“Ah,” he said with the air of the long-suffering. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

For the Gamow Bag to function properly, an attendant must continuously inject fresh air into the chamber with a foot pump. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Something unpleasant is in the air around this place, like the electric charge before a thunderstorm. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The air crushed in around me, pushing my body deep into the snow. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He throws his arms in the air, and says, "I don't even know what to freak out about right now." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

They felt the cold, musty air wafting toward them as the girl opened the door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

And flail the air and tremble and scream. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was sensible of danger in the air. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The bard slashed and thrust at the air. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

After a while the air became gray with cigarette smoke and the noise increased. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She says Malachy and I have to take turns looking after Alphie, taking him out in the pram for a bit of fresh air. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

All the shouting had me gasping for air. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

When the 60 Minutes piece aired months later, local officials were quick to discredit it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The air grew cold r, and they heard the call of eagles far below them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Ha, I’m about as trapped as a skylark in the air on a clear day! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

There was a certain wild independence in the air, blowing like a hot wind inside his head. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hitler has declared war on Poland, and even now, as the RRG broadcasts the news, the Luftwaffe is bombing Poland by air, supported by tanks and infantry. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He turns and walks away, moving so quickly that the candle flames shiver with the motion of the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He blew a cloud of smoke in the air. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

You would have to have a gray area—an air lock with a chemical shower of some kind. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keav s face flashes before my eyes as I gasp for air, only to cough at the stench of death that floods into my nostrils. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His stomach lurched and turned over, and he sat frozen in the dark closet, with only the sound of his air and the thud of his heart. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t leave things up in the air. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Behind us, the hat spun out into the morning air in a white blur, like a miniature flying saucer, and landed right smack in the middle of the highway. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Three strokes it rang, like silver in the air, and ceased: the third hour from the rising of the sun. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The nationalist on the stepladder, his quick hands slashing through the air, was whipping his growing audience out of its morning listlessness. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo had noticed that Percy seemed to get winded more easily these days - probably because of that nasty acid air he’d been forced to breathe in Tartarus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A cloud of fruit flies rose up in the air and settled again. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

My feet dangling in the air, I squeeze my eyes shut and wrap my arms around his neck, not wanting to let go. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped inside, bringing cold air with him. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I tell you it was your doing,—I tell you it was done through you,” he retorted, catching up the gun, and making a blow with the stock at the vacant air between us. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore the phone, tried to keep going, but when the ringing stopped, a sharp click cracked the air and a weepy voice fluttered from my father’s new answering machine. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The room is warm, the air is clean, and my mind is clear. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There were many more experienced pilots than there was air work to be done. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

And whether it was the result of gaining height or whether it was the shaman’s spell, a breath did stir the air on Lee’s face. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the great wings of the aerial assassin began to row the air, but reluctant and undecided. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gusts of air and seawater pummel the rocky shore. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Their words melt into the sound of water lapping against children—the steamy Accra air softening even the crisp cadences of their accents. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As if the Gamemakers have sent an infusion of frozen air across the arena, which may be exactly what they've done. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Of course, Wishbone sat by the kitchen door with his nose twitching in the air and his tail wagging a mile a minute. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The smell of Wynn cooking up a heap of bacon and eggs wafted through the air when I entered the kitchen. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I feel wild, like I’m gulping for air. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He’s now studying to be an air traffic controller. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Brer Fox stood tall, his good ear flicking and his head whipping left and right as he sniffed the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Troops of them in the air, armed and shining. They haven’t been so common in the last years, though in my grandfather’s time they passed through this world often, or so he used to say.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A queer stifling feeling came over them, as if the air were too thin or too scanty for breathing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My, Pippin turned the air blue when he got home and found out! Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was Pet she was trying to reach now, Pet with all its menace unfurled, all its great horror released into the air. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Even if it was a dozen stories up, the air stank. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the locker room at halftime he seemed as if he was walking on air. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as had been the case so many times before, our naval bombardment and air assaults hadn’t been very effective in knocking out the coastal defenses. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It smelled of stale air and shoe leather and my grandfather’s slightly sour cologne. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

One of the NACAs great contributions to aerodynamics was a series of laminar flow airfoils, wing shapes designed to maximize the flow of smooth air around the wing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As he goes out the door, he doesn’t turn around, but raises his free hand in the air and waves slightly like he knows I’m watching him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was flying a good four feet into the air every time. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

What you aired on your channel and who you allowed to view it were entirely up to you. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Despite the sound and fury of our shelling and our air attack, the Japanese pillboxes had been untouched. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gladly got dressed because I actually needed some fresh air after that awful book. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And yes, I did promise, and when he told me, his words hung heavy in the air for maybe a minute, my voice stuck in my throat. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

All she could hear was the noise of the air blowing inside her suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flew through the air and slammed into a black wall. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Great shouts filled the air as the Lethargarians scattered in all directions and soon disappeared entirely. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mulch was not one bit surprised that his recyclings had managed to hurl the elephantine Mud Man several yards through the air. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Next he rolled a cigarette, and, quietly smoking, he listened woozily to faint meadowlark songs drifting melodically on the clear summer air. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Saba let a cigarette burn down to a stump between her fingers and flicked it into the air when it stung her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The bouncers reached out and lunged, but I was already in the air, falling sweetly to freedom. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Here the rooftops are too fragile for my air rope launcher. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Instead he laughs as he tumbles through the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He walked with an air of importance, his shoulders held high. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

So, the bats took to the air with the remaining packs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She breathed health from the air, though it was full of gasoline fumes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air fills with clouds of white smoke. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The air was split by the shriek of the heavy iron wheels, which threw spinning sparks over the rails as one car after another rattled past. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She seemed to appear out of thin air at his side. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Less to his friend than to the air itself. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Three days before, Laila had gone outside for a breath of air. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t there the slightest rumble in the air whenever I brought in drinks to the Sunday debaters? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At night masked lovers met under the rose-hung colonnades or in the lamplit gardens, and the air stirred with the scent of jasmine and throbbed to the music of the wire-strung mandarone. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The building has a festive air: its usual smells of Dustbane and furniture polish and mouse droppings and snakes mingle with other smells, of winter clothing, cigarette smoke, and women’s perfume. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harris’s shoulders sagged like a flotation device losing air. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The amber whisky moved high on the side and the pungent fruit odor of its warming filled the air. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I thought I saw anxiety in her eyes—the same fear I’d seen in Grover during the bus ride—as if my mom too felt an odd chill in the air. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer began to notice a gray, sour smell in the air. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

They twisted in the air like sacks of flour and limped off in pain. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Hagar breathed deeply the sweet air that hung over the glass counters. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was explaining to me how the bread baked on these heated pebbles when the nasal call of the muezzin wafted through the air from the mosque. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Someone called for a window to be opened and cool air let in. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It was more than the sparkling September air that accounted for her high spirits. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Shouts rise up from the left side of the room, and I see blurs of fists pressing into the dark air. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The blood stopped flowing and the air puffed out the hole and sucked it in regularly with a little bubbling noise. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Karim collapsed on the floor and rolled around fighting for air when Baba finally let go. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Provided that the motor can move me through the air at a certain speed.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before long the Rottenführer is sitting at their table every morning, taking up all the air in the flat. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Its legs moved feebly in the air, steam coming out of its ruined head in odd places. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The air inside the car grew thick with them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worst of all, the air was full of fumes; breathing was painful and difficult, and a dizziness came on them, so that they staggered and often fell. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As I stood puzzling, three daisies floated through the air. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liam’s hand came out toward me, and the sheer panic at the thought of his touch had me jumping back, trying to put as much air between us as I could. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That would always leave questions hanging in the air for me, though. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It felt as though even the air was on fire.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Lithe young maidens danced on marble plinths, draped only in flowers, or poured air from shattered jars. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The news bulletin ends, and Spanish music from the Meridian Room returns to the air. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

With their apparatus, a refinement of the Marsden-Geiger box of 1911, they found that ordinary air produced especially frequent scintillations resembling those of hydrogen nuclei, or protons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Has a hovercraft inexplicably plucked her into the air? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sweat broke out on his skin despite the cool air. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Around three o’clock the air turns cool again, and we drive to his house to shower and get warm. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That night the air is hot and humid, as it always is in June in Thailand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question hung in the air like a sigh of pain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his index finger in the air. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He turned toward the congregation with the air of a preacher himself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a flash of intense white, a lashing crack, and the monkey’s form was flung high in the air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She throws down two more stalks, and moments later three ragwort ponies snort the air and snuffle at the ground. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I suddenly felt cold, like the air- conditioning had been cranked up real high. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Taking a deep breath, he walked into the Whispering Gallery...where his breath escaped like air from a balloon. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

This arrangement supposedly supplied light and air to the bedrooms. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun caught on the sharp edges and shone like the air was gold. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Andrew Jackson tips his hat in the air. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The air began to frost every night, and the stars to glitter more coldly, and so October came upon Phippsburg and Malaga Island. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He punched it with his wand-free hand and the bike shot more flames into the air, hurtling straight toward the ground. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The fields were bright and green and the sharp smell of pine trees was in the air. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I had bent down, and was reaching for a copper coil, when something massive cut through the air next to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We climb the ladder, open the door, and step out into the warm early evening air. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They knew that the air outside was poisonous with radioactivity, and they had in their laboratory the only suit in the world that would protect against it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Clear, with just enough breeze so you knew you were outside, breathing fresh air. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Artur Gartner, a Luftwaffe pilot, said that most Germans were shocked to discover that there were Soviet women fighting against them in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He thought for a moment that McLaggen might punch him, but he contented himself with an ugly grimace and stormed away, growling what sounded like threats to thin air. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Every night I pulled the black air raid curtains to and read on and on, huddled close to our bedroom lamp. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward, we were sitting in the sun—it was warm for January—and I was still sucking air. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The house became gloomy; no air, no light. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

And just like that, her confident air dissolves, the knife at Marcus’s throat falters, and he grabs her face in his hands and kisses her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then he held it up in the air, just like Victor had shown him in St. Mark's Square. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Catching her breath, Kira limped past the gardens to where the old woman stood sweating as the heat from the flames pulsed and shimmered in the air. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He caught air before slamming to the ground, only to find that his pants had split up the middle and his superhero briefs were on blast. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

But the Midnight Dinners have an air of nocturnal mystery already, and Chandresh finds that providing no menu, no map of the culinary route, adds to the experience. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Tally snapped her fingers and rose swiftly into the air. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

With an air of infinite reluctance M. Poirot climbed aboard the train. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with that, she leaped backward into empty air. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The air is warm on my bare back, and my breath comes in short pants, my embarrassment almost overriding my fear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The air was warm and old, as if the same air had been up here for hundreds of years. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, just after midnight, it seemed as if the air grew thick and trembled. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground was so hot that blisters formed and burst on the bottoms of my bare feet and the dry air made me very thirsty. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I will ensure the Collective has nanomeds to keep their bodies functioning, so they can breathe in your clean air, which is of course irrelevant without a healthy pulmonary system.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Grigori’s knife slashed through the air centimeters from my face, close enough that I felt it whish. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of air that made it hard for people to breathe if they had asthma. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I stare at the air over her shoulder instead. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Bah, I’m just kidding,” she says, swatting the air and—I think—trying to wink. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He plucked them out of the air so swiftly that it made her dizzy to watch him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Messages from Mom, Part One 7:04 Dad wasn’t feeling well, so we went outside for some air. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

The thought cheered him, and he scanned the horizon for any sign of her, but found nothing but the blue air and the sharp rock in every direction he looked. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He’s spinning a pot in the air with his hands. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” the papers said as they quivered in the air. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He was out of breath; they could see him urgendy gulp air to make the words. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No old mama to protect ye this time,” Matthew says, swinging his machete back and forth, like he’s trying to cut the air into slices. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The smoke curls in the air between us. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

As Garvey returned with juice and warm oatmeal, Edwin appeared at the door and announced, “The plane is in the air. Should be landing in about thirty minutes.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

In an impressive display of engineering savvy, the Cahokians encapsulated the slab, sealing it off from the air by wrapping it in thin, alternating layers of sand and clay. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

There were more children, running in seemingly aimless patterns while sparrows flew overhead, tracing the same pathways through the air. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But today, without floral shampoo and conditioner perfuming the air, I realized the cavernous room smelled like sawdust. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Cakes layered to impossible heights, pastries lighter than air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Can’t a rat catch a wink of sleep without being rudely popped into the air?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“My granny always used one of these, every time she made one of her blackberry pies. Baked it right inside with the filling, and the hot air funneled out the beak.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The air around him seemed to crack in places, and his moonlight-colored cloak wavered at those cracks as if he weren’t quite all there. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will felt in the air with the tip of the knife: any world, out of this one. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The boy let the word dangle in the cool air. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was how Tony Johnson found her when he emerged from the air lock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother has added a small bag of dried flowers that perfumes the air. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her words were hammering at my brain, the horrible syllables were beating the air around me, the whole place was full of their sound. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ilya looked like he was going to use his magic anyway, lifting his glowing hands into the air. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She removed a pair of thick gloves, blew her bangs up into the air with a puff of breath, and said, “They say one of you is a genius.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He held his hands up high in the air. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The chill in the air had put color in her cheeks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her voice hung in the air, hung in my ears, dangling, tinkling like a wind chime in an almost nonexistent breeze. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Also they have to be decontaminated, which is basically like getting a high-speed air bath for about an hour. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said, waving the pipe wrench in the air. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

As always occurred when he quarreled over principles in which he believed passionately, he would end up gasping furiously for air and blinking back bitter tears of conviction. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Dad was in the air force, and Mom was in the USO, but when they met, she was on leave visiting her parents at their cattle ranch near Fish Creek Canyon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand, fingers dancing through the air in a complicated array of signals, and at once the dogs stilled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I am Dracula; and I bid you welcome, Mr. Harker, to my house. Come in; the night air is chill, and you must need to eat and rest.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Before I could respond, a grating voice cut through the air. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was one-thirty in the morning, but in spite of the hour and her turned-up coat collar, there was no air of furtiveness about her at all. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every breath of air was delicious with just enough of a clean, salt edge to wake up all your senses. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet morning air explodes with noise as hundreds of hooves pound into the narrow dirt road. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

After a brief mention of the building, he turned to the action in Vietnam, emphasizing that the air strikes had been made necessary by the North Vietnamese torpedo boat attacks. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Against the same wall as the office, but in the opposite corner of the barn, Margo has set up a kind of bed—four forklift pallets beneath an orange air mattress. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

My Papa’s hair is like a broom, all up in the air. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear the noise of a straw sucking more air than milkshake. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I cracked the window, the fall crisp seeping in, the familiar static of air pushing through a tight space. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I spun a dozen feet through the air and crashed into a tree trunk. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Feeling the rush of air; lungs aching, imagining I’m a good guy. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

My mother has taken to spraying air freshener when he isn’t looking. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

But there was an evil feeling in the air, as if things might indeed be passing up and down that eyes could not see. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I looked back up to my father and saw him gasping for air, holding his throat. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

For a moment a phrase tried to take shape in my mouth and my lips parted like a dumb man's, as though there was more struggling upon them than a wisp of startled air. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Luke meant well, Percy. But taking to the air . . . that would not be wise for you.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Moss sucked in air, deep, and he let it out in one slow exhale. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m saving it for the next air raid.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

There had been a hard freeze during the night, and their breath steamed in the air. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She threw her hands up in the air and spun around to face Yitzchak. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her lungs sucked in biting air with each breath, and it invaded her body eagerly, ready to freeze her from the inside out. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The barometer had only recently been invented, and Descartes was one of the first people to suggest that what it measured was the weight of air pressing down on the surface of the Earth. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was still too heavy with sleep to sound really fractious, but it was apparent that she felt there was some kind of injustice in the air. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The air tasted bad in her mouth, as she gasped for breath. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Marina knew that someone’s child had fallen ill, she’d find a way to send medication and, on occasion, an air ambulance. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

For a wing moving through the air, the slower-moving air on the bottom of the wing exerts a greater force than the faster-moving air on the top. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

