He lifted his chin and stared dead-on into the face of the man chasing him. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was all Florida could do not to chase after Dallas and flee. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Every time they chased him from the tree, he’d just run off a little way and circle back, then stand off far enough away that they’d rally around my tree again. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never see who is chasing and calling me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The monkey jumps from her lap and chases the elephant around the throne. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, one of us would act like a cop chasing the other one. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I had to bump past a few people in the hall, run down the back stairs, and chase him down on the path around the academic center. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was no longer chasing rainbows; I was looking at my pot of gold and everyone at the foundation had witnessed my fight. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And he tried to do sex with a daughter of a yeoman, but she escaped and he chased her across the moor. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

At first I thought to chase after this man, the yunka stranger. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe what I was doing was, in fact, chasing some sort of freedom. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I chased the man for a block before I realized that Grandfather was out of danger. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her shock was chased by a blush, confirming his suspicions regarding the decency of the compliment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And he scurries off to “the back,” an alleyway behind our row of buildings where the boys chase each other for hours and hours. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Now she chased around three slowly sinking pieces of sliced lemon until she caught them. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And he could never know that Charley’s interest in him was purely courteous; if he did, he would be hurt in his misanthropy, for Charley has no interest in cats whatever, even for chasing purposes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I wonder if there are, in fact, police chasing after him. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I looked back and there was nobody chasing us, but it felt like we’d be caught any second. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

This is precisely the reason that many police departments in recent years have banned high-speed chases. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m not like the fools who watch my show. I don’t like suspense. Cut to the chase.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As he stepped out into the yard under the sun, Seth wondered how much of what he had heard had actually been something chasing him, and how much had been invented by his flustered imagination. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

We were, I sensed, going to cut to the chase. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sounds of the people chasing them had ceased. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They chased him as he galloped around and around the courtyard with Somkit clinging onto his back like a baby monkey. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Dolphins, very fast swimmers, play about boats and ships much like dogs chase cars: they race along until they can no longer keep up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Expressions of shock, of horror, and of anger chased each other across Hymir’s huge face, but he said nothing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux’s Time Suck bucked after them like a marshal chasing stagecoach robbers in the old black-and-white Westerns Grandma liked. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Toddling Callie, wobbling Mona; they seemed to be always emerging from under the kitchen table — Callie on a mysterious errand, Mona forever chasing that sister gone around the corner. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I think it was easier chasing after your dad than it is chasing after you.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beto chased Cari up from the river, racing through spots of light and shadow as the summer sun poured through the trees. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They enjoyed their games, with the hare chasing them in circles and the baboon children trying to catch him by his ears. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

More often a guard would chase him away from the gate or from standing near the high fence with the barbed wire along the top of it. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They chased her to the end of the pier, and without breaking her stride the woman bounded up a set of crates and took a flying leap over the water, arms outspread like wings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We chased the scotch with Tusker beers and played a round of poker. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just cut to the chase, okay? What exactly are your recommendations, Hal?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Tss! Why you listen to her? Why you want to follow behind her, chasing her words? She is like this crab.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I went to her house to say I was sorry and her dad chased me away.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Were here for the Shetani, not a random chase through the jungle.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I will send some men with you to toe edge of toe chase,” said Robin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and described Gum Baby’s break-in, the chase through the Bottle Tree forest, and finally our fight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Two warriors had come after her and Mama, chased them down like animals. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He would have chased the fellow across the grass. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kids my age are chasing after one another, playing a game of hide-and-seek freeze tag. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“You should see how the prices of dried milk rise every day, as if somebody is chasing them.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The most obvious was that a number of engines and dozens of firefighters were sent on a wild-goose chase and did not get to the fire for many minutes. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Barefoot boys gave chase to cars and buses, waving bags of quinces. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The four or five inhabitants took turns cooking for one another, went drinking together, and chased women together, without success. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanton wrote to one of her sons and asked him to imagine that they were walking in a field and a bull began chasing them. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I shrug and chase him across the Pit floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Did the tree chase him and his parents out? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Conrad’s voice was less enthusiastic than usual, but still he made his chase for the phone until he was ordered to halt. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog chases the cat The cat chases the mouse. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The three of them were chasing a raggy-tailed rooster around the courtyard. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father chased after her and tried to pull her away. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

If the donkey sees one of these dancers, it will chase them into the bush and kick them with its mighty legs. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

His dogs saw him running and chased him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had sneaked down to the stables and taken out a fat little pony and somehow forced him into a gallop, chasing those boys down to the riverbank. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Ras said chase them! It is time Ras the Exhorter become Ras the DESTROYER!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they are victims of professional narcissism and write as if the reader were interested in every blind alley, fool’s errand, and wild-goose chase they engaged in while exploring the topic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

What she specifically thought of was Baachan sobbing and chasing her out of the kitchen. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

If I told the judge about the men having chased us, the governor could use my words as weapons against us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes he chased us—his fat arms out to the side; his fat fingers opening and closing; his legs stiff like Frankenstein’s monster, like the mummy dragging its foot; growling; laughing- crying. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kwasi ran off then, laughing as he chased the grasshopper, his bare feet barely skimming the dusty ground. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they went chasing after a squirrel or something.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I just hope this isn’t a wild goose chase, you know?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I told stories learned from Don Berto or made up some of my own, none so scary as to chase away sleep. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I did the same, chasing, grabbing, and throwing them down. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I turned back toward the lawn, horrified to see my family being chased by wild animals and the wild animals being chased by agents, who were firing their guns. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Baptist John was the nickname of a tracker famed for being run over by a police car that was chasing him, breaking his leg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when Katie came in and lit the gas, chasing the shadows away and paling the light in the stove windows, it was like a great sin that she committed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

T.R. had long since jumped down to chase something, and the mules were restless, but I liked being with Grandpa like this, just him and me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s all a chase, and when the race is done, I think I pity women chaste who run.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was the Stan Smith chasing after balls I had hit and missing some of them! Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss and his friends watched, frozen in place, as two cops clad in all black chased after the fleeing students, one of them with a baton raised in the air. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We ran and they chased us and we beat them.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The imps had not been able to lay a finger on her, and Muriel had been too injured to give proper chase. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I tell him I think Mango is chasing the squirrels this year. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Last night I had a bad dream, though. Someone was chasing me in a dark alley. I crawled into Maman’s bed and we cried ourselves to sleep.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Rex paid them no attention; he bounded past like they were standing still and quickly closed the gap on Jordan, nipping at his heels and chasing him out of the park and down the block. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The answer was easy: TV Duke would chase after Tater and rescue him. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Grim, he's okay sometimes, like when Tony D. chased us into the pond, but most of the time he thinks he knows everything, which he doesn't. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The girl is standing by her tree, watching the giant bird chase around my stupid dog, and she’s laughing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“And send me off on some goose chase?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had had dreams as a child, dreams every child had, of the witch who chased him down dark alleys, between lawn trees, and finally into rooms from which he could not escape. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A monster, a maiden, a sylph of the ice. You kissed me, whispered stories in my ear. You sang to me and held me as I slept. Your laugh chased me into waking.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Not that Ophie was one to chase after more chores, but this seemed different than carrying trays and making sure Mrs. Caruthers’s room was as warm as August. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I was peeved and about to chase him off when I noticed he was looking on with interest, like maybe he wanted to join in. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Two guards chase down a reporter and cameraman sprinting toward our dorms. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My mom and I kept running, down the staircase into the street, breaking into the darkness with death chasing behind us. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I remember you threw sand at me and then tried to run away, but I chased you down the beach.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the animals had chased Jones and his men out on to the road and slammed the five-barred gate behind them. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The bill of sale in his shirt pocket would mean very little to armed patrolmen chasing a trespasser. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not my dog that exploded out from darkness to chase the wolves away. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She loves watching rain beat on people and lightning chase people inside. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“If that’s all I am, why you chasing me so bad?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The one time I entered the bathroom before classes they chased me out with insults and rough shoves. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was only one thing to do: to fetch their spears and to chase the son-in-law away from the home. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And we sat in the sorrow for a while, until the mosquitoes collected around us and chased us indoors. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers traced the edge of the sill, chasing shadows. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The cocker spaniel heard the commotion and he ran out from the barn to join the chase. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Dad, hoping he’d ask him what he was talking about, but he was watching MacDuff chase a squirrel. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Emily’s mom dug through her purse, the hem of her patchwork sundress chasing itself around her ankles in the breeze. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I was just starting to feel grateful that he was here when he booked out of here like the devil was chasing him. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes of chasing after the pig, we become tired and let it go. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tall man sings mournfully as he chases a beautiful woman down a mountain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At first they thought that pigeons defecating in their antenna were to blame, but after chasing away the birds and cleaning out the droppings, the hiss remained. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Bertha had been worried that he was going to chase the cats, and I have to admit I had worried about that a little bit, too. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Ivan ran in circles around the barn, yelling, while the goats chased him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Panic overtook them, and the next moment all the animals together were chasing them round and round the yard.They were gored, kicked, bitten, trampled on. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

You could not chase after a boy with your machete and enter the kingdom of heaven. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Lidewij, her eyeliner running down her cheeks, duly horrified, chasing us up the sidewalk. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t be surprised if you turn out better than Charlie Weasley, and he could have played for England if he hadn’t gone off chasing dragons.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I thought about chasing after her, but she’d dig into me about the fat girl needing protection and I didn’t have time for that. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Out of nowhere Mom starts crying and apologizing for breaking up the family to chase her equine dreams. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She ran out to the porch and waved her hands over her head as if she were chasing off an attack of mud wasps. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Inej looked down at the wolves chasing each other around the rotunda floor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Inside were pictures of young maidens doing hunter stuff, chasing monsters, shooting bows. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The men chasing them were undercover police officers—but Antonio didn't know that when he fired. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Very well. Cut to the chase I shall. That fraud Fred is skating on thin ice.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I also chased birds in the helicopter, but of course that was not part of our training. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she was too busy chasing a fly to answer. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

In summer the children had played barefoot into the evening, chasing one another until their shadows grew long. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

How else could she explain sitting silently on the seat of a stolen police boat while other police boats chased right behind? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Calvin’s parents know about the chasing. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

‘Three suns already have risen on our chase and brought no counsel,’ said Gimli. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But whenever that worry enters, I drive it away as fast as I can, just as you have to chase away an ant as soon as you spot it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They were shunted off to a nanny, who chased them around like naughty mice and fed them beer when she wanted peace. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope this isn’t another wild-goose chase, Butler,” he said, his voice soft and clipped. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Henry chased down the ball and kicked it back up the street. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I look over my shoulder expecting everybody to be chasing us down with bats or the cops, but it isn’t either. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He must have been chased by something extremely frightening to make him cross the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They beat her away and chased her up the mountain. They killed her there by your rock. Her cubs must have died there too.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Way down, there was a man playing with two little kids, running in circles and making them chase him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Bodega broke away from wherever he was at in his mind, peeled his eyes off Vera, and chased after me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Cordelia has lit a cigarette and is looking out the window, where several squirrels are chasing one another around the lawn. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was chasing a group of three teenaged gang members. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I would rush to the outhouse, holding the bedpan steady and trying to chase away a pack of hungry dogs that followed me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

A breathless military voice whispered from the undergrowth, “Will do, old chum. See you back at the Abbey. Have a good chase now, cheerio.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I’d finally had enough of chasing after a ghost who did not want to be discovered. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The car that had chased him from the house was right on his tail. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

A good chase with a few near misses added tension to the eventual crime scene. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“She’ll chase me off the front porch and try to marry you to a lawyer.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even from far away, I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands chase each other in circles on her lap as she takes a wooden rocking chair in the darkest corner of the study. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I stood up and opened the door and Winn-Dixie flew through it like something big and ugly and mean was chasing him. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The “suspect” arrested by Patrolman Hoy as he was being chased from the meeting has, at present writing, not been identified publicly. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shouting, screaming, and crying from our home chased me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I look at the moons one more time, the smaller one chasing the larger one, two brightnesses up there, still light enough to cast shadows, ignorant of the troubles of men. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

A quarter way around the Fist he chased the wolf before he lost him again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Amil and I went our secret way again so nobody can chase us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Since Volta was no longer throwing things and wasn’t chasing him out, Rowan grabbed a chair and sat down, far enough away to give Volta some space. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Afterward, the men yanked our torn crapes off our feet, untied us, and chased us out of their village, waving their spears and machetes, and screaming after us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It starts with a scary chase sequence and ends with me falling off a building, where the fall feels like an intense forever as I scream and scream and then I finally jerk awake. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I chased him into a clearing, where he hopped into a prickly bush. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A single officer—even a single officer in the heat of the chase—would have had to pause and wait for backup. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The chickens weren’t in the chicken yard, of course, because I had shut the gate when I chased them out. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was the breathlessly anxious fun of chasing and catching flitting fireflies on drowsy summer nights. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The witches were not bothering to chase me. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He alternated between running off to chase the dog and returning to hold her hand. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first baseman fumbles off to chase the short stop’s bad throw. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

After it had done this, it resumed its chase of the boy, only to stop again when it came to the frogs jumping about on the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he dreamed he chased some gigantic rabbit and couldn’t quite catch it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded gratefully as the bell rang, chasing away that image of the sandy-haired paramedic with the green eyes. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I see us yet, chasing the setting sun down the ribbon of road between the bean rows, in the ’!• A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

His horse had been chased away while he slept. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I thought they were coming to welcome me back, but then I saw they were chasing someone—Zoe Nightshade, racing toward me like a cheetah, dodging campers with no trouble. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It wound through the trees and did not follow any ordinary trail that had been broken in by hunters or the deer they chased. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or any of the emotions that we people would rather avoid, they sometimes try to chase those feelings away with the wrong things. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Another of the planners of this crime was to stand outside the drugstore and impede anyone chasing the robbers. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, in what little sleeping time there was left, I dreamed that Amon Goeth was chasing me with his dogs. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

One day in midsummer, she stayed out later than usual, chasing a horse. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Before they arrived at their Orange County destination to retrieve the money, they found themselves being followed—and then chased—by two Latino men in a gray van. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She's got us trapped, too, because no one wants to chase her down, not while their own pack sits so vulnerable on the table. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A naiad had brought him a big platter of pastries, and as Tantalus spoke, his right hand chased a chocolate eclair across the judge’s- table. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

They chased in and out of the misty edge of an ice cloud. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Besides, joining the legion is better than being chased through the wilderness by monsters. I’ve got myself some new friends. Maybe together we can turn things around for the Fifth Cohort, huh?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She stopped chasing them and came down to rest on a spruce tree on the banks of the Schoharie Reservoir. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Every instinct told him to run out of school, hot-wire the El Camino, and chase them across the entire state of North Carolina if he had to. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I swallowed a granola bar in three bites, chased it down with milk straight from the carton, and then hurried out the door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I pulled loose and ran, and she chased me into our yard and through the house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Hushpuppy barked crazily at the bottom of the tree, chasing the peaches and even eating some of them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But today, I caught her and realized, like a dog chasing a car, I had no idea what to do. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t surprised when my pegasus went galloping over the treetops or chased a flock of seagulls into a cloud. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I chased after him and grabbed him by the collar. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ron, who’d watched the bee chase on TV and laughed till his sides hurt, helped Mom feel better about the whole thing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Even if I knew where to go, the part of me that was burned by Stick’s betrayal wouldn’t let me chase after him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

At home I write in my eyeball journal about Isabella being so cute now, and Bernard chasing me at track practice, and how bad I felt for not standing up for Alex. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, Ben,” Mary Anne said, joining in the chase. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You've got to be joking. I grew up in the country, but I never chased any kind of wild animal into the woods to take home and eat.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She pretended she was chasing cats . . . except she was the cat now, and if they caught her, they would kill her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

What must have happened, he came to realize, was that Fred had left the door to her suite open when he rushed in to save her after returning from his wild-goose chase. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The agents were forced to retreat, chased by the sirocco. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It’s a dam good thing we never had any kings and presidents; we’d all be down there at Jackson chasing butterflies. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy with the broken face was nowhere, but his memory had chased me all the way through the camp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

To the kids at Granger, I looked like an extra for Claire Danes to chase down in some alley for information. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Especially at night without any lights. Even in the daytime, we’ll be too low in the water. We’ll have to chase any ship we see and hope we get close enough that it spots us.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many times do I have to tell you those old boys don’t do nothing but chase tail?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The gardener shook his fist at us, like he’d been trying to chase us away. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Knowing she was safeguarding his big weakness made him feel better—like he’d fastened his seat belt for a high-speed chase. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Where all the boys chase the half-caste girls.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I kept my face still as a plaster mask, but inside my brainpan, thoughts chased round and round. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two little kids chase each other by the lion cub model, annoying an older boy doing homework. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The hound took it with a growl of appreciation, his teeth sinking deep into the flesh of the animal he had chased. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, Silver had taken them out on the tundra to chase caribou and now they were bouncing around her, ready to go again. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This boy in front of me has the answer to every question I've been chasing for a week. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The woman rocked on her heels and the dogs ran off in a row, the other two chasing the one carrying the whip. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nigeria is chasing away its best resources,” Obinze’s mother said resignedly, hugging her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Four crows flew out of the woods and chased the red-tailed hawk. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

