, their noses brushing, and when he finally connects, he’s smiling into it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her long brown hair blew behind her in the breeze, fuzzy and never quite cooperating with brush and comb. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to brush her cheek with my fingertips. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and peered into the green brush of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped my eyes and brushed my foot back and forth across the trampled grass. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Wab was still bitter as she stood, brushing the grass off the back of her faded sweatpants, the initials of a university she’d never attended stamped across the seat. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She twisted each curl around her index finger and gave it a final brush. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

But a Special stood between her and the border of dense trees and brush, waiting to intercept any stray Smokies. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A man trying to get to the table behind them brushed Emenike’s jacket down from behind his chair. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I brushed Wishbone while Jackie packed, stuffing her shorts and things into her duffel bag and telling me again how lucky I was to have such a nice place to live. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She frowned and brushed her long black hair back, giving me a clear view of the purpling bruise that spread from her temple all the way back to her hairline. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He undid the pipe, rammed a long thin brush down it, and a jet of water spurted into his face. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their fingers brushed together against the hot metal, and the thread between them drew tight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I lit pieces of paper and little piles of brush and held my breath until the moment when they seemed about to blaze up out of control. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling, and when people wanted to touch her gown, well, let them, and when they wanted to brush their skin against hers, well, let them do that too. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He paused to brush away a mosquito and rubbed a swash of mud across one side of his face. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes they dress as ordinary humans,” her mother replied, trailing the tip of the brush over her daughter’s skin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brushed dust off his clothes and placed a huge rock in front of the cabin door to keep it open. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was always one brush that had the greater use. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The brutal afternoon workouts left him exhausted and sore but feeling cleansed, as if someone had scrubbed out his soul with a stiff wire brush. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“That was amazing,”she whispered, letting her lips brush his ear. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The spare brush was one of many stored in a metal basket. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Chou is brushing Geak’s hair, being careful not to pull it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed off the lice, tore the bread in half, and gave half to the other boy. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Francie brushed out her long hair, braided it and wound the braids around her head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pulling me closer, brushing the hair back behind my ears with her fingers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When something brushed against her leg, she almost jumped out of her skin, but it was only a cat, a ragged black tom with a chewed-off ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Now he was squatting by the outdoor faucet, cleaning his brushes. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The day he took his leave of her, as she was bidding him farewell, he had brushed the balls of his thumbs lightly across them, back and forth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I brush my hair to one side and section it into three. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My bed is a huge mess of paints, sheets of paper, and brushes. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I brush my fingers along the stony, stony walls. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I try to brush the hairs flat with my hand and freeze at the sight of my old hand on my old head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They turned in through the opening of Kino’s brush fence and came to his door. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

From her pack, Sefia took out a brush and the small jar of paint Horse had given her as a parting gift. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Warily I began to creep forward, always staying behind the brush. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I brush off her concerns about my ribs, and we take our places in the line. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I stroke her tangled hair, my hand brushing against her hot wet forehead. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We know even the feel of our grandmother's brush being pulled gently through our hair will fast become a memory. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say another word as she stood and brushed herself off before notably moving to the other side of the fire. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We looked through the rest of the box and found some horse figurines, an old hair brush, and a glass case that reminded me of an aquarium. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Lannisters had piled brush around the tower's base and set it afire, but the stone would not bum, and Lorch did not have the patience to starve them out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“See, I told you,” said Francis, aggrieved, stepping gingerly from the brush and wiping his hands. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She touched the pushed-up part, brushed away the dirt, and discovered a pale green loop. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Piper brushed her thumb against the scar on his lip. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“They’ve cleared brush near the tracks, best as they can, I’m told,” said Mr. Burke. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A strand of dark hair fell across her face, and she brushed it back with her hand. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Zoey brushes me with her bag and dips into the classroom. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“You pushed me,” I said, brushing the dirt off my hands and ignoring the sting in my palms from where the skin was raw. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The team leader protests to the Director, who brushes him off and barks orders to the guards. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They almost didn’t hear the steps approaching them through the brush. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Something brushed against the back of the shelter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She moved forward to lean on the railings, her shoulder brushing mine. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When she come back in, she brush her hands together like she cleaning things up as usual. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were still closed, but her right hand brushed across his mane of dark hair. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She pulls and brushes and tugs at my hair, and when she's finished, it's pulled back in a bun so tightly my eyes look even smaller and I can barely see any hair at all. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Now, please try to behave yourself,” he continued, and he bent to softly brush his lips against mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Then you stir it 'til it disappears. After it's mixed you take this brush and paint out a sample on one of these." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed away the leaves and there it was, this big, fleshy, vase-shaped mushroom that I was dead certain had to be a chanterelle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Argon brushed past Foaly, pressing a laser disk into the console’s player. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Something rustles in the brush: it freezes in place as we become aware of each other. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She has big bones, square teeth with litde gaps between them so that you can see each tooth distinctly, skin that looks rubbed raw as if scrubbed with a potato brush. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She cleans the kitchen, washes the mugs and plates, brushes crumbs and bits of food from the table, cleans out the icebox and orders a fresh block of ice from another Italian. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I could, especially when trying to ignore the sweat dripping into my eyes as I thrust a brush into the dark abyss. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I fumbled in my pocketbook for the gilt compact with the mascara and the mascara brush and the eyeshadow and the three lipsticks and the side mirror. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He brushed his fingers on a napkin, looked at his watch, arose, and took up his little bag. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers brushed lightly over her budding breasts and tightened on a nipple. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The cabin boy wet his brush and scrubbed on manfully. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Without taking her eyes off him, Anya climbed to her feet and brushed off her dress. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She reached out for the smaller of the two strings, being careful not to brush his hand with hers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The brush of invisible fingers crawled up the back of my neck. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I catch him outside the door and brush a layer of dust off the back of his jacket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He wore a red-and-gold jacket, his black hair brushed and shining. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I scramble to my feet and brush myself off, though I haven’t accumulated any dirt that I’m aware of. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

At first it had been merely a whisper, as if a feather were lightly brushing against her, but now it came more insistently, like a child pulling at her hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When he straightens, I step across the blankets and put my arms around him, brushing the tattoo with my fingers. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed past him and walked up the driveway. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Without flinching, he brushed aside the grasping branches and ignored the thorns that scraped his arms and face. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The night was quiet except for the crackle of brush fires. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She brushes off the dirt and rearranges her scarf. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she was right in front of me, brushing my hair from my face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Behind him Juana’s fire leaped into flame and threw spears of light through the chinks of the brush- house wall and threw a wavering square of light out the door. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

His blond hair was brushed straight back and his face shone with a ruddy health in the February air. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is free,” he said, binding the fur to the tip of a brush handle. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She brushes me out of the way with a deranged sort of confidence and puts the muzzle of the gun to the kid’s forehead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lightfoot bent so close that her long flaxen hair brushed against my face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He brushed his teeth and then got in the shower. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The house he covered with tiles, but the walls were still made of the hard tamped earth from the fields, only he had them brushed with lime and they were white and clean. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The bat swooped over Boots, lightly brushing her finger with its belly fur, and then soared back into the air in a loop. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She flashed a blindingly white smile, as her manicured nails brushed a lock of relaxed hair behind her ear. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She brushes her hair from her face and steadies her voice to tell me the rest. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Tally climbed carefully to the comer of the dorm where it was brushed by an old sycamore tree. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He brushes a finger under his collar and finds his skin damp. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then still hating myself for the apologies made coming over, I brushed past silently as I went back. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I am done, I brush crumbs from my cheeks and head for my room. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He held her hand in his own and brushed her fingers, one by one. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She brushed her teeth, wore her best hijab for him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It had been a while since I came home and went right to my room, took my suit off, brushed my teeth, washed my face, turned the lights off, and went straight to bed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My hand brushes past him, clutches the trunk. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Bitter ruffled Jam’s hair and stood up to gather and clean her brushes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They tried soap and water, earth and a scrubbing brush, and lastly a pumice stone and lye, but they could not remove the crosses. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He stood aside and let the doctor and his man enter the brush hut. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed my hair out of my eyes and tried to look at him, but when I did, I was too tempted to forget the past. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

His shoes were polished, his nails were clean, his hat was well brushed, and a white handkerchief adorned his breast pocket. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

We brushed off and went in to have lunch. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It has a tight bodice, a low neck, a full skirt; it brushes against my bare legs as I walk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Khalil drops the brush in the door and cranks up his stereo, blasting an old rap song Daddy has played a million times. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Her fingers brush my face again, stroking back my hair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He brushed past the outstretched hand of a wino and caught up to his aunt and cousins. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left my bow and arrows behind as I went on, for the brush had grown heavy and I could not use them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my pajamas on, brushed my teeth, and got into bed. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Davis brushed some cereal dust off the hundred-dollar bills, stacked them next to the sink, and then grabbed them. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The scrawny kitten lingered, brushing itself against our legs, and meowing plaintively. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His impeccable wife tying that impeccable tie, brushing down that black coat, which by six a.m. would be white with the lint blowing about the gigantic room. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then a cool night’s breeze brushed across my face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I would wake up in the morning, brush my teeth, and sit down at the typewriter in the same clothes I had slept in. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came forward like she was going to tell me a secret and brushed her lips to mine. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I curse silently at myself as I finish brushing my teeth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Stella’s own parents couldn't stop touching her shoulders, smoothing her hair, brushing off her dress. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Even the last brushes she’d used on it were still there, the bristles stiffened with streaky red. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I shouted something and then it twisted and was gone, shaking the brush and drawing Ricky’s attention. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I barely felt Chubs’s hand on my shoulder as he brushed by. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And he brushed her neck lightly with his tongue. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Before daybreak next morning he got out his biggest handkerchief and in it he placed his toothbrush, his money, his soap, his comb and brush, a clean suit of underwear, and his pocket compass. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Magdalys brushed some soot off her overalls as she walked up next to him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I brushed the dirt off and walked inside, my heart beating fast, wondering what would happen next. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He brushes his inky-black hair away from his eyes. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They are forced to hide themselves and their boat in the brush for yet another day. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Joe frowned concernedly as he pushed out of his chair and moseyed into the bathroom to brush his teeth. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not quite as cool as usual, frowning, Jasper brushed the light away and snuffed it out with one gesture. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed her clothes, cleaned her boots, rubbed her neck where it ached. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were the means of washing in the room, and a comb and brush to smooth my hair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her long black hair whipped behind her as she fought through the brush. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He let the hair go, smiled at himself and ran his hands along his head like he was brushing his hair. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moths fluttered from under the men’s feet, and a few ticks brushed off the bushes to quest for food. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He brushes damp locks of my hair behind my shoulders, then pushes us to a corner, where his hands grip the edge of the spring on either side of me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The fur of her beautiful brush was burned to a black crust. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I have a wire brush I use to clean the sinks. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

