| 单词 | clamp |
| 例句 | Copernicus published his magnum opus on his deathbed—in 1543, just before the church started clamping down on new ideas. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I can’t keep my eyes open—so I clamp them shut, and when I do, I find myself staring directly into the void. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He used one hand to clamp together Clyde’s limp wrists while the other hand dug in his own pocket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But the way she holds her mouth too open and her shoulders uneven and one hand clamps down the other...people know. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She clamped a hand around the bag and pulled, walking off without waiting for anyone. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Conor’s grief was a physical thing, gripping him like a clamp, clenching him tight as a muscle. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Mutto wobbled howling out the back door with half an inch of neck skin clamped between Beans’s Technicolor teeth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The woman cursed so colorfully that Celaena clamped a hand over her mouth to keep from laughing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My grandmother clamped her hands over her ears; on her face was a look of refusal. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My mom’s mouth clamps up quick, no more questions asked. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Then she clamped a hand over her mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Drink, Lucas,” she coaxed him, and when he clamped his teeth shut she pried them open and made him drink. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat in the road at noon in the best light there would be and snipped the sutures with the scissors and put the scissors back in the kit and took out the clamp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I clamped him between my knees, pulled out my knife, and went to work on him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She yelped so loud he had to clamp his hand over her mouth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He couldn’t guess what time it was because Skardebek had fallen asleep plastered to his face, her tentacles clamped over his eyes, nose, and mouth. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Other people took theirs out too; some, like Harry, had belted their book shut; others had crammed them inside tight bags or clamped them together with binder clips. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Cole tried to pull away, but Edwin gripped him like a clamp. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Then her jaw clamped shut in Grandma’s own way, and she didn’t say anything else all the way home. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Jeanne tried to scream, but a strong, calloused hand was clamped over her mouth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Then back up the shore and to the south end of the island, where shingled one-and two-room houses clamped themselves to the rocks like oysters, glad to be there and not needing anyone’s say-so. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z But I clamped my hand over my mouth. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z On some nights, when he couldn’t get enough air to swallow, Morrie attached the long plastic tubing to his nose, clamping on his nostrils like a leech. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Madam Marsh clamped a handkerchief to her mouth and tottered down the steps. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I keep one hand clamped over my ear and slide my other hand under my pillow to pick up the screen with my mother’s journal on it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z If I were the captain I would clamp a muzzle on Engel—fairly certain she’s not supposed to leak information like that. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Stick clamped his hand over the back of his neck and leaned into it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I was set on my feet behind the counter, and turned to see Gus—big, potbellied Gus, the cigarette still clamped between his lips. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z They swarm over the Peacekeepers, living and dead, clamp on to their necks with their mouths and rip off the helmeted heads. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The guards clamp an iron collar around my neck and hobble my legs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His jaw tightened as he clamped his teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Hollister clamped his mouth shut and focused on writing the address, drawing a long inhale of breath through his nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The end of the hose from my gun had a metal collar on it which was supposed to clamp over the end of the valve coming out the side of the spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z So I clamped my eyes shut and forced myself to give into my exhaustion, and I guess I passed out. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But Nick clamps his mouth shut, blocking it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “I will fasten it,” she said, and she went silently across the room and clamped back the shutter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Blood oozed through the fingers that he had clamped over his arm where she’d shot him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She narrows her eyes at me, opens her mouth to speak, and then clamps it shut. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I clamped my teeth to keep from uttering a single whimper. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a hand as big as an anvil clamp on my shoulder. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He grunted as he fell forward, one hand still clamped around Nina’s throat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She was sitting in the lush garden one Saturday morning with Clever clamped to her like a leech. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to sidle back over to the Weasleys, but Lockhart threw an arm around his shoulders and clamped him tightly to his side. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Ellen Rogers was using the encyclopedia on one of them, and David Fox sat at the other, headphones clamped on his head, playing some sort of geography game. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I clamp the loppers down on the canes. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z In angry weariness he opened the wall cabinet and collected scalpels and clamps, sponges and tubes of sutures, to put in his bag. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He ripped off the compress, applied a fresh one, and told me to clamp it in place with my fingers. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The tip of his tongue played between his teeth, and in the clamp of his thighs he held two small ceramic basins. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Black boys,” Sarah whispers, then clamps her hand over her mouth. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Dr. Finch opened his mouth and clamped it shut again. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Grandma Knife's bony fingers clamp around Mouse Girl's wrists like handcuffs. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Quackenbush had clamped his arm in some kind of tight wrestling grip around my neck, and I was glad in this moment not to be a cripple. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Katherine turns her head, refusing to meet the sheriff's eyes, her lips clamped shut. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She clamped her hands between her thighs to keep from scratching. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He started to protest loudly and I clamped my hand over his mouth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Twig stared back at me, frozen with her arm still dangling out the window, fingers clamped around Cotton Ball Heaven. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When he pulls the dress tighter with some clamps, I can see a waistline. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And right beside them went my doe, running all humped up and with her white, pointed tail clamped tight to her rump. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He clamps his palm to his right ear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Four’s cold hand clamps around one of my hips, one of his fingers finding a strip of bare skin just under the hem of my T-shirt. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z My forearms bolted across my chest, each hand clamped fast around my arm muscles. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Foaly clopped over to an equipment rack clamped to the wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Genie went to give him five, but Grandpop caught his hand, clamped down on it like a mousetrap on a mouse, and shook it hard and tight. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Sansa opened her mouth to scream, but another hand clamped down over her face, smothering her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the creepers shook the flies exploded from the guts with a vicious note and clamped back on again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Hermione’s hand was clamped so tightly around the paper that Harry was sure he was going to tear it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Scabbers, keep still,” Ron hissed, clamping his hand over his chest. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z On the sixth floor of Number 4 rue Vauborel, Marie-Laure crawls beneath her bed and clamps the stone and little model house to her chest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He looked at her profile, his tongue clamped between his teeth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Strong hands held me down while a mask stuffed with cotton-wool was clamped over my face. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z They clamped a bike lock around his neck and claimed to have lost the key. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I clamp it down and press the airlock. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When everything looked O.K., the clamps holding us to the launch pad were released, and we were on our way. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A headset microphone was clamped over his greasy wiry hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We waited, silently, tongues clamped between our teeth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z As Crean crawled out of his sleeping bag and began wriggling out from under the decking, his shoulder knocked against a pin that held the mast clamp in place. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Thomas clamped his hands to his ears, looking around as the siren blared, his heart about to thump its way out of his chest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I was only stunned for a moment, but by the time I had regathered my wits, I had a heavy hand clamped over my mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I clamp my teeth together to keep anything else dumb from escaping my mouth. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that Nicole could see him with her eyes clamped shut. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Suddenly Sir Fig Newton jumped up onto all fours, his claws digging through my shirt and clamping into my skin. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z This time Sophie really did scream, but only for a second because very quickly the huge hand clamped down over her blanket and the scream was smothered by the bedclothes. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Feared Him, loved Him, served Him, clamped my hands over my ears to stop His words that rang in my head even when He was far away, or sleeping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A toddler is mid-meltdown, hands clamped over her ears, face crumpled as she cries out. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The next thing I know, Mom is coming out with her hair clamped back in barrettes, looking smaller than ever. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I was a fire child, a furious child, my gut clamped over a molten core radiating my hostility. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The Cobras stayed, and Maniac, clamping the struggling Mars Bar for dear life, lugged him down a gauntlet of seething eyes to the door and the street. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Horace had at first offered the conjecture in his notes that the deceased’s larynx had clamped down—a spastic closure—to prevent liquid from reaching the deeper air passages. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He had half a bagel clamped in his teeth as he buttoned up his shirt, some sort of uniform. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As soon as the verdict had been announced, she’d heard a terrible keening, so sharp she’d clamped her hands over her ears and collapsed into a ball. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At Cape Coalwood, we clamped the scale to the underside of a plank that sat on two sawhorses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The feel of the mask clamped over her face during his birth. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I watched Linda clamp down the cap with the palm of her hand, holding it there, smiling over in Nick’s direction as if none of it really mattered. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked right into my eyes and clamped her jaws tightly. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A Young Man dashed down two flights, a musket clamped in each hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She had one hand clamped over her mouth, and her eyes were skipping from Babi to the man in the pakol. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They were “clamping down on every thing that he did,” Elizebeth later wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The retaining clamps ejected from the launch gantry, falling to the ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Montag shut his eyes, shouted, shouted, and fought to get his hands at his ears to clamp and to cut away the sound. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Excellent,” says Nick, clamping a hand on each of our shoulders. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He leaped up from the floor and scrambled out the door, where the guard clamped a brawny hand on his arm and led him off. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was done he put away the clamp and taped gauze over the wound and then stood and pulled his trousers up and handed the kit to the boy to put away. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He saw that she was crying and clamped back his question. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Rot and damp and hopelessness and hunger and fear and anger twisted up in a clamp around my ribcage. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I held my breath, resisted a sudden urge to clamp my eyes shut, and gently squeezed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Emily snorted in surprise and then clamped a hand over her mouth. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The pod’s clamp tilted, rolling Holly into the abyss. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Luke tried to move Petey’s arm, but he clamped down so hard that Luke had to pull it off. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He watched sourly, an unlit cigar clamped between his teeth, as I scrambled aboard an inch ahead of the closing doors. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z An invisible hand clamped over my mouth and wrestled me down behind a big bronze cauldron. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Pong reflexively clamped his left arm down at his side. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z So he takes it off and slips it on her finger and it constricts and clamps on and she’s like, Omigod! Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After the anklet was on, another machine clamped a small electronic device onto my left ear, piercing it in two locations. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It looked wild, frenzied, like it wasn’t sure which way to go, forward and back, forward and back, and before it could slow down, I clamped my hand over the washer. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I clamp it to the page so it will be still. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z No one had time to answer, for at that moment Claire stood up suddenly, clamped her hand over her mouth, and stumbled from her seat. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The bear followed Whitten up his tree, clamped her mouth around his right foot, and slowly and patiently tugged him from his perch. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I try to clamp myself around the wide trunk and shinny up, using the rough bark as steps, but it doesn’t work. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Molly’s heart clamps as if squeezed in a fist. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z 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 We spent the afternoon making decorations from colored paper and clamping tiny candles in tiny holders to the branches. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He raced around the house, running with his tail clamped. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Four robot hands were clamped around the rifle. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Devon luckily had very little of such weather—the icy clamp of winter, or the radiant New Hampshire summers, were more characteristic of it—but this day it blew wet, moody gusts all around me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a moment from screaming when I clamped my hand over his mouth. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mother was sitting with her arms folded, one hand across her chest, the other clamped over her mouth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I imagined my father’s face, his dark eyes shrinking, his mouth clamping into a frown as he turned to my mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The first time Beans was on the bottom, he clamped the sides halfway down and stopped, sending the rest of them tumbling to the ground. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Her left hand clamps the banister, in pain maybe but holding on, steadying her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Pleased, she clamps the handle between her gums and reaches her arms up to Finnick. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Hollister clamped his mouth shut and focused on writing the address, drawing a long inhale of breath through his nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Now Sean cleaned out the wound, numbed Finn’s face with a shot, and sewed it up with a vicious curved needle clamped in what looked like a pair of scissors. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Hedwig and Errol watched interestedly as Harry clamped the struggling book tightly in his arms, hurried to his chest of drawers, and pulled out a belt, which he buckled tightly around it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There were screwdrivers, saws, hammers, clamps, vises, wrenches, pliers. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Dana fell heavily upon him, clamping his meaty paws around Roy’s throat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It kept its beady black eyes on me, clamping its pincers as it crawled onto my shoe. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The teeth clamp the man’s leg like a trap and he is bleeding bleeding. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z But instead he clamps his mouth shut, steels himself, prays Wangemann won't hit him, not here, not in front of his grandmother. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Moss laughed at that, a full roar that ended when he clamped his hand over his mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I reluctantly released Dad’s clammy grip and clamped both hands on to Fig. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Arya was dreaming of wolves running wild through the wood when a strong hand clamped down over her mouth like smooth warm stone, solid and unyielding. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Quickly I clamp my right thumb and forefinger around his windpipe. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There were steel clamps cinched on both hands and connected by a short chain. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Ah. That was some lunch, wasn’t it, old man?” he said around the cigar clamped in his teeth, holding the glasses to the light to inspect them for dust. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Some of the sharpest reprimands he ever received were from General George Strong, a man who made antisemitic jokes in private, and who pushed Roosevelt to clamp down on “militant” Jews. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z When he took his lips away he looked at her with eyes full of reproach and at the same time he felt his teeth clamping and his lips tingling slightly with rising passion. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The pod sat in its clamp, looking very fragile to be rocketing about on magma streams. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Now it fell out, opening the clamp and letting the mast topple forward. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She would not understand his story, why he was now walking through the airport with metal clamped around his wrists, because people like her did not approach travel with anxiety about visas. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I put my hand on her palm, and she clamps on to it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He stumbled back, clamping his hand to his rib cage. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She clamped her mouth shut, shaking her head in violent protestation. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He waited, his teeth clamped, his fists clenched. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And I was just beginning to get brave when he clamped his hands down on mine. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We go over to the sawhorses and he shows me how to clamp the old plank onto the new wood and trace around it with a pencil. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I clamped my palms over my eyes and struggled not to laugh. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z As she fought to subdue me, her hands clamped around my neck, I sunk my teeth into the nipple of her drooping breast. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His teeth were clamped hard, until they ached. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They clamp Captain Smith’s ankles and wrists into the chains. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The instant Abbey clamped down, the stranger howled and let loose of her neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She clamped her mother’s hand in hers, terrified that her mother might be swept away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Crab came busting through the door carrying his rifle, a paper bag in one hand, his hunting bag over his shoulder, and a cigar clamped between his teeth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Then I clamped the plank to the ribs like the old man told me, and drilled holes for the new screws. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Samuel’s voice was unsteady with trying to clamp his laughter in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Matt felt a hand clamp down on his shoulder and pull him out of the line. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The dolls sit in booster seats, clamped onto the tables, and the waiters bring them tiny cups of doll tea. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z But it simply clamped its huge, flat mouth down on one end of the trunk and twisted its massive neck. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then I clamped down on the spool of the spinning reel and backed up until the line snapped. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The woman clamped her fingers around Nina’s wrist. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Somkit took two more wires with little metal clamps on the ends that looked like tiny bird beaks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He started to make a sound, but his mouth was clamped by a hand. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Smith gasped as she clamped her hand over mine. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A table was hinged so it could be pulled up flat against the wall and clamped there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Lumley patrols the playground with her brass bell, her face clamped against the cold, minding her own business. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The first stage depleted its fuel, and the booster coasted for a fraction of a second as it jettisoned stage clamps via explosive bolts. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I force it into my lungs in big heaps, but it doesn’t clear the clamping feeling in my chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her will clamped onto him and his words reeled out as though she’d reached down his throat and ripped them from him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Stella says, clamping her hand down over her sister’s mouth. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Maybe it was something in the shape of her eyes, the way they squinted at me in disbelief, or maybe it was the hard line of her mouth, which was clamped shut, determined. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Four hands clamped around Henry’s neck, shaking Henry’s head like a rag doll, twisting it this way and that. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She wriggled to him and clamped her thumb on the vein that was gushing. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His startled shout was muffled by the hand clamped firmly over his mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I shaved this morning for precisely that reason. I was like, 'Well, you never know when someone is going to clamp down on your calf and try to suck out the snake poison.’ Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Her arms were clamped tightly around the enormous ginger cat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I try the clamp/shinny technique again, aiming for a knot that will gain me a decent foothold. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z His head smacks the doorframe just before a hand clamps down on the back of his neck. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Below, Jess Squirrel clamped a paw across her mouth in horror. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He didn’t have time to scream before another shark clamped its mouth over his head. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The long staff lay across his worktable, held in a clamp. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I clamped my lips tight to keep from saying something that would make things worse. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Eeeck, ” cries the bird, turns her head, and clamps her hooked beak on my hand. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Baba says Hitler was crazy, that he ordered a lot of innocent people killed,” I heard myself say before I could clamp a hand on my mouth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She clamped her mouth shut, forcing herself not to inhale, but she could barely keep from panicking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Mine got wrecked—brake cable got busted and the seat clamp was all screwy. I’m buying another one when I get a job that pays more than eight an hour,” he says. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Now I can clamp a ball in my instep and turn so fast that no one will be able to keep up. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then she clamped one hand around the back of my neck and marched me across the outfield grass and up the Norvelt road. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bigger’s teeth clamped tight and he stared straight before him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I clamp my hand over my mouth and scream into my palm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She tried to pull his hand away, but he was prepared for this sudden surge of muscle stimulation that always preceded stupor, and with great force clamped the cloth to her face. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes again and fought the nausea with all my strength, clamping my lips together. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There’s only so much you can do with a piece of straw clamped between your teeth. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Now the song was over, but the hug was still happening, Callum’s hand clamping the fuzz of my green sweater. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He takes the keys to the clamps on Captain Smith’s ankles. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Maribel yells, but I step on and the doors clamp shut. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I reach for Prim in the twilight, clamp my hand on her leg, and pull myself over to her. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Finn clamped his mouth shut and jerked his head, motioning for Charlie to go on. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z His legs whirligigged like blades, then they clamped around the pole, and he held up his hands to suspend himself like Spiderman. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z His eyes were clamped shut, and his face was as ashen as the dead. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She quickly clamped her hand over her mouth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He clamped the bottle between his knees while he turned in the corkscrew. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Once it reached the port's retractor mechanism, the automated system clamped on to the boom and pulled it in, aligning and orienting the probe automatically. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A hand clamped around her wrist like a vise and yanked her through the doorway with such force that she lost her balance. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She opens the box and stuffs in any stray unmanageable feelings, any wayward sadness or regret, and clamps it shut. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to clamp my hand over his mouth, drag him away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I keep my eyes clamped on him, not looking at what I’m doing. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Two narrow straps cut from cold-rolled sheet steel were lapped over the extended flange and used to clamp the fins solidly in place. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z On the evening of Tuesday, November 17, 1959, he was lying in his cell with a pair of radio earphones clamped to his head. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I clamp my eyes shut, hold my breath...and dial. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I clamp my empty tray under my arm and point at Sammy. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He leans over the car battery on a fold-up table, adjusting clamps and cables and connections to six phones. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I clamp my teeth together as she teasingly traces the outline of my lips with the tip of the blade. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That's sort of what happens to me when his hand clamps over my mouth. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The following weekend, however, it snowed again, then two days later much harder, and by the end of that week the ground had been clamped under snow for the winter. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Anticipating the sharp, smoky stink of old urine that permeated the walls and furniture, they clamped their nostrils shut well before the smell began. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The basket, the water bottle, the clamp for my phone, the headlamp and bell. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Cole raised his right arm to ward off the attack, and teeth clamped onto his forearm. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “I’ve convinced them that without you as translator, we will all perish in Virginia,” he says as the clamps open and fall away. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I clamped onto his thick black arm and tried to push it away but I couldn’t budge him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Graciela cries out and pulls on the cap, hardened now like a helmet, but Felicia clamps it in place with her fists. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The doors of the subway clamp shut as she realizes her mistake, and the train rolls slowly away. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I slam the explosives against the metal bar where the two doors join, and clamp down the claws around the edge of the bar so it will stay. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Dad's got this fab pencil sharpener clamped to his desk. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I backed up a couple of steps, went into a crouch, swung my gun arm up, straight out stiff, left hand clamping right wrist, like I saw on TV. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He watched an owl flutter toward the school across the bright blue sky, a note clamped in its mouth. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Others are bulgy, dumpy, with clamped self-righteous mouths, their arms festooned with shopping bags; these we associate with sales, with bargain basements. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A vise clamps its jaws around my heart. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The engineers from the generating station had brought their cable right down to it, and the technicians were busy securing the clamps and making ready the terminals. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Instead of releasing it, his hand only seemed to clamp down harder, frozen in place as thousands of volts of electricity sent his body into a frenzied fit of shuddering. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She clamped a chain around Tendai’s ankle and fastened it with a padlock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Before I can finish the word, a palm clamps over my mouth. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Fasten this around your waist,” he says, then proceeds to untangle three adjustable straps that have little clamps on both ends. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Gran sipped on her iced tea, while my hands clamped around a sweating glass of lemonade. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Luther here. You got the clamps? I got an infractor in Lot A.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z If I grabbed one’s wings, I could get its jaws to clamp on my fingers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z My throat squeezes shut, as if two hands of black fingernails are clamped on my windpipe. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember screaming, but the next thing I knew, Mr. Gaston had his hand clamped over my mouth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There, clamped firmly in it, was the bright piece of tin. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They got so sick that their jaws clamped together and they could not talk. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw Toomer lying on his back, his two large hands clamped over a stomach wound. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull my foot back again, but Four’s hands clamp around my arms, and he pulls me away from her with irresistible force. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then it was discovered that the greater part of the potato crop had been frosted in the clamps, which had not been covered thickly enough. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z For a moment I saw Paul watching us, himself with one arm still clamped around the other girl’s waist—then he turned away and said something to one of the landing team. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I clamp my mouth shut and bite my lip. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Aurum and Argentum took down the first few, but they were quickly wrestled to the ground, skeletal hands clamped over their muzzles. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I clamped my eyes shut, listened to the river, and after a time I slept. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened his mouth to speak but a cold hand clamped down on it, gripping it shut. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Strange to see the little puff of white clamped down on the worktable and Burt forcing the food down his throat with an eye-dropper. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Using the rudders beneath her feet, she teased the pod through the circle of light and into its clamp on the landing pad. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Embarrassed, I clamped my mouth shut and urged my horse forward. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But to our total amazement the huge dog opened his huge jaws and clamped down his huge fangs on the apple, which he firmly tugged from my trembling hand. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He ran with his tail clamped just as tight as the roan bull’s. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ain’t it a little late for three little bits?” the man said, pointing his bottle at us in accusation, but I clamped onto Twig’s hand and pulled her off the bus before she could respond. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Black stopped struggling, though his hollowed eyes were still fixed on Scabbers, who was clamped tightly under Ron’s bitten, scratched, and bleeding hands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I’m not,” I said, except my throat had clamped and I sounded like a frog. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Then he pulled the blanket off Luke and clamped his hand over Luke’s mouth. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a mirror behind it, a sawhorse in front with some wood clamped in a vise, and an abundance of sawdust all over the floor. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She stands in the far corner, arms clamped across her chest. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The transport van carries him back to Fuhlsbüttel, where the guard clamps his hands and feet in metal bands, cuffs the bands to the bed. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The torsion on the clamp snapped the strong composite like a brittle twig. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The sergeant tossed the last flashbulb into a trash can and clamped his hand on Patrolman Mancuso’s vertical shoulder. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I almost thought that—” But before I could say anything, he clamped his hand on my mouth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Seeing me peering in, he left it firmly clamped to the table and walked to meet me, wiping his hands on his shirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I turned and clamped a hand against the wound and tried to plug it up. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood in the middle of the sidewalk with his jaws clamped tight; he wanted to strike something with his fist. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Bigger’s teeth clamped so tight that his jaws ached. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Miguel knotted off a section of fencing wire, tossed the clamps and pliers to the ground. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Once I finish that step, I’ll get to use a big machine with clamps so I can fold up the four edges of the metal rectangle. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Shiny black hairpins, like straightened snakes, clamped her starched nurse’s cap to her oily head. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their necks were collared in the beheading machine, which slowly clamped shut. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then her eyes and fists clamped shut, and she screamed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z My mouth clamps shut, but it’s too late. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Pax remained frozen, paw still raised, jar still clamped in his jaws, studying the man’s face as the man studied his. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I pinched the clean end tight with my lips to keep it from falling and clamped my tongue against the roof of my mouth to keep from choking on the pointy end. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z And the sounds, which started out peculiar and interesting, soon turned into being the sort of confusion that made you want to clamp your hands ’crost your ears. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z When I’m done tracing he has me take the clamps off and carry the new plank to the band-saw table. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The rope goes suddenly tight around my waist and I clamp tight with my gloved hand—it doesn’t take much strength. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I clamp my good eye shut, but I easily picture what's happening. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Soon’s we were inside and worked our way up to the front, I clamped my hand ’cross my eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z His great jaws clamped shut, tearing off the gauzy wing of a fairy with markings like a ladybug. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He uncrossed his legs, edged forward on the couch, and clamped her knees between his. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We are fascinated by him, goggled and bent over the stove a clamped test tube protruding from his gloved hand. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I clamp my hand over his mouth and nose hard, forcing him to swallow instead of spit. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I clamped my mouth and wouldn’t let go. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A white man clamped shackles on her ankles, rubbing his hands up and down her legs as he did. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful has clamped her feathers to her body to say that whoever it is is not a friend. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I tolerate having the tracker clamped to my ankle, try to look as if I’m listening when they explain how to use the handheld communicator. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It happened as he was clamping and lugging Mars Bar down the gauntlet of Cobras, trying to keep him alive — and what was Mars Bar doing? Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re not going to be here that long. In fact”—he leaned back in his swivel chair and clamped his hands behind his head—“I don’t even want to know why you’re here.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The parasite clamps onto the intestines and siphons nutrients from the body. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z William pulled a beaker out of the clamp and held it up to the light, watching the soft fizz of the chemicals inside. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z James hastily slid his binder over his cipher pages before clamping a hand on the book to tug it back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He clamped his mouth shut, trying not to breathe, but he could feel himself losing consciousness. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The ground turns into grass beneath my feet, and hands clamp around my arms, over my mouth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I could feel that clamping down and see how my mother had pulled the blinds down so low that the bare rollers were showing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A hand clamped hard over his mouth and yanked him into the shadows. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They clamped the steel handcuffs on his wrists and led him down the hall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She clamped her hand over his mouth as fast as she could. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She moans again and clamps her hands over her mouth, her eyes welling up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z A sorrow as black as the night outside invades me, and I feel my throat clamping. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As long as I keep my left arm clamped against my side, the paper is completely hidden. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Tillermans sat silent, their mouths clamped shut, not knowing what to say. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She clamps down harder until I cry out again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I narrow my eyes, clamp my mouth shut. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Albert lit his pipe, clamped it between his teeth, and proceeded to move all the chairs into the exact spots he wanted. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I slide a clamp behind her strapless bra and tuck the dress beneath it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She clamped Tendai in an iron grip before he could bolt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I grew up with my teeth clamped on a faith in the big white man in power—God, the President, I don’t care who he is, he’d serve justice! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My bloodcurdling scream lasted a fraction of a second before Edward’s hand clamped down on my mouth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Ahead stood an unpainted shed with one high window and one door clamped shut with a great padlock. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Every time I think about my sister, I feel like something clamps down on my chest and I can’t get enough air. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I tip my weight forward just a little and fall, my jaw clamped around my screams, muffled and suffocated by my own fear. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Stella clamped her hand over her mouth, stifling her own snickers. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Bigger clamped his teeth and flexed his muscles; he knew what was coming. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Two soft pads, which felt slightly moist, clamped themselves against Winston’s temples. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He clamped a large blue pocket handkerchief over his nose and mouth and hurried back to his high stool. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z A hiss, a crash, and I gallop off with the plate clamped against my chest with both hands. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The last of the passengers steps down, and the bus doors clamp shut. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Now, as Beidleman clung precariously to the rock 100 feet above the clients, the overly eager Yasuko clamped her jumar to the dangling rope before the guide had anchored his end of it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The boy had clamped the jaws of the shrimp harvester on to a single wire in the fence. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The carriage lurched while she clamped onto my bracelet and attempted to pull it off my arm. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z James clamped a hand over his mouth, and Emily straightened her posture, but their attempts to look serious just made them break down in laughter even more. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Halfway through the laugh, I clamp my mouth shut, and it sounds more like a groan. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The otter clamped a damp paw about her shoulders. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Fear had clamped down on his brain and the scars on the back of his leg—the raised dots and dashes like Morse code on his skin—served as a reminder that dogs were dangerous. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The trailer, attached to the rover with a tow clamp, was dragged along. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Stef was somewhere between unconscious and slightly aware of the pain I was inflicting as I was clamping her artery. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z One hand clamped down over her mouth and yanked back her head, the other brought the dagger up to her windpipe. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then she clamps it shut again and wrings her hands. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She almost laughed, and nervously clamped her hand over her mouth to silence herself. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He took a clamp from the kit and caught the needle in the jaws and locked them and set about suturing the wound. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The hinge clamped shut and cut her pinky in half. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z That is, until she felt iron clamp around her arms. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He seized her other arm and clamped it to her body, bundling her tight to him so she couldn’t use her hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The father propped his elbows on the table, clamped his hands together, smiled. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z After using him for one last, vital mission, they clamped down on him. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He was grimacing in pain, his hand clamped to his side. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I reckon we’ll run you to the hospital and let ’em put a clamp in your brain.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath like he was going to say more, then he clamped his lips shut. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It would have been a scream if my teeth had not been clamped shut. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes went wide, and she clamped her jaws down on the unexpected gift. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Each time I peer overboard, I half expect the Abyssal Serpent to launch itself out of the water, clamp onto my head, and take me down. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I smiled and clamped my mouth shut tight so I wouldn’t say anything to ruin this miracle moment. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She felt the darkness clamping down on them, and heard a noise like the ocean in her ears. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Woodwell has the broken oar clamped in a vise on his bench. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He braced himself against the rock of the mountains and clamped his eyes shut. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z After giving her a long warning look, he unlocked her chains and clamped them onto her ankles. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z James clamped a hand over his mouth, and Emily straightened her posture, but their attempts to look serious just made them break down in laughter even more. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On the way, Sophie Mol learned to recognize the first whiff of the approaching stench of unprocessed rubber and to clamp her nostrils shut until long after the truck carrying it had driven past. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The cap’n’s left hand was yanking rough on the woman’s hair, pulling her head backward, and his right hand was clamped on his pistol, which was jammed under her chin and pointed upward. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She clamped her mouth shut and clenched her teeth. “—an’ that’s all there is to it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Both of Dorothy’s hands clamped her mouth, as if she were about to throw up. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I clamped my arm down to hold him, and he bit my hand. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry had such a bad case of Twitchy Ears, he had to hold his hands clamped over them as he walked away from the class. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then she darted forward and clamped herself angrily over the executioner’s hooded face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Grub almost agreed, then he clamped his mouth shut and nodded. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z As fast as light, the pegasus swooped down and clamped his teeth on the straps of Annabeth’s armor. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They clamped their hands over their ears until the lowing stopped. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I felt a sharp pain as the eargear clamps retracted and pulled free of the cartilage on my left ear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I removed two clamps on the undercarriage and it dropped right out. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A purple hat sat crookedly on his head, and a white pipe was clamped between his teeth. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I could see Maddie watching us groundlings, her lips clamped together like she was trying hard not to laugh. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He didn't clamp down on it; that would pull him out of the airlock. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I untied the drawstrings, but before I could take a coin from the pouch, the girl’s bony fingers clamped tight on it, and she yanked it out of my grasp. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In the instant between saying the word and before it sailed off into the air he had clamped his lips shut—and the “but” was trapped in his mouth, all made but not spoken. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Joe, the colossal bartender, leaves his post to stare into my father’s grinning face and clamp him in a bear hug. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Bigger clamped his teeth; he had to control himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Emily snorted in surprise and then clamped a hand over her mouth. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I clamp my mouth shut, but too late; the words are already out. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z James hastily slid his binder over his cipher pages before clamping a hand on the book to tug it back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His damp clothes were pretty much clamped against his skin, and as they dried, the starch was tightening. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And he clamps his skinny self to that tube all the harder. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Pong clamped down on the guilty feeling rising in his stomach. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z One of the winged beasts dropped towards them, circled lower, and Bod made the call again, until it was stifled by hard hands clamping over his mouth. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z But Will could see what it was, this enemy: another angel, much bigger and stronger than they were, and Baruch’s hand was clamped over his mouth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Blood runs from the teeth marks on the hand he clamped over my nightlock. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The man fastened the clamp over the ends of the threads and pulled them out one by one. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Albert, the pipe clamped in his teeth, continued to fold Joseph’s clothes and put them in his suitcase. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He held the body open for her and clamped blood vessels, handing her tools when she asked for them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma sat through that with both hands clamped on her knees. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They dropped to their knees and cleared away more stones to discover four one-foot-wide rough-hewn beams clamped together with thick metal bands along the edges. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z With his lips clamped shut and his eyes bulging out of their sockets, he looked like a toad on steroids, but Mamá knew he was about to explode, so she nudged me aside. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And in this experiment you put your head in a clamp and you look at a page of writing on a screen. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The sound that came out of Esperanza was a cross between a bark and a yelp, and Moss glared at his best friend and tried to clamp a hand over her mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She passes Lark a small cube of fish clamped between long tweezers. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She wedged Rita under a foot and clamped her big hand over the terrified man’s windpipe. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, you’re right, let’s leave God out of this because you know nothing about God. And we didn’t find it,” she said, clamping her lips together firmly. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z His good hand was clamped tight around her wrist. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Smiling at this, he clamped the steering wheel slightly right of center, which produced a smooth clockwise motion against the curve of the road. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The clapping is even louder than the music—I clamp my legs around my instrument so that I can cover my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She stretches out her arms in exasperation and then clamps them over her head. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Jay looked like he was going to yell out to her, and I clamped my hand on his mouth again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z With teeth clamped and fists tight, I hurled myself at his back. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Her eyes closed up tightly, and her swollen lips clamped shut. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him, Werner raises the aerial as high as he dares and clamps on the headphones and switches on the transceiver. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Major was standing in the doorway, his muscular hands clamped to his wide leather belt. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He thrashes at the men, but they jerk his arms behind his back, tie his hands together, and clamp chains around his ankles. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But Jamie clamps his mouth shut and glances at my bag. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He kept his eyes narrowed, ready to clamp them shut at the smallest sign of movement. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I tried to step away, but his hand shot out and clamped around the back of my neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The instant Abbey clamped down, the stranger howled and let loose of her neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then a hand clamped down on my shoulder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Usually he clamped on with his hands and went in for a kiss, but this time he kept his arms at his side, holding on to me with only his legs. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z My throat clamped up, a compression wave that traveled down my chest and into my stomach. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Mama clamped her mouth shut and let Ophie pull her along out the door, the screen slamming shut behind them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z His hands were clamped into shaking fists at his sides, and his face was twisted with anger. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I lifted one crab this way, only to find one of its legs had been clamped onto by another crab. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I step up, clamp my hand down on his shoulder. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He turned his head back with a feral smile and clamped one broad hand around Redemption’s neck. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Colonel knew his audience and pointed at a gray-haired man with an unlit cigar clamped between his teeth. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He clamps the visor shut and walks out between the vines. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I don’t want to go, but he clamps a chill hand on my arm and pulls me behind him with surprising force. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They weren’t brothers and never would be until they lost the clamps in their brains. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sophie saw his yellow teeth clamping together, a few inches from her head. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I clamped the mouth of the jar against the wall, trapping it between Charleston and Georgetown. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Roll of masking tape clamped in her teeth. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Glass gleamed everywhere, and a hand clamped on her shoulder. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I cannot tell this, or Henry will clamp his hand around my throat until there is no breath left in me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z At first, Koffi clamped her mouth firmly shut, as though she planned on saying nothing at all. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I glance up just in time to see the massive jaws of a great white clamp down on a sea lion. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I grab two giant alligator clamps that I’ve seen the tech guys wearing on their shorts, kinda like hairdressers with their hair clips. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The president gives him a withering look over the top of her reading glasses, and he clamps his mouth shut. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They were locked in place by those ski boot clamps. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z With her penlight clamped between her teeth, she started up, wasting no time. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His jaws clamped down on one, his claws swiped at another, and it looked like a silver tornado whirled in the clearing as the metal monsters disintegrated into broken links and rust. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She tore up a sheet and wrapped it around and around, clamping it down over the wounds as tight as she could. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Peeta’s sitting on a velvet sofa with his teeth clamped down on a pillow, either fighting off madness or containing a scream. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He unhinged his jaw and leaped forward, clamping his teeth around the foremost goblin’s head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Peach Fuzz’s eyes flashed dangerously, and at once, Koffi clamped her mouth shut. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Each time he stabbed the bear, its powerful jaws clamped harder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We reach the end of the pier, and I clamp my mouth shut to keep my loud breaths in. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And there was our robot, clamping her hands onto a wet block of stone on the side of the cliff. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She sat straight and proud on the sofa, her mouth clamped tight, her hands clasped together, her eyes sparkling with angry tears. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I clamped my mouth shut, aware for the first time that the shrill sound was coming from my own throat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He clamps the irons roughly around my ankles and wrists. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Before I could stop him—before I even knew what was happening—Charlie charged across the room and clamped his hand around my throat. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I clamped her nose and put my mouth over hers and tried to breathe into her lungs. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to answer back and find both of my hands are clamped tightly over my mouth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I was just one more of those women who clamp their mouths shut and wave the flag as their nation rolls off to conquer another in war. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His jaw clamped tight and he stood up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He used one hand to clamp together Clyde’s limp wrists while the other hand dug in his own pocket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The boot clamps locked into place around his ankles. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He looked about in stern displeasure, his jaws clamped together indomitably, and then turned suddenly to water as he remembered the staff sergeant’s exact words: he could go right in, since Major Major was out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She clamps her eyes shut and pushes forward. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Over him breaks a wave of homesickness so acute that he has to clamp his eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Kaori moved quickly to stand next to her sister, then clamped a hand over her mouth. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She loved Michael Jackson, but she loved Uncle D more, and she clamped herself around him in a hug. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z His teeth clamped so hard that he could not have spoken had he tried. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I backed the rover up to the trailer and attached the tow clamps. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra spat them out, and when Malcolm laughed at her, she frowned and clamped her mouth shut. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Ricky clamped his hand on Luke’s, this time grinning and looking Luke square in the eye. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Her mouth is wide, painted and clamped on a cigarette. 2010-02-06T01:50:00Z Unable to repair the puppet, Geppetto saws off both its limbs, replacing them with ever more imaginative prostheses he fashions from tools, clamps and odds and ends. Spare Times for Children for June 21-27 2013-06-20T23:01:28Z Or, in cases like yours, where the pieces aren’t tightly clamped, it leaves the surface covered with foamy residue. Vintage ceramic tile toothbrush holder can’t be repaired 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Use the ribbon to tie a bow through the clipboard clamp hole. For Mother’s Day, make a colorful gift to keep Mom organized 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z He pledged to clamp down on the oligarchs who wielded power in the 1990s, and to restore the role of the state as chief arbiter. Band of brothers 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z His voice started with an open-throated wail, then clamped down with a keening tug as he rose into a cry, then swooped down into his rich baritone. George Jones 2013-04-26T17:06:44Z Ms. Bowen, who clamped her hand over her masked mouth in surprise, produced a muffled, but very happy, “yes.” He Lit Up Her Life as the Lights Dimmed on Broadway 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z In your case, the weight of the lamp clearly didn’t provide enough clamping pressure, and the base of the lamp was probably less porous than the wood cabinet underneath. What to do when a DIY repair leads to a mishap with polyurethane glue 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z He has a ruddy face and keeps his camouflage baseball cap clamped to his bald head. Vivian Howard lives ‘A Chef’s Life,’ her attempt to show the real North Carolina Writing in the November 22 issue of NME, Charles Shaar Murray continued the excoriation: "Lennon and Ono appear on the cover clamped in a passionate embrace," Murray writes. What critics got wrong about John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy" 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Being raised within an Afrikaner ethnic clamp and language, of which the very foundations are political, the issue of whether writing should in fact be political seems asking the obvious. Antjie Krog: Should Should power listen to poetry?| World Writers Conference 2012-09-26T09:47:23Z What I'm not sure is there – or at least if it is there, it's clamped down under a thick layer of slick sentences and smoothly articulated words – is Woody Allen. Woody Allen: 'My wife hasn't seen most of my films... and she thinks my clarinet playing is torture' 2011-03-13T00:05:42Z It is clear, then, that an effective means of clamping down on rogue landlords has been found – the government just refuses to support it. The great London property squeeze 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z And I’ve seen people bolt from a Ridley play with their hands clamped over their mouths. Review: In ‘Tonight/Jungle’ by Philip Ridley, Darkness Rules 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Once the dimensions of the intended site have been measured, a loam core is built up within a metal template, a strickle, an outer mould, the cope, is added and the two moulds clamped together. How do I become ... a bellmaker? 2012-12-20T10:42:22Z Place them on 1×2 furring strips so that the bottom rails will be flush with the storage openings, and clamp them back together. How to Build a Really Cool Storage Bed 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z The left was always about freedom of ideas and expression of that, and that's clamped down now. Comedian Tom Papa on the McCarthyism of the Left: "It's a terrifying moment" 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Bobby Biggs and two of the other girls held her, and she kept on screaming, avoiding the hands they tried to clamp over her mouth, screaming to drown Franny out. Read Madeleine L'Engle's "Summer Camp," which kickstarted the "A Wrinkle in Time" author's career 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Acclaimed horror author Stephen King announced Friday that he was quitting Facebook over the company's unwillingness to clamp down on misinformation and privacy concerns. Author Stephen King quits Facebook: "Not comfortable with the flood of false information" 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z James calls to her assistant in the adjacent room, who brings us the delicate rose-gold clamps. The Evolution of E L James 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Throughout the show, Mr. Garcia kept his arms clamped to his sides and hardly moved, while his eyes darted in every direction. Review: Eric Yves Garcia’s ‘Pour Spirits,’ a Taste of Musical Role-Playing 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Everything on view was made between 1912, when European modernism was especially influential among a talented cadre of Russian artists, and 1934, when the Soviet government clamped down on avant-garde activities. Looking Back on a Revolution: Russian Art at MoMA 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Someone had clamped a rose filter on the sun, and the temperature had dropped at least 10 degrees. In South Korea, a search for beauty, one day at a time 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Her friends, who clamp kazoos in their mouths like cigars, try to prevent her from getting too close to the stranger. Dance Review: Pilobolus Collaborates With Dan Zanes 2010-07-20T21:27:00Z And there were several squealing suckling pigs; when they arrived they were handed over to village children who seemed to delight in soothing the pigs while also clamping their mouths closed. In Papua, Indonesia, a Visit to the Welcoming Dani People 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Then Barack Obama comes in, clamps down on torture, and the agency resorts to conventional analysis and clerical spadework, turning up a crucial long-overlooked lead, relating to "Abu Ahmed", Bin Laden's courier. Zero Dark Thirty – review 2013-01-24T21:01:01Z To tighten the loose joints, the chair will need to be at least partially disassembled, using spreader clamps or a wooden or rubber mallet. How to restore an old rocking chair 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z He told me the hardest moment was watching me fight with the nurses as they clamped me in restraints. ‘My baby had devils’ eyes’: the reality of postpartum psychosis 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z And yet I remember, when I saw Asian boys in elementary and high school, feeling a strange sort of clamping sensation in my gut. The Asian men I never knew 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z You’ll also need a sturdy work surface and an assortment of clamps. Epoxy can fix a cracked Mexican table made of resin and stones 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z When the authorities clamped down on him, he subversively turned to "harmless" early music and period keyboards, in the process unearthing long-forgotten wild music, some from Russia's past. Russian pianist Alexei Lubimov fittingly honors the woman who insulted Stalin to his face 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z We started with a French climb: grab the silk, high, with your hands; loop it round one foot; clamp it in place with the other. Fit in my 40s: an aerial class? I’d rather be on the ground, watching | Zoe Williams 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Take the sheets of MDF, clamp a straightedge in place, and use a circular saw to cut the pieces per the cut list. How to Build a Really Cool Storage Bed 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Still, no documentary branch member will go hungry — at least not until Jan. 15, when the nominees are announced, and the Academy clamps down with its annual pre-Oscar ban on free food and free-flowing booze. Documentaries Jostle Against Oscar Obscurity 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Kadare’s mellifluous fever dream is a portrait of madness: the madness of the Stalinist state and the madness of men and women in the clamp of the state’s machinations. Review | A fierce masterpiece by Albania’s most eminent novelist, Ismail Kadare 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z It’s never a good sign when animals get nervous in a Stephen King story, and sure enough, the dome clamps down moments later. Television Review: In ‘Under the Dome’ a Small Town Gets Smaller 2013-06-23T20:59:48Z You might be able to clamp a support board to the overhanging stones on both sides, for example. Metal is the ticket for a low-maintenance bridge 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Cuba is, in some respects, like a giant schoolyard, where some citizens try to push the envelope as much as possible without paternalistic authorities clamping down. In Cuba, Artistic Freedom Remains an Open Question 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z I considered opening my mouth but clamped it shut. Should asking a stranger to take your photo go the way of the daguerreotype? 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Eric Mack has worked out a deft combination of painting and sculpture using swatches of fabric, distressed clothing, rope, clamps, pegboards, packing blankets and paint. Review: ‘Everything, Everyday’ Explores Affinities at Studio Museum in Harlem 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Christian missionaries converted the Kelabits in the 1940s and clamped down on alcohol consumption. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z Smith takes a more geometric approach with “Forgings VIII,” using a machine to clamp down on the bar, creating crisp shallow indentations of different lengths. Art Review: ‘David Smith: The Forgings’ at Gagosian Gallery 2014-01-02T21:55:28Z Amazingly, he sounded fresh, clamping right into it, making his beat change in almost every measure. ArtsBeat: A Lot of Jazz. Many More People. 