More scared, even, than the time the black panther chased him through the woods back home in Millerstown, New York. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Grooms ran down the backstretch before the onrushing water, throwing open stall doors and chasing out the horses, who scattered in all directions. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fished the boat from Provincetown to Bar Harbor, chasing the big tuna. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed it, and as it wobbled its way across the park, Lumpy gave chase again and caught it. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Remember that time she chased Sergeant Murphy out of her office?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She loved the chase and the battle and her freedom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the more she wandered the station, the more likely she’d be seen, but it was worth the risk to confound the DNA detectors and send her pursuers on a wild-goose chase. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Coach is always saying we shouldn’t chase personal records, but we all know there will be a huge celebration when Terrell scores his one-thousandth point. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though he still chased bandits on horseback, the work was generally less dangerous; in many cases, it involved unmasking individuals who had filed false claims for reimbursements. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The ant chases the elephant, and around and around they go. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“No way. I took off. But she chased me or something. She threw rocks at me and knocked down this big branch. It could have killed me!” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The women are supposed to wave palm leaves and chase the flames in toward the middle until all the trapped animals inside get completely nerve-racked and jump out through the fire. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or are we perhaps just chasing a mirage? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did meet some soldiers that was heading off to chase Pancho Villa, though. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now, all the big tankers were being held up in their ports until the submarines could be chased away. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the water into our scalps, behind our ears, under our arms, then sent us to chase one another in the slippery mud. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She could hear the bukavac’s steps behind her, the scuttling rapid-fire of six feet punching the ground as it chased her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Rob and B.J. chased each other down the hall, racing to their lockers. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like him because he was a loudmouth who couldn’t cut to the chase. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Apparently, three or four inmates had chased and beaten two others as they were leaving the gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something that was finally becoming a litde more commonplace after the year of death and terror that had chased them to this place high up in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But I kind of kept chasing it anyway, like I was just going blindly in a certain direction and hoping for the best. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He chased the mother away with a broom, then kept trying to shoo the baby in the other direction. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chase got pretty fierce; hordes of kite run­ners swarmed the streets, shoved past each other like those people from Spain I’d read about once, the ones who ran from the bulls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Pepper got run over on the highway, chasing some she-dog in heat.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Pascal has gone farthest—for two years he’s been in Luanda, where he studies petroleum engineering and, I sincerely believe, chases girls. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taylor shouted to her crew as the angry sea chased them relentlessly. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I’d seen roosters chase hens, catch up, climb on top of them, and dig sharp beaks into the hen’s head as she cackled and screeched and he flapped his wings. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The boy got up, but he darted along the path like a little insect, picking up bugs and rocks along the road and tossing sticks for Hushpuppy to chase. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having chased them for the better part of ten minutes, the hornets began the winding journey back to their decimated nest. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He was breathing fast, like he’d just chased a rabbit, and little snorts of dust were blowing up with each breath he took. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Ryan rose and walked backward out of the lobby so he wouldn’t miss the high-speed, siren-screaming chase on the television screen. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I recall that you bought a motorcycle, and vaguely remember you had some trouble with it—chased by the police?—crackup? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chased her down the hall, catching up just as she was sliding into the chair in front of the computer. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Pick the fish up one by one and throw them into the air so we can chase after them.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Farmers come at me but they’re always slow in their rubber boots and even if they jump on a bicycle to chase me I jump over walls where they can’t take a bike. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Back in Arizona, I’d heard about how the Mormons had been chased out of most places they had lived until they’d finally settled in Utah, a desert nobody wanted. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The apparition jumped over a fence and chased a stick that somehow landed in the middle of Ignatius’ quilt. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know she probably wouldn’t have chased me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He lost the shoe, clawed back to the bank and knew there was only one way to chase the raft. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The scraggle-haired Englishman had returned to his primary interest, which was chasing girls twenty years younger than himself. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But once back under the shade of the trees the stag regained his momentum — or found a new desire to live — and the chase was renewed with vigor. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You should have given yourself up to whoever was chasing you. Nailer’s dad is worse than anything they could do to you.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we skate hard until the security guards run us off,” Garrett was saying, “and then we do the parking lots until we get chased out of there, too. It’s a blast.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After an hour or maybe even more of running, the rebels gave up the chase and returned to Mattru Jong while we continued on. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I ran like the Devil was chasing me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He chased us for a bit and then gave up. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the distance he saw the windmill where he and Josiah had chased the spotted cattle after they had wandered through the Acoma fence. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You came unannounced, a stranger I didn’t recognize, and chased after me like a madman. What was I meant to think?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Perfection is nothing more than a phantom shadow were all chasing. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“If we can’t chase out the smell, maybe we can cover it up.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now he remembered that it was good to chase something that rolled along the ground, to catch it and leap with it, knocking it into the air and batting it with his paws. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

We chased the Kochi, the nomads who passed through Kabul on their way to the mountains of the north. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The rats who had been chasing him, and it must have been about all of them, were falling after him in an avalanche of stone. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I told him it was his fault because he drew too many angry pictures of the boys who chase him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The ships that had come close enough to us were too fast to chase. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roman demigods tried to chase him, tripping over piles of cannonballs and dodging tourists, who screamed and ran in circles. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was maddening to be in such darkness, and not knowing what had happened to the people chasing them put him on edge. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Afterward, we buy a bag of tangerines for dessert, and as the boys play chase on the shore, Nino Carlitos walks with me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chased up and down streets and alleys, sticking to the shadows and shying away from the flickering streetlamps. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to remain in the enclosure until someone finally came and chased away the kata-kata. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But after he chased her through the house naked, it didn’t seem worth it, and eventually she told Galen she didn’t want any more gifts. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Grandma Rose has been chasing me with her bottle of coconut oil all week, but I've been busy studying for exams. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There she found her brothers chasing each other while her sister was standing in front of a large grill. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then there’s Mr. Morgan and Mr. Collins chasing some Farbranch men into the storage barns, firing their rifles after them. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Poppy had been chasing jobs up the Keys for the last few weeks. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing them all running back and forth in the lobby, chasing a white mouse smarter than many of them, was the funniest thing that had happened in a long time. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I think if there was someone chasing me, I’d be shot. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I say, “Apple fights and chases, is all. And some stuff about his dog.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

For though the cat was number one, there were other things in the woods that chased mice. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The nigguhs up at the school come down to chase me off and that made me mad. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the other pillow and they chased each other, screaming and laughing, through the house. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured he’d merely abandon it somewhere so that the owner, whoever he was, would have to chase around the school looking for it. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn't been chasing me at all but only going in the same direction. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Germans chased down the train, searched the baggage, repatriated the glasses, and sent the Americans on to Berlin. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Haitians had been hopeful after Baby Doc Duvalier and his secret police had been chased from power, yet the military leaders of the new junta were even more brutal. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Gay said, “We both tasted something bitter. I chased down Tabitha, and she admitted that you put”—she choked—“pills in our drinks.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And then a magpie landed on the miller’s barn and would not be chased away. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll chase them away, or else turn them into fireflies and catch them in jars.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It appeared in brief flashes between partygoers—two wolves chasing each other, destined to move in circles for as long as the Ice Court stood. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He stood gloomily for a moment, watching his two boys trying to catch the last leaves in the chase. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The ones chasing him. They were dressed like you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a night of thin sleep and bad dreams, spent much as I’d spent the previous day: being chased by packs of nightmare dogs. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

At Duke and Harvard, he saw that most students chased money, power, or a sense of personal advancement, but Farmer’s motives for becoming a doctor were different. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see it in the grass; it looked like my sister was chasing a ghost. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“You could have let me go with an umbrella to puzzle over, but instead you chased me down. Why?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I want to chase her up the stairs and yell at her for being bratty and unfeeling and...and just wrong. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The Owner s first instinct was to chase after him, but then his eyes fell to the powder blue suitcase on the bed. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“If you see that bald guy again, don’t go chasing him. You call me, understand?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I look out the window, at two squirrels chasing each other in a tree, and think about our upcoming field trip to Warren Dunes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I heard they both confessed right away, and I figured it was because Casey didn’t want it coming out in his trial about how he’d been chasing after Joey for so long. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then we ran around, chasing one another, in the deep green forest. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He ran down the beach, laughing, and Pima chased after him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The only person who never chased her away was Baba Joseph. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chased him for blocks and blocks, calling out, “Charlie,” convinced that he just forgot to invite me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

One that didn’t have no friends at the playground and just stood there watching while all the other kids were laughing and chasing each other around the sandbox and jumping off the bars. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I knew the skeleton warriors were still chasing me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I had to chase him out of here at gunpoint—it was of course his own gun, the one he gave me and taught me to use. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Now the ship that had plundered and pillaged up and down the east coast of the American colonies was sinking under the relentless attack of a British man-o’-war that had chased it upriver. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

My brother and I were giggling and chasing each other around the house as silly five- and three-year-olds do. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Children played in the aisles and chased each other up and down the steps. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A Jeep rounds the comer and a knot of young men chase it, calling a familiar name. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Initially, a simple phrase chased round and round in Cecilia’s thoughts: Of course, of course. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

At the sight of Gregor, who, totally surprised, began to scamper here and there, although no one was chasing him, she remained standing with her hands folded across her stomach staring at him. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn, ready to bolt out of the front door to chase her down the street, but Tom’s standing there in the doorway, Evie wrapped in a towel in his arms. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you were being chased, that turn always gave you an extra second to escape. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I run toward the sound, heart in my mouth, only to find Vivi in her room, chasing a cloud of sprites. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But behind us the dogs have started barking, and I can’t tell if they’re pursuing us into the street, or just chasing us from their territory. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Either she could scream and try to run away, and be chased around a badly lit cellar by the huge grub thing, be chased until it caught her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I imagined the callers to resemble those men who had chased me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you and Denna ...” “Stanchion still gives me a hard time about chasing after a girl half my age.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The two girls chased out into the hall after him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Swifts chased and chittered, in fluttering pairs, through the sky. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Alex chased him to the corner, but Radar was already long gone, blocks away and out of sight. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Getting chased out of the last school was one thing—starting at a new one was something completely different. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Onto a ship. They chased him off the shore. And here’s this: He threats manumission for all loyal slaves.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Her long black hair disappeared into the corn as she chased the dog. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I led my army northward, rarely having to sidetrack; the emperor himself sent the enemies I was hunting chasing after me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was a ship, another one, or a different name at least, that chased Lucky Girl into the storm. It was a big ship. Built for the north... North Run, maybe?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her lungs expand and take in more air as she chases our images away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Could your dogs be chasing the wrong wolves?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The other part runs screaming worse than a four-year-old begging her mama to chase the boogeyman out of the closet and off to a place where bad dreams don’t exist. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Now he wasn’t chasing anything but his own fate. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Ma once brought home a chick for Easter, and it grew and grew until she came home from work one night, opened the door, and saw eight kids chasing a rooster around the living room. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Dad could scramble to his feet Shawn took off, leaping and howling and laughing, and Luke and Benjamin, now sure something was very wrong, chased after him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Instead of chasing my own fame, I wrote about famous athletes chasing theirs. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roberta and the other girls were playing chase and I was doing my best to play, too. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The following week, I forgot about the ankle completely as I raced down the hallway, laughing and chasing Adria in some game we were playing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“In his night-shirt he chased the Sister on duty and absolutely forbids anyone at all to go near his bed. Yesterday he got up and went to wash in the coal-box.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And on top of all that, none of us knew where to go because Whit was gone, probably chasing after Sunny who runs long distance like it's a leisurely walk to his locker. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The girls hovered around him before they were chased away by the splashing of the other boys. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She gobbled it down and chased a damselfly out the open door into the yard. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He hoped this wasn’t some kind of wild-goose chase or, worse, a trap. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Still, Will was playing left back and he was actually running around and chasing the ball. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You can’t just ask for things you need. You have to chase them down! Make yourself known as a worthy recipient! I’ll distract it. Then it’s up to you two.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They chased me for about half a mile as I looked for a tree to climb. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But way down in there, inside of her, the something-someone still chases. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Radar was like this total hero. He chased them all the way out of the park. They were screaming like babies the whole time.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I started to chase after her, but someone tugged me in the opposite direction. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They were running around the haystack, chasing a white butterfly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But not even her happiness could chase the sadness from Prosper's face. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She and her attendants ran from the room, chased by the pirates. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s also because of what happens after the chase, since pursuing a suspect at high speed is precisely the kind of activity that pushes police officers into this dangerous state of high arousal. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Blue Eyes circled, chasing her, then stopped and smiled. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

When they get a good game going down there, they don’t care a crumb about chasing Calvin and me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

All the way around the track, the horse Woolf thought he had been chasing had in fact been behind him, stalking him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shouted and gave chase, but as soon as he disappeared around the lamp housing I saw the glow of Emma’s fire flare across the concrete. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

That dog chased me around the court and off the court, and I didn't stop running until I got home. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Why he let Fern chase him and tag him “it” when she wasn’t fast enough to catch him. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, you’re out here, getting the photographers to chase you, swanning around like you hate the attention, which you clearly don’t since you’re dancing with my sister, of all people,” Alex says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Not like observing birds soaring, or the creek rushing, or clouds chasing. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He’s been mixing speeds and trajectories the whole time Brayden, Ernesto, and I have been out here, but so far, I’ve chased down every ball, and I’m chasing down this one, too. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

They jump up and down with Izzie and play tag, chasing each other around the room, until finally Uncle Bill says, “Quiet down, kids. I need to make a speech.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She's not chasing after me, but I need to get away. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When the high-speed chases and mandatory shoot-outs become too repetitive, I head over to the revival houses and watch gentler movies in which the couples sleep in separate beds and everyone wears a hat. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In a lake of rushes he saw the pike making chase in evening hunger. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

She scolded him and chased him out of the kitchen. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn't enough time to blow the whistle, so Canton's mother, Ms. Post, went chasing after Kenzi, who, once he realized a bus was coming, froze in the middle of Portal Avenue. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The little friends chased the acorns as they bounced and rolled and spun across the floor. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A man was chasing him, shouting, “Stop him!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She hesitated to chase him, and he bounded up the heave and dashed away. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best Yummy could do for Pollard was chase his hopelessly beaten mounts down the grandstand rail, hollering and frightening spectators. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him, his father laughed and gave chase as Nailer dashed for the mechanicals room. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And his friends, who were daredevil roisterers, chased after him. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

By 5:40, he felt confident he would, after a chase of twenty-five years, be alone in a room with his revenge. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

So I was running, chased by myself you might say, and I turned a corner and was suddenly flat on my back. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Blue days, as they sprinted against the sea breeze and chased the gulls until Turner finally, finally, finally touched a tail feather. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It’s like all the shooting and chasing is over for the night and the neighborhood is getting ready for a new day. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Last year at this time, Mango was smaller than the squirrels were, and they used to chase him all around the backyard. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Jacobs said he knew where he was, and I chased him away.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The camera owner—a burly man twice the size and height of the one chasing Emily and James—steadied his tripod with one hand and grabbed the pursuer with his other. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He chased us, yelling and cursing in broken Spanish. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop!” she shouts, running toward the spot as if chasing a part of herself. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waves of hot and cold flushed through her, chased by despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Often when I watched him chasing gulls on the sandspit or on the reef barking at the otter, I forgot that he was not Rontu. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chased around anything in a skirt, in fact chased me around when she wasn’t looking but I wouldn’t have it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he dropped on all fours and, growling, he chased Laura and Mary all around the room, trying to get them cornered where they couldn’t get away. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole month of October flew by like a hawk chasing after a marsh rabbit. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you tell me who was chasing you so I can go tell them you’re here?” she said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Then why are you chasing us out?’ the girls said. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He chased the beast from one place to another until it was exhausted; then he drove it into deep snow and trapped it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They chased him on the street, and mocked him when he hobbled by. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The children would have come back from the stream and would be taunting and chasing one another under the breadfruit tree. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They could have been chasing Clock Watchers for days. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Behind us, kids were scampering, and a melee of screaming kite runners was chasing the loose kite drifting high above the trees. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The crone and the girl on the shield gave up the chase at three thousand, but not the fat man in yellow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was chased out of a chinkapin woods by a bull. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He just dropped it on his way out, and I picked it up as I went to chase him. That’s all. He was a complete shocker, all right?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Over there, large black-and-yellow butterflies formed the shape of a boy, who chased her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The girls sprang out from behind a tree, chased by one of the guys on the hockey team. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once a standard is established around all these real estate processes, the broker can focus a lot more on you and your needs, not on chasing documents. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Jemmy flattened himself against the grave-cold wall, but the prince seemed suddenly to rebel at being chased down like a sewer rat. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to be chased out of my city by a vague threat,” he replies. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Do you not know that these things chase you past the doors of death? The ills of one life will affect you in the next.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep and dreamed that I was chasing Tobias through Dauntless headquarters. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He once became so enraged with her that he chased her around the block. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I seem to have sent you and the gentlemen on a wild goose chase, in the snow, no less. You must extend my apologies.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The bear chased him for a little piece, but at the rate Old Yeller was leaving her behind, Mama said it looked like the bear was backing up. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I give chase, skidding to a stop in front of Mama’s darkened doorway. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He imagined the hornet turning on Deacon Hurd, and the general melee as he ran down the aisle, chased by the eager insect, hollering and swatting at the thin air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Man, you think Wernher von Braun don’t drink down at Cape Canaveral? I bet that’s about all those rocket men do in between shooting off missiles. That and chasing women.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not so sure you do, but I do know you’ll chase anything that runs or flies.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Moving fast, like the sun is chasing my heels, I'm running down this long faint shadow of me that stretches out ahead, you can't ever catch up with it. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of people are chasing after me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Radar was trying to protect us and chased away these bullies who wanted to beat me up, but then they threw a bottle at him and hit him on the head.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