As soon as the phone rang I shouted out, “Tell her I’ll be down in a minute. I have to brush my teeth.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The next day I was brushing my hair in front of the dresser in the bedroom of our railroad-style apartment. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The cat’s for was on end, and its tail was bristling like a chimney sweep’s brush. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Was his the strong arm I felt brushing past me? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Turning toward the sound, I watched her greet Rosencrantz, who bowed as he doffed his hat, its feather brushing her cheek and making her smile. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I wanted to think he had only added milk to his tea as an excuse to brush up against me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Encanis brushed the snow out of my hair with his dark gloved fingers, then paused and leaned in closer to look at my face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to fix my unruly hair by licking my palm and brushing it. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t use a brush much, mainly a palette knife. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They were combing and brushing their dogs, and getting them pruned for the beauty contest. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calvin reaches inside one end of the tube with his brush and I reach inside the other end with mine. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

We seemed swamped by the thick brush of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The normally dull cacti and scrub were splashed with April colors, as if a great painter had passed over the landscape with a brush, dabbing yellow here, red there. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I brushed the singeing ashes away from my face as I frantically grabbed for the door to open it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My frantic search uncovered a plethora of random objects—clothing, shoe brushes, buttonhooks, photographs of wives and sweethearts, tins of wax and pastes—things that seemed so ordinary, so human. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She picked up the book and then walked back past him into the tent, but as she did so, she brushed the top of his head lightly with her hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

With an inked brush he marked everything with its name: table, chair, clock, door, wall, bed, pan. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The brush seemed filled with cries and with the sound of running feet. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bounded down, no one challenging me, and I stopped in the vestibule, breathing deeply and listening for his hand upon the door above and brushing my clothing into order. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s getting harder to brush off the feeling he’s being watched. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When he came up again, Mr. Popper had a brush and a small paint-can in his hands, while the penguin had a white CAPT. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Americans went to these, brushing away flakes of whitewash before they sat down. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climb under the warm comforter without even bothering to brush my teeth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She pushes her glasses up and brushes her bangs out of her face. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

With her hands tied behind her, Tally lurched into the brush off-balance, tumbling to the ground as her bare feet caught on something in the dense vegetation. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

My legs brushing fragrances off the vague bushes, the dark growing deeper as I walk away from the lights of the house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the brush down and wiped my face on the hem of my skirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Look at that, green and pink and yellow on the leaves. Like God playing with paint brushes.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Christina gets back in, brushing snowflakes from her jacket, she wears a small smile. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t sting through his thick fur, and he kept brushing them away from his head with one paw. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

With it, he seemed to have brushed off his anger—his pale, indifferent eyes no longer showed rage, hatred, or fear. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I eased forward, brushing aside the sunflower plants. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

His brush and quill and scrolls tied with ribbon jutted out of lace vases. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put down his shaving brush and opened the medicine cabinet. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Just before the summit, the trees gave way to nothing but scrub brush and grasses, and the trail wound around the point of the mountain. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Otherwise the dust billowed like sand over Khartoum and sifted deep into her scalp, where even a good brushing failed to dislodge it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Lapham heaved herself to her knees and brushed back her streaming hair with a red forearm. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dark brown hair, bluntly cut, brushed forward past his hairline. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I said sure, but I never saw any paint chips, let alone a can or a brush. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His lips brush mine and I pull back quickly. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

We sit in silence for a moment as the local radio station plays over the speakers and our feet brush up against each other. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I walk slowly to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sam brushed the snow off the door and thought about the evening’s menu. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I must roll Valerian onto my balcony and hurl him into the brush below. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

To have been granted so tiny a taste of the nectar of her mouth, and so brief a brush with the velvet of her lips was unspeakable cruelty. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Every time I feel as though my courage will falter, I let my fingers brush the cool metal of the blade. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I brushed the crumbs off my lap and followed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She brushes fiery debris off her shoulders and sighs as she tiptoes through pieces of broken furniture and chinaware. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

One of his thumbs brushed across my spine and.... Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He stomped back in, brushing past Howard, four hours later. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our father is wearing his hair longer, curls brushing his collar. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The small fingers brushed her cheek, gave her shoulder one last squeeze, and retreated through the bulkhead. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She presses a kiss to the top of his head and brushes his bangs back from his face. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, a hand-shaped section of blades wriggled and stretched and grew until they were brushing the bottom of her palm. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The priest saw it and leapt forward, and felt the brush of feathers on his hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They struggled on for some hours and then floundered off through the roadside brush and lay shivering and exhausted on the cold ground and slept till day. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I hesitated for a moment, then acted; I brushed the rock from his shoulder and ducked and grabbed him about the legs and dumped him to the ground. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joshua trees give way to low-lying scrub brush. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She pushed the tunic back, and Taisin's long black hair brushed over her bare shoulders. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dad dipped the brush in the dye again. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the letter with my identity card and couldn’t brush it from my mind. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They heard him falling over the brush and scrambling and clawing his way upward on the slope. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was bathing four or five times a day, scrubbing herself with horsehair brushes and strong lye soap, as if she meant to scrape her skin off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They brushed the dust from their shirts and straightened their caps. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I dipped in a fat brush and spread the paint along the old clapboard siding in long, smooth strokes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches a hand out to brush over the paper, the entire room swaying gently as the motion passes from page to page. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We heard Freddie, but it was the sound of him breaking through brush again, freeing himself from a bush. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rolls of white paper, dozens of brushes, and many bottles of red and black ink were brought into the classrooms. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the gardeners would be astir, brushing the first leaves from the lawns and the paths, raking the gravel in the drive. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he merely brushed against me as he was robing off the bed. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

We scrambled up the bank and through the thick brush. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold my breath, but he brushes past me, returning to his cell. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been brushed smoothly down upon his brow like that of children in daguerrotypes. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rode beneath a low tree; leaves brushed his hat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black didn't really say too much about Kim when she left, just brushed off Needles's neck and forehead, then sprayed the stuff on his head to make sure it had that shine. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It started with a C and rhymed with brush, and whenever it popped into her head, June’s face was right there next to it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He touched her constantly, fixing a ringlet of hair that had fallen into her face, brushing a speck from her shawl, and patting her left hand with his right. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a beige sweater draped over the empty chair in Matthew’s lab, the sleeve brushing the floor. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I remember. Oh, sure I remember! I go there an’ hide in the brush.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

One year her mother had made her a fairy costume to wear, and Ash still remembered the smile on her mother’s face as she brushed silver paint onto Ash’s cheeks. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spoony looked from me to Ma before brushing the whole thing off with, “Nothing. Doesn’t matter.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I raked a brush through my wet, gnarly hair and put the mermaid necklace over my head. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She stood up and brushed off the butt of her skirt. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Following, I said, my wife’s untimely and tragic death, of an ulceration cancereuse, I had earnestly thought I would never again set brush to canvas. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

We used the rooms every night to brush our teeth and wash our faces, and, once or twice a week, to shower. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

While he waited in the shade of a tree, brushing dried mud from his trousers, the Prime Minister was recognized by a villager and pulled into what quickly became an excited crowd. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They reached the edge of the flowers, a dense growth of trees and brush that started at the foot of a towering mountain. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

His gray hair was brushed neatly back from his smooth, tanned, barely wrinkled forehead. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz stepped back, brushing the front of his shirt where the gun barrel had rested. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand to help her up, but she got to her feet without his assistance, brushed the grass from her knees. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She was brushing the earth off her hands and looking up at the high wall as if she dreamed of flying away over it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When Theo leaves, Vincent buys new brushes, a watercolor box that he will use when painting outside, watercolors, and oil paints. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Polly had just made sure that Mrs. Derby’s hair was brushed and that she had on a fresh dressing gown when Mr. Derby returned. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything; he just took the fingers of her right hand and held them in his, his thumb brushing the ring she wore. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He chose one of the scrolls before him, took up his brush, and began writing. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Giant-plated armadillos once roamed in the very valley where small armadillos were now moving through the brush. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Again the thought that he had the chance to walk out of here and be clear of it all came to him, and again he brushed it aside. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Eagle’s Ridge has dry, mature trees, overgrown brush. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The wind howls behind me, the vines brushing against the back of my suit. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She stirred up the fire and brushed off the stove-top with a turkey wing. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I throw some clothes on and brush my teeth. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Some of her wild hair, curly again thanks to the humidity in the air, was brushing his shoulder in spite of her careful posture, as if it had a life of its own. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The swearing, the straight razors, the shaving brushes, all these were my welcome to the masculine world. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I stand up and brush the dirt off my jeans. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mother began to loosen my braids and brush my hair with long sweeping strokes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tottered, her lips brushing mine as we wavered there. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt his throat critically with one hand, then picked up his shaving brush and began to re-lather strategic parts of his face. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

How do we tie our shoes, brush our hair, drink coffee, wash the dishes, and go to sleep, pretending everything is fine? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The woman appeared from behind the rock and shook out a thick-leaved branch before dropping it and brushing her hands together. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mae set aside her broom and brushed her hands on her skirt. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