2011-01-08T22:14:32Z Test the clamping setup before you add glue. How to repair a badly glued wooden sculpture 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z So, while screen morality campaigners may not like to see an actor clamped between a woman’s thighs, no post-watershed taboo is broken. Flashing the flesh – a history of TV nudity 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z After setting up, he worked quickly, capturing the unique effects of the weather and time of day, clamping a new canvas to his easel as the light changed. Seattle Art Museum has a new Monet exhibition. Is it needed? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Tom Freudenheim, the American art writer, still delights in his economical Wyllie Shaker stove, a metal clamp around a single log with a spindly chimney meandering above. Celebrating George Wyllie: a sculptor and surrealist who still ruffles feathers 2012-08-24T08:50:37Z I was in a tunnel vision of infatuation, my heart clamped shut outside those narrow walls, clamped tight against the husband I had been wildly in love with not so long before. We Wanted to Split Up. OkCupid Had Other Ideas. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z “Nobody wants to clamp down completely on the Internet and neuter it,” said Kirsten Gilbert, a specialist in trademark law at Marks & Clerk Solicitors in London. Luxury Goods Makers Complain About Ads for Counterfeit Items 2010-03-21T17:31:00Z The day dawns bright and clear, with a biting freeze that clamps to any exposed skin within minutes outside. For two Chesapeake watermen, there’s just one way to harvest wild oysters: Dive for them. 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z As law enforcement on the West Coast clamped down on Mexican immigrants, a new style emerged. A Tragedy in the Tattoo Parlor 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z You would need something like a board to spread the pressure between clamps. This is what happens when someone slaps veneer on a century-old wood door 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z At one point Strand put her in a head clamp. The Two Artist Couples Who Helped Start American Modernism 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z But when president Alexander Lukashenko came to power in 1994, he clamped down on freedom of expression and all three publications were closed down. Free expression 2011-04-21T12:16:07Z The voices are indeed heard softly in “Sotto Voce,” but you certainly empathize with their isolation each time a border clamps shut. Review | Refugee drama remains calm in ‘Sotto Voce’ 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Instead of trying to disable a Barnacle or a wheel clamp, you’re better off taking pictures of the scene and fighting the fine later. Perspective | What to do about parking violations on vacation 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Upon hearing this proposition, Shorter clamps his mouth shut and bends it into a half smile. Jazz icon Wayne Shorter can play anything. He’s still trying to say everything. 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The cosseted youth of today may be tiresomely self-obsessed; we, however, didn't lock ourselves in our rooms with headphones clamped to our ears: we applied ourselves instead to saving our parents' marriages. Submarine plumbs the depths of self-satisfaction 2011-03-21T10:31:19Z Clinics across Thailand were raided as the authorities clamped down on the industry. Experience: I thought I’d never meet my newborn son 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z There will now be urgent efforts to clamp down on polio in Ukraine. Polio in two Ukrainian children first occurrence of disease in Europe since 2010 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The whale clamped down, dragged him underwater while smashing the boat with his fluke — immediately killing the boat steerer — then freed Wood, who bled heavily from his groin into the frothy water. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z But, this time, it is actors who are being clamped down on, rather than technology. Spoiler alert! How TV and film are trying to protect their blockbusters 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Bring to a boil, then clamp on the lid and transfer the casserole to the oven for an hour. Nigella Lawson: my life in food 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z "Got my hand in there and tried to clamp the artery shut," says Martin who was shot in the shoulder. TV review: Harry's Arctic Heroes 2011-08-23T21:10:01Z The men are mostly metrosexual fussbudgets, one of whom is a strapping blond dude who hangs out by a swimming pool with a Blue tooth device clamped to his ear. Something's amiss in "Suburgatory" 2011-09-28T22:29:00Z The excessive ways of the financial industry came under close scrutiny following the 2008/2009 global financial crisis and authorities have clamped down on banks to avoid a repeat. Europe's bankers, investors flock to "The Wolf of Wall Street" 2014-01-09T20:19:30Z And — most important — test a clamping system before you mix and apply the epoxy. How to restore a carved wooden door 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Fearing you’re about to splatter your hosts with chewed-up fish, you clamp your mouth shut and clasp your hands over your face. Style Invitational Week 1104: HOW’s this? Compare 2 things with the same abbrev. 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z There is no need to clamp down the lid. How-to: Pressure canning at home 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z The federal government clamped down on airfare pricing with a 2012 “full fare” price rule for airline tickets and it’s considering creating similar rules for hotel rates. The too-good-to-be-true prices in glossy travel brochures are often just that 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z If, on the other hand, you're simply trying to win within the allotted six guesses, the top three words to play are "adept," "clamp" and "plaid." Want to master Wordle? Here’s the best strategy for your first guess 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z But these theatergoers aren’t missing the action: Through the headphones clamped over their ears, a woman’s voice is explaining everything happening onstage, in detail, in real time. ‘He’s picking his nose’: How volunteers help the blind ‘see’ a theater performance 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Parents clamp their hands over their ears whenever they hear SpongeBob’s helium voice, let alone his nasal laugh. How ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ invaded our brains 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Photograph: Barclaycard The man in the picture has a phone clamped to one ear, an armful of shopping, two children running riot around him and a rictus grin stapled to his face. I don't know how he does it! Meet the new superdads 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z A potato ricer, first patented in 1909, is essentially a large clamp with which one may extrude a boiled potato through tiny holes. The absolute best — and worst — way to mash potatoes, according to so many tests 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Each has its own physical density; all are clamped in place by the concentrated buildup of paint, laid on in small, jabbing brush strokes. 2010-02-12T00:02:00Z One example was the decision to clamp down on the independent media after its withering coverage of Mr Putin’s clumsy handling of the Kursk submarine sinking in August 2000. Cluster bomb 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z A trove within the trove comes in the minutes of the music policy committee, established by the board in 1955 to clamp down on programming choices and the selecting of guest conductors and soloists. Mahler Said What to Whom? 2011-02-03T22:00:06Z “While we were sitting there, he reached over and grabbed my wrist like this,” Ms. Steinem said, clamping a hand firmly to demonstrate, “and tried to kiss me. And I bit him on the cheek.” Gloria Steinem, Watching Herself Onstage, Knows She’s in Good Hands 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Whenever the narrative battery shows signs of stalling, he clamps on a pair of jumper cables and shocks the thing back into life. ‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6, Episode 5: A Shock to the System 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z As Zia clamped down, "journalists and writers were arrested, or had to leave the country in fear". Nadeem Aslam: a life in writing 2013-01-26T10:00:03Z Companies such as Aerial had been using drones on film sets until a few years ago, when the FAA clamped down on their use. Demand surges for drones on film and TV sets 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z The restrictions imposed on the account came amid China’s campaign to clean up the entertainment industry and clamp down on “irrational behavior” exhibited by fans. China’s Weibo bans BTS fan account for illegal fundraising 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Cuban officials may be wary that the next president will reverse recent changes and clamp down on travel to the island. American Hotel Brands Move Into Cuba 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Visualizing positive outcomes can help clamp down on the intense emotions that might make you more vulnerable to harmful conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories: Why some people are susceptible and how to protect yourself 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z He is less concerned about Russians' attitudes towards sex than about official clamping down on freedoms. Moscow sex museum sparks controversy 2011-07-12T14:29:02Z In the 1920s it supported legislation clamping down on firearms used for organized crime. How the N.R.A. Became ‘the Most Feared Lobbying Force in America’ 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Beefy security guys were quick to clamp down on hecklers. In Comedy, Timing Is Everything, Especially at Netflix’s Festival 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z A police chief and government also want to clamp down on a generation of young people who seek release from their lack of job opportunities through riotous assembly and the delirium of dancing. Manchester Sound: the Massacre – review 2013-06-12T16:49:00Z Far from the certainties of home, I was Bodi’s only anchor, and he had clamped on like a barnacle. Explorer: In Utah, a 100-Mile Trek With a 4-Year-Old Boy 2013-06-14T20:06:25Z And you need to clamp the pieces together while the glue cures, which is difficult in a case like this, though perhaps it’s possible using thin wire nails and weights, such as heavy books. What to do about splitting floorboards in an old home 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z He spends most of the movie with an aviator helmet clamped on his head and a mask drawn across his mouth. Christopher Nolan’s 'Dunkirk' Is a Masterpiece 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Tired and weary of the avalanche of visitors, major destinations are clamping down on mass tourism, issuing proclamations and petitions and holding street protests. In Spain, Searching for Ancestors, Dry Wine and Calm Seas 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The manuscript was unbound, and its loose pages were held together by a large metal clamp, which slipped off when he handed it to me. Stanley Greene, a War Photographer Who Stayed When Others Left 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z She recounted how, at a gathering on a summer night, in the early nineteen-eighties, Kavanaugh cornered her in a room, tried to undress her, and clamped his hand over her mouth to muffle her screams. One Year of #MeToo: “He Said, She Said” Is a Literary Problem, Too 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Because the table edge is curved, you can’t run clamps directly across to pull the pieces together; the clamps would slide. Epoxy can fix a cracked Mexican table made of resin and stones 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Even though “Messiah” was written for Easter, it clamped onto Christmas long ago, and its staying power is no surprise. Music Review: Riverside Choral Society, at Alice Tully Hall 2012-12-24T21:59:57Z “It circles me, it bites me; like a dying wolf clamping down with its teeth one last time.” Review | Drama and momentum are in short supply in ‘Doña Rosita’ at GALA Hispanic Theatre 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Type “clamps” into the site’s search box to view pictures. How to find reeded glass A survivor who happens also to be a ruthless tactician, he moves like a shark whose fin is spotted by a swimmer only as teeth are clamping down on his leg. 