The dog sniffed for a moment, whined, sidled toward him and allowed him to stroke her head and ears and licked his palm and lay down. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I felt myself unwind as we walked, until my shoulders were shoulders again and not ear barricades. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Fudge looked around at the portrait of the ugly little man wearing the long curly silver wig, who was digging in his ear with the point of a quill. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Monsters dropped their weapons and clasped their ears in pain. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As I fled down the stairs, the clang of fire bells filled my ears. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her ears buzzed, her pulse fluttered, her eyes darted from one face to another. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The hair around her face is matted with tears, and I use my finger to gently comb some of it back behind her ear. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Nearby stood a little girl with hair gathered in two fat puffs over her ears, and Nhamo knew the bread and margarine were for the little girl. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hence it assailed not only his ears but his eyes; as he stood by the inert TV set he experienced the silence as visible and, in its own way, alive. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

And of course, ear training is crucial to any musician who wants to play jazz or any type of improvisation. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Where is it?” a voice hissed in her ear. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

By the time we arrived at the large plaza and stopped in front of the towering gateway, my hands were shaking and my heartbeat was pounding in my ears. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They shot from under the rocks, unfurled their ears, and listened. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I slip my headphones on my ears and turn Cardi all the way up. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Tad shook the ringing out of his ears and pushed the thought to the side. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then someone starts talking on the walkie, and the security guard lifts it closer to his ear. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Only with the ear the Capitol reconstructed,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the hood of my jacket up to warm my ears. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so. Curzon-” “Funny little boy, ring in his ear?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear the third-grade laughter ringing in my ears all over again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Rishi laughed in her ear, his breath tickling.“Oh, right,” Ashish said, looking around, running a hand through his rumpled hair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Edmund’s insult rang in my ears, still red with undeserved shame. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My hands shake, and as I read, the world narrows to a pinprick of light, all sound fading away until only the roar of my heartbeat fills my ears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounded small and thin and tremulous in her ears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I can still hear the music pumping in my ears. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Still, maybe he had used language too strong for little ears. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Liam reached over and gently pried my hands from my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I sketch an oval, fat and compact, add black eyes, tiny rounded ears, tucked-under feet, and a mess of every-which- way hair. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair was a cap of coarse red-black wire cropped about his ears, and in one hand he held a sad cloth sack. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Luke murmured in my ear, “Burnt offerings for the gods. They like the smell.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was a brief silence, during which I saw one of the Hasidic students grin and lean over to whisper something into another Hasidic student’s ear. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Franny took in her breath slightly but continued to hold the phone to her ear. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

When I listened in, I immediately wanted to scrub my ears with dishwashing soap. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

However hard Meggie strained her ears, she couldn't make out what the pair was saying. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She had a bulbous nose and ragged ears. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

We swayed to the song, and then Valentine’s lips were brushing my ear and I wasn’t really thinking about Dorothy and Jim anymore. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Involuntarily Frodo loosed his hold and put his hands over his head and ears. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The woman asking the questions touched her ear. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Out of all my features, my ears are the ones I hate the most. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He bends his head to my ear, and I cringe, my terror caught in my throat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tree- ear could read their thoughts—This scrawny scarecrow of a child claims a royal appointment? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Only a toilet bowl, inaccessible to the eye, if not the ear, of the tenants. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mouth is dry, hands hard against my muffed ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I lean close and whisper in her ear. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Frozen shards peppered my coat as screams filled my ears. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The boy’s screams were so loud, I wanted to cover my ears, but I held him firmly. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The woman police officer comes to the door of the den and talks into Ms. Pagett's ear. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It offered her a chance to be close to Joe, to chat with him privately, away from the eyes and ears of others, and it always seemed to please Joe, to relax him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She’ll stroke my cheek with her cool hands, sing quietly in my ear. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even her voice sounds like it is traveling through water to reach my ears, and it takes me a few seconds to make sense of what she says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I pull my earmuffs back over my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I flattened my ear against the wall and heard a woman’s angry voice, then another, the higher voice of a girl shouting back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet I did not think to close my ears; I did not think to count to twenty. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena rubbed an eye and then scratched the dog behind the ears. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Pong's pulse beat fast in his ears, and goose bumps ran down the backs of his arms. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Ralph’s keen ears heard the scratch of a pen and the rattle of a key. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Tree-ear! Eh, again you see the aptness of your name. You are like the ears of a scrawny little tree, noticed by none but hearing all!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

When the truck finally stops and the engine turns off, my ears throb with abrupt silence that rushes into my head. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It stood absolutely still with its ears and its head up. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A bristling sweat seeped into my clothes, dribbled behind my ears. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

"You're uglier than me. At least I don't have ears like a bat." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Celia,” Marco sighs against her ear, filling her name with all the desire and frustration she feels herself, his breath hot on her neck. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so hard I couldn’t keep them over my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It cut into Tally’s ears like a vibrasaw striking metal, and every muscle in her body fought to get free of the handcuffs, her instincts demanding that she cover her ears. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

"There are so many people here," I say as I lean toward her ear. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Perdita came in behind Shed, taking off his ear with one stroke of her sword. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the rabbit fur on Edward’s ears and tail, and the whiskers on his nose had some dim memory of being hunted, for a shiver went through him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

A few moments later there she was, standing at the front door in jeans and a sweatshirt, her hair down but pulled back behind her ears. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Lomax, he admired for his ferreting ear and eye for hot news. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The queen of the rabbits must not be wed without herfloppy ears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He examined my eyes and ears and then politely asked me to stand and lower my underpants. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Prosper scratched himself behind the ear, still looking embarrassed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The horse nuzzled his ear; he smiled and rubbed the delicate nostrils. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flipped a strand of short black hair behind one ear and smiled with unnecessary warmth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She felt his lips move against her ear when he said, “I never want to see you like this again.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dad says goldfish sense sound vibrations through their inner ear and the lines of sensory organs down their sides. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

As if he were scratching behind the ear of a Yorkie in desperate need of grooming. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

My heart is pounding so loud in my ears, I can barely hear my footsteps underneath me as I run up the steps. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She stepped toward Mrs. Stockton, who had released our ears and now stood with her hands over her mouth. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louisiana bent down close to Ida Nee’s ear. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Lady Selyse was as tall as her husband, than of body and thin of face, with prominent ears, a sharp nose, and the faintest hint of a mustache on her upper lip. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Most afraid of. Hmmm,” Bull whispered, plucking at his left ear lobe. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But listening to the whimpering near her ear, and feeling her brother’s warm breath on her cheek, mostly, mostly, she just wanted to outlive Akira, so he would never be alone. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The teachers tie us to our chairs and pour worlds into our ears. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

A corpulent, rednosed wizard had actually taken out an ear trumpet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And: “If you’ve got the ear of God, tell Him to send me a check for the drapes.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Snow was in his mouth, eyes, ears; snow was seeping down his back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The lock clicked and the door swung open — they piled through it, shut it quickly, and pressed their ears against it, listening. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

From my cramped vantage point in the back I have a good view of my family’s ears. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Them telling my moms what happened as she stood with the phone cupped to her ear in the kitchen, crying but at the same time looking sort of relieved, too. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Without turning around, I reply, “A large, round rubber animal you bounce around on. You hold on to the ears.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Because the rain the night before had made us hopeful, I think both of us did our chores with one ear to the sky, listening for the sound of engines. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She always confused her for one of her sisters and whispered childhood secrets in her ear every time my mom bent down to help her up. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I told you it’s too late! You want to get your ears cleaned!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie puts his hands over his head and smiles from ear to ear as the machine scans him. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She is cute, little Ruby, with her ears flapping like palm leaves, but I am handsome and strong. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“What did you say?” he asked, returning the receiver to his ear. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Drink,” I hissed in his ear as loud as I could in my dry voice. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I would he on the cot with my fingers pressed into my ears, but when I drifted off to sleep my hands fell away, and the noise of the traffic would wake me up again. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was as if the ringing in my ears was so loud that noise became silence. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then the roar of the rain filled my ears. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The essence of artificial selection—for a Heike crab, a dog, a cow or an ear of corn—is this: Many physical and behavioral traits of plants and animals are inherited. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept saying she was a big bumpkin pumpkin and I don’t think she would have even done anything except he kept cackling in her ear. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

First, they cleared my ear canal of scar tissue and bone fragments; it was then that they discovered my eardrum had been shattered. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He leans in, tries to get his ear as close to it as he can. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mohamed pulled my ears, and he and Esther lifted me up and carried me back to the hospital, laughing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Finally, I put my lips to his ear. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It runs in a gooey dribble down his face and out of his ears and nose. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to pick up my hand, to touch my head, to reach the ear pendant. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The river worked against her: thousands of weeping voices whispering in her ears, getting inside her brain. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When she takes him in his pram for his immunizations at the pediatrician’s, she stands outside the room and plugs up her ears. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Running hard now, my feet pound the tar, the flap of seagull wings as loud as my breath in my ears. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without letting go of my hand, she leaned closer and I heard, felt, very softly, her hot breath in my ear. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Miss Granger was just talking about you —” said Peeves slyly in Myrtle’s ear. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She plugs her finger against her ear and speaks into the phone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I imagined her brain oozing out of her ear. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I reached up and tugged on his ear. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I was listening to music with ear buds in my ears, so I couldn’t hear what the adults were saying. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

His head cracked open above the left ear and then he slid heavily beneath the waves, water seeping into his wristwatch, stopping it at 1:47. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But then a sound from high above made Mrs. Coulter’s ears ring: a scream so high and horrified that even the golden monkey clutched her in fear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Nipper has a thing about ears,” he said. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Just the din that burst upon my ears was beyond belief. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

His brown hair hung down over his ears and neck, scraping the tops of his shoulders. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He kisses my neck, the soft patch of skin south of my ear. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I put my ear to the door again. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I thought she might twist my ear, but she surprised me by laughing. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He advised himself cautiously, “Don’t do nothing! Just stick around and keep your eyes and ears open.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We’d watch the pictures of the marines in their zigzagging trenches, or deep in their bunkers, holding their hands over their ears inside their helmets because of the thunder of the mortar shells. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

As they jumped to their feet and hurried off, a crew member put on his ear protectors, picked up his jackhammer, and pushed the start button. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

If we tell her we want to play with our pals she might let fly with a right cross to the head that stings the ears. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She put her hands over her ears as Baachan yelled, but then she had to hear and took them off again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I clutch the phone tightly to my ear as another crash explodes the air. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I love you,” he whispered in her ear. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His brain felt about ready to burst out through his nose and ears. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then one of the other kids whispers in my ear, “Don’t tell the parrot anything. That’s how they get you.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Apparently everyone could hear it, because several clutched their hands over the ears. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I pull the headphones from my ears and slip them around my neck. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

There’s a buzzing in my ear, a screeching kind of silence. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Marines have lost more than ears in their long history. But still they come, always attacking, always forging ahead, driving forward without regard to life or limb.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad yelled into my ear, explaining what I was seeing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was leaning against the corral gate with her ears pointed at him, alert. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The ears were just dough, no sweet filling or egg yolk inside, but my half-sisters were too little to know any better. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Indeed yes, sir,” said Dobby, nodding his head vigorously, ears flapping. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When we reached him, he took my arm and whispered in my ear so Zephyr couldn’t hear: “Now it’s my turn,” he said. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I drop to my knees and press my ear to Claudine's chest. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He presses his palms to my face, his index fingers sliding behind my ears, and pulls my mouth to his. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

‘You is not very clever,’ the Giant said, moving his great ears in and out. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine pushes me into the room and whispers into my ear, “Relax. You rock.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"Well? Aren't those two the perfect match?" he whispered into Prosper's ear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

At Jack’s request Molly has taken out the nose ring and left only two studs in each ear. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The man bellowed his fury and swung his sword into swirling snow, only to hear laughter again in his ear. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see a thing, but I knew it was Uri holding me and whispering into my ear. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Kiss your mama for me,” he whispers in my ear before walking away from the tent. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She, Ron, and Harry went into the cabin; Fang launched himself upon Harry the moment he entered, barking madly and trying to lick his ears. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Kay, embarrassed by my outburst, looks down, pulling her ear. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He puts the receiver up to his ear and goes, “I hear the ocean!” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I ducked my head underwater and let out a long, loud scream, the sound burbling in my ears. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And yet— Inside, from a place Matt didn’t know existed, a host of voices rose: Here’s the dirty little secret, Tam Lin whispered in his ear. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Werner presses the bud of the earphone into his right ear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In order to speak eye to eye with her I tilted my own ear toward my shoulder. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Washkar's forces seized the initial advantage, invading Ecuador and actually capturing Atawallpa, almost tearing off one of his ears in the process. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“This soup is really getting on my nerves,” Caroline whispered in my ear as she walked by the stove to get some water from the kitchen faucet. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It was thinner, without Jesse’s rounded cheeks, and paler, and his hair was almost straight, clipped neatly below the ears. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is carefully dressed, with gold jewelry at her ears and throat, a navy apron wrapped around her waist, gleaming black leather shoes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s 2:03 a.m., and I hold the phone receiver against my ear. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The light came to rest directly on Despereaux’s big ears sticking up from behind the spool of thread. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He took Nita’s shoulder and shouted in her ear, “You run ahead of the car, let it catch up and then grab the ladder and don’t let go no matter what.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were browsing slowly down the path to the river, but then the mother stopped and raised her head, her large ears perking in two different directions. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His ears droop, his eyes close, and he shifts his weight so he’s resting one hind leg. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He strained closer, his ear beginning to dip into the water . Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I shuffle off to our room but am still with her through my ears. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The noise of the traffic seemed to press in on his ears, on his very body. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Uncle Edisto always said, “The heart hears more than the ear.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He thinks he is talking Navajo,” Mr. John Benally whispered into my ear. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a wild, desperate air and his ears twitched continually. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned back, and Lacey and Radar were both holding cell phones to their ears. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I put them on, shading the world around me a tint darker, and plug their earphones into my ears, a female voice comes on. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The drumbeat grew louder, and the sound of flapping wings floated past my ear on a faint breeze. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, Rose, retreating a bit from her reverie, evened out my hair for me so that it hung about an inch below my ears. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His heart beat out a heavy rhythm and the melody of the maybe pearl shrilled in his ears. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

And how could I judge significance in a drum unless at least one grownup clapped her hands over her ears? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m only going to use six needles on you today. Two will go at your ankles, two at your hips, and two in your upper ears.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Spells of passing out, and sometimes I would hemhor- rage at the nose and left ear. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Farid looked thoughtfully at Silvertongue’s face, trying to decide whether his eyes could trust him as his ears already did. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know whether he could or not—there was a great pounding in his ears and his breath was short—but he ran his hand across his eyes and swallowed hard. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hands over his ears and rushed out of the room. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

This reproach of my dependence had become a vague sing-song in my ear: very painful and crushing, but only half intelligible. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Spoade was in the middle of them like a terrapin in a street full of scuttering dead leaves, his collar about his ears, moving at his customary unhurried walk. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flopped myself back onto my pillow, flipped the covers over my head, and held them bunched in my hands at my ears, which made the sheet fit tightly against my face. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You have remarkable eyesight: you can see a drop of rain in a thundercloud. You have amazing ears: a whisper in the next room sounds like a shout.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’s got a dangling earring in his right ear. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Well, their faces were dogs, anyway, with black snouts, brown eyes, and pointy ears. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I had missed the morning Bulletin on my set at home, and half-listened now, my mind elsewhere, until the repetition of the name several times caught my ear at last and stopped my pacing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The seal on his diploma, which was precisely aligned on the wall with his right ear, made for the perfect place to concentrate my attention. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She wears two earrings in each ear, one a golden circle and one a diamond stud. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He tries to tuck his hair behind his ears, but it’s not quite long enough and flops out again. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She wore a dangling earring on one ear and a shiny, false gold stud on the other. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Your limbs ache and your ears ring, as if you were right back in that awful place you tried so hard to forget. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

