She lifts her chin, peering out from her bonnet like a turtle from its shell. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He threw a scoop of water into his face and rubbed it about with his hand, under his chin and around the back of his neck. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

His profile was smooth lines, slightly curved except where his nose jutted out and his beard jutted out at the end of his chin. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mandy cupped my chin in her hand and examined my face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once the lock clicked, I scratched my guard kitty under his chin. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a while, Sierra was struck by how much her face resembled her mom’s: that sharp chin, her full lips. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She glared at him so hard his whiskery chin trembled. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

One is of my head, shot a little from beneath so it looks as if I have a double chin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she drinks two more glasses of sugary banana milk and eats three sweet rolls, her chin jiggling as she chews. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey sat down beside the fire, her knees drawn up under her chin, poking at the blaze with a long stick and thinking. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You serious right now?” he said, squaring his shoulders and tucking his chin. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling stood back and rubbed his chin. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He slid his thumb to her lips, down to her chin, along the smooth expanse of her throat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t even know how but I’ve got him on his back and the point of my knife held up under his chin. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The other was small and thin, with a goatee beard on his receding chin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

With a vigorous shake of his head, it flew upward and landed on my chin. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Connor sat on a rock, hand in his chin, listening intently. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Colin put his hands together under his chin like he was praying and made a puppy-dog face, which was a dumb joke but also pretty cute. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Even in his distraction his shoulders were well back, and his chin was raised like an old-fashioned boxer’s. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

At which she stood up a little straighter and lifted her chin. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling stood back and rubbed his chin. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Two lines led downward from the corners of her mouth; between them was her chin, clenched like a fist. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They thought and thought, with their chins on their hands. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s good that they have you, then,” I said, putting my arms around my legs and resting my chin on top of my knees. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pond walked up to him and rested his chin on Nathan’s shoulder. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Fox-eyed Locke, standing silently behind Valerian, his expression schooled to careful indifference, has a chin as pointed as the tips of his ears. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She backed toward a bench and sat down, her hands in fists beneath her chin, head bowed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Len stirs and winces in pain, but the fear I see in his shuddering chin is the hardest thing to watch. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He walked drearily between the trunks, his face empty of expression, and the blood was dry round his mouth and chin. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

His nose was bleeding and there was a cut in his chin. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had on a red cloak and a black bonnet: or rather, a broad-brimmed gipsy hat, tied down with a striped handkerchief under her chin. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When she finished she lifted up her chin and half-closed her eyes like a movie star. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I know you’re fed up, baby”—he nudges my chin—“but keep your head up.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The hair was too dark, especially compared to the few silver hairs springing from her chin. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I feel the sting of truth in his words, but I lift my chin. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The blood spurted from Mack’s lips and ran down his chin. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am in control of this situation, I tell myself and lift my chin higher. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I didn’t respond or look up from my lute he reached forward and gently tipped my chin up until I met his eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tore out, running through the chin- tall grass as fast as I could. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking a bite of his sandwich, its fillings spilling out onto the waxy paper below his chin, Jack shrugs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He pulls back and tilts my chin up, so we’re face-to-face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Her chin quivers and her eyes have a wild look to them. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I can still see his tiny low-set ears and that pointed stub of a chin, a meaty appendage that looked like it was added as a mere afterthought. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Twice a day, she lathered his face with a stiff bristle brush and with a straight razor expertly scraped the dent in his chin and the narrow space between his nose and his upper lip. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ragged scar that marked her chin and continued down her neck to her broad shoulder was said to be a remnant of a long-ago battle with one of the forest creatures. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laika, freshly bathed the evening before, following a complete body massage on a dead jackrabbit, rested her chin on top of my bare foot. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“So,” Warren says, pointing his chin across the street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Connor is already asleep in his booster seat; his chin is tucked against his collarbone, his mouth hanging slightly open. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He sets his chin on my head and exhales. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Joey leaned over between Megan and me and grabbed my chin firmly and said, “Let me see that.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

At least she didn’t comment on the fact that I couldn’t raise a beard, though her glance skimmed my chin. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now my grandmother shushes him, Daddy resting in the bedroom, the covers pulled up to his chin, his thin body so much smaller than I remember it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Dogs sit next to you and put their chin on your lap. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was standing behind her, my chin resting on her shoulder. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long hours serving the British commandant had melted off the fat from his second and third chins and created heavy black circles under his eyes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And she’s just gonna be sitting at the corner on the trunk of her car, chin in her hands, waiting for you?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Maddy put a finger to her chin, acting like she thinking. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Aaron announced, and we got together, a tiered threesome—Nia’s head came up to my chin; my head came up to Aaron’s chin. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

My neck was a little stiff from resting my chin on the back of the chair for so long. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She leveled her chin, challenging me with her steadfast gaze. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I carefully picked the paper bowl up between my chin and shoulder. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wiped his chin and grabbed his face in my hands and knelt down close to him so that I could see his eyes, which still lived. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

After both Jacob and Jeanne had taken turns receiving lashes to their eyes and cheeks and chins, they made William walk in the rear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Half his head was bald, but coarse stubble covered his cheeks and chin, and hair grew thickly down his arms, sprouting even from his knuckles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She turned her chin up the way her grandmother’s chin was held. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pet lifted its chin, about to respond, but Jam put a hand up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Eventually she reached out and tilted his chin up with her fingers. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Ai, Chihuahua,” Joe whined miserably, withdrawing his hand from under hers and resting his chin unhappily in both hands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was holding Marcus’s letter, and I tucked it under my chin, address side down, while I put on my rain jacket. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Brown stubble covered his sunken cheeks and receding chin, and strands of dirty hair hung across his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Judge Ford sat in glassy-eyed thought, elbows propped on the desk top, her chin resting on her folded hands. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We... we had a fight ” The god scratched his chin, as if trying to recall. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And on top of that, she’s pregnant again, which pleases her because it gives her an excuse to get fat and grow another chin. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brought water down from the hut, raised his head, and ordered him to drink it With one hand, I found his lips and then guided the cup to his chin. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat, grin falling way, and he stroked his chin. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I coughed, and tea dribbled down my chin. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I combed my hair down with my fingers, squeezed a red sore place on my chin, and examined my upper lip to see if my mustache was any more ready to be shaved than yesterday. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She unzipped her coat, placed her hands on her hips, and stood with her chin thrust upward, superhero-style. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He had a thin gray beard that hung down from his chin, and was wearing a long red and gold robe that looked like the ones on the plates. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a dressing gown of quilted black satin, holding it close under her chin. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Russian prince condescended to sit in a corner for an hour and talk with a massive lady, dressed like Hamlet’s mother in black velvet with a pearl bridle under her chin. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all those crazy quirks about his face, the rolling chin and sweaty forehead, they melt away. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Hands clasped, his arms making a triangle beneath his chin. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Beside Demetrius lies Leander, blood staining his halo of curly hair, trickling down his crooked nose and off his chin. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She stares down at her husband; there are two pillows under his head, and his bearded chin rests on his chest. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine held my Popsicle for me with a paper towel under my chin. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Tears were running in a real stream and dropping off her chin already, like a sudden rain. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Doon smoothed out his covers and pulled them up to his chin. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to think,” he said, rubbing his chin. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It seemed unnecessarily cruel to make an old man wear a cap sideways like that and arbitrarily re-order the way in which age chose to hang from his chin. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A burst of wind chilled down my neck, and I zipped my jacket up higher to my chin. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She sinks into a chair, resting her chin on her purse. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He motions with his chin at Abuela and a policeman, who are talking near our banyan tree. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“You see that man,” she said loudly to me, and pointed her quivering chin at Mr. Spizz. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Far below him on the floor he could see Cluny holding the spike under Friar Hugo’s chin. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He rested his chin on the shovel and gazed over at me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

His chin rested on his hand, as if he was posing for a photograph, and his eyes were red. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Hazel could have pressed his chin glands for satisfaction, but he replied merely, “We shan’t need to go down the hill so much, after all.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s only one more I need,” she said, pointing her chin in the direction of the gunny sacks full of roots and plants. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was not enough room; he crouched, hunched over with his chin on his knees, and waited, his heart nearly bursting through his chest. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Grabbing Starry's chin, she swivels my sister's head from side to side, as though looking for bruises on a mango. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Wes whispered to Red, lifting his chin at the two teenagers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He put a hand among the curls and the baby laughed gleefully and then the man tilted the chin and cut the baby’s throat and the baby went right on laughing. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed his chin at the springs and around at the narrow canyon. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was still smiling, but my chin was trembling. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

There was intense yearning inside him; he needed to tuck her head under his chin and smell her shampoo. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t noticed the sharp angles that made up her nose and chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“My dad is just worried because this place isn’t what we thought it was,” she said, and she sat forward, her elbows on her knees, her hands under her chin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

People especially steered their babies away from Cleofes, afraid that if he admired the kids or tickled them under their fat chins, the children would sicken and grow humps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Castro’s face was perfectly peaceful, but a tear dropped from her chin. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Erin put her chin in her hand and batted her eyelashes at me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Now he sat with his eyes closed and his chin buried in the collar of his jacket. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She climbed into my lap and tucked her sleek head under my chin, against my throat where she could hear my pulse and I could feel the small thunder in her chest. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She lifted herself up until her chin was level with the peeled wood. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nathan had to tilt his chin up so that he could see through the windshield. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It had grown about an inch since I cut it, but it was still just a bit under my chin. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then she lifted her chin and pulled him down to her, and their mouths met for the first time. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Robert put his V-shaped chin on his hands and glared at the canal. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d raised his lantern and stood there like that, his bearded chin set, expressionless. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We should keep him,” Lark says, nuzzling her chin against the eaglet’s head. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Em put her hands together under her chin. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I listened to the music, ignoring my stinging lip and the blood running down my chin, into my hands, down my arms. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"The mutual acquaintance from school that you were trying to remember? She didn't have a birthmark on her chin." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When he saw Mario, his chin dropped and he said, “Ah!—is little cricket boy.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears were cutting down his face and streaming to his chin. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya nodded, even with her cheeks being squished by overly friendly hands, and her chin being swung left and right. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Tori pushes herself to her knees, and wipes my blood from her chin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled a sword out of thin air, swept Percy off his feet with the flat of the blade, and pressed the point under his chin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She tucked it under her chin and displayed it over her flat chest. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

His chin hung forward, like his mouth didn't want to pull away from her, and his eyes were so green, they could turn carbon dioxide into oxygen. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

When the tip reappeared, he pulled the root from his chin. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The skull moved subtly under the features, the angle of her forehead tilting back, her chin becoming more defined, her jaw stronger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He keeps his chin down and his arms crossed over his chest. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tyr scratched his chin with his left hand, which was his only hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A few of the other women prisoners walked out into the yard, their chins nearly touching their chests, their shaved heads sunk low on bowed necks. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Tears slid down her chin and plopped into the silver bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He had his hands on his waist and his chin was jutting out like it did when he was stressed at practice. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She raised her chin, and I knew that look. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“About what?” he said, tickling Jesse James under the chin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He scratched his chin, eyebrows high, and eased his own shotgun to the ground. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were stitches across my left cheek, just under the chin, on the forehead just below the hairline. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was eating a pork chop, the juice dribbling down his chin. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sadna reached over and took Nailer’s chin, turned his gaze so he couldn’t look away. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sat with my back against the wall and my knees under my chin. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He finished bandaging my cheek and tipped my chin up so he could look me in the eye. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sefia sat down on the log and put her chin in her hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He swung his chin in a small arc in the direction I had been traveling. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the fence, I rest my chin on my crossed arms. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Both of them had beady eyes and long, thin whiskers that sprouted from their noses and chins. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

My eyes are blurry from tears, and my cheeks and nose and chin are wet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Roy’s father walked with his chin slightly downward, his hands stuffed in his pockets. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his chin up and pulled it from side to side. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Russ is rubbing his chin over and over again, looking at me with these crazy intense eyes. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beast squatted low, tilting the girl’s chin with one yellowed talon. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The cave was so narrow they nearly brushed shoulders as they lay on their stomachs, chins propped up in their hands, staring out over the waterfall into the star-dashed sky. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then she held the enamel bowl under my chin. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

One lonely, sad tear that slides down to her chin, and then Momma swipes it away with the back of her hand. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She props the phone/flashlight under her chin, hefts Hector up higher on her hip, and transfers the hot dog bites onto a plate with a spatula. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I slide my hand from under my chin to the back of my neck. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They also have the same strong jaw, distinct chin, spare upper lip, stick- out ears. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Marshall allowed himself to be led back to the circle, but his chin was still sticking out, and he was glaring at April. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would soon be a biddy, stout, with a little double chin and a three-ply girdle. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take care of your sister,” her dad said, and then she could see his own chin wobbling. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my chin to see how much that one whisker had grown in the time it took for him to get to Joey’s side of the car. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have to say a word; the way she lifted her chin as she turned away said everything. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom is like, ‘Oh my God, Ashton, please tell me you can’t see this wrinkle by my chin.’And of course I can see it—it’s, like, the size of a river. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Her chin was pressed to the foot of the cliffs in a passion of devotion, and occasionally she gave her tail a wag. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the time he chattered, he rubbed his chin and looked at the boy. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I had seen him unshaven, the small white whiskers looking so out of place, as if someone had shaken salt neatly across his cheeks and chin. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His chin went up instead of down, and there was a glint in his eye that he had not possessed when he had worn a bowler hat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted her chin and looked directly into those searching eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Foam shot all over his chin and his lap before Milkman could take it from him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came only when her chin rested on the heel of her hand or when Jonas mentioned Papa in our evening prayers. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Warm blood filled her mouth and ran down over her chin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ian, blond, bearded, with a habit of tucking his chin and looking up at you from under his eyebrows, was the one who never stopped talking. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She lifted her chin and kept on coming. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Huh. That’s sad. End of an era,” I said, scratching a black Lab mix under her chin until her paw started to move uncontrollably. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The Pandavas have been awakened to do battle once more,” said Hanuman, rubbing his chin. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His chin is still on his chest, but his eyes peek upward at me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He began to weep, pulling his knees up to his chin and rocking himself. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He did not struggle or squirm, but resumed facing the sunset with his tiny chin resting on my forefinger. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

What if her memories of her parents—her mother full of grace, bronze and dark and smelling of earth; her father cradling her chin when he dropped her off at Nin’s—were fabrications too? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I rested my chin upon my hand and sighed. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celeste turned, her finger aimed at a place to the left of her chin. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The rough shirt scraped my chin, and I was aware of the pressure of his knees against my stomach. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frederick’s lip is curled and his upper teeth show and a string of drool swings from his chin and touches the paper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She tilted her chin so that one plume swept gracefully against her cheek, discreetly curled and uncurled her numb toes inside the kid slippers, and set herself to endure. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor closed her eyes and jerked her chin into the air. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Its chin rest is made of the same—what your cheek would be if it could. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer at first; he simply bent his face to mine, and brushed his lips slowly along my jaw, from my ear to my chin, back and forth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The men from Amity Harbor couldn’t argue with this or with the fixed upward tilt of his chin and jaw. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I can picture the Georgia housewives shuddering at the Communist challenge, quickly turning the page on that black devil Lumumba with the pointed chin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down into her face and took hold of her chin and held her firmly. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he lifted his chin and said, over the cardboard flap, “I’m fine, though I appreciate your asking.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Let’s have it, then,” he said, jerking his chin at the arrow I was still clutching. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And they could sit there all stiff with their chins down in their chests and their arms folded tightly and their legs clamped together. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, very carefully in view of the dagger so near my chin. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ivan’s nose and chin were caked with blood, as was the front of his shirt. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She stood with her chin down, not answering. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She comes over, takes my chin in her hand, and stares into my eyes for such a long time that I start to fidget. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had a smear of breakfast egg on her chin and the blurry eyes of someone who has just stopped crying. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