My parents made a striking pair of newlyweds, both tall and good-looking, my mom with a stately, confident air, and my dad, soft-spoken, gentle, and sincere, with an easy smile and a long, straight nose. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Miss Thomas said, “You know, I don’t like the way Loudean’s been sounding, I think I’m gonna go check the air in the trunk.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Soon, the tree was heavy with them and the air was full of the enchanting smell of ripe peaches. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The air held a damp chill, as if the sun that had given a pale, late-winter brightness to the streets in Newton had been too weak to penetrate the dense branches above the woods road. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suck in gulps of air to ease the stitch in my side, but I still feel like I’m being knifed. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In late August, as the days grew shorter and the air turned sharp and autumnal in the Brooks Range, McCunn began to worry when nobody arrived to fly him out. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hugged herself as the cold February air blew through her cotton bathrobe. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I got my quarter back after the third call and tossed it up in the air. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was something venal about his thin-lipped face; he had the air of a man to whom corruption was familiar. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was in the air a silent mockery that challenged him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the stove and was met by a blast of hot air as if from a dragon’s cave. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s good for you to get a little night air. C’mon Mary Anne and Karen, you two go over there behind those trees.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Viruses like dry air and dust and darkness, and most of them don’t survive long when exposed to moisture and sunlight. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We reach the river, and the air is heavenly. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, feeling the air fight its way in and out of my body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Evolution was in the air; what if someone else came up with the same mechanism as Charles had? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weather had changed and the mountains were full of air pockets that made the plane bounce up and down like a cork on a rough sea. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sail too, woven of magic and the air, would not long stay against the wind if he slept, but would turn to a puff of wind itself. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Squallers circled in the sky, wind whipping the air around them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then a hoarse roar split the air and fairly shook the rigging, and Nat found he was yelling, too. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was an old quiet smell about the room, as though the air in it was little changed, for all the sweet lilac scent and the roses brought to it throughout the early summer. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They were all gasping and wheezing, exhausted from their run in the thin air. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed her shoulder once and withdrew, slipping out the door into the cool night air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He must remember the way the house smelled when you were in it, the sound of your voice filling the air, the sight of you painting your pictures. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

‘The air is filled with storm spirits and gryphons. All roads to the Acropolis are patrolled by the Earthborn.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Gradually, the cool air receded and it was stifling again. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But I feel her around me, not like arms but like a small wind of warmer air. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The first thing I noticed about the room was something strange about the air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But Anya wasn’t prepared for what actually met her when the door swung open, eerily silent on its hinges, blowing a gust of stale cavern air over them as they stood in the doorway. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“We came up past him. He didn’t see us. He was waving it about in the air.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smelled like road dust, and honey, and the smell the air holds seconds before a heavy summer rain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I go to the library instead, sitting where I’d usually be with Sandy and Jasmine, as if I’m hoping Sandy will materialize out of thin air—but he doesn’t come. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Even now, wisps of the leaves’ cloying fragrance still suffused the air. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In the air around her, Jack laughed, Jack hooted, Jack cackled, Jack snickered, Jack was a whole thesaurus entry of glee, and Hazel could only let the waves batter her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The air in this trailer is too thick to breathe. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A sweet scent filled the air about our rocking chairs. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

A strong, rotting odor filled the air as the wagon passed by. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a nervous feeling in the air as kids coupled up around them, tiny smiles and eyes darting to the ground. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

By midmorning, a steady flow of warm air from the south had ruffled the blue surface of Lake Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The same bright lights that bordered the winding path hung in the air over the walls. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their wing-sails flapped with a sound of soft applause on the air. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drakon hissed, spitting jets of green poison that smoked on the mossy ground and set tar pits on fire, filling the air with the scent of fresh pine and ginger. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Summer is over, a kiss of chill in the southern air. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

But Shae was still alive, and as the wolves’ howls faded into the distance, her gasps of pain filled the air. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It felt like breathing air after being suffocated. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She felt smothered by the church walls, and as soon as she could escape outside she did, taking deep breaths of the muggy air. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the first time I’ve spoken since being thrown in the air like a wrestler. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Kvothe’s voice struck the air like a commandment, and in the stillness that followed, his words were sharp and angry. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I would sit up there and breathe the unfiltered city air for a while, feeling the wind on my skin. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Sunday evening air seemed unusually still as the baby blue school bus rolled. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The air was fresher, and the river sounds were sweeter than Duck’s snoring. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Angela Davis smiles, gap-toothed and beautiful, raises her fist in the air says, Power to the people, looks out from the television directly into my eyes. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The scant vegetation lent the quarry an air of stark desolation. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Vortices of air spiraled out from her wing tips, sending golden hemlock pollen twisting in circles. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I’m in a hospital bed getting good air from an oxygen mask and checking out all the love from the Plutos on my Instagram pics. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And now they shouted, now they yelled in triumph and stamped their feet, and through his eyelids, Harry saw bursts of red and silver light shoot into the air in celebration. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The Great Esquimaux Curlew looked like he was just coming onstage, his body leaning forward, his neck stretched out, his bill stuck up in the air like he was about to sing or something. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I felt the cool night air on my head. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He jerked awake when the final blast of water jets hit him, and he found himself slumped against the wall of the air lock, his hands still gripped around the pipes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One time when he’s up in the air, he catches sight of me lurking behind the hedge. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He makes a dismissive gesture in the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The great beast sniffed at the air a moment before circling a spot in the dirt and settling there. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It's nothing more than a tube that equalizes the rover's air with the pop-tent's. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam felt it gathering in the air before its body showed up, and she watched it appear bit by bit, fur and feathers and horn like dried blood. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Scattered patches of smoke hung in the still evening air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I felt a blast of hot air against my body. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Smoke obscured the vision and cinders drifted into the house, into our beds, into our kitchen, into our food; and a tarlike smell was always in the air. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Air conditioners poked out from the windows in the white section, but back here there was nothing but electric fans moving the hot air from one place to another. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was small and pale, with the frightened air of an ill-used child, but her scrawny, underfed body did give off a hint of woman, so perhaps she was twelve or thirteen. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flight engineer latched the door and handed out wads of cotton to stuff in our ears, and the behemoth chopper lumbered into the air with a head-splitting roar. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The water seemed to push me into the air and I catapulted over him, slashing as I came down. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

To the north the fog banks still hung like a mountain range over the sea, but the breeze was pushing them back and back, and Lee was impatient for the air again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The planes dived and climbed, the air was abuzz with the drone of engines. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The air had been damp and clammy, the causeway so narrow they could not even make proper camp at night, they had to stop right on the kingsroad. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

With a sharp blast on his whistle, Mostafa shot into the air after the balls. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I grip the pod and gasp for air. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

By the moment, the air in the hallway seemed to grow thinner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He felt the air move from the claws. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The others were outside sucking fresh air and trying to expel from their nose buds the odor of warm, dead muskrat. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

From above came a deep tremor, like a mighty dynamo, almost too low to hear, though it shook the very atoms of the air and jolted the marrow in Will’s bones. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the air, Allied planes based in Great Britain were raining bombs on German cities and industrial sites, killing tens of thousands of civilians. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Then Cassiopeia raised her tiny fists in the air. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The way the air moved made Percy suspect the cave’s ceiling was far, far above. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As I came closer, I could see the balloons had faces and shaped ears, and they looked like a little tribe, bobbing in the air above their owner, waiting for him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eagles, for example, identify thermal columns rising from the ground, spread their giant wings and allow the hot air to lift them upwards. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

HARRY: He said—Voldemort said—“I smell guilt, there is a stench of guilt upon the air.” Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I felt like I’d taken off an itchy sweater on a cold day: relieved to be rid of it, but surprised by how chilly the air turned out to be. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After taking a deep gulp of air, I move another few inches down the path, praying the stone won't crumble beneath my feet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Smoke and cinders swirled through the air, and the foe broke before their charge, throwing themselves back into the water, knocking over other men as they fought to climb up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Harold is opening the windows to let the night air in. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air inside the building is cool; the lobby is empty and dim. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They burst out of the water, dozens of them at a time, some of them flick-flacking over a hundred yards through the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The kitten turned and hissed at Ess, who jumped into the air with a screech, and the cat raced off, back in the other direction. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I feel the strain of my lungs wanting air, but I keep going. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It filled every molecule of air in that room. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was because Abba was different, because people strolled into our compound at will, because the very air we breathed moved more slowly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of weed lingers in the air and most of the people around drink 40s like it’s going out of style. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Romance was floating in the air like moondust and the two lovers, for some reason we younger ones could never understand, did not seem to be very keen on us tagging along with them. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The train overflowed with people, people sticking their heads out the windows for air, men sitting on the roof and hanging off the sides. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It feels like a vacuum has sucked the air out of our apartment. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach drops as my brain believes I’m actually thousands of feet in the air. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The air became colder still and everything became paler and paler until soon there was nothing but grey and white all around them. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bakers buy yeast in packets to add to their dough, but there is also wild yeast in the air. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He found a young good-looking man, almost delicate, who conveyed an air of confidence and prosperity. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

At the nearby train station, people crowded elbow-to-elbow, the air filled with a multitude of voices. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We need to know how big the wings should be in order to lift my father into the air. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was thick with the familiar smell of diesel, bread, and kebab mixed with the stench from the nearby stream, where everyone dumped trash. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Despite the cool, exciting air of the July evening, he seemed apathetic and torpid. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air seemed to fold and bend around him He became a hologram, then a wind, then he was gone, leaving only the smell of fresh-pressed grapes lingering behind. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I’d come to terms with 12’s demise— heard of it, seen it from the air, and wandered through its ashes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The road kept on getting to somewhere in the sense that it got to more and more trees, all dark and dripping and to colder and colder air. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the still air brought a heat haze that covered the water and made it difficult to see very far. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumble out of the scanner, and the air opens up around me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Jennifer jumps a few inches in the air and stomps her feet. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was real, I could touch him, we breathed the same air. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Misty tendrils of smoke bled along the ground at their feet, and the smell of burning wood laced the air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A strong smell of sulfur filled the air. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Nothing attracted her attention except the music of the clocks, which she would look for every half hour with her frightened eyes as if she hoped to find it someplace in the air. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He shivered slighdy.The day would soon heat up, but for now the desert air was chill with night. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His body is a paradox of mass and lightness, crafted to slip through air with the ease of an arrow. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before you go home, come with me,” Hugo said, and he helped Isabelle through the nearest air vent into the walls. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“These bits of lace are fastened under the chin with a rosebud, so,” and Meg illustrated by putting on the bonnet and regarding him with an air of calm satisfaction that was irresistible. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Artie Shaw’s big hit “Begin the Beguine” floats on the humid air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It’s like I’m a part of the whole fabric of the universe—the air, the water, the music, the colors, the shapes, and me right in the middle. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I ran out for some fresh air and to find us a new map. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

In the second classroom, she felt that even the air inside her was becoming soiled and she wanted to press her nostrils shut to stop the mingling of the air outside and that inside her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He faltered in the air as its pinions beat against his cheeks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Holly hooked the wings over a low branch, unstrapping the helmet to give her ears some air. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The living room was filled with warm air and sunlight from the windows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw some shadow and dust high into the air, and the crowd gasped. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A foul and pungent smell, an earthy mix of rust and excrement, hung in the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just observing. I am a documentarian,” I said, scribbling in the air. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Its tone remained sarcastic, but its fur was bristling, and its brush of a tail stuck up in the air. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I placed them outside on the stairs overnight to dry and air out. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Suddenly they let go of Jon and he sailed through the air to the top of the other body. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

All around them the quiet noises of the afternoon hung in the warm air: the endless trickling sucking of the marsh, the scraping of insects, the calling of gulls. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And when the air itself seemed to whisper, You’re not going to make it. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But the air’s warm and balmy against my skin. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He felt the chill air on the growing fuzz on his cheeks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it was already autumn when they arrived in the city, and the air had not been as warm and gentle as Prosper had imagined it to be. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now, though, the air turned brisk late in the afternoon. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He stepped back and took two more slow swings, feeling the groove he left in the air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The imaginatively named "atmospheric regulator external component" is how the regulator freeze-separates air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t know where he got them. He loved them. I remember him that way, sitting on a fence, chewing a lemon, his finger in the air.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cannons were blossoming, filling the air with thunder, far enough away to soften and roll, not angry yet, but growing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thunderstorm had faded away, and the air was still, hot and clammy. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Ortiz patted the air near his friend, telling him to calm down. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The foggy air grew rich with the scent of cinnamon as Cady pulled her cakes from the oven. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

This familiar gesture of human friendship that I have become so unused to is made all the more unfamiliar as he chops the air with the knife. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her scolding carried after them on the still air, mingling with the little boy’s yells — “You bust slug! You bust slug!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He leaped into the air, coming straight for Mark, when there was a thumping sound from the kitchen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Not long after that, returning home to my boardinghouse room, I catch a strange whiff in the air. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made a sign in the air—a circle—and she folded her hands together and touched them to her forehead, her mouth, her heart. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sunlight reflects off the buildings, and the air around us takes on an orange tinge. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And even though it’s so quiet, even twenty feet away, I know the sound of air moving aside as a fist comes down, again and again. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“You’re a cheetah,” I finally manage to say, gasping for air. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But he resisted, saying he preferred to work outside in the fresh air, where he was free. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d mentioned that the night air would cool her brew to soap, so we went outside to see. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Addison walked on all fours with his snub nose in \\ y\\\\j the air while the man-thing called Grunt scampered around us like a psychotic puppy. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The air was damp with a thin mist of rain, brightening the trees and grass into an electric green. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I woke up early the next morning, my lips dry and my breath visible in the crisp air. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Cara’s mouth has fallen open, like she is hungry for answers and intends to eat them from the air. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He nearly killed a group of sophomores who, as he sped by, cussed and raised their fingers into the air. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He sped along the path that edged the old dark woods where the warm, soft smell of rotting wood filled the air. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I gasp for air and my mouth fills with feathers, feathers down my throat, in my lungs, replacing my blood with dead weight. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I let out a wail when she parted the caul, letting in first air, first light. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

There was no one in this class with a name beginning with X, Y, or Z. Williams’s yes lingered on the air. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes popped open and she took the very, very smallest breath of air she dared. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A few columns of smoke mounted perpendicularly into the windless air and were lost. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put out his hands as though to ask, but then, when Deydey tried to blubber an explanation, only to collapse in fresh laughter, LaPautre swiped his hand through the air and scratched his head. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

British and American planes waged brutal air assaults over Germany in retaliation. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy air was thickening into mist, and by the time they tied up at the wharves alongside the Smokemarket everything in sight was softened and blurred. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Harry looked quickly over the top of his Omnioculars and saw that the leprechauns watching from the sidelines had all risen into the air again and formed the great, glittering shamrock. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

After a moment, a floppy appendage grew out of the upper half of its body and waggled in the air, almost like it was waving at me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There is an air of sadness in his voice. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But to have put that flat white bean in the dirt, to have almost forgotten about it, and now to see it forcing its way up into the air ... The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Monique and Jordan’s room had a small window air conditioner, but she kept the door closed, watching what Gerald called “the parade of weirdos” on the talk shows. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Happy at least to have heard their voices, I stepped from the booth to the night’s cooler air. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will wait here for my band. We’ll force march most of the way, don’t worry. The Guerrilla Shrews won’t be far behind you. We’ll make good time in this cool night air.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But just like a sound, as soon as the note hits the air, it begins to fade. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I recall it standing open, and myself wishing it were shut, because of the chill draft of air from the hall. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He bent under the disappointed moon, hands braced on his knees, panting into the warm summery air, wanting to give himself a beating for letting the man get away. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Again and again, the current thrust her under, but every time she came up gasping for air, striking at the rapids with her arms and legs, searching for shore. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her heart raced as she gulped in air and coughed from the dust and smoke. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Thousands of musket balls flew through the air. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Jacqui’s kept the engine idling to keep the fan on, even though it’s just blowing hot air. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She smelled like fresh air and mint shampoo. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain twitched around to see shells beginning to come over, falling first on the left, then almost instantly on the center, then to the right, then overhead, air bursts and ground bursts and solid shot. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “I’m only asking for a little fresh air.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The child strained toward Taisin while his mother tried to pull him back, and it was almost as though he was suspended in the air between the two of them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It felt like coming up for air after being underwater. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