August exhales through puffed cheeks and brushes away the shock of hair that has fallen across his forehead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Each morning my mother went to her cleaning job, and I went to the brush factory. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It had grown out of her head and now perched there like a thought she had left behind on the brush. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that, he put down his clothing brush and put on his jacket. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Father, clad in overalls, gets down on his hands and knees and brushes the rug so vigorously that the room is enveloped in a cloud of dust. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Her bony elbow brushed against mine again, as if to remind me that she was still there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Liang, of course, was suspicious, but he thanked the judge and reached to retrieve his special brush. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Madeline reaches out once more, her hand trembling slightly, arid this time she does brush it against my cheek. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hair brushed back, legs oiled, new dresses and pressed pleats, fresh pocket handkerchiefs and little handbags, all homesewn. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her shaky fingers brush through my hair, then cup my cheek. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He began to laugh, softly, tensely; he stopped still in his tracks and felt something warm roll down his cheek and he brushed it away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We brushed off the few leaves that had fallen on the pile of clothes and skin, then got on either side of it to drag it away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Gogol watches as Donald begins to remove the clams from their bath, scrubbing the shells with something that looks like a tiny toilet bowl brush, then tossing them one by one into the stockpot. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He brushed his hair away from his eyes and gave me another push with his free hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The wind blew it toward us now—chilled pear nectar—and it blew our kids around a high stand of brush. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They know about toilet brushes, about toilet seats, about germs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman brushed crumbs from her lap and leaned against the building directly behind them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sefia thrust the brush back into the paint and crossed her fingers, one over the other. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

For the next three days Dad was busy with his paint brush, writing code over the whitewash in every room in The Shoe. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brushed the tangled hair out of his eyes and skinned his nightgown off. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers brush over them, and he smiles. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The procession left the brush huts and entered the stone and plaster city where the streets were a little wider and there were narrow pavements beside the buildings. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Holly closed the throttle a notch, dropping until her feet brushed the marble tiling. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Laney brushed past a large fern and skipped over to Mr. Jeet and climbed into his lap. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I sat next to her and brushed away a tiny spider on my leg. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I brush my fingers over his face: his skin is soft and warm, his breath hot on my hands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Ma rolls the wheelchair back so we have enough space to slide out of the pew without tripping or brushing against the wheels of her chair and dirtying up our holy dresses. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

With the straight, fair hair well brushed and tied behind with taffeta, the handsome jacket, the frilled, immaculate shirt, Johnny did cut a very presentable figure. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Corpses lie side by side, curtain brushing their heads, white cloths concealing their faces. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He laid his head against the mother sparrow’s soft feathers, brushing a tear from his cheek. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I watched her brushing her hair, holding her head so the weight of her hair all came on one side. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I fired again, but he had disappeared from sight, and I guessed from the motion of the brush that he had headed downhill, back toward the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After our narrow brush with the drippy Miss Goodacre, the house stayed discombobulated for weeks as Harry mourned and moped. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Before I have a chance to say anything to Judith, she brushes past me, too—either preoccupied or deliberately ignoring me—and takes a seat on the sofa. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She looked up at Kino when he came back; she saw him examine her ankles, cut and scratched from the stones and brush, and she covered them quickly with her skirt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snape snarled, and he brushed past them, his long black cloak billowing out behind him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The air between them is electric as he leans in, gently brushing his lips against her neck. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When he was almost to the other side he dove onto the bank and scrambled up, grabbing at the brush for balance. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Laila put on her shoes and quickly brushed her shoulder- length, blond curls in the mirror. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

My body began to hurt from the beating it had taken from the brush of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s putting lip gloss on her lips, combing her hair, brushing off her clothes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

As we walk to our cars in silence, his hand accidentally brushes mine and I wonder what it might feel like if he caught it, letting our fingers entwine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

From her place at the back of the balcony, Celaena could still see as the woman in red brushed a hand down the front of her skirts. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

After that, I brush my teeth, using as little water as possible, and shave with an electric razor. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went down and down, until the wing tips of the angels brushed my eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She paused to brush back a piece of her hair. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I soon heard the shower running and the sound of him scrubbing with brushes and Lava soap. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I brush a loose strand of hair off her cheek. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He stopped in front of the fallen column of the Black Tortoise Gate and, as if he were brushing away a dead leaf, pushed it aside. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Justin gets up and pats me on the shoulder before brushing past me up the stairs. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” he said, brushing them away with his hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the wild dogs would come back and they did as night fell, stalking around in the brush until morning, but not venturing close. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put on the gloves Amá gave me, take the brush from its stand, and hold my breath. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We heard its wings flutter as it brushed past us. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He cupped the warm curve of her cheek, felt the soft brush of her hair. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then one of the branches that Ernie brushed aside snapped back and came flying at Genie, whacking him in the eye. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Before I could swipe it away, he brushed his finger across my cheek, close enough to my mouth that I felt a shiver of longing pass through me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then she pulled the denim bag from the bottom of her closet and brushed her fingers against the glossy magazines. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I brushed the over-fried wing off my lap, opened my milk carton, took a swig, and then, with all my might, beamed the container at Brandon's head. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I felt a desire to spit upon her as my eyes brushed slowly over her body. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I use a brush to paint the roots of Sophia's hair with the golden color. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When she’s in the bathroom in the morning, Jordan has to be in there with her, placed up on the counter by the sink as she brushes her teeth. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I gently brush the dark, thick hair back behind her ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He took a step closer so the toes of his sneakers brushed against the pile of leaves. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He brushes his teeth and climbs into bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her curls brushed his cheeks, and he felt that if he could just hold her a little longer, every wound, every hurt, every bad thing would melt away. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The tabby cat purred as he walked in and brushed against Daoud's leg. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Now, all he had to do was brush by me and I overpowered him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then I found Madge in her room, sitting at her dressing table, brushing out her wavy blond hair before a mirror. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Charlie left then, with a goodbye wave, and I went upstairs to brush my teeth and gather my books. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She hasn’t even brushed her hair, much less put the goo on her face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Auri brushed her hair away behind her and made her curious half step to the side again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He even used two shaving brushes to lather his face, because he found that by so doing he could cut seventeen seconds off his shaving time. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went closer, picking her way through brambles and brush. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Emma’s finger brushed a tiny button that looked like nothing more than a small defect in the wood. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I wait for him to erase this too, but he drops the chalk and brushes the dust off his hands, wiping them on his jeans. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When evening came, she reached down through the grapefruit rind, the tea leaves, and the salami casing to find it, brush it clean, and transfer it to her purse. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Locke brushes his hand over the tops of cattails and bulrushes, looking abstracted. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I left then as he was brushing floor dirt from the rat. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He threw his empty bean can off into the brush. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was always brushed, bathed, oiled, and shod. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes again as my fingers reach to brush the closest fragments of the splendor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I knew he would not follow me with his horse into the brush, but I did not know if he would dismount and come after me on foot. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Em put her brush down, crossed her arms, and pulled her T-shirt over her head in one quick motion. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He looked down at the white flowers that brushed against her white skirt, and at first he was shy and glum and hardly answered. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The trees made it difficult to advance; the horses tripped on the stones and brush; branches whipped us in the face. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying so hard to avoid brushing her arm he could barely cut his chicken. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

To read the message, the reader had to brush a second chemical on the paper; that chemical made the message visible. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brush it off with my cap and drop the Rd into my glove on the bench. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The slim, stained fingers guided the brush, leaving a trail of yellow leaves across the tin. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

This time I went off toward the west, along the cliff, and then doubled back through the brush, being careful to leave no tracks. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just race back into the house, pull on some socks and shoes, brush my teeth, tell my parents I'm going to school early, and hurry into Tiny's car. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

When boys came over, Kaprice and her stepsister would be sitting at a table with brush, rod, and cloth, expertly taking the guns apart, spinning the barrels, polishing the grips. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

From our spot in a clearing between some dried Lydia brooms and spiny mesquite brush, we watched the moon as it rose higher into the sky above the canyon rim. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She brushed back her hair with her fingers. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He brushed past Adam and left him staring. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He fitted it into the leather pouch of his weapon and proceeded to the brush line. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

No more fingers brushing against arms, or shoulders pressed against shoulders. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mom will never brush my hair or kiss my forehead again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hannah picked up her scrub brush and knelt on the floor again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

To escape detection I cut to the right and was swallowed up by the dark brush of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went to the dresser and pushed her jars and combs and brushes aside and took the package from his pocket and laid it in the cleared space. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They washed up, combed their hair, and even brushed their teeth. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quentin had to stoop and brush away some of the cedar needles to read the next one. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts another one on a cut I have at my hairline and her fingers brush my face as she puts another one just below my lower lip. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I brushed the cloth down to release the air bubbles, waiting for my goose bumps to recede. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She placed her hand on mine and brushed her thumb back and forth across my skin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned and reached up to brush an errant shock of hair from his eyes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Out fell the brush, the comb, the soap, the shampoo, all rolling away in different directions. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Something brushed the back of his neck like the stroke of a finger. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His hand starts on my cheek, and then brushes over my side, fitting to the bend in my waist, curving over my hip, sliding to my bare leg, making me shiver. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He brushed her, but could not dislodge her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The instant the animal’s hind legs brushed the trap, he tightened his powerful digits around its neck. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Celia set her lipstick and brush down and turned to her closet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He wore it long and brushed it sideways, because no hair grew on the othei side of that face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She uncoiled her hair, ran a brush through it two or three times, and then pulled it up into a ponytail. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Ophie didn’t know who would have known to do that, but she went to the door and brushed the salt aside with her hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He opened the can, stirred the paint, put a jacket on, grabbed the brush and went outside. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Velia and I walked all the way up the hill, the bright morning light illuminating our steps as we trampled through the brush. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As Mrs. Fanning turned to follow, she leaned towards Sandi's father and brushed her lips on his. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

His breath is warm and then his lips are brushing butterfly-soft against mine. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