These glances seemed to be a summons, for Silver and Nails glided to him, spanked the ground with their forepaws and bit him gently under the chin. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d anchored it with a veil to keep the mosquitoes away, and tied it under her chins. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two rivers of blood poured from his forehead to his chin, one crossing each cheek. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Blood pools in her mouth, then drips down her chin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She looks up then, notices my quivering chin, and takes my hand. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Her big Marie Antoinette hair scraped against Flora’s chin. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Nergal digs out the plump heart of a freshly killed young man and begins to chew it, letting the blood dribble down his chin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her second hits me in my chin, and I lose my grip on her. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His companion, with a boulder-like chin thick with black stubble, cracked his knuckles. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I rest my chin in my hands, still musing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

With mock offense, he drew his chin back. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s lips parted, and his mouth, his chin, the veins in his neck, the joining of his bones, his shoulder and arm and wrist all turned into light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her hair was hanging down rather than standing up, straight and sleek, parted at the side and curving to a slight bob at her chin. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Too busy plucking out her chin hairs, is she?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The man gave a slight nod and gestured with his chin to the side of the room. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Its tongue protruded from its mouth and drooled saliva down its chin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A handsome policeman with a chiseled chin and blue eyes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She stuck her chin out and continued in a serious tone. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyebrows and tapped her chin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I place the tip of the blade against the bottom of his chin, as I did the day before in the hall, and I tilt his face toward mine. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One of them was wearing a green beret and the other had a white mole on his chin like a fruit seed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They arrived, flushed and breathless, to find Jon seated on the sill, one leg drawn up languidly to his chin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He lowered his chin aggressively and made a little sound, a bark of disapproval, deep in his throat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I sat down on the curb and leaned my chin in my hands, stared at the bar across the street. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I raise my chin, remembering how Voxy spoke to the man in the elevator. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ernie did so, and Dr. Maris pressed her thumb against his chin, opening his mouth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My chin trembles and I bury my head into her side, squeezing her around the waist. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Miig squinted his eyes and tilted his head back so that his scruffy chin popped out of the scarf. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Chaol Westfall stopped short when he found the assassin dangling from the beam of the bedroom doorway, repeatedly hoisting herself up to touch her chin to the wooden bar. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I scratched under his chin, and his body stretched into my touch. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The wine ran down over the chins of all four of them. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she has a cleft chin and blue eyes, just like me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She was sitting in the front row with her chin in her hand. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The second daughter sat briefly on his lap and clucked him under the chin. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s not exactly unheard of in activist circles,” said Ekemeni, her chin in her hand, her head shaking from side to side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The boy’s gaze was steady, his chin jutting up stubbornly, as if he’d known this moment might come. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dad dropped his chin for a few seconds, then lifted his face and quickly whisked tears away from his cheeks. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and try to stop my chin from quivering. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Gulping down my fear, I jut out my chin and harden my eyes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, they softened some, but they always remained the chief features of Inigo’s face: the giant parallel scars running one on each side, from temple to chin. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now the Doctorita only beats me once in a while; maybe after this next baby she’ll get a fourth chin and be so fat, she won’t be able to muster the strength to hit me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rested my chin on my knee, started fiddling with my shoelaces. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They all held polished violins under their chins, the bows poised at identical angles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t quite mastered the journalist’s chin yet. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Therefore, I’ve decided not to suspend you from school,” she said, tapping a pencil on her chin. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Semya slid off the stool, fingers still tented under his chin. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

His words distort the scars on his face—a slice across the bridge of his nose, and another jagged mark that goes from his ear to the bottom of his chin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A droplet of sweat falls from my chin and lands on my wrist. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his chin with the back of his hand and looked at the door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moaning Myrtle was floating above the tank of the toilet, picking a spot on her chin. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Miyax turned her head, touched him with her chin, and felt his limpness. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tan face was boyish, and there was no sign of stubble on his chin. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He turned to take a sight on the far shore, cradling the oarhandles, taking the pipe from his mouth to wipe his chin with the back of his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Rishi put his fingers under her chin until she met his eye. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He raised his flabby chins vaguely toward me and shrugged his shoulders. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They sat smoking, with the wisps of smoke curling up around their chins, looking very wise, Mario thought. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She always walked with her chin resting on the rump of another cow. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I pushed back my shoulders and raised my chin, my back straight as an arrow. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were streaming out from her eyes and rolling off her chin onto her shirt. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yeah? Look,” she says, pointing with her chin. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Up on the balls of your feet, chin in, stick and run, stick it out, jab and move. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crosses her legs and sets her elbows upon them, resting her chin in her hands. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He leaned into the RV and touched her chin. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Dudley had spent most of the summer in the kitchen, his piggy little eyes fixed on the screen and his five chins wobbling as he ate continually. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She lifted her chin and surveyed a rack of weapons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He stepped forward and tucked the barrel of his shotgun under Wash’s chin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had a little pointed chin beard now, and threads of silver in his dark hair, though he was still shy of thirty. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” this boy named Darius says as he rubs his chin and fidgets with his collar. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then I start with his chin, I don’t know why. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would pull at her jaw and go through a lot of chin exercises she had read in a movie book. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless and with her chin raised a little as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Four stops climbing when he’s right behind me and looks over my shoulder, his chin next to my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Second catalytic ..He scratched at his chin. “To dissolve the oil that makes the feather smooth?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Rukku looks nice,” you agreed, holding your chin even higher than before. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He would look them in the eyes, keeping his chin level, and he would issue the new SOPs in a calm, impersonal tone of voice, a lieutenant’s voice, leaving no room for argument or discussion. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benny tapped his chin with his index finger. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The girl drops her bag and grabs my chin and wipes my face clean enough so I can see her bright teeth and tangled mass of hair that looks like rusty wire. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Meggie turned her head aside when Capricorn finally let go of her chin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jordan jerked his chin at the shirt still tied around Alex’s head. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They don’t look much alike, except for their hair color, which is a medium brown, but Shauna’s is chin length, like mine. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a moment, scratching his chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“By the pond,” the boy said, steadying his basket as he tipped his chin to show her the direction. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I planted my elbows on my knees and propped my chin in my hands as I stared down at my feet dangling above the floor. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Selecting a sturdy chin hair, Mulch fed it gently into the tiny hole. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I rub Nutmeg under her chin, right where she likes it best. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half the time I’d pull myself up on the headrest and jut my chin forward so that my face could be next to my dad’s and we’d have the exact same view. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I raised my head a little, so now the top of my skull was under his chin. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Scott had already started to sprout awkward tufts under his chin. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Her body starts to sway, and her clasped hands rock beneath her chin until it seems she is all loose, swinging angles. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of nerve for a fourteen-year-old with buckteeth and a weak chin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He cupped his hand under my chin and tilted my face up to his. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Beside me was a young man with spots on his chin that must have been difficult to shave around. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

If I have to talk to someone up close, I rest my chin in my hands, so my fingers cover them up. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Chocolate dribbles down the side of my chin. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He licks my chin, just in case there are any leftovers. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

His hair lay close to his skull in gray twists, and his chin tilted slightly heavenward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He would have been better off staying gone,” the old man said, pointing to the car with his chin. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Hiroshi lifts his chin up and suddenly he seems an entire foot taller. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He’s sprouting stubble, enough of it that if we were to make out, it would make my chin raw. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my gun, stick it under his chin. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She had on a big hat, which was held to her head by a scarf that she had tied around her chin. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth is open, her chin receding as though she were snoring. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I woke, the barrel of a gun was stuck up underneath my chin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody turned and looked at her and she held out her chin like she didn’t even care. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother reached out and touched her chin. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Some of them had five chins, some had four, some had three. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“It’s a love of a bonnet, but I prefer the face inside, for it looks young and happy again,” and John kissed the smiling face, to the great detriment of the rosebud under the chin. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beto shook his head no, but when Henry walked to the tree and shoved the gun under Wash’s chin, Beto put his head down and ran to get the rope. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The woman put her arm around Ash, and Ash dropped her head onto her mother’s shoulder and felt the pressure of her mother’s chin on her forehead. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifts his chin in the direction of Coop and Rae’s station. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The pain shot up my arm, making my elbow and shoulder tingle, but I put it right on his chin, and through all the noise, I could still hear his teeth click. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t in his undershirt and briefs, the comforter pulled to his chin. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I felt my chin drop, my mouth open in astonishment, and heard low chuckles behind me at my reaction. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Frank liked the way her cinnamon-toast-colored hair curled around the edges of her helmet, and the way her chin dimpled when she frowned. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She said it bravely, with chin upraised, and she blinked rapidly as she spoke, dazzled by the momentous truth she had revealed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He draws closer, touches my chin with one hand, and guides me into a kiss. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I remember when Wendell, shortly before his high school graduation, grew a little beard on the bottom of his chin— just a few hairs that formed a goatee. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mom stood before me and crossed her arms and stuck her chin out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He swung wildly, a foot over Griffin's head, and the red blur was back, tapping away at his chin, his eyes, his mouth, his nose. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I do not take passengers," said the driver, rubbing his chin. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The man licked his lips, scratched his chin, gave some answers. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The fresh spring world turned black before him, but even in this darkness he could still see Rab, chin up, shoulders squared—not afraid. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trunk hits my chin and I see stars. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I stood up proper, the way I had been taught—chin up, eyes down-took Ruth by the hand, and walked over to the men. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tilted his chin down and appeared to be thinking very hard about the gravel at his feet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo tugged at the fat under his chin. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I touch my fingertips to my chin as I search my memory. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“So what?” he said, thrusting his chin out. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Because he talked about hell,” sputtered Jonas, juice from the plump sausage dribbling down his chin. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As he retched, Bull spilled the mushroom soup out of the pocket, letting it roll off his chin and mouth before it dripped onto the stage. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her chin was cut Twigs and grass were tangled in her ponytail, as if she’d slept several nights in the open. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She ignored his rotting teeth as she jerked her chin toward the remnants of Xavier. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He’s got zits on his forehead and a big red one on his chin. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

She was fastening her kimono up under her chin, pulling it tight around her, looking at me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phone slid from under my chin and hit the floor. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The brown mustache, the knobby chin, the sallow yellowed flesh and small dark eyes, all melted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I folded her hands together and tucked them under her chin like she was thinking seriously about the future. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You see what a dull place the world would be without color?” he said, bowing until his chin almost touched the ground. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I answered, raising my chin and my shoulders. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Drawing my legs to my chest, I rest my chin on my knees and begin to cry. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He pointed toward her mother with his chin, and she turned to look. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I see the white Peacekeeper uniform, the pointed chin, the light brown iris where my arrow will find a home. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

His promises are already clear in the chin he presses into her hair, the fingertips that stay. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I placed a finger under his chin, turned his face up to mine. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The white towel, which was drawn under my chin and tied over my head, had to be arranged. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nokomis had the sick ones arranged in their bedding, blankets pulled neatly up to their chins, mats clean on the floor all around the fire. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

When Uncle finished his tea, he arched his head, grimacing as he scratched the underside of his chin. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You lied about her beard. That one has more hair on her chin than I have between my legs. And the daughter... her face ...” “Greyscale.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth and blood gushed over his chin and onto the bright silver buttons of his uniform. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

At the stop before Bruce’s house, they would stop playing, wrap a rubber band around each pile, hold the stack under each other’s chin and spit on each other’s deck saying, “Thou shalt not shuffle.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She straightens up, lifts her chin, and narrows her eyes. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I asked, thrusting my chin out, as I used to do when we argued as children. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He pressed his hand to his chin to steady himself, but the obstinate trembling was difficult to control. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Jemmy lifted his chin arrogantly and tried to look as princelike as possible. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize I was squeezing myself closer to Miles until he coughed and tilted his chin up to avoid my head. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Luxa purposely ran her fingers up under Boots’s chin, making her laugh. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one could deny she had inherited her strong chin and dimples from her father. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“The way I got it isn't exactly on the books, either. I get it from a friend at the Light Market. In fact…” Somkit tapped his chin and leaned toward Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I twist one arm free and punch, hitting someone in a shoulder or a chin, I can’t tell. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They could do Swahili accents and had mastered the Claire Danes chin tremble on cue. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Remember that big zit I had on my chin this morning? It’s all gone,” Tiara said, rubbing her thumb over her chin. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her tight, set my chin on her shoulder, and sigh. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He just took the last few gulps of his coffee, a little trickling down his chin, black like oil. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His mouth was wide open, and his tongue was kind of hanging out of his mouth onto his chin. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The water continued to fill the bag; she could feel it on her chest now, and her neck, and over her chin. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The next morning, in the bathroom, I hold a pair of scissors to my hair, right at chin level. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nobody,” said Myrtle, picking moodily at a spot on her chin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

To bow my head or jut out my chin in false confidence? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

One hung off my chin like a goatee. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

On six, Candy answers the bell and says, “You have chocolate on your chin.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her head was raised, and now her chin made a shadow on her throat and her eyes had no pupils. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sat close to the fire, his chin in his hand. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

When she made him try a bite, the juice ran down his chin, and she had to kiss it clean. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She rubbed my hair back and held my chin in her strong fingers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Anyway,” Chaol added, jerking his chin at Dorian, “I think you have far more attractive suitors vying for your attention. I’m boring company to keep.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Kaisa lifted her hand to Ash’s chin, turning her face so that she had to look at her, and she was both hopeful and resigned. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie nudged the girl next to her and jutted her chin in Emily’s direction, which was exactly the motivation Emily needed to surge forward with the lines she and James had practiced. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Look over there,” he says, pointing with his chin. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Daddy takes my chin so I have no choice but to look at him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Lice Peeking scratched his chin, which was raw and peeling. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He tips my face up by the chin so I’m looking straight at him. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

It whistled, and High John rubbed his chin. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, Mr. Timothy, let me be the first to call you by your free name,” Inez said, lightly pinching the boy on his chin. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sansa drew her blanket up to her chin to cover herself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ma called for Pa. Felt her arm around my head, her hands touching my chin and my chest. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a headpiece for Rosie,” she says, pinning it to her chest with her chin and spreading the rest of it across her front. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He stuffs his tzitzit into his waistband, puts his curls under his flat cap and tucks his bearded chin into his coat collar. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She jutted her chin, hoping she looked defiant. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He had his chin propped up on one fist. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Adam is like a moon, standing off to the side, stroking his chin. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, for Christ’s ...” Dad sits back and stares at me as Decca takes a big, bloody bite of her burger, the juice dripping down her chin. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I had to, because he was pushing the point under my chin. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The little pointed chin settled into the fresh white ruffles about her throat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Could we talk about the fat woman at the circus and she had hair all over her chin?” begged Isidor Feinberg, reminiscently. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was covered in it—someone else’s blood was dripping down my cheeks and off my chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The very man who had accosted him in the West Oakland station raised his hand to Moss, and he lifted his chin quickly, a silent hello. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She had a few crumbs on her chin, and Annabeth liked the fact that Hazel either didn’t know or didn’t care. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mark tried to knee him in the groin, but the man blocked him, then swung up and connected with Mark’s chin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I pulled the covers up under my chin. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Hubbard's hard body forced him backwards, Hubbard's shoe tips slashed at his ankles, knotty shoulders bumped up into his chin, and the bullet head ground into his eyes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tucked her chin in and looked at the riverbank. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His hairy knuckles rubbed against his stubbled chin. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He thrust his chin in the direction of the people. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ayanna’s mouth was open so wide I thought I might trip over her chin. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We stop at a red light, and I close my eyes and let my chin drop. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Another floated at chest level, high enough that he would only need to tilt his chin down to see his reflection. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What’s to tell? He’s in it this high,” he says, his hand at his chin. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on the ledge at the front window and stared across the parking lot with her chin planted on her knees. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I think I should have a hat on, tied with a bow under my chin. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he takes one hand out and brushes his chin with his fist. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m good enough to be in your gang,” she said, jutting her chin out. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face has many other interesting features besides the scars, such as almond-shaped eyes and a finely pointed chin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rannells tried to look at her son, but his chin was snugly against his chest and his focus was on his hands. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