So he whispered in my ear, "Sleep tight, sweet Pancake, your mama and the Waffle need me." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

My heart beats in my ear and my hands are ice cold. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his biography, it said that to this day, in Colombia, people come from far and wide to whisper their wishes into the cold stone ears of a Guillermo Garcia angel. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He was a skinny little man with tiny ears that stuck out so far it looked like his helmet was resting on them. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the utter darkness he felt himself to be nothing but ears and fingertips. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Tom rubbed his ears until he forced the blood out of them and for a moment they were white. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

While they were agreeing with Lee Scoresby what to play and for what stakes, his daemon flicked her ears at Pantalaimon, who understood and leaped to her side lightly as a squirrel. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The tips of Papa’s ears began to turn pink, and he cleared his throat. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Something glinted inside her ear, grains of sand from the beach maybe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Both eyes were blacked, a chunk of his left ear was missing, and his whole body was covered in long raking claw marks and prickles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

There was little sound out in the middle of the river, except for Moch’s chanting, the rattle of oars in oarlocks, their own deep rhythmic breathing, and their pulses pounding in their ears. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The queen of the rabbits could not be seen without her floppy ears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Stuart will be disappointed in me, she’ll tell me I have more between the ears than that. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My ears roaring, I dart out the other side of the table and scurry through the double doors back to Ms. Parker’s music room. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Dill wipes the water from his face and the sound of applause from the riverbank becomes sharper as the water drains from his ears. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I sit up and press my hands over my ears, close my eyes. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

And quickly she took her own world-record piece of chewing gum out of her mouth and stuck it behind her left ear. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“When I was your age, I went with my friend Marjorie to get my ears pierced— without permission.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

My heart applauds inside my ears, first like a roaring crowd, then slows and slows until it’s a solitary person, clapping with unbridled sarcasm. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She had a haunting mental picture of Jane, fifteen years hence, still wearing pugs over her ears, long winter drawers, and heavy ribbed stockings. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He shook his head, touched his ears to make Ruza understand, and his fingers came away wet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

More spilled out of his eyes, ears, and mouth, and the container echoed with their evil, unnaturally loud buzzing. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The wind whips around their ears, turning their faces cold. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She ran over to Lupita and whispered into her ear, “La migra is here. They have come to raid for Mexicans. Get away! Hurry!” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Although I had, by that time, grown easy in public, I felt that my family life was strictly private, not to be revealed to unfamiliar ears or eyes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stops and shows me: furrowed brow, down-turned mouth, shoulders hunched to the ears. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I took off, too, feeling the wind rush past my ears. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

There he attracted his employer's attention with a polite cough, then whispered in the tatter's ear: 'I'm very sorry, sir, but there appears to be a tiger in the dining room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rabadash had been wagging his ears all the time and as soon as Aslan said, "The hour has struck!" the ears began to change. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Fetch it, good man,” and Jasper streaked away in search of the stone, his long black ears flopping in the wind. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mouth is open; I am screaming his name, but I can’t hear myself over the ringing in my ears. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

You could see Mrs. Wheeler really perk up her ears at that, so Trotter meowed again. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Hermione, her ear still glued to the cupboard door. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His ears twitched and then swivelled right around. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Floating on a yellow raft in Thomas’s old pool, Tamika looked weird without her white flower behind her ear, her hair hidden under a snug bathing cap. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

That there man kem over, and blessed but if he didn’t put in his hand and stroke the old wolf’s ears too! Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

They scented her with spiceflower and cinnamon; a touch on each wrist, behind her ears, on the tips of her milk-heavy breasts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The wind blew in my face, into my eyes, across my ears. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Never mind I got boxed in the ear by a naked white man this morning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Pong wanted to stuff his fingers in his ears so he couldn't hear. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I wanted to cover my ears and run away, so I'd never have to see the farm again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing more delicious than a roasted ear of fresh sweet corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She whispered something in my ear, but I couldn't make it out because it was kinda slurred. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He sticks two ends of it into his ears and places the other end on my chest without asking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

With my ears still covered, I stumbled over and stopped short of Gum Baby and the steep drop-off behind her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

While he was busy turning C Average on its ear, Cap still had time to pick up a supermodel. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She paused again, pulled a string of hair behind her ear. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Yet scores of them had managed, in the past week, to reach the ears of journalists, to take their firsthand reports to the public. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s lucky for my ears that the Special Events floor is only a few stops up. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then the Labrador walked up to the cat, who rose on his hind legs, placing black forepaws on the neck of the great dog who towered above him, gently questing at the torn ear. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Wart did not quite see, but was just going to say that he was sorry for Merlyn if these things made him unhappy, when he felt a curious sensation at his ear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They listened with their whiskers drooping and their ears flat against their heads. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

She saw the way her kids were looking at me with their mouths half opened and said, “Now you two aren’t talking Bud’s ear off, are you?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Second tucked her hair back, exposing the perfect folds of her ear. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Somewhere within reach of her ears there was noise, and the thud of hard feet upon the floor. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

My ears ring, and my feet scramble for stability on the dead guard’s hack. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“At least you can finally throw out those Spock ears.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

"I'm okay," Turtle replied, the final prices of actively traded stocks rumbling in her ear. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Horrible, horrible gangsters! They cut off people’s ears and things!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

By the time I reach my room, David’s standing in my doorway, his hands over his ears. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phone line clicked and the dial tone sounded like an alarm in my ear. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

His voice seemed to bore its way through the pillow and ring in my ears. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They can see with their ears, and always know what the other’s thinking.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He studied as that skin thickened, and deformed, and resolved, shaping itself as inevitably as a fetus growing eyes, growing ears. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whispers in her ear, and she basks in the attention, trumpeting happily at the sight of him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I had a receiver against my ear five hours a day. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time, when the system saw that I’d drifted off, it sounded a warning klaxon in my ears, jolting me back awake. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Convicts in the tailor shop,” my dad whispers in my ear. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” I say, tugging his ear the way I did when I was a kid, “I’m sorry I made you worry.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Instead of covering her ears like me, Imani starts bopping her head and swinging her hand in the air. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Will, who stood next to him, whispered something in his ear. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She clutched her ears with both hands and rolled away from the mud pit, chest tight and breath hitching. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Our dog, Kingston, raises his ears, but still keeps his distance from the sink, unsure if it might unexpectedly come back to life, but no such luck. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“A policeman took us to jail,” I said, and I heard how strange the words sounded to my ears. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Which we'll eat at midnight," whispers Grandma Rose in my ear. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“They definitely don’t want any lights,” Bushra says in my ear. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Until they grow up? he thinks, and instead — more sensibly— walks around covering his ears with his hands. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the song ends, my ears are freezing, but I listen with every part of myself. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

With his face pressed close to mine, I could hear his labored breathing in my ear. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I’ll make sure you don’t get water in your ears when you take a bath.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Her large ears flicked in all directions, independent of each other. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When Richard Parker returned as the day was ending, a little ear­lier than the previous day, I was expecting him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lord of the dead paced up and down, holding his ears while Nico followed him, waving his arms. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned down and whispered in her ear. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

There was my crooked smile like Great-great-aunt Florentine’s; my bumpy nose like Great-uncle Edisto’s; my long ears like Daddy’s; my rosebud chin like Mama’s. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once outside, Jonathan moved to the cow and stroked her about her ears, still searching about for a bucket. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He could more easily pass for human than Vivi, with the subtler point on his ears, light brown hair, and hazel eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But in the midst of all that thunder, all that news assaulting our ears, we heard not a word. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d stood by the front gates, leaning against them, when she’d heard a loud crack and something had zipped by her right ear, sending tiny splinters of wood flying before her eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wound Mom’s scarf around my ears, turned north, and started walking up the hill to Annemarie’s. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And, most chilling of all to Penelope’s ears: “Those awful children! No doubt they will be sent to the workhouse after this. They are not fit to live among civilized society!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Uhmma tucks a wisp of my long, straight black hair behind my ear and then puts her arm around my waist. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can block my ears and pretend nothing happened at all. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She remembers the men in white tuxedos, the women encased in their strapless gowns, rubies fastened to their ears. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the fear, mostly, but I felt wobbly, and then I had a sinking sensation, ears all plugged up, as if I’d gone deep under water. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sure he saw blue smoke coming from her ears. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, man, but do like I told you, cup your hands over your ears when you get water in them and then pump the water out.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

In the cool of the afternoon the fiend from hell specially sent to lovers arrived at Janie’s ear. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her windsail of an ear moves forward and then back, and the trunk returns. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then there were the words “period” and “ears” and “city.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rondell said when his foster mom looked at the hole in the screen she covered her ears, screamed her head off, and started running in place with mad tears streaming down her face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

There were no noses, no mouths, no ears, no chins—only the eyes were visible in each face, two small black eyes glinting malevolently through the hairs. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

It is the way Chinese sounds, chingchong ugly, to American ears, not beautiful like Japanese sayonara words with the consonants and vowels as regular as Italian. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides the claustrophobic rectangle of face he shows the online world, Adam Tok is compact and squat, with curly black hair and stick-out ears. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The ears belonged to a very hungry badger. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Be kind to yourself,” he says softly in my ear, and I ask him, How is that possible? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped down beside him and whispered her suspicion gleefully in his ear. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In one ear and out the other,” scolded the duke, attempting to stuff one of his words through the earl’s head. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm always whispering in your ear," he said, lying back on his pillows. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I love you, Izzy. You are my baby girl—now and always,” she says into my ear. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She sighed, fatigued, and tucked a curl behind her ear. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“A good joke. Where was I? Secondary hallucinations, yes. Women come to me with snakes crawling from their ears. When I cure them, the snakes vanish.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the beam of his field light, he shows Werner that he is holding two bent screwdrivers and a box of electrical fuses.“The radio,” he says into Werner’s good ear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He twitches his ear as if to wave goodbye and hops toward the red mountains. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The city was bursting with sounds; the shouts of vendors rang in my ears mingled with the blare of Hindi music, the sputtering of rickshaws, and the jin­gling bells of horse-drawn carts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were at a cocktail party, glasses in hand; he was whispering something in her ear, and she was laughing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then I heard a drone in my ear, and looked up to see a bee circle my head and fly away. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now and then, his ear rubbed against her cheek, and she knew from the scratchy feel that he had shaved it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She tucked a curl behind her ear, feeling that pinch of realization again, just like when she was twelve. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You are ready?” he heard close to his ear. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Another program came on the radio and she put her fingers in her ears. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Richardson was playing every card he had, hollering in Woolf’s ear to try to distract him or provoke him into fouling himself out of the race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Michelle, the girl who sits behind me and whose father owns the biggest hardware store in town, cracks her gum in my ear. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve spent about two hours total in the Archives, and half of that was getting thrown out on my ear.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Valley thrust her weapon at the cuco, and it leaned back to dodge, but Beefy caught it square in the ear with a right hook. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Each phone ring sounds like a long breath in my ear. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his ear to the door, down near the scuff marks. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They beat their hands against their hips or hugged them under coats, and many men had scarves under their hats and covering their ears. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

So now I’m just sitting here looking at the black water while the wind makes the tips of my ears go numb. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then the dark trackers turned and studied the horse and watched his ears. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time she felt detached from him; while he was murmuring in her ear, she was mourning her money in the bank in Lagos. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He opens his eyes and yanks the buds out of his ears. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The beagle dropped his ears and slunk off under a parked car. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would cover my ears at night, or better still, I would just go out. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt my skin tighten, I couldn’t feel my face, and it seemed my ears had fallen off; my fingers hurt, and my teeth chattered. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He came bounding up, for all the world as if he were on a Sunday School picnic, grinning from ear to ear. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

If the sea roared in my ears, I didn’t hear it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore my burning ears, but I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t put some thought into my outfit. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The shouts of “Thanks” and “What color did you get?” make me cover my ears again. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Constance sniffed the breeze as Matthias turned his ears to the nighttime woodland sounds. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Apart from the blood in my ears and my jagged breathing there was no other sound. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The princes cornered him in fury, leaping on him to drag him out and crop his ears and nose. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby managed to scramble back up to her perch on my shoulder, where she whispered other gruesome threats in my ear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Stop it,” Kaede said, swatting his hands away and tucking the ends behind her ears. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Be thankful your special abilities don’t include taste,” said Ear, fanning the hot plates with his ears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The floppy ears she chose today were made of sheer white linen, with a fringe of golden tassels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Now Hanako could see the side of his head and a red, raised scar in the place where his ear had been. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She smooths my hair behind my ear, away from my wet face. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’ve memorized the bell schedule so that I can always be prepared to hold my hands over my muffed ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The older kids watched Laney run over to Paganini, lift up one floppy ear, and whisper all her grand plans for the tree. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the front of his robe with both hands and pulled him down so I could whisper into his ear. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

One of his floppy ears stood up like he was listening intently. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I looked at Juniper more closely, and I realized her ears were slighdy pointed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

His ears flatten and he raises a paw. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

So I couldn’t be sure, not in any real way, but I thought I caught a hint of color flooding the tips of his ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Finally, they rounded a bend, and Pong’s ears popped from the pressure change. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Harry, who hadn’t had any breakfast, leapt to his feet, but Ron’s ears went pink again and he muttered that he’d brought sandwiches. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I crouch down on the floor and place my ear against the door, hoping I can hear something on the other side. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I feel like someone put their hands over my ears and I only just noticed it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He set his fingertip upon my thrumming pulse, and I knew he must feel the same blood that roared in my ears. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

My sister hung back a bit and whispered in my ear, “Nathan knows everything.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It is with regret that I confirm the report that has come to your ears: The experimental subject has indeed absconded from the property, and, at present, has not been located. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He felt his wet blood and a pretty big gash just below his ear. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Am I not even worth an “I’ve got swimmer’s ear” or “My house is on fire”?? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A leaf had become entangled in the fuzzy hair of a floppy ear. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the hands of death caressed her shoulders, the voice whispered and whispered in her ear: “God’s got your number, knows where you live, death’s got a warrant out for you.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She dreaded the roar of the ignition, and placed her hands over her ears to block out the sound as she pressed her slippered feet to the gas, revving the engine. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It had gold tassels behind its ears and a flying tail and three golden hooves on the ground and one in the air. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I leap across the stream on the rocks, the squirrel runs, and I pick up his ear of corn. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dallas held his block of wood to his ear, as if maybe he could hear what was inside. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The jaw had rotted off her face, and birds had eaten one ear and most of a cheek. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She set aside a pair of red ruby earrings for Keav because she was the only one of us girls with pierced ears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something was wrong with my ears, because it was like all other sounds were blocked except for her phone dinging very loudly. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

"Don't tell me!" the girl said, raising her hands to cover her ears. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I could not hear that he was following me, but I could not be sure, because my ears were pounding with my own heartbeats. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, then he loosened the blanket and lifted it away from his ear. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take mine off and try them on, marveling as the room loses its shape and tilts on its ear. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

One was of a Big Bird birthday cake and my dad singing loud, Nan and Momma laughing and covering their ears. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

"Then you know what I'm gonna do. One cut, from your mouth to your ear. You wear it the rest of your life." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will beat you!” she would say, when Ifemelu did something wrong, but there was never any beating, only the limp ear pull. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The pleas of drowning men echoed in his ears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She pretends to brush me off, my arm and shoulder, bringing her face close to my ear. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words fill my ears, the students fill my eyes, and I have the overwhelming sense that I belong here. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My ears seemed to explode with a ringing noise. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If my ears did not deceive me there was a gasp and a low wail, as of a half-smothered child. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, at least she didn’t pinch my ear!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t we have eyes and ears for that?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down as if each speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He nuzzled her neck and kissed her behind the ear. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What you mean, why am I excited? You got glaucoma of the ears or somethin’? You get to learn how to shoot! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was standing perfectly still, with his right front foot raised and his long ears fanned open. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand shook so much the earpiece slid away from my ear to my temple. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She felt the darkness clamping down on them, and heard a noise like the ocean in her ears. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He really seemed to like being scratched behind his ears. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep in that utter country silence that makes your ears ring. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wears these cat ears now, on a black headband. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Most noticeable of all was the stripe of white down the monstruo’s left side, beginning at its ear and running all the way to its tail. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then Grandma held me by the ears and I lifted my feet off the floor until I wiggled like a snake and screamed and she let go. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breathless, he reached the courtyard gate and pressed his ear against it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

