The pain in my head fades, a little. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I kept on looking at the patch of curtain, and saw where the sun had faded it, making it lighter than the piece above. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The arena around us fades out, and we are transported into an alternate world. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Hold this,” he said, handing me a faded plastic tray. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Brown, I—I’m sorry—” My voice fades away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Somkit's smile faded as he eyed the fuzz of Pong's shaved head. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Only then did the pictures of the sixth-grade dance cloud and fade. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She didn’t expect him to make conversation, letting him fade back comfortably. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And the voices fading as the wires popped their sheathings like hot chestnuts. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even as I say it, the music softens and the mountain fades, as I am pulled back through the desert, into darkness, and into my bed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The first direct news that Úrsula received from him, several years after his departure, was a wrinkled and faded letter that had arrived, passing through various hands, from Santiago, Cuba. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The daylight faded and she was alone on the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The city glow faded behind us, leaving us in almost total darkness. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her perfectly applied lipstick has begun to fade. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As the chanting faded back to a dull roar, I turned to face my companions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then, in the patch of quickly fading sun that fell across the room, I noticed something I hadn’t before. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Hannah was silent through the dinner, fully expecting the food to fade away at her touch. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After an eternity, the headache finally starts to fade. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

With each step up the winding stairs, the whispers faded away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She had a small gap between her teeth and faded pockmarks on her chin, yet her eyes were beautiful, with thick, flaring brows and liquid flourishes that extended beyond the natural width of the lids. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Caught by fading light, they headed back to their car but somehow became separated. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Devi’s delighted expression faded to something closer to distaste. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her smile fades away and she sits straighter, her ankles crossed and her hands folded in her lap, like she’s sitting in church. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bricks of twenty different colors pressed close around them, fading to grey and black beyond the lantern light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At first the colors of the picture had been too showy and not as they were in real life, but after a year they faded into softer, lifelike colors. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

My dad’s old room is very much the way he left it, except more faded. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

A small, sporadic stream of automobiles with faded paint and patched tires bounced along the rutted roads that paralleled the railroad tracks, all heading the same direction—west. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He saw a receding wash of gray and blue fading in a haze toward the setting sun, like something oriental on a dinner plate. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When it faded, the drink looked just like a strawberry milk shake. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I spent more than a hundred years trying to fade into anonymity, but even the youngest of children know of me. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Years from now, when my memories begin to fade, what will I have to remind me of what they looked like? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The tone rang much longer than such a thing should, then slowly began to fade. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

As soon as Juliet’s footsteps had faded, Holly began smashing the bed into the concrete. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And bowing, she faded back into the crowd. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It had a faded blue and red picture on it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My first shot would drop the sitting beast, and the other would whirl to fade away. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then, I was too exhausted to feel more than a twinge of trepidation as the hallucination faded into the smog. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Two floors down, the voices of the telkhines started to fade. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The light was fading and the air was taking on an evening chill. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She looked strange and lumpy in her faded unitard. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He returned her plaintive wave, stood in the street, and watched her taillights fade and disappear. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Leo closed his eyes, but the memory of her smile was already fading. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

On her way out of the room, Lola noticed by the bed a masculine-looking suitcase of tan leather and heavy straps and faded steamer labels. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

One by one white stars sprang forth as the sky faded. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

People pointed, laughed, and looked to see who would claim these sorry belongings, who could have thought the faded, torn clothes and stained shoes were still good enough for their new life in Brooklyn. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And her teacher—once so strong and powerful—was fading by the day. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

After a few moments he reached for her wrist and felt her pulse fade to nothing, like the rumble of a receding train. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And home was our apartment on Euclid Avenue, with its fading carpet and low ceilings, my dad kicked back in the bucket of his easy chair. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Digory looked and saw a faded photograph: it showed the face of an old woman in a bonnet. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The desert heat has faded, and a crescent moon hangs low on the horizon, thin and red as a cannibal’s smile. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Hum!” said Jo, still intent upon her sister’s face, for the bright color faded as quickly as it came, the smile vanished, and presently a tear lay shining on the window ledge. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice mingled with the crowd and the squeak of shoes on the court, then faded out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Scattered around it were faded wreathes and crushed bouquets of plastic flowers, which made the place seem even sadder. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I was, too, now that the havoc of the last few hours was fading; my stomach kept growling and it seemed like I wouldn’t ever fall asleep. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It is evening, the light fading into dusk. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The carpet was a garish pattern of green and brown swirls, and the molded plastic chairs were a faded orange color. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sir Fig Newton head-butted my ankle, aware of my fading excitement. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And, overnight, the heat of my anger faded into awed gratitude. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I stared at the ceiling—mind gone, body wiped—before fading out completely. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The battlefield fades, the smell fades, the dead fade, as if they had never been real. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I sat on the couch and stared through the window at the white sky, the empty parking lot, the faded asphalt, while Celia brewed a pot of coffee. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But when the singing stops, the dreams fade, and I descend into nightmares. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Brer looked between us, his excitement fading and his suspicion returning. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