If it was only one guy in there, the element of surprise might be enough to chase the burglar away. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The girl chased and caught each bubble on her fingers, and set each of them surrounding daisy blossoms or butterflies or the leaves of trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

After about thirty minutes of pure joy, romping in the grass and chasing butterflies, he heard Abby whistle for him. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Clumps of children stonethrowing outflowing rush upon terrified small goats, scattering them across the road so that the goats may tiptoe back and be chased again. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I scrubbed, my mind ran in circles, like a dog chasing its tail. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

With man’s instinct to capture anything running, flying, swimming or crawling, they gave chase, throwing their ragged caps at it in advance of their coming. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chuck stood there, looking like he’d just been chased by a Griever. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Gorging on sweets didn’t chase away the blues as it had a week earlier. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There was dancing and a chase through the maze. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And they were bound to be chasing her; it was silly to think otherwise. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay. Car chases and explosions are fine. I’m glad you guys didn’t pick a horror movie.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

We run full speed down the lane, with dogs chasing and chickens squawking as they fly out of our way. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Dreaming of chasing squirrels through the forest. But not the clearing—our old forest, back the way we loved it.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, you keep it because you need it to chase the ladies,” the old guy said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He commanded me to chase him, so we played chase through the halls. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The saddle holder chased him around and around the enclosure. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, not yet... he’s a stray. I’ve been chasing him for a while. I’m going to adopt him. I don’t want him to freeze to death out here!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“But listen. You really have to give up chasing great whites, okay?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I bang against the mat, shocks chasing each other around my body, but the pain doesn’t kill me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her heart was pounding as if she were a child playing tag—though she wasn’t sure if she was being chased or doing the chasing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But he was pretty sure that every able-bodied rat was chasing after him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dogs crash into the water, splashing as they chase after sticks. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He and the old man talked far into the evening, while Fenoglio's grandchildren chased Meggie all over the nooks and crannies of the house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Nothing I recognize. Kind of a musky smell. Nothing I’m going to chase, either.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever we came across the creek, Vonetta wheeled JimmyTrotter’s bicycle out of the barn and rode it in circles around the barn and house while Fern chased after her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

So why am I chasing it all the time? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I guess I inspired him, because he turned and chased down a red-and-white ball and dribbled it a bit before taking a shot on net. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dad poured me a drink and I put one of the bread pieces in my mouth, chasing it with a sip of lemonade. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Jim had stopped taking Dorothy out a few weeks after their first date, a typical move, the chase more important to him than the catch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His legs were pale and skinny, and his manhood flopped about ob-scenely as he chased after his horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The man chasing me was a little taken aback. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

This time, they were chased away with a broom from a few houses and called beggars. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The party spent two months chasing the beasts but failed to catch a single one. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he wished it would come after him, chase him, this thing he did not want to be. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When they had enough freedom, we chased them inside the run, where they could still strut about freely. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that, in a different world, those boys wouldn’t have been too hungry to chase after the car. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If she chases me any harder, she and I will wind up playing a scene from that Bible she reads. The scene between Potiphar’s wife and Joseph.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘But I do not like the look of this Fangorn; and we were warned against it. I wish the chase had led anywhere else!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I got mad because he was making fun of me and laughing and I chased him out and locked the door. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He kept darting onto the field to chase wounded pigeons, only to be chased away himself by the real wringers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The twins’ voices rise and fall as they keep up their chase outside. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Apparently Kelton’s patience has also run out, because he’s the one who cuts to the chase. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He saw the prisoner walking rapidly away and chased him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the man who cranked the sugarcane press gripped the palm fan that he ordinarily used to chase away flies, agitating the air from every conceivable angle. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was no spiral of lazy blue smoke twisting from the rock chimney, no white leghorn hen chasing a June bug, no horse or cow standing with head down and tail switching. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chase after them, a sharp pain in my side, and there are other people with us, little shadows darting on my right and my left and up ahead. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Ugwu thought, for one absurd moment, that she was chasing after Master’s car but she came back to say that she had asked Special Julius to follow him and bring him back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And that I couldn’t spend the rest of my life chasing his ghost, wishing for a life other than the one I was living.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Why are they coming after you so fiercely? Why is a whole army chasing you across towns and rivers and plains and the whole stupid planet?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It is not bad to have a bit of company when you are getting on in life, especially when you have been chasing the Questing Beast all the time, what? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it was boys, chasing or teasing, he would know what to do, but I don’t suffer from boys in this way. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Arwin chases Cody to our work area, and loose straw flies. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I want to stand up and chase them and ask them and beg them to tell me who’s behind this and why, but. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Out there people chase questions of great importance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful summer day, the sun wasn’t too hot, and the walk didn’t feel long either, as we chatted about all kinds of things, mocked and chased each other. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Cars and trucks and buses—all hurtled over that bridge as if the devil himself was chasing them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rushed inside, he saw Malcolm X lying on the stage, and then some people chasing a man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Whiskers’ response was to chase off after a worm-hungry killdeer. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Genovese was chased by her assailant and attacked three times on the street, over the course of half an hour, as thirty-eight of her neighbors watched from their windows. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta said, “Don’t worry, Ma Charles. I didn’t believe the part about you chasing her husband out of town.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was a piece of misdirection, all meant to keep Dain’s spies busy chasing our tails while Balekin and Madoc planned to strike in the one place no one looked—right out in the open. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The dog had cornered a sock and was playing a game with himself, picking it up and flinging it across the ground, only to chase it down again. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

A chubby, moon-faced navigator with little reptilian eyes and a pipe like Aarfy’s had trouble, too, and Yossarian used to chase him back from the nose as they turned toward the target, now minutes away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And if I got one weakness to what they do, it ain’t when they holler at me or switch me or chase after me to try and ’buke me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But almost before they had begun to scatter, into their midst bounded a great black dog, snapping, biting and chasing hither and thither like a fox in a chicken run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just when he jumped to his feet to chase her, the booming groan came again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Guess I did give him a good chase. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“No. I thought ‘one gnawer beside’ meant a rat would be tracking us, perhaps even chasing us. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was only the warm-ups and I could see him dragging his feet, not chasing anything or anyone anywhere—just standing around and waiting for someone to pass him the ball. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

One winter day we ran through the house as usual, chasing each other up and down the steps, laughing and shouting, daring Miss Lilian to come after us with her broom. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I started to get up to chase him but felt suddenly dizzy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to go to hell with devils chasing me for eternity jabbing me with hot pitchforks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Crete's purpose was clear to Gregor: she wanted to bring his mother to a safe place and then chase him down from the wall. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like I had finally found the missing piece of the puzzle to help me chase my dreams. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He chased out the last bit of peach, the fork rattling against the empty jar. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He broke into a trot, chasing the thread through the darkness. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Was I supposed to let myself be chased by those hounds of hell?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The young soldier stood off by himself at the center of the field in knee-deep water, reaching down with both hands as if chasing some object just beneath the surface. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he marched south with a group of replacements, and he enjoyed that too—seeing the country and stealing chickens and chasing rebel girls up into the haystacks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

If he would’ve let go of my arm for just one second I would’ve run like the devil was chasing me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger saw her brightness mingle with the light of the other fairies flying around and chasing one another through the branches of the trees. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I chased him, but he got in a black car and disappeared.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The camera owner—a burly man twice the size and height of the one chasing Emily and James—steadied his tripod with one hand and grabbed the pursuer with his other. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as he chased her from the second hole, she turned quickly on her short legs and made for the first. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I chase a banana slice around inside my bowl. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron’s chased her into a bit of water about ankle-deep and got her back up against a tree. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He watched expressions chasing each other across Idunn’s face—disbelief, puzzlement, and concern. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes. First off, neither of us is Christian. Second off, spending the summer chasing after idiotic roadside attractions is not going to fix anything. Third off, crucifixes remind me of her.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I chased him down, running as fast as I could to make sure he didn’t get a layup. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

If the dogs spotted a penguin while on a sledging run, they would chase after it in spite of furious yells from the driver. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Stepping to the door,” he wrote, “I saw them at full speed chasing in my patrols.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have been chasing your prey ten years, my lord?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Neel braced himself for the sound of footsteps, followed by a shout and then a chase. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could keep chasing, but there’s no point. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He was often chased by people he had robbed, and at least two people threatened to shoot him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Fred’s favorite episode was the one where Duke, Nala, and Scruffy had to ski off a cliff in Switzerland to chase down the villain, who had stolen a top-secret chocolate formula. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I chase after the thing until it boinks against the scrawny tree trunk and I bring it back to him and he winds it up again and makes it fly. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

They watered lawns or filled bird feeders; young kids chased butterflies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

On the ill-fated morning, Mommy chased me all around the kitchen trying to dress me as my siblings laughed at my terror. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around us, kids chased each other, slid on the grass. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I chase after him down the long hall, grab his hand and pull his lips to mine. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Smasher chased the chickens a little to keep in practice in case there should ever be sheep to herd. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

They always called her dumb and easy, chasing after guys' attention, but she didn't feel that way to me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly they gave chase, drove it across the tracks and there filled their pockets with granite stones from the roadbed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Closer and closer the demons loomed as the desperate chase neared its end. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They chased each other across the compound, twirling their papier-mache maces. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Found her eatin’ at my garden this morning, and I chased her over here.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miyax watched them trot off to learn about the scent of caribou and the joy of chasing foxes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“West is where the spirits of the dead walk. If the whites keep chasing us west, we’ll end up in the land of the spirits.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

And the whole time I was chasing things, I was thinking that Otis must be some kind of snake charmer, the way he could play his guitar and make all the animals turn to stone. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’d chase rabbits out of the garden and sit out on the porch with us every night. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to spend all my time chasing down to the dump after advertising material.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Obinze’s friend Chidi said he didn’t chase women in Abuja because he didn’t want to step on a minister’s or senator’s toes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I hated movies and books where people ignored bullets whizzing by their heads and zombies chasing after them so that they could make out, but I finally understood. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

More likely she’d scold him, or mistake them for intruders and chase them off with a frying pan. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I somehow got off the floor and she chased me up to our room and I slammed the door on her and waited for my husband to get home. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a catbird diving at us to chase us away from his nest, we leave the mountaintop on a northeasterly course. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two blimps linger over the Beauty Minister's head, chasing each other in a perfect circle. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Max melts away, and Helena throws the ball back toward the wall and chases it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

These were the self-same chickens Ruth May had chased around the house that very morning before church. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Across the street. I saw Elizabeth being chased by those ugly people. Why was she alone?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Feds sounded like a horse posse giving chase. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The chase begins, squirrel and dog and boy. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Farmer, smiling gleefully, turned and watched the chase. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

At Quebrada Jaguay, a dry streambed on the nation’s southern coast that was one of the two sites described in Science, they dug up wedge clams and chased schools of six-inch drumfish with nets. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The professor—that madman—must have been chasing her, but the cornfield was so dark and seemed so determined to save her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“We want to go outside, to find another village where people are easier to frighten. We don’t want this man’s spirit to chase us anymore.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

This was obvious to us because he never chased us off his land. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the hoses were shut off, baton-wielding police chased the demonstrators. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He was yelling at us and chasing us away.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about her. About chasing her. I mean, I scared her, I think. And maybe I scared you. I didn’t mean to.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I heard somebody was chasing you down the street?” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Florida tossed and turned and eventually dreamed about lizards and rats chasing her through the woods. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I sprint for the stairs, but the giant snake doesn’t give chase. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He would double back on his path and attempt to lose them in the river, and then the second relay of hounds would scent him out and once again plunge into the chase. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure what was chasing him, but he sensed it closing fast—something large and dark and full of hate. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Elsie raced through the fields, chasing wild turkeys or grabbing the family mule by the tail and thrashing against him until Lawrence pulled her off. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I give chase, the battle rage rising, blinding me to anything else. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

A bunch of dumb Cub Scouts chasing the phantoms. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance over my shoulder to check that no shopkeepers are chasing me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Emily’s mom dug through her purse, the hem of her patchwork sundress chasing itself around her ankles in the breeze. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Nearly a decade later, here I am again, still chasing someone faster, stronger, and better. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A courageous Tory was chasing the men whom he had found tacking a placard on his property. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

So here I was ruining back and hands, picking rocks and building my own wobbly rock fences while Mr. Whiskers chased after the garter snakes I scared up. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“And then Gum Baby had to run for her life! That boy chased Gum Baby, screaming and hollering like his feet were on fire.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Deidre Baker, the oldest, chasing me out of her backyard with a broom. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Always he chased, and always he caught her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They'd tom the rags she was wearing half off her back, so I wrapped her in my cloak while Jaime chased the men into die woods. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A dog jets right by us, chasing some kind of toy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Petra looked up to see the man who had chased them duck out of the patrol car. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I picked myself up to face a group of boys who then chased me up the stairs. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No wonder we have been chasing our tails!” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

His main rival so exhausted himself chasing Louie that he had to be carried from the track. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He is the kid who wins perfect attendance records, who helps the staff chase down bugs in the computer files of report cards. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Nogtail is exceptionally fast and difficult to catch, though if chased beyond the boundaries of a farm by a pure white dog, it will never return. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within seconds, his door banged open and I heard him thumping down the stairs almost as if someone was chasing him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Those fleeing were chased and cut down, except for one. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

When Frightful returned to Sam’s meadow the next day, Oksi chased her down the mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They kept coming, straight for her, chasing the cat. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Pa didn’t go chasing after her like they do in movies. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

You on your dog and me on my sow, chasing a dragon across the Dothraki sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He didn't know if they were chasing after him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughed as I chased her around the rubble, the book bouncing in the pants like a load of horse flop. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

They were wild and furtive with the chase. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I chase after the woman, swelling with happiness by the second. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The worst sort of scoundrels took up the chase. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The rebels leap to their feet and chase after the bluecoats. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

As he kept the ball away and I chased it, a couple times he put his hand on my head as a joke. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It's dawn and the birds have come alive, chasing each other from maple to pine and back to maple again. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

As Alex watched his dog chase the stick again, a fleeting thought briefly darkened his mood, like a cloud passing over the sun. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Cowboys often rode my way, chasing down the odd Tipped M cow or two. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I thought that was maybe what my English teacher would call an oxymoron, because you cannot truly have freedom if someone is chasing you. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I chase after Adam and Kim, who are being led into the elevators. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Po-2s didn’t usually fly in daylight because their slow speed made them easy for enemy aircraft to chase and shoot down. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Use the white bathroom at Pinchman Lawn and Garden. Say they wasn’t a sign up saying so. Two white mens chased him and beat him with a tire iron.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The Army was too busy fighting the dead to chase them, so the government gave up and just focused on us Negroes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She likes the way he looks at her when their limbs are still tangled together, out of breath as if he’d been chasing her, his expression anxious before relaxing into a smile. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughed and screamed and began smearing each other with yolk, chasing each other up and down the house, rocking its frame with their stamping feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” Beatrice said caustically, “the one you went chasing when you shoulda been minding your own business.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was very worried that the construction foreman would change his mind and chase after him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We shall not be chased from our own house!” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Joseph poked his head into the dining room, where Albert was running in circles, chasing Frankie’s little white stray. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Soon it won’t be ladies chasing you. It will be Jackboots.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And he is quite good at chasing down the cricket ball when we kick it out of bounds. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We chased him down on the stage and knocked over a lot of the props, but we finally got the beautiful blue robe on him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at them now as folks chased in and out, getting ready, it was hard for Cora to imagine a time when the fourteen cabins hadn’t been there. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I could smell the warm scent of the strawberry fields, and hear the laughter of the dryads as they chased owls through the forest. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My teachers didn’t go easy on me. If she ends up chased through the woods by a mob of peasants, will you tell them to go easy?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Only one man is bold enough to give chase. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He stared out the window and watched the April breeze chase clouds across the stars. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When two more Luftwaffe aircraft began to chase them, Aleksandr escaped into clouds while the two enemy fighter planes collided in flames. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I’m doing my best not to chase after him and to talk to him as little as possible, but it’s not easy! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Now there was only the cold river and Montag floating in a sudden peacefulness, away from the city and the lights and the chase, away from everything. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