In Kerala, they breathed a plume of excitement and fear into the already frightened air. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they saw a silvery-white orb hanging in the air in front of Lupin, who said, “Riddikulus!” almost lazily. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Horrified, she watched him leap into the air as a splatter of shots burst beside him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Something about air currents or cloud formation, perhaps?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Stomping, walking, shouting, sailing paper airplanes through the air, students were milling about as though they were having a wild party. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They have air pumped into them all the time. Watch him disappear. There he goes.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He unhooked his thumbs from the belt loops and made himself more upright, taking on a self-conscious air of menace. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Arab families stood outside in their transformed yards staring happily up into the magical air. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Why should they?” and Mrs. March put the question with what the girls called her ‘Maria Theresa air’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It really does not want to pull too much 02 out of the air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei screamed, and her scream froze in the air, along with her legs. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The smell of her hair, the taste of her mouth, the feeling of her skin seemed to have got inside him, or into the air all round him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The heavy ground peeled away underneath my feet, and air came back into my lungs. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He could toss me in the air and catch me or hoist me over the fence with ease. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They embraced, and then he lifted her up in the air. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Dividing that column of air by the mathematically perfect ratio of 3:2 will produce F#. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Cynthia would wail and flail overdramatic fists in the air, all leading up to the big finish, Cynthia planting her face flat on the desk. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

We live, he wrote, under an ocean of air. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The long game was ended, the Snitch had been caught, it was time to leave the air.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As prudent and thorough as old family doctors, they examined every aspect of the air flowing over the plane, making careful note of the vital signs. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Before I could try again, it unfolded its wings and pulled itself up into the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was tricky to stay far enough back to avoid getting spotted but close enough to keep Kelli and her comrades in view through the dark hazy air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The clap of his hand against the barrel echoed in the air. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Toddlers clapped from the shoulders of their fathers, and Cora caught Mayor nipping at the air. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She cast wide through the air the same way she felt through the house, but it all came up empty. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I dodged her and ran back into the house, then again into the hallway, my naked body flashing frantically through the air. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Prince warded off the attempted bites with ease, and the ape was heaving at the chest now, desperate for air. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, these three boys, these three kings, all cooler than anyone I’ve ever breathed the same air as, walk right past me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The air was thin and chill so high above the ground, but the sun was warm, and the cloud-shapes about them reminded Tristran of a fantastical city or an unearthly town. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s medium clean, and although there’s no air- conditioning there are ceiling fans. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Raymie watched the Tag and Bag cart rise up in the air as if it were attempting to leave the earth altogether, and then it entered Swip Pond with a surprisingly small splash. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The air was thick and smoky and a crust had formed atop his porridge when a woman’s voice behind him said, “Theon Greyjoy.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Contemplating the grand tour of Lawrence and Alvarez and the resurgent electioneering of Teller for the Super, Oppenheimer aired his doubts to Conant in a letter affectionately addressed to “Uncle Jim.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Her first view of southern Italy was from five thousand feet in the air. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Though the air of the room was cold, beads of sweat broke onto his forehead and his breath stopped. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rocket fuel burns in the engine and is sent out the back of the rocket, driving the spaceship forward, just as the rush of air out of a balloon sends it flying around the room. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf paused, still holding the wailing Sunny up in the air, as members of his theater troupe walked into the kitchen. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The air was redolent with their honey perfume and with another scent, one that transported Sarai back to childhood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The already excited horse leaped into the air, whirled about, lashing out with his heels, then bolted. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only sounds are the heater clicking on, sighing warm air into the room. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Uncle Al thrusts his champagne into the air. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I found myself stealing away from the temple, relieved to be out in the open air. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were pounding their fists into the air and dragging rusty cans tied to strings. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

A groaning filled the air, like the death cries of some enormous beast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When I got home, I joined my brothers and SanJuanna and Alberto in carrying quilts and winter clothing outside for airing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The apartment was warm, the air rouged with cinnamon and fir. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The air tanks of the Hab, the rovers, and all the space suits add up to exactly 374 liters of storage. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Xiao Mao,” the deep, male voice of the other lion boomed in the air. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone started coughing and choking, trying to get some clean air. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The air of the room was close and still. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Intermittently, huge clouds of dust swelled upward, lingered a few moments in the air, and then settled down to make everything and everybody reddish brown. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu stood by the window while Aunty Uju sat at the table drinking orange juice and airing her grievances like jewels. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He put it into the lock, filled his lungs with air so his shoulders rose halfway to his ears, and pushed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The air was filled with the hot tang of metal and sweat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had winter gardens and salons, dining rooms that could seat 200, and porches like the promenade decks of ocean liners from which guests could drink in the wholesome air and survey nature’s craggy splendor. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

From where we sit, we can taste the salt in the air and see the lights of downtown Los Angeles reflected on the water. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Now is my time to slip away,” thought I: but the tones that then severed the air arrested me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I entertained the thought again and again; I broke the surface smiling, and gasped for air. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They fell into the stars in a rush of air and ether. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The new tombs gave a festive air to the pathetic little graveyard, and they planted rows of birches so there would be shade for those who came to visit their dead. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they visited earth, Librans would also find windstorms most startling and unpleasant, compared to the gentle air currents they knew. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shove off the blanket and suck in the cold air that seeps through the windowpanes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They passed a marble stair that spiraled up from the mud and ended jaggedly in air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I shouted suddenly, my voice strangely crisp on the windless air. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The movers arrived at eleven that morning, powerfully muscled, red-faced men who grunted officiously over the dead weight of refrigerators and air conditioners. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The faint hum and rattle of machinery still stirred the crimson air in the Embryo Store. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have seen cigar rollers stepping outside windowless factories for fresh air, their faces stained a permanent brown from tobacco dust. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There was a party across the lawn, and laughter and music floated through the night air. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The woman twirled like an air spirit and sat down at their table. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She points in the air and goes round and round. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The roses were especially fragrant; their smell hung rich and heavy in the air, mingled with the smell of bergamot, and black China tea, and a faint inky scent of camphor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Bay Area has a reputation for its sourdough bread, so I figured the air outside my house would be an excellent hunting ground for wild yeast. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I must have passed out again, because the next time I opened my eyes, the woods were darker and the air was cooler. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The salt air lay still and heavy that morning, but the western sky was a fiery red, streaked with lowering clouds that glowed as bright as Lannister crimson. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The very air seemed brown, and all things about were black and grey and shadowless; there was a great stillness. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But the wind was sleeping tonight, and the still air filled the alleyways like warm water in a bucket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her heels went straight up in the air over her head. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loves the bird in the air and the fish in the stream but he’s not a fool. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But suddenly he stood looking up like some startled woodland animal snuffling a strange air. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Grab flung his arms up in the air in frustration. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Chess sucked in the ashy air, and it smelled different now that he viewed it as belonging to the other world. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I could taste it then, just as plainly as I felt the air move as Liam lifted the man clear off the ground with a wave of his hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The smoke of a fire was drifting through the air, with various good smells of meat and gravy, and the sound of quiet voices. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At one point, she launches up in the air, over a small barrel and lands poised on her tiptoes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They carried her away through the air out of his sight as he cursed her, never himself, for what had come to pass. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s Papa,” he said finally, raising a stiff finger in the air. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When the bus arrives, I breathe a sigh of relief ’cause if I swallow one more drop of frozen air, my vocal cords might go into a state of hypothermia. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then, taking a deep breath, letting the air swell her chest, she belted out, “Sweet pea, sweet pea, sweeeeeeet pea!” as if “sweet pea” was somebody far away she was hollering at. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He landed with a grunt of pain and Mark scrambled to his feet, struggling to suck air into his lungs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Ma cracked the window to let some air in. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

At this moment the air began to hum. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And now she was flying, twisting and rotating in the air, seeing sky, then earth, then sky, then earth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The manager says ’tis good to get out in the fresh air. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I plucked the car keys from the air. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So the returning frigid air doesn't come as a steady flow. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked to the edge of the school yard, and then stood outside in the clear air, in the sun, breathing the fragrance of fresh wet snow and new bread, crusty and warm. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Snape stepped nearer, and his eyes flitted over Professor McGonagall into the air around her, as if he knew that Harry was there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There was a persistent din in the air, a combination of excited and angry voices clashing with one another. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“The very air will smell of mystery,” she breathed. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She half waved her palm in the air. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“They’ve got to swallow it,” Milo ordained with dictatorial grandeur, and almost broke his neck when he let go with one arm to wave a righteous finger in the air. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then they began to pace back and forth at the foot of the rock, sniffing the air, for they could smell my tracks and knew that I was somewhere near. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I lifted the trapdoor, a burst of hot, fetid air billowed from the hole, accompanied by hundreds of black gnats. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was common in the early morning, when the water sprinklers misted the cool air next to the soil. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could chisel out the air in here and use it for ice in my lemonade next summer!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The air was freezing and the wind blew out his candle. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The scents in the air were familiar—hay and sweat and manure—but inside the wood-paneled confines, they were nauseating. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He was warm^—like a regular human—and he smelled of a salty beach and fresh sea air. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The air armies were set up in divisions, each with its own job—for example, bomber, fighter, or ground attack. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

In Marie-Laure’s mind, it shifts and gleams, draws needles and thorns in the air. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But the air gets even colder when Maddie walks by with her mom. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

With a flick of her fingers, she produces a card out of thin air. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Elsewhere in the city was a Fleet Week celebration, and every so often the Blue Angels flew overhead as part of the air show. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As the hands on the big clock closed in on nine o’clock, the air buzzed with expectancy, like the tension before a prizefight. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Probably he had fired into the air; they were always doing that. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tosses the car keys into the air and catches them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A new odor, faint but menacing, hung in the air. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But as the old man watched, a small tuna rose in the air, turned and dropped head first into the water. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t believe the rumors, woman,” my father said with an air of authority. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is standing by the bed with his back arched, dragging in air, rubbing at his chest, starting to cry. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Being high enough to avoid getting fried means you’ve got to be at least twenty feet in the air. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even for western Kansas, renowned for the longevity of its Indian summers, the current sample seemed far-fetched—dry air, bold sun, azure sky. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There used to be a little card around here somewhere. Isn’t it a beauty? You can feel it plummeting through the air.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The fog was so thick, Percy couldn’t see Festus at the end of the prow, and warm drizzle hung in the air like a bead curtain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

All I have to do is think about how cold the air was and how loud the laughter was. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The sun was barely brimming over the horizon and the air was still chilly when Nathan thrust the shovel head into the dry cornfield. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Here the air was softer and warmer, and faintly scented, as if spring was already stirring and the sap was flowing again in herb and leaf. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Ghosts are noisy and full of air; they talk during meals. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was thick with smoke and “Walkin’ after Midnight” was playing on the jukebox. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They weren’t here to drink the night air or sneak a kiss. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The shock of the explosion and the stench of the remains floated in the air for a long time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we leave our motel room early in the morning, the air outside smells like snow, even though there isn’t a cloud in the sky. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The whole world stood still as something dark and monstrous came through the air. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A foul stench draped itself through the air, and a heaviness, a deep sadness, fell over Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sunlight measured itself out in regular oblongs on the shabby, but soft red carpets, and a whiff of fresh-cut grass sweetened the air. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Jam could feel its pleasure vibrating through the air; she could even hear a low but audible purr shaking in its golden throat. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The earth was ice, even the air felt stiff. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Slowly, and with an air almost of amusement, Benjamin nodded his long muzzle. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

There was a blaze in the air obliterating his sight, hot breath of death, huge noise. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it seemed there was no more air, no more hope, the animals began to run out through the fire into the open, where spears and arrows waited. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman continued her rant, throwing her arms in the air and spitting on the floor of the hut. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The air smelled of salt, seaweed, and something burnt. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Lord, it was hot, plus we had at least ten gnats per square inch of air. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly Rowdy and I just sat still and dreamed about air- conditioning. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Using only her left hand, her good hand, she unplugged her suit from the air hose. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat up quickly, pulled the book out from under him, put on a green eyeshade, and waited with his pen poised in the air. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Water shot three feet into the air and kept bubbling. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He put a name to the darkening, the shaking in the air and in the ground and why everything around us was flying. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He turned to look and saw, only just visible through the wet gray air, a man in a dinghy rowing hard towards them. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She opened a vidfeed window in the air in front of her and spun it around so the rest of us could see. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I take a tiny jump and hang in the air just a bit longer than I’m used to. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The faces in the pews around me were waxen with candlelight, and pine boughs, left over from Christmas, sent up a sepulchral incense in the cold air. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I breathe in the smell of wet pavement and marsh air. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Fie looked at me for a long time and sucked air in through his nose. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He laced to his feet the sandals of imperishable gold which bore him swift as a breath of air over sea and earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could jump twenty feet into the air from a standstill, leaping like a monkey over the hut. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Volkheimer turns his bleeding palms up as though to catch the air, to let it seep into his skin like rainwater. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I throw a lumpia in the air and it lands on the table with a dull plop. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Oreos, those nasty wafer things that taste like dirty air, and those cheap strawberry cookies. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It begins with Michael letting go of all the air in his lungs to lay open his soul and sing one word: “When.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The next day, after his garbage run, O’Dell borrowed his dad’s truck and he and Sherman and I went up the tortuous trail to one of the big fans that drove air through the mines. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lycaon sprang through the air, his claws extended, his fangs bared. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Will shaded his eyes to watch her and the other ragged, elegant figures wheel in the air and dart up over the trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The volume of things was confounding—the volume of air above me, the volume of water around and beneath me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Odin tossed the whetstone into the air and caught it again and put it into his pouch beside the auger. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

First light seeps through the air, and when the sun comes up closer to the east, I decide it’s time. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

All nine flight crews survived the June 2 battle, and while they’d been in the air they shot down four of the enemy fighters themselves. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

As Hazel walked on through the night, the feeling of the air biting into her took all her attention. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Anya fully expected the sorcerer to control the fire as he had Ivan’s water, or hop over it on steps of air. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Once I’m in the hallway, I gulp down air like I’ve been suffocating. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Her shriek pierced the air, and one of the robots about the table faltered and dropped the tool he was holding. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He groaned in frustration; his echo amplified through the air, like the haunted moan of death. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A blinding flash split the air in front of him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Whatever s in that bag must really be important,” Diana said quietly as the boys circled the air conditioner, discussing their options. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The fetid stench that had hung over the city for weeks was gone, replaced with brittle, pure air. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Popular folklore suggested that such an abundance of pigeons always brought with it unhealthy air and sickness. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The accumulated combustion from the buses had thickened the air. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m an explorer,” said Coraline out loud, but her words sounded muffled and dead on the misty air. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

After a few days of coolness, the sun blazed with heat again, and the air was thick with moisture and infection. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a flash, game in her talons, Frightful and the rabbit were in the air. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Dusk was just approaching and I saw a few bats in the air as we walked. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One moment the sack was flying through the air, and the next thing Stanley knew the sack was in his hole and the seeds were spilled across the dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He kept hitting the ball straight up in the air with his head, feet, and knees, never letting it touch the ground, just keeping it going and going and going. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even from way up in the air, Magdalys could tell they were dressed up nice, promenading along the avenues in clusters and pairs, probably heading to social clubs and balls. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And I smelled the funniest odor in the air—something familiar, though I couldn’t place it. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had been in the air with space between herself and the cliff. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Curls of smoke rise into the night air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Thirty dollars each?” remarked Aarfy slowly, poking and patting each of the three strapping girls skeptically with the air of a grudging connoisseur. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Still smell her scent like perfume on the air. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There are times when I stare at my brother from across the room and search for the martial artist who jumped in the air and made me laugh. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Uncle and Auntie finally emerged from the tent, Uncle sniffed the air and frowned. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

A week after that meeting, Ann and a small group of other Durham blacks traveled to Washington, D.C., to air their grievances before officials at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

How does a boy vanish into thin air in a subway station? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The chariot wheels bounced over the uneven asphalt, each time hanging in the air a little longer. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They belonged, as Harry saw when he raised his head, to a triple-decker, violently purple bus, which had appeared out of thin air. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

During air raids the whole place is left unguarded apart from the dogs. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I bet your Ray is passed out on his back with one paw in the air and squirrels filling his sleepy mind.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The cold night air was soothing on his throbbing nose. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Deep within the castle, there was a dungeon I called the Pit of Id, which was a murky place with thin staircases leading through dank air. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The morning air pulsed with the noises of spring. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I yawned and stretched my arms into the air. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Johnson authorized U.S. planes to hit targets in the North, the first American air strikes since the August 5 raids the year before. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A microscope sat on a table in the closet, and there was a chair, and from the wall hung an air hose. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel the red lips and the flesh and the air inside her, and with my eyes closed I feel her for just a second. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You’re free,” I say, and I throw it in the air, a soaring bird in a violet sky. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