As Harry stepped down, a drawling, delighted voice sounded in his ear. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Difficulties on theory of selectionf he wrote. “It may be objected such perfect organs as eye and ear, could never be formed.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hardly heard it past the blood pounding in her ears. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The tiny creature continued sucking its paw, shifting from foot to foot, its bushy tail curled up over the small back, higher than the tips of its ears. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was walking toward them when something of what they were saying met his ears, and he paused to listen, hidden in the Invisibility section. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

A terrible ringing filled her ears as she opened her mouth to call out to Mama and took in a mouthful of acrid heat instead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We still had the march in our ears. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when you think that it was my good fortune to have had their ear on many great issues of the day, yes, when I think back, I do feel a certain gratitude. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

All it would take was a word in the queen’s ear, and Patchface would feed her fires. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It oozed down his face and dribbled off his ears. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Most to the North he looked, and would pause at whiles to listen as if by some ancient art his ears might hear the thunder of hoofs on the plains far away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Thialfi was panting, and his heart was pounding in his ears. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

My heart thunders loudly in my ears, my palms cold and sweaty. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack swung with his fist at Ralph and aught him on the ear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

At this point Sam began to listen more attentively and pressed his ear against the stone. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Rene kicked at another fly, said: “Jimmy made a scream like I ain’t never heard in my life. We all had to cover our ears. And the bone was stickin’ straight out of his arm.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was brown and fat, with long ears and a twitchy nose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Leaning back in the chair, she presses the rim of her ear with two fingers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until they listened to her with just their ears, however, they had no idea she was so good. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Sophie, staring upwards, saw through the mist that his colossal ears were beginning to swivel out from his head. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It passed, like a wave, and those to his right began to scream now, and his mother yelled in his ear. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he saw that in the darkness of the burrow the stranger’s ears were shining with a faint silver light. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a deft maneuver Cora tugged off a crispy ear, Molly’s favorite, and presented it to the girl. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She knelt forward, putting her ear to the grate, her forehead nearly touching the floor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He passed the vault, trailing his hand along the steel spokes, the keyholes like compass roses, and he pressed his ear to the door, as if he could hear the rustling of pages inside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit leans forward and whispers something in her ear, too low for her father to overhear. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My shoulders rise to my ears, since my hands are busy packing up as quickly as I can. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He stepped out from behind the candlestick, knelt down, bent his bow, and took careful aim at Snowbell’s left ear—which was the nearest to him. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

This time they got my mother to put the receiver to her ear. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flattened his ears to show he meant no threat, but that he would not leave. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He resisted the impulse to cover Finn’s ears, so he wouldn’t hear. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Chestnutt giggled as a white sphere settled between the tips of her ears, then yelped as Gum Baby popped it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Muhammad opens the door, talking into the house phone stuck between his ear and shoulder. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She leans in to me, her breasts against my chest and her lips against my ear. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Every sound reached his ears as though through a thick wool blanket. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Feeling for the first time that I could speak to listening ears, I wrote a wild, crude poem in free verse, coining images of black hands playing, working, holding bayonets, stiffening finally in death ... Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tugged at Otto’s ear and he, in response to the improvised game, swung his hand in the air, making a random Z. Bouain froze. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The buzzing starts to subside, replaced by a pounding ache that sweeps from ear to ear around the back of my skull. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Like the explosion and my ear and Rue's dying and the boy from District 1 and the bread. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Yes, she says, her voice suddenly closer, hot to the ear, and she’s already on me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the first boy spoke again, I had to strain my ears to hear him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Oliver slaps his desk until Mr. Daniels’s pulling on his ear calms him down. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The legs of the chair thudded on the tiles and pounded in my ears. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, he tucked a strand of hair behind Petra’s ear and let his hand rest for a moment against the soft, wide plain of her cheekbone. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Francy's voice was a warning to calm down, but Bit's ears didn't hear it that way. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The talk, loud and spoken quickly, went faster than my ear could catch. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

After making a few faces at myself, I put my thumbs in my ears and was making mule ears when two old women came by. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faith tucked a strand of curls behind her ear, but it sprang loose again. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then I pressed my ear to the door and waited. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice sounded thin and shrill in his own ears. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And then, in his own tongue, with what seemed to Lazlo’s untrained ear to be slow and careful enunciation, he inquired, “And what can I do for you, young man?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Hill jumped on every chance to bend the ear of the industrialists, explaining why promotion of blacks to foremen would reduce conflict and increase efficiency. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The clicking of backgammon dice filled his ears as he pressed the accelerator. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“This was not an ordinary little ear or nose thing. I screamed at him, ‘What have you done?’ Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The loud sound echoed in my ears, as did his final whimper. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A sickly yellow vapor rose from his ears, his beard, his blind eyes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

My eyes remained closed for a long time, and it seemed that my ears, too, were closed, because although I could hear the sound of voices, I did not make out what they said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No need for it here. Not yet. Bumblebees! A whole hive of them in my ears!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

All of the contestants appeared to be grim and nervous, stiff as manikins, except for Susan, who was bending the ear of the boy sitting next to her. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I slipped my hand inside the duffel to scratch Beau’s ears. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His necklace had snapped and the ears made it look like the dirt was listening. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Tamika faced me, her bright white flower tucked behind her ear. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The roar becomes loud enough to separate membranes in the middle ear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Friday night, in Los Angeles, Howard Hunt stood in a phone booth with the receiver to his ear, listening to the rings. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After all, Rab might have decided that Johnny’s legs and ears were better than his hands—and deliberately let him do the work that best suited him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time, she awakens with Belky’s screams ringing in her ears. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Lydia put an imaginary phone to her ear. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Hearing develops from about 19 to 26 weeks of the pregnancy when the inner ear matures, and babies respond to voices and classical music by turning towards it and relaxing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

His voice was loud in my ears, echoing as I stumbled down the stairs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Typical,” muttered Mulch, flattening his ear to the cold steel. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

We were herded into long lines to be inspected, interrogated, stamped, and then set loose among hundreds of other immigrants, speaking languages that sounded to my ears like the braying of farm animals. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She caught me, steadied me, pulled my ears, beat my chest, and I puked the marble. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian kissed her ears and her closed eyes romantically and rubbed the backs of her thighs. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The bird landed on Tyson’s shoulder and nipped his ear affectionately. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She was calling to him, inviting him, murmuring in his ear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I press my good ear against the horn and can just make out Cato's voice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He kisses her hand and whispers something in her ear. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He could have sworn he heard a voice whispering in his ear. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Bullfighting is a cruel sport where innocent animals are tormented, tortured, killed, and have their ears cut off. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Frithrah, yes, I see!” said an excited voice at his ear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I hope not. I'm sick of looking at those ears of yours." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mama burns your ears with the hot comb to make your hair look pretty for class picture day. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The villagers left in silence, but their words remained loud in Pinmei’s ears. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He sticks out his tongue and waggles his fingers in his ears. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Only Anthony is sitting off to the side, actually trying to do work, headphones in his ears. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Kapu was staring at her, his eyes narrowed, his ears thrown forward aggressively. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts her finger in her other ear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Once, while Theresa was taking his history, a glittery-eyed patient grabbed her waist and put his mouth to her ear — or so she gathered later. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hand touches my shoulder and a guy whispers in my ear. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Unless my ears deceived me, I heard the voice of the Count:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

There was a sound like the room was inhaling, the air grew thick, and there was a pressure change that made Ophie’s ears pop. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

A dark-haired man, smiling broadly, with his arms around Dr. Begbie, spinning her, and spinning her, and spinning her, until I could hear her delighted laughter in my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I stick my fingers into my ears, reminding myself it will be fine, once we’re in the library. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I press my ear against his chest, to the spot where I always rest my head, where I know, I will hear the strong and steady beat of his heart. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Past the roar of blood in my ears, I discerned a faint crackling. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She tucked one strand of long brown hair behind her ear and sat down across from me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I could feel the water covering my ears so that I heard nothing but the blood in my head pulsing and saw nothing but pinpricks of light above. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“And this guy made us smile. He had these huge ears and paws.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I try to remember him at the Choosing Ceremony and nothing comes to mind but the sound of my heart in my ears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He stroked her transparent hands, her slender fingers, the shells of her ears, and ran his hands over her neck, listening to the imperceptible sound of the life inside her veins. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so real to me that I could scarcely eat my lunch, and I kept straining my ears to hear the telephone should it ring. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I fiddled with his ears as though they were the string pegs and then I playfully tickled him as he laughed softly. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four bits of a broken doll: one blue eye and half an eyebrow, a bit with a curl of black hair attached, an ear, and a hand with perfect tiny fingernails; Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The endless percussive symphony makes my brain want to slide out through my ears and run away—and I realize that must be how it happens! Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

All the people crowding the library cupped hands to their ears as the whistling stretched on far longer than the cousins expected. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“This is no joke! The walls have ears!” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

On the porch again, he kisses me and pants as I tousle his ears. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The sound of my nickname feels like seventy-two jillion vampire bats screeching right into my ear. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Moving up and down the steps, putting her ear to the door and then retreating after a time, she passed the hours. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

With difficulty he leaned painfully toward her, so that his ear was near her mouth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I hear someone shout, “Death to the factions!” and others pick up the phrase, turning it into a chant, until it fills my ears, Death to the factions, death to the factions. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” said Liz when I put the phone to my ear. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You is forgetting these,’ the BFG whispered, smiling and pointing to his great ears. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the same one I’ve asked him for years, but all I’m ever met with are deaf ears and sealed lips. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

People were smiling or chuckling; a few of the children were holding their ears. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some of the older members volunteered. Bud said he would keep his ears open and report back.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone with three fingers could play it, and if you had one ear and a bucket you could carry the tune. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I leaned down and put my ear to his lips. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Sometime I think I need to stuff that girl’s cleaning rags in my ears so’s I cain’t hear her singing. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We staggered outside and stumbled up the slope of the hill toward the main path to the gates, the music still pounding in my ears. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My scalp, ears, and face burn, and Donna is pressing something cold against my forehead. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They were breathing too loud, and their pulses thumped in their ears, so Grandma’s response was hard to hear. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And Coach was sitting on the bench on the side with his phone to his ear. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You do know that the word fine is basically kryptonite to a therapist’s ears, right?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A blackness to hurt your ears with listening. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“We send our prayers off in the night, and the familiars carry them on our behalf straight to the gods’ ears.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Put it down to years of hunting, or maybe my reconstructed ear does work a little better than anyone intended. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A drunken, mystery tear slipping from my eye, unharnessed, unhinged, running into my ear. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"I'm all ears," Venkat said, saving his document and closing his laptop. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In court there would be eyes and ears that would be alive to such signs. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They always turned red after she drank, but he was only noticing the strangeness of it now, the angry-red ears jutting out by her pale face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tufts of hair like overgrown cotton sprouted from his head, brow, ears, and nostrils as he sat in his easy chair, mumbling about his years working the bank at a tobacco warehouse. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

At every shot he had closed his eyes tight and put his hands over his ears. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He leaned down and listened as she spoke in his ear. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the fields the rabbits sat sunning themselves, with only their forked ears showing above the grass heads. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see the mane and ears and head of his horse quite easily now. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

"I said never mind my ears," MacAdams said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of the tires on asphalt is like someone hissing low and constant into my ears. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Doctors operated behind my ear—for nearly eight hours— trying to repair the facial nerve that had been cut by the bullet. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Thomas clamped his hands to his ears, looking around as the siren blared, his heart about to thump its way out of his chest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She could talk her head off now and the words reached his ears without meaning. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hen Wen snored luxuriously and Taran resigned himself to sleeping, despite the assortment of whistles and groans directly below his ear. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Her skin was loose and her ears buzzed, but she was filled with a kind of strength that had been missing the day before. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I aced the tests—“Eagle eyes and elephant ears,” the nurse said—but Lori struggled trying to read the eye chart. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The scraggly, stringy, nasty tangle of hair that run ’round his head jus’ above his ears made it look like his head was wearing a furry little winter coat! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

There were more pictures of the marines deep in their bunkers with their hands over their ears. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

On a morning work detail in December, a couple of weeks after his return to school, Shin discovered a dried-up ear of corn in a pile of straw and devoured it. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I can hear her voice in my ear, saying the same words that Will is saying now. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The record is so loud it hurts my ears. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It is the Lord’s will,” I agreed, but the words sounded hollow to my ear. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom remembers exactly what the nurse whispered in her ear when the doctor told her I probably wouldn’t live through the night: “Everyone born of God overcometh the world.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When I craned my ears again, the moment had passed. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bull straightened up and pressed a fist to his throbbing ear, trying to stanch the invisible bleeding. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was flying once again, spinning, laughing, dancing, as the stars wheeled around her and whispered secrets in her ear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the way out the door he bent close to my ear. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The first thing I saw were a dozen Laistrygonian giants erupting from the ground, yelling so loudly my ears felt like bursting. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Next to his ear, Michael Varus snarled, ‘Born a Roman, die a Roman.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

All was quiet for a while, except for the snuffing in my ear. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

When musicians talk about ear, they don't mean the sense organ itself so much as the brain's ability to perceive, distinguish, and understand what the ear has heard. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Two round ears, edged with white fur, twitched forward. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hester felt it too, and flicked up her ears, and turned her head so that one gold-hazel eye rested on his face. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually, subtly, the ringing in my right ear diminishes until it's gone entirely. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” said Ron’s voice in his ear. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“That reminds me of Chase. Last time he was over, he helped me with the supper dishes. Nearly talked my ear off about how he was going to invent a washing machine for dishes someday.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

So I press the muzzle against that space between his ear and his eye, where the hair is short and soft. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Backstage, when Bridge put her ears on Em’s head, Em looked at her and said, “I don’t know if I can do this.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Sing to me, Mother Queen, sing me the song of the cave,” I chanted as the ear pendant quivered against my cheek. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Where is he, I wonder and press my ear to my bedroom door, afraid to peek out. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

A few ears of ripe new corn, blueberries, and a strong tea of wintergreen made the rest of the feast. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The ear was still swinging this way and that. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, if you don’t have the song written in notation, you will need to determine the song’s meter by ear. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Nearby stood Florida with her hands over her ears, and Dallas, with the axe. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But that mouth might decide to take a small sojourn down to the soft place under the jaw, or the tender, exquisite spot just below the ear. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I pressed my ear to the door but the big old house gave nothing away. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Frank inserted a gnarled finger into his ear and rotated it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There’s a pause, and the sound of my labored breath fills my ears, heartbeat keeping time to the seconds ticking by. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Dad glanced at her in the rearview mirror, probably deciding whether or not to scold her for language, but then she leaned forward, toward the passenger seat, so her breath tickled my ear. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The horn of the bus in my ear. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She washed her face, ears, and hair four more times with wipes, wishing she’d remembered to bring a compact mirror. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I scream as they surround me, feathers flapping in my ears, beaks pecking at my shoulders, talons clinging to my clothes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"And if you let it get past you I'll slice off your ears." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He put a finger in his other ear, listening hard. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The signals animals give one another: lowered blue eyelids, ears laid back, raised hackles. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed her hair behind her ears as the wind came up, blowing a salty, wet breath across her face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“My relative, you will return to balance again,” that bigger boy, whose name I later learned was Jesse Chee, whispered in my ear in Navajo. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Told him till his ear was full again with Jesus and promises and a calling, but still Henry held back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lean down and put my ear against the ground. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

