| 单词 | claw |
| 例句 | Nettle pulled Roz into a fierce bear hug while Thorn clawed at her legs. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She wanted to leave the bedroom and claw out Helen’s too-light eyes, wanted to box the cousins’ ears like she never had before. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A creature half the size of a man, with leathery wings and hooked claws, was crawling over the side of the basket toward Lee Scoresby. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “We have to protect that smart brain of yours from claws and teeth.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “That wasn’t my teeth, that was the cat’s claw,” Finn said with great dignity. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z As he approached, Groundsel backed down the further tunnel and began cleaning his claws on a projecting root. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And they made her feel like she’d been born with proper claws. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He slammed all four feet into my face, claws tearing my cheeks. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I knew I had something on my mind all morning, Gloria,” Miss Trixie said, taking the sandwich in her claws and going to her desk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nine hours of gripping the crutch handles had stiffened his hands to claws. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His best chance would have been to keep clear and use his claws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead of them all the way, the harpy scrambled heavily, her wings dragging, her claws scratching, silent and grim. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I dug my little claws into the hairy skin of the man's leg and scuttled upwards, higher and higher, past the calf and past the knee and on to the thigh. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Unfortunately for rational Jam, the figure continued to blatantly prove her wrong, levering one arm out and reaching down to the floor for stability, the gold claws carving small strips from the hardwood. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z As the pit was opened, the eagle swooped down and seized in its claws the two rear haunches of the ox, along with a shoulder, and began to tear at it with a ravenous beak. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The shock and hurt change into anger, deep and real, clawing at my stomach. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The sparrow placed a claw upon his paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Before he understood what was happening, something was slipped over each of them, something that muffled his claws. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Cordelia reads one about a man who gets cursed by a voodoo witch doctor and grows a big red lobster claw on his hand, which turns on him and attacks him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Gripping the standard in bloodless claws, Cluny climbed over the fence to the common land. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The claw scoops up the necklace and deposits it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The woman kept her left hand out, pinching the air with clawed fingers, keeping Luna in place from several yards away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Then Clove begins to transform, her face elongating into a snout, dark fur sprouting from her skin, her fingernails growing into long claws, but her eyes remain unchanged. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z On his belly, clawing at the snow, he glimpsed the trees above, pale and snow-cloaked, the orange glow between. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They had to lie facedown and cling to the smooth shells with their claws. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Out of nowhere a seagull flew down with a wild cry and seized the Gallivespian in his claw. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And she had her claws in Dorian’s heart. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A dozen fists pummeled his body, fingernails tore at his cheek and a finger clawed at his eye. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Darkclaw set his claws against the ground to lever his body out of the hole. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His claws, clattering across the linoleum, sounded like mah-jongg tiles in play. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Brambles, reaching out like cat's claws, tore at their fine garments. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z She flung herself at the bed and tried to claw her way up. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched them as they moved in tandem on their knees up and down the rows, passing a small hand shovel and a three- fingered claw between them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A patch of scarlet swam past, and Harry heard a soft clatter of claws beside him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She moved it forward, unhooking its claws from her shoulder as she did so. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Anya clawed at the barbed rope, then tore at the bag to widen the opening. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Both clawed their way back to even with the American boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He felt the structure of the veins, the pulse of its misfortune, and felt the damp palm with a lifeline cut off at the base of the thumb by the claws of death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ron roared, seizing his bag as Crookshanks sank four sets of claws deep inside it and began tearing ferociously. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I sat bolt upright in bed, clawing at the sheets. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The troll lifted massive shaggy shoulders, its retractable claws sliding out with an ominous schiiick. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Skeletal hands grasped the air as the dead clawed their way into the world of the living. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The bathtub was raised off the floor by four stubby legs that ended at four feet with claws on them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart is lingering somewhere in the deepest part of Dray’s underworld, and from this point on, I will have to claw my way out. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The fourth and final approaching creature was able to stop in time, teetering on the very edge of the cliff, a spike and a claw holding it in place. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A pain so unbearable, a pain that made Derrick’s beating seem like a light tap on the shoulder, started clawing inside me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They both lay on the ground, fighting and clawing and yelling and struggling frantically to get up again, but before they could do this, the mighty peach was upon them. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. O’Leary launched herself through the air—a deadly black shadow with teeth and claws. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z His face had turned so red, he looked like a crab that had been boiled so long, its claws were about to crack. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His nails, I noticed, were yellowed and very long, like the claws of a beast. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Their collars clacked together like crab claws, and they let out this awful squeal as they ran. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Then turning her maimed head away, she rolled aside and began to crawl, claw by claw, towards the opening in the dark cliff behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He struggled to claw his way up from the bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Titan shifted and winced as if Small Bob was clawing his armpit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The only department that keeps beasts is the Department of Creature Control. Fangs and claws? It must be the predators section, right?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He tried to lift the cat down; but its claws clutched his coat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Håkon crawled into the little cave and carved on the icy table with a claw. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z At the top they put what they always do, a small plastic bird covered with turquoise velvet, with brown wire claws. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He tried to claw the piece of paper out of his robe pocket, but his hands crumbled, his fingers turning to sand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She grabbed a burrito in her clawed feet, but before she could escape, the blind man swung his weed whacker and smacked her in the back so hard, Percy winced. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z No one else had ever survived such a clawing, and the scar reminded everyone of Vandara's courage and vigor as well as her malevolence. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Teeth bared, he clawed wildly at the mercenary’s eyes with his free hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They would stretch their big paws through the narrow space between the cold trees and, when the food came near, try to hook it with their claws and draw it close more quickly. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The tracks of the big bear were all around the barn, and there were marks of his claws on the walls. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I draw it like it’s an arcade game, surrounded by Skee-Ball and claw machines. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z So the blade gets stuck halfway, the beast snapping its teeth at me and clawing at my arms as it tries to get free. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Shadow people clawing out of the darkness, hunched against curtains of wind and water as they dashed for safety. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z As you walk closer, you can see that it sits in a wide black iron cauldron, balanced on a number of clawed feet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And she had the sudden sensation of fogginess, of a milky web through which she tried to claw. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Old Dan walked off a few yards, stretched his body, and dragged his claws through the soft bottom soil. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Had they come over the common, among the shining wires, through the thunderstorm, the culverts on the great river, to die at the claws of General Woundwort? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as long arms and hard claws seized him, he let it fall. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A few hours later, Bryce, Aurora, Fuchsia, Crystal, and I have all eaten a yogurt and also some day-old pastry bear claws that Crystal produced from her bag. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But Crookshanks sank his claws into Black’s robes and wouldn’t shift. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The pain is almost unnoticeable at first, and then second by second the heat doubles and deepens until you want to claw the burning out of your skin. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Fangs bared, hackles raised, claws shooting out like switchblades. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Because it’s worthless. Look,” he said, and, lifting the engine cover with one paw, he extended a claw on the other hand and ripped right through it like a can opener. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I feel like ants are running all over my skin, like I know I’m in a nightmare and I’m clawing to get the ants off me, but all I’m doing is hurting myself. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Ha, ha! Never say die, take a pinch of snuff, goodbye, goodbye!” squalled Polly, dancing on her perch, and clawing at the old lady’s cap as Laurie tweaked him in the rear. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He sprang over it easily, his new claws helping at the top. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z With the zalif’s permission she looked at her claw, and found the surface more smooth and slick than anything she’d felt on her world. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Each of his claws was as sharp as a knife. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Warbeak sped back, hovering level with the loft door as she set her claws into the latch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I could see the brown claws curving over the tips of the fingers! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Once he was out of his skin, the lion was just a weak jelly, with no claws and no teeth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He’d stopped to claw the stuff out of his eyes, and then the townies leaped on him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The sounds echoing off the walls were a cacophony of terror—human screams, metal clashing against metal, motors roaring, the haunted shrieks of the Grievers, saws spinning, claws clasping, boys yelling for help. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He held the scourging tail in one claw, while gripped in the other was his war standard, topped by the ferret skull with the addition of the tattered tapestry square depicting Martin the Warrior. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Dragon Frank veered to the left with Annabeth in one claw yelling, ‘Let’s get ’em!’ and Percy in the other claw screaming, ‘I hate flying!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Bowing over himself, Yakov clawed at his cheeks and tore at his hair. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her body was tense: her eyes were closed and her claws dug into the floor. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Wincing, she shifted him to her other shoulder, where he could claw her gown instead of her skin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He expected to feel sharp beaks and claws tearing at him any second, but nothing happened. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I heard the scratch of razor-sharp claws on the bark. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The plague has gotten its claws around all of us, in one way or another. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He soared upward, then dove at the giant with his talons extended, his razor-sharp claws raking across the giant’s eyes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The lion growled and clawed the air, but it retreated as if the shield were a blazing fire. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The fetterlings clawed their way to the top of the hill and flooded the valley. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The cat sat, flexing his claws as he watched. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He dug a tunnel under one of the fallen trees, scooping away the snow with his arms, his frozen hands clawed inside his sleeves. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Both eyes were blacked, a chunk of his left ear was missing, and his whole body was covered in long raking claw marks and prickles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The tips of the claw marks dug deep into the loose dirt. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z After much wandering and search they found a way that they could climb, and with a last hundred feet of clawing scramble they were up. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They both turned their little black eyes toward me—bulging with demonic light—and clawed hysterically at the bars that were hardly holding them from escape. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z On the bottoms lie the incredible refuse of the sea, shells broken and chipped and bits of skeleton, claws, the whole sea bottom a fantastic cemetery on which the living scamper and scramble. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel claws on my leg, down my back, before someone takes out the attacker. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A Griever spun directly in his path; a boy, his face hidden from sight, was clutched in its claws, stabbing viciously into the thick, whalish skin, trying to escape. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The wind howled, and branches scratched and clawed my face, but I pressed on. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She pulled herself free of any tree limbs that clawed at her and kept chasing after her children, never losing sight of them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Like jaguars battling in the undergrowth, all teeth and muscle and razor-sharp claws, they fought. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t want the animal to drop into his face and maybe claw his eyes out or bite off his big nose. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z That I might see she was actually scared of me, repulsed at hands turned claws, just like everybody else. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He shuddered and touched the scars on his own face—livid marks made by Grendel's claws—as he thought what the monster would do to that simplicity. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He took out the claw, held it up, and squinted at it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter hurled herself toward the bomb, feeling the smoke attack her nose and throat like claws: tear gas. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And you think, “I’m going to die. They’re going to split apart and I will free-fall into brambles where the demons hide, into their waiting claws. The whole world will tear me open.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z People clawed at their faces, sometimes drawing blood. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His milky eyes glared at them as he berated whoever was on the phone, in a rattling voice and waving one claw at them to go away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In one claw he grasped a long pole with a ferret’s head spiked to it, while in the other was his thick, enormous tail, which he cracked like a whip. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The man grabbed my arm, his fingers like the claws of a panther. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I clawed at the hardened plastic so hard, I broke one of my chipped orange fingernails. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Remember the blow behind the knees, the bodiless something rushing past him, the clawing fingers. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Up till then he had been looking at the Lion’s great feet and the huge claws on them; now, in his despair, he looked up at its face. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z At the body, with the gaping chest cavity and missing brain and face, at the claw marks gouged into the ground, or at the two Wyrdmarks, drawn on either side of the body in chalk. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Her children began to cry and to claw at her for food. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Blue mussels here. And here’s a dead stone crab, can you feel his claw? Watch your head now.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Look at you,” he said, pointing to her cupped hands, “you can’t even feed yourself with those crab claws. How can you keep anyone else in good health?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Digging his sharp little claws in the bark, the boy pup made it to the top. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hand turned into a claw and she spun Rachel around, holding her tight with her talons at Rachel’s neck. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Bodies were on top of him in an instant, clawing and ripping at his clothes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The fence was strong, but it always needed repair, and an angry tiger could claw open a small tear in no time. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The littles were getting noisy with their lobsters, poking each other with claws and slurping meat out of the legs. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z One of them caught the dragon’s claws across the back of her forearm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Those claws could reach through the burlap as though it weren’t there. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It sniffed at her again, and swiped at the ground with a clawed hand—striking deep enough to take out a chunk of stone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A ghostly, skeletal arm reaches out from behind it, scratching and clawing to reach me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Next came two hairlike legs, which clawed and plucked at the blanket. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t a single mark on its little body, but the cage was scratched and dented, and the ground all around clawed to rubble. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Fists, fangs and claws. But no guns,” he warned Hungry Joe. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Bucky clawed his fingers into the seat between us, letting out air in a desperate sigh. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Behind her, Stella stood perched, clearly doing her best not to destroy any buildings with those monstrous claws. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z One had a three-fingered claw that clasped and unclasped for no apparent reason. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z By the time we crossed the Alabama state line, I was ready to claw my way into the trunk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z All the perch holes are circled with claw marks. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached out and grabbed hold of the bunk, clawing my way into my bed. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z If she’s willing to put the claws away, I can give her a few ounces of truth, I guess. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was more like a monster deep in the bowels of her belly, roaring and clawing to get out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I bit and clawed every hand that grabbed me, and howled protestations against going to school; however, I was no match for the two determined matriarchs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He could remember the feeling of the hard claws as they dug into his flesh, the weight of the bird and the sound of its caawing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z George Washington mewled and ran his claws along the side of a box of books, and Mama turned her wrath onto the cat. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She will fight with her claws to get to me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Tyson got up, his shirt clawed to shreds. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He calls out his bird sound, and a chickadee finds its way into my palm, grazing my skin with its light claws. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Nice quiet ladies clawed one another over a can of tomatoes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His feet look like animal paws in sandals, heavily calloused with thick nail- claws and coated with dirt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like in that stupid movie, Curly thought as he clawed miserably at his eyes, except I’m not turning into a cheerleader. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the wind was rising, clawing at the shutters of his chamber. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was a click of claw on stone, and a hiss like an extinguished flame. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In the firelight, the claws looked dark and wet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He clawed the jib down, wadded it in a ball and—with it still hooked to the forestay—he opened the forward hatch and jammed all of the sail he could into the opening. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to get up, but his claws ripped my forearm, and a swipe of his paw almost knocked out my molars. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Unlike bites, werewolf claw marks wouldn’t transmit lycanthropy, but Reyna knew firsthand that they healed slowly and burned like acid. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In a boxer’s stance, he stood and clawed the air. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It seized Idunn in one taloned claw and the ash-wood box of apples in the other, and it rose into the sky above Asgard and was gone. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He dropped the doughnuts and bear claw into a white bag, using a square of waxed paper. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z On Hazel’s shoulder, Gale barked angrily, digging her claws into Hazel’s collarbone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Torchlight gleamed off the steel claws that jutted from their gauntlets. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I hit at Hailey with my fists, and she slaps and claws me upside my head. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z His hands stretch out like claws as he lunges for the Mask’s throat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But he climbed, clawing his way higher until he was at the top of the freight car and could see down the length of the train. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mini clawed into her backpack and drew out an inhaler. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When Bernoulli saw the solution, he commented, “We recognize the lion by his claw.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Minerva, who had seen RiRi dangling from the man’s meaty grasp while her arm twisted at a sick angle, was frantic to claw past and into the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z How she hoped the bear did not smell the bear-killing dogs or the bear claw that swung on a silver hoop from Old Tallow’s earlobe. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She hopped onto her hind legs, trying with both forepaws to claw it off, and tumbled over and over. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We all liked the eagle, but he didn’t look too peaceful until someone suggested we put an olive branch, the symbol of peace, in its claws. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I barely restrained myself from pouncing on her and slapping and clawing at her. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The bones remained—the rattling ribs, the claws and teeth along his arms and shoulders, the great yellowed collarbone across his shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When he had finished, he lay out on the ground and relaxed his lion claws. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z What they really had in common were their claws. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon was saying something, but her mind was ablaze, and she didn’t hear until he pressed his wildcat claws into the back of her hand to make her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She heard a low growl and barely had time to duck before Adiah’s claws tore through the wood in one vicious motion. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I knew Luke had stored a dragon claw somewhere up here—the one that had scarred his face. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Cut and bleeding she clawed the air trying to aim her body toward the flaming, dancing figure. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z His left paw was injured, but the damage did not seem permanent; no toes or claws were missing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a magnificent mirror, as high as the ceiling, with an ornate gold frame, standing on two clawed feet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z With his claws, he marked different spots on the wood. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They were a whirling mess of claws and spit and teeth. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z What would those hawk claws feel like if it found me here? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I felt the Dragon King wag a claw above my head. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He laughs and tries to crawl away, even as she claws at his ankle and wallops another pillow at his head. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Creatures they’d never seen, snapping their teeth and running their claws against a stone floor. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I spotted where Mama Brunelle had died, the mussed dirt and clawed tracks grown over with weeds, but didn’t point it out to my mother. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z By deftly lifting and twisting the claw, they could slip it out of the hole, and then they used their trunks to examine the wheel all over, cleaning the rim, checking for cracks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He was also a cat that had just so gently set his claws into Lucky Lindy’s plumage. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z His hand changed into an orange paw, with enormous claws that sparked against Thalia’s shield as he slashed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He shook me, though not roughly, and clawed at his beard in evident distress. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I promise the claws go away once she’s got a few drinks in her.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Their branches curled like sharp claws, scratching at the sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Hazel, already off balance, clawed at the blanket, missed his footing and fell over the edge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the two of them were grappling, punching and clawing at each other, sliding down the hill. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lizzie Griffin, who belonged to the toe, grinned at the crab’s frantic turnings as it tried to sort out claws and legs. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Hour after hour crawled by, and the waters clawed at the Astrea, trying to drive her back. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Things with claws and sharp teeth and vicious eyes.They were messy, as if they’d been done in a hurry, but some had vivid details. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My insides are tied up in knots, a scream claws its way up my throat, but I push it all down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A swipe of his claw was like a heavyweight fighter swinging a chain saw. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The only noises were the rustle of leaves, the scrabbling of Quinby’s claws, and the stream talking. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I cringe, clawing my flesh, and flee for home. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Iofur Raknison turned his mighty head, distracted from the target three bears were holding up in front for him to slash at with his perfect claws. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He clawed at the ice for a second with his front claws, but there was nothing to hold on to. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Across his biceps, the werewolf claw marks were still swollen and red. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He snarled faintly with pain and hatred when his shoulder was raked by the wicked claws of the excited cub, and made an attempt to struggle to his feet. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Lycaon sprang through the air, his claws extended, his fangs bared. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Grace hadn’t known Maya that long, but she was pretty sure that Maya would have thrown herself back into school the way lions ran into the Colosseum during Roman times: teeth sharp and claws out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The cats encircled me, hissing, growling, and scraping their claws on the floor, leaving deep, clean grooves. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The demon spun around as Sargon, now a giant winged lion, swooped down on it, burying his claws into its back and fangs into its neck. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Simon, walking in front of Ralph, felt a flicker of incredulity a beast with claws that scratched, that sat on a mountain-top, that left no tracks and yet was not fast enough to catch Samneric. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z My dogs turned as one, and started bawling and clawing their way up the steep bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a feeling those cats would claw that man’s mustache off if Mrs. Franklin told them to. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z His hands felt like leathery claws as they slipped around my wrist like handcuffs. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The curtain dropped away, and in the mirror I saw my hands shriveling, curling, growing long delicate claws. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The underground current spat Anya out into murky light, and her lungs screamed for air as she clawed toward the surface. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It had altered its course and was almost on him, reaching out with its.clasping claw. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I’d been fighting the moment I left Thurmond, struggling against the restraints everyone wanted to wrap around me, kicking and clawing against the inevitable. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Just saying those words was like clawing open a wound. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Stunned, I watched it hover over the academic quad and slowly sink like a black claw reaching down to the ground from the sky. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Its great feet were still up on the window ledge, claws sunk into the stone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Everything inside of her seized up, as if the claw hands were squeezing down on her right now. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I remember thinking how pretty they were with their moist olive green shells and that bright blue stripe down their claws. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He made his own hands into claws and pretended to pinch Ess in the belly until she laughed out loud, a grunting, easy laugh. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The lion raked me with its claws, ripping off a chunk of my coat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Beneath the surface, claws of metal raked into her leg, splitting open her flesh. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Håkon screamed in pain, struggling, clawing at the creature holding him down. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Light danced quick in the river and the marshland, as quick as death or the snap of a claw. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of fear made his heart thunder and slaver ran from his jaws, and he reached the falling tree in stride and threw himself up the trunk, claws scrabbling at the bark for purchase. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Several were sitting back on their haunches, their claws scraping at the chalky stonewall that flanked the waterfall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally both arms, with long fingers flexed and twitching, clawed towards his neck. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I fetched a pack of ice from the chest freezer on the patio, but when the pack touched his leg he screamed—a back-arching, eye-popping scream that made my brain claw at my skull. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That night I woke with a start in the claws of a bad dream I could not remember. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z One of the divine vehicles, the golden tiger with startlingly long claws, walked up to the door and pawed it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Getting a claw hammer, he started tearing off the top of the box. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He tore himself free of the clawing fingers, half-fell, half-threw himself out of the alley, and by the time the last shivering wail had died away was tugging at his own gate. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I sliced with Riptide, taking off the tip of its claw. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Argentum did his best, sinking his claws into the throat of another wolf, but the silver dog was already damaged. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The branches on the trees were being flung about by the wind, swaying toward her like bony fingers clawing at a small animal. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Again the walls had been savagely raked by claws. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Yellowed claws scraped along the marble tiling, throwing up sparks in their wake. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The cat clawed her face and chest in an effort to right itself, then leaped nimbly to the floor. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I stretch my arms wide, clawing at the water, trying to move the trunk closer. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Then one bear dove at her legs, and the other clawed at her chest. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It paralyzed every muscle, turning her hands into shivering claws. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Their shaggy hair, tattoos, and claws didn’t look any prettier in the morning light. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Many of the Orcs cast themselves on their faces and covered their ears with their claws. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Dawn Madden was fangs and claws and screaming fury. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He grabs the crab from behind as it emerges from its hole and rips off the claws and throws them away and then devours the rest of the crab. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The tiger sharpened its claws on the stone elephant. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The children claw at him up on his bicycle and he kicks at them, Jesus, will ye get away from me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He was a printing veteran whose hands bore the scars of the clunky outdated presses, several fingers misshapen from old fractures and curled inward like claws. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Look,” Crenshaw said as he extracted his claws from my quilt, “I can’t go until I help you. I don’t make the rules.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A pair of lobster claws stuck up from his head like horns, turning and snapping at random. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He hissed and clawed the air with a paw. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The drooling, long-eared beast sniffed me and then yelped and clawed his way inside through the driver’s side window. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon’s claws were in her furs, holding tight After a minute she opened her eyes and crawled up away from the edge. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The city of Hampton changed its official seal to depict a crab holding a Mercury capsule in its claw, adopting the motto E Praeteritis Futura: Out of the past, the future. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I saw her claws slip on the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Ulysses dug his claws into Flora’s pajamas to keep his balance on her shoulder. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I turned the words over suspiciously, like round, sea-polished pebbles that might suddenly put out a claw and change into something else. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He would back way off, then, bawling and running as fast as he could, he would claw his way far up on its side. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I flipped onto my back and clawed at the stones with my free hand, but I was sliding too quickly. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Shadows in the shape of skulls, skulls that turned to mist, bodies locked together in lust, writhing and rolling and clawing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lashing out with tails and claws, taking huge chunks of one another or their own bodies with wide, lathered mouths, driven mad by their need to destroy me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Something furry scuttled across the square, dug its claws into his pants legs, and clambered up to his shoulder. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Cole clawed his way out of the sleeping bag and fumbled into his shirt and pants. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Archer brought up his shaking hands and put his fingers to the base of his throat, where his scar began, and spread them around his neck like claws. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Any one of them could have snapped him up in a moment, wrenched him apart in her claws or carried him high and then hurled him down to the ground to smash in pieces. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They were like skeleton hands trying to claw him free, pull him to his death. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He would have clawed them out if he’d dared, his head was pounding so. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A scream bursts from me, and I claw at Marcus’s face, but a punch to my stomach takes the wind out of my lungs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to say sumpin’ and she raise her bony claw hand up like a traffic cop. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes—they bath themselves and comb their wings with their claws. And when they have done that they fly three times round the head of the Bird Woman and then they settle.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The tiger stood off, his snarling head writhing like a snake and all his claws extended, swiping at the sword. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The dragon gently lowered the girl's hands with his claw. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Occasionally she laid a round shiny pebble on the table, and once he saw animal teeth and claws in one bundle she unwrapped. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Again it leaped into the air, and then swiftly fell down upon Éowyn, shrieking, striking with beak and claw. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z His fur shone and his claws and teeth were in perfect condition. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The unmistakable sound of claws against a metal screen door stops me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z It’s not like I haven’t idly thought about it—especially when depression digs in its nasty claws—but have I ever actually crossed the line and been suicidal? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "Then it's a good thing that we've found a new one, isn't it?" said the oldest, tartly, and with that she thrust a clawed hand into the box. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z When I was as tall as the washing machine, I stepped out on the back porch one night, and some heavy, ruffling, windy, clawed thing d;ved at me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the painted lotus flowers on the back panel had been clawed by the thorns. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Then it was no longer Blackavar who was crouching in front of him but Woundwort, drenched in mud and rain, glaring and scrabbling in the silt with his great claws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On both sides of his rib carriage, the sharp claws had laid the flesh open to the bone. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the table where the five members of the king’s small council were seated, the Iron Throne crouched like some great black beast, its barbs and claws and blades half-shrouded in shadow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were sharp claw marks on the cliff wall and broken rocks scattered around the churned-up earth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Turner felt that it was about to pounce, claws fully out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Birds with such terrible claws they sometimes rip the insides right out of full-grown people. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “The bricks are old and crumbling. They are trying to claw their way into the city.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At that instant a dazzling claw of lightning streaked down the length of the sky. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He put the bundle on the floor and with his right claw drew out a long red knife and spat on it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He lost the shoe, clawed back to the bank and knew there was only one way to chase the raft. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z We ended up there in the throng under the thatched roof and I almost screamed when I realized the hand I held was not my mother’s but a thick brown claw, a stranger! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The iron claw of Cluny’s discipline was strongly evident throughout the maneuver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Instantly the vixen lashed at his cheek, although Pax noted she did not use her claws. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I heard Stew Cat snarling and felt him leap up on my back, his claws digging into my flesh. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her head lolled, her eyes closed, and she went limp in Festus’s claw. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Barrels of slimy stuff stood on the floor; jars of herbs, dried roots, and bright powders lined the walls; bundles of feathers, strings of fangs, and snarled claws hung from the ceiling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit reached out and clawed at the ground in front of him, then pushed off again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt a sudden wave of sickness clawing at his stomach. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Digging in his claws, he veered to the right and left as Kapu ran to join him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z To propel herself forward, Mariam clawed at necks, at arms and elbows, at hair, and, when a woman nearby hissed, Mariam hissed back. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She gasped for air, fingers clawing at the hand that held her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The corpuscule let out a guttural cry and toppled over, clawing at his eyes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z First he greeted me in the hall outside my shorthand class and began pelting me with bottle-cap openers, the kind with the sharp claw at the end. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He snorted and dug his powerful claws into the rotten tree trunk, sending beetles and woodlice scurrying as he tore out a chunk of the spongy timber. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Piper clawed at the walls, trying to escape, but there was nowhere to go. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She was sitting on top of me, kneading into my chest with her claws like a cat, laughing when I winced in pain. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He jumped up with a snarl of pain and swiped at the thing with his claws. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z A clawing, needy tar that pulls you down. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z His claws curled into my shoulder reassuringly as he landed, his bird body a welcome weight. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They were shaped like a man’s fingers when they are crisped like claws. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after she’d landed on the Argo II, her pegasus Scipio had collapsed, overwhelmed by poisoned claw marks from a gryphon attack the night before. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ella tried to hide under her wings as her sisters ganged up on her, scratching with their claws. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z While the deacons clawed at the pile of broken glass and bricks, Reverend prayed aloud that another bomb had not been planted and that God would keep them safe. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Giant scars sliced through one spot, as if an oversize claw had ripped the earth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sure, our kind may look a lot like Wolves—large fangs, sharp claws, and the capacity for violence—but what sets us apart from the rest is that we represent the balance between the two. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She moved in jerky birdlike twitches, her coffee-brown eyes darting restlessly, her fingers clawing at her plumage, her earlobes, her shaggy red hair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I was only a sophomore and hadn’t played much but the coach liked the way I played defense, liked the way I clawed the man I was guardin’. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They sniffed, clawed, grunted, and yelped in frightening demon voices. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z It made me realize how powerful adult claws must be. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The thrust threw me clear just as the Mechagodzilla’s huge clawed foot slammed down, forming a crater in the spot where I’d stood a second before. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I claw at the hands holding me, but I only end up scratching myself. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He lay and closed his eyes and felt the claws of the bird, digging into his skin, through the thin shirt, and began to scream in a queer, gasping sort of way. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z As Ryan walked to the front of the room, he reached into his pocket, grasped Ralph by the tail, and dragged him, clawing and struggling, out of the pocket. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Toward the middle of the night, I was awakened by something choking me, as if two steel claws had locked themselves around my throat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z By sheer force the dragon clawed and fought its way through. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He tapped it with his great digging claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His cheek was laid open with claw marks and one eye was completely closed with a swelling bruise, but it was Tool nonetheless. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Not a speck escaped Aunt March’s eye, and all the furniture had claw legs and much carving, which was never dusted to suit. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Her brows knotting, she scanned the other claw marks. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t apologizing. But it’s hard not to have my claws out all the time. I don’t have friends like you do. There’s no one there to walk down the hallway with me.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z No one took her seriously because she was small and feathered, a strange little dino-bird, but she had a sickle claw and she was not afraid to use it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A few of her claws were chipped, and Magdalys could count the ribs running along her torso. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The monstrosity outside the door tried to claw a bigger opening, while inside, the bossling alternated between harassing half a dozen Ridge guards and clearing rubble from the doorway. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Dozens of skeletal soldiers clawed their way to the surface. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Some logs had hoofs or claws, tails or horns; some had the beginnings of a face, a mouth or an eye; some had hands with fingernails. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Roz frantically clawed at the ground, grasping for anything she could hold on to, but the flow only carried her faster toward the edge. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The skeleton’s fingers were clawing at the brick wall, like he had died trying to get out. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In a glass jar on a shelf my mother kept a big brown hand with pointed claws stewing in alcohol and herbs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Closer and closer they came, bumping and jolting each other, clawing and snorting in their eager fury. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Each soldier crouching quietly among the ferns and bushes knew the penalty for making any sound that would betray their presence; not death from the defenders, but death at the claws of their own Chieftain. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I saw the knotty bulge of steel-bound muscle, the piston-like jerk of the deadly hind claws, trying for the downward stroke that could disembowel a dog. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Protozoa,” he would announce to his class, “I want to introduce you to some other voices in the outside world before life sinks her claws into you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Guilt digs its claws into me, but if I go home, confessing my lie before figuring out some astonishingly clever next steps, I’ll be under total house arrest until I turn eighteen in June. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We threw ourselves forward again, trying to claw our way through to reach him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It hissed, and swiped its scalpel-sharp claws at the other mother’s face in one wild rake which left black ooze trickling from several gashes on the other mother’s nose. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z It clawed at the doors of my will, and I had to let it out. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z His long and yellowed claws scrabbled at the metal. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He breaks his way into the trap more easily than I would have figured and grabs the lobster, who starts waving his powerful claws around. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Bud held a small bottle under his nose, and the fumes clawed up into his brain, and cleared his head. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Their hands had only three fingers and a thumb, with sharp black claws instead of nails. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She shouted gibberish and her hands were curled into gnarled claws. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They were upon me, clawing, kicking, tearing off the jackets, defrocking me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Blackavar spat out a mouthful of fur and jumped clear, clawing with his front paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m staring and staring, getting eaten by the music, getting new eyes—when I feel a hand, or maybe it’s a bird talon clawing into my shoulder. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Then their stomachs rumble as loud as a crumbling mountain as they reach toward me and tear their main course to bits with their claws. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A question rose in her mind, digging claws into her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z As he lifted his arm to drink, his cloak was pulled a few inches from the ground, and Harry saw, below the table, several inches of carved wooden leg, ending in a clawed foot. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I reached out and clawed a button eye from the bear’s face. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then all at once, Tweedie gave a great cough and a splutter and he sat up very fast and began clawing at his face with his hands. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z They saw the claw marks where a bear had shredded the bark of a tall birch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Cluny himself lent a claw, pulling on one of the lead ropes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z If the punt did pass under the bridge without sticking, it would do so by no more than a claw’s breadth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It snapped at Thalia, slashing with its claws. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I could hear her claws ripping at the wood. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Ivanito lifts the smallest one and watches its claws dig the air. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They moved fast toward the shore, like claws ripping through the ocean. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He rushed forward, threw himself on Gaily, grasping with his fingers like claws. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “What did you see, Elias? You were coming for the mountains, but you kept falling, clawing at the air. You talked about...about killing me.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I was still in the rear, and when I opened my eyes again I saw one of the mice sliding past me, clawing uselessly with his small nails at the smooth metal beneath him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She could almost see the stableboy standing against the wall, his hands curled into claws with the blood still dripping from the deep gashes in his palms where Needle had cut him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then, upholding his big-brother responsibilities as “first taster,” he nibbled on one of the claws hanging out from between the bread. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She handed him the bag with the bear claw. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He’s pushing himself up, one hand clawing at the knife, but it stays in his neck. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Still the mercenary continued to claw his way toward the door, shrieking and moaning, sounding more animal than human. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He kicked wildly as he clawed his way back to safety. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He growled and snarled all the way and tried to reach through the bars to claw the bodies of those who carried him, but he couldn’t. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They could just see his clawed, wooden foot protruding from underneath his robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Will felt Balthamos dig tiny claws into his shoulder, and kept still. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z My hands recoiled from the coldness of serpent flesh, my nails clawed at my palms, the leaves I had parted moved back to cover it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Lightning kept clawing at the sky almost continuously, thunder shook the earth. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The rat raised his cutlass in both claws, but, before he could strike, Constance had hurled the net over him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It had long claws on its feet too. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z When the rough cotton pokes were filled, our hands clawed raw and our hair and shoulders tufted with white, we believed we’d done our part. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She claws at me as I hold her back, my hands locked around her throat. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It looks as though a wild animal clawed her to shreds and she had the misfortune of surviving. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It sank its claws into his smock and snagged his earring with its beak. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It must have been the longest tail of any rat alive. He held it in his claw as if it were a whip.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z With the drenched, mud-footed kid clawing at him, he turned without a word, without a gesture, and left the platform and went downstairs. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he flung himself to the ground beside the flames, clawing and kicking. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z His fingers clawed the bedclothes and he sucked in his breath, but somehow he managed not to scream. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When he heard that she had objected to the drawing of the animal’s claws, he tasted uncertainty, even alarm. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would go to vacant lots, where no one could see him, and sit down to rest from the claws that were tearing him apart inside. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Here huge silver poplars towered above the cabin, their roots extending like giant claws, making the ground rough and robbing it of grass. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He made no attempt to use his claws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The second night was same as the first, filled with moans and muttering, scratching, and the sound of teeth and claw. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The big bony foot with its sharp claws pounding and gouging away soon took its toll. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He was used to pinning the meat down with his claws and chewing chunks off it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I summon the last of my strength and launch myself at her, clawing at whatever skin my fingernails find, digging in as hard as I can. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The goddess’s claws raked across his chest and stung like boiling water. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I’m sort of a god when it comes to claw machines.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The hut was full of sunlight, the storm was over, Hagrid himself was asleep on the collapsed sofa, and there was an owl rapping its claw on the window, a newspaper held in its beak. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z After a while he rose on his hind legs and stretched his forepaws to their full extent against a tree, then methodically sharpened their claws on the bark. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z With my left I claw the floorboards so desperately the wood peels off, under my nails. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The face-off lasted for seconds that stretched into eternity, and then, with the scrabbling of claws, the dragon fled to the darkness at the rear of the barn. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z During danger she fanned out her dragon claws and riffled her red sequin scales and unfolded her coiling green stripes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Hanks of fur come away in her claws. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Her claws always came out when she was happy, and I knew I’d have tiny red wounds from how she was kneading me, purring, her eyes looking earnestly into mine. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The furious claws almost lifted Matthias from the weather vane as the King gripped the belt, trying to drag it off him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She fought against it as though there were demons in her trying to claw their way out and ravage the world. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Thorns and roots clawed at him from the sides and above his head, tearing at his hair, skin, and the decoy mask still attached to the back of his head. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The culprit sat down fast and covered her face with her clawed hands. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “This war is a beast with long claws,” he said in a choked voice. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there came a sudden, furious sound like nails on a slate as the draccus clawed madly against the base of the cliff. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Then die!" the bird shrieked, and it grabbed Ku-Ang with its stabbing claws, flew into the sky, and flung him away with all its might. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her eyes were shut tight and her small feet were digging and clawing at the body. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Near the chimney base he clawed out a cozy wolf bed and settled in. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The other nymphs wailed and clawed at their niches. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Gwin was trying to climb on to Farid’s head, and the boy was laughing as if there was nothing better than to have a marten's sharp claws digging into his scalp. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Maddie, nothing if not mechanically minded and trained to react positively to orders from people in authority, clawed her way up the gun. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Or whether he is right side up. Are those wings or claws?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Then, to my surprise, he offered me his withered claw of a hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My skin was prickling, I was alive with ants, they were in my hair and on my neck and chest and I leaped to my feet, clawing them away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaped forward while Beau was still clawing at the ice with his paws. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z With a snarl that expressed hatred, rage, and scorn, the bear reached up with a great claw and unhooked the chain that held his helmet in place. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Why are you so disheveled? Has Kaltain been clawing at you?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z If your ship can’t claw off, then you’ll heave an anchor to windward, to try to hold the ship where she is. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Grasping a hanging rope he began hauling himself up, claw over claw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Her wandering eye would transform the stalagmites and stalactites into sculptures of hanging alligators, witches’ claws, or the face of her hated history teacher. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z While these three talked, the suitors in the field had come together plotting—what but death for Telemakhos?—when from the left an eagle crossed high with a rockdove in his claws. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He concentrated his whole being on the job in hand, sometimes clinging to the stones by no more than a single claw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In the distance a bulldozer coughed into life, then roared down on a battered Ford Taurus, its metal claw smashing through the window to scoop up the vehicle and carry it away. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “He’s just clawing those pea vines all to pieces.” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z A scream claws its way to my throat, but it comes out in a whimper. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Three fat gold earrings run up the side of one of Madoc’s green ears, and he wears long gold claws over his fingers. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Cole gripped the knife with his left hand and clawed with his right at some long stalks of Devil’s Club—anything to pull himself away from the raking claws of the bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They were strange, a main center line up from the lake in the sand with claw marks to the side leading to a small pile of sand, then going back down to the water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The father thrashed and flailed, clawing to peel the paper from his face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It had several large claw rents from when the draccus had walked over it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One skinny hand clawed slowly at the stairs. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She said it was a bear’s claw, and for many years I thought bears were hairless. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The thing was tremendous, a gangly sprawl of clawed arms and legs, and just the sudden intensity of its presence threw Sierra backward. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z In another cage a Gila monster with a skin like a beaded bag reared slowly up and clawed heavily and sluggishly at the wire. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He raked the white fur, and then hooked his claws beneath the edge of Iofur’s helmet and wrenched it forward. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Soon he had ten people on top of him, jumping and leaping and clawing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A kitten, dead for decades, showed its teeth and clawed the glass. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z It gasped, slobbered, spun, doubled, clawed the air frantically; finally its mouth gaped and its pink-white tongue shot out stiffly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He holds the flask out to me with one gray-green clawed hand. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It’s small, and its claws remind me of the one that landed on my palm at the lake. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The tiger bared his teeth and claws for an attack. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z His food was pushed between the bars at the front of his prison on the end of long poles, while the cub clawed and gnawed it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They dropped to their knees clawing for each other’s throats. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His dæmon was running up and down the sides of the other, her little claws making the silver mesh ring, her voice crying for pity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His mouth was open in a furious snarl, and his claws—no muffling here!—stretched themselves between the bars in a downward swipe. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He felt the air move from the claws. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Taking a claw clip out, I shake my hair side to side in slow motion as if auditioning for a Pantene commercial. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Then he pulled the bear claw out of the bag and took a big bite. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z We watch as the claw dips down five different times to retrieve the pieces of one body, torn apart. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z After a few days’ wandering, he came upon a small warren and, snarling and clawing, forced them to accept him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sharp claws found flesh because the evil laughter of the coyotes changed to cries of pain. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The few who clawed their way into the ranks of officers still encountered filthy toilets, secondhand uniforms, segregated showers, and disrespect from white soldiers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Bare feet pointed down with toes that curled upon themselves like chicken claws. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 He sat impassively, claws gripping the chair arms, visor lowered. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Hundreds of cows ran into the trap, and two fell to the lions’ fangs and claws. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "Hell, yes! The bear. Caint you see these patches where he's been clawing at my behind?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned down as best I could with the waters rising, and he clambered atop me, clawing at my head and neck for purchase. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She claws at the guard who holds her son down. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z From her earliest childhood that scream came, with a memory of flowing, spotted skin and rending claws, and later of Ambuya tearing out her hair when they brought Mother’s bones home from the forest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The monkeys chattered angrily, spitting and clawing, but their former servant was persistent, pushing and shoving with the broom until both monkeys were out the door. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Every monster in the audience drew a weapon or extended its claws. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I transform into a wild animal, kicking, clawing, biting, doing whatever I can to free myself from this web of hands as the crowd pushes in. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The trees had thrown out low branches, making an impediment to progress; the gnarled roots looked like skeleton claws. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When he bent down to inspect it, the crab promptly fastened its miniature claws to his nose and hung there, like a weird painted ornament. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The fugitives were always clawed back, betrayed by friends, they misinterpreted the stars and ran deeper into the labyrinth of bondage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In addition to bite marks and claw marks, the robot was also covered in dirt, which, of course, meant it was time for another cleaning. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I nodded, remembering the bird clawing at the boy’s heart, and the last word frozen on his dead lips. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He swung his body out and to the left; then he jumped toward the wall of the Maze, trying to grab another vine; the Grievers vicious tools snapped and clawed at him from behind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She could hear his claws as he moved carefully over the floor of the attic, and then his gold-fringed black face appeared in the opening. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She would probably be clawed from head to foot, bitten to pieces, scattered all over the ground. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He sputters, reaching up and clawing my forearm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Minli gasped as Dragon roared, the tiger’s claws ripping into his arm. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z And Serafina stamped again and clapped her hands with the other witches, and they shook their throats to make a wild ululation that tore at the air like claws. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He clawed up the ashes of the path with his long fleshless fingers. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Dirt spewed everywhere, and a skeletal hand clawed the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He clawed his way up the shallows and wiped the mud from his eyes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I see now what I saw then, flashing by with the swift, deceptive ease of an accident: shower of gravel, windmilling arms, a hand that claws at a branch and misses. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But his fingers, as if frozen in memory, remained tightly cramped and clawed, shaped like a shell over what they no longer held. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z She envisioned the knifelike teeth and bottlebrush tail, the way each of its black claws had curled in the earth as it tensed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He could still feel the gorgons’ claws pressing into his arms and smell their snaky breath—like dead mice and poison. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mormont picked up a crab claw and cracked it in his fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Ku-Ang stretched his hands in front of him, and, with shock, he saw they had turned into claws! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Strong arms lift me as I blast the head off a mutt whose claws have just grazed my ankle. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Soon all nine demons were tearing and clawing at each other. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His claws had a hold of the ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I began to claw at my throat, ripping my shirt open. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Their faces were still the same—I guess those couldn’t get any uglier— but their bodies had shriveled into leathery brown hag bodies with bat’s wings and hands and feet like gargoyle claws. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Chitchat leaped out from the branches and clawed at the robot’s eyes, yelling, “Anyone who shows up on our island and tries to take my friend’s mother away has a big problem which is me!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Matt remembered a particularly nasty dinosaur with long claws and teeth and a willingness to burrow through rock to get at its prey. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She still had her claws at Rachel’s neck. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Anyway, the woman had come upon her silently before, with nothing but the squeezing of her claw hand to announce her presence. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Stretched out on his stomach, holding the lighter in one hand, he swept the bottom with the other, clawing, pulling, fingering, poking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad was nestling little ferny claw plants into the chinks between the rocks. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Killconey marked a cross on the ditch wall with his claw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Hair was sprouting visibly on his face and hands, which were curling into clawed paws. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He had fallen near the far wall of the cave, as now could be seen, and before him stood a stony door closed fast: his finger-bones were still clawing at the cracks. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She wept over Mark Antony’s body, clawing at her skin and tearing her hair. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z My entire body tingled, especially my shoulder where Sumac’s claws dug tightly into the skin. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I kicked hard even as I clawed at the bag. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Her stringy gray hair was matted to her skull in greasy tufts, and her cheeks were raked and bleeding as if she’d been clawing herself. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was shaped like a butterfly, but it had tiny claws to grip the hair. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d show off their scars—thighs chewed up by musket balls, bellies and backs clawed by bayonets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z I fell to the floor and clawed my eyes. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z But Hester sensed her coming and flattened herself in time, and the owl’s claws just missed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her crimson nails clawed my sheet off its board and crumpled it into a ball. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z His silver claws scraped stone as he stretched out to grab me, and drops of black drool sizzled as his mouth opened wide to swallow me whole. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z This is the first time we’ve been in a room together since I clawed him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He pulled one of the boxes down and clawed it open and held up a can of peaches. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Drogon shrieked, his claws digging through silk and skin, but the king on his throne never heard, and Dany moved on. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ever so fast, she kissed him right between the eyes, and ierked her head back an instant before his claws would have found her face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Somehow, after much effort, she finally managed to push, claw, elbow and kick her way through to the front. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a heavy gold chain around his neck, with a gaudy jewel hanging from it, and his claws—a good six inches long—were each covered in gold leaf. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He yells and lunges at me with outstretched hands, with fingernails that look like claws. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I saw the delicate, pink-mottled claw meat poking seductively through its blanket of mayonnaise and the bland yellow pear cup with its rim of alligator-green cradling the whole mess. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I broke my fingernails as I tried to claw my way through the dirt to her, when Uncle Abdullah grabbed me and tossed me toward his wives. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z They struck as they passed, their claws slicing her flesh. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Everything from their name to their claws to their magnificent red had me hooked. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Moss glanced toward the south and saw more people trying to claw their way out of the line of cops that stretched across the street. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He struggled against the trap, scratching at it with his claws. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He clawed himself raw and it seemed that the itching would never be soothed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And the wide smile she gives when Katherine and I climb into the passenger compartment does not help the anxiety clawing its way through my guts. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The birds argued and chattered aloud as they sprang upon Matthias, pinning him to the lid of the door with many claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At least his back offered some protection from the thorny branches that kept catching at her clothes and scratching her face, like vicious animals with needle-sharp claws lying in wait in the dark. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He clawed for his sword, but the morningstar was circling again, coming at his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She hugged him to her chest, whirling and laughing aloud as his claws raked at the front of her leather ierkin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Tall yellow flames danced from her fingertips like claws. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He clawed at the nearest rabbit, already skinned and lying by the fire. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As they reached the gate, he pulled off his clawed gauntlet and the sweaty glove beneath, locked one arm around the dwarf’s neck, and roughly rubbed his head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The claw drops from the underside until it’s directly overhead. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Pet flexed her mother’s fingers, and its gold claws grew in length, the edge on them blinding. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Arrows and rocks bounced harmlessly off its hide as it lumbered toward Piper and Jason, grabbed them with its front claws, and vaulted into the air. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Tal's hand was severely deformed, with only three large fingers appended, and since his wrist was so thin, the malformation resembled a claw. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z No more would sparrows have to live under the claw of an unpredictable maniac. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Their daemons were playing fiercely; the snow leopard rolled over on her back, and the monkey raked his claws in the soft fur other neck, and she growled a deep rumble of pleasure. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z With deft movements of his claws, he ripped aside the dead man’s clothes, opened the body with one slash, and began to feast on the flesh and blood of his old friend. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His eye socket was gushing, and he clawed at it frantically. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The stone was held in place by a black metal clasp, by something that looked like claws, with something else crawling around it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “And when he grows a little bigger he may be dangerous to you unless you let us draw his claws. His fangs,” he added boldly, “have already been removed.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I saw its claws rip out an eye. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z My heart tightens like a claw grips it. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Don kept talking, his voice too larded in bonhomie, her dislike clawing at her throat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Earlier, they had watched a sparrowhawk overtake a small bird, in mid-air, reaching out and pulling it back with its claws, and then gripping it to death as it flew on. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The tiger’s roars still echoed in her ears and she could still see his cruel claws and eyes. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z His words were indecipherable, and his eyes were full of madness, his hair ratty and matted; sores covered his face, as if he’d been trying to claw through his own skin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Because this dragon had five gold-tipped claws, I knew him for the Imperial Dragon, for only royal family have five claws. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He must have used his claws to climb up the bed, because there was no way he could have jumped that high. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I’m a lobster boy, and all I care about is them crawly bugs with the big claws. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Jonas felt a ripping sensation inside himself, the feeling of terrible pain clawing its way forward to emerge in a cry. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z A little Rumpelstiltskin figure, contorted with hatred, he gripped the neck of the microphone with one hand while the other, enormous at the end of a bony arm, clawed the air menacingly above his head. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I tried to claw my gun strap to pull the weapon into my hands and to the ready. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Gingerly the sparrow slid her claws along the smooth wooden ridge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z More than once when I was little, I heard voices coming from beneath my bed, claws reaching up around the mattress to get me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Having said this he took his tail in his claws, and pulled the poison war spike from its tip. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And even the stone looks like it’s been cut into—I tell you, it looks like claw marks to me. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “I bet the lid came down one night and she had to claw her way out.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Sounds easier than it was, but I clawed my way to the surface. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Spiky red flowers aim their petals toward the dwarf sun like a spiny crab reaching out with its claws. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The empty sheets sting my eyes and claw at my throat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Her mother had curled her hair and put on a fresh coat of lipstick and stood on the porch, watching the U-Haul’s shadow clawing along the street. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The King’s claws were still caught fast in the sword belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Outraged, the tiger clawed the stone ground and snarled again — even louder and angrier. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I had poked it, and jumped back every time its claws reached out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Spittle and blood fly; claw and hand swipe. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The wounds on its dappled flanks, which had blossomed like red flowers under the lion's claws the day before, were now dried to brown and scabbed over. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The clawed hands still grasped the jeweled hilt of a sword, as if ready to unsheathe it. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “That’s the key. Archimedes also invented a massive claw that could swing on a crane and pluck enemy ships out of the water.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I cursed and Emma screamed and threw herself against the rail, clawing at the air as the cage fell toward the sea. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Rough claws seized Matthias, dragging him from the nest only half awake. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I am mesmerized by their perfect tiny beaks, their creamy clawed feet, and their layered gray feathers that fold together like a beautiful silk fan. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I stretch my wings—green and too thick—I run on my talons, gray, scaly, heavy, more like sneakers than like claws. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Viserion’s claws scrabbled against the stones, and the huge chains rattled as he tried to make his way to her again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Since he had not seen me, he had no reason to claw his way through it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The dragon’s eyes darted from her hand to her face and back to her hand again, and it shifted its body as it reached a clawed foot toward her outstretched hand. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z His backside twitched, but his attention remained glued to picking away at his claw jam. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “But deer are gentle, frightened things. The hunters bring nothing with claws or fangs. They never catch anything that could be called a beast.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He clung to the roof of the pit like some huge white bat, his claws dug deep into .the burnt and crumbling bricks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He clawed again for the copper and looped the wiring around his hand to counteract its slickness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Sophie’s claws, all of them, were firmly fixed in the hyena’s scalp and throat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z One of the thing’s hands—her mother’s hands—jerked, and the scrape of its claws dragged Jam’s attention back. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Jason clawed his way to the surface again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Their claws scratched at the adobe walls of the house. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was to have my face clawed off—this was the gruesome way I was to die. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z His great claws dug into the ground, and his black eyes glowed with rage under the iron helmet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The idea that she had picked the wrong parents, the wrong home, for Peach sent her into a panic that clawed at her back whenever she was alone—whenever her mind was quiet. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It had altered its course and was almost on him, reaching out with its clasping claw. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z As he watched, a crayfish, looking like a tiny lobster, left one of the empty clam shells and went to another looking for something to eat, digging with its claws. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind was a monster with icy claws that sunk deep into me and wouldn’t let go. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I’ve been trying to claw my way back to them, and now I am so close and he is telling me not to. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The closer I got, the worse my stomach felt, like it was being clawed to shreds from the inside. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I scrambled away, kicking him, clawing the hands that reached out for me, trying to bite, lunging up toward his eyes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He brought his hands up to the sides of his face, like paws; he crooked his fingers, like claws. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z On the Docker, the men were clawing their way toward the island in heavy seas. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Perhaps, thought Hazel wryly, teeth and claws would make no impression on that great, firm body and shining pelt. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The docks of the island were only a hundred yards away now, but a dozen more eagles were soaring overhead, each carrying a Roman demigod in its claws. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He'd swapped his old, flabby shape for that of a lion the size of a rhino, fangs the length of cutlasses, and claws that could tear through tanks as if they were tin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Hurry,” she called out, and waved one of her red claws at me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I complained at length and clawed savagely at my legs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Inside the storm I could see the giant—just small glimpses of his true form: a smoky arm, a dark clawed hand the size of a city block. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The thorns and briars were as tough as wire and as clinging as claws. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She saw the look of achievement upon his face and ruffled his ears with her claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I clutch the vial in my fist, desperate for the relief it offers, the protection from the pain of every memory clawing inside me like an animal. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The bear sliced it open with a claw and showed Lyra where to find the kidneys. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I feel like ants are running all over my skin, like I know I’m in a nightmare and I’m clawing to get the ants off me, but all I’m doing is hurting myself. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He gets the claw going and surveys the case from all angles—crouches, tiptoes, shifts left, shifts right, adjusts the claw, rinse and repeat—and hits the button. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z A zombie in a ragged nineteenth-century motoring outfit clawed his way to the surface. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I clawed open the pill bottle and choked down the medicine. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z When I finally clawed my way out, my pants and my coat were thoroughly wet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The tiger’s claws had been sharp and the slashes were deep. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He scratched some hasty calculations on the wall with his claw, then turned to Matthias. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was like trying to catch smoke with their claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She tumbled to one side, evading Kelli’s claws, and came up with a rock in her hand, which she smacked into Kelli’s nose. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Whenever he was hurt or angry or sad, the feelings stuck their claws into him until they were ready to let go. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I get moving with the claw, holding my hand on the lever while peeking around the case—this is good. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z And with the cruelty of the world as an excuse for breaking his promise to Ryan, he used his sharp claws to climb the boot lining. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z They stared up at the greenish-blue moon, and scuffled for the best places by the fire, insulting each other, sometimes clawing or biting. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Hester could fight; her claws were sharp, too, and she was tough and brave. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She went for me, screaming and clawing; she knew I’d been in on it with him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the boat began clawing offshore, directly into the onrushing waves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “On his way?” the Colonel said, clawing at his hair with a new vigor. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Again I feel guilt and grief clawing inside me, warring with each other for dominance, but terror is stronger than both. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At a signal from Wick, the haint tensed and planted one clawed foot onto the ground to steady itself for a lunge. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She was all soft steps and padded claws. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She glanced at his claw hand that she was still holding. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Will they turn on one another with flame and claw? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some of them had roots, clawing their way up out of the soil, thick and twisted and shiny. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Beau’s claws skittered on the tile floor as he turned with me toward the door. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He struck out and felt his claws score deeply along the back and haunch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His huge paws dug into my arms and thighs, his claws painfully cutting through my skin. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Eliot stood by the lobsters, which stirred one on top of another in their murky tank, their claws bound by yellow rubber bands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She reaches her paws under the edge, and her sharp claws scratch against the metal frame. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Dandelion remained beside Haystack, begging her to move and expecting every moment to feel the cat’s claws in his back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to live it has sharpened its claws! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Cluny would have sentenced them to death and personally killed them with his bare claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But, rummaging in his pouch to free the rope, Shadow’s claw had closed on the handle of his dagger. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A chorus of moans tortured my ears while a gust of hot, rotten air clawed up my nostrils. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He meowed loudly and ran to Anya, leaping to her shoulders and digging his claws into her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He’s carrying a tray of thimble-size acorn cups and a silvery decanter of what smells like blackberry wine in his large, clawed hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z From the expression on her face, I’d say she might want to claw me to death like a big cat. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They look so ordinary—inside a black box with metal claws on the edges and a remote detonator. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart clawed and elbowed his way through the unruly, bewildered mass until he stood outside by himself. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I take in the claw marks from some wild animal, the back paw he holds slightly above the ground, the prominent bones in his face. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But his own claws, too, were bloody and this blood was not his. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On the screen, the two women leapt from their seats again and began to claw at each other’s hair. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I want to claw off my own face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He dug his claws into the wood and strained for the sound of a vehicle on the silent road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She had seen them dazed, stumbling, eyes pecked out, still clawing the air at an attacker they could no longer see. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But after a few minutes of frenzied whirling, pouncing, rending, and clawing, Brute’s killing urge left him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The bird’s clawed feet contracted then released, the softest scratching noise ever, a stick-drawing scraping across cold concrete. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He reached with his scrawny claws and took it and held it to his chest. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It was so big that if it leaped on Grandpa it could kill him with its enormous, slashing claws and its long sharp teeth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Finely groomed purple and black feathers sprouted from its slender arms, and each razor-like claw on its feet had been shined and sharpened. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z For half a second, the two demons were a blur of slashing claws and fangs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The first week was all pain, steel claws rip- ping at his shoulder muscles, raking his arms. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He scored a line with a mighty claw along a strut less damaged than most, and feeling a flimsiness in the quality of the metal, turned away at once and scanned the mountain wall again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She clawed his arm down and clutched the letters to herself as if they were her baby he'd plucked from her breast. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He screamed in pain as their claws dug into his skin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I could even see one of his claws, in the starlight. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan, gasping for breath, writhed and clawed at the Hessian’s arm, while the old soldier shouted orders to his companions. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Now he wedged his claws into a fissure and stretched upwards, gaining inch by inch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The beating of its legs against the benches made the whole boat shake, and its claws were loudly clicking on their surface. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z At lightning speed the big rat’s claws shot out, and grabbed them both cruelly by the ears. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It always hurt not to breathe like a normal person, incessantly reminding your lungs to be lungs, forcing yourself to accept as unsolvable the clawing scraping inside-out ache of underoxygenation. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Richard Parker turned and started clawing the shark’s head with his free front paw and biting it with his jaws, while his rear legs began tearing at its stomach and back. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “You will not do that to him. You will cut his claws instead, the way my finger- and toenails are cut by my maid, straight across so they have no sharp points.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The hands grasp and claw, but I twist free from them and bolt out the door, tumbling down the stairs, into...wetness. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z An ugly rock stood defiantly against the sea with five jagged spires projecting from it, as though a hand were clawing its way out. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Needlelike claws were scraping at the toughened material of her uniform. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Sparse strands of ginger hair gripped the irate customer’s balding head like a claw. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His fingers clawed desperately through the white stuff, looking for a handhold, but came up empty. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I’d timed his bathing session once, to maintain the sanctity of indisputable facts, and clocked an entire five minutes of him picking away claw jam with his teeth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “It is! It’s got spikes down its back and claws and orange teeth, and it sucks blood.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The two words latched on to her like talons, clawing at her and digging in no matter how hard she tried to shake them off. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She wanted to claw the darkness away from her eyes, as if it were someone’s hands. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The tarpaulin was tom in several places, some tears evidently the work of Richard Parker’s claws. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The first one was shaking her wings, shaking her hair, stretching each leg in turn, and flexing her claws. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He fell forward then clawed and crawled out of the holy water of the river onto the bank in front of me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The bear hooked a claw through the handle of the jar and lifted it to his mouth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The sinuous arms were gangly, the hands long and leathery, tipped with hooked claws. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I could hear them in the parlor and I clawed my hands against the wall. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I have tolerated the sharp claws of squirrels and the nagging pokes of woodpeckers. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z 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 Humbaba crumpled to his knees and clawed the earth in agony, tearing great ragged trenches with his claws. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The shadowy back alleys seemed to be closing in around her, long, clawed hands reaching out from the darkness, that horrible breathing. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Blood dripped around the blade, and Håkon tried to bend back to claw at it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Between its claws and fangs, I couldn’t get close without getting sliced to pieces. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He fancied himself quite a medicine man and wore at his throat a circle of bear claws. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps, he thought wildly, he could blind the beast as it clawed at him, trying to drag him from between the rocks . A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z To this day, I remember that crab screaming as he thrust one bright red claw out over the side of the bubbling pot. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sparra soldiers piled in on him, jabbering, clawing and pecking. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “What do you mean, no? I say yes! You don’t mean you think he would claw me now that he’s so tame and loving?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I made a three-fingered claw over my heart and pushed outward—an ancient gesture Grover had once taught me for warding off evil. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He began to scratch into the soft earth beside the body, until after a time his claws scraped against something smooth and firm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He missed his branch, clawed at some leaves, and came tumbling to the ground. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z My fingers clawed out his throat, our hands grappling together for control, our bodies straining to learn who would live and who would die. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I pick it up from the back so its claws can’t reach my hand. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z But instead of a horse’s lower body, it had the body of a dragon—at least twenty feet long, black and scaly with enormous claws and a barbed tail. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She had treated their bites and claw wounds. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It landed on Jon Snow’s chest with a thump and a scrabbling of claws. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He landed on the back of the dark furred neck, clinging with his monkeylike hind legs while he raked his claws across the cub’s eyes. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His claws made a scratching sound on the rough bark. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The kid clawed at the paper clip and ripped it out of his neck. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Words about the night from one of her favorite books slipped into Meggie’s mind: “This is the hour of pride and power, talon and claw.’ Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Tony said, turning his claws into a fin. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z But Bolverkr said nothing more on that high mountainside, where the icy winds clawed and clutched at them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I replace the giraffe’s neck poultice, cold-soak a camel for a suspected hoof abscess, and survive my first cat procedure—treating Rex for an ingrown claw while Clive strokes his head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His janitor’s uniform was slashed with new claw marks, but he looked delighted. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The shells’ sharp prongs scratched my hands like cat’s claws and, sometimes, dug into the corner of my fingernails and made them bleed. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She felt the slight weight, the tight grip of the claws on her finger, and gently moved him onto her shoulder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I gasp and cough and claw at the back of my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Brekker had claws and not fingers because he was part demon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She flexed her fingers, and he flexed his claws. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Where her hands stopped, down near her sides, are the imprints of her fingers, like little claws. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Smoke billowed out from under the cooktop and clawed at her eyes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I press the button and the claw reaches down, expands, hits the case, and is thrown off completely. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He clawed the air furiously, trying to gut me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Guilt clawed at the back of Mrs. Richardson’s neck like a spider. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The sound of claws digging into stone wiped the grin off his face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A hand, the fingers bent into a claw, reaches into the light, followed by another hand, and then a head, with stringy blond hair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She dropped Luxa and began to claw at her six eyes. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The dactyl lifted one clawed foot then the other, its nails scratching nasty gashes into the surface of Weed’s once fancy desk, and squawked. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Beau came bounding out, his claws clattering on the wet sidewalk. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It put her mother’s severed hand on her shoulder, and its claws curved over her collarbone. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I expected Richard Parker to burst forth from the boat, sailing through the air, teeth and claws reaching for me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She pushed claw marks and brainless corpses from her thoughts. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Head to a room of dangerous things—fangs and claws and barbs that sting. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z His tongue was hanging out from twixt long yellow and brown teeth that were ’bout the size of bear claws. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Even though there had been rubber bands around the claws, I would have never picked it up. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I popped the next one in before I lost the nerve, and winced as it clawed its way down my throat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She called them flying rats and said one got caught in her hair once and went crazy clawing at her scalp. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A razor-sharp claw had ripped down on an angle across his right eye. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Once she tripped and fell, and a sharp stick reared up like a claw at her cheek. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded, then squinted while he like clawed something off the roof of his mouth with his tongue. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that if it hadn’t been for their loyalty and unselfish courage I would have probably been killed by the slashing claws of the devil cat. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Spines and fins were severed in the morning before the awakening of the town; claws and pincers worked in mute terror at the soundless approach of serrated teeth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of us came struggling back up to the surface, coughing and choking and clawing at the water. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Sumac clutched my shoulder, his claws digging in tightly so he wouldn’t fall off. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Its foot claw was missing on one side and an eye on the other, which somehow made the thing all the more horrifying. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In that instant, lieutenants dove for lieutenants, and captains clawed their way toward captains. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the same all the time. ‘These are my claws, so this is my cowslip.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a growl, then claws and hot animal breath and pain. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He must try to avoid him and rely on his claws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the forest creature, Kira had no claws with which to fight. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just before reaching the top, his claws slipped in the icy mud. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed at the grass, his spear tucked under one claw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Salva woke often to the sound of roars in the distance and sometimes to the death-squeal of an animal under a lion’s claws. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The snapping shrimps with their trigger claws pop loudly. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been sitting on the wagon seat, taken from a ’23 Chrysler that wrecked near Paraje, and after all those years the springs poked through the faded mouse-fur fabric like devil claws. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Defensive tackle Billy Steen clawed into him Brst and Payne came from the outside linebacker position and dove into him at full speed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Their claws looked longer and their fangs sharper. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But Viserion had dug himself a hole in them with flame and claw, a hole big enough to sleep in. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Blood was on the beak of this one and white feathers stuck to the claws of another, and no gull skimmed beyond them over the pallid sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve already dug your claws into the Boston house,” said Mummy. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “It’s his instinct, Princess. But don’t fear. His claws will be seen to.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The girl clawed her way up the mountain. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The waitress is wearing a burgundy Grizzlies football jersey, which has a bear paw clawing down the front of it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The longing threatened to claw my insides raw. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Nhamo couldn’t remember the tragedy, yet somewhere inside her was a memory of flowing, spotted skin and terrible claws. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And, in a tangle of wings and claws and arms and legs, her grandmother was there. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Many of them are hulking in appearance, even monstrous—bulging arms and long claws, black pools in the place of eyes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Out of the eastward door Sam could see him now by the parapet, panting, his left claw clenching and unclenching feebly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Roaring with fury, she clawed her way up and lunged at the Mellower’s mother. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Leprosy is a terrible disease, Crow. It...deforms people. Ruins their bodies. Their skin. Turns their hands into claws.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Instantly his followers scrambled into the bushes as their Chief ripped the tapestry into shreds, his mighty claws rending and tearing as he roared madly: “It’s a fake, a copy, worthless trash. Aaaaaarrgh!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They were about two inches long, those claws, and sharp at the ends! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z As he passed, a gust of icy air flew out and clawed at them, but he walked by, muttering, without pause. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Through the trees, she heard Nin’s voice, low and guarded, the same voice she used when she was facing down large game, all claws and tusks, ready to charge: “So. You finally found me.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The bark tore like skin when he tried to claw at it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Cluny’s baleful eye watched them as his long flexible tail sorted through the paltry offerings which had dropped from their claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Tell me immediately how they will...draw his claws.