And a moment later the angel would have sprung into the air, but Will dropped his torch and leapt forward. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The view was okay, but if there’s anything I like less than a confined space, it’s a confined space six hundred feet in the air. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Its constant music and the cooler air around it always soothed her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“We decided, let’s go for broke. Let’s produce five full shows — one hour each — before we go to air and we’ll see what we’ve got.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another involved turning the tunnel’s Mach 2 winds on a series of sharp-nosed metal cones to discover the point at which the smooth air flowing over the cones became turbulent. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The wind was picking up, blowing a warm, dry air over me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I think I am— I mean, I see the mirror, I see my towel wave through the air, I see the shower curtain jump when I punch at it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was air-conditioned, through a system that blew air over ice. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The moon was brilliant, the path a track of scumbled footprints in the snow, the air cutting and cold. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Making my heart run wild, my skin turn to ice, my lungs unable to suck air. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You need an air conditioner, bud? It's awful hot in here, and Hollis could get you one no problem,” Lindsey said. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He had to get them up, aired out, and stowed correctly or at least tied in place, but he found that he could not move. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the enthusiasm of the Grail had burned the bad gasses of the air into a short-lived beauty. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the whole down and all below it, earth and air, gave way to the sunrise. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It went high into the air, ignited, then parachuted slowly toward the ground, lighting the entire area. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caesar thanks me and I go back to my seat, my dress now feeling lighter than air. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The brisk air of spring did not dispel the stench of engine oil and festering wounds. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

High-school students from Tulsa, Oklahoma, sent the FCC a petition with sixty-six signatures asking that CBS air The War of the Worlds again. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She waves her hand in the air like a magician. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe they were too small to get a gorgon into the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The air was cool and wet and delicious to breathe: a slow, fine, soaking rain, a farmer’s rain, gentle on the roof. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody wanted to be alone on guard duty, especially not on a crisp autumn evening where the air hung as stiff as a curtain and it felt like anything might happen. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He addressed a few short sung syllables to the boys on the ground, and they both smiled up at him and waved their sticks in the air. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of her wild hair, curly again thanks to the humidity in the air, was brushing his shoulder in spite of her careful posture, as if it had a life of its own. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A ceiling fan blew the warm air around without really cooling it. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The smoke in the air was thinning, the roar of the fire dulled in his ears. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The map flew up into the air, slipped through Snape’s outstretched fingers, and soared down the stairs into Moody’s hand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The air around him pressed in a little tighter. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The sounds of their approaching party filled the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Charlie wasn’t waiting by the door, and I was shocked by a blast of arctic air when I walked outside in nothing but shorts and a tank top. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Everything is quiet, it’s dark, and as you fall you get this terrifying sense of the increasing velocity of your descent from the sound of the air rushing through your clothing.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a slow pleasant movement in the air, scarcely a wind, promising a cool lovely day. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

After a night full of bombing, the air seemed oddly still. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When we left her house, the sun was burning high in the sky, and the air was so thick with humidity, we could barely breathe. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both warriors struggled in the air, but the willow reinforced their leafy bonds as they squirmed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The trick, apparently, is to keep as much air in your lungs as possible—the more you breathe, the more you float. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Why don't you boys go downstairs—fresh air is good for you." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Then, just as the music, slow and smoky, loads up the air, his smile bright as ever, he wrinkles his nose and turns away. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was full of drifting smoke from the cookfires drowning in the rain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Blue smoke curled into the air like an exclamation point. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

There's nothing else, just his words hanging in the air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, she removed her shoes and began stamping on the shells in her bare feet, slowly at first, then faster and faster in a mad flamenco, her arms thrown up in the air. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They turned down a hall and the sound of barking dogs filled the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Steam would be rising from the starch, the air cool at last. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colonel Conners arose to a tumultuous ovation which he finally calmed by raising a muscular arm in the air to signal for quiet. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he piled the stuff on to the scale, Francie blinked, adjusting her eyes to the darkness and was aware of the mossy air and the odor of wetted rags. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yelled, slicing my right arm through the air in salute. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Strange, imaginary shapes flitted about in the gloom; eerie cries pierced the still air; trees and bushes reached out their branches to catch and scratch like living things with claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

To be so near where Monticelli lived and painted, and to be able to paint in the air and the sun of the South of France! Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I put my hands up in the air so he could see I wasn’t crossing my fingers. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Through the window, the bride and groom on the wedding cake point at me and laugh—the air becomes charged with laughter until I can’t stand it—and the two cupids wave their flaming arrows. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stand, watching as he takes something out of his pocket, winds his arm back, and then lobs whatever it is into the air over the house between us. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was so cold that the youngest, most fragile branches snapped in the frigid air, and very quickly, I started feeling it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

London’s air is, on many days, pea-soup thick, the coal smoke from factories mixing with fog. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As he tumbled, ears over tail through the air, he managed to catch one last glimpse of Abilene. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Most people come early in evening, after work, when air is cool. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After every two words he gasped and dragged the air over his vocal chords, making a sound like an inverted grunt. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do want to see all the pretty angels who wear white dresses and fly in the air. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

As Grave struck nothing but air, she slammed the butt of the staff into his spine. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But it samples the air from nine small vents that pipe back to the main unit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breathing is tricky too; I stop trying to be quiet,: and let air wheeze in and out of my lungs. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In its light, through the rain-dashed windy air, the two looked at each other. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lieutenant made a circle in the air with his hands. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The wild bacteria consume the cell culture, eat it up, and make a variety of different smells in the air while they’re prowing, whereas viruses kill cells^ without releasing an odor. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dragon Ladon was writhing now, a hundred heads whipping around, tongues flickering and tasting the air. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Usually, this place is bustling as employees toss pizza dough in the air, yell out orders, and slide pies into the oven. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Anyway, there was some message that came from the mower through the air and into my brain. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes, raised his head and breathed in gently with flared nostrils, assessing the current of warm air for information. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

So when it appeared to clear for the evening, with a nice pink sunset, I suggested to Ruth we get a bit of air. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daisy watched him and laughed, her sweet, exciting laugh; a tiny gust of powder rose from her bosom into the air. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She skittered one way and the other through the air. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

As she removed her dress, revealing a healthy expanse of petticoat, Tristran felt the branch begin to give way beneath his feet, and then he was tumbling down through the air in the moonlight... Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The music and laughter rise in the air. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The air in here is so stale and hot that inhaling and exhaling feel identical. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He bowed deeply, spun on his heel, and took his leave, his long white cloak stirring the air behind him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So Hazel stood and gathered herself for another day of the things she did not do and the things she needed to learn, when a voice burst through the air. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“The world’s largest balls benefit from fresh air.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But the air was chill again; already the wind was turning back towards the east. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

An awful vapor, death itself, filled the air. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I have here a ten-dollar bill,” Mr. Warren said, taking it out of his wallet and holding in the air for all to see. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He let out the air in a sigh that was almost a whistle and opened his eyes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Behind me Horse whinnied into the clear Christian air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air seemed still and tense about him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They huddled together on the steps to keep warm as merry snowflakes drifted through the air. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Not even sweet singing voices to stir the air. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Even as she watched, an apple core sailed through the air and bounced off Nat’s forehead. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The air whips in and the sound of the city fills the taxi. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Whoosh! went the air out of him, and he sank down on his side with a shrill and ululating cry, doubled up over his knees in chaotic agony and retching for breath. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Listening to Chopin after the helter-skelter psychological drama of Beethoven or the theatrical bravado of Berlioz, it is as if someone has opened a window and let in some fresh, balmy evening air. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The howling wind ripped apart tents, knocked over trees, and sent barrels flying through the air. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the night air is brisk, but when we enter Namontack’s house it is toasty warm from a fire in the middle of the dirt floor. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was so silent that Coraline imagined that she could hear the motes of dust drifting through the air. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He opened the door, and I was hit by a moving wall of sun-hot air. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She took a ham bone out of the beans and went down to the Gypsies’ house, waving it in the air. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna was startled when she first heard the melancholy tones, music so pure and so confidently played that it charged the air and held the swaying banana trees still. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sucked down more air, felt my breathing slow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It's about 65 degrees, so it feels like when the air conditioner is up on high. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Indeed it is, sir. He never goes that fast for me. It’s obvious that you’ve got an air of command about you.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A little breath of sweet air moved the curtain. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The name came to me from the air. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It would be more convenient to have the reservoir in the rover, but it has to be near the regulator's return air feed. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the water burst a new chariot—this one pulled by massive hippocampi, who swam in air as easily as in water. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tally spread her jacket, but the air in the gorge was still. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I can taste the dust in the air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Underneath the cloying fragrance of the decaying flowers, the air was laced with the odors of gunpowder, damp hay, and the dusty musk of horseflesh. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Almost as if they were small balloons being blown with air, they grew into round fruit, blushing pink and red as they developed. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Doc saw Mack’s broken mouth through the music, the music that was in his head and in the air. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tail shot straight into the air, swaying from side to side like a cobra. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The hollow is bent and twisted, its tongues waving in the air, open jaws dripping black on the mat. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Their officers claimed, with supercilious air, that they practiced speed and marksmanship in case the French should invade; but we all of us knew for what eventuality they prepared. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The air is salty, with a crisp aftertaste like a sip of iced water. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

There, there were airs moving, and echoes, and a sense of space. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Our scout was returning, and I threw my arm in the air in silent signal to him and then, the most astounding thing, something flew—thunk!—into my hand. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She reached for her hand, trying to yank her out of the air. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The air smells brighter, less like a city and more like a neighborhood. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Just walking through town, the air felt different. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was actually supposed to land the plane, not dump me out of it in the air. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It sniffed the air and scratched the kitchen door. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sensing the danger, Iofur snarled and shook himself as Lyra had seen Iorek shake himself at the water’s edge, sending sheets of water flying high into the air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I could still hear the country music, softly, could still feel the truck’s warmth, still smell the hot air and coffee and sandwich and cigar smoke. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her fingers make imaginary calculations in the air before she calls after Emmett. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In the eye of the tempest, the air was still. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed to fill the very air about them as it gathered momentum; the ground began trembling with the rumbling noise. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“It won’t be big. Come on . They spread out, searching. They had only been at it for a couple of minutes, however, when a shout rent the still air. “Over here, Arthur! Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She seemed so light, so right for the air—I thought: She’s happy! Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh, she liked it, and she kissed me, and I liked it. Don’t little boys like little girls?” asked Demi, with his mouth full, and an air of bland satisfaction. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that moment, dozens of people came tearing out of the surrounding woods with fists raised in the air, yelling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weston was looking so ill, and had an air of so much perturbation, that Emma’s uneasiness increased; and the moment they were alone, she eagerly said, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She raised her nose to the air to sniff, then let out a roar more terrifying than any Koffi had heard before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I sure hope so,” I say, also struggling for air. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He drank from it, and it tasted like what it was, ice-cold lemonade; and welcome, too, because the night air was hot. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held the bundle in the air and waved it at her—almost making fun of myself with mock extra enthusiasm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“A bit. But I don’t think I broke anything. It’s just... I can’t seem to get enough air.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The molasses hovered in the air like a black, roiling cloud. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

We both crunch and chew into the humid night air. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I think of the sterile, stale air of the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

By counting the dorsal fins, we figured out there were six grown-up dolphins and one baby—and they were having a blast, zipping in frothy circles, tossing mullets high in the air. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She began to feel the heft of the cloak around her shoulders and the night air on her skin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a tenseness, a subtle change in the texture of the air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She blew a puff of air over her face, so forceful it lifted her hair, which was not easy to do considering the amount of lacquer she kept smeared on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still alive and the air hunters were over the river. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smoke-dulled wall tiles, the over-spilling garbage cans, the blackened, gummy ground, and the stale air were not enough to warn him away. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

A sea of hovercrafts restlessly prowled the air.The buildings stretched on as far as Matt could see, which wasn’t far because a smudgy brown haze covered everything. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or make her bed, or open a window to let in the fresh air? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A metal shriek filled the air as the rail began to bend, pulling free of vegetation and the rusty spikes that had held it down for centuries. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Large, light, cotton ball flakes gently sifted through the air, blanketing the campus in a kind of idyllic innocence. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But even Lutherans get hungry, and when he came in the door he sniffed the air and said, “Pickles.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He cannot make it without such a wrench that he is flung one or two centimeters into the air by the recoil. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she sprang into the air, holding the branch in her left hand, as her dæmon skimmed down low over Malcolm and Asta in farewell; and then they were gone. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Every now and then a current of air lifted them and their dry whispers joined the other sounds. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

We all walk outside, and the smell of food fills the air. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Embers drifted through the night air like swarms of fireflies. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A sister branch, Stability and Control, developed the systems that would provide a plane with a smooth ride through rough air. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Mayhap in spring we can toughen her up. The sun, and air. That'll be good for strength.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His hands jumped with the recoil, but he saw the red mist, a spray of blood in the air; a body tumbled off the ramp and crashed into a group of three people below. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Do this look like a forge?” replied Orlick, sending his glance all round him with an air of injury. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

With her plane plunging through the air in flames, Tamara was thrown around so forcefully that at first she couldn’t get her seat belt unfastened so she could use her parachute. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

A fine brown dust was now blowing across the highway, drifting like snow against the shoulders and swirling up into the air. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald laughed, ducked, and just as he was chasing Angel around the kitchen with a full glass of water, Monique breezed inside with a burst of winter air. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the air was the scent of pine. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Singh had opened the windows along the side wall, and a breeze from the lake breathed sweet spring air into the room. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

A rush of air swirled around my face, and I breathed deeply. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It may be, in fact, the most dangerous of all the filovirus sisters, because of its seeming ability to travel rather easily through the air, perhaps more easily than the others. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sucked in a gust of searing air. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The air was battered by funeral parlor fans, and ladies were picking over long tables. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a perfect evening; the air is warm, the trees along the avenue are swathed in deep green leaves. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Wind body back and forth with hands straight and stiff, cutting the air. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Torrents of AEC cash would soon be on their way, transforming the old air station. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Defenders scattered in confusion or were tossed through the air, giving the rescue eagles quite a workout. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The weight of years, decades, centuries of hate and violence—it all gathered in the air and pressed down on my shoulders. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The thing crowds in around my life, leaving barely enough room for air. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Em threw both arms up in the air, did a graceful U-turn, and started running back to her team. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

A scream would pierce the air as a loved one was found. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

A marked hint of cold weather penetrated the air. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Fresh air is what you need, and sunshine.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, I lay in the dark and drew the falling bird in the air: the wings, the tail feathers, the long beak. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hold them in the air like the movie stars on TV. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

After the sharp autumn air outside there would be a hot, stale odor in the house that made him cough. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He looked no different from before; there were no shadows under his eyes, no funereal air about him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’m through the air lock and out the door in no time at all. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Patrick’s mom made him erase his account, and then she made him watch a documentary with her about cyber- bullying,” Em said, her breath billowing white in the cold air and then disappearing. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was not as exciting as the ride through the snowy air; but it was pleasurable and comforting. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even the air filtered down greenly through the leaves. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

BaiMa sliced through the air, the wind making Pinmei’s braid a stroke of black ink on the paper white of the sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The man left an awkward pause in the air. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The air smells of wet soil and eucalyptus. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Each breath she took was like a war won against the steely fist that was trying to squeeze the air from her lungs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was drawing his fingers along threads in the air, rolling them between his fingertips. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s hot out there. Thank goodness this place came with air conditioning.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The air is steamy, and the space inside the glass includes flower beds full of orchids, banana trees, hibiscus flowers, and bamboo. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Knowing by the way it feels like my insides are rising into the air even before I sit up. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I go to the window, poke my head out into the hot, damp air. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I have to take deep, hard breaths to get enough air. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Go and bring that boy down to his dinner, tell him it’s all right, and advise him not to put on tragedy airs with his grandfather. I won’t bear it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my coat over her fraying blouse, even though the summer air is too hot for it, and wave to Helena. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, I just want to be sure. Maybe Charles Fort’s warping my brain, but stories about teleportation and people vanishing into thin air...we should check.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even the slight movement in the air sends a ripple up my body. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