A little sack hung from the corners of his eyes and rested on his cheek-bones; a loose- filled bag of feathers hung from his ears and rested on his neck beneath his chin. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Caruthers sat up in her bed, covers clutched to her chin, her eyes narrowed with suspicion. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Sandy said, cupping his hand under her chin and lifting her head. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate put her elbows on her knees and cupped her hands under her chin so that her fingers covered her pointed ears. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting with his elbow on the table, his chin resting in his palm as he stared dreamily at Akira. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She sends Grace upstairs to search for another hat, and Grace comes back down with an old one of dark-blue velvet with an elastic under the chin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lacking a chin strap, it usually popped off before the wearer slammed into the ground. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or I’d hold one under her chin: Do you like butter? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

His elbows were on the desk, and his chin was moving very slowly from side to side. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s you or me, Big Lady,” he murmured as he pulled the blanket up to his chin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The boy had his father’s round moon face, his pointy stub of a chin, his twisted, seashell ears, and the same slight frame. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed into bed and pulled the sheet up to his chin. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Who is this who speaks without the king’s leave?” asked the Yunkish lord in the striped tokar, a small man with a receding chin and teeth too big for his mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Joey,” she’d say, calling on me and staring hard at my face as if her eyes were long fingers that could grip me by the chin. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says it with her nose and chin in the air. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

All the other girls’ hair is shoulder length, or chin length, or down to midback; no one’s hair is anywhere near as long as mine. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Gnarling has set in, the withering of the mouth; the outlines of dewlaps are beginning to be visible, down toward the chin, in the dark glass of subway windows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Cal, feeling silly, put it around his neck with the head and hind feet under his chin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just makeup, Fred,” I said, my voice a little distorted from my chin being pressed up into the air. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was in the tent, safe, and Hester nibbled his chin. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel the pain at first, but sitting up, gathering my feet under me, it slashed from my ear down to my chin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Danuta tilts her chin to the hole in the ceiling and stares. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Milkman’s neck had swollen so it was difficult for him to lower his chin without pain. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Bigger. Let’s go. Keep your chin up.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tito himself was lucky: the bullet had crashed into his chin and ripped through his jaw. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I pulled the edges of my woolen cloak close under my chin to keep away the outside chill and hugged Sumac to my chest. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But then his hand is on my chin, tipping my face up. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She cupped my chin in her hand and whispered, “How will you stay away?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hand to her chin like she was considering cutting Ernie a deal. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Matt appeared in the doorway, damphaired and barefoot with crumbs on his chin, jam on the edges of his mouth, and wearing a too-large woven shirt belonging to Thomas. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed that his wrinkled old hand trembled as he rubbed the wire-stiff stubble on his chin. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth wondered if he was scratching his chin with imaginary hands. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She gives a small, private smile as she glances to the side, her chin tucked down to her shoulder. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Circling his knees and shoulders with my arms, I lay my chin on David’s hair. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always knew when Uri was about to disappear: he would put his fist under my chin and whisper between clenched teeth, “Don’t let me hear...” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He started laughing and trying to wipe the snot off his chin at the same time. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was very little, before a piece of his hip bone was surgically implanted into his lower jaw, he really had no chin at all. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The second cop’s baton caught Bucky on the chin and jerked him back up. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had stubble on his chin and bags underneath his bulging eyes. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Then he held my chin and helped me drink water from a wooden cup. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The children sat opposite the king, staring at his milky face and weak chin and lank, wet-looking hair. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She had another two tucked under her arms, and one held between her chin and her chest. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mother stood in front of me now and lifted my chin. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The men would stand over them, chins in their hands, trying to figure out how to finish off the rebels. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let go of Prosper and stroked his chin. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s facial hair was delicately styled around his lips and chin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She relinquishes my arm and lifts my chin. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rubs some warmth back into my feet and wraps them in his jacket before tucking the sleeping bag back up around my chin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I took Libby in with me, put her on my chest, her head just under my chin.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cupped her chin in her hand, as if that helped her think. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His lips are so cracked that a little blood has trickled down to his chin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He was hunching up his shoulders and lowering his chin and getting ready to pull his head inside his shell. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin paused, rubbing his rough hand over his stubbled chin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

We would be strolling along, pickle juice from Uri’s chin spattering the sidewalk, when I would see something and take it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Grace’s hands are fists, her fatted chin is trembling, her eyes are pink and watery, like a laboratory rabbit’s. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bob nodded, scratching his kitten under the chin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He kept running the stick over his chin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I reached over roughly and turned her chin. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hit the ground so fast, I got rug burn on my chin. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He looked up from her hands to her dropped chin. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Baby,” Alex says, moving his hand to Henry’s chin to bring him back down. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s old Holly pressing his chin glands for us, Hazel-rah,” he said. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were still eye to eye across from each other with their chins against their hands and their elbows on the table, and Queenie did not seem to be making it up. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I swallow a mouthful and wipe curry from my chin. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The saliva ran down his chin and his eyes filled with tears. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trotter pulled the covers up around Gilly’s chin and patted them and her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mariam pictured her own face, her thin lips and long chin, and felt a flicker of jealousy. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tapped a finger on my chin and unwrapped another Mini Cup. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Everything smelled like a biology specimen, and with the first bite the red juice spurted out and ran down my chin. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

My eyes drift back to Abby, who tucks her chin in her hand and smiles. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Miyax rubbed her chin; something was different about this hunt song. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you all right?” she asked, and Taisin pushed herself up, putting a hand to her face where the cut on her chin was bleeding. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pulling my hand away from my chin, I sat up in the seat I crossed my arms. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

With a small smile, she tucked the blanket under my chin. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She poses again—her chin tilted up, her hand holding a stupid water bottle. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Moreau pauses to drink from his goblet, letting the blood drip down his chin. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I turned my head slightly, and his exquisite face was just inches from mine, his chin resting on the edge of my pillow. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At this, Aru’s mother flinched, but she still raised her chin. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He nudges his nose under my chin over and over, trying to lift my head. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A single drop of blood fell from his chin. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ebright, a former coxswain, was short, skinny, bespectacled, and sharp of feature, with a prominent nose and a receding chin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Not mad at you, honey,” Natalie says, digging her chin into her collarbone. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dip my head, my chin touching my chest. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

His chin begins to descend to his chest, one, two, three times. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Blood gushes out of his wound, flowing down his forehead, ears, and dripping from his chin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh . I see . ..” said Myrtle, picking at a spot on her chin in a morose sort of way. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then he wiggles down and tucks said nose in the little crook between your chin and your neck, and he just lies there and breathes. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Dribbling down his painted face, his neck and chin. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Felix pulled Freebie close and scratched him under the chin until the dog calmed down. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Preparing for his final act of defiance, Cole drew his chin back, then he spit hard, flinging the saliva with a desperate throw of his head. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

At last he turned his attention to Shmuel, who stood chin thrust out defiantly. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it coagulated and dried before it reached his chin and he worked his way back to the bow and rested against the wood. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was holding a flashlight up under her chin so that her face looked like a jack-o’-lantern. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

As I looked at my father’s chin and at the men with their knives, I knew no one was going to give in. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge gathered her sleeping bag around her shoulders, digging her chin into the softness of it. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Thorn had kept her eyes glued to the ground like she was looking for a missing rat’s tail until Valley reached across Seven and flicked Thorn on the chin. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

At their head was a man stick-thin and very tall, with a drawn emaciated face made even longer by the ropy black beard that grew from his pointed chin nearly to his waist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In the office with him Portia sat on a bench against the wall, her hands cupped beneath her chin, her body bent almost double. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward on the table, resting my chin on my folded arms, my hidden fingers gripping the table’s edge as I fought to ignore the irrational longing that unsettled me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He cupped his chin in his hand and stared glumly around his cabin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I try to look, but Walter holds my chin tight. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And the boys’ chins practically hit the table. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Corporal put out a hand and cupped Jonathan’s chin, turning his head so he would get all of his attention. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She told him how that little dog had limped all the way back to his boy and collapsed right there beside him, his chin resting on Mark’s frozen gloves. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She reached out, cupped my chin, and raised my face so I looked her in the eyes. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t shaved since we arrived in Iran, no doubt in an attempt to cultivate a rugged Iranian five-thirty shadow, and his chin scratched against the bridge of my nose. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He had even let a stubble grow on his chin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a new scar on her chin, and her dirty blond hair had been cut short and ragged, like someone had attacked it with a pair of safety scissors. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The princess met her stare and lifted her chin in encouragement. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The skin of his face had shrunk back against the skull until it defined bone, not flesh, and made the nose and chin seem sharp and fragile. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had Dad’s height and Granddad’s chin, and boxing was supposed to run in my veins. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And maybe you have, too,” she added, lifting her chin to stare at him boldly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Mass was nice today,” Ma said, watching Caroline balance her orange juice between her chin and her stub. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

There, on the floor, was a man rolled up in a bedsheet, from his chin to his ankles, and tied tight in a rope, too. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She was pretty, with brown eyes and straight black hair that came to a point at her chin. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

His chin was up and he was looking much more like himself. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Englishmen had also been lifting weights and chinning themselves for years. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the bindings on her pink-and-yellow gown crushed her ribs, and the pearls and diamonds around her neck strangled her, she kept her chin high, poised. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her hair was short and blunt, cut off abruptly right below her chin, and red in the sunlight. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” I’ll say, looking at her across the street, my chin in my palm, “no bad dreams. Over.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Principal Maldonado gave George a subtle nod, more with her eyelids than her chin. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Brown hair brushed neatly to one side, eyes dark like a shark’s, a hard wedge of a naked chin, his cheeks cleanly shaven. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He hardly spoke when he first came, skinny, pimply, beardless except for the babyhair on his upper lip and chin. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up to find her soft brown eyes focused intently on him, her right hand under her chin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The tears ran along the sides of Tayo’s nose and off his chin; as they fell, the hollow inside his chest folded into the black hole, and he waited for the collapse into himself. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed under her chin with a large wing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I put my chin on top of Pi’s head so I don’t have to look at my friends. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He crooks a long finger under my chin, tilting my head up so that my eyes meet his, light brown flecked with gray. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For the first few minutes I concentrated on die circular light, but finally, drawing in my chin, I looked down to see that Luce was holding the crocus between his thumb and forefinger. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Coin tricks is it?” asked Sweeney, his chin raising, his scruffy beard bristling. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Hudson leans in, puts his fist underneath his chin, and stares off into the sky like he’s just had the most epic eureka moment and is now ready to remake the world. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Liam propped his elbow against the door panel and his chin against his palm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then he yanked her back up, grabbed her chin, and held it tightly while he pulled at her lip again. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dark-haired with an afternoon shadow on his chin, which is what Dad says he gets at weekends when he has a day off shaving. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tugged my black veil down to my chin and strode in through the wrought-iron gates. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They managed to get Sina’s off her because all she did was stand real straight with her chin up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, before I can protest, one of Thomas’s gloved hands brushes my chin as he leans in to kiss me on the lips. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t seem to notice my studying him, his long face and sharp chin, his curling red-brown hair, the way his eyelashes catch the light. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Let them laugh if they wanted to; he would not move until his heart left from under his chin and went back down into his chest where it belonged. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your chins up. The truth will come out.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I slowly scanned my face, wiping away the hair clippings from my chin and nose. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Eyes closed, head drooping on my chin, my mind flashes with pictures. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

A few minutes in, he noticed something: their chins were up. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She never lost the weight from her last pregnancy, and now she has two fleshy chins. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, him,” said Tucker, chucking the cat under the chin with his right front paw, “he’s my best friend. Come out from the matchbox.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Corinthians moved close to him, tilted his chin up with her fingers, and planted a feathery kiss on his throat. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rests his chin on the back of his clasped hands. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up Nero and rubbed his head with my chin. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Blood trickled down his lip and dropped from his chin. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see smut in one doctor's nose; a nurse had two flabby chins. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Covering his chin, there was a small neat pointed black beard—a goatee. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Juice runs down my chin, and I wipe it with the back of my hand. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I ain’ afraid of Specters, all right,” the little boy said, thrusting forward his grubby chin. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom takes my chin and tilts my head up. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I tucked my knees in under my chin and tightened the cloak around my face, afraid that he would pull me out of the crowd. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She watched how the flesh under the mayor’s chin bulged in and out as he spoke, and then she turned her eyes from this unpleasant sight and looked carefully around the room. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he grabbed Oomen’s jaw, his gloves leaving red smears on the enforcer’s chin. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Bertha sat up straight and took my chin in her hand. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Now his face was moldy green and much contorted, with a protruding tongue of blue that reached his chin. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Wayne Robbins and Mr. Gorley talk about the rains of ’16 that produced beets the size of basketballs and corn tall enough to tickle a giraffe's chin. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Falconer suddenly lifted the point again and pressed it against my chin. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once the plane door closed and the wheels lifted off the ground, we pulled blankets up to our chins and fell soundly asleep. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Both boys had their fists in front of their chins, each waiting for the other to swing. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Knees against chin, elbows and spine scraping the duct walls as he turned himself around. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I peered up toward the bluff where he was pointing with his chin. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My thanks, ser,” she said, as blood and grease ran down her chin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ethan slowly lifted his arms and fit them around his grandmother's waist as she rested her chin on the top of his head. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pixel managed to get the phone out, prop it on the edge of one of the boxes beneath her chin, and press the answer button with her nose. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I got into one of those programs that takes smart kids from the hood and puts them into private schools,” Warren says, rubbing his chin. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s a game to her now, refusing food, shaking her head, chin up, lips firmly closed, her little fists pushing at the bowl in front of her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat with their knees pulled up under their chins. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas popped another fry into his mouth, leaving a smear of gravy like a question mark on his chin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She rose slowly and walked toward the dark stream, her face stately and cold; she entered the water and walked on until the water reached her shoulders, her chin; then it covered her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No," my mother said, and her chin quivered. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He walked a few yards away, turned, and appeared to be studying the building, tapping his chin with his hand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It’s too low and out of my line of sight, but I sense him at my neck, then chin, then mouth... The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The guard was about thirty, with greasy black hair slicked sharply against his skull and a shadow of stubble around his chin. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ishtar rested her chin on her thumb as she inspected me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She gets up, walks over to me, puts her hand under my chin, and lifts my face so I’m forced into the earnest hold of her eyes. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I lift my chin, holding my head high the way he always tells me to, and wait for the plate to rise. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He holds my chin in his hand and wipes my tears. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

"No, he’s not," said Dustfinger, pulling his thin blanket up to his chin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As I poured out my concerns to her, she tucked a napkin under my chin. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her elbows down on the table and rested her chin against her palms. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When April told him they wouldn’t be ready for that for a long time, his chin began to stick out. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He listens very intently, with his elbows on the table, his hands together, and his fingers entwined beneath his chin. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Seven rested her chin on her baby brother’s head and smiled. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He had an elongated dimple on his chin, which only served to underline the threat of a lurking manic violence. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The molasses was up to her chin now. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Then that same cow took and stepped in her mouth when she was a baby and left it wide and flat with her chin and nose almost meeting. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He tucked the blanket up under my chin when he thought I was asleep. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He stuffs his fists into his pockets and drops his chin. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

They arrived, flushed and breathless, to find Jon seated on the sill, one leg drawn up languidly to his chin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I do what John says and keep my chin up, my eyes blank. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

