| 单词 | crashing |
| 例句 | “Arms are being severed, metal is crashing through human bodies,” he said, “because of a public policy this government and all of its branches continue to support.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z His attention only wavers away from Celia once, when Chandresh knocks over a heavy crystal wineglass that narrowly avoids crashing into one of the candelabras, spilling red wine over the gold brocade of the tablecloth. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The gummy restraints loosened and I dropped down, crashing into the back wall. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I heard it crashing and snapping through the trees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was a crashing sound in the forest to our left, like a bulldozer. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A great cry went up from the people as they saw crashing, tumultuous waters fill the dark hole. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Memories of that nightmarish morning came crashing back. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Remember...remember Ron? When he broke his wand, crashing the car? It was never the same again, he had to get a new one.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z After crashing about the thickets for a few minutes, he stopped next to the fence and stared at the blank fog on the other side. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to appear extra calm to make up for my frantic crashing through the crowd. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We jumped, clearing the taller grasses and crashing into the low-hanging branches with our loaded backs and stacked shoulders. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A medley of crashing sounds came, louder than he had thought that sound could be: horns, sirens, screams. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He could hear noises: the sharp crack of weapons—he perceived the word guns—and then shouts, and an immense crashing thud as something fell, tearing branches from the trees. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The crashing waves were only a few feet away. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The rear wheels locked and went into a fierce sideways skid, and then, with a marvellous crunch of mudguards and metal, we went crashing into the hedge. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet there I was, having visions of crashing to the mat in front of the entire world. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A dozen of his dolphin-man warriors stayed in a ring around them, spears leveled at Percy’s chest, while dozens more ransacked the ship, banging and crashing around belowdecks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z After swimming, they would lay on the stone wall, the surface polished by the crashing waves and the feet of uncountable children. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Every spar, rope, and stay was strained, and some of the “top-hammer” came crashing down. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Flaming chunks of metal crashing from the sky weren’t the only things falling down in the late 1970s. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I swing my legs over the edge of the little hill we’re on, river water crashing and splashing down below us. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Up the street there sounded the crashing of huge sheets of glass and through the blue mysteriousness of the dark the walks shimmered like shattered mirrors. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Hooper would come after him, over the fields, crashing through the undergrowth, hunting him down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Mandleve grabbed my legs, and I came crashing down to the ground. but the boys were simply too many and too powerful. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed Ignatius’ paw and worked it over as if it, too, were a prospect for crashing. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Its immense dead limbs struck the ground first and broke, crashing, and it sagged and roared and seemed to fight with the air. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The memory of Tyler had faded, and with it had faded his music, drowned out by the crack of metal crashing into metal. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And sometimes Carmen had to escape the crashing noises and crushing crowds. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Dorian turned around a hedge, almost crashing into a figure of blue-green velvet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was no sound of pursuit, no crashing of the underbrush. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The wind increases, sending waves of dark ink crashing into the ship. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was all mixed together—the red velvet, the screams, and the man crashing down on the pavement. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She was running fast—too fast, she discovered, as she came to the bottom of one flight of stairs, and her foot skidded and twisted and she went crashing onto the concrete landing. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z They heard breakers crashing against the beach and the air was heavy with salt and spray. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The road finally starts rising a bit, pulling up above the river slightly as the water starts really crashing thru rocky rapids. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Just let me be rock wedged into the earth or sea tidal waves crashing over me while I remain intact— no split at the core, more buffed than bruised. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Weakly did the court tunes tinkle out above the crashing of surf on the basalt rocks at the castle’s foundations. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They were passing a little white chess city, and in his frustration, in his rage, he sent six bullets crashing among the crystal towers. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise of the crashing waves reached into my bones, shaking me so hard I felt like a tomato in a blender. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But then Pinmei’s ears became deaf to all but the crashing sounds of cymbals and drums. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Hey, I saw the new Write Like a Girl blog. That piece Jasmine wrote was soooo good,” Isaac says, crashing into me with his tray. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He collapsed on the floor, with a dozen magic goblets and platters crashing down on top of him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We like your random places. But I don’t want to keep crashing your party unless you want that, too.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “There you are! Where have you been?. The most ridiculous rumors — someone said you’d been expelled for crashing a flying car — “Well, we haven’t been expelled,” Harry assured her. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A great crashing sound filled the bowels of the ship. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He heard loud, wild peals of derisive laughter crashing all about him and caught blurred glimpses of wicked, beery faces smirking far back inside the bushes and high overhead in the foliage of the trees. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When a government comes crashing down, it crushes those who were living under its roof. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Evan had taken his eyes off the ball for one second, just for one second, and the ball came crashing down on his nose. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Suddenly a loud boom rattled their desks and sent Mr. Daley’s coffee mug crashing to the floor. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z By the time all the gamblers were gone, we could hear the jacks and tarpon crashing schools of minnows in the basin. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z From the same path as the deer my mother came crashing out of the woods. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “To the extent someone is focused on work and not driving, there’s a risk of crashing and burning. Something’s got to give.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Jordan stumbled, then fell with a crashing thud to the floor. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But this time they were not so close, and he could see what was going on: they were not waving in the wind, they were falling, crashing to the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Did you see that lightning? Are we supposed to be out here when that stuff is crashing around us? What if it hits a tree and the tree falls on us and konks us dead?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He turned to leave; he had got two steps toward the door when a crashing blow hit him on the right ear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Dimple sat back, trembling slightly, half afraid, half ecstatic, the background noises that had been muted fading back in and crashing over her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She swung him with all of her might, throwing him off balance and sending him crashing into the frontrunners of the horde. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z From all over came an immense wall of noise: of metal tearing, of bricks crashing, of wood breaking free from wood nails, and all. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Kicking his legs out rigid, he sent Cluny crashing into the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It sent a wave crashing up on Anya’s legs where she stood on the shore. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The tremor it caused was so powerful the front columns of the building came crashing down. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I could hear my teeth in my mouth, crashing against each other. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And then there came a loud crashing noise from the trees at the far side of the clearing, and a high, wordless screaming. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly it all came crashing down on me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The words had just left his mouth when we heard the sound of footsteps and voices crashing through the dried brush of the other, bigger trail behind them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z All the lies I built up have now come crashing down around me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The box creaks, and then breaks, the boards crashing to the concrete floor. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He could hear the bear crashing and snarling not far away, and hear the screams and cries of the soldiers unlucky enough to meet him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There was some terrible, human screaming from the television, the music was crashing and stabbing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z In the times when the quick rains fell, it might become a freshet and send its column of white water crashing down the mountain cleft, but nearly always it was a lean little spring. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I slept badly that night, dreaming of bricks crashing through our front window, dynamite exploding, and Mother and Betty Jean and Liz walking through our house with makeup on their faces and diamond tiaras. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It gets better, Maya. Even if the world seems to be crashing all around you right now.