People came into the cookhouse—always black people—talked to Sarah, lounged around, ate whatever they could put their hands on until Sarah shouted at them and chased them away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had to turn tail a second time, and again she chased me clear to the top of that ridge. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d heard stories from all the young warriors who told me, “Wow, you know yesterday we chased this lion—” bragging about it. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, one of the men being chased swung into the yard where I was hiding, apparently thinking that he might get help from the inhabitants of several of the shacks in it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ali Shekari would chase it, and sometimes even speak to them in their languages. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Now packs of them began chasing the cows all over the Rantz property, relentlessly nipping at their legs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They chase each other around the pier, race down to the lake’s shallow bottom and shoot back up in the moonlight, all elbows and knees. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The flame rose and licked the grass and we all moved forward, chasing the line of brightness ahead of us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She chases me, pins me to the ground, and pulls out a knife to cut my face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A toddler is playing with it, knocking beads together, chasing them along the loops and waves of colorful wires. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Do you not remember how eagerly he urged that no man should be spared on a wildgoose chase northward, when the immediate peril was westward? The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She liked to goad me into chasing her. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Good thing is, they are both chasing me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It was Tirza, the young woman who just hours before had been chasing that runaway goat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of the man brought a wave of sorrow chased by anger, but she didn’t know who exactly to be angry at, so it just festered. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They reached an open area with chairs and a table just as the man they were chasing disappeared through a round hatch into what had to be the cockpit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Down in the basement either Gretchen was practicing her piano or the cat was chasing a moth across the keys. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

My dad on the couch and the summer ahead of me like a big blue train I’m chasing. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he chased her around the house after supper until she escaped into her room, breathless with laughter. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mom chases after her and catches her out on the walkway, and now it’s my turn to watch through the window. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Something about getting chased by a large dragon lady with poison swords made it real hard to relax. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Joseph joined the chase and tried to intercept the straggly dog as he leapt up onto the sideboard, scattering piles of old candles and oyster shells. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He had known Kaede since they were children; he could remember her in pigtails, chasing him and her brother across the broad palace courtyards. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We began running up and down the aisle, filling our arms and our mouths as our parents chased us. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

They keep cutting to an aerial helicopter view as if they’re watching a car chase, but the kid in the well isn’t going anywhere. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

After the flames chased Joseph Chamberlin, forcing him to retreat, he headed north along Jefferson Street. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Laertes saw the chance for some sport and gave chase. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They simply had to take up the chase. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

By now the soldiers have taken notice—and the one who made the trade is chasing Jacqui, but she’s too fast. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The scholar laughed at it and chased it off. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came near the end of the game, as Muamer was chasing down a ball near the touchline, alongside a puddle that ran the length of the field just beyond the boundary. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

During the chase, I broke three ribs and had a knife buried in my leg. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We do this for a while, and I chase her around the surface, ducking under, grabbing her legs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Craig and I threw balls and chased each other around the apartment. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She heard the overgrown puppet chasing her as she raced to the edge of the pond and hurled the wooden arms into the water. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Sheed had saved him from toppling off his bike when the chase first started; he kind of owed him. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t chase after us, he just stood there with his cell phone pinned against his ear, probably calling the cops. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

After he’d chased down the banana with Mountain Dew, he added, “But if you need the rest of the agenda for your report to Mom, I’ve got practice.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It felt, I heard people say at the Big Store, as if the company had chased even God out of town. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes in big Hollywood movies they’ll have these crazy chase scenes where somebody jumps or gets thrown from a moving car. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

This guy chases after the ball, but Mateo gets to it first and tosses it to him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He chased after the horse, baying him at the top of his voice. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Davey Cantor came past me, chasing a ball that had gone between his legs. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I say, “No. Just a chase. And then I lost him.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Oksi chased right, then left, right, left, and speeded up to strike. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He had escaped Seward’s servant and the others, and no one was chasing him now. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like a tiger chasing a kitten,” he crowed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

We’d been roommates that week, and one day after practice, we were in our cabin slathering on facial masks and chasing away stress with our own impromptu spa day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to lead him off somewhere else. He’ll chase me. You get out of here.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

They swarmed afield and fled, chasing the blood that dripped from my head and stained my shift. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

So now they were chasing children away too, I thought angrily. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

No fresh facts had come in to chase away the stale taste of last winter’s debacle. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the reason Yakov had possessed me was because he had been chasing after the same atonement I had yearned for all along. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He knew that a girl friend was somebody who chased you on the playground and tried to grab you and kiss you. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It would be pleasant to ride in the light for a time, to let the bright mountain sun soak through their cloaks and chase the chill from their bones, but they dared not. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Or almost exactly the same: around Miss Spink and Miss Forcible’s door were blue and red lightbulbs that flashed on and off spelling out words, the lights chasing each other around the door. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He was simply glad the chase was over. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The purr of engines chases me into the trees. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Much preferring one over three, he ran straight toward the Griever that had chased him there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was frozen by the time I chased Violet down. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The recruiter ran after them with his arms out in front of him as if he were chasing turkeys. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

For them, life was only as good as their next adventure, and they chased after the wildest ones like whalers hunting giants across the mighty seas. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I could run out of the room, but the image of his legs would still be dead inside of me and chasing after me for a lifetime. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Nina felt it before she heard it: A wave of heat lifted her off her feet and tossed her in the air, chased by a deafening boom. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The last post-balloon chases her with a brush smudged with a paste the color of a cream cookie. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They did not fly away from her, and because they did not, she was not inspired to chase them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I could hear the muffled shouts of the other kids being chased by the boy who was It. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled herself free of any tree limbs that clawed at her and kept chasing after her children, never losing sight of them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“The CCD. Bound to be, since it was them chasing the man.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We chased and wrestled each other in the sand, played somersault and running games. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A couple of freshman girls scamper past us, shrieking and chasing each other and body slamming the door. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

After a chase and a whip-cracking scuffle, they wrestled him to the ground. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Water flared up around statuary nymphs being chased by a satyr. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He felt Frolic stir and turn in his light puppyish slumber, probably dreaming of birds and chipmunks to chase. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But at some point following the shootout and car chase, the younger brother fled on foot, according to State Police, who said Friday night they didn’t believe he had access to a car. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

My two brothers, the noisy inseparables—Basel, six and a half, and Muhammad, a year younger—were chasing each other around Mother’s summer garden. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Still, he had wanted her, chased her with a lavish single-mindedness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

For a while we stood there while I listened for someone giving chase. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Brer stopped chasing me for a second to catch his breath. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then I chased the ball down, and threw up another jumper. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine this balloon coming loose and chasing a little Mexican girl throughout the streets of Chicago. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Too amazed and frightened to speak, all the animals crowded through the door to watch the chase. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

At first, whenever I went to the spring or to the beach, I left Rontu behind to chase them off, but he did not like this and howled all the time I was gone. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sorry, but I didn’t cry and I didn’t chase the car. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What, and leave your new boyfriend, Derrick, behind? Whatever. Don’t expect me to chase after you.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And oh, the hot flush of shame that chased that picture. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I must look like a dog chasing its tail, twisting and twirling, trying to see the stains on my back in the mirror. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

What the mortals saw, he had no idea—a cat being chased by a pack of dogs? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

At least, he was around while the hero was off on a wild-goose chase. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He dumped the grain to the chickens without chasing any of them. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if another Griever got Alby after I diverted the one chasing me?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They had let him chase them thus far to dark Salt Lane and now had turned on him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked to play poker and golf and to drink and, most of all, to chase women; in fact, his sexual appetites were the stuff of legend. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A flock of microraptors chased a rat across the street, which was then scooped up by a policeman’s knuckleskull and gobbled. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

People who can comfort the dead can also chase after them to hurt them further—a reverse ancestor worship. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The square in front of the mansion was empty except for the white doves, cooing and chasing each other around the fountain. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer, so someone dragged him, with a rope around his neck, as we chased the attackers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I felt like a watcher while Hirohito chased Vonetta and Fern around. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yelling, I had to chase after him until he gave it back to me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Many Osage students at Mollie’s school tried to flee, but lawmen chased after them on horseback and bound them with ropes, hauling them back. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t even chase him down because we were ahead by forty-two points. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

A few dogs gave chase to the truck and in front of one house two small girls played, but for the most part the village was quiet—the men were in the fields working. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was Prairie Avenue and the Gold Coast that enthralled him the most, wealthy neighborhoods we were chased from with slurs and snobby looks. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The sentry rats had become tired of chasing Basil. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then the cannon fire swept on, hurtling down the column, chased by the fighter’s roar and the flicker of its shadow. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The gods were cruel to let a man sail across half the world, then send him chasing a false light when he was almost home. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Yesterday I saw a bunch of the building janitors chasing that scrawny red chicken around with nets. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

They laughed and chased after Jenny, who was riding the bike faster, with Raymond gripping the seat underneath him. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I’m fast, but I’m not fast enough to outrun the whispers I imagine chasing at my heels. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

By the time Arthur got there, the pigeon was on the ground and being chased around the picnic tables by half a dozen squealing toddlers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He watched twelve rats falling over each other and bumping heads as they chased his friend around the common land. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I had started kicking a rock between my feet like it was a soccer ball, chasing it back and forth across the sidewalk. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Figured I might as well just cut to the chase. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Walking home, I think about me chasing after Clem and I feel lighter somehow. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Men chase women down corridors, and laughter and spirited chaos ensue. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“You old rogue! You only want to chase women.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For half an hour, Pax tried—he chased scurrying voles and hopping wrens, and once a sunning frog. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The shadow children scampered like kids chasing bubbles, hunting down every last piece of the monster and clutching it tight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There’s no point in hiding it so I go ahead and put forward what we were running from, what happened at the bridge, who was chasing us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The flames cut the cool damp morning, crackled and did much to bring his spirits up, not to mention chasing away the incessant mosquitos. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The breezes that on the lagoon had chased their tails like kittens were finding then-way across the platform and into the forest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Washington’s troops chased the British from the battlefield, killed a passel of them, and took a couple of hundred prisoners. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They chased us away, telling us to go home. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carol hangs around near the boys at recess, and is often chased by two or three of them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Our horses are exhausted, and I don’t want to chase any farther south.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dapo was probably one of those who installed their wife and children in England and then came back to Nigeria to chase money. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Cuddy agreed that the latest tip was probably another wild goose chase, but at least it offered a change of pace. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She threw it to him and he dashed away with it, growling playfully, hoping that someone would chase him. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The first sign of trouble had been Kalo waving a tattered red umbrella and chasing his four attack dogs along the inside perimeter of the fence. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have to look over her shoulder every five minutes because no one was chasing her anymore. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Lafayette Baker also published a book about the manhunt, exaggerating his role in the chase for Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lazlo knew it was a dream, and he knew it wasn’t a dream, and the two knowings chased circles in his mind, dizzying him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I chase after her, the two of us laughing and chucking snow in each other’s direction as we head toward the lights. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while, Ma’s arms fan Geak’s body to chase away the mosquitoes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the week, Pita got up and hobbled about the courtyard of Hacienda Dorada, clapping and laughing at the girls as they chased mariposas around the wide, robust bougainvilleas. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They waited until the others gave up on the chase and came back, and then they rode with us to the New York line. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And before Dolores knew what was happening, she found herself chasing a ferret down the New York City sidewalk. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Some lazed under shade trees; others tossed a ball and chased one another past flowerbeds exploding with color. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“It was in my barn, chasing the chickens! And when it ran away, it went straight through the wall.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Once an oaf chased me away from the Great Mosque. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

So far, the policeman hadn’t seen much out of the ordinary except for the scene earlier that day: a wild-eyed man waving a red umbrella and chasing several giant black dogs around the property. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try going different ways, but they always notice me and chase me anyway. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever was chasing us wailed in frustration as we heaved the rock back into place and sealed the corridor. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bessie spent most of her time on that first floor, chasing after the children, preparing meals, and tidying up. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Hanako had lost things, but she had also gained things, and she was ready to chase her future. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Good question, Elijah. But they don’t hold their tails when they’re ready to bite, they hold them when they’re ready to chase after you!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Adventures are cool, just not when three-foot-tall handcuffs are chasing you. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The midwife chased Joan’s husband, her young son, two pigs, and a pigeon out of the cottage, bade Alyce wait for her in the yard, and slammed the cottage door. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, suppose the Lord wanted Miss Love to marry Mr. McAllister, hoping she could save him from his sinning ways, and suppose she had married him, but then he just kept right on chasing women? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Being chased by witches and warlocks, battling monsters, even defeating demons, was nothing compared to the task of facing the reality of our father’s abandonment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I fall asleep, only to be chased in my nightmares by a screaming Mrs. Kluck riding her ice cream machine like a horse. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“But he isn’t here, and I have better things to do than hang around waiting for him. So I’ll take his daughter—and he’ll come chasing after her of his own accord.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was more like when the fire bells clang on Cold Sassy’s horse-drawn fire engine and you just got to go chasing after it to where the smoke is billowing up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Even in his fear and haste Will wondered why the other man didn’t shout after him, or chase him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within minutes the girls were playing house with Delsa and Norma, while I chased the boys up and down the alley, getting good and dirty. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I jumped out of the bomb shelter and ran after it like I was Orville Wright chasing after his brother, Wilbur. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We turned to watch Silly running into the woods chased by Daniel. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, bud, I reckon you’ll do your girl chasing in Boston after this.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They chased them away. They just chased them away.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I got caught up in that mob and experienced a cloud of fear that I had never experienced in my life as Mother and I were chased back to our car by angry, gun-toting men. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Someone’s chasing me. I don’t know what he wants, but he says he’ll get me. Is there anyplace around here where I can call the police?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chase reached alongside the spot where I was hiding. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we lent her the money, until she paid us back she couldn’t chase us away from her house. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We sat in the meadow watching the satyrs chase the wood nymphs through the snow. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was thwacking his paws in the muck, chasing the sudsy waves. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

We pedaled to Woolworth’s, which was bigger than all the stores in Battle Mountain put together, and played tag in the aisles until the manager chased us out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“A cardboard jungle, somewhere you can get off the train and clean up and get something to eat without the cops chasing you out of town.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I hopped up and ran down the beach, letting the yappy beast chase me until I was out of breath. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When they saw how much she loved to chase me around the forest, my parents decided on my twin sister’s name: Tag. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

So I chase Matthew down the hallway outside. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Did you get chased by a monster with someone else?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

One of the hockey players was chasing them, growling, hands in the air as if he was a bear. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The rabbits started hopping and the birds started flying and the lizards started leaping and the snakes started slithering and Winn-Dixie started barking and chasing everything that was moving, and Otis shouted, “Help me!” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the bright sun chased away those shadows. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Just keeping them in food and clothing, chasing them down when they were late or absent—all of it was exhausting and occasionally disheartening. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

As I ran out of the room to chase after the distant backs of my parents, my mind was reeling. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

On top of all that, this whole thing might be a wild-goose chase. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Once, when she was chasing me with a chicken head, I turned and took a swing at her, hitting her on the breast. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The Sleeper’s angry screams chased her as she fell through. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The owners were home and busied themselves in their chores, chasing each other in and out of the small cottage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Mango jumps off my lap and chases halfheartedly after the pencil before lying down to wash himself. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The baby’s mother screamed and went chasing after her child. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Martin says that the King beating was precisely what one would expect when two parties—both with soaring heartbeats and predatory cardiovascular reactions—encounter each other after a chase. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Bigwig and Hawkbit chased each other through the long grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can do so much now,” I told her, “but you won’t see another hint of it until you let him go. Until you swear you will never chase him down.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Nurse Duckett showed up then and chased them all back to their own beds while Nurse Cramer changed the stoppered jars for the soldier in white. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The crowd surged out of the Grand Ballroom into the corridor, as Algernon, scampering along the maroon carpeted hallway, led them a merry chase. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Percy thought about chasing him, but he didn’t know these waters, and he didn’t want to confront that guy alone again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They ran sluggishly on the parched grass, holding sticks as guns, making shooting sounds with their mouths, raising clouds of dust as they chased one another. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stroked his back gently, soothing him, chasing away the nightmare. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

How could he say they were chasing the sea breeze and putting the whole continent at their backs? Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A week later on June two black brothers were chased off a streetcar and run down; one lived, one died. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black chased behind her, yelling for her to stay away just in case Needles was dangerous. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He enjoyed the game of chasing turtles and other small river creatures, but I’d never seen him actually catch anything aquatic. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