My elbow flew up and clipped him under the chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, what about you come back in two weeks,” she said, rubbing her chin and thinking about what she just said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Though she could still see Calliope in my face, each feature seemed changed, thickened, and there were whiskers on my chin and above my upper lip. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Captain Stewart wiped away some tobacco juice from his chin with his thumb. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey. I have one whisker. Right here under my chin. Just one. I’m thinking of giving it a name, but I don’t know if I should let it grow out or chop its head off.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He turned the colonel’s chin with one finger, then delicately shaved away a stripe of soap with a razor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same eyes, the same cheeks, the same chin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She breathes deep again before lifting her chin to look at me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

To keep the crowd occupied while this happens, the band plays a concert and the clowns, including Walter, tour the stands, handing out candy and chucking tots’ chins. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You need to trust me, Beatrice,” he says, chin wobbling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The fairy suited up, zipping the dull-green jumpsuit up to her chin and strapping on her helmet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I guess she had a mother’s intuition about that one whisker on my chin. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Jack nods and rests his chin on the top of my head. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Merlyn scratched his chin in the middle of the beard, with the hand which held the reins, and pondered. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madeline filled water balloons to toss and handed out raw eggs, which we kids were going to pass under our chins. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Across the aisle Alvin Hooks rested his chin in his hands, drumming the floorboards with the heel of his shoe, impatient but not dissatisfied. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand level with his chin. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I had to pull Vonetta’s chin away from the direction of the boy on the flying T. She kept looking even after he was long gone. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I don’t say anything—too focused on keeping my chin from quivering—her smile collapses. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Ai’s face was badly frostbitten this morning, nose, ears, chin all dead gray when I chanced to look at him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his chin and looked at her with a kind of contempt. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Blood oozed down from his scalp and there was a long deep cut in his cheek from ear to chin, a deep, bleeding slash. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fang kept his eyes on mine, but he raised his chin slowly, and if anything had been there, it was gone. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He slips his hands over my neck and presses his thumbs under my chin, tilting my head back so his forehead meets mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She holds her chin out straight, inhaling and exhaling measured breaths. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

This time Vonetta and Fern were also under his chin as he spoke. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

We are so close I forget where I am; instead I notice that the corners of his mouth turn down naturally, just like mine, and that he has a scar on his chin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She leans forward, resting her chin on my head. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And yet I was teased—tortured by the red of her hair and the set of her chin and the white of her shoulders—teased toward disbelief in the dragon’s truths. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gran starts untangling my bangs, which are about chin length. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was large, especially broad across her hips, and with a double chin. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Besides the red face, the boy had noticed the fat, bulging neck that folded down over the man’s collar and pushed up in wrinkled circles under his chin. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know,” Dad said, and nudged his chin toward the screen. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“You could have told me—” She stopped, marched across the kitchen, took Brandon’s chin, and tilted his face up. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nargis, who had a small chin and curly black hair, asked. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Penny looked away, but Nurse grasped her under the chin and twisted her head back around. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He circles me again, then jerks my chin up until I am looking into his reptilian green eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Wine dribbled down his chin in a red line. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Bud yelled at him to stay up on the balls of his feet and Donatelli told him to keep his chin tucked against his chest. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t say anything, so it’s just the two of us looking at each other, her fingers damp against my chin. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Thirty-one,” Mrs. Myers kept mumbling over her double chin, “thirty-one. No one else has more than twenty-nine.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He took my chin and pulled my mouth open. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled out a couple books with my foot and carried them between my chin and shoulder to the table. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t stop to think about it any more as she bent over Ekon to pinch his nose with one hand and tilt his chin upward with the other. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For the first time in what felt like forever, the touch of his rough hand was gentle on my chin. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I picture Sohrab’s face, the pointed meaty chin, his small seashell ears, his slanting bamboo- leaf eyes so much like his father’s. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his chin and looked at me then, right in the eye. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But at last the Queen drew her hand away and lifted Kaede’s chin so that she had to look into the Queen’s golden eyes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But he had not imagined that they would smell so bad, Charles the plump one wearing a squashed hat and Charles the redhead with his chin covered in ginger hair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Settled in with Daoud. Got a cushion all to himself by the window. Come on and tickle his chin." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Winters, with steam puffing from her mouth, she’d worn mud boots, a greatcoat, and a scarf over her head firmly knotted below her heavy chin. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The landlady stood in her open doorway and her nose made a shadow to the bottom of her chin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Also: The other girl’s chin was rounder, her cheeks were fuller, her gaze was a little too...peaceful. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Moms lifted his chin and asked what was wrong again. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

A yawning lady with a flowered scarf tied under her chin lugged a food basket jammed with Jell-O boxes, paper napkins, and coffee filters. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I see the stubble on his chin, a fleck of white in the corner of his mouth. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was brown with short sleeves and a white and yellow collar, with a little bow under my chin. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His finger trailed lower, following the pale, knotty line to where it hooked under his chin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Rosetta tilts her head to one side, her chin still safely tucked into her neck. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath, lifting her chin. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I have to go,” I said, pointing with my chin toward the back door. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She puts her pointer finger on her chin. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

At the sight, I hold my chin high. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Yet it is the girl with blood on her face,” the colonel said, wiping away the soap from his chin and cheeks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked real close and there was a long, long, skinny black hair growing out of Byron’s chin. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rusty grass brushed against my chin as I slipped out of his grasp. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Before he could move she had put the dandelion under his chin. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pinches my chin and pats my back. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He swings his shoulders, and he bobs his chin up and down. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Starnes's lower jaw was missing; he appeared to have a kind of duck bill covered in skin instead of a chin or jaw or teeth. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

My mother reaches for my chin again and tips my face toward her. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the black mask that hid Scipio's eyes, Prosper could make out his pale chin. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He hops onto my chest and licks my chin, checking for leftovers. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She pulls her head back just in time, and my elbow grazes her chin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He raised his chin so the firelight reached his scars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t stop them and they fell on my nose, my chin, the ground. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, still bleeding a little below his chin. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

After he dropped us off at the shore of a sheltered inlet, I sat in a tight ball on the hot hard earth, knees to my chin. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I listened to them both, leaning against Maxim's arm, rubbing my chin on his sleeve. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be scared, Gogol,” he says, raising his son’s chin with his finger. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The girls wore their hair cut above their chins, with bangs, and had plain skirts or monpe. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The priest took the Bible from Hamlet and considered the passage, stroking his bearded chin. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He had his large white hands folded under his chin; I leaned forward, my right hand cupped around my neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Blood and dust mingled on his chin and beaded in his mustache. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It hung down along his jawbone, under his jutting chin. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while a fragment smashes away his chin, and the same fragment has sufficient force to tear open Leer’s hip. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He straightens his shirt, lifts his grizzled chin, and crosses his arms in front of him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I could feel one young mother’s disappointment at the reappearance of her husband’s weak chin on the face of her newborn daughter, and a new father’s terror as he calculated the tuition for triplets. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe a little soft on the sides, but her almond eyes are matched by a lovely old-fashioned face, shaped like a guitar pick, all curves leading dramatically to a small chin with a big mouth. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It catches the end of his chin, but not hard enough to do any damage. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The other had hungry eyes close-set above a pointed nose, a thin brown beard that did not quite conceal the weak chin beneath it, a bald head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He must’ve been held back several grades, because he was the only sixth grader with acne and the start of a wispy beard on his chin. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I look to the left and stroke my chin. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

When his chin went hard, he was really trying to hold down the lid on a private volcano, but sometimes the lid blew. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dale ducked his head, probably embarrassed, and Lily pretended to scratch her chin with her forefinger. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He rested his elbow on the table and cupped his chin in his hand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And that afternoon, back at home, I stood tall in my brand-new black rubber boots and jutted out my chin and announced to Mamita, “I am never going back to school again.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She even knew how to achieve this—bite him under the chin. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The car stops, and Sekani pushes my seat forward, sending my chin into the dashboard as he jumps out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She motions with her chin at Michael and Rachel, who are walking toward the parking lot, saying good-bye before he goes to Disney the way his mom promised him if he got all As. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Its juice leaks out the corner of my mouth and dribbles down to my chin. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy started crying even harder and tucked her chin into Layla’s shoulder. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He takes my chin into his fingers and lifts my head so he can see the cut. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mabinty Suma had always hated Uncle Ali, so it didn’t surprise me when her chin quivered and the tears pooled in her eyes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped walking and stood still and she stared down at me and cupped my chin in her hand. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Water spilled down her chin as she drank greedily. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She snorted onto his chest, but he gently lifted her chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I need to talk to you, Maleeka,” he says, taking a napkin and wiping some oil off my chin. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

None had blood on their chins, except when they ate rare-cooked meat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach thought the short, sleek haircut was adorable, especially the way it swept forward over her little chin, but Turtle did not want to look adorable. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sat up and rested his chin in his palms. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Tears just rolled from his eyes to his chin and then fell onto his corduroy pants. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mole nuzzled his head under Sam’s chin and whimpered softly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I smack into the ground so hard and fast, I’ll be picking gravel out of my chin for a week. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then he hopped down the steps working an imaginary fiddle under his chin to match the country tune that was playing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Genie dug his chin into his knee miserably. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Natalie doesn’t move except to dig her chin into her collarbone. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina crossed her legs and planted her chin in her hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The puff of white hair at the end of Swyft’s chin quivered in outrage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But he seized my chin and lifted it, forcing me to look in his eyes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Resting his chin on his hands, Mitch stared at the center screen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was I finally a good West Virginian, all stoic and stolid, filled everlastingly to my chin with guilt but not capable of showing it? October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then Henry grabbed his son’s chin and wrenched it upwards. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie sat with her arms clasped around her legs, her chin on her knees, staring at the dirty, white walls. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She had a mole on her chin that went up and down while she talked. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my fingers to her chin and gently turned her face to mine. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

"This is very nice," I said, seeing her nearly closed eyes, her chin tilting upward, toward me, "but just what phase of our ideology should we discuss?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To live forever,” said Bunny, chin cupped in palm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I can feel the blood oozing down to my chin. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

When she lowered her head, he took her under the chin and raised it up again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When we told Mom and Dad about our reading groups, we paused before the word “gifted,” clasping our hands beneath our chins, fluttering our eyelids, and pretending to look angelic. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She held both her hands in front of her, just under her chin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The mother gives me one of those uncomfortable smiles and turns back to her baby, adjusting the blanket around its chin. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Look at me,” he commanded, reaching down and forcing my head up with a sharp slap of his gloved hand beneath my chin. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Crooks put his dark chin into his pink palm. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sits in the back row alone—knees raised to her chin, high-waters rising higher—lonely, quiet, staring out the window. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The sun warms my skin as I tuck my knees up under my chin. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He turned in his chair, sliding one hand into his pocket as he rested his chin upon the other. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t meet his eyes and stare instead at his chin. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The water stroked my chin, its chill seizing my lungs in a viselike grip. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She put on her meanest, most fearsome look, and kept her chin up in the air. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Beto scratched the cat under its chin and pressed his fingers gently against the soft pad of one small foot. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mortola was standing beside his chair, her chin jutting out as if that would help her to hear what they were whispering about. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He thrust out his chin in this stubborn gesture that I loved. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then Milton lifted his chin and said it: “To hell with the Greeks.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Carl laid his mush spoon on the table and touched his chin with his fingers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diana stared at the girl standing with her turquoise bag pulled against her, her chin raised as if waiting for Diana to act horrified that she’d ever consider what she had just admitted to. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We’ve all got our chins on the floor, and then she stretches into a scorpion. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Tobias presses into the wall behind me, so close to me that his chin floats over my head and I can feel his chest against my shoulders. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Clint raises his chin way the hell up to look at Tiny and then nods at him. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

As I turned to face him, the short, bulky man at his side went through nine tenths of the motion of landing an uppercut on my chin. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The legs pushed out between my fingers, I gathered them up, together with the thrashing wings, and tucked the bird in one piece under my chin. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forcing herself to push aside her shame and worry, Celaena lifted her chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He held his chin up Mussolini-style, and the corners of his mouth turned up in a smothered smile, as if he knew something no one else did. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went sprawling again, freed from the leather embrace, a thin line of blood under his chin where the whip had cut deep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Barbarian,” she said, then she set her mouth, raised her head so her chins quivered, and stared straight ahead of her. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and then pulled the covers back up to my chin. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

My finger scratches under his chin and he purrs. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Back in the cabin he flopped down on the floor and put his chin down on his paws. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls himself up straight and lifts his chin. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

However, she clenched her teeth and tried to hold her chin high. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“If you’re so sure,” said an impertinent girl, perhaps the one with the disdainful chin, “why don’t you go out there and take a look?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There must be a way to stop him,” Angie said, tapping her fingers against her chin. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Grace nodded and took a bite of yogurt before Rafe could see her chin wobble. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Instead, his appearance was absurd—the empty tract of his chin was at the expense of a worried, overpopulated forehead. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When we find a store called Paper Tokyo, we walk down separate aisles that stop right below our chins. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Violet doesn’t care what color it is, so long as under their chins that avenue of no-question-about-it satin cools their lava forever. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Joon would glare in silence as she had the night before, chin tilted up, nose in the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stand up a little straighter and push my chin out, the way Zach stands. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The scruff on his chin makes him look boyish, a kid dressing up as a grown-up for Halloween. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Longa, she shouts with all three chins jiggling, you have a pile of diapers to wash. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held my chin and stroked my cheek and said, “Ying-ying, you have tiger eyes. They gather fire in the day. At night they shine golden.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his chin with his thumb, looked at it, and then started scraping again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Nixon lifted his chin one quarter inch. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He nodded his chin towards the villa behind her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She denied him entry, dropped her chin to her chest and left him face to face with his own reflection. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

All I can see of her is the side of her head, her profile, but I know it’s her, that jutting nose and handsome chin, severe. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hit my chin against the stone and wince. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He rested his chin on the top of her head. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She cleared her throat and lifted her chin slightly and gazed into the distance. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning over me, he tipped my chin up and grazed his teeth against my lower lip, his kisses becoming deep and hungry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The keys clanged as he walked, and the more noise they made, the more he stuck out his chest and lifted his chin. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He licks my chin, and he’s not even checking for leftovers. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I start gooping her up, following the line of her cheekbones and her chin, all the way to where the plastic bag touches her neck. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Her hair was under my chin and she wrapped her arms, it seemed two or three times, around my waist. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second later, Natalie whipped her hair back over her shoulder and thrust her chin high in the air and shoved past the Gustanos and Chess. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard, kept my chin high, and said, “Yeah, in fact, we do.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When he came back to Melanie's bed his chin was wiggling. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed the curtains and pulled the blankets up to my chin, but it took me a long time to stop shaking. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned around and smiled, and Jaime Hugged her compulsively, clasping her to his chest and scratching her forehead with his chin, whose impossible beard was already clamoring for a shave. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malia was out ahead of us already, her chin high and her smile giant as she caught up with her father and waved. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then the bearded cop hitched his chin at his partner. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He crooked his finger under Kamau’s chin, forcing their eyes to meet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The tips of Dumbledore’s long, thin fingers were together and he was resting his chin upon them, staring up at the ceiling through his half-moon spectacles as though lost in thought. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was a waterfall of blood on his chin. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Prosper bent over him and pulled the sweater up to his chin. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I washed out my bowl and stood in the doorway waiting for Osh, but he tipped his chin at me and said, “Go on home. I’ll be staying here.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

As Captain Cat rose, she lifted her chin, walking out of the sick bay with as much dignity as she could muster. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As the boys left, I felt the sweet juice roll down my chin and soak my shirt. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He wiped a bit of grease off his chin with the sleeve of his tunic. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was a woman sitting in a chair, her sideburns and chin smeared with dark golden wax, and there were two beautiful young women lying naked from the waist down, having their bikini lines done. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her head is twisted unnaturally to the left, chin raised and held in place by a large pair of white hands. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then he rolled onto his side and, tucking in his chin, began licking his wound. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And men laughed suddenly at the smiling, wizened little old man, whose sparse white beard was scattered all over his chin. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