All my life, hot days came with cooler breezes, but even with the sun setting, the air was thick and relentless. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Well—all bouncy and boundy and laughing and going up in the air.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The horses’ flying feet went through the low-banked clouds near the ocean as through a thin sea mist and then up and up in the clear air, climbing the height of heaven. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The five thousand marines there were cut off and could get supplies only by air, even though any helicopter that flew over took a lot of enemy fire from the twenty thousand surrounding Vietcong troops. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Finding Cleopatra Two thousand years later, an air of mystery still swirls around Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The houses were consumed; the bricks of houses still standing were blackened; the air so thick with soot that we now all coughed and gagged at every step. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The Hema’s air was growing thicker and darker by the second, harder to breathe and more difficult to see through. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was something about the big pihon tree at the edge of the clearing; the horses shied away from it and blew air through their nostrils when the men tried to ride them near it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been having a kickabout earlier with two other boys, but now he was alone, juggling the ball about in the air. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air in Lagos was humid; standing next to Madu, it seemed suffocating. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As I closed the door, the soft click of the latch exploded in the air. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We close the space between us, our hands still very much to our sides or in the air, but we’re dancing against each other. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There’s no rush of having survived, only emptiness, and lungs that need air, and wet hair sticking to my face. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He expelled the air and his lips combed the rushing sigh. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frank picked a single red feather out of the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When he gets home from work he picks them up and throws them in the air. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

On humid evenings when the odors sat heavy in the moist air, Olanna longed for a fan, for electricity. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

What it needs is for the air to be made right. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want some fresh air?” he asked her. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

There was an air of leisure about the planter’s life here. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last words rang out through the thin January air. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie lets out a noise like he just got the air punched out of him. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Dust rains down from the ceding, and sparks flicker through the air. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He stood with one foot up, the kerosene lantern handy, the air horn clutched in his hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

With the rain fogging up the air between the two cars, I couldn’t tell if there were one or two men inside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe this was what a new queen felt like before she launched herself into the air, the drones closing fast. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

"She tried to move the air conditioner, but it's too heavy," said Jessie. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

A hovercraft appears out of thin air, just like the one did in the woods the day I saw the redheaded Avox girl captured, and a ladder drops down. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As soon as we passed the camp’s entrance, we sensed something out of the ordinary in the air. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lewald’s voice echoed in the background as the announcer labored to fill the air, describing the uniforms of various teams, the platform on which the speakers stood, the Hindenburg circling overhead like a near moon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They crystallized in the bright air and hovered, twirled a bit to catch the light on their angles, and then waited for a breeze to waft them away. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

People jostled us, the air filled with their shouts of alarm and excitement. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

His unfinished thought lingers in the air for a moment. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

A breath of fresh air with some other interesting smells wafted in past them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

We needed the fresh air, they said, and it was essential that we refuse to surrender to fear. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The air was cold but his hands were warm. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

A murmuration of starlings swirls on the air current. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A driller grabbed Phillips and pulled him off the platform just as the earth burst open and a black column of oil spewed into the air. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The voices and laughter of a hundred kids and various CD players echo off the linoleum walls and fill the air with a collage of colors. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Cold air told him that the side of the castle had been blown away, and hot stickiness on his cheek told him that he was bleeding copiously. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Lenny flies Hector up into the air to make him cackle a few times, and then hands him back to me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I used to imitate my brother by swinging high and doing backflips off that play set, soaring through the air. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It has the air of a world’s fair bizarrely transferred to a mountaintop. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the podium, Hitler addressed them directly, jabbing at the air with one arm, his fist clenched. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Cate cracked our windows, and the air rushing by brought in the scent of rain and carried me quickly into sleep. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With a scream of pain, he reared up on his hind legs and started pawing the air. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A poor pastime, perhaps, and not a very intellectual one, but I breathe the air of England as I read, and can face this glittering sky with greater courage. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a crisp autumn night, and leaves danced in the air, the threat of a storm whispering in the wind. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Longstreet dreamed, storing up energy, knowing the fight was coming and resting deliberately, relaxing the muscles, feeling himself loose upon the earth and filling with strength slowly, as the lungs fill with clean air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored me, and when Emmett finally opened his mouth for air, R.C. shoved the guts in and rolled off Emmett, laughing. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Kindra—-she seven now—she sass-walk her way to the stove with her bottom sticking out and her nose up in the air. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And her long white fingers waggled and caressed the air. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He smelled the night air, the scent of jasmine and gardenias that had been planted everywhere for the wedding. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I approached the soldier with an air of superiority and thrust out my papers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the center of the previously empty arena, a swirling tornado of stone gray and loamy black whipped up gusts of frigid air and threw stinging clouds of arena dirt into Anya’s face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The stink of vomit and the salty smell of rotting seaweed hung in the air, and overhead, a leaf drifted down in slow motion as if arriving from outer space. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It was zigzagging through the air, and every now and then making violent swishing movements that almost unseated him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It was a lazy sort of autumn day, the sky clear, the leaves beginning to brighten, the air warm. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Viento!” she said, moving her hands across the air like she was weaving an intricate design and manipulating the wind so it interlaced and made...a cage of thorns. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The guests had all left slowly, saying little, their faces shadowed with guilt, as if embarrassed that they had allowed the air raid to ruin the wedding. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Midges swarmed in the air, and a dragonfly floated over the stream, darting here and there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As I speak, my lungs constrict and I gasp for air. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That I knew he was frightened and furious and didn’t have the air to say so. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I drew a little circle in the air around the side of my head. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

A blinding, electric-blue hole ripped the very air next to Mr. Flux, and a man ejected from it feet first, as if from the end of a steep waterslide. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

For months, the air in their flat was like cracked glass. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Some were in so far over their heads that they resorted to invention, fabricating preposterous stories or quotations out of thin air. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s newly spring, so strolling along the harbor seems like a good idea, but the night air soon catches up with us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw one shopgirl go by in a ball gown with the ruffles sounding crisp in the morning air. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three of us climb out of the jeep into the heavy, still air of mid-afternoon. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Foulke told of other deaths along the street and said he knew the origin of the fevers: the repulsive smell in the air caused by the rotting coffee on Ball’s Wharf. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

As anyone who has used such a pump knows, compressed air grows swiftly hot, and the temperature below it would rise to some 60,000 Kelvin, or ten times the surface temperature of the Sun. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The air of invincibility has deserted me, and I’m suddenly aware that I have to do this surrounded by nothing but my own human frailty. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath of air and hold it in my lungs for as long as I can. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It flew a short distance before a string she’d tied around its foot snapped taut and it hovered, caught in the air, like a dog straining at its lead. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

There was a whiff of war in the air. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dry air swirled through the station wagon moving things around but not really cooling us off. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He’d been arrested earlier that year while in charge of another air force regiment, for endangering the life of a top government official by failing to fly with him through a dust storm. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Clancy put his hands in the air as if Satchmo had just retrieved a fumble. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

But today, despite the bright banners hanging on the buildings, there's an air of grimness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It tasted like a foot, but soon, Seven’s own feet, followed by her legs, torso, arms, and finally her head, disappeared into thin air. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled his arm out of Rashid’s grasp and started down the hall, trying hard to ignore how much hotter the air was with every step. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The air smelled of fish, autumn flowers, and dried mushrooms. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finn and Natalie—who was holding the phone up in the air again—followed close behind. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Blisters had started to form on their arms from exposure to the Tartarus air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The air was full of the smells of warm grass, lake water, and wood smoke from Hagrid’s cabin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Babulya grumbled and dropped the spoon into the potion, then hooked her fingers in the air over the simmering pot. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“You’re right. It needs more air than I’m willing to admit.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

When I awoke the next morning, the air was thick with orange dust. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swatted the air before my face for the twelve thousandth time that day and nodded at the opening. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

A spice-laden shelf runs along one wall, and the scent of lemon and cardamom permeates the air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Cherry Lane raised her arms in the air as she wiggled to the music. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Tio Fello dragged her off right after Christmas because he found her very thin and sad and thought the mountain air would invigorate her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was four or five feet up in the air, trapped and weak. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She followed her parents into the house, which shone and gleamed and had the vague air of a mausoleum, thanks to all the marble. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Ayn said she would scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef until she either ran out of air or got eaten by a great white. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A little later, Harry sensed, by a freshening of the air, that they had reached the edge of the forest. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Still, she had a regal air, sitting straight and dignified in her gilded chair as if she really were a queen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She grabbed Kasusu out of the air as the demon's putrid breath choked me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The air was filled with the din of wailing babies and frantic adults, cut by the angry shouts of soldiers. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg watched a phosphorous bomb hit a house, and saw the explosion spread in the air like the petals of an enormous white flower. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He pulls me closer to his side, and I rest my head on his shoulder, taking deep breaths of the cool air. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It worked by compressing air into a container with a bellows and using the compressed air to power a dart or pellet. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He sucked in air, blinked more, then pushed against the wall, trying to get his legs to work. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Up in the high meadows north of Lord Yronwood’s estates, the air was always crisp and cool after dark, no matter how hot the day had been. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His arms and legs became as graceful as a gazelle’s, and his giant body sprang in the air like a flying grasshopper. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dicey woke herself up early the next morning, before the first gray signals of dawn, when the air outside lay black over fields, marshes and the glistening water she could just see from her window. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A small field with a larger field over it. They lower them in sequence, whenever they want to let more Sixers enter the tomb. Like an air lock.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then, like punctuation, a gunshot poked a hole in the day and all the air ran out. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was in the air, long before it came. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this, Trotter’s spoon went up in the air like a fly-swatter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He sits on the stone step and shivers in the damp night air, his fist clutched tightly around the reins. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The fresh air felt great for all of ten seconds before it became too cold for somebody wearing a tee and boxers. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Not far away the bent woman was dancing and gathering invisible things from the air. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched her gasp for breath, watched her lean her head back, desperate for air, watched her cry openly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The fire blazed at its hottest then, until it had eaten all the air within the kiln and began to die. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The hard surface beneath her was strangely cool and damp, and the air she breathed slightly dank. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The room itself smelled faintly musty, as if it was too infrequently aired, and the sheets of the bed seemed faintly damp when he touched them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The curls of smoke feathered out into the open air, spreading themselves thinner and thinner, until at last they were gone. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air is thick, and the rustle of the trees makes me feel like I’m way smaller than I really am. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Flames erupted from its tip as he swung it through the air, and he held it in front of him like a sword. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the spines of an overgrown rattan, she wedged herself up against a rotting log shrouded with moss and air plants. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

These elements naturally arrange themselves in concentric circles around a common centre: earth surrounded by water, water surrounded by air, and air surrounded by fire. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A galaxy of dust rose up into the air and floated around their heads. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

This made a delicate froth which disappeared into the air or fell back in a warm spray over my face. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

An electric air pump varoomed to life to inflate an enormous movie screen that rose beside her like a giant gorilla balloon outside a used-car lot. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I massage a spasm from my hamstring as I march past the twelfth floor, and try to recover some of my lost air. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“VISERION7” He snapped the whip in the air with a crack that echoed off the blackened walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The driver lifted his hands from the wheel and shimmied them in the air, laughing at her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The cool evening air and the overwhelming scent of pine hit me in the face, bringing me back to reality. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A first-class planned escape, complete with a forged Chinese passport and an air ticket from Beijing to Seoul, sold for ten thousand dollars or more. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The stink of food and sewage mingled with the dust in the air. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The pale sword came shivering through the air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

You reach out and there is the air, just there. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The air was heavy with the scent of baking bread. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I take the stump of charcoal and drill through the air right to the face of the aurochs. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The air smelled like rotten eggs and smoke. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Both the water and the air were exactly the same temperature as her body. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The air was laced with the warm, festive scent of pine smoke. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And like cheese-scented fireworks, that loud release of air and processed dust cheered us up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

At this Gollum’s fear and agitation became so great that he spoke again, hissing behind his hand, as if to keep the sound from unseen listeners in the air. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His eyes dart away from mine, across the space in front of him, as if searching the air for an answer. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She is sweating despite the cool river air, and her skin is deathly pale. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She turned her wrist in the air, the purple jewels glinting in the sunlight. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He pushed air out his nose and smiled full of bitterness. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Six days later, by the following Wednesday evening, she was able not only to lift the cigar up into the air but also to move it around exactly as she wished. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The mynah lifted on a rise of warm air as it coasted over the garden wall, over the snapping electric wires and broken glass and machine guns. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A burst of sunlight and color pushes the air out of the room. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His father stood with his hand in the air, a wavering smile on his face. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

And George just lets the words hang in the air between them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There was the smell of diesel, and the screech of air brakes, and the big engine of the bus echoing off the cement walls and ceiling. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And then she laughed, a true laugh that came from deep in her gut, rushed out her mouth, and rang through the clear night air. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cracked it once in the air, apparently for his own amusement, then brought it down across the back of the black man. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The air was thick and ponderous with humidity. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

High in the air he tossed the blazing brand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The moon lights the sidewalks, and the night air feels good on my face. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As soon as I step into the lunchroom, I can smell the tortilla soup in the air. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

John Henry flung them into the air, then batted them into a million pieces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A plane was writing high up in the air. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Heading out into the channel, she stayed underwater as long as she could, emerged briefly to gulp air, and dove under again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Fire sucks out...all the...air—If we don’t find a good place to hide...we’ll suffocate.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Hull held a ziplock bag up in the air, and Moss’s heart dropped. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A gust of crisp AC air whooshed past as Mrs. Smith opened the sliding glass door. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He smelled the sea air, the warm bread, the antiseptic from his bandaged thumb, and then he saw her—Desdemona, sitting on the suitcase where he’d left her— and felt even happier. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Coach made air quotes around the word unicorns. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Arrows zing through the air—the Martials are shooting out the lights, hoping to leave the festival-goers in darkness so they can herd us easily. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

This was Ezekiel’s wheel, in the middle of the burning air forever—and the little wheel ran by faith, and the big wheel ran by the grace of God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He opens his arms like he and Daniel did on Saturday, lets the fresh air rush along him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Fresh air filtered around the room and light came in. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor slashed at them with the torch sending a trail of sparks through the air. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were about a hundred students milling around, giving things an oddly festive air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His breath steamed in the air, fogging the ice behind his head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The terrifying incomprehensibilities which were worshiped elsewhere, and the fear some spirits with which earth, air and sea swarmed, were banned from Greece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the cool outside air from the hall rushed inside, the flames swelled and raged. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt that Jane’s feelings, though fervent, were little displayed, and that there was a constant complacency in her air and manner not often united with great sensibility. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Strains of music, a Sunday air, drifted from a distance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they were outside in the chill morning air, where S.Q. stopped, licked his fingers, and—to Sticky’s horror—reached into his pocket. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

All her questions, all her hopes and fears—they were all gone, scattered in the salty night air. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The bird swooped toward him and then rose up over the building, high, high into the air, over the alley and the train tracks and the dried-up creek. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The air was still warm, but not oppressively so, almost pleasant. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They struggled him through the last trapdoor and he knew that he was inside of a building, for warm air was on his face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mosquitoes completely filled the air above us, hovering there, skinny, black, and silent. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Americans were fighting an air and sea war against the Japanese in the Pacific. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They drove away leaving that name, Castor, hanging in the air like some horrible apparition, like the key to a lock, like the solution to an unsolved crime. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another howl cut through the air—closer this time. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I pictured Mom flying through the air with a rebozo cape billowing behind her and stifled a giggle. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The whole place carries the smell of unwashed bodies and tobacco smoke with a faint air of decay. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I was carrying the smoked meat in a small bag that I waved in the air to increase the speed at which we kicked our feet from side to side. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He looked at Annabeth and drew a circle in the air with his finger. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

His knees were liquid and his body light as air, suddenly. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

James punched his fists in the air and tilted his head back to shout at the ceiling, “STEVE SURVIVES!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

All the things on his desk were the same as when I first walked into his office last summer: the same mirrored cube, the same little globe floating in the air. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Our swords met again and the air charged with ozone. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