If someone yelled “Stop, thief!” he was the guy who gave chase. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It might have been an ambulance off in the distance or a police chase on television—it didn’t matter. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the dog saw I was laughing at him, he wet on the rail, scratched with his back paws in the dirt, and dashed off, trying to get me to play chase. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Through it I made out a band of ogres, kicking up the dust as they chased us. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They chased away most of the native people. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was watching with satisfaction and pride the fearless way the princess was now chasing the cub, trying to wrest the toy back from him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s rising somewhere,” he answered, and then after a moment said, “Observation: It would be awesome to fly in a superfast airplane that could chase the sunrise around the world for a while.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

A barking dog chased beside him until he stopped long enough to threaten it with a rock. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mouse followed me, though not in a straight line, and then sat next to my head and licked her paws until something scuttled through the grasses nearby, and she gave chase. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Some miners, desperate to make some money, tried to enter to work on the hoot-owl shift, but were chased away by union picketers. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When they took shortcuts down alleys and between restaurants, the beast leapt onto walls and rooftops, chasing them from impossible angles. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Boomer chases Old Joe’s tractor and tries to attack it as it chugs down High Street. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

No one ever chased me down a road yelling, “Stop! Thief! He stole my word!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“At least if he chases us away again, we might get another orange.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The police were trying to clear the highway, but a dog had jumped out of the van and was running up and down the turnpike as a couple of officers chased after him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I guess she hadn’t noticed that I was being chased. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

They had moved suddenly, like a whirlwind, dust and sand flying up from their hooves as they chased him back toward the truck and horse trailer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mudd then attempted to send the manhunters on a wild goose chase, claiming the strangers asked for directions to a farm to the west. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That question sure cut to the chase and everyone watched to see how I'd take it. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

As far as he could tell, nobody was chasing him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

It looked as if it was running on its side, the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a dream. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the way home, I get chased mostly by older fools with bats and knives. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

One looked like it was too hot to think of chasing me, even though he knew I didn’t belong. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And a fatal chase they led him over prairies into the hands of Herakles. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason had expected about a hundred spirits, but twice that many were milling about, chasing spectral serving girls, smashing plates and cups, and basically making a nuisance of themselves. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Rosen, I have no intention of sending my journalists out on a wild-goose chase.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He does not drink or smoke or gamble or chase women. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all walk more slowly than yesterday because everyone is tired and thirsty, and there are no guards chasing us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It feels good to run, even though Jax and Noah are not chasing us. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Luke stood up and ran out of the locker room like something was chasing him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We were chasing one another through the playground and in and out of the basement, where the playroom and lavatory were. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a windy day Beans swatted her books away, making papers fly, so she had to go chasing them. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

After I finished, I caught about ten of her cats, dipped their feet in the can of gold paint, and chased them around in the empty room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

There’s a redheaded guy chasing a toddler around the yard. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

As loud as my Noise is chasing her, her silence is just as loud up ahead, even now, even knowing she’s going to die, still as silent as a grave. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, oh, yes, and kittens chasing disco ball lights!” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have time to fight off the Blue Navy when she was chasing the Current of Faith. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I stare across the Pit, where some Dauntless children chase each other up the path, hurling paintballs at the walls. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My allies and I are rounding the horn, starting to give chase to Brutus and Enobaria, who are sprinting down a sand strip toward the jungle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was chased to Egypt, captured, and in 1867 brought back to America for trial. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since the young man had been chased away by the owner, he had become a hero. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A ghostly boy chased a ghostly dog down the street. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They chased and chased and we ran and ran, and it was awesome. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

While passengers shouted encouragement from the rail, the men chased the birds across the roof, back to the dock, onto the rigging of the ship, and back to the warehouse again. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Me? No, no. An invisible angel chased him away." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Ser Meryn entered from the west side of the yard, clad in gleaming white plate chased with gold and mounted on a milk-white charger with a flowing grey mane. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He’d chased away the wolves and stood guard over me through all the darkness. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He bopped Mutto again with the muskrat carcass, chased him once around the table and out of the kitchen. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Birds darted through the air, chirping as they chased bugs with open beaks. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I’m staggering down the sidewalk, sun blinding my eyes, careening from car to telephone pole, trying to get away from the truth, from the frenzy of emotions chasing me down. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She had been using the back exit ever since those men chased her and James, but today that meant going through the crowds waiting for the haunted house/cafeteria. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“He just scares them and chases them up trees.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Our neighbors in room 205 are awake, and they are watching an action film with car chase scenes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t that why we chasing ’em, ’cause they stole money from Mr. Tanner?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Amari told him with a laugh as she got up to chase him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to chase you out of your own studio.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Every so often a car or truck rumbled up the hill, chased by scrawny dogs whose barks sounded hoarse and exhausted. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

A sudden gust swept through the showground, rattling the tents and sending a cowboy chasing after his hat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Other than the daily danger of being found by Ernst the SS man, this is probably the most interesting thing that’s happened since two of the chickens got chased by a dog. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“The creator of Tempest, Dave Theurer, originally got the idea for the game from a nightmare he had about monsters crawling up out of a hole in the ground and chasing after him.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But even Dragon, though he would chase a rat up to the edge of the bush, would not follow him into it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Inside were several guns on racks and he looked at them thoughtfully, running his fingers lovingly down the smooth grain of the hand-rubbed stocks, and finally lifted down a beautifully chased and engraved double-barreled gun. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Susan raised these pigeons for their hawks and falcons to chase and perfect their skills. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

To be honest, my first reaction to this was: What if this is a wild goose chase? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

There was no demonic laughter, no one was chasing him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We were led to the elevator, walking fast as if we were being chased. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘If they is seeing me running away, they is all giving chase and throwing rocks.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, after all, a car chase between a Greek Orthodox priest and a middle-aged Republican. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If she tried to chase away the new wife, then her husband would be angry with her and might send her away altogether. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

On top of all that Carl broke his leg in ’36 and spent his time hobbling up and down the rows, chasing after posts or buckets he couldn’t carry on account of his homemade crutches. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But they might be monitoring me, so I open the bread and force myself to eat it strip by strip, chasing it with orange juice. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Half the Armada had begun to give chase to the great ship Revenge. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then she dodged away, and I had to chase her around the cairn, both of us laughing, Emma ducking out of view only to pop up again and vamp for the camera. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She taunted one of the bulls into chasing her, then turned invisible, completely confusing the monster. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the fact that I was seldom there, it was good to know there was one place in the city where I wouldn’t be kicked at, chased, or spit on. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

By the time my mother finally came out and chased Zippernose off and got me down, I was about dead from laughing. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem was, of course, that if you chased them around the corner, where their mothers couldn’t see them, they would fight back. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I want to chase after that car and bang on its windows, slam my fists on its trunk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As the sounds of the chase grew fainter, Jemmy crawled out of the hollow root. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the tiny figure could be seen, threading wearily through the far trees of the chase, a murmuration went up among the people. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You are our guide,’ said Gimli, ‘and you are skilled in the chase. You shall choose.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They talk about how I wrestled the gun from the thief after chasing him down. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Kids who chase each other on the playground and run down the hall to get to their desks just before the bell rings. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I don't know what possessed me, but I chased after him and begged him to tell me where he had taken my father. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Sorry about that, Matthias, my old lad. When these chaps gave up chasing me, I scooted back to my den. Spring cleaning, y’know. A bit late, but I’m only a bachelor in single quarters, what!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The children Mariam saw, chasing after their mothers or running ahead of them, wore shirts patched and patched again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The old man had been chased away because of his spells and now they were going to have to beg him to come back again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I stood on Nic’s balcony and watched streaks of lightning race across the sky, claps of thunder chasing them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She giggles again and chases out the chickens. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“They—” “Not quite what you’re looking for? Don’t blame you really, wear out terrible fast. Nice color though, good for chasing the ladies.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The guards leaning against the wall laughed as they watched the chase. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Knowing that if the police did chase us, they would probably chase the largest segment, I broke off and turned left, right into the arms of the first police officer. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

So he took his spear and went after the hyena—followed it, chased it down, and when he got close enough, speared it right in the stomach. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only then did I realize I wasn’t being chased at all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if he knew anything about driving cattle or not, but I was willing to bet that he could keep her from chasing me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slapped both of the chase guns at the bow—nine, ten—and turned down the starboard side. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We were all over each other, chasing after breath and fumbling with our hands and peeling back some of our clothes while the sun sank behind the low rolling Berkshires in the distance. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have to chase anyone,” the old man replied haughtily. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Long Knives chased them, but they couldn’t catch them.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I will chase you from crag to crag across all three islands until you tell me something.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Stewart was the lone audience member who chased Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped sleeping regularly, complained about hearing voices, and on two occasions ran out of the house naked because he thought he was being chased by wasps. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Tell your kitty to play nice before I send it outside to chase its tail.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"That's why we dogs have been chasing you guys up trees for centuries!" adds Scruffy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The blue coming back and chasing the gray clouds away. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But as they became preoccupied with exchanging autographs, a few of them let up on chasing and taunting us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen ten guys from our school chasing four dudes from another school down a block and a stranger step into the melee with a bat to protect the guys who were outnumbered. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Beside the entrance, the king's armor stood sentry; a suit of forest-green plate, its fittings chased with gold, the helm crowned by a great rack of golden antlers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I thought Miss Willis was chasing us, I thought she’d come to the trailer, I thought she’d hurt Diana and me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I was so worried! After Sigurd chased us...” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Is this like that movie Night at the Museum? Will the books come alive and chase people around and junk?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

My mind is a maze and I’m chasing a shadow. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It does not shine as brightly as it had when she ran through the halls with Widget what seems like more than a few years ago, chasing marmalade kittens through a rainbow of guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Heck, chasing poison cows through Venice had been more appealing than this place. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Before I sit down, I would like to tell you who the Landing Signal Officer on that field was that I chased for an hour,” Apache Bill said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Nico’s feet, two puddles of darkness stained the pavement—no doubt the remains of the cow monsters that had chased them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

About to chase after me one last time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Instead a slighter and far more welcome figure was chasing after me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

One may imagine a combination of talents—Brute’s for the chase, Boots’s for concealment. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Furious, she turned and gave chase—despite the bear’s lolloping gait, it can move at up to thirty-five miles an hour—and the two boys scrambled up trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Some of these rabbits were still chasing us and suddenly I thought, ‘Well, I’ll have one of them anyway.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I screamed as I staggered about the room, my mother chasing after me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cackled and picked up the sprinkler, chasing Dill with it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

So I chase after him, and when I get close, I whisper, “Keep running Jaim- ito, all the way to the goal.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last New Year’s Day, Nathaniel had rubbed snow in my face and chased me across the ice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I made it a chase, he would easily overtake me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get him chasing an apple all the way. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Mom hangs up and chases me out with instructions to take a shower and clean my room. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

"We need to split up. I know I'm chasing away the game." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She stopped, turned to me, and said if I didn’t leave her alone, she was going to chase me with a machete! The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Tater is done for this episode. He can head home. Good work today, guys. And thanks for not chasing any trains, Fred.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But I was willing to embrace mortal life again, before chasing immortality. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then a wolf spider, startling in size and hairiness, streaked over the gravel, either chasing something smaller or being chased by something bigger, I couldn’t tell which. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He was only our camp director because Zeus had sent him here as a punishment for chasing some off-limits wood nymph. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Slower and slower he ran, falling back in the chase until Dana was practically stumbling at his heels. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amazingly, however, they had heard no voices, met no other humans in the woods, nor were chased by patrollers who were looking for runaways. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was up to his old pranks, sending a group of frostbitten horsemen on a wild-goose chase all over Boston in search of nonexistent “bull’s wool” socks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had paintings of merpeople on it; they were carrying spears and chasing what looked like the giant squid. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Like a brainless terrier, Finn chased the car down the road until it vanished in the darkness. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I dropped my books on the floor of the porch and chased Frankie out into the field. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Kyle figured that was why Mr. Lemoncello wanted them all to take a break from chasing clues and read these classic mysteries. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Her goblet was chased silver, too, in a design of twined myrantine branches. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A small house sparrow came by, and she chased it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

It seemed the harder I chased after a subject, the faster I ran in the wrong direction. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He pushed away the thought of the math assignments in his satchel, floated on his back, and watched wispy white clouds chase each other across the wide blue sky. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t Dauntless that was chasing me before,” she said stubbornly. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m tired of chasing Jean Valjean every night. But I’m not going to complain.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

A few chase her out of the store. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We carried slingshots that we used *Sneakers. to stone birds and chase the monkeys that tried to cross the main dirt road. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It chased all sleep out of the room. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Safa used to chase any bird that dared to land near our house. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I saw children dressed in rags chasing a soccer ball outside the huts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “I wouldn’t hardly be chasing after no Hirohito Woods.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In every chase scene we’d ever watched, the hero always climbed up to the roof. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Melvin, who died later on in Korea, caressed the slow August landscape, chasing butterflies. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right this minute, her logistics coordinator is drinking lemonade in their backyard and feeding ice to Bit, which the dog chases on the lawn. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In the wild, several cheetah brothers chase a female for several days, and that rough courtship over large distances seems to be required to get the female to ovulate or to become sexually receptive. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

You might expect a stampeding mob, particularly one chased by a giant, furry, duck-billed “elephant,” to leave a bit of disarray in its path. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Two of the cow monsters peeled off from the herd to chase Nico and Hazel. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t have to sit up in the gods anymore with people all around me cheering on the Indians killing General Custer and the Africans chasing Tarzan all over the jungle. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He chased mice, tried to pounce on them, swept them away with his wings, even caught a few and pecked them sharply, as though to warn them. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

They had been chasing our cars down the dirt road. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I'm constantly being chased from one corner to another. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We scampered about the hilltop chasing each other or sat on a sloped ridge where there was a good view of the airport in the distance. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a honk, but he kept going, hoping that the police officer wouldn’t jump out and chase him on foot. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So another shovelful, and I chased him until we got almost to the Big Barn—he was laughing so hard, he was doubled over—and I threw it onto his back. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Rocks digging through my shoes as I run through wind and rain, black chasing me through the storm. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As the half wore on, the Fugees charged once, twice, and then a third time, at one point racing down the field at a full sprint, like kids chasing an ice cream truck. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

They hopped over his legs and chewed on his hair, chased his fingers, nibbled his toes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Those who were not chased away came back blowing their breath in front of themselves like proud smokers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not far away, Ess and Sam sat picking flowers beside a large boulder, while farther off, the others chased after what Jinny assumed to be a lizard or a kitten in the grass. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I began the fox’s favorite song just as he was about to chase him again, and he stayed to listen. Now I couldn’t do that for any human being in the subway station.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jumped a few times, chased her tail just to teach it who was boss, and then calmed down enough for me to push Nico onto her back. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“A boy can run and chase dragonflies, because that is his nature,” she said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not allow them to say they had “chased” me out. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I have only a half hour more of sunlight, I cut off the motor and idle; I fear that the noise is chasing the bonobos away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

So, loath to disband after such high adventures, we reached the northern boundary of the world, chasing Mongols en route. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In games, he would chase the ball from one end of the field to the other, switching from defense to midfield to offense and back, running himself to exhaustion. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Arthur keeps at it until his basketball bounces out of the booth, and he chases it like a bull wrangler. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I chase the twins under the folding table, where they hide between Lolo’s legs. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

This means that som,eone wants to give them to the Hound of the Baskervilles to smell, like a bloodhound, so that it can chase him. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was chasing down the bus, dodging the spray the wheels drew from a lake-like puddle the exact moment Nicole was hit. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I could hear footsteps just behind us, chasing us, and voices shouting and girls screaming, but it was so dark I didn’t know whose voices they were, only that everything felt like we were underwater. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But she got the water hose and chased the dog away with the water, so it wouldn’t hurt its tongue. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

For the next week, Frightful watched her offspring eagerly chase the migrating birds but could not share their excitement. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The three skeletal warriors who’d been chasing me in the turbine room now appeared on the stairs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

At first light, Meade’s infantry will chase and find Lee’s army, then harass them and slow their forward movement. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

A bunch of white men chased us up the street and surrounded Dennis and tried to kill him, throwing bottles and bitting and kicking him until one of them made the rest of them stop. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Ivan looked back, saw they weren’t being chased, and slowed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Ray chases after Axel, down the rock path, and into the cottage. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“And you didn’t give chase? Are you really as big a fool as you look?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But the notion that climbers are merely adrenaline junkies chasing a righteous fix is a fallacy, at least in the case of Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a second I considered stiffing him, but seriously, I didn’t want to be involved in some humiliating fat-guy-staggering-across-a-slushy-parking-lot chase scene, didn’t want to have to explain that spectacle to Faith. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Dad chases him, orders him to stand still. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The blood roared again in Ralph's ears, confused images chased each other through his mind. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They suddenly remembered they forgot to get eggs, or began chasing after a running child that didn’t actually exist. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

My anger, chased away by fear, came slinking back. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Even after the chase had stopped, I continued running, slowing down only when I sighted home. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re okay. I promise you don’t have to worry about boulders chasing you or flying off a snowy mountain today.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"Last week we found this haunted watchtower, and the day before we chased a herd of wild horses. You should have seen them run when they caught a scent of Nymeria." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She did not need to explain that Popo chased her out of the house when I was dying. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