His voice is oily and pleased; his chin is nonexistent. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

At the mall she stalks ahead, chin high, eyelids twitching because I won’t try on the practical, “stylish” clothes she likes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

His black curls dangling, tickling her lips, her chin. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Travis brushes his chin with his knuckle—something he does when he is nervous. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She wiped the orange goop off Poppy’s chin. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey didn’t know how her grandmother stopped the questions, but she did, by the glitter in her eye and the lift to her chin. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cattermole let out a terrible scream of fear as a slimy, scabbed hand grasped her chin and forced her face back. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I bent my neck forward, tucking my chin to my chest, and then snapped my head back with all my might. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

His chin jutted out, and his face was cracked like a field suffering from drought. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He puts the paper back down and cups his chin with one hand; the other hand punches numbers into a calculator. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He looked to his mother, whose arm was locked around Reverend Okonjo’s, her chin up, her face proud. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A heart-shaped face that, with its large forehead, and small mouth, and slightly receding chin, seemed to tilt forward. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plath crawled into my lap and licked my chin. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Maxie tucked her chin into the thin collar of her coat. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He put his finger under her chin and lifted her head, so she was looking up into his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I sat with my chin on the windowsill and stared across the street as they unloaded the moving van. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She wore the large kind of broad- brimmed hat that women wore in those days, which she tied down with a scarf that she had knotted underneath her chin. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has a tiny stuffed-animal puppy tucked into that collar, right under her chin. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“These bits of lace are fastened under the chin with a rosebud, so,” and Meg illustrated by putting on the bonnet and regarding him with an air of calm satisfaction that was irresistible. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded, a quick jerk of her chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Ambrose finally raises his gloved hand to scratch the place where his chin should be. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I watch it, hands on the edge of the tub, chin on hands, my body dragging downward from this ledge, not thinking about anything. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He leans in closer, chin on his hands. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning his hands on the back of the chair and his chin on his hands, he said, “Sure.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wake up with drool trickling down my chin. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He embraced his knees and laid his chin down on his knees. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, drool runs down her chin and the front of her calico dress. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Lily was sitting with her chin in her hand, gazing off in the same direction, but with a wistful expression. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The girl with curly blond hair hovered over me, smirking as she scraped drips off my chin with the spoon. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t, for the moment his father peeped at him, Demi’s eyes opened, his little chin began to quiver, and he put up his arms, saying with a penitent hiccough, “Me’s dood, now.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She'd take a long drag, lifting her chin and closing her eyes. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He leaves his ID and keys with the lady at check-in, and a second guard lifts his chin as Jus approaches the metal detector. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Poor Julia,” Lucas said, resting his chin on the steering wheel. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Instead she walked past the girls, with her chin as high as she could manage, and methodically peeled the pads off her locker. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“No, Harry Potter,” said Griphook, and with one finger he twisted the thin black beard upon his chin, “but you are a very odd wizard.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She didn’t move, not as she stared at those black eyes barely inches from her own, not as she saw her right hand held between its black teeth, her blood already oozing down its chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Old female relations with incipient beards and several wobbling chins made overnight trips to Ayemenem to commiserate with her about her divorce. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had his chin on the handle of his cane. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, just raised her chin a little higher. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She tries to step backward, but he catches her chin with his hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She leans herself against the desk and rubs her chin like she’s trying to find lost words. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

His chin quivered slightly, and for the first time it hit me how much he must’ve loved her, how it had split him open when she left. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we approached the doorman, he leveled his chin and regarded us through narrowed eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s all happened so quickly that now, knees curled up to his chin as they leave the ground, is the first time Alex is able to actually think about everything. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He lifted his chin and grinned, a friendly challenge. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think this will stop him, but he jabs his boot out again and gets me in the chin. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Running the blade of her finger beneath her eyes to remove the last of her tears, she sniffed a few times and raised her chin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She inspected Barack with her chin lifted and her bottom lip stuck out, as if to say, Who are you to be telling us what to do? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was just trying to reach for it when it slipped past his chin and over his head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Constantine slept in an old-fashioned white nightgown up to her chin and down to her toes even though it’d be hot as Hades. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I looked back down toward the broken lute in my hands, but before my gaze wandered too far he caught my chin again, tilting my face up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was hot on my chin and on my shirt. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Rule Number Three—” Mama jerked my chin back around to face her because that cake had lured me in again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Milkman closed his eyes and tried to prop his chin on his hand, but it was too difficult. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to the Second, grinning, chin thrust out. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She run straight to her mama and stick out her chin and then she jerk the phone cord hard as she can. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Hector asks his daughter, lifting her chin to face him and weighing the look in her dark eyes with his own. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I could see by his damp eyes, set chin, and steely expression that I was in trouble. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t even think about it,” Jessie said, reaching down to cup Laney’s chin. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In bed that night, as the moonlight reached high tide under my chin, I realized that in fact I understood the question perfectly. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He leans his face closer to mine, his eyes focusing on my chin, and my lips, and my nose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“How true,” said the unhappy king, resting his regal chin on his royal fist as he thought fondly of the old days. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The delivery boy stroked the gray stubble on his pointed chin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The juices ran down their chins as they took huge bites of the warm fruit. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ran in rivulets down my cheeks, dripped off my chin. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I gazed at Amma’s trembling chin, I realized how different we were. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Drags it down to the edge of her chin. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I try to keep my face steady, but it’s trembling like his chin and my eyes fill with tears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The patrolman stepped back and scratched his chin. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Omar breathed in, tapped his chin with the pen, let his breath out. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I do, too,” Luna said, sticking out her chin and pulling her journal from her satchel. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But when Rishi dipped his head down and pressed his mouth to hers, his rough stubble scratching against her chin in the most delicious way, her brain shut up entirely. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He rubs his chin as he studies me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When Bunny saw the stream of blood running down over my lips and dripping off my chin she nervously pounded her fist in her glove. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Now Genie beat his chin against his knee, harder and harder. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Our smiles are wide, our chins square, and our tennis serves aggressive. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

A tall, heavyset spinster, about forty years old, she always wore a scarf on her head, tied beneath the chin, even during class, and she spoke with a slow, careful Appalachian accent. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She twists around and draws my face toward hers, her fingertips on my chin. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Celaena observed her face; her lips were pursed, and the princess lifted her chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Clearly, Revere is a thinker possessing an active intelligence, and we will recognize the pose of hand on chin as an old device used since antiquity to represent philosophers. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s the same height as me, but somehow, the jut of her chin makes her look taller than she is. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

What they must see is the white wings only, a scrap of face, my chin and part of my mouth. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jerked his chin toward a pale man with watery blue eyes who crouched over a radio microphone. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then his chin dropped down on his chest and it ’peared he was out cold, ’cepting he didn’t fall in a heap! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Velia drew her knees up to her chin and stared off into space, pouting. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I lifted my chin enough so that Arturo caught my meaning and glanced behind him. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It must have been hard for her to maintain that smile, because by the time English class came around, her chin was quivering from the strain. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

A line of paint slid down Jay’s dark cheek, headed toward his chin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was an ugly boy, though admittedly more comely than a certain dwarf with half a nose and a scar from eye to chin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Archer leaned in close, the light playing across his chin, his cheekbones, his golden eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Finch clenched his hands and tucked them under his chin. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Dad cleared his throat and rubbed his hand over the little stubbles that were coming out of his chin. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slaps my face, and his clunky gold signet ring splits my lip, and blood pours down my chin. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I close the scissors over the hair by my chin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her nose brushed my cheek, and the wool from her scarf tickled my chin. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She props her chin in her hand and nods at the computer screen. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He does that thing again where he brushes his knuckles across his chin. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I lifted my chin to look up at his face as I had been taught to do in Indian school. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olaf’s sharp and dirty fingernails gently scratched on Violet’s chin, and she shivered. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

When he stopped drinking and tipped the leather bottle down a few drops ran down his chin. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was only a few feet tall, maybe coming up to my chin, but its arms sprawled out straight as a ruler in all directions. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I tilted my chin toward my shoulder so I could see him behind me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She draped her arms around her sister’s shoulders, rested her chin on the little girl’s head. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The old man took baby Leo in his arms, chuckling with appreciation and tickling the baby’s chin—and Ghost Leo finally realized what he was seeing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She stood leaning against the railing, one arm crossed over her stomach with the other elbow resting on it and her chin in her palm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he gently tucks a hand under my chin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He holds his chin while the teacher examines him. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

There was my crooked smile like Great-great-aunt Florentine’s; my bumpy nose like Great-uncle Edisto’s; my long ears like Daddy’s; my rosebud chin like Mama’s. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A hand grabbed her chin and forced it up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

With her great pink snout she rooted affectionately under Taran’s chin and came close to knocking him down. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

My mother cut my hair to my chin and made me sleep in pin curls all night. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed one and bit into it, ignoring the juice that ran down my fingers and chin. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Luckiest girl I know. New dress and bonnet, train ride, holiday with a handsome man ...” She took the cloth from Rachel’s hand, tipped up the child’s chin, and began to wash her upturned face. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was more or less missing a chin, too, but even so, she was above-average pretty, which offered me genuine hope for my future. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right then Hadley jumped up and hit me in the chin. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Quintana placed her hand on my chin and lifted my head up. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

June shrugged and then nodded her chin toward the Emily Dickinson poster. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As she stood there in the receiving room of the jail, she didn’t even come up to the sergeant’s shoulder—and the sergeant’s head barely reached Milkman’s own chin. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had regained her composure; her chin no longer quivered. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She spoons the soup into my mother’s mouth, wipes the dribble from her chin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My chin trembles and I bite on my lip. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A lucky blow to his chin and I had him going too—until I heard a loud voice yell, "I got my money on the big boy." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He traced the heart line from her chin to her forehead and down again. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Nose, chin, cheekbones, forehead, neck all had surrendered their identity to the pleats and crochetwork of skin committed to constant change. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice job denuding your face, by the way,” she said, waggling her fingers under her chin to indicate his shave. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Alex, finally at his limit, lifts his chin and spits out, “I already am like you.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She pulled her knees up to her chin and hugged them tight. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was a heavy man with plump fingers and a double chin. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Lift the chin like this, Mama had indicated. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I watched her press it along her chin, her lips fluted out like a flower, then spit a curl of black juice inside it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was watering at the mouth now and a thin trickle of spit was running down one side of her chin. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I shrugged like it was no big deal but my quivering chin must’ve given me away. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He pointed with his chin at the lower left-hand corner of the mirror—at the same image I had seen in Bat Lady’s house, by my father’s grave, and on Ema. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Before I could deny I was wearing makeup again, Jay had sniffed my face, then licked my cheek from my chin to my ear. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She thought her brow too wide, the chin too narrow, the lips too thin. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

My whole body relaxes, but my chin trembles. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

One of your arms is stretched out wide, and your chin is tilted upward. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She lifted her chin and said with decision, “I’ll take the fox wings, please, good sir.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Tears were moving down into his mouth and dripping from his chin. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She's looking at the very place where I'm uncovered, from my nose to my chin. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a round face, with broad cheeks and a weak chin that made his thick lips seem to protrude even more. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had pulled the blanket up to her chin, but the man pulled it down again. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down upon the stone and cupped his chin in his hands, staring eastwards but seeing little with his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then, wiggling his chin, he became himself again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tilted my chin to the side so he could examine the brand on my cheek. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clasped her hands and held them beneath her chin. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her chin was narrow and pointed like a shovel, and her smile was missing several teeth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chin rest is Papa's shoulder, Papa's chest, the hollow of Papa's collarbone. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He lowered his chin and stared at the traces as though he would force them to speak to him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I notice the way he pushes his chin forward like he’s ready for a fight... while his face is so sad. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But I stayed curled up, my chin resting on my knees, unwilling to take my eyes off him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The nails grew long on his thin fingers and a dry, bristly beard appeared on his chin. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using foot, knee, chin, elbow, and fingernails, I scrape my way inside and collapse on the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see how much bone you have under your chin.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Listen to me now,” said August, tilting my chin to her face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra sat cross-legged on her bed and rested her chin in her palms. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She pushed down her shoulders and lifted her chin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He was sitting the way his father used to, chin resting on one knee. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My chin nearly touches the dip in my collarbone. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I watch my father slump in his chair in his striped bathrobe, with his bed head and black-and-white stubble on his chin. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

On their heads, outdoors, they wear leather helmets that strap under the chin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But my psychiatrist just looked bored, his hand still propped under his chin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lie on my mattress, with the orange and turquoise blanket pulled under my chin, unable to sleep. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eyebrows, lashes, cheekbones, nose, lips, chin, jawbone—the oddest ten seconds of my whole life. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that you mention it,” Annie said, tapping a finger on her chin. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Hiroshi presses his hands together like he’s praying and rests his chin on the tips of his fingers. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He tilts his chin and catches my eye, then spins his head back into its rigid, proper place. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Ah,” said Mr. Huxley, stroking his chin and studying Grace as if she were a bug on the wall that he didn’t quite know how to squish. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers stroked the cracked, blackened skin on her chin. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Jontay gives a chin nod, then disappears into the crowded room. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I pinched my inner wrist as I sensed myself beginning to drift off, but it was as though lead ingots had been tied to my chin and eyelids. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lord Wyman was looking down at Rhaegar as if he were a roach in need of a hard heel... yet then, abruptly, he gave a ponderous nod that set his chins to wobbling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I looked on the appalling irruptions that bubbled across her forehead now, her cheeks, her chin, her eyelids, and I knew that I should never see her again as once she was. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her face was triangular, with wide cheekbones, wide-set eyes, and her chin was pointed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lift my chin a bit higher, put on my most winning smile, and wave with my free hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly how I imagined Capricorn’s mother—that nose, the eyes set close together, even the way she folds her arms and her chin juts forward.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was his treasure and made him square his shoulders and raise his chin. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

His chin gradually came to rest on his collarbone; his beard floated around his ears like a fog bank; and he began snoring peacefully. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Director Horus narrows his eyes and strokes his chin. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He locked his arms around Sohrab’s belly, rested his chin on the boy’s shoulder. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He props his chin on his hand and looks at me critically. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Years later their own eyes would glaze as they cupped their chins in remembrance of the inchworm smiles, the squatting haunches, the track-rail legs straddling broken chairs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then she tucks the violin beneath her chin, and looks at Abby. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, Davis looked like a boy—pale skin, acne on his chin. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It stretched out its chin and tried to raise its head. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mustache in the photograph was clipped and narrow, his chin was chiseled, and his eyes were sharp as thorns. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then he lowered his head carefully under her chin and held it there, something he had only ever done with me before. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But Toby crossed his legs and leaned forward with his chin on one hand and stared at the angry Egyptians. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain sat in the middle of the cold stone room, his fingers laced together, his chin lifted expectantly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I feel his chin on my shoulder and his feet on the backs of my knees. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Giti, with whom Laila had exchanged secret notes in class, whose fingernails she had polished, whose chin hair she had plucked with tweezers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She releases my head and tilts my chin up with a finger. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He felt them dive-bomb his calves, his chin, and even the back of his ear! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The minute they step inside, G’ma clasps her hands beneath her chin and sighs. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

His arms are curving around my waist, and he's resting his chin on my shoulder. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If she had to describe it to someone else, she would dutifully relate the obvious details: light brown eyes, a pleasant nose and chin, and a mouth that smiled easily. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She wraps her arms around me from behind and kisses the back of my head, resting her chin on my shoulder. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