At last we began to come up and I could smell fresh air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was pumping the air from the vacuum flask, and took no notice; it was as if he’d already forgotten her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When I reflect on that moment now, the image blurs, reconstituting itself into that of a zealous knight astride a steed, charging into an imaginary battle, striking at shadows, hacking into thin air. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then I hesitate a moment, thinking of another day in this woods, when Gale and I watched a hovercraft appear out of thin air and capture two escapees from the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pale yellow sunshine fell through high windows and slashed the air. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hercules lifted him up and holding him in the air strangled him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air is saturated with the stink of perfumes at war. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tally flew through the air in the silent darkness, the rush of her passage the only sound. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I breathe clean air and stand up straighten I am there, I am there. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Four pairs of eyes in different parts of the sky all saw the brief movement, and at once four pairs of wings beat hard against the smoke-fouled air, hurling the watchers forward to the cloud. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They all had a listless and dreary air of waiting somebody’s pleasure, and the most talkative of the ladies had to speak quite rigidly to repress a yawn. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Wes hurriedly smoothed the shirt down and put his hands in the air, not wanting the cops to think he was armed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Full of fresh determination, he urged his broom through the turbulent air, staring in every direction for the Snitch, avoiding a Bludger, ducking beneath Diggory, who was streaking in the opposite direction.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He waved it wildly in the air and shouted friendly assurances to the man. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She blew the smoke through her nose and, watching it disappear in the air, asked, “This is crude, isn’t it?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stopped thinking about fresh, cool air; I just wanted to breathe and not be crushed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the prey is caught, it's yanked into the air out of the reach of other hungry animals. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I watched the smoke from Doc’s pipe curl in the air. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There are steps into the air and I go up them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She went about picking tools off the shelf, holding them in the air so the sunlight bisected them. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The air was warm, the sky cloudless and clear. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Raindrops slid down the leaves, the air smelled of wet soil, and he and Harrison were talking about his upcoming trip with Mr. Richard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tristran could smell the distant winter on the air—a mixture of night-mist and crisp darkness and the tang of fallen leaves. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

No one wears shoes indoors, and there’s always the faint scent of food lingering in the air. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her brown fingers trembled, came up, grasped at the air. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed his bike out of the dirt and puffed himself up with so much angry air I thought he’d burst, and I’d have to tell Mom that her older and more perfect son exploded. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had pictured Dorothy standing on a boardwalk or beach, tossing Nipper into the air, Nipper soaring over the sand, the foaming surf. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s six seconds slower than my PR,” she says, gasping for air when we meet up. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The stale bar air followed him out the door—smelling like old cigarette smoke and spilled beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Now be gone! The left face muttered, “Party pooper,” then he raised his silver key, inserted it into the air, and disappeared. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of bells in the air—and he looked up immediately. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sandalwood fans flick-flacked in front of sweaty faces, barely stirring the hot air. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The impact knocked the air out of my lungs. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a few minutes later the air screams, the earth heaves, cries ring out; a shell has landed among our rear squad. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I climb step after step, and my muscles begin to burn, and my lungs fight for air, I feel the first moments of relief I’ve experienced in days. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was in the air, riding on a beeline right out to McNab’s head, the same line it came in on, only faster. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hoisted Gau into the rear of the helicopter, and the machine labored tentatively into the air. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Madge stands up tall and slides her arm down, playing air trombone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It seems profane somehow—the world clean, the air warm—when scores of young men lay cold in their coffins, waiting to return to the earth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The infant had been stripped of her blanket, and she protested loudly in the chill night air. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hurtled himself into the air, bulleted down the river valley, made a two-circle loop, climbed, and sped back to the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They swam to the bottom, where Xenocrates was bubbling out his last bit of air. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I picked up my pencil and wrote as she paced back and forth and spoke wildly off the top of her head while her arms sliced through the air like karate chops. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There when they arrived everything was delightful, soft green meadows, lovely groves, a delicious life-giving air, sunlight that glowed softly purple, an abode of peace and blessedness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sticking his head out into the cold, exhaust-clouded air, he shouted, “Stop that man! He’s got my money!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Out here she could sit and take the air, read, admire the gardens near the house, and gaze at the majestic forest in the distance— “Ahwooooooooooooooooooo !” ‘Woof! Woof!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He had run all the way from the village and we had to wait while he gulped in fresh air. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What did they do besides go in the air?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the air resounded with buzzing and pitiful screams. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Two other helicopters appear, filling the air with even more dust, so the visibility on the ground drops to a foot or two, if that. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He wanted to walk and breathe some other air. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here she stopped and, closing her eyes, took a deep breath of the flower-scented air of the broad expanse around her. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is true that knowledge of air pressure was widespread by 1712, and any explanation of the workings of a barometer would have conveyed to Newcomen the discoveries of Torricelli and Pascal. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment and with a small inward sigh remembered pulling the waterproofs out some days before and spreading them out in the basement to air. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I pull away first this time, but only because I need air. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the confines of the tent, the scent suffused the air, sharp and tangy. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He returned to shallow tentative breaths, drawing air past his lips as if he were sipping from a straw. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

As I stepped deeper into the room, unpleasant smells flooded the air. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Musty and gamey, like a sick room that hasn’t been aired out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her knife eased off Tanin’s neck as she caught sight of Rajar, his dark coat splaying out as he raised his arms, hands twisting and pulling at the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, when their third ones were about halfway gone, Lina began to notice that the air smelled different. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The memories waking him in the night, the view from my father's shoulders, the wonder of the Nelsonville house, the air so easy to breathe . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was a thick night, starless, but the darkness was becoming impregnated with a fresh and clear air. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He felt suddenly like he could not breathe, like the air no longer wanted anything to do with him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later she was in the air, in the thick of the fog, safe, and then a great goose shape glided out of the wraiths of gray to her side. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't have any equipment for pulling hydrogen out of the air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As screams filled the air, the cat became a scowling, snarling streak of dark fur. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He threw his free hand up in the air. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then I attached an air line to the tank and crimped it with my thumb. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salt in the air and on my face and Rondell sneezing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Hauptmann lifts an hourglass from a shelf and sets it in a crate, and his pale silver-tipped fingers hang in the air. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Gray hair shaved almost to nonexistence, eyes so black they seem all pupils, a long, straight nose reddened by the freezing air. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a figure sprinting toward them from the school, hands in the air. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He stood out like a hot air balloon in an otherwise empty field. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Something huge was flying through the air, above the car and to one side, something darker and bigger than the biggest bird. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Cool stuff, like a globe that floated in the air and a Rubik’s-type cube made with little mirrors. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

My body refuses to remain still in the chair, mouth drinking desperate sips of air. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I remember the white judge coming out of his chambers and sniffing the air like an animal as he prepared to enter the courtroom.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

They took off, leaping and flying and trotting into the air, until only the horse was left. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I took a step back, the floor rolled beneath me, and the air grew denser, stifling. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The ride is bumpy and loud, but the cool dawn air keeps us reasonably comfortable. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her grapefruit box was at the end of the bed, and Eleanor knew before she reached for it that it would be light as air. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The storm had been a gust of air that blew into the newsstand when the shuttle pulled up to the station. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother,” said Ron one night, as they sat in the tent on a riverbank in Wales, “can make good food appear out of thin air.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When those words left my mouth, I could practically see them hurtling through the air toward Howard, quick and sharp, like razors. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We are in the middle of our summer because the air is hotter and drier now. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hangs in the air between them, as physical as the kicked-over chair. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The lights turn off, and the air inside the train turns uncomfortably warm. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The goat had lain on its side, legs bound, its sides heaving up and down like a bellows, breath whistling through its nostrils as it sucked its last air. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

They could all see him standing, waving one hand in the air, the other was in his trouser-pocket. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The gold feathers started lifting off Pet’s arms, metal flowing through the air as if it was water, a massive unfurling. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Loki shot through the air, clutching at his groin, and landed smack in Skadi’s lap, whimpering and broken. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Axel tips his head back like he’s drinking the fresh air the same way he drank the water in Dr. Taylor M. Martin’s office. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

His hope diminished further when the sharp, cold air began to blur and thicken with swirling white. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

A coldness had come, like white snow falling on the air. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smoke and dust filled the air, and shells exploded on the ground. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the day, we used to turn on the fire hydrant and run through that cool water as it flew up into the air and flooded our whole street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Look, guys-—tomorrow’s Saturday. I think we should all take a break. No more studying. No games. Just head over to Liberty Park, take in some fresh air, and don’t read anything.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She squirmed a few times, then rolled onto her back and gasped for air. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The man at O’Riordan’s Travel Agency says he can’t get me to America by air unless I travel to London first, which would cost a fortune. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately three darts cut through the air, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, clanging off the far wall. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When I was introduced to the director of the school, I raised my leg straight up into the air and held it there. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robbie yelled, and Sierra saw the tattoos surge forward along his arm and flash through the air. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The air itself is ideal, clear and crisp and cool, permeated with scents and sounds that entice and enchant one patron after another. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

By the time Arya lit her stub of a candle, only a faint smell remained of him, a whiff of ginger and cloves lin-gering in the air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The windows cracked and shattered to pieces, letting in a blast of fresh air. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She thanked him, and in the gray of the evening darkness, the air burdened with smells, she ached with an almost unbearable emotion that she could not name. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A gyropter would have had no chance: the savage air would have slammed it to the ground like a fly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure you do,” said Cowslip, looking round at the mud-stained, bedraggled rabbits with an air of being too polite to comment. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to them as though Snowball were some kind of invisible influence, pervading the air about them and menacing them with all kinds of dangers. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

A hand waving slowly in the night air, trying to push away the death already there. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so!” roared Moody, pointing his wand at the ferret again — it flew ten feet into the air, fell with a smack to the floor, and then bounced upward once more. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

That day passed much as the day before had gone, except that the silence seemed deeper; the air grew heavy, and it began to be stifling under the trees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The wind sliced through the edges of the old, loose windows and shuttled cold air into our bedroom. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My father gives an exasperated puff of air that could blow out birthday candles. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Daylight, even when the sun is clear of clouds, seems to us simply the natural condition of the earth and air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt as light as a hawk coasting the upper air over the oasis. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My feet dangle in the air, no foothold anywhere. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The air hung hot and heavy, and the sun was so bright that both of them were squinting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He takes a deep breath, like a swimmer coming up for air. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

His mother was trying to tell him something, but she was very far away, and the air was very loud and very smoky, and he couldn’t hear her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Once again Anne’s usual list of shortcomings has been extensively aired. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Now he rushed out of the outhouse and inhaled fresh air, rubbing the areas that still tickled from the flies. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The smell of kerosene lingered in the air. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I filled my glass again and went to stand by the door: deep breaths, I thought, fresh air, that's the ticket...Charles burned his finger, cursed, and slammed the oven shut. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Hazel looked steadily for a long time, listening with raised ears and wrinkling his nose in the unmoving air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite what Bernard said, I know I look ridiculous with my bottom stuck up in the air. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She had started to turn, to flee, when a giant noose snaked through the air, cast by one of the warriors. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I saw tiny cells with very little air and no light. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The torrid cracks of the furnace gleamed in the crimson darkness and he heard the throaty undertone of the draft devouring the air. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, I could feel the air between them expanding and crackling, as if the lightning god himself were about to strike the earth. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Now Coach swallowed something, like bitter air, twisting his face up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Right. The moment they weren’t touching it”—he motioned to that piece of asphalt hovering at chest level—“it refroze in time wherever they left it. Even if they left it in the air.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The sky was overcast with clouds, and the air felt like a warm bath. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Petey flipped the switch on his control panel, and there was a crackle of static electricity in the air as the trap powered down. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay whooped and threw our hands in the air. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t they put that in a college fund or at least buy an air conditioner so we don’t melt in the summer? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Marina Raskova was given the Soviet Union’s first state funeral of the war, with Moscow city and Soviet state officials in attendance, a thundering salute of guns, and an air force flyover. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Nathan rubbed his arms to get rid of his goose bumps even though the late-morning sun was quickly warming the air. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A scream pierces the air, so loud and fraught with fear that it gives me a chill despite the heat of the day. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

From behind an ornate Myrish screen carved with flowers and fancies and dreaming maidens, they peered unseen into a common room where an old man was playing a cheerful air on the pipes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“The colors appear in geometric shapes like spirals or balls or zigzags, that sort of thing. Or sometimes just a hazy patch of colored air.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The morning air felt hot and heavy, more like August than September, and low, thick clouds dotted the Delta sky. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Well, certainly, I must have smelled like a tequila farm, since Dad had been breathing out the liquor in noisy respirations and I had kept the windows closed against the cold night air. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph has his hands out, patting the air like a conductor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It’s like he paints a picture in the air. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Canton shrugged, tossed it up in the air. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Hiroshima explosion, unlike the subsequent Nagasaki explosion, was an air burst high above the surface, so the fallout was insignificant. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air is sweet with the scent of his blood. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three index fingers, like punctuation marks, jumped to attention in the air to emphasize their point. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their breathing surrounded her, their bodies warmed the air, their movements formed a barrier between her and the dark. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waves banged out every possible note known to iron and air. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mist hung in the air—hazy shreds of white that coiled and undulated as if they were alive. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I aired out our pallet and blanket and tidied our cellar corner. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It melted quickly on her skin, but the air was changing now too. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ivan scooted between them, hands up, water still hanging in the air over him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Those few that did break through lay dully in the air with the heaviness of habit. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel says it was part of a locomotive train, but she is famous for making things up out of thin air and stating them in a high, knowing tone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will leapt over the last obstacle, a fallen tree trunk, and plunged the knife into the unresisting shimmer in the air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Loki had lost his appetite, which his friends attributed to his flight in the air. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But there was only hazy glitter where the blue of the sky paled at the edge of the sea, and the sea took up the pallor and made it sparkle through the shimmering air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And do you remember the deep blatting stroke of the great gong in the Joss House, and how its tone hung in the air so long? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everything remained the same, the dryness in the air, the dusty winds, the refugees tilling dried soil, but Kainene was not back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Softly on his ear, a touch of breath—once, then again, small puffs of air. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even the air seemed to flow with power. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A golden ray of light escaped her like a ribbon, like a snake coiling in the air before it lashed across Fedu's cheek. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She would get right up on the flower and then snap the shot, again and again, pulling the pictures from the mouth of the camera and waving them around in the air. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The sound of clashing weapons and labored breathing filled the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The smell of dry hay was in the musty air. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And an impossible surge of heat washes through the air, like they’re inside an oven. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

What my music teacher calls a mountain air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A skull-rattling boom split the air with a puff of dark gray smoke. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I approached it incorrectly, my voice sounding raspy and full of air, and after a few words I halted, embarrassed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, someone was already raising the shade to let in a bit of cold, fresh air. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were identical, a hundred of them with plumes of bluish smoke rising like a forest into the air. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With its peeling, chipped paint and water stains, the interior had the air of a colonial ruin. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He throws his hands up in the air and roars with laughter. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Witches gasped, shook their heads, looked confused and angry, but the energy in the air was clear: They needed someone to blame for everything, and Mr. Dimblewit was giving that to them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Red Pollard was sinking downward through his life with the pendulous motion of a leaf falling through still air. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I suppose I did,” said Digory with a puzzled air. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

No one slept the night of that air raid, or the next day. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I pause on the League steps, take in a deep breath of clean winter air. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was still dark, and the air still misty and cold, when we trotted our way through the rock- strewn, potholed streets to the other end of Alexandra where Granny lived. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the noses of all the witches in that room went up in the air, and all the nostrils began to suck and sniff. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The smell of snow was in the air. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her books were in her bedroom, but Eleanor didn't want to open the door and let out any more acrid air—so she just left. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The night air is cold and moist and heavy and completely unlike any air I’ve ever breathed. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The house looked peaceful enough, lots of happy pink, the sweet smell of spring in the air. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A cab honks and then another one does, but not at me: just at the air. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I gulped in a long draught of air. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Inside the carriage is a voluptuous woman spilling over the edges with her hands up in the air like she's on a roller coaster. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Somewhere nearby an incongruous sound shook the dark, an air hammer pounding like a machine gun. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the night was cold, he opened the front door so we could have some fresh air. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After three hours I’m able to walk across open air without losing my balance. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And it appears to float in the air. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The air smells of salt and seawater, braided with cold breezes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“If some big animal runs through here and catches a paw, it’ll be hoisted up into the air in a big hammock.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She worked on the cucumber with an air of barely concealed triumph. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a stunning vitality to him, as though he breathed all the world’s air and only left enough for others by sheer benevolence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Imagine someone sneezing in a crowded elevator, releasing into the air ten variants of a rhinovirus, the kind of virus that causes the common cold. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He could see it all, the fire in the water and the air filled with the nightmare of an entire squadron diving at leisure toward defenseless ships. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt the cold air of the wide-open world, the breeze that swept from the mountains and carried her away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The stairs leading to the third floor groaned all the way up, and the air turned musty and stale, as if the brownstone were warning them away. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was Ophie’s tone, or maybe it was the strange thickness in the air finally seeping into her mother, but whichever it was, Mama climbed into the hole after Ophie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I adjusted the mask so that it fit tightly over my face, and cool air from the tank flowed into my mouth. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