A breeze brushed against Nathan's ankle, erasing the weird tiny footprints, just as it happened with the larger ones. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then she undressed, brushed her teeth, and put herself to bed. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She gave me a hard swift kiss, brushing me somewhere near the ear. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She shook her head, brushed the gravel and leaves from her skirts, and continued down the slope toward the town. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A man came through the doorway brushing his hands on the front of his tattered robe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She placed the brush in a jar of water and turned around again. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

As they worked past the northern end of the lake they came on low brush filled with small nuts. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then I heard this moaning sound and turned to watch a bull come out of the brush. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only one of them reacted when Jon stepped from the brush. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I brushed my hair out of my face so that I could see. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As I take a brush and pins from a table drawer, I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She’d brushed her teeth and put her hair in four rough braids after dampening it with water, little things to delay coming downstairs and facing the conversation she knew was lurking, waiting. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

His voice was deep and smooth, almost like thick, brushed fur. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The great sow perked up and trotted back through the brush toward the sound of the voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She sat on the bed and watched him put away his hat and undo the button on his collar and brush his hair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She brushed her thumb gently over the bumps and ridges. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He trades in fountain pens for ballpoints, Wilkinson blades and his boar- bristled shaving brush for Bic razors bought six to a pack. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she brushed his jacket free of hair and dandruff; he adjusted her worn quilt robe in return, tugging at the shoulders, buttoning the rhinestone buttons. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When winter came, we fed the animals—we had an ox, and now and then a chicken—gathered wood and brush for heat, slept, and tried to stay alive. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The pleasant little bed-sitting room was crowded with photographs, bottles of toilet water, lace pincushions, brushes and combs, and the china and silver bureau-knacks of many birthdays and Christmases. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some painted their faces brown and green and tied bundles of brush about them, to hide ! amongst the trees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Those colors were scary, so she brushed them over with fuchsia starbursts and flowers with cobalt stems and a house nestled among gold-and-emerald-striped branches. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A maid stood behind her, brushing out the night's tangles, but when Catelyn entered, her sister rose to her feet, smiling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My long dark hair spills over my shoulder, brushing the side of my face as I lean forward. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then he put up his hand as if he were brushing away the hair from his eyes—a most uncharacteristic gesture. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I brush myself off, but the train of my dress snares in the hedge. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Once, lost in thought while brushing his teeth, he put moisturizer on his toothbrush, not toothpaste. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But I just followed him through the thick brush, weaving through pine trees and threatening, chest-high brambly bushes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He crosses his arm and when he does, his hand brushes mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Charles inched toward me, slowly at first, then more confidently, until his leg brushed mine. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Before they left, Baap brushed my hand with his and slipped me a coconut cake. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He drained his beer and then tossed the can down into the brush. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miranda smiled, but her mouth was obscured by a large brush that the saleswoman was sweeping over her face. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Everything was so recent that several weeks later, when Úrsula went into the room with a pail of water and a brush to wash the floor, there was nothing for her to do. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I race down the stairs, brushing past Mom. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her nose brushed my cheek, and the wool from her scarf tickled my chin. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Your daddy is too busy scrubbing toilets with his brush.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I can feel when I’ve found one. Then I have to snap the stem, brush off the dirt, and toss it in the collection bin. Pero tan rápido. We have quotas to make.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He brushes a stray hair away from his face and avoids my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the first floor there they kept their extra supplies—tools, paints, brushes, drop cloths, everything—and on the second floor they had their offices, with their computers, files, maps, invoices, deeds to the properties. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“The last days are always hazardous....Changes have to be made very coolly and calmly with a small brush,” he tells Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then she brushed the yellow hair, enjoying the roll and slip of it between her fingers. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit stands, brushing invisible dust from his sleeve. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She brushed back the damp downy hair from Mitt’s forehead. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is Bubbe going to call her shiksa and brush her off? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

At her back, she heard crackling, the sound of brush catching fire. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Since we no longer have toothbrushes or toothpaste, I use a handful of hay and run it over my teeth like a brush. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought she might try to pull me to my feet, but instead she knelt beside me and brushed the hair back from my face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked myself up, ignoring him as I brushed the mud and bracken off the back of my jacket. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She would have gone to her at once, but then Con brushed past Taisin, entering the room with a yawn. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Teacher Li finished erasing the blackboard and turned around, brushing her right sleeve with her left hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to kiss you,” he says, and with each word, his lips brush against mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the shock by laughing, as I brushed the coins off quickly, I discovered that I could contain the electricity—a contradiction, but it works. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like what were those little white paper balls that I kept brushing out of my hair every night? Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It was only after dinner, when I was on my way alone to the library, that the full danger I had brushed on the limb shook me again. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I brushed off my hands and walked over to the assembled crowd. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She put down both bags, picked the skirt up and brushed away the crumbs of gravel that stuck to it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I look back up, she's standing before me, adjusting my cape, her long fingers brushing my neck. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her mother used to say she could be pretty if she would just wash and brush her hair and take more care with her dress, the way her sister did. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He put down his hand and felt a weed rise up like a child brushing him. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could call out to a kid, especially one who blushes easily, and say, “Jeez, you got bad breath, know that? Don’t you ever brush your teeth?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dipping a large, broomlike brush into a pail and painting the asphalt with black sealer. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It is an effort to get to my feet when all I want to do is sit down, but I do, brushing my hands on my jeans. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Congratulations, hon,” Dad says, brushing past me on his way to the fridge. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Looks at the brush like it might be a toy. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Her fingers brushed Mini’s, and that familiar pull of the Otherworld tugged at Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He moved down the table, brushing past Mr. Grin. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was centered in her belly where her new elilith was, and she brushed her fingers over it again and shivered. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Maria leaned forward, and Matt felt the cold brush of her lips on his skin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let your fingers brush the wall. There are markings there, invisible to the eye, plain to the touch.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A lady who is clearly in a hurry brushes past me, rushing to get out. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I wanted to brush the hair away from the left side of her face. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

My finger brushed his lips, which were cold as ice. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Isa changed into her pajamas before heading to the bathroom to brush her teeth. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I could use some help,” she told me, and when I walked up to her, she nodded at the brush on the table. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Leaves brush my face as I make my way around the outer edge of the room. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I brush the crumbs from the tablecloth into my hand. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Just as they reached the stand of reeds, Pax startled at the crackling of brush from downstream. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He felt a gentle wind brush against his arms. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

With no time for embalming, they brush the dead with formaldehyde from buckets. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My thumb brushes against the blade of the knife. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was like a game we used to play in the brush when there were children on the island. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yer a mess!” said Hagrid gruffly, brushing soot off Harry so forcefully he nearly knocked him into a barrel of dragon dung outside an apothecary. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She jumped up from the bench and brushed her hair and stamped her feet, then waved her arms around frantically. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Let her go, I say. Saves us the trouble of freezing our tails off” She dipped the brush in the bucket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way it brushes the nape of his neck. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She sets her hair and brushes it until the luster returns. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elsewhere, bridges were being brushed aside and riverside towns inundated. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Straightening up, he looked at the brush again. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slippery grass in the water sways back and forth to the rhythm of our movements, gently brushing against my legs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kissed me, brushed my tears with her fingertips, and dried my nose with the towel, or the hem of her dress. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

George brushed her aside with a shrug and buried her head deep in her homework. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Most of the walkers took shelter under the trees and brush, but Uncle Abdullah and I walked on and on. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He suddenly looked deeply sad, and he rubbed his hand over his face as if he were brushing away the memories. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dragged the rest of the brush in under the bridge and broke it up, standing on the limbs and cracking them to length. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I reach my hands over the tray and quickly brush the bits of cookie from my palm and fingers. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said, and brushed the idea of it out of the air with her tissue. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her apron brushed the pots of red geraniums crowding the wide sill. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I rode ’way off out in the brush, not going anywhere especially, just riding and looking and beginning to feel proud of owning a real horse of my own. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped up the beach, through the brush line toward his brush house, and it did not occur to him to take one of the canoes of his neighbors. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid closer to her and their hands brushed, once, then again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I keep looking at Sahil and he keeps looking at me and our hands have brushed a thousand times as we both reach for the same pencil or highlighter. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Or did she see something else—something that started with a C and rhymed with brush? Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The wind brushed though the square and I watched the spray from the fountain move like gauzy curtains in the wind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The part that closes her neckline snap while waiting for the trolley; and brushes lint from his blue serge suit when they come out of the movie house into the sunlight. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra dipped her brush in the white paint again just as the scaffolding shivered. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

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

Fiona swabbed my eyelids with a tiny foam brush rolled in apricot powder and drew on top of my lash line with a brown pencil. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Still no woodman’s hut appeared and there was nought but forest trees and brush on every hand. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The boy always brought a brush and bucket too, to clean up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His hand moves closer and now it’s brushing against my thigh. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Lazily, he brushed a lock of red hair from his eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her toes only brushed the ground as blood spurted from the wound at her side. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There I hid my things in the ravine beside the road and covered them with brush. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then her hand brushed close to mine, and my organs rearranged themselves. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I heard a sharp snap and a feathery rustle in some brush close by. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he finally sets me on the gravel, he brushes off my jacket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When he heard the rough growl of a jeep, he ducked behind some brush until it passed. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“That includes the water you use for brushing your teeth,” he reminded them. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I was poking around brush clumps and foundation chunks looking for something else. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The map was leading me in directions I hadn’t seen in my brief time at the school, through bushes and brush that quickly turned to trees and forests. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His lawyer, a woman in a bright red suit and with thick, jet-black hair brushing her shoulders, stood with him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

After a moment he reached out and brushed the unruly red hair back from his face, like a mother would with a sleeping child. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She stared out the window as she brushed the knots from her hair. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