During recess the boys would divide in two groups, chasing each other wildly around the swings and seesaws, Redcoats against the colonies. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pacing, she felt as though her life had chased her down a dead-end corridor and trapped her there to taunt her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I teased Mouse down to the beach with a string and watched her chase it in circles until she keeled over. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Javier kicked off before Moss could agree, and Moss chased him down the street, a joy in his heart. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mom chased after me, her housecoat pulled tight against the cold, and caught me just in time to hand me my brown-bag lunch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Farmers chase us till they see how small Michael and Alphie are. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Leah can climb trees like a chimpanzee, when nobody’s even chasing her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was in the large garden in back, kicking a ball and watching two dogs chase it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beat them for being out, beat them for running, even though the chase was the only remedy for his restlessness. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The old lady's rivery eyeballs chased the words across the pages. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

At practice today, I wasn’t raking the ball to every field and chasing down every ball hit my way. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Running down the hallway... somebody chasing me... not a person... just a big flashing kitchen knife... and I’m scared and crying but no voice comes out because my neck is cut and I’m bleeding... Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Luke was holding a worksheet up against his locker, trying to finish a line of math problems, when Toby shot down the hallway like he was being chased. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The bats weren’t likely to send off valuable fliers on a wild-goose chase. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But no one chased me, even though I saw some of the boys that don’t like Amil on the other side of the road. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Dude #3: It ain’t like Bugs Bunny—go down and splash, next scene he’s up running around getting chased again. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were chasing backward and forward past the door of their compartment. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

On his way to the fire, he leaped back and forth, chasing schools of fish. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The ocean that had chased them back and made them flee for the shelter of the ice pack is the worst ocean on the globe. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Lion dropped the piece of hyena that he was carrying and began to chase Hare, warning him that he was about to join Hyena at the feast—but not as a guest! The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It was warm and had walls and made us feel less in danger, less chased. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The thought came to me that he should be treated with a hot mustard plaster, but I chased it away as unfit for the solemn moment at hand. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But I stood there, staring at them, not wanting to let them chase me away. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I know it, she done pulled down her panties and tinkled in it and I’m chasing after her with half a dozen horns honking and a man in a hat taking pictures. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Tyler is it, and after a moment I realize that he isn’t chasing me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“We obviously know the mission statement at Beecher Prep, Hal: we practically wrote it! Let’s cut to the chase—what’s going on?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But the shadows were alive, and they had chased me here. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“We don’t, exactly. But we’ll try to chase him in a particular direction, and at any rate, the stag will likely run straight, down the most direct path.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to chase Lumpy but stopped when I saw him prancing around Doug and Teddy. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Even if I’d felt less tired, I couldn’t have chased a girl with such a pitiful voice and such haunting eyes. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Conrad, barefoot but wearing his green-striped bathrobe and jumping up and down like a frisky puppy, chased close behind Papa into the living room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So far, she likes to chase bugs and peck at everything except me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I feel absolutely certain that I’m chasing a person who at least knows who’s behind all this. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Twenty million Montags running, running like an ancient flickery Keystone Comedy, cops, robbers, chasers and the chased, hunters and hunted, he had seen it a thousand times. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were seven left, plus the two chasing his friends. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I remember how Flossie used to chase him years ago when he was washing the horse. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The first time I got chased by an alligator, I was scared, I admit that. But I finished the job later.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then, to Mrs. Frisby: “Why didn’t you tell me. I wouldn’t have chased you off.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing for it was to chase the screws around manually with a domestic magnet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Panting from the chase, they wore cocky grins. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, technically, I guess it’s Fred’s. I don’t, you know, chase rubber balls. Not as a rule.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She had ended a relationship in which she was not unhappy, closed a blog she enjoyed, and now she was chasing something she could not articulate clearly, even to herself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

However, only minutes after we left the neighborhood, Raizel chased down a passing hansom cab. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Rafik said, “Did you see that landlord of ours? He could use some exercise! If he chases them, he’ll get some!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the weird thing is there’s still no sound of nothing behind us, nothing chasing us, no Noise, no branches breaking, nothing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But she was stomping off and Ethan was chasing her now. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We would chase them out of the dining hall and beat them up. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Fleas with good appetites Somersaulting high, Fleas leading chases Running races on my thigh. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

She didn’t feel like chasing Fenoglio’s grandchildren around his house or playing hide-and-seek with them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I spent the next several weeks running the argument over and over in my mind, picturing a small dog chasing a puppet across the floor of an abandoned warehouse. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

A couple times, she was fol-lowed out into the alleys and chased, but so far no one had been able to catch her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A page slipped out of her primer and she chased it onto the grass. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The bleak faces of the soldiers watching them frightened her even more than being chased. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Fine by me!'' he said. “My boat's OK for fishing, but it's not up to a chase. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Penny crawling on the floor and chasing Butterscotch. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Once, in the distance, they saw a lion chasing a topi. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boy, I won’t stop you from chasing your heart’s desire. No, no. I won’t deprive you of things that fly. It comes to you naturally.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Achilles seemed doomed to chase the tortoise forever, never catching up. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I chase after her, but she lets me catch her too easily, and we kiss right there as her parents watch us. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the instant after the wreck, the boy’s mother went chasing after the truck driver. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A gray fairy with mothlike wings chased a brawny minotaur out the front door with a scalding blast of steam from the end of her rod. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bracket, the chickadee, spent most of his time chasing the young chickadees through the woods. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That image chased me all the way to Delaney’s back door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

This was so completely unfair, I told Tantalus to go chase a doughnut, which didn’t help his mood. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘You would have been, too, if you had been chased for two days by Black Riders.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if the one that chased us is the only one that turns into a hawk. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Gregor reached his arm between the dryers and pulled out an old tennis ball Boots had been chasing around. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jessie had been chased by dark dreams all night and she woke up tired. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They did not chase him out or comment about how strange he was. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel spurred Arion, and they raced out of the city with a mob chasing after them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The kids used to chase me around at lunchtime and beg me to say things in English. They were obsessed with America,” I explained. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

One of the male dancers partnered Mrs. Fanning—who advanced as the dancer withdrew in a pantomine of a cartoon chase. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The terror returned mainly at night, but Joana was always there to chase it away. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I quietly pray to Pa to chase them away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out here he doesn’t know how or when or where or even if transmissions are being broadcast; out here he chases ghosts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Somebody chased him as another woman asked me the usual dumb questions about what grade I was in and what my favorite color was. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Screams chasing their tails fast as the melting tigers in Little Black Sambo. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The kindest people she knew, the most caring, the most sincere, and they’d been chased away by her family. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Manchee wanders in and out the back doors as I sweep, sometimes chasing the pink moths I stir from faint corners. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

My thoughts chased round and round my brainpan. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is, until he spots a squirrel, and then he starts jumping up and down and yelping, like he would love more than anything in the world to be free to chase it. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Marco calls, chasing after her as she descends the front stairs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The dorado that was chasing it burst out of the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I chased after a lot of the youngsters in the courtyard, their parents watching from the ring of park benches that circled it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and let his voice caress me, let myself imagine him as a child, before his shoulders grew square, chasing aku outside, over soil softened by new rains. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He chases me around the table and catches me by the waist. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“What use is chasing a dog whose name you don’t know?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

While researching the murders, I often felt that I was chasing history even as it was slipping away, and not long after we spoke, I learned that Martha had died from heart failure. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, Qendrim was chasing after a free ball in the Blue Springs goal box when the goalie took him out at the knees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He rode up the long road between picket fires, and he could hear them singing in the rain, chasing each other in the dark of the trees. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drove up and down black mountains of water to chase her. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so, Caesar. There would be too many confusing scents, and he would be seen and chased.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But it’s a more sustainable career than endlessly chasing after sponsorships. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was being chased by the gang that had attacked him, and now I was worried about Frank and whoever it was who had beaten him up. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

LILY: I’m going to chase the train out. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

In Quito, the visitors somehow provoked the locals and were chased out of town by a mob armed with stones. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then I realized the only reason they chase us is because of Amil and his ridiculous drawings and his big mouth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Two archers ran by, chased by an angry Ares kid who was yelling in poetry: “Curse me, eh? I’ll make you pay! / I don’t want to rhyme all day!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A group of iron monsters broke off from the marina fight and chased after the Midfolk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They moaned with hunger and joined the chase. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

War Admiral chased him, his nose nodding up and down behind Seabiscuit’s right hip. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dry little pellets of snow, like tiny spheres of polystyrene, chased around in swirls. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The magician picked up a black case that he’d left on the floor and chased down departing train riders with his floppy top hat. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“It’s simply incredible. Have you been chasing me all these years only to fail now? I think that’s the worst thing I ever heard of; how marvelous.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The pain that had been building in their arms and legs and chests did not abate, but it fled to the backs of their minds, chased there by a sense, almost, of invulnerability. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Mrs. G, who was the lunch teacher that day, saw what happened and chased after them. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I thought of telling her to let the pigeon go so we could follow it—but what use would it be to find Miss Wren now, while hollows were chasing us? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

After the long chase, I figured the animal was winded and would stay in the tree. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once she spotted my sister in our yard, opened the gate, and chased her up the stairs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over his shoulder, he saw an enormous soldier chasing after him. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Bands of crackers and rednecks had chased her from villages, slashed her tires, whipped her a bit about the arms. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been wounded in battle and was now being chased by the Union cavalry. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Mr. Wagner, one of the caretakers from the school, comes and chases them away. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Like the Stasi in East Germany, much of the KGB's work in Russia had nothing to do with chasing foreign spies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“There are plenty of mice around this place — go and chase them. Go on,” he added, nudging Crookshanks down the spiral staircase with his foot. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I chase after the woman, but she keeps on pretending she can't see or hear me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no? I’m sure somebody like Abelman could. I can just see that lawyer he’s got. Crippled from chasing ambulances. Mutilated from being caught in fires he’s started for insurance money.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sick of being chased and tired of running. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the Osage still went on buffalo hunts, they were chasing not only food but the past. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be chasing this for the rest of my life,” Bobby says of his experience in Good Boys. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I say, “Been wondering something...What did you see? Like, when you said you lost the pygmy. Yesterday. Part of that chase.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

We emptied our plastic glasses, chased with coffee, and I refilled. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big Red chased the swaying patterns while his master swept and dusted, scrubbed the floor and scoured the toilet and cleared the desk of literary accumulations. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But—and this is the worst part—I seem to be chasing him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The first tale I heard about him when I arrived at the Great Place was that the reverend had chased away a dangerous ghost with only a Bible and a lantern as weapons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Think about it, the guy hasn’t showered in days, no place to stay, chased by the cops, pretty much wears the same gear 24/7. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And there was that time I got chased by a dog, hanging out at the basketball court hoping somebody would pick me to run. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

So I would stay here until I was chased out. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when we were by ourselves, she chased us. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told how her brother George used to chase her and Blanche out of his tree house and how rough their older sister, Sarah, had been when she gave them their baths. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked almost pretty with her smoothing powder and red lipstick and relaxed demeanor, not as knotted up as she had been lately, chasing a contract with Shell-BP. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I take a gulp, breathe the heat out of my throat, and chase it with a big mouthful of chocolate shake. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Max chases the ball while Helena waits, her nose poking through, and when he rolls the ball beneath the wire, I see the crumpled paper slip from her hand to his. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now it was something like a car chase. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Vonetta tried to steer me over to them, but I didn’t want to go chasing after them. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

You tearing off in one direction and Leroy tearing off in the other, I’s too old to be chasing after folks like a hound dog. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got a bogatyr and an imperial fool in this village,” he hooted, “and it took them hours to find my granddaughter being chased by a maniac in the woods!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He squirmed on his mat, wishing uselessly that Headmaster hadn’t selected him, picturing the cub chased by a hungry crocodile, counting the minutes until the sun would finally rise. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo sat for a while and shivered, dreadful fears chasing one another through his mind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Never mind, Lance, you will. Wait until you are my age, and then start worrying about it” “It is not” said the Queen, “as if every woman you met didn’t chase you for miles.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I chased after Ema, I saw Ms. Owens, who was working as cafeteria monitor, move quickly to cut me off. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Demonstrators left standing were chased off by snarling police dogs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The book creeps into my dreams and chases me around and around a softball diamond inside a field of lava. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He was chasing the glossy head, still distant. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I believe he’s stopped chasing us,” said the bug, looking back over his shoulder. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

One minute, everything was quiet and serious and the preacher was going on and on and on; and the next minute, Winn-Dixie looked like a furry bullet, shooting across the building, chasing that mouse. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

If the man had any doubts, they were chased away by the sounds of desperation and despair coming from just across the hall. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She chased a night heron up the Schoharie River, lost him, pursued a mallard duck, and lost her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Because yesterday we were chasing a broken enemy. They’ve been heavily reinforced. They’ve had all night to entrench. And my boys . . . lost many friends yesterday.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drop my backpack and chase the car down the driveway. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Smash it up, chase people round, take what we like, burn things down. It’s all a good laugh.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

With knuckles and clubs, the union men chased the strikebreakers from the mine to the railroad depot and put them on the next train out of town. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“And I know they get their food and everything, and if they get sick, a vet gives them medicine. But don’t you think they’d rather be chasing a zebra across the savanna?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me, without any hat, in the middle of the afternoon, having to chase up and down back alleys because of my mother’s good name. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They found the place the deer was arrow-wounded where the man started chasing it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cassandra and I would spend whole afternoons chasing each other around one backyard, then over the fence into the other. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then it occurred to Chess that eventually someone was going to start chasing them, and they should probably try harder to hide. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

If I ran, whoever this is might have heard her and take chase. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I tell him, “There won’t be chasing today. No apple throwing. Not with the lieutenant there.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Duke would chase down a dog food delivery truck! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She lifted her wings and chased him to the edge of the aerie. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Usually there’d be a police chase, cop cars flying through after some guy with a stolen car. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The scream shook the birds from the trees and chased the scavengers from the sky. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Quit knocking that broom and come chase this character away.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I called Jasper once more, but he was chasing a feather blown by the wind. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But if it kept Ob grinning and chasing after some hope, I knew I’d have to be willing to follow him. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t never heard him. When I was home he weren’t doing nothing but chasing after women and lying in the ditches, drunk.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The police who patrolled the Center could be chasing someone, burst in, shoot first, and ask questions later. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anything would be better than being chased round and round the burial places of the Ancient Kings with something he dared not look at behind him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He lived on the first floor of our apartment house, and no one could sit on his step or even make a noise near his door without being chased. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Briony resisted because she wanted to chase in solitude the faint thrill of possibility she had felt before, the elusive excitement at a prospect she was coming close to defining, at least emotionally. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

One day, tired and hot from the chase, she came upon a crystal-clear river deeply shaded by silvery willows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two friends then chased some sheep into a corner. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She chased the birds but could not catch any of them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I felt tired and foolish, as if I had been running to escape someone chasing me, only to look behind and discover there was no one there. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We barely got out of port, and even then they were after us, chasing us all day and all night. “When the storm came, we didn’t have any choice. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Seven minutes later, their single engine had pushed them into a good orbit, below and behind me, and they then began a carefully calculated three-hour chase to close the gap. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chased the other halfway around the schoolyard. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is there an option for a large green field with butterflies chasing us?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Her mother kissed her on her forehead and put an arm around her and said only, “A wild-wolf chase.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The sharpened cane I used when I thought an evil spirit was chasing me and Jay. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“We lead strange lives, chasing our dreams around from place to place,” Elizabeth says quietly, looking out the window. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe when they were older, watching their own kid chase seagulls across the forum... The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They were chasing each other, putting their heads through the kelp and then going under and coming up again in a different place. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes later, he arrived at Beatrice Leep’s bus stop, and from there he easily retraced Friday’s ill-fated foot chase. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not open the door, and he did not want to chase away his sister who had to remain with her mother. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were stopped at the gates by gargantuan Berber guards with scimitars and chased away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She remembered the godswood, drooping branches heavy with moisture, and the sound of her brother's laughter as he chased her through piles of damp leaves. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“They told us to run to the army barracks. Those madmen were chasing us like runaway goats, but once we entered the gates of the barracks we were safe.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boy turned around and yelled at Francie: “Go chase yourself!” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to the shade under the tree, watching my shadow chase me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever was chasing us was still on our trail. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I punch him in the arm, and he chases me to the building. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“I had to run all the way down the street to find those dimwits. They were still searching for the shambler you sent them chasing after.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The excitement of the hunt and chase had tired Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The fastest runners were trained to chase buffalo. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He chased golf and tennis balls to run away from family responsibilities. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He soon tired of chasing radio waves with his wire and ordered a short-wave radio with two enormous batteries. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the beach swarmed with activity, people moving skiffs deeper into the trees, chasing after livestock. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mei-li and the cave and getting chased by the cops and Mong saying I was his best friend and then going swimming and me staring through the Mexican border at the kid selling clay suns. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