After a couple of days of rest and some antibiotics, what indeed had turned out to be a nasty ear infection for Malia cleared up, returning our toddler to her normal bouncy state. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He would hold his nose and stop up his ears when she passed by the house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Over the next six weeks, my ears had permanent red marks from the teacher’s nails, as did the other indigenous students’. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His blood was roaring in his ears, and had he not been strapped onto his saddle he might well have fallen. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As one, the Weasley boys and Harry stuffed their fingers into their ears, but Hermione, who hadn’t bothered, was soon tugging on Harry’s arm. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Dragon’s words echoed in Minli’s ears and she felt as if she were searching for a match to light a lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then, “Ow,” because the ginger policeman had taken Bod’s ear between finger and thumb, and had given it a hard squeeze. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Lucas whispered into my ear, “I’ll go and get the car.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Dancing by the DJ booth, a stray bee made its way from the trash can to the back of my ear. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Small ears grew on the sides of the stalks. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

So when I slipped my headphones over my ears, I turned the music up until bass strings thumped, cymbals hissed, and guitar strings squealed like they were having a conversation with each other. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It was Cade’s own shirt he used to press against the cut, which was just at the base of my skull behind my right ear. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When she was flat on her stomach, Amaroq flattened his ears and wagged his tail once. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over and lifted die headset off his right ear and put it on his temple, yelling to overcome die sound of the engine. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shift to my knees and lean in close so I can whisper in Freddie’s ear; don’t want Mom Dukes or Mars to hear this part. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

One had ears like radar disks and another stared at him with the large eyes of a praying mantis. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He brings home stray dogs and old men.You never know when you’ll find a dog in the bed with him.There are dogs with sores, dogs with no ears, no tails. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The master and his friends could complain about the Continental Congress at such length I feared my ears might drop off. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded and pushed a strand of wispy hair behind her ear. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Watch out for the ugly man with no ears.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Second, because the little girl, who I guessed was Tobias’s sister, began smooshing Delilah’s ears, which made Delilah wag her tail, and then lean against Tobias in total love with him. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She saw the look of achievement upon his face and ruffled his ears with her claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The cat flicked her long tail, paused to get a scratch behind the ears, then waded back into the mist. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

None of us wanted to bring the world down around our ears. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I wait by the stairs, my ears buzzing with fear as every second seems like an hour. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I held him down and had Mama hand me a stick with a coal of fire on it, so I could burn off three big bloated ticks that I found inside one of his ears. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was, I could hear nothing, though I strained my ears, cupped them, and wished she would speak. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood was coming out of one ear, and when I woke up it was like I’d slept for three days and I wasn’t quite sure what year it was. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Eighty-two inches from ear to ear. Robin said it might be a record.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had to be nails driven through tongue and ears pruned away. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Looking for me?” a voice whispers into my ear. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Fadi waited with his ear pressed against the floor of the trunk, trying to pick up sounds from outside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The way his hair curls around his ears. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Then the water freaked him out enough that he climbed up on me, coming to rest on my back and making worried murps into my ear. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could see her little white ears, like white cutworms curled underneath the hair. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He could have his ear pressed up against it.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pulled four ears off the stalks and shucked them before I headed back to the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

George kneels on the ground next to his best friend and stroking his soft ear and whispering his words, finally looks at Ray’s chest too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I'd always ranked them between boa constrictors and Planet Hollywood T-shirts in terms of vulgar accessories, but once I stuck the headphones in my ears, I found I kind of liked it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The woman threw her hands over her ears. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

When I put my hand up that day, which I did every chance I had, teachers granted me the right to speak with a single syllable that was music to my ears. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Bet you never saw this out in the country,” a familiar voice said in my ear. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Velia asked, reaching up to touch the ear pendant hanging against my right cheek. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Harry pressed his ear still more closely against the keyhole... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

An acorn whizzes by his ear, but nothing else. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne answered cupping her hand to her ear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kissed my head, he kissed my ear, he kissed my nose. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the tap dance her heart was doing in her ears, she ducked quickly through the low security arch, past the guard post, and into the library. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He bent low from the waist and whispered in her ear, ‘Chef sends his apologies, Your Majesty, and he says he has no more eggs in the kitchen.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed restlessly on the floor, then sprang to his feet, his heart pounding, his ears filled with the sound of singing and shouting. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every night for a month, when I came in from the junkyard, I’d spend an hour scrubbing grime from my fingernails and dirt from my ears. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She tucked a stray curl behind an ear, and his eyes followed the motion. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I can barely hear any of their words anymore because my heart is beating so loud in my ears. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The brand-new Jordans, the crisp white tee, the diamonds in his ears. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I lie down on the cot, the paper pillowcase crackling in my ears like radio static. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The music of the trees rang in her ears. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He is covering his ears with his hands. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had a fresh, close-trimmed haircut, which made his ears stick out. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I kept water boiling for the midwife and stuck cloth in my ears to keep out the noise. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mack comes for Ruby, Stella whispers something in her ear. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He tucked an errant curl behind her ear. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then, inattentive as ever, she asked him if he knew how to wiggle his ears. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was that group of girls in Colorado who wore knit hats with cat ears. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Bronn had yanked back the man's head by the hair and driven the point of his dirk in under the ear, and afterward told Catelyn Stark that the other sellsword had died of his wound. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Inside, he would sit down on a narrow bench, put his ear to a small window, and listen to all who wanted to tell him their sins and clear their conscience. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a loud crack, and a house-elf appeared, with a snout for a nose, giant bat’s ears, and enormous bloodshot eyes, crouching on the Dursleys’ shag carpet and covered in grimy rags. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Hello, beautiful lady,” he said, dropping a kiss next to her ear. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The visitation officer came up to me after I had escorted the family out and whispered in my ear, “Thank you.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Miss Thomas said, “Were your ears burning last night, Bud?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Big Dub spent every night with his ear pressed to his wife’s stomach, listening to the movements in her belly. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I can make out her floppy ears, her thick legs. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I settle back into the familiar perspective, the backs of heads, the ears, and past them the white line of the highway. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she hears the drone of a plane outside, she covers her ears and crouches. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She combed an unruly lock of hair back into place behind her ear. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They made so much noise I had to keep cranking my headphones, until it just wasn’t worth it anymore because the volume was making my own ears hum with pain. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some blew kisses or whispered in your ear when they had you down. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I heard something else: my heart thumping, blood pumping in my ears, the distant tick of the clock in the hallway downstairs. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my ear on his chest and listen like I used to do when I was little. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

My ears were clogged, plugged by the pressure. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I too was silent, my ear pressed tight against the timbers. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as the plane flew lower and the pressure built in her ears, she found that she did not want to land. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned forward and whispered into the ear of the woman in the green dress. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

God must have very strong ears to hear the words. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Of course, Malfoy would spread the story as far and wide as he could, but there was always a chance it wouldn’t reach too many Gryffindor ears. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

True, Edward’s ears barely cleared the tabletop, and true also, he spent the duration of the meal staring straight ahead at nothing but the bright and blinding white of the tablecloth. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Not much food,” I said to Beau, who was scratching sleepily at his ear with a hind leg. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"You can put it in me again, if it please you," she whispered in his ear as he sucked. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His hand took hold of hers and as she said something low in his ear he turned toward her with a rush of emotion. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She stares at something above my left ear. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

It aspires to be both a work of art and something instantly accessible to anyone’s ear, for the sheer pleasure of it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

My heart is beating so hard I hear it throbbing in my ears. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Change the bass notes of the chords to see how that changes the sound of the progression to your ears. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

After this, wherever Bull and Lucy and Edward went, some tramp would take Edward aside and whisper the names of his children in Edward’s ear. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Patchface covered his ears, Princess Shireen pressed her face into her mother’s furs, and the boldest of the queen’s knights moved forward, steel in hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She kept leaning over and yelling in the guys ear, and every time she did, he’d throw his head back and howl at the balloon sky. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His ears started up glowing like hot pokers. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The ear protectors served a dual purpose, because not only did they look pretty natty, they also kept Switzer’s slick comb-over in place. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But Gwenforte had decided that it was indeed time to get up—either that, or she liked the salty taste of William’s sweat—because she began licking his ears and forehead. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She rubbed his ears and his neck, talking soft and holding tight to the halter. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Little strands of blond hair stick to Erin’s face, and her cute little ears have turned red. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pleadings and petitions by parents and teachers had fallen on deaf ears. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we walked on, the giant noise inside my ears subsided. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Back in the sack they would go, with their heads sticking out of the holes and their long ears flopping. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the picture, Mrs. Priest hands me an envelope and whispers in my ear, “Make sure you give this to your mom.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She also said if you swallowed watermelon seeds, they’d grow out your ears. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ate a light supper of a cheese sandwich and a drink of water, and slept that night in the warm grass with the sound of the stream in his ears. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t believe Mama Ya-Ya hears me even though I’m shouting in her ear. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The dog raised his good ear and whined. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Gogol sounds ludicrous to his ears, lacking dignity or gravity. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The story was so revolting and grotesque Hazel had always shut her ears when they told it at Camp Jupiter. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But Ching’s ear were filled with his blood, and if he heard Wang Lung he made no sign, but he only lay there panting and dying and so he died. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

A lot of people did the toned-down school version of Halloween today—animal ears and masks and things like that. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

A neon-green butterfly flits around her head before landing on her ear. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He lay hidden during the day and went in search of food at night— turnips, a few ears of corn from a crib, a few windfall apples—nothing that would be missed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The stout dwarf was grimy, muddy, and his ears were tinged bright blue. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I would come into the kitchen and they would be standing shoulder to shoulder at the sink, holding ears of corn they couldn’t get shucked for talking. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I place cupped hands over my ears to keep her words from escaping. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears ...” I always recited speeches from Macbeth and Julius Caesar, as those were the adults’ favorites. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I did this week after week until the code became as much a part of me as my mouth, my eyes, and my ears. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Promise me. Promise me you’ll spend New Year’s with me next year,” he whispered into my ear. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the warrior songs were ringing in my ears. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let off a shot near my head that burned my ear and made my whole head ring. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His ears roared as he tried to listen. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s contemplating texting Henry, even though he’s probably somewhere over the Atlantic, when a voice curls around his ear, smooth and warm. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Westley busied himself as best he could, cleansing the Snow Sand from ears and nose and mouth and, most delicate of all, from beneath the lids of her eyes. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

One, Sister Mary Patricia, had put clothespins on his ears and nose for an entire afternoon when he failed to turn in his math homework. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cupped his hands between his mouth and her ear, to block anyone else from hearing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I probably hoped that after I had heard all the sounds, really heard them and packed them down, deep in my ears, the world would be quiet around me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touched the white flower behind her ear, the one from her uncle, and wrapped me in a tight hug. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

From behind me, a voice booms in my ear. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Olmsted’s teeth hurt, his ears roared, and he could not sleep, yet throughout the first months of 1892 he kept up a pace that would have been punishing for a man one-third his age. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Even though the ears were dried and shriveled, they drew flies when it was hot. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The dizziness has subsided and while my left ear is still deafened, I can hear a ringing in my right, which seems a good sign. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Walter and Camel spend the night making the noises men make when they’re trying not to cry, and I spend the night punching my pillow up around my ears trying not to hear them. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She often wore her hair in cat’s ears, lots of piercings, lips, nose, eyebrows, tongue, her speech thick. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I want to lean over and whisper in Ethan’s ear in one breath and weave my fingers into Allys’s hand in the next, and I don’t want to listen to the senator at all. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He turned and passed through court and hall to tell the master, stepping up close to get his ear. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It curls around her ears, and she smiles at me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Constance’s gruff voice growled into her ear, “Be still, fox, or I’ll snap your neck like a dead twig!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, it was a odd thing, but when the animiles see us a-talkin’ they lay down, and when I went over to Bersicker he let me stroke his ears same as ever. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dad handed the phone back to Momma, then dug his finger around in his ear like he was going deaf. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly down the trail, ears back, feet flying, came the rabbit. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he came to, his mouth and nose and ears were filled with dirt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My heart beat in my ears, and sweat prickled against my palms, and I kind of hated Mom for scaring me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The unexpected halt in the moving line caused the children to press upon each other, and whispers of no small intent reached my ears. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew the captain's daughter close and kissed her on her ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The less she understood, the more things she did wrong; and the more things she did wrong, the more clouts to the ear she received, and the less she heard. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The sound of the wind echoed between my stinging ears. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The Seashell hummed in his ear. “...watch for a man running...watch for the running man... watch for a man alone, on foot... watch...” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the music of the pearl rose like a chorus of trumpets in his ears. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within minutes, sheets of rain were sweeping in, the steady hiss of falling water swelling in my ears. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The one in her arms is crying so loud, I gotta cover my ears. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Fingers and toes, not to mention noses and ears, were numb. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was distressed this particular evening to see that he was dragging his ears, as it were. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had both palms pressed to my ears, but after the initial boom I dropped them, listening as the shot echoed through the ravines. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I had listened, but still the voice of Beyond was silent to my straining ears. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Grandpa tilts his head to the side and pulls at his ear before making a sound that is very Korean for I’m not sure or I don’t know. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

We had never seen such long, long lips and ears before. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scream, frustrated, and wipe some of the blood from my ear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A part of him — the part closest to his throbbing right ear — was quite keen on the idea of letting Ron down and watching him run amok until the effects of the potion wore off... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He pressed his ear against the metal and listened. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When I push wet strands of her hair behind her ears, she looks up at me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He felt his heart beating so hard that its pulse pounded in his throat and ears. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my ears are picking up something else, too. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Hazel just had time to cover her ears before it discharged, into the sky, spraying a dozen metal spheres that trailed green fire. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He stiffened and his ears flattened to his skull. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He pulled the covers more tightly around his ears to keep in the light, happy feeling of excitement. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She leans forward and whispers in my ear, “Please, please, you must stop asking questions.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Your ear is the key that lets you into me. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning sun shone through his pink ears. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mom grabs my head and screams right in my ear. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

‘Yes,’ murmured Cilia, looking at him critically, ‘you’re right, baby dear. His ears are red. That always means he’s mad.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he sent me to a special ear doctor who took impressions of my ears. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They crept and scuttled all across his body, between his fingers, into his ears; they covered every inch of him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then she unfastens the tiny clasp in her right ear and surrenders the other pearl. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her ear to it, listening for any hint of sound. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He laughed in my ear, a laugh I will never forget. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The word “trouble” drums on my ears, even with my earmuffs on. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He reached up to knock a dog from his ear and found he had no ear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A train whooshed past and she pressed her finger into her other ear to hear Aunty Uju’s voice better. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When he sat down, the Water licked his ears. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was clear, the birds were singing, and I felt contented after my difficult night just to be lying in the grass, feeling the ladybugs crawl up my ears. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Running home, he asked his grandmother for some corn, and she gave him four ears wrapped in a white cloth. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

With one bound he was at her side, rubbing his wet face against her thigh, feeling the familiar caresses on his ears, on his shoulders, along his back. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The words rang hollow in her ears even as she said them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sang that silly song until Mom said if I sang it one more time her ears would fall off. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sam rubbed Mole’s big ears, then his own. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

"No hint of this must reach my son's ears, or my father's." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The alarms stop, and my ears feel muffled in their absence. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He reaches behind Carmine’s ear, and—“Presto,” he says, handing him the penny. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I press one ear against a shoulder, and my free hand covers the other ear. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“You say you’ve seen these plants?” said Bigwig, turning his ears to catch the distant rustling of the beans. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa gently pulls me closer to whisper in my ear. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

His ears were pressed to his head and his legs moved so swiftly they were a blur. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Covering his ears with his hands, he bolted to the corner of the garage, grabbed the broom, and swung with all his might at my friend who was perched on the wire. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He folded his arms instead, pressed his face down into one, and covered his ears over with the other. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I whisper my mountain stories in his ear, stories of the ghost women and the stars in their hair. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

But when you’re at bumper level in a sea of honking, it doesn’t matter how much you cover your ears. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I heard only the timbre of his voice thumping in my ears. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She held the phone up to her ear. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