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He simply clawed at the earth, feeling the power in his hands enter, pulsating, into the ruined world. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The winged beasts clawed at their smaller opponents, but the fairies adroitly evaded the blows and slashed off their wings, sending the gargoyles hurtling to the ground. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I clawed madly at his face and neck, but he was a veteran of too many street fights to let me get close to anything vital. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Harry breathed, and he felt the bird’s golden claws squeeze his shoulder gently. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Angry hissing and the scuttling of clawed feet told him the demons were at their backs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z With every little thing left living inside me I closed my fingers into iron claws and prayed they would find something to hold. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As my brother and sisters clawed each other over the food, she and I went over the books. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot think of Pa being hurt this way, but images of him clawing at his throat, fighting for air as the soldiers pile dirt on him flood my mind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought it was a dragon scrabbling at the surface with its claws, just about to break free. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven stiffened, prepared for its claws to sink into her, or its teeth to grab the nape of her neck like she was a puppy. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Twice he caught his claws in the overhead wire mesh, screeching wildly, letting go, and trying hopelessly again. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He saw Ellidyr seized by a black beast that sank its claws into him and gripped him until Ellidyr cried out in torment. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Edmund was oblivious to the long sharp claws that latched themselves over the parapet edge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Gregor was about to retrieve the bowl when he saw the first rat claw catch the top of the ledge. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He claws at her dress like it's a present he's desperate to unwrap. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His badger claws dug into the earth and he walked forward. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z So Lyra held still, supporting one arm with the other, and the blue hawk wheeled and turned and swooped again, to seize her knuckles in sharp claws. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was bloody and clawed, not a hand at all. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Over the next half mile, Cornell slowly moved up on the outside, clawing its way into third position. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His left shoulder could have been clawed by a bear. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Above my head, in the wicked black claws of an elm, a marooned kite rattled convulsively, then was still. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The panthers, leopards and things of that sort, sat and then stood up against the trees to sharpen their front claws. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She had to find out who her competition was, but first she had to find a way to get Lillian’s claws out of the prince. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His claws found Woundwort’s leg, ripping sideways; but before he could draw back, Woundwort’s whole weight came down on him and the next moment his teeth had met in his right ear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She swatted and clawed, trying to dislodge him. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z When Toby lifted him gingerly out of the brine by one claw, everybody felt a little queasy, and Elizabeth’s eyes became suspiciously liquid. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly he made his way upwards, like a long black reptile, his claws seeking hidden niches and crevices in the sandstone. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I tried to get past the gorilla demon, but it growled and two pairs of claws stretched out from its fists. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Hanako didn’t look up, but she could feel her mother staring at her in that intense way she had, trying to claw her way into Hanako’s brain. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Before he could reach for his spear, the leopard mother was upon him, her sharp claws uncurled, her sleek ears swept back in anger. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Thomas kicked out with his right leg, connecting with the arm attached to the claw. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He signals with one clawed hand for Cardan to return to the table. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Sphinx bared her claws, which gleamed like stainless steel. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She was a pleasant enough woman, with her steps made mincing by age and her little hands like gentle claws that liked to touch young skin. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Drogon landed on the carcass and sank his claws into the smoking flesh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The neighbor’s cat is climbing awkwardly on a high branch, its claws gripping the wood as if it’s petrified. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z White, tight reptilian skin smeared with gore, clawed hands and feet, their faces a mess of conflicting features. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z One day there was a squabble in which Grover’s nose got clawed; Ken lost a star-shaped patch of fur. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d come to outgrow this with the passing of time, and then he passed his evenings reading; sleep had seized him like a dark claw while other boys drank their hearts out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes, swinging her hips slowly, and then the shadows burst into life, reaching out from the corners of the room with long, pulsing claws and screaming faces. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z There would be evil women who would lie, cheat, and try to maim me just to get their claws into my sweetheart. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “You mean—someone will pull out all his claws?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He leaped and his hand clawed the cold wind between them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Careful not to pierce his claws by accident, he fitted it to his own tail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Something scratched my arm, and I realized it was the screecher’s claws. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z In the end, he struggled free of the hands that clawed at him, trying to drag him back, and he ran, faster and faster, down a long tunnel. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Their hands were clenched into fists or open like claws, as if they were grasping at something, and their faces were expressionless masks, their eyes glazed with frost, staring at nothing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel sharp claws on my chest. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Smiling, he inspected his fingernails like a satisfied cat examining its claws. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He clawed at the door, fell to his knees. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Her claws were spread out and digging into the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, without pausing, she set out on a dash across the garden as fast as she could run, expecting at any instant to hear the cat’s scream and feel his great claws on her back. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Surely that was the flash of the monster’s claws! In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z But hunger was clawing so fiercely at my stomach that I shut my eyes, scooped up a handful of the swill, and stuck it in my mouth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My headache was a growling grizzly with sharp claws. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She shot Pet a stern glare as she said that, and Pet looked back with its nothing face, its claws clicking against each other idly. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She clawed one of the balloons my mother had gotten at the party store. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z As he tried to pull himself up, using just his arms, he felt a claw dig into his ankle. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z They carried off young Colin and his mum and dad, but try as they would there was no laying claws on Ambrose Spike, no sir. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “No, but he’s four hundred pounds and he has claws,” she says quietly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It put out a claw and clutched the bundle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Percy thrashed from side to side, trying to throw off his empousa hitchhiker, but her claws sank deeper into his shoulders. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He heard trees snapping in the forest around die rock, felt his body slipping out and clawed at the rocks to hold himself down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the size of a pick-up truck, with silver claws and golden glittering fur. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The wind was howling now, and Pinmei could see the tree branches clawing at the darkening sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Fingernail marks. He was desperate to get away—to drag himself by his fingertips, if necessary. He was alive the entire time that thing sharpened its claws on the stone while its master watched.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He moved like an injured cat, but one that could still claw and bite. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The terrier was still utterly exhausted, and in addition had lost a lot of blood from the gashes suffered at the cub’s claws the day before. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I turned the key in the engine, Andy was clawing at the lock, while the other boys popped off the windshield wipers, and tried to get into the passenger’s side. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Here the roots of the trees seemed to claw at the sandy soil like the brown knuckles of clenched fists. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When they reached the harbor, Iorek Byrnison dipped his head and unfastened the helmet with a claw, letting it clang on the frozen ground. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It swiped at the ancestral spirits, trying to claw their shimmering forms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She had been attacked and clawed, the children whispered, when she tried to steal an infant creature from its mother’s den. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I might have got much more, a litre I would guess, but the turtle’s beak was sharp and its front flippers were long and powerful, with two claws on each. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He raised one huge hand like a vast claw and made a gesture as if pushing a disgusting thing away from him, into the black air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to their nasty claws and fangs, they had a powerful ability to manipulate the Mist. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My clothes are torn by the yanking claws of the trees. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z She had wild white hair and coal-black eyes and rusted metal claws instead of fingers. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z His hand on my arm is careful, but I can feel his claws. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She had fitful dreams, of Nana’s jinn sneaking into her room at night, burrowing its claws into her womb, and stealing her baby. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He leapt forward, his fingers curled into claws, grasping for Otto’s neck. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Luke always pictured them with monster scales and fierce claws because of the number of times he'd been cautioned, “You don’t want the Willikers to see you.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon was clinging to her, an ermine again, his little claws hooked deep into her anorak. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Back and forth it switched, clawing its way upward as crooked as a bolt of lightning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Shut your mouth!” she said again, her free hand clawing at the ground, her face twisted with rage and anguish. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The more fiercely Nick struggled and clawed, the more pressure Julian applied, yet Nick refused to yield. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The man screamed and clawed at Mark’s face, kicked blindly and tried to stand and run. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Besides avoiding one another in limited space, they had to dodge the wicked claws of the rats. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I scratched and clawed at the ground, waiting for Uncle Darnell to take me with him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “I didn’t even think of that. That’s why it was trying to claw its way in here. It can smell the resin. It’s been eating the trees for two span, three or four a day.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He felt them clawing at his skin, sharp and cruel, saw the slow trickle of blood run down his fingers, and woke, trembling, in the dark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The cockatoo was placed in the lowest ring, and with beak and claw began to climb up to the next highest ring. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncoiling Shadow’s climbing rope, he bound Ragear paw and claw to a sturdy oak. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He used one of his clawed feet to mimic her hug, patting her awkwardly on the back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Now the miserable creature was right under her, for the moment out of the reach of her sting and of her claws. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Shoshana had wandered over to the piano and was banging notes out with a crab claw in each hand. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But “dead,” mingling with the churning and bubbling noises in this room, strikes a blow like a hammer to my chest, and the monster of grief awakens, clawing at my eyes and throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z George Washington was having a terrific time jumping up on the stacks and swiping his claws through the cardboard. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I think only if he’s cornered. He’s lost his natural ferocity. His claws are covered. If—if I could find him, I think he’d come quietly.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z If I said that to Bas, he would have put his hands out in fake kitty claws, hissing and pretending to paw at the air until I laughed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Did you know fossils of the clawed lobster date back to the Cretaceous?” he asked. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The thing let out a bellow of surprise, but quickly regained its composure and brought claws down on her back with devastating speed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They tore at the material with beak and claw until it gave way. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I’d have to wrap him up in a gunny sack or an old coat and pry his claws loose from the butter. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I pry Heather out of Mom’s claws and we retreat to my room. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Sooner or later he would have to sleep or eat-and then he would awaken with hands clawing at him; and the hunt would become a running down. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The claws will attach the box to the second set of laboratory doors. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The beast straightened, reaching a clawed hand over its own shoulder. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It threw her to the ground, and its claws ripped at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was yelling, clawing at the ground, but the winged shoes kept dragging him toward the pit, and it didn’t look like we could possibly get to him in time. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z In the whipping and snapping branches of the trees, the buds rode it out head to wind, their bodies horizontal, their neat claws turned to anchors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your grandmother and I didn’t always see eye-to-eye, but I still loved her, flaws, claws, and all. And she loved you more than anyone else in the world.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Their claws have been filed and sharpened and they use them for scratching and cutting. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One hand was still clawing the air as it tried to reach Scabbers, who was squealing like a piglet, scratching Ron’s face and neck as he tried to escape. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Matthias, my friend, we are with you to a shrew. Tooth, claw and nail! Lead on, bold warrior.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It barged past the panther lamassu, and its claws skittered on the cracked street as it charged straight for me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He pushed off the wall with both feet as hard as he could, swinging his body away from it just as the Griever charged in with its claw and needles. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Even if she could catch him, she would have his powerful claws and beak to contend with, and she knew what damage they could do. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Another almost-spent wave came up behind and tumbled it off—claws and legs all to be sorted out again. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She lifts a broad foot and scratches her head with a curved claw on the end of a long, narrow toe. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His mind was focused on the tiny claws that moved up and down his skin and through his hair. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The bear cub was out on the bank, whimpering and crying and clawing the rocks with all three of his other feet, trying to pull away. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t have to balance with one claw while pushing a silly plank about with the other. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Down, down it came, and then, folding its fingered webs, it gave a croaking cry, and settled upon the body of Snowmane, digging in its claws, stooping its long naked neck. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She felt as though she were a lion uncurling from a long nap, and she wanted to flex her claws. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been a while since a lobster had last caught me in its claws. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The lion-pawed table raked the carpet with its clawed wooden feet, as if it were impatient for something. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He made a claw over his heart and pushed outward—an ancient gesture for warding off evil. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z My heart feels as if an animal has clawed it out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A Grievers pulsating, bulbous body had squirmed halfway through the destroyed window, metallic arms with pincers snapping and clawing in all directions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Dead, his bones would have served to heighten Grisha power, no different from the shark teeth or bear claws that other Grisha wore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Both young women managed to claw their way out while their Pe-2 was still in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z His hand clutched his heavy black staff like a claw. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He was running away into the Big Woods, with the panther riding on his back and ripping his back with its claws. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he tore through the forest at full speed, undergrowth clawing at his legs, branches whipping against his face and chest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Stella the pteranodon swooped out of the night, landing with one huge claw on the neck of the tyrannosaurus, pinning it to the dusty ground. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “And that’s not the worst of it—oh no,” says August, ripping his tie loose and clawing at his shirt collar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A woman was standing over her, her hand clutching Hazel’s arm like a claw. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The crab looked up and immediately showed off his giant claws. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z His human hands blew away into dust, revealing his dragon claws. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Her own hands shot up to claw at the arms of her attacker, but there was no one there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their hands clawed for any crack in the glassy rock. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the street ahead, the raptor raised and lowered its clawed feet uneasily, and Riker lifted his rifle, eyes wide. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Do you want me to drive?” she barked, and held up her ruddy claws. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The cat pounced on grasshoppers in the green tumbleweeds and ate them from the curve of her claws. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Two men are fighting brutally in one spot, pounding each other, scratching and clawing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It hunched low, claws retracting from the dirt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Its six clawed legs were scrabbling on the smooth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z After he had harvested the bits that were longest—and farthest away from her claws—Osh spent a moment plowing through her remaining fur, yanking ticks as he found them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The Aguita boys, three of them, nearly clawed each other to death over Olive Hamilton. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They performed a crazy kind of dance with their claws to scratch apart the caked manure and expose the meaty grubs within. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Her eyes dried out like an old woman’s and her fingers curled like claws until she could hardly pick up her spoon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Through smaller class sizes and more intense attention given to lagging students, it managed to claw its way into the middle. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Anthropology tells us and archaeology implies that our uncivilised ancestors could be red in tooth and claw; psychoanalysis seeks to persuade us that the savage in all of us lurks not far below the skin. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Even the cat suddenly leapt off a roof onto a cowman’s shoulders and sank her claws in his neck, at which he yelled horribly. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He taps his snout with one claw before rising up on his haunches to sniff the air. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Its claws were red and its breath, coming in little gasps, stank like a drain. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Two bony hands curled around my shoulders like the claws of a panther and yanked me backward. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If he had had the use of his claws he could have dragged it down easily, but with the leather foot covers it was not so simple. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “You,” she said, desperate, “you flew at me before, when I tried to tell you something. What’s stopping you now? Go on, tear at me with your claws and make a ghost out of me!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Idiots. They built their door so it opened out. When it snowed, they trapped themselves inside. The weaklings couldn’t pull or claw the door down!” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But it was his right hand, more than his face, that drew stares: each finger was frozen in its own pose, some curled, some bowed, twisting together into a gnarled claw. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was Fiver who was clambering over him, clawing and grabbing like a rabbit trying to climb a wire fence in a panic. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I push back, jerking against his hold, wishing I could claw his face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I could hear her clawing and wallowing around, and then all hell broke loose. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her long,sharp nails pierced his robes like a tiger’s claws, making him cry out in pain. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I wish we had it in bottles. Betty here could open you one with her teeth. She’s got teeth like an iron claw.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Too much for those claw arm trucks, and tires that leave deep gashes in the earth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Searchlights clawed at the sky all around them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The chipmunk’s shrill voice cut through the silence, and its claws scrabbled up the dresser as the cat half sprang—but recollected himself in time and slipped but of the door after the grosbeak instead. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Celaena remained before the door, watching as it galloped at her, sparks flying from its claws as they struck stone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Cramp then if you want. Make yourself into a claw. It will do you no good.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the claws retracted, and the massive creatures scuttled away from the encroaching jellyfish. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He sweeps the branches away with a claw. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Lyra just had time to duck, but still one of the claws caught her scalp and tore out a clump of hair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Grievers spikes appeared again; it surged ahead and another arm popped out of its skin and shot forward, this one with huge claws, snapping to grab the spear. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Franz followed suit a few seconds later, his claws clicking on the wooden steps as he raced downstairs to see why there was a commotion that he was not yet a part of. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Shasta could see all the terrible claws extended. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Instead, he climbed up the brush cliff beside the water, clawing and tearing at the ferns and wild grape as he went. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z As if a clawed creature had been here, raging. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I clawed at his hand, but I was little, and nothing I did seemed to make much difference. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Violent pain, like the claws of the Spirit Bear, ripped at his ribs. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Didn’t back off till she scratched his neck with claw fingers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The terrible claws so close behind slashed harmlessly through empty air. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked until I lost the light from the fire pit, clawing at my T-shirt, trying to pull it away from my skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She only weighed ounces, and she kept her claws in when I tucked her in my arm and carried her back to the house with the gum boots. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Every rivet was examined, every link tested, and the plates were burnished with the finest sand Just as much attention was paid to his claws. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She lost all control, screaming, clawing at him. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z So I was there to see when they set that big claw down on the roof of the root cellar. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z And a tiny dog named Max Payne wasn't running around barking and clawing at it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z His arms and legs lashed out, but his claws were as useless as knots of thread. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Pipkin squealed and Fiver lowered his head and splayed his claws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His little hand is black, his nails perfect homy claws, his movements gentle and inviting. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “It is a string of destiny,” Dragon said as he tried again without success to cut the thread with his claw. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I ran my fingers over the bow tied around the beast’s neck, over its frightening claws, its dangerous tail. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She’d stand there on her hind feet, hunched over, and take a roaring swing at him with one of those big front claws. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Naima stayed where she was and listened to the rasp of thorns clawing the tin. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Frank grabbed Percy and Annabeth in his front claws, then spread his wings and soared away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Hastily they ripped and tore with beak, claw and paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His hand wrapped tightly around Ares’s claw for a moment. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Huge ocean rollers swept toward them, and the three boats began clawing up waves whose faces were a quarter of a mile long. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z A two-page spread of an illustrated dragon practically clawed its way off the page. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A chunk of plaster had been clawed or kicked out of the wall, with a long network of cracks emanating from the spot. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I expected it to thrash its claws and curl and uncurl its tail. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z There was a silence in which Crookshanks stretched luxuriously, flexing his claws. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Jason had a terrifying image of himself in a hammock, swinging between the claws of Frank the giant eagle, but he decided it would be better than dying. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She was thrashing around like a person having a fit and trying to claw my face with her hands and I thought maybe she was suffering from some form of mushroom poisoning. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And I also have an Inner Stickler that, having been unleashed, is now roaring, salivating and clawing the air in a quite alarming manner. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z The German haunts her: in nightmares, he’s a spider crab three meters high; he clacks his claws and whispers One simple question into her ear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His old mama hissed something in his ear and tried to pull him away with a claw on his arm. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Drogon flapped and clawed up to the lintel over the archway. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He and Ares stood before them, hand still locked to claw. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The Amagqirha held her beaded skirt off the floor and circled the stage in a half-run, keeping the ancestors connected to us as Abiyoyo chased her, stomping and clawing as he went. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Her legs were bent, with great knobbed joints high above her back, and hairs that stuck out like steel spines, and at each leg’s end there was a claw. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The small white bird tinged in pink dives down, buries her claws in my chest, and tries to keep me afloat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I squealed and clawed at the bars, but it was no gopd. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She tried to hold her glass in the tiny claw of her hand, but the Captain was there to hold it steady at her mouth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked an empty teacup off the table with his claw, tossed the cup high into the air, and caught it easily as Baachan gasped. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Bryce clawed at the ground and the plastic bouquets, but his body kept sinking. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help myself, I rolled the window down just enough so that our words could get in and out but his hand or claws couldn’t He said, “OK, what’s this?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, Princess. It was Caesar’s orders when he heard that you’d forbidden us to draw his claws.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They turned into long ragged claws and grabbed him violently by the arm. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Livid with rage he clawed the foul mess from his eyes and saw Constance leaning over the parapet with a wicked grin of delight on her striped muzzle. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He clawed his hands, palms up, in front of his chest. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z It bounds around seeking prey with huge claws and three rows of teeth, but it makes the sounds of a beautiful silver flute. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Their bodies were sleek and black like sea mammals, with stubby legs that were half flipper, half foot, and humanlike hands with sharp claws. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “See what the waves brought to the shore last night. Catch some crayfish, ashaageshinh, watch out for their claws. I don’t mind helping.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z My legs kicked me toward it on their own, my lungs screaming for air, and I clawed my way to what I hoped was the surface. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And then tiny claws scampered down from the treetops. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Jinny fidgeted with an empty claw, pulling the thin membrane inside it, to make it pinch Ben’s arm. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I clawed at the dress, trying to get it off as fast as I could. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When my father looked back at the tiger, the beast was reaching for the paper on his face...but the beast's claws had transformed into fingers! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The gryphon swooped after them, its front claws extended for the kill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Dad had clawed at his throat and his chest as if to rip them open. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They scrabbled and clawed their way over each other, trying to get to the top and to escape. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She has to claw around the girls’ reaping ball for quite a while to snag the one piece of paper that everyone already knows has my name on it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t turn around but continued on his knees, digging out nails with the hammer’s claw, muttering the words to his favorite chachachá. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I stared at Aunty Em’s gnarled claws, and tried to fight the groggy trance the old woman had put me in. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She darted forward and gripped the beast by its shell, then raised it into the air, claws waving furiously. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I knew it had to be soon for my dogs were no match against the razor-sharp claws and the long, yellow fangs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge tunnels of wind that claw the earth. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She ripped free of his grasp and clawed at his ears, his nose, his cheeks, scratching and slapping. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The mole team dug their claws into the gap, chanting together as they heaved with a will. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The bathroom itself is large, and the tub has clawed feet. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Soft dirt meant easier digging—at least, it did if you had screecher claws. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z We wrestled around on the ground, holding back each other’s fists, trying to claw at each other’s faces and kick, but Rondell took both our foreheads in his huge hands and pushed us apart. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Her armor had long slash marks in front from the claws of a gorgon. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The claw marks were deep—a quarter of an inch at least. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The baboons took the empty lion skin back to the real lion, who was still just a weak pink thing without his claws and mane. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Diggers would come and sprinkle a layer of soil over the flesh, but even so it would be eaten by the clawing, hungry creatures that came at night. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Manchee’s going for his face, all teeth and claws, growls and roars. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It was so fast, the descent of the kite and the gliding away with the chick grasped in hooked claws, that Olanna thought she might have imagined it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He slashed the first two monsters into dust with his claws, then sank his fangs into the third one’s throat and tossed it aside. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A pack of drooling beasts claws at the glass. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But no sooner had I looked at it than one of the lechuzas clawed it out of my hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A fierce kick in the ribs and a swift chop to the claw sent the rat and the cutlass in opposite directions. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t a claw hand at all. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Their next adventure was with the Harpies, frightful flying creatures with hooked beaks and claws who always left behind them a loathsome stench, sickening to all living creatures. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A minidactyl fluttered up out of the boy’s grasp and then shot off into the sky, a tiny roll of paper clutched in its claws. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z An oil painting of a raven clawing its way out of a young boy’s chest caught my attention. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But the screechers had sharp curved claws on each front foot, and sometimes those left marks. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It’s all she can do to restrain herself from flying at his face with her claws out like a feral cat. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Stanley felt tiny claws dig into the side of his face as the lizard pulled itself off his neck and up past his chin. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The fuming concoction sent swirls of steam up to the cave ceiling, where bats flapped their wings, clinging upside down from their claws, and pit vipers uncoiled themselves from thick iron hooks. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The ogres stopped clawing and biting and pounding and lunging and kicking and looked at me trustfully. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Those claws, of course. And when they peck at your glasses.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The Wart stood there delighted, while the furry feet held tight on his finger and the sharp claws prickled his skin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The demon landed in a crouch and sprang at her, painted claws reaching out. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z However ferociously they fought, however cruelly they clawed or bit or crushed to deaths—humans and each other—there was an innocence in it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Bawling and clawing his way free of the limbs and logs, he was on his way. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask, curiosity digging its claws into me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Much of the ground is untouched, but there are scars like giant claw marks, diggings, earthworks going on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I say, tightening my grip as the cat’s claws hold the strings on my sweatshirt. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Climbing, clawing, and swimming, she searched the drift over, looking for the lost trail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook his head and shrieked and clawed and hissed, but he was blind, so he couldn’t see us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Strange, imaginary shapes flitted about in the gloom; eerie cries pierced the still air; trees and bushes reached out their branches to catch and scratch like living things with claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The claws fastened on his leg and the wing elbows battered his head on either side. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z As I raced past them, I saw the bear lunge up to stand on her hind feet like a man while she clawed at the body of the yeller dog hanging to her throat. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z My fingers claw the back of the couch. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Yakov’s dybbuk writhed within me, clawing my insides into a hot, burning frenzy. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Like, a whole crab with legs and pincher claws, all fried up, wedged between two pieces of white bread. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But when a giant claw pierced the air bubble they were in and snipped at his neck, Nathan doubled his pace. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And part of the dog’s nose, cut by the cat’s claw, dries up and stops working. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Isn’t that why cats have claws? So they can fight back?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But almost before she was aware that a fury was upon her greater than any she had known in countless years, the shining sword bit upon her foot and shore away the claw. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And he followed that fear as a hunter follows the signs, the broad, blunt, clawed tracks of the bear, that may at any moment turn on him from the thickets. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Surrounding his head is a halo of blood, and jutting between his clawing fingers is a silver knife handle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He fought and clawed against the rock, broke his face free, then was driven down again, hammered into the bottom. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z But instead of teeth and claws he only felt something warm lying down at his feet. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z One of the rats had gotten a claw into him just as he was taking off. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was larger than she’d counted on, and one of its claws slashed across her face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The baby had poked its claws into my neck. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z His claws made a faint hollow sound on the wood, so there must be water underneath. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sumac’s claws dug more tightly into my shoulder. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She lunged at him, a flurry of claws swiping at his face, but he dodged her with ease. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Freebie went into ballistic mode, barking and trying to claw through the heavy door. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z His shape-shifting became so fluid, he could start an attack in human form with his sword and finish as a lion, raking his claws across a katobleps's snout. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They’d drop the soft claws and tails into my bowl of melted butter, as though they were feeding the queen. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z There are two-toed sloths and there are three-toed sloths, the case being determined by the forepaws of the animals, since all sloths have three claws on their hind paws. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, like a small circus tent pulling up its stakes and dropping soft fold on fold, the silks rustled, the mask descended, the silver claws tinkled on the stone path. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As a club regular myself, I claw the rocks of terminal shame at these family gatherings, especially in the 1970s, when Papa shows up wearing a brown double-knit suit with tan top-stitching. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Of course. You couldn’t play with him if he had sharp claws.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Desperate to return to the sunset in all its glory, I clawed through the plants, up to the waist now in muck. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His claws protruded out of his fingertips as he reached and reached above his head and kicked his leg back. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He stumbled forward, clawing at the air as if he’d suddenly gone blind. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The pain was excruciating, and it clawed through my stomach and up my spine. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Kinzie made a three-fingered claw over her heart, like the voodoo gestures Hazel’s mom once used for warding off the Evil Eye. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They overestimated its size by a factor of six and gave it frightening claws, which in fact came from a Megalonyx, or giant ground sloth, found nearby. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes the mulefa would groom each other’s claws, out of pure sociability, and once or twice Atal had invited Mary to attend to hers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When Kate came back with teapot and cups on a tray Faye was clawing at her mouth with a crooked finger and whimpering in agony. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It clawed its way into the side pocket of his coat and fumbled about for something. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t need her putting holes in anything with those claws,” she said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Sigurd bellowed as the domovoi latched his cat claws into the side of the Varangian’s head and gnawed at his face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And me saying that was like taking a heavy cat, a lion, off my back—digging the claws out—and shoving it along with the other cat right back in Darryl's mouth. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The lion watched him suspiciously and tried to swipe at him with his claws, but he could barely move now, and it was easy for the hare to get round him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z With a blood curdling scream he sprang from the tree with claws outspread and long, yellow fangs bared. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor reached out and grabbed the claw on Ares’s left wing with his right hand. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “So thee came to the meadow,” said Hannah, patting the girl’s hand with her small gnarled claw. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Her hands went to her throat, then clawed at the air—the air she could no longer breathe, the air that, for her, had ceased to exist. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They had claws for fingernails, feet like paws. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He made a face and turned his sticky hands into claws. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z But she clung to the stone with her claws, and her face was suffused with dark red anger, and her hair stood out from her head like a crest of serpents. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Six months after he had buried the hen, Aureliano Segundo woke up at midnight with an attack of coughing and the feeling that he was being strangled within by the claws of a crab. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “The Green Tiger is no ordinary beast. His teeth and claws are poison. Without the medicine I have, he will die before seeing the sunset.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z To see him toiling up the slope inch by inch, his breath coming fast, the tips of his hoofs clawing at the ground, and his great sides matted with sweat, filled everyone with admiration. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Pet rested a hand on her knee, the gold claws digging slightly through her sheets. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z At the rear of the field, the American boat began to claw its way more slowly back into position. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Full of fear, he paddled and struggled, got his head up and took a breath, scrabbled his claws against rough bricks underwater and lost them again as he was dragged on. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The squirrel tries to fit her claws under the edge of the door, but the cupboard still won’t open. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z She retained the names of most of the things she looked at Xenopus laevis, African clawed frog. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She was literally itching to get away from me, clawing her elbows with well-manicured fingernails. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Her face hit the water, and she scrambled up and back, gasping for air as she tried to claw her way out of the mud. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Not only does he speak Goblinish like someone served up with a side of warts and claws, but he’ll know what he’s looking at. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The Lord tapped his claws on the ground. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure my Dauntless companions are disappointed,” she says, “that you have not tried to claw my eyes out yet.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z His left arm was lifeless, and his side and shoulder felt as if icy claws were laid upon them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The sparrow’s claws screeched and grated on the roofing slates as the weighted rope pulled her downwards on the steep slope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I swallow the howl clawing up my throat. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once she tried to let go, but panic made her claw her way back. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “What good are claws on a woman?” she would have said about Mrs. Jongwe. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A flash of silver catches my eye—Helene's gauntleted hand, clawing the floor as she tries to pull herself out of the smoke. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But the claw of the crane had already flattened the roof, pinning his left leg, perhaps even breaking it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z An empousa raked her claws across Frank’s chest, but Frank felt nothing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ralph dug his claws into the flannel shirt as Miss K said, “Ryan, why don’t you come to the front of the room and let us see what it is?” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The claw snipped a few inches above his head. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Terror clawed at her throat, even as she fought for calm and crawled toward the exit. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Nat winced as her claws dug rapturously into his coarse homespun trousers. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It yowled and landed on the other mother’s head, claws flailing, teeth bared, fierce and angry. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I stare at the clawed hands in my lap. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The dragon was on his back with his claws in the air and in his breast was St. George’s spear. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had seven claws on each foot and a thick, furry tail, which lashed angrily from side to side. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to a blue armchair with dark wooden feet carved like eagle claws. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s like one of those claw games from the arcade came and pinched nearly every box clean. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They sailed straight into those jaws of death, their small, red bodies taking the ripping, slashing claws meant for me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat back in a corner of the basket while his dæmon perched on the suspension ring, her claws dug deep in the leather binding. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sun fell and the moon rose, the dragon showed her how he could make sparks by scratching his claws against a stone, and they built a small campfire. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z And heard the assault coming, up the rocks, clawing up through the bushes, through the shattered trees, the pocked stone, the ripped and bloody earth. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya leaped back, ready for the hawk to jump and claw at her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Sumac dug his claws in deeply so he wouldn’t fall off my shoulder. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Billy Pilgrim was lying at an angle on the corner-brace, self-crucified, holding himself there with a blue and ivory claw hooked over the sill of the ventilator. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Those claws were way bigger with the added dimension. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Dismay’s toenails clawed my legs and his thick coat crammed itself into my nose as my chair tipped sideways with me and Dismay in it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Twisting hundreds of squash from their stems was making cramped claws of them, and her fingers were raw with broken blisters. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z His back legs, with claws extended, furrowed the floor of the run as he gave ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He clawed at the edge of the ship, and slowly hauled himself through the hole. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He covered his ears with his claws, gave a hideous grin. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z With a clatter of hooves and paws and claws, the celestial mounts shot straight into the sky, carrying Aru and Mini with them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Her sculpted black steel breastplate was inlaid in gold and showed a harpy rising with chains dangling from her claws. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The pitchfork’s tines bent and stretched like claws, grasping Håkon around the neck and yanking him to a stop. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z As the sun set, the rabbits fell to clawing and scrabbling in the runs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain clawed its way to her forehead. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z No-Longer-Small Bob sprang at Tartarus, sinking his claws into Tartarus’s thigh. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The birds swarmed around it, pecking and clawing at the fighter’s hands as he tried to hold up the net, but Clarisse just gritted her teeth and kept driving. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Just then, the cheetah let out a snarl and launched itself at Sasha, its claws extended, its body seeming to fly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The creatures hooked a claw through the center of the pods with their front and rear legs, and used their two lateral legs to push against the ground and move along. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Ruth was Ugly Foot because she could spread her toes out in the shape of a witch’s claw. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no blood in these claw marks,” she said, twisting her head to look over her shoulder at Chaol. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Those aristocrats who regretted the waning of their influence saw a chance to claw some back, if they could master the skills required to dominate the assembly. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It had clearly been delivered by microdact; those telltale claw imprints gave that away. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The world shrank down to tooth and claw, snow flying as they rolled and spun and tore at one another, the other wolves snarling and snapping around them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After the first two weeks, Turner was pegging lobster claws as fast as Willis and not getting pinched any more than anyone else. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Maryam died clawing at her own throat, trying to scrape or squeeze the shirin poison back out as it ripped her apart. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Tiny fringes of hair, minute claws, jointed legs. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The rat-faced rhymer picked at his teeth with a dirty claw as he turned his attention to the darkened windows of our upstairs apartment. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t yet know that he couldn’t use his claws. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The bear looked up and growled briefly, before ripping the seal open with one claw. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Porky snapped—literally, since he clicked his fingers to his thumbs like crab claws. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And when Lolly took him to the dump, he would have flown out of the garbage and followed her and landed on her head, holding on with his sharp claws. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The tyrannosaurus was still dangling from Stella’s claws and Riker still clung to its saddle with one hand, Magdalys’s ankle clutched in the other. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She approached the box, hooked eight front claws onto the rim board, and pulled herself in. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Other squirrels moved through the branches above, smelling of wet fur and fear, their little claws scratching at the bark. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But who has ever torn himself from the claw that encloses you when you drop a seed in a TV parlour? Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z There waren’t nothing there but three tiny holes where his claws had gone in and only one hole was bleeding atall. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Langosta, I knew, was the native lobster, the one without claws. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The huge gargoyles were at least ten feet tall, with razor claws and horns like rams. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Her hands were claws, every muscle rigid, a scream caught in her skull, scouring out all thought. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Plus, it had those teeth and claws that would easily turn Anya's flesh into ribbons. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The one behind utters a scream as it feels the tigress’s claws tear its haunch—then, wild-eyed, it plunges up onto the deck. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She squeezed my hand so tightly with her own tendinous claw that I yelped like a trod-upon dog. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Peeta's clawing at Cato's arm, but weakly, as if confused over whether it's more important to breathe or try and stem the gush of blood from the gaping hole a mutt left in his calf. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It would’ve clawed me to pieces, but as I fell backward, my fingers closed around a clay jar—one of Beckendorf s containers of Greek fire. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Far back in the soft belly, the slashing, razor-sharp claws of the lion had cut into the hollow. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then its claws were in me, tearing me open— No, it was just the pain of my torn ribs as someone rolled me onto my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They rolled, teeth clipping at tender ears, hind claws digging for purchase in soft belly fur. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I smile, remembering Ryder hopping on his hind legs, his front paws clawing the air, and Leo, hands on hips, nodding, encouraging me. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The ugly thing retracted just an inch, stopped moving its claw, as if shocked at his boldness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Long legs, up to yer chest, with claws at the end that can kill you with one kick if yer not careful. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The demon slashed a fairy with one of its tails, raked another with an impossibly quick swipe of its claws. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I clawed toward the swimming pool, trying hard not to black out. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The trees seemed to be reaching for him now, gnarled black branches outstretched like claws, hungry... Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Sparse strands of ginger hair gripped the irate customer’s balding head like a claw. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Hearing Akhlys speak, he no longer found it strange that she had clawed her own cheeks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I can see her now, her ruined lace in the mud, pale arms exposed, reaching up, rising up as though she were clawing her way out of the grave. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He bounded over a fallen oak tree, his long claws churning up the dirt. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They looked so sad, all huddled on top of one another, antennae twitching, claws rubber-banded together. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Once Laertes saved me from a dog that seized my leg in its teeth and raked my back with its claws. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A pastel persona is quick to restrain the perpetual puzzler before she can claw your eyes out, and another one escorts you away. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z That much was clear from the meat-ripping points on its teeth, from the dried gore crusted beneath its claws, and from the distilled hatred spilling from its eyes. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The mouse struggled, biting at Cole’s fingers with razor-sharp teeth, its tiny feet clawing frantically to escape. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z One long table was stacked with glass jars filled with pickled things—severed hairy claws, huge yellow eyes, various other parts of monsters. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I could pole a skiff quickly and quietly, and nearsighted as he was he could spy a crab by just a tip of the claw through grass and muck. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His trainer knew it, and told him, fairly glowing with a ferocious pride, as if he’d built the tiger—bones, sinews, fangs, and claws—with his own hands. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I reach up to claw at Valerian’s face, but I am too dizzy to reach him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A small black creature with claws and a waving tail scuttled up the side of the house. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I claw at Ollie's hands around my waist, trying to pry them loose. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “The claws at the end of her wings were like the bats back in Minnesota. There was a cave near my house. One got in my room once.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Cheesethief stepped forward, wiping imaginary tears from his face with the back of a filthy claw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Anya clawed her way to her feet, limping and hobbling to where Håkon knelt on the floor, holding his arm and moaning with pain. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Other than the hyena’s whining, I heard very little from the animals, no more than claws scuffing against a hard surface and occasional groans and arrested cries. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She was holding a foot-long stick shaped like a claw on one end. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He clawed her knife from his chest and tossed it into the waves. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The monkey has a way to deal with the crab’s claws. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The claws dug hard in Ogion's wrist; the barred wings trembled; the round, gold eye was dull and wild. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z His fingers were clenched, the nails bloody from clawing at someone. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Even then, she found the castle tasteless, a waste of resources and talent, its towers reaching into the sky like clawed fingers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Firemen doused the area with water, and amid the steaming smoke everyone began clawing the rubble away. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Yes, I know; the shell is like a cat’s claw,” I answered, remembering the numerous scratches I had gotten on my hands and wrists the year before. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The spear crashed into the base of the claws. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Ever so slowly, Washington began to claw its way back, inch by inch, still keeping the rate low but starting to gain on sheer power. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The path was almost entirely overgrown now, and the bushes clawed at him, scraping at the infected burns until he was close to sobbing with the pain. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “One strike of the claws from these cuddly creatures and your innards will be scooped out and splattered all over the ground.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The Old Bear lifted a hand to the wind, and raven landed on his forearm, claws scrabbling against his black ringmail. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Spitting, the gray cat shot out of hiding, and when Flatnose tried to grab it the cat raked his ugly face with its claws. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then all of that had faded, the sounds dwindling, the people shrinking, the spears and arrows falling back beneath them as Drogon clawed his way into the sky. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His feet kicked and his hands clawed at the dim glow of the surface. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z My father yanked my leg and I clawed at the chimney harder. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z While he was trying to get up, clawing at the sword in his chest, Percy hefted the head of the statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Another wave surged over them, but he was braced this time, and when it passed, he clawed his way out with Nita dragging him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Anya yelped as the claws split her flesh in three gouges. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z With her claws digging into the mountain soil, she braced herself, and started pulling. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He trailed off, lifting up his clawed feet. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z They heard him falling over the brush and scrambling and clawing his way upward on the slope. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was a shriveled hag with bat wings and claws and a mouth full of yellow fangs, and she was about to slice me to ribbons. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The manticore threw off his coat and transformed into his true self, his lion claws extended and his spiky tail bristling with poison barbs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She winced as his claws dug deeper, stabbing through her dress and poking holes in her skin. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He had the head of a Doberman, but his clawed hands were almost human. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Their beaks, claws, and plumage were so distinct that only a trained eye could have discerned the unity lurking beneath. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Deep claw marks gouged the obsidian stage where we’d just been standing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z With his huge beak and tremendous black claws, no one dared think of unchaining him from his perch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It seemed never to have been in the sun, and its hands were twisted like claws above the straps that held it down. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The thick, clawed finger of a gargoyle pointed at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “His eyes are the color of burning coals, and his fangs are bigger and sharper than a javalina’s tusks. But his claws are just as dangerous. He can rip out your heart with them.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I reached out and clung for life with my good left hand like a claw, grasping at moving legs to raise myself from the dirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The mouse ran to a corner, its claws scratching desperately on the floorboards. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His jaws closed on matted fur slick with hoarfrost, on a limb thin as a dry stick, but the one-eyed wolf clawed at his belly and tore himself free, rolled, lunged for him. 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