We both reach for the honey at the same time and our hands brush. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"He only wants to give her some oats and water and brush out her coat." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She surreptitiously moved so that her inner arm brushed against her breast and closed her eyes at the needles of delicious pain. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kendra brushed the tears from her cheeks and wiped her nose on her sleeve. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Her hair was matted against her neck, and she brushed it away with one hand, while with the other, she held the covers up to her chest. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The wind caught her hair and she brushed it back again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And her palm brushes the inside of your wrist as she interlaces her fingers with yours to pull you to the door. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“No. After stew, we just watched TV. My dad didn’t say anything. Not anything. Except to tell me to brush my teeth.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But later that night, as I brush my teeth in the bathroom, I overhear Baba and Thaya Jaan talking in the guest room next door. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Huge yellow bulldozers shoved brush back from a rough road that had been traced out with gravel. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tanin took her arm and helped her to her feet, brushing splinters of wood from her black sleeve. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He sidled closer to her, and his fingers brushed hers—calloused, warm, and hard. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Instead she brushed back the heavy hair from Janie’s face and stood there suffering and loving and weeping internally for both of them. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mollie could not cure her, but she could feed her, and she could brush her long, beautiful, silvery hair from her face—a face that was lined and expressive, that maintained its aura. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He brushed the collar of his shirt, but the light was already gone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then he takes one hand out and brushes his chin with his fist. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

When Dr. Begbie touched me again, brushing the hair out of my face, an image bloomed to life behind my eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I say, brushing the tiny crystals off my jacket. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She had run out of canvases and had begun painting on plywood, so she picked up a piece of wood, got out her palette, squeezed some paints onto it, and selected a brush. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to hold her hand; instead, he walked so close to her that, once in a while, their bodies brushed against each other. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I brush my hair quickly and put it into a neat ponytail, frowning when it doesn’t look as good as I hoped it would. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I would stand in front of my bathroom mirror with my headphones on my ears and a brush in my hand like it was a mic, as I rapped along with Nicki Minaj. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Quickly she finished dressing, pulled the brush through her hair, and ran to Thomas’s room on the other side of the corridor. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand brushed the honey tin, and he paused. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

A thin, well-groomed woman in her fifties—Chanel cardigan, pearls at the neckline, hair brushed into a stiff, shoulder-length flip—was talking, in a nasal voice which was oddly familiar. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The earth of the floor was brushed in pretty patterns; flowers and vines picked out in dirt to ornament the rude kitchen. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I walked around the desk and leaned against it, my leg brushing against his thigh. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thrust the brush under her belt and stalked her wolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dabbing a little water on his iron-gray hair, he reached for his brush and comb. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt his lips move, brushing the mouthpiece of the phone. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited a minute or so before getting up and brushing himself off. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles and starts arranging the paints and brushes along the edge of my bed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The ground was flat, and not much brush had grown back yet, so I could see for a ways in every direction. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She tried to make her way through the brush, but the twins made it impossible. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brushes him away and he looks over at me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those were her brushes on the dressing-table, that was her dressing gown and slippers laid out upon the chair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I brush over Abnegation’s symbol with my fingertips. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Giant stinging nettles grew in clumps among the boulders, and they brushed against our bare skin and caught our legs on fire. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let myself float until my shoulder brushes up against the side of the pool and I feel a shadow hanging over me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She twirled as she went past, her flaring skirt brushing my pant leg, and then she marched out of the lunchroom. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

People brush by, tell me to watch where I’m going. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She brushed a lock of hair behind her ear and then brought it out to twist and twist it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

From the box I brought, I pull out face masks, goggles, pairs of work gloves, and metal wire brushes. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Then take this soft brush and rub over her, yep, just like that, to wash away the dust. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Klansmen would come back from the bush, sometimes alone, sometimes in twos or threes, brushing themselves off. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The sudden, quick crash of a fox bounding through the brush was as loud as the slam of a great wooden door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch as she brushes her wavy, sandy-brown hair out of her eyes, staring at the baby through the glass with a determined focus. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Carmen caught her breath and brushed some dirt from her coat. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Between us are the clean suit, the explosives, and the backpack, arranged in a line on the brushed steel. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

So when I wasn’t in school, Daddy kept me busy working ’longside him chopping firewood, clearing brush, fixing things ’round the house needed fixing. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

In that vast space you can sail unaccompanied for hours, afloat on pine and brush and rock. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She brushed her hair, tiptoed past her father’s room, and went downstairs. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Daisy took the brush with delight and smoothed her hair, whereupon Gatsby sat down and shaded his eyes and began to laugh. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Minli nodded and waved goodbye until the flowering trees looked like brush strokes of golden paint on the mountain. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t just stop hanging out with her,” she said, stabbing her brush on the canvas, her charm bracelets clinking angrily together. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Murphy bids me good night, she hands me a gown and undergarments, a towel and hand cloth and a brush for my teeth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My lips never so much as brushed his cheek before. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Servants wheel in tiered trays bursting with skin-color pastilles and rouge pots, brushes and combs and barrel irons, tonics and creams, bei-powder bundles, waxes and perfumes, measuring rods and metal instruments, and sharpened kohl pencils. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I have spent so many hours of my life trying to brush out tangles. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“We have bottled all the stars this evening, my young friends. Gah, the confetti!” he said, and lightly brushed a seed from my bare shoulder. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

There, among the pink vanities with baskets of little towels and talcum powder and brushes, we come up with our plot. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

My mother took no pity on me and scrubbed the coal dirt off me with a stiff brush and Lava soap. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could see the brush quivering in her hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay down in the green grass near the round tub at the brush line. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was braided, and even so, it brushed the backs of my knees.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents had always taught me to tackle one small goal at a time—holding a brush between my toes, lifting that brush all the way to my head, running the brush through my hair. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There were no brushes, no soap, no towels, but I rinsed myself off anyway. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers brush over the soft fabric scraps— my pretend clothes for sale, which I used to sell to my cousins for leaves. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tubes, brushes, cans, rags, and parts of frames and canvas were strewn everywhere. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers brushed against a book, and when she pulled it out she saw the faded fabric cover of her mother’s herbal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was like a tortillon, a blending brush, melting harsh lines into gentler curves. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I inhaled, passed it off to this Chicago girl, and when I brushed her long elegant fingers, I shuddered a bit from the blast. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He stood calmly and brushed off his jeans. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It didn't seem to stink much, but I brushed my teeth anyway. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Marcus brushed my lips with his, and I didn’t turn away. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

That night Ernie was hogging the sink as they brushed their teeth before bed. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Billy stuck the brush and currycomb together and laid them on the rail, and went up to breakfast. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brushes my hair back from my shoulders. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Klunk, flump went the brush and rag as Mama dropped them into the pail. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mop moves across the empty food court like a giant brush, painting a picture no one will ever see. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Then she lifted one white arm out of the bath, and reached for a scrubbing brush on an ivory handle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Light trips over pebbles, rocks, dirt...searches for the fewest weeds, fallen branches, and twigs...searches for where brush has been worn away. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I pulled the offending weed, then brushed my hands off. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The star-woman glittered too, as if she had been brushed by the Milky Way, while the unicorn glowed gently in the darkness, like a moon seen through clouds. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like what she was doing here in the cave, and when he tried to express his concern, she brushed him away. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Apparently their grandmother was somewhat of an authority on steps such as these. The clever old mole would neither dig nor break them. Evidently she could turn the step over, once she had brushed it.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her strides made it a circle, and then the mouth of a cave, hidden by brush and vines. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The window’s closed, the light’s on, the stove’s burning, and there I am brushing away at the rug. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She then brushed my hair, adjusted the straps and buckles on my chair, gave me a quick hug, and went home. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"Here's the best place to find pigeon," Arya told him^as she brushed herself off and picked up her fallen stick sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She ran a brush through her light brown hair and glanced at him in the mirror. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath; she brushed the phrase away. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

My hair had been brushed and combed and shiny. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

And if I roll the little brush with my tongue and chew it to a point and dip it in the muddy cake, the one in the little red box, will you teach me? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guards, brushing rubble from their hair, shouted for quiet. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Her hair, thick and matted, obviously had not been brushed in a long time. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floors are dark wood, and all of the fixtures seem to be the same brushed metal. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She let it go, feeling its wings brush against her fingers before it bobbed away. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