'Wolf Hall' a thrilling high-stakes game in Henry VIII's court 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z It's terrible to talk about freedom from one side of your mouth and literally want to clamp down on people's freedom. Samantha Bee on why she's on tour: "It is feeling treacherous out there to be a woman" 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The midwife, passing the time with embroidery while she waited for a baby, would snip threads with blades that would later clamp the umbilical cord. How Elegant, How Lethal 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z For many of these women, though, the past retains a lasting clamp on the present. Life After Prison for Women Who Are Convicted of Murder 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z It’s easy to imagine Paisley in a songwriting session, conjuring similar characters with his eyes clamped. Brad Paisley’s country continues to expand its borders Once the arteries are clamped and cut, it’s crucial for the health of the kidney that it’s removed as soon as possible. One day. Six operations. Three kidneys. The story of an organ donor chain 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z It shuts the women up like a lid Dana Sue would clamp on a boiling pot. Bless their hearts: The women of Netflix's "Sweet Magnolias" need to do more than pour it out 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z That's what they feed off because then people get scared and they say, "Wow, we'll vote right wing and we will clamp down on everything." "If they shout at me, I'll shout back": Eddie Izzard talks comedy, transphobia and taking a stand 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z There's lovely St Thomas's, Grade II* listed, its magnificent spire held together with rusting iron clamps, with 25 people rattling around among seats for 1,000. One in 10 English churches needs urgent repairs 2010-06-30T14:05:00Z Filming has all but come to a screeching halt since the Writers Guild of America strike clamped down during the first week of May, but for Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story," it's business as usual. Kim Kardashian slammed for filming "American Horror Story" during WGA strike 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z I found Mr. Perich’s piece invigorating, but at least one audience member disagreed, clamping her hands over her ears throughout. Music Review: New Kids: One Behaved, One, Eh 2011-05-27T20:51:08Z It was rescued at dawn on Wednesday by workers using night-vision cameras and a large clamp, emerging to cheers and shouts of joy, footage showed. Rescue of puppy from Istanbul well captivates Turks 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z His hand clamped over my mouth had stopped the flow of words. I got pregnant from rape 2012-08-22T00:00:00Z A few years ago, the Ibiza authorities, looking to encourage family tourism, began to clamp down on clubs opening into the daylight hours. Ibiza: partying on 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z Particularly singled out, according to the report, were young female trainees, who were told by Jensen to fetch nipple clamps or, bizarrely, to vaccinate his pigs. Nine women allege sexual harassment and bullying at Lars Von Trier's studio Zentropa 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The boy beside her, even smaller, eyes the lens with an expectant energy, his mouth clamped on the barrel of a gun. What Ara Güler, “The Eye of Istanbul,” Saw in His Homeland 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z I thought for a second, and clamped my hands over my mouth. Snooping in a dead man's house: my uneasy inheritance 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Screws are like miniature clamps, with the back of the head serving as one side of the clamp and the threads gripping into the piece being fastened to the other end. What to do when the seat won’t screw back into the chair 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z Next, a metal clamp appeared, dug deep beneath the edges of the upper and lower lids, and pried them wide apart. The eye surgery I never should have seen 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z I understood the impulse, since by that time I was looking at the stage through the splayed hand I’d clamped over my eyes. Critic’s Notebook: In London, ‘Minsk, 2011’ and ‘Mercury Fur’ 2012-06-29T22:09:31Z With nothing coming in, I have to clamp down, so at Walgreens I bought a bar of Fiesta-brand soap, which is horrible but costs only twenty cents. David Sedaris: The IHOP Years 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z The rumor was they had clamped down on advanced screeners—even for journalists with editors and deadlines—because they didn't want more bad PR. Don't just laugh at "Hillbilly Elegy" — its damaging myths still need to be countered 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z “I took pictures of everything — the signs, where I parked, screen shots of how I paid via an app that directed me where to park, the clamp, you name it,” he says. Perspective | What to do about parking violations on vacation 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z “I like to touch the sea anemone and see if it’s going to clamp down on me, or if we’re going to be friends.” Roy Choi, King of L.A. Food Trucks, Moves On to a Hotel 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The zombie ant is seized with the desire to climb up to some high point, where it clamps itself down with its jaws and awaits death. The Fungus Is Among Us in David Koepp’s ‘Cold Storage’ 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z A cured pig’s leg sat at the end of the bar, its ankle held tightly in a clamp. Restaurant Review: Huertas in the East Village 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Two men took her on a tour of the cells, as a warning: she saw three young men, "their hands hanging from metal clamps, and the tips of their toes barely touching the ground". Syrian writer Samar Yazbek: 'A woman like me makes life difficult' 2012-10-12T23:09:00Z With curved, irregular pieces such as your father’s sculpture, traditional woodworking clamps may not work. How to repair a badly glued wooden sculpture 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Authorities have clamped down on demonstrations in the heart of Delhi, but hundreds of people gathered on Monday night and more events were planned across the city. Indian rapper's new year gig cancelled in wake of Delhi bus rape 2012-12-31T19:03:45Z Attempts to clamp down on online harassment are frequently described as infringing on free speech, especially in the US. A normalization of violence: how cyberbullying began and how to fight it 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z “So if you don’t clamp it, it pushes the two surfaces apart.” What to do when a DIY repair leads to a mishap with polyurethane glue 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z For the second dinner, Mr. Galliano was dressed in a kind of black Cossack coat and curly lamb cap, his long hair clamped into pigtails with many bobby pins. On the Runway: 57th and St.-Honor? 2010-12-10T17:58:00Z I found a secondhand plug-in heater and bought some Elmer’s glue and clamps. Lynda Benglis Redefined Sculpture in the ’60s. Now, She’s at Her Most Prolific. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z The newspapers are full of stories about schools "swamped" by immigrant children and politicians' attempts to clamp down on asylum seekers. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – review 2013-04-15T08:00:02Z “My chest was clamped, like in a vice. I was a bone in a dog’s mouth.” Diving with the shark attack survivor who filmed Jaws 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Stand the back piece on edge on the glue line, and use four bar clamps to hold it upright. How to Build a Really Cool Storage Bed 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z When management clamped down, he would simply head up to the roof of the neighboring building and jump over. The Extravagant Life of Hector Xtravaganza 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Key Biscayne residents have clamped down on business expansion in an effort to rein in growth and traffic problems. Free Lolita! The remarkable story of a remarkable whale held captive for four decades 2014-04-06T10:58:00Z Another way to clamp down on your home’s heating is by installing a programmable or smart thermostat. 9 ways to be green without also being broke 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The clips are the ones you use to clamp multiple sheets of paper. Clean your drawers on New Year’s Day 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z With his thick, wavy hair and a Pall Mall 100 clamped tight in an impish smile, Mr. Hogancamp resembled a character out of “The Great Escape,” full of can-do spirit. At Home With Mark Hogancamp: In a Tiny Universe, Room to Heal 2011-04-06T23:25:26Z We got into the Bush era, and they really clamped down. U.S. Pledge to Renew Cuba Ties Gets Hopeful Reaction From 'Buena Vista Social Club' Star 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Wait until the leeches, having clamped themselves onto your flesh and sucked your blood, are fully engorged, then pluck them and plop them back into the soup. Review: Real Russians and Fake News in ‘Describe the Night’ 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z I yelped occasionally as she moved her mouth farther down, keeping her fingers clamped over my wrists. My “50 Shades” sex party 2012-06-17T01:00:00Z He reels in his fishing net, clamps an errant piece of driftwood between his teeth and slashes it out of the net with his left arm. In ‘Luca,’ a Character’s Disability Doesn’t Define Him 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z They wait for him to find enough Republicans to back a voting rights bill as state GOP officials clamp down on voting access, which he hasn’t. One year of ‘President Manchin’: For the Democratic agenda, all roads go through West Virginia 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z But backstage, after the show, he was in a wheelchair with an oxygen mask clamped over his mouth. Goodbye, Mick Farren, activist, rabble-rousing rocker and NME journalist 2013-07-29T16:32:50Z I was fooled: I thought you were really hacked off with each other and now you’re talking about nipple clamps. Spoiler alert! Fifty percent of “Fifty Shades of Grey” 2012-07-09T14:02:00Z I understood the impulse since by that time I was looking at the stage through the splayed hand I'd clamped over my eyes. ArtsBeat: Britain Devours Itself Onstage: 'Mercury Fur' in London 2012-06-26T15:36:49Z Act 1 opens with two Jewish homosexual babies clamped to Lillian Hellman's tits while Nazi bullets spit past her. Tell-All by Chuck Palahniuk 2010-07-26T21:30:00Z On the night of March 11, as the coronavirus clamped down on cultural life, the actor Zachary Quinto was in the audience at a Broadway theater, watching the recent revival of “West Side Story.” Zachary Quinto’s Weekend: Watching ‘Magnolia’ and Letting the Dogs Out 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z She realized what was happening and tried to clamp her legs shut, but it was too late and I was much stronger than her.” Inside the mind of a serial rapist 2012-07-27T20:00:00Z The lighter, more flexible boots clip into bindings that allow the heel to lift on the ascent, but clamp down on the descent for stability. Skiing as It Was Before Chairlifts 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z In the past decade, the clerics clamped down. A Separation: How about an Oscar for This Fascinating Iranian Drama? 2011-12-30T17:42:11Z You'd probably expect a podcast charting the development of language to be a parchingly dry affair, yet Lexicon Valley is rarely dull, with its skilful clamping of intriguing tales on to the clever syntaxy stuff. Catch-up TV Guide: From Nighty Night to Jacques Greene 2012-06-29T23:05:16Z The backs of the jaws then provide a flat clamping edge for bar clamps that pull the pieces together. Epoxy can fix a cracked Mexican table made of resin and stones 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z When she clamped it onto her Formica countertop — on a corner that bore a permanent indentation — I knew a delicious dinner was on the way. I know how the sausage gets made — and you can, too 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z It was clamped to Ms. Bullock and attached to 12 wires from her shoulders and hips. The Carpetbagger: ‘Gravity’s’ Special Effects Flashback 2014-01-16T17:01:24Z And then there's a less harried crowd milling around the old wooden seats under the arches of the grand waiting room, headphones clamped down over their ears. What's that whisper? Wireless headphone opera in busy train station 2013-11-18T17:33:45Z Not just with an expurgated “Huckleberry Finn” but with political efforts to clamp down on objectionable language. Critic?s Notebook: Light Out, Huck, They Still Want to Sivilize You 2011-01-06T23:26:12Z So the family got involved, and the owner put a clamp on it.” A Shocking Suicide, a Long-Lost Friend, and a Movie Trailer 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z |
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