| 单词 | curved |
| 例句 | Two objects that resembled golden ear trumpets curved out from the sides. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Miss Volker stood by the fireplace mantel and took a breath so deep it straightened out her curved spine. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The road curved and we saw the three cars looking quite small, the dust rising from the wheels and going off through the trees. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It might look like he isn’t, standing mostly on this one leg on a curved branch that looks pretty rotten. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They crept beneath the twigs and leaves, settled themselves in the smooth, curved trough—which soon took on some of the warmth of their bodies—and slept at once. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She was walking through the sunflowers, holding the blue silk shawl around her shoulders in one hand, carrying the long curved willow stick in the other. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A quarter mile ahead of them, the long rocky strip of land curved in and met the cliffs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ahead she could see that the tunnel curved. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was something long, slightly curved, and resting in a kind of saw-horse cradle. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z With her body half in the water, and her front feet curved over a piece of driftwood, she turned her head and looked toward the shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And somehow we end up horizontal, his hands curved up around my back. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z His face was round and oily, with half-closed eyelids and lips that curved in a gentle, stupid smile. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Now Mr. Rice left the piano and stood before us, his arms tense, his long fingers slightly curved. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It curved under her chin the way tears do. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Camilla flinched, her eyes wide; Henry held up the curved piece of glass in one bloody hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then I dropped back down, feet first, aiming my heels directly at the Mechagodzilla’s curved spine. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The stars curved out of the dusk into the night. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore bright white jeans and leather sandals on his...well, not feet, but curved snakeheads. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It curved away on their left northward, back towards the hills, and so barred their road in that direction, at any rate while darkness lasted. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “It seems a little shallower down that way,” said Eilonwy, pointing to a spot where the river curved around a sedge-covered bank. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Her eight spindly legs were lined with curved barbs as big as Annabeth’s dagger. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When we apply Feynman’s sum over histories to Einstein’s view of gravity, the analogue of the history of a particle is now a complete curved space-time that represents the history of the whole universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It involved scraping cells from the cervix with a curved glass pipette and examining them under a microscope for precancerous changes that TeLinde and a few others had identified years earlier. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Somehow, he got close enough to the forges of Serra to draw, in detail, the creation process of the Empire's most precious asset: the unbreakable, curved scims that can cut through three men at once. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She...it...had landed on a gate, and was curved over it backward, hair streaming long, ginger blossoms raining down from it like little flames. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He could hold a spoon by wedging it between his index finger, which bowed upward, and his ring finger, which curved downward, but he ate with difficulty. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The curved blade slipped past the straight one and bit deep into the knight's hip where the mail gaped open. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Are you?” said the old bandit, walking over, holding the point of her curved sword near Spurge’s face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The fingers curved around her neck, strumming the delicate cords there. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z A yellow-and-black burying beetle, crawling across the white fur of his belly, stopped, waved its short, curved antennae and then moved on again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There was strength in his high cheekbones and curved nose as well as in the way he held himself. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And yet she felt happy, here where her grandparents were eating so seriously, where the clouds hung like heavy fruit, where the wheat curved into the distance. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When he got there, the line had already curved around Amsterdam, but it was nowhere near as long as it had been the week before. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He was holding the sugar tongs in his hands, tenderly stroking their curved handles. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Before them an equally bright passageway curved away in a steep descent. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He tilted it in the failing light, admiring the zed- like g, the curly b, and the curved t, like the blade of a plough. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z All seemed to be smoking, and their arms and legs curved in the breeze. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I could see my avatar’s warped reflection on its curved surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On this side, the wall of the cove curved around and protected the beach from both the rough surf and the wind. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the elegant sort of curved nose you saw in statues and paintings, and his nostrils were perfectly proportioned. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The big Chevy curved past Centennial Beach and the A&W root beer stand. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, the surface of the earth is a two- dimensional curved space. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the same height, but Nero stood as though posing for a sculptor, while Lazlo’s shoulders were curved in a posture of wariness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Near Block 28 some of the men who had been professional gardeners built a small park, with mossy nooks, ponds, waterfalls and curved wooden bridges. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He broke his wrists again just as the ball came in and threw a roundhouse swing that skied the ball and then curved it foul into the third-base trees. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Her dark blond hair was plastered against her skull, framing a pink scar that curved between her top lip and nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Harry could just see the outline of something huge and curved, lying right across the tunnel. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In the stairwell, out of sight of the platform, Dutchy leans against a curved wall. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z His horns were enormous— glossy brown and curved. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A few minutes later he was scrambling breathlessly along a path northwest of the City of the Dead, where the cliffs curved far inward toward the river. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The curved ridges of the culvert pressed against his spine, and he could feel tiny pebbles and fine sand that had been washed inside. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z At the foot of the hill, the road curved. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She folded her hands in her lap and her lips curved into a smile. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look beyond it,” she said, and extended her finger to point to a section in the upper right, where Forest opened and tiny houses were patterned around curved paths. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z An aged sectional sofa curved around in front of the TV, a round coffee table in front of it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The girl lay on the sheets, curved like a primeval river. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His scars were like pale lines that someone had drawn on his cheeks: two slightly curved marks on the left cheek, a third and longer line on the right cheek running from ear to nostril. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z So there were curved corners and curved walls. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z A half mile down the road there was a clearing in the trees and a drive—a hint of civilization—before the road curved away invitingly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Tall and curved, hooks on the ends, the Z coiled back to strike like a snake. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Her spine curved, and her limbs drew in more and more tightly until she seemed impossibly small. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The large center hall of the Sillington house had a staircase that curved upward like a stretch of DNA. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The high hedge curved with them, running off into the distance beyond the pair of impressive wrought-iron gates barring the men’s way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It curved away without a window or opening except for a single gate directly in front of them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z With slow, silent strokes I would glide until I reached the bend where the brook curved away from the castle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It is a large umbrella, with a heavy curved handle, and once Celia manages to get it open it provides quite good cover against the rain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One hand clutched a tall pike, the head of which bore a sharp point and a fearsome curved blade. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her arm curved to the floor, her fingers inches from Ron’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, putting me on my back again, he took hold of each of my curved legs and pulled them apart. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My heart raced as my fingers curved around the handle, slid into the grooves made for them. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z But even as they stood, the line grew longer, until it curved around Eighty-first Street. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Past the event horizon the pull of a black hole’s gravity is so strong—and space is so curved—that nothing can escape, not even light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z A short distance from the bottom, the path curved around a large potted cactus. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A woman in black with ugly blue eyes and a curved blade. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z With slow but firm steps, the Magpie walked over to a chest of drawers that looked much too heavy for its gracefully curved legs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He read over and over, lingering on each I that was so elaborately curved it looked like a sterling sign. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The hill was shaped like a comma, large and round with a spur leading out and down: The Twentieth Maine was positioned along the spur, the other regiments curved around to the right. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The curved nails raked Holly’s helmet, scoring parallel grooves in the alloy. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It curved on around the property and abruptly stopped. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was curved and had a point at one end; it looked, Mrs. Frisby thought, rather like the side of a small boat. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The purple velvet walls curved overhead to form a roof, making it pleasantly warm within despite the autumn chill outside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The road curved, mounting away from the water. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Thick horns curved like an elaborate headdress around their lumpy faces and rows of short spikes ran across their sand-colored bodies. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I killed my first game, a beautiful tawny beast with curved horns and a black diagonal stripe across his flank: a young male impala. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His beak was curved and sharp and cruel. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I curved my hand like an airplane wing. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The wood curved round and he followed it, until he was out of sight of the fence, and the tractor. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The five long white petals curved delicately up from the stem and around its mouth, which contained just a hint of yellow deep inside. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Out in the lake, in the short part of the L, something curved and yellow was sticking six or eight inches out of the water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed Nabila through a curved entrance down a new hallway. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It curved back around, halfway down the length of the cockpit. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But she still had the face of a Grand Ball princess, with her bird-in-flight eyebrows and nose, elegantly curved like a letter from ancient Arabic writings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Is that an elf?” roared one of the older goblins, pointing a wicked, curved sword at Spurge. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It curved around until the outside world had completely vanished. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When we made it back to the spot where the tracks curved, we bent to catch our breath. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Next to the glass, a small wooden bookshelf in the shape of a nautilus shell holds a curved spiral of librex. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He put the beautifully curved instrument on his shoulder, barely touched the strings, and a long, lovely melody filled the air. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Night-lanterns shine bright as the watching moon; the glow clings to the curved hedges arched over us, and skims the surface of the palace river ahead. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In the long and endless dwellings that curved like tranquil snakes across the hills, lovers lay idly whispering in cool night beds. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Parker Head had become a curved slope lolling easily and lazily up against houses and over fences, leaving a bare patch now and again to show just how high the snow had reached. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She opened the box and looked down on a small, dark green jade button, and carved on its surface was a human right hand, a lovely hand, the fingers curved and in repose. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The plain box held five smaller boxes—a small round one in the center and four curved boxes that fit around it perfectly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Behind them, over the top of the high, curved perimeter wall, the crowd could still be heard, baying its approval. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Luna curved around the mud pot and followed the rocks into where the village used to be. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z At her side, her right hand rested on the hilt of a curved sword. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z After a while I was singing loudly, swaying back and forth and clapping my hands, and once I saw Reb Saunders looking at me, and his lips curved into a shadow of a smile. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Once it's down I use a mule kick against the curved edge to force the blade through. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In the top chamber, a huge curved mirror made of polished bronze reflected sunlight during the day. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z His mouth curved up the same way as Sohrab’s, with one side a little higher than the other. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z After a while they just looked out through the silted glass to where the track curved away in the waste of weeds. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “It was the best of times and the worst of times . . .” Her voice slid in and curved down through and over the words. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They crossed a small bamboo bridge spanning one of the many creeks that curved in through the muddy banks of the island. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Next to it are my sickles, the blades as curved and sharp as Miss Anderson’s tongue. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Matt loved to see the old man then, with his eyes half closed and his mouth curved up in a gentle smile. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A little bird with a curved beak was flying around our heads. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The curved wooden arms of the delicate sofas shine with polish. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Beyond it, the ditch and trees curved back again in a re-entrant, so that the field formed a bay with a bank running all the way round. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After the passage curved away from the foyer, it descended for quite some distance uninterrupted by other doorways or passages. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We drove to the bridge that divided the east bank of the Jordan River from its west bank, where hills and valleys curved like the laps of a thousand mothers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The track curved and now it was going away from the sun which, as it sank lower, seemed to spread itself in benediction over the vanishing city where she had drawn her breath. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I look at the hundreds of long pine needles, each perfectly aligned with the next, each end carefully pushed into the loose soil, forming a curved snake that flows in and out of the ground. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z A set of stairs curved deeper into the earth, the barreled ceiling held up by more repeating arches, closer together and carved from polished black stone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The lane curved to the right and when they rounded the corner, it was to see the very edge of Ogden’s frock coat vanishing through a gap in the hedge. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They tiptoed down a long corridor that curved to the left and then to the right. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The lake glinted, appearing and then disappearing again, as the road curved and they walked farther and farther away. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z She was carrying a red rubber apron and a curved white enamel bowl. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the little lane along which they were walking curved to the left and the heart of the village, a small square, was revealed to them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z This one was cut into the back of the curved fiction bookcases, which climbed past the second floor on their way up to the dome. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z We see on Europa an amazing, intricate network of intersecting straight and curved lines. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was talking about the curved backdrop with the evil moon. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They were long and curved, and when I had scooped out holes and set them in the earth they stood taller than I did. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was just Jonass chair, its curved rockers moving against the wooden floor. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The arm that curved out of the shift’s white sleeve was muscled by field labor, awful thin, but smooth as a child’s. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Doxy’s wings are thick, curved and shiny, much like a beetle’s. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She shook her head, her mouth curved down, crying. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He held out his left hand with the thumb and forefinger curved round, indicating the gap between them to be about as long as the thumb itself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He was big, and tough; an evil rat with ragged fur and curved, jagged teeth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Several of the guests moved quickly toward Beatriz, but her grandfather reached her just in time to stop her from hitting her head on the edge of the curved driveway. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “For elevation, Addy, count the number of curved lines above a point. Like this.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She had seen him whittling, worrying blocks of pine with his curved carving knives. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Water from behind them streamed ahead and curved upward to make a wall of water. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Well, well,” was all Capricorn said, his curved lips tracing a smile. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Her red, red lips curved up into a smile of such beauty, such brilliance, such pure and perfect happiness that it would have frozen your blood in your veins to have seen it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The bird opened its curved beak and hissed warningly; but its eyes were dull and half-closed. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z A long, curved sauropod neck cut a slender silhouette against the dark blue sky between them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Light doesn’t go in a straight line, but in a curved path around stars—an effect that the British astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington went on an expedition in 1919 to observe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Then the road curved around a lake and got lost among low, forested hills. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Wow, this is cool,” breathes Jay, awed by the computer’s map of bright colors, straight and curved lines. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The shoreline curved down the coast, brown and green. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She curved both arms above her head and her feet slid slowly in opposite directions on the yellow waxed floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The swords at their sides were long and straight, not curved like Calormene scimitars. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z In the dark it was difficult to see where the ocean ended and the sky began; I could pretend the sky curved down and around, and that it was possible to walk on the clouds. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His full, pale pink lips curved upward in a smile, and she felt distinctly uncomfortable. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The plane curved in the air and began the journey home. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The river curved left and the raft went straight, cut across the curve, and jammed into the bank. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Its ceiling and walls were a smoothly curved arch, its floor hard and flat, with a soft layer of carpet down the middle. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “If you could see him,” Serafina went on, “you would see a black bird with red legs and a bright yellow beak, slightly curved. A bird of the mountains.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was while he was full of such dreams, his body already feeling the rough work clothes, his hands already curved to the pick handle, that he spoke to Nel about getting married. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The musical sneakers—bright yellow and slightly curved—were one of Mr. Lemoncello’s biggest hits over the holidays. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The skeletons of the green trees curved under the elegant weight of the snow, bowing and twisting like ribbons in the wind. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He shouldered the pack, grabbed the bow, swung up onto it, and backed down its curved slope to the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It’s got little nails sticking out of a rubberized pad, and the pad is connected to a long, dark piece of curved metal. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She bowed and the soft flesh of her breasts hung loose and curved like cow udders. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A heavy metal crash barrier stood across the old road and a new highway curved off down a hillside away from the town. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z One side was a curved groove that Otto’s thumb slid into naturally for a better grip. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There was the hint of cosmic cruelty that I felt when I saw the curved timbers of a wooden shack that had been warped in the summer sun. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She was tall—even taller than Koffi—and had a deep umber face made up of soft, rounded features: apple cheeks, a mouth curved like a warrior’s bow. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The central building was a round, low tower with curved windows looking outward, like eyes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The empty green screen stared back at him; he saw himself in its curved glass, a story as still as the others had been antic. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z There were the shining brass appointments, the gracefully curved mudflap, the tufted black leather seat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The tribal marks curved even more on the man’s face as he frowned and pushed Aunty Ifeoma aside. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were a deep violet, while her ears were the ears of a cat, perhaps, gently curved, and dusted with a fine, dark fur. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I sketch a long, curved arc, followed by a second line in the same smooth motion. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A fat gray cat with a tail that lifted like a plume crossed the floor to our table and curved against my leg to purr each time she rubbed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The only possible answer, he saw, was that the surface of the Earth is curved. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He slumped down on her settee, which had curved wooden legs so thin it looked like it was wearing high heels. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Soon the smooth curved back of a turtle took shape. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The back is relatively tranquil, stacks of fedoras and berets arrayed on curved wooden shelves. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Straight ahead curved a sparkling archway that reminded Aru of the body scanners at airports. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Her fingertips brushed against dust and finally something slightly curved, and after another moment of straining she managed to get her fingertips around it enough to pull it out. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But no matter how she scrunched, she could not see if their roofs curved skyward like the temples of China or were topped with straw like the homes of peasants. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Its black screen is bloated and curved, and its boxy white backside is propped against a dartboard. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His two- dimensional universe must have been warped, bent or curved through a mysterious third dimension. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I look through the vent, and in the slivers of light I can see pieces of a curved stairwell. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Chi-Boy threw his head back and let out a screech that curved up into a tail before fading. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As they filed into the room, his great walrus mustache curved above his beaming mouth, and he greeted Harry and Zabini with particular enthusiasm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It had giant curved sides, was set into a concrete base, and was held together with long rows of rivets. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Another arranged the tusks so that they curved backwards on the engaging theory that the creature had been aquatic and had used them to anchor itself to trees while dozing. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She carefully selects an almost dainty-looking number with a cruel, curved blade. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She reached out her hand and let it hover for a moment over Baachan’s back, then laid it firmly on the curved spine. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Twin blaster pistols were slung low on her hips in quickdraw holsters, and there was a long, curved elvish sword in a scabbard across her back. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z By some trick of the curved lines, my eyes got lost in the painting so that I kept having to refocus on tiny individual pieces of it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z When I put them on, I barely recognized my own body, the way it narrowed and curved. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Producing a curved mirror, however, is far from straightforward! The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He spoke like an understudy for Al Pacino, all spit and curved vowels. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z These may have traced a curved path for a short distance, but those that reached the detector had probably done so after only a single acceleration. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now I was standing on a semitransparent running track, a curved looping ribbon suspended in a starry nebula. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She looked away, at the cashew trees covered in dust, at the sky that curved to the earth in a cloudless wall ahead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Pippin saw his carven face with its proud bones and skin like ivory, and the long curved nose between the dark deep eyes; and he was reminded not so much of Boromir as of Aragorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When he did, he felt the curved indentations, the places carved here and there with names: Tank. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Leroy’s mouth curved gently, as if he knew a secret that he wasn’t going to tell. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Gathering up my gown, I ran down the curved drive as fast as I could, lurching and slipping and filled with joy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Up ahead, the road curved to the left. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z When we reached the top of the highest hill, we found a brick reservoir and a big curved boulder where we sat to rest. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Raul stopped by a large boy who was sanding a curved piece of wood. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a skillful and steady incision, like drawing a curved line with a pencil across the crown of the head, a fluid and graceful curve. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He says space-time is curved and that in curved space-time the shortest distance between two points is not a straight line but a line following the curve. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There are astronomers in each galaxy, and the light they see is also trapped on the curved surface of the hypersphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Two blond nurses stood behind the long, curved counter, talking. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The tiny box has silver antenna rods, and its curved screen is framed by a wood-grain border, with two chrome dials and a teeny-tiny built-in speaker. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He sighed so big his shoulders slumped where they curved out of his faded undershirt, so thin I could follow the angles and ridges of his scars like tattoos under fabric. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z When the road curved close to the river, she turned Maila toward the water, leaning back in the saddle as they went downhill the short distance. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So for the bottom rows of the bigger feathers, I drew just a few lines and curved them in, and I think it was right! Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Weak light came from outside and I saw that we were in a room with black, shining walls that curved high overhead. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z His mouth curved into an amused smile, but his eyes remained fixed upon them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He returned, his eyes half closed even as he spoke, leaning on a carved crutch that curved under his arm like a smooth cradle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Rowan had one, too—bright green bands bearing the curved blade of a farmer’s scythe above an unblinking eye—the double symbol of the scythehood. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His hair is the color of salt, his garments entirely black, and a deadly curved sword sits at his hip. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And how their noses curved around a little bump in the middle, just like mine. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Her curved, flesh-ripping beak looks sweet and demure when you see her head on. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Glancing through the window, through the rain that had now almost stopped, he could see the house where Nathaniel lived, farther along the curved path. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was a table that curved out to face residents, and two podiums positioned to face the board members. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It was a scythe—a six-foot-long blade curved like a crescent moon, with a wooden handle wrapped in leather. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z So it is with space-time: on a very small scale it is tendimensional and highly curved, but on bigger scales you don’t see the curvature or the extra dimensions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a heavy lump of glass, curved on one side, flat on the other, making almost a hemisphere. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Inside it is a space, huge as the sky at night and dark and curved like that, though black-red rather than black. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Where the tracks curved south, they were to veer north into the woods. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Everything was curved to fit the walls—the stove, the sink, and the cupboards—and all of it had been painted with flowers, insects, and birds in bright primary colors. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She shook her head, opened the package to free the curved needle and silk thread. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z His ship was made ready, a fine seaworthy craft with a great curved prow. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z It stopped, and its tail rose up over its back in little jerks and the curved thorn on the tail’s end glistened. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z And not just beautiful, but hot, too, with her breasts straining against her tight tank top, her curved legs swinging back and forth beneath the swing, flip-flops dangling from her electric-blue-painted toes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The road curved, and before us, on the left, were two high iron gates beside a lodge, open wide to the long drive beyond. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The water was shallow, and the way the beach curved made it private, too. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The roof of the embassy was curved, probably to keep the snow off, but it was a bit like walking on the humped back of an enormous whale. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Again, the fact that space is curved means that light no longer appears to travel in straight lines in space. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In a two-dimensional universe, curved through a third dimension, there is no center—at least not on the surface of the sphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Fred and I coasted downhill, whirring like ghosts as we curved right at the fork. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She moved along just under my elbow, her shiny tight pigtails, and then the last house played out and the road curved out of sight beyond a wall, following the river. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She parted her hair in the center, using the curved talon of her forefinger as a comb. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The great curved prow cut clean and quick through scudding foam. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z A slur is marked by a curved line joining any number of notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z From an uncovered window high overhead, a little daylight made its way down the curved staircase, illuminating thousands of dust motes dancing in the dim air. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He pointed to a large, curved shard of glass rocking in the middle of the street. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z It was more than two hands long, with a curved blade. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an enormous, echoing chamber, perfectly spherical, all smooth, curved metal, with a narrow walkway wrapping around its circumference. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They wrapped the cloth around him and quickly sewed the shroud shut with thick curved needles. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The wound was eighteen inches long, perhaps more, and curved behind his knee. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The fangs are curved and hollow, the venom dripping from them is yellow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Most of the room is filled with curved tables arranged in concentric circles around the pillar. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Imagine a universe just like Flatland, except that unbeknownst to the inhabitants, their two-dimensional universe is curved through a third physical dimension. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a tiny curved beach in front of the station, a miniature beach between little reefs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The ceiling, which had somehow become curved, was filled with little round moons. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The road curved through red clay and junipers uphill to the northeast. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The village nestled at the foot of a forbidding cliff in the curved elbow of an arm of land. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her hair was flipped up in a ponytail kind of thing, and when she rested her head on the bench behind us, her long neck curved to a perfect arch. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It put her mother’s severed hand on her shoulder, and its claws curved over her collarbone. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It was not nearly as steep, and it curved halfway, so that whatever was near the bottom of it was quite out of sight as they stood at the top preparing to go down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Off in the hills, where the ancient highway curved, there was a motion, a dim light, and then a murmur. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In discussing the large-scale structure of the Cosmos, astronomers are fond of saying that space is curved, or that there is no center to the Cosmos, or that the universe is finite but unbounded. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They grumbled continually as they built and rebuilt with leathery, deliberate hands their pyramids of mottled greenish oranges and mangoes and curved embankments of hard green bananas. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the heart of it, magnified by the curved surface, there was a strange, pink, convoluted object that recalled a rose or a sea anemone. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Frodo turned to watch the sleek necks of the water as they curved and dived. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She held her flame to one side, revealing a curved door in the wall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The first principle was that charged particles moving in a perpendicular direction through a magnetic field follow a curved path. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It looked like Sherlock Holmes’s pipe, curved and drooping from her lips. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z In the curved hallway mirror I flit past, a red shape at the edge of my own field of vision, a wraith of red smoke. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There was Aunty Uju, dimpled with exuberance, her face aglow, her mind busy with plans as her belly curved outwards. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A white board with curved black marks on it was propped up on that desk. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Each letter outlines an image:an orange grove, a turquoise stretch of beach, a curved road. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Again, if we knew how the Euclidean curved space-times in the sum over histories behaved at early times, we would know the quantum state of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The nutty curved beak looked as it if were capable of doing damage, but Archimedes looked closely at the mouse, blinked at the Walt, moved nearer on the finger, dosed Ms eyes and leaned forward. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The suggestion is that the other dimensions are curved up into a space of very small size, something like a million million million million millionth of an inch. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One of his dark eyebrows was cut in half by a long white scar that curved like a scythe across his forehead and into his shaved hairline. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z There’s a bedroom and a living room with a curved glass window stretching from floor to ceiling that overlooks a glittering Tokyo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Maybe he began with the small central box, then the curved ones, then— Someone shouted. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The tunnel has a high ceiling and curved walls, and it is roomy enough for a freight train, but the walls close in. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Einstein thought that space was curved and that light bent when it traveled. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The birds themselves swooped and cried, weaving in and out of immense, curved ridges that could only be spines, segmented and spurred, and, unmistakably: giant hands, giant feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The gold dotted line stops in front of the gates of a warm, well-lit estate with a curved wall and carved lions outside its doorway. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Long knives were thrust into their belts, and from the neck of one warrior hung a curved hunting horn. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z There were straight pipes, curved pipes, and even a pipe with a lid on it. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He had a black mustache that curved around the sides of his mouth and coal grime under his fingernails. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Leale and his stretcher bearers carry Lincoln up nine short, curved steps to the front door. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Drum towers and half-moons held up better against catapults, since thrown stones were more apt to deflect off a curved wall, but Raventree predated that particular bit of builder’s wisdom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He sniffed around, wrinkling his facile nose at the unfamiliar smell, then reached out a long curved black paw and tapped the white head. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The dirt road curved, and trees blocked the sight of the University’s buildings behind us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Tied notes are written with a curved line connecting two notes that are on the same line or the same space in the staff. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Her hips curved like treble clefs, notations in a music Mary Lou had yet to hear. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Just before the road curved away I looked back. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel pointed to the centre of the structure, where curved stones formed a sort of bull’s-eye. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Instead of a knife she used a blade that curved like the prow of a Viking ship, sailing to battle in distant seas. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The stairs curved elegantly in an S shape, and I was halfway down when I saw Jaja standing in the hallway. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The narrow road curved back and forth and round and round. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They are curved into the backseat, pressed up against the back window. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Tilting back his head, he looked up at the semi-transparent statues projected into the curved niches next to the arched windows. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Daylight streams in the curved windows, and in the distance I see the top of a forest of trees. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The sleeping cabins sat on the curved sandy path that ran along the ridge above the dunes that fringed the beach. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I run my finger along a curved groove in the table. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I found the waterfall near the southern edge of the city, just inside the curved wall of the atmospheric dome. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Helene rubs the Blackcliff tattoo on the back of her neck—a four-sided black diamond with curved sides that is inked into every student upon arrival at the school. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z My favorite plane was the British Spitfire, which was a beautiful, graceful-looking airplane with a slender fuselage and a curved, elliptical-shaped wing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a step forward and touched his fingertip to my cheek, to the bone that curved just under my left eye. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The guests would “oh” and “ah,” for it was a masterpiece: a pagoda molded out of butter, curved roofs rising tier upon tier, but my mother could only think how unsanitary it was. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind makes her eyes water and buries their shoes in sand, hurls knots of dead grass from the curved ridges of one dune to another. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Caton inspected the damaged nozzle and suggested a curved throat. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The newly paved driveway curved sharply and doubled back on itself rather than breach the city-county line. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The metal grilles curved up and down like mouths, and an extra set of handles slanted like eyebrows. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For a hundred yards the river moved straight, then curved hard to the left around a small hill, where Brian quickly found that a log raft is not the same as a boat. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Brahe’s observatory: the curved scale is a quadrant for measuring elevations that is built into the wall; inside it is a trompe I’oeil section of Brahe’s observatory, with a giant figure of Brahe himself. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Beyond Joe’s field, and as the road curved north along the course of Milagro Creek, no land had been irrigated for years. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Today he seemed different, though: his gaze was sharper and his lopsided mouth curved into a frown. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They crawled on their stalk legs around the curved perimeters of the glass as if the world had shrunk to that jar. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled at her beneath his mask that looked like the face of a hawk — or at least, his mouth curved upward. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see what looked like some huge white serpent uncoiling inside the wall, up where it curved to become the ceiling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then they took more curved pieces of birchbark and set them in the interior. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The soldiers carried the president up the curved staircase. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her stiffness reminded me of all the fish lying curved and stiff on the riverbanks, flaking in the sun like old white bars of soap. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z While he was waiting for the anesthetic to numb his finger, he did more digging and found a sterile package with a curved needle and thread, a needle holder, and forceps. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The road curved slightly and then leveled out, and there was a patch of dense underbrush to my right. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It was slightly curved, as if it followed the circular outer edge of the craft. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They continued along the corridor, which curved always slightly to the right, so Mrs. Frisby could never really tell how long it was, and which soon began to incline more steeply into the ground. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And then the camera pulls back and I see that there are two of these spiky padded pieces of curved metal and that they’re attached to...legs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z One corner of Petey’s bow mouth curved upward, her version of a grin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The sky was curved, like the inside of a huge glass ball, very dark blue with the sprinkles of bright stars. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Myanda held her stomach, and the sides of her mouth curved down with despair. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Her skin was dark and smooth, and she had the most perfectly curved slender legs. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z And the bony son and curved daughters were brilliantly witty, like their father, telling of the long years and their secret life, while their father nodded proudly to each. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In a reflecting telescope the image is magnified by a curved mirror, while in a refracting telescope it is magnified by passing through a lens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If not for the grip on my arm, he'd be on the ground, but as it is, it takes all my strength to keep us both on the curved back of the horn. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Thick eyebrows framed her dark eyes and her small mouth curved up into a smile. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His mother locked her fingers in his as they curved around toward the entrance to the Alameda Tube, and Moss gave her a look of appreciation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Then the lane curved to the left and fell away, sloping steeply down a hillside, so that they had a sudden, unexpected view of a whole valley laid out in front of them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The result of this tug of war was a curved path through the sides, and a constantly changing speed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach up and draw one curved horn. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z And dress pants so skinny and fitted, we can actually tell how their legs are bowed: slightly curved around the knees, as if they’re Olympic runners. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The hooked ends curved upward and held the gun securely. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A Big Bang had occurred, originating at the bridge of her nose, and the force of this explosion had sent galaxies of freckles hurtling and drifting to every end of her curved, warm-blooded universe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z One was Elizabeth, a tiny woman with a curved spine. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The beautiful part: Huge windows curved along the back wall, looking out over the stem of the ship. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I grip the curved pages, bending my book open too far. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He prowled behind an armchair, his filthy curved nails clutching its back. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Clean air and trees and long brown fields that curved with the hills like patches on a wrinkled blanket. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I fill my paper plate with unappetizing pastries—miniature muffins, a Danish filled with some dark, unidentifiable jam—a banana with too much green along its curved rind, and a firm, cool-skinned orange. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then the path curved to the right, and a group of buildings stood bright and yellow under red tiled roofs. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There in the rock is the curved back of a woman identical to the one on the clay model. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z All around it, water curved into a funnel, like light around a black hole. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z In general relativity, bodies always follow straight lines in four-dimensional space-time, but they nevertheless appear to us to move along curved paths in our three- dimensional space. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She stroked the binding, passed her hand over the curved spine, and traced the letters on the jacket with her forefinger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Deep creases curved around his generous mouth, showing signs of humor, though he was studying the sea, and not smiling now. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was fully two feet tall and its long red leaves had reached out and in rainbow arches curved over the graves of my dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to miss fifty feet of winding mahogany that curved through the far end of the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It curved over his eyebrow like a dark red crescent moon. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The lashes made a dark, curved fringe above the hollows of his cheeks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then I hit it with both shoes as hard as I could until I saw a crack in the curved crystal. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I think I got the rows right, but I got all the feather lines too close or something, and so when I curved them around they looked like a kid in kindergarten practicing his sixes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A greyhound, as white as ivory, couching on its hocks and elbows, its tail curved into the bony sickle of the greyhound, watched the old man with the doe-soft eyes of pity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” I said, “I. . .” other until we’d reached the bottom and the curved wall of ice where Althea had frozen shut the exit tunnel. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The sun was shining brightly and the green waves were dashing against the bows, bearing white streams of foam as they curved away. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Soon they reached a place where the river curved round in a bend from the east, and here they came upon the broad, shallow fall. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then all he would have to do was look through the curved one. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Underneath me, the tub’s curved bottom had become damp grass, the musk of dirt and stagnant water in my nostrils. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z To avoid the technical difficulties in actually performing the sum over histories, these curved space-times must be taken to be Euclidean. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As you get into greatly curved regions of space, bodies’ masses effectively increase, a phenomenon known as mass inflation. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Feel this,” says Hubert Bazin, and crouches and brings her hand to a curved wall which is completely studded with snails. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They were inked on girls’ bellies, which tended to be flat or only gently curved. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I think the cork fell out. The curved throat probably doesn’t hold it as well.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was about six feet long and curved like a crescent moon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Finally, in desperation, he fashioned a makeshift net, looping the strands of Gabriel’s blanket around a curved stick. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Shark dorsal fins stood up straight, and dolphin fins were curved back. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They study me with faces too distorted in the curved glass to recognize. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The inside of the giant sphere was completely hollow, and its curved interior surface served as the club’s bar and lounge area. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I wadded up blankets and uniforms from my departed crewmates to serve as one edge of a planter box with the curved walls of the Hab being the rest of the perimeter. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though her hands were red and cracked from the sodaed water, they were beautifully shaped with lovely, curved, oval nails. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They drifted on and came to a second bend, where the river curved westward. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The curved piece supported the shelf underneath, and it was carved beautifully, too. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Cave paintings from the King’s Grave at Kivik show a number of people playing - together - what look like curved horns. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There’s curved windows and most of the building looks like boxes stacked on top of each other. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The piano, waxed and polished every week, gleams in the sunlight from the curved bay window. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The next day during silent reading, Nick glanced at his teacher, and he noticed that Mrs. Avery’s nose was curved—kind of like the beak of a hawk. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin is dark like the imported Swiss chocolate Hassan and I used to buy from the bazaar in Shar-e-Nau; he has thinning hair and hazel eyes topped with curved eyelashes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Bethlehem Steel brought giant ingots and great slabs of military armor, including a curved plate seventeen inches thick meant for the gun turret of the dreadnought Indiana. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And indeed, Omakayas’s voice trembled slightly as the bear made a gurgling sound deep in her throat and bared her long, curved yellowish teeth, so good at ripping and tearing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z If there is insufficient matter to prevent the universe from expanding forever, it must have an open shape, curved like a saddle with a surface extending to infinity in our three-dimensional analogy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z During the drive back home, as the car curved along the Charles, they invariably marveled at how much food they’d bought. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She curved my fingers around the handle, pressing the iron against the fabric while with the other hand she pulled the cloth taut. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She had two male guards with her, armed to the teeth with an assortment of curved Eyllwe daggers and swords, both of them studying Chaol and Celaena closely—weighing the threat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Lily is all trees and dirt sliced into circles by curved roads. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Magnificent,” said Slughorn, approaching the spider’s head, where eight milky eyes stared blankly at the sky and two huge, curved pincers shone, motionless, in the moonlight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z My arms tremble as I hold the scythe up in the ready position: vicious curved blade pointing down, body-length handle at an angle across my chest. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The tall man drew a curved blade from beneath his leather coat. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Or a tomb. An igloo is round but your books are square, not curved. Do you need glasses?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Tree-ear put the lid of the large box down on the shelf and picked up one of the curved containers. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Each time she reached the top of her arc beneath the sun, her shadow legs were transformed into the thin, curved legs of an antelope, with small rounded hooves at the bottom instead of feet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Purebom heard her pleas from the great wooden seats of their ancestors, rising in curved tiers from a marble floor to a high-domed ceiling painted with scenes of Qarth's vanished glory. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She curved herself against his back, laid her face to the side of his neck, and wept the tears that he could not. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “It’s curved like a cooking pot with a floating dot. You call it bey.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Closer examination showed each side to be covered with writing, resting on a curved line that spiraled clockwise in five coils from the disk’s rim to its center. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At the lake that curved around near the playground, I doubled back, found another path, went over the small footbridge and then around and under it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z But the screechers had sharp curved claws on each front foot, and sometimes those left marks. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Pull back farther still and the curved horizons of the planet revealed themselves—a beautiful ball of green, white, blue, slate, and brown. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The moment we entered, a spotlight took turns highlighting each piece of equipment on the racks of the curved walls, while a narrator’s voice gave a detailed description. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z If there is enough matter, then it has a closed shape, curved like a sphere in our three-dimensional analogy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Opposite the doors, a flight of stairs that seemed to be built of blocks of ice curved up out of sight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As they left, the man with the tribal marks said to Aunty Ifeoma, waving a stubby finger with a curved nail in her face, “Be careful, be very careful.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z His profile was smooth lines, slightly curved except where his nose jutted out and his beard jutted out at the end of his chin. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The road curved around the hillside, but it looked like they could get to town faster going straight across the meadows. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Somebody sent you,” she said, and he noticed she was holding a small willow staff, slightly curved at one end. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a dark smudge against the distant hills that blinked in and out of sight as the road curved. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Mark’s heart lurched and he broke into a sprint, following Alec down the curved passage. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Not Weep nor the Cusp nor the citadel were visible, but a great deal of pale-rose sky, and, beneath it, this broad path of smooth green water plied by birds with long, curved necks. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The river had curved around to the boundary of this neighborhood. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This bone ship looked like a rib cage, curved bones curling up as it erupted out of the sea. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Matt stared at a pin fastened to the woman’s collar, a silver scorpion with its tail curved up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He manages to stand, and he runs along the top of the fuel car, desperately trying to balance on the smooth, curved surface. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Between moves they tip their heads back, swirl blood-colored brandy in glass globes and watch it crawl down the curved glass in liquid veins. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Far ahead they could see how the road curved and bent through the field as the sun began to set to the west. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The two seats were camel-colored, the body curved and bright green. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A smile curved her lips as she looked sideways at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The walls were painted with scenes of a banquet: a robed man with a curved cap like an ice cream scoop, sitting next to a larger guy who radiated sunbeams. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Occasionally a tear would slide down his royal nose and dangle from its curved tip, but at least the loud sobbing had ceased. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It curved in a crescent-shaped arc, bringing Matthias back into the main cavern with its luminous lake. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The road curved left against a tall wall, and a fortified gate creaked as soldiers pushed it open. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I nodded silently to each of them as I walked over to Stanchion’s vacant seat at the end of the bar where it curved toward the stage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There are still some buildings boarded up, with the windows busted out and replaced by paintings of would-be windows with curved drapes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The sides, where the metal ceiling curved down to the cement floor, were jammed with wooden crates, sprinkler heads, wheelbarrows, and all kinds of equipment. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I wander over and pretend to admire a shawl when I notice a green-and-gold box with a curved lid. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z They circled down to the tide pools where they stood first on one leg and then the other, splashing water over themselves and combing their feathers with curved beaks. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The driveway ran straight for about half a mile, then curved to the east. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The cabbie slammed the back door and sped around the curved driveway, narrowly missing the Mercedes that Sandy was driving to the parking lot. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z His face curved softly against the black of his eyelashes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Matt poured water into the crevice of a curved rock for his dog, who lapped eagerly and waited for more. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bënduka is the bent-sideways girl who walks slowly, but bënduka is also the name of a fast-flying bird, the swallow with curved wings who darts crookedly quick through trees near the river. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The path curved, black and shining, and they followed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The next in line invariably calls me back to remove the gracefully curved but unsightly hairs that I’ve left in the sink. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I knew Mother would have strong opinions about where I’d wind up, with curved legs and weak bones like the poor Congolese children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At a distance, and condensed by the curved space of the mirror, there are three small figures, dressed in the winter clothing of the girls of forty years ago. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The wall had dropped away, leaving a curved gap with two shelves. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Machine shops and arrays of heavy-duty electrical equipment were situated on the ground floor along the curved inner walls, facing the two-story arch of the magnet. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In the makeshift alchemical laboratory in the windowless attic of the crematorium, a small blue flame touched the curved glass base of a suspended flask. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Each man wore a long curved sword upon his hip, and each clasped a spear as tall as he was, with a leaf-shaped blade at either end. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I locked my eyes on Rose, on that bowed cord of vein and muscles that curved from her earlobe down her neck to her collarbone, and took a quick step to the right and forward. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The leader then raised his long, curved knife above his head. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The next heir, short and round, entered timidly, her lips pressed together in an impish smile that curved up to what must be pointed ears under her straight-cut, steely hair. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Sprouting from the left side of his head was a single bull’s horn—a curved black-and-white one like warriors might turn into drinking cups. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Under the stout, gray cylinder of the water tower on its commanding hill, the sandbar curved out into the sea. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She heard the crunch of sword on mail, saw sparks fly as the long curved blade glanced off a gauntlet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was a line: a curved line, like a loosely scribbled letter C, and it was sparkling and flickering in a zigzag pattern of blacks and whites and silvers. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Overhead, the Wonder Dome dissolved into a gigantic, curved Heap box top. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She said nothing for a moment, while she rearranged her garments, recovering herself a little; then once again that maddening, insulting half-smile curved her lips. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Up ahead it curved to the right and there was a faint blue radiance, like the sky of early night. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Because the arms were curved, they turned the earth away from the blade, which both reduced friction and more effectively plowed the soil. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I traced a finger against her soft nose, her cheeks, and her curved chin, with a dimple like Safa’s. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In one picture, the lizard man was standing on a curved bridge, laughing as he watched the little boy falling forward over the bridge rail, his slippered feet already in the air. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They were tall and had long thin legs like deer; their heads were long and angular, with heavy bone across the eyes supporting wide sharp horns which curved out over the shoulders. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sarai’s were at the extremity of the dexter arm—which was a way of saying right, as sinister was a way of saying left—down the long, curved corridor from the gallery. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry carried the cradles by their long, curved handles, and swung the blades into the standing oats. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It shattered and I was left with a thin, curved shard of broken glass about the size of my palm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Scanning the limit of the land before it curved into the rim of the sky, she tried to imagine what sorts of things lay beyond. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “She’s lovely, she’s engaged, she uses Pond’s” the advertisement read, showing two exquisitely white hands with perfectly formed and manicured nails, long nails, and a diamond ring sparkling on the gracefully curved left hand. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance the road curved around a hill, and she was overcome by the desire to run, to leave them all behind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Arm threaded the razor wire into a long curved needle like the ones furniture makers used to sew upholstery. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z For walking in the bush, he wears a baseball cap, a black T-shirt, shorts, a curved African knife at his belt, and scorched, melted green sneakers— dried too many times over campfires. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see the light shimmering like hammered gold off the surface of the Milkwater as it curved away to the south. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They came at last to a magnificent house with a large lawn and a drive that curved up to the front door. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge is supported by four curved metal structures that secure it to the stone wall, and by a maze of narrow girders beneath its lower tier. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He pivoted and turned, and with his left and weaker foot, kicked a line drive that curved down just under the Fire goalie’s hands. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Her breasts were small and her hips only slightly curved, but she couldn’t help resenting these visible signs that she was doomed to be female. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He saw first the glowing curved line around the head of the creature and the line showed him that it was the front of a dolphin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A gravel drive that curved up through a field of dead grass. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The streets curved up and around as the ground rose away from the coast like a spiral. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In the middle of the space, a single spotlight illuminated a curved sword, its blade bare and supported by two silk-covered wedges. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The Snake River curved behind this section, and tall, full-leaved trees grew here and there across the lawn. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Then, slips and newspaper went to the cutter who stood before a large slanting desk and slashed out the marked items with a sharp curved knife. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dark hair is tied in a ragged lace handkerchief, and her curved jawbone is fit with large, false-pearl earrings, as if these headlamps from another world might show the way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond that, the Little Tiber curved gently around the valley, tracing the edge of the Berkeley Hills, hazy and golden in the summer light. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He walked from end to end of the curved row of sitting Keepers, looking each of them in the eye as he spoke. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Her arms are curved in a graceful arch. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z This was long enough for Mace to run, not toward the sea, but sharp left, and left again, up a narrow street that curved behind the shops and bars, away from the front. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When she looked down, the ground curved away in all directions. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I turned to stare at the statue in the middle of the lawn, a black lion standing on its hind legs, tail curved upward, chest puffed out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z One brownstone was rotund—like a jolly, well-fed grandfather—with a curved facade and decorative curlicues above round, owlish windows. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She left her room, walking down the short, curved corridor that led to the sitting room, and found Con at a table that had been laid with enough food for twenty. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She points at the screen with a curved finger, urging Molly to scroll down. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Mo?” she called, and there was the fear back again, digging its curved beak into her heart, taking her breath away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He turned away from the window and his gaze fell upon another peculiar object standing upon the cluttered, curved sideboard: a stone bust of a beautiful but austere-looking witch wearing a most bizarre-looking headdress. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As she ate her bread and meat, she kept one hand curved about the cup enjoying its warmth. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Javier is stooped over me, holding me up with one arm, while his other arm is curved around the back of my neck. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Other mutant flies had forked bristles; sable-colored bodies; curved legs; bent, batlike wings; disjointed abdomens; deformed eyes—a Halloween’s parade of oddballs. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The strange horseman drew an enormous, curved sword from a scabbard mounted on his saddle. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The flowers’ petals curved coyly around the corners of rocks as if they were trying to peek at who might be passing by. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Hrothgar had had sleeping chambers built for the most important ones, far away from the smoke and bustle of the kitchens, with great curved couches comfortably heaped with skins. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z As we locked eyes, he reached for the curved shashka on his belt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Off with you now and write your letter,” and he returned the kiss, smiling with his eyes at her until the corridor curved her from his sight. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The Capehart housing of Freedom Bay, Ben thought, as he curved down Iwo Jima Boulevard, had all the architectural complexity and stylistic flamboyance of an oyster bed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I marvel at its bright green body, curved pink beak, the pink rings around its neck, and its beady eyes. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When it got hot enough, one metal curved more than the other, which turned the heat off. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A little way in, the passageway curved to the left, and Harry saw that it extended far into the cliff. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was only after he laid the curved needle on the kitchen table that his hands started to shake, then his shoulders. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It worked, but the river curved almost constantly, moving through small swamps and beneath overhanging trees so thick it seemed to be a jungle, and he was constantly fighting the raft. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Merle Tuve, who was still struggling to produce high-energy particles with his obstreperous Tesla coil, saw little practical application for Lawrence’s curved variation on a linear accelerator. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z That morning the horizon might curve one way, my lips resolutely curved the other, in a smile. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Sahil was immediately drawn to a cyclorama—a curved backdrop—of a landscape that had a moon painted on it that looked like it was screaming. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Inside the curved container of their daughter's womb, a stranger is growing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Presumably, in the very early universe all the dimensions would have been very curved. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The living room downstairs had a curved wall with custom- built cabinets. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z None of the pathways ended, they curved into others or circled back to the courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Caggo Corpsekiller the men were calling him now, though not to his face; he was quick to anger, and that curved black sword of his was as nasty as its owner. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In fact, the force field seems to be herding us along a curved path. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He raised one hand to her face and his fingers curved over the gash in her cheek; it burst into fiery pain at his touch. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was lean and narrow-waisted, not muscular at all, but graceful and loose-limbed, with a slightly curved nose and nice bone structure. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Seven large tents, all of silver silk, curved in a crescent around one side of a bonfire. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The road curved around to the ridge’s south face, and soon the whole procession had passed out of view. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As we left the moon, we curved around its right side, and we could see it gleaming in the sunlight, vividly etched against the black sky in gray- tan tones. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In her right hand she held a glittering ball of thread—Ariadne’s string—but she popped it into a lion’s mouth at her waist and drew her curved swords. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I had my arms stuck out like the wings of a plane, and the long curved leaves sliced me up but I didn’t feel the stinging. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her small breasts moved freely beneath a painted Dothraki vest, and a curved dagger hung from her medallion belt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the Library, the long curved tables were bare; the reading lamps, unlit. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As Fadi followed his family inside, they were greeted by a short smiling man with a curved mustache. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They lowered the virgule and curved it, for a start, so that it began to look like the modern comma. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z In only a few moments the clay rose and fell, grew taller, then rounded down, until it curved into perfect symmetry. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Pet leaned its head back and forth, horns tipping over, goldfeathered throat exposed and then curved forward. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Curious, he put out his hand, and she dropped a sharp, curved fragment of glittering white glass onto it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His visor was a full face mask fashioned like a gorgon’s head—curved tusks, horrible features pinched into a snarl, and golden snake hair curling around the face. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Harry’s eyes dropped to the objects clutched in Ron and Hermione’s arms: great curved fangs, torn, he now realized, from the skull of a dead basilisk. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then all those curved or toothed beaks opened in their hoods to a brazen unison, and this is what they chanted: Life is blood, shed and offered. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything about Bedi Ma'am is beautiful and round—curved eyebrows, wavy hair, plump body. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Her golden, delicately curved eyebrows frowned in deepest concentration as she glared at the carpet. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z First Turkey curved her yellow beak into a smile and turned to Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It involved installing specially curved mirrors in the solar cells. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Raindrops slid across the curved bottom of the rusted gutter on the edge of the roof, like shining beads on an abacus. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Two have wings, and one has a long body with plates along its curved spine. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Rue has rolled to her side, her body curved in and around the spear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I saw Father twist his hips to the right, and the wings began to curl and the rear rudder curved to the right. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, when they lifted their foreheads from the temple floor, the scrap of paper was hanging in Thoth’s curved beak, and Toby was backing away from the altar, bowing at every step. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They were armed with short broad-bladed swords, not with the curved scimitars usual with Orcs; and they had bows of yew, in length and shape like the bows of Men. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I turn around and feel along the curved stone wall until I reach the second door. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Using the curved peel as a plate, I fed it to Otto and me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Six beady black eyes, bristly legs, and massive jaws that ended in curved, pointed fangs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her lips curved up naturally, giving her a pleased and contented air. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We walked to where our pier joined the dock with many other piers and curved bridges attached to it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The water was standing in the curved brim of his derby hat and his collar was wet and sagging. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Fin like the curved edge of a knife. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It stretched far and curved slightly in the distance, disappearing into mist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The road curved west, where the sun had now dipped low. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And he’d think it was the woman he wanted, and not some combination of curved stone, and a swinging, high-heeled shoe moving in and out of sunlight. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As the street curved and narrowed, the steady traffic along it sounded louder and the warm fumes blew into her face. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It looks like a giant shoe box next to the shiny curved dome of the mosque with two towering minarets. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The bird was winking and holding an ancient gold coin in its great curved beak. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Milagro seemed to know where to go so I followed her through the wrought-iron archway and up the steep, curved stairs reeking with filth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He had thought that hairpins were curved as they were to copy the shape of a lady and he would sometimes play with them like dolls. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A lone circle with a curved nose and eyebrows, flat dark eyes, and an open mouth. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As the path curved around a tall thicket, a covered bridge came into view up ahead. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The sun beamed down through the curved glass above me, warming my day dress, turning me into a hotcake. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His right paw reached out and curved over her shoulder. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Both on their own side and opposite, the wood edges curved outward, away from the brook. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At random across the page were drawn little round, seated cats with long curved lines for tails. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The priest ascended the curved steps to the pulpit. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Their bodies curved together, pressed, and found their perfect fit. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I hold up one of the sickles and point to the curved blade. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She has on light makeup that makes her lips sparkle and her cheeks a slight Asian red; her hair is drawn back to accent the curved proportions of her face. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She stood there until they had filled her with mortician’s paste and sewn her up with a curved upholsterer’s needle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The broad concrete walkways curved in and around the massive yellow buildings that rose taller than anything else in the neighborhood. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Long tusks curved down from a wide, lipless mouth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But I pressed on, absorbed by the tiny squares in the weave, the straight, even stitches that held the seams in place, the way the armhole curved into the shoulder. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In the real room where the girl was slouched in a chair beside her dead brother’s body, her lips curved into a soft smile. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Andras s own father, flung years before against rocks when a boat swung around and tipped, still held one arm locked into a curved and crooked shape. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There are three stories at least, and it’s got one of those curved cupolas that would be perfect to do your homework in. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They marveled at the rainbows that curved up from the waterfall. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Then her hands flicked open the metal fastenings on her black bag and began plucking out clear bottles of liquid, bandages, gleaming silver scissors, forceps, curved needles, and thread. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The river curved and they vanished from sight. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a gravel drive that curved away to the south. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It contained spinning wheels, moving targets, and racetracks that curved from the floor to the ceiling. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z From the button downwards, the lines of the coat separated and curved away behind the legs of the wearer and came together again at the backs of the knees, forming a pair of ‘tails’. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time the plane curved around I knew in my heart it would be my last chance and the bridge was singing, “Na-na-na-na-na. You can’t see me.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The maester inserted a curved copper funnel through the feeding hole over his mouth and poured a slow trickle down his throat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The walls were perfectly straight or miraculously curved. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The tunnel curved then joined a second railway line, this one bent and broken, covered here and there in rubble, which must have fallen from above. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Only her fingers were too long, and they never stopped moving, and her dark red fingernails were curved and sharp. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The trees at the jungle’s edge bend in the exact easterly direction of the wind, explaining their curved trunks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z First two points of mast, then sails, transparent and wraithlike in the fog, then, as Kit strained her eyes, the looming hull, the prow, and the curved tail of a fish. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed Baachan’s curved back as if he could straighten it out. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Even paintings acquire a new prominence by protruding slightly from the curved walls, instead of receding into them. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The road curved alongside rivers that rolled and gabbled hurry, hurry, hurry. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The central staircase is wider than ours, with a curved banister on either side. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He curved across the dome like space itself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He looked at her, and the corner of his mouth curved up in a smile. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah, Fatty,” echoed Ike’s dark-featured friend, his lips curved with laughter. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The sculpture I’m seeing is two round bubble bodies, shoulder to shoulder, every part of the figures, spherical and full, curved bulging chests pregnant with the same breath, heads tilting upward, gazes sky-bound. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I put the ribs together with their edges almost touching, and standing so that they curved outward, which made them impossible to climb. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lips were curved, like the smile of a cat, and something got into me — maybe ’twas the devil. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Now Sean cleaned out the wound, numbed Finn’s face with a shot, and sewed it up with a vicious curved needle clamped in what looked like a pair of scissors. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The road curved again and became a street between shady lawns with white houses. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom raised an eyebrow, and a curved wrinkle formed across her forehead. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It was curved and terrible, far too heavy for mortal fighting, plainly the work of giants. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The paved road in front of us, lined with glittering ivory bricks on one side and edged with golden stones on the other, curved around ripe orchards stuffed with fruit trees I never knew existed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Don’t tell me you wrote it down—ah, what is this? There is a curved shape, rather like a crescent, and another just like it. Well, that is very good, also.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z At the bottom of a slope, a creek curved across a low meadow. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z One arm up as if she was waiting for someone to grab it and arm wrestle her, and the other arm curved as if wrapped around the waist of somebody else. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The driveway approaching the main entrance curved around formal gardens of great beauty, now tinged with the first brushstrokes of autumn color. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Like, are they shaped like two curved dolphins coming together? Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z In the classical theory of general relativity, there are many different possible curved space-times, each corresponding to a different initial state of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She lifts a broad foot and scratches her head with a curved claw on the end of a long, narrow toe. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The ledge we stood on curved around several more times before it disappeared inside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The waterslides—cylinders that curved and wove around one another—were still there, too, but they were dry. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The curved walls had once been painted with frescoes, which were now faded to eggshell white with only flecks of color. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One side of her mouth curved up into a smile, no kind of smile at all. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The palm was calloused and weathered, the nails thick and curved, a miraculous construction of leather and horn. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z We come to where the houses of Werowocomoco are gathered—straw-colored rectangular houses with curved roofs. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I discovered a bird with a black head and mahogany-colored tail as long as my arm, curved like a bow. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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