By Wednesday, the ears felt like a regular part of her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Is it really him?” says the boy behind my ear. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was a natural entertainer with a lovely voice and a fine ear. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to close my virgin ears to their horrid cackling. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A raspberry twig was standing upright over one of his ears. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The robot’s voice was in their ears again, “Here I am. Can you hold out half an hour?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He grins from ear to ear, as if he just said the cleverest thing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He snapped one picture of me, walking away from the camera wearing my dumpy winter coat, my shoulders up around my ears. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

His face was broad and red, his hair curly and gray about his ears. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

You say “smile,” and they go ear to ear, flashing every tooth in their mouth. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When we got the suitcases in the house, Pa put his arms around Big Ma and spoke low in her ear. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Music in our ears: The biological bases of musical timbre perception. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Nearby, a body swayed and her gut clenched, her pulse pounding in her ears and temples. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Pollard talked in Seabiscuit’s ear as they whirled through a quarter mile in a scorching twenty-two seconds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would sit up tall, protecting her, with his ears standing up straight on his head, like soldiers. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man with the ear issue goes into a back area and returns with a book filled with the notes from hearings. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I failed to see the hissy S as a solution to the problem and continued to talk normally, at least at home, where my lazy tongue fell upon equally lazy ears. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But on the fourth night he was restless, shaking his head and pawing his ears, his voice distressed at her back. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pink spreads from his cheeks to his ears. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She cranes down, getting close to my ear. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Bunny took off his gold-rimmed spectacles, unhooking them carefully from behind each ear, and began to polish them with a napkin. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

With a cry of hatred that stung the very ears like venom he let fall his mace. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If she finds you with Scorpius, I will fix you with a spell which will allow me eyes and ears into your every movement, your every conversation. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

A quick, ear- splitting boom that shook the ground, which continued to tremble even after the noise ceased, vibrating so much that the bushes around them danced. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

After all, flattened ears and a tail-wag were scarcely a conversation. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Does that swooshing sound in your ears ever stop? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I still couldn’t speak without my heart pounding in my ears. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She nods, and takes my headphones off my ears. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Dropping flat in the saddle, he gave his mount two taps with the whip and clucked in his ear. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed a button and held the phone to her ear, but she didn’t speak first. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I asked, shaking my head to make the argollas, the nesting rings on La Llorona’s ear pendant, rattle against each other. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

At Miss Quattlebaum's The girls line up ear to ear so you and the other boys can greet them with a proper hand kiss. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Atticus said, “Now that I’ve adjusted my ear to feminine reasoning, I think we find ourselves believing the very same things.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She examined it intently and then leaned forward and whispered in my right ear. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Celaena scratched her behind the ears and ran a hand along the page of the book. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Corcoran began to pick at the house plants and I, ears burning, was staring at my lap when a door slammed and two young men sauntered into the wide, high-raftered hall. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They had nut-brown skin, dappled like a deer’s with paler spots, and large ears that could hear things that no man could hear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Like the church, the cemetery is empty, but here there are no corners or shadows to hide listening ears. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She punches Molly in the ear, knocking her off-balance, and wriggles free. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You look horrible!” she whispered in his ear. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the guy’s ear and made him turn back around. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes had turned yellow and there were long, pointed ears poking through her hair. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Their ears were strained for the sound of hoof or foot on the road ahead, or following them from behind; but the night passed, and they heard no sound of walker or rider. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Right,” Valerie agreed, and the minute Max had shut the trap door, she clambered silently up the ladder and pressed her ear to the ceiling. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

A tiny dog with a red ribbon between its ears rushed in and gobbled the fallen cakes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second explosion seems to split the air and leaves my ears ringing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He gives me a quick kiss on my ear. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

His voice is so loud, it ricochets from both walls and explodes in my ears. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I wandered from church to church, listened to the sermons with new ears, and heard pastors begin to preach liberation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Want to talk without watchful ears listening to judge me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Diego howled—earning us glares from the preppy parents who probably presumed we were drunk—and the wave of bad music continued to assault our ears as Creed blurred into Nickelback. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

By figured he didn’t have anything to lose so when we got about halfway down the steps he popped me square in the ear. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched Mouse at her bath, licking the back of her paw and then dragging it over one ear, again and again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

My ears became warm and tears were running down my cheeks, even though I wasn’t crying. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"Make sure it's exactly five minutes, not a second more."Then she presses a hand to her ear and starts barking out more orders. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I saw Jasper chasing butterflies across the lawns; sometimes I saw Doctor Baker’s Scotch terrier scratching his ear beside a deck-chair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ranee notices her granddaughter tucking loose curls behind her ears, fingering her earrings, leaning a bit closer with every story. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man was screaming right in his ear. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She whispered into Tidbit’s ear, “Be brave, little one, and hold your breath.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents speak to me like I’m a child too wet behind the ears to know anything about life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The santero returns with the goat, its mouth and ears tied with string. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, not just his ears but everything, everything hurt all the time. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went on in the same vein, filling her ears with lines cribbed straight from Pastor Tom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

That gave Nick and his secret agents plenty of time, and they whispered something into the ear of every fifth grader. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t understand Common Tongue, but his voice naturally caught their ear. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her head felt like it would explode at any moment; through the buzzing in her ears, she could hear one of its mouths smacking loudly. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But the stupid brutes, too ignorant to realise what was happening, merely set back their ears and quickened their pace. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I am sorry she got shot, but she is mean and often slaps my face and pinches my arms and ears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bent to scratch Ghost behind the ears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Walk to Daddy,” she whispered in my ear. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The sound my ears was dreading they was gonna hear most was a scream. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

And then I bent and whispered fast in his ear. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then when she is exhausted and he half asleep, she leans down, her lips behind his ear, and makes plans. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stops right next to her, his nose practically in her ear. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the depot wall then; he was sweating, and sounds were becoming outlines again, vague and hollow in his ears, and he knew he was going to become invisible right there. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She became intensely aware of her heart thumping, of the blood thudding in her ears, of the shape of Tariq beside her, tightening up, becoming still. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He begins talking, very fast, very quietly in my ear, my hair concealing his lips. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It sounded good to Mark’s ears, and for a second or two he forgot just how awful everything was. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I say, replacing the phone to my ear. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The demanding voice of the black lobby should be in the ears of every legislator who votes on any issue. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cover my ears to soften the shrill screams, but it doesn’t stop the silver spears from shooting across the room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Georgie got to his feet and covered his ears with his hands. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

This time, if my ears heard right, she grabbed him, too. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed to hear the echo of words in his ears: ‘Fear nothing! Have peace until the morning! Heed no nightly noises!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Madge is cheering on the unwrapping, along with everyone else, when she sees me holding my hands to my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The corporal was facedown, and grimaced when she knelt to speak in his ear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His dark hair covered his ears and he wore a piece of blue coral on a leather thong around his throat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"But if you would not be taken for one, another time try not to hear what's meant for other ears. But all's well." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Came smiling, inspecting, encouraging, conversing in whispers, speechmaking into the wide-open ears of our black and yellow faces—and each leaving a sizeable check as he departed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of bombs and gunfire was not yet born. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then her mouth was against my ear and everything else—the gym, the crowd, the music—disappeared. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

There was a gold angel charm hanging around her neck and gold crosses hanging from her ears. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She tucked the hair behind her ears in the swift movement he loved and took out the black velvet bundle. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The challenger spun off the ledge, an arc of blood spraying from his ear, and bolted down the meadow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He stood up and pressed his ear against the door. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It might fall anywhere: on the crown, on the tip of the ear, on the upper arm, on the elbow— The elbow! 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

A rock whizzed at him; he ducked and the rock struck him on the ear. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She brought her face close to my ear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was little, sometimes I’d crawl in bed with Jackie and she would sing right in my ear so I couldn’t hear the mean words they hurled at each other. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I spun my finger next to my ear as if to say, Crazy. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I that evening shut my eyes resolutely against the future: I stopped my ears against the voice that kept warning me of near separation and coming grief. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Riccio pressed his hands against his ears while all the others ducked. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He cupped a hand behind one ear and leaned over the rail as far as he could, and I yelled again, more loudly, “Jason!” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The wind ripped a few strands of hair from her braid, and she tucked them behind her ears. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"Let's sleep," she whispers into my ear, and I nod, and we break apart and lie down again. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And beside the soldier there sat a young girl with ears that looked like nothing so much as pieces of cauliflower stuck on either side of her head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Chest pains and headaches, joint aches and night sweats, paralyzing pains in her ears, lumps no one else could feel. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It puts my ears to sleep, but still, when he talks I pretend to listen to him, if only because it seems like the mature thing to do. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Tanisha hangs up first, and all I’m left with is the dial tone humming a wordless tune in my ear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He spoke the last question to another Seal who had emerged from the water and was whispering in his ear. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The goats barely acknowledged her when she approached them, but when she scratched one behind her ears, the other two crowded up to Anya. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Paganini, hearing the voice of the man who gave him delicious carrots, hopped over and was rewarded by a treat and a gentle ear rub. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He could believe it was her voice echoing in his ears. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He tugged on his ear and glued his eyes to the radio as if assessing it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I bent down, and began patting Jasper’s head, and stroking his ears. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mom and JB have been talking your ear off all morning. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

When we lifted off the runway, my ears really started to hurt. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the past, keeping his ears open to the talk of village life had always been a crucial skill for Tree-ear. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I tuck my wet hair behind my ears. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pretend that Gram is standing right next to me, her whispered words crackling in my ear. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He measured almost three feet from the tip of his ears to the tip of his feet; his eyes were painted a penetrating and intelligent blue. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

While Jasper, his spaniel ears a-droop, feigns indifference to the arrival of the cakes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He likes to make the sound of the accordion with his mouth in my ear. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Luna could feel the screaming woman’s voice in her ears. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Speaking even when our enemies tried to confuse us by getting on our frequency to scream loudly in our ears and bang pots and pans. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad says to Look At The Person so I look quickly at a nose or a mouth or an ear but I still don’t remember. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes after Johnny told him the news, Revere was in the saddle buttoning his fur-lined surtout to his ears. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It can come inside my head even though my fingers are in my ears. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

They blew their hot breath in his ears and dripped their poisonous saliva on his skin. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Closing his ears to the horrifying sounds and preferring to think of them as draughts of air rather than spectral voices, Taran quickened his pace. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She swallowed, and tucked a strand of her unbound hair behind an ear. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He took a huge chance then and pushed one side of his ear gear up so he could chat up the librarian. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The tourist kids would poke Grandpa Kenneth in the ribs and pinch his nose and yank on his floppy ears, but he wasn’t allowed to say a word. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Not when we were afraid, but when we were wide awake and lucid, my mother funneled China into our ears: Kwang- tung Province, New Society Village, the river Kwoo, which runs past the village. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had on his regular green army jacket, but he was wearing gloves and had a hat pulled down over his ears. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Sobbing, she pulled her hand free of his and covered her ears against those terrible howls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We stared at each other and I contemplated the distance that had sprung up between us—how natural those words sounded to his ears, how grating to mine. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He had unbelievably huge feet and long ears, which were pink on the insides. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no pens, no notebook, no textbook—only my ears and memory. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Any louder and I thought my ears would start bleeding. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I find myself pawing at my left ear periodically, trying to clean away whatever deadens its ability to collect sounds. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

To combat the ruckus, Herbie first stuck fingers in his ears, then he tried some tiny cotton wads. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound in my ears narrowed until all I could hear was that psychotic cackle. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

His ears shrank from the bedlam of singing, cackling, and giggling that was going on behind the closed black patent leather shutters. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A box of souvenirs from Disneyland, including Minnie Mouse ears with my full name embroidered on them. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Carl lit his pipe and scratched behind his ear, and Zenhichi pointed with his hat to the west, made a sweep, put his hat on his head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Its crack was louder, and I heard it through my body rather than with my ears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tonight she is wearing green and gold, a mossy dress with an elaborate shining collar that makes the pink of her mouth, her ears, and her eyes stand out. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At this point, said Furman, the most dangerous tool the Germans had was between the ears of a physicist named Werner Heisenberg. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The insects, possibly excited by the smell of blood, have increased their clicking until it’s a continuous roar in my ears. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel’s daemon twitched her ears, and he laid his hand on her beautiful head. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Terupt came over and whispered in my ear, “My grandpa used to tell me to tie a knot in it.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

It took all his willpower to hold absolutely still, his heart pounding in his ears. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Ama wished she could shut her ears: the gulping, crying, coughing, sobbing, pleading, retching was almost too much to bear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They whisper chants and spells that the wind carries through the leaves, back to my ears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were unusual spectacles, being without ear pieces, but shaped rather like scissors or like the antennae of the tarantula wasp. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woolf dropped low over the saddle and called into Seabiscuit’s ear, asking him for everything he had. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Justyce doesn’t remember hearing any rights, but his ears had been ringing from the two blows to the head, so maybe he missed them. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Chess had started to bend down, so Finn’s mouth was right by Chess’s ear. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Abuelita looked at the watch on her wrist, tapped it, put it up to her ear and shook her head. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then she leaned over and whispered rapidly in Mrs. Clarke’s ear. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Knowing all this, I couldn’t ignore that voice shouting in my ear. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Voices from down below wound up to her ears. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I lean my ear down to his mouth to catch his harsh whisper. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Laika’s ears shot up when I balanced myself shakily over my hands and knees. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Louder it seemed to ring in my ears, and the floating motes of dust to take new shapes to the sound as they danced in the moonlight. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

As we drive up to the building, I put my index and middle fingers on my carotid artery just behind my ear to take my pulse. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

There was a squawk, and up came Sam Gamgee’s curly head hauled by one ear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I put my ear to his front door and heard faint sounds coming from inside. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The brute jerked up his head, laid back his ears and rushed to the attack. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Veer? You okay?” he whispers into my ear. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sharp ears of Cluny had caught what the unfortunate soldier had said. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I do up his nearly bald head and shoulders and then start putting the most complicated, unnecessary, wild highways through him from ear to ear. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

My slow southern ears were baffled by their clouded, thick accents. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt them dive-bomb his calves, his chin, and even the back of his ear! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Attached to her head are two ears, of a rabbit or deer, it’s not easy to tell; one of the ears has lost its starch or wiring and is flopping halfway down. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tufts of Jaunty’s straw-colored hair stuck out around his ears and under the brim of his hat like tussocks of dry grass. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

You could only see my shoulder and ear, sticking out on the right, behind everybody else. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

John bolted upright from his ridiculous position of pressing an ear against the receiver. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He sat on the edge of the bed, nervously bouncing his leg and holding his ears in frustration. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

A bottle rocket zipped through the air, over Diego’s shoulder, narrowly missing his ear, and exploded with a frantic crack. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s like someone is ramming a screwdriver into my ear,” Rasheed said, rubbing his eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s like nothing else you’ll ever see. Loud as heck, too, when that oil comes up. Might want to plug your ears.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Someone—probably Uriah—whistles, but I barely hear it over the pulsing in my ears. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Each beat of my heart echoes in my ears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

No, too far, creek too low....Whistle screeching in my ears....Train heat almost at my heels....Whoo-whoo-whoo! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My father says Mom has eyes like a hawk and ears like a panther. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was taller than any woman in my personal world, and her hands were so large they could span my head from ear to ear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He licks my hand and then rests his head on my lap so I can keep scratching behind his ears. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I turn around and see him shouting something at me, but there's a solid block between us, and my ears are buzzing so I can't hear what he's saying. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“DESTINATION?” shouted the Senses Taker, sitting up again, putting on his eyeshade, taking the pen from behind his ear, and opening his book. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She swings her trunk across the ground in front of her, fanning her ears like enormous leaves. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say a word,” she murmured into his ear. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

