| 单词 | cut off |
| 例句 | I raced after them but cut off at Allen’s, past the Longhorn Saloon, cut past Rosie’s and to the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She screams like one of us cut off our fingers or something. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It’s awful to he cut off from your own memories, Luna thought. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The result: excessive economy and the prospect of having the electricity cut off. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z His voice cut off and he rubbed his mustache roughly with one hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The stone door closed behind them, cutting off the sound of the waterfall and leaving a deep silence. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “That’s impossible. This island is hidden, cut off from the world by strong magic. Time doesn’t even flow the same here.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The United States cut off oil exports to Japan. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A towering cliff of a black, basaltic rock cut off the sunlight, and the deep night shadow of an airless world surrounded them. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Why did you just cut off contact?” he repeated quietly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When she closed the door to the gray room the outside light was cut off and only the reading lamp threw its cone on the table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I shall cut off your head if you are not careful.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have to go on. In a little while you will be cut off. You can’t order us. You’re not our officer.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “They cut him! They cut off his ears!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The arms were so short he didn’t even have elbows, and the sleeves of his T-shirt had been cut off so they wouldn’t get covered up. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She cut off long, thin strips of meat and laid them on her smoking-platform. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Because none of the kids went to him for anything and because he didn’t earn much money he felt like he was cut off from the family. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z First, Mama cuts off a man who waves a fist at us, except it’s not a fist but a paw. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When the strait was at last flooded around 10,000 years ago, Tasmanians and mainland Australians became cut off from each other because neither group possessed watercraft capable of negotiating Bass Strait. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After storing her fuel she returned to the kill to cut off more strips to smoke. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He took another step forward, cutting off Clancy before he could start speaking. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z ‘Ted’s cut off, and I look a fright,’ Dad said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran the knot down the thread and pulled it taut and cut off the silk with the scissors from the kit and looked at the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The cop stepped closer, cutting off my view. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Well, then, my dear, hop to it, or my next shot will cut off more than your friend’s hair!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Two rode towards Frodo: two galloped madly towards the Ford to cut off his escape. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But if they ever spoke to the people of Isfahan about their faith, the shah would cut off their heads. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “It took you fourteen years to grow that hair,” said Mama, “and I’ll not let you have it cut off.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The shower cut off and there was a period of silence. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Leroy was wearing an old Army shirt with the sleeves cut off at the shoulders. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I could cut off my tongue,” I offered. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “You have to be very careful,” she whispers, making the familiar gesture of cutting off her head. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z This is a statue of a famous general who lost an arm, And this is me with my head cut off. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I get to cut off your head, Laufey’s son, and take it back with me. Eitri will be so pleased. We can turn it into something useful.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I cried out loud only a little, because soon my flesh began to burst inside and out and cut off my breathing air. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I squeeze the scissors and cut off one thin strand. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nose tombs” in Japan still contain the noses cut off of 20,000 Koreans and brought to Japan as trophies of a 16th-century Japanese invasion of that country. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The threat of being cut off, of being thrust out from the club of insiders, had always terrified Ellsberg. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Ronny yells, “The only thing she takes is—” The rest is cut off by laughter and I hear him getting hit with something. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He wrote, “Frank Millet, whom I loved, was aboard her...thus cutting off my connection with one of the best fellows of the Fair.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “He cut off his finger,” Mamá said, quivering. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They could be cut apart and cut off from home and destroyed in detail, piece by piece. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he felt he was cut off from them forever, he had a strange hankering for their presence. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “It just gave me an idea. We could pull out some hairs—and maybe cut off some fingernails.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When that Hydra showed up, so did John, torch at the ready like lolaus, burning the necks as I cut off the heads so they couldn’t grow back. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z At the same time there was a fine steel wire of truthfulness in him that cut off the heads of fast-traveling lies. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But few are as isolated and cut off as we are from the joys of nature, which can be shared by rich and poor alike. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But then their laughter was cut off by a strange sound. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Without my phone, I’m completely cut off from the whole world, and Momma is obviously mad at me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Eliza pulled the laces of my stays, cutting off my reply. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t cut off the circulation in my arm,” he teased. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The Capitol demolished the visible remains of the district and cut off all access from the outside. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z One problem solved: the hatch above them closed automatically, cutting off their pursuers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At the morgue were bodies of people who had been hacked to death; a woman had both her breasts cut off with a machete. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If only I could be Joan of Arc, cut off my hair and dress like a boy, just to be on the safe side. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “They have broken through and we will be cut off.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The song cut off, and my haptic chair reshaped and reoriented itself, transforming from a bed back into its chair configuration, lifting me into a sitting position as it did so. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z All about them was the white snow and the night; they were cut off from the world and were conscious only of each other. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I just want to cut off that margin of time before class begins, where Martin might try to talk to me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “I had no other choice. I had to pretend—” His voice cuts off in a small cry, just like when he was little. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z You were always so tired you didn’t care; I would cut off my left hand to have one here. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But how can you get back on your feet when your life’s been cut off at the knees? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Come on, you can tell me! Some kind of executioner, am I right? A man who knows all about cutting off heads.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The hunters took the lion’s body and cut off the tail, paws, and mane. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppy worked in the Coalwood mine until 1943, when a runaway mine car cut off both his legs at the hip. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Now I mushed up the soup by squeezing the tube until all the water was dissolved, and cut off the end of the tube with a pair of scissors. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing basketball shorts and a T-shirt with the sleeves and most of the sides cut off. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He barged past Ifemelu into the flat, into the kitchen, and reached up to the electric meter, yanking off the fuse, cutting off what little electricity they had. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "I bet if she'd been in the city, she wouldn't have let them cut off Father's head." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He got the ball there and I cut off the baseline but he wasn’t going anyplace. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z For a second I thought his foot was cut off. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Beetle blades—it’s how the Creators watch us. You better not—” He was cut off by a booming, ringing alarm that sounded from all directions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z With nothing left to watch but the official government tele-vision channel, we were all but cut off from the outside world. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A closet door cut off one corner, and Emily was surprised to see the inside was a triangle instead of the expected square. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Why would any reasonable church want to be cut off from itself?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z T here, after work of course, he could live in purity and peace with the world, cut off by the little draw. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Every year, when the first flowers showed up, Mama would cut off a few branches and put them in water in a mason jar. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z As he cut off a piece of that goat he began to smile. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked back to gauge the progress of our pursuers, and whether they followed—and ’twas then I saw that Pomp had fallen behind the rest of us, cut off. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z For some time they had been cut off from the world, as if in an invisible island; now they were laid bare again, peril had returned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Master Underwood!” the council member on the right shouted, cutting off whatever Grover was trying to say. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He wore no hat and you could see that all his hair had been cut off close to his scalp. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Doctors and nurses and patients passing on adjoining paths seemed to be moving on casters, cut off at the waist by the piled snow. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It started bleeding again, and I cut off the cleaner pieces of my ruined shirt to fashion a makeshift bandage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The interview is quick, cut off mid-sentence: Anderson Cooper’s face looms on the screen overhead like a disgustingly handsome Hunger Games cannon, announcing they’re ready to call Florida. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She brought me some little scissors to cut off Mate’s braid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I motored straight to the spot in the cove where I had found Ben, cut off the engine, and let the boat drift. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “If it breaks free of its chains, we are all in danger. We need to cut off its head.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The crusts hadn’t been cut off the toast like she did, either. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The office space next door was empty and had been vacated some time ago; the electric power was cut off, and ceiling panels were falling down. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing she could do to protect herself, and so she did the only sensible thing left and began to cut off a big, meaty hind leg from the kudu. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She aimed to cut off the rat’s head, but she missed her mark. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Yet I see nothing else we can do. Would you abandon him? Would you have cut off his head?” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He turned and went to the spot where the hatchet had been last night, the spot from which he had taken it to cut off Mary’s head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, an unconditional silence filled the bus, cutting off from the Chief any alternative but to take up his narrating position. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly, six cars ahead, he saw Father Mike dart out of line, cutting off another car and slipping into a toll booth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And with the cutting off of people’s public aid and SSI, basically I don’t see any hope for the people around here. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had in his pocket and placed on the parlor table the lead bullet they had given him to bite while they cut off his frayed leg. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Rowdy snuck in, shaved off their eyebrows, and cut off their braids. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z And at a time when she was cut off from everything she knew—family, home, friends—writing was the thread of continuity. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z That night I took a pair of embroidery scissors and, with great exhilaration and a pounding heart, cut off the first inch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He figured getting the water cut off was the worst, because you couldn’t flush the toilet. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We've come to an intersection where three streets cross each other, veining off at odd angles so that the sightline cuts off after less than twenty-five meters. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He went over to his racks of materials, selected a steel tube, and cut off fourteen inches of it with a hacksaw. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She’d talked with that same accent, at least until Percy had cut off her head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In Pretoria, we felt connected to our supporters and our families; on the island, we felt cut off, and indeed we were. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Love cut off most of the thick gray beard with the scissors, after which Grandpa wrapped a steaming towel around his face to soften the stubble. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Sherman’s troops laid waste to much of Georgia, cutting off food supplies. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I knew that the tip of my tail had been cut off and that I was about to crash on to the floor and everyone in the kitchen would be after me. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z On the contrary, he had kept up the pursuit in spite of Kehaar and had actually carried out a scheme to cut off the fugitives’ retreat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers were moving them up the mountain where they would be under total Khmer Rouge control, isolated from the world and cut off from all the escape routes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sluggers abducted me and cut off my limbs. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z On Ellis Island the officials asked her, “What year did your husband cut off his pigtail?” and it terrified her when she could not remember. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A sloping mound of rocks and dirt, floor to ceiling, cut off the tunnel. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then it was cut off entirely as it started to drizzle. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The Queen of Lothian had taken to her chamber, cutting off communication with her guests, and Pellinore broke his fast alone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He cut off a gram and lit the pipe. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Another was about men who said they lost their jobs because they refused to cut off their ponytails. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt the structure of the veins, the pulse of its misfortune, and felt the damp palm with a lifeline cut off at the base of the thumb by the claws of death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The watchdogs lay like dark wet stones, with their heads cut off, teeth bared. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I have no home, for I am cut off from Denmark forever. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Ben laughed as he cut off the foots. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Already our escape route was being cut off. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “They cut off the AC in here for a reason.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z They are pixels, of course—but the man still falls backward, his left hand now cut off from the rest of the space, useless. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the left pocket was a kitchen knife, the same knife that Miggery Sow had used to cut off the tail of a certain mouse. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Grandpa walked over to a hoop of cheese and cut off two chunks about the size of my fist. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I cut off my long hair in the manner that was stylish, like a young boy. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It's hard to imagine a place that's hotter than our jail cell in summer when the fan cuts off and the smell of sweat and sewage clogs my nostrils worse than usual. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Some cries were long and full of panic and the labor of running, others were cut off almost as soon as they began. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you get your hair cut off and wear it in curls like the other girls instead of those chunks wound around your head?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They bobbed up and down like a wet Whack-A-Mole game, their screams cut off only when they disappeared for a few seconds before fighting their way back to the surface. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I saw on TV once, a guy had to get his whole leg cut off just because he never treated a wound he got from a bike accident. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Nearly there,” said Malcolm, because they had come to a group of trees that cut off their view of the house, and the garden was behind them. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The destruction of the Waterworks meant that the entire city’s water supply had been cut off. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z After I finish eating, I’m so full, my pants nearly cut off my circulation. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “If we had killed that cop they would have rounded up all the men in town and cut off their heads and hung them from their patrol car antennas.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z While he spoke her face began to close against him, and by the time he paused she was cut off and the open way between them was blocked. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Nixon ordered his staff to cut off all contact with the New York Times. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z To cut off the seedpods is supposed to make the bulb store energy. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know. Still and all you always see them cut off and get the idea that they grow chopped down. Let’s buy it, Neeley.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Rita clung to his arm so tightly she cut off the circulation to his hand. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She cut off a piece of the new caribou hide and was scraping it clean of fur when a snowstorm of cotton-grass seeds blew past her face. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Take this creature to the Wolf’s Den and cut off head and hands, the fat lord had commanded. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Maybe these mestizos have to secretly cut off their hairs with little machines to keep from turning into hairy monsters. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z So the teacher cut off her own question and simply smiled in greeting. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Capitol, like 13 during the Dark Days, finds itself completely cut off from outside help as it holds the threat of nuclear attack over its enemies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Mom roasted a turkey for the holiday, but Dad ate little of it, still obviously upset from having to cut off his men. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she scooted over to the wicker boxes and used her knife to cut off the leather straps. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was the kind of smile you give to a chicken whose head you’re about to cut off. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “You have got to yield, or I shall cut off your head.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When the clouds closed in a moment later, cutting off my view, he was within sixty feet of the tents, maybe closer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z After I cut off the motor it was really quiet in there, and cool under the trees. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There, cut off from all communication, I was truly alone, the only person in the solar system who could not even see the planet of his birth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She makes a creepy gesture of cutting off her head with her index finger. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I could cut off an arm and eat it, gaining me valuable calories and reducing my overall caloric need. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The poison is cutting off oxygen to my brain. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then he cut off into the woods in the other direction. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The lights were often cut off because they hadn’t paid the power bill. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z My mom would have felt the same way if it was my nose that was cut off. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The person had jaggedy brown hair cut close to its face and wore one of these blue undershirtlike tops with faded jeans cut off above the knees. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z And while he explained how bone healing works, and Maddy started getting into how our mother had had her legs cut off, I bent down and pretended to try to move the chair. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z During this time, we were not completely cut off from the Tang people’s town. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sonny, I’ve been around coal mines all my life. What’s supposed to happen and what does happen in them are two different things. You think Poppy was supposed to get his legs cut off?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Now she is alone, cut off by curtains from the three other women in the room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I did that now, cutting off the lane to gather some woadwaxen for his yellow. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The tunnel was high and wide, so wide that, though the hobbits walked abreast, only touching the side-walls with their outstretched hands, they were separated, cut off alone in the darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I cut off a piece of pork, dunk it in mashed potatoes, and start eating. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Someone cut off the patient’s muddy, bloody uniform, and Adams saw his legs had been blown off at the thighs. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Please, Mom. They cut off my leg! Doesn’t he understand? It hurts.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Or else his phone gets cut off because he hasn’t paid the bill. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I cut off two thin strips to make jesses, or leg straps, for Frightful. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. It's not—” I get out, but I’m cut off by an even more hysterical round of sobbing that seems only to confirm what Finnick said about the baby. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Nana suggested cutting off his tail to make him more refined, but Clara had a tantrum that degenerated into an asthma attack and no one ever mentioned it again. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Probably the worst thing about your trip will be that those steel plates will cut off your view. You won’t be able to see a thing, so you better take a last look now.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He strips Lincoln to the waist and continues the search, cutting off the president’s white shirt with a pocketknife. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In a book Farmer had once shown me was a photograph of a defiant road worker; the man lies on the ground with both hands cut off. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I looked like a bloody turkey with its head cut off as I circled the bases. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They moved forward, they bore down on the eraser from three sides, cutting off all retreat, pinning it down in murderous crossfire, the lieutenant leading the charge, the captain shouting commands, calling in air strikes. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “You just cut off the seagull’s head,” Percy noted. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Ellsberg sat on the floor, cutting off the tops and bottoms of the pages. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Three of their four breasts had been cut off. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Around the outskirts of the city, cut off from town by the black oval of the river, everything was in darkness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And then his voice is cut off abruptly by the storm door banging closed behind me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z No, that’s only a hand cut off, on the third conviction. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey said the man’s things had been cut off and put in his pocket and he had been shot in the head, all because the whitefolks said he did “it” to a white woman. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately for them, and even sadder for Bobby, after Collins received the letter warning him against forwarding anything, that conduit was cut off and the requests for contact drifted down into wastebasket oblivion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Just as he was about to cut off their heads, the sister asked him if they couldn't just hear one more of Scheherazade's wonderful stories before they died. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The city and track were completely cut off from all wire service. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There seemed no chance of reaching the Ford before he was cut off by the others that had lain in ambush. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Yes, because the last thing she wanted was to break it off five years down the road, when the two of them would be in so much deeper, it’d be like cutting off a limb. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Fires now raged unchecked in the first circle of the City, and the garrison upon the outer wall was already in many places cut off from retreat. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Soon their terror will overshadow the last armies of our friends, cutting off the sun. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I writhed in a blind panic as the leather strap tightened, cutting off all airflow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He worried about the Gladers circulation getting cut off, but decided it was worth the risk. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Her dreams seem to her mere sparks of color and electricity, cut off from the current of her life. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They waited by each door, cutting off Loki’s escape, if he was still inside. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She immediately cuts off my ponytails with two swipes of her scissors. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The pictorial space, with its indeterminate depth, becomes continuous with ours, despite the fact that the frame cuts off the figure. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z To make his displeasure manifest, he summoned Hobamok home and cut off contact with the Pilgrims. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The boys were not allowed to wash or peel these items or even to cut off rotten parts. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z He said that he usually wore long sleeves, so they cut off his hand and sent him on his way to spread fear and warnings throughout the countryside. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaisa cut off another small piece of the liver and held it up in a bloody hand for the prince, who dismounted from his horse and knelt down on the ground before the huntress. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I cut off some boughs for a mattress, then I leaned some dead limbs against the boulder and covered them with hemlock limbs. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually, the wizard would quickly cut off the head of the guilty snake, but this time, the dead man took pity and allowed the cobra to live. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “Get back over—’’Alec’s words were cut off when the entire Berg jolted and shook for a second. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then, just before I turn to walk away, I add, “I’m really sorry about cutting off your eyebrows.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z If a man was an enemy, sometimes they’d cut off his head and stick it up on a pole as a warning to others. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But he hesitated just enough to let the Phoenix goalie move out to cut off the angle. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Pale, her blue eyes clouded with an unwonted melancholy, she sat in a corner, cut off from those who surrounded her by an emotion which they did not share. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I poured off some hot water into the bread pan, leaned the washboard inside, cut off a hunk of soap, and began to rub. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “They have cut off my hands and cut out my tongue,” he says in a hoarse whisper. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z "He had planned to take your dragon's eggs, until I warned him that I'd cut off his hand if he so much as touched them." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Well, if you know about the time-stop, you must also know that you are completely cut off from the outside world. You are, in effect, powerless.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She owes the grocery store up the block so much money, it cuts off her line of credit. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z With his machete he cut off the heads of two small living dogs and pressed their noses to the ground, reciting promises. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Our early life is cut off from the moment we came here, and that without our lifting a hand. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s leaning on the table I’m wiping, wearing a gray T-shirt, old jeans cut off above the knees, running shoes with no socks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But all of their escape routes were quickly cut off by more Clock Watchers. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s very tough to laugh when Dad’s hands have cut off your windpipe,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A metal ridge cut into Mark’s back as the pilot pressed on him from above, leaning forward with his forearm dug into Mark’s neck, cutting off the air to his windpipe. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And why had he cut off so abruptly? Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z His grip was clammy but mercilessly tight, cutting off all airflow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Now, more and more I found myself cut off from him. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I had I’d have cut off my right hand before it had a chance to do secretarial work for him!” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Manit cut off his headlights and motor and coasted up to the base of one of the bridge's stone pillars. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “We were so far underground this time, there was no real danger. Thirteen’s alive and well and so am—” My voice cuts off in a dry, squeaking sound. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z My eyes stared straight ahead, even though I could hear them close ranks behind me, cutting off any retreat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Her photos are horrible, heads cut off, pictures of nothing, a table, a hand, a chair. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They can be cut off from the world because they don’t know how to talk to it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The trunk was packed with parts of human bodies—bloody arms, hands cut off at the wrist, severed heads with staring, sightless eyes. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But the electricity had been cut off, and the oil lamp that had once lit the dark between our beds had already been packed away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They tore necklaces from women’s necks and cut off their fingers to get the rings. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The horses slowed to the slowest walk as the path became a stream, and the heavy rain cut off all vision as effectively as the thickest fog. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The left side of his face was slick with scar where an axe had cut off his ear and part of his cheek. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It’s cutting off the carotid arteries, the ones that feed oxygen to your brain. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z But despite the relative proximity of the bus to civilization, for all practical purposes McCandless was cut off from the rest of the world. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Kyle recognized only one of the projected images—a greenish bald guy wearing bifocals and pants cut off at the knees and tugging on a kite string. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “I think that hall was actually cut off here, not there,” and “Watch your proportions,” and “Draw straighter, you shank.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “And if you count less than ten, cut off the remaining fingers.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A shrill shriek, suddenly cut off, came from an open window high above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z If you steal again, your foot will be cut off. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Boy, you don’t have the sense you—” He cut off abruptly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z At first Eliot found Mrs. Sen’s anxiety incomprehensible; his mother had a p.o. box in town, and she collected mail so infrequently that once their electricity was cut off for three days. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Both men glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s rumors of the Argentinian navy breaking out of its ports and cutting off our sea lines to Ascension Island. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z We are cut off from activity, from striving, from progress. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She hung up, feeling a stab of guilt at cutting off Mamma’s well-intentioned advice. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z By 2:00 p.m., they were surrounded, totally cut off from Alpha and Bravo. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Sparrow’s soft voice curled with laughter, and was cut off by an “Ow!” as Ruby pelted her with a plum. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It’s as if his steely command cuts off the breath in my lungs. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He took his penknife from his pocket and cut off tender bites. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z "She actually gave us up because she doesn't have legs. They had to get cut off because she got the sugar." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Then the judges get fed up and have her head cut off and that does the job. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z One time, he remembered, she had gone downtown to the gas and electric company because they had cut off the heat. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked over to a young birch tree, cut off several long strips of bark, and brought them back to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some of them were desperate, they starved themselves thin or pumped their breasts full of silicone, had their noses cut off. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z C-rations, grandchildren, were the special food packets that we Marines were given to carry with us so that we would have food to eat when we were cut off. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody but a freak like a deaf-mute, cut off from other people, would ask a right young girl to sit down to the table where he was drinking with another man. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His face still looks like his tie cuts off the circulation to his head. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We cannot afford to throw the bread away, because then we should have nothing left to eat in the morning, so we carefully cut off the bits of bread that the animals have gnawed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing this, our soldiers cut off the Youns’ heads and hide them in bushes or toss them in the jungle so they cannot be found. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only were the men separated from their work, they were cut off from their homes, credit at the company stores, and identification as a Coalwood citizen. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Kainene would laugh and say something like, I didn’t go on vacation, for goodness’ sake, I was cut off in enemy territory. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She used to cut off slices to eat like cheese. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Wrapped tight enough to cut off all air flow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Nor could I see any logic in hairs or grass growing longer by being cut off. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he asked, “Who cut off the head of the assistant mayor?” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I explain this to my own mother every time she begs me to cut off the bracelet, which is now too tight to slip over my hand. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When O-lan saw what he had done she burst out in terror, “You have cut off your life!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z When he took her arm, she whirled and clenched her fist, cutting off the air to his throat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They definitely should have died this morning when he cut off their heads in Tilden Park. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “They said it was over and they were cutting off from each other.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Mam gets the relief and the food dockets till someone informs on her and she’s cut off from the Dispensary. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Staying away is one thing, cutting off all contact is another. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He cut off the motor and lifted the pole out of the water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A couple of times, the drivers came back to the church saying that they were cut off and there was no alternate route to the site.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He cut off their center when he caught up with me but I was already on the way up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Kino has cut off his own head and destroyed himself. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever I cut off, I put under the bush, to feed the roots. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Dad waves at a tower of cars and says, “Luke, cut off those tanks, yeah?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She bites into the sunflower seed butter sandwich her mom packs every Friday—on sprouted whole grain with the crusts cut off. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z After it was trimmed and the limber end cut off, I hung the lantern by the handle on the end of it and started easing it out on the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I never found out why the fence cut off. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They had joined Raskova’s regiments so they could fight for their Motherland, and they must have felt very cut off from the rest of the world during the time they spent in Engels. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Hugh had been at the Addis Ababa teen club when the electricity was cut off and soldiers arrived to evacuate the building. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A tour guide tells them that after the Taj was completed, each of the builders, twenty-two thousand men, had his thumbs cut off so that the structure could never be built again. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It targets itself, homes itself, and cuts off. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we’re cut off we might as well have a drink.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I watch as Mother cuts off the tiniest bite of apple. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I asked Mother if I could cut off my hair, which hung in a dense swelter all the way down my back. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They took their revenge, not on Hoenir but on Mimir: they cut off Mimir’s head and sent it to Odin. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Shan laughed, short sounds that seemed cut off prematurely, as though more were supposed to follow but did not, and because she merely laughed, not saying anything, Ifemelu added, “It’s interesting.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It seemed impossible that in 2005, in the United States, there was an entire city cut off from all communication, all contact. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I’d had my leg cut off and my head cut open and put back together again. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the other settlement that did the cutting off in the first place, cuz maybe Prentisstown really was contagious. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The door came all the way open, cutting off his view for a moment, then it fell back softly upon the snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “And the Mission League cut off our stipend right before Independence!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bleeding profusely and cut off from his supply of eagles’ blood, he had never been closer to death. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I have been so alone on this journey, cut off from my past. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I could tell he was feeling overwhelmed, so I cut off the questions after a few minutes, and we walked to the front door of the courthouse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I was now a tennis player cut off from his roots. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “She is my child. You don’t cut off your own finger because it smells bad.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The witnesses were spared his screams, as his manhood had been cut off on the first day, stuffed in his mouth, and sewn in. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Stop it, you sorry son of a—” His words were cut off when one of his captors reached down and punched him in the face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her father sat next to Prince Con, who suffered the good-natured ribbing of Kaede’s three brothers for cutting off his hair. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In an attempt to silence her, Anthony went backstage and ordered the janitor to cut off the gaslights, leaving Woodhull and the entire membership in the dark. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I read in a book that they cut off the workers’ hands if they hadn’t collected enough rubber by the end of the day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach was taking her to the beauty parlor to have her singed hair cut off. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe that was another gay thing about him, but he didn't think so, because Eleanor wouldn't look like a guy even if you cut off her hair and gave her a mustache. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “If they get to know that I could have prevented it,” he said, “Ban win cut off my head.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They have their hands cut off and their brothers turned into swans, their lovers chopped up and planted in basil pots. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Before Red could recover, Toomer was on him again, the black hand coming around the throat with such fury that Red could feel the blood flow cut off from the brain. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If the letter tears or the seal is smudged, the Commandant will probably cut off my hand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He cut off the pastor and asked, “Aren’t you all-powerful and all-knowing?” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “And be quick about it. If she’s not wet by the time I’m done disrobing, I will cut off that tongue of yours and nail it to the wall.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Before I can answer, the static cuts off. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They were to blow up the steel towers carrying high-tension wires to the plant to cut off the power supply. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Too late I remembered I had cut off my long, flowing strands and couldn’t shield my scar from their gaze. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Basically, I cut off the oxygen supply until he passes out. Everything turns fuzzy and white. It’s like being stoned, but you’re only out for a few seconds.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It takes a lot of effort to cut off a bite of pancake—there’s no strength left in my arm. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Noor had recently cut off her long dark hair, revealing delicate features and making her dark brooding eyes more pronounced. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Not too short, not too long. Our longevity will be adequate, not cut off too soon, not so long we become a burden.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s collapsing the magic barriers around Manhattan—cutting off just the building, and us.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Releasing the handles, he examined his arm, then made his way unsteadily to the bathroom of his apartment to wash the cut off. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Before they came for Lynn, I cut off a lock of my hair and placed it in the pocket of her pajamas. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He cut off the end of his cigar with a gold cutter he wore on one end of his watch-chain. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It seemed to him that this was better than trying to bring them right at once by such courses as, for instance, by cutting off the lovers’ heads for treason. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “The system cut off our voice links to you as soon as you entered Halliday’s office, so we couldn’t talk to you.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Lloyd: That’s the worst thing you could do—cut off aid around the projects! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not like the feeling of being thus cut off from his normal life. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled a long rope from the bag and cut off a section. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She cuts off a little strip and I have to hold Manchee’s head down while she loops it around the mess of his tail. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The miners cut off were required to leave their houses within two weeks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was not easy to gain Americans’ sympathy when you’d spent years cutting off their liquor supply, but articles about a tiny woman bringing gangsters to justice made their departments look like the good guys. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But seriously, I don’t think it’s at all shocking; we’re cooped up here, cut off from the world, anxious and fearful, especially lately. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Their faces were pink, puffy squares cut off at the brows, their pores enlarged from the pressure of their tightly bound habits. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “If Guenever or you, Lancelot, were proved to be guilty of a wrong to my kingdom, I should have to cut off both your heads.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Milton Ashe flushed, but a fourth voice cut off his reply. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “A shoe would have to be cut off that foot now.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Luma started to explain that she was on the way to a soccer game when she had been pulled over, but she was cut off. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The five thousand marines there were cut off and could get supplies only by air, even though any helicopter that flew over took a lot of enemy fire from the twenty thousand surrounding Vietcong troops. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It hung over a pair of working man’s breeches that were cut off below his knee. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On the day before Thanksgiving, Dad solemnly waited for each shift at the portal to call out the names of more men to be cut off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Why didn’t I just cut off my hair before school started? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Chucha gives me her long, slow, guillotine nod that cuts off any further questions. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Our destination turned out to be an empty stretch of road cut off by a pile of stones and logs heaped in the middle of the path. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Moreover, how could a man live locked in a town and in a house in the town, and he would die if he were cut off from his land. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z "The girl was wet with love. She would have done anything for Joffrey, until he cut off her father's head and called it mercy. That put an end to that." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Came to get you,” he says, pulling straight into traffic without so much as a wave to the cab he cut off. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, when the German forces cut off their supplies for several days, the ground crew of the 586th ate nothing but herring. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Left, then right, he went; and right, then left, went Arya, cutting off his escape. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The notice informed them that it was a temporary matter: for five days their electricity would be cut off for one hour, beginning at eight p.m. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He said it would be very hard for us to live cut off from the rest of the world. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The rope had been so tight as to cut off the blood to her hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Let’s just get in there and shut that door until we figure something out. Maybe we can keep it—” Alec shushed him, cutting off his sentence. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Alex slipped out, closing the door behind him, cutting off the sound of the siren. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z "So when Vaigo Hoat's the lord, he's going to cut off the feet of all the servants to keep them from running away. The smiths too." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But once he had the strength, he cut off his long, thick, splendid hair. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The bright moonlight seemed to be suddenly cut off. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When hogs bite each other’s tails because of stress, the industry cuts off their tails. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The Negro often dreams of things separated from him only by a door, knowing that he is forever cut off from experiencing them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the stars and with the night colder all the time he ate half of one of the dolphin fillets and one of the flying fish, gutted and with its head cut off. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When they had finished their meal with the delicious strawberries, Sam got deer hide from the mill house and cut off long strips for Alice. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z At the end of an alley, when my route was cut off by a heap of crates and half-rotten lumber, I climbed a ladder to the roof. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The straps on her shoes had been cut off to look like flats, but they looked worn out, was what they looked like. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, we’ve been cut off by the dark mass of clouds, so that we can go neither up nor down. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I had come in for my foot, my missing toe, which was cut off by a piece of falling rubble. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He let her know that she would be cut off from family funds if she didn’t return home. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Trap the enemy inside, cut off from supplies. Make it impossible for them to send out their hovercraft.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Because the darkness squeezes you inside yourself, you get cut off from the outside world, the imagination takes over. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of lunch, I wait for Principal Trask to come over to the overhang lunch area and cut off armbands from everyone who’s still wearing them, but she doesn’t. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Our gas got cut off last week, and with no gas, we don’t have heat. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z When I came back, Jorgenson was using a knife to cut off my pants. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If the fire has crept in behind us and ignited the gas, then we’re cut off. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She’d barely gotten herself inside when she heard the first scream, cut off at the end. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When the roof finally caved, a piece of slate had cut off his foot at the ankle. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “We need the Weaver to close the tear in the sky. If he does, it will cut off the iron monsters’ power. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She didn’t think of her braid as something that could be cut off, if that was what Baachan was suggesting. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Wait for my word—no one’s to be harmed—” I start to say, but the static cuts off. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “I’m going to cut off your head,” I told him, “and leave it in the gutter for the dogs to eat. . . .” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Principal Trask doesn’t look like she cares one bit that people are upset about her cutting off their armbands; she just keeps snipping. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z As a result, the English stuck to Newton’s fluxion notation rather than adopting Leibniz’s superior differential notation—cutting off their noses to spite their faces. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Once he got out of the stable he’d head straight down the road afore he cut off into the woods heading for the lake he first took me to ’bout a year ago. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Cato stands before me, almost at the lip of the horn, holding Peeta in some kind of headlock, cutting off his air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Horrible, horrible gangsters! They cut off people’s ears and things!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mark gagged, gasping for breath as his airway was cut off. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A few came alongside while the rest got in front of them, cutting off any escape. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For three days, Yakima was paralyzed and cut off from the world, its airport closed, its approach roads impassable. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The little pieces of meat, lean and fat, that had been cut off the large pieces, Ma chopped and chopped until it was all chopped fine. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll cut off his head and throw it into the gutter where the dogs can eat it,” Uncle said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As the winter of 1959 waned and the snow and ice melted, many miners who had been cut off the year before were called back to the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “No,” Vonetta said, cutting off our rat-a-tat-tat flow before we could get it going. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I feel as if somebody cut off my feet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I put on my new dress, cutting off the price tag with Jon’s wire cutters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I planned a lamp of a turtle shell with a deer-hide wick, and as I was cutting off a piece of hide, I heard a shrill scream. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got to the hoop I saw the dude had me cut off. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Miyax dressed, cut off a piece of meat, and held it out to him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the wind blew and cut off the light of the sun with its dust, and the pigeons cried mournfully in the tower. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sullivan took a step toward them, then realized that the fire had gotten around behind him and might cut off any chance of escape in a matter of seconds. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Washburn is cut off from the rest of Grant’s army, with no hope of rescue. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Remember me? I cut off Maria’s nose tip and was sent to the big special-ed center and got a patch. Wanna see?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks closer at the area around my swollen eye and then cuts off a piece of bandage with the little scalpel. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He jerked the boat’s tail up in surprise, cutting off the motor. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “It cut off oxygen to his brain. That’s what a stroke does.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When Ma wanted fresh meat for dinner Pa took the ax and cut off a chunk of frozen bear meat or pork. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Squat and round and in a backward ball cap so tight, it might be cutting off circulation to his brain. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He never pressed his clients, but when the bill became too large, Lee cut off credit. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers would grab them off the street, beat them, and cut off their beards and side curls, known as payot, just for sport, or what they considered sport. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z A fly bit the ear of the child on Mrs. Bowles’s lap, and his howl cut off the conversation. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like a foul pillow held tightly to their faces, cutting off their air, choking them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He kept the isinglass curtains snapped to the windows to cut off the draughts, and tight around his neck he wore his gray wool shawl. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z After Woolf dismounted, Azucar butted him out of the way, ran over a spectator, slashed the NBC Radio wire—cutting off the national broadcast—and dragged his terrified groom down the track like a toboggan. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There is sudden silence as the transmission is cut off. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Abuelito must be gone or very close to gone; he would never have forced her like this, cutting off her return. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was from the eleventh book, when Odysseus, cut off from his friends, finds himself alone and on enemy territory: The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It also cut off all light, but Leo and Frank could deal with that. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Are you “And then it cut off. “I’ve timed the message, and it’s one minute and twenty-seven seconds. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A donkey hee-hawed somewhere, the sound echoed, and a car motor cut off so the silence seemed deep as the sea. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Impressive aim. The knife is one of a pair, correct? See this pattern painted on the bottom of the blade? It cuts off abruptly.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Soon a shoulder of the hills cut off the light of the fast westering sun. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was obscure, but not too cut off from the house, a friendly little place with the consolation of water and not too many shadows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The faint sound of the sirens cuts off sharply. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He’d cut off a chunk of the Aztec emperors and whittled them down until there was only one remaining. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Francis's husky voice cuts off at the end, and I know it’s because Emery must have told her about Prism. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He frowns and tries to remember: first you start to cut off a piece. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Early on, when I apologize about cutting off her morphling supply, she waves it off, saying it had to happen anyway. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “You’re going to cut off all the circulation in your feet,” Lillian said, but Ben kept on pulling at the laces. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Put one in mine then, that I wish all my curls cut off, and given round to my friends. I forgot it, but I want it done though it will spoil my looks.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z His unhappiness was so great he felt himself completely cut off from the rest of the world. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But the action was cut off by a loud wrenching sound from above, followed by the groan and squeal of hydraulics. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We had an uneventful three months, cut off but still together. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Jed let out a piercing, horrific sound that cut off all the new ones coming from the forest around them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then a door banged, seeming to cut off the smell as abruptly as though it had been a sound. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Thinking that his escape route had been cut off, he returned to the bus—a reasonable course of action, given his topographical ignorance. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they dragged on Boots’s throat till he felt his air cut off, felt himself choking. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The engine cut off, and I sat, motionless, as they continued to listen. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Their own Jewish religion, their own rich Jewish ethnic and cultural roots, they anesthetized, and cut off. . . until they began thinking of themselves as ‘ ‘Germans. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The flames shot up with startling ferocity, sending up two curtains of fire, effectively cutting off the far corner of the shop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z By a fallen telegraph pole Turner cut off a length of cable and made a noose. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She cut off an inch and hurried back inside, brushing the soil off of it and the knife blade. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He doesn’t seem to be fully aware of pain any longer because the blood clots lodged in his brain are cutting off blood flow. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every coin has a King’s head on it, cut off neatly at the neck, but the Kings are different. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I finally reacted—too late—and Sorrento nailed my mech in the lower torso, just a split second before the beam cut off. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t have time to, because the presiding judge told me in bizarre language that I was to have my head cut off in a public square in the name of the French people. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The music—a song called “Spread Your Wings” that’s really grown on me—cuts off as she abruptly slams her laptop shut and spins in her chair to face me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The cake sat on the center table, whole but for the thin slice she had cut off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Miss Love didn’t even notice when I cut off the ignition. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z One day shortly after he had arrived, some drunken demons had tried to cut off his queue. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though Principal Trask is holding those scissors out like a sword, I’m still shocked when she starts cutting off people’s armbands. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z There was a rainbow halo around the moon, partially cut off by dark clouds. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z That is how I told my parents I was cutting off contact with them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Whenever one started to slump or lean too heavily, his or her breath would be cut off. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He cut off its terrible emptiness, drew back, and gave the entire room a gift of one huge bright yellow flower of burning. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She cut off the crusts, and then cut them into quarters. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you willfully cut off a classmate’s eyebrows? That seems like an odd thing to do.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He’s cut off mid-sentence because Alex has stopped in the middle of the corridor and yanked him backward into a kiss. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I mean with them cutting off welfare, a lot of these shorties are going to be even more messed up. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blower cut off, and her suit began to go limp until it stuck to her sweaty scrub suit, and she felt contaminated air creeping around her. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike her parents, and her other relatives, her grandmother had not admonished Ashima not to eat beef or wear skirts or cut off her hair or forget her family the moment she landed in Boston. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Ackley said, "I got this hangnail I want to cut off." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z If you steal, your hand will be cut off at the wrist. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z A closet door cut off one corner, and Emily was surprised to see the inside was a triangle instead of the expected square. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Campbell felt the deficiency all the more sharply between 1914 and 1918, when the Great War cut off all travel to Britain and the continent. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Whispers filtered that the Allies had cut off access roads and train routes. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “You know his daddy got his legs cut off in the mines, don’tcha?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They’re clearly intending to cut off the peninsula where Cherbourg is located. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z You are sealed into one of the thirty-two capsules with the strangers who were next to you in the queue, and when they close the doors, the sound of the city is cut off. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z His right arm was cut off at the elbow and the sleeve pinned to his shirt. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In that way they would, if all went well, cut off a great loop of the Road, which further on bent southwards to avoid the Midgewater Marshes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “She won’t do much for you. We had to give her special potions to keep her calm. And we had to cut off her pretty hair, because she kept trying to pull it out.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Try Alabama. No, how about Florida? I hear just last year they cut off a man’s parts, fed ’em to him, then killed him for being with a white woman he’d never even met. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A strangled cry, cut off at the end. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He passed the young man and was cut off again by another young man, also with black hair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Earlier, when Bargh had gone to the committee at NYU that approves human experiments, they had made him promise that he would cut off the conversation in the hall at ten minutes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Then the Lady unbraided one of her long tresses, and cut off three golden hairs, and laid them in Gimli’s hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z That clump a bangs she cut off with her construction scissors is growing back sticking straight out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Because they peck each other, their beaks are cut off. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Abruptly, I leaned over to cut off the engine. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Which was soon cut off by the crackling speakers in the ceiling. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, the engine cut off, the Gs went to zero, and we knew we had arrived. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He then took his pocket knife and cut off a piece about six inches long...then took a match from his pocket and lighted the end.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Ben’s final screams were cut off when the walls closed with a terrible boom. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A workers’ strike could cut off food supplies, jeopardizing the war effort. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I wonder if doctors ever cut off somebody's arm or leg and afterward realize that they made a huge mistake. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The history writer says this is what Catherine, who is a wife of Henry the Eighth, says to Cardinal Wolsey, who is trying to have her head cut off. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, really? And weren’t you planning to cut off some of my fingers?” asked Dustfinger, tying the cord around Flatnose’s legs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Still, I know my grandma worries when our phone line gets cut off and she doesn’t hear from us. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I got fairly good at it, though once or twice I sliced too deeply, nearly cutting off a whole head. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “You know as well as—” Their voices were cut off with the sound of a door closing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If I moved fast enough, I could cut off the tiny thief. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He cut off a length—about three-quarters of a yard—wound it into a sort of garland, and wrapped it up first in white and then in brown paper. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It looked as if he had placed a bowl on his head and cut off that which hung below the rim. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He had cut off most of my hair. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z My mouth opens with a flood of questions that he cuts off with “That’s all I know.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I am cut off from him, shut out. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard a motor running, then cut off. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex starts to laugh, but cuts off when he hears rustling down the hall. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Clove jams her fist into my windpipe, very effectively cutting off my voice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A searing pain closed around my neck like a molten-hot collar—cutting off my breath, making everything go black. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z With a deft twist of the ulo, she cut off a slice and savored each bite of this, the most nourishing part of the animal. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So instead she cut off his almost-question and asked, “Speaking of where, what is this place?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “The police must have jammed the cell-phone signal for the school. They must want to cut off any contact the bomber would have with the bombs or anyone outside who might be helping him.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “You can tell your father—!” I dug my fingers into Kevin’s shoulder, cutting off the rush of words before they became insulting in content as well as in tone. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She called the welfare department to have the family’s public assistance cut off, and then reported the violation to the Housing Authority, starting the eviction process. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The defeated army was running up a corridor that was bound to narrow, and soon must be cut off. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Starting at eleven last night, all private phones were cut off. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They were cut off from the wind by the ridge behind, and the air was still and stuffy. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When I next see Regibald du Burgh, Werfel thought, he will be wielding a two-handed sword and cutting off my head. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z We both jump when the music abruptly cuts off. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The doors were nailed, the way back irrevocably cut off. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then without hesitating, I cut off my hair, watching with regret the long flaxen curls fall to the ground. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He planned to cut off her ears and her nose with his pocketknife and get his money back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Just know: I cut off three feet of blond hair and swore away boys forever because after this happened with Zephyr, my mother died. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He cut off a hand, which he then thrust into her bisected abdomen. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I’d like you to find the beauty in my cutting off your nose and ears.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not in my family it doesn’t. If I don’t do this, I get cut off. No funds for college. No nothing.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When I tell him how horrible my day was, he pauses for such a long time, I think maybe the call has cut off. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z What kicked off the Rum War was Prohibition, America’s ban on alcohol, which cut off the nation’s supply of wine, beer, and spirits. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They all run after the farmer’s wife, She cut off their tails with a carving knife, Did you ever see such a sight in your life, As three... blind... mice? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z From her silhouette I could tell she had cut off all of her hair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The gate slammed, the torchlight was cut off by the wall. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The hip-hop music cuts off abruptly, followed by quiet applause, and I say too loudly, “If Mom has already disowned you, what’s the worst thing that could happen here?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z After that fateful contact with endrin, this normal, healthy child became little more than a vegetable — unable to see or hear, subject to frequent muscular spasms, apparently completely cut off from contact with his surroundings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Yes. Our goal is to take over the districts one by one, ending with District Two, thus cutting off the Capitol’s supply chain. Then, once it’s weakened, we invade the Capitol itself,” says Plutarch. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z You tried to cut off my tongue, but it didn’t work.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Stormy wasn’t watching, we would cut off a piece of prickly pear cactus, scrape off the spines, and suck out the juice. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When a dealer was caught skimming money from a gambling hall, the floor boss would cut off one of his pinkie fingers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “He also wanted all the men who had been cut off last time to be hired back because it had been done wrong.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We saw the town with a mist over it that cut off the mountains. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The engines of the yacht cut off and its tail end begins to swing around so that the boat can bump lengthwise against the building. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Jean Miele’s advantage began with the people he was with on May 6, when the lining of his right coronary artery ruptured, cutting off the flow of blood to his sixty-six-year-old heart. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Using Nick's dagger, I cut off the sleeve of his linen shirt and pressed it into a ball over the wound. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Tyrion lost half his nose in the Battle of the Blackwater. Slashing her face, cutting off an ear... the Imp’s grubby little fingers are all over this.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He cut off a chunk of dried breadapple, offered me a slice, and sat meditatively chewing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “We better cut off the turnips. They’ll burn, and Mama will whip us,” she said. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wrapping up my arm while he said all that about cutting off hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When one arm was pointing to the coast and the other was pointing in the direction the bird was taking, she cut off the remainder of the strip. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandfather could have worn a wig if his queue had been cut off. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When the man in charge cut off the grain, the first group gave up quite soon, the second group a little later. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z My hair fell forward, cutting off everything—Maxine, Mr. da Silva, the greenhouse’s geraniums —except the book. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They all run after the farmer’s wife, She cut off their tails with a carving knife, Did you ever see such a sight in your life, As three... blind... mice? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He was cutting off the man’s beard and the black hair that came curling down over his ears. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z ‘Once, in Oregon, this dracaena cut off my arms.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The other boy’s voice was sharp enough to cut off whatever gory tale he was about to share. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Jude—who cut off all her hair so I hardly recognize her—tries to come with me, but I say no. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry we got cut off yesterday like that.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z After the tail was cut off—as a trophy for the conqueror—nothing was left to waste: the meat was dried, the heart smoked, the intestines made into sausages. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They talked in loud, worried whispers while they cut off what was left of my fancy pink dress with a pair of shiny scissors. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The man who’d been cut off by another man up tide might motor abreast of the interloper in order to shake a gaff at him and curse him up and down as a fish thief. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In the truck there was a five-gallon can with the top cut off. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I cut off one and chopped it into bits and scraps. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter jumped out a window but was cut off by a snarling police dog. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With the dogs’ howling cut off behind them, Aru and Mini went from utter darkness to blinding light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When she stepped ashore she found herself in darkness for the rise of the ground, and the trees, cut off the moonlight. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I would have cut off a limb if it meant I could have had a child. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They drank lemon-scented water and ate sandwiches with the crusts cut off at three o’clock in the afternoon. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She put a bowl on my head, cut off all the hair beneath it, and told me I looked like a flapper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The cheering stopped as if cut off with a sword, and complete silence fell all over the arena. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Matt scrambled toward the kitchen, but his father nimbly cut off that path of retreat. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She eased the bird inside her warm sleeping skin, cut off a small piece of caribou meat, and held it out. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in the middle of the letter when I heard the pounding at the door that would cut off my inspiration forever. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the next sector some of our men were found whose noses were cut off and their eyes poked out with their own sawbayonets. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy’s dad had been cut off in 1957, but had stuck around by claiming an old shack above where the colored people lived in Snakeroot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When the gas got cut off, Trey knew it was gonna happen. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The one time she tried to protect Nel, she had cut off her own finger tip and earned not Nel’s gratitude but her disgust From then on she had let her emotions dictate her behavior. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z One day when I returned to her apartment, she took out an entire loaf of bread and cut off a thick slice for me as payment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Patients who had a hand or fingers, or a foot or toes, cut off had the best chance of survival—the percentage of deaths being 2.9 percent and 5.7 percent, respectively. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He cut off a foot of one-inch-wide aluminum tubing, and it looked awfully small. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry,” she muttered into his hair, “I won’t let them cut off your foot.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I knew Gus and Bertha were watching me cut off that pointed piece and push it to the edge of my plate, but they didn’t say anything. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Thank God no rebellion could cut off the sun. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Some girls journeying north cut off their hair, strap their breasts, and try to pass for boys. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Melanie said that she had read about some people who cut off their fingers as sacrifices. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I cut off a green twig and began to whittle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He began a speech, but the king cut off his slurred words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She had starved before, when Connelly got it in his mind to punish the quarter for mischief and cut off rations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The icy sword of the square-toed one had cut off his breath and left his hands in a pose of agonizing protest. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He’s busy down there eating everything that falls inside, running around like a chicken with its head cut off, the head on the floor, munching food of its own. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Thomas paused before he replied, not wanting to be cut off again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They don’t even look down as they chop, and I’m surprised they don’t cut off their own fingers by accident. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I heard myself screaming, as if the noise I made would somehow cut off the impact of the grenade. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When the second man dropped, she crouched beside him and rolled up his right sleeve—a tattoo of a hand, its first and second fingers cut off at the knuckle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She didn’t look once but said, “Don’t go cutting off your fingers. There’s no money to take you to the hospital.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When I saw his startled eyes at my breasts, I slashed him across the face and on the second stroke cut off his head. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I cut off the damaged area leaving me with a garment that comes just to the bottom of my ribs. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Though I have only a half hour more of sunlight, I cut off the motor and idle; I fear that the noise is chasing the bonobos away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a voice in the back of his head whispering that they were going to slap another year onto his sentence, drop him into solitary, cut off his hands, cut off his head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He wears a jean jacket with the sleeves cut off, and his hair is long, down to his waist, like a rock star. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Some boys had cut off the long, sharp spears of a Spanish bayonet bush and they were chasing the girls with them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Twenty-five men were cut off from the company. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Morgause...” began Lancelot “Morgause has paid for her share by having her head cut off, so we must leave her to rest in peace.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up his knife and fork, cut off a piece of the fat, and put it in his mouth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z By cutting off my hair I was punishing myself for loving someone so much. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z To my left the view is cut off by a black line of roof of the old house next the abbey. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z That was another bad thing about not having a computer or Wi-Fi—not only was she cut off from her video games and email, she also didn’t have any way to listen to new music. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The slices we cut off are heaped together in the middle of the floor. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam shot out an arm, cutting off my warpath before it could start. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “That would be your mother, I believe...Medusa’s two children were trapped inside her, unable to be born. When the original Perseus cut off Medusa’s head—” “Two children sprang out,” Annabeth remembered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Bless him,” said Ron fondly, “and when you think I used to fantasize about cutting off his head and sticking it on the wall.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Even at the best of times it was seldom working, and at present the electric current was cut off during daylight hours. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z As was the custom, the orchestra cut off the song they were playing and went into “Till We Meet Again.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I find a basswood tree, take out my knife, and cut off several branches. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “The spirit told me how my uncle poured juice of henbane into his ears, curdling his blood and cutting off his life.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Soon they would have the story of her death, of the reporters’ finding her bones in the furnace, of her head being cut off, of his running away during the excitement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z With a loud bark she rolled onto her stomach and cut off her milk from him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe your people really will hurt us bad—yank out our guts, cut off our fingers—but that doesn’t scare us, Lucky Girl.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Still, the last sad memory hovers round, and sometimes drifts across like floating mist, cutting off sunshine and chilling the remembrance of happier times. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z To cut off your hair after a breakup was a feminine reaction. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "One of the cooks cut off my tail with a carving-knife," I whispered back. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I’m not sure at what point that night Auggie had cut off his Padawan braid, or why that made me really mad. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Its restlessness and brutality had dropped away as if cut off by a knife. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It runs along the tree line at the far side of the clearing and then cuts off into the woods. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I hung it on pegs inside my entrance, and because it was bigger than it had to be, I would cut off pieces now and then when I needed them. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shall cut off her head and fill her mouth with garlic, and I shall drive a stake through her body.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I can literally walk up to any nopal in town and cut off a paddle. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We cut them up in triangles and cut off the crusts and put little toothpicks with frilly tops in them. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z A short bark that was instantly cut off as if a needle had been lifted from a record. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope he falls on his face and cuts off his tongue. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They felt like they had been cut off in my sleep, stuffed with dynamite and hot peppers, and then reattached. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It is a bit bloody at one corner, but that can be cut off. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone says, “The Second Army mauled, the Ninth cut off. France’s best fleets wasted.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Will cut off the edging of fat from his steak and pushed it to the side of his plate. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He had only the bare wall behind him now, and the grating cutting off his retreat to the right—and Basta was coming straight at him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But what she was about to say was cut off by an ear-piercing screech from downstairs. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z So I think of that—but then I think of these little shorties when welfare gets cut off. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “That way they can cut off the Army’s retreat,” Achilles said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z By that time the arm had swelled up considerably, to the point that the forearm pads he wore had to be cut off, and unwillingly he went to the hospital. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But like a swirl of dust on the dry salt flats outside, a stream of boys moved to cut off the exit. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I cut off the branches and then started to cutting the limb into fireplace-sized logs. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Feet cut off to prevent escape and hands cut off to stop theft. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When they were finished, Mary Todd Lincoln sent a request: Please cut off a lock of his hair for her. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I would cut off your head, beard and all, Master Dwarf, if it stood but a little higher from the ground,’ said Éomer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I felt the cold pierce my bones, cut off the circulation in my hands, and seep into my soul. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A sharp jab in the back cut off my comments. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Isolated, segmented, and stratified, these families are cut off from the single, the gay and the gray, and, except for those tending them, anyone from lower classes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “But I can’t cut off his head without cutting his neck,” he said. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The piece of curtain Victor had cut off was hanging on the wall Ida had put a carpet on the bare floor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Biblical subjects tilt toward violence: Judith cutting off the head of Holofernes is now popular. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z For this, by arrangement with the Dutch Government, he went to the island of Curasao in the Caribbean, cut off from the mainland by at least 50 miles of sea. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I heard no signal and no call for silence; it simply stopped, cut off, as if a door had slammed shut on a playroom filled with children. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Cause Maria has one and I don’t want to have to wait until someone cuts off my nose to get one.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He unzipped it, producing an orange blanket, a pint of orange juice, and some sandwiches wrapped in plastic wrap with the crusts cut off. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He will cut off their heads and mount them on the roof of our house as a warning to others. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I considered cutting off the road across the field to go directly to the farmhouse, but then I decided I’d better stick to following the horse tracks, in case. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He first cut off the bush at the base, then started on the root, but no matter how deep he dug, he never could seem to get to the bottom of it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z One of Halleck’s followers had already cut off a builder’s ear in the yard, and like as not that was just a taste of the bloodshed to come. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In gathering wild yams, they cut off most of the edible tuber but replaced the stems and tops of the tubers in the ground so that the tubers would regrow. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The creature was kicking and biting still, so he cut off her head and rolled it away before lifting the dead Gallivespian clear of the leathery neck. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The subtle stream of his emotions cuts off abruptly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Montag took the four remaining books and hopped, jolted, hopped his way down the alley and suddenly fell as if his head had been cut off and only his body lay there. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Problem Solve as to how to obtain food after the railroad lines were cut off, strategize as to earlier successes during the war. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Please give — And then the message was cut off. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z My gasp was cut off quick as I was yanked forward into the tidal pool of standing marsh water. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But the reason seemed to be more strategic: we believed the authorities were attempting to cut off the head of the ANC on the island by removing its leadership. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Oddly, its battle cry cut off sharply instead of fading as it plummeted to the depths beyond. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I hope so because I want to be my own boss and get my hair cut off if I feel like it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t move and I felt like my wind had been cut off. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was cut off by a sound. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Gerald remembered times when the lights had been cut off, and the phone, and even the water. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a few days after Hue fell, the Communists had completely surrounded Da Nang, cutting off the main road south to Saigon. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Annabeth and I would have to retreat before we were cut off from Mount Olympus. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z This is a bad time to be a rose or a zinnia or a marigold, because people attack with scissors and cut off what’s pretty. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Four days before he was brought in, Carlos had seen a man get both legs cut off by a freight train. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He cut off a slice of very hard cheese and put it on a cracker. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The garden was full of huts and sheds, some so near the old westward windows that they cut off all their light. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “We have to get higher. I’m cutting off the search and heading home.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I knew naturalist scrivs in the Archives who would have cut off their hands to study such a rare creature. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You got some money to lend me?” one of them, an older woman whose telephone had just been cut off, asked her. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z As Mom had predicted, one day in early winter Dad stood outside the tipple and called out the names of men to be cut off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If you cut off the pointed end of a slice of pie and save it for last, you can make a wish when you eat it. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Both would rather cut off limbs than ask their strapped families for more money. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If the British held West Point, they could cut off the northeastern colonies from the others. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z All year we had lived in the wind, now we were cut off without a breath of air. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Peach Fuzz’s voice cleaved the air, cutting off the rest of her words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It announced that since the Mount Elgon Lodge’s suppliers had cut off all credit to the lodge, the lodge was unfortunately unable to extend any credit to its guests. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our guns open in full blast and cut off the enemy attack. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to shrug him off, but he grabs for my throat, fingers pressing hard enough to cut off my airflow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z First I cut off his leg with one sword swipe, as Chen Luan-feng had chopped the leg off the thunder god. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Clean the goo from a price tag, take the squeak out a door hinge. Lights get cut off, stick a wick in it and burn it like a candle.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At Ellis Island when the ghost asked Brave Orchid what year her husband had cut off his pigtail, a Chinese who was crouching on the floor motioned her not to talk. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But we were cut off from this type of new thought. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard you cut off your braid,” Mom said to me, sitting down at the edge of the bed next to Daisy. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The Santos goalie stepped forward to cut off his attack. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z By the time of James’s passing, the Randall sons had cut off social ties with their father’s peers and proteges. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Which meant that we were supposed to be cutting off the routes the Congs could use to cut off First Corps from the rest of the war. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z General Pemberton, completely surrounded by Grant’s army, had been cut off from all supplies and had been starved into surrender. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I did notice he had cut off his Padawan braid, but I didn’t ask him about it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The tombwalk was a relic of the old palace cemetery, cut off from the rest of the grounds by the construction of the astronomers’ tower. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z From this he cut off a good piece, and then he and his men sharpened it and hardened the point by turning it round and round in the fire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He will be cut off if the bluecoats in the pasture continue their advance. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z My radio went dead and I thought it was broken, but it was only that the high ridges cut off the radio waves. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Bartolomeo brought out his knapsack and cut off two pieces of cheese. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I asked, hoping to cut off a confrontation. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My throat cut off the word—silence in front of the most understanding teacher. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He held up an empty milk carton with the top cut off. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Not the misunderstood kind of witch who only wants to heal with her chants and herbal remedies, but the creepy kind who cuts off crow heads and eats children and small pets. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It was cut off, as if with a sharp knife, when the end-of-recess bell clanged. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not know if he saw me, or if the light cut off his vision, but I saw his bitter, contorted grin. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His left hand went to her throat and he cut off her wind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Well, when Sister Betty X told her foster parents, who were financing her education, that she was a Muslim, they gave her a choice: leave the Muslims, or they’d cut off her nursing school. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll go to watch TV and all of a sudden the lights will cut off. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z If so, the guards would raise the drawbridge, cutting off Maegor's Holdfast from the outer castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They had cut off communications, pulled down power lines, demolished bridges, and ripped up railroad tracks. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z After that night in the Distracted Globe, Art3mis had cut off all contact with me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z After the Independence cut off our stipend and all contacts with the larger world, it seems God’s plan called for Mother and Ruth May to fall sick nigh unto death. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She may cut off their tails with a carving knife, this husbandless wife, whose school friends are still promenading through their girlhoods. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Another fellow told me our food was so wretched that he had to flee before it made him sick, so I had his foot cut off, roasted it up, and fed it to him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the rinse jets cut off, the blow-dryers kicked on, blasting the moisture off of my skin in a matter of seconds. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I mean, I like my Mom and all that, but she runs around like a chicken with its head cut off. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He became that person you wouldn’t want to cut off in traffic because he’d pull a knife and slice you. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “I’ll prove it to you. As soon as I can walk across the yard without near passing out, I’ll get a torch and cut off another tank.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her hair was short and blunt, cut off abruptly right below her chin, and red in the sunlight. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z John then cut off his buttons and handed them to Charles, who took out the bits of paper and translated the shorthand messages for intelligence officers. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Push the green retractor butt—” He was cut off when the Berg’s engines roared to a higher pitch and the vehicle vaulted into the air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I heard he was good and quick when it comes to cutting off legs or arms.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Actually, they were sweatpants with the legs cut off at the knees. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Ekon opened his mouth to argue, but his words were cut off by a long, sonorous toll. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Didn’t he know that the debils wouldn’t hesitate to cut off his limbs? Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would sooner cut off my right hand than ask the ballot for the black man and not the woman,” she wrote to abolitionist Wendell Phillips. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Pilate sucked a peach stone and her face was dark and still with the memory of how she was “cut off” so early from other people. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘It was Isildur who cut off the finger of the Enemy.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And we would lie quiet until unsuspecting bullfrogs appeared, and we would spear them, cut off their legs, and sell them for a nickel a pair to people who lived up and down the road. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘It was no ordinary storm. It is the ill will of Caradhras. He does not love Elves and Dwarves, and that drift was laid to cut off our escape.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z From a flat upstairs, an adult yelled, “Nee any a, if you children make patches on the garage walls with that ball, I will cut off your ears!” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z So I devised a plan: Every week I would cut off an inch of hair—just one stealthy inch—so that Mother wouldn’t notice. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And six months after that, when she had that whole foot cut off. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “But being cut off from the exit's not good idea, so it’s early to rise tomorrow, before the sun even, so we can put some more ground between us and them.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Elizabeth, who was very clever and artistic with her hands, started the costume idea by making herself a Nefertiti headdress out of a plastic bleach bottle with the top cut off. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Next I went to the smokehouse and cut off a piece of salt pork. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But at least he doesn’t have my drawing hand cut off. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He cut off a big chunk of chicken and opened a can from the store-box, some kind of meat. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Then several men broke from the larger group and cut off the path to the front door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He had noticed the minute she entered the Council chambers that she had cut off her hair at chin-level since the last time he had seen her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Kaori has ham, lettuce, and tomato and cuts off all the crust. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When the giant stumped toward me, I cut off his head. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If I don’t like their faces I cut off the heads and glue other heads on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The day before, at the decisive Battle of Five Forks, Union General Phil Sheridan and 45,000 men had captured a pivotal crossing, cutting off the main road to North Carolina. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z JimmyTrotter cut off pieces from the deer and put them in a pan and Miss Trotter salted the pieces. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear, sent it to the woman he loved, and in the end took his own life. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If I could have had perfect test conditions—a room with decent ventilation, and a glass of unsweetened green iced tea—I would have cut off another two minutes. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z When new leadership in Seoul cut off the free fertilizer in 2008, North Korea tried to do nationally what it has been doing for decades in its labor camps. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She looked at the vacant-faced woman lying in a bed, her hair cut off short and her hazel eyes staring at the camera without any expression, as if the camera and photographer were not there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Jody felt a little mean pain in his stomach, so he took out his pocketknife and cut off the bird’s head. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I stubbed my toe and near cut off my finger whilst peeling an old, tough turnip. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie hunches over on his stool, intently watching Gimpy pick up the knife and cut off a slab of dough. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Frypan wasn’t too happy having a whole box of his wax paper rolls taken away from him, especially with their supplies being cut off. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I told him to escort the rest of my delegation in first because I feared that when I went in there would be pandemonium and they would be cut off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was near the spot where I’d seen the lone soldier, I cut off the motor, sat Otto down on the seat, and walked the bike. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Tad ran a hand over his head and cut off his mother’s panicked words. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “And I’ll run again. I don’t care if you cut off my legs with that knife. I will keep trying to escape. I don’t belong here.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He commented upon Wang Lung as he shaved his upper forehead, “This would not be a bad-looking farmer if he would cut off his hair. The new fashion is to take off the braid.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He could feel his feet beginning to swell because the circulation was cut off by the metal digging into his skin. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Bullfighting is a cruel sport where innocent animals are tormented, tortured, killed, and have their ears cut off. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She wore a turquoise sweat suit, the sleeves and legs cut off, threads hanging like a blue-green spiderweb. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z It was the half-hour break after their homework and before their French tutor arrived, and Ojiugo was making jam sandwiches, carefully cutting off the crusts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "They'll cut off your head if they catch you, you know," Toad put in with a nervous laugh- "This is so stupid, it's like something the Aurochs would do." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I was glad nobody wanted to cut off my hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I had told her once that it always looked as though she was about to cut off a finger or two, and she had laughed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then one afternoon there came a moment when I was cut off from both of them, Papa and Mama together. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The light-emission of the Chabe stove is cut off, and it exists only as a sphere of heat, a heart of warmth. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Some people had to cut off their packs to keep from drowning and then struggle in to shore without guns or any equipment.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I cut off the little braid on the back of my head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I cut off the radio as if to stop it from giving evidence against me, and scuttled to the door. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z One inmate had wanted to cut off his ring finger, he said, because it was too swollen for the inmate to remove his wedding band, but another inmate had talked him out of it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had cut off contact with Obinze, after all, and so much time had passed, and she was newly in a relationship with Blaine, and happily easing herself into a shared life. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She moaned and cried out insanely, “I want my leg cut off.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Art had me—eager, enthusiastic, willing to help but with energy more like a chicken with its head cut off. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Somehow, it feels sad to cut off all those years. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We take out our collapsible forks and our pocket-knives and each cuts off a leg. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Eaten by Confederate soldiers during the war when rail lines were cut off, making food and rations scarce. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He was wearing an old T-shirt of Eleanor's and a pair of corduroy pants that their mom had cut off into shorts. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But unbeknownst to King, Johnson went significantly further than cutting off contact. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Clots are accumulating in his intestinal muscles, cutting off the blood supply to his intestines. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Kainene will come back. One woman from Umudioka went on afia attack and the vandals occupied that sector so she was cut off for four months. She came back to her family yesterday.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "Bending over cuts off your air," he said. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It pulled out its rib and used it to cut off the creature’s head. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I agree with Elihu. A Loyal New York cuts off New England from the other colonies. The rebellion will wither like a vine cut off at the roots.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “He will use his nice dagger to cut off the pretty girl’s face so that I can have it for myself, just like the last pretty little girl I found all alone in this jungle.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “She went to your grandmaw’s. Left word for you to cut off the turnips and eat some graham crackers till she got back. They in the kitchen.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no guard posted on the bridge, nor at the rusty barrier across the road cutting off the way to the village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I’m not sure what to do, because I want to go over there and show I’m part of the armband-wearing group, but if I do, it will mean my armband will get cut off. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He would be cut off from the living, forever; he would have no name forever. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Ellsberg showed Robert the system he’d worked out: after each copy was made, the “Top Secret” stamps at the top and bottom of the page had to be cut off with scissors. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I could cut off the balloons, but I'd have to dig to get to them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She told the servants to take all sharp things out of the room, thinking scissors and knives were cutting off her next generation. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A doctor trying desperately to save someone’s life on a battlefield may have to cut off an arm or a leg without anesthetics. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Candice was still getting used to her mom’s small afro—it had barely been a month since her mother had cut off all her hair in order to go natural. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z |
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