For the rest, his ears were pale, and at the tops extremely pointed; the chin was broad and strong, and the cheeks firm though thin. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“On Sundays he plucks hairs from her chin. They keep their money refrigerated under lock and key.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He chucked Bobby Gene on the chin and rubbed the top of my head. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It reached my hands, wet and slippery, it touched my neck, my chin, my face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mamá asked, leaning over to stroke my hair and lift my chin up. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She had her head propped in her hand, index finger on her cheek and thumb under her chin. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The hot juices ran down her chin and dripped onto her cloak, but she was too famished to care. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Abby comes over and kneels and rests her chin on my desk. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Drops of moisture had collected on the inside of my faceplate and pooled in the mask under my chin. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth opens wide and her chin jiggles extra hard. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Queen put her other hand under his chin and forced it up so that she could see his face better. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She pointed at the volcano’s smoking peak with her chin, and her heart constricted a bit. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He lifts my chin so I have to look at him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The dragon turned and gave him a chin hug. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I point my chin in the direction of the elevators. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Toby took it on the chin, with a smile. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After much choking, during which his various chins turned purple, he managed to get it out: “If you have your lower animals to contend with,” he said,“we have our lower classes!” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He looks up from his bowl of cereal at the table, milk drops clinging to his chin. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed at her arm and lifted her chin to look him dead in the eyes with the stubbornness that she’d shown that first day he’d driven her home. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I did my best to shorten the haircut evenly, just below my chin. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I put my hands on my hips, turned and walked off with my chin held high. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man looked at them—a thin girl of ten with starveling hollows in her cheeks but with the chin still baby-round. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drop my chin because I can feel prickles in the corners of my eyes. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“There isn’t another way,” Naima said, folding her arms and jutting out her chin. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I pick Natalie up, screaming and fighting, her skull bashing against my chin, and set her as gently as I can on her back on one corner of the rug. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crouched down in a comer of his cell, clutching his prize under his chin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Most of the liquid dribbles down her chin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper's wife leaned over and chucked the star under the chin. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He looked older than in the picture Richard had seen, closer to seventy than sixty, but his was an elegant aging; his strides were long and his chin firm. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She sat up in bed and pulled the furs to her chin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Lydia turned, planted her elbows on Dill’s chest, and rested her chin on her crossed arms. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Our cab ride will take us across the neck, along the jawline, over the chin, mouth, nose, and up to the wide forehead. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

With her elbows on either side of it and her chin resting in her hands, she pored over it. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His hair was receding somewhat, which emphasized the pointed chin. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I inch closer to him so my arm is against his and my chin is near his shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When she was done, she settled her chin in the crook of my collarbone. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We crouched by the fruit jars, our cheeks bulging, peach juice streaming from our chins. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Dorian kept his chin high as his father stared at him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When Dimple turned around, Celia was sprawled on her bed watching, chin propped up on one hand. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He looked exhausted: His chin was blue with stubble and there were deep purple shadows under his eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She had an obstinate chin, a cruel mouth and small arrogant eyes. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

All the dolls have stitches on their chins, like the ones Decca got at the hospital after a playground accident. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The blanket was stiff and raspy under her chin but she didn’t mind. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The princess nodded, barely a dip of her chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Franny now lay sleeping on her left side, facing into the back of the couch and the wall, her chin just grazing one of the several toss pillows all around her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

His chin stuck out in the stubborn way. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hangs his chin over the edge of the seat and picks lint off the car floor. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Male frigate birds with bright red balloonlike sacs under their chins cruised the shore. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Would you rather have a pimple on your chin or your forehead?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Betsy tucked her chin into the T-shirt Mom gave her to wear as a pajama top. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

To crunch into that succulent fruit that smelled like roses and let the aromatic juice run down my chin and stain my pretty city dress with its bows, buttons, and ribbons. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And he does the thing Alex loves so much: He sticks his chin out, steeling himself up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And when I didn’t scoot away, he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me down to rest his chin on top of my head. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Moments later, we’re intercepted by a large man with a scar from his chin to his ear. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Her chin is bent down and you can see the precise part in her hair, a neat white line drawn from above her left brow then over the black horizon of her head. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then the blood was dripping off my chin and onto the white satin lining inside the coffin. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And I figured I’d have it back together long about the time I started growing chin hair. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her cheekbones triangulating into her chin, her pitch-black lips barely turned to a smile. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They all looked uncomfortably at Constance, who had finished gulping her ice cream and let her sticky chin drop to her chest. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sweat drips off my chin and splats on the floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Tom points his chin in my direction and mutters to Phil, who turns his head and waves. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Mother’s hand comes to her chin, half covering her mouth. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Momma moved the scarf away and put one hand on Byron’s chin and the other one on his forehead. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of letting go, he jerks my arm forward so we are almost nose to nose—or, given our height difference, nose to chin—and says, “You are not alone.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her hands were on her hips and her chin was up and she was smiling. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Havermeyer had tiny bits of peanut brittle adhering to his lips, chin and cheeks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She tucked her head up under his chin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The resolution on the screen was so precise that he saw Mom’s chin tremble, ever so slightly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Wait just a second. This is quite interesting,” Teddy said, without raising his chin from its resting place and without taking his eyes off the ocean. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I take her chin and force her to meet my eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Constance swung her paw round in a mighty arc, and it caught Shadow square on the chin. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He leveled his chin, anger rising in his gaze. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

August strides toward me, his shirt crisp, his chin scraped smooth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The twin rocks were as high as her chin, and the space between them narrow. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My mother did not let her chin fall down. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sacks, as they pass, seem strange: they look as though they have been sculpted out of gray clay Neumann Two raises his chin. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Judge Lew Fielding looked down from the bench with the tip of his left forefinger set against his nose and his chin propped against his thumb. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Trepid put her fingertips to her chin and regarded her reflection. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He tilted his head and tapped his chin with a dirty forefinger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Henry pressed the revolver farther up under Wash’s chin until his breathing turned to a shallow wheeze. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Press another and my stark chin begins to glow. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Bristly hair stuck out of his cheeks and chin. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

His sentence trailed off, and he rubbed his chin and stared thoughtfully through the window on the wall behind Mrs. Chatham. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The monkey wore a red jacket with gold braid and a red pillbox hat strapped under his chin. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When one middle-aged banker with a receding chin, thinning hair, and reedy fingers showed up for dinner one time too many, she heard the doors of her future slamming all around her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She tickles his chin until he laughs so hard he throws up some milk. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The doorman stood with his back straight, his chin up, staring down his nose at the approaching archers and prisoners. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He placed his hands more securely on the sill of the porthole, and lowered his chin onto the backs of his fingers. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She wipes the slimy pea juice off her chin and moves on. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Turtle was hunched over the table, her small chin resting between her crossed arms. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see his wife’s face in the beads of sweat marching down his chin. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He wraps me up in a tight hug, resting his chin on the top of my head. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She interlocked her hands and rested her chin on them. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Specks of tar spattered her clothing, her hands and arms, her chin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hesitantly, he came over to the table, rubbing his stubbly chin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I raise my chin and look, just a little, in the bowl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He turned me loose and took hold of my chin, tipping my head back, looking straight into my face. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I waited, expecting he would say something I could at least comprehend; but his hand was now at his chin, his finger on his lip: he was thinking. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He reached across the table to lift my chin with a cold, gentle finger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was anger in his voice, and he touched her chin where the scar ended. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The best thing was that he could swallow it quite well, though some did run out the corners of his mouth and down his chin. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After Twig and Dari got in, right as I was about to slide into the backseat, she tilted my chin up to her face and kissed my forehead. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Hold up. I just mentioned Hope Gardens to this dude over here,” I say, pointing at Darius with my chin. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Turtle looked even more like a turtle today with her sad little face peering out of the kerchief tied under her small chin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

His nose is flat against my chest and pointing up at my chin and I feel sorry for him because he’s dead and the world is laughing at him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The boy turns his chin upward, as though he is observing the moon that hangs in the sky of the lighted screen. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

For she had been expecting an older version of the boy she remembered, distant, quiet, in corduroy jeans and a sweatshirt, a few pimples dotting his chin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She strokes his face, running her fingers around his dished cheek and down under his chin. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I turn my head slowly, chin raised like an Egyptian pharaoh, training my gaze on the magenta and white striped big top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Semya tented his fingers under his chin, eyes narrowed in thought. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It’s a slow burn that rises up my bosoms, my chin, my mouth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He felt the tickle of her hair under his chin as she worked. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He was lying on his belly, his chin resting on his hands, looking at Barbarossa as if he were some strange animal who had just crawled out of the canal and crept into Ida's house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tickled her under her chin, but when she opened her eyes, they seemed to roll back in her head. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stroked his chin with his furry paw. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Her chins jiggle extra hard with every bump in the road. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He helped her up to her bunk, put Mo’s sweater under her head, and pulled the blanket up to her chin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her cold finger touched the soft place beneath Tristran's chin, forcing his head up. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Though his features remained neutral, Chaol’s shoulders shifted, and his chin rose a bit higher. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Aurelia tilted her chin proudly and replied out of the side of her mouth, “He’s here because I asked for him to be, so mind your own business!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I could feel his chin nodding into my scalp. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mars Bar jammed his arms downward, stuck out his chin, sneered. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it would be easier to fight in a dress,” says Marlene, tapping her chin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the sheets up to my chin and tucked my head between my arms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ron scratched his chin thoughtfully with the end of his wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sunday afternoon on the front porch Across the road, Miss Bell has tied a blue-checked sunbonnet beneath her chin, lifts her head from her bed of azaleas and waves to my grandmother. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

As he squinted up at the underside of the chin, color caught Lazlo’s eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Natalie is tearing up the moons she’s made one by one, her chin jerking wildly down to her collarbone and up. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing an olive cap and army fatigues, and his curly, graying beard floats below his chin, elongating his tired features. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll be through in a while,” he said to the smallest child, who was looking out of the window, his chin barely high enough to rest on the sill. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The torchbearer pulled her cowl down and let it rest under her chin. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

My grandfather rubs a nonexistent beard on his chin. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“Which should I tell?” he asked, stroking his chin with his fingers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She quickly tied a bonnet under her chin and left, the back door closing behind her with the sharp sound of a musket shot. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Big Dub just sat there, slowly nodding, his hand on his chin. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had a smudge of dirt on her chin, and I imagined what she must've looked like when she was little, wandering around the country with Thalia and Luke. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I straightened my back, lifted my chin, and held my hands above the beam, fingers together like dance hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But Snowden kept shaking his head and pointed at last, with just the barest movement of his chin, down toward his armpit. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, balancing my chin on my hand, and my elbow on the windowsill. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

We danced about a mile apart the whole time, until during "Auld Lang Syne" he suddenly rested his chin on the tip of my head as if he were very tired. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He still hadn't managed to touch Eleanor anywhere below the chin or above the elbow. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He built her face in front of him and studied her wide-set eyes, delicate nostrils, mouth smaller than he liked but sweet, small firm chin, and back to her eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like the darkness was stroking beneath my chin with a beckoning finger, whispering to me to lean forward and know its secrets. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She wore a brown, rather shapeless dress, and had a brown bonnet on her head which tied beneath her chin. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She made a tragic grimace that puckered her chin. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He knew how to wrap her lifeless arms around his neck and to hold her pale chin high above the foam and spray. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Now, Fadi, I have a thought,” said Mrs. Bethune, tapping a burgundy fingernail on her chin. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I pick an acorn up, too, and it reminds me of a little Frenchman with a pointed chin. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The ribbon under his chin was blue on one side and white on the other, and over each ear there were big rosettes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Alex yells, waving him over, and Henry spares a second to look panicked before he’s tipping his chin up and buttoning his suit jacket and stepping out onto the stage. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Anna’s head is bowed, tears dripping from her chin onto the kitchen table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad rubs his chin, which he hasn’t shaved in a while since he’s growing in a beard. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his chin and looked at us suspiciously but didn’t say anything. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sweat drips down my face and chin as my stomach convulses. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I straightened my spine, snapped my heels together, lifted my chin, stared at the back in front of me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Men coming home from work buried their chins in their overcoats and hurried toward warmth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He takes it with one hand and rubs his chin with the other. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her backpack to her front and tucked her chin to hide her nervous swallow as she unzipped her bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She wipes his chin and sets a sheet of paper in front of him and he takes his pencil and begins to draw. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Jeanine taps her chin and stares for what feels like a long time. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Trina mumbled a lot, and Mark even caught her with a line of drool on her chin at one point. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Her appearance was immaculate, her posture was erect, and she tilted her chin upward, demonstrating her own dignity and pride despite her circumstances. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fed her and held the teacup to her lips and wiped her chin when she dribbled and helped her with the chamber pot business. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He regarded her with a concerned shake of his head, the jowly folds under his chin waving back and forth, his clawlike hands clutching the sheets. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

My hair was black like my mother’s but basically a nest of cowlicks, and it worried me that I didn’t have much of a chin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath a tangle of dark brown hair his face was almost feral, with a wide mouth, sharp nose, and pointed chin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She says, “Now, I’m also going to get permission from Drum and order you some new pants. You’re thinning out and shooting up. And you’re going to need a razor because your chin is fuzzy.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He leaned over to wipe his chin on her shoulder. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He gathered up the net under Nike’s chin and raised her face to his. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Mummy and I tilted our square chins high as Dad drove down the hill. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Very slowly they crossed the room to the front window, and Mercy sank weakly into a chair and rested her chin against the window frame. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The girl on the left has dark curly hair, a faint birthmark on her chin, and long, lush eyelashes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My barrette has opened, and there are cracker crumbs on my chin. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

George buried her chin in her shoulder and felt her cheeks grow warm. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I open my notebook, uncap my pen, rest my chin in my hand, and stare at a spot on the whiteboard just a bit to the side of Ms. Rochambeau’s head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She takes hold of my chin, forcing me to look her in the eyes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I reached out and petted my new puppy, scratched behind his ears and under his chin. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He could not react in any other way to the chin pat, for the roots of this signal lay deep in wolf history. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dipping a mug full, he splashed water freely on his lip and chin before he drank. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The tears run hot down my cheeks, cooling as they drip down my chin. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My uncle s driver, Nuredin, opens the rear door of the car, and Mama comes out wearing large-framed sunglasses and a thin scarf tied at her chin. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

If her chin was bigger, it might balance out her nose, but it is weak and almost recedes into her neck. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I folded the tablecloth down below his chin. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was his move, he pulled the visor way down and often rested his chin on his chest, almost as if he were a poker player secreting his cards. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Also he bangs his chin and screams a lot. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rado came back from Colorado with an infected cactus needle in his chin, and Thom came back from North Carolina with spider bites in both armpits. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I rest my chin on my hand and smile a little at him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and put my chin in my hand. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His funny little baby-round chin was sticking out defiantly and his black eyes glared. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so dwarfed by her that the top of his pointed hat barely tickled her chin; however, she moved very gracefully for a woman so large. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I stroke my chin like I’m deep in thought. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Riot trots in from downstairs and spreads himself out in front of me until I scratch his chin. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She had full cheeks and a sharp little chin and her mouth was damson-lush, lower lip like ripe fruit with a crease in the middle, and soft as apricot down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Tears run down her cheeks, over her chin, and down her neck and shirt collar. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I lifted my chin and smiled right back at her. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rest my chin on the pillow and look up through my window to gaze at the stars. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It curved under her chin the way tears do. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She buttoned the top buttons of her old black sweater and pulled her shawl up around her chin. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I moved my hands up around her waist and rested my chin on her neck like a professional. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The panic button was jumping up into the air, bouncing against my chin and shoulders. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I held my twiggy walking stick like a scepter, chin tilted towards the ashy sky. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But his face was unlined, his chin weak like a boy’s. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He came back up only to chin level. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then he squatted down by her head and took her chin in his hand. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He checks his hair in the rearview mirror, examines the start of a pimple on his chin, puts his hood up, and slouches in the seat, drumming his fingers on the steering wheel. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking of Lily Parker, who used to lie down on the lobby couches and rest her head in my lap, looking up and saying, “You have the most perfect chin.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When Gale pulls away slightly, I move forward to close the gap, but I feel his hand under my chin. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He folded his arms on the side of my bed and rested his chin on his arms. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was very tall, very thin, he had a chin like a fiddle. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Wrestling to the ground, grabbing at each other in the scuffle, and somehow I’m smacking him in the chin with an uppercut and his head is snapping back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

