| 单词 | buzz |
| 例句 | The humans extended their swords straight out to the sides, and the formation began to move through the air like a buzz saw. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The phone buzzes back at me almost immediately. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Then the buzz of the orange squeezer sounded from downstairs, and the smell of coffee and bacon filtered under my door. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Say, I bet it must really scare you when I buzz your tent, huh ?” “It scares me to death. I’ve told you that.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It’s got feelings, washing up in a buzz. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They dropped from trees, wriggled from cocoons, buzzed around her as she painted. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When he was home his siblings went wild, buzzing around him like flies. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Her mouth was still swollen where Kino had struck her, and big flies buzzed around the cut on her chin. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Not even three seconds later, I feel the phone buzzing, but I don’t pick up because I already know what she’s going to say. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The doorbell chimed again: three quick, shrill buzzes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I think he just buzzed one of those empty houses and threw his shoe out the window as he flew by.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The room ignited with a buzz of murmuring voices. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The nausea swept over me, the choking tension, the buzzing in my ears, my stomach knotting and stretching as if it wanted to tear itself out of my body. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z A buzzing like that of a gigantic bee sounded. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Tourists arrived at the hotel every day; the research lab buzzed with activity. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The buzzing in the room dies down as everyone waits for the machinery to come to a complete stop. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The lower part of the fence was safe to touch, although the top wire buzzed and popped with electricity. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A sad tremor lives inside my chest, and my arms and legs buzz with the memory of not being chosen. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When she got to the Director of Civil Engineering and read out Dad’s name, the crowd buzzed ominously. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We get to campus and it’s buzzing with students. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z There was a green glow and the door buzzed loudly. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He heard a mosquito buzz in his ear. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He did not see how so many flies, more than a hundred fat greenish flies, could have come in through that crack to buzz together in a dense turbulent cluster. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Some boys buzzed around the locker room like sleepless flies, banging on the metal lockers and walls; others shadowboxed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The third bullet was for the filthy flamingo, who stopped dead center in the road when the lethal bee buzzed past his ear. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They buzz around the gazebos, dropping coins into baskets held by servants who kneel beside them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z On the windowpane the bee was buzzing—buzzing.... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He was a young, thick-looking man with a buzz cut and a school ring. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The morning flies buzzed close to the ground and the ants dashed about in front of the steps. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z As the details of the operation buzzed around in her head, she could imagine why Shay had run away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Instrumental jazz buzzed in my ear, sending my current stress level to a 6.9. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In the clouds and the swirls and the shimmers and the lights and the ache and the buzz and the shaking and the coughing, I’m thinking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I’m Green,” I sobbed, the words half lost to the machine’s buzzing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The buzz in my head and heart and body make it impossible to think of anything else. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I already sense that the level of buzzing energy in the cafeteria is higher than usual, but I first hear the news when Andrew approaches me in the food line. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Being buzzed made it way easier to fake like I wasn’t nervous. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The buzzing fluorescent fixture above me casts its harsh light on my crooked fingers as they pluck pieces of fruit from the bowl. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Buzz, buzz! the hive was humming, busily, joyfully. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z That was when Jenny’s cell phone started buzzing. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The fridge buzzed like there was a beehive in the freezer. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z My mind wanders as the electrical pulses buzz and swirl along my skin, gently twitching the muscles around my knee. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I barely hear them for the buzz in my ears and the satisfaction at bothering them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z After the women are gone, the crowd begins to buzz. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sitting on the pavement, taking swigs from the brandy bottle, getting buzzed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When, finally, a buzz came at her desk, she didn’t send me, she went in. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A deep buzzing of voices came to him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The downstairs bell buzzes loud enough for us to hear. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A single fly buzzed about, sounding to me like an alarm bell of insanity. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The room buzzed with giggles, and the expert again spread his lips, took a breath, and continued his demonstration. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I ignored the invisible buzz saws cutting holes in my stomach. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I’m shaking and that buzzing panic is in my head, like someone is punching me nonstop, because I have no idea how I’m gonna go, just that I am. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A fly left over from fall buzzes against the cold window. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Two small figures stood nearby, Valentina and Polina, waving a white cloth at the small plane that buzzed over their heads in the wilderness. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Then we looked down at our pa-pers, and a buzz went around the room. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Her phone buzzes and spins in a circle on the table. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It buzzed and snarled like a little machine. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z So we talked about it and I got a funny feeling while I was talking, cold and sweaty, and a buzzing inside my head and I thought I was going to throw up. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The entire room buzzes, the ghostly whispers of thousands of storytellers in the bookcases engulfing me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The air above the dried-up stream was buzzing with insects, in the heat. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Women of Lelia’s shape would approach the door, buzz an apartment, look around, slip inside. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The afternoon was quiet, disturbed only by the rushing stream and the buzzing of a colibrí around my gardenia bush. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The blood looks as if it has been buzzed in an electric blender. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Bullets pocked the sand and buzzed the air. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He wore his hair in a buzz cut, and you could see shiny lumps and crinkles in the skin of his scalp. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z In a gutter in downtown Manhattan, half-buried under a piece of sheet metal, a lost cell phone buzzed to life. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Lancelot went to sleep at once—but the buzzing of the flies kept Sir Lionel awake, and while he was awake a curious sight came by. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Alice’s lips were trembling with the speed of her words, the low buzzing impossible to decipher. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The buzzing deepened, sending sparks along Finn’s nerves. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Behind her, the crowd went from shocked silence to a loud buzz. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z You were coughing in concert with the buzzing hordes of mosquitoes, and we were all slapping and scratching at our skin. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z One of Ernestine’s sheiks drove a motorcycle madly around town, and used to buzz our place three or four times a night in hopes of catching sight of her. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, looking at the recliner, which was occupied, I felt the pre-concert buzz that had carried me over to Delaney’s evaporate. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z On my way back up the main strip toward my house, I stopped at a red light and heard the familiar buzzing of Charlie’s bike. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Voices buzzed and blurred into words I did not understand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The motor inside was buzzing at the exact same level as the fridge in Noodles and Needles's house. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Flies exploded in a cloud, buzzing in the warmth of the room. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But as I paint Buddy Gui with his chain saw, standing in the wood chips, buzzing away at another pine Buddha, I start to slow down. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I stare at the back of his head, where the shape of his skull shows through his buzzed hair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon the airplanes came, adding their waspy buzz to the music. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Our cheerleaders are working on annoying chants that end in lots of buzzing. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He was low on sleep and exhausted after the excitement of the prison break, and now his thoughts were buzzing and jumping at the possibility of thirty million kruge. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The loud echo of his footfalls quiets the buzz of voices in the hall. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I pulled the headphones from my ears and let them hang around my neck, the music still playing, a kind of muffled buzz emanating from me. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I take a step toward the intercom, and the buzzing stops. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he leaves his flat in the early afternoon to find something to eat, the streets are already buzzing with the news: a strange circus has appeared overnight, just west of the city. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The mosquitoes were thirsty and flies flew around Genie’s face, buzzing so loud he felt like he had stuck his head into Grandpop’s radio. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There was a buzz, and then suddenly, from the South Pole, a faint voice floated out into the Popper living room. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z He already looks like one with his buzz haircut. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The buzz of the orb lights sounded like a swarm of bees flying toward him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z So Hazel lowered her eyes and took another step back, her skin crawling and her heart buzzing with fright. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, but don’t buzz in my ear like that,” said Polly. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I had forgotten how my mind buzzed after a lesson. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As Pantalaimon fell, trying to twist away and make for the boat and Lyra’s desperate arms, the black things kept driving into him, droning, buzzing, and murderous. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And she had discovered, with the very first toast, that she liked the sweet, cloying taste of the wine, even though it made her head buzz. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her head felt like it would explode at any moment; through the buzzing in her ears, she could hear one of its mouths smacking loudly. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes in my hand; a new notification drops down from Eva. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The cytoplasm buzzes like a New York City street. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A rush of sugar made my brain buzz with pleasure. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The story went buzzing around the village quicker even than if we’d had telephones. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We might’ve met our doom right there, but then I heard a strange buzzing noise. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He had a blond buzz cut and a constellation of freckles falling down his nose. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart’s beating so fast it’s practically buzzing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Duff’s little moans traveled up her spine, made her head buzz. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I sat down again, batting at gnats that were buzzing around my face. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge bumblebees with fuzzy abdomens buzzed from one blossom to another. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z With a buzz, the electric clippers switched on. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When they both had a mellow buzz on, laughing and giggling intimately together, Flossie asked, “Can 1 take my clothes off, Shorty, and would you diddle me if I did?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d expected the courtroom to be quiet and serious, like a church, but the crowd buzzed like they were waiting for a carnival to start. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z There were scores of buzzing steel saws biting into green wood with loud whines. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A bee buzzed in front of my face. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, Luna could feel her mother’s magic—as well as her mother’s longing and love—buzzing against her skin. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Death was a fly that stopped buzzing when the swatter hit it. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The effort to recall was too great; there was a buzzing in his head, and a wash of fatigue overcame him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z My head is buzzing with the headlines about the queen and Auguste. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Can they get on with it?” says something that looks a lot like the boy version of Tinkerbell, his small wings buzzing in my ear. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He tried to calm himself, to concentrate on finding the Horcrux, but his thoughts buzzed as frantically and fruitlessly as wasps trapped beneath a glass. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Hrothgar shook his head slowly, as though it buzzed with sorrow. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Laila watched its wings catch glints of sunlight as it buzzed from one blade of grass to another. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “My dad showed me. You push View to get the picture on the screen. You push Talk to talk to whoever is down in the lobby. You push Door to buzz them in.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The buzz of chatter filling the Hall ceased almost at once, so that only the howling wind and pounding rain could be heard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The insects buzzed, whined, hummed, stridulated and droned as the air grew warmer in the sunset. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Michael said enviously, “He won’t get to buzz the Eiffel Tower, but he’s picking up a couple of Parisian agents. He’ll have to land well outside the city.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It arrives unannounced and uninvited, like a fly buzzing around a picnic. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It used to be a grinding, buzzing noise, and now it's a clear-toned bell. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I felt my head kind of buzz and was pretty sure I had gone red again. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t know his hair was so thick—it was hard to tell when it was buzzed short, Abnegation hair, but now it’s two inches long and almost hangs over his forehead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes and I quickly grab it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z An incessant buzzing of helicopters tilled the twilight. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They emerged and flew about in the way of flies, in great, lazy orbits except when they came close to each other, when they spiralled together with dizzying speed and a burst of buzzing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It's not until the doorbell buzzes that I realize I'm as anxious as my mother. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was the buzz of flies in the air, the lazy afternoon humming. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe it does bother me,” he says, “but only peripherally. It’s like a buzzing fly, you know? Annoying, but not actually life-threatening.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It’s buzzing and crowded, full of old buildings and open-air cafés, markets and green spaces. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I thump some more, A buzz of music Rattling my chest. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was hot and stuffy and buzzing with flies. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra’s phone buzzed and she almost yelped from surprise. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Behind him Bigger heard the room buzzing with the sound of voices. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z A door closed on the other side of the room and soon the machine that takes the pictures began to buzz, then slowly it passed over me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you—” The bathroom door swung inward to admit a beefy kid sporting a buzz cut. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His phone had been ringing for a while, an endless, dull buzzing in his pocket. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The focus motor buzzed to suit the light. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Crimson and Amber buzzed at a higher tone. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z 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 At that moment, the pager in his hand buzzed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As I turned out the light, my phone buzzed with a text. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The drowsy hum of the Converter is louder in the control room and mixed with it is the chuckle of the Geiger Counters and the erratic buzzing of half a dozen little signal lights. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Just as Phil the host was telling the last couple to arrive at the pit stop that they had been eliminated, my phone buzzed. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Good call because my knees are trembling as I walk across the stage, spotlight in my eyes and a buzzing in my ears. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Overhead, the emergency lights flickered on and off, buzzing like boxes of trapped flies. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z On the afternoon that the funeral home came to pick up May for the burial, bees buzzed around the front-window screens. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The buzzing occasioned by his action would not diminish for years. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z During the last two months of school, everyone buzzes about the mysterious actress who brought the whole village—even rich foreigners—to tears. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes on the floor, and Sonny’s smiling face appears on my screen. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The crowd evidently liked this from the buzzing cheer it sent up, increasing the din to an unbelievable level. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It lights up and I can feel the adrenaline in my blood, it’s making me dizzy, a little bit sick, and it’s making me buzz, as though I’m high. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That made me so surprised I dropped the funny bone I was tweezering out and the game buzzed at me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The peculiar-looking young man had said nothing, but now he started to hum to himself, a deep, melodic, bass humming that made the interior of the car vibrate and rattle and buzz. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z And something underground—a buzzing, rumbling, irritated something. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Montag felt himself turning in a great circling roar and buzz and hum. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It would buzz along for several minutes quite comfortably, then bang! he was screaming at you. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The seat was empty, with a few flies buzzing in the stench. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But before Ms. Watson crumbled, my phone buzzed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The world is muted except for this loud buzzing in my ears. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z People in Phoenix must have heard us buzzing. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z At the first curfew bell, the woman in charge pronounced the meeting adjourned until the following Tuesday, and the girls broke into a buzz, gathering their sewing things together and putting on bonnets to leave. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It was as blue as the sheen of water and it just kept buzzing back and forth among the bloodred flowers of a tall bush that arched over me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I made it through three entire drags before I felt nauseous and dizzy and only semipleasantly buzzed. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Silence, please!” the blonde casting assistant screams, bellowing over the buzz of mothers putting makeup on their girls; of boys singing scales; of every other child nervously retucking-in his or her shirt. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z We zigzagged down Broadway with our engine buzzing through the eerie calm. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The thought of getting out of her warm, quiet room and into the buzzing, chaotic world sounded about as appealing as going salwar shopping with Mamma. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I love that feeling of brushing the tips of my fingers against a guy’s buzzed hair. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The hot, humid air of the forest buzzed with tsetse flies. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I stopped praying, the buzz of the locusts grew horrible in my ears. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite my mom trying to hammer me flat in the car, I still had a pretty good buzz on, like the good doctor had promised. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z So Ess settled down and came to watch as Jinny pulled a frame from the hive, ignoring the bees that crawled and buzzed and settled on her skin, tickling. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There’s a buzzing in my ear, a screeching kind of silence. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In my pocket, my phone is buzzing and buzzing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They buzz with incoming information, chime, change colors and images that call to us. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z There was a buzzing in her ears—or was it a real buzzing in the room? And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Half the lunchroom kept staring, half started buzzing. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I should’ve been able to sleep in—I felt plenty lazy enough—but too many things were buzzing in my brain. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But all that happened, when Hermione fell silent, was that Harry’s brain filled with a sort of blank buzzing, which didn’t seem to allow room for concentration. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Bailey walks away from the house buzzing with energy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Immediately, a buzz of awe passed among the spectators, some of whom called out—as if Jack Dempsey had entered the ring—“There’s Fischer.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The fly buzzes a farewell buzz and dies. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Inside the castle, there was a buzz of Christmas in the air. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z This decision was not made any easier by the lingering agony buzzing around its shaggy head, or the cluster of bullets lodged in the fatty chest tissue. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I waved him off, trying to quiet the small, ridiculous buzz of happiness in my chest that came with his words. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Narcissus frowned, as though he was vaguely aware of a gnat buzzing around his head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A little knot grew in my stomach and I knew I was getting an excitement buzz. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Lyra was awake and interested, and Pan was buzzing around her head as a bee. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Every kid in school was buzzing about what had happened the night before. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z And because by then my heart was banging and my head was buzzing, I agreed. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later, the Vanderbeeker apartment buzzed with kids and parents going in and out of bedrooms and bathrooms and up and down the stairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z By now, the remains of Retrieval One had their buzz batons fired up and raised. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “You give me a buzz if you need anything else.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I moved through the pages quickly, not wanting to be distracted by any buzz of sex coming off those pages. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind hums this kind of static, and I just know the buzz is gonna come. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I think they’re nuts, I guess,” offered a clearly buzzed friend. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Swarms of flies buzzed overhead, pulsating with anticipation. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A predator approaches: gray jock buzz cut, whistle around a neck thicker than his head. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z There's a buzzing sound, and Officer Khan takes his phone out. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The light from her bedroom window had fuzzed the top of his buzz cut like a dandelion. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z One of them barks at the buzzing crowd outside, “Make some room, people.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I took out my dad’s electric clipper and buzzed off my whole head of hair to shorter and shorter lengths until I thought it would be easy to shave with an electric razor. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Exactly as I had known it would, almost overnight the Charlestown convicts, black and white, began buzzing with the story. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was walking toward the ship with his arms around two other kids like they were best buddies—a stout boy with a black buzz cut, and a girl wearing a Roman cavalry helmet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The fences still buzz with news and gossip, and the mountains and hollows echo with the joyful clamor of childhood adventures. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The Bartlett Dirt has named the top ten suicidal students in school, and my phone is buzzing because Theodore Finch is number one on the list. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The hall immediately began to buzz excitedly; the Gryffindors were telling the rest of the school what had just happened. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Finn squinted at the exposed comb, a few bees buzzing and crawling on it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The back door stood wide open, and flies buzzed gaily in and out of holes in the screen. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It buzzes off too fast for my eyes to trail. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They buzzed into the crack in the mountain. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Your mother and I could hear it buzzing clearly, from where we were standing. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I say, not liking his look, not liking his buzz. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I heard the zipper of my backpack buzz open. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But for now, in a fragile peace dominated by the buzz of flies, they immersed themselves in experiments on genes and chromosomes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Just as I’d hoped, the added power of sour caused a buzz. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Even after the Bull was out of sight, the laughter followed Virgil like a buzzing housefly until he finally reached the plain redbrick home of the Tanakas. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The goal was a constant buzz of purposeful activity. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The electric lights in the little room flickered and buzzed, then they went out. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z A black buzzing noise echoed in my head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Ekon let the old man’s words fade to a faint buzz in the background. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Such a furious buzzing came from it that the tin itself moved slowly over the wood. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Freebie needed a flea dip, a bath, and a full buzz cut.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z A black, buzzing cloud streaked from the orchard, and bore on so rapidly and passed so close to Coll’s head that he had to leap out of the way. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The air was close; people were crying; there was an insistent buzz which came in close to my ear and then receded. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At school, everyone was still buzzing about the journal readings. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z JimmyTrotter grabbed his basket of eggs and went back over to kiss Big Ma, who wiped his kiss away like she’d been buzzed by a fly. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes with a text from Simon. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z A plan to slip away and see my sister buzzes through me, alongside my ever-present fear and panic. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The knowledge buzzed through my days and made me jump unexpectedly like a jack-in-the-box. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear a low buzz of voices coming from the TV. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The beer left a pleasant buzz in Shadow’s head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z That spell had been a powerful one, and her whole body was buzzing with magic. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Tayo tried to focus his eyes in the dim light to see which one, but there was a buzzing inside his head that made his eyes lose focus. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I grab my old laptop when my phone buzzes on my desk. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “She’s not the one Mr. Kasigi’s going to strangle—” But my words were lost in the excited buzz as students flocked around to investigate the source of Naomi’s scream. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z They’re all buzzing—mostly about the Patriots’ game yesterday—and it’s like the jar of jelly is moving because soon the swarm is in the back corner right next to my desk. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He runs through the darkness as words swirl in his mind, and buzzing, like one hundred buzzards, fills his ears. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I am starting in on the shower rack when my phone buzzes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She eventually fell into a restless sleep, woken only by the buzz of a text message on her phone. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As I’m digging at the bottom of my sundae dish with my long-handled spoon, my phone buzzes with a text. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Patterns come up and a small buzz comes into my head that starts to build up and I know it won’t end until the ball swishes through the net. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I waved away a mosquito that buzzed in my ear. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the buzz of static, then the announcer telling everyone that the firefighters were making progress. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z 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 The University School was buzzing the next day. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z On top of that, we suffered the constant buzz of mosquitoes, blowflies, and hornets. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn around and see him shouting something at me, but there's a solid block between us, and my ears are buzzing so I can't hear what he's saying. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She seemed marooned in a sea of staring, buzzing faces. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Ellsberg knew the cause—American planes buzzed 150 feet above the treetops, spraying a defoliant known as Agent Orange. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The tunnel started to widen and lighten, and the buzzing noise of a large crowd floated down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In fact, I can’t hear a rustle of wind, the buzz of a fly, a word of conversation. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I shove my phone into my pocket so I don’t obsess the whole way home, but it starts buzzing with texts before I even reach the end of the block. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They buzzed around the nest and snapped their beaks, but they didn’t attack. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The burly Asian guy with the buzz cut was about fifteen. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I mean, even if she hadn’t seen the paper, she couldn’t have missed the buzz about Fang at Jefferson. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The buzzing got louder and louder as the man was swarmed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The loudly buzzing syrphid fly, often mistaken for a bee, lays its eggs on leaves of aphis-infested plants; the hatching larvae then consume immense numbers of aphids. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Before Chris could give me some slick answer, my phone started buzzing, vibrating the whole table. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Why, with the tent getting fulled up with the buzzing of ten stones and the flames getting snuffed out one after the ’nother, ’twas a sight I’d’ve paid one of my own dimes to see! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes again: Come over at 11. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z More peeled away from the cloud around my friends, buzzing and rattling and keeping me away. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Low murmurs buzzed throughout the room, but no one disagreed. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But beyond the light movements of birds and the first buzzing of the flies immediately around them, they could hear nothing but the continual susurration of the trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The next afternoon my phone buzzes noisily, reminding me of an exercise session Stella programmed into my regimen. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z There were fewer insects buzzing, fewer birds singing, fewer rodents rustling. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Retreating to his dead limb, he watched the lightning buzz around the cliff. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I can hear the buzz of other people in her office in the background. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I don’t hear anything after that because my ears are buzzing. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walking through the front door, I am hit by the buzz of people talking but trying not to be heard. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t look at Mr. Ray, who was now reading the last page of his paper and pretending not to hear the constant buzzing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The thoughts buzzing around my head were light and edged with a strange milky quality. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It’s a funny, high-pitched buzzing that I think maybe I’ve been hearing for a while, without noticing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It’s like a picnic, sort of, except we are sitting at a round table under bright lights that buzz. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The buzzing in Joaquin’s head almost made him dizzy, and when he looked down at the skateboard wheels in his hands, he realized that he couldn’t feel them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “It is a very distressful thing,” he wrote, “to walk into a yard in May and not hear a bee buzz.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z There was no sound of human life, though a loud buzzing, so active and vigorous that it sounded like a machine, came from the stables. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Pong heard the clink of an orb switching on, followed by its distinctive buzz. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I like to think that the colors and sounds and words have nothing to do with him, that they’re all me and my own brilliant, complicated, buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, godlike brain. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z So what I did finally, I gave old Carl Luce a buzz. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Bees buzzed around the bachelor’s buttons that brushed up against Aunt Florentine’s hip, but they did not touch her. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z After years of living in the quiet solitude of the mountain, Pong had forgotten what it was like to see the artificial light of the orbs, hear their buzz, and smell their metallic tang. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The sidewalks, shops, taverns, churches, and theaters once again filled with people and buzzed with talk and prayer and gossip. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z And then my phone buzzes with a text. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But when she told them she wasn’t exactly sure whether Luke had been born in May or June, that set the voices positively buzzing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They could see them buzzing around the face of a man under the bridge, smelling the sweetness of the wine or maybe the vomit down the front of the man’s shirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z My head was buzzing from the coffee—not spinning, just kind of jumping around. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But Rhoecus met some companions and forgot all about the bee, so much so that when he heard one buzzing he drove it away and hurt it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Spelling Bee buzzed dangerously in and out of range of the Humbug’s wildly swinging cane as they menaced and threatened each other, and the crowd stepped back out of danger. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The room buzzed with excitement as everyone talked about cell cloning and hybrids, mapping human genes, and using cultures to cure cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z No more birds or buzzing flies or grandfather clock marking time. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy heard a strong buzz from the crowd outside and knew that something had happened. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor buzzed for a nurse and frantically started searching the emergency ward. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was this one voice, though, loud and sure, that buzzed in my ears like a trapped fly, reminding me of once-upon-a-time phone calls and hotlines to God. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My scalp started buzzing like I knew where she was headed. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I watch a fly buzz around the room, land on the overturned lamp and then on the naked curtain rod. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z While Seabiscuit steamrolled around the Santa Anita turns, buzzing the infield spectators and scaring the hell out of everyone, Kayak began to come into his own. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Buzz, buzz, buzz,” his mouth moved to the words, but he didn’t know them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The buzz from the hunters was one of admiration at this handsome behavior. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I glance around to see what’s buzzing, first at the ancient yellow chandelier above my head, then at the shiny silver intercom on the wall. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z No longer buzzing, she rushed to my side and we linked pinkie fingers, her chin trembling. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Holly gave him a swipe in the backside with her buzz baton. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I’m about to ask about Charlie again when I hear the buzz of Mama’s phone ringing. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I was just grateful for a crispy taste of something that connected this creepy, buzzing heat with real summertime. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A low murmur buzzed through the basement, beneath it the sound of water drops trickling somewhere, and, something else, a scratching sound. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Around her, the buzz of high school life continued unchanged, and after school she went home, saying she didn’t feel well. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The buzz of a motor from another boat dances across the water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He’d already had his hair shaved into a low buzz cut to hide his natural curls. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then the clock must’ve struck ten because all at once the buzzing generators outside sputtered and died, as did the music from downstairs and the streetlight that had been shining through my window. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I sat patiently, awaiting my fate, while around me the world buzzed. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My phone starts buzzing in my back pocket, which is currently right underneath Ben’s palm. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z That evening the swarm of helicopters that came buzzing across the Hog’s Back was a dark cloud ten kilometres long. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a buzzing sound from the window. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z As if they had thoughts buzzing around in their heads that, if said aloud, would make them seem strange. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Dana’s arrest was the major buzz around school. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot buzzed my tent three times in quick succession, dropping two boxes on each pass; then the airplane disappeared over a ridge, and I was alone. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like I can feel the buzz all over town, of people talking about the book. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I say, my Noise buzzing and not saying “behinds.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The house was quiet except for the buzzing of mosquitoes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Betsy,” she said as she was buzzed into the office on Thursday. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I mean I had the whole evening free, and I thought I'd give her a buzz and, if she was home yet, take her dancing or something somewhere. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z As the hands on the big clock closed in on nine o’clock, the air buzzed with expectancy, like the tension before a prizefight. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The girl’s walkie-talkie lay buzzing on the kitchen floor, and Artemis could only watch helplessly as Butler’s sister strode toward the cell door, muttering about carrots. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z When I stood up I realized I was more than just buzzed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They buzzed and zipped and fizzed as they zigzagged everywhere. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I grabbed the little cord that calls the nurse and buzzed and buzzed nonstop until a lady came charging in. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But my arms and legs buzz with the fervor of the day, and I can't sleep. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Felt the warm buzz going in my fingers and toes and chest. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes in my pocket as we head for the building. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Then I walk away, my mind buzzing so loud with thoughts I’m sure even Ruth can hear them. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It started as a hollow buzzing in my ears... an electric saw... for away. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z One of them wailed and whispered, the other buzzed like a fat and angry bluebottle at a windowpane, but the voices said, as one person, “Thief! Give it back! Stop! Thief!” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Every time I was with him now, my skin tic-led and my brain buzzed and my blood romped around as if it were percolating. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z There is general buzzing from the ground, and I shout, “Don’t try to save me! You’ll only kill yourself!” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z After a long, bumpy, windy ride in the bed of a pickup back to Yana Urku, I was still buzzing with excitement, eager to show off the purple potatoes to Mamita. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s an hour and a half later before another buzz pulls him out of a deep dive into Richards’s uncle’s suspicious 1986 taxes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Besides the oldies playing low on the radio, there was a buzzing coming from the door every few seconds. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The Mess is mostly dark except for the lights along the perimeter of the room that let off a faint electronic buzz. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Nothing was real except his hunger, once a hollow in his stomach but now a deep buzzing pain in every part of him. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The clippers buzzed and buzzed, and hair fell from Needles's head like ash. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z After that, their voices lowered, and I lay awake in the dark, worry about the future buzzing like a mosquito in my head. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Cole dressed and carried the ancestor rock, the sun had peeked above the trees.Then he heard an unexpected noise: the unmistakable buzz of Edwin’s outboard engine floated over the trees. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z A buzz travels through the room, but when Ma doesn't protest or scold me, the crowd parts for us. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He wrapped the tin in a flannel cloth to stifle the incessant buzzing and droning, and stowed it away under his bunk. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z This morning the house buzzes with more activity than ever. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Their voices buzzed in his ears like wasps muffled in thick felt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Before he could ask questions, a bell rang inside: not a modern electronic sound, but the old-fashioned buzz of a hammer on metal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It had been transformed into a headquarters for the invasion, the long tables filled with portable work- screens manned by Specials, its usual quiet replaced by a buzz of clipped exchanges and commands. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was seven a.m. on Sunday when my phone buzzed and fell off my bedside table. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I was wondering about that, wondering why it was that feeling good made it so hard to breathe, when my phone buzzed again. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A man with gray hair and a military buzz cut got out. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Not everyone was attentive; one juror, as though poisoned by the numerous spring-fever yawns weighting the air, sat with drugged eyes and jaws so utterly ajar bees could have buzzed in and out. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the buzzing stops as I remember something else Marcus said: Most of the leaders of this city- risked their lives for it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I carry that high as long as I can, through the night and into the morning, till the voices and the image and the music fade to a dull buzz in the background. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking off my cloak, I walked to the fire and remained there while the buzz of conversation grew behind me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The buzzing of grasshopper wings came from the weeds in the yard, and the sound made his backbone loose. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The canyon was the way he always remembered it; the bee- weed plants made the air smell heavy and sweet like wild honey, and the bumblebees were buzzing around waxy yucca flowers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The searing buzz of aircraft echoed from above. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The next I heard a sound like the buzzing of an angry bee just as something slapped me on my shoulder. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Flies buzzed over a big, sticky jar of loose candy on the counter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Gradually a buzzing sound gathered in his head, growing louder and louder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The air-conditioning buzzes above the twang of the radio. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Alex can feel a buzzing static electricity in London this morning, millions of voices murmuring about him and Henry and what might happen next. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Two hornets were buzzing against the glass roof. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The fluorescent fixture overhead buzzed and flickered, its blue-gray light giving our faces an ashen color, as if we were dead. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My phone starts buzzing loudly in the pocket of my red coat, which is slung across Mom’s lap. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol since the last time I chilled with Diego on the levee, so I was buzzing pretty hard. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The sun was getting hot, and he thought about flies buzzing around their faces as they slept in the weeds along the arroyo. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I heard it buzz down the hall and then some one coming on rubber soles along the hall. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Through a breezeway came the buzz of tourists, the carousel cranking out its song. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z My phone buzzed, letting me know they were close. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z If the answer is yes, a long buzz will erupt from the intercom. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Harry heard the buzzing of the hundreds of students on the other side of the wall, before Professor McGonagall closed the door. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “The buzz is—Leo Espinosa is going to create a new Dog Squad spin-off called CanineCommandos'. Dozer and Petunia? You two will be the stars! You’re going to have your own show! On Apple TV!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I turned to look at Rene, who was waving at a fly buzzing in his face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z And at that very moment, my phone buzzes in my pocket. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z There was a buzzing in my ears, and the floor seemed to tilt so far that I feared I would slide off the bed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He could feel the flies buzzing and crawling around his legs and feet, and he was afraid that the men searching would hear them and find him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z By that time the whole of Bree was buzzing with excitement. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her phone buzzed in her back pocket, but she ignored it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It became known as “the bee incident”—my battle of the buzz that went viral in a matter of hours. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And halfway down the fancy round-and-round steps with the crystal chandelier hanging over us like ice frozen in the air, my phone buzzed. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z 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 The voice sounded just as Percy had described: an angry buzz in multiple tones, female but not human. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They ding and buzz and we have to wait while things are wheeled in and out. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “And let’s talk about how much buzz the games are getting this year. Do you think we’ll break some records?” says the first analyst. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She buzzed a second later, and I got up, slid the headphones across the table to Willy, and left the kitchen. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the aftermath of the Santa Anita Handicap, everyone at the track was buzzing about the foul Count Atlas had committed against Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She said something else, but I could only hear buzzing. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After the announcements and before the bell rang, the intercom speaker came buzzing back on. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z When the wailing finally stopped, we were wrapped in silence and the buzzing of locusts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well. Various reasons. I remember he wanted to grow his hair out, keep it styled in long braids and ponytails. But his parents forced him to keep it buzzed. Stuff like that.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Bees buzzed all around us, bobbing in the thick, steamy air. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When the story cut out, I was buzzing with adrenaline. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Piper’s voice cut through the buzzing in his head. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Some folks is whispering, murmuring to God, and a quiet power fill up the room, like bees buzzing on a comb. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The Asian girl’s dark hair was shaved down into a buzz cut, and she was wearing baggy boys’ jeans, but her face was so pretty she might have been a doll. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They buzz The lawn for Their own sugar And wet play. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “None of them. I just collect information, watch the networks to see what everyone is buzzing about. And that just happens to be you, Miss Daly.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Suddenly the buzzing stopped, and it was finished. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The pruney man gazed up from the bottom of a well of brightness and buzzing that, we saw, was made of bees. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Faces appear and mouths move, but all I hear is an earsplitting buzz. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Percy remembered his dream of the dark chamber, the evil buzzing voice of the monster called Her Ladyship. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes, but not even the breakfast blessing could halt the thoughts buzzing through my mind. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too dark to make out their expressions, but the tension in the air was like the hot static buzz you feel before that first clap of thunder. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z According to Axe and Plouffe, who were buzzing in and out of the room, announcing what felt like every sliver of information they received, everything was unfolding as predicted. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t have to buzz the buzzer because the door was already open. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z That adrenaline and booze buzz I had earlier on would have been long gone. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Anger buzzed through Luna’s body, from the top of her head to the bottoms of her feet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z If she were a man, they would have called out to her and extended their begging bowls, and the flies would rise in buzzing clouds. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The crowd buzzed again, this time with excitement. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The sheer noisiness of them, of their heavy boots, and loud voices, buzzed on by their sense of urgency, ricochets through the quiet hush of the hospital and breathes some life into the place. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s as quiet as a chess tournament except for the clinking of hammers, the shaking of sieves, and the low buzz of conversation between colleagues. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z There was a walloping buzzing in my head. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The buzz of the plane seemed to fill the whole sky and came from no one source. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Farther back, there was a buzz of confusion. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z But it was not the normal buzz of usual business. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Now that every turn in the weather whistles an ache through my bones, I stir in bed and the memories rise out of me like a buzz of flies from a carcass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so close she could hear his contour feathers buzz in the wind. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The roar remains, the buzzing of a thousand bees, very close. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Finally what I felt like, I felt like giving old Jane a buzz and see if she was home yet. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The buzz of talk was punctuated now and then by a crackling, amplified "testing" spoken too close to the microphone. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Officers buzzed from one desk to another, some helping with the intake of prisoners. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He buzzed the front seat forward, then tilted it back until I could see the dandruff on his shoulders. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He buzzed toward the ancient swamp monster’s face, peering into those large, damp eyes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I got this idea into my head that if I chugged the first two or three beers then maybe I’d get a good buzz. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z My body tenses when my phone starts to buzz, and I see that it’s Zohra trying to FaceTime me early in the morning before Sunday school. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Even the yak is motionless, despite the flies that buzz mercilessly around his ears and eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was hard to hear very well through the buzz of constant watchfulness. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Through a breezeway came the buzz of tourists, the carousel cranking out its song. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He was poking at the scrambled eggs on his plate and listening to the radio buzzing with old-school music. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z All the alarms go off at the same time—buzzing and chiming and ringing and shrieking—all much louder than I’ve ever heard them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I jumped down off the podium and tried to dodge and duck, but the buzzing thing just kept following me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The click in his brain dulled to a low buzzing. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The cafeteria, reeking of fish sticks, buzzed around them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Then he took a couple of nips from his silver flask, and we napped awhile as the insects buzzed and ticked and the dappled shade shifted around us. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z We went into the gift shop and I could feel my head buzzing again. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Who else could hear the world buzzing, after all? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The flies around the pile, crawling over the bodies, into and out of the wound, buzzed in delight. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A moan moved into me from my feet and buzzed up my body and rang my bones. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sailors and dockworkers began to filter into the inn to get the morning meal, and the room slowly filled with the gentle buzz of conversation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Would I be able to do my best onstage—ignore all the buzzing in my head, all the noisy distractions, and just hear the beautiful blue sky of my trumpet? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z So what I did, I gave old Sally Hayes a buzz. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z We stayed in cozy, wood-paneled cabins surrounded by forest, buzzed around in golf carts, and rode bikes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I hold my breath, listening to the buzz of voices outside. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The familiar buzzing sound of the fence stopped. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a loud buzz and the red light turned green. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The rush of energy buzzed through me and settled in the roots of my teeth. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The gate buzzed open, and Seven pushed it and slipped onto the front lawn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A swarm of bothersome flies buzzed in front of his face and landed on the tips of his ears, on his cheeks, on his shins, on his elbows. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I pick it up, but before I can power it off it buzzes. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The buzzing in my ears made me dizzy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A familiar buzzing grew in my fingertips, the sign that a story needed to be let out. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She felt the bones in her toes begin to buzz. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The loop hadn’t yet reset, and the bog was pocked with bomb holes, the sky buzzing with planes, walls of orange flame marching against the distant tree line. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, her phone buzzed again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z For some reason, the one marked “Nature documentary” made my scalp buzz. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I noticed that for quite some time the countryside had been buzzing with the sound of insects and the crackling of grass. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z His phone buzzes under a stack of files on his desk. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There were armies of flies of all kinds buzzing round their ears, and the afternoon sun was burning on their backs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z If my phone buzzes with a new text, Kayla will feel it in her top bunk on the other side of our room. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She sat before her board, receiver around her neck, eating apples and reading the newspaper until the board buzzed with a call to be relayed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t be in Command; I should be getting my hair buzzed. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Then I realize that I know what that buzzing sound was on the morning we moved, and I turn and look at Safer in surprise. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That dumps a bucket of water on the campfire, and the buzz in the room dies down a little. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z When the bell rang, a nasal buzzing sound, a gangly boy with skin problems and hair black as an oil slick leaned across the aisle to talk to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As we walked to my house, my phone buzzed with an answer from Jenna. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The air was full of buzzing and murmuring, and the figures wandering around the parking lot looked as if they had escaped from the dreams of children and not the words of an old man. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And when Benji’s phone buzzed with an incoming text message, he hung up with a quick goodbye. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Jamie puts his hand against my back—my skin buzzes—and he leads me in front of him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Through the buzzing of blood in her ears, she heard the wolves howling. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t easy, especially when my phone buzzed with a text from Dad wishing me luck. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z All the while, this little buzz was building inside me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands connect the cords, and I feel a buzz of electricity as the lights flood our neighborhood in color. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He would hold the fly inside his huge fist long enough to hear its frantic buzzing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He just couldn’t see himself spending four years running rats through mazes and checking human responses to blinking lights and buzzing sounds, he told me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z ‘Our next offering!’ the ghoul shouted, his voice buzzing from the arrow in his throat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I lie back, listening to the buzzing lights and staring at the square tiles of the dropped ceiling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As one, the buzzing cloud seemed to constrict and condense, tighten into a knot of noise, a swarm of wings. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I picture it, and I feel it, a warm buzz in my fingertips. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I understood his particular style of greeting, by now: He’d buzz me into the Cave, leaving the door ajar. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He has a large bruise on his jaw from where Tobias hit him, and his hair is freshly buzzed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I flop back onto my bed, and my whole body’s buzzing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The first person to approach the red wagon is a roustabout, and when he leaves empty-handed the line buzzes with angry curses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As the day goes on, there’s an ever-increasing buzz, though Justyce never catches what people are murmuring because they go quiet whenever he gets too close. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Bugs buzzed so loud it hurt your ears, and tiny red birds perched on the ends of long grass stalks beside the road, all swaying this way and that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The buzzing of aircraft engines surged fast and close from behind. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My phone had been buzzing with a text. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The skin on my forearms buzz with nerves. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Over the music and the laughter, the buzz of the building throbbed in Pong’s temples. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z My phone buzzed and I fished it out of my pocket. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He goes shopping with her on Madison Avenue at stores they must be buzzed into, for cashmere cardigans and outrageously expensive English colognes that Maxine buys without deliberation or guilt. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t hear it over the buzzing, but she could tell that’s what he said. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “We all watched him walk his way back to the big house before a word was said. Then there was a buzz, all right. “ Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She came close to him, stepping carefully over the bird-spattered floor, and brushed away the flies buzzing at her face. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z My family joins in the bright light and buzzing energy. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z So you can understand bow Galahad may have seemed inhuman, and mannerless, and so on, to the people who were buzzing and clacking about him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His black hair was buzzed close to his head, his face smooth and youthful like Deborah’s except for his brow, which was creased from decades of scowling. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She heard buzzing near her ear and swatted at it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We scrunched up our noses at the smells of bloody fresh meat and musty dried fish, and lowered our heads from the bees that buzzed in thick clouds over the sheds of the honey sellers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The coffee shop buzzed, college students mingling like showy tropical fish with their brightly colored hair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then, when they had entered a large well-lit room that buzzed with metallic activity, the sluices opened and the flood of explanation poured forth again. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She sighed, irritated by the smell and buzzing flies. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The deeps of heat there in the Indies — he shall not go there—the ranks of chained men led out to the sugar-fields — the sun, buzzing in the heavens. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The insects did not buzz around us, perhaps because the kerosene lamp was not on or perhaps because they sensed the tension. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Father Amadi said nothing; he seemed to be focused on rolling the window down to get a buzzing fly out of the car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Turner watched a small yellow hornet buzz listlessly around the pulpit as the priests of the Hebrew host organized their march. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Finally, though, he goaded it into striking by tapping its nose, and only then did the snake give a warning buzz. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched all of this happen as if in a fevered dream, head throbbing, a dull buzzing deep in my mind, as if the pressing sun overhead had revealed to me its voice. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I checked the cell phone after every class, and finally, just before social studies, I felt a buzz. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Room 205 buzzed as students filed in and hung their jackets and book bags in the coat closet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z But what makes me jerk back my hand is the sound, like the buzz of a tree full of tracker jacker nests, indicating the fence is alive with electricity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It buzzed a little bit, and I had a brief vision of it experiencing a non-passive failure and exploding into a billowing cloud of smoke and motor particles, but then it got up to speed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He’s white, midthirties to early forties, has a brown buzz cut and a thin scar over his top lip. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The anxiety feels like buzzing little wings in his ear in the silence, like a petulant wasp. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In other years the little house had buzzed with the teasing and squabbling and hilarity of a crowd of young people. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom’s phone buzzes; she holds it to her ear. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Grasshoppers jumped around our feet, bees buzzed, a crow cawed in the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z A cacophony of the buzzing fluorescent lights and fingers striking keyboards filled the stale air. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I’m about to say, “You were watching me that first day when I moved in. You were watching me through the lobbycam. It buzzes, you know. Like static.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z An hour in, his phone buzzes in his pocket, and June gives him a mild glare when he diverts his attention mid-sentence to check it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Flies buzzed in through the door, landing on the open watermelons and the sweet corn, climbing up the sweating pickle barrel. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He had flies buzzing around his pink eyes and his ribs showed through his white fur. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My fingers touch something buzzing and I pull it out. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The buzzing returns, and my eyes are jerking. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The air is decidedly balmier, but that's not all; there's a kind of buzzing energy. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Here, away from the loud music, Pong could hear the orbs buzzing more distinctly. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Tyrion pictured how his sister’s head might look up there, with tar in her golden hair and flies buzzing in and out of her mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Fat bees buzzed in around us, dipping to sample flowers. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A big green fly buzzed in and out of the sunny dust. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I get up from the stoop and start pacing, my mind buzzing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Once the buzzing stones got to the candles, they put the flame out quiet as a whisper. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Sierra’s phone buzzed as she watched Manny rush off into the Brooklyn night. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z On the fourth day something buzzed around inside the jar. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She could feel a buzzing inside her, like a gear spring wound too tight and whizzing out of control. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The air around them was filled with its usual low buzz, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary at first. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Just about everyone was crowding into the mess hall, all buzzing with first-day-back stories. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I show up to work maybe more buzzed than I’ve ever been. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The parents around the table started buzzing with excitement. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z And then he heard a distant buzzing sound. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z His presence sent a buzz through the air. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When I came to school next day, there was something different about the buzz in the courtyard. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z But she wasn’t sure so I started hoping they did right away because there was something more inside my mind buzzing around besides bees. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With that last verse, Papa Legba’s cigar lights up, the streetlight buzzes, and as if God suddenly threw a blanket over this part of Detroit, a heavy cloud blocks the sun and it becomes dark. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A buzz hums under my skin like the arcana. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z For a moment, I stood there, looking out at the marsh and listening to all of her sounds: insects buzzing, crickets singing, bubbles popping on the surface. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z On his black T-shirt was a dead white pig with flies buzzing around it and the words OFF THE PIG in white letters. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Far, far away, the rattlesnake was buzzing, short bursts, time to run, time to run, time, time, screamed Henry, but Jelly Belly was sitting on his head. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was all hands on deck, and the restaurant was buzzing. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And in between these false alarms, for what seemed hours and hours, the clock ticked on and one big fly—high up and far out of reach—buzzed against the window. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Then I told her again I'd give her a buzz if I got a chance, and then I left. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Thoughts buzzed inside my head like bees disturbed in their hive. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He rings #2 and a returning buzz echoes from inside and the door unlatches. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I thought of giving old Jane a buzz, to see if she was home yet and all, but I wasn't in the mood. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z News helicopters buzzed above the choppy waters as the men set out in their canoe. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Hugh stood at the foot of the whispering man’s bed, his last bee buzzing angrily around him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Strips of meat, buzzing with flies, hang from the windows of butcher stalls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z C.P. stood immobile, the dial tone buzzing from the receiver in his hand. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The buzz in the room roared like a swarm of bees around her head. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Holly, too, had a slim frame with long tapered fingers, perfect for wrapping around a buzz baton. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z We’d wash everything down with lemonade from that stand with the wasps buzzing all around it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The buzzing echoed in my brainpan and crowded out my thoughts. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Getting worse,” she replied, buzzing from bed to bed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z To work under Pai these days was to feel yourself caught in a swarm of angry bees, all stinging, buzzing, and hurling themselves at you tirelessly. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Lemoncello raced back to the podium and made a buzzing noise into the microphone. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I don’t realize how hot it was outside until I step into Virgil’s house and feel the cool buzz of the air conditioning. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Flies were buzzing everywhere, and the heat of the day didn’t make the smell any better. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes after third period, and it’s Finch. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She felt it instantly in the place her skin made contact with it, buzzing and humming through her hand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z As I knock back the dregs that have settled to the bottom of the cup, I feel a slight buzz start to run through my veins. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The flies come buzzing around the corpses and lay millions of eggs on the bodies. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As I did, the overhead light dimmed to a dull, dirty brown, buzzing softly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And for the whole walk back, there’s this happy buzz in my stomach. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I have a TV that needs time to warm up, a phone that almost never rings, and a fridge that buzzes like a radio. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Then he lured a glorious, buzzing fly to a piece of spoiled meat. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “We watched you buzzing that one house over and over.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then his tabletop split into helicopter blades and Buford buzzed away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And fear, buzzing like an alarm in my chest. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The tracker jackers begin to buzz and I hear them coming out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And then I thought how the ocean would always buzz like this. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A panicked buzz ripples through the rest of the car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The city’s taverns buzzed with talk of the strange, killing fever, as did the street markets and shops. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Then the intercom in Mr.Watras’s room buzzed, and I got called to the office. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise fell, replaced by a buzzing sound that rippled through the stadium. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As evening moved into night, they ate through me and hived up inside my brainpan with a loud buzz, their wings beating me into submission. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When her phone buzzes right in her hand, she thinks she misjudged him and he’s calling her back. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The moment I entered the bright, buzzing lobby of Men's House I was overcome by a sense of alienation and hostility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And the goals get reinforced, or so it seems, by the buzz of an incoming call or text, alerting us to a new development in the narrative of our lives. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Grasshoppers buzzed out of the weeds ahead of him; they were fading to a dry yellow color, from their bright green color of spring. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Everything buzzed, in a blink things changed, the mind boggled at the striving that went on in a single block. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the show was over, all the humans were checking their buzzing and binging phones. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He wore big round glasses and buzzed on about drugs in a whiny insect voice. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I buzzed long and hard in a way that was supposed to say “you are extra welcome to be here.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The swarm enveloped the body of the plague god in an opaque cloud, its buzzing reaching an ear-piercing whine. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z My fingertips float up to the edges of her ears and the buzzed sides of her frohawk, and she hums. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z They ran downhill, because that was easiest, but the hornets kept their pace, and Colin could hear their buzzing. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later, my phone finally buzzes as I’m sitting down for lunch in the food court. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He just lay there, all tensed up, waiting for a fusillade of bullets to come buzzing through his windows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a bluebottle buzzing around, and for a minute we had a laugh playing “blue bottle tennis,” throwing our hands about to make the demented creature go from one to the other of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin was loose and her ears buzzed, but she was filled with a kind of strength that had been missing the day before. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The elevator made a loud buzzing sound and the door opened. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked Georgia Boy one night as we bedded down, trying to arrange our netting to keep out those buzzing bloodsuckers that always seemed to find ways to get to our skin. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Clicks and buzzes and hoots, the rustling of invisible wings and paws. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z His phone keeps buzzing in his pocket, and he pulls it out to silence it. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Afterward Matt discovered a writhing mass of worms living in the meat, and he watched them grow and eventually turn into buzzing flies themselves. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, sure, but they would think she was just a buzzed old hustler. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Treat him mean & you got a buzz saw to fight. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m straining against my seat belt, waiting to hear more, when my phone buzzes in my pocket. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The pile of guts was a black blob of flies that buzzed like a saw. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z No one could have imagined that those “reeds” would bring an end to the entire buzzing world of the Age of Honey. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Another buzz, and a picture of Violet appears, decorated in streamers, dancing in the gym. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z As the buzz of touching her faded, he was starting to realize that Eleanor hadn't actually done anything to touch him back. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z "Infest him, sire, with maggots in his flesh and spider eggs in his eyes. Put larvae inside here"—it tapped its forehead—"so he can hear them buzzing as they grow." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Her doubled voices buzzed like muffled alarm clocks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The church buzzed with whispers of concern, and some said the meeting was about to become “an abolition affair.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I went one step at a time, ignoring Liam’s sharp intake of breath and the buzzing in my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The buzzing starts to subside, replaced by a pounding ache that sweeps from ear to ear around the back of my skull. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It seemed that everyone in the courtroom had been holding their breath but now there was an audible buzz from many of Walter’s supporters. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The tension between them buzzes like an electric fence. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Anyway, I went over to the phone and gave her a buzz. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Jinny stood, bees buzzing industriously around her head, honeycomb in hand, frozen, and watching. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z All lives! all red blood, with years of life in it; and not merely buzzing flies!’ Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “All grown up I see, and with a buzz cut.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z We were buzzed in and went into a dimly lit apartment. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “Look at the air, listen to the buzzing of the sun, the same as yesterday and the day before. Today is Monday too.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The train stops at the station, and right before the doors open, my phone buzzes again. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Max raised his voice, and everyone calmed down a bit, though there was a new energy in the room, buzzing, thrilling, churning through each of them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was pretty quiet except for a sudden burst of canned laughter from the neighbor’s TV and the occasional buzzing from an annoying mosquito. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A school bus is a bumblebee, buzzing around with a bunch of stingers on the inside of it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The hunters were more silent now, but at this they buzzed again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes almost as soon as we pull out of the parking lot. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Hermione took the glass jar back from Ron and smiled at the beetle, which buzzed angrily against the glass. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Oliver clicked the walkie-talkie on and the radio buzzed to life. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But her phone keeps buzzing, and she’s texting as if the world is about to end. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As we step into the brightly lit entryway, my phone buzzes through my jeans. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Mr. Kazilly, who looks like some kind of bee in his yellow-and-black vest today, is practically buzzing with excitement when I walk into his class after lunch. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The room buzzed with activity for the next hour or so. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We sat side by side on a rickety bench that quivered under our weight, under the bright, buzzing glare of the spotlights. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I could not tell what annoyed her more: Luke’s buzzing around the room, Mr. Ferris’s prompting, or Mrs. Moss’s interference. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z There's a buzzing in my ear, and I look at Max. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He chattered about everything he saw—the blue sky, the birds, the flies buzzing around the horse’s ears. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard two voices shouting in a classroom near the staircase—Great...more people were up here—as his phone buzzed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Nemesis’s words were still buzzing in his ears. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z An ugly bluebottle crept along his cheek before buzzing off. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They buzzed around it, completely unaware that the robot was hidden beneath. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Her heart was still racing when she reached the top of the landing, but it slowly calmed as the crowds’ buzzing below faded and she took in the much quieter hallway before her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We had left the back door of Aunty Ifeoma’s kitchen wide open although flies buzzed in, circling over a pot of old soup. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z My phone buzzed and I left quietly not knowing whether I was breaking a rule. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The quiet was profound except for the incessant buzzing of insects and the occasional chirrup of some hardy bird, braving the midday sun. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z While I was working on my letters, my cell started buzzing like crazy. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The message buzzed in: what part of CAR COMING! Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The ground was swampy, with buzzing mosquitoes everywhere. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z How weird, she thinks, that there are people who maybe don’t feel this thing, this endless buzz of nerves and fear and responsibility and control. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The doors open, and the hold is buzzing with ghost shrimp. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Flies buzzed up and I covered my mouth a bit in a futile attempt to stave off the smell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sun was sinking down a little more, and the streetlights started to buzz and fade in. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z This brings Old Hirsch from the sofa, to supervise its making, and the smell is such a relaxation, such a memory of home that the room settles into a happy buzz of conversation. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Gradually the night air filled with the buzz of crickets, and Roy smiled to himself, remembering the boxful he’d released there. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The hours of waiting piled up like the flies that buzzed in the camp. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I stopped at the entrance so she could buzz me right in. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Dozens of spacecraft swooped and buzzed around him, peppering his mech with rocket fire, but their attacks also seemed to have little effect. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She opened the hives and peered in, to find happily buzzing bees, busy at their constant work. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The words were in the air, buzzing with the flies: “Trains...” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We weave in and out of tables and as we draw to the front, a silence sprinkles over the room, until the voices are nothing more than a low buzz of questions. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Stop!” the man roared, as a buzzing arose from the crowd. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Their mother buzzed the hotel desk to ask for a mop, but the clerk brought a broom instead. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Pain as I have never known, and coldness, and nausea, and the great buzzing over my head flapping like a thousand wings. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes with a text from Simon. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It was a bright, smiling yellow that buzzed like a summer day. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z McCunn was stalking ducks with what remained of his ammunition when the stillness was rocked by the buzz of an airplane, which soon appeared overhead. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, the line in the cookhouse is buzzing. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The swarm of flies around me grew thicker, buzzing in my ears, biting my skin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His ears were buzzing, his whole face was numb. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The buzz of the airplane receded in the damp, windy distance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Tea would brew, and whoever had a passing singing voice would sing until the sun rose, the mosquitoes stopped buzzing, and clapping hands grew sore. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her ears buzzed, her pulse fluttered, her eyes darted from one face to another. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Abruptly the buzzing stopped and squawking seagulls surrounded his body. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z No one shouts nothing for a minute but the Noise of the men buzzes in the air like a swarm. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z People buzzed down the busy corridors of the courthouse while we sat silently. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They expressed their unhappiness very clearly by buzzing, swarming, and stinging. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Grub clipped him on the elbow with his buzz baton and a thousand volts spread across Butler’s chest. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But my thoughts stop dead when I hear the hateful buzzing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then this buzz radiated up my calves like a spark climbing a long fuse up my gangly legs, tripping off a series of flashes in my thighs and shoulders. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Mr. Curtain! Mr. Curtain, sir!” buzzed S.Q.’s voice through the intercom. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes with his reply as the elevator slows to a stop on the third floor: Must be your good looks. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We've moved about two blocks uptown when we hear a chorus of beeps and buzzes. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z "Besides, Westing would have heard the buzzing and jumped out of bed." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “You,” said Akimi, pointing at Kyle with one hand while swatting at the foul air and buzzing flies with the other. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z No, stop! but the bees buzzed and the air trembled with them. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His brown hair isn’t in a buzz cut, either. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But a minute after I swallowed the last luscious bite, the buzz faded. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She is like a cup of warm lemonade buzzed about with wasps. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It had an electric stove, but the wiring was not exactly up to code, with faulty connectors, exposed lines, and buzzing switches. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mariam could hear the buzzing of a fly somewhere, could make out the outline of the cast-iron stove in the corner, its pipe jutting up, then making a sharp angle just below the ceiling. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I look straight down the side of the building to the street, which is buzzing with people. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Sonny’s phone buzzes, and suddenly Malik no longer exists. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Hornets circled me, and shiny bluebottles buzzed in my face. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The brand flies buzzed in irritation, and a few peeled off from the sky god’s head like wet leaves and fluttered weakly to the ground. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One of the girls from the red team buzzes in. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Oars rattled in oarlocks and the distant buzz of a pilot boat wafted across the water to them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I found myself singing aloud this song that filled my head like the buzz of a trapped fly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Wordlessly, her skin buzzing where the medallion radiated heat, she pulled the chain over her head and held it out to him. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, she came out and started buzzing around the house, picking up wrappers and bottles. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The gnats and mosquitoes which avoid the sun came out and buzzed over the water. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The flies were buzzing around his sweating face and shoulders. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She let the drill buzz for a few seconds more and then clicked it off. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z There was the buzz of static, then the announcer telling everyone that the firefighters were making progress. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “You got your story. We’re all awful. So why don’t you just buzz off?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Something Favonius said kept buzzing in his ears: Are you shocked? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then I realized the buzz actually came from a large wasp flying in erratic darts and circles over our heads. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The infinite was as vast and cold as the ocean spreading around die ship, and in all that emptiness what Milton felt most acutely was the reality of his own buzzing mind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Harry returned to the Gryffindor common room one evening after training, cold and stiff but pleased with the way practice had gone, to find the room buzzing excitedly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Again he pressed the bell, holding his finger hard upon it until the door buzzed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He settled himself on the floor with his back against the wall, listening to a fly buzzing in the sunny window, his mind across the grounds with Hagrid. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A moment later, the buzzing of the electricity started back up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When my phone buzzed, I felt a sense of relief. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Even from a hundred feet up, Frank could hear the drone of cicadas buzzing in the trees—a sleepy, otherworldly sound that made his eyes heavy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Harry, Ron, and Hermione were not the only ones who had been talking; the whole Hall had erupted in a buzz of conversation at the news that Snape had finally achieved his heart’s desire. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z If you touch the sides with the tweezers his nose buzzer buzzes and you don't collect your surgeon's fee. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Except for the buzz of the tubular lights, the place went completely silent. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I could hear the low buzz of men’s voices, but they didn’t sound angry or scary. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Instead of the night songs of the coyote, we would hear the buzzing and chirping and chattering of millions of insects—all of which seemed to see us Marines as their midnight snacks. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I could see the windows, where the trees were buzzing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes at the same time that Bertha stomps into the room. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z There weren’t any Good Samaritan beer angels floating around waiting to gift us our weekly Friday buzz. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Some linoleum tile, maybe some plywood, maybe the buzz of the fluorescent tube light. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Ketterdam had been buzzing about the assassination of the ambassador for weeks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We gather speed and buzz from the shore into deeper water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that weird buzz that the air sometimes takes on when you’re sitting alone in silence, or the faint hum of a computer monitor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Seconds ticked by, the yard buzzing as everyone checked out each other’s hairstyles, cuts, fresh sneakers, jewelry, and book bags—accessories were the only way to set yourself apart. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Patches of daisies sprouted from the rock in sandy places, with a few determined bumblebees buzzing around them, but mostly there was wide, warm rock to walk on at a slow but steady rise. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s all buzzing with activity and bursting with color. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z There was a sound like crunching glass, just loud enough to hear over the bathroom’s running water and the buzz of the drink coolers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Rob decreed that Tuesday, May 7, would be a rest day, so we got up late and sat around Camp Two, buzzing with nervous anticipation over the imminent summit assault. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s a classroom painted white, with uncomfortable chairs and a lamp that buzzes like an angry hive. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z As though the tensions of recent days had followed her up into the prairie and were buzzing along with the bees. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Rosaleen looked straight ahead and acted as if the men were insignificant houseflies buzzing at our screen door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The air so still and peaceful moments ago now pulses with their buzz. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Even though there was an endless buzz of activity around the stand and the chips were flying out of the bowls faster than Megan could restock them, they weren't selling much lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z His body was exhausted but his mind was wide awake, buzzing with the day’s turbulence. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear a loud buzz coming from the second fence, an electric charge. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She meant it, but she also felt angry and hollow inside, with this hot buzzing like bees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then Jesse gave himself over to the numbness that was buzzing to be let out from a corner of his brain. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Her phone is buzzing nonstop in her hand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I mean like a mosquito buzzing past your ear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One of the Escorts begun to laugh, saying, “Rushes don’t buzz.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the silence between them the buzz of insects in the hot summer air seemed to crescendo: thousands of tiny wings beating. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, an eager buzz runs through the crowd. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A black fly buzzes over and lands on her hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The buzz of the engine grew louder and louder and louder....“Caleb.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She flicked them off with her fan, as if they were no more than flies buzzing about her head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Our hoverplanes are initially ignored by the commanders in the Nut, because in the past they’ve been little more trouble than flies buzzing around a honeypot. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There was a buzz of excitement in the inn, now crowded beyond believing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes in my handbag, making me jump. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But they were interrupted again when Valencia’s phone buzzed. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “You mean to tell me that I won the battle, am clearly the better rapper, and yet he’s getting all the buzz?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Just as I put the glass in her hand, the doorbell buzzes for about a minute straight. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The lady at the desk smiles and buzzes me in. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Right when I said it, I heard Charlie’s bike buzzing up the road. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The phone shakes and buzzes on the edge of my mattress for an eternity. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When water started pouring from the front of the car onto the pavement, creating a buzzing puddle inches away from our feet, I knew we were doomed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was warm to the touch and seemed to buzz with a gentle electrical charge. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I neglect to ask what he had been trying to steal but Vic tells me who he is—the kid with the buzz cut and the earring, you know, he’s back there right now. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z No one buzzes down, and he notices from the nameplates that they are no longer in #2. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It crackled and burned, until the air was buzzing with it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z No traffic came along the dirt road, and it was quiet except for the crickets in the rocks and a few evening insects buzzing past his face; in the distance dogs were barking. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The illicit buzz grew as the other boys noticed their absence. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I could hear cows mooing in a far pasture and bees buzzing in a nearby clover patch. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A buzzing noise was coming from the crown. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z One night, asleep in the dense tropical dark, Maria and Dorothea heard a loud clatter and buzzing somewhere in the house. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her phone buzzed in her hand and she swiped at the image. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, I gave old Jane a buzz again, but her phone didn't answer, so I had to hang up. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z You hurried silently along the river bottom, stung by mosquitoes, hooted by owls, zoomed by bats, buzzed by snakes that rattled among the rocks, mud and fever, darkness and sighing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine’s whistle blows mournfully, a distant sound that somehow cuts through the insistent buzzing in my ears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I took it to ignite my Friday night buzz. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There were insects in Georgetown, alarming numbers of them, buzzing and whirring in the evening air like little helicopters. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Out of one of them suddenly dropped a small scarlet insect, buzzing as it fell. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple was nearly to the Stanford campus when her phone buzzed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z High above, the streetlights were buzzing on, one by one. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “The kufi is for my little brother. He has a buzz cut, not hair like mine.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z As the movie wrapped up and the lights came on, Barack’s cell phone buzzed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He was forced to endure the unwelcome attention of inquisitive flies and insects that buzzed about and walked across him at their leisure. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The campus is buzzing with the horror story. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she could answer all their buzzing with sage words of advice, instead of drowning in questions. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The buzz of the motor changes as it heads for us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z When Sherm said “date,” Bridge’s head buzzed the same way it did when Madame Lawrence pointed at her in French class. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z It is faint, at first, joining the buzz of cicadas. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z After leading the geese toward Montreal, Mr. Lemoncello drifted down to buzz and salute the statues perched atop the pillars at the base of the dome. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The Mess is mostly dark except for the lights along the perimeter of the room that let off a faint electronic buzz. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z His phone buzzes on my desk and he gets up to check it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The bell-shaped yellow fruits hung lazily, drawing buzzing bees that bumped against my window’s netting. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They used their wings to buzz a few simple words, like nectar and sun and hive. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The empty injector buzzed, whirred and retreated into a panel on Festus’s neck. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But before I even had a chance to explain, the guy was buzzing his window up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Yeah. For flies. They love that blue light. Every time you hear that buzz, that’s another fly going bye-bye, off to fly heaven.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Outside the buzzing alarm and the crowded hallways. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z So I buzz Safer, even though it’s on the early side and I’m officially still annoyed at him for acting like a lunatic last night. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Crickets sang in the grass at their feet; cicadas buzzed in the trees overhead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Crawling back in the driver’s seat, he put the wheel into climb position, buzzed up into the air once more, and resumed his flight back to the repair shop. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Dimple loved the buzz of energy, a slightly drunken, heady thing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He lay down on the bed, his eyes half closed, and rubbed his buzzed hair. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z His fingers vibrate with the soft buzz of the clippers. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Waiters were buzzing about all over the place, carrying plates and dishes. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The hook-handed man followed behind her, his walkie-talkie buzzing and crackling. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Her mind buzzed with thoughts of her sister and Benny and eighth grade dances and long pale-pink dresses and corsages. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z That morning I wake up to the buzz of an electric razor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z My brain feels like it is buzzing with information. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Outside the air resounded with buzzing and pitiful screams. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Behind me, I heard a buzzing sound, like a two- hundred-pound hummingbird in a nosedive. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the day, Hazel gathered her things while everyone buzzed around her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The wind no longer rustled the leaves, the car no longer squeaked, and the insects no longer buzzed in the fields. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He’d gone a little different with the Mohawk too, buzzing it close to his scalp and jagging it so it looked like a thunderbolt. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I can hear the buzz of the rider’s Noise starting but for a time the galloping is louder and I can’t hear it clearly. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Boys weren’t allowed inside the Gore house, but they buzzed around it like flies. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Because in addition to joining dangerous gangs and having parties, this Noah also goes out with girls, keeps his hair buzzed and tidy, hangs at The Spot, watches sports with Dad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And indeed a little warning buzz did sound in his brain, but it was not loud enough. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But I couldn't take a chance on giving her a buzz, because she was only a little kid and she wouldn't have been up, let alone anywhere near the phone. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Thousands of flying avatars and ships continued to buzz around the shield, occasionally firing bullets, lasers, missiles, and other projectiles at it, all of which impacted harmlessly on the surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Her phone buzzes again and she looks down at it to see a text message from Maya. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When the Corposcope reaches the bridge of my nose, it buzzes and turns solid pink. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They were like the mosquitoes that would buzz in his ears on summer nights when he left the window open. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As the light grew dimmer, the noises of evening began—the buzz of insects, the rustling of dry leaves, and another sound ... voices? A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, I think we could scrape off his epidermis and smoke it for a buzz. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z And Izzie buzzes around, saying, “Can I show them? Let me show them!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The third stage vibrated quite a bit, not from side to side but with a choppy fore-and-aft motion which was felt as almost a buzz. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The night awakes to buzzing and to cries and barks. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally they hugged, and then Tab buzzed through the crowd toward Bridge. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z "Eventually the buzzing begins. It sounds like a thousand flies are breeding in your ear canals. It drives the victim insane—insane and consumed with an unquenchable rage. Some can resist it, but not many." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z My skin buzzed, like it was crawling with microscopic organisms that had been accumulating steadily since my last shower weeks ago. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A rattlesnake buzzed; Snuffy picked up a stick and lazily beat it into a pulp. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard a faint buzzing sound, like a mosquito flying in and out of striking distance. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z All morning, I feel like I’m quietly buzzing. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Singleton was feeling a light buzz, the thrill of closing in on some truth, something that had been elusive. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “You said you keep the Mud House buzzing,” said Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Another hornet buzzed into my ear and it felt like someone had poured hot wax right down into my brain. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Great insects, angry and buzzing over the steaming jungle, ignoring the fact that every hostile in the area was trying to bring them down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They were in an old kitchen with peeling sea-green wallpaper, a school-bus-yellow fridge buzzing as loud as a Laundromat washer. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Its pine floors creak, windowpanes rattle, flies buzz near the ceiling, curtains flap. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Perspective was a luxury when your head was constantly buzzing with a swarm of demons. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He buzzes me in, and I head for the stairs. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He legs it toward the stables, limbs already buzzing with the steady knowledge of Henry’s body getting incrementally closer to his. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Blues, you have not buzzed in for any more seerah questions.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Maybe it was an interesting story if someone else told it, Hannah thought, but Grandpa Will had a voice that buzzed like the plague of locusts, and he made sour lessons at every pause. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrestlers Luke ran through like a buzz saw. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As I put all the snacks onto the counter, my phone buzzes. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The markets bustled with activity; the taverns and coffeehouses buzzed with conversation; the federal, state, and local governments took up the business they had left off in September. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She got off the bus and walked slowly home, Tyler’s words buzzing in her head. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He wore a stopwatch around his neck, and his hair was buzzed almost all the way down to his head. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I decided he must be feeling better if he was trying to get his buzz on like that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Mom was hovering like a mosquito, buzzing around and around. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z This morning when the annoying buzz erupts from the intercom, Ms. Dale holds open the door. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Two older boys were pushing their way through the crowd—one was tall with a buzz cut, his nose the size of a fat lemon. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The snakes slithered and the insects buzzed and the fish jumped up from the river. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z 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 I run up the steps into school and my phone buzzes. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Low moos and whinnies from outside, the buzz of gossip, the clatter of heels on the cobblestones. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes: Ben, slyly texting from my doorway. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z How else could it rise and shine with the energy I can feel buzzing from the sidewalks and into the hospital's walls before the sun is even up? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He climbs a ladder to get it and hears a loud buzz from overhead. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I was escorted to a forty-by-forty-foot room where more than two dozen incarcerated men sat sadly while uniformed correctional staff buzzed in and out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Hana shrugs, and then her phone buzzes and she pulls it out. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z At dawn, the alarm clock buzzed him awake like an angry rattlesnake. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I just think,” Mom starts to say—but then her phone buzzes in her lap. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I did my best to provide answers, but my head throbbed, and the fluorescent overhead lights buzzed, bright and sickly. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He had so much more of it now, curly and wild, nothing like the buzz cut from the beginning of the year. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Blackberry thrust at it angrily and it flew up, buzzing, into the sunshine. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The insects buzzed round his ears and suddenly a little cloud of flies flew up, disturbed from a projecting stone. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the gore so much, but the adrenaline buzz that went with the job, that quick hot rush in your veins when the choppers settled down and you had to do things fast and right. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we leave, Justin’s phone buzzes, and he gets that look again—that Chad look—and he shoves his reading pile into his bag and moves to the hall. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Her phone has been buzzing in her pocket. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Alice’s phone seemed to be at her ear before it buzzed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z My whole body buzzes with satisfaction as I take another sip. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She could no longer hear the buzzing of cruel insect wings. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "And that means it goes so fast you can't even hear the separate beats. It must sound just like a buzz." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Every nerve in my body was alive and buzzing. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Tad kicked at a board and ran a hand over his buzzed hair. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When we entered we saw with amazement that he had spread out his sugar as of old; the flies, lethargic with the autumn, were beginning to buzz into the room. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They noticed that the bees in each hive buzzed busily as Wiglaf wriggled past them. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z What if the children kept coming like the millions of flies constantly buzzing around them? Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Once he was inside the arcade, Kyle’s ears were bombarded by the blare, buzz, and bells of three dozen educational video games. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But his head was buzzing, and his left hand throbbed horribly, and he saw his two fingers again, lying on the roof, and then he thought of his mother, his poor mother…. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s quiet except for the clacking hooves and buzzing insects in the yellowed grass. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The news guys were buzzing around, checking their gear and everything. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got there, the Odoms’ house was buzzing like a beehive. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z My body buzzed with fury after hearing that tape. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There’s a dull lightbulb buzzing over my head, hanging on a skinny wire from the ceiling. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It made her think of rot—of old garbage left out in the sun, buzzing with flies, crawling with rats. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Then Dad disappeared, and I waited and waited while nurses buzzed around. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Scholars greeted the visitor and moved into the room, some sitting around the table, some in the armchairs, and soon a buzz of conversation filled the air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I thought maybe I might stop in a phone booth and give old Jane Gallagher a buzz before I started bumming my way west, but I wasn't in the mood. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Lina felt as if a swarm of insects was inside her head, buzzing so loudly she couldn’t think. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Campbell was an efficient sort, a portly gentleman who buzzed around the room with his white coat flapping behind him like a cape. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t hear any buzzing,” he said, and twirled his finger beside his temple. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The wine, the food, the sun, the sway of the litter, the buzzing of the flies, all conspired to make Tyrion sleepy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Rashid considered his options, then followed Tad as the message from the emergency line repeated, accompanied by the sound of running water and the buzz of broken electrical lines overhead. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They passed through industrial neighborhoods, where the orb buzz was drowned out by the sound of clanging hammers and the whir of saws. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Thandiwe nodded, and the guard flew off to join a squadron that was buzzing around the bossling’s head, hammering blows that didn’t seem to faze the monster. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Then a telephone buzzed, and while the nurse answered it, Lyra stooped quickly to recover the other tin, the one containing the spy-fly, and put it in the pouch with file alethiometer. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I reach Dylan’s building and press his apartment number, and he buzzes me up immediately, which is great because I’m not about that waiting life today. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I throw back my coffee, watch a horsefly buzz against Aibileen’s screen door, knocking with its hard ugly head, whap, whap, whap, until it falls down on the step. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The ship’s speaker system buzzed with announcements, calls for lost and found children, and misplaced belongings. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Madge takes the chair next to me, taps her foot, and buzzes into her mouthpiece. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z As he spoke, his voice echoed and re-echoed and reechoed again, mixing its sound with the buzz of activity all around them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A mosquito buzzed by his ear, and he swatted at it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z How could they sit there without twitching a muscle, even with the black flies buzzing under their bonnet brims? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A fly buzzes above the bed, hitting its body over and over against a window sealed forever by too many layers of renter’s paint. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Clouds of flies drifted over us, their buzzing a faint background droning. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z So many of them clustered on the screen that their buzzing made her ears ring. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My head gets all fuzzy like I’m buzzing on beer, but I’m not even drinking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes on the table, and my heart just swoops. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The place was stiflingly hot and noisy and buzzing with flies. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Morning brought the shimmery buzz of insect clouds and the chatter of waking birds, but still no traffic sounds on the road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He'd sit at the kitchen table with his flyswatter, watch the flies darting from wall to wall, buzzing here, buzzing there, harried and rushed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes with a new email notification. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I sat a few feet away, entranced, close enough to hear the angry low-pitched buzzing of his wings, so at odds with his jewel-like appearance and jaunty attitude. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I’d buzzed through chemistry quickly in my home schooling, but I remembered muriatic acid. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Class didn’t start for a few minutes, and the room buzzed with conversation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Until my phone buzzes in the back pocket of my jeans. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I’m certainly buzzed and I get dizzy moshing my head, my hair slapping me in the face, but I’ve still got balance. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Radar ran a hand through his buzz cut and shook his head. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Except that the world buzzed and that he shook all the time, he thought he was doing remarkably well. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been posed so often that he seemed to know what was wanted of him when the press corps buzzed around, prompting the reporters to dub him “Movie Star.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And I feel it in my stomach, like a tiny buzzing cell phone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes briefly, telling me its battery is dying. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My head buzzes from trying to look everywhere at once. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A firefly buzzes around the room, finding him and not me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Late Sunday night/early Monday morning Angela buzzed me with a red alert text, a link somebody had posted to the fan page set up by Nicole’s well-wishers. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Jamming devices located throughout the offices made constant buzzing noises. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z So I told her everything, from finding Aunt Florentine’s head resting on the mound of marigolds, to the bees buzzing around her and Tidings running for the hearse. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z After a while, as the night deepens, you feel a funny buzzing in your ears. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And it’s quiet—so quiet you can hear the buzz of the makeshift lighting that has been set up outside. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The ditch came up out of the buzzing grass. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes a high-pitched buzzing noise to communicate with its fellows. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There is too much information buzzing in my brain to focus on any single part of it, so I give up trying and let myself drift off. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Insects buzzed around her, lazy dragonflies and glistening green wasps and stinging midges almost too small to see. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That night at dinner the exasperating buzzing of the singsong had conquered the sound of the rain. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When my phone buzzed, I assumed it was one of these kids, but it wasn’t. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Garden servants buzzed about, pruning, watering, and extracting perfume to be used in the Belle-products. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He fluttered away from the hand and buzzed to the other side of the swamp monster’s great head. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Maya just preened a little as Grace’s phone buzzed again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There’s a murmuring in the room, like the buzz of excited bees before they embark on their morning mission to the garden, but it’s quiet in Maddy and Stephanie’s station. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I heard a strange buzzing noise in here. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The interest and enthusiasm we’d generated with the garden—the positive news coverage, the letters pouring in from around the country—only confirmed for me that I could generate buzz around a good idea. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Even though it’s the final demonstration, the briefing auditorium buzzes at the sound of Dylan’s name. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Finally, the poor phone lets out a pitiful buzz, and the red location marker updates on my map. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A painful throbbing had started behind her eyes and a mosquito was buzzing nearby and she felt suddenly, guiltily grateful that she had a blue American passport in her bag. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The loud buzz drilled into Finn’s skull and made his teeth ache. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He did not appear all day, though Ranofer watched for him constantly, his head buzzing with questions as he worked. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z One day, in a moment of despair, he revealed that Crick made his ears buzz. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z There is the buzzing of bees and the melody of songbirds in the trees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He watched flies buzz in circles above the burial places. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was Thursday, third period, and for the first time in a long while Fadi felt a sense of eager anticipation buzz through his body. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I think about how hard the bench is beneath me and how the truck always vibrates, even on flat ground, buzzing in my bones. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Just one little comment would have had the fence buzzing, but all was quiet or one of the boys would have mentioned it to me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I was becoming irritated, and I could see that Algernon, upset by the smoke, the buzzing, the unaccustomed surroundings, was moving around in his cage nervously. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He leaves, and my phone buzzes again inside the jacket. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Before anyone else knew what was happening, the frame hit the ground near the boys and exploded, buzzing and transforming into an angry cloud of stingers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Yes. You see, you pull up a pin to get the fly in and then he sits in there and buzzes.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With a buzz of anticipation, I sprung out of bed and found the loose board, only to have Shady call upstairs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Otis dumps the rest of the meat at the tree line, leaving it in a heap that buzzes with flies. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He heard his babas voice, but other things too: a bullfrog’s croak, the buzz of a thousand cicadas, creatures he couldn’t name. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The next morning in court one of the prosecutors made the announcement that White and everyone in the buzzing gallery were expecting: Ernest Burkhart refused to testify for the state. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then he glanced down at his forefinger, crawling with flies, and popped it in his mouth and sucked the buzzing insects off. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But he was sleepy, his head buzzed drowsily. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My fingers buzzed, and then the small boy made of mist and mischief climbed out of the clouds. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Backstage at the theater, everybody was buzzing with excitement. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The room buzzed with indignation when the banging resumed, louder than ever. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I know when people die. It’s this feeling I get, like a buzzing in my ears.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I don’t know what I spected—some kind a stirring—but it’s just a regular old hot Friday with flies buzzing on the screen. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But a thousand questions buzzed behind his eyes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Did you text Dimple? Did my phone buzz?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Doli, still muttering angrily about his buzzing ears, rode last, as rear guard, although he flatly refused to make himself invisible no matter what the circumstances. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Something buzzed past my head, and blood pooled from a man’s arm just in front of me, a man I didn’t even know. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He left behind the pain and buzzing in his head; they were shut out by the wide dark distance. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The air was full of humming and buzzing and scraping. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We’re in our costumes, buzzed on Halloween candy and trying to sit through our presentations until it’s time to go to the festival. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z All the orbs were the same color, but they didn't all buzz at the same pitch. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He spoke with this buzzing, flat kind of voice. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The performance stopped, the town buzzing at the commotion at the side of the park. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I was lying in bed, wide-awake, completely incapable of shutting down either my brain or my body, when my phone buzzed on the table beside me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z First he heard the buzz of airplane engines. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The little space above the cap’s adjustable headband showed the buzzed hairline of his seamed neck. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I heard the rounds whining and buzzing around my head like angry bees. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The night buzzed with the whispers of their neighbors gossiping around them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z We sharpen their ears to the malicious, hardly audible buzz of the smaller shells that are not easily distinguishable. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if the book is breathing and pulsing in my hand, buzzing with its own vibrant energy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The TV in the living room was buzzing with its usual "You are not the father." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I’d been looking for the right time, the right moment, to ask the question that had been buzzing around in my head and keeping me up at night. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s only a flare gun! I haven’t got a radio. The flare lets them know we’re here, if they don’t hear us buzzing them and put the lights on for us.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z This time, the village was not quiet and empty as it had been on the previous nights, but was buzzing like a wasp's nest. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I felt the trickle at the back of my mind, the buzz that pushed past even my anger, and had to close my eyes at the flash of images that followed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z By now the noise in the classroom had grown to a low buzz. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Sheed’s natural inclination to fight his cousin buzzed stronger than ever. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A mosquito buzzed around his nose, but he was too sleepy to swipe at it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z More spilled out of his eyes, ears, and mouth, and the container echoed with their evil, unnaturally loud buzzing. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The air was filled with the buzz of a hundred students at recess, punctuated by yells, laughter, and, occasionally, Mrs. Fields’s piercing whistle. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I was already starting down the sidewalk when I heard the toot of a horn and the buzz of an electric window. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z With each stop, news that the horse was coming buzzed up the telegraph wires, and a new throng would gather farther along the route. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma came back in the afternoon when the buzz of a bee around the garden was almost lulling me to sleep. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Shut up. Anyway, I’m not sneaking around. I have nothing to—” Her phone buzzed again. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I was on the point of raising myself over the bow when I heard a gentle thrashing buzz. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They had almost reached Finn’s house when they heard the buzzing. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I walk back down the hill, the word we buzzing inside my head like a fly in a small room. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I was balancing my lunch tray on my lap in a bathroom stall, my head in a viselike grip between my hands, when my phone buzzed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A little buzz was going around the room as people shifted in their seats. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I’ve left it on my desk, where it buzzes against the wood and makes my heart practically explode. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A buzz and hum filled the air; then the Transvice recoiled and shot out a beam of white light that sliced into the woman’s body. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I brushed at a bluebottle buzzing at my head. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Fuzzy little yellow jackets buzzed around the honeysuckle on the alley fence. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The only sound was the wind over the flood, except for a tiny insect buzz that came and went. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Harry got back into his bunk with his head buzzing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It’s fuzzy, covered with bright blue fur striped with bits of gold and silver, and buzzing slightly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My blood pressure is so high my entire body buzzes like the fluorescent lights above me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “The whole house is buzzing like a ruddy beehive.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His ears buzzed and he had to grip the saddle strings tightly to stay erect. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Missing, too, was the ever-present buzz of diesel generators. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z On her perch, Hazel could feel the water beneath her buzzing with greedy anticipation. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The fear that I was in it kept buzzing through me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I just waited, hoping the conversation wouldn’t end here and that the phone would buzz one more time. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As I walked, the ridiculous words drummed themselves into my head over and over again, rising to the rhythm of a buzzing noise: Three blind mice... three blind mice, See how they run! Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I remember how it was at first: dazzling warehouses buzzing with light, where entire shelves boast nothing but hair spray, tooth-whitening cream, and foot powders. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as I felt myself finally drifting off, my phone buzzed. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Already sunlight was slanting across the yard, and in the stillness the flies buzzed about a patch of dung a few feet away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He realized for the first time that each color of orb buzzed at a slightly different pitch. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But when I got inside this phone booth, I wasn't much in the mood any more to give old Jane a buzz. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He felt that familiar buzz again, but he couldn’t stop to look lest he attract his mother’s attention. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They listened, and the loudest noise was the buzzing of flies over the spilled guts. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Suddenly a swarm of bluebottles rose into the air with an angry whining buzz, revealing the rotting corpse beneath. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A week later, just before Thanksgiving, Stella’s classroom buzzed: A large box of books had just been donated to Riverside from Mountain View School. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A buzz fills the air, along with a piercing scream. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A moment later our intercom buzzed, a jarring blat-blat that punched right through my flesh and bones. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z But now all I heard was a beetle buzzing past; up the hillside I saw a few fireflies blinking, the first I had seen this year. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Grasshoppers crackled, a locust buzzed, a woodpecker blammed against a faraway hollow tree. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her phone buzzed just then, and Grace glanced over at it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z My head is buzzing, and my heart is beating fast, for some reason. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He reached for a black cord pinned to his sheet and buzzed the nurse’s station. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z What I did do, I gave old Sally Hayes a buzz. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z If anything, from the glares being shot across the sand, the muttering, and the buzzing tension, it looked like things had only become worse. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes we'd hitch rides with the various staff members or visitors who buzzed in and out. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Some kid in a leftover Halloween mask was flying a skeleton kite intentionally low, buzzing us. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Drew ran his fingers over his buzz cut. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Milkman sat on the edge of his bed; everything was still except for the light buzzing in his head. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She could taste their rage at Wick’s abominations, distinguish each soul’s flickering memories as they buzzed through the air. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Bugs buzzed around their ankles and past their eyes; brown earth stained their hands, and pebbles got into their shoes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I hear the buzz of his transistor radio. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Migrate over greater distances...My head buzzed, and I felt a little dizzy. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z How the whole of human civilization is nothing more than a mosquito’s annoying buzz to the universe. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It had buzzed nonstop for the last hour, but each ring made me jump. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Every now and then, he would ask, casually, “Do you hear a buzz?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Flies buzz in the air, drawn by dirt and debris. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z His head was buzzing with the hot smell of metal. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The buzzing insects, the wet sweat, and the hot dry dust made the afternoon seem to last forever. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Bees buzzed through honeysuckle and jasmine, which filled the afternoon air with a dizzying mix of perfumes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They were covered with flies, millions of flies, their buzzing providing a white-noise background to the screams and the wails. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The revelations of the past half hour buzz in my mind. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z For once he actually wanted the police to pay attention to him, and they were telling him to buzz off. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Those first hours are associated in my memory with one sound, not one you’d guess, not the yipping of the hyena or the hissing of the sea: it was the buzzing of flies. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 The TV was still buzzing, its lights dancing across the carpet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My head was buzzing; the same thought surfacing over and over: not to be separated from my father. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry went to bed with his head buzzing with the same question. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Eliza scowled and waved a towel at the flies buzzing above the bowl. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It came to life and buzzed my entire skeleton. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z We would be hard-pressed to get past this fence on our own—thirty feet high and always buzzing with electricity, topped with razor-sharp curls of steel. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A bright, tangy smell that buzzed between her teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Alex is opening his mouth to answer when June’s phone buzzes from her robe pocket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As soon as I say this, my phone buzzes in my back pocket. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There are so many nervous-energy particles buzzing through the air, we might create our own aurora borealis. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I whirl around, marching off to my room, the air still buzzing with anger. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Finally, though, I was allowed to return to the care and safety of the family, so I quick buzzed to L.A. airport before anybody’s mind changed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “The buzzing of the wings of beetles,” replied his tutor at once. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “This hive of industry,” as the Director was fond of calling it, was in the full buzz of work. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The police boats drew closer, their motors buzzing like a cloud of hornets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The smell of fermented fruit was overpowering, and a haze of escaped flies lifted off the tables like a buzzing veil every time Morgan moved. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This is a worse buzz than the one at the front door. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Shh,” I say again, cuz my chest is starting to rise, my Noise starting to buzz too loud to be of any use at all. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I type back: “My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery-always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What's this passion for?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Gregor's small limbs buzzed as the time for eating had come. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The stale, silent air of the hold buzzes in my ears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In that shop he sometimes made skinning knives out of cracked buzz saw blades and sold them to hunters in the fall for five or six bucks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The alarm clock and my head were still buzzing. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Another plane buzzed overhead, kicking up a stinging spray of water. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z His hair is cut short, buzzed very close, and between that and the stubble on his jaw, he looks different, older, and, yes, hot. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I can hear the buzz of insects, the calling of a wildcat or wolf, and sometimes the voice of a person, a man or a woman calling out a name or yelling at their children. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Attendants buzz in and out of the room, and servants carry supplies and push golden carts. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Flies buzzed easily around his face: his lips and eyes, the blood on his head, the tear in his stomach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Students are speaking around Kalinda loudly, buzzing with anticipation, and whenever there’s a break in the noise, I can tell even from where I stand, it’s because Kalinda is speaking. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Their lights were still on, and she couldn't make out their words over the buzz of the orb lights until she was just outside the doorway. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The low buzz of chatter stopped when they walked in. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It was nice at first—like crumpling paper or a fly’s endlessly buzzing wings—but after a while, I began to hear things in the noise. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Despite the cold evening, she was buzzing with warmth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Dad’s TV interview was the buzz of the Keys, and she didn’t want to deal with the stares and whispers at the local market. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The silence between us swells and fills the room; a fly buzzes angrily against the French doors. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I input the code, and the buzzing of the electricity stopped. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As he walked Ben looked for the plane again and listened for the old buzzing sound, the old familiar anthem of an approaching plane to announce the descent of his father. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, Annabelle’s phone buzzes, and it’s a text from her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It moved again, and I heard a faint buzzing sound. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It was still a bit strange, but the feeling was lighter this time, less like needles and more like a buzzing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I limped back to Anker’s and found the common room buzzing with excited folk talking about the fire in the Fishery. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One with a buzz cut, brown complexion shades lighter than her own, and another with glasses, fuller brown hair, and light tan skin like Dahlia’s. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He remembers the acrid odor of flames, the buzzing of flies, children crying, the taste of dust and blood on his tongue. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I blink at the fluorescent lights in the room; a faint buzz emanates from them and reminds me of the lights in my high school library. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Less than a second later my phone buzzes with his reply: Yees! Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, another angry buzz runs down the line, this one tinged with surprise. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The driveway curves around to the front of the house, and I keep it cool even as my phone keeps buzzing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “But it would explain how the person got upstairs, why the doorman didn’t buzz you.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z A young woman with a buzz cut throwing two fingers up at the windows of the Daily Mail. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Her knees were buzzing, bloody, and each move, each step made her draw in short gusts of air. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z At once a furious buzzing filled the room. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Good training for when we’re all Aurors,” said Ron excitedly, attempting the Impediment Curse on a wasp that had buzzed into the room and making it stop dead in midair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But for the buzzing sound that the fence was making, he would have run right into it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The grass was buzzing in the moonlight where my shadow walked on the grass. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Her angry words buzzed around me, stinging like wasps. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z My head pounding in my ears and buzzing with the sound of the giant ocean. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The air was buzzing and Hazel couldn’t seem to think. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes with a message from Isabella. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I take a seat nearby, watch Emery’s leg twitch now and then, and listen to the buzz of the ink scratching into her skin. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Bekhir asked, raising an eyebrow at Hugh, who had long ago dropped his act and was now gulping down stew with abandon, bees buzzing happily around his head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The fly’s tiny black legs flayed the air fiercely, then its wings were free again, buzzing noisily, but its body remained glued fast. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Diego buzzed with energy, like the physical confines of his body couldn’t contain him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z As long as I could spot the person hurting the most, I could feel the warm buzz filling me up inside, like a hit to a junkie. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The first time the power went off after he arrived, the buzzing, whirring, piping sounds of her UPS startled him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But at the moment I should have come closest of all, it started: the buzzing, the chill, and the nausea. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Not the terrifying buzz of nightmares, not the low buzz of sleepy bees, but the buzz of the people of Bone Gap, all of whom seemed to be gathered in Finn’s front yard. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Okay, time is up,” Ms. Hawkins says as her small timer buzzes. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Raymie heard a rustle of something in the bushes, the hum of electricity from the streetlight, the buzz of insect wings. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Then the world had turned upside down: I had entered a university, where I’d wandered into an auditorium and listened, eyes wide, mind buzzing, to lectures on American history. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I buzzed once and asked for her by name, but the gruff voice said I had the wrong place. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I froze in fear, feeling a tingling sensation that started in the center of my spine and moved upward, increasing in strength as it went, until my forehead buzzed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Bram announced that certain parts of the state’s evidence would be conceded by the accused, and there was a buzz in the court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The buzzing fan kicked in, and I stared in the mirror. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z After a pause he added, “But I don’t want their souls buzzing round me, all the same.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She could feel the buzz it was making before she touched it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Behind her, a busy signal buzzed from the abandoned receiver. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Or Dad—that Dad hadn’t buzzed a finger off in the workshop or something. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She tracked them through miles of rain forest, over fallen logs and into creeks, past gnarled thickets of thorns and stagnant pools buzzing with mosquitoes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My tummy’s gurgles and grunts harmonized with the buzz. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The radio bleeps and buzzes and squawks and crackles so much that it's impossible to hear a word. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z There was no buzz of fear or speculation, however: Clearly, the news of Katie’s fate had not yet spread. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z During school hours, the front door is locked and kids have to be buzzed in. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I just get to stroll through the beehive and watch the drones buzz from book to book, filling up their heads so they can dump them out into test booklets a week from now. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The mosquitoes from a fetid stream that ran through this part of the town buzzed in the room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We spend a fitful night, woken by one another’s nightmares, minds buzzing with the next day’s plans. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I’m in Alabama, under the shade of a magnolia with red ants crawling up my trouser legs and the buzz of gnats swarming my head. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The buzz of alcohol warmed him, made the world seem even better than before. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z With all this buzz about burning crosses and the KKK, his Dinoland plans must be pretty much dead. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It buzzed the way you’d expect a drill like that to buzz. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I watched in slow, dawning horror as a dozen girls jumped down from their bunks and gathered in a buzzing huddle at the center of the room. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Genie was buzzing about the whole Crab/Grandpop interaction, trying to figure out what it all meant. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z We both woke up at the same time to the buzzing jangle of the alarm clock. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The fly fell on its back to the wooden floor of the porch, righted itself, then flew off, buzzing loudly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I could hear a bee buzzing nearby, and I tugged on the straps of my backpack, hurrying up the porch steps. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z No longer deafened by the bombs, I finally notice something circling and buzzing over my head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the roar of the heater, the buzz of dial tone. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When a person is clearheaded, the frontal lobe becomes freed of the humming and buzz of external pressure. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Say you’re driving down the road and your phone buzzes with a text. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We get sick as soon as they start to buzz and bite. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I wait by the stairs, my ears buzzing with fear as every second seems like an hour. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The words buzzed in my ears, and everything stopped. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He buzzes around for a bit, like a nervous bumblebee. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Seems like thinking you’re ’bout to get busted in the head with a buzzing stone and not having it happen makes you want to give a good old whoop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Her phone, sitting beside her on the table, started to buzz. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z A murmuring intensifies, the room buzzing like a beehive poked with a stick. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I hear only the buzzing of flies feasting on the human corpse. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought maybe I might give old Jane another buzz and see if she was home yet. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Then the bird started again, and some kind of buzzing insect and then a chattering and a cawing, and soon there was the same background of sound. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The buzzing sounded again, louder, deafening, like a swarm of giant bees preparing to attack. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The contestants had to buzz in like they did on Jeopardy! Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It was soft and warm at the same time, with no buzz. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Everyone is restless and chatting, signing one another’s yearbooks, paper airplanes soaring through the back rows, cell phones buzzing on tabletops. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z ‘But how? Is it by the way it hums and buzzes?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And if the quiet buzz in the dugout as we pack up and get ready to head back to the Firebus is any indication, nobody else can, either. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z |
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