| 单词 | bug |
| 例句 | You’d think a reasonable person would understand that turnabout is fair play, but you’d be surprised how quickly reason goes out the window when the bugs start spraying back. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I stood there, watching what was left of the bug as it twitched a bit, stuck to the bottom of the flip-flop. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Psychotics, schizophrenics, and people with antisocial personality—I tried to sort them out, but to most officers, they were all just bugs. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And my eyes. This is how I bugged them out when I was pretending to be a few sandwiches short of a picnic.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Deep down, he knew what was really bugging him and why he was in such an up-and-down mood. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Finally, the beings of air, the many birds and winged bugs, flew into the crisp, salty air. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z That one he feels, but thinks it’s some kind of bug he can shoo off with his hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He leaned closer and bugged his eyes out. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I saw the exposed parts of me through the boy’s eyes: the scrawny waist, loose pants moldy and spotted, bug bites up and down my arms, bruises from Anastasia’s bite still healing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Tim Miller was bugging me last week on the bus home.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The dirt floor is hard and full of black ants and other bugs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the bugs was actually touching her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He thinks if we drag them out to the porch and pour boiling water over them it will kill the bugs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z As the train started slowing people were falling out of the cars like potato bugs on a spring plant. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A book about moths, for instance, might be under “M” for moths, or “I” for insects, or “B” for bugs. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We talked as the sky turned pink and then purple and finally went dark, as the bugs started to bite, as we began to get hungry. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Kira had never seen such a bed and supposed the raised legs were to make one safe from beasts or bugs. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he passed the burned place where Anya’s house and barn had been, his eyes bugged. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Lightning bugs flashed against the black air, as if trying to compete with the fire, or with the stars. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Mostly, you just learned to live with the bugs. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone spun around and stared at me, and Mrs. Maxy’s eyes bugged out because she knew she had cut the string. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood in our new yard, not brown now but lit gray-blue from the full moon, and I listened to the nighttime chorus of singing toads and bugs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z In the backyard, the hens clucked and murmured as they scratched for bugs or pecked at the last dirty crumbs of wet cornmeal that Grandpa had put out for them. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Finally, we give up trying and I say, “What’s bugging you today?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Not me. There were always small snakes in my mother’s garden. She said they were friends to the plants.They ate bugs.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The place was like a root cellar—dirt walls, air choked up with must, and bugs. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Obviously the owls had plenty of other bugs to eat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps someone should stay back to guard the way,” said the unhappy bug, offering his services; but, since his suggestion was met with silence, he followed glumly along. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I move toward and away from the shelves, like hopping bugs, trying to make a buffer of space between us and other shoppers. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z If they see me at all, they look at me like I'm a bug, something to squash as they march toward the highest possible class rank. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind pushed Tally’s hair back, and she blinked as bugs pinged against her face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z From beneath his bed he pulled out the pages of his bug book. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The voice of the girl being buried bugs me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Fern bit into a raspberry that had a bad-tasting bug inside it, and got discouraged. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Without a screen, the window should be sensibly closed at night, meaning no air, unless I’m willing to take my chances with the bugs and the neighbors. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the smell, the room he stood in now was clean and neat with no evidence of bugs, dead or otherwise. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The ships would lie at anchor by the wharves like lazy water bugs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Generally, it would be a tangled-up mess of grasshoppers and worms and praying bugs and little rusty tree lizards. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z They bugged his home and listened in on his conversations with his wife. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I think, You are dying, and there are bugs inside of you that will eat through your skin. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes, the other Messengers told me about that stomach bug. It’s a nasty one, eh? How do you feel, Constance?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The beetle’s an attractive bug, with a body like a glossy nut. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z As my eyes grew accustomed to the dim room, I noticed with amazement that pinned onto the mud-brick walls was an endless array of butterflies and bugs. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I knew Ma wouldn’t want them to videotape no bugs marching across our ceiling. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Every few seconds some hapless avatar or ship would inadvertently fly or careen into the shield and get vaporized, like a fly hitting a bug zapper. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On the black earth on which the ice plants bloomed, hundreds of black stink bugs crawled. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m vexed. There are enough mosquitoes and other bugs for me to live comfortably but not enough for webbing for our expedition.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “You mean, besides the fact that my plane crashed on a hostile island, we haven’t eaten in days, you want me to chug a bug, and you keep calling me New Hampshire?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Since I got this office gig, Tai’s been bugging me about keeping up my average. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z So many sounds of bugs and the wind blowing leaves. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I thought you just had a stomach bug. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I watched the mother gorilla picking the bugs off her baby for a good five minutes before Liz cleared her throat. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I say it like bugs live in the word. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “It was a bug in the software. You could put in t equals k and sit there forever.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Surely it was more than happy coincidence that the price of admission—“fifty cents, straight up,” remembers one former bug boy—was precisely equal to the pay for galloping a horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Large black bugs had burrowed through some of the combs. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z My eyes bugged, the better to transmit my raging mind stream. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I did not want to like the bug. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z But what really bugged me the most was when Momma tried to force me to do thing? with Joetta. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, I did think, The smoke will drive the bugs away. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I’m not sure why it bugs me so much that her other friends have a different nickname for her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z No spit bugs, good sun, everything comes out right, berries come in, good crop. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Oh, yes, there were all kinds of entertainment in bugs. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how she keep them bugs out a her tomatoes, but she do. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z T. P. gave me the bottle of lightning bugs. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But something was bugging me—it was bad enough Needles was sitting outside in the middle of the summer, in the hood, knitting, but what made it worse is that he was using purple yarn. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z There were more bugs than food in the kitchen. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The black dude’s face changing colors, turning bright red and purple, eyes bugging out of his head, looking back at Rondell, scared for his life. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The bug emerged from dormancy on an irregular basis, producing bouts of acute physical distress and leaving a cyst on his liver. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “You could make it up to me by telling Mom you’re craving carne asada. She also always serves really boring meals when we have kids here, and that bugs me, too.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They are usually burnt orange, but as I peer through m the mesh that covers the container, the little bugs moving around in curls of wood look bright red. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z They bugged me, but that was their way of being nice to me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I doubt it. My bugs don’t have bugs.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Dill could already hear the bugs, whatever they were called. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Whatever it is that’s bugging you,” she says, “it’s about a guy, right?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I can tell because the buildings are disappearing, leaving just fields, dotted with the rhythmic glow of lightning bugs. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The boy got up, but he darted along the path like a little insect, picking up bugs and rocks along the road and tossing sticks for Hushpuppy to chase. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just a bunch of bugs again,” Lena said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They collected somewhere between thirty thousand and seventy thousand biting insects inside the cave—the cave is full of bugs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I picked up some bug at a house or maybe it’s the disinfectant I squirt on my hands, straight from the bottle, in an attempt at cleanliness. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At first she rolled over and tried to sniff away the bug, or whatever it was. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Raindrops splattered across the windshield like flying bugs hitting head-on. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Mr. Chris knew about flowers and birds and things, but Joe was the one who knew about bugs and the queer plants that grew on stumps and fallen trees. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The bugs darted across the water in all directions. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The men slept on the mud, with no protection against the elements, bugs, or each other. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Maybe not as cool as Darren’s dad’s bug that he brought in, but it was still alive, which was way better. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Then I suggest our mixed assortment of artificial crawling and flying bugs of all types including—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He looked down at me as though I were a bug mounted in a lab. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I remembered following Mitch around, bugging him for any details he might know as we tromped after my parents to the Bay. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “You don’t remember, but when I young, I have many idea. Now I only have idea about weed and bug.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She opened the cabinet under the sink and dug into the back for a pump can of bug killer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no spiral of lazy blue smoke twisting from the rock chimney, no white leghorn hen chasing a June bug, no horse or cow standing with head down and tail switching. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The only evidence of Nixon’s shady dealings came from bugs and wiretaps, which Johnson certainly did not wish to make public. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But we all know the house must be bugged and it’s not safe to talk openly. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “A bug got loose, but it didn’t infect people. It infected petroleum.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “There’s more bugs here than in the holler, you notice that?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a feeling like when there’s a mosquito buzzing around you in the dark: you can’t see it, but you have this general sense of annoying bug somewhere around your body. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z To survive, my older siblings shake the trees at night, hoping to find June bugs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Spiders and snakes and bugs and bats and you name it—he just wasn’t very fond of any of them. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I begin drawing what’s in my head, as if maybe by drawing it, it will exorcise the super bugs from my brain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She might be my aunt, but it bugged the hell out of me.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The bugs had dried up and fallen to the floor. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Also the rain seemed to discourage the bugs which was an unexpected plus. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Probably has bugs in it,” she said, jumping up again. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z On the window, a palmetto bug looked like it was trying to decide if it wanted to snoop around the dirty streets or stay put. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Usually the rats or bugs woke her when their curiosity became too much, interrupting her dreams and returning her to the darkness of the platform. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And skittering all around them would be the small, two-man fishing boats—like little water bugs skimming over the surface. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I got home, a question was really bugging me. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z There was no telling what other invisible creatures I was out here socializing with—snakes, frogs, fish, a whole river world of biting bugs, and I could have cared less. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The success of the Wolf Trap required that Martian bugs like liquid water. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I had stacks of homework I had forgotten and drawings of my grandmother’s face on big locust bug bodies all taped to the floors as if she’d been squashed by a truck. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pardon me,” insisted the Humbug, “but I in no way meant to imply that—” “SILENCE!” thundered the policeman, pulling himself up to full height and glaring menacingly at the terrified bug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if the horses I’d ridden into this dawn were still caught in there like bugs, whinnying at the shift. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z One year the fungus got you, another you couldn’t keep the spit bugs down. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As if microscopic bugs had leapt from the box to his skin and were burrowing their way to his blood even as he stood there. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But one day, as the chicken was pecking bugs outside, a soft rain fell. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Lee, we had bugs in that prison camp,” Daddy said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Trees and sun and bushes and roots, squirrels and bugs and snakes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Seven bit her lip as she stared at her phone screen, nerves crawling like a billion bugs all over her skin. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She loved bugs, all bugs, except for crickets, sawing away no matter what was happening around them. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He steps next to the stretcher, looking at me as if I were not his sister but some kind of strange bug. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, I was busy bugging Dad for Mom’s car, which had been locked up in the garage for four years at that point and was only taken out for an occasional run. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z One Army officer who later visited Riverbank thought the place was bugged—particularly the rooms where Elizebeth and William were working. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After that, I started bugging my dad to let me get behind the wheel of his truck. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Cubans in surgical gloves bugging the DNC! I dismissed it as some sort of prank.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Soon he would be unable to move, and then he would have to wait, like a bug imprisoned in amber, for death to find him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As it turned out, he was a little better, but by then both Trotter and William Ernest were down with the bug. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “The ibises live on frogs, the frogs eat bugs, and the bugs eat one another. It teaches you about the meaning of life.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now you have to promise me you’ll stop bugging me about college.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It was almost like my old room, where I could think without anyone bugging me. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Momma also quit bugging me to find out where I was going. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess Mr. K. chose it because bugs live in trees. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z "Put down your surgical instruments, Dr. Loofah. Nobody's getting their back bugged today. Not on our watch." Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z On its face, it was an accident, but there was a twist, one that really bugged Baird. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Hana always seems a little bit bored, as if there’s something better going on and if you would just stop bugging her, she could get back to it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He looked over at me, his eyes bugging, begging me to bail him out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z When a mission took them to the mountains, they carried mosquito netting, machetes, canvas tarps, and extra bug juice. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m a mouse. Squeak, squeak. Now shoo-shoo back to your little bug friends,” said Ripred, picking up a hunk of dried beef. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Anna and Mr. Archie got in the act, swinging a rake and a length of plastic pipe respectively, swatting Clock Watchers like giant bugs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Malcolm X was also convinced that the F.B.I. had “bugged” my studio; he probably suspected that it may even have been done with my cooperation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then bugs started eating big holes in the plants. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnson came over to where I was trying to down some scrambled eggs before the flying bugs got them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a lowering of light now and evening would not be long, accompanied by the waiting bugs. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z They had her house bugged too, because I found hundreds of hours of audio recordings made while she was logged into the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Whoever they meet first, be it bug, insect, animal, or tree, that will be the one who gets the full power of their magic! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z That there’s such a thing as crickets, these little bugs that hide in bushes at night and make crazy sounds together, who knows why. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z That meant I'd have to dance her part or, in this case, say her part if her eyes bugged out and her mouth didn’t open. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the time the servants ignored Matt and the Alacrans looked past him as though he were a bug on a window. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There were chinch bugs and grasshoppers, months of drought, elections, slavery, secession, talk of war—the adult world of trouble, though, was not real enough to dim the goodness of an April morning. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I thank him, and he heads back home to shoot his potato launcher, or dissect bugs, or whatever a kid like him does with his free time. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z "I'm really sorry I put the bugs in your lemonade." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z And on the under side of the leaf of the potato vine are the bright orange eggs of the potato bug. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z In the huge Colosseum, with thousands of cheering ghosts, the god Bacchus staring down at him, and the two twelve-foot giants looming over him, Percy felt as small and insignificant as a bug. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Caroline is already bugging me to be her running mate when she goes for eighth-grade president next year. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “That might be sooner than you think,” remarked Tock, looking back at the suddenly trembling bug; and the trail turned again and continued to climb. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z My brother, Conrad’s, bedroom was filled with strange trucks, glass jars of crawly bugs, and a wooden train Daddy made for him. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave three packs to a bug on R who was forever cadging cigarettes and also had an incredible body odor problem. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eight years earlier, American agents had discovered "bugs," or tiny listening devices, embedded inside the Great Seal of the United States in the US ambassador's office. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I prayed for my sister, driving in a yellow bug toward California—or maybe she was there already, trying to find herself. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z There were several lifelike rubber things—spiders, snakes and bugs. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth was open and her eyes were bugging. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “How come there are so many bugs out here?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z With Lettie and Ruthanne gone and no new prospects on who the Rattler might be, I was left with nothing to do but hunt down more roots, weeds, herbs, and bugs for Miss Sadie. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z At first I wonder why the bugs would be active this late at night, but then I realize it ain’t cicadas. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Just so that we don’t end up with scuttles or bugs in the bed,” said Jinny, wrinkling her nose. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I check the other two and find bugs on them as well. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And all of a sudden that bugs me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z All in all, the bugs were the easiest traveling companions. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z While I don’t know about the cleverness part, I do know that I am curious about the world—from worms and bugs to chicken fights and the bras Ma hangs in her room. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes bugged out and her scream was so high- pitched it was silent. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I waved at the bugs hovering above my head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told you to bug off, before I do you a hard one.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Camp that night was two tents thrown up hastily in the middle of dense bush with the spring bugs newly awake buzzing at the tears we hadn’t had time to repair. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z And she didn’t get to see the bug at all. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Chou taught me to use leaves, but at night, when I cannot see, I am afraid there might be bugs on them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes bugged out and she balled her fists. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The bug listened with rapt attention to something he alone could hear—the shouts and applause of an enormous crowd, all cheering for him. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “We move around a lot. Whenever my mom gets the bug.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The young birds hatched out there and stuck their heads out through the holes to get at the worms and bugs the grown birds brought to them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z A bug crawled down the middle of his back. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “I’m sure she just has a bug,” Dad said. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z And her mom's eyes bug out, and she steps back and gasps, and she doesn't know what to do. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The next expert uncovered another easel on which there was a picture of a big black bug. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t decide what part of this scene I represented: the plants about to be rescued from the bugs or the bugs about to be murdered by the spray. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Let Him get busted up inside so He feels He’s worth no more than the bugs I crushed under my boots at school. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z It makes the situation more obvious, but really, there’s no hiding what I’m missing and it bugs me to have the extra fabric flopping around. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The school had an empty, dried-out look, like the shell of a June bug on the bark of a tree. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hardly a couple of ounces of feathers and bones. But that bird can fly to Africa and back. Powered by bugs and worms and desire.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “My hat!” shouted the bug—and the fight was on. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s just one of a million things that have bugged me for years about this kid. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Of course there was the hunger, and his stomach was definitely moving toward his backbone, but still. . . bugs, he thought. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was mad at you for putting the bugs in my lemonade,” he said. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I remembered the look he gave her—like she was a nasty bug he wanted to step on. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Nothing better to me than being out on the lake at first light, watching the ripples from the fish feeding on the bug hatch. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In their room at the Sleepy Inn, Malcolm is bugging the hell out of Annabelle, who is sprawled on the bed in her monkey pajamas. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The glass thing that covers the bulb has dead bugs in it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I know that’s how it was done in those days, but it bugs me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z They asked me why and I replied frankly that I assumed the consultation room was bugged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The flowers attract lacewings and a type of fly that eats the lettuce-eating bugs. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The older man’s bushy gray eyebrows bunched up in the middle as if they were hairy bugs trying to mate. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was as if, in the close muff of a January dusk, she had been asked to imagine streaming, rose-smattered summer, the children in bug bites and grass stains. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare, too, but all I see is our kitchen lamp with dead bugs in its glass basin. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I lay on my back and watched a pair of swallows racing up and down the river, tumbling like acrobats in pursuit of invisible bugs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I said, and looked down the road but he must have been off bugging other people. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z That bugs me, that they want to wait until you wither. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I almost gasp and feel my eyes bug out with surprise. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I don’t know why, but it bugs me that she calls it her top, even though it is. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “It bugs you because you look out for me.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bug didn’t fly off, Jinny opened her eyes, reached to swat at her face, and discovered that the bug was not a bug but a finger. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My clothes are sticking to my skin, but I’ll get eaten alive by bugs if I take off my shirt. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Which bugged me, because that meant I couldn’t hang out with him anymore. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Unlike the other plants, I notice this plant doesn’t have a single nibble mark or bug on its surface, even though it's spread out everywhere. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Once the bugs were worked out of the Bonsack machines, Duke churned cigarettes out of his factories at an unprecedented rate—823 million in 1889—and at a price his competition couldn’t match. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "And a jolly good one. He says we're all so covered with bugs anyway that a bit of extra dirt never hurts anyone." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Lettie went on, “And one of those evil root people. Look at that ugly bracelet. It looks like it has bugs living in it.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I refuse to eat outside, too many bugs that could get on my food. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was the greatest day of the bug boys’ lives. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilts his head in a questioning way, like he can see the body parts and bug guts all around the room. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z At night, she always makes sure she closes her mouth tightly and pulls her blanket up above her head, hoping to leave no openings for the bugs to crawl in. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s bugs and stuff*.” “Don’t be a such a wuss,” she said. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Yes, chile, much danger. Swamps and alligators and bears and bugs to start, plus not knowin’ how to get there, plus the fear. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “And we’ll have plenty of time,” answered Tock, who hadn’t noticed that the bug was missing—and he, too, suddenly leaped into the air and disappeared. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He twisted his lips and bugged out his eyes in a mask of fear. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He shrugged me off like a bug had just landed on his shoulder. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Black bugs, like ants, but bigger and blacker, crawled over it in a frenzy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z T. P. had lightning bugs in a bottle. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z All the bugs and toady- frogs shut right up, they quit chasing and biting each other ’cause this had to be the loudest whistle they’d ever heard too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z To help aspiring riders establish themselves in the sport, a horse ridden by a bug boy had his impost reduced by five pounds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I breathed in some bugs without bothering to spit them out. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And for the first time in his life the astonished bug couldn’t think of a thing to say. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The air had a strange smell to it, too—maybe the space behind the bookcase was full of dead centipedes and millipedes and pill bugs. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Next we tried all manner of bugs and vegetation. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “They’re disgusting. Those papery wings and their stupid bug bodies . ..” She shudders. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z With swarms of these things filling the sky, they’d not only have to worry about getting scorched by the fire, they’d also have to watch their backs for prehistorically large poison bugs. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Seconds later, we were sitting in the yard watching the chickens peck for corn and bugs. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Hideo has indeed hired a few hackers in the past—to help him work out bugs inside Warcross—but they were way more experienced, and probably with no criminal records. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mom and I kept swatting at mosquitoes that were buzzing around my father, who hadn’t bothered to use the bug spray. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Lightning bugs blink; fish splash, leaping for moths, flies. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z When in the cold dawn a frost awakened Cal to a sick world he struggled home like a broken bug. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This really bugs me because for nearly an hour the conversation was all in Korean. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He looked up from the June bug he had caught and tied to a string. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And I could giggle with them and show them that it doesn’t bug me that I’m not invited. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “I see it, I see it,” said the happy bug as they struggled up the twisting mountain trail. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “She dragged me there after bugging me for months. She didn’t even know about—uh.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “But that woodpile over there is now home to mice and bugs and snakes. And it’s just waitin’ to keep us warm. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Talos looked down at me and raised his foot to squash me like a bug. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I may have been bugging out, but I have to say Cap was totally cool under pressure. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The first time he called, he told me he was using his wife’s phone because his own phone had been bugged by the intelligence services. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His music was causing lines of bugs to leave the strawberry patch in every direction, like refugees fleeing a fire. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Marti once heard a story "about a bug embedded into the sole of an officer's shoe when he sent them to the local cobbler. So," she added, "no one had shoes resoled in Moscow." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “One more round,” Bongo said, “of greedy people bugging you with their needs.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Then, gathering themselves for one final leap, they prepared to engulf first the bug, then the boy, and lastly the dog and his two passengers. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z María would just bug out and tell them not to go. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Milo took one deep breath and did the same; and the bug, now that he knew what lay behind, ran ahead with renewed enthusiasm. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Reminded me of bugs pouring out of a rotted cantaloupe if you kick it on the ground. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Be careful,” shouted Milo as the bug swung his cane again, catching the bee on the foot and knocking over the box of W’s. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They gathered on me and probed my bug bites and the muck in my hair, batted against my face. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z No bug that had the misfortune of finding itself under their shoes was coming out alive. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Sekani has a stomach bug and begged me to bring him Home.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Despite his plump cheeks, Somkit was spindly as a stick bug—that never helped when you were living on the streets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In the meantime I learned the hard way to store things like honey in a tightly covered container if you didn’t want to get every bug on earth flying in for a taste. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll feed it each day. Seeds, mostly, and some of the bugs from the field.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Henry’s looking at him in the piercing way he has sometimes that makes Alex feel like a bug stuck under a shadowbox with a pushpin. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z For some reason, he doesn’t bug me so much lately. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I spent several days eating mutton that tasted like sawdust, picking bugs off my blanket, and sleeping. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was impossible to live in Congo without growing a thick skin for bugs, but even so, trudging through the jungle was almost more than I could take. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Last week, Tono had found a little rod behind Mama’s wedding picture—a telltale sign of bugging. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A bug crawled on the back of my hand. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The bugs are still in my head, and won’t come out. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “A light meal it shall be,” roared the bug, waving his arms. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The rebels did a security sweep of the Victor’s Village before I was cleared to come here, checking for explosives, bugs, anything unusual. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “This one time, we took a jar of lightning bugs into the grocery store...” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I sit up fast, afraid it might be a bug—but it’s a little square piece of paper. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The first day that Francie came home from school and reported that she sat next to a girl who had bugs walking up and down the lanes of her hair, Katie went into action. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat moved like small moist bugs on his forehead. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess the stupid yarn situation was still bugging me—distracting me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And let me tell you, after a while that bugged me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Aunt Jenny thinks I should stay here with you guys for a while and not bug her anymore with the telepathic communications I’m picking up from Tater.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Sooner or later,just about all the bug boys went up the hill. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, his apartment complex had some big bugs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He liked cats and bugs and would be thrilled to see a gator. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Which made for a fun ride home, although at least she couldn’t snicker uncontrollably and bug me about my homework record at the same time. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In nature it is kept in check by various predators such as ladybugs, a gall midge, predaceous mites and several pirate bugs, all of them extremely sensitive to insecticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The day before we were to leave, I was as nervous as a June bug in a henhouse. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "Somebody is up there, Chris, but nobody is there, just rich Mr. Westing, and he's dead. Dead as a squashed June bug and rotting away on a moth-eaten Oriental rug." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Later on, in government, I feel like there are tiny bugs crawling all over my body. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She stepped on the gas and rolled down the windows to blow out the bugs. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He looked at me and bugged his eyes out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She was a real bug for them, and she came in late every afternoon—after school. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to bug her, but this is important! Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He especially enjoyed catching beetles and water bugs from the streams, but above all else, he was passionate about collecting itself. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Your mom should keep a better eye on her bugs,” said one. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z When I made no signs of leaving he flicked his fingers as if shooing away a bug. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Once a rider logged his first win, he officially became an apprentice jockey, or “bug boy,” so called because of the asterisk, or “bug,” that was typed next to apprentices’ names in the racing program. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is that proper, do you think? Wouldn’t that make this into some kind of topsy-turvy, wrong-headed world if a king played music for a bug?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Even with mosquito nets and bug repellent, everyone on the expedition was covered with painful bites. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Gregor looked away when the spider started sucking out the bug’s liquefied insides. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After that, the EPA probably saw the writing on the wall; in any case, it quit bugging Milagro’s dump. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time they made it all the way to Arizona, their car’s license plate and grill were splattered with bug guts and mangled wings. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z June bugs flickered all around, and music notes floated from inside, sounding like a violin, only a lot sadder. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess they didn’t hear anything. There’s evidently no bug installed here, monitoring everything...as there should be.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A bug whizzed past my cheek, and I ducked and put on a burst of speed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “So, are you gonna get anything or not?” he asked, eyeing me like I was a bug he’d found swimming in his perfect coffee. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “U-g-g-g-h-h-h,” gasped the bug, suddenly realizing that he was twenty-three times hungrier than when he started, “I think I’m starving.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I have five humongous bug bites on my legs and arms, my butt crack has been thoroughly exfoliated with sand, I’m hungry, exhausted, and I haven’t seen a ship anywhere.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z If that bug wants to keep doing the same thing over and over and over and over till it dies, go ahead. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Be cool, be nice, answer the bug. He wants to know ‘Smells what so good, smells what?’ Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For the first time I got out the bug bomb and sprayed heavily, and Charley broke into a sneezing attack so violent and prolonged that I had finally to carry him out in my arms. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She sounded like she was doing something in the background, which bugged Maya. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I could bring you bugs, though I don’t like to pick them up. But I wouldn’t want to stick butterflies to the wall.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “If she went out in a yellow bug, she can come home in a yellow bug.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z They were waiting for me under a yellow bug light on the porch. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It looked like a huge gold, black, and gray bug hanging awkwardly in the black sky. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And that kind of bugged me, that I was being misrepresented in that way.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His hand rushes up like he's trying to catch a lightning bug. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She loves it when there’s a bug under a piece of junk—she pounces on it and gobbles it right up. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Figure that has to be a good sign, when the bugs want to help you find your way. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “You were right not to let him out, technically, but this guy’s a bug,” he said. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sprinkles look like glittery bugs; even the sugar tastes bitter. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “You pale grub! You lightless lightning bug! The cauldron of Arawn’s Cauldron-Born!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a stomach bug going around,” said Nurse Molly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The command was entirely unnecessary, for the moment he began to speak everyone but Milo, Tock, and the distraught bug rushed from the hall, down the stairs, and out of the palace. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “But it was bugging me so bad that I knew the right answer but accidentally got it wrong.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Lightning bugs flicked across the yard, teasing each other with their taillights. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t understand why people would want to get bitten by bugs all night when they had a more luxurious option. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But seeing those bugs in a jar reminds me of Shiloh all chained up at Judd’s, a prisoner as sure as those bugs. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Bob, who’s been known to munch on bugs from time to time, offers to eat him. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Tree and Zheegwon commented on the weather getting warmer and the bugs coming back. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The surface was swimming with dead bugs: fruit flies, worms, and a soggy brown caterpillar. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z She bugged her eyes and opened her mouth to show him her chewed-up food. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I remember stopping to get a good look at a pile of dirt that was being scampered on by a bunch of bugs. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It was like when you lift a rock or a log in the forest and see the ground alive with a writhing mess of bugs and worms. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Someone does. I won’t be flying it again, will I? Not after tomorrow. It’s the only thing I can do, check the oil, clean the bugs.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was terrible in the cellar, all night long, all the cold, damp night long with the rats and lizards and bugs and wretched smells. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Birds darted through the air, chirping as they chased bugs with open beaks. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A bug flies up out of the weeds. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He managed also to cover the distressed bug from head to foot in ink. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally, however, a bug went off the deep end, and—particularly if he got suicidal—would be sent to the psych unit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something is seriously wrong with my head. It feels like bugs are up there, eating away at my brain.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Bree takes my traveling cloak, then sweeps my gown with a handheld broom, batting at it for dust, bugs, or any other unwanted occupant I may have picked up on my journey. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She blinks, and her eyes bug out as she sees my robe, and then they wander around, looking for my face. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “But what of the Castle in the Air?” the bug objected, not very pleased with the arrangement. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I was going to leave them on for sleeping, anyway, to avoid bug bites, and figured I could tie them again come morning. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But here in the real world, it’s only Sagan’s lightning bugs leading us to shelter. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “NAMES?” the little man called out briskly, just as the startled bug reached the first step. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z We pull the wings and heads off the bugs we catch and roast them with salt and pepper. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were bugs—antennae and hairy legs and iridescent wings. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Yolanda is always nice to Tyler, and I don’t know how he doesn’t bug her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Catching this mouse would be better than a dozen worms or a hundred bugs. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I didn’t think Hoagland knew I had, but of course he did, keeping a bug even after he was dead, the s.o.b. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as hot as Bougainville and the bugs were even worse. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z From the time they set up camp to stop and build the portage, the bugs were worse than ever. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z With her free hand she slapped at bugs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I swat at mosquitos buzzing near my legs and notice several welts on Lolo’s neck and arms where the bugs have been feasting. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z His chances seemed to improve again on May 10, when the FBI revealed the bugging that’d been done, at Kissinger’s orders, on the phones of his assistants. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And a few minutes later, she marched through a cluster of chickens hunting bugs in the grass. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He got Boots to sing a couple rounds of “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider” since she had a special way with bugs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the biggest bug I’d ever seen, bigger than two giant pink erasers stuck together. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like every animal and bird and bug in Bir-mingham stopped making noise for about two seconds. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They got in, took photos of files and papers, and placed bugs in the office. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “No need. It’s just a stomach bug. It’ll pass in a couple of days.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It also smelled musty, like old papers, old books, old newspapers with pale brown edges and little bugs crawling everywhere. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He yanked off his flexible rubber arm and waved it overhead like a giant bug antenna. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The owl was a baby that couldn’t fly right when we found it, so Leah made it a cage and fed it bugs and some meat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He spit when he talked, his eyes bugged. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z When riding for their contract stables, bug boys received nothing from the purses their horses won. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z So that night our house was the bad place for the Congolese bugs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A half-dozen flat brown bugs—prehistoric looking—went flying. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She had broken her fast on some acorn paste and a handful of bugs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All of this was agreed upon in consultation, mainly through notes because the consultation room was bugged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered die summers with lightning bugs and honeysuckle smells; the cold winters when the fields would all be brown and would crackle under my feet I didn't remember too much else. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s sure to be full of bugs, but who cares?” said Julia. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I was trying to move past it, but it was really bugging me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Sookie stopped and lifted the lid, presenting a pile of crustaceans, writhing like leggy bugs. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They conferred for a few minutes and finally the bug looked up and said, “Can you describe yourself?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “When the neighbor arrived back home,” I continue, “she snuck to the house of los Viejos at night and dumped the jar of atrocious bugs into their kitchen window.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t log it. That’s a waste of time. Won’t no punishment come out of it for him, ’cause he’s a bug. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two black butterflies danced through a cloud of bugs and disappeared. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Invisible bugs crawl over my skin, I have a rash on my chest, I can’t get comfortable. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Abby says yes, and I guess that sort of bugs me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Under the shelter of the cafeteria roof’s overhang, Jessica was waiting, her eyes about to bug out of their sockets. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Pets that could only eat nasty bugs, and secret treasures hidden in his own house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The hall will be bugged with secret microphones, no doubt. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Overhead the swallows dipped down to catch bugs rising from the ground. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Man,” he thought, “these bugs can really move!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z This phrase is no longer forceful. a bug going around. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m a lobster boy, and all I care about is them crawly bugs with the big claws. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Matt felt idly beneath the sawdust for something he’d been feeding to bugs. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She whipped her bird’s nest hair about, a vicious headshake that sent dust and bugs airborne. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She was collecting those bugs that roll themselves up into little gray balls. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He held up his can of bug spray. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I guess. Still bugs me. Makes me feel like she thinks we’re less than her or something.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z And then a small bug splatted on his cheek. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Along the edge there were thick grasses and the water looked a little murky and there were small things swimming in the water, small bugs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z My uncle claimed that more bugs lived per square mile in southern Georgia than anywhere in the state. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Bugs? wondered Doon, imagining with awe the bugs that could make such sounds. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Hopes they get to eat ’em ’fore the bugs do!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Is there anything sweeter than the touch of another as she pulls a dead bug from your fur? The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He could slip this one past the bug boys, who hadn’t gone to school long enough to know that the Bolsheviks had put an end to poor Nicholas when Pollard was only nine. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma’s watching from inside, the screen all covered with June bugs where they been buzzing about the light. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever anybody bugs me about it, all I have to say is “Homework.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Seventeen!” shouted the bug, who always managed to be first with the wrong answer. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They hit it off and went on a few dates, and pretty soon the press was bugging her as well and that was too much. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Even though every time I looked at By his eyes were crossed I didn’t care because this one time I bugged him more than he bugged me! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay. Have your people in Ohio scrape the windshield and the grill. The front license plate, too, if there is one. We need to analyze any and all squished bugs.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “If I wanted bug bites and a rash.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Even though I tried not to look totally bugged out, I couldn’t help it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Immediately the bugs in the woods stopped chirping. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Why, but there’s a world of bugs here!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I would patrol the rows on my hands and knees for any worms and bugs, and I would kill and bury them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He flapped up his ears and bugged open his eyes. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Often he wakes up to find himself tied by his ears to a bedpost, or else he finds loops of string around them, to which are attached dead bugs. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z And the pebbles began to jostle and scuttle and crawl away like bugs. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Claim they eat livestock. Kill pets, wild game. Not a whit of truth to it. I seen ’em eat dilly bugs and the like. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Yes, I see, Boots. Big bug!” said Gregor in a hushed voice, wrapping his arms tightly around her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I figured maybe a huge bug had just flown into her face or something. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Then the bug crawled up both of them and, by standing on Milo’s head, just managed to hook his cane on the root of an old gnarled tree. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The fireflies had converged into what looked like one great big glowing bug. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Mattie and Chase followed behind like calves, distracted by this butterfly or that bug or newly bloomed lily. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It always bugged him that she got the best room. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “This is indeed the greatest place in the world! There are bugs aplenty and wind does not tear down our webs!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I admit I felt a little bad for Mom, who was genuinely concerned that he had a stomach bug, but I had promised August I wouldn’t tell her about the incident at school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “You don’t know? After bugging me for weeks and weeks?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Many also inspected the height and weight of a potential bug boy’s siblings. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s kind of what Mom said, but I just wanted to make sure she wasn’t just telling me that so I wouldn’t bug her about the costume. You’re taking me trick-or- treating, right?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d hang on for a little longer, inhaling more and more of the poisonous air, clinging like a bug to the wall, but eventually he’d get too tired and high, and he’d slip off. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z What are the odds, is the room bugged, who’s waiting just outside the door? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe he’s stopped chasing us,” said the bug, looking back over his shoulder. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “My dad isn’t going to like this. He’s not going to like it one bit. He always says the cons in the bug cage are the scariest ones, because you never know what they’ll do.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My legs are wobbly, and the front seat smells of bug spray and our sweat as we bump along the deep rut in the road, but I feel so good and tired here with Papi. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Her eyes bug open when I grab my eighth slice. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Mama had always been squeamish about lizards and snakes and bugs and things, and you could tell that it just made her flesh crawl to have to touch this one. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Shrieks filled the air as the charcoal cloud of metal bugs shot up into the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z If it was up to me, we woulda bugged out right away like the rest of the Kings, but Jennica's too good for that. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “What does the 'A’ stand for?” stammered the nervous bug, too frightened to move. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He just wanted to blend in quietly and not be noticed, like a bug on a riverbank. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Onboard, Tally found the breath to ask a question that had been bugging her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She had a new friend named Chit—that really was his name—and he drove a yellow VW bug with bright pink and orange flower decals. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Its colossal curtain walls rose beside the lake, sheer and sudden as mountain cliffs, while atop their battlements the rows of wood-and-iron scorpions looked as small as the bugs for which they were named. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For a moment she thought the town was full of lantern bugs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I used to be afraid of germs. Like, if the flu or a stomach bug was going around school, I would be freaking out.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Before they got all the bugs ironed out. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was out where the water was clear and he could see no bugs swimming he kneeled on the log to drink. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Inky words unhooked themselves from the page and crawled around the floor like bugs before making their way back again, chattering all the while. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Naturally,” the bird cackled; “it’s my job. I take the words right out of your mouth. Haven’t we met before? I’m the Everpresent Wordsnatcher, and I’m sure I know your friend the bug.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Not even fat water bugs that come out when you turn down the lights. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene’s eyes started bugging out of his head. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Five minutes later, Styx’s eyes were bugging out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Without the bugs, the background was a nice blue, a respectable shimmering blue. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes bugs ate holes in the exterior of the bud, but if they didn't get too deep into the thing, it would bloom. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I scooted away from it because palmetto bugs looked like mutant roaches, and even though they didn’t bite, they were still freakishly big. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Me flying through the night like some crazy old bug, knocking those fence cutters into the air like they’d been thrown from a horse. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell her I thought her bug was the coolest one I ever saw. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Another fish wiggled to the top of the water to gulp down a water bug. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All the while, I kept my eyes open for bugs or greens that might appeal to our hungry baby screecher. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z They never seemed to run out of talk about seeds and weeds and bugs and sprays and fruit, as Mother and Chrissie seemed never to run out of talk about flowers and jelly and jam. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a party. Frony dont know anything about it. He wants your lightning bugs, T. P. Let him hold it a while.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave Guzzo my flask at some point and when I eventually got it back it was empty, but I didn’t bug him about it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And even if all of this was fake, not even her fake self wanted to be the victim of a giant fake bug. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Word of her arrival spread quickly, and soon dozens of bugs appeared. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Texas Red Oaks lined our road and dappled the hills, and the summer trill of bugs and sweet grass filled the air. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Thorn pointed ahead, and there, through the now open path, was a lagoon, shining with beautiful crystal-clear waters and what looked like hundreds of blue lightning bugs. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z ‘I is going to be bug as a snug in a rug up here.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes bugged and his mouth hanging open. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z "Inside the Embassy, life was dominated by a terrible paranoia about bugging: often the staff appeared able to think of nothing else," Gordievsky commented. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Joe had his magnifying glass, and they gazed into the strangest worlds, with funny little bugs tumbling around in the moss like animals in a jungle. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z She waved the air in front of her face like bugs were swarming. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It was thin, but it was clean and didn’t have any bugs. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, even wicked bugs have to eat,” I pointed out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They just switched from hurling lightning bolts at us to hurling fat drops of rain that splattered across the windshield like bugs. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Of course,” emphasized the bug, “much too difficult.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Just the bugs screeching in the crackly dry grass and the air getting heavier and heavier on these muggy waiting-for-it days. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She never answers, which used to really bug me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Jaimito turned the porch lights off, calling out to his mother, that there were too many bugs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The big knight raised two blackened eyes and looked at him as he might look at a bug. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It’s a special kind of bug. Crickets are good luck.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Since we spent so much of the day outside, we were covered in bug bites. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z And when they shut off the water first and then the power next, it stunk and the rats came, braver than the bugs, more invasive than the men. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I also packed a bag with sensible things like jeans and sweaters with hoods and underwear, and socks to wear at night on our hands and feet in case of bugs. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The other bug was just Dr. Cable’s way of misleading the Smokies, getting them to drop their guard. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Arya had eaten a bug once when she was little, just to make Sansa screech, so she hadn't been afraid to eat another. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He averted his eyes and leaned down to scratch an imaginary bug bite on his leg. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t feel particularly safe in the bugs’ land. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He had been bitten hard by the exploration bug. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “You won’t forget your lines. We went over them a billion times. You had them down perfect yester—” “Will you stop bugging me for a minute?” the Object snapped. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Hazel turned one of the stink bugs over with the toe of his wet tennis shoe and the shining black beetle strove madly with floundering legs to get upright again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, yes. It’s a bug. But not just any bug. It’s a scorpion, Gen. A scorpion. Do you know what that means?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I could stay as warm as a bug if I didn’t get wet, so I looked at the drab mess in the sky, whistled for Frightful, and started back to the tree. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s got almost everything—hardware-store stuff and feed and bits of tractors and plants and huge bags of stuff to kill bugs and weeds and cans of paint and even animals. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z The queen lifts a golden spyglass and stares at me and Holly like we're bugs trapped in bell jars. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He opened a hatch and popped the bug into the pyramid. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The way Anise’s eyes bug from her face would be funny if it wasn’t for the silence that follows. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His mustache twitched like a bug suddenly on its back. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z If the bug had been an inch to the right, Nathan would have definitely swallowed it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Whipped up his notebook, picked himself a bug off the floor, then launched that little critter right into Katia Mavchek’s hair. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “You know less than nothing. You’re just a stupid bug that keeps annoying everyone around you. And no one cares about you.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I am taller than Daphne, so it seems like all I have to do is reach down and slap her off me like a bug. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z If terrestrial bugs could live on Mars, he thought, why not in Antarctica—which was by and large warmer, wetter, and had more oxygen and much less ultraviolet light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s supposed to go to play practice at noon, but as soon as he leaves his house, he calls his director and tells him he has a bad flu bug—hopefully the twenty-four-hour kind. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The happy hens scrabbled in the dirt for bugs and worms. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “She said my stage was ‘cute as a bug’s ear,’ but they needed a ‘smidgen’ more space.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z That Band-Aid, which had become a symbol of my life, was really starting to bug me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z What I would do is to wave my fork over the eggs until all the bugs flew away, then grab a forkful before they came back. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I liked the thought that three billion bugs fly over my head in a single month in summer or that an inch of soil might contain millions of creatures from thousands of different species. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Though the bugs swarmed around him, the poison didn’t seem to have any effect on the shadow bird—his black feathers just absorbed it like ink into the page. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He decorated in frontier art, pored over western magazines, listened to Gene Autry on the phonograph, and motored around town in a blindingly ostentatious hot rod Studebaker roadster with a bug boy riding shotgun. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The Chancellor leans over her, hinging rigidly at her waist like a stick bug. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Constance said, forgetting that Sticky had spent his entire day standing in filth, darkness, and bug swarms. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “For those of you who don’t know, five of the houses that were tented for bugs have been robbed of jewelry, watches, and other valuables.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The big metal pots sat on the counter covered with muslin cloth to keep the bugs off while it cooled. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Helena watches the window while I wipe Cesia’s face and her eyes, and carefully comb the bugs from her hair. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I had to get used to the bugs, I told myself. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was careful with everything he touched, putting each bug back where he found it, nudging each pile of dirt back into place. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I hope that we can finally get this magnificent project on film soon because Leola, the unbelievable girl from Harlem, is beginning to bug us about salary. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the “Roosevelt Museum” displayed tadpoles, bugs, bird nests, and more animal skeletons. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z You could make out the profile of the Coral Queen, but the crew looked like june bugs crawling around the deck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z On the track, bug boys were like any other commodity, to be leased, sold, swapped for horses, put up as collateral, and staked in card games. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Manufacturers offer us do-it-yourself booklets on how to kill bugs. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “But can you stop bugging me about being more of a señorita? Or at least let me decide what that means?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Can you carry us all?” inquired the bug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A quick click-clicking from a bug light at the tire store. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z That question has been bugging me since Sunday. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “I am. All geniuses deal with bugs in the system.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I feel like there are bugs crawling over me and I keep fidgeting to fight them off—tiny little anxious bugs that are trying to eat me alive. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But Julia’s comment about not being really Black still bugs me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what I was going to do—try to make Darren give the bug back, I guess. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Small animals in the water, microscopic organisms, sometimes phosphoresced—gave off light almost like lightning bugs—when disturbed. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a funny thought, strange to imagine the bright stories in the dark ground, surrounded by scuttles and bugs. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Mrs. Kluck’s nostrils flare and her eyes bug out, prompting Principal Harrison to add, “This is a serious matter. At Poplar Springs Middle, we treat our equipment with respect.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid not, old man,” replied the bug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Cole watched the birds flitting among the downed branches, feeding on bugs and worms. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The debil leader laughed at me, picked me up by my shirt, and flung me aside as though I were no heavier than a bug. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Except that she’s trying to send a message about needing space from him, and he isn’t hearing it, and now it’s bugging her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I wonder if it’s cold at night and whether the bugs are bad, and what the food is like and how much they’ve changed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It was a normal garden shed with pruning shears, buckets, watering cans, and the accompanying assortment of cobwebs, dead bugs, and dust. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Thanks to the rigid rules governing bug boys, Pollard was not even allowed to turn his head to look at his father as he rode past. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you going to bug me like this?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It bugs me, but not like it used to. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Look at all them stink bugs,” Hazel remarked, grateful to the bugs for being there. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I won’t miss having to wash those bugs off the car,” Mom said with a shudder. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z U. S. Robots had to get the bugs out of the multiple robot, and there were plenty of bugs, and there are always at least half a dozen bugs left for the field-testing. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z But he remembered he was supposed to give her some bait for bugs. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z His eyes were this close to bugging out. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There were no bugs, the night cool wasn’t too cold, no animals prowled, and he could find nothing wrong and was closing his eyes to sleep again when he heard it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “Will you tell this kid of yours to bug off and leave her father alone?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Daedalus picked up another one of the boy’s metal bugs. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z All around the edge of the quilt I put a border of bugs and butterflies. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t understand a word he says. Know what he said about stink bugs? No—I better not tell you.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t buy this “sick” act though—Sekani always gets some kinda bug right as spring break ends. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Maybe there was some kind of bug with fiery eyes she should be looking for. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z On Lorena’s day off, two men come over from the consulate to check the whole house for bugs. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Mom came into my room the next morning and said, “You didn’t even close the door last night, sleepyhead,” and I opened my eyes and said, “I think I have a stomach bug.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Every step I took toward Grand Rapids I could hear the sounds of mouse bones and bug skeletons being busted up by the teeth of bigger things. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Two old women were at work on one of the burned- away roofs, beating thatch against the earth to clear it of bugs before twining it to the roof timbers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “If I write the word ‘Terrific’ with sticky thread,” she thought, “every bug that comes along will get stuck in it and spoil the effect.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “The way to save Wilbur’s life is to play a trick on Zuckerman. If I can fool a bug,” thought Charlotte, “I can surely fool a man. People are not as smart as bugs.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Nothing much there but bugs and gators and a few folks scraping the dirt to make do. My mother is dead. My father as well.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She had her own children bugged to ensure their loyalty. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The black guy is really moaning now, bugging out his eyes at every nurse that passes by. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Some trainers became surrogate parents to their bug boys. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Only Taylor seemed unbothered by the heat, the bugs, the fear. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A lady bug landed on her right wrist; she held still. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z "Mommy! I drank bugs. I have bugs in my tummy!" The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Something bugged me about what we were up to along the river, but it seemed worse not to just go with the flow with the guys. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z "Need some bug repellent? Maybe a better diet?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In the distance, tiny specks enter the belly of the other bug ship, set to leave shortly after us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “He still ain’t right, is he? Still got the bug juice in his veins.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes I thought of myself as a bug or a tiny rodent, slipping into places that the eye could not even see. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z There was no discussion between them; it was as if the bugs had worked out this whole scenario long ago. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Stored electrical energy is discharged by sparking, a common bug in new accelerators that was customarily eliminated by polishing down any interior imperfections attracting the discharge. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was his go-to, and whenever he said it, the whole church bugged out. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z There were, unfortunately, miles of tanks and thousands of suicidal bugs. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The community home would crush her like a bug. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In a waking nightmare I saw a tree crash down on the truck and crush her like a bug. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Slavery just makes good sense to me. Anyway, our slaves are better off here than in some jungle eating bugs and slugs like savages.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a dead bug, a beetle, he said, even though it sort of looked like a cockroach. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Five dollars was the kind of money you could live on for a week back then, but practical considerations were unlikely to occur to a bug boy in such a situation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the summer we would count the insect tracks in the sand across the road and try to figure out what bug made which track. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “It was my sister’s idea, actually. She thought I should audition for season four. She kept bugging me about it.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A passing incident might inspire him to gallop through huge sections of Shakespeare, committed to memory, leaving the bug boys furrowing their brows. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Weeks,” corrected the bug, flopping into a deep comfortable armchair, for it did seem that way to him. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I picked off bugs, pulled out weeds, and I gave 'em lots of that fertilizer called Tomato Food, like somebody told me. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached into the sand and brought up a white, cylindrical bug. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Not since I completely fell for him and Ellis and Mom started bugging me to break up with him because he’s fat. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z This year all we’ve found is the same old crabgrass, same old bugs, same old us. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The wind stopped rustling the trees; even the bug on Miles’s windshield froze in its tracks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z In the corner, a person was smoking, the gold cherry pulsing like a lightning bug. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Some looked like worms and lizards, some like cute versions of bugs, and others that ended in a puff of fine feathers. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z All of us kids bug our eyes and moan. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I totally get why dogs like to stick their head out of car windows. Running’s like that but with fewer bugs in your teeth.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “And it’s gonna eat that wimpy bug you just drew,” he told her. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z That wasn’t at all what Genie was expecting him to say, and in that moment he was super happy Grandpop couldn’t see, because Genie’s eyes were bugging. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z My sister dug through her backpack and took out a bottle of Gatorade, some bug spray, a Lemony Snicket book, and a flashlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I like stuff like frogs and snakes and bugs,” Claudia said simply. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I put my hand to the ground, and the bug or, rather, Cotinus texana stumbled off and wandered away unconcerned. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She stayed either at Anatole’s school or out in the woods having a bow-and-arrow contest with Nelson to see who could shoot a bug off a branch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On their own initiative the Congolese seem unable to produce much in the way of hair—half of them are bald as a bug, even the girls. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She spoke softly and quickly, but the quiet day was becoming a quieter night—the bugs gone now with the arrival of winter—and we could hear her clearly. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, well, if it will make you happy, I, the king, will play music for a bug. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z So yeah, let’s just say that 4. it was the bugs. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z There was only one bug in the room. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z And Western Biological sells bugs and snails and spiders, and rattlesnakes, and rats, and honey bees and gila monsters. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes bugged out, his hands both went right down to his crotch, and he said, “Ohmyfuckinggod!” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There was actually a stomach bug going around, so it was a good lie. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “I don’t like to get wet,” moaned the unhappy bug, and he shuddered at the thought. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Even more sunburned, covered in mud, or trying to scratch patches of bug bites with their free hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They had spread a blanket near a fire and hung a lantern on a tree and they sat around the blanket slapping bugs in die dark, surrounded by campfires, laughter and music. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He scoured the place, looking for bugs and secret cameras, but found nothing. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z To avoid train fare, Luther and his fellow bug boys were stowed away in horse cars. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know what it is? Just one big banquet. Meat, man. You and me. Everybody. Meat for the bugs.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He would see the bugs and the whole plan would be ruined! The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z She didn’t envision her insides as a vast computer code, all Is and Os, an infinity of sequences, any one of which might contain a bug. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But “I’m doing this for you, too, Jen,” he whispered, too softly for Jen’s dad or the bug to hear over the car’s hum. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Is the room bugged, why have they lit the fire and not the chandelier, and what does the talking cockatoo have to do with it? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She ate a small bug that she had been saving. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z There was a red mark on his flamenco dancer’s neck: a bug bite, a fading hickey. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Luckily, during my junior year, I’d discovered a bug in the school’s online library software, and by exploiting it, I could access any book in the school’s online library, including Anorak’s Almanac. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z You say, Excuse me— Why are you bugging me? he shouts. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “So what’s bugging you? I know Dad flips out when there’s swastika news, but he always calms down in the end.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z A cloud of bugs swarmed around my face every time I touched a withered plant. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed two of the cookies and looked at them real good in case By had put bugs or something on them. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Joel likes to put his turkeys in the orchard, where they eat the bugs, mow the grass, and fertilize the trees and vines. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The bugs were all over me, eating my skin, starting at my ankles and crawling up under my pajamas till they would end up only God knows where. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Man, I just sprayed this place for bugs.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “We will sit,” said one stiffly, and Gregor had the feeling the bug wanted him to mind his own business. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All I can suggest to you is, if the parentheses bug you, don’t read them. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Throughout our meeting her manner had been guarded, as if we were being watched as well as bugged. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He is the kid who wins perfect attendance records, who helps the staff chase down bugs in the computer files of report cards. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Milo embraced the bug who, in his most typical fashion, was heard to mumble gruffly, “BAH,” but whose damp eyes told quite a different story. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Kadiatu cried as she gazed about the room, eyes bugged out with panic. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, “My stomach’s bugging me. I think I’m going home.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My beautiful, sweet brother who shooed bugs out of the house instead of stepping on them, who gave his little ruler to splint a crotchety old man’s leg. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “We put stickum paper over cracks in the cave, to catch crawling bugs,” Johnson said to me. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them were two canvas tents shut tight against the cold air and the new bugs that had found the blood around my mouth interesting. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The metal bugs swarmed like bees at a picnic. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I kept bugging my aunt Helen, which she loved. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “What kind of friend do you think I am? You’re the one who likes him. The whole thing bugs me because he should be with someone like you, not her!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Staring at that little straw hat, I realized we’d spooked Milton Harper, the kid who tore the legs off bugs. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The store sold matches, and bug spray, and aluminum foil. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A crazy person was a bug—slang used by both guards and inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “A Jew is an animal. A Jew is a bug. A Jew is less than a bug.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Don’t look down,” advised Milo as the bug tottered upward on unsteady legs. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z My scalp hurts from the pull, but it is worth it as I see the sixlegged bugs fall from my hair onto the scarf. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam stood and stumbled over cans of sunscreen and bug spray from a nearby display. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z "Yeah. Those bug bites cleared up pretty fast, didn't they? What'd you use? Vitamin E cream?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Many bug boys were sold without their knowledge. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A spider ran over and drove its wicked fangs into the bug. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a beautiful night, in that time of year when the bugs go to sleep, so we stayed together by the fire instead of zipping into our tents. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “His drawers are full, and it’s attracting every bug for miles.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Allen, a natural comedian, was so funny making this sound with his eyes bugging out that I laughed despite myself. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It made it really hard to tell her to bug off without telling her to BUG OFF! The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z When I walked back by the cell of the stinky bug, he was handing a fresh Newport to his neighbor, who was asking him quizzically, “Hey, how’d you get these?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, out of the blue, he asks, “Do I bug you, or what?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z With her bugging eyes and messy hair, she was wild in her excitement. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z More than likely a bug like this was what ruined an Arizona lottery in 1998. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z And Mrs. Rouse shook her head and said, real tired, “Nope, only a dead bug.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t go out with you, you look like a bug.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Afterward, Chit would fold himself into his yellow bug and my sister would go driving around with him. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It still bugged Cole that Edwin and Garvey wouldn’t help with anything. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He put the bug book back under his bed and pulled out the box where he kept the green worm. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The weeds and bugs survived only by an occasional rainstorm, like the one he had seen from camp. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Trainer Woody Stephens, who began his racing career as a bug boy in the late 1920s, always felt he got lucky in this respect. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was convinced the government had her place bugged. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Fun times, made even more fun by the thousands of bug bites and peeling sunburns I always showed up with on the first day of school. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z His boots clomp against the floor as if he's stomping bugs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He was hungry, but he wasn’t up for eating bugs yet. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The lenses were so thick they made Lori’s eyes look big and bugged out, like fish eyes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was like I was a bug trapped inside a Macy’s bag. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Consider the farmer who sprays his fields with insecticide to kill the bugs that are damaging his crops. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Ma always fixed me up a little water with a stick of cinnamon when fear had me jumping like a bug. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The walking-stick bugs grew even larger—some of them four feet in length. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z That meant I'd have to dance her part or, in this case, say her part if her eyes bugged out and her mouth didn’t open. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He had seen that happen to men before, had seen how they writhed on the ground like squashed bugs, and he was afraid of it. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something alive, I think. Maybe some kind of bug.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I was hungry,” explained child bug boy Ralph Neves, who came to the races as an orphaned runaway, “and too nervous to steal.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is killing me—I’ll never get away from this bug,” she said to him. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was gasping for air, sucking in tiny fleets of flying bugs. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrapped my fingers around the pill bottle just to bug her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Marvin LaBlue, the only Easterner among them, drawled, “Don’t panic, folks, that was just a little bug. Back home we call ’em fireflies. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then when I turned around to go back into the house my eyes bugged out. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Each time the sparrow returned, it carried a bug or a worm in its beak and busied itself over the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “This isn’t just some bug in the game—this is your life we’re talking about here.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They weeded and watched for fungus and spit bugs and for the mold that grew when it rained. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Connor says, and pretends to pick a bug out of my hair. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He hid caches of food under the sawdust, not to eat later, but to attract bugs. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The gossipy Ravenskillians were like a swarm of bugs: annoying and gross, and she wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of looking defeated. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Her mom heard it too, and now she’s studying me like I’m an alien bug. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She brought in a bug she found hiding under a bench in her apartment lobby. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The cousins with their bugs — those bugs — and that funny wooden bridge over the neck of the pond, collapsing once under their collective weight. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He placed it softly on the bug’s head. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew the floor was no good, I’da bet all sorts of bugs and roaches were crawling around. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Failing to find more worms, he turned his attention to bugs. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We waited till his taillights turned to specks no bigger than lightning bugs before we spoke or even moved. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “African bugs, Leah. Creatures fashioned by God for the purpose of serving African plants. Look at this thing. How would it know what to do with a Kentucky Wonder bean?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He has no chance, Jon thought when he watched Stonesnake vanish over a snow-covered ridge, a tiny black bug crawling across a rippling expanse of white. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For some reason it bugs me, how alike Webb and my sister are. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Finding bugs was easy, all you had to do was kick over a rock. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I whirled, screaming “Don’t you bug me!” and whatever it was—friend, foe, imagination—fled. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, honey, you have to promise me you won’t forget to put on the bug spray, okay? On the legs, especially when you’re hiking through the woods. It’s right here in the front compartment.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Presently, he said, “Know what it is that really bugs me? About that other thing? It’s just I don’t believe it—that anyone can get away with a thing like that.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We crouch like bugs on top of the chest. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z It doesn’t matter how clean Mom and I keep our apartment, the bugs still find a way in. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Woolf, remembered former bug boy Sonny Greenberg, was “fabulous in everything he done.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Haven’t you any diamonds or emeralds or rubies?” asked the bug irritably, for he was quite disappointed in what he’d seen so far. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “You could use your half to buy Chumley school supplies. You know: designer handbags. Shoes. Those big sunglasses that look like bug eyes. They have all sorts of discount designer items at the outlet stores.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z And anyway...one or two bugs crawling in—maybe. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Some of them even got out of their desks and rushed to the front of the room to see the bug closer. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I walked about looking at the butterflies’ bright colors and the bugs’ strange shapes. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She thought she could feel their eyes, like bugs crawling on her skin under her clothes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As the sky darkened, bugs began appearing above the weed patches. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The top slide has a tiny green-brown thing on it, and when I peer through the microscope, I can see it’s a bug leg. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think you should be getting back?” suggested the bug, holding one arm up in front of him. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “You recruited half the school to bug him, and he turned them into an army of volunteers.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z If I couldn’t help Betsy get her bug back, I figured making sure she didn’t get detention was the best I could do. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “A brother is to bug you,” said Robin. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He picked up some little pebbles and thumped them into the water, scattering a bunch of hairy-legged water bugs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was bugged and they heard everything we said. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The light filtering through the grapevines made shadows writhe across the ground like a swarm of bugs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If you ever want to see an Iranian’s eyes bug out of their head, all you have to do is instantly accept their offer of treating you to dinner without argument. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z If she doesn’t quit bugging me, I’m gonna ask Mr. Ward to change my seat. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His weeding was turning up bugs and worms, morsels that the crows wanted, he knew, and it put his seedlings at risk. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Cheii Chizh doesn’t bite. You know all those bugs that do bite, like mosquitoes? Spiders eat them. So, in a way, spiders protect us.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My eyes bugged as I flipped to the next page. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A bug crawled over his leg, and he put some mashed potatoes on his knee in the bug’s path, but the bug turned and went the other way. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On the backstretch, his old contract trainer, Russ McGirr, saw the young man whom he had once purchased as a bug boy for a bridle, a saddle, and a few sacks of oats. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Anansi, who bugged the sky god Nyame into giving him the first stories, and whose legend grew as his tales spread. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But I know—I can just tell—that it bugs Abby as much as it bugs me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Over the Humbug’s strenuous objections, Milo and Tock decided to swim, and, protesting loudly, the bug was dragged along with them toward the sea. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A sudden blue flash illuminated the seating area for a second as the fly zapper on the ceiling took out a bug. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “And anyway, you bug this room. People listen through the shutters to the kitchen. It’ll have to come out.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Tasha bugged out her eyes like she couldn't believe what she was hearing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Do you mean——” stammered the bug, who suddenly felt a bit faint. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought it would be a distraction from my forehead, but the style bugs me now. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She couldn’t take her eyes off that little bug as it sailed across the room and back again, across and back. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the board up, releasing boll weevils, pill bugs, and a small spider from their homes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “You know, you bug me, too. I’m just nice enough not to mention it,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Luther recalled that in some stables a bug boy’s punishment for losing a race was a stout beating. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bar the door,” shouted the bug, jumping up and down and waving his arms. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Animals of the rain forest: left: The slow-moving sloth hangs out in the canopy; right: Is it a branch or a bug? Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Did you come up here just to bug me?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z There are tiny bugs floating dead in the water; others are skimming, still alive. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Why not? He doesn’t really bug me all that much. I just ignore him. He seems happy,” I say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Or why, as much as Selena bugged me, I felt a little bit bad for her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z By the time she reached it, the long shadows of sunset had begun to fade, and the lantern bugs were coming out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Marching around on the ground in front of Yelena’s headstone, pecking at bugs and worms, was the raven from before. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Guard slang for these meds was bug juice or the cure, but everyone knew it was not a cure. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked so weird, with his eyes bugging out through the glasses, that we all took a step back on the front porch. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Your mother was a lunatic when it came to bugs, T. Ray had said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Eating the grubs and larvae cuts down on bugs and parasites—in this case, tiny organisms that live on or in the cow—that would bother the cattle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She was just scratching in the dirt with her big old scaly dinosaur feet and pouncing on bugs. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z They had bug bites on every part of their bodies. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Our front porch lights are on, yellow and flickering with night bugs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Would she turn him into a bug, strike him down with lightning? Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z KGB observers bugged CIA agents' phones and cataloged their daily routines. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Ah,” said Mr. Huxley, stroking his chin and studying Grace as if she were a bug on the wall that he didn’t quite know how to squish. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He lived with rabbits and bugs, wherever it was, either on Earth or a colony world; now he had forgotten that, too. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z His eyes bugged out of his face, and when he opened his mouth to speak, he gnashed his teeth. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Before I even got there, Darren unscrewed the lid on the pickle jar, and the bug hopped right out. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Miraculously, though dozens and dozens of dented metal bugs lay scattered around the entrance to the trams, the princess’s skin was clear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He knew that the nickname “Peasant” bugged me, so one day he started calling me “Pez” for*short, which was much better. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We both tread water, staring at each other, our eyes all bugged in fear, and he goes: “Yo, I don’t know if I could make this either.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The ceiling light was a clear glass bowl half full of something dark, like a coffee cup, only it was dead bugs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Already, ants and bugs crawled among the cracked bark and splintered wood. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Which would be kind of like eating bugs . The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Just bugs that kept us slapping our legs and arms. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “I sez, I don’t rent to no Chinks. So far’s I’m concerned they bring bugs.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bees like blue. Right. She’s crazy. What kind of girl spends all her time with bugs?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The bug sprawled untidily on a mound of squashed letters and Tock, his alarm ringing persistently, was buried under a pile of words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The anxious bugs start to envelop my skin, and once again I'm so nervous I feel like I'm about to pass out. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But on the edges of the plans he made other drawings, sometimes trees, sometimes faces or animals or bugs, sometimes just figures that you couldn’t make out at all. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Even when she was little, Clary did not treat her like a baby but gave her jobs to do—pulling up carrots, picking bugs off cabbages. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Swarms of mutant bugs, billions of them, they had him bracketed. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As fantastic as the technology was, no one wanted to be crushed like a bug if it went haywire. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cormaci claimed a water bug the size of her hand had climbed out of her bathtub drain, and nobody doubted her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I could tell how long they had been dead by the stink and by the bugs that crawled over them. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s still got T. P.’s bottle of lightning bugs.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a good, happy tune about brotherly love and living in a world of peace and whatnot, and I pretended to hate it just to bug her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I did every dirty job there was: I cleaned outhouses and strained bugs out of cisterns. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z And when we really got bored we compared our bug bites and scars, probably just to remember we had been down in Alabama. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The three of them sat on the galeria with the gas lamp off to keep the bugs down. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The bug was taped behind it, a black disk about the size of a dime. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Take the breast,” she says, her blue eyes bugging out at me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It bowed back and scampered off with the other bugs out of the stadium. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Something had been bugging me from the start, and now I knew what it was. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “They probably bugged her already. Maybe that light is part of the alarm. Better not touch. You’ll set it off.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Kino moved sluggishly, arms and legs stirred like those of a crushed bug, and a thick muttering came from his mouth. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I flicked the dead bug into the wastebasket and fell back onto my bed. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z A few eejits bent over the earth, tweezing up weeds and squashing bugs.This was their country, the country of the eejits. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of black bugs floated between the bubbles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “No bugs either. Nothing detectable at any rate. But what do we have here?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “But what about THEM?” cried the terrified bug, for at that very instant the other demons had reached the top at last and were leaping forward to seize them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I did not want to like the bug because I didn’t like Darren. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z In it was some barley, a little sand for grit, bread crumbs, cornmeal, diced apple peels, and sometimes even bugs or worms. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I could almost smell the hair grease; his oversize dark sunglasses made him look like some kind of bug. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Anthropologically speaking, the trailer park would be preferable, but here I have a gleaming white floor and a firm mattress, and the few resident bugs are easily vanquished. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s how many yellow dots there were on the bug’s back,” I told her. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z So far, she likes to chase bugs and peck at everything except me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Why not indeed?” exclaimed the bug, who seemed equally at home on either side of an argument. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t control yourself for half a minute. As soon as it bugs you, you snap. No thinking at all.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I hesitated, then asked the question that had been bugging me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She felt as though bugs were eating her alive, but she dared not lift her skirt to remove them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “You take the stink bugs out of the tanks with this”—he held up a net—“and when the plankton’s ripe, you harvest it.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "And if you like it, like it, and don't start trying to bug my other customers. This here man's done more for the community than you'll ever do." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And there are all sorts of frogs, toads, and bugs too! Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Frantically, he reached into the cooler and started to scoop out the dead bugs with his hands. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z No bugs this time: Goupil prints of traditional art by Old Masters, as well as prints and photo engravings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “If a man who catches fish is a fisher, what’s a man who catches bugs?” she says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The door was open, with the screen closed and latched to keep bugs out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “No bugs are coming to my house,” said Mama. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem like the flu or any obvious bug. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z ‘A bug, ” said the king, who liked to be right. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z All of the sun bugs, the flies, the dragonflies, the wasps, the hornets, went home. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then how would they get in to spray for bugs?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The rat had never come back, but the bugs had multiplied hideously in the heat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “A gross exaggeration,” protested the furious bug, who didn’t realize that so much was visible to the naked eye. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I swished the net, and the bug was mine. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I was almost 100 percent sure that Erlan thought bugs were gross. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z It’s completely empty, as I discovered when I tried to clean bugs off the windshield earlier. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “The bugs are getting bad. Don’t fall asleep out here again.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Certainly,” said the bug, suddenly remembering something to do at the other end of the room. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Cheer after cheer filled the air, and even the bug seemed a bit embarrassed at having so much attention paid to him. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The princesses sat tall and unafraid, Milo held on as tight as he could, and the bug swung crazily, like the tail on a kite. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Guess we just run so much no bugs can catch us. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t look Very inviting,” the bug remarked, for, as they climbed higher and higher, not a tree or a blade of grass could be seen anywhere. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “But you said they didn’t work —” “Oh not electronic bugs,” said Hermione. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Getting cool all of a sudden like this made me bug my eyes and suck in my breath. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The customers definitely left me bigger tips, but that could’ve been because I wasn’t staring at them like they were bugged. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He laughed and said, “Bums them white cats up when you get yourself something. Yeah, I told them I was going to get me one—just to bug them. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The heat was making her bug bites itch and she hadn’t had a decent meal since yesterday. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A robin landed on the earth and overturned leaves, searching for chubby bugs. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When he was a little boy, he actually caught bugs in his hand and set them free on the fire escape—when Maud wasn't looking. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “Noah, get a can of bug spray out of the pantry,” Mom said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then I flip on the headlight, and the path ahead of me fills with bugs dodging in the beam. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I take the lead and plunge back into the jungle, swatting bugs and branches out of my way. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z In late April when the mosquitoes, flies, and gnats come out, Kainta shows me how a layer of bear grease mixed with a powder of red puccoon root keeps the bugs away. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “My father used to boast he could start a fire with just a stick, a leaf, and a shiny bug!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Poke a stick in the sandy soil and a few blue-skinned beetles would appear, an avenue of ants, so many crusty lady bugs. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of us figure bugs have got their own deal worked out. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Of course, Miig had told me this story before, more than once when I bugged him. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I watched them swing and connect, sending bug after bug tumbling to the ground. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “He threw me with one hand as if I were a bug.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I watched the lightning bugs twinkle down below and waited for us to talk about everything. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She searched through the cabinets and desk drawers, sweeping bugs off the few files left undamaged. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was starting to bug me more than the button. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Principal Trask turns her cold blue eyes on me and looks at me like I’m a bug. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Now see here,” cried the startled bug, for that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Not that it made any difference to Gregor; it was just one more way he could avoid insulting the bugs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She wears bifocals that make her eyes bug out. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She looks at me, gauging my seriousness, and it bugs me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z What Nixon didn’t know was that the CIA had bugs in President Thieu’s office. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She was being real quiet so the bugs would think it was okay to open up. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z A common prank was to send a new bug boy all over the track looking for the phantom “key to the quarter pole.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z From this height they looked like insects, eagerly massed at the entrance of a bug trap. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But I feel scared, like bugs are crawling up and down my skin. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z First thing I notice outside the shed is a swarm of lightning bugs shining like little stars in the tall grass. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z If Pilar hadn’t put in the safety pin and the bugs in the air, the painting would be almost pretty. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z So the three of us sat in silence, watching the sun sink behind the mountain and the lightning bugs twinkle off and on among the pine trees. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Certainly. Flies, bugs, grasshoppers, choice beetles, moths, butterflies, tasty cockroaches, gnats, midges, daddy longlegs, centipedes, mosquitoes, crickets—anything that is careless enough to get caught in my web. I have to live, don’t I?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Why does Scoob feel like there are bugs crawling all over him now? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “Christ,” Henry says, slapping at a bug that’s landed on him, “what are these infernal creatures?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z All night I felt bugs crawling over my face. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I see the starry night sky, the darkened road, streetlamps attracting bugs. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z He brandished it at the dolphin warriors as if spraying them with bug repellent. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I could be the brother she could bug. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z All those weird moments that had been bugging him since second period suddenly made sense. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z It’s like whatever is circling around in my head bugging me just flies out in the wind and gets left behind on the track. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And how did a computer bug tie in with what he had seen the night before? Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The painted demon squirmed at her feet like a giant water bug. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Toothpaste, sugar, and bug spray weren’t as good as Apollo’s music, but they made for a pretty decent flash-bang. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She could easily step on him as if he were nothing more than a bothersome bug. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I decided I could like the bug and not like Darren. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Old Mr. Cool still had great big bug eyes and as soon as Momma’s hand left his neck his own hands came up and started choking him themselves. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I wished on a butterfly that landed on me, on a camel-shaped cloud, on a cricket in the house, and a lightning bug glowing on my ring finger. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They did this because life in those places, even though they were surrounded by bugs, was more tolerable than among the general population of a max. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The gruff old voice caused Bobby Gene’s eyes to bug out a bit. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I stopped every few steps to brush the bugs off, and when I did I’d see Otto, dozens of feet above me, dealing with his own problem insects by eating them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Charles had so many kinds of specimens; he was not an expert on every bird, bone, and bug. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A few lantern bugs were coming out, their little lights blinking on and off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The thing is, the more I act like I don’t care, the more it bugs me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z For a while it sounded like old times with me playing chauffeur and you bugging me from the backseat.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Last time I got sick at school, two years ago, it was some kind of flu bug going around. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She tried to dodge it, but the enchanted muck yanked her back, flinging her and Mini to the wall so that they were like bugs trapped on flypaper. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I clocked out and left without no good-byes and stomp down the street like I was squashing bugs. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “What is it, Skeeter? You didn’t catch Hilly’s stomach bug, did you?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “The staff never bugged me the way it does Lydia.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z That fascination has infested me today like the wood-eating bugs that slowly lay waste to our house. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He says letters to him are like bugs and grass waving in the wind. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “She’s all worried. Some bug or something has got up into her azaleas.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z |
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