It must have been a big machine-gun attack, perhaps from the air, perhaps an ambush. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Each hour the dance hall seems to grow progressively warmer, so by the eighth day, the air, walls, and floor are saturated with the hot, teeming odor of boys. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But then the rolling mussel hopped into the air and splashed into the blackness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The winds were light, and Frightful had to work hard to keep up her speed in the warm air below the tropic of Cancer. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The man raises it, silently fires it into the air, and a second later Pete hears the delayed report of the gunshot, dull and distant. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Boyle constructed his air pump because the glass globe out of which the air was evacuated provided a better site for experiments than the space at the top of a barometer. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Lenny yells, pumping his fist in the air as the refs unpack the pile of players and signal the Patriots now have possession. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Kanue patted the air with his palms, gesturing to Mandela to calm down. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The candle flames, rising up stilly on the night air, were reflected from the golden lioncels which studded the deep blue canopy of the bed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The intricate molding on the copper ceiling sparkled in the afternoon sun, and the comforting smell of mudbean juice filled the air. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Nazis announced there would be a transport from the ghetto to the countryside and encouraged us to volunteer to leave the overcrowded, unsanitary conditions for the fresh air and open spaces. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

As he rode, Jon peeled off his glove to air his burned fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The air smelled dangerous, the sharp odors of gunpowder and fish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cloud of fruit flies rose into the air and then settled back down. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The scent of partially combusted oil suffused the air. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

So Marina recruited men from the air force reserves to fill out her staff shortages. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Then Obinze’s voice, his words floating into the air, into her head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe no one would notice if a small brown mouse poked his nose out for a breath of air. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

But I was still watching that kid, the way he seemed to cloud the air around him with silent, toxic fury. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The cool air felt heavy against my bare arms, as if it were holding on to raindrops that were reluctant to fall. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As Johnson had hoped, several American planes were already in the air above the Gulf. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Alex hung in the air, dangling at the end of the parachute. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Waves are disturbances; they are changes in something — the surface of the ocean, the air, electromagnetic fields. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

How he has shot very influential men in cold blood and dropped fire bombs from the air that can burn up a whole field of crops in ten seconds flat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every single solution rose up quickly, its hand in the air—promising to be the answer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Phone’s to the side, and she’s typing away on the laptop with her nose in the air. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

After the last shot rang through the air, he disappeared. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A light wind was moving in the tops of the pines—cool sweet air, gentle and clean. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one or two very long seconds they hung there, suspended in the air. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I’ll stand on the blocks hidden in the toes of my satin ballet slippers, pink ribbons sewn into my calves, and rise above up in the air: magical. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The babies were no problem, light as air to carry. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seconds passed before he sat up, coughing through the haze of smoke and debris that filled the air. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It’s like someone sucked all the air from the room. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As if there was something in the air she might be able to clutch. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They carried begging bowls, and the air was heavy with their chants. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a pleasant feeling of anticipation in the air that day. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Seriously feel like I just shot a game-losing air ball at the buzzer. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

As we walk down the street to the river we hear the women laughing, tinkling and bright in the night air. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of air activity, and we actually saw a jet go down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Scholars greeted the visitor and moved into the room, some sitting around the table, some in the armchairs, and soon a buzz of conversation filled the air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Quicker than a pulse beat, Guitar had changed the air. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

An enormous gust of wind, strong enough to push Nathan into the air, blew through the area. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Before she could turn, arms wrapped around her, pinning her own to her sides, and she was squeezed and lifted into the air. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The boot was spat up out of the river, flew into the air, and landed on the shore in front of Pyatsha. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Just appear out of thin air, you know.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They were pointing out at something drifting in the air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was too dark to make out their expressions, but the tension in the air was like the hot static buzz you feel before that first clap of thunder. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Peach was running in my direction, waving his skinny arms in the air, his head bobbing on his thin-as-a-noodle neck as he ran. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"The VAL is in the nose. Escaping air would make a thrust vector through our center of mass. We just need to point the ship directly away from where we want to go." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air around them was filled with its usual low buzz, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary at first. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Of course a lead weight would fall faster than a feather, but that is only because a feather is slowed down by air resistance. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winston sank his arms to his sides and slowly refilled his lungs with air. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Another bang — Crookshanks flew into the air and back to the earth in a heap. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And as the truck bounced along the dirt, he was able to appreciate the air blowing through the open window onto his hot and sweaty face. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Even so, the light was weak and paltry in the cold air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As he gained momentum and height, he closed his eyes and breathed in the crisp cold air. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Above us the fan whirs softly, coaxing warm air around the room. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had forked up in the air for him, like trees branching in the night, and rained down sparks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“What are those men doing hitting at thin air?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re my inspiration,” she says, and we rise together into the air. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I lean as close as I can and blow air over his mouth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

His left hand patted around the air searching for something: a shot of whiskey, his pipe, a whip, a shotgun, the Democratic platform, his heart—Vera Louise never knew. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of pine liquor is alive in the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When he stepped out of the door, the sharp, cold air greeted him, bringing tears to his eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The words had barely left his mouth when the noise of cranking gears and scraping metal filled the air, coming through the hatch door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He peered intently through the stormy air and made out the great bulk of the hills, dark against the dark sky. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phoebe’s tales were like my fishing in the air: for a while I needed to believe that my mother was not dead and that she would come back. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I was a balloon, the air pushed into my chest. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if he could see through the night air, directly to my hidden face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Here it just seemed to hang in the currents of the air until it found the convenient moment to plop onto the granite plate. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Fireflies began to wink on and off in the air around him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They leap into the air, doing flips and twirls overhead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He raises a finger in the air and wags it like he’s about to make a brilliant observation. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his sunglasses, playing air bass, totally on another planet. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

How easy it would be to pluck it — quick! — out of the air. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was turned to a fine, atomized dust that hung suspended in the air for a second before slowly settling to earth. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One of the younger boys tried to pull him down to earth, but Vetch merely drifted up a little higher, out of reach, and sat calmly smiling on the air. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sense of the Coming’s imminence was like an electric tension in the air. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We packed it up with the pan and mugs, pulled on our hooded overcoats and our mittens, and crawled out into the open air. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the same moment, as the wood opened up, it always perfumed the air. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Everything I needed was there: the safe-suit, the packages of food, the air tank, even the Geiger counters. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

As he watched, the air filled with arrows again, and the men behind the oak wall crumbled beneath the murderous fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Avoiding her gaze, he clapped a cheering Ron on the back instead as, all enmity forgotten, the Gryffindor team left the pitch arm in arm, punching the air and waving to their supporters. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Kelly picked up a few strands of spaghetti on her spork and wiggled them in the air. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The icy air shoved and pushed them, as if trying to keep them back. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

And that was what it was, she was beautiful—but more important to me was that she had an air of authority, the poise of someone ten years older than me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

How crazy must I have looked chattering away with the air? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Your first kill,” said Bono to me gently, with an air of kindness and a cadence of mollification. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

As he turned onto West Grand Boulevard, however, he saw a pillar of smoke rising into the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There were streams and creeks everywhere, instead of the irrigation ditches you saw out west, and the air felt different. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Luna sent rains washing down the Protectorate and the wood and the ruined mountain, which helped to clear the air a little. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When I closed my eyes, I could hear the laughter and radio drifting up to me, taste the spice of chili and wood smoke on the air. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The air was still as Marigold tried one Talent after another, making her way slowly down her list. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile our farm dances: the heavy conifer trees sway slowly, while the sagebrush and thistles quiver, bowing before every puff and pocket of air. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“My brothers told me that our new neighborhood is really loud. Good thing we have central air to keep out all that noise,” Georgia says in between spoonfuls of her chili. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Though they all did the same thing they did every night, there was tension in the air, a nervous silence. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Would she ever smell that muggy air again? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The noise shook the air like thunder, and the people were no more. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Boseman stared at the hills between bites and had an uncharacteristically wistful air. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Men in gray robes rode upon wheeled ladders, seeming to float through the air, scrolls flapping behind them like wings as they rolled from shelf to shelf. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The scent of sunscreen and roses floated by on the warm air. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The air traffic controller with whom Klotz was speaking testified later that he “just took it as a passing comment.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

In fact, they refused to fly unless they were able to talk to each other in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

All the belief—more belief than any person ever had in a god, Luke was sure—and they didn’t have the one part necessary to get that plane up in the air. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But there was so much more stillness in the air than usual. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She posed and vogued, her arms motioning like an air traffic controller. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The scent of rotten corpses is gone from the air at last. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The giant hands squeezed me around the middle, lifting me into the air. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the air had brightened ever so slightly; he could make out more of the details of the Maze than he’d been able to just minutes before. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Though it was night, the air was still very warm. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Julie speaks with the air of someone who isn’t accustomed to being challenged. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The air had died in the cypresses in the courtyard, in the pale trappings of the bedrooms, in the dripping archways of the garden of perennials. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

That’s what he liked to say, before he sat at the funeral and let all the water in his body and in the air and on the planet pour out of him. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

My eyes burn, and I struggle to pull air into my lungs. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The air stirred and sawdust whirled in tiny tornadoes beneath our knees. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s belief in a Russian cabal involving the two Ks had become his crusade, and he’d been airing his views all over the world for several years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My heart is racing and there’s not enough air where I’m standing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The heat had mostly dried it already, and it rose into the air at her command. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

When the melody rose, her voice broke up sweetly, following it, in a way contralto voices have, and each change tipped out a little of her warm human magic upon the air. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

When the hydraulic lifts let the cars down, the air escaping from the pistons sounded like screams of people being crushed. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

A cloud of tiny dunlin, more compact than starlings, turned in the air with the noise of a train. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was in the air and all around. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He stretches his hand out for her to shake, but she doesn’t, and my father is left with his hand dangling in the air, a piece of bait she did not take. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The ninja paused, her foot poised in the air. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The air was so cold, it was chiming like a struck tuning fork. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

But their voices are muffled by the gasping for air, the pounding of earth, the pumping of blood, the need to collapse. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Bigger paused, bewildered; then he saw coming slowly toward him a tall, thin, white woman, walking silently, her hands lifted delicately in the air and touching the walls to either side of her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I fanned my face, trying to get a little air, feeling light-headed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was hot and humid, pungent with the odors of sweaty wool, sawdust, and animal dung. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jody skinned the grain from a grass stem and threw the handful into the air, so that each pointed, feathered seed sailed out like a dart. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Ralph that there was no air in the room. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the silver needle extended upon the air an inch, pull back, extend, pull back. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we ascended the stairs, the air in the passage grew thicker, chillier, so cold that I found myself shivering. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He could taste the “yes” in the air, apparently. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His respectful, whispery voice sounded like air leaking out of a crypt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She swept the floor, beat the curtains, aired the house, despite the snow that had started up again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Courses in nutrition and health had been added to her curriculum, and more time was spent on exercise in the outdoor air. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Every window in the tavern was lit up, and the air loud with the angry shouts of men deep in argument. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the hazy morning air, all I could see was a red kayak, sunk in the river, and Ben’s half-closed eyes and cold blue lips. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Yet neither one of them could remember exactly what had been said; the words had dissipated, leaving only charged air. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would go on the air in five days, and they had to have a script ready for Thursday morning’s rehearsal. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

We were all breathing the same air as the yellow girl. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was amazed at the air of victory. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flew to him, and together they rollicked above the bridge, tumbling on air currents that bounced and rippled like water. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mary watched one day as a zalif examined the hole in her front wheel, touching here and there, lifting her trunk up in the air and back again, as if sampling the scent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I threw off my woolen bed coverings, and the cold morning air splashed my body. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

No grief or sorrow lived longer than a day in their little heads—and, who knows, perhaps the mild night air had already made them forget that this was not their own story. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The vast cyclic movements of chemical elements such as carbon and nitrogen through soil and air and living tissue could not proceed without these microplants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

There is so much photosynthesis happening right here in this house that the air must be extra rich with oxygen. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dumped the coals on kindling, and picking up the bellows, puffed air on the coals—gently at first—then harder. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in Sam’s room the doctor had sniffed once at the air and looked around for the source of the smell. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was surrounded by a bubble of air, which Leo hoped would keep the brownies from turning into saltwater fudge sludge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’d seen protests on the news, but seeing it in person, I felt the energy in the air. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Richard Parker seemed to tolerate my presence at the bow on such days, when the air was like the inside of an oven and he did not move from under the tarpaulin until sunset. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He left it open for a minute, in spite of the bitter air, and leaned on the window seat, playing with the ears of his snow-leopard dæmon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Kindra, get the plates, Sugar, watch the beans, Felicia, get Daddy to sign that test, Mama needs some air.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I transfer to Kijkduin, a suburb on the sea, and as the train gets closer, the air becomes briny. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her breath hung in the air like an echo. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Islimach made a mighty leap, hung poised in the air a moment, then plummeted to the rocks below. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Satchmo picked the book up, tossed it in the air, caught it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She shivered in the cool air as she walked past a couple of old farmhouses—and there, sitting on the steps of a two-story house, were the pink-faced boy and the little one. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

While at the Job Corps Center, Wes had felt his problems floating off in the soft country air of Laurel. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The door opens, and as he disappears into the hallway and pulls it shut, I hear Freddie’s forlorn falsetto float into the air. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

There is grease on the stove, blood in the air, and angry words piled in the corners. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The morning dawned bright and fair; the air was clean, and the light pale and clear in a rain-washed sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Jimmy grabbed him as he started to go up and the ball went straight up in the air. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Men and women raised their hands in the air, waved handkerchiefs, snapped their fingers as they tapped the ground, then stomped with their feet. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

None of the animals could form any idea as to what this meant, except old Benjamin, who nodded his muzzle with a knowing air, and seemed to understand, but would say nothing. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

There is a half second where the frog flies through the air—ridiculously, cartoonishly—and then there is a noise, a terrible noise. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Reyna had put the horse out of his misery with her golden knife, turning the pegasus into dust that scattered in the sweet-smelling Greek air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to bang the gavel on so he simply raised it in the air. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It just sucks that she’d want to air all that gossip in front of the entire school,” Maddie said, shaking her head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The train screeched to a stop beside the newsstand, blowing a gust of hot air in front of it. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The landlord was an elderly man in a brown caftan and matching trousers; he had the weathered skin and wounded air of one who had endured much at the hands of others. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A raspy intake of air hissed all around her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The second piece of the blade was heating, too, and Lyra’s leafy branch sent the hot gas along to bathe both pieces in its flow and keep out the iron-eating air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The air conditioner was on full blast and the car was freezing. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Toby, exhausted, nodded and then lowered himself back on the air mattress. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They burst into the air, an explosion of wings, and like smoke clears, there’s my brother. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

There was one last feeling of being lifted into the air and a sensation of rapid motion and burning heat, and he passed out. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The words hung in the air as Grace looked to Max, but he was looking down at the floor. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The air was thick with heat, dust, and exhaust fumes. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I loved the way bits of fire dust would float up and disappear into the night air. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

More listening to birds, the scampering of hidden animals, and inhaling clean air. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Miss Trotter raised a finger to the air and nodded. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The air, as it seemed to them, grew harsh, and filled with a bitter reek that caught their breath and parched their mouths. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And then he rips out some more and throws them into the air. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The air smells like wet grain and hedge trimmings; in the lulls between their footfalls, she can hear a deep, nearly subsonic roar. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I found out later that their fruit was too small and bitter and full of worms to be eaten, but right then the trees filled the air with the sweet promising scent of blossoms. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the hot air of my breath on my face. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Red clouds hung in the air like vaporized blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I put air quotes around safety, as if it weren’t really a thing to be concerned about. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I took the long way back, past the swaying lights of the harbor, the air heavy with brine and with chimney smoke from a hundred hearth fires. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The air grew cooler with each passing minute. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They could hear his labored breath, rattling through the air holes in his visor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It isn’t until George reaches Ray and grabs hold of his muzzle that another cry hits the air. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He glanced up at the dragon, now high in the air, surrounded by rings of storm clouds like the circles of an archery target. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He stops abruptly, gasping for air, and clutches his head with his hands. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nose in the air, and silent — and rude. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Families light cooking fires across the open air settlement. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling, she flexed, bounced in place, shadowboxed the air with several quick jabs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