If I let a few other teachers chase me away from Wilson, the kids would be the ultimate losers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He rode his bicycle through the courtyard, chasing chickens and other children, laughing over which ones shrieked the loudest. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

If necessary, when the chase came too close, he could charge the cordon while it was still thin, burst through, and run back. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The fissure split and grew, like those scenes in disaster movies when an earthquake cracks the streets apart and chases the hero. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Some of the other children in the class, already bored with the project, begin chasing one another around the stones, pushing and teasing and snapping gum. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the wild chase around the building the biggest dog struck the tin drainpipe, and it clattered down the wall and bounced on the cement top of the cistern. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when both Philemon and Baucis had had to give up the chase panting and exhausted, the gods felt that the time had come for them to take action. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rebellious slaves were chased through the fields, and if they fled into the nearby forests, troops hunted them down. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Kibitzers, always free with mostly unwanted advice, would often have to be chased away by the tournament organizer José Calderon. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I figured it might fit me well enough, so I chased away the flies and cut it offhim. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When Adam and Eve deceived You, You chased them from paradise. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of music that made a chase scene even more exciting. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I chased the raccoons into the night and stumbled over a third animal and was struck by a wet stinging spray. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The murderers were arrested within hours because one of the Klansmen was actually an undercover FBI informant who, as he later testified, had tried to persuade the others to give up the chase. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quick. Empty the bucket from the bedroom and leave it outside. Then chase out the chickens and stay with them. I’m going to lock the door behind you.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

By the outer wall, facing the western expanse of the sea, he and Ahmad chased a lone chicken through the ruins around the outermost homes. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Kids, many of them Sohrab’s age, chased soccer balls, giggling, yelling. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The explosions make me feel like death is chasing after me again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to chase after him, Nathan said, “Uncle Jet! Don’t go! Uncle Jet!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They could only hope that the arrow had landed deep enough, or else it would be a long and potentially fruitless chase. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dad usually chases him off, but tonight he said he could stay. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Darius, who chases girls with firecrackers or a stick that touched a rat and thinks he’s tough, today pointed up because the world was full of clouds, the kind like pillows. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without warning, Isabelle started running again, and this time Hugo chased her. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

From time to time the guards waved their spears to chase away the kestrels, gulls, and carrion crows paying court to the deceased. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was chasing after Nate with his bayonet held straight out in front of him, shouting angrily in a language Nate had never heard. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Loli then recounts how Ester rushed at her with an ironing board and chased her into the stairwell of their building, knocking her against the wall and holding her there like a prisoner. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt reunited in the grave with John Wilkes Booth, together again, as they had been that terrible evening of April 1865, when the chase for Lincoln’s killer began. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei watched as Yanna hollered and the soldiers began to chase her, a single running figure in the night, like a rabbit being chased by wolves. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Talking normal, like there wasn’t about to be pain and screaming and a chase. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, there was a trail of children a mile long chasing after the peach as it proceeded slowly up Fifth Avenue. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Just Roy Rogers singing and chasing bad guys wearing black hats. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Tie a piece of meat to a string. Hang it out in front of him. He’ll chase it for miles.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Koly, what can you be thinking of? What woman would wish to wear a sari on which a dog chases a goose? You have lost your senses.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

There had been moments when Jimmy had chased him and Luke before, but they went miles in a different direction to keep him from finding the plane. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“The people in the house will not chase you away. They even threw out a little food for me.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even Christ had chased the moneylenders from the temple, and Lydia’s friendship was a temple to him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Oksi chased a group, missed them all, looped, and came back to the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The spoils of the chase he brought always home to his beloved, whose name is sometimes said to be Aero, sometimes Merope. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t look fine when he was chasing after us.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“See? You know I'm right. Your poor father probably spent the morning chasing chickens and apologizing to neighbors.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I kept clinging to him until the day I finally realized that if I continued to chase after him, people would say I was boy-crazy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I found myself smack between Chase and Mattie and the three rough-and-tumble boys chasing them. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that in these waters, north is constantly chasing its own tail.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The knife scar on his cheek was a pretty strong clue that the men my grandfather was chasing were not model citizens. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

This sets off a chase, with Oak trying to avoid being washed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I wake up near morning, I’m still in the Sledge Game, and I’m chasing the woman who brought the card and arguing with the kid. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Or to stand in the shadow of Osh’s impatience, his suspicion that this was a wild-goose chase. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Mong, man,” I said as soon as the morning started chasing off night and the sky changed to lighter. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The full moon killing the sun...I’m just saying here we are, being lured out to some creepy place, basically chasing the moon, right? Or its reflection anyway.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I could get the ogres to chase me.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She decided that they must have got tired and stopped chasing her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start running faster, and now it feels exactly like Bernard is chasing me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Some chickens had gotten into the office from his house next door, and the maid was chasing them out with a broom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind us, a ten-ton pig tank was knocking down pine trees and crushing boulders under its hooves as it chased us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Do they chase runaway indentured servants as well?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My Arkansas National Guard protector calmly looked on as Andy chased me, getting so close with his knife blade that the book I held up to protect me got slashed through the cover. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And that fox escaped with his tail between his legs, with all the hens chasing after him,” the old man finished. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the extreme excitement of the chase, he stopped reading Russ’s mind. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Ginger and I stayed on the fringe because I had to hold Ginger on a short leash so that she would not start chasing the baby turtles. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The men chasing us were joined by another carrying a rope. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The birds, who couldn’t move as fast on land, soon gave up the chase and turned back to the settlement. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Head down, tail flying, the young dog gave' chase, swerving and turning in pursuit, but always the rabbit was just out of reach of his hungry jaws. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, then maybe he’s off chasing skirt. A dog will hunt.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Second, My Lord 02-06, if I may call him so, is an avid sportsman, and in the wilds of New-York he shall find plenty of scope for unusual chases and kills. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If we told the story and they found out who they were chasing, they might come after us to finish the job. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand a while and look at boys chase rats. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

In a single moment, my job has transformed from a thrilling chase to something much more ominous. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“When I was a child, I loved chasing aku. It was just play, though, because if you really wanted to catch them, you waited till evening, when they all lost their wings and fell down.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a shame. Sheep would run into a river and drown to outrun a wolf, but I can’t see that many sheep twisting themselves up in wire no matter what’s chasing them.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Old Dan, seeing the fate of his little friend, had quit the chase and come back to help her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She chases it down, then throws with both hands from ground level, sending the ball willy-nilly skyward. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, R.C., I was trying to chase that old tomcat out of our yard; he gets into Gramma’s garbage cans.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The simplest possible fare, served on the finest porcelain, and set on an elaborate charger of chased silver. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Isaac chased after the chair and kicked it again. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He thought every good story should end with a big, exciting chase. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Using the Willow Creek ticket as a starting point, Kalitka launched an extremely thorough search, chasing down leads that led as far afield as Europe and South Africa. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Safina and I quickly got back to being friends, and we and all the neighborhood children were back at our running and chasing games. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m better with puzzles,” she told Brandon as she chased the rolling ball. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’d been chased across a chasm by an army of spiders. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lori, Brian, and I braced one another with our arms, like we always did when Dad went on some wild chase that we knew would get bumpy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I keep thinking about what he said, even while me and Sneaky try to spy on Antwan and his friends, and they end up chasing us and trying to throw us in the water. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“And you don’t think there’s any point in chasing down leads on Republican candidates who aren’t Richards?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They gave chase for a full block until the gray flyer vanished over the rooftops. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I said, shouting, slapping the ground with my hand— chasing away the self-pitying thoughts that had started to cloud my head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I have been chased often, but have never been caught. Now if I came to your village I would know neither where to hide nor where to seek. No, no! I will not leave.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stop and look back, to make sure that the guy from the convenience store isn’t chasing us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He chased me into the kitchen, whereupon I picked up a metal pot off the stove and bounced it off his noggin. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At once she was up again, chasing the excited children. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they took a detour down a side road in order to get round the pig and chase it back the way it had come. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She chases my brother down the hallway, shouting, “Come back with that turkey, you turkey!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

With this information, the members of her band can put their heads together and discuss whether they should approach the river, chase away the lion and hunt the bison. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

One particularly effective method was to surround an entire herd of animals, such as wild horses, then chase them into a narrow gorge, where it was easy to slaughter them en masse. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My handles are tangled in Tagoe’s wheel from after we chased Peck here, jumping off our bikes to tackle him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The square where we’d chased pigeons was a smoking hole in the cobblestones. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She had been using the back exit ever since those men chased her and James, but today that meant going through the crowds waiting for the haunted house/cafeteria. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We chased after the desert rats that lived in the wrecked cars, or caught tadpoles and frogs in the scum-topped pond. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly. Something’s wrong. We have to get there right away. Monsters have been chasing me all the ' way from Virginia, trying to stop me. Have you had a lot of attacks?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Using this too much is uncool. cut to the chase. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat, and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you have nowhere else to run. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Moon Boy lurched about the hall on stilts making mock of everyone, while Ser Dontos chased serving girls on his broomstick horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As I tried to run away, Old Mr. Chou chased me, shouting, “See what happens when you don’t listen to your mother!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was silly of them, because lions, like cats, love to chase running, fast-moving things. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was the same smell that had assaulted Mark and Alec when they’d approached their own village after chasing down the Berg and marching back. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But way after that we were chasing down one of those dumb birds and I fell backward on my butt and my arm got twisted between April’s big fat thighs.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I threw a stick down the beach for Plath to chase. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It seems his sister’s husband was out riding with some town woman, and he was chasing them.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean so your friends know they haven’t chased me off?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I look over my shoulder and see Breanna chasing after me down the hall, so I walk fast toward the bench, even though I still have no idea what I’m going to do or say. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

About an hour later she saw Silver and the pups and paused to watch them chase a lively young buck. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a couple of quick bites to quiet my still-grumbling stomach and chased them down with another swig of water. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

For once I didn’t have to chase them all over the place, didn’t have to threaten, yell, or pull their ears for ignoring me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The bitter cold outside had also chased our old tom Lucifer in, and he was curled up in Dad’s easy chair. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Darkness had fallen on the construction site and swab lows were swooping back and forth, chasing mosquitoes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing chased nightmares away faster than the rustle of printed paper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As we left the showers, we were chased outside. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I supposed that I hadn’t changed much either, because I took off after him, yanking down the brim of my cap to keep it from flying off in the chase. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A few dozen angry men chase us for a while, swinging pitchforks and baseball bats, although it’s mostly for the benefit of the tale they’ll get to tell at dinner tonight. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Tidbit, who was busy chasing a chicken in Inez’s yard, waved good-bye. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He showed up last night and chased me and...” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Stone-hard are the Dwarves in labour or journey, but this endless chase began to tell on him, as all hope failed in his heart. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

After a long chase, the Coast Guard shot and sank the vessel. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But by now there were a few other people chasing after the sputtering, smoking machine. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

A giant gorilla chases the group members across a moonlike landscape. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pictured an old church converted into a bed and breakfast—nothing fancy, just somewhere to sleep when we weren’t watching birds or chasing down leads. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It had been easy to transfer his developing hatred to the teacher who disciplined him and the police- man who chased him and the priest who lectured him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even chase the ball, I just put my hand on my hip and give him a look. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I could cover you with weeping sores,” the waif said, “but then innkeeps and taverners would chase you from their doors.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It's eerie how little sound he makes, even when the leaves have fallen and it's a challenge to move at all without chasing off the game. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was out of that room faster than anything, chasing after Phoebe. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

They chased me all the way to the Ferry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My brother and some other Dinka boys saw what happened and tried to chase the lions away. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recalled the two fair-haired boys Robert had sent chasing after a breastplate stretcher. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Alex turned to see Rex racing across the grass, chasing down a line drive tennis ball. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ash finished buckling the saddle in place and said, “The woman asked the huntress to chase her down, as a stag, and to kill her. And then, she could finally be free.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell if she was chasing him or if they were racing for fun. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The feeling of freedom rose in me so fast that I had to chase it down to squash it along with my swelling heart. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He sauntered off like those American teenage boys, his little sister chasing after him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I half expected Diego to chase after me, but he didn’t. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Pirates were giving chase and the ship’s blasters were coming into play. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I say, “He wanted to win that chase. And he did. He really did.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I waste a second looking back at him, torn in that instant, wondering if I should chase after him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

This particular invention lunged with one arm stretched toward the girls; it seemed to be chasing the Ellisons. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I kept picturing a Celia-led mob chasing me down the street, screaming about my devilish crime like Puritans at a witch trial. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Now we were being chased by four men, and their number was growing. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean that your friend wants us to chase fairy tales!” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I hear the shrieks of the youngest children, probably chasing one another over blankets. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

To always be hunted and chased down to every dark pocket of earth we tried to hide inside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He’d like to be outside with Petey in the rain, one of those warm summer rains that was just hard enough to drench you, but not hard enough to chase you indoors. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Gringo visitors, few in number, tended to be prospectors chasing rumors of lost gold mines in the mountains. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She ate her cereal dry, like a snack, and chased it with milk. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

One of die women said that his men had ridden all the way around the lake chasing Beric Dondarrion and slaying rebels. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They stopped chasing the rock rabbits and started to eat grubs from the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He runs like being chased through the field by raptors. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“We were being chased,” I say, for lack of nothing else. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then he’d set up a yell you could have heard a mile off and go chasing after the butterfly. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

These are the weapons Pol Pot’s men used on their victims, victims like Pa. I blink rapidly several times trying to chase away the images. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adding insult to injury, he danced around the fallen sentries, sprinkling them with daisies until they arose, cursing him, to continue the chase. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then I grabbed the other sneaker and chased him behind the closet. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Those who were not chased away came back blowing their breath in front of themselves like proud smokers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nate looked around, thinking it was one of the cats that chased rats around the camp. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve led us on quite a chase, Percy Jackson,” Euryale said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And well they might, I said, for it was amusing that even in Neptune most of them made shift to chase themselves pretty safely up the easier faces. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

One actor is playing a police officer, the other a robber he’s chasing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Everything had happened so quickly, though, I never had a chance to stop and wonder if I might be chasing a hallucination. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He scanned the crowds of tourists, wondering if they were regular mortals or monsters in disguise, like those eidolons who’d chased them in Rome. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t feel like getting chased with clubs today.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As we shoot around, Boy21 hovers near me, but I just keep moving—chasing rebounds. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Penny darts about, chasing Butterscotch, running in circles around the car, which has been washed and shined. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Because, even as a young child, I could sense the unspoken terrors that surrounded our house, the ones that chased my mother until she hid in a secret dark corner of her mind. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Julius dared not run ahead of the tigers—Brute would remember himself and give chase. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The kids ran off laughing, a conductor chasing them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When our mother was with us, she would chase the witchwoman away. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me wants to chase after Marcus and Zak and take the answers to my questions out of their hides. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The banshee turned into a rat, which chased its tail in a circle, then — crack!— became a rattlesnake, which slithered and writhed before — crack!— becoming a single, bloody eyeball. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Regiment had not stopped, was chasing the Rebs down die long valley between the hills. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After five years of treatment, the drug appeared to chase the cancer into remission. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was it with me chasing weird little talking creatures into dark spaces? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Becky brought back tales of sea monsters chasing the British fleet and a two-headed calf born outside Philadelphia that portended all manner of disaster. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He points the glue gun at the boys and chases them off. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

‘Dwarves too can go swiftly, and they do not tire sooner than Orcs. But it will be a long chase: they have a long start.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When I looked up to see if my throw had hit its target, the group I was chasing was standing there laughing at me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Before she offered Ifemelu the job, she said, tone hushed in confidence, “My husband did not support me when I started this, because he thought men would chase me if I went to seek advertising.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad went out to chase the teenagers away. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Over in the frozen meadow, a satyr skidded on his hooves as he chased after a redheaded tree nymph. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I leapt off the bench and ran to chase it, and my half- sisters followed me, jumping and thrusting their hands upward as it flew away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seniors chased him and trapped him, like a snarling wolf, up against the emergency exit door. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They slithered away with Frank chasing after them in hot weasely pursuit. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Run away and try to heat the hurt that was chasing me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Ifem, I’m chasing you. I’m going to chase you until you give this a chance.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The stone knocked Merlyn’s hat off as clean as a whistle, and the old gentleman chased him featly down the stairs, waving his wand of lignum vitae. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't sure she’d bought my version of the origin of the boots, but the next day she was wearing them as she chased after Slopper through the huge front room with the double fireplaces. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I guess I could teach Luster to drive it, then they could chase her all day long if they wanted to, and I could stay home and play with Ben. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dog accompanied him, or rather, the dog ran ahead, slowed, sniffed the ground, gave a bark, chased a butterfly, and in a dozen other ways, made the world safe for the man. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Theon did not relish the idea of chasing direwolves through the wood by night; the hunters could easily become the hunted. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was so much like what they used to do in fun, chasing each other and screaming with laughter. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If Toby wanted to chase Lily around, getting drunk and skipping school, that was on him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In no time at all, they reached the prairie, where the wild cats and the chickens had free range and chased each other back and forth. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I suddenly had the horrible thought that I’d put myself in debt and run halfway to the mountains on a goose chase. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mosquitoes had been out in force for a while, but after the sun died they were chased into hiding by the suddenly crisp darkness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her other hand fans his body, chasing away the black-green flies that wait to lick his scorched flesh. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he refused and chased them from his house, shouting, ‘Shoo, begone with ye, filthy creatures!’ Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A policeman spotted Slash and started to chase him. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He starts walking again and I chase after. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She lifted her wings to chase, thought better of it, and folded them to her sides. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I had hoped to meet Char there, but the grooms told me he was still chasing ogres. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Whilest we remained at this island we saw a whale chased by a thresher and a swordfish; they fought for the space of two hours. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Ron yelled as Crookshanks freed himself from the remnants of the bag, sprang over the table, and chased after the terrified Scabbers. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They usually traveled in packs, and once when he threw a stone at some of them, they chased, caught, and beat him witless. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teddy chased after it and handed it back to me, but I was busy stuffing my books back into my bag. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She darted into the jungle to her right, letting Agent Jones chase her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Whipping him without mercy, she chased him to the back of the courtyard, where Arcadio curled up like a snail in its shell. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He’s hanging out after school in Docs classroom to avoid making the call a few days later when SJ busts through the door like she’s being chased by rabid dogs. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was chasing him through neighborhoods, hopping gutters, weaving through narrow streets. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