A stray berry stains his chin and I wipe it away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I lean my elbow on the armrest and prop my chin up with my hand. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

His expression didn’t change, but I saw Digger’s chin lift up a little. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then she took all those ringed-up fingers and rubbed them across my cheek, held my chin and said, “Come here, child,” and pulled my face up close to hers. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He lifted her chin in his hand and said, “Don’t spend too much time daydreaming. You’re a big girl now.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had blue eyes and a dimple on his chin, and his nose was just slightly off-center; I thought it made him look even more handsome. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wipes my forehead, cheeks, and chin, leaving my skin damp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But Baba straightened his shoulders and then lifted his chin. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

One of my fingernails tore a line of blood across his face from ear to chin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her chin is still quivering, but she smiles. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The hands were linked, but some of the fingers looked dislocated and each ring finger stretched like taffy, connecting into the line of a woman’s chin. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her chin is resting in her hand and she’s staring out the window instead of at the book in front of her. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bob scratched his chin, evidently at a loss for words. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

With water to the chin and the tide rising. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He put Band-Aids over his chin hair and told his teachers, “I cut my chin when I shaved off the hair.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingertips linger under my chin as she turns to the blonde crouching beside her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He smoothed her hair back from her face, cupping her chin in his hands, and she was forced to look up at him, his eyes like crystals glittering in the dark. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw a wild right at the back of Mong’s head, but Mong ducked it, turned and caught the guy with an uppercut to the chin. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Petra pulled her knees close and rested her chin on them. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But already his chin had slipped toward his neck, and she was not sure how aware he was of anything. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to need it back eventually,” I said, letting him run it along the stubble on his chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I played like I was thinking about it for a sec, rubbing on my chin and all that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I feel my chin crumpling and my throat pulling. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Emo stood close to them; the fat under his chin was wrinkled with his grinning. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the corners of the lips, and on each side of the chin, a few long bristles gleamed almost white against the dark skin. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rested his chin on his mom’s head and held her tighter. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Lu and Ghost had their arms up but tucked their chins, almost as if they were sniffing their pits, when really they were just sneak-looking at me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He began to unbutton his coat, and I waited to take it from him, but Dora called me from the bathroom to say that she needed my help drawing a mole on her chin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her black lace bra pushes her breasts up so high that they almost touch her chin. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Beside the front door a dog lies in the dust, chin on its paws, and for a moment Werner thinks it is only sleeping. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m begging you. She’s only—” “I know who she is!” the stranger shouted, a line of spit hitting his chin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He liked that, the way his face curled up, the wideness of his mouth, the scruff growing evenly around his chin and above his lips, the way it provided contrast against his dark skin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Finally, Little Arliss nodded, then tucked his chin and looked away. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knotted a scarf under her chin, arranged her sunglasses on top of her head, and put a pocket camera in her purse. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sweated; he panted, the stubble rising and falling on his fat neck and chin. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a wart on her chin and I stared at it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes so as not to see the great whiskered wart on her chin, and tried to close his ears to the sound of her Cockney speech. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He crossed his hands and put his chin on top of the backs of them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“But,” said Kojo, stroking his chin thoughtfully, “how could they know we know what we know?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena awoke with a gasp, a hand on her throat, cold sweat sliding down her back and pooling in the hollow between her mouth and chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” she admitted hoarsely, her chin held high. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He stopped and pinched his chin between his fingers. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was the brush of her hair against his chin. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“It depends on the girl, Mr. Sorenson,” she says stiffly, lifting her chin. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Like Dukakis’s, Milton’s chin strap looked as though it had been fastened by his mother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Neighbors come over one after another and exclaim and wag their chins. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His chin on his chest, his shoulders start to shake. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carol and her younger sister have matching outfits for Sundays: fitted brown tweed coats with velvet collars, round brown velvet hats with an elastic under the chin to hold them on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls her to him by the chin and kisses her full on the lips. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A young man, about the king’s age, with a thin, pale face, a nose like an eagle’s beak, lank, dark hair, and a weak chin. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ishmael lay down with his hands propping up his chin and looked out at the rain. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was riding a pony, and a scarf was swathed round his neck and over his chin to keep out the fog. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Fire on that,” he said, jutting his chin toward the bird. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Shoulders back, chin up, batons out in front of you!” said Ida Nee. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

It was like an exploding train traveling through a subway tunnel, on fire, and the last stop was right under my chin. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The judge leans forward, his hands clasped together, propping up his chin. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He makes a remarkable catch, as if he has eyes in his chin. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her breasts started just below her chin, her hips were ... a parody. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I recognised his decisive nose, more remarkable for character than beauty; his full nostrils, denoting, I thought, choler; his grim mouth, chin, and jaw—yes, all three were very grim, and no mistake. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Marshall’s frown lifted a little and his chin began to go back into its normal position. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer scooped up the foam ball, slam-dunked it and thrust his chin at Nipper. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She put her head under his chin with no hope in the world of keeping anything at all at bay. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was heavily powdered, which made the line of her double chin look very dark. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

April’s chin went up and her lips thinned. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, as soon as they left the house, the girl wiped her eyes and stuck out her chin. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Now Mrs. Tomolillo was sitting with her index finger on her cheek and her thumb under her chin, and her head tilted wistfully to one side. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He had an incipient second chin that would have been emphasized had he looked down or nodded. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Mama Nguza, who walks with her head held strangely high on account of the giant goiter nestled like a goose egg under her chin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thin red line just under my chin. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She kept her chin tucked coyly downward, sending her hair into a beautiful cascade of shimmering black, but her eyes peeked up at him. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The knife came down to a spot on Sammy’s cheek and opened a slight cut that ran down to Sammy’s chin. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She runs her fingers over the bruise on my cheek and turns my chin toward the light. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He seems to have taken an interest in me and comes back to visit, to spoon soup into my mouth and wipe it from my chin. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Each evening he fell into a drunken sleep after supper, wine-colored spit running down his chin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The hair is straight and falls just to her chin. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine,” Henry says, steadiness rising in his voice as if he’s stuck out his chin in that stubborn way he does sometimes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But eventually, he laid down and rested his chin right on top of my foot. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She clasped her hands under her chin and sighed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

There was spittle upon his chin; and he stared at me without recognition. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He has that kind of nose, that kind of chin, although thinner: clean-cut, good-looking, old-fashioned. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was kicked again under the table and, looking, saw Frances, Robert's lady, her chin lifting and her face hardening. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I opened the fridge with my chin and shoulder, pulling on the special strap Dad had installed, opened the produce drawer with my foot, and lifted out a small bag of carrots. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Malloy tips my chin up and looks me in my eyes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He lay on his belly with his chin on the wooden floor and watched the legs and the shoes under the tables, the legs moving across the floor; some moved slowly, some stumbled. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma stood up to watch it pass, fingering her chins thoughtfully. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian walked out of the office and down the stairs into the dark, tomblike street, passing in the hall the stout woman with warts and two chins, who was already on her way back in. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his chin for a second and then he spoke. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Nels Gudmundsson raised his chin, fingered his bow tie, and pinched experimentally the wattles of skin at his neck—a habit of his when he was thinking. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

Her cheeks were chubby and the skin under her chin was crepe. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There,” he said, pointing his chin at the bridge, “they sleep over there, in alleys between the bars.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She could feel the blood washing down her face, a rippling red curtain falling across her brow and cheeks and chin, and she understood why the priest had made her close her eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was dusk, a brief November twilight, and Carl was watching snow geese land in low flooded wheat, his square chin set, his head tilted up, a man’s blond stubble on his jaw. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gus fell asleep after about a minute, his head nodding until his chin dropped down onto his chest and his cheeks puffing out with every breath. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I remember chinning myself on the top of a fence to see one such comedy show filled with gallows humor. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

On the screen, Evelyn balances her chin on her hand and stares at the sculpture for a moment. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then I clasped my hands under his chin, and began to pull him out. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Propped on her elbows with her chin in her fists, she stared at the black wolf, trying to catch his eye. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My shoulders were squared, my chin thrust forward and my eyes focused straight into the light. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But our bears have developed an intolerance for dogs. One of them might demonstrate his prejudice with a clip on the chin, and then—no dog.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jerked his chin at the dueling men. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She burrows underneath my arm, lays her head on my chest with her nose tucked right beneath my chin, and drapes an arm over my waist and a thigh over my thigh. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

No blood trails, I tell myself, and manage to pull my hood up over my head, tie the cord under my chin with uncooperative fingers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Hugh would put one large hand on the top of Sean’s head and cup his own chin with the other, scratching at the growth of dark beard. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He scratched his chin again, and became wrathful. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has a jutting chin and fiercely hooked nose. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be the prettiest fairy there,” her mother had told her, and Ash grinned as her mother tucked a cloak of white rabbit fur around her chin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could see him, moving slowly past, his white surplice edged with lace, his sweet chin down and his hair glowing under the candlelight. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped close to him, tilting his chin back with the tip of her finger. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Perhaps in time it would come to seem rugged, this chin like a wedge of cheese. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I lifted my chin to better see his face, and his lips met mine. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She spat onto the tip of her finger and started to rub intently at a particularly stubborn stain on Mary’s chin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her chin balanced on the high lace collar, and she reached down into the folds of the skirt that swirled to the floor. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We’d climb the fence behind the house and steal into Lalao’s grapefruit grove to fill our faces with the bittersweet pulp while juice dribbled down our chins and our fingers got sticky. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dr. Inyang’s hand rested on her chin, too stunned to wipe the saliva off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Natalie lifted her chin defiantly, mimicking the same kind of head toss she constantly gave her mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Raising his chin toward the backdrop, he said, “So, you want to check that out?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She wiped food from my chin and said firmly, “Katie, you know you’re not going to be able to act like that much longer.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I instinctively struck out and felt my fist land on his chin. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pulling the covers up to her chin, she lay there listening as her father said goodbye to Dustfinger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I fumble around for my keys, but it’s too late—so instead, I straighten my shoulders and lift my chin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She leaned into her mother’s arms, the way she had when she was a child, tucking herself neatly under her mother’s chin. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His chin level with the banister, the manager looked back for the last time. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

About two-fifteen she entered Minnie Franken’s beauty parlor, stayed an hour, and came out with her hair pinned up in tight curls and a silk scarf around her head and tied under her chin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her nose was delicate and thin, and her cheekbones high and wide, sweeping down to a small chin so that her face was heart-shaped. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A rash of stubble was on his chin and his eyes were bloodshot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

His words hit me like a jab to the chin. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She took my chin in her hands and looked in my eyes, just for a moment. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She held her chin high, as a queen should, and her escort Canned out ahead of her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Snape was still drifting weirdly ahead of Black, his chin bumping on his chest. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He tapped the sagging folds under his chin and frowned. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“No,” Sticky replied, pulling his sheet up tightly under his chin. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She takes my chin to make sure that I do. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I bounce my chin up and down and scrunch my nose. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her father’s body was convulsing out of control, and red spittle dotted his cheeks and the snow-white sheets that were pulled up to his chin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don't have a problem,” Robin said, raising her chin a little. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He had a long narrow face and a chin beard bound about with golden wire, and his stiff red-black hair swept out from his temples to form a pair of taloned hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When he lifted his chin finally, Hussein looked like he might cry. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She took my chin and leaned down to look into my face, so close that I could see the green in her brown eyes, as if they were little round gardens. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

At some point he gets up, laboriously removing his shoes and socks, and walks calf-deep into the water, regarding the surroundings with his hands on his hips, his chin thrust pridefully into the air. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She juts her wobbly chin forward and squints at me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Gum Baby gonna touch up your chin if you don’t get a move on.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I lie still and tuck my chin into my collar. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bowed her chin down and folded her arms across her chest, trying to look as if she was asleep. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, slowly, while the cub sucked the milk from his chin, Neel wrapped his arms around the tiny body. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the girl insisted he witness something, Rasheed tipped his chin upward and cast an impatient, sidelong glance down the blue-veined hook of his nose. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Fadi lay wide awake, a faded Batman comforter pulled up to his chin. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She watched, fascinated and revolted, as he closed his mouth, drew his lips inward until there was no mouth, and made his chin come up to almost meet his nose. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madam bit back the hot words in her mouth, picked up her serviette, and cleaned off her chin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” said Officer Delinko, rubbing his chin, “so then, how about a disgruntled customer? Maybe someone who once had a bad breakfast at a Mother Paula’s!” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it is very difficult to keep one’s chin up when Count Olaf keeps shoving it down.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She put the wig back on and began to brush it; the wavy hair, parted in the middle, fell to her chin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The correct length is at least one clenched fist beneath the chin. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“My face says I’m all that,” Malcolm says, rubbing them six chin hairs he calls a beard. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had the complexion of a Chinese, a short forehead, and three chins. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mash lay in his mouth, or dripped forth, cutting a channel in the soil of his chin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

My head was tilted, and my chin was pressed into my chest. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Biter preferred to grab the men behind the head and under the chin and crack their necks with a single twist of his huge pale hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All Mom had to do to get the truth out of me was hold me by the chin, look me in the eye, and ask her question. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then Annie reached across the table and lifted my chin with her soft hand. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Amy’s nose still afflicted her, for it never would grow Grecian, so did her mouth, being too wide, and having a decided chin. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

With sudden energy, he thrust out his chin at an angle. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Bet he didn’t like that,” said Harry, sitting up and rubbing his chin. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She kissed his jaw and forehead more softly, and then she put her chin against the top of his head and held his ears between her fingers. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And that’s when I saw it, the tear hanging off her chin. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I was lucky to have a heavy timber to hold on to, and I lay in the icy water with my chin on the wood, holding as easily as I could with both hands. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She grabs my chin and raises it, gazing deep into my eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He rests his chin on my bunk and smiles Mother's sweet, crooked smile. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Gibrilla’s nose twitched as he sat with his chin on his knee. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They looked as naked as blind salamanders for the few days it took to get over the shock of their pale, weak chins. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He brought his knees up to his chin. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a firm chin, a determined gaze, a proud tilt to her head. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward and rested his chin on his hands. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man’s chin hit against the wheel, the blow almost knocking him out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stroked the couple of hairs on his chin and grinned. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The Sleeper grew quiet and stroked his chin thoughtfully. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’d added a rescued shawl to her ensemble, tying it in an elaborate bow beneath her chin. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Victor tugged the false beard from, his chin. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swam around behind him, popped him in the head again to make sure he was going to cooperate, looped my arm under his chin, and side-kicked us to shore. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Hassan sat down on the bed and tugged at his stubbly second chin. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

She turns out the lights, holds a flashlight under her chin, laughs in an eerie manner: this is how such things are done. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were cool, measuring, as faceted as finely cut jewels; they traveled over her face methodically, cataloguing her eyelashes, her nose, her mouth, her chin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tucks both fists under his chin while more apples rain in. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Auggie, please try to understand,” he continued, putting his hand under my chin and tilting my face toward him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“He’s taller. Or at least stands straighter. He’s lost weight. And his chin is firmer than it was.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He snapped awake, confused, fixing his shades and wiping spit off his chin with the bottom of his T-shirt. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Walter holds my chin in one hand and turns my head left and right, assessing the damage. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She pauses, looks up at the bright blue afternoon sky, rubs her chin, and says, “My reputation for playing ball? Yep. My reputation for playing guys? Nope.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Their clothes were the same soot-stained ones of the night before, but every face was scrubbed clean, every chin held high. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