My heart was an echo in my ears. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“She got those dark eyes from Lucia and a million people in the world have round chins and small ears. But if it makes Steve happy to think the baby looks like him, that’s fine.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Coach Hedge had the ears of a satyr. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Instead she scooted closer to him, their ears almost touching. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Her ears were so red that it made the little sideburnlike tendrils of dark hair look like they were also blushing. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blasts of white gold blazed through the dark, and we covered our ears to brace for the thunder. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Ben took four and stuck two behind each ear. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It was only a nip,” she whispered in my ear. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The sun was scorching hot, and near her ear a gnat whined. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silence was building like pressure in their ears. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She grabbed Gwenforte and whispered in her ear, “Lie down, and don’t move.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They're in a row, three abreast, matching big ears and knobby necks. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“So I wouldn’t go blowing out your ear holes any more.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The haint’s cackling laughter echoed in my ears again, along with his warning. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The stale, silent air of the hold buzzes in my ears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I know. Who could have guessed about ears?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I press the phone closer to my ear and stand still in the middle of the steps. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

For there was Herbie, seated in the dirt at the side of his house, banging his head to try and drive the high-pitched, scary ringing from his ears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Parents whispered things in the ears of their children, afraid to let out their voices. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The skin on my neck crawled as I leaned forward into the damp dirt, hands pressed tightly against my ears, shoulders tensed to take the hit. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The snow blows up under my eyelids and fills my ears. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

His words sounded foolish to his own ears. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The hobbits wheeled round towards it, and cast themselves down, holding their hands upon their ears. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The shock ebbed from Crane-man’s eyes now that Tree- ear was no longer shouting. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He brushes a strand of hair from my face and whispers words of love in my ear. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was absent-minded, unable to remember the one thing which he ought to have told his pupil, and he listened to their difficulties with an impatient ear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like nothing else. And when you got too big to hold in our arms, we’d pull you close, sing right into your ear, until, well, you just didn’t need the song anymore.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I picked her up and whispered in the sweet little seashell ears, "There, there." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He kept putting his ears back for a scratch. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Curled in her arms, her voice whispers softly in my ear. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Just gotta keep my head down, my eyes peeled, and my ears open. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Rosie’s ears flatten against her head, and I lean forward, looking more closely. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mig spent them scrubbing the kettle and tending the sheep and cleaning the hut and collecting innumerable, uncountable, extremely painful clouts to the ear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Lenina did her best to stop the ears of her mind; but every now and then a phrase would insist on becoming audible. “. . . to try the effect of arresting my impulses,” she heard him say. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

All with their shoulders huddled up around their ears in the chilly autumn air. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He sounded so desperate to his own ears. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Although wingless, it can fly and has been known to seize unwary humans by the ears and deposit them at the tops of tall trees and buildings. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The White Noise cut straight through the music from the speakers, tearing at our ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She takes the earrings from me and stills Mom’s head to slip them back into her ears. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Okay, people,” says Zahra’s voice through the rush of blood and love and adrenaline and noise in his ears. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Her ears?” he asked as if he couldn’t be sure if he had heard correctly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and let her ears fill with wings beating air and early acorns falling onto the soft pad of pine needles. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, let’s kick her, just this once,” Ron whispered in Harry’s ear, but Harry shook his head. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The man is Polish, smoking cigarettes, with a pink nose and his collar turned up around his ears, his gun leaning against the farm gate. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

So I nibble on her ear and whisper other words. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

His bones rattled in his body and his ears pulsed as if his heart had somehow jumped into them. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There is no right or wrong way to add body percussion to enhance the rhyme; it is all in the ear of the beholder! Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The tent flap opens, and Uncle Al enters, perspiring visibly and beaming from ear to ear. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I adjust my earmuffs so my ears are completely covered, and find a seat. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He popped his ears twenty-seven times—I counted. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then I don’t know what Mom answered because it all got very quiet, and even my bionic Lobot ears couldn’t pick up a signal. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

After my third vodka cooler, I straddle his lap and drape my arms around his strong neck and whisper things in his ear that I shouldn’t be whispering. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

His mouth was against my ear; the name was like a regretful sigh. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And my shoulders are up around my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then she slips back to Caitlin’s bedroom, the phone to her ear. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She leaned and whispered something in his ear. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pippin was bruised and torn, his aching head was grated by the filthy jowl and hairy ear of the Orc that held him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The horse stood with its ears well forward, and twitching. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“This guy says you’re so wet behind the ears, your lobes are dripping.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was on his back, eyes closed, mouth slack, his face white with dust except where blood ran from his nose and ears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her voice echoes around him, softly, as close as if she were standing next to him, whispering in his ear. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

That research was based largely on people dialing and talking on phones, holding them to their ears. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was awful at home when we practiced, and Dad would walk smirking through the house with wads of cotton sticking prominently from his ears. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached down to scratch Mr. Whiskers behind the ears. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

At that moment from far off the wind bore to their listening ears the howling of wolves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His father had been an armorer at Bitterbridge, he said, so he had been bom with the sound of steel ringing in his ears and had taken to swordplay at an early age. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Its face was a long triangle, its ears stood up in points, and its black eyes shone. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I shuddered now when I remembered the touch of her hand on my arm, and that dreadful soft, intimate pitch of her voice close to my ear. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

That she was dating a handsome white man in a BMW coupe, her hair an Afro, a red flower tucked behind her ear. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was her eyes and ears in America. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But her voice seemed to slow down, stretched out and distorted all crazy in my ears. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

"The scuff of leather on stone sings loud as warhoms to a man with open ears. Clever girls go barefoot." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone was smiling ear to ear, with my mom crying tears of happiness and my nephew trying to squeeze his narrow limbs through the bars to reach me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Once there, I refill my water and wash, taking particular care with my injured ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Alright, cully,” the huge man behind me spoke into my ear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Or, “Otis, open your ears up. Buzzer going off!” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans forward and whispers the words with his lips right up against his left ear. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Finally, word of the stone came to the ears of the magistrate of the town. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He held one ear closed with one hand and, letting it go, held the other. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Hermione panted five minutes later, catching up with Harry and Ron in the entrance hall and pulling Harry’s hand away from one of his wiggling ears so that he could hear her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

An animal trainer who, in a fit of anger, bit his wife’s ear off. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They let my sister pierce her ear a million times.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He put his ear to the side of the trailer and whacked the sheetmetal with the flat of his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I strained my ears but couldn’t catch what they were saying. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

A rock whizzed by my ear and hit Red Rabbit in the side. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask him, one headphone still on my ear. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Beefy pulled on his father’s ear, and Talis cringed; the baby’s grip could be painful. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nodding to the rhythm, a pair of knobby little buds in his ears. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

To the Europeans’ confusion, their steel and cloth did not interest the Narragansett, who wanted to swap only for “little bells, blue crystals, and other trinkets to put in the ear or around the neck.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And one day it did burn her, as she moved slightly and Aunty Ujus hand moved slightly and the hot metal singed the skin behind her ear. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A voice close to her ear whispers words she has to strain to hear and that she does not understand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, baby,” he says and pushes my hair behind my ear, “I have to go. Call you tomorrow night?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Benson, the master, has me by the ear and he’s whacking me across the legs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They'd look like they had big noses or their ears stuck out. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He rubbed her ears gently and then moved his fingers in slow circles against her scalp. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He says it tentatively, his voice sounding strained to his ears, the statement turning without his meaning to into a question. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

It is an extraordinary noise, even to tired, over-bombarded modern ears. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Both ears had diamond studs, but the left one also had a silver skull that hung almost to his shoulder. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother’s ears are round, like dried apricots, or like the ears of the green-tinged, ovalheaded aliens from outer space he draws with his colored pencils. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers were long and bony, always moving, scratching at his beard, tugging at an ear, drumming on a table, twitching, twitching, twitching. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and grabbed my arm. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“And how much for shipping?” the receptionist asks, the phone to her ear. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marly was listening so hard that her ears felt like a donkey’s, on either side. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

One of the girls I remembered from last school year whispered in Lettie’s ear, and her eyes grew big before they all broke out into giggles. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Why are you looking at me like that, sweet one?” she asks, ruffling his ears. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

A goblin lady was heading home from work with gold chains hanging from ear to huge, pointed ear. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“No, but my ears are still bleeding from your Yellow’s meltdown,” he snarled. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In a matter of seconds, the man lay on the floor with blood gushing from his ears. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Just the sight of i hat gun made my ears ring. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

All six dog-men dropped their weapons, grabbed their ears and fell down in agony. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He was no longer a slave!—with the people’s plaudits ringing in his ears, knew that he might still be a dead man. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I love that we’re getting a police escort,” she says in my ear. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I took a quick look at him and turned back to the door, but in that instant that I was turning my head, he leaned forward, and I do believe his lips kissed my ear. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

His ear focused on the howl of the aircraft and an unformed prayer arose in him that this engine retain its demon whine, its savage articulation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bottom line, in the midst of our fervor, the words “I love you, Courtney” slipped out of my mouth when it was by his ear. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She’d concentrated until her eyes crossed and her ears popped, but nothing happened. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“They look more like donkey ears, if you ask me.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The re­ward for the watching eye and the listening ear is great. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then Howard hurried over and whispered “Pineapple” in my ear just as I was stamping my foot again. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Two objects that resembled golden ear trumpets curved out from the sides. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Some men have their carrots pierced and rings set into them as if they are ears. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I’m sorry,” I whispered into her ear as she held me in her arms. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The wind blew around his ears, across his closed eyelids. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

The man had two horrendous scars, one on each side of his mouth, twisting up all the way to his ears. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She nailed his velvet ears to the wooden pole and spread his arms out as if he were flying and attached his paws to the pole by wrapping pieces of wire around them. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Also, in between coughing fits, she took to sucking on one or the other of Edward’s ears. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I give him another scratch behind his ears. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mom’s phone buzzes; she holds it to her ear. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I heard Mr. Loomis calling after me, but the mask covered my ears so that his voice seemed garbled and far away and I could not understand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Among the familiar evening sounds of the woods, my ears register a low hum. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The message was transmitted mouth to ear, ear to mouth, with gestures made by swift-moving hands that showed just how sick the master was. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, when Sass scolded me all day long, I could bear it, for I knew I could whisper my complaints into Chandra’s ear in the evening. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We held gold-plated hoops to our ears and tried on bracelets. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

On the night of the day she cried so about the cherries, the two of them decided that when her ear got better, they would leave. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched every movement she made; I could not tear my ears away. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No I want your ears the way they are.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He turns up the volume as far as it will go and presses the headphones against his ears. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Dandelion,” he said in his ear, “get out of it, unless you want to be killed!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans to her right, whispering into the ear of the Royal Minister of Beauty. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He pulls her close and she tries again in his ear. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“My ears hurt, but the doctor says they’ll be good as new in a few days.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hold the phone on my ear, waiting for her to hang up. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their laughter feels so far away it’s as if there’s cotton in my ears. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Cradling the flat phone to her ear, she puts on the necklace, fumbling with the clasp, and looks in the mirror above her dresser. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Abbot Mortimer stood and put a wrinkled old paw lightly on the small head, right between the velvety ears, now drooping with shame. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

This sloshing was to imitate space, where weightlessness would cause the fluid in our inner ears to float. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she wasn’t shy, that she wasn’t shaped like a lima bean, and that her left ear didn’t stick out farther than her right. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mig, as you can imagine, wasn’t much of a singer, more of a bellower, really But in her little song, there was, to the rightly tuned ear, a certain kind of music. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He remembers rolling his eyes, looking over at his mother, who was doing the same, and then whispering in his brother’s ear something very close to, “They shouldn’t discuss money here.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It brought some comfort to every member of the family to know that the big animal lay stretched at the foot of Jethro’s bed, his sharp ears alert to every sound outside the cabin. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Warmth spreads from the back of Gogol’s neck to his cheeks and his ears. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Its reddish brown back, marked by pale stripes, lay toward her, and one of the large, cuplike ears was silhouetted against the pale trunk of the fig. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say it unless you mean it,” I said, and pressed Pablo’s nose back into her ear. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure it was just about his body mass index or the tensile strength of his ligaments, but still, he had her ear and he wasn’t using it to talk me up. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, she finished repeating the Western Union numbers before she continued braiding, the phone lodged between her shoulder and ear. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The voices of the war gods were arguing again in his ears. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Now that it was in her ears, though, it seemed it would never go away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Scipio was now yelling so loudly that Bo put his hands over his ears. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Think of something good,” Baba said in my ear. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She held it a few inches from her ear and waited until Kelly was done. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The angel, startled by Amarante’s voice, froze stiff with its ears lying back flat; and then, realizing there was no immediate danger, it turned to observe the puzzling natural phenomenon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi sighed, a deep, humming thing that echoed in his chest and her ears. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"I remember everything about you," says Peeta, tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He took the kitten out of Bo's arms and placed it on his lap, stroking its tiny ears. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles so widely, his ears grow longer. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Root could hear sucking noises in his ear. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I do not think life anywhere else would look very much like a reptile, or an insect or a human— even with such minor cosmetic adjustments as green skin, pointy ears and antennae. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hoped I might find you here,” a low voice rumbled in my ear. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have never passed an unshaded window without looking in, have never closed my ears to a conversation that was none of my business. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shoulders are hunched up around his ears so his strawberry hair disappears into his collar, and the infinitesimal tilt of his head tells me he’s been listening to everything we’ve said. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sensing my joy, he jumped up on me and licked my face, and I hugged him good, pulling his ears and scratching his belly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The muffs—soft and furry—cover my ears completely. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She brushed a lock of hair behind her ear and then brought it out to twist and twist it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Not only was Timothy not hearing with his ears; his eyes, though wide open, were not seeing, or if they were, he was not recognizing what they saw. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I pretended I couldn’t hear, gesturing to my ears and shrugging as I rumbled past him and took a hard right onto the street. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had his hands in his pockets and a pencil behind his ear. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kisses my cheek and brushes a lock of hair that fell from my bun behind my ear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

De la O would be awake for two hours, straining his ears, alert for any sounds of someone creeping toward them—a snapped twig, the sound of fabric brushing against a plant. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I saw a trickle of blood coming down from where Erik's ring had struck him beneath the ear. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long, wordless screams buffeted at her, and she clapped her hands over her ears to protect herself from the sounds. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A more general and surely less parochial view was that his face had been just barely saved from too-handsomeness, not to say gorgeousness, by virtue of one ear’s protruding slightly more than the other. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Put a hole in my ear,” he said. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t heard Rose’s footsteps, and her voice in my ear startled me to curse. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Not good night. I'll be with you the rest of the night, a vinegar gnat tickling your ear when you need me. But good night and good luck, anyway.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re eating dinner,” he says as he walks out, phone three inches from his ear. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I still have some water in my ear from my swimming lesson yesterday,” he said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Magdalys felt her pulse thrumming through her ears as she wove her braids into a bun behind her head and took a deep breath. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Jam clapped her hands to her ears, wincing, and Pet cleared its throat. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The announcements are so loud that Dad and I both put our hands to our ears, me crushing fluff against my head. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

There was a pull in my gut, a roar in my ears. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then healed the ear when it got infected. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

That Greek jokes fell flat on Latin ears should not surprise us; Shakespeare’s jokes don’t cause most modern audiences to fall about either. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure half slides, half falls down the ladder and presses her ear against the false back of the wardrobe. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

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

He had lost both ears and a finger to frostbite, and he dressed all in black, the same as a brother of the Night's Watch, except that his furs were ragged and greasy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“There is a part of her that is still human,” the madwoman whispered in Luna’s ear. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A flashlight shines behind his head, making the rings in his ears glint. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The taunt about his father rang in Harry’s ears as though Black had bellowed it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As he went up the steps there came frequently to his ears a slight creak, as of a tree bending in wind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His long ears flopped up and down, keeping time with the jogging motion of his body. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood with our ears pressed to the door for a moment, listening for a sign that we’d been spotted. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“How unusual for them to notice you,” he said, scratching one of the dogs behind the ears. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The name of Gotama, the Buddha, continually reached the ears of the young men, spoken of well and ill, in praise and in scorn. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is undersized and his ears stick out and he speaks with a high, sweet voice; the whiteness of his hair stops people in their tracks. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

