| 单词 | crush |
| 例句 | While I am still able, I go about the business of healing, crushing leaves of me to mb on aching joints and applying poultices to clear the lungs. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Waking up was horrible, because for a disoriented moment I felt like everything was fine, and then it crushed me anew. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z With Eliot’s help the newspapers were crushed with all the peels and seeds and skins inside them. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She was there for your first crushes and heartbreaks, your party dresses and spins at sophisticated states like anomie. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I suddenly felt hot not from the crush of people, but from shame. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Met Pou,” I ask a comrade uncle curiously, “what is this crushing monster?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All the girls are raving about having either their dad or their crush walk with them onstage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z One bullet has crushed the Adam’s apple and sent the remains of it to the back of the throat. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He was on top of me, crushing one of my legs, so I moved it, spread my legs apart, and he fell between them. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mami stood over me, crushing my arm, right hand at her side, the fingers trembling. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Is that before or after your elderly Slavic Charles Atlas crushes my skull with one blow?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He had a sickening image of trying to sit on the roach and crushing it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She said everyone at the Shanghai American School had a crush on someone else and when your love was requited— well, that was the cat’s. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And when they go through my belongings, they’ll probably toss it away thinking a freshman crush has no relevance. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The underlying color was dark, almost black, but the surface was paler, as if it had been ground down or worn by crushing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Even after the Titans were conquered and crushed, Zeus was not completely victorious. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Watching him walk out of the room crushes me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Don’t move!’ because they were certain—humans are always certain about things—that Jambo would crush the boy’s life from him. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “I dunno. He always talked about other girls, not me. It’s weird though. I thought I was over my crush, but sometimes I don’t know.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I know, I could still feel them pressed against me, like I was being crushed by a stone wall. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z This is the woman who crushed my parents under her steel-bottomed boot, who brought the Resistance to its knees by killing the greatest leaders it ever had. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Some toss out crushed fast-food bags and half-filled drink cups just to give us a little more litter to pick up. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z They held me in a hypnotic vice that felt as if it were about to crush me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My father’s skull, on one side, was crushed in, I was told later. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The store manager found him, huddled on a pile of crushed boxes and Barbies, sobbing. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z His head is pinched in on the sides where the ears should be, like someone used giant pliers and crushed the middle part of his face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He pounded the robot’s head with his heavy hooves, denting and crushing it into an ugly shape, and with one final crack the head broke loose, soared through the air, and squelched into the muck. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He stayed with Uncle Jet and told him about Joyce, the girl in his class that he had a crush on. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “It’s all right, Connor. When I was your age, I had a mad crush on my social studies teacher.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He tucked them one under each armpit, and crushed them fiercely to his sides; a great stifling hand was clapped over each of their mouths. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A splash, a labored beating of wings, and Zerubabel was in a gull’s beak, its pale, pink shell already crushed, its tiny pincers loosely dangling. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Grim reminders of it were strewn along the road: burned carcasses of old Soviet tanks, overturned military trucks gone to rust, a crushed Russian jeep that had plunged over the mountainside. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Serious insults to the body, the kind of shattering or crushing injury seen in high-speed auto wrecks, are an absolute certainty for every single jockey. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He sliced a few more chilies, and I twisted and pressed the pestle into my coriander powder even though it was fully crushed. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “She got on my nerves with her crush on Seven. Half the time, I thought she came over just to see him.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z But when they lifted her up, they saw that the back of her head was crushed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As he talked he smoked three cigarettes, crushing them in a saucer by the side of her bed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z This necklace that had almost bought my heart and mind now had one bead of crushed glass. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined the way he would crumple, crushed under the weight of my words and his own self-loathing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z 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 I knew the crush I had on Art3mis was both silly and ill-advised. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z To make the water potable, the Maya laid a layer of crushed limestone atop the sediments, effectively paving over the salt. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then I crumple it up, crushing the map into a ball the size of my fist. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Redemption stared at his mother and his aunt, tears dripping down his motionless face, his hand a vise crushing Jam’s. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Well, you were right I did have a crush on you in third grade. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The sounds of the ice grinding and crushing, creaking and cracking, filled the cold, damp air all around them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z All the intelligence she had gathered on the Black Tips came back to her in a sickening rush—Oomen, Geels’ shambling enforcer, the one who could crush skulls with his bare hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When the Howards arrived by special charter train from Del Monte, they were told that their son was dead, his skull and spine crushed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They lived on crushed acorns and raw fish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All her life, her crushes had been from afar; she’d never had the courage to speak to any of the boys who caught her fancy. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But the fact is, if my father thought that we might lose the lawsuit, “rearranging the finances” could have been a way to protect the family from a crushing financial blow. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He crushed a leaf in his fingers, and it gave out a sweet and pungent fragrance. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a clear, bright gleam in Ethan's eye as he concluded his answer with, "....to meet one's Waterloo means to suffer a crushing defeat." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere, it seemed, in the trees and water and sky, a great worldwide sadness came pressing down on me, a crushing sorrow, sorrow like I had never known it before. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Surgeons had operated repeatedly on his crushed leg, rebreaking it and resetting it, but it would not heal. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I sweep away the crushed glass and tangled ribbons. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I looked down, trying not to believe that my last hope of seeing Tyson alive had just been crushed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I mean, I've pretty much had a crush on her since girls stopped having cooties. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But staring at my parents’ expressions right now, I saw they didn't look disappointed; they looked crushed. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then Johnny appears at the door, stepping gingerly over the crushed glass. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Hemmed in, limited, circumscribed, he sees and feels no way of acting except to hate and kill that which he thinks is crushing him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I’ve barely stepped out of the car when my mother throws her arms around me, crushing me against her chest. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The room is redolent with burning rosemary and crushed herbs. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Crown Forces, determined to crush the rebels, raided towns in County Galway and blew up railway lines. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Going from four to one was rough but most of us could crush it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Within Lydia’s taxonomy of crushes are innumerable subspecies, most of which contain no romantic element whatsoever. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “The bones in my hand are crushed. I’ll never be able to use it again.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And most of all, there was the crushing weight of destiny. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Holt's eyeglasses had been crushed in an American air raid, so Blake read the entire book out loud, over weeks and months of confinement in a small Korean farmhouse. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I will not ask about this crush even though I feel like I just caught a knee to the nuts. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Ripping out cables, crushing components, stealing mysterious gizmos that could not be replaced. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t sunrise or a crushed moth that had broken this dream, but Thyon Nero pitching pebbles. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A crush of reporters pushed up to him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember our life in tents and logging camps, the scent of cut lumber and gasoline and crushed grass and rancid cheese, the way we used to sneak around in the dark. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never had a real crush before, not on a boy. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I thought they were going to roll over people, crush somebody. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I could crush him like a fly, but I held back. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z But my mother, being more imaginative, retaliated with an assault upon my sensibilities that crushed me with the moral horror involved in taking a life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But as he had neglected to fasten the other end to anything, it didn’t really do any good, and Wilbur landed with a thud, crushed and hurt. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I have to roll up the jeans four times, and when I belt them, they bunch at the top like the neck of a crushed paper bag. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the shamblers gets caught underfoot the wrong way, and its head is crushed by the others. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z How long have you had a crush on this girl? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I don't want to be crushed, but it's possible they are talking about me, not the ugly, exposed area that is now the centerpiece of the courtyard. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z People are eating pets, crushing pigeons with bricks for soup. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes now, I swear I can see sound, the dark green howling wind, the crimson crush of rain—all these sound-colors swirling around my room while I lie on my bed thinking about Brian. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Cho-chup! went the pestle into the mortar, crushing the brittle chillies and the seeds in them. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She said that if someone I had a crush on came in, I shouldn’t put butter in the bottom half of the tub. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Just like I wasn’t planning on telling them about my sad crush on Cody Feinman from Hebrew school. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z When I picked him up from school, his mood was dependent on how much time he'd spent with his grade school crush. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Twig,” I said, “I think Dari has a crush on you.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was a crushed look about him which spoke of the deep hurt he had suffered more than any words could have done. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor was made of crushed ant-heap, the hard dome of excavated earth above an ant colony, and was kept smooth by smearing it regularly with fresh cow dung. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened it and crushed it against his own forehead. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Pasiphaë laughed with delight, knowing that any moment they would be crushed or bitten to death in a pit of snakes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even though they don’t include me, they don’t mind me knowing who has a crush on Jermaine. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z A jagged piece of iron tore open the skin and crushed the fingers of one of his hands against the fence. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But seeing Ma crying makes me want to crush, slam something into the ground. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z But Valentina was worried that if the hatch to Marina’s cabin was crushed, Marina would be stuck in the forward cabin even if she survived the landing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In Europe, untold numbers of native species were crushed against the impassable barrier of the Alps and its smaller cousins and fell into extinction. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “The way you always acted, like you didn’t like none of the boys at school or church...not even Gilbert Harris! I always thought it was because you had a secret crush.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Come here and let me crush you. I’ll make it quick!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His legs and pelvis were crushed under the stone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The center of the mortar bowl was stained a golden brown from all the spices that had been crushed in there. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The normal way to lose an arm, leg, or whatever in Milagro was by having it mangled in tractor sickle bars or crushed beneath a horse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell him what I took forever to admit to myself, that Phil was my first real crush. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I kept a diary of all my crushes in my bedroom closet. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But now I see that I have been crushed without knowing it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She is telling the story of how, just five minutes ago, she accidentally, without meaning to, told her crush she loved him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mark Antony could not very well contradict this statement without admitting that he actually had suffered a crushing defeat. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The wife’s head was crushed by the tree, and she died. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Eventually, Ruby crushed her third aluminum can and went into the house for a towel, saying, “I’m gonna take a bath.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z How could one man crush so many dreams? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The crush of stampeding kids pushed me deeper and deeper into the snow, and I kept thinking, can you drown like this? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Then, without warning, he struck the gate a crushing blow with his fist. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “He had a crush on a blueberry bush once,” Juniper said miserably. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I roll my eyes, Britt-Marie’s crush shoving its way to the front of my mind. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I get sacco beans, which are pinto beans marinated in oil and vinegar and crushed red pepper. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z By the spring of 1944, with the Nazis’ South American spy networks all but crushed, Elizebeth was eager for a new challenge. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “But then I heard the stupid lie you told, and I was crushed. Completely crushed. Do you know that my own mom won’t believe me unless you tell her yourself that you lied?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z After the years of crushing poverty, the dismissal by her teachers and schoolmates, the way that most people looked through girls like Jennifer as if they were too inconsequential to acknowledge with a glance? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It was hard to breathe with the corset crushing her ribs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She rode her chariot straight into the Titans army and crushed everything in her path. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He had awakened just as the train was about to crush him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My straw hat had been crushed and forgotten. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The first pedestal holds a painting of a giant sea dragon crushing a large wooden ship. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z His mind filled with confused pictures of the canvas billowing and blanketing down, and of the bodies of all the people, piled up together, crushing him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z To Hugh—at that point, at least—Matt was only a rat to be crushed underfoot. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt thick and richer in some places, more like crushed velvet than silk. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z This afternoon, I used his mortar and pestle to grind coriander seeds, first crushing them as hard as I could, then twisting the pestle in circles to flatten them and make them into a powder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dylan crushes the egg in his palm and unfolds the paper inside. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Even in front of him, crushed against the trunk of the palm, I could feel the rain, which was now jabbing into me like the punches of a nail. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The train's wheels crushed the blooms as it slowly passed. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Though crushed against many other people, I am lonely to the bone. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he should have crushed some leaves of oleander, or chopped up nightshade root, and somehow found a way to sneak the poison into Trademaster’s food. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z However ferociously they fought, however cruelly they clawed or bit or crushed to deaths—humans and each other—there was an innocence in it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He crushed his body with his mind until all the shaking was squeezed out of it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Her big toe was crushed and oozing blood. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The wood vanishes, it is pounded, crushed, torn to pieces. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. I told him it was obvious why he had a crush on you. You’re adorable.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Finn gripped the handle so tightly he could imagine crushing it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The Invisible Empire eventually foundered, however, after an outraged public demanded that Congress crush the group. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z One man had been blinded by a blow to his head in the battle by the Wall, another lamed when his falling horse crushed his legs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Elnora and I ministered to her with the juice of bitter roots and crushed flowers to purge her foul humors and ease the pains in her head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z At plowing time, I always followed him and, Lord, did he and 1 crush a lot of cane together. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There was a guy last year at my school. I had had a crush on him for most of my freshman year, and he came out at the start of our sophomore year.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They just want laws and justice to crush everything. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “You weren’t doing anything about your little crush. You hardly talked to Gregor. Someone else was going to hook him at that rate.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z And other sounds came to them on the pummeling wind—the roaring beat of an engine, the creak and howl of great masses of wood being crushed together, human cries. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Grace and Kojo grabbed shovels and moved load after load of crushed stone up and out of the way. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z She let them all pay homage; for though she was now in low estate, she had been bred for the court, and was accustomed to the crush of supplicants. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You know he had the biggest crush on me in high school.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Walker was crushed, a pile of black shirts burying him so you couldn’t even see him anymore. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They had also been, not in love exactiy, but in something more immature, a kind of infatuation or crush. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z This woman had had a crush on him since she was a teenager, long before he committed the murder. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She took them off one by one, crushing them with a firebrand before they bled her to death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If Jess and the twins hadn’t been deep in that hole, they all would have been crushed. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z In the narrow street the dark houses of the village gave us some shelter from the wind, but the water of the Bay was already washing across the crushed oyster shells. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Which basically means, Coach had to figure out how to crush us. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z As the buildings rose, the architects spotted flaws in their designs but found the forward crush of work so overwhelming, it threatened to leave the flaws locked in stone, or at least staff. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z To get to the door, we had to make our way through the dance floor: sweat and heat, blinking Christmas lights, a dreadful crush of bodies. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I couldn’t figure out if he was trying to bring the mood back to a lighter tone, or if he was just trying to make up for getting crushed by Shannon. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Bowdy is probably going to start varsity as a freshman, but I figure the bigger and better kids will crush me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Finance-based protestations were crushed before they could be raised, by the clear statement that his tuition would be taken care of. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They had only to press their massive, toughened, boulderous shoulders against him to crush all life from his body. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Fearful of an even larger confederacy, Harrison reasoned that destroying Prophet’s Town would crush the resistance. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z You could never tell when people would make a run on the basics before a storm arrived, and she wanted to avoid the crush. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It speaks to me in feelings, and it projects into me hopelessness of such immense weight, it could crush the very spirit of God. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “The disappointment must be crushing,” I replied with a thin, heartless smile. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well I figure you for better’n that. I been talking to a friend of mine,” Camel says, crushing another piece of bread between his fingers and using it to wipe grease from his plate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z So before shoving off, cursing softly under his breath, he canvassed the area, collecting the garbage, which he crushed and buried in his pack. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Would you still have a crush on me then? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Slowly, the crushing weight on my lungs lifted. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’d crush you,” he said simply, easing his legs over the side one by one, and lifting his belly over the wood with his hands. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z In the video, he finishes crushing his opponent with a savage pin job. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I slipped in behind her to get carried along by her wave, but the crush was dense and I was given a warning too. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know Garrett has the biggest crush on you ever. But don’t tell him I told you,” he adds suddenly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Now he got his head up from the wood and out of the slice of fish that his cheek had crushed. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He lurched sideways, almost crushing the dazed chicken flapping at his feet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I so dreaded a reply that would crush me with despair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Evie’s kicking her feet in the air, and I’m so bloody angry, I don’t want to pick her up for fear I would crush her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z So I nudge through the crowd, scrape my shins, feel the crush of bone, moan a little, then cry loud enough for anyone to hear. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood ran from her nose where Sadna had crushed it, but she didn’t seem to care. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The starboard wing was heavily engaged, however, and the center had shattered under the stones of those trebuchets, some captains tinning downstream, others veering to port, anything to escape that crushing rain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So he wanted to kill it: to crush the skull into the feathers and snap the bones of the wings. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But it’s not like having a crush on some random musician or actor or Harry freaking Potter. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “They think he has a crush on you,” Fred says, “so he plays it to his advantage. And they were happy to get an extra shift off.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The white judges, the intimidating police, the insulting drivers, and the crushing weight of all the years of custom and law were simply overwhelming. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Limerence is the experience of being in love with someone, commonly known as a crush, but not any old crush. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The draccus snuffed, then rolled, crushing the log into the earth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. That which surrounds the game—the buildup, the crush of fans in the trains ...” “The parties,” said Hugh, with a dreamy look on his face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We talk a bit about the weather and the chickens and Marina’s crush on Chayanne. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything in its path was crushed beneath its hull or charred beyond recognition as it entered the bay. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z If the gravity were much less, there might be tall, spindly shapes that would not be tumbled or crushed by their own weight. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The rings the beer cans made would have crushed the plush of the velvet down...and the plush of this velvet is crushed up.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He then grabbed the can and crushed it between his hands. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z They were numb and heavy, and he felt crushing pressure against his chest. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z All my life I’ve felt lonely, and it has always left an ache inside me, like there’s a supernatural presence crushing my heart within its fist. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Now I rub one between my fingers, crushing it to granules, then lick my index finger and stick it in the sugar before popping it in Carmine’s mouth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Knowing my tendency to panic in the roar and crush of traffic, I started into Chicago long before daylight. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I held my overskirt out in front of me to keep the raspberries from being crushed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a great wave, which threw the little boat up out of water and brought her down on a rock, as a man might lift up and crush a snail’s shell. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Boyle never discussed garlic and magnets, but he did address the old belief that it was impossible to crush a diamond unless it had first been softened in goat’s blood. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The smell of sea and rot and crushed humanity was strong, much stronger than in the ship-breaking yards. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When my feet hit, I heard something inside the metal beast snap under my crushing weight. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Those hooves could crush a man easy and that’s what he wanted to do. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After such an eve, the crush and dance, utterly awesome was the silence of streets abandoned by all. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My crush on Matt grew until I could not take the pressure that whirred inside me every time I saw him in algebra. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z An ancient propane tank attached to one of the crushed trailers detonated in a small explosion, causing the crowd to scatter and dive for cover. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z If that gate opens, the horse could bolt out and crush us. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z In this case, the state was far more powerful than we, and any attempts at violence by us would be devastatingly crushed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was spreadeagled on the stone terrace on the east side, his head crushed and mangled by a great block of white marble. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She drops the cigarette onto the patio and crushes it with her shoe. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He picked up the letter to Mr. Morris and crushed it in his hand. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “And do you also believe that I am so very, very wicked? Do you also join with my enemies to crush me, to condemn me as a murderer?” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z I crush the peppers against the side of the bowl with my spoon and finally my soup is ready to taste the way I like it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To anyone who met him, he appeared to be just another poor soul crushed by the din and filth of Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It crushed him; he knew at that moment that he was not even important enough to be properly insulted. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Ash felt the woman let go of her, and Sidhean dragged her out of the circle, his fingers nearly crushing her arm. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She contemplated a few pulpy grains of crushed root clinging to her fingertips and resisted—for the twentieth time—the temptation to see what they tasted like. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z For weeks the house smelled of crushed onions, fresh oregano, and cilantro. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Inside, crushed somewhere at the bottom, is her map. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He was running toward them, his face set into a grim mask, the tube of glue crushed and empty in his hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A few cheers went up from the crush along the banks, as thin and ragged as the clouds scuttling overhead. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Of course I was crushed, but I knew better than to say anything or try to plead with Coach. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The second car was crushed to half of its size. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The small glimmer of hope he had held that she might be mistaken is crushed in three simple words. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The small skull crushed, and then the mouse stiffened and quit squirming. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Each time he told her he had to return to Chicago, she seemed crushed, delightfully so. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Hi, Miles. He’s fast asleep. I crushed those pills up in his dinner like you said.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I squeezed my hand shut to crush it but it got in another sting on my palm. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Around him soft bright moss curled up the yellow birches, lichens roughened the rocks, and crushed needles let go their piney scent. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The cement scrapes my face, and I turn just in time to see a car bearing down on me, like a giant shoe about to crush me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes I think he’s still got a crush on Trey. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He gazed at the crushed rose petals in her hair, at the pearl and sapphire choker at her throat, at the sparkly crimson polish on her toes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z As Gilling’s wife walked through the door, Galar dropped a huge stone on her head, and she fell, her skull half crushed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “You didn’t fail. You tried! Amelia, that makes me so proud,” Mom says, pulling me into a crushing embrace. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z You might climb the whole mountain and return only to find out that mountain climbers aren’t your crush’s type. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “One blow will crush a seal’s skull,” he said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They would only crush him with wants and regrets. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She wiped her eyes and said in barely a whisper, “I feel like a broken drum—hollow, crushed, unable to make a sound.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When all of the ingredients had been combined and crushed into a fine powder, she drew a small knife from her pocket and bent down to hold it in the hottest part of the flames. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I’m pretty sure this is the kind of crush you can die from. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I feel like my organs are all made of stone and they're crushing me from the inside. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I breathe him in, all cocooned up in the place he dreams, tenderness crushing into me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly she was thirsty and reached for the glass of strawberry crush. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A chunk of ceiling collapsed and crushed a waterwheel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His oversize jersey and baggy jeans make him seem even bigger than usual, and Rabiya looks like a tiny bird hopping around in front of a beast that can easily crush her. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z At the bench next to him was Candace Greene—his crush—who he never had the courage to talk to because she was always with her friends, Dumb Joey, Stinky Greg, and Cool Remy. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He said, “We can’t protect her from a boy who, honestly, probably just has a crush on her. That’s your job.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Baba crushed an ice cube between his teeth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You have a crush on him, don’t you?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Nothing was right—not her friends, not her crush, not her drawings. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I ducked out of Marcus’s crushing hug to peek over the top of the stall door and make certain we were still alone. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He felt a strange crushing weight in his head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe I have a crush on a girl with such cliche wishes.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z So maybe President Snow will prefer keeping him alive, crushed and heartbroken, as a living warning to others. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s the second before I drop the leaking plastic bag next to the Dumpster as Bo Larson crushes me up against the metal door and nothing but his lips touch me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Did the ceiling creak because he was walking quietly up and down, drinking a cold orange crush and studying the chess men laid out on the table? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My sister knew I had an enormous crush on him and had my favorite magazine photo of him put on a T-shirt as a birthday present. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Every few weeks—especially when they were younger—they’d come on a Sunday morning and find empty plastic bottles of vodka, crushed cigarette butts. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Dimitri crushed the program he was carrying into a wadded ball, and tossed it at the young man. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I must have been on a fairly large dose because when the craving for it hits, accompanied by tremors, and shooting pains, and unbearable cold, my resolve’s crushed like an eggshell. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She had no girl crushes, as is usual at twelve and thirteen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Okay, maybe when I was six I said I had a crush on Kermit the Frog. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z All that mattered was that her best friend had betrayed her, her crush hated her, and nothing was her own. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “The truth is,” she said, “we were listening to the radio, heard a news report about your father, and then Holmesy here told me she had a crush on you when you were kids.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “You have never experienced that. Yes, you have scraped your knees in falls from your bicycle. Yes, you crushed your finger in a door last year.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Where workers couldn’t be enticed into rejecting unions, owners simply mobilized to crush the movement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I walked home limp as a rag; I had not felt anything except sullen anger and a crushing sense of shame. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But just before the truck rolled over my body and crushed me like an ant, it skidded to a stop. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z She has a crush on some guy in her gym class. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Two strong arms came around her in a crushing hug. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z All in all, I spent my time in an aimless, crushing sadness, consumed by an alternating dread and desire that I might be caught. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Our rocks and pebbles, the sand and gravel you see: these were Ymir’s teeth, and the fragments of bones that were broken and crushed by Odin and Vili and Ve in their battle with Ymir. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The filth, stink, and bleakness of the camp crushed his spirit. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Montag's hand closed like a mouth, crushed the book with wild devotion, with an insanity of mindlessness to his chest. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But he didn’t give a reason why, and despair, already heavy in the room, grew crushing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As I drew in gulps of cool night air, the crushing pressure on my throat slowly loosened. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I gripped the pages in my hand, almost crushing them. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He opened the window and with his fist crushed the crusty footprinted snow in front of it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “They laughed, and one of them was going to crush Her with his foot when someone shouted ‘Stop!’ from the doorway. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Could you crush that beloved skull with a rock? The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Daley seemed so small next to that podium, as if the world had crushed him down in the last couple of weeks. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I squeeze past just as Michael moves and lets the crush of kids finally pass in the other direction. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “This was ... different. For a second it felt like it was Christmas morning, watching a guy get crushed to death.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z If the plane crash-landed nose first, which could easily happen in an emergency, Marina would be crushed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z ‘Name the terms,’ said Gandalf steadily, but those nearby saw the anguish in his face, and now he seemed an old and wizened man, crushed, defeated at last. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The creature tried to pull up, and that crushed her fingers between the loop and the horn. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I exhale and the walls contract like a pinpricked balloon, crushing me as it deflates. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As her weight crushes me to the dais, the dagger Marcus has flung into her side is jarred loose. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When he had finished them—which he did in a humiliatingly short time—he surveyed the lotus root, wiping it on the mat of crushed grasses and wondering how he was going to cut it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I could smell her next to me, the sweat and the algae from the moat, her shampoo like lilacs, and the smell of her skin like crushed almonds. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The white wooden houses of Paramaribo stood in orderly Dutch fashion along streets paved with crushed seashells. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Do you maybe, I don’t know, have a little crush on me?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I wonder if there’s another variation in which Johnny is hurt, his legs and back crushed against the rocks. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The lead rat sprang forward and crushed Tick’s head in its jaws. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “With those soft, flabby mouths of theirs they’ll crush your body to a bloody pulp. On land they can outrun you.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But it crushed me with hopelessness, for I wanted to write of the people in my environment with an equal thoroughness, and the burning example before my eyes made me feel that I never could. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I crush the side of a beaker under my shoe. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He crushed out his cigarette and lit another. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Not because she had a crush on her, but because June was her friend. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The men scrambled out the way, no one wishing to be crushed by a fallen king. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a crush on James, but he’s twenty-three, so I shouldn’t. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She doesn’t keep anyone around who could potentially crush the pretty exterior she wears to hide all the ugliness. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The doctor prescribed a glucose formula, crushed aspirins in a mortar, and told them to wrap the child with quilts and covers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z At the border and inside the country, the North Korean government has tried to crush these smuggling operations—and periodically it succeeds. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And then the soldier was stumbling sideways, his helmet crushed by William’s fist. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The go-cart sped into the street, where it was first crushed by the Cadillac, then demolished entirely by the Ford, which blared its horn loudly and screeched to a stop. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not like keeping a normal crush a secret, because we never talk about our crushes anyway, and it works out fine. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z But she was crushed by the news of Lotho’s murder, and she would not return to Bag End. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from between his palms as if he were crushing cherries. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Despite the late addition of chopped fresh mint to a blend of melted chocolate, egg yolk, coconut milk, rum, gin, crushed banana and icing sugar, the cocktail was not particularly refreshing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And I was puzzled by the hot mixture of hate and admiration bursting through his words as I thanked him and removed my hand from his crushing grasp. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to get involved in another one of Audrey’s crushes, either. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Ralph, looking with more understanding at Piggy, saw that he was hurt and crushed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Beneath our feet there lay men, crushed, trampled underfoot, dying. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Boys have had crushes on her before; she’s had crushes on boys. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I don’t know which is more embarrassing: Mango having a crush on the cat, or the fact that the cat’s name is Twinkles. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z At the summit of the hill, the mighty blocks of stone lay as if crushed by a giant fist. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She could crush the baby birds one by one, and eat the mother’s sorrow—of course she could. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Claudia had a longtime crush on a guy named Connor, pining for him through most of high school and at the start of college. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “When Olmsted is blue,” a friend once wrote, “the logic of his despondency is crushing and terrible.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “If you were back in Carver we’d be crushing people,” Ice said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have a crush on him or anything like that. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Baba gave us each a weekly allowance of ten Afghanis and we spent it on warm Coca-Cola and rosewater ice cream topped with crushed pistachios. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was thrown into the crushing river of bodies, all headed in the same direction—the direction of the smoke. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The fact that this nine-year-old girl seemed to have a crush on him was one more complication Rowan didn’t need. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z With searing heat, crushing pressures, noxious gases and everything suffused in an eerie, reddish glow, Venus seems less the goddess of love than the incarnation of hell. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She crushed the clay between two rocks and made a thick paste with water to smear over the outside of the boat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Or my even sadder crush on Jessie’s very slightly younger brother. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Re-reading rule number 6, he realized that a crushed finger fell into the category of “unrelated to training.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Well, Minya and the ranks of ghosts that now filled the arches of the arcade, crushing Sparrow’s vines beneath their dead feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The world spun around him, pressed in, crushing his mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “There was quite a crush,” I say, picking up my fork and sliding it under my eggs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But this is the story of explorer Ernest Shackleton, and his twenty-seven men who survive years in Antarctica after their ship is crushed by ice, and she can’t help but get swept up into it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I opened it to see the word crushed on the top line, so I decided not to read the rest. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I’m winning. As soon as I finish crushing him, you guys can play.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z If he struck at Asmodeus, he would be crushed to death against the walls by the powerful lashing coils of the adder in its death throes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “The queen has been troubled with sleepless nights of late. She wakens and cannot return to sleep, and her pulse beats fast. The barley water with crushed poppy no longer brings her ease.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It looms before us like an impenetrable wall, trying to crush us, but not yet able to. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Her house was crushed in and her sleeping skins were torn and strewn over the grass. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And if that meant crushing the head of the man in black... The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I, too, fought; but I fought because I felt I had to keep from being crushed, to fend off continuous attack. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one night he crushed his cigarette and instead of saying good night leaned against the doorway. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Jess braced herself for the crushing blow of a huge branch hitting her head. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z She gave me another plastic spoonful of crushed ice. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z But they felt to Hannah, all crushed together, like cattle going to be slaughtered for the market. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Root’s death had crushed Burnham, but it also freed him to become a broader, better architect. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The Union Stock Yards commissioned Burnham’s firm to build a new passenger depot at its entrance, to manage the expected crush of fairgoers seeking a crimson break from the White City. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He also, from what I can tell, has crushes on three different girls at the same time. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The front left side of his truck looks like a crushed beer can. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They packed so many of us in I was crushed between three other men and the wall, but it was like that for everyone. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z At 1000 g’s, the beam is still straight, but trees have become squashed and flattened; at 100,000 g’s, rocks are crushed by their own weight. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus the high hopes that had given comfort to the North during the spring were almost crushed by early fall. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Wearing soft, loose clothing of vampire-bat wool, he swanned around his palaces with a bowl of palm wine or chicha, a sweet, muddy, beer-like drink usually made from crushed maize. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She smelled of sandalwood and the crushed green gram that she used instead of soap. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Jennifer had a one hundred percent crush on Paul McCartney, so Anthony was kind of up there. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Instead, they revealed a crush of people, jammed body to body. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We tore the grass to shreds, crushed the neatly manicured bushes, stomped the flowers, and cracked one of the house’s windows with a rock. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t add that, last I knew, Jason had a crush on Teresa Conchetti, and that he actually stood up for her once in sixth grade when Dallas was calling her Terry Conchesty. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And I want to add, I also think you’ve got a secret crush on Fiona, but I’m already feeling bad for what I did say. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She holds half a cigarette between her fingers, but just before she leans forward to kiss him on the cheeks she lets it drop and crushes it with the toe of her sandal. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It looked as if he were trying to crush his own skull. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The weight of this moment could crush us all. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly the agent noticed all the refuse that had been left behind, pieces of waxed paper and tinfoil, discarded Baggies, a few aluminum bean dip cans, empty cigarette packages, and some crushed coffee cups. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The next he knew, his visor was packed with mud and something was crushing his foot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Once the germ has been removed for oil, the kernels are crushed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Why after two years of knowing me a certain girl is all of a sudden crushing on me.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Better Joe looked out into the night—with a great commanding croak, pointed at Charles, and through the crush of devotees, bid him approach. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Even though I harbored a secret crush on Jonah, I knew at the tender age of fourteen that it wasn't wise to get wrapped up in someone with a drug problem. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The Cherangani Hills appeared in the distance, a line of mountains on the edge of the Rift, humpy and green, crushed under an indwelling sweep of rain clouds. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We guys see that gorgeous girl and we get this big-time crush, one that makes it hard to breathe and makes us so anxious, want it so bad, that we always blow it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z You were saying you have a crush on me? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z After a rain the driveway was crawling with worms, and Joe crushed every one of them under his heels. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth had told me about a monster crab—something about Hercules crushing it under his foot? The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z My main fear was that the draccus might accidentally crush the bucket before it smelled it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I told her why I hadn’t texted her back, that I was crushing on Nicole. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Nearby some crows were pecking at a body crushed beneath the tumbled stone, but he lay facedown and Bran could not say who he was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Tariq crushed his cigarette with the heel of his good foot. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Ron had released Wormtail too, and together he and Harry tried to pull the crushing metal fingers from around Wormtail’s throat, but it was no use. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I should be crushed that less than a month into my junior year of high school, my latest girlfriend kicked me to the curb like a pair of too-small shoes. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Isn’t the chief interest of being in charge that you can enjoy the crushed or giddy reactions of your subjects? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Peeta looks down at me, gone, mad, flashing back into the land of the hijacked, his gun raised over me, descending to crush my skull. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The crush of men closed in on him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z With my fingernail, I scrape at the dried blood and bits of crushed tooth and gum stuck to the metal. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z No one, however, expected the sheer crush of visitors that actually did arrive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And that great weight that had been lifted for just a moment would come crushing down again, worse than before because I wasn’t ready for it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Their twisted trunks, roots, and vines wrapped themselves around the ruins like gigantic boa constrictors, crushing and swallowing the overturned stones. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z First because her brother looked about ready to crush my head. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z More than 150 people had been hurt—carried away by the river of molasses, trapped in crushed buildings, struck by flying metal when the tank exploded. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel set himself to crushing the breath out of Metatron, grinding his ribs together, and trying to ignore the savage blows that were landing on his skull and his neck. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He crushed some sheets of newspaper lying on the hearth and picked up a few sticks of kindling. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She was holding the board open for Marshall when, out of the darkness and silence behind, something grabbed her with crushing strength, and big hard fingers smothered the scream that sprang into her throat. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The articles I found online say that crushes make you feel nervous and happy. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Washington and his army of traitors will soon be crushed.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z My arms were pinned at my sides by the crush of people in the car, but I wanted that snow. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Sharing his secret crush hadn’t been the worst of it. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Nothing can be more crushing than this anxiety. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t it be nice if they could disappear us the way they disappeared the others and relieve us of all these crushing burdens?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The carriage is made of such light wood that if you wipe out making the hairpin turns at either end of the track, you’ll probably tip over and crush both the chariot and yourself. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Most people would’ve just laughed at me for having a crush on him.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He raised its massive left foot, preparing to crush me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Word was he’d once crushed a man’s skull with his bare hands, wiped his palms clean on his shirtfront, and kept right on drinking. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If she let it drop, it would crush him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The church directed soldiers to crush “enemies” in their midst—people who questioned or did not follow church doctrine, women who were suspected of witchcraft, and commoners in general. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “We need to make a plan. How are we breathing? If we’re under the ocean, shouldn’t we be crushed by the water pressure?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He took a long last draw from the cigarette and crushed it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z A horrified A. P. Hill realizes that his army is being crushed, and he jumps on his horse to try to stop the disaster in the making. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z For a terrifying moment, Frank imagined they’d all be crushed under tons of earth—a disappointing way to die, after all they’d been through. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If any of them spotted this swaddled cocoon, they would rip it off and crush the “vermin” within, giving no thought to what it might become. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z What must they be like to have raised two crush worthy boys? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All I could picture was Mom’s glum face after finding out about Dad’s pricey plane ticket, and Dad’s crushed expression when he’d admitted that he didn’t know when he could replace my broken phone. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The air crushed in around me, pushing my body deep into the snow. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Finnick gives up at once, hunching on the ground, clenching his hands over his ears as if he’s trying to crush his skull. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The announcements are so loud that Dad and I both put our hands to our ears, me crushing fluff against my head. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z It feels like a heavy weight is crushing me, but it’s all internal. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Even though I shouldn’t be surprised she said no, I’m just as crushed as the first time. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The rest of the house was covered with rosebushes so thick, they looked as though they would crush the house at any moment. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Darkness crushed them, and bad smells, and motion. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I don’t know what I dream about, but when I wake up gasping, I hear the sound of crushed bones in my ears—is it the TV? Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z This morning, past the Cedar Falls train stop, Annabelle runs on a friendly path of crushed rock bordered with trees, all bright green and yellow with baby leaves unfurling. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She moved her clumsy shoe a few centimeters and deliberately crushed a twig. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They were forming a new aristocracy, a new breed of glittering men, and Chamberlain had come to crush it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You held my hand in a crushing grip. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There was a grinding sound as the car was crushed until it was no bigger than a rolled-up carpet. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Pole Star surged forward, seemingly planning to simply crush them under its weight. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z On the word time, she crushed her boot down on the Coke can. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the dark cave seemed to be crushing her, squeezing the air from her chest. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z At this moment, I want to crush the entire neighborhood in my arms. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The community home would crush her like a bug. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Stooping, he gathered a handful of the leaves and crushed them with a little mud in the palm of one hand. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She knocked them off and crushed them under her bare feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Instead I feel the weight of what I did crush me again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The wind will blow them across the ocean thousands of them in giant boats swarming like larva out of a crushed ant hill. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When the sun was only a band of burning red seen through the trees, Dicey took out the ponchos and spread them on the ground, rolling on them to crush the undergrowth beneath. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the wet moss and crushed grass near his hand was beautiful. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But if I'm honest, it's more than affection—this is how I used to feel about my literary crushes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And now we’re about to graduate, and all I have to show for it is the saddest crush of the century. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He crushed it, and another took its place. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground shook as it wriggled around, crushing the fire underneath itself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And because—tell you what—if you land on a kid like Calvin, it feels like you have crushed a little pile of twigs and feathers. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Darrell has had a crush on Monday since the fourth grade, but she never paid him the time of day. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All those words he loved and all those names he made up were in him, but it was as if they had gotten crushed in a Cuisinart. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The weight of their expectations threatened to crush me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In other words, an old city that was razed, burned to cinders, and crushed into the ground, even the roads disappearing, the earth left to run wild over the wreckage. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z If the fair failed, Burnham knew, the nation’s honor would be tarnished, Chicago humiliated, and his own firm dealt a crushing blow. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This book tells the story of the United States as a colonialist settler-state, one that sought to crush and subjugate Indigenous populations. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z His mother crushes pink tablets on the last of their ice cream. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Sugar crushed people, and yet it was because of sugar that Gandhi began his experiment in truth—so that every individual could free him- or herself. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He didn’t let up because the hyena had only to crush her mouth shut and he and Sophie would die in a moment. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “The monk . . . was of so great a girth . . . that the girl would have been crushed beneath him. ... Thus she mounted atop him ... and he penetrated her from beneath....” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If left to its own devices, a sufficiently large ball of gas would collapse under the weight of its own gravity; it would crush itself into a tiny lump. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z "Every time I look down at my hands, I'll always see them being crushed." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He smoothed out his crushed hat, creased it in the middle and put it on. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z An insect crushed itself against the windshield, leaving a yellow, mucous smear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had quickness and brains on his side, but Dana was big enough to crush him like a grape. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An ordained priest now, he presented a dignified, benevolent figure, but by the second hour of the reception it was clear he was crushed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I was sure to roll over and crush out his life or break those fragile bones. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A row of them—trucks, vans, sedans—parked in the crushed grass. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I crush the cardboard holder flat and fling it like a Frisbee. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I nicked the tip of the sausage with the spoon and tongued it around before crushing it between my teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He felt that there was suspended just above his head a huge weight that would soon fall and crush him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The wooden wheels made crisp, crunching sounds as they crushed the weeds. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z And when she tells me about Cassidy's plan to hook up with one of her crushes before the summer is over, I can't hold it in anymore. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I go to the wings and grip the heavy green velvet curtain until I feel the fibers crush in my fist. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That evening, in the privacy of his room, he tore the pages out in handfuls, crushing them into wads and tossing them into the garbage can. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The left side of Pollard’s chest was crushed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have a crush on her; I wasn’t even thinking about girls that way yet. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A caveman owned one spearhead or many spearheads; he had eaten one crushed lizard or many crushed lizards. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It came within a hair’s breadth of crushing the prow, and with the backwash the boat was borne landward. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been so long since she last held court that the crush of cases was almost overwhelming. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Opinions differ on whether he choked to death while laughing or was crushed by the crowd. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Flour and coffee in the floor and canned goods half crushed and rusting. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I thought maybe it might be more than a crush, what with that afternoon by the river. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z They hobbled over the finish line, booed at the defeated music that played on the television, and vowed together to crush Mario in the fourth and final round of the match. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It was like struggling with some crushing physical task, something which one had the right to refuse and which one was nevertheless neurotically anxious to accomplish. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z More than once, she opened her mouth to tell Taryn about June and how Ivy might, sort of, maybe have a crush on her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z An Orc seized Pippin like a sack, put its head between his tied hands, grabbed his arms and dragged them down, until Pippin’s face was crushed against its neck; then it jolted off with him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Today was the first morning that Mango’s death didn’t crush me the second I opened my eyes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But I myself was crushed under the weight of other bodies. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a pause on Sonia's end this time, and Ranee waits, crushing the hem of her sari into her fist. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My rock crushed his scissors, so he scrubbed the pots and I dried. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He said, “I could crush that mouse by just thinking about it.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z "You said at the interview you'd had a crush on me forever. When did forever start?" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “And we crush the hel. You know hel?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z People slamming, shoving, scrambling like ants as the hill presses in, threatening to crush their fragile shells. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Either we crush it or we do something about it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I’ll tell you, at the end of a day it doesn’t take much to crush a parent. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z But even if I tried, they’d sniff it off me, because it’s so tight in our bedroom that there isn’t enough space for hidden crushes, unspoken names of boyfriends, and secret dates. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Do you have a crush on me now? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Doris could barely take the news, so I knew Jazz would be crushed. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z This place felt similar, as if the earth were trying to wake up and consume jeverything—as if the mountains on either side wanted to crush them and the entire glacier to pieces. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Supper was a fistful of acorns, crushed and pounded into paste, so bitter that Bran gagged as he tried to keep it down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The day had become warm, and it was made warmer by the crush of bodies on the south side of the old bridge. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His face was crushed in, and a huge area of dried flesh was missing entirely from just above his left eye. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “You hear that desire to work. And you want to crush her by retiring her. Gus, please. Get help. You’re going to end badly.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There had to be other options other than having her legs crushed or bleeding out. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Devlin crushed his cigar to a pulp, but being a businessman through and through, he knew when he was defeated. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Smith called out, “Hey there, boy, take it easy,” and Seabiscuit caught sight of him, picking out his rigid form in the crush of men. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d fostered crushes for as long as he could remember, but as he watched Javier unlock the chain at his waist, sweat glistening on his arms, Moss wanted this one to be real. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “A little girl was crushed underneath one of the wheels as she was helping her mother drag a box of canned beans.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At the battle of Cajamarca recounted above, 168 Spaniards crushed a Native American army 500 times more numerous, killing thousands of natives while not losing a single Spaniard. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I remember the smell of crushed ferns in the creel and the delicate sweet odor of fresh damp rainbow trout lying so prettily on the green bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Elephants, whose huge feet could crush the life out of a man, whose trunk could pick him up, raise him high, and dash him to the ground. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The houses had a snow-beaten look, and many were crushed and deserted, driven to earth by the winters. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And for the first time, I realized that Jack had a crush on her. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I wished them luck and headed off to the exhibition tables and pushed through the crush to the tatting table. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I keep her posted on all the Tumblr gossip, and I tell her about most of my crushes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I’m impressed with my catlike recovery, but sticky egg white and yolk drip down my fingers because in my effort not to fall, I’ve crushed the egg in my hand. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “And if Mrs. Malvolio and Mr. Huxley bulldoze the building, if they reduce it to rubble and crush the cave entrance, we may never be able to find it.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z For the first time in days, Tree-ear grinned as he crushed the petal back into a fistful of clay. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z My body was a knot of raw nerves and nausea, my lungs crushed against my rib cage like a prisoner in an iron maiden. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the first Volley, Mares spun, Legs broken, Skulls crushed, & the rest charged the far Wall of the Paddock & leaped it or crashed through it & coursed up the Hillside away from us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If the crushing debris and the flames didn’t get them, the smoke did. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z On the way back to the hotel he was careful not to crush the fruit he had brought with him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Cutting cane was hard work, but it was nothing like what came next: Piles of freshly cut cane had to be fed into the ever-turning mill wheels, until they were completely crushed. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Her arms were looped around his head and when she tightened her grip he rose through it, desperate to breathe, up to his full height and enfolded her, crushing her head against his chest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Blackness and stench and crushing pain came upon Pippin, and his mind fell away into a great darkness. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I wished she’d been smart enough, or loving enough, to realize everybody has burdens that crush them, only they don’t give up their children. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked heavy enough to fall into the sea, maybe to fall on top of Phippsburg itself, crushing the steeple of First Congregational and all the fine houses on Quality Badge. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Even after last night’s drive-by fiasco, my crush still burns bright. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Rebel horses and riders hold in a long line, awaiting the order to charge and crush the tiny Union force. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z When several moments had passed, however, without his being sent, flung, or crushed, Sticky opened one eye. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He taught me how to throw my weight behind a punch, and where to aim to crush the windpipe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “On Thursday night, revenge will be ours. Timothy Bartlett shall transform into the Great Timdini! His magic act will crush Ainsley’s cello piece.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Outwardly, I had carefully cultivated my status as the funny, nonthreatening guy, but secretly I had the hugest crush on Zaheera. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He slashed out with the knife, as the Sleer twined about him, and in a huge crushing movement, engulfed the man Jack in its coils. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z His mom’s minivan sped down the street behind him, ready to crush the snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z If a tree falls in the forest and crushes a demon, does the tree get cursed? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It got crushed in the middle, and whoever tried to peel the labels off stopped because the red and gold paint came off too, leaving silver scratches that rust. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She crushed the parchment to her chest and whispered the words to herself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Pong stepped back from the crush of people, toward the bridge rail. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then the plane leaves the runway, and my body crushes slightly into the seat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For a time you fight your way blindly in the mad crush of hurtling metal and then suddenly it dies away and you are in serene and quiet countryside again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z We are not beaten, for as soldiers we are better and more experienced; we are simply crushed and driven back by overwhelming superior forces. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z "M'lord, begging your pardon, Her Grace said those as didn't meet their numbers would have their hands crushed," the anxious smith persisted. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The car, with Alex inside it, would be crushed beyond recognition. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A crushing blow struck my chest — I felt myself flying backward, and then heard the crunch as my head bashed into the mirrors. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He lifts me off the ground, and I’m being held, crushed, by the biggest hug. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Hey, kid,” he called out, and waved his hammer at me as if he were Thor and about to crush my little head with one massive blow. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The heaviness that has settled around my heart is getting to the point where it is slowly being crushed. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Hachiya tripped over something, looked down, and saw it was the body of a soldier, crushed under a fallen gate. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m worried her little fingers will get crushed and scoop her into my arms, quickly sitting her on the bench next to me before she starts to wail. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z As a prelude Joe and his freshman crewmates took on the varsity crew in a football game of their own and were unceremoniously crushed by the older boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He seemed to have a little crush on Emma and delivered the whole routine to her, smiling encouragingly, but she pretended not to notice and made a point of holding my hand. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The crumpled green roof of a compact car covered the crushed opening where the windshield had been, but the damage to the van’s front end didn’t extend beyond the cab. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was startlingly handsome, and there came back to her from years ago, when she was ten or eleven, the memory of a passion she’d had for him, a real crush that had lasted days. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I feel Marcus’s eyes on me like an oppressive weight threatening to crush me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z By the time I dumped Matt, Drew was dating someone else, and I already had a new crush. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z That they could be sharing such a moment and lose it in an instant because he rolled over on his pillow and crushed a moth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The church hall was so crowded we could barely get inside, and once we did, it was overheated with the crush of bodies. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I carried the glasses with me for weeks, until one evening I crushed them underfoot in rage and despair, shattering the glass into splinters, because he wasn’t coming back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I had to stop myself then, and remember that Jennifer had a seventy percent crush on him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Put it there, Fats,” the girl who had been crushing the can said. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had specified both the cut and the fabric to his tailor — it was his preferred uniform for giving tours because it did not get crushed during his long hours behind the wheel. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But that didn’t feel right either, so really, Ivy had no idea what she thought about crushes at all. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And she kissed him, gently, on the mouth, with lips that tasted of crushed blackberries, then she stood up and walked back into the gypsy caravan behind the stall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z When Dad hung up on me, I held the phone so tightly, I thought I might crush it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I was buried, crushed, under the soul of the goddess. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Once it was a shaming thing to say, and crushing to have it said about you, by a man. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In that crush of people, I noticed Auggie looking kind of lost. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z His other arm crushed the air right out of my chest. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z These houses, they are huddled together, so many, so close they are nearly crushing each other. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The lyrics mean “the rock crushed my hand, grandma,” and is meant to assure the child that there are always people to take care of them in their lives, either in their family or village. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The answer was too heavy, the possibility crushing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She, of course, wanted to know who I had a crush on, and I told her it was a secret. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I’ve only had crushes, but it’s embarrassing to admit they were characters in books and TV shows. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Bronwyn gave us each a crushing hug and handed out black rain slickers she’d snagged, which I’d suggested we wear to provide some measure of protection from the storm raging outside the loop. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z When the cigarette was gone and its light crushed in the ashtray Bones was excused. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian reached out instinctively for balance and then launched himself forward In a prodigious dive that crushed the three combatants to the ground beneath him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z On the night table beside the ash tray overflowing with crushed butts stood the empty bottle, but the last thing I remembered before the curtain came down was watching myself take the second drink. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z William turned and threw his arms around Jacob, who was nearly crushed to death. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Jason pulled Nico to one side as another gust of wind toppled a column that would have crushed him flat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I know how crushed you’ve been. And what happened with Noah and CSA...well, sometimes a good person makes a bad decision.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I don’t get why we call it a crush when it feels more like a curse. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I dropped the crushed pods into the pot, filled it with water, and waited for it to finish damming. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I would ride into battle, slash — cut — left — right — sharpen my sword on the Saracen’s throat — crush the bones of the heathen horde — all for the glory of Our Lord! Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Then, as a strange dispassionate afterthought, he hit the snake with the stick, breaking the serpent in two or three places, and crushed its head under his boot heel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My hopes crushed, I wipe my forearm across my nose, dragging snot all over my cheek. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m all jittery and wonder if this is what Kimberly feels like every time she gets a crush on a new boy. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z During my teen years, she was my number one girl crush. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Her cooks had prepared them a magnificent meal of honeyed lamb, fragrant with crushed mint and served with the small green figs she liked so much. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Great. This story was all promising with the beautiful girl who has a crush on me and the mystery and the intrigue, and then I get whacked.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It was his houseplant, hopeful green leaves rising from three bamboo stems, and when she took it, a sudden crushing loneliness lanced through her and stayed with her for weeks. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And yet his desire to crush all faith in him was in itself built upon a sense of faith. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There was no Jazz yapping on the phone to her girlfriends, convincing them not to have crushes on her older brother—me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z If my sister had to have a crush on someone, Sohrab was a good choice, even if he was way too old for her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Eh, just the major ones. Wonder Woman is sort of my girl crush.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z ‘The Earth Mother shall deliver me, but you shall be crushed!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The weight of the sky dropped onto Atlas’s back, almost smashing him flat until he managed to get to his knees, struggling to get out from under the crushing weight of the sky. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She was nervous to ask, waiting until he’d smoked the last of his cigarettes, crushing it with a firm twist into the saucer. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The BMW screamed as two walls of solid steel relentlessly crushed it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z But she didn’t know which routes Pearl might take from class to class—would she take the main stairwell, with its crush of students, or the back one that led down to the English wing? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Step by step, with enormous effort, we managed to get through the crush of human bodies. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If they wash loose, they will be crushed among the boulders!” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Have the gods taught you nothing? An immortal does not fight a mere mortal directly. It is beneath our dignity. I will have Luke crush you instead.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I dropped the shingle and crushed it out with my boot. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And then he catches sight of the crushed fender and the dent on the hood. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And Bob started to make fun of him having a crush on the quarterback. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z All the Eyes must know about it; they’ll have squeezed it, crushed it, twisted it out of enough bodies, enough mouths by now. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She opens her purse and unwraps the partially crushed wooden house and says in her best French, “My brother had this. I believe he found it here. During the war.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He reached into his bag for the pack of peanut butter crackers that Train Ear had crushed. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Mother crushed the leaves between her fingers, breathed in the fragrance, and smiled. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Elowen was regarding her coolly, as if she were merely an unpleasant task to take care of, little larger than an insect she could crush beneath her shoe. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The AT&T thing really crushed him, the wound torn open again. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t be the first time, though he supposed it wasn’t as bad as when his first crush said they couldn’t date because he didn’t normally date black guys. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I was crushed, all the air pushed out of me, and I couldn’t feel anything. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She closes the gate, lifts the hem of her dress, and wades into the shallow pool, praying she does not crush any creatures as she steps. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The jaws were strong enough to crush rock, but Ton-Ton lifted the boy as gently as if he were an egg. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m crushed between them and I can’t breathe, but it’s a good feeling. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I felt around the bottom of the bag and touched some keys on a ring, resting in a pile of dirt, or maybe crushed leaves. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The butterfly fell out of its glass box; one wing was crushed under a bottle of glass beads. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Trays of gauze, minty mouth swabs, cups of crushed ice, and stacks of white towels. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I held Arthur’s big Broadway dreams in my hands and crushed them. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She waited anxiously for Rasheed to finish talking, to crush his cigarette, and take his leave. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z There is a rumor that he crushed a communist’s windpipe with his hands. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His chest would be crushed by the weight of the mower, a broken rib would puncture his left: lung. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The cutters worked brutal, seemingly endless shifts during the harvest—for the hungry mills crushed cane from four in the afternoon to ten the next morning, stopping only in the midday heat. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z No one seemed concerned about Edward, though I explained over and over that he was the hero — how he had pulled me out of the way and had nearly been crushed, too. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Iorek struck again, twisting to one side, slashing, snarling, crushing, while bullets flew about him like wasps or flies, doing no harm at all. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He still had the strength to crush me, but I slowly backed him into the fence. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he made peace with England and sent an army to crush the rebellious people of Saint Domingue. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z We make a shopping list: flour, eggs, ghee, marshmallows, chocolate chips, crushed graham crackers. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z If Stanley and his father weren't always hopeful, then it wouldn't hurt so much every time their hopes were crushed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Go to the Ufizzi in Florence, the Louvre in Paris, and you are so crushed with the numbers, once the might of greatness, that you go away distressed, with a feeling like constipation. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Saturday, my last night at the 6, and I refuse to spend it crushed in my room. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z You didn’t care that the metal sign was crushing—grating—the underside of your car. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Suddenly a crushing, viselike grip clutched my left armpit and jerked me up. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The stacks were so dense around the pile of crushed and charred trailers that it was too dangerous to try to clear them out with one of the old construction cranes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The curbs and sidewalks were crushed in many places, showing where the National Guard tanks and halftracks had been. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And then you looked down at the second wing, which was crushed. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know how I missed how big she was crushing on him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Guten Tag, Fräulein Engel,” he said cordially, and she dropped her cigarette and crushed it out with her foot and straightened her back and her coat collar all in a rush of practiced panic. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And yes, these are all the scents that, until five minutes ago, made up the Fragrance of Possibility but now reek of crushed dreams. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Just as a German rifle butt had been about to crush Louie’s head, the German army’s commander in chief had halted the attack, and Louie had talked the general into sparing his life. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Pete had taken the best that Norris had to offer, but you could see that it was the sheriff that had delivered a crushing blow. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was always hard labor—digging cisterns, building roads, hauling bricks, crushing rocks. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The day before our scheduled transfer came a crushing blow. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Frankie could still see Kaitlin’s pale face and hear the way she told Z it was all going to be okay, even though her legs were crushed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When the fat man laughed, his flesh bounced so vigorously that Tyrion was afraid he might fall and crush him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z To be the best, you have to give everything all the time, then you have to give some more: hundred-hour weeks, crushing patient loads, working miracles the way other people flip burgers. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Bobby, ’cause I know you’ve got this major crush on her and all.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I felt around the bottom of the bag and touched some keys on a ring, resting in a pile of dirt, or maybe crushed leaves. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She carried the chips in her apron pocket, and when no one was about she crushed the soft lime between her teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The crowd pushed closer, and Benji thought they might be crushed. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z A crushing force pressed against her back, pinning her down. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Men of both sides fled before him, but many he overtook and crushed to the ground. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His whisper comes in her left ear; his breath smells like crushed insects. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Within a week, the German army had all but crushed the Polish forces. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “Like tattooed roadkill only with a long black beard on one end and crushed black boots on the other,” she said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She looks so crushed, I plop down in the chair and consent to eat one pancake. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z This was crushed with a rolling pin and sprinkled on top of the fried bits just before eating. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “The king sent hundreds of ships. The big battle is coming any day. Washington and his army of traitors will soon be crushed.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Living in Faerie, it’s impossible not to notice that everyone else smells like verbena or crushed pine needles, dried blood or milkweed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He just held up the goose in his giant hand, ready to crush the life out of him. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He held a crushed Stetson hat under his arm while he combed his long, black, damp hair straight back. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The crushed oyster shells underfoot rattled the wagon so that I could feel the vibrations in my teeth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I was pounded between crushing electrical pressures; pumped between live electrodes like an accordion between a player's hands. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everything crushed in on me at once. Sure made me feel better—don’t feel bad about crying. Ever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In I went, pushing the door back so the hinges cried out, devils, their thumbs crushed, their pointed noses tweezed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I’d like to see all the pictures, but I don't want him to think I have a crush on him. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “He crushed me,” he said to no one in particular. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He pushed up and then threw himself backward, crushing Will between himself and the parapet, and that was too much; all the breath left Will’s body, and in the shock his hands loosened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was heavy and slipped from my fingers, almost crushing my toe. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And now the town of Manifest was crushed under the weight of that love. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I work for hours, obsessively, frenetically, unable to stop cutting into the stone, Grandma and Mom chanting at me with every hit: You crushed his dreams. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Then like this television actress I used to have a crush on in fifth grade. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z ‘But, if you’ll excuse me, my immediate business is with Perseus Jackson. I tracked him all the way across Tartarus. Now, here in his father’s ruins, I mean to crush him once and for all.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Which is the first time I notice all the other crushed cans, they're everywhere, the whole place is like a trash can or a big ashtray or something. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He threw them on the ground, and crushed them beneath the heel of his shoe. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z First Cap gets crushed by the entire football team, and the coaches practically have to carry him to the nurse. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z With that image, any thought I had of going back to Würzburg is crushed to dust. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And hearing his voice I opened my brief case and searched for my dark glasses, my Rineharts, drawing them out only to see the crushed lenses fall to the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, she was super sad, too, because she had such a huge crush on you. She was always waiting for you to ask her out. Okay, I gotta go to class! Bye!” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On average, a man died in the mines every day, often crushed by coal cars or killed by explosions. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Daliwonga’s response was that he was trying to restore the status of his royal house that had been crushed by the British. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he raised up the stone, and saw that it had crushed Herbor’s skull. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The delirious man with the fever and the crushed toes sank to the floor and wept in pain while other men tripped over him and hurt him more in their blind, milling, agonized stampede. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One would’ve crushed the Athena Parthenos, but the statue’s glowing aura acted like a force field, and the car bounced off. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I flipped page after page, reading her little notes to me, smiling to myself, a part of me aware that this was the first time seeing her handwriting didn’t crush me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Well, a hundred tears or one,” the woman said, obviously cross to have her account disputed, “when her tear fell on the wall, the part it touched just collapsed—as if crushed by her sorrow.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She was bare and tiny, a girl standing in front of her first crush, confessing everything. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z That’s all I need, to have the whole school laughing about me having a crush on Devon. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to crush the life out of him for what he’s done. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But that doesn’t mean I have a crush on her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Twenty-six horses and two grooms died, crushed beneath the falling roof or smothered under the snows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This crushed her crush, and perhaps also made her overlook Curt. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I cannot envision snow because the only two kinds of ice I have ever seen are either the blocks we use to cool our meat or the crushed ice we use for snow cones. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z What would Anna Auntie say if she knew I was crushing on both her sons? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her family forgot about her, her best friend betrayed her, her crush...well...she wasn’t exactly sure what June was thinking, but based on her silence and tears, it couldn’t be anything good. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For weeks now, Duke Perrington had been pushing for a plan to bring more forces into Eyllwe—to crush the rebels so efficiently that they wouldn’t dare challenge Adarlan’s rule again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Our childhood babysitter, who Charlie had an endless crush on, is here with her new husband. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I had a feeling she would have been crushed to be excluded completely, and this gave her a way to stick around and still feel like she belonged. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been a fool, a drunken fool, when the man he cared for was crushed with grief. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When she spoke of Pauline Hawthorne, her tone was half the adoration of a schoolgirl for a crush, half the adoration of a devotee for a saint. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I had no desire to acquaint myself with the machine’s crushing gears and movements. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I crush my jaws together so hard my teeth crumble to dust. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She slurps down the Coke, crushes the cup. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Or maybe my stupid Abby crush is written plainly all over my face. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Is it possible Jasmine really has a crush on me? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Then there were footsteps and shouts at the mouth of the alley and suddenly the crushing, arms were gone. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And so it was that in the giddy, sultry world of their embrace, the real Lazlo—fast asleep in the city of Weep—turned over on his pillow, crushed the moth, and broke the dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You want to hear about my crushes? You want to know why I kept in touch with Caitlin?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z In a waking nightmare I saw a tree crash down on the truck and crush her like a bug. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “And every single one of the guys developed a massive crush on her, including Jim; She was actually the one who gave him the nickname Anorak,’ a British slang term for an obsessive geek. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Cool Papa’s hat would get crushed in the small bag, but it had survived so much. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z A whirring began that snapped and cracked with static, and suddenly I seemed to be crushed between the floor and ceiling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Looks flustered and silly, doesn’t it? Listen up: it’s one of the most dangerous animals in a zoo. Just one kick and your back is broken or your torso is crushed.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “We got this,” I promise, and when Mustafa throws down the card I was hoping for, I know we won by getting all the sets and crushing our opponents in the most humiliating way. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z ‘For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Taking that extra ribbon syrup to sell in town was a good idea, but it meant crushing more cane. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas felt as if the world were collapsing around him, crushing his heart. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The tent smells of tar and kapok and brown paper with cheese grease on it, and crushed grass. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He had met a goddess who’d gotten a major crush on him and wanted him to stay, but eventually she let him go. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was resistance to them everywhere, which the Communist Party crushed ruthlessly. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A gigantic, invisible force was crushing the Black Tortoise Gate. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The undiminished zoo of particles presses on the outside of the plates, and without the full complement on the inside, the plates are crushed together, even in the deepest vacuum. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He was the object of a schoolgirl crush. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His expression says that there are not enough mountains to crush, enough cities to destroy. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I crushed the body in my hug, then hurled it in their faces, turned, and fled. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship was being crushed like a nut, and Shackleton knew there was nothing he could do to stop it. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He had his generals get to work on a springtime plan for crushing the Red Army near the city of Kursk, and hoped to get to Moscow that way. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In the darkness and rugged terrain of the quarry bottom, Dad’s foot was crushed by a tree limb. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When I was friendly to the oldest, Kenny Hall, who was forty-two, he developed a powerful crush on me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Speed's breathtaking high is followed by a crushing, suicidal depression. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Percy had to roll to avoid getting crushed by his large hairy rear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z To his horror, he saw Ryan reach into the pocket of his parka and pull out a crushed crash helmet and a little red motorcycle broken in two. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Some of the crushing weight begins to lift as it transfers to Gale’s shoulders. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They fired dozens of cannons at once, unleashing a crushing wave of metal balls. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z That’s what you get for trying to stand on your own two feet—you end up getting crushed! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They were laying babies on the ground and crushing their skulls with their boots. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Her footsteps crushed the fallen leaves and the dry branches, producing a light crunching sound, the only noise in that vast sleeping space. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Nils finally came around but Lelia didn’t say much and he said he had to step out for more crushed ice. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She crushed the cookie and scattered the pieces around her feet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Everything you touch will burn and multiply, but the copies are worthless—and if you continue to handle the treasure, you will eventually be crushed to death by the weight of expanding gold!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The old man held him with his left hand and his shoulders now and stooped down and scooped up water in his right hand to get the crushed dolphin flesh off of his face. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I crushed them with the bottom of the pill bottle and then pounded them into finer particles with a scissors handle. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Whatever he said, the swift answer crushed him like a bludgeon. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Fried bananas rolled in crushed nuts, dipped in coconut, and topped with caramel sauce. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He stomped on it with all his might, stomped again and again, crushed it, flattened it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I nodded and something really big and bright in me crushed to nothing in an instant. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The fawns followed suit, their hooves crushing the dried leaves as they bounded through the Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The spreading moss is crushed by deep plum and sparkling gold as he pulls her away. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When she dares look outside, the people are paintings, outlined in black, their faces crushed and squarish. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom had distant crushes and a few experiences with unrequited love, but there was no way she knew exactly what I was feeling. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She embraced her gently so as not to crush the fragile marble bones, and anxiously inhaled a mouthful of her unmistakable perfume. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire looked as though an invisible animal were dancing on it, crushing it, until it was angry smoke. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Marly had never seen Mother look so crushed and so hurt. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I’d had almost no vodka—not like what I’d had at the parties I'd gone to junior year—but still, I threw my cup down and crushed it under my foot. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z His eyes lingered over the crushed bakery box, cake and icing oozing out the seams. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z If only I were his daughter, I think and crush the corner of the award. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I looked out the window and saw the calla lilies had fallen and turned brown, the daisies had been crushed down by their own weight, the lettuce gone to seed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan felt that, at any moment, the force that was holding this wave would let go and crush him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Something in me wants to crush him but I don’t move. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They are there to protect him from the crush of popularity. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Me and my big self looks like I could crush him without trying hard. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Bernard gives me a hug that feels like he’s crushing every rib I have. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The pain was beyond the bailiwick of crushed aspirins or oil of cloves. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Invariably, hundreds of people fanned out around the track apron to watch the Triple Crown winner, who had come to Pimlico after crushing the field in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But I have a crushed heart for someone else. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Somehow despite all the sheepish grins and blushing and quiet crushing, Mike seized his moment and asked Violet to prom. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She looked away, worried that the crush of emotions she had felt while he was speaking would now converge on her face. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Yet he could not have been so humbled unless he had shared and accepted the vision that had crushed him, the common vision that bound us all together. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A sign that she really did have a crush and that June wasn’t just some different kind of friend. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They didn’t drown or get struck by lightning, mangled by machinery or crushed in landslides. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It’s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He began to walk away as the trembling blackness threatened to crush Annabeth. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z From my basket I drew out a handful of leaves, which I crushed in my fist to release their strong odor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There’s so much anxiety in this car that it feels like the backseat is shrinking, crushing us into a small cube of vinyl and sweat and fear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Back on the bridge, my father’s head had been crushed against the steering wheel. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I didn't like her calling what I was feeling a mad crush. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Only later did he find out that the guard continued to whip him three more times before dropping him on top of the crushed food. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Ferocious fingers fastened themselves to her breasts, crushing her nipples. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry. I just. I don’t want to be this straight girl using you. But then it’s like, maybe I’m not actually straight. I don’t know. I’ve had crushes before, but I’ve never...” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z What if Grams—the thought was crushing—had passed away? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “It’s just a crush. I wouldn’t do anything about it. Besides, he’s not into me at all. He really likes Ellie.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The grass was crushed in places, burned to stubble in others. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But my dream of a bigger world had gotten crushed right along with the moped. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They were much softer than the gut cherries and apparently were being crushed a bit with their own weight. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned around and laboriously searched out the plants crushed by her feet. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, to push someone off could crush that person beneath the wheels of a truck. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There was a noise of organic crunching as windpipe and spinal cord were crushed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A wooden step complains beneath his weight; it sounds to her like a small animal being crushed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He knew how much this had meant to her, how crushed she was, though she was trying not to show it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He saw a great juggernaut of stars form in the sky and threaten to roll over and crush him. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard she called it off when she heard about his temper. He was crushed.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My big romance of the year was a crush on my psychology teacher, Miss Hall. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I knew you’d say that. Now I’m double pathetic, right? He ruins my life and I’m still crushing on him.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The gargantuan monster trying to crush people on the upper floors looked around and let out a roar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Or perhaps the person touched a crushed insect, or perhaps he or she was bitten by a spider. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We made our calculations, crushing optimism whenever it arose so that we might be certain, absolutely certain. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z When the rodents migrated, they could stop trains—the wheels would get jammed with their crushed bodies. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I miss you,” Isobel says as he leaves, but the sentiment is crushed by the clatter of the beaded curtain falling closed behind him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I look at the mess of food crushed all over the kitchenette, crunched into dust on the linoleum. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Delsa and I both grabbed for it, but Mami yanked it out of reach and crossed her arms, crushing it against her. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He died on the A10, his skull crushed beneath the wheels of an articulated lorry. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They scurry all over the scarf, trying to escape but are met with our thumbnails crushing them to bits. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The crush of people didn’t care which finger the ring was on, or even whose hand it was on. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z First there was Luke Castellan, her first crush, who had seen her only as a little sister; then he’d turned evil and decided he liked her—right before he died. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z You can get crushed ice or shaved ice, even, if you have that kind of preference when it comes to ice. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I feel like my skin is coated with crushed glass, ready to shred me to smithereens if I dare close my eyes and drop my guard. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “People were fighting savagely...being trampled and crushed.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Big steel trolley freight cars were crushed as if eggshells and their piled-up cargo of boxes and merchandise minced like so much sandwich meat. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It is narrow, with two windows, a dresser, and a giant TV cabinet that looks as if it might fall on you and crush you while you sleep. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The breaking and crushing were gone, and the love pushed inside his chest, and when he cried now, it was because she loved him so much. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z My father pressed his fork onto his plate and crushed a lima bean. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He picked up one of the heavy leaves and crushed it in his hand to powder and let the powder sift through his fingers. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Then he saw their footprints going up the hill; he could see the pebbles and rocks they had knocked loose and the dry grass crushed under boot heel prints. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They are redolent of roses, of dandelions, of crushed herbs and currants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I crush my teeth together, jaw muscles burning, to keep from screaming. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z However, Cleopatra’s hopes were about to be crushed. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I squeezed my cheeks to crush my smile. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z His father had been crushed by a slate fall about a dozen years back on a section where Dad was the foreman. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The skyblue Plymouth turned in at the gate and crunched over the gravel driveway crushing small shells and shattering little red and yellow pebbles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stand back, please, stand back! Don’t crush! Make way, please!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Was the crush I had on the Object a result of her elocutionary talent? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His touch was gentle, the water warm and soothing."This is like to sting some," the maester warned as he wet a cloth with wine that smelled of crushed herbs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She kept hold of Ivy’s hand, and Ivy squeezed so tightly, she worried she might be crushing June’s fingers. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This, he was certain, was the man who crushed the heads of china dolls. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “Do not crush me beneath your spokes. Raise me on high, divinity.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason, the tiny earth also appears very fragile, as if a giant hand could suddenly reach out and crush it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My friends tended to get envious crushes on other girls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The scent of crushed verbena is in my nose. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had met my number one celebrity crush, and now my fish could peacefully swim across the rainbow bridge. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The furniture inside was the color of crushed almonds. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It kept up a slow fire of indignation and a trembling trouble of grief, which harassed and crushed me altogether. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z No force on earth can stop me, except that her song starts and crushes the moment with melancholy. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z We tell the government that...it must crush out the Ku Klux and those who aid them, or hell will be a place of rest and peace compared to the South. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I access and find that Alexander doesn’t have any crushes himself at the moment, but if he did, they’d be female. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Our job was to crush the stones into gravel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For this reason I have more than the usual amount of sympathy when I crush them with my shoe. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z 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 He reached out wanly for the vial of eagles’ blood and crushed it in his hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “If I tell you, you have to tell me your secret crushes!” she said. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She missed Taryn and the friendship they used to have before boys and girls and crushes and baby brothers. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We crushed the many empty liquor bottles littering the yard into “diamonds.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z With a sudden massive effort he flung himself sideways, freeing one wing and crushing Mrs. Coulter against a rock. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She was pacing up and down the patio, but as soon as she caught sight of me, she stopped, flicked her cigarette onto the paving stones and crushed it beneath her toe. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She jumps out of the way just in time, and Ma’s cane crushes the metal breadbox instead. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The fear of not living is a deep, abiding dread of watching your own potential decompose into irredeemable disappointment when “should be” gets crushed by what is. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Ignatius!” his mother cried, circling his oily head in a clumsy pink woolen embrace that crushed his nose. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Angie telling me Bernard might have a crush on me wasn’t any type of good news. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Something had crushed the grasses and weeds beyond down into a little nest. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Mrs. Pocket’s dignity was so crushing, that I felt quite abashed, as if I myself had done something to rouse it. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The dead hollow lay just feet away, its tentacles splayed like starfish arms from beneath the boulder that had crushed it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The other was of his short black hair and how it felt rough and soft at the same time, like crushed velvet. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z His harsh, raspy voice reminded Mariam of the sound of dry autumn leaves crushed underfoot. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z There they were, spoken at last, and the irony crushed her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In the distance, where such a short time ago he had played with such power and joy, she spotted his beloved drum, crushed and in splinters in the dirt. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Not enough to let me pass, but enough to avoid crushing my fingers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “With crushed ice, rum and melted dark chocolate.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Several nights later, I dipped a ball of crushed ice into a can of gasoline, let the oil coat the ice in a thick layer, and lit it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “I’m telling you: Young Luke Skywalker, he was my first crush. And first love is one you never forget.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He crushed her in an embrace, asking, “What are you doing here? Why didn’t you tell us you were coming?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He caught me up in his iron grip, crushing me to him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But the slightest touch and I was right back to being a teenage boy with the biggest crush in the world. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z And for a few moments I had relief from the great blanketing grief that was constantly crushing me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I want us to have history, something longer than the small window of time we’re actually sharing, with an even longer future, but the dying elephant in the room crushes me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But at least he wasn’t facing the crushing aloneness anymore. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Lev crushes a glass wrapped in cloth under his foot; in this one moment, we live years of destruction and joy, past and future. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After his hands slipped loose, his knees hit muddy ruts and there was screaming and the sound of bone crushing, hollow white skull bone beaten to bayonet edges by the jungle rain. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Or on a road somewhere, crushed, nothing of him moving except a wing waving with every passing tire? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He put on his glasses and hunched over and fished through his papers, his beard crushed on his chest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even without oxygen, it felt good inside the crushing embrace. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was an attempt to crush our spirits. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No machine,” he said, “when it’s been crushed to powder, puts itself together again and ticks, but those dry bones rose up and marched and how they marched. Why?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I did not want my world disturbed, but I wanted to crush the man who’s trying to preserve it for me. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It was a crushing letdown to American voters. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She’s the second person who knows about him, but only as a major forehead crush. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Salads of sweetgrass and spinach and plums, sprinkled with crushed nuts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A massive dark shape, vaguely humanoid, now loomed over them, its foot raised as if to crush Percy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Just chuck it down its—” Suddenly Leo was crushed against Hazel, and the world turned sideways. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He felt the cobbles of Londonderry under his feet and the crush and gaiety of the one big city he had seen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The path was easier now, made of crushed gravel and graded rocks, and he cracked his whip to urge the four black stallions on faster. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z They were all shouting there—at the northern tip of the island, where we were mobbed—shouting for transports—the crush was unimaginable. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then, arching her back to accommodate the lumpy pack—it would be a disaster should her water gourd be crushed—she slid through. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mariam, who’d had a queasy stomach all night, boiled some water and made herself a cup of green tea sprinkled with crushed cardamom. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When the creature rolled, these arms folded and maneuvered to avoid being crushed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Mammachi wondered whether she would ever master the art of perfect preservation, and whether Sophie Mol would like some iced grape crush. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Buddy opened out a newspaper and covered the smear of blood on the floor where the rat had been crushed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She read between the words that he had a crush on Mister Blount and she knew how he felt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I remember feeling weightless, like I was being crushed, fried, and hosed down all at the same time. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She was still smiling and I raised my foot to crush it, hearing her cry, "Oh, no!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The clansman's hand was so big he could have crushed the maester's skull like an eggshell had he squeezed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He’d take them in whole, crushing the tinkly shells under his sharp teeth, smacking the gummy creatures down with his mouth wide open, giving me a terrific view of the whole process. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As Daisy and I drove toward her apartment in Harold’s warm embrace, she wouldn’t shut up about the crush she was certain I had. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Like eggshells it crushed the buildings of the North End yard of the city’s paving division....To the north it swirled and wiped out practically all of Boston’s only electric freight terminal. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I see you crying like a crushed snail, the way you cried when I helped you pull out your first loose tooth. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The Counter-Reformation was the church’s attempt to rebuild the old order by crushing the new ideas. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z This—being crushed inside the wave—lasted much longer, and it wasn’t happening in slow motion either. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That it would turn without crushing its bearings and rotate smoothly and true were engineering hopes supported only by calculations that reflected known qualities of iron and steel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My dread of getting crushed by a falling serac, however, was at least as great as before. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The thought to bring Nina a cup entered his head, and he crushed it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He smiled and lifted one of her shoes, pulling a crushed but unburned flower from the sole. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I began to sink, lower and lower to the ground, the sky’s weight crushing me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Once, May injured a bat by mistake, crushing it when she opened a window it had roosted on. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Michael is still sitting on his bed, crushed, the weeks they could have had together spiraling through his head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Ali-Reza pretended like he might not return—he had suffered a crushing defeat, after all—but I knew he would be back when Hossein said, “Different teams next time.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “It’s no business of mine,” he said, extracting one crooked cigarette and crushing the empty pack in his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Sure,” I replied, and crushed the ten-dollar bill into the palm of my hand. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Because these were pieces, I carefully recorded each entry using an ink I'd made from the crushed bodies of ticks and mosquitoes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z All day, and the next, Two Strike’s legs moved up and down, her feet, in clean new makazins, crushed the tough hulls. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z That’s when I realized: Maya has a little crush on Jack Will! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z You pointed at the river that glittered like crushed glass far below us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z His gaze wandered to the ripped-up grass under the splintered branches and crushed boughs. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z With Yen right behind her, Nguyen ran back against the oncoming crush of refugees. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z To make us all feel crushed and frustrated. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I even used to enjoy it, back in sophomore year, when I had a crush on Nick. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He didn’t say anything; he watched my face warily as the pain that had nothing to do with broken bones, pain that was infinitely worse, threatened to crush me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her arms became heavy and she forgot all about her aching feet and crushed ribs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Who are you developing a dangerous crush on?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z For a minute, I thought that my sister was right: I was going to get run over and crushed. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes I crush a leaf and hold it to my nose. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z As the water left her body, she shrank until she was able to walk on the beach without crushing Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They loved her very much and didn’t want to see her get crushed. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He worked inhumanly, only to lose in effort his crushing impulses. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The guards lift me up above the fray, where I continue to thrash as I’m conveyed over the crush of people. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It led her into the Wood, and she saw the path winking far ahead of her like crushed diamonds. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I press into the distance between us until it is gone, crushing the secrets we have kept and the suspicions we have harbored—for good, I hope. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Hope, so long crushed, rose up in my breast. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her hearing sharpened and she felt the dreadful noises in her bones: a distant screeching of brakes, the slam of a door, gunfire, the crush of boots, a muffled scream. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He suffers quiet crushes, which he admits to no one, on this girl or that girl with whom he is already friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When he had crushed his finger in the door, he had quickly, gasping into the speaker, notified his mother; she had hastily requisitioned relief-of- pain medication which had promptly been delivered to his dwelling. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z For a split second Frank thought he’d be crushed under the weight of the massive assault rifle, but the gun changed in midair, becoming smaller and thinner. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “He looked all broken up. I don’t think he will be good for another race. Horses, mister, can have crushed hearts just like humans.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Other pumpkins had been crushed, and the seeds were scattered all over the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Later on, Hello had a terrible crush on me, but as I’ve already told you, I never fell in love again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In ballet studios, open trays of crushed resin are usually set aside for the dancers. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I could see the ribbon of crushed grass all the way back to the figure of Atlas, who looked peculiar, bent under the weight of absolutely nothing. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I ask as my knees go weak and my imagination creates images of the crushing monster chasing after us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The truck crushes dying grass and snow beneath its tires, and soon the ground turns to the pavement in the Abnegation sector, and I barely feel the passage of time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It, too, had been trapped in the ice since the previous year, and although not crushed it was badly damaged. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Ma was still pressing hard, trying to crush the egg from top and bottom. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I moved on with my work, crushing up some cinnamon with a rolling pin, then tiptoeing to put all my weight on it so that it would turn into a powder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The roof of the classroom block was crushed into a jumble of wood and metal and dust. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A waiter knocked and came in with crushed mint and ice but the silence was unbroken by his "Thank you" and the soft closing of the door. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It was perfectly acceptable at Baker & Inglis to get a crush on a fellow classmate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Before he could roll away, another crushing paw shoved his face into the dirt. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It could have wrapped its body twice around Uncle Vernon’s car and crushed it into a trash can — but at the moment it didn’t look in the mood. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Servants picking up empty bowls and dishes, while others brought in white creamy kheer with crushed pistachios. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His pitiless and hate-filled eyes locked with mine as he threw the daisy garland to the floor and crushed it with his foot. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Chubs’s grip on the letter nearly crushed it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Even his crush on Harriett took a month to really take hold, which is years in Dylan Time. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She crushed it in one fist as the horrified mother looked on. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And what I felt, standing there, was not fear or remorse but only terrible, crushing humiliation, a dreadful, red-faced shame I hadn’t felt since childhood. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They crushed the ship between them with a resonant boom, sending debris flying. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She put the crushed maize into a clay pot with water to soak overnight. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Charon was poling us across a dark, oily river, swirling with bones, dead fish, and other, stranger things—plastic dolls, crushed carnations, soggy diplomas with gilt edges. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Each blow earthquaked my insides, crushing parts of me I had never seen, parts of me I never knew were there. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I help clean the ingenio, with its heavy creaking machine that crush the cane. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like the world is crumbling and their souls are being crushed.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Her handshake is too firm, as if she’s more used to crushing things than caring for them. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Ares seemed to hunch down even further, as if crushed by the weight of the anger against him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Dark green leaves crush under my feet as I approach Alice and the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I wished I could spend the rest of my life as a child, being slightly crushed by someone who loved me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The substance inside was made from the dried and crushed bodies of luminous deep-sea fishes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She wore a ferocious smile and pushed her way through the milling people, holding a fistful of clippings high in her hand to keep them from being crushed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hold it there,” Mona ordered, and began to crush the herbs into the blood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z If she had said Bernard wanted to crush me, I would’ve believed that. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z We made our way through the crush, our visages cast down, little liking the press of people. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I put her up on the counter and crush up a little pink pill, mix it with some applesauce and feed her the spoonful. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The back end of Mami’s car was crushed into the back seat. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He pulled her arms tight against his chest and crushed his face into her hands. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They wrapped their huge coils around him and the two lads and they crushed the life out of them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It connects, crushing a hole in my forehead. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She looked glum after that, and I felt sorry that I’d crushed her hopes. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “He’s just glad to be in the same car with my sister. Kelton’s had a serious crush on Alyssa since, like, forever!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I will crush you for this! I will bring her back!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Just before the sound reached her, Tally dragged herself into a full hoverskid, her momentum crushing her down into the board. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I want to throw them onto the floor and stomp on them, crushing their stupid little faces, but I do my best to keep calm because I know it’s important to Amá. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I get crushed most of the time, but I have won a few. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Yossarian was unmoved by the fustian charade of the burial ceremony, and by Milo’s crushing bereavement. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Otto squirmed out from between us, gasping from my crushing hug, and sat on my mom’s head. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I felt the sharp pokes of elbows in my side and the crush of other people’s feet treading on my feet. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead, they stood in front of them, arms crossed, staring me down as if they could crush me with their gaze. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z But if he gets caught despite NOT reaching out to us, Noah will be completely crushed. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z First came the sound of leaves and ice being crushed underfoot. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “You never tell me when you first get a crush,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z My time in the arena made me realize how I needed to stop punishing her for something she couldn’t help, specifically the crushing depression she fell into after my father’s death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The fiddlers begin a different tune, the dance picks up around me, and like a fool, I stare into the crush, knowing he won’t come back but hoping anyway. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z There was a time he could only stutter around my brother, that’s how big of a crush he had. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z After their father died, crushed beneath a plow with his insides strewn across a field like a trail of damp red blossoms, Jordie had sold the farm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He plucked the cowboy hat off my head and crushed it between his palms. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He coughed, which turned into a long-drawn-out gargle, ending with another glob into a crushed tissue. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Packing and balancing them was an art and, every year, scores of men across the South were crushed and killed by unstable loads. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The loin I would brine overnight, to keep the lean meat from drying out on the grill, cover it with crushed peppercorns, and then grill it fairly quickly over olive wood. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “See the rings where the pile of the velvet isn’t crushed.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like she was too ashamed of the matter—too crushed by it—even to be angry or to want to get me back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy was twelve years old and had never had a crush on a boy before, but maybe she just hadn’t met one she liked. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When she was eighteen, she got into a bus accident that broke her spine, crushed her right leg and foot, and made it impossible for her to have babies. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Screaming like that meant you had been broken, completely shattered and crushed, and there was no way you were a threat after that. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Its legacy reached back to the thirteenth century, but now lay crushed underfoot. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Over the debris of the tower and the crushed bodies they battered the doors with it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was weird, but before this, I would never even have dreamed of singing in front of people, let alone a boy I had a crush on. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The reality of the dreadful decision he’d made earlier squeezed his heart like a crushing fist. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It looked like my sister had a crush. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “How dare you! I’ll crush you all like the gnats you are!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “What? Nothing’s going to happen if she just keeps her crush to herself.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Big country bumpkin, eh, Chief? One more word from you back there and she’d have thrown that table and crushed us.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A week later Betsy was crushed to death beneath the wheels of a coal wagon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They crushed her breasts and cut them off but when they rolled her over hot coals it was more than she could bear so she expired, giving praise. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The overpowering craving to touch him also refused to fade, and I crushed my fists safely against my ribs until my fingers were aching with the effort. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z That night I sleep on my stomach, afraid to crush the curls, and I dream about Keav. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even bruised and dead, she was pretty, pinned under the pile of her bed and the weight of all the stuff that had crushed her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He put his arms around Lee’s shoulders and nearly crushed him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She’s made me smile and blush and feel all fluttery inside just like boys have when I had crushes on them. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The crushed bones of kings or warriors or wisdom keepers? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Will stamped on it at once, hard, crushing the man’s fingers between the hilt and the lead, and then wrapped the rope more tightly around his hand and stamped a second time. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This reproach of my dependence had become a vague sing-song in my ear: very painful and crushing, but only half intelligible. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In this moment, I can’t help but wonder if that dangerous crush she mentioned is on ME. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Soon the ancient coin would fall, and the walls would cave in, and the water would crush them in seconds, their broken bodies chewed up inside it for the scavengers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At another practice, the Under Fifteens had gathered in a circle at midfield to stretch, when they heard noises in the woods—snapping twigs and the crushing of dry leaves. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They linger there on the edge of your consciousness like the things you hear just as you’re waking up, before the dream collapses under the crushing weight of the real world. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I know it and the guilt strangles me and crushes me, so I have to forget it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Sierra whirled on Wick, her every muscle aching to crush his windpipe. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z When everyone else is crushed by it, by the loss, the pain. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When Pike threw me to the ground, my body was almost too numb to feel my father’s lute being crushed underneath me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He knows it shouldn’t be a big deal, but this just feels like another brick added to the pile of changes he feels he’ll eventually be crushed beneath. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I stuck my elbows very hard into the ribs of the people who were crushing in around me, and kind of wedged myself in. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Working with them from day to day and knowing that they knew I had lied from fear crushed me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They were infinitely flexible, and about as long as her arm, thicker where they joined the head, and quite powerful enough to crush her skull, she guessed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was jerked out of my hands as the draccus chewed the bucket a little, crushing it in its massive jaws. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were sitting in his room, leaning against his bed, trying to pretend that Park didn't have his arm around her for the first time since she crushed his cassette tapes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I felt a pang of regret as I watched it go about the business of crushing out the scattered fires. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Though the bindings on her pink-and-yellow gown crushed her ribs, and the pearls and diamonds around her neck strangled her, she kept her chin high, poised. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then he lifted his other foot and stomped again, trying to crush the snake’s head. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Sheriff Nagelman took one last puff of his cigarette, then crushed the stub under his foot. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I paced the floor holding my wide-brimmed Mexican hat against my chest to protect it from being crushed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Now imagine that the book, turned sideways, is crushed once again by the giant hand. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It was worse than being crushed under a train. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Earthborn threw volleys of stones that plowed into the zombie legionnaires, crushing them like paper. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But Mya has been crushing on Mason since Mrs. Wilson’s English class sophomore year, so this trip is her chance to finally make a move. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I was being crushed by two unrelenting forces: the uneasy suspicion that I might not be a normal female and my newly awakening sexual appetite. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The problem with retelling the story was that it made me relive it, and I didn’t want to remember the feeling of coming close to having my ribs crushed. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z When she sees Liam, she gives him this little wave, the way girls do when they have a crush. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But the possibility that she might not tell me to change was crushing. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But they hit me square in the stomach, and I feel squeezed, like something is crushing me into myself. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He spoke of the brotherhood between the American and the Russian people, and how those two nations were going to crush the disease of Nazism, which wanted to infect the whole world. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z After the Egyptians crushed cut cane and captured the juice, they boiled and strained the liquid, let it settle, then strained it again. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I was never the kind of girl who had crushes on rock stars or fantasies about marrying Brad Pitt. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to reach out with my hands, crush the air into little pieces, stuff them down my windpipe. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The game of Twister collapsed into a mound of crushed bodies, bent arms, and wriggling feet. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z In the crush at the bus door, I had time to whisper, "Backstage emergency. Cover for me." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she crushed the flea or louse between her nails. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z These human waves were rolling forward and would have crushed me like an ant. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Vanilla with chocolate sprinkles and crushed Oreos, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and that nasty cherry on top, which looks better than it tastes. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Looks like you got someone crushing on you.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Are you trying to look good for someone? Oh, my god. Do you have a crush or something?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Knowing that I was crushing him, preventing him from breathing, I wanted to get up and disengage myself to allow him to breathe. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He was caught by a lion, crushed across the chest in the animal’s great jaws, and saved in the instant by a lucky shot from a friend. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bronwyn was on the table, Caul’s throat in one hand, his weapon crushed to snow in her other. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My whole arm’s on fire, incredible, searing pain— it’s as if his crushing fingers are charged like fangs with poison. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to throw my phone to the ground, stomp on it, and crush it into tiny bits of glass and metal. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Nat crushed the note, hurled it on the floor, then picked it up, smoothed it, and put it away in a book. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Let Him get busted up inside so He feels He’s worth no more than the bugs I crushed under my boots at school. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Most of the girls on my team had a crush on Ted. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z She was as thin as a scarecrow, but that didn’t stop her from almost crushing me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Tell me your story,” he repeated, crushing a flake of ash on the neatly arranged desk with his index finger, flicking it into the trash can. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I am struggling to see him as a man capable of beating a woman, of crushing her skull. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think my having a crush on her is a big secret anyway. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, this is the thing: I’ve had a crush on you since tenth grade.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z ‘You are a pest, son of Jupiter. You will be crushed!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was a crushing day for Nguyen: they were alive, but torn from the other half of her family, and from their homeland. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Boxer looked at Napoleon to know whether he should crush the dog to death or let it go. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z At fifteen, there were few things worse than your crush's identity being revealed to the rest of the school. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about basketball. It’s about family relationships and survival. And the world crushing your dreams.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In desperation, he grabbed the bear’s neck to free his arm from the crushing jaws. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Fueled by rage or curiosity—who could tell—he cared not at all that I could have crushed him with the lightest swat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z You pale little boys are crushing him, your adoring mob of hands and feet, your necks and heads, your nostrils and knees, your still-sweet sweat and teeth and grunts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And let’s be honest, marrying Simon would be amazing—and not just because I had a sad, secret crush on him for most of middle school. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Sometimes a crush is better when it’s a one-way, as long as you keep quiet about it and don’t freak the girl out with creepy leering or unsolicited corny texts or whatever. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Mark poked his head around the man and saw that there was a large spot where the bushes had been trampled and crushed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He drains his water bottle and crushes it in his hand before tossing it to the back. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “We were real close back then. He was my first kiss, first crush. Before he died, we weren’t as close anymore. I mean, I hadn’t seen him in months and...” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The chips are mostly crushed, but the burn and tang of the salt and vinegar sates me as I gulp down the Coke. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It was like someone had crushed my chest in a vise, spinning the handle until every ounce of air and courage had been squeezed out of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Crushing applause followed a nanosecond of crushing silence. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And in the end, we are crushed by it... Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I think Britain might have a crush on Rae, though he would never admit it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z An overwhelming sensation crushed my chest so that I could barely breathe. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was a crushing disappointment for Vishniac, who had invested twelve years in its development. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Perrington crossed his arms—arms that looked capable of crushing her skull. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel my sixty years or the pain in my old crushed bones. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t tell; she was hurled this way and that, crushed onto a hard surface which then began to lurch and bump like a sledge. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Only a few leaves were crushed, and the roots are fine. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The open field,” one man says, “is safe from the Youns’ crushing monster.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A newspaper that is only filled with cold, hard facts is like an iceberg, crushing anything that gets in its way. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I dragged her out of the way as the serpent tolled, crushing a lamppost right where she’d been. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The boys I had crushes on would not ask me out. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The crush stopped next to the land office. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As fantastic as the technology was, no one wanted to be crushed like a bug if it went haywire. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I think I know who Charlotte’s crush is,” she said in a singsongy way. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Her mother paused a long time before saying, “I just fear your father's response. Of all the boys you might find in this town to have a crush on...” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z You know, a big bunch of us on the teacups, with you and me crushed together from the centrifugal force. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When he got back in, Lily was crushing a cigarette into the ashtray—the fourth. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I want six loaves and a pie not too crushed,” she screamed out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z What would it be like having a plane crush through like a missile? Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I wake with a crushing sensation of wrongness, of shame, and I know immediately that I’ve done something stupid. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Water, Argo, and a bit of crushed lavender. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Ivy crushed her pillow against her chest, tracing her finger over one corner of her notebook. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Ginnie Sue scraped the meat into a bowl, mixed it with mayonnaise and Cheez Whiz, then crushed a handful of potato chips and added them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We tore the grass to shreds, crushed the neatly manicured bushes, stomped the flowers, and cracked one of the house’s windows with a rock. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of branches and twigs breaking, of the flowers being crushed. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Until the Mountain crushed my brother’s skull, no Domishmen had died in this War of the Five Kings,” the prince murmured softly, as Hotah pulled a blanket over him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The one who was crushing a beer can in her hand stopped and tossed the can into a potted plant next to the sink. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mom had this girlhood crush on Luke Skywalker,” I say. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The top section of the tree had crushed a piece of George’s split-rail cedar fence. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I was so good at denying myself this, the simple pleasure of even a secret crush, that the thoughts were never allowed to marinate in my mind. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The light veers behind him and illuminates the capsized workbench, the crushed case of their radio. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z One conductor stepped on my bare toe, crushed it, as he trampled past. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Every time I got to the part where I mixed the crushed pills in their drinks, I would run to the toilet and vomit. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Each time I swallowed, it felt like someone was crushing my windpipe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Back in elementary school, our field was scorched, and you had to watch out for pieces of glass that were sometimes crushed in the dirt. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z His fingers closed into a fist, crushing Sansa's letter between them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He’d probably spent his entire life hearing stories about the Academy’s killer courses and crushing workload. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Then there was acclamation, pandemonium, a crush of bears surging forward to pay homage to Iofur’s conqueror. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He held a beat-up fishing hat in his hands, crushing it in his trembling fingers. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t deny that she had a bit of a crush on him. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z My crush actually liked me back, and when I asked him to "go" with me, he said yes. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z If that happened, she wasn’t sure Hecate would be able—or willing—to stop the giant from crushing her and her friends. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He retied her sash and crushed the bow to just the right shape with his fingers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And there, at the base of the impregnable anchor, where smooth mesarthium met the stones it had crushed two hundred years ago underneath its awful weight, was the solution to Weep’s problem. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And then I knew that the vanished scent upon the handkerchief was the same as the crushed white petals of the azaleas in the Happy Valley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I concentrated on loading the boxes, giving the last one a couple crushing blows before cramming it into the square of floor space on the passenger side and folding myself around it. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It was the heaviest thing I’d ever felt, as if I were being crushed under a thousand trucks. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He stepped on the monkey bars and crushed them, but he didn't seem angry. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Since she could remember, she’d had crushes on both girls and guys. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He was going to crush all Mom’s tomatoes. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Mike’s been crushing on Violet since she moved here freshman year. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Rivera answered the door and my mom fell onto her in a crushing hug. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Our parents never did find out about those blue eggs, just as they never knew about the turtle we found on the road one day, after a car had crushed it. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I look around and muse at how I would kill myself in here if I really needed to—I’d have to crush my head in the toilet seat. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He seemed unaware that fellow student Barbra Streisand, the future singer, had a secret schoolgirl crush on him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m swept forward in a crush of bodies. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He reaches the nearest wall, shoves Henry against it, and crushes their mouths together. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The man was led out, walking unsteadily, with head sunken, nursing his crushed hand, all the fight gone out of him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Behind us, a ten-ton pig tank was knocking down pine trees and crushing boulders under its hooves as it chased us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It’s crushed, as if she wants me to understand and I won’t. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the case, on a bed of crushed maroon velvet, lies a stunning black bow. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They're going to crush me, Victor thought, he couldn't believe it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The sky peeked through the leaves in brilliant blue, and she could smell the rich scent of the earth beneath her: crushed leaves from last fall, acorns slowly decaying into soil. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But now, looking across at the huge dignified houses, the hundreds of rooftops, she can see no traces of bombings or craters or crushed buildings. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He hoped this would be the blow to crush Lee and his army once and for all. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She wipes a tear With a crushed Kleenex And waves a hand Over her nose, The fumes of the chile Lifting toward the ceiling. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There was another story, about the upcoming trial of a straight man who killed a gay man after the latter had gone on a TV talk show and said he had a crush on him. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The rear length of exhaust pipe had been crushed, too. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The crushing bites to his thigh had rendered his leg lifeless. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I had been wrapping our spices in a thin towel and crushing them with a rock. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In fact, my singing will definitely cure him of the crush he has on me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Jostling arms poked her, bulky bodies bumped her and crushed her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The city's action was a crushing blow and many people simply drifted away from the ECC. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I vowed to extract the last gram of precious metal even if it meant I had to crush the hills with my own hands and grind the rocks with my feet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernie just shook his head, crushing his smile between his cheeks. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I get it. We have to have those moments of remembering that we’re human and thinking of regular stuff, or else the weight of this place would crush us. Like, have you seen Footloose?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He was cute, and Jennifer had a seventy percent crush on him, she admitted. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I landed in a bed of crushed flowers, breathing heavily. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Slowly, carefully, the boys approached the scene of suspended destruction, where things that were crushed, thrown, or knocked over took their sweet time hitting the ground. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z ‘Let us leave them! I guess their thought already: hatred of all that go on two legs; and their speech is of crushing and strangling.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Blind, gasping for air, and unable to speak, Anya was convinced these fools were going to crush her to death. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He stares steadily at me as the juice from the peach he crushed in his hand runs through his fingers. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “The crushing responsibilities of his later years,” Martin Kamen would observe, “hardened his attitudes about people and increased his suspicions of their motivations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But if the dove were crushed, they must turn back and give up all hope of the Golden Fleece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And with all these angers there was an added agony when hopes for an end to the war were crushed as the year progressed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Aaron immediately handed his water bottle to Ghost, who pretty much crushed whatever was left in it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Ever since we heard that Amos had a crush on her, it was like she’d gotten a free pass into the popular group. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Then, as if in slow motion, she tumbles forward, a thrashing avalanche of patriotism and motherhood, crushing three spectators and a table of apple tartlets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Out he went, his blue and ivory feet crushing the wet salad of the lawn. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I especially liked the ones with tiny bits of hot peppers crushed into the meat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He reached out his finger and crushed it. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The Spanish conquistador Cortez recruited the rebels as allies, making it possible for the Spanish to crush Mexico and level its cities in a three-year genocidal war. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I shake my head, still struggling for air, and crush him against the wall with my body, my lips finding his. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was hard going, as the saliva refused to come; it felt like my molars were crushing paint chips. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Under the crushed hood lay the tattered, glistening remains of a giant silk cocoon—the trap that Annabeth had tricked Arachne into weaving. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The door to the Boys’ Quarters hung half open on crushed hinges and he pushed it back and remembered the shirt he had left hanging on a nail on the wall. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We do what we always do when we hang out in her room, bicycling our legs into the drapey fabric and gossiping about boys she has crushes on. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “You see why I must destroy the girl, Percy. She is my enemy’s daughter. I shall crush her statue to dust. But you, dear Percy, you need not suffer.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know what would happen if they saw us?” she whispered, shifting her stinging feet, the crushing of dry leaves seeming far too loud. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I throw my flute onto the bed, crush my hands against my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z And on that day, I showed Second Wife the fake pearl necklace she had given me and crushed it under my foot. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Without her, he is so shy it is crushing. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He crushed aspirins in a cup and dissolved them in water and put in some sugar and sat and lifted the boy’s head and held the cup while he drank. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I shoved my way down there, mouthing a token pardon me in the noisy crush, and ran into Harry escorting Fern Spitty and trying to clear a path for her through the near riot. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He crushed the berries against the roof of his mouth with his tongue and drank the sweet juice as it ran down his throat. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Their ankles were crushed when their feet became caught in the starter’s webbing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re messing with my momentum. This is the part where I crush you.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She had an interesting, slightly sweaty smell that reminded me of those scallopy leaves of sweet fern you break off and crush between your fingers for the musk of them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z A moment later, an identical package landed in front of Ron, crushing beneath it his minuscule and exhausted owl, Pigwidgeon. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We moved closer to investigate and found three blue eggs, two of them whole and the third one crushed and leaking yellow liquid, like a broken yolk. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Like I said before, the bonus is it’ll get you closer to the hotter brother. The one you’ve had a crush on forever?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Margaret eventually moved to Pasadena, California, where she lived through time of war and epidemic and crushing financial depression, and then war again. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Jerome was sliding and climbing on top of me and it felt like it had the night before, like a crushing weight. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her momentary glee at the adjustment is crushed by the pain that follows as the ring continues to close around her finger, the metal burning into her skin. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Harry crushed his bean with the flat side of the dagger. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Roy was crushed—the pictures taken by her stepbrother were worthless. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And I guess I will have to tell Calvin our Caves of Lascaux got all crushed. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Another time, as the train slammed itself to a slower speed, Tool almost crushed them, his whole bulk smashing them against metal and leaving Nailer’s head ringing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I cut through the crowd toward him, and as I walked past, I crushed his bare feet with my sandal. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Societies with effective conflict resolution, sound decision making, and harmonious economic redistribution can develop better technology, concentrate their military power, seize larger and more productive territories, and crush autonomous smaller societies one by one. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z No recent photographs, no hospital records, no death certificate, just the accident report from the state highway police: Dr. Sidney Sikes suffered a crushed leg and Samuel W. Westing had severe facial injuries. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Using our branches, we cleared the algae and removed empty beer bottles, crushed cans, and paper. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I’d had crushes, and most of the people I hung out with at school were girls, but it wouldn’t be right to start up something serious with one of them. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I’ve got bigger issues now than clinging to an old crush. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z In her birdish state, she detected no fewer than nine different spices and a hint of dried apples and crushed zirin petals. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Like, yes, I often catch her giving him goo-goo eyes, but I wouldn’t assume it was anything more than a schoolgirl crush. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z If, my dear sir, that man is not crushed before Spring, he will become the most formidable enemy America has. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I could see how much it meant to him and how crushed he would be if I turned him down. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He had that much of a crush on her? Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Frank watched as the god picked leaves and roots and crushed them in a mortar. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And then they die, slowly crushed between two walls of ice. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z While he was outside, however, in a development that can be regarded either as divine intervention or poetic justice, the roof over the banqueting hall collapsed, crushing Scopas and all his guests to death. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I added some crushed berries for good measure, and then I heated the mixture over a candle flame, reducing it to a thick, heavy syrup. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Dead as dirt. The cart crushed ’em, Chief.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A force stronger than his own will had to intervene, like the car that had crushed his knee and put him in a wheelchair in 1988. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Curley sat down on the floor, looking in wonder at his crushed hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people get to have crushes on boys. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Tractor trailer didn’t see him and crushed his lungs fore he could move. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mother had rushed Emma to town, too, but the flesh had been crushed, and there was nothing they could do. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He looked up as he crushed the cumin with his mortar. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t even know I was crushing it, but I guess I had to hold on to something while my world veered out of control. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I would hook up the mule to a long bar that was attached to the crushing machine. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I crushed its head and picked out its small brain. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The children decided to follow a narrow, well-kept track of crushed stone that zigzagged up a tall hill by the dormitory. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Here was the crushed grass where they had all lain when he had gone to prospect. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He'd crushed the cake into a sticky mush in his hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She held like this, held, held, shivering, the cords in her neck stretched, sweat dripping from her face, her fingers crushing Mariam’s. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z My heart jumped to see him, and my body felt all over again how it was to be crushed against the rough material of his clothes, his heart beating straight through my backbone. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As I came to stand in front of the drench I dropped the glass to the floor, concentrated, and stepped down hard, crushing it with my heel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It sounds as if artists like Byrd are being crushed by the weight of the world around them; their music is a cry of anguish, a lamentation. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Lem crushed Nat’s hand and pounded his back and bellowed with cheerful profanity, “I knew there was one man in Salem who wouldn’t think I was a ghost.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugo rubbed his arm and stepped backward, accidentally crushing the windup mouse he had dropped. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I have to keep my sentimentality in check or I won’t be able to go on—I’d be crushed by the weight of memory. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z And the very same day, a man loading finished bolts of cloth onto the railroad cars in the Lawrence mill yard had been run over and crushed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is matted and bloodied, pressed into the hollow of her crushed skull. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The thought of so many dead seemed to crush her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I can hear the grip she got on the phone, sound like she trying to crush it in her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Then a ten-foot section of roof collapsed and crushed him flat. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I had told him I was searching for my keys, that’s what had taken me so long in the car, and I squeezed him tighter, as if I could crush my little lie. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have a crush on Paul Newman. The Sting was a classic. You kids don’t know what you’re missing.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The bonobos weight, which I guess would be no big deal for another bonobo, was crushing me into the ground. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It gushed out a billow of blue flame, then another, then turned and rolled in the fire, wriggling and crushing it into the dirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "She used to be able to understand. We'd sit for hours----" He broke off and began to walk up and down a desolate path of fruit rinds and discarded favors and crushed flowers. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I board the elevator and press 16, crushed into the corner by a group of kids and their moms getting on behind me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He held both hands over his eyes and applied a steady pressure there as if to crush memory into place. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear him crush the ice even more inside his mouth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Inside the main entrance, people were crushed up together. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you tell us you had a crush! We woulda gone easier on the guy.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He straightened, but she crushed her body into his, even though it still aggravated her wounds to do so. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The greater the threat from inside, the more you long for those waters, as if you’ve grown accustomed to the terrible tentacles that seek to draw you into their crushing embrace. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “About a girl who gets a crush on a boy but doesn’t know how to tell him.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Maybe I should tell Adam about my grandma—how she lives with three cats and how she once tried to feed me a can of crushed sardines and fed the cats macaroni and cheese. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She’ll drop hints here and there about who has a crush on them, who they should marry, who they should divorce, or if there’s a side chick or side family in the picture. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Many of France’s neighbors worried that similar revolutions might spread to their countries and wanted the new French republic crushed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Then he took the MoonPie from its plastic, his huge fingers crushing most of it trying to slide it out perfectly. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “I keep thinking,” David said, “the whole thing might tumble open if we could just move the exact right boulder ” “And not the exact wrong one, the one that makes the whole thing crush us?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Scipio stamped his foot so forcefully that he crushed one of the little soldiers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When it fell back it looked as if it had been crushed in a huge fist. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He said sharply, “Your son is marked with guilt out of himself—out of himself—almost more than he can bear. Don’t crush him with rejection. Don’t crush him, Adam.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir,” and Jo nearly crushed the small flowerpot with the sudden squeeze she gave it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up and crushed his cigarette upon the window sill. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His face lit up and he rushed toward us, and soon I was crushed in a big group hug. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z And the thought of losing Ma crushed me up inside. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I'd suspected in the past that Adam had a crush on me, and I was now left to wonder whether Evan's whole invitation was just a setup for me and Adam to hang out together. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Rising to my full height—a spectacle in itself—I looked down upon the offending policeman and crushed him with a comment which, fortunately, he failed to understand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just a single crush of people pressing forward. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Scattered around it were faded wreathes and crushed bouquets of plastic flowers, which made the place seem even sadder. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Now it was lying on the floor, currently being crushed by a demon with the head of a wild boar. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I set the marble mortar down, the bottom of the little white bowl stained with crushed spices. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z How could she ever have had a crush on that disgusting jerk? The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z If you picked up just a few of the fallen leaves and crushed them in your hands, you could smell their pungent scent. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Indeed I saw the ground strewn with dusty ribbons and crushed flowers wilting in his heedless wake. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He ran across the room with the gift and landed on top of me, crushing my bones. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Who would dream that one can love without being crushed under the weight of it?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z In the end, the state prevailed: the strike was suppressed and the union crushed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d left manure and hoofprints on graves, crushed flower arrangements into piles of stems, ribbon, and Styrofoam, and knocked over several tombstones, which now lay flat on the ground next to their bases. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z While there, he heard the worms saying that the roof-beam had been almost gnawed through so that it would soon fall and crush all beneath it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Here and there an animal had been crushed beneath a cage. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I take the hammer and crush it into the chisel. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I can’t explain the crush of feelings that are squeezing my insides, so I don’t try. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Atoms would literally be crushed together, their electrons forced into the nucleus, forming neutrons. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z "Well, there is this one girl. I've had a crush on her ever since I can remember. But I'm pretty sure she didn't know I was alive until the reaping." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Steel and stone all crushed and crumbled like wood. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “Right. And anyway, he stopped having a crush on me because he realized you were the truly adorable one.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Now we won’t be the first one to get crushed by the monster,” I say and Chou nods in agreement. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With the stick she crushed the glass to bits and scraped dirt over them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As we cowered behind her, she wobbled and nearly slipped backward off the rocks, which between her weight and the door’s would’ve crushed us all. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Chrissy wanted to start a gossip column called “Hot Stuff” about school romances—crushes, rumors, and who was going to be dumped. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I reached to take Fern’s ticket, afraid she’d crush it the way she was holding it She felt me reaching and pulled her hand away. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I helped Sohrab to his feet, swatted the bits of crushed grape that had stuck to his pants like barnacles to a pier. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My boot is raised to kick him in the throat, to crush his windpipe. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I know if I can’t get free I will be dragged into the narrow space between the copper planks, and crushed—digested by the pitch. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The envelope was still sealed, but crushed like Big Ma had been holding on to it for hours, waiting for us to come home. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I walked to the edge of the pile, and after a quick glance around to make sure I wasn’t being watched or followed, I turned sideways to squeeze through a gap between two crushed cars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I started thinking about Ice playing him, and figured that Carver would crush these guys. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Kino moved sluggishly, arms and legs stirred like those of a crushed bug, and a thick muttering came from his mouth. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z If any man fell, crushed by a stone hurtling from above, two others sprang to take his place. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Yes; I feel now that I was right when I adhered to principle and law, and scorned and crushed the insane promptings of a frenzied moment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z At that moment, I heard a sound like a thousand trash compactors crushing metal. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Closer to Eddie!” the photographer shouted as they crushed around me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I felt the cigarettes crush between my fingers. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The man dared not move a step to his right lest this crushing blade split him open. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z It’s full of bears and model boats, plus Gat-like piles of books, empty bags of potato chips, cashews crushed underfoot. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z One migrant was crushed between the train car and a bridge the train was crossing. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She crushed the air right out of me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Whether I die now or ten years from now, my parents will be crushed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I hope for Owen’s sake that Natasha Lee is, in fact, a student at the high school, whether he has a crush on her or not. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Who would dream that one can love without being crushed under the weight of it?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I was fascinated by the dark doorways of private homes crushed between shops and restaurants. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Probably she had crushed her hand while swinging round one of the big kaleidoscopes on which the plots of novels were “roughed in.