You left out late swim, at dusk, and the feeling you got every time you entered the glass-flat water that broke soft across your chin. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled the cloak up under his chin and shivered again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papi pours the teal paint into the tray and wipes his sweaty chin on his shoulder. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He scrunched his face up so he could see the bottom of his chin, then he took his thumb and finger and felt around there. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water splashed over his chin and neck and chest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Flames had been tattooed across his cheeks and chin and shaven head to make a bright red mask that crackled about his eyes and coiled down and around his lipless mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The scalding liquid dribbles down her chin, leaving two pink burns behind. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Now she folded her arms and dropped her chin. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Her chin hung from her ears and rippled down her neck like drapes. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The words were grudging, the dip of the chin Mace Tyrell gave the Lord Regent the most cursory of bows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Kainene pushed away her plate and sat with her elbows on the table, her chin lightly supported on her clasped hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This experience left me with the conclusion that our first president, besides having frizzy hair, a large red hooked nose, and apple cheeks, had a prissy, even old-ladyish mouth and a double chin. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Embarrassment flared up in my chest, but he grabbed my hand before I could pull back and tucked it under his chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Using the site’s graphics tools, she reconstructed her body, but most of her wish list focused on her face, new nose, chin, cheekbones. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“I can only tell you this much. Look at your eyes. Look at your nose. Look at your chin. What do you see?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

My chin tilts up, and our eyes meet. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When Lupita returned from the fields, she found Irela waiting on the front steps, her chin resting on her fists, her elbows on her knees. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He sat morosely with his elbows on his desk, cradling his chin in his hands. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pulls the chair back and takes a seat, tenting his fingers, pointing his chin downward. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She scratched her chin and looked like she was gearing herself up for punishment—another long chapter she’d have to endure, and then I'd be badgering her about what she thought. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face from chin to forehead, worried he was covered in ice cream. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She said this as she was picking hot dog chunks off my chin. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Soundlessly and with no heaving and gasping for breath, she let the tears roll into her mouth and slide down her chin to dot the front of her dress. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And one of them, a bold-looking girl with large dark eyes, a prominent chin, and long black hair pushed her way through the door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, the leader scratched his chin—so spirits itched?—and gestured at the diviner standing nearby. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The stubble on his cheeks and chin made him look like a boy trying to grow his first beard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I watched how August stood a moment before each hive with her fingers knitted together under her chin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calpurnia thrust her into a stiffly starched pink dress, held her chin firmly between thumb and forefinger, and raked her hair with a sharp-toothed comb. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Crumbs dotted his chin and the front of his shirt. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. White reached out and grabbed Horace by the chin, trying to force him to look right into his horrible blank eyes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

James had a narrow head and sharp features, a nose that pointed out, pencil-thin eyebrows, a narrow chin. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was tasting herself on my fingers and wet nose and my chin. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubs his chin and says nothing, so I continue. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A tear escaped and slid down a crease to her chin. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It was a small, soft chin and looked as if it came from another, gentler face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was so tall now—I stood on my toes and still just came up to his chin. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She holds her hands in tight little fists under her chin. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I had blood all over my mouth and chin and even on my pajamas and bath robe. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Celia puts a finger under Poppet’s chin and turns her head to look her in the eye. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The deep black grooves isolating his square chin from his jowls were bent again in a kind of jeering and reprehensible mirth. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She releases my chin and rubs her gloved hands together. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Grace closed her eyes briefly against the stab of pain, and Joaquin reached over and put his hand on her arm as Maya nuzzled her chin against her shoulder. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He purred with Gray under his silver mother’s rough tongue, tasted her warm milk, felt the weight of her chin resting over his newborn skull. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Lower and lower went her head as the lips went below the range of my mouth and chin and seemed about to fasten on my throat. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I lift my chin and stand as straight as I can. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But his stony fingers found her chin, brought her gaze back to his. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyebrows and dropped her chin to look at me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Want it there?” he asked and gestured toward the gray room with his chin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her face is calm at the moment, her chin lifted high, her breasts and chin and belly jiggling as her feet hit the hard ground. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Natalie is rubbing her chin on her shoulder, her chin on her shoulder, faster than normal, as if she’s upset too. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tucked her chin into her neck and pulled the corners of her mouth down, but still the smile twitched back up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Squatting down until the water reached her chin, she washed her hair and watched it float about her until she grew chilled. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her chin jiggles wildly, her face turning red as a bloody steak. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a sip, a bit of which dribbled down her chin. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His chin got the hard look it got just before he slammed a home run, and after a minute you could tell he’d thought of something because his ears got red. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ummmmm,” Mark replied, rubbing his chin as if he were thinking hard about it.Then he snapped his fingers.“Oh, The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I had my coat zipped to my chin so that my mom wouldn’t see that I wasn’t wearing my tie. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They look a lot like him, with their chin whiskers and pale skin and bold ascots. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

With the window down all the way, I leaned out, resting my chin on my hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With him standing this close, I could see the gold ring in his right ear, like a pirate’s, and a long, thin scar that ran along the left side of his chin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lithe and young she made him, ruddy with sun, his jawline clean, the beard no longer grew upon his chin. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sprang up, grabbed it, and then, in a fumbling and perhaps grotesque offering to Phineas, I chinned myself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abe Levver looked up from the far end of the conference table and smoothed his stubbled chin with a faint rasping sound. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Sticking out his chin, just like his father always did, Scipio walked toward Barbarossa. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the lobby the doorman dozed, his starched bib buckling beneath his chin with his breathing, his white head bare. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thin, white whiskers shimmered in the light, and a pink tongue poked out from above her white chin. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He straightens his shoulders and juts out his chin. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He goes to his office for a second, then comes back to me and holds my chin. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then she tilts her chin up dramatically and extends her hand. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Her body squeezed and crowded into a tight corset that shoved her middle up under her chin. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

His eyes flicked to hers, and his chin drooped in a barely detectible nod. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Inej balanced her elbows on the railing and rested her chin in her palms. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The kitten Small Bob mewed and began to purr, rubbing against Bob’s chin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Craggy yellow teeth stuck out between the two purple frankfurter lips, and rivers of spit ran down over the chin. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I zipped my jacket up all the way to my chin. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

What was it the guy on the Common had said the other day, his chin resting on the Volkswagen like some grotesque John the Baptist? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his round chin in his thin small hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I see a few people walking around with jackets buttoned up to their chins. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Let’s review the facts first,” Bookman said, and he wasn’t talking to the governor, but rather to Kyril Montana, who was sitting back comfortably with his hands folded under his chin, politely listening. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gavin may not be a jock, but he is the mayor’s son, and he’s hot. Especially since he grew that chin scruff.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Water came down his face and dripped from his chin, and the shivers were happiness and safety. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have dark hair and a wide jaw and stumpy legs; Mom has loose blond curls, a narrow chin, and legs like a supermodel. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My mom dropped her chin and raised her eyebrows. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

In the rattlesnake cage the snakes lay with their chins resting on their own coils and they stared straight ahead out of their scowling dusty black eyes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I say mysteriously, motioning with my chin, “over there.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bono reached up to wipe the slobber from my mother’s chin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s really getting into it, pulling at his chin and nodding his head up and down like it belongs on the back window ledge of somebody’s car. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Paralysed with fear, I felt its clammy touch upon my chin before I sat bolt upright. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want a bullet th’ew that mole on yore chin, buster?” he yelled, waving the revolver. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I found Henry and Camilla upstairs at a table by the window, a full ashtray between them, Camilla with her chin propped in her hand and a cigarette burning low between her ink-stained fingers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her chin quivers and the possibility of her crying at this exact moment fills me with rage. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The fat man’s fingers coiled into a fist, and all his chins trembled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As she looked through them she rubbed at her cheeks and chin from time to time so that her tears wouldn’t fall and stain the pictures or blur the words. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But when Sister Ursula stooped to kiss her, Francie saw that she had a fine fringe of hair on her upper lip and chin. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They leaned their backs against the redbrick wall of a building, smoking, their cigarettes slanting white across their black chins. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf reached out one of his spidery hands and stroked Violet on the chin, looking deep into her eyes. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Florida tucked her chin inside the blanket to try to stop its quivering. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But the hand only took him under the chin and turned his face, so that he had to look again into Pope’s eyes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the plants were watered, she sat alone, knees to chin, and rocked herself back and forth as the sun began to rise, a faint pink stain creeping up the eastern rim of the sky. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs Compson watched her, holding the dressing gown under her chin. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But her fingers graze my jawline, her thumb on my chin. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I stretched out in the warmth of my bed and pulled the blanket up to my chin. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I see Trey peering at his chin in the long mirror. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

On the evidence of ears, chin, and cheekbones I might be a baby Kafka. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her mascara is streaming, her lipstick smeared across her chin. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And as he crosses over, I’m thinking, It can’t be him, but then there it is—chin scruff. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

And all those things they say in romance novels about how your heart beats faster and your knees get wobbly and the boy’s stubble against your chin is the most delicious sensation ever? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He looked more as if his chin had simply dropped away from the rest of his face. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She piled her hair on top of her head and lifted her chin. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

With his left hand he grabbed at the tuft of hair that grew on Tenorio’s chin and yanked it hard. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in olive-drab trousers and a leather jacket, and he wore a cowboy hat but with a flat crown and the brim curled and held to a peak by the chin strap. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the seven outlined heads in the front pews drooped and the vicar removed his tortoiseshell glasses, lifted his chin and with eyes closed addressed the heavenly powers in his weary, sorrowful singsong. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Putting my finger under her sticky little chin, I tilted her head up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colin tilted his head up, resting his chin on his arms. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

There she was, sitting with one forearm on the table, her other hand cupping her chin—and a shy smile revealing tiny baby teeth that looked like little white kernels of corn. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“You stay out of it,” the man says, lifting Dutchy’s chin with his index finger. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He took mine from me, cupped my chin in his hand, and started to kiss me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often he held his hand to his chin, for recently a slight tremor in the nerves of his neck made his head nod unsteadily when he was tired. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Jaqen passed a hand down his face from forehead to chin, and where it went he changed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly there was a barrel under his chin. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Charles’ hands itched into his pockets and out and touched his chin and scratched his head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

These women carried themselves like queens, chins jutted out defiantly and eyes blazing with confidence, with power. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The queen’s lips tightened, and her chin gave a small quiver. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My own beard is restricted to my chin. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tiny streak of blood trickled down my chin. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He studies my expression again, and slowly, slowly tips my chin up. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I know all about Stephen Jenkins and the dimple in his chin and how he asked you to be his girlfriend. And you let him kiss you at the sixth-grade picnic.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was right about the nose and the neck, but Amy won on the chin and the hair color. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

At the door, she raises her chin proudly, and then we hear her steps echoing down the hall to our cousin Carmencita's room. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

His dark hair is all ruffled, and there’s a peculiar spot of dirt on the tip of his chin. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

This is the man who wears his pants hitched up to his chin and a white button-down shirt. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I pivoted my chin along the floor so I could see where the voice came from. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Abbot wiped driblets of water from his patient’s chin. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on his chin and made him face her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Surrounding a thin little face with big eyes and a pointed chin. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It struck Cluny squarely under the chin, the sharp metal edge causing a long slash. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A neatly trimmed mustache connected to a beard that covered only his chin lent him an elegant, vaguely aristocratic air. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not just on his forehead or his chin, like most guys, but all over his whole face. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ebgard’s chin quivered slightly, but his voice was strong and clear. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger grabbed him by the jacket and held the knife under his chin, the way Basta had pulled his knife on Mo that time in the church. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Odysseus’ arrow hit him under the chin and punched up to the feathers through his throat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course,” said Dad, rubbing his chin and looking at me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Each step of the mare brought Petey closer, until she was fitted to Finn like a puzzle piece, her head under his chin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He lowered his chin and sent his dino-bird swooping into a dive, then leveled it out when it was just a few inches above the video ocean’s churning waves. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Donatelli circled slowly around him, his hand on his square chin, as if he were inspecting a slab of meat in a butcher store. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is chin- length, black, and pinned back with silver clips. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The vendor ladies squatted, scowling, resting their chins on their crossed arms, behind fortresses of stacked kola nuts, bundles of fragrant sticks, piles of charcoal, salvaged bottles and cans, or displays of dried animal parts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then without warning, his eyes closed, his chin dropped to his chest, and he fell asleep. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I walk down the aisle to my normal seat, I keep my chin held high, but I’m careful not to look at anyone. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I brought one hand up to stroke his jaw, his chin, his chest and, without even thinking about it, moved even closer to him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I had a dab of green paint on my chin. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The outer parapet came up to her chin, but along the inner edge of the walk was nothing, nothing but a long plunge to the bailey seventy or eighty feet below. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I sat down on an upturned plastic pail next to a stack of empty boxes, cupping my chin with my hands, thinking hard. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stuck around till around dinnertime, talking about all the guys at Pencey that he hated their guts, and squeezing this big pimple on his chin. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He tilted my chin to look up at him. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The one who taught me how to angle the blade beneath my chin when I shaved. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I need time to think,” Matty said, subduing the puppy with a rhythmic scratch below his chin. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Something hot and wet was trickling down his chin and from his forehead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She would never have tolerated the ingrown hair that grew like raisins on her chin, or worn trousers that gathered bulkily between her legs. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He tips his chin up to the warm, sticky hometown air, catches his own eye in the rearview mirror. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Janae sits down on the tarp first, rests her chin in her hand, and with a big smile says, “Go on.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a suit...even has a spot on his chin where he nicked himself shaving and left the little piece of tissue there “for effect.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She had seen the wolves mouth Amaroq’s chin twice before and so she concluded that it was a ceremony, a sort of “Hail to the Chief.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spirit leans closer and strokes her chin. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He had drawn his fists up under his chin—he was still gripping his cap—and his shoulders were hunched. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The blood seemed to have come from a long, shallow scrape on her chin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the photo, his eyes were pointed toward the floor, and hair dotted his chin and upper lip, like he hadn’t gotten to shave. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He cupped her chin, turned her head this way and that, nodded. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Water trickled into the imploring mouth and down the grimy chin. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

My knee jerked so hard that I almost kicked him on the chin. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Camilla sat between them, with her elbow propped negligently on the table and her chin in her hand, tranquil as an orchid. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A glimpse of his chin and cheek is all I get as he's passing, but it's enough to recognize. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Maddy, who was too young to really care about any of this, listened in, cupcake icing smeared all over her chin. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

They looked like beavers, the water lipping about their chins, yelling. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time I noticed his resemblance to my father—Dad was taller and heavier, but he had the same square chin and light green eyes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Epler fluttered in her stall, her tiny black eyes looking this way and that, her chins flapping as she spoke. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon he was helpless, lying in the bath with his chin just above the water. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Stanley felt tiny claws dig into the side of his face as the lizard pulled itself off his neck and up past his chin. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

They were all eating, holding their chins close over the basin, tipping their heads back, sucking in the ends. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ishmael sat down on the edge of his father’s desk, scratched his chin, and thought about it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Streaks of dried blood ran from the corners of her mouth to her chin. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Miles dipped his chin and stared balefully at me over his glasses, shoving the coin deep into his pocket. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She sighed, wistful, and rested her chin in her hand, gazing down to where people lived and danced and loved and gossiped and didn’t ever eat kimril if they didn’t want to. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Cheer up,” he said; he cupped her sharp, small chin in the palm of his hand, lifted her head so that she had to face him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Some of them had the beginnings of beards, straggly tufts of hair that stood in isolated clumps on their chins, jawbones, and upper lips. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They’d go hand-in-hand through the grass, her father turning his head like a stag watching over his tiny herd, and when he said good-bye he always tapped her once, lightly, on the chin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z