My ears were popping from pressure loss just as the rover's airlock filled with wonderful 1-atmosphere air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the tube attached to his arm, and a different one wrapped around his ears with prongs stuck up his nose, and the hanging bag of clear liquid drip-drip-dripping beside his bed? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I thought, my heart racing in my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With him standing this close, I could see the gold ring in his right ear, like a pirate’s, and a long, thin scar that ran along the left side of his chin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hyena’s roar filled the higher range of what my ears could hear, Orange Juice’s bass roar filled the lower range, and somewhere in between I could hear the cries of the helpless zebra. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

My voice sounded too strained even to my own blood-pounded ears. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was operating on my cousin Bulelwa’s ear with a set of matches when I accidentally perforated her eardrum. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Winn-Dixie sat there listening to it, wiggling his ears this way and that, trying to catch all the words. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He turned his head slowly, just enough to see Rex crouching behind him, back straight, ears swept forward, tail rigid and taut. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She released her grip on Bull’s ear, stepped back, and began spitting vigorously into the bushes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I felt a bullet whiz past my ear; it pierced the wall behind me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

That great, unusual, portentous thing is this: Roscuros voice was pitched perfectly to make its way through the tortuous path of Migs broken-down, cauliflower ears. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Our ears were always open for any danger. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my palms over my ears and press as hard as I can. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“My goodness, I don’t know what you girls are talking about, but it hurts my ears! So stop it,” Ladybird Hope chided. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

When the game was over he would shut off the radio and fix his spectacles carefully in place by curling their stems behind his ears. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her heart pounded in her ears, and the sound of wood against steel became almost unbearable. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I hate my hair, but I let it grow long because I hate my ears more. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And the crows flap harder, a roar in my ears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The sudden silence in the hallway rings in my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I’m almost to my old table in the corner when a commotion loud enough to reach my muffed ears makes me look back. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I could not hear him because of the noise of the crowd and the crackling coals and the beat of my heart in my ears. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second one makes a twirling motion beside his ear, with his finger, denoting craziness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had high cheekbones, and their ears turned forward. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Into the Object’s face, into her ears he kept hissing and croaking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He fired again and again, so that by the time we went inside my ears were ringing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The guys’ laughter followed me, bouncing off the tiles, between my ears, rattling around in my head. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Meggie wanted to put her hands over her ears so as not to hear the feeble tinkling sounds the fairy was making. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

"A girl says nothing," a voice whispered close behind her ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And it was obvious that, someone combed the little boy’s hair from time to time and washed behind his ears. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

So, we start up again and he's a tiny bit better, but even with only one working ear, he's making me jump. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The fire in my ears spread to my cheeks. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

His ears were straining to hear the next words. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Career tributes are silent until he gets out of ear shot, then use hushed voices. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Its closest genetic relative is a mountain grass called teosinte that looks strikingly different—for one thing, its “ears” are smaller than the baby corn served in Chinese restaurants. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His cheek and one of his ears is red, all the way to the point. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her big ears flap back and forth as she accepts candy and popcorn and even chewing gum from delighted circus-goers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Alex felt his ears go red as he flushed with shame. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He brushed his lips against Sohrab’s ear, kept his eye on me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He thought about how the pigeon nipped his ear each morning. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I think of his face without the mask and the low, thrilling timbre of his voice when he whispered in my ear at the Moon Festival. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

That uncanny laughter tormented Malcolm’s ears; it sounded like a high hiccupping yell of agony. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Fields of green com turned yellow, and the leaves, withered during the frosty nights, rattled as if in protest as Jethro drove his wagon down the rows and piled it high with full golden ears. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our guest put his hands to his ears, then shook his head. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the thunder boomed through the wood again, he stuffed his fingers in his ears, and ducked down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Werner puts on the headset and fills his ears with static. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was a sound so painful, Conor could barely keep himself from putting his hands over his ears. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Hearing is the act of perceiving sounds by the ear. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

His ears flared out and were very red, and though he was just out of high school he wore a size thirteen shoe. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I remember what happened to my best friend, Bugs, when a cockroach crawled in his ear one night at the Home. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t listen to this part,” I said to Martí, covering his ears when Miss Gulch threatened to harm Toto. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They parted it from their foreheads to the napes of their necks and then they parted it across from ear to ear. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped in front of it and leaned in, pressing his ear against the door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Which meant that he never went anywhere without Lolly and her missing eye and that one ear Nunu had chewed on until it was practically gone, worn down to a hard, spit-dark, threadbare nub. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I see Fluffy—a brown stuffed dog with one ear almost falling off who joined me on my first day of nursery school. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The man scratched the little lamb between the ears and did not ask the question he always asked. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

My nose inhales the aroma and my eyes fixate on the yellow ears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My ears had been playing tricks on me, and I’d misunderstood the expression. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her spine stiffens and her heart is audible deep inside her ears. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they watched him stride across the stage and take his diploma, he was grinning from ear to ear. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound echoed queerly from the comers of the room and twisted like a worm inside their ears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It cantered forward, and now the dementors scattered in earnest, and immediately the night was mild again, but the sounds of the surrounding battle were loud in his ears. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Powell seized the ears and twisted the head. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I barely hear them for the buzz in my ears and the satisfaction at bothering them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She put the palms of her hands against her ears, which must’ve meant something, and she danced sideways for a short while, and then backwards. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was very tall, with formidable hefty hind legs and a comical pouched face topped off by two immense ears which flopped about of their own accord. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A tap of metal on metal: his trained ear told him a gunsmith was at work. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I duck at the last second, and her fist hits my ear, knocking me off balance. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wind hummed in her ears, the sun poured over her face and arms and legs, the waves knocked against the keel, and the boat pulled forward. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Kino thrust the pearl back into his clothing, and the music of the pearl had become sinister in his ears, and it was interwoven with the music of evil. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asher’s voice comes on in my ears, fed into our personal team loop. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sounded rude to my own ears, so I added, “Thank you for going with me to...you know.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I tuck the pencil I was using behind my ear, playing it cool. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to block it from my ears but couldn’t. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is three years old, his wide eyes open to the world, his too-big ears already listening. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Harry!” said a voice in his right ear. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He whispered something into her ear and then turned to face Wilfrido. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Her words were barely audible as they whispered past his ear. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He begins to unbutton, then to stroke, kisses beside my ear. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tucks a curl behind her ear and exhales. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She spit the news out as fast as it came in her ear, sharing it with Mark’s dad and Jessie. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Still, I sit down next to Madge and wait with my ears exposed. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

A microphone squeals somewhere, so loud I clap my hands over my ears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Little Tzipporah was next, and Hannah held the child on her lap, covering her eyes with ice-cold hands and crooning a song into her ears. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Should that name pass his lips, it might cost him a finger or an ear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward—she was a small girl, barely five feet—and cupped a hand to my ear. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It was my floppy ears they cheered, not me. Take me from this abbatoir, husband.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They found Strawberry and Buckthorn on the bank; and when everyone was comfortably chewing, with ears laid flat, Bluebell began. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands shake down to my fingertips, but I tap the screen and put the phone to my ear. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

A shell banged open with a stupendous clout right beside his ear as he was scrambling back toward the front, and some undestroyed recess of his intelligence wondered that it did not kill them all. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

William staggered, trying to spin and strike whatever was on his back with the table, when he heard Jeanne shouting directly in his ear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ruth didn’t like the noise and covered her ears with her hands. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deep, dark water flowed beneath me, its rushing sound filled my ears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And the words that came to my ears amid the cries made my blood stop in my veins. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“When everyone is talking, it feels like drums in my ears.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“The person I hoped was playing and singing is not here today. Another person is playing who, I am sorry to say...” he whispered into her ear, “is very terrible.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Joey couldn’t hear what the guy was saying because his ears were still ringing from his sparring partner’s accidental haymaker. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pressed her ears forward aggressively and lifted her tail. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little sack hung from the corners of his eyes and rested on his cheek-bones; a loose- filled bag of feathers hung from his ears and rested on his neck beneath his chin. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

His ears stuck out on either side of his head like teapot handles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ye need help?” he said, his strangely accented Russian reaching her ears on a heat wave that smelled of fire and metal. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He can take my fingers and my toes, he can put out my eyes and slice my ears off, but he cannot take my wits unless I let him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Everything goes in one ear and out the other because something else steals my attention: an advertisement featuring a black woman in “before” and “after” pictures. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"This is no fit subject for the queen's ears." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to say anything,” he whispered into his ear. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hair the color of autumn leaves and moss-green eyes and horns curving from behind his brow to just above his ears. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She moved closer and put her lips to his ear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to be pork chops, but John said they looked like fried dwarfs ears. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He remembered hearing the blood beating hard in his ears, like the rhythm of a clock. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

In desperation I wrenched his ears, pinched him black and blue, but still he continued hollering. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slide down my muffs, press my ear against my closed door. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The fire sang in Bigger’s ears and he saw the red shadows dance on the walls. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been playing just over an hour and had just cleared level 81 when I heard another wild burst of cheering in my ears. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The sun caught the ring in his ear and blazed as he tipped his hat to me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was flying straight up, the wind whistling in my ears, the side of the cliff only inches from my face. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Montag shut his eyes, shouted, shouted, and fought to get his hands at his ears to clamp and to cut away the sound. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

My ears hurt from the endless noise of traffic. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

My father leaned over and whispered in my ear what it was. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you’re not,” she said, tucking her hair back behind her ears. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She nudged the man’s ear with her boot, and the side of his head caved and crumbled to dust. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Ear extended his ears slightly, but the wind blew them shut. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It is a sentiment echoed by Singleton, who says his efforts and conviction fell on deaf ears with the prosecutors until Terryl started pushing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the place of honor, right next to the princess, is a very small mouse with big ears. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Jay nips her ear as if he's encouraging her, and she finally speaks. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I felt a bullet zip past my ear. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Out of habit, she tried brushing the hair out of her face and behind her ears. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I felt Mother’s breath in my ears as she warned me against sitting close to Jalazone girls. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was the kind of guy who could kiss you behind your ear and make you feel like you'd just had kinky sex. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes, pressing my ear to her chest again. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I curse under my breath and follow my sister, my heart pounding in my ears. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Avery had a balloon tied to his ear and was chewing a candied apple. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Too polite,” Harry whispered in Hermione’s ear as they passed out of the inn into the tiny backyard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The cheeks had fallen back to the ears and a solicitous mortician had put lipstick on the black mouth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I whooped, then covered my ears and hushed. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the delicate round bone at her wrist twist back and forth and felt blood pounding in my ears. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

As I turned my head to the side, my ear brushed against a wet spot; tears, I realized, were running down my face and soaking the sheets. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He heard my intake of breath, though it was barely audible to my own ears. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“He had to come; he was making a fuss. I love you so much,” Mom whispers into my ear, hot and full of spittle. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

With their giant bodies and enormous ears, they stomped through the forests. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

And when an ear infection turned out to be the culprit, it was she who fed antibiotic syrup drop by drop into Mirabelle’s small pink mouth and let her lap it up like a kitten. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My ears filled with the crackle of burning wood. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fox-eyed Locke, standing silently behind Valerian, his expression schooled to careful indifference, has a chin as pointed as the tips of his ears. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As I was swallowed up in fire and thunder, I hugged my arms tight against my ears. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I woke up the next morning to the sound of my Hulk alarm blasting “Hulk smash!” in my ear. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I held them up to my ears and checked myself in the mirror on the counter, all the while feeling the clerk still keeping an eye on me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The cuco covered its pointed ears and shook its head violently as Beefy began to cry. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I motioned for Frankie to stand next to me so that we could both put ours ears against the receiver. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I could feel the tiny tongue mopping the crevices of my left ear. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Tickle him behind his ears. He loves that.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The tape player rides on her hip, and the cord of the buds has a short in it, so the speaker annoyingly shuts off in one ear unless she settles it just so. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Shelly pulled back her thick hair to reveal five small, shiny hoops in her left ear. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lamp on the table,” Jackson says, his voice close to my ear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His tail was swishing slowly, his ears were forward. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Fifty-Ninth Street, a mother wheeled in a stroller with twins emitting, it seemed to my ears, identically pitched screams. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He pulls his shirt up around his ears and breathes into it to stay warm. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Try searching at YouTube for "Interval song" or "ear training" to find videos that you might find helpful. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I say to the woman next to me; into her ear, or where her ear must be under the white headdress. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's a buzzing in my ear, and I look at Max. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I can’t recall anything the minister said; I felt like my ears were plugged and I was watching everything through watery eyes. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She gave the crown a final tug down over Marshall’s ears and turned to face the altar of Set. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She starts yelling, but by that time, my phone is off my ear. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I stood up away from the mower, my ears humming, so I could hear him. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Below the jagged line of bone was a spongy crimson mess of brain, several inches across, reaching from the crown almost to the tip of his ear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Ouch,” murmured Ear with his ears folded in like morning glories. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I kneeled beside her, both of our ears against the phone, me pinning Otto down so he didn’t try to chew on the receiver. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

You can keep nothing safe from our eyes and ears. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They listened for ten minutes without moving, their heads down, their ears turned toward the radio. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pieces of hair fall loose from his ponytail and he brushes them behind his ear in that little movement that makes me feel all liquidy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By opening my eyes and my ears, I was creating a world of more smiles for myself. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I scrunch my eyes tightly to reset my ears and continue. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He lifts his head and slips his fingers through my hair, tucking it behind my ear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Volpe obviously had innate talents that related to theater—an ear for language, a feel for pacing and for calibration of emotional pitch, an acute visual sense. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t chase after us, he just stood there with his cell phone pinned against his ear, probably calling the cops. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Gemmules secreted by the hand carried the instructions to manufacture a new hand; gemmules dispersed by the ear transmitted the code to build a new ear. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

Only the high wailing continued, and then both Will and Lyra saw what it was: a tabby cat, cowering against the wall of the tower, its ear torn and its tail bent. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boots leaped away in fright, shaking his ears against the loud echo of the crash. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Going forward I carried wax along the line, and laid it thick on their ears. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I heard a voice, a voice like burning silver, like a kiss against my ears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Their ears was perked up and, ’stead of being scairt by the noise, they was looking for more of it. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Pilate rubbed her ear until it was numb, burned the end of the wire, and punched it through her earlobe. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached up painfully, and scratched him behind the ears. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“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

I put my ear close to the panel—not too close because I didn’t want to get a splinter—and listened. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

A little black head appeared through the tear, and little slick, wet ears. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

McNeil often shopped at Johns’s small clothing store and there the white radical had bent his ear, with the usual results: maybe, someday. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I force out a laugh, the sound creaky and false in my ears. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Listen to me,” said Snape, his voice so low now that Harry had to push his ear very hard against the keyhole to hear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Judd Stares down at Shiloh—at his bandage and the shaved place where he’s all stitched up—the rip on his ear. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Due to his ear and his almost maniacal sense of discipline, I always thought my father would have made an excellent musician. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Anya clapped her hands over her ears to block out the sound, but it was still there. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I can hear blood rushing through my ears. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There’s this little loop of hair hanging awkwardly over my ear, so I give it a tug. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s a pleasure, miss,” he says, and I can see by his pink ears that he means it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Catherine leaned close to me and whispered in my ear: "Neither of them can stand the person they're married to." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sir held it up to his ear and shook it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Johnny Cakes, on the other hand, was grinning from ear to ear. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three fat gold earrings run up the side of one of Madoc’s green ears, and he wears long gold claws over his fingers. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One of the few pieces of information we have about them is that at a very solemn moment the worshipers were shown “an ear of corn which had been reaped in silence.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can they get on with it?” says something that looks a lot like the boy version of Tinkerbell, his small wings buzzing in my ear. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He has his arms folded across his chest and a pen tucked above his ear. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My heart pounding in my ears, I stare at a small ant spinning in a circle in a puddle next to my face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Portia pulled at the rings on her ears until her lobes were irritated and purplish red. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I held the soft pad of a headphone against my ear. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Going back down the stairs she overheard some words not intended for her ears. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Like hitting your father in the ear with a shoe heel.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was a loud click in Victor's ear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He touched the back of his ear and his fingers came away spotted with blood. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Sixteen stitches behind your ear, my uncle said, bending forward to kiss the top of my head. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He plugs one ear and puts the phone to the other. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