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z That was not all—Augustus Seward had been stabbed and his brother, Frederick, was unconscious from a crushed skull; brave Sergeant Robinson had endured multiple stab wounds. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” she says, and her weight falls dead on me, crushing my chest, stealing away my breath, and she is cold and wet, like melting ice. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It slipped its hand to her head again, and the pressure wrapped around her, short and crushing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Billy had had a crush on Penelope Allen for years, though she never gave him the time of day. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Whenever I think of my sister’s crushed organs, I want to scream in a field of flowers until I’m hoarse. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z My parents were too smart; I was pretty sure they’d figured out I had some kind of crush on this guy, but I didn’t want them to think I was obsessed with him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She looked at the tent, and the ice butterflies in her stomach froze together into a crushing boulder. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Teleki’s association with the Hungarian uprising against Austrian rule in March 1848, a revolt that was crushed by Imperial armies and followed by a punitive policy of Germanisation, led to him being sentenced to death. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z To amuse myself, I plucked fleas from the straw and crushed them between my fingers. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Hitler was about to be crushed—unless he could pull out an atomic bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z One swing crashed into a group of three, sending them flying back into the crowd, and the return blow crushed two more. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “With that I will crush you, crush you!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t expected her to choose him—of course not; he, Moody, was not the kind of guy girls had crushes on. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Eliza has a crush on a new boy in her class, and Victor has been named goalkeeper for his high school's team." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I’d wolfed it down, I retrieved an old plastic Star Trek lunch box I kept hidden under the van’s crushed dashboard. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Well done, Wade!” he said, pulling me into a crushing bear hug. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Axel crushes his buttered bread into a butter-bread-ball and eats it like an apple. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It was a different feeling from my boy crushes—it felt more like an awakening. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z On the floor by her foot was a glass of strawberry crush and a Liberty magazine. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z As crushed as I was, my dad was in disbelief. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I scream from the diff-edge, “seize me! Seize me to your foul black bowels and crush my bones!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The truck braked just in time to avoid running over Hitler’s car and crushing him. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Miig crushed the tins as small as they could go so we could bury them along with our other minimal garbage by the latrine. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But then I tried to stop, because I knew Jennifer already had a crush on him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Celia overturned the tureen with the sacred stones and crushed Felicia’s seashells under the heels of her leather pumps. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If Ivy thought her stomach was fluttering at the idea of crushing on June, that was nothing compared to the reality of actually asking June to a dance. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Qottab are these little pastries filled with crushed almonds and sugar and cardamom, then deep-fried and coated with powdered sugar. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Outside there was a crush of people waiting for their carriages, and Ash pushed through them, disregarding their comments about her rudeness. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark beat at hands and fingers with his flashlight; then Alec pulled back on the door and pushed it forward again, crushing it against those still trying to fight their way in. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The chaise longue on which Baby Kochamma reclined had crushed peanut shells stuffed into the crevices of its rotting upholstery. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This troublesome number crushes the number line into a point. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In the weakening amber of Volkheimer’s field light, he stares at one crushed plug after another. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “We’re hearing rumors of fresh competition. A new show called Seal Team Seven. With real seals. We need new episodes. We have to start shooting in two days or they could crush us.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z After the performance has concluded, the man in the grey suit navigates the crush of patrons in the theater lobby with ease. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Some time after noon, Kote came down the stairs to find him crushing walnuts on the bar with a heavy leather-bound book. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There’s purple light everywhere, and crushed bodies, and, wow, it’s hot. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “This is the first I've heard of it I thought the revolt was crushed last year?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaned heavily into me, and I felt a crushing pain on my forearm. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The same women who once harbored crushes would whisper as he passed by, “That guy was a church boy once and now he steals from his mother.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z On top of the cheese put your crushed potato chips-don’t be stingy with the potato chips. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He was crushed by darkness and the look of the country and the million odours on a wind that iced his body. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I was flipped onto my back, one of the man’s forearms braced against my neck, crushing the fragile rings of cartilage. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z His insomnia and pain, the crushing workload, and his mounting frustration all tore at his spirit until by the end of March he felt himself on the verge of physical and emotional collapse. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z You could stoop down and pick a fallen petal, crush it between your fingers, and you had there, in the hollow of your hand, the essence of a thousand scents, unbearable and sweet. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Like half the girls in my class, I had a crush on him. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually, Leigh’s coming over next week and I want to make a chocolate-hazelnut cake for her and the family. You can get the crushed hazelnuts for me.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Any minute, gravity will triple and crush me like an empty soda can. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Putting his hand on my shoulder, he said to the store clerk, “He’s all of ten years, but the boy crushed as much cane as I did.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two inches off would still crush a head if you aimed for the center. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z His mouth was full of blood and Hodor was thrashing and rolling, crushing the crippled boy beneath him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They left a son in the dark earth of Colorado, crushed into the tilled earth by a spilled tractor. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder how pistachios crushed with rosewater syrup and sweet cheese would taste. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Around her, the Red Army of Lenin’s Bolshevik Party was fighting to crush opposition groups that sprang up after the fall of the Russian Empire. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He continued to do just that, maybe because he had carried the memories on his back for so long, he was afraid their weight would crush him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As he fell, he barely missed crushing Shoto and the Kurosawa. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z You turn to open the car door, now anxious to get away from her, but then her arms slip around your waist from behind and she crushes her svelte little body against yours. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I might even consider having a crush on him—that is, if and when I ever felt the urge. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that I have a crush on Adam. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Let them take that old hat and throw it where the train’ll crush it and crush it good. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z His family fell upon him in a crush of hugs and celebration. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She felt crushed by what had happened to me but she was going to endure it for my sake. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Until moments ago it was destined to disappear from his life altogether, but he has salvaged it by chance, as his father was pulled from a crushed train forty years ago. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I shook his hand, winced as he nearly crushed it, then grinned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Then he’d taken the pomegranate from my hand, crushed it against his forehead. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was the girl in my clique whom dudes sought out when they had a crush on another girl and needed advice on how to win her over. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The creature’s wings were crushed flat against its body at first, but soon they opened, and Doon saw what his green worm had become: a moth with light brown wings. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Even as she spoke, he appeared, terrible to behold, and threatened to crush the ship with rocks if they drew nearer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I also told her that I had a crush on someone else that wasn’t Julian so she would leave me alone about that and hopefully spread the word to Julian that I wasn’t interested. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Yanking the cigar stub out of his mouth, he handed it to the servant, who crushed it under his sandaled foot. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Richard cradled his wineglass and wondered if tightening his grasp any further would crush it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We saw the President and his lady right up close and we saw the packed thousands below in crushed and snow-dabbled ball gowns. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The rainwater would seep down gently and the delicate membranes would not be crushed or broken before the emergence of tiny fingers, roots, and leaves pressing out in all directions. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z On the table, with candlesticks around it, was a big white cake and a box of chocolates, and beside these a basket with a magnum of champagne peeking out of crushed ice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out a crushed box of matches and some small candles. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Knowing Calypso had had a crush on Percy had made the feeling ten times worse. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z After three hours, all the marchers had made it to the memorial, joining a crush of 150,000 people. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Such speeches could provoke the enemy to crush the organization entirely while the enemy was strong and we were as yet still weak. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The all-day parade, titled Hitler Unlooses War, was a demonstration of America's military and industrial power, aiming to stamp out any doubt about America's ability to crush Hitler and win the war. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z In less than a second, she could get her arms over the prince’s head and have her shackles crushing his windpipe. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Judy,” I asked, “you ever have a crush on anyone at school? I mean, last year when you got to go.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, thinking of her mother, she saw herself as small, weak, and helpless, and she began to cry, suddenly, crushed as much by outrage as by shock. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The stone was coated with crushed red carcasses and a few feebly waving legs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The construction of the Berlin Wall might well have been a crushing defeat for Bill Harvey and his fellow spies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But I'm probably just making excuses, because maybe it was all about me having a crush on a girl and feeling desperate. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z It had been crushing for Regina to have to sign the authorization releasing the sixteen-year-old from the school. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z However, this time line shows valiant efforts by union workers that were crushed by industrial corporations with the backing of local, state, and/or the federal government. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The five men raised them in toasts to the French and British armies, and to the crushing of Germany. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And you know there are forces out there that want to crush your spirit even as it expands like a gas filling all available space. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I think he has a crush on one of their female cats. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The monster stomped around the interior of the house, crushing every piece of furniture it could find with satisfying crashes and crunches. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes it seemed as if they would crush the road between their gray and rocky sides. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z From beneath me came a desperate cry: “You’re crushing me . . . have mercy!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Bunches of them are already crushed and strewn around like weapons after the war. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The old man laid the crushed pieces on the counter and said, “Fix it.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Cal doggedly lighted bill after bill until all were burned, and then he crushed the black chips down to powder and waited for Lee to comment, but Lee did not speak or move. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was about a girl who was figuring out that she got crushes on girls instead of boys, who was figuring out how to love her friends and how to let her friends love her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was crushing to watch my grandmother slowly die, and yet it felt like I had been divinely placed there by Allah to take care of her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Something wet touched Harry’s hand and he jumped backward, crushing Ron’s foot, but it was only Fang’s nose. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Squatting down, I felt a brittleness come over me, a hollow sensation, as if someone could reach out and crush me like a Christmas tree ornament. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The treads of the huge tyres in front were caked in and out with mud and manure and crushed straw. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I’d never experienced anything like it: crushing pain between my temples—pain so severe that it was accompanied by shuddering waves of nausea and made it impossible for me to speak in coherent sentences. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She was so relieved to see him that she ran across the crushed oyster shells to meet him and caught at his hand. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Her legs are crushed, and I think she’s in shock. She really needs a doctor.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Mrs. Corcoran, leaving Hampden, walked through the crush of her old pals the reporters with her eyes averted and her teeth clenched in a brilliant hateful smile. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And to want your friends to back off from the boy you’re crushing on? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She opened the double doors and we rushed ahead in a wave, goaded from behind by boys who crushed against us with their chests and knees. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Abra saw that she had crushed their highest treasure, and while she knew the weaknesses of men she still liked them, and, besides, she was a lady. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I think about those huge hands and about how, if he could crush me, he could destroy her—tiny, fragile Megan. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Pain spreads through my body and I scream through gritted teeth, crushing Caleb’s hand. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Totally crushing on you in a Homeric way.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z If the council took away his searchers license now, it would crush him. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z And here, the reality was that they sat ten feet apart, she at the window, crushing geranium leaves in her hand and smelling them, he twirling around on the piano stool, saying: The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z The man’s arms looked capable of crushing a horse’s skull. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He runs out the door to meet me, proudly waving a section of paper chain five links long and two-thirds crushed. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z That majestic, heavy, crushing library was exactly like the image he had of the patron. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Off to starboard a hand large enough to crush the boat was reaching up from the murky depths. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She clutches at me in her sleep as if to crush me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” she said, “I feel so bad about that. Rachel must be crushed.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It turned out, however, that Blackavar, when not crushed by humiliation and ill-treatment, was a good cut above the ordinary. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The two cohorts crushed them like a vise. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She was right about one thing: I hadn’t done anything about my crush on him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z In the old days of his librarians’ slippers his toes would have been crushed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They’ve decided that Joey is their newest crush and I’ve been pretending to agree with them, even though he’s always mean to me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z With one foot she crushed a struggling man on the ground. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He crushed the cigarette under his fingers and started wheeling across the room. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But do you think you might have a crush on all your friends? Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Bigger crushed his cigarette and took out another one and offered the package to Gus. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I crush maple leaves underfoot all the way to the wall separating school from the street. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z There was the thirst I had when I watched clear, sweet juice trickle from sugar cane being crushed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They would crush her between them, tear her to pieces, and leave her body scattered amidst the dusty crates, a macabre blurb in tomorrow’s obituaries. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The crime rate in fact began to fall—so unexpectedly and dramatically and thoroughly that now, from the distance of several years, it is almost hard to recall the crushing grip of that crime wave. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I’d hear my name and I’d limp on over to my teammates, occasionally issuing a high five and talking about how we were going to crush our opponents. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z One time I thought I was developing a crush on this guy in my creative writing class, but that didn’t last long. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Venus has a very dense but unbreathable atmosphere, and a human on its surface would be crushed by the pressure. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And we figured someone like that would have a real crush on Julian, who looked and acted like someone in a KidzBop commercial. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon, while I’m playing spit with Armelio and getting crushed, Smitty pops in and tells me I have a visitor. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Winds slant sideways, crushing raindrops mixed with sea spray against the glass panes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But somehow Tick’s sacrifice had crushed whatever thin shell remained between him and sorrow. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But there was only one thing that could satisfy Buck Duke and the other leading businessmen of his day—Mellon, Morgan, and Rockefeller: crushing their competition. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When he downs the last of his coffee, he crushes the coffee cup with his hand, starts the truck with a roar, and backs out slowly. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z To make me soft and weak, to crush my spirit, to pound every last bit of vivisima spark out of me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could crush the phone in my hand until it becomes dust. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Ivy knew exactly what to do about her crush on June. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A minority was not to be crushed by a majority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in time Lyra tucked her head down, and then Iorek bounded over them, roaring orders to his bears to go left, go right, and crush the enemy between them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The old GMC pickup was crushed around them like the shiny metal coffin the Veterans Office bought for each of them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She felt, again, that crushing desire to cry, and she took a deep breath, hoping it would pass. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Exactly one year earlier, Hall had turned Hansen around on the South Summit at 2:30 p.m., and to be denied so close to the top was a crushing disappointment to Hansen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Rotund and slower in flight than the Vipertooth or the Longhorn, the Ironbelly is nevertheless extremely dangerous, capable of crushing dwellings on which it lands. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The pottery was thin, so fragile that even he had been warned not to squeeze too tightly, lest he crush it in his fist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Definitely a crush,” Jessa had said, crunching on a baby carrot. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Well, truthfully, I have this crazy crush on you and I just wanted you to know.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Autopsies showed Fannie died of a crushed skull and suffered three gunshots, two to the side of the head and one in her back. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z In the midst of the crush Nathan and I, Nathan holding out his hands to Ira in blessing, she with dark head bent low to receive it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, I knew all about Zara’s giant crush on Leo, who had wavy, sandy-colored hair, greenish eyes, and just a few freckles. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The three folders had gotten pretty messed up in my bag, all folded over and crushed by clothes and some of the food we’d swiped. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He seemed to be crushing scent out of the world with his footsteps. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Changing the venue was also an attempt to crush our spirits by separating us from our natural supporters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A second ago, my chest hurt like I was being crushed by a boulder. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She’d secretly had a crush on him since they were twelve years old. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z My chest feels like it’s being crushed by a giant fist. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Another one leaps at us, but I knock it down, and crush its head beneath my heel. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I wasn’t really wanting to think about us crushed together right then, or about us in a big group, where she might go insane again, so 1 just looked like, Yeah. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s just me, the graffiti, the smell of crushed cigarettes, and three tears. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Though it was difficult to see from far away, he made out something glittering and silver packed into its small chamber, bits of what looked like crushed leaf. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Holly tried to warn him, tried to make some sound, but the magic hadn’t yet reinflated her crushed lungs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Soon the level of construction would increase even more, as entrepreneurs prepared to cash in on the expected crush of exposition visitors. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Some that night worked on a small notice announcing the opening of a new hotel, clearly another hastily built affair meant to capitalize on the expected crush of exposition visitors. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “That could bring down the whole room and crush us,” Piper said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the middle of the road was a flattened, bloody mass of brown prickles and white fur, with small black feet and snout crushed round the edges. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I think I might have a crush on someone. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She also had a crush on a tall, very handsome and popular Nisei boy who sometimes sang and danced in the talent shows. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I forced myself to smile throughout because I didn’t want to crush him with my complaints. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Last month, after Esperanza’s mother found out about her crush on the neighbor’s son, she wouldn’t leave them alone together for two seconds. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Using the rope that hangs from the top, I pull myself up out of the crush of bodies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The bed sat on four squat lion’s paws, as if the weight of it had crushed the lion underneath. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Parzival: Because I don’t want to find out that I’ve got a crush on some 300 lb. dude named Chuck who lives in his mother’s basement in suburban Detroit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It has an unusual L shape, making it hard to navigate due to the crush of students. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He swept around in his long black cloak, watching them weigh dried nettles and crush snake fangs, criticizing almost everyone except Malfoy, whom he seemed to like. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z And now where you have roads of asphalt for the passage of rubber tires, then the roads were of crushed stone for the passage of oxen, and mule teams, and horse-drawn wagons. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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