This land was waterless, furred with the cacti which could store water and with the great-rooted brush which could reach deep into the earth for a little moisture and get along on very little. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon brushed the loose soil away to reveal a rounded bundle perhaps two feet across. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They frisked around for a while, as I watched them from the brush, and trotted away. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see her now, in the spare room upstairs, music blaring, window open, a brush in her hand, an enormous canvas leaning against the wall. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could have had it all to herself, and I wouldn’t have fed it, or brushed it, or played with it—and I would never have made it like me more than it liked her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They brushed the snow off a fallen log and sat. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before we left the Store, she ordered me to brush my teeth and then wash my mouth with Listerine. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was not always able to make herself do other things — to brush her teeth, for example, or to put cream on her face. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you ask?” said his guardian, brushing the dust from his black suit with ivory fingers. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I lean over, retrieve his hat, and brush the dirt off. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She undid each braid and removed every bead, then washed and combed and brushed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Knotted grass roots hung down and brushed them as they passed. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I always used to give Mango his pill right after I washed my face and brushed my teeth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The Thug was brushing his sticks across the round gold metal thing next to his drums and making it sound like a soft rain was commencing to fall on someone’s tin roof. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ma came home carrying two cans and a couple of brushes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, completely,” Mrs. Trepid said, brushing at a piece of lint on her sleeve. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then she looked down at her lap, at the way that the rich sunlight brushed every hair on the cat’s head, turning each white whisker to gold. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Sure I can, George. Hide in the brush till you come.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Grandpa found out why I wasn’t driving the Cadillac anymore, he just brushed it off. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s a cup on the floor next to you,” Trapis said, brushing a hand along the head of the baby he held. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She hears him in there, the bathroom of the Sleepy Inn, shoosh-shooshing his teeth with his brush. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His mouth is soft and full, his eyelashes brush against my cheek, and only he and I know that our lips are shivering in fear. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Surviving my first brush with disaster must have boosted my confidence, because I was a better driver after that. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She was brushing out her long blonde hair and looked like a princess in a fairy tale, though her voice was far too matter-of-fact for a story book. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I walked carefully to the nearest street corner, brushing the wall of the buildings on my left with the tip of one finger to steady myself. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Miles stood alone on the dark sidewalk, his hand brushing the spot on his chest where my tears had stained his green robe. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I brush through the leaves and wipe him from my sight, hearing his voice and the constant remarks during cards. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“No harm will come to me today,” Cersei said when the day’s first light brushed her window. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She brushed the back of the white knight’s hand with her fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her slender fingers brushed her cheek, where the pale smooth skin was already reddening. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The man brushed past, almost dropping his torch in his unsteady progress along the courtyard. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She brushed and brushed her hair until it glowed like satin. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brushed her hair back from her forehead, tucking the flaps behind her ears. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers brushed the folds of his clothing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Illyrio brushed away the objection as if it were a fly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he tapped the pestle on the ringing edge of the mortar, dislodging the final grains, and took a brush and ink and wrote some characters on a sheet of paper. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“The fishermen follow the trail around the brush,” he whispered, “they hit the creek again just below the pond that’s hidden in here.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He strokes his short, brush mustache with his fingers, musing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only sounds I heard were those made by small birds or animals in the brush. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Dangerous is what you mean,” she remarked as she brushed dirt off her knees. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I got up, stumbled to a bucket of water, splashed some on my face, brushed my teeth with my finger. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I slipped out the door, welcoming the cool air that brushed against me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As he stepped over to tie the bedroll behind the saddle, he brushed against her side gently, and she smiled. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stop brushing and strain to hear every word, trying to follow. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I love that feeling of brushing the tips of my fingers against a guy’s buzzed hair. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When he had been mean the biting acid of meanness left him at the brush line. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back, I try to find Chou and Pithy but cannot see them in the thick brush. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pieces of hair fall loose from his ponytail and he brushes them behind his ear in that little movement that makes me feel all liquidy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all scattered for a frenzy of clothes changing, face washing, and teeth brushing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He knew where there were good sassafras roots in the woods; maybe he would bum some brush in the fencerows and heat a little water for sassafras tea. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she could in her sorrow see that Samuel had a clean white shirt and that his black broadcloth was brushed and free of spots and his shoes blacked. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gebu brushed him away with a careless gesture that nevertheless sent him sprawling, and strode on past Ranofer to the gate, where he looked this way and that along the street, holding his torch high. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Once she stood on the porch for a moment brushing the dust from her summer dress. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As I brushed my teeth, I wondered how I’d feel if a colored girl were sent to my school. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve stayed up watching TV The Object is brushing her teeth when I come into the bathroom. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“The rocks call me back,” he says, brushing dust off his smock. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He brushes the keys away with his hand. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

One prefers those that are interior to the toilet bowl, since they can be attacked by brush, which is a kind of action-at-a-distance weapon. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He winced, but then began to brush himself off. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I brush her hair away from her face, gently, so I don’t wake her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Liang did not realize how wonderful the brush was, however, until he dipped it into the water and painted a frog on the wood of his boat. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Glad to meet you, yes, yes,” he said, reaching up with the other hand to brush the hair from his eyes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The world was awake now, and Kino arose and went into his brush house. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one end was a trigger; at the muzzle end was a small nozzle and a steel roller brush. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brushed her hair out of her face. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He brushed his thumbs across them in a way that was remarkably obscene and smiled a wicked smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mom took me off the BiPAP, I tethered myself to a portable tank, and stumbled into my bathroom to brush my teeth. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I pried it out, hid the earrings, and replaced the brick, carefully brushing away any dirt that might give the hiding place away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

He bowed politely and walked out, delighted with his brush with danger. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Polly raked her fingers through her hair and brushed a twig off her dress. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brushed roughly against her as he was heading out the door. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked the mare, letting her find a way along the trail where trees and brush had closed in on both sides. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

People notice, try to bring me into the conversation, but I just brush them off. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tori brushed a piece of grass out of his hair. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Sit up! I haven’t got all day,” growled Rosa, setting to work with a brush almost as big as the one in the hallway. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes with one terrific heave, an ox would break free of the traces and plunge into the brush. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, in the dark, she could only feel them there, tendrils brushing against her bare legs. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Behind him he heard the sound of wood and brush being broken into kindling. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Theo sends more canvases, paints, brushes, and tobacco to keep him going. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, he brushed a few cake crumbs off Fenoglio’s kitchen table. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He slid into the seat beside her, his leg brushing hers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I dress and brush my teeth when they tell me to. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Albert stared at his nephew for a few moments and brushed the sweaty hair from his eyes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Yet the brush factory too had its horrors. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Approaching the sea the land had begun to slope gently, the hills were brushed downward, the earth was smoothing itself, and the rivers straightened for the final run to the sea. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that he looks like a midwestern bank president, with his straight neatly brushed silver hair, his sober posture, shoulders a little stooped. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want his face to look the way it did a minute ago when I touched his stomach, his chest, when he brushed my cheek with his hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Gilgamesh clambered over the wreckage, untangling himself from thick ropes of vine and brushing dead foliage off his shoulders. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I order you to cut brush,” I said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had got out of the cedar chest his old black evening tailcoat, that he had been married in, and brushed it carefully, and put it on, too. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were also a clothes brush, a brush and comb, and a jug and basin—the latter containing dirty water which was reddened as if with blood. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh no,” he says, brushing my cheek with his fingers. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It only really hit me one night, while she was brushing out my hair. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Henry’s hands move, brushing up to Alex’s shoulders, the dip of his throat, the underside of his jaw, and when Alex finally looks up, Henry’s eyes are soft and steady. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

To keep my hand from reaching out to brush the one he had put on the armrest of my seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She looked on in silence while Kat got out the dustpan and brush and swept up the mess. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blinked his eyes and looked away to the shade below the cliffs where the rabbit brush was green and yellow daisies were blooming. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The wind swept down the mountain, blowing strands in my eyes, and I reached across my face and brushed them away. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The Time Suck that created their escape route lumbered toward them, brushing chunks of frozen brick wall aside. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The dresser held a matched comb and brush set, a mirror tray with tiny perfume bottles shaped like kittens and bunnies. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The daze that had cloaked her during their journey was lifting, like cobwebs being brushed aside. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He stood up, brushed off his backside, and clapped his sidekick on the shoulder. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The velvety wings brushed past his cheek, and he caught his first sight of Regalia. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A drift of song brushed through her mind. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle coughed politely, and when he saw him, Father jumped to his feet and began to brush some of the dirt from his shirt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally brushed past her and into the room. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I brushed my teeth so hard, my gums bled. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

To the left of the line a rabbit broke from heavy brush, darted frantically out into the tall grass. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of him cross-legged on newspapers spread on the floor, intently whisking a brush over the leather, always reminds her of her indiscretion in her parents’ corridor. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A snow leopard padded out of the brush, sleek and covered with speckled smoky-gray fur. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, it's been a while since I ran away from the orphanage,” Scipio answered, brushing the dust from his black coat. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I am a black woman without her products. All this new growth? I will never get a brush through this again,” Nicole said with a sigh. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The Mellower sat up and brushed grass clippings from his hair. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I brush the suggestion away with a very Maria Büchner-style wave of the hand. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Instead, he climbed up the brush cliff beside the water, clawing and tearing at the ferns and wild grape as he went. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

His secretary brushed past me as I went through the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A scarlet-crested bird shot by below, brushing sure dark wings against a quivering bush. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And in the pearl Kino saw himself and Juana squatting by the little fire in the brush hut while Coyotito read from a great book. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

After brushing out the long, wet strands, I wash off what little makeup is left on my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I went straight to bed, while Abbey spent like ten minutes gargling and brushing her teeth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then she reminds me to brush up on more seerah, to be really ready, as there might be an audience for the competition. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Her foragers returned he land was red and dead and parched, and good with gnarled cottonwoods, purple brush, sheaves of brown grass. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

While Phil eases into the spot next to me, I throw a quick, wide-eyed glance at Violet and Monica, clear my throat, and brush the hair out of my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

My hands are anxious for brushes and paint tubes, mostly to give them something to do besides tremble against my legs. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They had cleared brush, tilled the abandoned fields, and leveled the overgrown fencerows. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I brushed the snow off of it and we crunched snow and slid along until Fern stopped. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

As I turned my head to the side, my ear brushed against a wet spot; tears, I realized, were running down my face and soaking the sheets. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, then stood, brushing the shredded cards and aluminum bits off his T-shirt. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The girl’s free hand brushed at Pima’s face and Pima swatted it away. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before I go on errands, I brush and smooth my hair into a perfect waist-long ponytail and try on three outfits before I find the right one. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed the swift movements of her hand as she moved the brush from palette to paper and then back again. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As the boys backed away, Alyce stood, brushing the mud from her skirt with one hand and holding on to the boy with the other. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king touched her cheek, his fingers brushing across the rough stone as gently as if it were living flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m not!” said Hermione, brushing her hair out of her eyes and staring hopelessly around for her bag. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He brushed off his hat with a handkerchief and put it away. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I tried brushing it down, but all it did was crackle and stand even stiffer. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I squat, letting my fingers brush at the dirt, the solid rock. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then he put the blanket over his head like a cowl, brushed his dripping mustache with his fingers, and went to urinate in the courtyard. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

After changing into my favorite jean skirt and black tank top, I sit on the front porch with David, brushing my hair and watching the road. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't brush my teeth because I didn't have any toothbrush with me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I think you’re on fire'' She gave the back of his hand a short, brisk, brushing stroke with the flats of her fingers. “ Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Thank God I brushed my teeth real good this morning! A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Already, things looked different—the fleur-de-lys pattern on her wash bag, the chipped plaster frame of the mirror, her face in it as she brushed her hair, all looked brighter, in sharper focus. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As I stood and brushed myself off, there was the sign not five feet in front of me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She is so tall that the top of her head brushes against a nearby tree branch. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The TV set continued, “The ‘moon’ is painted; in the enlargements, one of which you see now on your screen, brush strokes show. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