With rabbit ears on top, it got three whole channels. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lathered his hair and even cleaned inside his ears wanting to get every bit of Overlander smell off him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, my heart is pounding, my blood thrumming in my ears as the fear response urges me to run run run. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I find a free sink in the corner and stick my head under the faucet, letting cold water spill over my ears. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I have my eyes and ears in the household,” she said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

All I can hear are Darin’s screams echoing in my ears. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ghosts didn’t visit, but swarms of mosquitoes did, feasting on us and droning loudly in our ears. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Alex could feel the pressure in his ears as the elevator rose higher and higher. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He stopped walking and leaned toward me as if to hug me, but simply put his hand near the base of my neck and spoke into my ear. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I picture Sohrab’s face, the pointed meaty chin, his small seashell ears, his slanting bamboo- leaf eyes so much like his father’s. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

White hair surrounded his otherwise bald head in a nimbus and plugged his big ears like cotton. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The dangling lute string whipped him on the ear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘This is for Richard,’ he says, rattling a box next to his ear, rolling his eyes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ringing of cell phones, the beeping of Game Boys, the traces of far-off rap music escaping the ear buds of a hundred iPods. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Wings flap next to my ear, and the crow’s talons dig into my shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He could feel the pressure pounding in his ears as the darkness grew thicker and more oppressive. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

In my ear, Miss Lilian’s cold voice froze the very air between us. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then he puts his beak right up against my ear. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Of course, he kept on talking in my ear like a gnat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

This time I did not look for fear my head would burst and my brains would dribble out of my ears. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, Ruby pauses for a second, her ears spread wide like tiny sails. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

And now her fingers spread apart, letting the voice reach her ears . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She leaned close to her so that she spoke in Kaede’s ear, and no one but she could hear. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What did you say, my dear? I am a little deaf,” returned the good lady, approaching her ear to my mouth. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Good for you,” she said into my ear, embarrassing the heck out of me because I was surrounded by kids who overheard everything she said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Did I not see her with my own eyes and hear her with my own ears, come into the room just now and ask to speak to you?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

In those few yards my ears were turned red and raw by the wind. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’d look good on you. Not quite like mine. A little longer in the bangs, I think, and softer around the ears.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A salivary gland in front of Garfield's right ear swelled. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Like that old joke of talking about someone till his ears burn. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Blood trickled anew from his nose, and more from his ears, and then he fell forward without putting his hands up to catch himself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He put his glasses back on his face, pulling the wire earpieces behind his ears, and said, “In your case, trying is being.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought they were going to tear them out of the frames, and I wanted to put my hands to my ears to shut out the jungle that had surrounded us. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

One ear was folded back and plastered to a sticky corner of the bandage on his head. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tayo covered his ears with his hands and buried his face against Josiah’s leg, crying because he knew: this time she wasn’t coming back for him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then he struck at Fiver and scratched his ear.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hugs me again and whispers close to my ear, "I made this happen, you know. I got you back here. And now you've proven I was right all along." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Clara trims the hair around my head and ears until I’m practically bald. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I jabbed my finger with the needle as my eavesdropper’s ears picked the conversation out of the common room’s general din. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When Rabscuttle came back, he helped El-ahrairah to disguise his horrible, maimed head with two dock leaves in place of ears, and after a while they slept. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple were missing a limb or an ear. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

In all that terrible madness, I heard a whining in my ear. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His ears shot forward angrily and it seemed all was lost. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope you really listened to what I told you,” he whispered in my ear, opening up the other cuff to let both of my hands free. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I can still hear ’em whispering in my ear. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There were little patches of yellow beneath her ears. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

You had to be careful with elfin ears—a few hours in the helmet and they started to flake. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Sam went red to the ears and muttered something inaudible, as he clutched the box and bowed as well as he could. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Arms waved and mouths gaped open in incredulity as Seabiscuit came on, his ears wagging. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The watch ticked for a long time, very loudly in the captain’s ears. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had threatened, but her threats had been received with stony faces and deaf ears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dismay streaked up Purgatory Hill, his ears flat back against his head, the whites of his eyes wild and terrified. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My siblings would hold their ears to the bathroom door and laugh as I talked to myself. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pain swelled out of his head, pounding through his ears until it hit his belly, and waves of nausea surged up. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wiping molasses from her eyes and ears, he hugged her and told her she’d be all right. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes late in the night, the quiet wind brought to my ears the humming of Lansana. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He sort of looks like Chester, only he’s got longer ears and a shorter tail. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

It's clear, at this point, that the explosion destroyed the hearing in my left ear for good. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Their arms and legs are missing; their intestines spill out through the bullet holes in their stomachs; brain matter comes out of their noses and ears. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Already trying to win my mother over,” Javier said, grinning from ear to ear. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ekon closed his eyes and covered his ears, desperate to block out the words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She leaned next to it, her ear against the wood, and listened. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had lost Sounder’s ear under the cabin. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were a deep violet, while her ears were the ears of a cat, perhaps, gently curved, and dusted with a fine, dark fur. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped and swerved with no apparent logic, his ears popping, his stomach pressed against his ribs. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Winn-Dixie’s ears went straight up on his head, and he barked once and looked around. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Katherine's voice is unmistakable, and at first I think my ears are deceiving me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Girl, hush,” her mother said, adjusting the mask’s elastic around her ears. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then she began to pray aloud and Ben, her son, had an image of her prayers floating light as pollen into the ear of God. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess my ears couldn’t take it so they just stopped listening. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The giant rabbit shuddered before smoothing his whiskers down and straightening his ears. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He tilted his head, listening, and grinned when the droning syllables of a song-chant reached his ears. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

But just as I started to speak, Crenshaw leaned close and whispered in my ear: “The truth, Jackson.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And in between these noises, if I listened very carefully and stood completely still, I could hear a tiny whining noise inside my ears and the air going in and out of my nose. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

With his ear protection firmly back in place, he started to boogie, throwing his wide brown hips out awkwardly to one side and then the other, while Ms. Banks swung smoothly in front of him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His heartbeat thumped in his ears with every step. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Alarm bells were beginning to ring faintly in our ears. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It functioned on an old-fashioned principle: you held it against the bones near your ear and it vibrated singing or talking to you. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I read an interesting article today,” she says, leaning closer to my ear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The brother cut the notched black ear from the dead bull and trotted over with it to Romero. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

We didn’t always know what he was saying, but our ears didn’t much care. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Earmuffs are like having permission to place your hands over your ears all the time. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He would huddle miserably under shelter during a shower, his ears laid flat, his eyes baleful and more crossed than ever, waiting until the last drop had fallen before venturing out again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice sounded muffled and distant to my ears. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waves her hands around her head as if a rabbit is going to pop out of her ears. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The elevator zooms upward so fast my stomach sinks and my ears pop. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I watch him whisper something in Ben’s ear; Ben mutters shut up and smacks Dylan on the arm. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s not the best time—” “The Mark of Athena burns through Rome,” Ella continued, cupping her hands over her ears and raising her voice. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When the Christian guys talk, I recognize their stories from my childhood, though I try to close my ears. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened ? What happened ?” he cried, and trembled violently when he could not hear his own voice in his ears. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We all gazed down at the baby, as if her ear held the answer to the world’s most pressing questions. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Felice has helped her loosen two braids behind her ears and her fingertip is stained with the rouge she has stroked across her lips. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he whimpered the way some dogs do during thunderstorms, tucking his ears back and lowering his head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

My heart pounded so hard I could hear it on the inside of my ears. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"Then tote the message yourself. It's no skin off my ear if you never get back alive." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were closed and he was so hopping mad that it was a miracle that smoke waren’t pouring from his ears! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She cupped him in her palm and scratched his oversize ears. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Rabbits stood up in the road ahead, their little front paws dangling down and their noses sniffing, and the sun shone through their tall, twitching ears. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes, he shook his head with the gesture of a dog shaking its ears as it emerges from the water. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my winter coat hood over my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Miguel went to the bed and she whispered something in his ear. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cool air from the river had carried the voices of Jon and Leon to his ears. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, the pilots of the helicopters would catch a glimpse of a small girl wearing glasses crouching in the giant’s right ear and waving to them. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted a hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I could see his long ears, could see him looking at all the cows. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Pipkin! Fill yourself up to the ears! No more shivering on the banks of streams for you, old chap!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying to talk to Link by cranking Link’s head around and shouting into his ear. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The look on his face reminded me of the look on the face of the inmate I’d taken to the ER when he thought he had a cockroach in his ear. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked Pablo up by his extra-long belly and held him to her ear and he licked it and tickled her. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kissed the tips of his ears, and then she left and Edward spent the day staring out at Egypt Street, listening to the tick of his watch and waiting. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

He razored his lip and chin as well, but kept his side-whiskers, two great thickets of wiry golden hair that covered most of his cheeks from ear to jaw. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But in my case, since I don’t have outer ears, they had to put the earbuds on this heavy-duty headband that was supposed to wrap around the back of my head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Then I will clean one ear and one nostril,” rejoined the barber promptly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She joined him and they went a little apart, talking too quietly for Lyra to hear, though Pantalaimon became an owl and turned his great ears in their direction. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

So I leaned closer to her ear, since the music was blaring, and I said, “I apologize for how I was sitting over there, Mrs. Kurtz. It was rude. I’ve never worn a skirt before.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As he pats Dad’s back once, Lewis whispers something into my father’s ear. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he grabbed Gregor’s arm and spoke in his ear in a dramatically hushed voice. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

James threw his hands up to either side of his cowlick as if he were covering Steve’s ears. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"Pasera," they might say instead, because their palates and ears don't form around Bangla. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A flicker of movement behind him, and another missile whistled so close to me that it nicked my ear. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He leaned down and said very softly in my ear: “It’ll be okay, August. These are nice kids, I promise.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I feel awful, but then I conjure Rhiannon’s voice in my ear, telling me I am doing the right thing. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The blood roared again in Ralph's ears, confused images chased each other through his mind. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

As she hesitated on the threshold, voices sounded in her ear. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Into my ear she whispered, “I love you, Jacob.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Teddy listened to the phone at his ear. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, as I drew closer, the faint strains of organ music caught my ears. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She smiled and took her hand away from her ear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He then peers into my ear with his unpatched eye, bobbing his head as he does. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She pictured the way Old Chao’s ears rose when he grinned — they literally perked up, she’d never seen anything like it on a human; Old Chao hadn’t believed it when she told him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had arms and legs like a person but had bunny ears. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He was alone: no telescreen, no ear at the keyhole, no nervous impulse to glance over his shoulder or cover the page with his hand. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It was by pressing our ears to the air that we had heard Pa say, “No, Ma. They need to know her, and she needs to know them. They’re flying to Oakland. That’s final.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was sticky with blood, and Dany saw that half his ear was gone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Kate shouted as they all put their ears to the wall. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She saw a few white women fanning themselves and whispering in the ears of well-dressed men—their husbands, she supposed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then—the glory—so that a cricket song sweetens his ears, the smell of the earth rises chanting to his nose, and dappling light under a tree blesses his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

So if the more relaxed usage sounds better to your ear and you’re not concerned about being stricdy correct, allow yourself some latitude. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His ears popped and he opened his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Luke dropped to his knees, blood coming out of his ear. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But his growling voice hurt my ears and made my knees shake. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To our ears, it sounds so obvious because we occupy the future location that Washington envisioned. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the water into our scalps, behind our ears, under our arms, then sent us to chase one another in the slippery mud. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“They cut him! They cut off his ears!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I nod, press the headphones into my ears, and look out the window. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

His ears, nose, and color were those of a redbone. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He speaks quiet enough for my ears and Noodle's alone. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If I wore them, they’d disguise the human roundness of my own ears. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Without warning, something struck him on the ear, barely hard enough to sting. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He perked up an ear at me and panted. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed quietly into their ears as she fed them apple bits. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

His ears were perked, like he was listening to something Conner said. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He takes a spiral notebook from his back pocket, flips it open, and pulls a pen from behind his ear. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Looping back the hair behind her ears, just as Will had seen her mother do, she began to turn the wheels in the old familiar way, and Pantalaimon, mouse-formed now, sat on her knee. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A fist hit Ben on the side of his face just below the ear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean in close and whisper in his ear. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Listen to what happened today,” Guy whispered softly in Lili’s ear. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She leans close to my ear and whispers, "Now that Ambrosia has put us in a precarious position, you must fix it. You have to do what you're told. You have to be perfect." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She gave a brief shiver and then noisily unblocked her ears. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And the wind that had whispered in Tali’s ear was everywhere, distracting her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A few hours after receiving her birthday clout to the ear, Mig was out in the field with Uncles sheep when she saw something glittering and glowing on the horizon. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Her great ear waves forward and she drops the hat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“My cousin Frito was the kid that got capped in front of that bodega yesterday,” Vega whispered over my ear. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Pippin cowered down with his hands pressed to his ears; but Beregond, who had been looking out from the battlement as he spoke of Faramir, remained there, stiffened, staring out with starting eyes. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Harry didn’t want to miss the fun, but Uncle Vernon’s second ornament narrowly missed his left ear, and on balance he thought it best to leave the situation to Mr. Weasley. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My heart is beating so hard and loud that I can’t hear anything except the drumming of it, which fills my ears. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I missed the highlight of my year because Jeffrey had an ear infection. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her ear gleams when she moves her head—it is pierced from top to bottom. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Run, Lanesha,” I scream, and I can’t hear anything except water lapping in my ears and I push with all my might. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Krasivaya,” he said into my ear, his nose tracing along my cheek. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I strain my ears and that’s when I hear it, like an echo, somewhere in the distance. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The wind played across his black ruff and his ears twitched from time to time as he listened to the birds and winds in his sleep. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Tormund was pounding him on the back, all gap-toothed grin from ear to ear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And then—I don’t know, maybe my mom’s right and there’s nothing but ghosts everywhere in Louisiana, because I swear it’s like someone just up and comes and whispers an idea in my ear. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Her mother tucked Taylor’s hair behind her ear softly. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And then, does no one stop him, Prince plays us some piece of European Confusion, more, says I, for his own ear than ours. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There’s no way to measure how long I fall, but for the popping of my ears as the air pressure increases. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He was sleek, with sharp black eyes and little ears. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother clamped her hands over her ears; on her face was a look of refusal. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was walking around the room, sticking his ears up to anything that made any noise, including very quiet things, like pipes. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

His words ring in my ears, but all I can see is my mom hunched over, trying desperately to calm down enough to say something. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Through the buzzing of blood in her ears, she heard the wolves howling. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I get there, Frank is in his usual spot, but now Lenny is also there, sitting on the couch surrounded by classifieds with the phone cradled between his shoulder and his ear. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I hear the times table between my ears: Four times thirteen is fifty-two, like four suits in a deck of cards. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“We know who you is, Lollypop,” Harp said into my ear. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“See you when you wake up,” I whisper in Javier’s ear. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He looked down at his feet, and when he looked back up, his ears were pink. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Her words were only a murmur in my ears. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jones replied, rubbing Franz behind the ears with one hand and giving Hyacinth a high five with the other. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I feel like I have vegetables instead of ears, like large broccoli sticking out of my head,” he said, laughing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“No,” I answered, but I could feel my ears turning red. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It was then that Miss Kenton said: 'Mr Stevens, I cannot quite believe my ears. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin nodded, his jaw set tight, his shoulders up around his ears. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The air flashed with so many coarse expressions that my ears were ringing with “Anne’s bad this” and “van Daans’ good that.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He nodded and took the pencil from behind his ear and pulled out a sheet of paper from the bench. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z