My dad uses his favorite term of endearment for my mom—my soul, my life—and pats the air with his palm down, a quieting gesture. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Sr. Rivera stepped back, raising his hands in the air to show he meant no harm. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It fixed him with its eyes, and the next gout of poison came so close to Thor that he could taste it on the ocean air. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Windy puts her hand in the air and waves Mr. Stoker over like he’s a waiter. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Through the air ducts, I heard her whispering to someone over a link: a friend from back home, maybe, or someone she’d met at school. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I took deep gulps of air, thinking about the trouble I could get into for saying things like that to people like Ria. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

My lungs ached with the pressure of unreleased air. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Other than the musty air and it being a bit overcrowded, I don’t see any problems here,” Mr. Parker said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The sun was blazing down, the air was sweet, but every leaf that the wind lifted, every rustle of a pheasant hen in a clump of ryegrass, sent needles of fear through their veins. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adams let out the word that Jefferson was clearly the voters’ choice and the superior man, that Burr was “like a balloon, filled with inflammable air.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“No need of that. Beth and I can keep house perfectly well,” put in Amy, with an important air. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Filthy brat. Go upstairs to the bathroom and wash yourself. Then take an oilcloth and a fresh blanket from the airing cupboard and go back to bed. We’ll discuss your punishment in the morning.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She hides her knowledge well....The silence went on, everybody afraid to speak, thoughts crisscrossing in the overfull air, eyes averted, shifting, lowered at last to the ground. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The expected use of the rover is to start with full EVA suits and come back with air to spare. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black snake slunk forward, and Pinmei saw it slide through the air, only an inch or so above the floor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She had the air of a game warden pointing out an animal in the grass. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through it he saw nothing but blue air, but below, far below, was a landscape of trees and fields: his own world, without a doubt. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Words died away, the listening air was very still, the black night waited. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, someone stopped Clancy to ask a question or air a complaint, but he was never anything other than patient and understanding. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The fumes shimmered in the air, and one by one, they “topped” her tanks, loading them right to the brim and securing them for sea. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that order still ringing magnificently in the air, I strode proudly off down the street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a coolness to the evening air that made him shiver. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d allowed them to be led onto the platform, stripped to the waist, shivering slightly in the evening air, given boxing gloves. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ropes sprang out of thin air and wrapped themselves tightly around Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The air currents dropped steeply earthward, making it difficult for Frightful to fly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Far below, the deathless fires put out their glow and smoke on the darkling air, and even at this great height the clang of hammers could be heard in the snapping wind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Through the broken end of the packing case a frog hopped and sat feeling the air for danger and then another joined him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the dear old home-voice answered, “Which it air, old chap.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The air tremored to the distant roll of a cartwheel. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was on its way to the American air base on the Pacific island of Tinian. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could almost believe I was still in the fire, except the air I breathed was cool and untainted. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Something in the air shifted after the visit from the doctor. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A red double- decker bus propelled by an air bubble floated up and down the silent street. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanako half expected him to jump into the air and shout in ecstasy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Need some air,” she managed, before staggering out. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted his beer in the air and said, “Drinks are on me tonight.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He waves his hand clasping the book in the air. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He closes the door behind us, and I think that all the air there is left to breathe in the world is sealed in this room. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The crystal doorway hung in the air directly ahead, just a few yards away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was hard to breathe when the air smelled this bad. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A wall of force slammed me through the air—just like the trick Kronos had pulled on the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

For example, Aristotle believed Empedocles’s theory that everything was made out of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Last Custodian,” said Kojo, framing the words dramatically in the air. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Kill him, Cissy!” shrieked Bellatrix, but there was another loud crack, and Narcissa’s wand too flew into the air and landed on the other side of the room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A truck slammed into her and carried her backward a hundred yards, but she just climbed over the cab, pulled the arrow out of her head, and launched back into the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The very air was irritable and exhausted and spent. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his fist in the air and we stopped moving. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

An empty green bottle flew through the air and shattered at the base of the stage where the director stood. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They sat in the car together with the windows down, the air warm and sticky but not stifling. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The air’s full of laughter and the general hum of people chatting over one another, trying to get a word in edgewise. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their manners seemed natural ; they were not putting on any airs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air felt suddenly heavy, like she was breathing mud. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Winston heard a succession of shrill cries which appeared to be occurring in the air above his head. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Goose feathers fly up when he draws back the blade, drifting through the air like snow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The air, mingled with that of other rooms, was not fresh. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over tea he told us about some crazy demon, Baldwin, who put air into a big canvas bag and then floated up into the sky, where he was under the control of the winds. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His Roman candle is still poised in the air, but the tube is smoking, empty. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As I rearrange the crypt's skulls, the hot air shifts like a bear waking from hibernation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The great stone flanks of the mountains hid the sun for most of the day, so they rode in shadow, the breath of man and horse steaming in the cold air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“And you’ll get some fresh air and ride horses. Mamá said you loved that. Doesn’t that sound nice?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nina’s pistol had fallen out of its holster while she’d been falling through the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Never in my life have I wanted to disappear into thin air as I do now. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Rich city folks, he’d say, lived in fancy apartments, but their air was so polluted they couldn’t even see the stars. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But beyond all that there was something in the air, an outpouring that seemed unusually powerful, almost desperate. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swished it back and forth, getting a feel for how it cut through the air. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He opened a world where a tropical rain forest steamed and dripped, and where vapors laden with heavy scent drifted out into the thin mountain air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Night Witches” in the Sky paints a vivid and faithful portrait of the 46th Guards’ experiences at the height of the war—from flaming death in the air to bunches of wildflowers in the cockpit. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The sound of the alligator’s jaws snapping together on nothing but air encouraged all three of them to run wildly into the edge of the woods. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s just air going up and down inside as it rides on the swell. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Pa,” Kim repeats, his words softly floating in the air. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curtain at the back of the room drifted in a cool stream of air from the window or door behind it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The air was full of cooking odors when the rocket landed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to have the subtle power of inflection over them, the way a tongue can move air. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flashes of light filled the air as their Transvices heated up, unleashing a wave of destruction. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I blink and find myself standing there, staring down at a kid who is gasping for air and starting to cry. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Cut it out,” I said as he punched the air. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Nor was it the first time he’d heard the sickening sound of the air leaving someone’s body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The hot, humid air of the forest buzzed with tsetse flies. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he found he didn’t have enough air in his lungs. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Since the air on some days seemed to be heavier than on others, he reasoned that he ought to be able to measure the changing weight of the air. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Its grip loosens and I gulp the air, greedy for life. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He got unsteadily to his feet, taking in deep, desperate breaths of the close air. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Earlier, I mean. When you were testifying. You say this foam is only produced when you’ve got water, mucus, and air all mixed together by a person’s breathing?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The girl, boy, and Minli stood frozen as the air filled with roars and the sound of splashing water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She could feel the emptiness, the vast black gulfs of air that yawned around her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Although the United States was still officially neutral, it was lending aid to Britain, then under Nazi assault by air and sea. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry,” he said, raising his hand in the air, the spatula his scepter, “I got this.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Drum jumped on a moving feather and tossed it into the air. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I swear it was one dribble and two steps and then he was up in the air, flying above everybody. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Point taken,” she conceded, then gagged as I opened the door a bit wider to let in fresh air. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The youngest was also the quietest, the one who seemed reluctant to wholeheartedly embrace his friends’ air of impunity. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They saw us now—they had a target, and the air filled with their hateful calls. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Tock sniffed suspiciously at the wind and the Humbug gingerly stabbed his cane in the air, but there was nothing at all to see. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

A light bloomed in the corridor at the other end of the Library, and the Second grabbed his hand, pulling him to the glass doors of the greenhouse and into the warm soil-scented air inside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The space was high and hushed, like any church, but the air stank of sulfur, like a pit of hell. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He entered a bright green coach, one of George Pullman’s Palace cars, where the air hung with the stillness of a heavy tapestry. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I yell at her in my head before she vanishes again into thin air. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Tibbets knew he’d need every inch of the runway to build up enough speed to get his heavy plane into the air. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky rumbled, and there was an oppressive weight to the air, a sullen, foreboding pressure, as if it were waiting for something. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Patches of wildfire still floated atop the water, sending fiery green plumes swirling twenty feet into the air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She sucked a gulp of air into her lungs and let it out with force. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When the air became stuffy and the windows were raised, smoke and soot from the engine directly ahead poured into the car. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

He sliced a hand through the air, and the flames from beneath one of the beakers shot out in a blue arc. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Daniel Ellsberg spent the night at the Pentagon monitoring the air strikes. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She lifts my right hand in the air. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The air is cold in my lungs, the tips of my fingers are turning blue. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father playfully jabs the air at my mother. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She threw open the window and leaned out into the night air, craning her head this way and that. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The awesome power of the neutron star is lurking in the nucleus of every atom, hidden in every teacup and dormouse, every breath of air, every apple pie. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt their presence all about the house, pervading the air with the shades and echoes of still vibrant emotions. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

And every day, as he came near to it, he would lift his small pointed nose high in the air and sniff the wonderful sweet smell of melting chocolate. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The hard surface knocks the air out of my lungs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The frenzied yelping and barking of the dogs was brassy in the frozen air. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The other ghosts followed Roger, and Will and Lyra fell exhausted on the dew-laden grass, every nerve in their bodies blessing the sweetness of the good soil, the night air, the stars. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He gasps for air and reaches his arms out to get it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But he slipped back, and his hand sliced through empty air. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Anger suddenly filled me, constricting my air passages, pressing my nostrils shut. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Through the metal-tinged air, he caught a whiff of something very different. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Even though everyone appears to be with friends, it seems like at the same time everyone’s putting on airs. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The frozen air hit me like a bucket of ice water. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It is hot, a dry desert air with pounding sun and powder-soft sand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

With the sun setting, the coldness of the air would eventually sting. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

After many whackings and mumblings, he circles round me, clicking the still-hungry scissors in the air, pulling, poking, checking his work. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I moved to the front and hung my head over the side for air. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A silence falls over us, the quiet, open air of the big room making my ears ring. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Now Lupin’s tortured white face seemed to swim in the air before him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Minerva made her hands into shallow cups and pulled the air over her head and face, making prayers out of ashes and smoke. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Gone is the air of mystery and excitement; now I am simply afraid. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like his lesser satellites, over the years Tom-Carl had assumed an ill-fitting air of respectability and did not care to be reminded of his nefarious beginnings. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The next day, Quinn was well enough to get out of bed and walk by himself, strong and straight again, so I took him outside for air and a look around. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Now it was official: the woman who was born on Aviation Day, born to be in the air, had died in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It stayed cold that Monday, and even though it was pretty bright out, there were snowflakes in the air that afternoon again, drifting like they didn’t care if they landed. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The driver rolls his shoulders and lights up a cigarette, breathing a gray cloud out through his nostrils like fog in the cool morning air. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bright red in the face, he balanced first on his right hand and then on his left, bare legs up in the air. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Its diseased tongue flicked out like a New Year’s Eve party blower losing air. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The class, in the middle of a history lecture, broke down into a group of retching, spitting thirteen-year-old boys, with the girls retreating to the open windows for air. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Very well, you can have it,” said Jo, handing back the story with a satisfied air, for after the dollar-a-column work, even twenty-five seemed good pay. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like an idea, a particle of dust floating around in the air that hadn’t landed yet. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Old Familiar dipped and swirled, snapping brand flies out of the air like they weren’t moving, the prince-turned-slave-turned-god standing atop and swinging his ax like a scythe through a field of wheat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Despite the missing windows, the air inside the cavernous vehicle is stale and musty. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the houses have their doors open to the air and I glimpse hens, a cat, a couple of men, in the inner courtyards. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

A steady current of heated air rose all day from the mountain and was thrust to ten thousand feet; revolving masses of gas piled up the static until the air was ready to explode. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

In the end, Professor McGonagall conjured a large fan out of thin air, which she gave to Ernie with instructions to waft Nearly Headless Nick up the stairs. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Most of them looked anxious; there was an air of tension, but none of panic. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The haunted ones would give high, startled cries, pointing at the air, which sure enough was becoming hazy. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pretended to breathe in and out while all the time I knew the air had been sucked away in a monstrous inhalation from God Himself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flowers bloomed along the edges of the trail, pink and purple and white, and birdsong filled the air every morning. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The air so still and peaceful moments ago now pulses with their buzz. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The air smells like french fries and floor cleaner. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Roy was having trouble getting air, and struggling only made it worse. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that Hand Clap’s more likely to build that kind of machine than me. I’ll be happy if I can just stay in the air for a few minutes.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sniffed the air, then turned to the oven. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the air was sultry and there was a foul odor in the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the pause that follows, a gale of laughter rises from a few tables over, rippling through the air before settling back down, disappearing into the low, steady hum of conversations and clinking glasses. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As we step outside into the cool air, we both take deep breaths. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

By the time the air warms, everyone is up and moving around. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Here at the summit of Round Top the air was cool, there was no wind, the odor of death was very slight, just that one pale yellow scent, a memory in the silent air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cool air is blowing in, and Ronan’s dad is taking down the American flag. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

In fact, there was an air of the health farm about her, and an indoor tan. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I see their fists in the air, like excitable Dauntless, but without the Dauntless joy. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He raises a hand in the air, asking for quiet. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

In spite of the early morning, the fresh air was partly tinged with warmth. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the air smelled of milk and sweat and baking bread. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Goyle gave a high-pitched scream of terror, threw the scales up into the air, and sprinted away, vanishing from sight long before the sound of the scales smashing had stopped echoing around the corridor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The cool air from a front across London fanned my forehead. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shifted her face away from the table and sniffed the air, hoping to clear her nostrils. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The words hummed in the air between them, stronger than any magic. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Away from the fences, the armed guards, and the strange sense of threat that pervaded Sayle Enterprises, it was as if he were breathing fresh air for the first time in days. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

All twelve bombers have already turned and climbed and realigned high above the Channel before roof slates blown into the air finish falling into the streets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Amazon jail was at the top of a storage aisle, sixty feet in the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But as Hazel walked toward the house she realized the air was vibrating with noise. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I sit on the top floor where there is no floor, among the rafters in this house of air, basking in the red-gold sunset, looking down. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I take in the fresh air, hoping the breeze will help dry my tears. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But Jack just gargled something into the air and rocked back and forth, clutching his eye. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The air was cool, and the dew had settled in tiny beads on her hair and on the sleeping bag. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A row of factories chugged smoke into the air. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel their questions in the air. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A violent scream filled the air, a piercing, horrible sound, and suddenly every last person there was charging forward, rushing at the two men with their death-dealing weapons. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

‘I feel a great wrath about me. Do you not feel the air throb in your ears?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The white raven took to the air, its pale wings slapping him about the head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A drizzle hung in the air when we set off, and before long it had turned into a steady, merciless, deadfall rain. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I could see tiny grains of it drifting in the air. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bridge, that is, arching slow and high into space, between silence and nothingness where lights—yellow and red and green—trembled in the clear air, repeating themselves. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, a still day when the hot air hummed, the humans came. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The uptown rhythms were slower and yet were somehow faster; a different tension was in the hot night air. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another blast ripped through the runway behind them, but then they were in the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her second stride seemed longer; she hovered in the air for a split second before landing and then hurtling toward the sea. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

There was evidence, horrifying but incomplete, that Ebola could travel through the air. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d smoked a vaporizer, which never stank very much, but we were inside, not outside, and without the breeze it had left a little something lingering in the air. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled down a window and bathed his face in the flood of frosty air. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna wished she could shift her stool closer to the door, to fresh air. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I smelled whisky in the fresh evening air. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dragon laughed and Minli clutched his neck with her spare arm as he rose into the air. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

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

The blacksmith made a loop with his finger, then tied an invisible bow in the air. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was a plump one, speckled brown, busily pecking at a crust that had fallen between two cobblestones, but when Arya's shadow touched it, it took to the air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“We fell in love doing arabesques on a tightrope thirty feet in the air.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z