After that they got up and brushed the crumbs off. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He brushed by a gaunt, cadaverous, trustful man in a black raincoat with a star-shaped scar in his cheek and a glossy mutilated depression the size of an egg in one temple. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The brown ink came away in flakes when Jon brushed it with his thumb. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth, and when I came back to my room, my phone was beeping nonstop. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I beat my brother to the bathroom and brush my teeth and wash my face as fast as possible. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

As she went into the bathroom to brush her teeth, the phone rang. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, Jinny dropped to her knees and began to beat at the boys with her bare hands, brushing and slapping the bees away as best she could, flinching at the stings on her hands. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The coyotes cried and laughed in the brush, and the owls screeched and hissed over their heads. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpop wasn’t hanging on Genie’s shoulders anymore, but he stayed brushed up close. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I asked, but she tried to brush me off with a joke, “Now, little sister, you don’t want us to talk behind the Virgin’s back, do you?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake brushed the dirt from the soles of his feet and put on his shoes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

His velvety lips brushed my palm in a comforting manner. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she brushed her fingers against the keys, making them clatter and clank until the small room was a cacophony of noise. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She brushed a finger against the crack between the door and its frame. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He brushed away the trash and rotted bits of screening from the cover. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

With the homemade butter and Grandpa’s hair set, I brushed her until she shone. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in light of the many times I’ve been blown or brushed off, I keep it to myself. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She could brush her hair on the way out. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She brushed her palms down the tank top she wore, and combed her fingers through her hair. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She felt the brush of fur-soft wings against her lips, but that was all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The car bounced on holes and rocks, brush scratching against its sides and dust coming through the open windows. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls out a big brush from her bag and brushes the ends of her long hair. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Teacher Li cleared her throat and unconsciously brushed her right sleeve with her left hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, as I would with a wounded animal, my hand stretches out and brushes a wave of hair from his forehead. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She brushes past the topic as June starts wiping syrup off the bed with her pajama pants. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She pulled a big blue plastic hairbrush from her pocket and started brushing the gold out of her hair. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But Howard, he just picked it up, brushed the dirt off of it, and said, “Pineapple, Charlie. Remember?” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He brought me a brush, a bucket of steaming water, and a cake of lye soap. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he took his slingshot from the porch and walked up toward the brush line to try to kill a bird. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother brushed her lips against Stella’s ear. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It stretched away for half a mile, becoming more calm and peaceful as it dropped, nestled in trees and thick brush, a blue line in a green background. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Also my hair: I had this pageboy haircut, and I hadn’t even bothered to, like, brush it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The chief mate simply stood beside it, brushing his fingers against it every so often, as if to reassure himself it was still there. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Quentin brushed himself off and inspected Auk II. His nose was smudged black. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

But now he only scrubbed them roughly with a brush two times a day and stuffed them back into his pockets. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Lyddie brushed back a curl that had escaped its plait and smoothed it against Rachel’s cheek. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She liked how he grinned when she brushed her thumbs across his nipples. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The brush of a death's-head moth against a cold black screen. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her sponges and scrub brushes and mop, she wiped him away daily. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took his cap from Annabeth, brushed off the mud, and stuck it firmly on his curly head. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Picking her up, I brushed the snow from her long, braided hair and her tear-stained face. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had forgotten to brush it too, but Shreve had a brush, so I didn’t have to open the bag any more. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason she couldn’t name, she avoided brushing against the stone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her shoulders turn inward, and then she brushes past me as quickly as she can. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I make sure she brushes my teeth so my breath won’t stink. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“When was the last time you showered? Or brushed your teeth?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But the evil was all about, hidden behind the brush fence, crouched beside the house in the shadow, hovering in the air. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers brush my wrists and neck as he unbinds my hands and pulls off my gag. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Afterward she threw her paints and brushes into the trash and sat down to contemplate her drawings, which is to say, the history of her joys and sorrows. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she leans over, brushes away my bangs, and kisses me! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I can’t go back to sleep, so I make myself get dressed and brush my teeth without looking at my reflection once. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She held her hand out for the brush Kaede had taken from her, and for a moment Kaede didn’t seem to want to give it to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He dunked a large scrub brush into a bucket of water and commenced halfheartedly scrubbing the floor. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He stands up, brushing everyone off him, and moves to the other end of the table, where he sits and fumes. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The sentences grew dark and indecipherable under her brush. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The lively green husks brushed up against his shoulders and arms. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

"The best kind? The best kind? I see," he said, brushing his beard down with the palm of his hand. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The girl brushed gracefully against Talc’s expensive tweed sleeve in reaching for her purse. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon brushed away a loose feather from her head and put his hand on her breast. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I figured it was one of those I’ll-explain-it-when-you’re- older questions that my dad would brush off, but he didn’t. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She runs her fingers through her untidy hair, making me wonder if she’s brushed it since the night before. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I've come into this room time and time again and seen him, in his shirt sleeves, with the two brushes in his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Twice, when we were alone, he brushed my hair back when it fell in my eyes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Das untangled Tina’s hair with her brush and divided it into two little ponytails. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Back at the shelter the flies were on the meat and he brushed them off. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brushed away unfallen tears with the back of her hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She brushed her hair back to its usual style and headed to her room to flop on her bed. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Shall we go right away?” she asked, after draining her glass and brushing together the crumbs of the crusty loaf. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand in the air as though brushing something from his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She leaned in, the waves of her brown hair brushing against his cheeks as she bled the color from the antimony into his brows. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We swayed to the song, and then Valentine’s lips were brushing my ear and I wasn’t really thinking about Dorothy and Jim anymore. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed a company calendar beside a stethoscope and a miniature silver paint brush. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He produced a number of small rectangular boards and a small brush from his jacket pocket. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus I don’t see what’s so dreamy about floppy hair that looks like it hasn’t been brushed since Christmas. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I shoved the wad of cash into the register and brushed my hair back with shaking hands. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They headed out, through the half-burnt trees and over the freshly grown brush. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Another brushed Mr. Norton's white hair away from his forehead and stroked it, smiling vacantly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaves lightly brushed us as we passed, and birds flew before us, drawing us on with their calls. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her fingers brushed against rough unfinished stone to her left. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yeah. He had a can a’ tar an’ a paint brush. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly, I part the prickly brushes, get on all fours, and crawl through. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yank my hand free and press the boxes of napkins, utensils, and condiments close to my chest and brush past him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The kindly inspector with the granite face must have thought he had been indulgent enough, for he stepped forward to brush away Cecilia’s hand and interpose himself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Tris’s knuckles brush mine as she lifts her hand to point at something on our right: a series of long, low buildings lit by blue emergency lamps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I put out my hand and touched the brushes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t have complained about brushing my teeth, or taking a bath, or going to bed at eight o’clock every night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can still feel her fingers brushing the hack of my neck, so much like my mother’s fingers, the last morning I spent with her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would get into bed without brushing his hair or his teeth—certainly without saying his prayers. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know much about Lawson, other than that he was from Osage County and that he had had several brushes with the law. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A warrior princess, he decided, not some willowy creature who sits up in a tower, brushing her hair and waiting for some knight to rescue her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Unconsciously, she touched her hair, which her mother had loved to brush. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we were all inside the brush, the shoe poet and the boy replaced the branches. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

With one hand, he brushes the hair out of them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I held her coffee and she brushed her skirt and tights. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan maneuvers his truck down the narrow path and we are swallowed up by overgrown oleander, pink and white blooms brushing our windows. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She pushed a slight hand into my hair, brushing the branches and leaves out of its length. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand, hesitant, conflict raging in his eyes, and then swiftly brushed the length of my cheekbone with his fingertips. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Her foster families had done everything for her—bathed her, fed her, brushed her teeth. She just sat around like a slug, waiting to be cared for like the Queen of Sheba.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I reached to brush it off the table, and she stopped me with her nose, looked pointedly at the cactus, and gave a deliberate negative shake of her head, then looked up at me. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

So, taking the brush, Liang painted a chicken with golden feathers and red eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She bought false eyelashes, foundation, liner, blush, powder, brushes, three different lipsticks, two shadows, and a small but expensive makeup box. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When he raised his head, the snowflakes brushed his cheeks like cold soft kisses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Photography, at its heart, was about documentation, and he soon understood that for Mia photography was simply a tool, which she used as a painter might use a brush or a knife. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe I said that, because I used to just brush off what people said. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He took brush and currycomb from the wall, took down the barrier of the box stall and stepped cautiously in. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Em started brushing her hair out in front of the mirror. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

A car horn beeps outside, and Hana wipes her face with a quick brush of her hand and jumps off the couch. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

My hair has been brushed out and then braided down my back in my usual style. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Hurt, John stood and brushed off his pants as if the grass spears were little annoying bits of Yo. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

His hand came up to brush the stray strands of hair off the back of my neck. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Her Dad picked up a watch spring and cleaned it with a brush dipped in gasoline. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he would stop outside a tube station, often by a flower or a newspaper vendor, and watch the people brushing past him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Cap reached up and brushed at a clump of mud that had penetrated his faceguard. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She went through the line of brush when the moon was covered, and when it looked through she saw the glimmer of the great pearl in the path behind the rock. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, Ess,” she said, brushing at the pile of sand until she uncovered the very small shoes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I brush past her and collect my coat from the closet. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to take off the clothes she was already wearing, but the fringe looked so lovely, and it would brush against her knees as she moved. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The scene as described was a macabre picture — something that might have been created by a surrealist brush. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Outside, Roza stood with the mare, brushing her coat and murmuring to her as the goat tottered around them both. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then we start with two old brushes from our shed. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