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes closed but I could hear the noise of things flying, crashing, falling, knocking against other things. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, a very loud crashing noise was coming from the other side of the house. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The swell crashing on the windward side of the great blue tabular icebergs threw spray sixty feet into the air and down onto the boats, where it froze on the men. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He could hear them crashing in the undergrowth and on the left was the hot, bright thunder of the fire. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z There was a crashing knock on the outer door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Someone passed close by Harry, and he knew that it was Voldemort himself because he spoke a moment later, his voice magically magnified so that it swelled through the grounds, crashing upon Harry’s eardrums. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We were stunned awake before dawn by the sound of crashing doors and shouted orders. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Losing his head, Harry tried to make a run for it, but the dwarf seized him around the knees and brought him crashing to the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She was half-dreaming about horses and hounds and a leaping white stag when the last log on the fire cracked, sending cinders crashing through the grate. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I bend to pick it up and purposely send the others flying—boomeranging into walls, windows, heads—and just for good measure, I tilt my chair over so I go crashing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The site was crashing under the traffic, and Slashdot had had to cut off public posts after the first two hundred to keep from being overwhelmed. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he really listened, he could hear waves crashing. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He waited until the crashing rock came to a stop at the bottom, remained motionless for a moment longer, then opened his eyes and started down the slope. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z As I helped Denna to her feet I heard a distant crashing, and we made our way carefully back up to the lookout. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My mom yells up from the kitchen, crashing my self-pity party. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z For all the banging, crashing, and whomping we heard while we were down below, the sky had the nerve to be a beautiful shade of blue. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z When the crashing stopped, I could see out of the corner of my eye that she was standing in the doorway. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, he was pretty much still the same man who was crashing cars looking at “hind-parts” when he was younger, except now he was older. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It came crashing down upon her, and Celaena dropped the bloody remnant of the staff on the ground as she removed her foot from Cain’s back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was a blinding flash of red light, and with a great splintering and crashing, the door of Moody’s office was blasted apart -— Moody was thrown backward onto the office floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I jumped I guess maybe ten feet, and just then, right where I’d been sitting, a ton of stuff came crashing down. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “The last thing you need is your computer crashing on you in the middle of a college application or writing your admission essay,” her dad said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Naomi flinched when Henry came crashing into the kitchen. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She missed and came crashing down some twelve feet from Hannah’s smoke. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Turner suddenly felt sick with sadness, as sick as when he had been standing on the rock ledges waiting for the sea to come crashing in on him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Tally nodded, but she imagined all those people let loose in the countryside below, cutting down trees and killing things for food, crashing across the landscape like some risen Rusty machine. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Behind her, in the woods above the cave, she heard voices and the sound of people crashing through the brush outside the sinkhole. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Lying helplessly on his back, with two broken ribs, a dislocated knee, and two missing teeth, Kermit watched the collapsing bridge come crashing toward him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly there was a tremendous thud, as of something heavy crashing against the floor, and I heard George’s screams of pain pierce the air. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra stopped, the crashing waves only a few feet away. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I use what I remember in order to avoid crashing against a cliff. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The grip on my ankle tightens painfully, and Cora pulls my foot, unbalancing me and sending me crashing to the floor. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I hear our security gate come crashing down. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Tossed and spinning, crashing, torn, out of all control, she rolled and twisted and plunged, cartwheeling toward what was left of her beloved.... The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There were crashing footsteps in the brush now. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The crashing waves grew closer, and yet the throng haint stayed tight behind her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It was followed by a grunt, then a moan, and then more crashing. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The man doubled over and wrapped his arms around Mark’s back, both of them crashing to the floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I heard a scream, followed by sounds of crashing, wood splintering, and I knew not what other violence. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The small table fell, the crashing and shattering of dishes making Pinmei jump. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Sierra put her headphones on and let the crashing salsa-metal fusion of her brother Juan’s band, Culebra, wash over her as she climbed the scaffolding. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z In the tallest tent, one of the acrobats loses her perfect balance, falling some distance before one of her fellow performers catches her, only narrowly avoiding crashing to the ground. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There’s nothing like an accident to bring the world crashing back. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The giant’s voice rumbled like a boulder crashing down a mountainside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I doubted Marcus would be thrilled I was crashing his party, and I wasn’t sure whether I was going because I didn’t care or because I was hoping to prove that Marcus did. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Her dad turned down a street so steep Emily was amazed everything didn’t just lean over and careen downhill through intersection after intersection into a crashing mess at the bottom. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He sailed through, stumbled, and went crashing to the ground on top of a bunch of broken boards and beams and water. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The cup falls, crashing into the saucer below. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And when all of that does come crashing at me, well, it doesn’t seem to crash as hard. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Last time, she knocked a stool into the wall, sending a shelf of spices crashing to the ground. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It sounded like waves crashing against cliffs, like eight semi-trucks driving past at the same time, like a giant rush of wind that kept blowing and blowing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The waves got bigger, crashing into the beach, spraying me with salt. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of yards had become dozens of feet, and the monsters were only seconds away from crashing into the waiting boys. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I want to send his computer and books crashing to the floor. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z During one particularly fierce rainstorm that spring, the ceiling grew so fat it burst, and water and plasterboard came crashing down onto the floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In the unending, crashing second before the car hurled into the tree she thought clearly, Why am I doing this? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The giant cat tumbled through the air, screaming and crashing through the branches, and then hit the ground with a thud. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Him on my doorstep was one thing, but me crashing down here wasn't the same. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z They went crashing down together amidst the rushes in a tangle of arms and legs, while a sudden gale of laughter went up around them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Without warning, something began crashing through the bushes about twenty yards to their right. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Rutherford’s finding presented some large and immediate problems, not least that no electron should be able to orbit a nucleus without crashing. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I'm trying to concentrate on my breathing over the crashing waves near my feet, but it’s too hard. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The conversation I had tried to have with Chubs in the van came crashing back to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z From the kitchen, there came the sound of clinking silverware and crashing plates. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z With one more blow, Volkheimer manages to pulverize a big slab of debris, much of it crashing onto his helmet and shoulders, and then it is simply a matter of scrabbling and climbing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Quite probably Zooey hadn’t intended to send his razor crashing into the wastebasket but had merely brought his left hand down with such suddenness and violence that the razor got away from him. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Our can came crashing down as he turned and left me watching, in awe. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A blazing beam of light shot through the forest and sent tree limbs crashing to the ground. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Theon could hear the crashing of waves as he swung down from his saddle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His voice was crashing ocean waves and shaking earth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But right then we heard this loud crashing sound somewhere in the house. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She raised her hand again, lifting Sefia from the carpet as if on invisible strings, and sent her crashing into the chair beside Archer. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She could still hear the waves crashing against the shore. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In the very next breath he tossed the root in the air and was gone, crashing through the brush, shouting as he went. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The relief was such that I almost broke down sobbing; but then, looking at him again, I felt the whole poisonous weight come crashing back down, full force. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z One fairy used a golden lash to send a toadlike monstrosity crashing through the wall. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It split the night with clanging and crashing. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When Ku-Ang touched the water, a crashing roar echoed and the entire sea opened, as if welcoming an honored ruler. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z What happened to us in the Congo was simply the bad luck of two opposite worlds crashing into each other, causing tragedy. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that it had, those things were crashing down on her, hard and fast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z All the oblates went crashing to the floor. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Camp Jupiter itself fell - watchtowers crashing down, walls and barracks disintegrating. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Odenigbo tried and tried and the road was already crowded with refugees and the crashing explosions of mortars sounded as close as St. John’s Road. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then she thought, with a crashing shock which brought her awake, cold and shivering, out of bed and awake: I am in Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Mark looked down and immediately regretted it, a wave of terror crashing over him when he saw how far away the ground was. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The fact that he’d let me go meant he really believed we stood a fair chance of crashing and burning on this quest. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then I would run downstairs and track the kite, which would soon come crashing to the ground or on some rooftop or somewhere. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z It is possible they were both secretly hoping he would lose his balance and go crashing to the floor. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought her gloved fist crashing into his rib cage. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As I pushed the wheelbarrow into the night, my legs shook so hard I thought sure they’d set the earth to trembling and bring the whole building crashing to the ground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z One weekend both the grocer and I got a good talking-to, and my account came to a crashing end. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Before long he found himself giving more ground, trying to avoid the other’s crashing cuts and failing half the time. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath and the air gushed into my lungs and lifted me up and suddenly I was running and crashing through the stalks of the cornfield. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z First, he kick-started a craze for extravagant, Hallowe’en-style music, full of dark, deep, crashingly loud chords and abrasive strings. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And something else came crashing down, bouncing and rolling, to land at her feet; a chunk of curved rock, pale and veined with gold, broken and smoking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Jon had only to close his eyes to see the thing staggering across the solar, crashing against the furniture and flailing at the flames. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The supervisor dispatches the other guards, and begins to frantically call 911, but it’s too late—because that mob, in its righteous rage, is crashing through the gate and flooding into Pete’s plant. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Torches flew into the front room, crashing against the walls. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And even as the dark shape appeared, crashing through the grass, he was throwing himself to one side, knowing—too late now—what it was that had been wrong about the second footpath sign. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I know from years of planetarium visits that craters on the moon were caused by asteroids and meteoroids crashing into the lunar surface, especially when the moon was very, very young. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Usually math hurt my brain, like a tree crashing down inside it over and over. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z They came crashing down with so much force that the earth shook a mile away. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z On the wind the sound of crashing in the brush came to them. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A glass perched on its edge trembled before crashing onto the floor. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The royal beach sits below; the waters of La Mer du Roi are crashing along the shore, and imperial ships drift down the coastline. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Where the only sounds she hears are her own steps, and Loretta’s calm voice, and streams gushing and birds tweeting, and trees creaking and crashing, and the occasional creepy animal sound. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The sky in all its glory had been there for eons even before she came into the world, and there it would stay with its crashing stars and moody clouds. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He knew that the previous play hadn’t worked because his timing was off and because he hadn’t seen Carter come crashing out of nowhere. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the abrupt darkness, Alex stumbles over a mop and one of Henry’s legs, and they go crashing down together into a clattering pile of tin bedpans. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I wanted to impress her with a clever definition, but I kept crashing into Beauty's something that's beautiful. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z All his boxing skills weren’t enough to keep him from crashing to the ground, his hands curled over his wounded parts. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It’s not far from the first gentle wave of genuine interest and curiosity to a crashing tide of teasing and meanness. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It’s all he has to keep him from crashing through the world like a falling stone. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s never crashing when either of you are at our place, Quinn. You know that.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mark dropped to his stomach, half expecting the canyon walls to come crashing down on top of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I think I hear him suck in air, but it’s hard to know because of the waves, loud and relentless, crashing into the rocks, eroding the continent. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Dirty plates and goblets went crashing to the floor. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z We were always careful to be back at Delaney’s before school got out, and usually we’d grab some of my mom’s frozen food before crashing in the living room and listening to tunes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Trotter gave a little cry as she came crashing down, pinning Gilly to the rug beneath her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He’s actually been crashing on the couch here some nights. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His eyes flashed and I expected him to utter a crashing retort. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z So even though I felt a little bit like an impostor crashing someone’s death day, I decided to go along. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There were sections where the river flowed slowly and serenely; in other areas it was a white foam crashing through a course of enormous boulders. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After crashing into the Gulf of Tonkin, the American pilot had been pulled from the water by North Vietnamese militiamen. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Then she laughed and drank deeply while reaching over nonchalantly with her free hand to send quart after quart of milk crashing into the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Janos lurched to his feet, sending his chair crashing over backwards. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A wave hits us at an angle, crashing over the starboard bow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But it felt like only seconds after I drifted off that I was awakened by the sounds of loud pounding and crashing somewhere in the apartment. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Chairs went crashing, drinks were spilt, as they ran laughing and howling after her. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The reality of the situation came crashing back to her without warning. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Lyra felt her own breath knocked out of her by the force of that crashing fall. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A column of tanks had crested the hill and was crashing down the moonlit road, dust rising in plumes from their treads. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Stuart went crashing and slithering along with everything else and hit his head so hard he fainted and lay quite still, as though dead. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was a spaceship of some unimaginably advanced extraterrestrial civilization in desperate mechanical trouble, crashing in a remote region of an obscure planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Exhausted from the excitement of the day—and crashing after eating way too much sugar—Kyle slept like a baby. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z For a moment the creature continues its grab for Miss Anderson before crashing to the floor in a tangle of limbs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z All the night’s events kept crashing over me like soft waves. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She will hear the vase and table crashing to the floor. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As we approach the railing, I hear a roar—water, fast-moving water, crashing against rocks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The thunder overhead was almost constant now, ripping and grinding and crashing as if the very atoms were being torn open. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The flying machine had been just like what Tally imagined when her teachers had described Rusty contraptions: a portable tornado crashing along, destroying everything in its path. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The crashing echoed along the hall, seeming to come from the far end, the farthest from the nursery, and the doctor, tense against the door, shook his head anxiously. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z And in his sleep he heard a crashing noise which went on and on until it awakened him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The events of the previous day came crashing into Thomas’s mind, and his stomach seemed to twist inside out. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The heavy swell had changed and was now crashing into their floe head on. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z There was another moment of silence, but then they heard footsteps crashing back and forth across the room, and words they couldn’t understand. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I turn around, my fists clenched, and I send Stephen crashing into the lockers across the hall. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z And then everything stopped: the crashing waves, the singing spirits, the wind. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Calls answered Otto’s, followed by frantic shrieks and crashing sounds from deep in the trees. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I reach up my hand to stop it from crashing to the floor before anxiously glancing over my shoulder. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He came straight down on Red’s skull from a high, splendid angle and this second blow sent Red’s face crashing into the cement walk. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pounding came up the stairs, crashing on each step. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The clanging and crashing were enough to wake the whole castle. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z We’ve all witnessed with embarrassment the off-the-cuff speaker crashing and burning at a wedding, or the panicky TV presenter “drying” on air. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I heard footsteps crashing through the trees and undergrowth, louder with each second. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In those days windowpanes were brought from France by ship and the animal’s mania for crashing into them became a problem, until Clara thought of painting cats on the glass. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Act like the sky wasn’t crashing around them. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z With a worrisome rattle, the taxi lurched forward, nearly crashing into a boat stacked high with papayas. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He had forgotten Catelyn, until the iron brazier came crashing into the back of his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Before I knew what was happening one of them had kicked me savagely on the side, sending me crashing into a crate in the far corner. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Pole Star appeared, closer than he would have guessed, rising over a wave crest and crashing down again. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Alec lifted the sledgehammer high, then brought it crashing down against the handle. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His new, hip hair says I got this, but his fretful face gives away the fact that the whole deal is crashing and burning. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They ransacked the bookshelves in the study, sending the senator’s bibelots and works of art crashing to the floor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman moaned a little and then let out a great cry that nearly drowned out the thunder crashing about them. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a crashing noise from far above them, up at the top of the house. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The sound of crashing waves is a roar in my ears, punctuated by the creaking of the wooden ship. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She didn’t say it loudly or harshly, but Lee’s theory tottered and swayed and then she brought it crashing down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He came around and dealt him a cut to the back of the shoulders that sent him crashing into his brother. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I listened to the muffled crashing of waves, like the sound you hear inside those big shells you’re supposed to put up to your ear at gift shops. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Rashid shouted over his shoulder as something else came crashing down in the stairwell. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The idea of another one crashing into her in her sleep terrified her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Once again, they were two children running, hugging, laughing, falling to the ground and rolling over and over, crashing against the pebbles, murmuring each other’s names, elated to be back together. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Sing, Oh, let man learn liberty From crashing wind and lashing sea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “There’s a crashing in my head,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The economy had come crashing down, and millions upon millions of people had been torn loose from their jobs, their savings, their homes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand abruptly, my notebooks and pencils crashing to the floor. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then she heard a body crashing through leaves, as if someone no longer cared about being quiet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The music pours out of the speakers like waves crashing against cliffs. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Others went down when their mounts would bolt, crashing into the rail or even the grandstand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Heavy crews peeled away iron panels with acetylene torches and sent them wafting off the sides like palm leaves, crashing to the beach sands below, where more crews dragged the scavenge above high tide. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He tumbled onto Reynie and Constance—who luckily had covered their heads, expecting whatever it was to come crashing into the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, when the accident happened and I got so sick, the world came crashing down around him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z More dactyls dove now, and shouts, squawks, and sword clangs rang out over the crashing waves. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The river crashing against the walls of the chasm in the Dauntless compound. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She ducked and tumbled on the dirt, crashing into Blue Eyes’s legs and knocking the other woman off her feet. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The crashing sound of years lost shattered in her ears, and new fears emerged from the looking glass. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sleep came over him like cold, crashing waves. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her hand flew up into the air, then came crashing back into his face with a clenched fist. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I woke up to a loud crashing sound and the light of day, I snapped to a sitting position, my hands instinctively going to my belly to check on Otto. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Root continued his maneuver, crashing directly into the icy water. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes, she’d let her spoon come crashing down to the table, making the servants jump. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But Ultima was more alert than I. With a nimble sidestep and a pull she jerked me from the path of the black horse and rider that went crashing by us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Who knows what causes this—a look in the eye, a lie found out, a moment of hesitation?—then god comes crashing down in a child’s brain. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Willis waited a moment, letting Turner settle in, and Turner wondered what Willis’s smile would look like if the ball went crashing back into his face. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The truth of those words rolled over her in tides, each one crashing against her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z As if sensing his thoughts, the shark hit again, crashing against the side of the Frog, pushing it sideways, ripping new fear through him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran after him, crashing through the field. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They were weary from all the walking, and crashing from their sugar highs. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Does it ever feel like it could all just come crashing down on you at any time?” she asked. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I can’t stand the way each crashing wave of undrinkable water mocks us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Right after, a white splinter came crashing down from the sky, puncturing the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The woman ran, silent and determined, her feet crashing through the undergrowth. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I can hear the quiet whooshing inside my head, like the tide swelling, bubbling over, and crashing its way up the shore. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He sent Nhamo crashing to the ground as he rushed to grab the ladder. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Several bodies fell among the pieces, crashing on top of the two girls. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Percy sent a wave crashing down on the old woman, but Juno simply disappeared and materialized farther down the shore. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The IKung believe the Milky Way holds up the night; that if it were not for the Milky Way, fragments of darkness would come crashing down at our feet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The bear couldn’t have taken it far and he was sure to have left more than an adequate trail with all that crashing through the underbrush. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The canoes were then swept away, crashing into rocks that pulverized them to bits. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z All I could do was try to contain the burning sensation in my chest and all the thoughts crashing around my head. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I fell back on the bed, my clock radio crashing to the floor. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “It may seem frightening, but remember: The odds of us crashing are actually much lower than the odds of a car crash.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z You can only even see stars thru the hole in the treetops made by the crashing ship. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I locked the doors, yanked the curtains closed, shuttered the blinds, constructed a modern-day fortress before crashing in my room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z All my disappointment over not getting into Central High and the mob chase as well as the big sudden changes in my life over the past few weeks came crashing in on me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was crashing behind me as the others caught up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Within two hours the winds picked up, quickly blowing into hurricane force, crashing waves against the rocks and hurling spray over the men in the boats, where it froze into slush. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z His keys and stack of mail go crashing to the floor. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A noise of rending and crashing came dully through the ponderous stone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her dad turned down a street so steep Emily was amazed everything didn’t just lean over and careen downhill through intersection after intersection into a crashing mess at the bottom. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Outside the thunder sounded like giant boulders cracking loose from the high cliffs and crashing into narrow canyons. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The mare ran all the way through the forest and out the other side, and suddenly the sounds of the forest were replaced by the crashing of horseshoes on rock. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Distant lightning could already be seen playing deep within its darkness, and thunder rolled in counterpoint to the crashing surf. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Sound of a giant bluefin tuna crashing into the water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z My dad drove so fast it was like a boat going up a wave and crashing down the other side. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The sea churned around us, waves crashing over the deck. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He was half asleep when he heard a crashing in the woods. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I took him by such surprise that with a cry, he stumbled, tripped, and fell, crashing to the ground. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the saboteurs began moving, crawling, then walking away from the crashing waves. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I shoved him, and he came within a hair’s breadth of crashing into JP. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The sounds of Myanda crashing through bushes died away, along with the excited voices of the people who had followed her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then we heard Bronwyn shouting our names, and our brawny friend came crashing through the waves to tow us back to safety. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I started toward my room, covering one eye with my hand to avoid crashing into trees and lampposts projected into my path. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His staff sent horse and rider tumbling over the ice, crashing into the ramparts. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I hope you don’t mind us crashing your party.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A fierce wind blew into the car, accompanied by the sound of waves crashing on the shore. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The sound and then—faster—the sight of waves crashing in, pulling back, disappearing into ocean and sky. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then when I got close to the Agena I would squeeze the other trigger and slow down to avoid crashing into it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything that happened comes crashing back in on me, and I flop back down. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z His mood came crashing down again as he shoved the book aside, turned off the light, and rolled over to face the wall, feeling sorry for himself. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Down he fell into a deep pit, crashing against the bottom and twisting his leg. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But when the only answer Baby Kochamma got to her question about the children was something crashing against Ammu’s bedroom door, she went away. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But soon, it was quiet, with just the sound of the crashing waves rolling in and rolling out. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I was ashamed of being so weak, angry at Ray for everything he’d done, tired of being poor, and afraid of the thunder and lightning crashing all around me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Now if I roll over in my sleep, I won't go crashing to the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Shadows and green spikes: unfurled around her like a crashing wave. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z But as soon as we reached the river my world came crashing down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple yelled, her voice crashing into him, reaching into his chest, and pulverizing his heart. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Maybe he felt happy for a second before crashing to the ground—happy to be free, happy not to be locked up in the house. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z It’s like the poetry Darlene and I share—like air and thunder rumbling and waves crashing, huddled together ready for combat, each one hoping to be the winner. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “We’re all right. Only my mother’s flower vase was hurt. He broke it when he went crashing through my house.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mark had barely taken it all in when someone tackled him from the right, both of their bodies crashing to the floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Monstrous noise and quaking took over the world, but he still heard what she whispered into his ear before the Berg came crashing into the building. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His feet got tangled under him as he tried to leave, and he lurched sideways into a serving girl and sent a flagon of spiced wine crashing to the floor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One graying bonobo had a rock with him, which he brought crashing down on nuts, occasionally breaking their shells, but more often than not just making a big mess or slamming a finger. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “That really was not fun, though. Well, the hitting-her-with-a-stick part, that was fun. But crashing into a concrete bear? Not fun.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Darlene tried to push Ignatius from his stool but sent him crashing into his mother, who suddenly stopped crying and gasped, “My elbow!” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At the mention of Dad’s name, all the paintings, mirrors, family photographs come crashing down from the walls. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z My thick socks are perfect for skating in the smooth hallway, and I have to grab onto the staircase to avoid crashing into the front door. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He had a tiny thought that the Frog couldn’t take any more of the crashing, a fleeting worry, and he was gone, spiraling down into the noise and pitching madness. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he’d jump off and send the rings crashing into the middle pole with a clang that made me flinch. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Burning tree parts—trunk, branch, leaves—fall, swirl off the ridge’s edge, crashing into the valley and stream. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It sent me crashing into the human wall. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As the train started to move, it jerked and made a loud clattering sound, like hundreds of milk cans crashing. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Can’t you even do one thing right?” he pleaded, turning beet-red with vexation and crashing the sides of both fists down upon his desk together. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The music sounds so strange amid the other noises—of doors crashing in, people screaming, girls crying out—that they all look up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Though of no great height, it took me by such surprise I went hurtling through the air, crashing hard upon my side and rolling farther down a hill. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise, I’d end up crashing into the cabinet that never used to be in the hallway in the old house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They sway like trees in the wind and I worry that they will come crashing down on me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She throws her arms around me and squeezes, almost as if she herself has pulled me out of a sinking car, or caught me after I’ve fallen out of a crashing plane. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We could hear her crashing through the brush as we turned toward the back of the property where the river flowed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Most nights the girls hurry to the end of the block and climb into a cramped shelter and are kept awake by the crashing of stonework. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly, there was a huge crashing nearby, and we crashed away in the opposite direction. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As I clomped into the classroom, my boots crashing on that shiny wooden floor, I noticed two female students in the first row were watching my lame performance with great amusement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His stomach was crashing and churning like the waves below, and wine had un-steadied his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And then, crashing into a bank, tipping half-over, Bloom’s worst fears were confirmed as the branch on a dead pine tree shattered the front windshield. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He loves rewinding the trains backward up the tracks and speeding them ahead to almost crashing, over and over. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But she had barely taken a breath when a tree came crashing down over the hole. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z I just heard the scared bawl she let out and the crashing of the brush as Old Yeller rolled her into it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Armpit had an image of himself cowering under a desk with plaster and bricks crashing around him, and big gaps in the floor opening on all sides. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The man put his eye to the rifle sight, got a good look at Pweto’s teeth, then thought better and fled, turning right around and crashing through the undergrowth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The old woman’s hands shake as she raises the hammer high above her head and brings it crashing down into the prisoner’s skull. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Moody held his breath, afraid the camera might slip from her hands onto her daughter’s trusting upturned face, that she might tumble over the sill herself and come crashing down into the grass. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I want mine to be a river crashing through a waterfall. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Tally also found herself crashing through the arcs of cold water rising from Shay’s board when it dipped or banked, but at least she knew when a turn was coming. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Waves thunder in the distance, and although the ocean’s cadence has always been comforting to me, the silence that lingers in between each crashing wave now strikes me as odd. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Noor leaned forward to flip the channel, but everywhere she clicked there was repeated footage of a plane, flying low, crashing into the second tower of the World Trade Center. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They put you as much at risk of crashing as of being blasted out of the sky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It was deeper, darker, like creaking timber and crashing waves. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My parents, my brothers, sisters, great-uncle, and “Third Aunt,” who wasn’t really our aunt but a fellow villager, someone else’s third aunt, kept the presses crashing and hissing and shouted out the stories. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Next thing I am crashing through brambles, patches of briars, being lashed, stifling my cries against the whips of wicked branches. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The needles, that was my brain crashing into my skull. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Years later, after the Nixon presidency had come crashing down, Kissinger would claim he had never had strong feelings one way or the other about the Pentagon Papers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Before Roz knew what was happening, the tree branch snapped under her weight and she went crashing to the forest floor. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z At the moment when the man was off balance, he threw himself at him, crashing as hard as he could into the man’s midriff. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the ice rink was surely too shallow to drown anybody, as I proceeded deeper into the room, I felt as though I was centimeters away from crashing through the floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Heimdall will still say nothing, but he will strike, and strike hard, his sword crashing against Loki’s armor, and Loki will counter, and Loki will attack with fierceness and intelligence and glee. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Several more hours of walking -or should I say crashing -through the woods to reach an area we'll just have to leave in the morning to hunt. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He was just turning back around to face his foe when the man tackled him, their bodies crashing onto the large slab of the ramp. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The pa-trons started jumping back, crashing into one another, pushing and shoving. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I turned just in time to meet Finn’s fist as it came crashing into my face. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A charred throw rug flew out from beneath Emma and took her feet with it, sending her crashing to the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She brought the end of the bar to the glass again and again, the bar thumping instead of crashing. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In the end, all I said was, “She sent one car crashing into the other. It knocked one of the guys out and sent the other one running.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Through the screaming wind they heard things crashing and things hurtling and dashing with unbelievable velocity. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The sign over the door, the one they destroyed with their crashing entrance, had said AUDITORIUM. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There’s a terrible pause while his body arcs, suspended; and then he comes crashing down. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z All I could feel were the cymbals of sunlight crashing on my forehead and, indistinctly, the dazzling spear flying up from the knife in front of me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z But I was too busy crashing through the brush, my heart pumping yes yes yes as I ran. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Banquo’s face probably looked a whole lot like that just before Macbeth had him killed, when he suddenly realized that everything that he had hoped for was crashing down. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z As they began to climb they heard the dog crashing through the brittle elders. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke lifted the long sheet of metal and it slipped from his hands, crashing back down on top of Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then he was crashing through foliage and small boughs and was hidden by the forest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I remember the cloud of dust, the wooden beams crashing, and three hundred screaming children. I was eight years old at the time.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The ball sailed upward, curving toward the roof, but veered suddenly, crashing into a window. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z It made a beeline for the Monte Carlo Casino, crashing straight through its walls and cracking it wide open. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway across, one crutch caught on a rug, and he had to stab the other into the wall to keep from crashing into a lantern. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z To stop my fall, I brought my arm crashing down on the table and knocked into Father’s elbow. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed something solid in the darkness above him and hoisted himself upward, hoping as he did so that it would hold him and not let him go crashing down upon the hall floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Any minute now, it might come crashing down on our heads, smothering us in the endless red, the air moist and burning with terror sweat and frantic gasps, screams in my ears, colliding bodies. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Lancelot dropped the visor over his shadowed face and pushed the door-bar sideways with his point The stout wood, crashing open, showed a lintel crammed with iron men and tossing torches. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And so he and Stuart sat down and waited patiently until they no longer heard any crashing sounds in the room. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Alone again, he tried to focus on his job—always wondering when his house of cards would come crashing down. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The gulls were feathered mimes now, opening and closing their beaks noiselessly, and the waves were crashing with foam and spray but no roar. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I follow the same tortured trajectory over and over—from my rush of disbelieving joy to my crashing deflation. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Liza would have preferred Joshua. She loves the crashing walls of Jericho. But she likes Aaron too, so I guess it’s all right. I’ll go and hitch up my rig.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The giant stumbled backward, tripping over Terminus’s pedestal and crashing to the ground. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Then there was a loud crashing of branches behind me and I turned and saw the three dark figures looming over me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This time the whole world has come crashing down, and I'm running for my life. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He could not see over it, and he staggered to the steps and up them and blundered crashing against the door, shedding billets. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She flew off him, crashing onto her back with an audible thud that momentarily shut her up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She thought of Ben and how he had said, “Any old body can go through a woods crashing and mashing things down like a cow.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He had worked for days inside a mud hut that was smeared with Ebola blood, on his knees among people who were crashing and bleeding out. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He toppled forward and came crashing down like a falling rock, burying those beneath him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z As Roy grew dizzy, the broom handle dropped from his fingers, and his ears filled with the sound of crashing waves. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z —There was a huge roar in the backyard like a plane landing—now a crashing sound at the downstairs door— Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Gabriel looks at him blankly, his face still human, his eyes still frightened, and he mouths Cullen’s name before crashing headfirst onto the table. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Every now and then the cops would come crashing through. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Is that crashing out of the narrow way?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But Quentin knew the future charges against him were true and he was crashing through the com and looking for a way out. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And then, with a mighty roar, the largest pig I’d ever seen came crashing into the road. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It pounds the jetties with such force that the water sprays straight up into the air, creating giant walls of water that soar and then come crashing down on the rocks. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Yes, until someone just a bit too heavy enters and it comes crashing down.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Some day they would succeed in killing the tree, and the universe would come crashing down. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And all the time there was the fearful danger that one of the giants would fail to catch the BFG and he would go crashing to the ground. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It should have been the most glorious day in our village, but instead it all came crashing down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Another bump, worse than the first, the surf crashing all around him and suddenly, impossibly, she was free and reaching again, the surf-sound diminishing. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The rush of wind and crashing waves returned gradually, drowning out the old woman’s trembling voice. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z There are so many books and papers I’m afraid they’re all going to come crashing down on my head. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The three words made him stop; he had been listening for them all night and when they came he seemed to feel the sky crashing soundlessly about him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly straight over the rim of their sheltering bank, a man fell, crashing through the slender trees, nearly on top of them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I blundered through the darkness, crashing through the underbrush. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The sea surged around us, crashing against the rock. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I was too far away to hear them crashing through the brush, so their sudden appearance near the stream’s edge almost caught me off guard. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z When I was younger than Fern, I worried the Atlantic Avenue El train above us would come crashing down—trains, tracks, and all. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Ned's horse slipped under him and came crashing down in the mud. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was a crashing, as though the furniture were being hurled to splinters against the walls. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And at night, I could feel the crashing loud fights on the other side of my bedroom wall, this girl being beaten to death. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And now I have a bunch of questions crashing around in my head and don’t know which one to ask first. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I don’t know how to explain that even with my earmuffs on, I heard sounds crashing and competing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z We sprayed Pledge furniture polish on the wood floor of the hallway so we could slide farther and faster in our socks, often crashing into the walls. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Even inside the thick walls of Yishan’s hut, Pinmei could hear its constant roaring, like the crashing waves of a sea storm. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The explosion of feathers in my face sent me crashing into the water. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t muffle the memory of my slide, my crashing, clanging, slippery slide. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z It fell off waves and came crashing down, the hull shuddering. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There was no glory here, no pomp, just the raw-boned sound of bodies crashing into bodies. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A long way ahead of him was crashing and laughter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But I look down then, I look down at Evie, and I feel a sadness unlike anything I’ve ever felt before crashing over me like a wave, crushing the breath right out of me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The foremast collapsed—sail, spars, and Nico all crashing to the deck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He looks back down at the river crashing below us. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z James called out, and suddenly there was a tremendous thud as the peach went crashing into the top part of the rainbow. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He can hear the sound of waves crashing against the sand, the cry of a seagull. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He became distracted wondering why his uncle would save ashes, and the lid slipped from his hand, crashing to the floor. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Shapes began hurtling at us out of the darkness amidst the flashing and crashing of weapons and the smell of gunpowder. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The hook made a loud noise as it hit the tower, but it didn’t stick to anything, and came crashing back down. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z People clutch their seats as the ship rocks back and forth amid crashing waves that tower above us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z As far as I can tell, I’ve always been crashing—into people, into things, you name it, with or without a helmet. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The thin piping of bats, the careless crashing of a waddling skunk, the underground bustle of voles, the distant calls of owls—all these sounds told him he was not hunting alone. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Still hovering over the crashing waves, Sierra reached down toward the water. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It threw Hibiscus against the concrete wall, and his body smacked into it with a dull thud before crashing to the ground. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The satellite dish on top of the garage came crashing down, and lounged on the driveway like a visiting alien spaceship. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We kept stepping on soft spots in the floorboards, crashing through, and creating new holes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Every time I do something wrong, a stack of plates comes crashing down. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The man skidded into the table, sending moldy pots crashing to the floor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The bird would fly for a few seconds and then turn into a fireball and come crashing down. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Even before he came into view they could hear him crashing in the undergrowth and calling out, “I say, I say! Come here at once! A most dreadful thing has happened!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared for about five more seconds before the anger came crashing over me like a wave. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And that’s what I’m thinking when the asteroid comes crashing into us. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But he was already crashing back through the dark path. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z His neck plating was partially fused, melted from the explosion, but the dragon didn’t seem to be in danger of crashing immediately. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We ran for our lives, crashing through wave after wave of waxy leaves and clawed holly. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z They heard him crashing away through the undergrowth and stood looking at each other, very scared, until they couldn’t hear anything but the rustling of leaves around them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The other birds blundered into the air, their heavy bodies crashing through branches as they fled. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps a sledge hammer would come crashing down on his foot, and when people asked him how come he limped, he could say, “Got that building die New Road.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Mark was able to duck and she sailed past, crashing to the floor below. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z So she would most likely end up crashing through the gate or climbing it to get away before Bahumat and Muriel caught up and finished her off. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He stopped crashing dishes to look at us. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The posts stretched past the first floor of the brownstone, then curved over like a crashing wave. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Father jumps in, yelling my name, and a string of other warnings that are drowned out by the third plate crashing to the floor. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z My Noise is rattling like a crashing spaceship full of reds and whites and things so different it’s like my head is being pulled apart. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z A veritable thunderstorm of words came crashing down on me again this morning. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Stones began to plummet down, crashing through the decks and turning men to pulp, until the whole bridge gave a shudder and twisted violently underfoot, knocking him sideways. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The sound of the waves was a crashing roar, and he could taste the salt spray on his Ups. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A moment later came an explosive roar as a large serac somewhere close above came crashing down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Mental pictures of the plane crashing down through the trees and into the water—the blue-green water, with the dead pilot next to him—suddenly filled his thoughts. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z There was a lot of crashing and cursing in the rear cockpit for a while. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He jumps over a box that I go crashing through, kicking it behind me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The monster picked up the beds from the two roofless bedrooms and flung them into the air, so hard they seemed to sail nearly to the horizon before crashing to the ground. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z From the approaching crashing noises, she knew another Champion was on his way out. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The plane, committed now to landing, to crashing, fell into die wide place like a stone, and Brian eased back on the wheel and braced himself for the crash. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian could imagine the heavy, crashing footfalls of the tall M.P.s in the hard white hats. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Kyle flew the space shuttle, making an excellent landing on Mars before crashing into one of Saturn’s moons. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Lockton’s snores continued above, regular as waves crashing against the side of a ship. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments ago there was nothing but noise, crashing and tearing, screaming, now quiet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they rounded a spit, and ahead of them were the other boats, standing off in the surf where a reef sent breakers crashing up into the air. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z We heard a sharp crack and a loud crashing noise. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The tide was low, and the waves were rolling in and crashing down angrily, sending a thin sheet of foamy salt water over the packed sand. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Then the top of the tower leaned and tipped over and my dreams of becoming the Lego master of the city room came crashing down. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Behind in the darkness, she thought she heard the noise of an angry bear crashing an oatmeal pot against the furniture. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He leaned against the battlement, the sea crashing beneath him, the black stone rough beneath his fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Everything is whirling around in a big bunch of motion and energy crashing into each other at the size of atoms and icebergs, and will crumble eventually. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The parrot swoops past me, squawking something, but I can’t hear him over the thunder and crashing waves. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I looked back as the dirt went crashing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A chance event brought crashing home to me that there was something—one thing—greater than my reverence for Mr. Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the water wall was a frenzy of chimes knocking madly into each other, and the sounds of crashing metal. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her ankle caught on a vine and sent her crashing to the ground in a heap. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A trapdoor that would send me crashing to ground level thirty meters below. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z One slammed Percy in the chest and sent him crashing down the steps. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A crack splintered the wall, and a huge slice of rock slid out, crashing to the floor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The two Muppets repeat “cat” a few times and then the word drops from sight, accompanied by a crashing sound. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys shouted and rushed forward, the piglets scattered and the sow burst the advancing line and went crashing away through the forest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z First there came a crashing noise over by the fireplace. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Her legs moved her against her will down the path, and then she was running through the Wood, crashing over the undergrowth and sending up waves of fairy light as she fled. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere a wall goes to pieces, a thousand kilograms of masonry crashing down. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His manacles made him clumsy, yet even so he would have sent the heavy pewter tankard crashing into her head if Arya hadn't leapt aside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As he said this, there was a crashing sound among the trees and a voice called, “Jesse?” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing on jagged rocks, above the crashing water, I wish I could fly over it. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The glass was cold beneath his hand, and he watched the snowflakes come crashing down to earth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Instead of answering, the person gave up all pretense of stealth and started running, crashing through the forest line around the clearing of the graveyard, circling toward the spot where Thomas stood. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z On the other hand, sounds that have too many frequencies, like the sound of glass breaking or of ocean waves crashing on a beach, may be interesting and even pleasant. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z At which point the carriage hit a pothole and flew thirteen-and-one-half inches into the air before crashing down again. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Tally’s eyes closed, every bit of exhaustion from the long day crashing into her at once. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the grand piano in the music room rolled fast, crushing the little girl with the bear in its path before crashing into the wall and releasing a discordant cry. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Lockton shouted and called Madam rude names before storming out of the house, the front door crashing behind him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The banging and the clanking was my head crashing against the soda machine. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I could hear the waves crashing against the rocks somewhere nearby. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “No! No!” cried the witch Juta Kamainen, and fell down after him, clutching at her own heart, crashing clumsily into the rocky ground and struggling up again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear him crashing down the hill toward the sea, the frightening laughter echoing back. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as if he had heard himself mentioned, the boy came dashing from the other side of the field, crashing in a heap on top of his parents. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z When we slammed into the giant toad, it was like crashing into a brick wall. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The way Leo figured it, he spent more time crashing than he did flying. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And with all of these emotions, the gravity of our situation comes crashing back to me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Arrows darted from the city walls while stones spun and tumbled overhead, crashing down blindly onto earth and water, steel and flesh. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If I fell, all the glass bottles and jars on his shelves would come crashing down around me and make a huge racket. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It was the clamor of bees buzzing, or horns honking, or waves crashing against the shore. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Percy fell, crashing through tree branches until he slammed into a snowbank. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It took Harry only five minutes to realize that his reputation as the best potion-maker in the class was crashing around his ears. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Here's the whiskey bottle in the sand and the sound of waves crashing and the cold wind and the darkness and Mabel's smile against my collarbone. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Twilight will come to the world, and the places where the humans live will fall into ruins, flaming briefly, then crashing down and crumbling into ash and devastation. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z His spirit, depleted by his own depredations, pulsed too fast through his veins, twinning with a whirr and discordant jangle of...of disbelief crashing against evidence, producing a sensation of disfaith. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A moment later, a sixth brother, another blond—who was not the Ivan Anya wanted—came barreling down the stairs, crashing into the two boys standing inside the door. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The ghost’s voice now sounded like water crashing over the edge of that dam. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Towering above the Wasp like a mountain, the wave came crashing and piling along the deck, caught Stuart up and swept him over the side and into the water, where everybody supposed he would drown. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The other side of the cave looked out over a waterfall cutting through the forest, with the rushing and crashing of the water tumbling over the bedrock. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Pollard went down with her, his helpless form following the line of her fall, over her back and neck and vanishing under her crashing body. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Throwing himself in a flying tackle, Matthias grabbed Shadow by the legs, sending him crashing on to the lower steps. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At eleven, Frank Wild and five men pushed the Wills out into the crashing surf and rowed off in search of a new landing site. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The chain saw gnaws through the oak, branches crashing to the ground. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The metal thing wedged above her could come crashing down and... Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She couldn’t say she was “just” anything; she was, after all, floating a few feet above the crashing waves off the southern tip of Brooklyn. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Her mind is an unquiet one, words and thoughts and impulses constantly crashing into each other. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then everything comes crashing back into my head. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered if the ceiling would collapse, imagined, for a split second, the sight of all the tumbling drunk perfumed bodies crashing, tangled, around him. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A wave of images and scenes from my trip to Pakistan come crashing into my brain, but most of all, I think of Zohra. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Water is crashing against the boat like a hundred angry lions. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z In the distance, I could hear the sound of rending metal as several trailer stacks began to collapse, ripping free of their scaffolding and crashing against one another like massive dominoes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My stomach twisted and I imagined myself standing up, sending the desk chair crashing into the wall. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Three steps led up to the front door, which was now hanging in matchwood splinters, and from inside the house came screams and the crashing and tearing of more wood. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Your mansion burning down, or an ugly crashing your party? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z People started looting, fighting, and crashing cars into one another. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He bent over, and her leg lashed out and swept him off his feet, sending him crashing to the ground. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Monday backed away from her in a frantic panic, crashing into the table behind us. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It smacked Luke in the face and sent him crashing into the swimming pool. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a burst of flames and crawling out and getting rescued by brave soldiers crawling on their bellies over the sand. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they flew dozens of yards, crashing into a building. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The captain climbs to the top so he can spot game fish crashing bait from far away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "I started caring a lot when it came crashing through my back door," I replied. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z While he’s crouched over a bag at the foot of the telescope, I listen to the crashing sea, imagining all the fish swimming through the endless freezing darkness. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I shut my phone off and launch myself across the ice, sliding and skidding my way over, before crashing at full force into him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Her crashing chords echoed from the music room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Again a flash of lightning, and this time a crashing burst of noise from the swirling sky. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They heard a distant rumbling, like thunder on the peaks, or mountains crumbling, or huge waves crashing to shore, and the earth shook with each rumble. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Below them there was a crashing sound, and a cloud of snow flew up from the beach. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I dashed for the trees beside Burden Creek, expecting each second another bullet to come crashing into me—because for the next thirty yards my back was still a clear target. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z But maybe I’m the one crashing the party. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Not even the terror pulsing through every inch of me kept me from crashing into his mind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And suddenly, it’s as if there’s no one in the world but these two, crashing through space to reach each other. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I could hear canned goods crashing as he struggled in his mania. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z For a long time they could hear him crashing through the bush until, at last, the November night gathered about them once more with its accustomed quiet. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Genie was just hoping the spider who spun that web hadn’t been home when Ernie came crashing through. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Don’t stand under the basket, jocko. You might get killed by one of my shots crashing through the basket.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The three men followed her, crashing through the underbrush, frightening themselves, stopping constantly to say, “What was that?” or “Someone’s coming.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We slid from behind the rocks and cut through the trees like moving water, crashing over the camp in ones and twos. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I did not worry about crashing noisily through the brush: the tractor engine was getting louder all the time. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The cold wind spun them so fast that the whole housing shook and seemed ready to come crashing down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They took off loping along the fence, crashing through the puddles. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The tingling and the throbbing headache raged out of control in one powerful surge, like a giant wave crashing on a beach and wiping out the sand castle you worked on all day. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Scared and worried and tired all at once, angry at the sky for being so beautiful when we were in danger of crashing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z What sounds like a piano crashing down flights of stairs. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A hefty blow from the improvised staff sent him crashing to the ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Ivy didn’t know what it was running over and crashing into and ripping apart. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The echo of steel crashing against steel resounded throughout the long quiet corridor, wave upon wave, dying somewhere far away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Prince Alfred collapses forward, crashing into two carts. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A tree root caught at his ankle, and the world came crashing toward him as he fell. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She had to shift her balance as he leaned forward to keep from crashing to the floor herself. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z It’s so much easier to talk to her when there aren’t any crashing sounds. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z |
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