| 单词 | cling |
| 例句 | I can see his legs kicking, hear him gripping, grasping, trying to cling on, stay in the stall. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z The sun sank beneath the horizon as we landed, and as I touched the shore I felt those cares and fears revive which soon were to clasp me and cling to me for ever. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor watched the water flash under his eyes as he clung to the bat. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Above her, Jaunty clung to the helm, his shirt spattered with blood. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Even after the boats were crowded, they clung to the sides of them, holding them fast to the shore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The machine jolted into gullies, lurched and coughed; Amarante bounced out of his seat, clinging for dear life; fence posts splintered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z War Admiral tried to answer, clinging to Seabiscuit for a few strides, but it was no use. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He clings to his masculinity, his solitude and his feigned indifference so he can maintain his role, so he’ll never, ever have to show his feelings. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She clung to Marsha's waist, kept hold of her arm, and leaned into her as if she intended never to let anyone physically separate them ever again. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The water pulls at my legs, and I cling to the rock, tasting salt on my lips. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Like a trained hunting-bird it clung there, but it wore no broken leash, no band or bell. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He tumbled from his saddle while the mesh spread over his body and clung to him like an enormous spiderweb. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The light clings to his scales, and he revels in it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In the year 525, at the start of the Dark Ages, all Westerners clung to the clunky Roman style of numbers, and there was no zero in that counting system. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps a little of its happiness still clung like gold dust to her lashes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Dove clung to Johnny like a drowning man and Johnny did protect him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It started with a soft green algae that clung to the life jackets. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And yet when her time came, there was no clinging, and no choice. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The children crowded around, clinging to their fathers’ legs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It clung to Holmes and his fellow prisoners like a cloak of moist wool, yet this too he seemed not to mind. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I hate how the cling of a sari and the cut of a salwar showcase my curves. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The children are red and dusty all over, crimson earth clinging to their clothing, skin, and hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the Greeks and Romans hated zero so much that they clung to their own Egyptian-like notation rather than convert to the Babylonian system, even though the Babylonian system was easier to use. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The water wet her blouse and the thin cotton fabric clung around the curve of her breasts. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Max’s presence during the trial had made him feel that somewhere in that crowd that stared at him so steadily and resentfully was something he could cling to, if only he could get at it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I held on to her, clinging to her gently but firmly at the same time. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The bottoms of his pants legs were wet, and mud clung to his shoes and smeared his hands. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The tragedy is so old that its horror has leached away and only a certain air of faithlessness and melancholy clings to the stones and shadows of the house. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I clung to the willow branch but the mandragora that now filled my veins had stolen my strength. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She nods into my shoulder, clinging to me in a most un-Helene-like way. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Sand clung to his skin, and as he dried little black sand ants began to crawl over him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss clung to the memory as he fell asleep, his mother curled up next to him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z How could he forget that green dress, how it clung to the curve of her hips and hampered her running and showed the beauty of her shoulders. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There was a light breeze, but now with the motion gone the heat returned, clinging. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He never left his bed, though, and the smell of sickness clung to him day and night, a hot, moist, sickly sweet odor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A few spots of blood clung to the collar of his white dress shirt. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z As I stumbled up to Juanita, Pita scooted over to me and clung to my waist, trying to hide behind me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The crowd parts for me, and their eyes cling to me as I pass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Gum Baby was still holding it under her arm as she clung to the handrail, looking around in confusion. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Since “independence” the Venda people have been under the clutches of the Pretoria- anointed dictator, Patrick Mphephu, who, despite the loss of two elections, continues clinging to power through untempered repression and brutality. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I might be your last stop, too” I said, clinging to her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I clung to his arm, shouting for him to lie down again, but he threw me aside as if I weren’t there. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The wandering boy clung to the leg of the shoe poet. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The stream was dry, but a cool dampness still clung to the soil. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Gloria was clinging to a cushion as if she was about to throw it at him and saying that all he ever cared about was what other people thought about him. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not sure how long I clung to him, rubbing my forehead against his rain-plastered neck and breathing the scent of his wet fur. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He sounds sure, and I cling to that certainty. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He clung with all his strength as the Wolf dragged him bumping through the grass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A man who owned his land and the big many-windowed house with a porch that clung to its sides all around the house. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The wet front of her nightgown clung to her under the robe Muff had given her, but she did not dare take the time to change. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They weren’t sure who was shouting “Lieutenant” until they saw someone clinging to a tree branch that hung over the left bank of the river. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He looks up from his bowl of cereal at the table, milk drops clinging to his chin. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They chased him as he galloped around and around the courtyard with Somkit clinging onto his back like a baby monkey. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Helmuth is intrigued by the sinking ship, by the drowning sailor who clings to the naval flag, by the debris floating about. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Her hands clutched two banister spokes and she clung to them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I clung stiffly to my axes, unmoving, racked by terror and indecision. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The fog clung to them, damp and chilly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When Fd first heard his satiny smooth voice sing “Like a song of love that clings to me,” I knew Miss Patty Cake was like that song of love to Fern. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We clung to each other, shivering and shaking, imagining every sound in the woods was Miss Lilian hunting for us. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z In the flashes of light he saw bats clinging to the bones. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The ten prisoners surrounded him, clinging to his clothes: “Save us! You promised . . . We want to go to the depot, we are strong enough to work. We are good workers. We can ... we want. . .” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, on the very brink of certainty, I failed; yet still I clung to the hope which the next day or the next hour might realise. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z She gasped for breath and clung to Masvita as though she were trying to keep her from being dragged off by lions. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind clung to those two words as I tried calling for her again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But when the gargoyles pulled themselves loose from the stone and padded down the side of the tower to where Bran clung, he knew he was not safe after all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was about the time literature was going through a bit of a renaissance, people clinging to that old adage about bedtime stories and the dreams they might bring. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It be like hiding sometimes, wrapped in puffy coat, too-loose dress, nothing clinging or low cut. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “The sock clung to him in my story,” she said, as if her answer ended the discussion. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z It had been so long, it seemed folly to cling to the hope that Ben Stark was still alive, but Jon Snow was nothing if not stubborn. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I cling to my anger with every ounce of humanity left in my ruined body, but it’s no use. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Despite rough shoving and bumping, Claire managed to cling to her bundle and stay right behind the rest of her family. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I told them about jellyfish life cycles—that jellies start off almost like a plant, clinging to the bottom of the sea, and how in that phase of life, they are a planula. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The glamor of the underground struggle and the civil war still faintly clung to them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Dried blood still clings to one long strand of hair, as if he chose to dye it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I cling to a handle next to the doorway, my shoulder slamming into the car. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I cling to that thought like my belief in God. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z 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 There are no boats, no ropes, not even a bit of driftwood to cling to. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And there was usually a tin can with food still clinging to the inside. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z But something daughterly must cling to me, too. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But a larger part clung to the security of the familiar, as a sailor cast adrift might cling fast to any rock, no matter how small or barren. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Wherever it erupts, this Funk, they wipe it away; where it crusts, they dissolve it; wherever it drips, flowers, or clings, they find it and fight it until it dies. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The gulls had mangled the fish, but big pink chunks of fresh meat still clung to the skeleton. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She clung to the rope and scrambled to regain her balance. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We sail in silence waiting...waiting—then suddenly the whale, wrapped by the clinging body of the squid, does a full breach, barely fifty yards to starboard. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She clung even tighter to the Iron Rod and the baby, who only stared up at her grandmother with eyes as old as a mountain. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Still clinging to one of his big hands, she collapsed to the floor in an elegant curtsey. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to a little boy who was draping his beaded cloak around his even littler sister as she clung to his shoulder. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Outside, you don’t hear a single bird, and a deathly, oppressive silence hangs over the house and clings to me as if it were going to drag me into the deepest regions of the underworld. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Dripping, their clothes clinging to them, they made their way up the steps. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She can hold him in her arms, letting his back paws struggle for footing on her breast and his forepaws cling to her shoulder. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Between her legs, sparse hair clings to a swell of flesh. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Birthdays, Death Days, and ESP Probability theory began with gambling problems in the seventeenth century, and something of the gaming flavor and appeal clings to it to this day. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Our life in New York was so bleak, and we clung to it with such an unsteady grip, that I doubt my da had much he would want to report. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It seems that just yesterday I was an orphan child, a small, dirty-faced pikin—hungry, frightened, and clinging for dear life to a dream of becoming a ballerina. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a long shot, but hope was better than despair, and Ophie clung to that glimmer of a better future with clenched fists. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Emma clung to me and I clung to the oarlock; behind us Hugh held on to the seat with his arms. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Still clinging to the birdcage, Jemmy continued feeling his way along. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew she had washed my hair in rosemary, for the scent still clung to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His lips were dry and clung to each other as he spoke. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They clung to one another in grief, forgave each other, and wept. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Yet a faint air of dis- reputability always clung to him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The heat clings to my shoulders as I’m locking my door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z There was sticky web stuff clinging to her arm, and she wiped it off as best she could. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Neither had noticed the mouse clinging to Brad’s jeans. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z She squeezes my hand, nodding, understanding, the snow clinging to our hands and our arms and our jackets. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Asta became some kind of night-dwelling beast and clung to his back, her wide eyes taking in every tiny flicker of light. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Instead, she was carried back each time to the weir, where she clung to a rusty iron ring, waiting for him, her white face vivid against the lurid mossy walls and greenish cement. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes, and he transformed her into a hazelnut in its shell, with the green husk still clinging to it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She remembered the dragon twisting beneath her, shuddering at the impacts, as she tried desperately to cling to his scaled back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A drop of gravy clung to the corner of his mouth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Other girls at Thurmond could pick themselves up after a few minutes, shaking off the nausea and disorientation like the loose grass clinging to their camp uniforms. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I cling to Father because my contempt of Mother is growing daily and it’s only through him that I’m able to retain the last ounce of family feeling I have left. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I had clung to them, to Rass, yes, even to my grandmother, afraid that if I loosened my fingers an iota, I would find myself once more cold and clean in a forgotten basket. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The aura of Miss Lumley’s dark, mysterious, repulsive bloomers clings around her and colors the air in which she moves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A blanket of pale mist still clung to the surface of the water, the murky green current swirling past underneath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She had clung to Nel as the closest thing to both an other and a self, only to discover that she and Nel were not one and the same thing. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Riker seemed suddenly pathetic, clinging with all his might to her ankle. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It clung to his scalp like tentacles of soft- serve ice cream on a hot day. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She clung to him, wary of letting go and wary, also, of suffocating him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Tyrion clung to the high pommel with his short legs splayed out awkwardly, knowing he could look forward to blisters, cramps, and saddle sores. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She stood up, brushing at her legs where bits of itchy grass clung to her stockings. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The bat clung briefly to his shirt before sliding off into the darkness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If we were standing together in the dungeon, we would hear these sounds and we would be very frightened; we would cling to each other in our fear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Bits of flesh still clung to the bear skull, Jon noted as he joined the line riding past. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Instinctively he clung to Mariam’s hand, but her sweaty little fingers slipped through his just as the truck rolled forward and picked up speed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The brown algae waved in the gentle currents and the green eel grass swayed and little sea horses clung to its stems. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He could almost rest, letting his toes cling to it, taking some of the pressure off his trembling fingers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Smeared remains, colors entwined, cling to the asphalt. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I clung to him for a long time. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He clung to the sheet of bronze like a shield. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He held on to it like a man clinging to a root on the side of a sheer cliff. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “A mother with a girl clinging to her skirts. She had a boy babe too, all swaddled up in fur, but he was dead.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I clung to one thing only, and repeated it to myself, over and over again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z One let go, and his rope lashed itself loose from the bollard; but the other man, feeling the rope lift, instinctively clung on instead of letting go. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Without realizing it, she clutched his arm and clung to him, an anchor in the dark. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He was alone at sea for two days, with sharks below and storms above, clinging to the remnants of the barrel, when he finally washed ashore near Lattakia, fifty miles north of Arwad Island. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Sisters clung to sisters, friends to friends, as we awaited our fate. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She could smell the spicy pine, the dampness of bark after rain, and the exotic fragrance that clung to Sidhean. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The world sighed and creaked, and Louisiana clung to Ida Nee as if she would never, ever let her go. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I can’t get far enough away from him and find myself clinging to the edge of the bed, sheets thrown back. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They tore off the last of the clinging leaves, and left the trees looking ghostly against the muted brown of the hills. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Aurelia clung to the collar with both small hands, terrified to let go. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The farther we got from the Zielinskis’, the less Helena clung. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The beleaguered rider could do no better than cling to the horse’s neck for dear life. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The dagger struck the very edge of the target and clung there, quivering slightly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She shimmied up a drainpipe, her thighs clinging to the iron. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Isaac stood behind a little wooden lectern, clinging to it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Her pajama top clung to her back, damp with sweat. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My hair was still wet, so I sat and combed it, tugging at the last of the tangles till I was sure no sticks or leaves clung to it. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Or do I cling to her because she was a good message? I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Woodland infants wept fitfully as they clung to their parents. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I clung to the rough plank, poised far out over the water, giving all my might to the service of balance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Three little girls dressed in identical black dresses and white scarves clung to the slight, bespectacled man behind the counter. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her expression became frantic as she spoke; and, he yielding to her, she pulled him down sitting on the bed side, and clung to him fiercely. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the vlei people boiled out of their tunnels and tried to cling to the men. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It clings tenaciously, as if it knows that once it’s off, it will never get a chance at me again. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z All day long a little of this dream-peace clung to his thoughts, and he took it, not as a good omen, but as a gift. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Faster and faster Kate ran, catching her pace, her bucket bouncing against her hip and Constance clinging desperately to her shoulders. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The tomb drawing clung in his mind, and so did Heqet’s idea that there was some thieves’ plan connected with that little room. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Don’t feel that I am separated from you, Marmee dear, or that I love you any the less for loving John so much,” she said, clinging to her mother, with full eyes for a moment. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They had to lie facedown and cling to the smooth shells with their claws. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She steadied herself on her knees for a while and her wet skirt clung to her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d never understood this tendency of his—he knew only that he rarely lived up to expectation, and for this reason had clung so fiercely to his nickname. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The rich soil was clinging to his boots. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Standing beside the hackberry shrubs with hundreds of empty desiccated cocoons still clinging to their branches and a carpet of butterfly corpses under her feet, La Llorona did not look anything like a malevolent specter. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Whenever they looked at him they saw his hands clinging to the bars, knuckles white under his suntanned skin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Back on the bed, Seth clung to Goldilocks, arms quivering convulsively. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Five papayas the sizes of my head, a knee, two elbows, and a thumb cling to the trunk. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Patrice and I cling to each other as we speed over to our table. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Others, clinging still to that brief glimpse of post-Civil War freedom, employed a thousand ruses and stratagems of struggle to win their rights. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It crackled softly, like a tiny fire, as she pushed, and it clung to her skin and clothes like a spiderweb clings, like white cotton candy. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The dust rose in clouds around him, clinging to the lapels of his khaki uniform. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z From the rainy section of the forest, a third figure appeared: a gray-skinned woman whose hair clung damply to her face. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In the hours after Pong leaped from the cliff at Nok's feet, he had clung to the cargo barge as it puttered slowly upriver, making stop after stop at every tiny village dock. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He worried that the Death Mist might cling to him forever, even if they somehow managed to survive Tartarus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Here they were, clinging to each other in the pet shop at Beekman’s, looking out at everybody with those tiny, wet eyes—as though pleading for love. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She climbed the stairs like an old, decrepit woman, clinging to the banister and pulling herself up step by step. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z We paraded into the backyard, all the Daughters with tiny smudges of grease clinging to their lips. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel had no idea what Ella was talking about, but her vision darkened as she clung to Frank’s hand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Its skin was clinging to its bones like that of its mistress, but it was just as alive and resolute as she. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A boy next to him grabbed him around the neck and clung to him tightly. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But they couldn’t prove it, they didn’t know for sure, he said, clinging to the wire fence. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Two near- naked youths clung to each other. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They wrestled and rolled and clung to each other, one snarling and yapping, the other laughing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “See how they hunch? How they cling to the wall?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At that moment she clung to the love she had for her friend. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They clung to each other and looked up, and saw a sight no one had ever seen before in any of the millions of worlds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I mean, compared to some of the real creeps in school—the ones who cling to Jenny Flick as if she’s some sort of rock star because she gives out—James is an angel. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Sweat has made her white T-shirt cling to her willowy body. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Each gunshot seemed to cling to the beat of my heart. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She wore a clean but faded print house- dress that was hoisted to one side as she clung to an overhead pendant support. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They see her as a thing, a bridge to their lost loved ones that they so desperately cling to. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He scrambled as far up the young birch as he could go, and clung there, the slender trunk swaying under his weight. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z To steel myself against emotion, I’m clinging to the practicalities of breaking the law. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The woman from 8 who Effie calls Cecelia, who looks about thirty, has to detach herself from the three kids who run up to cling to her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Wisps of fog clung like tattered rags to the trees, and then the forest cleared. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The mother clung to her child and rocked her. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Will and Lyra clung tight with hands and knees. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Citra leaped on him again, clinging to him, for the moment giving up on anything beyond eye gouging and hair pulling. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z So we stay in bed, and I let her hold her doll, and I stroke her head, but she always has one hand out, clinging. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It was the same exquisite scent that clung to his jacket, but in a more concentrated form. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Annabeth noticed a figure clinging desperately to the rope ladder, trying to climb down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Many of the lecturers’ children clung tightly to him, as if the tighter they held him, the less likely he could break free and leave Nsukka. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The sunlight flickered on the mullioned windows, and there was a soft rusted glow about the stone walls where the lichen clung. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Alan clings to me, tighter with every explosion of sound and life from outside. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I could smell the thyme and curry that clung to her. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z As I cling tightly to the scarecrow’s legs, I look down, and I am dizzied by vertigo. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I gasp and cling to the rungs, my balance shifting. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Stop that at once,” ordered the plaid one clinging to his stocking. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Hazel skidded and rolled, the snow clinging to her, until the incline eased and released her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z 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 Tapestries clung to the walls, which were supposed to keep the corridors warm, but also made everything smell vaguely of damp silk. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Then, after cir- cling once round them, he dropped to the earth, all four hoofs together, looking awkward and surprised, but extremely pleased. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It clung to her thoughts like an oily residue. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z No quailing, no clinging there, not in those capes and rough tweeds, those boots that came to the knee. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Here and there a larger pebble clung to its own air and was covered with a coat of pearls. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The shred of my mind that still clings to life rages. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A thin girl with untidy hair came out: the baby we had heard crying at her hip, a small boy clinging to her sari; stood staring at us with a slight frown. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I cling to my seat and try not to get dizzy as the world around us moves. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Ice clung to their eyebrows and beards and eyelashes, and I’d hear them whining and groaning as they walked. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Manya was forever muttering about the streaks of black tar that clung to my shoes and sneakers and rubbed off on the floor of the apartment. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z My confused feeling for her had been holding me back, and I had clung to her out of my fear of being forced out on my own, and cut adrift. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Poppy, we love you!” she said, clinging to the bars with both hands by now. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were two dark pits, and the thin parchment of yellow skin clung to his bony face like dry paper. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As we three women waited at a respectable distance, we clung to one another. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z We got footholds on the outside and clung to window posts. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Too light on her feet to run, Olive clung to Bronwyn’s neck, trailing behind her like a half-deflated balloon on a string. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In the bedroom she lay down with Akira clinging to her like a baby monkey—it felt like his arms were extra-long, wrapped all the way around her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Night-lanterns shine bright as the watching moon; the glow clings to the curved hedges arched over us, and skims the surface of the palace river ahead. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He’d only gone a few feet down the corridor before the dim lights flashed on and illuminated his path, though shadows clung to the walls. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Tiny leaves clung to me like globules of sick. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She's still clinging to the side of her mountain, just like I'm still wandering lost in my battlefield. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The move lowered my father in the esteem of his compadres, the other vaqueros of the llano who clung tenaciously to their way of life and freedom. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Lena’s hut was gone, replaced by an unfamiliar road with trees on all sides; half the trees had decided to put on their fall colors, but the other half stubbornly clung to summer green. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Someone had put up the wallpaper during the Civil War, Turner figured—for a girl, he was sure—and it had clung to the walls for longer than it should have. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She was clinging to my arm and searching my face as if she might find an answer there, and it took a lot to keep my head up and my eyes on her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He clung to the victory goddess like he used to cling to his pillow when he had nightmares as a kid. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the pale light he could see the little waves break over her, and her skirt floated about and clung to her legs as the water receded. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleanor clung to the door and laughed until tears came into her eyes; what fools they are, she thought; we trick them so easily. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z It took more than an hour to rig the sails in the racing wind as they clung to the decks. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Jeanne, still clinging to his back, said, “Turn around and kneel.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Dimple felt warm in spite of the cool breeze; the gauze of Celia’s dress seemed to cling tighter to every part of her body. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As Frodo clung upon his back, arms loosely about his neck, legs clasped firmly under his arms, Sam staggered to his feet; and then to his amazement he felt the burden light. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Listening to such talk one evening Wang Lung heard for the first time what was on the other side of the great wall to which their rows of huts clung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Her little boy was crying, clinging to her skirt, trying to hold her hand: “It’s nothing, Mother! There’s nothing there . . . Please sit down . . .” He pained me even more than did his mother’s cries. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z So she scrambled up behind Tony and made him cling to the long stiff fur, and Pantalaimon sat inside her hood, warm and close and full of pity. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When she resurfaced, she glimpsed Tiller upstream, trying to cling to one end of the boat. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z During high mass, her sister and father recited the Lord’s Prayer with loud precision and clung forever to the last syllables of the hymns. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It clotted every crevice and clung to the windowpanes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya clung to him and pressed her face against his warm scales. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z After a little, clinging to the rock, he found himself with only clouds above him and mist below—and he knew that beyond the wall of mist reigned fire. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The stench of fish and pond scum clung to him. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He was clinging to his optimism despite neckwear inexperience and coffee stains. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even then he was clinging to the quality of her sugar-flawed skin, the high wild bush the bed pillows made of her hair, her bitten nails, the heartbreaking way she stood, toes pointed in. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked up at the large staircases on either side of the incline that led to the main entrance above and remembered how she’d clung to her father’s words. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The dear girl was more affectionate with me than ever, and clung to me as though she would detain me; but there was much to be talked of and I came away. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Sefia was struck by his thinness, as if he had wasted away down here, and all he had to hold himself up now was the broom he clung to like a walking stick. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I jumped up to give him a hug, clinging to him a bit longer than usual, thankful to have him home. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z No doubt it was because she didn’t have Pantalaimon anymore, but she clung close to Will’s arm, and he was glad she did. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The young women of the Soviet Union who fought in World War II clung to their feminine identity with consistent determination, and if one single item could represent this individual battle, it’s underwear. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I clung to the story of the accordion player and visualized my drawings making their way into Papa’s hands. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Matt saw high security fences in the distance, and his heart sank.The air was foul, the temperature broiling, and the humidity so high that his jumpsuit clung to his body like a second skin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She swallowed the last drop of coffee and got up from her stool brusquely, startling Alicia, who reached her arms out to me and clung to my neck the minute she was close enough. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I now clung to memories more than goals or material things. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But Hel’s mask clings to her like a silvery second skin, and I can see the slight furrow in her brow as she looks down at me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She was awake, but the terrors were clinging. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Everything else is ambiguous. Everything else is emotions and hunches. At least the facts you can cling to; the emotions just float away.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She clung to me and hid behind me practically every day after that. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The snow clung to their boots and breeches, and the wind rattled the pines and made their cloaks snap and swirl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Faye’s skin had shrunk, clinging to jaw and skull, and her eyes were huge and vacant. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Before the travellers lay a wide ravine, with great rocky sides to which clung, upon shelves and in narrow crevices, a few thrawn trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She was still clinging to it, both of her own arms wrapped around it as though she meant to dig in her heels and wrestle Skathis for him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She tried to ignore his screaming and the flatulent weasel clinging to her neck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The others strapped themselves in below—except for Coach Hedge, who insisted on clinging to the forward rail, yelling, “YEAH! Bring it on, lake!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ben, as a little monkey, was clinging to her waist. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I brace my feet against the seat and cling to the rope. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I clung to it like it was a precious jewel, hoarding it like a dragon. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Celia walks through a hallway full of snow, sparkling flakes of it catching in her hair and clinging to the hem of her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She climbed the rail, refusing assistance when the crew tried to help her, and clung to the rigging, her body wavering in the cool air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His tiny sister, clinging to her mother with both hands, exactly like a baby monkey, sat looking over her shoulder at him with large, mournful eyes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Lyra looked around solemnly, and their three dæmons clung together on the thwart. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But this time I clung to wires all the way, and was able to stop my motion when I got there, rocking back and forth a few times before I got myself steadied. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer dragged himself out of the vortex and clung to the rail. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry lost any sense of where they were: Streetlights above him, yells around him, he was clinging to the sidecar for dear life. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The cars shift and jerk as we round a corner, and I stop, clinging to the top rail until we’re once again on a straightaway. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But I do not dare to disturb it with the truth, because I am too busy clinging to it for support. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Gimli was lifted up behind his friend, and he clung to him, not much more at ease than Sam Gamgee in a boat. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Songololo followed until the water went over her waist, then shrieked and climbed her mother, clinging to her skull. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But this time Jonathan clung to him, knowing that he needed to hold the child. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 One hand clung to a wood post, the other reached out for me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z One holds a baby on her hip, and the other has a little boy of four or five clinging to her skirts. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z His black gown clings, his shoes have been ruined. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Thin lines of moss and mold threaded through the cloth so the bra clung to the dead wood more than hung from it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z My mouth felt dry, my tongue clinging to the roof. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I clung tenaciously to the saddle frame and kicked at my assailant, but it was no use. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Her heart threw itself backward and clung to the bars of her ribcage. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A morning breeze sent them all shuddering, ripping a few from where they clung to the skeletal branches. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was always plenty of fruit that clung stubbornly to the seed. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The ladies were clinging to their men’s arms to keep from falling over with laughter. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Jess and the boys clung to each other for balance as they staggered to the trail. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z I grab hold of Amara’s strong arms, clinging for dear life with both my hands as she edges herself backward. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The laws of gravity were about to apply to a long ash that clung to the cigarette. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That word seemed terribly important, a kind of safety word to cling to lest some structure collapse. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you mean?” said Mother, pulling at the wet fabric clinging to her. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It had formed a massed wall that wove around itself and clung to itself with tiny tendrils. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He studied her thin face, her ragged hair, the way her skin clung to her bones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Its window boxes were always bursting with climbing white roses, and their scent clung dense and sweet over this portion of the canal. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Even when the wetness stopped there was the musty odor of death clinging to the ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And yet, if my best reason for staying in peculiardom didn’t want me anymore, I wouldn’t debase myself by clinging to her. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He went over to infant Flossi, gathered her up, and when she clung to his belly, set off toward the males. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Only a handful remain, including Celia Bowen with Poppet Murray clinging to her gown, the girl wearing a frown that seems more angry than sad. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And beneath her unzipped hoodie, her black T-shirt had become clingy in the water. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z But Will, too, found an agony building inside him, and through the pain he saw that the two Gallivespians, clinging together just as he and Lyra were doing, were moved by the same anguish. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z That would give me something to cling to in the surreal world of the arena where the authenticity of everything is to be doubted. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Let’s go back to the village,” Nhamo pleaded, clinging to Grandmother’s legs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ned could see dried mud and blades of grass clinging to the leather where Robert's feet stuck out beneath the blanket that covered him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z By clinging tightly to what she believed she knew, narrowing her thoughts, reiterating her testimony, she was able to keep from mind the damage she only dimly sensed she was doing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I tried to see through the thick darkness that clung to the river, searching out the opposite shore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She went to stand next to Papá in front of the kitchen door and clung to his arm as if to show that she had possession of him now. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Just as I reached him, he picked himself up and clung to a pine sapling like it was Aunt Goldie. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “You know what the Buddhists say? Don’t cling to things, because everything is impermanent.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Leeches clung to the inside of his arms and legs and dotted his pallid chest, long translucent things that turned a glistening pink as they fed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And the men of the village were not working in the fields, they clung together in groups at the adobe corners of houses and whispered to each other as we drove by. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I still feel that oily heaviness on my skin, like death is clinging to me even though I have defeated it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Beside me, little yellow-white sand grains cling to the wheel of Jason’s wheelchair. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It's not just leg that draws the eye—the nylon fabric of the blouse clings to my small breasts. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The dragon twisted violently in the air, wounds smoking, the girl clinging to his back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their hoods and thick coats make them look like the fat iguanas that cling to the bright-red flamboyant trees back home. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z High rock bluffs on the far side of the canyon with thin black trees clinging to the escarpment. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z But he clung on tight to the cup. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He sighed, “A bit behind the times, that’s the trouble with him. He clings to matrix mechanics as the all in all, and this problem calls for more powerful mathematical tools. He’s so stubborn.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Our sweat-stained uniforms, still dusty from the endless push-ups and practice jump landings in man-made pits overflowing with sawdust from our first week, clung to our skin. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Håkon clung to the saddle and clenched his jaw as the horse walked forward. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z There he stood in the darkness, clinging to the gritty edge of a shelf and breathing fast with joy. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The man in black was hanging in space, clinging to the sheer rock face, seven hundred feet above the water. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Instead she reared up, carrying him clinging on her back. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the cart would be a tank, as he passed cautiously through rows of armed cling peaches and silent sentinels that looked like boxes of Frosted Flakes. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigger groped for the edge of the table with his hand and clung to it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He shut his eyes and clung to the horse’s mane. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The thickness of the fruit clung to my lips. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Uncle Etienne says heaven is like a blanket babies cling to. He says people have flown airplanes ten kilometers above the earth and found no kingdoms there. No gates, no angels.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Pitezel refused to believe Howard was dead; she “clung fondly to the hope that he would ultimately be found alive.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They left, taking some ammunition from the dead gunmen; some of them still clung to their guns. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The two men kept rolling; broken blades of grass clung to their clothes like green lint. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It had started on the day they’d clung to his glass box and kissed in the sea, and now it must go on forever. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He smelled of wood, and sawdust clung to his neck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Our clothes clung tightly to our thin bodies. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Ill-clad children ran about, and a small girl child clung to Brother Luke and begged to be carried. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z For example, if you engraved one brick with the rune ule and another with the rune dock, the two runes would cause the bricks to cling to each other, as if mortared in place. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z No roads or farms or chimney smoke, just increasingly rough ground, exposed rock, and trees clinging to the bluffs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They clung together like survivors of a shipwreck, shivering on a desolate coast. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Rita clung to Granny’s chair, but the old woman pushed her away. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I jam my feet in the rungs and cling tightly, trying to catch my breath. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I pressed myself to him just a moment longer, gently, holding my breath because of the strong, unpleasant smell of cassava that clung to him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She was walking around with her mother, clinging to her arm, happily greeting the guests. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I dropped my bundle in my lap and clung desperately to the saddle frame. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It clung to my wool cloak and settled on my shoulders far more heavily than the weight of Sumac. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She clung to Hamlet like a vine to an oak tree. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I remember clinging to her legs, wondering why everyone was crying. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Living cells ordinarily stick to the bottom of a flask to form a living carpet—cells prefer to cling to something when they grow. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her nightgown clings to the soft folds of her breasts, her stomach, the creases in her thighs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The cataract of Saint-Jean-les-Eaux plunged between pinnacles of rock at the eastern end of a spur of the Alps, and the generating station clung to the side of the mountain above it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z All those times August was clinging to life after a surgery, all those rush trips to the ER: Grans had always been there for Mom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The man in black dangled helpless in space, clinging to the Cliffs with both hands. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Carmen clung to the wagon with one hand and she reached down with the other. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z But there is no virtue at all in clinging as some do to tradition merely for its own sake. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She clung to ms hand, striving to detain him. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I silently cursed them, for I knew they would cling to him like leeches. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The heat and the light stretch endlessly as he clings to Celia through the pain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "By rights, he should be dead already. I have never seen a man cling to life so fiercely." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It clung to his lapel, staring round-eyed at Lyra. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I cling on to the scarecrow’s pole in the center of the tightening circle. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He felt like a castaway clinging to a barrel in a stormy ocean. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z He stretched, the sweat clinging to the outline of his ribs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But the other two he brought away, through the enemy, past the city gates, out into the country, his father on his shoulders, his son clinging to his hand. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Raindrops streaked down his forehead and clung to his eyelashes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to convince her that I knew what I was doing, but she was still clinging to the steering wheel like some wilting life raft when I got out of the Sunbird. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It stretched out long and grey and very high, and against the base the small mat sheds clung like fleas to a dog’s back. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He clung to the hull’s edge, coughing and spitting water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I pictured them all down there in the bay, and the little dark hull of the boat rising slowly to the surface, sodden, dripping, the grass-green seaweed and the shells clinging to her sides. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His skin clung to his bones like drenched clothing. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Juanita and I clung to the wooden slat barring the barn door. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The other words clinging to them are a puzzlement, but nice to see. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t speak; she only clings to me, like the day before. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I get out of the too-hot bed with its clinging covers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It barely fits her anymore, clinging to her bottom so tightly the seams have almost split. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed there all the time, clinging to the familiar shape of the Company’s wagon while Father and Hand Clap unloaded our things. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she pushed her hand into the sticky, clinging whiteness of the stuff on the wall. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z With Papa clinging to life, Jim also sat with his father. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Seven shouted at the sky as snowflakes clung to her eyelashes and melted on her skin. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They were in the tipped-over pots on their hands and knees, scraping off bits of burned potato that still clung stubbornly to the vast pot bottom. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The wet grass clung to the ball like glue. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z With my right hand I cling to the grab bar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A sonogram with hawthorne, zooey printed across the bottom clung to the refrigerator door—held in place by a magnet from our favorite Chinese takeout joint. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Annabeth saw couples with babies, toddlers clinging to their parents’ legs, even some elderly folks in a combination of Roman robes and modern clothes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Kit had risen to her feet and stood clinging to the table’s edge. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Funny how our minds cling to normalcy—desperately searching for the familiar in an environment that’s totally foreign. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I feel the spell from Michah's kisses lifting away, and my skin tries desperately to cling to it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The third is small, and clings to its mother's chest. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There the Graces bathed and anointed her with golden oil—a bloom that clings upon immortal flesh alone—and let her folds of mantle fall in glory. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But then I remembered how my voice would betray me, shrink back, and cling to my lungs, while I stupidly stand on a stage with people staring at me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z After crossing the river, I hopped aboard a streetcar in passing, clinging onto the rear bars for several blocks, until it slowed at a corner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Young men and women on the make, and older ones trying anxiously to cling to their perch, throng an entire bookcase full of American fiction. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z A fading halo of blue ink clings round me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He kicked and pulled himself to safety, using the same rope to which Mark clung for dear life. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Determined to shake my dismal thoughts, I wiped my tears with a corner of the soiled linen sheet that clung to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Four of them clung to her hair, opening and closing their wings in long, luxurious strokes, while the rest of them crawled delicately along her arms. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The sheets clung to the sweat on my legs, so I threw them off in a crumpled mess at the foot of the bed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The girl had to grab on to the spindly trunks and branches clinging to the slope to keep from falling backward. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z When Rufus saw that it was his mother who held him, he clung to her, screaming as loudly as he could. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Ice-cold droplets cling to my skin and I run my wet fingers across my eyelids. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Her short brown hair was tucked behind her ears, and a bit of leaf clung to it on the right-hand side. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They stood there for a minute, clinging to each other in fear of the darkness they had seen. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hiding behind her skirts was a very small boy—about three or four years old—who clung to her leg like a little insect. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I shuddered involuntarily, and clung instinctively closer to my blind but beloved master. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Other times I cannot, and she clings, to my arms, my waist. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Large and dark and round, and set just so on a face the color of a leaf that has clung too long to its tree. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I clung to this hope, day after day, night after night, year after year. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z My office tilted, and I clung to the arms of my chair for fear of winding up on the carpet. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He knew that in all likelihood she had been there, clinging to her furniture, for twenty-four hours or more. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He’s pallid, and his face seems to sag, like his skin has grown tired of clinging to the bone. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Their mouths clung together; it was quite different from the hard kisses they had exchanged earlier. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Rather it seems that an aspect of human nature is the tendency to cling tightly to one’s advantages and privileges and to rationalize the suffering and exclusion of others. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My plan was to cling close to the skirting of the wall all the way round until I reached the kitchen door. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Maybe it was my imagination, but the morning mist seemed to cling to him as he walked. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But there must have been danger clinging to me still. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I almost lost my balance when I finally got to the truck, but I managed to cling to the side mirror and save myself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We clung to each other as if we would save ourselves from drowning. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "King Louis is the most beautiful man I have ever seen, but his beauty radiates from his wisdom, his piety, and his kindness. Not the dust and flesh that cling to his bones." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “It says,” the king said slowly, “You only lose what you cling to.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She clung to me and, for an instant, I to her with a feeling immeasurably sad. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are a gift,” I said, clinging to Mamá’s warm, loving grip. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Still, the sensation’s so unexpected and sweet I cling to it, if only for a few moments. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There were still a few dried leaves clinging to it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking toward the table to retrieve her towel, she stroked her long hair, enjoying the rubbery texture as the wetness made the strands cling together. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We had once stayed at a motel with a swimming pool, and I worked up enough nerve to make my way around the entire length of the pool, clinging to the side. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But I clung to the job because I got enough to eat and no one watched me closely and measured out my food. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They had saved me before, guiding my movements on a dozen bucking horses, telling me when to cling to the saddle and when to pitch myself clear of pounding hooves. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They flew higher, the child screaming and clinging to her waist with sharp fingers, and Serafina saw the Specter behind her, a drift of mist swirling on the water, casting about for its lost prey. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy clung to her cell phone as the time moved closer and closer to 10:33. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z No one spoke to me, and I stared at the children who were clinging to their parents. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Bits of brain and bone clung to its head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Percy tried to ignore her sour breath and her calloused hands clinging to his neck. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was black night now, but he whispered to the staff, and a little werelight clung about it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Trees stand like spears, dried copper leaves from the previous season still clinging to a few of the branches. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He began to perceive what this was, a woman who clung to an old and dying man because of what last thing she might get from him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Poseidon broke off the jagged bit of rock to which he was clinging. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He stayed locked in his work, for the most part undaunted, riding out the bumps and compromising where he could, clinging to the sober-minded, someone’s-gotta-take-this-on brand of optimism that had always guided him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The haint had taken some of my dearest memories, but I clung to what I had left. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The harder she hit him, the higher she jumped, the more fiercely the squirrel clung. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z It's totally manly and normal for me to cling to a letter from my mom. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I whisper each word distinctly, like a string of knots in a rope I am clinging to. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Small reptiles and rodents burrow or slide below the surface or cling to the shaded side of an outcropping. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Margo pulled her shirt out so it wouldn’t look so clingy. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She gasped in fright and hastened forward, clinging to the lantern, suddenly afraid she would drop it and be left in the pitch-black night. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They went on again, she clinging to one of his arms, the hatchet in his other hand. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s what the witchery is counting on: that we will cling to the ceremonies the way they were, and then their power will triumph, and the people will be no more.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He climbed up the long muddy bank, out of breath and shivering in the wet clothes clinging to his body. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In the meantime, Juanita and I sat on an old bench with Pita between us, while Delia and Velia clung to a pillar, trying their best not to wet their pants. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I scream as they surround me, feathers flapping in my ears, beaks pecking at my shoulders, talons clinging to my clothes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She saw only the dark blond hair, a blue dress, and slender hands clinging to the ropes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Still clinging to the tapestry, Shadow wriggled like an eel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was the only chance, the only slender hope left to them, and he was going to cling to it until forced to let go. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The strange metal of his namesake clings to him from forehead to jaw like silver paint, revealing every feature of his face, from the thin eyebrows to the hard angles of his cheekbones. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z None of my clothes are ever particularly clean, but I cling to these rituals nevertheless. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She sat in a corner of the yard, and as she trembled in the sun, she clung to the Madonna. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She laughed as she told him about the motherless baby who still clung to life, about the young girl that Inatimi was falling in love with, about the women who sang in the evenings. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She clung to the rind and inhaled again and again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I looked down at my hand, at the smudge of hastily wiped lipstick that still clung to the sweaty back of my hands. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He caught bright green lizards, pinched their jaws at the side, and forced them to bite his earlobes, to which they clung like festive, squirming decorations. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Yet you yourself cling to it with your dirty hands. I shall not tarry here. My terms or nothing. Make your choice.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I clung to the railing, not taking my eyes off the angry bulldog. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z If a cell comes along and touches the virus and the stickiness of the virus matches the stickiness of the cell, then the virus clings to the cell. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A small girl clung to the woman’s legs, and Lobel asked her name. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed to have left winter clinging to the hills behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Danger seemed to cling to it—to every single letter of it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They were not squirrels, nor the cubs of men, they could not wriggle up the trunks of trees, clinging with soft pink paws and clumsy feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I have to cling to the memory of it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He chewed the paint from the top rail, still crying, but gradually becoming interested in the way the paint peeled off the metal and clung to his front teeth. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The boy clung to him as they climbed the steps. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Even small tykes, usually so unruly, clung to their mothers' hands and waited quietly. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It's scary, but clinging to branches and putting my foot where she tells me, I manage to get high enough to hide. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Does the soul cling to the last vestige of humanity until there is no more? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He’d hang on for a little longer, inhaling more and more of the poisonous air, clinging like a bug to the wall, but eventually he’d get too tired and high, and he’d slip off. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She flung herself into his arms and sobbed, clinging passionately to his shoulders, pressing her nails into his back and her face into his neck, and all he could hear was, “No—no—no...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He’d worn his best suit, unaware that a piece of bubble gum was stuck to the back of his jacket and that cornflake crumbs clung to his pant legs. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Most Pashtun women would cry and beg and cling to their husbands’ sleeves. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And my fingers were forever picking away at bits of dry fat and dry flesh that clung to the inner sides of shells, rummaging for food in the automatic way of monkeys. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He finds a small one clinging to the strands of his mop and he bangs the mop against the rail to dislodge it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He unlaced his shoes and lined them against the baseboard; a golden paste clung to the toes and heels, the result of walking through our damp, unraked lawn. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Ivan and Anya both jumped and clung to each other as a figure silhouetted against the light stomped to the doorway, halted just inside, and jammed its hands to its skirted hips. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It still lurked in dark, unclean corners, still clung to dirty sheets and curtains. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The flakes fall onto her face, into her laughing mouth, melting, clinging to her eyebrows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Another man clung to a cypress tree on a tiny island. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She would be abject, she would cling and grovel. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Less a sense of heat and more of intense pain as the chemicals find our flesh, cling to it, and burrow down through the layers of skin. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Ray clings to Pop; Pop gathers fresh pajamas from a box; he opens our door, then stops and looks back like he’s forgotten something. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z As I cling to a stretch of trunk no wider than a sapling, swaying back and forth in the humid breeze, my suspicions are confirmed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When I hug her, she clings to my shoulder. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She stands there, all young and round, in that clingy gray dress. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Their well- polished boots were drenched in dirt and they sat away from each other, clinging tightly to their guns, as if those were the only things that comforted them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Moisture from the tall grasses clung to her shins and shoes, making her toes uncomfortably damp. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The mandated list of occupants clings to its front door. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When did he start clinging to me so? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But one thing I’d clung to longer and harder than Arletta being the best thing since hot glue was that Momma was unforgivable. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z To the last moment, people clung to hope. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them followed those they had once loved, clinging to their old lives like barnacles to a ship, unable to navigate any other way. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Lili and Guy passed the group, clinging to their son so that in his childhood naïveté he wouldn’t accidentally glance at the wrong person and be called an insolent child. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Two of my youngest sisters clung to me and didn’t want to let go. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “It means, I never made any promises to Audrey. She got clingy and possessive.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Finally, clinging to the black, oily surface of the observation platform at the back of the crusher, he dragged himself clear and managed to stand up. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Population turnover was small, and people clung through habit to the same physicians they had been doing business with for years. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He strides across the living area into the kitchen, the frigid January air still clinging to him. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The earth was still spongy, and it was very hard work, walking, because of that, and the wet foliage clinging about their ankles. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Redemption sagged, and the anger he’d been clinging to slipped away, replaced by worry. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Again, the fabric clung to his perfectly muscled chest. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Our children clung to the banisters and witnessed her paroxysm; our servants were sent to summon her cousin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He forced himself to breathe shallowly as he clung to the wire. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Trepid was intrigued by the way they clung to each other, and the way they responded to each other’s gurgles, and the way they reached for each other when they were separated. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z But Bo just kept shaking his head and clinging to Victor's hand, and so they had to take him along. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He twisted his body, craning his neck to look at the man who clung to his back. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In those days, the smell of leather and blood had clung to him like perfume. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She clung to the wall, but it was purpose she grasped at long last, and that carried her upward. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I strip, and flakes of skin the size of playing cards cling to the garments. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Nature seemed to me benign and good; I thought she loved me, outcast as I was; and I, who from man could anticipate only mistrust, rejection, insult, clung to her with filial fondness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Instead of falling, the pin snapped to the side and clung to the smooth blob of black iron. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She could tell that the fog was thick from the clammy way her clothes clung to her and the damp feeling of the air on her bare hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Terrified at the sight of the policeman, I clung to my mother, hiding behind her dress. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Although in the reels and jigs they danced, every moment a different girl was clinging to it, none of them seemed to notice. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Those in the water were struggling to get out, forgetting in their haste to swim, wailing, walking, held back in their flight by the viscous, clinging sea as though by a biting wind. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We would cling to the sides of our funny little white motor-boat, driving through mountainous white-capped waves and getting drenched to the skin, while my mother calmly handled the tiller. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed in her black Assassin’s garb, with frost still clinging to her dark hair. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The wasp still clung with one black feeler to the edge of the pew. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z My thin smock clung to me, and my arms and legs trembled weakly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “You only lose what you cling to,” the king repeated to himself. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It forced him to cling tight to the things he could remember, like silver bangles catching in sunlight, a sweet scent he knew but couldn’t place. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He was spattered here and there with paint and calcimine, and there were bits of wallpaper clinging to his hair and whiskers, for he was rather an untidy man. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Drops of urine had splattered out of the wastebasket and clung to the side of my desk. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The guards took hold of him to wrench him loose, but he clung on with astonishing strength. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Little Arliss had hushed his screaming, but he was trembling all over and clinging to Mama like he’d never let her go. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Frankie clung to my trail, following me past riveted metal machines, past imposing cannons and naval guns, past armored plates and display cases of mortars and bullets. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mother keeps wanting to wash herself clean, but she clings to her clay and her dust. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran off, clinging tightly to his bundle. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Each year, thousands of children cling to the tops and sides of trains as they journey north in search of their parents. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Gwydion saddled Melyngar and, clinging to the shadows, they set out across the moonlit hills. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z But more commonly the two existed together, intimate, clinging, consanguine and inseparable. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Towers and outbuildings clung to the stacks beyond, linked to each other by covered archways when die pillars stood dose, by long swaying walks of wood and rope when they did not. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z While August is off doing God knows what to Rosie, Marlena and I crouch on the grass in her dressing tent, clinging to each other like spider monkeys. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Together they worked in a stale little infirmary where Mr. Kapasi’s smartly tailored clothes clung to him in the heat, in spite of the blackened blades of a ceiling fan churning over their heads. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The morning was clear and bright, with a few thin, high clouds barely clinging to existence, accidental brush strokes on a blue canvas. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She clung to a knob of root as the world broke into pieces and spun. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When humans died, their souls clung invisibly to their bodies for as long as they could—a day or two—and then they lost their grip and were claimed by the natural pull of evanescence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I get it now. You storming off on New Year’s Eve, how clingy you get with her when I’m around.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Rosa cleaned the corner every day, but the stench clung to the cement. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Our clothes clung to us, and under our feet the dry dust of the courtyard softened into mud and squeezed up between our toes. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z If you just clung tightly enough and refused to let go, you might...well, you might get to live. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Memories strobe past: the feel of her father’s trouser leg as she’d cling to it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The clinging, overpowering conviction of death spread steadily with the continuing rainfall, soaking mordantly into each man’s ailing countenance like the corrosive blot of some crawling disease. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z My older brother looked embarrassed, and my younger one shy, as I clung to them. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z His foot slipped and for a moment he dangled above the distant deck with nothing but his slippery palms clinging to the ropes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the winter, when the first snow was too delicate to last on the sidewalks, it clung to the rough surface of the brick and was like fairy lace. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We drove east, we drove west, amidst the myriad villages that cling like limpets to the Mediterranean shore, and to-day I remember none of them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z With one hand he held her wrist, the bundle of bedclothes under his arm; with the other he beat off the clinging filmy spider webs that came thick onto his lips and eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z How often had she clung to this bracelet? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He tries to peel the image from the sticky yellow backing, to show her the next time he sees her, but it clings stubbornly, refusing to detach cleanly from the past. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z This shook Robert out of his funk and elicited yelps of frightened but ecstatic joy from Michael, who clung to Mom’s legs and watched the water pour by his nose in a wet torrent. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since she was young she had clung to Arturo, interested in everything he did, every move he made. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Mom would be even angrier at me if she knew I had slept in my nice button-down shirt; it was wrinkled and drenched in sweat, despite the cold clinging to my bedroom window. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Redwing blackbirds clung to reeds along the shoreline, chortling. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The newt clutched desperately at the cotton smock where it covered the great chest and there it clung with its little claw-like feet. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z When the mother called them for dinner, both refused to move, each clinging to their dishes of wet dirt; Minli had to smile at their foolishness. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I held him and clung to the wet branch, only slowly becoming aware of slight burning feelings on my arms and legs. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z His hands, his face—dust clung to every part of him, except his eyes. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z People clung to buses like swarms of bees on a branch. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The story continues to unfold: A disorganized crowd of people become neat lines; couples cling to each other's hands for support. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z At last he swung his legs out of the hold, and clung, gasping, to the hull. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The boat was upside down, and Tiller was beneath it, trying to cling to one of the struts as the boat hurtled through the water. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Octavian was still clinging to the bottom, but Percy yanked him off and threw him into the mob. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The vision of the ice fortress still clung to her, making this world seem hazy, unreal. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Grace could see Maya’s pale face, her eyes blown wide open from shock, the way she had clung to Lauren’s arm even after Grace and her parents had arrived. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Vines wrapped the pillars, and epiphytes clung to the ceiling like anemones, or roosting butterflies. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The ice never melts; it clings to the bottom of the world, spawning winds, storms, and weather that affect the whole planet. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Round and round and upside down went the peach as it plummeted toward the earth, and they were all clinging desperately to the stem to save themselves from being flung into space. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z There was thick graveyard mud clinging to her shoes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z There was a strip of water between the island and the fill, and the man clung to the tree and cried for help. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I pushed against the earth, trying to stand, and found my fingers tangled among the cool, waxy leaves of the mallow plant that clung to the marshy verges of the river. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was like seeing a dead person rise, for the white sheet was wet with sweat and it clung to his thin body. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All Smith had to cling to was a wild thought that Seabiscuit might someday return. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole clung to his mother even after she let go, then turned away to hide his misty eyes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The twins giggled and clung to each other, delighting in their joke. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He was not heavy, but Harry disliked the feeling of the goblin and the surprising strength with which he clung on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Instead my eyes cling to them wherever they go. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She found an overhanging rock next to the roots of a spruce tree that clung to the side of the gorge, and settled herself beneath it to look around. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He clung to Uncle like a baby or a little boy, hanging on to his hand or shirttail when he could, never letting Uncle get farther than an arm’s length away. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He grasped for anything solid he could cling to. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I yell excitedly, staring at the juicy shreds of meat still clinging to the chicken bones. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the black American would come back to Nigeria, too, clinging on to her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It clung to the walls of that foamy cave, and the mother was of practically no help. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Not because we freed them, but because we wrecked them, and they clung to one another in the face of horror. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z You feel a cobweb clinging to your face and then comes a mild sting, and after that you don’t feel anything. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He ignored the pain tearing over his skin and focused all his attention on the bits of metal clinging to his clothes, the shavings and tiny particles from the severed link in the gate chain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But I know I won't get far in this outside world if I'm always clinging to someone. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Its Hearth and outbuildings were all of gray stone cut from the steep mountainside to which it clung. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It clings to the familiar twenty- four-hour cycle, so that the astronaut becomes sleepy when it is his normal bedtime in Houston, regardless of what he sees out his window. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I clung to my rusted dreams during the times of silence. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But I thought there might be a langosta clinging to coral at the bottom of the fishing hole. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Kenyon emerged, the aroma of her perfume filling up the tiny aisle, and lifted the book by the tip of its spine as if it were a hair clinging to my sweater. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “No; only of my cares,” he shouted gaily, capering about with the children clinging delightedly to him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Peeled flesh hung down and congealed blocks of blood and particles of sand clung to each hanging bit of skin. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z At the end of the day Janina clung by my side. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Bronwyn let go of the net entirely, clinging to it with just her legs, then threw her arms around Emma’s waist. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Ray and Leda are frightened, clinging to Ma. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Ron said weakly, though he was clinging painfully to Harry to stay upright. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Now I was clinging to the balcony with one hand. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Abalones are mollusks that cling tenaciously to rocks, and one has to pry them loose. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All around her, in a firmament, soft white silkworms clung to bundled mulberry twigs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Chip’s hair was wet, and his shirt clung to his damp skin. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I begged him closer, inch by inch, clinging to his hands when he brought the cup. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Hatsue would remember on the day of her wedding that her first kiss had been from this boy, Ishmael Chambers, while they clung to a glass box and floated in the ocean. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I think of Alaska’s flip-flops clinging to her blue toes as we swung on the swing down by the lake. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Papa wears a tan suit, and they cling together arm in arm, their mouths wide with laughter. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She pulled him into her lap and he clung to her as if she might disappear any second. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And the other word that he clung to was “Pea. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Fans lay on, stood over, and clung to every support structure, making the track appear as if it were constructed entirely of spectators. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The boiled yam and peppery greens refused to go down my throat; they clung to my mouth like children clinging to their mothers’ hand at a nursery school entrance. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Mama and I clung tightly to each other. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z These days, her skin barely clung to her bones, falling in layers, flaps, on her face and neck. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The rain clung to them for several days. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Little lonely one, You clung to me as a garment clings; my girl. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The autumn leaf might cling to its branch, but it was already dead. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When the morning bell tolled and Ash opened her eyes, the dream still clinging to her, she could not at first remember where she was. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He clung to a wooden support beam, his legs dangling, looking down at the stage, smiling like a goofy madman. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He didn’t say as much, they weren’t lovers, but I could tell he desired her, the way he was ushering her around with his paint-splattered hand clinging to the small of her back. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma, Pop, and Grandma huddle, cling, and cry. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z When he awoke, it was as though he were a feverish, frightened ten-year-old; his hair was wet, his shirt cold-damp and clinging. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I could scream now, cling to the banister, relinquish dignity. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She puts her hand on Carmine’s back and he clings to me tighter. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Her ladyship Kalypso clung to him in her sea-hollowed caves— a nymph, immortal and most beautiful, who craved him for her own. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Angel, too terrified to tell and too frightened not to, clung to her cat and wept. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I knew it,” groaned the redheaded one, as she clung, gasping, to the side of the boat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The image clings to my mind like a growth. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The aura of Miss Lumley’s dark, mysterious, repulsive bloomers clings around her and colors the air in which she moves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I am a soldier, I must cling to that. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Wisps of sofa stuffing stuck to the front of her dress and clung to her hair. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His eyes slid back into normal position, focused on Thomas, clinging to life. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I cling to the tree with one arm while I rip the barbed stingers out of my flesh. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z With his dark glasses on, I can’t see his eyes, only the reflection of a terrified girl clinging to her mother. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Often you see a beginner either leaving his pole behind, or clinging on so desperately that he is pulled from the punt and splashes into the water. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I’m clinging to a shred of hope that Gale honestly knows nothing about Peeta’s message. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I had to roll the pot in the grass and climb halfway in with a wire brush to loosen the clinging soap. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Maria clung to him, her face streaked by a bar of light from the flashlight Matt had propped against the wall. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaps off his own isle as it crumbles, landing in a perfect crouch on the isle Penn is clinging to. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And so they continued to cling to their hopes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He rips the envelope from her coat, leaving the pin clinging steadfastly to its button. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Grandpa did not say much, but Adele cooed over Luke, who clung to her neck. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He clings to me like a terrified kitten. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The little cubs piled against their mother, clung to her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He knew even at that great distance that he wasn’t seeing Xan’s magic, which was green and soft and tenacious, the color and texture of lichen clinging to the lee of the oaks. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She dug her fingers into the ground, clinging to the earth where her mother lay buried. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He had gone away but Hooper had come after him, clung to him, made him return. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She clung to the baby and watched fearfully for the launch, moving her weight unconsciously from one foot to the other, shivering, breathing quickly, making a little moaning noise in her throat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Brother Vu later found a baby papaya the size of a fist clinging to the trunk. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A scar clung to the side of his face like a giant worm, and a cruel smile twisted his mouth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z With both arms I swiped out blindly, groping for something to cling to. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z From the first day of their meeting the old man clung to him like an evil genius. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But I don't want a girl who clings to me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In spite of having the sunless complexion and slight build of a yeshiva student, Sender clung onto the cord as tenaciously as a terrier, even going so far as to bare his teeth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The spinning water dips in the center, revealing more layers of sea life clinging to the scarecrow’s pole, which has become its own vertical reef. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I thought about how I tried to help her—enabled, I guess— how I kept her on life support, how she clung to me, how she lied and even manipulated her only son. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She contemplated a few pulpy grains of crushed root clinging to her fingertips and resisted—for the twentieth time—the temptation to see what they tasted like. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The last time he had seen her, she’d had one boy at her breast and another clinging to her skirts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She clung to the ceiling beams with one arm and one leg, while holding a baby tightly against her breast with the other arm. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Near my foot a grasshopper clung to a tall weed, his antennae turned toward me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z A few ashes still cling to the sides. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Papa-Nnukwu scratched at the stubborn white tufts that clung to his bald head. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Even in her short life she had known of women who clung to fearsome husbands. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Mom tried to pull me away but I clung to Abuela and screamed at the top of my lungs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But the foul air was thick and oppressive, clinging to us as if anything new, clean, and fresh had to be contaminated by this noxious atmosphere or it wouldn’t survive. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Like she wanted to cling to her mother the way Akira was clinging. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The ruins of an old castle clung to the ridge. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps, deformed as it was, Earth remained familiar, to be clung to. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Faced with the Real World, she clung nervously to old remembered rules, and had no one but herself to rebel against. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now I understand. She clings to you because you saved her from the Russian in the forest. You’re proof that there are still good men in the world.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And despite his own conversion to Mojo he seemed not to understand it all quite, the devotion, the obsession, the way some people clung to it as if there was nothing else in life. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl clung to her desperately, but she stopped flailing while Stella made sure the girl’s head stayed above water. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The thunder of sound above me shook the chimney to which I clung. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d flung himself at the front of the van and was clinging to the grille, staring at the moving ground and murping worriedly. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There were a demon and a demoness and two frightened demon children clinging to it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z After the last of the hunt’s wagons passed, Jonas pulled the carriage back onto the road, but Ash clung to the edge of the seat, looking back at them until they disappeared around the bend. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Little black babies clung to their mothers’ stomachs while older, brown ones rode on their mothers’ backs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dull-eyed, shaking and numb, one hand gripping the rain catcher, the other clinging to the raft, I continued to wait. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Tufts of black hair clung to her skull. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Her white smock clung to her like a partly shed husk. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z But Capricorn lay on his face with gravel clinging to his red suit, and never again would anyone tell him anything—about fire and smoke, about fear and death. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z So he turned down into Tramps’ Alley, crunching with relish through the clear, slighdy crusted snow, so that fragments of it clung in a fringe to the trousers tucked into his boots. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, I turn and walk away, but the smell of death still clings to my clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mind kept drifting back to the flood after the earthquake, when Carmen clung to Papa’s back as they were caught in the churning sea. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z One clings then to chimeras, by which one can only be betrayed, and the entire hope—the entire possibility—of freedom disappears. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z She clings to me like I'm her last hope of survival. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I am not so sure a sock would really cling to a mouse,” said Gordon, a thoughtful boy always interested in facts. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, slow, bit by bit, a foot, then another, she finds an edge; one hand, then the other, clings to rock, lowering her body. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Still clinging to the top boulder, she was too short to touch the rock below with her toes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Out on the street, a dozen small boys clung to the iron gate watching the neighborhood’s only horse being washed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Sinking in the cool mud, Ma and Geak cling to each other. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m fine, everyone got out. And we didn’t have much,” she answered, half in tears as her kids clung to her legs. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z But although his ways were mischievous and bold, Pinch loved his mother deeply, and he clung to her side. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Baby clung to his hand and refused to let go and Ugwu’s whole life suddenly gathered in a lump in his throat, and he was sobbing and the tears hurt his eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The grass was covered with termites all clinging on with their jaws. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z They wore printed rayon party dresses, wrinkled now and clinging to their convexities. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have an old understanding, your people and mine. We aren’t so different. Outcasts and wanderers all—souls clinging to the margins of the world.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They’d grown so much in the time he’d been gone, yet they were still little girls, clinging to their childhood and their need for his love. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Grumman sat steady and quiet; his dæmon, wind-torn, clung firmly with her talons deep in the basket rim and her feathers blown erect. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When he took the wand away, hair seemed to be clinging to it — but then Harry saw that it was in fact a glistening strand of the same strange silvery-white substance that filled the Pensieve. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Her own slip was wet-dark and clinging to her body, and she was now thoroughly awake. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Two dwarf warriors clung frantically to Gurgi, who swung them about as if they were rabbits. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter’s right hand had convulsed so tightly that it clung to the mesh, leaving her half-lying, half-hanging, while her head rang and her heart pounded. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z On her sleeve there clung, winged and taloned, a dragon no longer than her hand. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Her wet, dark garments clung to her square body. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He grabbed hold of the obelisk with both hands and clung to it. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She hung her cloak on a peg inside the door after shaking off the snow that clung to it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He clung to the thought that no news was good news. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z For a while, he clung to the thought that Hooper might simply not have noticed, might have lost interest in the plans. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Hush, Benjy,” Luster said, but Ben went on at his shambling trot, clinging to the fence, wailing in his hoarse, hopeless voice. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Their clothes clung to them like old skin, translucent and drooping. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The sour smells of wood smoke and wool and cows cling to him, saturating his poncho, his rough skin. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister and I stood equally thunderstruck a couple of feet away from her, clinging to one another in fear, wondering what was happening to our mother. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon was clinging to her, an ermine again, his little claws hooked deep into her anorak. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As we walk the streets I once called home, conversations sputter and die, and eyes cling to my face and body. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The final layer of cloth clung stubbornly to the wound, and Crane-man had been trying to pull it off. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z We looked at each other, our cold, wet clothes clinging to us, our hair dripping, and then burst out laughing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Instead, like a lot of parents, I clung to my children, my fear and love intertwined. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The expectant mother, quite young, with tawdry lipstick, was crying and clinging to the young recruit. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Aru is the rune for clay, and it makes the two pieces of clay cling to each other, solving your problem. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The paper people clung flat against the lampshades, the chairs, the tablecloths. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Whereas the church rose high, this building seemed to cling to the earth with a weight and bulk that bespoke earthly power. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Moments later, Reed heaved himself onto the deck, dripping with seawater that made his shirt cling to his chest, revealing the landscape of musculature and black ink beneath. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But Ms. Morales was knocked sideways, and she would have fallen if Natalie hadn’t clung to her so tightly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The night also had a slight breeze, and when she pictured herself swinging in the breeze, clinging to a rope made of ugly clothing, she almost gave up entirely. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z It was a cluster of old women, and they startled and skittered back from the bedside, clinging together. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On occasions when the tide ran exceptionally high, waves washed perilously close to the lighthouse, dashing its base with salt-tinged algae, which clung to it now like sea moss. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The squirrel leapt on the wings of the wind and clung to another standing tree, eating downwards. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They clung to him as though he were the reincarnation of the Besht, as though he were their student tzaddik, so to speak. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Had to cling to him for dear life for five miles. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z His blue shirt clung to his back in a crumpled mess. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Dewdrops cling to the ends of bare skinny branches. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I stumble again and with my one weak arm I cling to the huge twisted roots of an oak. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I’ve got bigger issues now than clinging to an old crush. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z There was no graceful way around it, but her hands clung to the lip of the stone ledge where the ancient axes were displayed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There were streamers of the red flesh of some luckless opponent still clinging to some of the points, though other soldiers were trying to clean them off. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The light was dim and fading outside, clinging to the first fringes of night. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Swallows’ nests clung to it, one above another. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Instead of going inside for dinner, the children had clung to their pretend dishes of dirt. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She talked until her voice gave out and still she clung to Mother and wept if the woman showed any sign of leaving. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But Hannah’s brief resolution suddenly gave way, and all at once she clung to Kit, sobbing like a child. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It stank of diesel and the same charred metal scent that had clung to his boy’s father’s new clothing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I cling to the branch with one hand and lean out. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Callie higher, Mona lower, they clung with all four of their hands to the railing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I see how sad and lonely TaShon is, it makes me doubt Mama Ya-Ya is right about him clinging hard to life. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Serious though the moment was, he couldn’t resist an amused whinny at the sight of Root’s belly wobbling ever so slightly in his clinging jumpsuit. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Kuda clung to his brother, but he seemed less panic- stricken. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Judith, venturing outside as far as the well, came back, her cheeks glowing, with bits of feathery white clinging to her cloak and to her dark curls. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Angelica clung to him, shaking and shaking his arm, but nothing woke him; and Paolo was crying his brother’s name over and over as if that would bring him back. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But I did not want to leave; I wanted to stay so that if the fufu clung to Papa-Nnukwu’s throat and choked him, I could run and get him water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The dewy drops clung like lint to his neatly pressed uniform and dripped down his neck from his closely shorn hair. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z As a baby Pearl had clung to her; she’d worn Pearl in a sling because whenever she’d set her down, Pearl would cry. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sam, clinging to Frodo’s arm, collapsed on a step in the black darkness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There Beth’s voice gave way, and clinging to her sister, she cried so despairingly that Jo was frightened. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He clung desperately, but she hammered him off with the hilt of her machete. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She clings to me more than she ever did our mother. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But Riccio clung miserably to the side, terrified that the boat might capsize if he only so much as looked at the black water beneath him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z There had been a small neat woman with very red lips who clung to him avidly when we first arrived. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns to us as he clings to her. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z When I stand, he dives for my legs and clings to my knees. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I wiped my fingers with the handkerchief, and as I did so I noticed that a dull scent clung about it still. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They both clung to the rigging, staring at him in shock. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But the little maid still clung to Wang Lung’s feet, only now she ceased her weeping and lay listening to what took place. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Still, Bert clung to hope that he would see his parents again. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The business of setting up camp, making everything secure, getting all the clinging snow off one’s outer clothing, and so on, was trying. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Behind us, Laleh clung to Mom’s hand, dragging her feet so her shoes squeaked on the tile floor. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He clung tight to the copy editor as they wove through Washington traffic to the Post building. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Davi cried harder at their words and clung desperately to her mother. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pushing upward with what remained of her quavering strength, she heaved it open and emerged in a tangle of bramble with summer’s last shriveled berries still clinging to the vines. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The snow—or whatever it was—clung to the outline of an invisible bridge. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There aren’t any seats in a milk wagon, so we clung to the sides and each other. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The crash bracelets lifted her up until she could grab on to it, her fingers clinging to its knobbly surface as she gasped for air. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The thorns and briars were as tough as wire and as clinging as claws. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Hoisting the groaning goblin, who still clung to the sword, over one shoulder, Harry seized Dobby’s hand and spun on the spot to Disapparate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It strained as it tightened, then withdrew and hauled the magistrate out by his ankle, still screaming, with the vodyanoi clinging to his back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z With one slippery hand and his teeth, Nailer managed to open the plastic bottle and drink while he clung to the wall. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Because even while I clung to this belief, I waited to feel his hands on my neck. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She clings to me as tightly as if I were keeping her from being sucked into a vortex. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I can also tell he’s still clinging to a faint hope that we all might have forgotten. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “I'm afraid,” I said, clinging to the trunk as it trembled in the wind. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Fog clung to the city walls and cobbled streets like tenacious moss. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She begged and wept, but the boat continued to pitch, with Nhamo clinging to the sides. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat nervously in the corridor, waiting to be called in for my interview; I felt stiff in the pantsuit and clung awkwardly to Robin’s handbag. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My dress clings to my body, my skirt bunching and tangling around my legs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Dust still clung to his black shoes as he shuffled his feet along the path. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z His mind fell away from thought and clung for safety to little plans, designs, machines. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He lay wet and sticky, quivering all over, dust and straw clinging to his fur. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Weeds grew on either side of the road in summer, and a thin strip of green clung to life between the dusty tracks. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He screamed, but he kept fighting, clinging to the back of his horse. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I clung to him like his guardian shadow, staying just far enough behind so that he would not see me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For a brief moment, I imagined telling him this was a setup and I'd been forced by my mentally unstable sister and her clingy friend to harass him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z "Mrs. Garfield looked so thin and clung so tenderly to the President's arm,” he wrote later that day, "my heart failed me to part them, and I decided to take him alone.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Even now, stripped of their opulence, crowded into two-bedroom apartments in Hialeah and Little Havana, the Puente women clung to their rituals as they did their engraved silverware, succumbing to a cloying nostalgia. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Silhouetted against the darkening sky, he hoisted himself a few feet off the ground and clung there, trembling and out of breath. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z His sweaty singlet clung to his body and she noticed, for the first time, how much weight he had lost, how shrunken his chest looked. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z For weeks, perhaps months, these children and their mothers cling to romanticized notions of how they should feel toward each other. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z No matter how unrealistic or idealistic the dream might be, I’ve secretly clung to it with my whole heart. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a black tank that clung tightly to his chest, showing off his fine brown skin, and Moss felt a pang of envy at how well it fit. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I bit him, clinging to his leg with my teeth like a rabid dog. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The scent of sour wine and garlic clung to Varys instead of lavender. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lyra contented herself with clinging to the rim of the basket, just under her chin when she was standing, and peering wide-eyed into the swirling cloud. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A raven was perched atop one, pulling at the tatters of burned flesh that clung to its blackened skull. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Seaweed clings to her skull like a lethal plant. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I leap from the dinghy as it is torn away from the pole, and I cling to the scarecrow’s legs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I walk along what’s left, clinging to the railing, but I can’t get onto the hill where the other people are standing because the bridge isn’t attached to anything. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Scores of migrants cling to the train, but no one is within shouting distance. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Her face was stiff with cold and her legs were shaky, but she clung to his fur and stamped until she felt stronger. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Pita bawled in agony and clung to my arm. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe it,” Cal said weakly, but the warmth, the closeness, was so delicious that he clung to it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was almost like seeing him reminded me of a part of me I'd shed and no longer wanted but that still clung to me, not completely shakable, too close to be forgotten. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Every day, the whale would swim across the oceans and rise up out of the sea at sunset, making a great leap into the sky with drops of water still clinging to its skin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Bending over to scratch the flea bites on my calves, I smell something else—manure— and notice a clump clinging to my shoe. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands, shelter workers say, make their way through Mexico clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Ruby clung to Feral and turned away when he did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Brownburr clung thick to the bottoms of his pants and the rough leather of his boot’s laces. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Every seat filled, every pole leaned on or clung to. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z They stood among rumpled leather sacks, and they clung desperately to rope handrails on the sides of the raft. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And on the next day, when he came back, we smelled opium’s strange, sweet smell—like roasted peanuts—clinging to Black Dog’s clothes, and we knew where he had been. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z In some places the oysters clung to one another so that they came free in lumps. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta didn’t notice, or she pretended she didn’t notice, but Fern had stopped clinging to Uncle D. Fern heard him hollering at night like the boogeyman howling and rattling in the radiator pipes. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And now I'm wearing the costume—the breeze is making the perfectly pleated and tucked green silk cling to my body. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And clinging desperately to the end of the string, shouting and cursing with fury, was the huge hairy Cloud-Man. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z And he learned to ride on his mother’s back during travel, instead of always clinging on underneath. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Snowflakes cling to my hair, and vapor curls around my mouth with each breath. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Stubbornly clinging to its own mass, refusing to break up and be removed. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Moisture clung to everything, beading on my skin and dampening my clothes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The cobwebs still clung to the rigging of the model boats. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The visiting child was a shy, skinny boy about my height who was clinging to his cousin nervously. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z So Lyra clung to Pantalaimon and her head swam and her gorge rose, and cold as the night was, a sickly sweat moistened her flesh with something colder still. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Panting, we clung to each other as though gravity itself might yank us apart if we weren’t careful. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The man played and went on, Ben keeping pace with him until the fence turned at right angles, and he clung to the fence, watching the people move on and away. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When her uncle appeared, Jean Louise thought styles may come and styles may go, but he and Atticus will cling to their vests forever. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Stdnes and spears and pots of burning pitch could be rained down on them from above, and all they could do was cling desperately to the ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Odysseus clung to a single beam, like a jockey riding, meanwhile stripping Kalypso’s cloak away; then he slung round his chest the veil of Ino and plunged headfirst into the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And the taste of salt on her lips that time when for a second he had touched them with his own boy’s lips, clinging to his glass-bottomed box. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A rusty bell hung under the pointed roof, and barely a meter lower down a seed carried by the wind had grown into a stunted tree that now clung to the sand-colored stone. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I brushed away the tear that was now clinging to the bottom of my chin. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The clinging white mist made all the wires that crisscrossed the city stand out like a cat’s cradle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The fabric darkened with my sweat and the dirt and dust clinging to my skin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I see the little pieces of this world that we’ve managed to cling to bursting into flames. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Then, the day after that, Jinny got so sick of the shouting and moaning and the tiny fingernails scraping her skin, she marched out of the water almost immediately, with Ess clinging to her neck. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I just stagger to my feet while she clings, Max supporting some of her weight, and he helps me get her to the bedroom. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I have to cling to the knowledge that I am only here for one day, and I have to make it through. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z And the whole crew clinging to the rails, whistling and cheering. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He clung to her shoulder, balancing easily, while she performed the routine evening chores that awaited her. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben clung to the fence, wailing steadily and hoarsely. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “How could he possibly know what Chrissie would have felt? What she would have wanted? It wasn’t him on that table, trying to cling onto life. How would he know?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake, Cob, and the rest made halting conversation, speaking of everything other than what had happened, clinging to the comfort of each other’s company. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Clasping his hand, she could still feel Archer shaking like a leaf clinging to its stem. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He hadn’t noticed her wanting the prince, but rather that she’d noticed how Lillian and Dorian clung to each other all night. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Howard and the stable hands clung to the propping incident as a good omen. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course I could whomp up a medium storm or a small earthquake in good taste and proper proportion, but in this account I have clung tenaciously, perhaps foolishly, to the truth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Also it is warm and fashionable—at least, the memory of fashion clings to it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A scattering of crumbs clung to his beard. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Men are leaping from the sides of the boat, clinging to ropes dangling down into the water. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell clings to my nostrils and sickens my belly. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She clung to submerged rocks and lifted her head above the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was clutching Herbie’s arm, clinging to it, repeating over and over, “It isn’t true, is it? It isn’t, is it?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Bits of dried clay clung to the heel. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They are, really, rather nasty beasts, particularly if one happens to appear in your bowl of soup with pieces of watercress clinging to his whiskers. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z It is wisdom to recognize necessity, when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false hope. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was necessary that he cling to false hopes, since they kept him running away from harm. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I stood there clinging to my bucket of dirty water until she finally turned around and looked at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But on that morning in Ten Alders village and up on the High Fall, the dank grey fog had clung a while, and then suddenly it blew and drifted and melted away. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But I clung grimly, thinking my mast and keel would come back to the surface when she spouted. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Cyril clung to the delusion that his tie was witty. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Maribel swimming in the lake with her friends, coming home with her hair dripping wet, her clothes clinging to her thin frame. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Climbing the narrow iron stairway was intoxicating—going higher and higher, around and around, looking down, clinging to the slim iron railing, looking far far down onto the stone floor. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Guards rushed to beat out the cinders that clung to the king's clothing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mariam clung to his hand, gasping for breath, trying to keep up. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z After my feelings for Courtney crystallized, I clung to you for the sake of hiding from him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Mama sat beside me on the sofa, clinging to my hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Still, the sticky white mash clung to the pestle, to the mortar, to Aunty Ifeoma’s hand. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon was a lemur, with the biggest eyes he could manage, clinging to Lyra’s shoulder, pressing himself into her fog-pearled hair, peering all around and seeing no more than she did. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The hatched Ebola particles cling to cells everywhere in the body, and get inside them, and continue to multiply. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since his capture, Bigger felt that he wanted someone near him, something physical to cling to. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The smell of the fire, and the animals that had had to be burned so that their rotting corpses would not infect the air, clung to his nostrils. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The shirt was worn-looking, with a mismatched button, but it wouldn’t cling, or give out too much information. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Doughnut crumbs clung to the front of Mr. Trepid’s shimmery blue shirt. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z It was more like dusk than daylight, and wraiths and streamers of the fog rose dismally from puddles in the road, or clung like forlorn lovers to the anbaric cables overhead. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I clung to him and we sat together in the sand, and for once he had nothing to say. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z A naked baby clung to a woman, both asleep. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Cregan pushed himself to his feet and kicked aside the furs clinging to his ankles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Drowning people in the water clung to the edges of the boat, desperately trying to pull themselves in. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I stuck my arm elbow-deep into the bird to excavate any meat clinging to the rib cage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mother put down the baby, wiped her eyes apologetically, and clung to her brother. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z When the awareness of it strikes, a man either suffocates with despair or he turns to cling to his woman, to console and seek consolation. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ranyinudo brought her cousins to meet him, girls who were close to his age, skinny jeans clinging to their slender hips, their budding breasts outlined in tight T-shirts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The faint dampness and confining cling of my sleeping-bag; the sound of the snow; barely audible, Estraven’s breathing as he sleeps; darkness. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Strands of hair, pale blond and black, clung to his brow, the rags of his tunic to his back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “We have clung to it, always afraid of losing it,” the king said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He fell asleep at last, clinging to her as though he were going down into the water for the last time. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z There were even a few old bunches of acorns from last fall, clinging to the branches. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The first thing I noticed was the reef—a black crag of coral with a fig tree clinging to the top, an oddly peaceful thing in the middle of a maelstrom. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But the soldiers do not stop and pull Geak out of her grasp as they cling to one another, yelling to each other not to let go. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The wandmaker still looked exceptionally frail, and he clung to Bill’s arm as the latter supported him, carrying a large suitcase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He was drenched, and his thin, white clothes clung like another skin to his black body. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The mist was ice cold where it clung to the exposed skin on my face and neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Even in the grip of agonizing pain or complete debilitation, most jockeys clung to their illusion of invulnerability. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she was clinging to Finn on her left and Chess on her right. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I glimpsed him as he grabbed a branch and clung to it while I kept falling. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When he reached the New York Café his clothes clung wet and shriveled to his body and his shoes squeaked with water. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Automobiles were coming into use but most of these families still clung to their handsome horses and magnificent carriages. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The fog clung to the floor, over a foot deep, black as pitch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She clung to the side of the hammock, as if that would anchor her, as if that would stop the world from spinning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The church would cling to Aristotle for a few more centuries, but the fall of Aristotle and the rise of the void and the infinite were clearly beginning. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z There in the cemetery, clinging to each other in mutual sorrow and loss, the tears came for both of them. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Rita clung to his arm so tightly she cut off the circulation to his hand. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Bubbles were clinging to the walls of the glass, too weak to climb out. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z All around her people laughed and clung to one another as they climbed higher above the ice moat, its surface shining below, a near-perfect mirror. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Because they were everywhere, clinging to freshly scrubbed laundry on clothes lines, or stuck to the bottom of well-heeled shoes, the butterflies were on everyone’s most wanted list, including Mamá’s. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Boulders, bushes—some smaller strands even clung to our clothes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z His eyes were taking on that exhausted faraway look he’d had when he was clinging to the black walnut tree. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His hands and feet throbbed as he clung to the far edge. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My wet dress clung to me like melted taffy to paper. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The Arab boy had Dustfinger’s backpack over his narrow shoulders, and gray cat hairs clung to his pants. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She stopped on the other side of the table, both hands clinging to the strap of the purse she’d flung over her shoulder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z For a terrible moment, Woolf clung to Seabiscuit’s neck, a millimeter from falling off, then regained his balance. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly his arms are around me, and we are clinging to each other. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z His trousers were splattered with holes and his collar was almost ripped off but the half of a yellow sun still clung to his torn sleeve. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They were fading, that was the answer; fading and drifting away like atoms of smoke, for all that they tried to cling to their men. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I saw her mother clinging to the high chimney. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z No wind stirred the wood; the air hung humid and heavy, and Jon's clothes clung to his skin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly she reached out and hugged Cole, clinging to him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I squeeze my eyes shut and cling to the tree until things steady a little. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She leaped forward and clung to a new branch. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z 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 Women smiled at him until they noticed the little girl clinging to his hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z So he turned down into Tramps’ Alley, crunching with relish through the clear, slightly crusted snow, so that fragments of it clung in a fringe to the trousers tucked into his boots. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Then before they knew how it happened, they were clinging together, blindly pressing their faces toward each other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His wet wool clung to him sodden and itching, his neck and shoulders ached fiercely from the weight of mail and sword, and he was sick of salt cod, salt beef, and hard cheese. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And where the fabric was creased, no dust clung to it. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 Pink petals fall on us, clinging to our wet faces. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The ground began to slope downwards very slightly now, and although the clearings were much wider, the foliage got more tangled, in some places there were nettles and clinging ivy, as high as their knees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z A few mouthfuls of dark meat still clung to one thigh. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Mist clung to her like freezer fog. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He clung tight to the walls with his fingertips. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Lina stepped slowly because of Poppy, and Poppy clung to her neck, unusually quiet, sensing the strangeness and importance of what was happening. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She lifted out a small, putrid slug that had been clinging to the side above the water and changed it back into Grandma. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There was no denying the heat; Ned could feel the silk tunic clinging to his chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even as a baby, still clinging to my mother, I had an artist’s eye. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Phil held my shoulders firmly while I clung to the towel to keep it from slipping. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Then I realized that all my weight was on the part of me that Otto had been clinging to when he fell asleep. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He belonged, not to this scum which clung to the walls of a rich man’s house; nor did he belong to the rich man’s house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Still clinging to the mercenary, Bast’s eyes grew wide with sudden panic as he saw the smith’s prentice approaching. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The small boy clung to the shoe poet, who was having difficulties navigating the shoving mob. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They undressed silently and showered together, pressing against each other in the narrow bathroom and then clinging together in bed, their bodies still wet and their movements slow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I clung to her as if I were her own child. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She was in soft green wool herself, simply cut, the fabric clinging to the slender lines of her body. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “A charming suggestion,” he said, “but I cling to the family motto. He travels the fastest who travels alone. Perhaps you have not heard of it.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Two men hustled Marti into the van, clinging hard to her wrists. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Charlie and his girlfriend, Zooey Hawthorne, barged into the kitchen, carrying grocery bags, oblivious to the tension that clung to the walls like splattered grease. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I know most gunters cling to the absurd notion that IOI is evil. And that the Sixers are ruthless corporate drones with no honor and no respect for the ‘true spirit’ of the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The actor clings to the horse’s mane with one hand to steady himself, the reins in the other, desperate not to fall off. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z There is nothing to hold on to so I cling to anybody I can, seeking a place to sit. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He sobbed uncontrollably, clinging to her, terrified she would push him away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, she thought, Roger must have felt like that as he plunged down the mountainside, trying to cling to her desperate fingers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I clung to a bedpost and was dragged over the floor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He clung to a chimney that stood a foot from the trapdoor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The fog clung to the river Nir all morning, making the trail difficult to see, and it did not burn off until afternoon. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Back into the house, turtle shell clinging to taut shoulders. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She clung to the side of the building, following Matthias, trying to keep to the shadows. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Now the twins started to cry and Malachy clung to Mam, sobbing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Now tell me why we cling to power. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She shrieked and clung to Jinny’s leg or arm or neck, whatever part she could grab. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He stared at me, his glasses clinging to the tip of his nose. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Beads of sweat cling to his bald head. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Yossel, Samuel, my mother, and I clung to each other in the darkness, teeth chattering. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Other items were so precious that the children clung to them even as they rowed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z And that wrongness clung to her, like a headache that she couldn’t shake. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The teachers couldn’t stop us from hysterically rushing to the fence and clinging to the wire mesh. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I brighten and cling tight to the fact that we have something in common. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then the bricks cling to each other without breaking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I clung to the treetrunk that slanted off to my right, and I almost slept. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z As she got older, Pearl would still cling to her mother’s leg, then her waist, then her hand, as if there were something in her mother she needed to absorb through the skin. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I clung to the parts I couldn’t have imagined — like his smell. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Kingshaw poked his finger into the centre of one, and the fine strands clung to it and came away, cold and slightly sticky. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Habib still clung to the back railing, watching Afghanistan disappear behind them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I picked up my other foot and planted it next to the first as I clung to Arturo’s coat sleeves. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Water clung to their eyelashes and streamed in runnels down their open faces. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Huddled in a corner, shivering in her thin nightgown, clinging to an old doll’s blanket, Angel was crying silently. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z With Eilonwy clinging to his belt, he bent low over the horse’s silver mane. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He had learned about static cling from watching those boring women who talked about it on television, but could he really stick to a sock? Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z A huge, black fly clung to the grimy cardboard wall in front of us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, by the ladder, I swing in the wind, my body thumping the metal car that I cling to. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The clinging white mist made all the wires that crisscrossed the city stand out like a cat’s cradle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Taran collided with something—what it was, he could not tell—but he clung to it even as his strength failed him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Thomas felt a trickle of courage inside him—he grasped it, clung to it, urged it to grow. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I was like a sparrow in a storm, unable to find a safe branch to cling to. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps the house was stained to its very foundation and that smell of something long dead and dried would always cling to the rooms and the rustle of rats would always come from the ceiling. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes tightly, my hand clinging to hers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She still clung to the hope that someone would come after her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They clung together, and the ghosts clustered around, whispering comfort, blessing the harpy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Doha could see how pale his aunt was as she clung tightly to her husband. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Mom sat on the couch, with Yvonne clinging to her arm. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Chuckling at his own foolishness, he straightened his clothes and made his way back to the road through the sumac, brushing away invisible strands of spiderweb that clung tickling to his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was terribly aware of the man’s suit, the burrs clinging to it, the material old and worn and snagged by briars, the man’s shoes on her feet, the battered old hat. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z My cotton trousers cling to my thighs and my laded blue shirt has become embarrassingly transparent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That I was like everybody else over here, trying to cling to a few more days of life? Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The camera finds her in the crowd, clinging to two other girls. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She followed him into a dark parlor to which clung the musky sweet smell of clean Negro, snuff, and Hearts of Love hairdressing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She clung to Tidbit fiercely in the darkness. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She clung to Mother through the long afternoon, becoming hysterical if the woman had to leave for a few minutes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her son was clinging desperately to her, not uttering a word. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew that now, of course, because both Max and Peach were gone and her hands were empty, scratched from clinging too tight to something that should never have been held in the first place. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But it was very hot, and she clung to Emma and Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy clung to him crying, his head buried against his chest. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Liam stumbled back a few steps at impact, his wet hair clinging to his cheeks, longer than I remembered. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Two other kids, probably Prosper and the hedgehog, were clinging to his legs. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z My little sister had been clinging to my mom during the attack, never leaving her side. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z For, pounding down the mountainside, in a cloud of clinging dust and a chorus of chilling shrieks, came all the loathsome creatures who choose to live in Ignorance and who had waited so very impatiently. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But by far the most loathsome thing about Mrs Pratchett was the filth that clung around her. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Trust him to cling to the surfboard as it upends in the froth of the latest wave. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t cling to it—just hold it gently—Oh, well done.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Grandpop took the final step off the porch, still clinging tight to Genie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Pollard clung to his back, unable to regain control. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Where all other plants have shed their leaves, the sage remains evergreen, the gray-green leaves — bitter, aromatic, rich in proteins, fats, and needed minerals — clinging to the stems of the dense and shrubby plants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They gave me advice on how to succeed in America, yet cling to my Dinka ways. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon, everything was pitch-black I clung to life. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z For, before this, she had clung to him, she had said, 'You are all I have now, Charles, I do so want you to do well, you do understand that, don’t you?’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Now, as Beidleman clung precariously to the rock 100 feet above the clients, the overly eager Yasuko clamped her jumar to the dangling rope before the guide had anchored his end of it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The sun was bright in the sky, and little birds clung to tall grass stems and chirped at Anya and Ivan’s passing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Desperately he clung by his toenails as Brad walked out of the room and slowly down the hall. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Saturday morning, as Mia and Pearl crossed into Iowa, Izzy—the smell of smoke still clinging, faintly, to her hair—climbed aboard a Greyhound bus headed for Pittsburgh. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Outside of Greenwood, the sun cast patches of light and shadows across the cotton fields revealing a thin gray mist, unstirred by morning breezes, that clung to the tops of the cotton plants. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But there is enough dazzle and mischief here, where partners cling or exchange at the urging of a heartbreaking vocal. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She clung on, though, and he took another step away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Maniac might have taken off, but he found himself clung to and clutched by the two little urchins. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I clutched hard at my bicycle with one hand and clung to the side of the car with the other. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mate clung to her, weeping with terror as Mama declared that her youngest daughter could not leave without her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Helen’s door swung back and forth like a broken wing; Helen clung to the dashboard. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But recently, it seemed the truths I’d clung to the hardest were the ones I needed to let go of the most. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z To the right there were rocky pinnacles, one or two of them with snow clinging to the ledges. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z She clung to the door, swaying as the door moved, staring. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z If I cling to her, I will be her death. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Robin was careful to find bones from the joint with juicy bits of meat still clinging to them, and soon he was Robin’s friend. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He says that he has not given up hope, that no matter what the police say, he still clings to the idea that Megan will come home. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He raced to the ground floor, clinging to the banister as the house shook and huge chunks of the ceiling collapsed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z That was one thing I hated about Juanita, the way she clung to things and wouldn’t let them go, like a dim-witted gnat stuck on a piece of rotting fruit. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He clung to her because when she left him, he knew she would be gone for a long time. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Whole sections of it were clumpy and clung to his head like matted fur, and the parts of it that hung over his eyes and covered both his ears were wispy. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I picked at some brownbur that clung to the edge of my cloak, pulling it out and tossing it into the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some of the flower petals that had covered her fell away, but others seemed to cling to her with a loyalty as he carried her to the once flower bed and lowered her into it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I scan the bluff for our red house, one of many ramshackles up there, clinging to the edge of the continent. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He stares at the commuters who cling precariously to trams and buses, threatening at any moment to spill onto the street, and at the families who boil rice and shampoo their hair on the sidewalk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They clung to each other—big sister to little sister, bosom to bosom, their chins wrapped around each other’s necks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Memory of her crossing the lawn toward the house in the early morning in a thin rose gown that clung to her breasts. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z In the northernmost realms of Prydain many trees were already leafless, and among the branches clung the ragged shapes of empty nests. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Maria Isabel must use the roots of a large rubber tree to step up to her mother’s tiny wooden hut, which clings to the hillside. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He stepped out into full view, with the prince clinging to him like a shadow. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Wang Lung had his coat off and his back bare, but she worked with her thin garment covering her shoulders and it grew wet and clung to her like skin. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Grain-fed rats were swarming over the two of them, nipping and biting and clinging like leeches. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z She never persuaded her nurse, however, who clung to the old gods till her death. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Nailer thought he saw the captain clinging to a rail, trying to send her people out to stabilize the wreck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The canoe, and us clinging on with every ounce of strength, spun in the barrage of churning water. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z As I cling to the rope ladder, a chill goes through me that has nothing to do with the blustering wind. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I lie back, clinging to Patches, anxiety filling me as I think about the calls I have to make. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Now it was perfume that clung to him like perfume, and he had a girth to match his height. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was clinging to a tower miles high, and his fingers were slipping, nails scrabbling at the stone, his legs dragging him down, stupid useless dead legs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And the film said that the baby’s translucent fingers could move, that we should imagine them clinging for life, grasping for a chance, this miracle of life. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Once familiar oaks and alders appeared strange to Taran; their dead leaves clung to the tangled branches and the black trunks jutted like charred bones. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z One settlement man still clings to a rope trailing in the water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I walked behind the coffin, the sound of my footsteps clinging to my heart. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He stood up, unmindful of the mud and mire clinging to his knees and coat, and he bowed to her, and then he doffed his bowler hat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It was his one remaining point of reference and he clung to it with a fierce Pavlovian tenacity, partly through habit and partly because he had nothing with which to replace it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Three doors down from me, Gale clings to the decorative iron grating around an apartment door. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She wore a clinging green taffeta dress and high-heeled shoes, and when she danced dozens of slave bracelets clinked on her wrists. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He took a short bath, just to lose the smell of rotten eggs that clung to him from the dripping tunnel, and fell into bed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the day, I did forget about the leeches clinging to my toes, but I did not forget about my sister. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His mind, desperately craving some kind of mooring, clung to details. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about ringing Tara—I knew she’d come running—but I didn’t think I could stand it, she’d be all clingy and over protective. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of dropping into the center of a whirlpool only makes me cling tighter and climb higher until I’m at his shoulders. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The hobbit relaxed and fell back, clinging to the wizard’s hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He does not try to touch me or hug me or cling to me like a magnet. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The carriage jostled uncomfortably as they sped out of the City toward Quinn House, and she had to cling to the edge of the seat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Decaying leaves clung fiercely to the floor among tiny green sprouts that aspired toward the world above. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps that was the route of infection: the virus clings to the rocks and gets into the bloodstream through a cut. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Fourteen- and fifteen-year-old boys were almost men, and did not want to be seen clinging to a woman’s skirts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A few white hairs clung to his scalp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So they clutched at her like shipwrecked sailor clinging to the rocks despite the fact that they are being battered to death against them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She took his arm and clung to it with both hands. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Christina pulls herself tight to my side, clinging to my arm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Mother arrived at the door with Jonas clinging close behind her. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Kino moved next to the hummock, and then, beside it, under a little overhang, he saw a very large oyster lying by itself, not covered with its clinging brothers. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z We cling to each other like survivors of a shipwreck, astonished that neither of us drowned. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z We follow, pushing and weaving through distracted people, stepping over spiky shrubs clinging to the dusty earth. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Sweat clung to the glass and the coldness slid down in drops. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I cling as hard as I can, but I am not strong enough—the water pulls me and the wave throws my body back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She brushes at the material, but the fibers cling stubbornly, like cat hair. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As for her, she was a passionless maid and she clung to him as to a father, and to him she was indeed more than half child and scarcely woman. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Their clothes were torn and snagged by briars, burrs were clinging to them. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Its roof beams sagged in the middle, its shingles clung loosely, and the chimney pipe swayed with each wave, trying to be jaunty but not very good at it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z A man, his shoulder badly bloodied, clung to a barrel. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I was so afraid of losing what I had, not sure what I could both cling to and still reach for. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He stopped, looked at my dripping, clinging—to him—immodestly short dress. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I clung to the banister at the top of the stairs. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to him, and he woke then and clung to me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z If the outside of the Hema reflected what the old tent had once been, the interior clung to its former grandeur with a desperate grip. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His father appeared to him, dressed in faded overalls, bits of cotton fibers clinging to his hair. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Families sat crowded on the hot little porches, cotton lint from twelve hours in the mill still clinging to their hair and overalls and dresses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The kiss swept through me, and I clung to him, trembling. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The cowboys stopped mid-fight and stared at me—probably not sure what to make of my steak-arms—as the little kids cried and clung to their parents’ legs, afraid their arms were next. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The snows began to melt, and the wet mud that was exposed was thick and heavy, the kind of mud that clings to your boots and drags you down. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The door clung to its hinges, but only barely. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The swirling dust clings to my wet cheeks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z What a hide-bound couple we must seem, clinging to custom because we did so in England. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A hyena clings to his back, its eyes spinning in terror. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He clung to a huge gear, staring down at his dad. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The wind rustles dead leaves still clinging to the oak branches by the street. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Strips of cracked paint wrinkled away from the walls, like insects clinging to a nest. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z We clung tightly to the tree as it swung in the breeze. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She clung to her mother’s dress, tears spilling onto her bruised face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The door to the bedroom was ajar, so Moss moved into the bathroom, the humidity instantly clinging to his skin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My parents get so few details about my private life that whenever they do stumble upon some morsel, they cling to it for eons. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Dustfinger was clinging to the seat with one hand and to his backpack with the other. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Two hours into the climb, the wind kicked up so fiercely that it was all he could do to hunch down and cling to the rock, praying he would not beblown off the mountain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘You cling to the fantasy that you can make your enemies love you. You cannot, Reyna. There is no love for you at Camp Half-Blood.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His shoulders hunched and his cheeks sagged like they were too tired to cling to the bone beneath. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The air smells of tar and clinging winter. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood in the doorway in flannel pajamas, a toddler on her hip and two small girls clinging to her leg. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But then footsteps approached the house, and the man emerged from the darkness of the yard, his long coat so wet with rain that it clung to his legs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Sabrina started clinging to her, and then Sam and Will latched on as well. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He pointed off into the distance, where houses were clinging to the far wall of a crater. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Then after a time Wang Lung’s uncle’s wife came out, laughing a little maliciously, and she dusted her hands together as though to free them of something that clung to them. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Herbert's wife clung to me and sobbed hysterically as I led her out of the visitation room with her family tearfully following. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The tiny girl clung madly to the rope, her eyes bulging, but Kate could do little to calm her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The word that clings to every hiker’s thoughts in north Georgia is Deliverance, the 1970 novel by James Dickey that was made into a Hollywood movie. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My heart would have fluttered if there had been any time between the initial glimpse of his familiar figure and the sight of another figure clinging to him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Instead of newel posts at the bottom of the staircase, an intricately carved oak monkey clung to either end of the railing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A lump still clung to the bolt itself, and a smaller one to the socket on the doorframe. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z All the way over to where the rest of the kids are clinging to their boards. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The fog filled the open window, damp and clammy, it stung my eyes, it clung to my nostrils, I held on to the window-sill with my hands. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I clung to the hope that a zebra, a familiar prey, and an orangutan, an unfamiliar one, would distract it from thoughts of me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was as though they clung to each other's company for reassurance. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “Good-by, Ladybug!” gasped James, clinging to the stem of the falling peach. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Fern clung to my side and then inched behind me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I think we half expected to see traces of red still clinging to her face. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Before climbing the steps, she wraps it around herself again, and emerges with the wet cotton clinging to her curves. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So powerful was the selection that couples clung to one another during “Goodnight, My Love” as if it were not only the dance that was ending but their lives. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Tall grasses surrounded it like a thick curtain, and ivy clung to its face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I was still trying to cling to some form of normalcy and stability, not just for the girls, but for me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The platform was crowded with uniformed young men and crying parents, clinging to one another, saying good-bye. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The two mice clung to the screen itself; some of us braced ourselves behind them, in case they should slip. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z That myth had brought her here to this sweltering darkness, balanced between life and death like the last leaf clinging to an autumn branch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The waterlogged fibers weighed a ton, and they clung to my fingers as I tried to hurl piles away. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Why do we cling to our evil ways? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They were something that he was half aware of, hovering close to his face, a smell that clung to his nostrils. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z When he lifted the clinging, silky dress again he thought her look of uncertainty mirrored his own. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The first principle of wrestling is to hang on to your opponent come what may, so I clung to Nick's breeches like a leech, though he kicked madly and pummeled my back with his fists. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Women and girls with baskets of their belongings trailed behind them, babies in lapas clinging to their backs. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He was nice, but I wasn't attracted to him and found him far too clingy. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I had a dream,” she said, and she felt confused, lightheaded; the glamour of the circle still clung to her and she looked around desperately, trying to find any trace of it in the distance. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I try as carefully and as quietly as possible to scrape the rice kernels that cling like drowning victims to the sides of the bowl. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The morning had turned bright and warm; dew still clung to bending blades of grass. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Climbing the giant swells, the boat clung to the sea anchors like a mountain climber to a rope. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And he insisted on riding her back, even though the new baby was clinging on below. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I kept clinging to the bar on the bed, holding on, trying to work up the nerve to tell her what I knew. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The survivors around me—people and animals who had been trapped within its planks—cheered weakly as they clung to their own pieces of flotsam and kicked toward the shore. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We were clinging to our mother, my sister and I, when the humans killed her. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Percy, realizing what Harry was trying to do, stopped clinging to the body and helped; together, crouching low to avoid the curses flying at them from the grounds, they hauled Fred out of the way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The spirit clung to her, shaking his head,and she said, “Don’t worry. I have a plan. We’ll be okay.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The rich black earth clinging to bodies and biting the skin like ants. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Imani has big opinions about the world, and maybe she clings to me because I listen. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Art Moran looked at Carl’s face turned inside out, the skin of it peeled back like a grape, a bloody foam that looked like shaving cream clinging to his chin. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Hood’s smoke stayed where it was, then slowly, very slowly, like a huge ghost, the white cloud came drifting gracefully up the ridge, clinging to the trees, drifting and tearing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Thrust in the ground, Lightbringer still glowed ruddy hot, but the flames that clung to the sword were dwindling and dying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the corridor they passed several students clinging miserably to paper bags, standing in line for the overcrowded bathroom. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It was grubby, little bits of fluff from the pocket clung to it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The high-necked dress she’s wearing clings to her body in ways I find painfully unfair. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I could see a flea clinging to a hawk’s feathers. My mother never lost anything.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the mainmast, Jaunty clung to the helm, where Greta held him by the neck with one thick hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But the ones I hated are winning, and if she clings to me, she’ll be lost as well. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She had clung to Jesus until He told her straight out, Mamd, I have to be about My Father’s business. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she was laughing joyously and clinging to his neck. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Lon slipped into the Library, clinging to the walls as the Second had instructed him, pretending that he too could melt seamlessly into dapplings of light on the marble floor. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Only the bamboo leaves clung to the bamboos in the sparse clump to the east of the house, and even though the wind wrenched the stems double, the leaves clung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Each time I found myself back in the clinging white mist and my name just beyond my fingertips. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d left him sitting by the riverbank, drying under a mulberry tree, the tiny mariposas clinging to his mouth and nostrils as if trying to resuscitate him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z If what they kept and clung to seemed strange, part of me sympathized: it was all they had left of their home. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Her gray oily hair clings to her skull and her chest contracts and expands in shallow breaths beneath her black clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He clung to tree roots until someone heard his calls and hauled him out. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z For several hours, he barely clung to life. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The bag will absorb the evil that clings to you,” the santero says. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She clung to the bars of the grating as firmly as she could. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I clung to the fact that these words were, despite their coldness, less harsh than the words he had spoken to me in the barn. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The guard raised the newspaper, to which a couple of dusty moth wings were still clinging, and slapped the door frame with it, smiling broadly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He beat the dog senseless and wiped the blood from me with his shirt while I clung to him in terror. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I cling to the top rail, panting like a dog around the sides of the blade. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A gray wool skirt and a thin blue sweater cling suggestively to her sides. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Pita had leaf particles clinging to her bangs. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The momentum slams me into a flagpole and I cling to it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Downriver, Florida was clinging to a boulder in the middle of the river. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Bran cried out and clung for dear life. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The booming drums and clashing cymbals frightened Fern, and she clung to me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The viscous oil clung to the skin and seared through the tissue. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A wealth of rustling leaves still clung to the branches of the trees, all ignorant of the word the white raven had brought to Riverrun a fortnight past. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I clung to the bed, refusing to leave this world for dreams. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The river narrowed and the banks rose higher, growing into dark limestone cliffs with sides too steep for the jungle to cling to. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She was clinging to Papa’s back as the sea churned all around them. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He was heavier than she expected, and he clung to her, his legs wrapped firmly around her hips, his head resting against her chest. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z No wonder she sometimes clung to me, and just as oft thrust me away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Salvador’s old shirt clung to her, and as she twisted the vegetables from their stems, she felt her back begin to itch. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She summons one stone and clings to it, a drowning woman, then summons another and another until she cries, “Mami, I grieve in my dreams.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The pleased butcher went into the icebox and returned holding up a gleaming white bone with creamy marrow in it and shreds of red meat clinging to the ends. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know why, but I felt shy and out of place in there with the noise and energy bouncing around and sheer goodness clinging to the walls of that house. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The service ended with the Kaddish, and then Reb Saunders walked slowly back up the aisle, followed by the child, who was still clinging to his father’s caftan. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He dragged himself up against the wall, clinging by his fingertips. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And up from the quiescent, waiting land a faint mist rose, silver as moonlight, and clung about the tree trunks. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She trembled a little, and clung to me; when I told her to come at once with me home she rose without a word, with the obedience of a child. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “The idea that Thirteen has somehow rebounded and the Capitol is ignoring it? That sounds like the kind of rumor desperate people cling to.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The mountain had been named for the swirling veils of clouds, the membranes of foggy mist clinging to the peaks, then leaving them covered with snow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When they’re really young they cling to her belly, and when they get older they ride on her back, like a jockey. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She glowed red when she came out, blood clinging to her skin, which at that moment looked as though it were in flames. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I’m not sure how long it was before Fang came by and found me clinging to the tree, my forehead pressed up hard against the bark. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Of the sand that still clung to my skin and the scent of Mabel everywhere. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z "I just came down-" The hangman's horror clung round him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Leaves of deepest green clung to its branches, which were weighed down by large red fruits Ekon had never seen before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The bottom of his trousers clung to his leg where water from the tap had splashed on it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Where the best of thought Father said clings like dead ivy vines upon old dead brick. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Poor, dead boys in army uniforms from every era, their pale skin even whiter in death, clung to bridges and passenger cars, their grasping fingers reaching out for the memory of life. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The odors of smoke and burned flesh still clung to Jon’s blacks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He clung to the log and heaved visibly with the effort of catching his breath and calming himself down. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z When the fiery pain in their muscles became unbearable, they clung to the side of the cliff and rested, thinking of what their trainers in Britain had taught them: Never look down. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman got to her knees, and then flung herself at Alice’s feet, clinging to her legs. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The tentacles were wrapped all around her, hundreds and hundreds of stinging cells clinging to her arms and legs and chest. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She clung to him, hard, as if she were drowning, fumbling with his shirt, with his britches. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z We kicked up dust from the road with each step, and it tickled and clung to the inside of my nose. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z We cling to each other until my breath gives out. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ralph began to worry lest Miss K think up a project to find out if a sock with static cling would adhere to a mouse. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z A few clumps of snow cling to the ends of bare branches overhead, and there are glistening white patches of it on the ground, but they’re thawing. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z My bloodied hands reached out and clung to his legs, but he shoved me away. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I see him as weak now, clinging, gutted like a fish. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Will clutched at Lyra and they both clung together as the scream turned into wild, mocking peals of laughter, which were answered by other harpy voices in the fog along the shore. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z My coat is so heavy, the water clings to it, dragging me farther and farther down into the deep. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I filled myself with such hope and continued to cling to a silver lining, which seemed to disappear as rapidly as my desperation to cling to it increased. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And when he and Linda went to bed at night they clung together wordlessly, waiting for unseen fatal blows to split open their skulls. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He clung to that word with a viselike grip, bracing himself. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The tree out on the edge of the bluff, still clinging, not letting go. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was growing harder to cling to the hope of Benjen Stark's safe return. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I feel the serum clinging to my skin like oil, but the darkness recedes. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Aurelia and Marcus were unashamedly clinging to each other, their eyes, huge with suspense, fixed on the scene being played out directly below them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z One by one they come out into the early morning sunshine, my son, my daughter, and Puli, the child I clung to who was not mine, and he no longer a child. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Nhamo desperately opened the bag with one hand as she clung to the boat with the other. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Other scientists thought that static electricity would cause whatever dust there was to cling to the windows of the spacecraft, blocking the astronauts’ view and causing them to crash on landing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “My heart, Will...” she groaned, and clung to him, her wet face contorted with pain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “We found him clinging to a broken spar,” said the Vole. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He felt himself slipping into darkness and blinked hard, doggedly clinging to life, willing himself to not let go. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Alba would kiss her goodbye and stand in the doorway, her mother’s subtle jasmine perfume clinging to her nostrils and a knot of anxiety lying in her heart. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The heat of the bread burned into my skin, but I clutched it tighter, clinging to life. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z High-priced ham: the only revenge I have been able to get on the people who killed Bas, but I'll cling to even that small satisfaction. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I scrambled for them and, clinging to the rickety railing, half-ran, half-fell down them, with the soldier hard upon my heels. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She clung to my side, meowing and howling. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z On the hawk’s back sat a gray-haired lady, whose clear-eyed face looked first at Lyra, then at Salmakia clinging to her collar. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When my mother didn’t have the four cents, I would cling to my “affluent” friends like a parasite—they didn’t seem to mind. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no torn scraps of cloth clinging to branches, no deep bootprints or abandoned campsites. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was a tribal superstition I clung to, which said that if one did others a good turn, things would go right for that one day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The goblin clung even tighter as they moved into the compressing darkness, and seconds later Harry’s feet found pavement and he opened his eyes on Charing Cross Road. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I had the strangest sensation of floating, of drifting farther and farther away with nothing and no one to cling to. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But here, in this loud, bright place, surrounded by gentiles disguised as saints, I clung to every truth, every doctrine he had given me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He rights himself and we just cling to each other while the audience goes insane. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A high cascade of sound bubbled from the organ, spreading, thick and clinging, over the chapel, slowly surging. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And she turned quickly and made one big leap, and another, and splashed and sank and ran through the water and the cattails, and clung to the fence. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes turned away from them, and from the naked children who clung to their long draped skirts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I cling to the railing and force my way through them with my elbow, not looking at their faces, like they are not human, just a wall of mass to push aside. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Javier walked out of the kitchen, a dish towel flung over his right shoulder, and Moss’s heart fluttered at the way the white undershirt clung to his chest and shoulders. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The stretchy material clings tightly to her body, allowing everyone to see her voluptuous figure. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman clung to Lord Asriel as if she were dizzy, and shook her head, distressed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The soft glow of the lampposts in the park, the white snow clinging to the branches of the trees, the quiet stillness of it all. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Say rather that the Machine is shaking the boat—very slightly—just enough to shake loose those few which cling to the side for purposes the Machines consider harmful to Humanity. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He stood under a tree, his attention fixed on three brown leaves that clung to a low branch. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She swiped at the clinging cat with a tremendous paw; but the cat was too quick for her and with a hiss of fury leaped to the ground and disappeared behind a tree. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He processed down the grand front staircase, clinging to Aunt Goldie. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There were already other huts clinging to the wall behind them, but what was inside the wall none knew and there was no way of knowing. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He clung to the keel and was able to ride out the storm. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She clings to him and he pats her back. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As the cloth sank to the bottom of the tray, the particles of gold clung to it in a glittering residue, allowing the trash to be poured off along with the water. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Her hands and arms and back screamed with the strain of clinging to the cliff’s edge, but she wasn’t about to give up. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Her eyes were shut tight with the effort of clinging to the hood, and she didn’t hear the door open and shut, nor Porter’s footsteps as he moved around to the front of the car. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Shivering, Will clung more tightly to his perch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But even though he could force his body to follow after, his mind hung back, wanting to cling to the crab apple tree the way Joyce Ann might cling to Momma’s skirt. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get enough of her to hug, so I clung to her hand as she huffed up the three steps into Abuela’s house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Nailer clung to the rail, clipped to his safety lines and out of the way of the feverish work as the crew fought their ship forward. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Eva’s hands separated, and each one clung to an arm of the chair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the Sicilian hopped, clung to the Turk’s neck. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, frame by frame, the mound turned green with weeds, covered in brushy grass and scrub and, eventually, a small shrub clinging to its peak. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A layer of grime, russet flakes and dirt, clung to the back edge of the comb, and Penelope rubbed it in her apron, leaving rusty stains on the white material. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z For a moment he clung to O’Brien like a baby, curiously comforted by the heavy arm round his shoulders. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z With it safely in place she clung to the rail in her oilskins and sou’wester as the stinging spray broke over the bows and surged along the deck. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A steady, hissing rain had turned the ground to clinging mud. birds sang. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She could see more of them clinging to the grass, waiting for dinner. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A narcotic heaviness still clung deliciously to my limbs and I imagined what fun it would be to wander with her—drowsy, hypnotized—up to Commons in the fading light, the snow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It doesn’t cling in all the right places like Miss America’s dress did on the night she won. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z 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 “I have nothing I need to cling to,” the king said with surprising calmness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But Lyra had to hold Salmakia in her hands, because the Lady had little strength left to cling to Lyra’s shoulder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We did not say anything to her; we simply clung to the hem of her ashen dress. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore sunglasses and clung to his mom’s arm with one hand, a cane in the other. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I can smell the ocean and feel the salt air making my clothes cling to my skin. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The geese furiously flapped and pecked and wrapped their wings around the robot faces, clinging to the RECOs like feathery masks, distracting them, blinding them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z |
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