She began to tuck the brush under her arm, but then Kaede held out her hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He brushed away cobwebs which disintegrated at the touch of a paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The trail junction was shaded by a row of trees and tall brush. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning my head to the side, I felt an errant strand of her hair brush against me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then another finger slipped below, pushing your pinky further down, brushing it through my hair. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

We turn off into the grove of brown winter trees, brushing branches out of our faces. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Henrietta spent hours taking care of those nails, touching up chips and brushing on new coats of polish. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Curtis reaches around me, his arm brushing against my arm, as he gets a Styrofoam plate from the table. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The Merritts gave me a silver vanity set complete with brush, comb, and rotating mirror, which was the sort of elegant gift I preferred over toys. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Except it’s too late, he’s already brushed past me and is forging ahead into the moonlit dark. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His last glimpse brushed over the mother who was now completely asleep. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

They help me under the covers, and after I’m tucked safely inside, my mother brushes back my hair and kisses my forehead. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The paddleboat brushed up against the pier, coming to a stop alongside it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A crowded stairway, and no shoulder, no sleeve brushed us. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She came up behind me but instead of getting mad, she picked up the silver-plaited hairbrush and started brushing my hair like she used to do when I was little. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He kicked the snow off his shoes once more, brushed it from his hair, and thought he probably looked like a dang fool standing there in the snow. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The only other way he could have achieved this curling effect, we boys decided, was by prolonged upward brushing with a hard toothbrush in front of the looking-glass every morning. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy tossed his brush back in his bucket and took his leave. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And in this moment, I realize that Soheil was lucky that guard did nothing but brush him off. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She brushed the hair out of her face. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Joe’s eyes were heavy and he was considering how he could get away into the brush to sleep for a while. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hurry to Javier’s side and brush broken glass on the tabletop into the bin. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Melissa was the name she called herself in the mirror when no one was watching and she could brush her flat reddish- brown hair to the front of her head, as if she had bangs. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then she brushed it and decided to leave it loose. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I spend a lot of time brushing it from my shoulders and feet, then sweeping it into a dustpan. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Several small snowflakes brushed the windshield, melting in seconds. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Across the street directly in front of him, he saw a truck pull to a stop at the curb and two white men in overalls got out with pails and brushes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gently Cilia brushed and brushed, her little oddly shaped face turned away, pretending she did not know that Johnny was there. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between acts Nadia has time to dry Ginger's fur and brush her until her coat glistens. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand higher and then higher still until Despereaux's whiskers brushed against his leathery, timeworn ear. 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 news of the baby’s illness traveled quickly among the brush houses, for sickness is second only to hunger as the enemy of poor people. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I brush my teeth and wash my face, I go to the kitchen. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You are going to blow-dry my hair with that brush? You must be joking. Can’t you people think?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A tiny idea was beginning to worm its way into Grayson’s head; he could barely feel it as it brushed by all the claptrap in his brain. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Death, however, was neither simple nor lightly brushed aside when it struck home. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers brush Daddy’s notebook, and that makes me imagine myself as Isaiah Dunn, Superhero. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

They brushed past his secretary— told her it was an emergency—and sat down at a conference table in his office. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to brush it off, but the Black Panthers? The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But there was not enough brush for this. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt brisk strokes of his brush across the toe of my shoe. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a slipper on one foot and a brush on the other. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sat across from him, fiddling with my own writing brush while I listened. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took up the brush again and met Meeks’s gaze across the table. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But just as I reached to brush the years of dirt from the marker, I heard a scream. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“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 set the palette down on the table, rolling the brush between my fingers. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you know. Just fending off brush, stuff like that. 1 lost my footing once and landed on some rocks, nothing serious.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brushes out the giant circular mounds on my head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Without so much as a knock or a by-your-leave, he stalked through the door, brushing past me, eased the saddle to the floor, and, seeing nothing but her, moved down the hall toward Miss Love. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

One of them was holding a feather brush; the other carried, in either hand, what looked at a distance like three or four pieces of thick rope. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Butler set the fairy down, brushing his tunic with massive fingers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, I had a bit of a brush with a cat, but why worry?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another layer of brush was piled about the khal's treasures, and bundles of dried grass scattered over them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Red mumbled something and walked away, again brushing Alfred. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

After American school, we picked up our cigar boxes, in which we had arranged books, brushes, and an inkbox neatly, and went to Chinese school, from 5:00 to 7:30 P.M. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the hard outside had been brushed by contacts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer’s brush with death was just one violent incident among many. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were still gazing at the far-off bit of gray when they heard something moving in the brush nearby. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Good thing you’ve got Butterscotch,” Dad says as he brushes the top of the dog’s head. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"Here/' she whispered, taking the hairbrush and drawing Eleanor's hair into a ponytail without brushing out the curl. "Eleanor . . she said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He was about nineteen, long black hair brushing his shoulders, a curling mustache, like a limp black snake draped on his upper lip, the ends dangling near his chin. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got off me, and I stood up, brushing sand off my boxers and spitting. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The powder brushes off his hands easily enough, but sticks like paint to his coat and the legs of his new suit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Where the road branched, we could see in the brush the small white cottage where Robert Sobukwe lived. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know there’ve been brush fires everywhere, but on the freeway? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was all brushed steel with digital readouts and touch-sensitive controls. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

This is the last time I brush my hair before the looking-glass, the last time I shall clean my teeth into the basin. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The wind returned as a whispered threat, cold and damp, brushing over his cheek, flapping the wet sail, swirling and tugging at Moqorro’s scarlet robes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The women were veiled, and the men had brushed and lacquered their hair into horns and hands and spikes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I sit on the bed and brush Helena’s hair while she plays with her doll, trying to listen while they find a station. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I showered and brushed my teeth and put on dark jeans and a plain black T-shirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He turned and looked at it, studied the crude work The brush made a fair wall, not weathertight but it cut most of the wind off. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reveled in the feel of the ground through my shoes, the taste of the air, the quiet hush of wind brushing through the spring wheat in the fields. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

William sighs, stands up, and brushes the mud from his enormous behind. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Devlin made a show of brushing off unseen dust from his suit. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“My bootblack kit. All my paste and brushes. How do they expect me to make a living?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And the brush house was crowded with neighbors. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now his bare legs kept brushing against my jeans. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t notice when Pet came up to her until she felt the brush of its presence against her arm. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He brushed the damp hair from her brow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Using only my right hand, I brush, splash water on my face, and fumble-strip down to my underwear, leave my clothes in a pile on the floor, and climb into bed, cell phone in hand. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Once, I coat my brush with red and think of Elizabeth’s advice about using a warm color for Mama’s business flyer. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Her fingertips brushed against dust and finally something slightly curved, and after another moment of straining she managed to get her fingertips around it enough to pull it out. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The view was lovely—the rolling swell of the Cohutta Mountains, brushed with a bluish haze the color of cigarette smoke, running away to a far-off horizon. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and saw what my fingers were brushing. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In one hand he held a paste pot, in the other a brush and a bulletin sheet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Aru considered herself extremely lucky if she remembered to brush her teeth at night, much less floss. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I went up to our apartment, brush my teeths, and put on my uniform. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I am looking ...” he said, brushing the sword aside as if it were a branch blocking his path. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Our noses brush and his lips stop short of mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They loved the grooming, but sometimes they were a little shy of the dandy brush when we came close to tender spots. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Dylan and Ranger Alford wait in the brush at the edge of the clearing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Long, elegant hands brushed his cheek, then tightened around his throat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then she brushed against him again—that was the night he’d bought her the earrings—and he knew it wasn’t an accident. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her clothes were in the wardrobes in her room, her brushes were on the table, her shoes beneath the chair, her nightdress on her bed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The families are quiet and somber, the only sounds come from the branches brushing against the side of the truck and the slush of mud sticking to the tires. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the plastic-covered dining table she set out the contents of the shopping bag: six cans of enamel, paint thinner, and brushes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they’re hardly ever romantic, unless the man and the woman are brushing their teeth before they face lick. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Tristran thought about the star as he brushed down the horses and picked out their hooves. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I manage to brush my teeth, put a bandanna on over my insane hair and get dressed in my catering standard: checked pants and a white men’s T-shirt. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Since the vacuum cleaner’s broken, I have to take an old brush to the rug every night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The woman gets to her feet and brushes off her pants. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would go to his assigned tunnel and do his job quickly—once you got good at using your wrenches and brushes and tubes of glue, it wasn’t hard. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was her right to be upset, her right to choose not to brush her humiliation aside in the name of an overexalted intellectualism, and she would claim that right. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You’d best take a swab at your shoes with a blacking brush,” she said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Elsie and I get dressed, brush our teeth, and make our beds in two minutes flat. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I brush my teeth and scrub my face, being careful not to use too much water. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And suddenly, right in front of me, was a golden opportunity to paint myself with the Cap Anderson brush that would make me A-OK too. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Since each studio made its own art materials, Maria learned how to craft delicate brushes from bird feathers and fur, and to grind mineral powders used to color paint. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It's not easy filling in the lines on T-shirt material; it scrunches up under the weight of the brush, leaving skip marks. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

His sweating horse pranced nervously at the edge of the bank while Tenorio’s evil eye searched the brush for me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She burst clear out of the brush line and stumbled over the little boulders toward the water, and then she heard him coming and she broke into a run. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cool fingers brushed at the wetness in my eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Granny always prided herself on keeping his wild hair and beard trimmed, his shirts clean, his pants brushed and “nice.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A wild smear of his thumb for the brush. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ainsley says something to me along the lines of goodbye and come again, but I ignore him and brush right past him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And I’m absolutely positive that no one had shot said arrow so that the feathers brushed his ears on the way past. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We cleared brush from the edge of the woods. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He keeps putting his gigantic head in my lap every time I pick up my brush and looking at me, like, You can’t resist this, Twinkle. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She did not sketch in charcoal, but painted her subjects freehand in watercolor with a fine-pointed brush, adding layer after layer of color for depth and detail. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z