This riddling figure with flinty eyes isn’t the Locke who stood on the rooftop of his estate and spoke so gently to me or who chased me, laughing, through its halls. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I chase him with my abaya held up high over my jeaned legs with both my hands, the black cloth bunched around my hips. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He's walking away from me, and I try to stand my ground, but then finally chase after him up the steps to school, because I've got a burning question. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Now tell the truth. You were chasing somebody, weren’t you?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Osha must have turned aside back of us. Before the elk, most likely. She sent the wolves on by themselves, hoping we'd chase after them." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For all he knew it was like chasing the moon. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Tommy took a few strides after them—it was hard to say whether his instinct was to give angry chase or if he was panicked at being left behind. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some boys had cut off the long, sharp spears of a Spanish bayonet bush and they were chasing the girls with them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

With better intelligence, the Coast Guard would have fewer wild-goose chases. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He remembered all. the timesjory had chased him over the roofs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She chuckled as she watched Tirza, a young woman about her own age, chasing one of her family’s goats once again. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run down the stairs, chasing the heels of the Dauntless in front of me, ignoring the jostle of elbows and all the shouts around me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was no point chasing it, no matter how worried I was about hawk-chickens and people who know a lot about chickens trying to catch it. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I feel a little bad for leaving her, but no way do I want to chase her around Laser Zone all day. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The boys try to chase her, but they’ve not the slightest chance. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The men stopped the minibus and got out and tried to chase us, but they didn’t stand a chance. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The risk of getting caught was half the fun of being naughty, and now the chase was on. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Some of the Odom boys chased each other around the room, their ties loose and their shirttails flapping. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Now and then Branch chased a small rodent or nosed about an opening in the earth, frightening whatever small animal made its home there. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, some guy down there is chasing him. There he I” goes! Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was either sleeping in the shade of the canoe or running up and down the sandspit chasing the pelicans that roost there in great numbers because there are numerous fish nearby. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The event was an opportunity to sweep the dust from Jaime’s lair and chase away the insects and cobwebs with a broom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We made Ruth May stand in one spot, and chased the chickens back into the nest box to roost. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tore a flap from the opened cardboard box and chased out the smoke with it and then he climbed up and lowered the trap door and turned and looked at the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

By the time Neves hit the wire, most of the crowd was chasing him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How come she ain’t got no problem defending herself from that crazy man? But she chase after Miss Hilly like she just begging for abuse?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"If Ben Stark had come under wildling attack a half day's ride from Castle Black, he would have returned for more men, chased the killers through all seven hells and brought me back their heads." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But he came running and chased the monster away. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

And he told about the heat and thirst of their desert journey and how they were almost at their goal when another lion chased them and wounded Aravis. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Next thing you know, you’re running around in a bathrobe and pink bunny slippers, chasing chickens with a weed whacker. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She told me all the local and world news, and it was rather pleasant to hear about the National League, an atom bomb test, and a Mr. Riley’s three-legged dog that chased her chickens. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there were any Congs there they would get wasted, and all we would be able to do is to chase the Congs off while we picked up the bodies. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some small boys started to play tag around the empty carriage, holding on to its sides and pulling it way over while being chased. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Working in teams, older ones knocked over food stands and tempted vendors to give chase. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“He wanted that camera. That’s what he chased us all over town for.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As for the dogs, they could chase penguins and run wild without going too far—on all sides was the frigid sea, where killer whales cruised in search of a meal. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

A whooping gang of small children went running past, chasing a rolling hoop. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We both know what I am good at, what I am—I just chased my sister around the downstairs with a sword. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“He likes chasing gnomes. He’s never seen any before.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When the curling surf raced back to the shore, Tater let it chase him up the beach. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

"The way's easy. Look for the Ice Dragon, and chase the blue star in the rider's eye." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His mind swirled like a dust devil, conflicting memories chasing each other in circles. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t see any police chasing after him,” I say. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mother chased him with bandages but he batted her roughly away and went outside to pace the porch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jacobs carried Reg’s limp body off to the school nurse, and he saw Kaisha and the others chase after him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There’s enough wide-open space for me to feel like I can actually chase my dreams here, and I’ll be able to reach them too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As she climbed down in darkness, I explained about the hollows that were chasing us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He chased the train as it picked up speed. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I grab it, running along the bank, chasing Jay. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He remembered how Bigwig had chased Hawkbit through the long grass, forgetting the quarrel of the previous night in the joy of their arrival. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sneaked out of the room, went out on the back porch, and stood watching Granny’s White Leghorn rooster chase the dominecker hens and the Rhode Island Reds. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“The old men of the band were wont to gather about the campfires in a reminiscent mood and there recount the tales of prowess on the war-path and in the chase.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After his auxiliaries were routed at Ravenna, the Swiss rose up and chased out the victors, to the surprise of Pope Julius as well as everyone else. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“The object of attention. Nicole. Gossip junkies love the chase. End that, you end the story.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Was chasing after smugglers what she really wanted to do with her time? The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Bent forward at the waist, groping with both hands, he seemed to be chasing some creature just beyond reach, something elusive, a fish or a frog. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are enough cyclists and joggers around that I feel comfortable, especially since Rufus is keeping his distance by staying on the grass, where a young golden retriever is chasing its owner around. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I chase after her, my fingers brushing the wetness of her face for one tantalizing second. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He thought Rindlisbacher’s focus on the issue was “interesting,” a word that almost seems to suggest that it was a bit of a wild-goose chase. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had taken to chasing me from the gymnasium through the dark walkway that connected it to the main building. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the riders curses and chases after him, and the indecision of the other white men is clear as they weigh their own lives against... Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I chase after it, and from where the ball rolled to a stop, I fire a perfect strike into Webb’s glove. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I’ll cut to the chase: I nailed the move, which is how it came to be known as the Biles. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

By the time Piper sent her Iris-message warning them about the Roman attack, they were already halfway back to the ship, having been chased through downtown Charleston by a pack of angry dead Confederates. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Now and then, Laila heard running footsteps, a wordless chase, furniture turning over, glass shattering, then the thumping once more. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The mystery of all ’em things going through my mind chased away any thinking ’bout taking a poke at the cap’n’s head. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Though I’d be lying if I said it didn’t bother me that Courtney chased Jupiter into the house and neither has returned to the yard. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She had every right to be terrified of the half-crazed girl chasing after her. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The patrol spotted him again and chased him until he neared the Hudson River. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chased her, and they ended up in a splash fight. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

There was no mistaking the nature of the scene; it was a chase. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Gerald laughed, ducked, and just as he was chasing Angel around the kitchen with a full glass of water, Monique breezed inside with a burst of winter air. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

One evening we actually chased a little boy who was eating two boiled ears of corn by himself. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Across the afternoon, children chased it through the grass and onto the sturdy white bandstand at the edge of the park. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Dismay had exhausted himself chasing rabbits and chewing up sticks. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They’re so broad yet deeply personal, and it’s a private thing I want to share with everyone, and I think this is that feeling we all chase. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The chase was the crux; after that, who cared how the savages screamed or cried? The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When he was finally chased out of Athens in 307, Demetrius was a man of expensive tastes, few friends, and no patron. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Maya Angelou’s picture watches me while I sweep and mop the floor, while I scrub the shelves, while I chase spiders out of the corners. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not chasing raccoons around a trailer park barefoot, folks. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Behind them, shadowy two-legged creatures gave chase, their mouths filled with shiny, razor-sharp teeth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s even longer if you spend it chasing dreams that can never, ever come true.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s especially cruel to pen up young pigs, for they are very playful and love to run and chase each other. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

They charged into the fleeing crowd on foot while possemen on horseback chased the marchers all the way back to the black section of town and Brown Chapel. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Boomer runs off to chase a stick floating down the stream, I draw Gram’s sweater tight around me, settle into the nook of Throne Rock, and begin to read. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They were a wild lot, chasing about over those fog-hidden hills and beaches. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Will sprinted off - which was possibly the stupidest diversion Nico could imagine - and six of the guards chased after him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We can chase the rats and kill them. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Orders were sent to commanders in the field in Virginia, chasing down leads based on early but false information Stanton received from tipsters. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now yet another patrol has started chasing away the stragglers gathered outside the square, where the streets are too chaotic and narrow to protest properly. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

After badly beating Pompey on the battlefield in northern Greece, Caesar chased Pompey’s fleet to Egypt. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“He chased us. I got turned around and lost. I was scared.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I ask as my knees go weak and my imagination creates images of the crushing monster chasing after us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several times before, I had seen boys on the land and had chased them from it, but without succeeding in getting hold of their loot. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And just how many years had gone by since Georgie and I had watched Roy Rogers gallop across the desert, chasing cattle rustlers or claim jumpers? The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Kids in bright orange T-shirts like Grovers were chasing each other around a cluster of cabins nestled in the woods. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll see you guys outside,” I say, getting up and chasing after him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

There must be no mistake about this assembly, no chasing imaginary. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go back with the other kids who were still jumping on cars, still chasing each other through the garden, but Sally had her own game. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, Jinny thought, as she chased him down the path to the fire circle, he was just too tired last night to get into trouble. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In addition to the cold, her deep sense of unease was back, without the laughter and stories from earlier to chase it away. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They had assumed this photography thing was an adolescent phase, like boy chasing, or vegetarianism. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Someone would chase a bank robber. Probably she was just in a hurry.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Only I’m going to have a yappy Pekinese, and chase kids off my lawn. I’m going to have a shepherd’s crook.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, chase her then. Tell her I want to see her. I miss her.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My father, I know, would have chased someone like me right out, stamping his broom, saying, What you do? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between this hate queen and the giant chasing him, he had no idea what to do. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A hundred expressions chased each other across Loki’s face: cunning and shiftiness, truculence and confusion. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She chases her grandmother’s black-and-white chicks, making them scurry across the kitchen floor. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Styx and I got up and chased after the boxcar. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jessie studied Isa, wanting to ask more, but then Oliver threw a handful of pine needles on her head and Jessie’s thoughts turned solely to revenge as she chased him down the street. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I chased him some distance and got him going fast, away from the bee tree, and then I came back for the wagon.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hector squirms out the other side of me, and even though I just said I would keep a close eye on him, I don’t chase after him. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

They weren’t armed, but on the other hand they were flying easily within their power, and might even outstrip her if it came to a chase. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he gave chase and, of course, he was faster, but the Count made it through a doorway, slammed and locked it, and Inigo was helpless to budge the thing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“If cats have mice to eat, they don’t chase flies,” he said. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily he gave it to Mole, but Mole was chasing a fox, and that could take all night. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

There it was, supple shining black leather, chased and trimmed with the purest silver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I chase him into the scrap-metal structures, but he’s too quick for me, and this place is a maze—I lose him in seconds, and then I am alone. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Hospital staffers chased him outside, snagged him and pulled him back in, but Neves soon broke loose again, made it out the door, leaped into a cab, and rode back to Bay Meadows. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hound and hunters chased a boar toward a fringe of scarlet wool. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I saw Jasper chasing butterflies across the lawns; sometimes I saw Doctor Baker’s Scotch terrier scratching his ear beside a deck-chair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But when Big Wife came, she chased Little Wife out of the house. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

No more good food, no big body to clamber on, no tail to chase, pretending it was prey. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

No one will chase you off of it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He was a lover of the chase and used to rise early to track the deer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the streetcar made its way along the avenue, the group of strikers chasing the car and throwing stones snowballed to a mob of nearly two hundred. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mama’s betting on the numbers, her chasing dreams, was out of control, and he knew it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But he had been chasing after tail on this strange clockwork schedule for so many years it had become a habit that couldn’t be broken, even if he did not enjoy it that much anymore. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being chased with a broom probably wasn’t the kind of attention he had been hoping for. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

When others tried to sleep there, I was not as generous as the elderly widow had been but selfishly chased them away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I draw a group of small children chasing one another, playing tag. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Children laughed and chased each other, decked in so many colored necklaces they could barely walk. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Moreover, he was a boy whom no man could hurt; an invulnerable and dodging serpent who, when chased into a corner, flew out again between his captor’s legs, scornfully yelping. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

How I didn’t hesitate to plunge my shovel into the sand, chasing the clam as it burrowed deep. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Curly attempted to give chase but he made it only about five steps before tripping in an owl hole and falling flat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I once saw her chase him from her stairwell with a pot of boiling water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were benches, a few flowering trees, and a marble fountain misting water over a statue of a satyr chasing a group of half-clothed nymphs whose attempt at flight seemed token at best. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Like thirsty tongues, the flames chased the water as it ran and spread on the floor. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And it was quite a chase, or it would’ve been if the beggar had realized he was being followed. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Poteet had stopped chasing bats and was asleep under the apple tree. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A great many people were offended by her ostentatious displays of wealth, and by the shameless way she chased the limelight. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“That mutt’s a rascal. I can tell you that. Been chased away from every chicken coop and garbage can in Colby.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He has to chase me down and catch my arm before I turn a corner. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The soup roiled within the black pot, bits of cabbage chasing around the hog’s head that bobbed up and down, the eye roving in the gray foam. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There were tales that Captain Wallace’s ghost appeared to chase off intruders. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath the idle ceiling fan, children chased each other, hopping over the stretched-out legs of dozing fathers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Frightful was unable to chase the friendly birds. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

"He has ridden out with his knights thrice already, to chase down raiders or storm a stubborn holdfast." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The rest we chased into the swamp, where we lost them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Or maybe in his dream something chased him. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A dog doesn't need courage to chase off rats. They had me thirty to one, and not a man of them dared face me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“She waited for things to come to her. You chase them down.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

There are so many airmen here, and they are so sure of themselves that they give chase to single individuals, just as though they were hares. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He did a double take at the sight of me chasing him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What? That guy chased you? What the hell happened?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

We are still making small changes when Oak runs in, being chased by Gnarbone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, I wanted to chase my mom so she could stop me from leaving. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I remember standing there in that family’s gigantic backyard with their grass more green than any color green I had seen before and watching Rocky the Clown run and chase and laugh with them kids. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The dog chased his tail, spinning in circles, ignoring them completely. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Brit-Brat scrambled frantically to pick it up, like chasing down a rolling quarter. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It brought back the face of the angry white man who had chased me down that day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had come up here and seen it for himself, the day he was chased by the crow. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Too friendly. Sometimes 1 doubt whether she is really chasing the Beast at all.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I know she’s as much a fool as my daddy was and as Leroy is when he gets on the Old Crow, only she doesn’t chase me with the frying pan. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen little kids chased each other in and around the adults, who watched with smiles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Helena takes the chickens out to the yard, one of the Krajewska boys comes to chase them, and Max creates a chain of hands to pass the wood up the ladder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He follows her around trees and topiaries, through coils of vines and roses, chasing glimpses of her red hair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He can’t miss what he’s never had! Why don’t we open it now and celebrate Mr. Weasley’s birthday? Nothing like a fine spirit to chase away the pangs of disappointed love...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

What courage he’d gathered had turned to dread, and he wondered when the Grievers would finally give chase. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I struggled and kicked trying to chase after her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I chase it down and toss it back. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They chased me on their bikes and threw rocks at me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He also kept a pack of bloodhounds, which he sometimes deployed in the chase. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He chased us down the beach for a ways, but when he saw he wasn’t gonna catch us on foot, he spun around and ran back toward his car. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I sat on the verandah, with the book on my lap, watching one of the children chase a butterfly in the front yard. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you staring at ash and at sticks and scraps of wood when we could be chasing Loki? Kvasir! As you ponder and talk your nonsense he is getting away from us!” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

After all, the sheriff couldn’t chase us downstream. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z