For a time they could hear the sound of her footfalls, but they grew softer and softer until they faded away entirely. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All sounds of pursuit had faded by then, but it was best to be sure. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sparkler had faded, and nothing was visible in the dawn light just starting to spill across the sky. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A bulletin board on the far cinderblock wall displayed one faded flyer. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Violet cackles as she and the entire shop begin to fade away. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But as Aureliano’s hope abandoned him, she was becoming less visible, as if the light on her were fading away, until she sank into drowsiness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was as if the world below us were slowly fading away like the dream it was, and only we existed now on a tiny island of reality here on this hilltop. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, in 1849, when Harriet was working in the fields, near the edge of the road, a white woman wearing a faded sunbonnet went past, driving a wagon. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would not the light be fading at twenty-one hours on an August evening? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The eu-phoria, the overwhelming sense of relief, that had initially ac-companied my return to Petersburg faded, and an unexpected melancholy took its place. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had bruises on her arms and shoulders too, dark purple welts and faded green-and-yellow splotches; Sansa had seen them when her sister undressed for sleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After she got home and Pet faded away, Jam pulled out her tablet and laid it flat on her bed, tapping on the screen to wake it up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The latticework of branches reveals glimmers of a fading sky. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He pushed his hair out of his face, his smile fading. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

As the light faded two youths appeared bearing a palanquin for the newly married couple, lowered it at the entrance to the hut for them to step into. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out on the floor, the awkwardness fades some. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, it seemed important to get there fast, before her certainty faded, before the warm feeling inside her could give way to doubt. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The orderly rolls me down the hallway, my parents’ faces fading as they get farther and farther away, and we get into the elevator at the end of the hall. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They said the words together, as the last light faded in the west and grey day became black night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

With the fading of the light the riotous colors died and the heat and urgency cooled away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was in a good mood after having bought fine cattle, but his smile faded when he saw that his new wife was not in her usual place. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s what happens when a room stays shut up. The sun may fade it a little, but at least it won’t smell musty.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I felt like my head was popping, the Target magic fading a little. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Spurge screamed longer, his cry fading away as he disappeared into the darkness below them. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

His lips brushing the faded bruises on my neck, working their way to my mouth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was rough and broken, fading to a winding track between heather and whin that thrust amid the cracking stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The dream faded and I woke with a start. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Everything else is a faded backdrop to that. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

For a moment Luke was excited, but that quickly faded. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The illusion fades, and all at once he looks like any other tired thirteen-year-old boy who needs a haircut. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. The whole form of the foot starts to blur. The texture fades away. You can’t even see the webbing between these two toes.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

For half an hour the smoke continued; toward the end it grew thinner and finally faded away. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It came from the substance of the Mountain itself, which glowed and faded in a slow breathlike rhythm, with a mother-of-pearl radiance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Though the sun was weakening as it dropped, the temperature seemed to rise because the breeze that had brought faint relief all day had faded, and now the air was still and heavy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As the sound of the horses faded into the distance, the copper smell dissipated like mist, leaving that familiar metallic taste in the back of Sefia’s throat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Each time Naima cleaned the rickshaw, she imagined scenes the rickshaw painter might invent once these panels faded. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

The writing on it was faded and water-stained, but I could just barely make out three letters: A, V, a water-stained space and then an N. “Check out that box up there,” I told Connor. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My mother listened until the engine faded away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A piano fades in with a slow melody. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

We bought red licorice whips, bubble gum, orange Popsicles, black jawbreakers that faded to a seed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stared out the window at the open fields and munching cows zipping past us in the fading light. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Everything has a secondhand look—the faded blue floral curtains, the crooked cover on the couch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The dark circles are fading away, and his smile, the real one, reaches his eyes once more. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

There was a woman’s name in faded brown ink inside the cover. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I saw faces—Rachel, Grover, Tyson, my mother—but they faded as soon as they appeared. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Over his scarred chest she slipped a painted vest, old and faded, the one Drogo had loved best. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Sometimes with a fading hope he thought of O’Brien and the razor blade. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“As the light was fading in the sky, millions of lights were suddenly flashed on, all at one time,” she recalled, years later. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Summer was a fading memory, and it had been three years since Asha last enjoyed a peach. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And his dad's smile faded just a bit—the prodigy could read, but he could not see. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Riding home, the sunlight fading, an enormous red bird with long tail feathers sailed over me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

A faded movie poster still hung in one of the display windows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sefia’s images of them were already fading, their features cracking and flaking away like old paint, revealing nothing but darkness beneath. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I watch this yearly ritual in our backyard; my nightmares per­sist long after the bloodstains on the grass have faded. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione rummaged for a moment and then extracted from the pile a large volume, bound in faded black leather. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I got a sick headache,” she said, like it was my fault, and put her hand up to her forehead as she faded back into the room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The noise in his head faded to the background, allowing him to think. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They passed over the walkway and down a long rocky corridor, where stalactites hung gleaming with strange colors and where the pounding and grinding and hammering gradually faded. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

John’s face looked gray in the fading light. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Their voices faded into the early darkness as they headed across the street, leaving the quiet of King Hall to resettle behind them. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

My battle rage fades, leaving me feeling like my insides have been whittled away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His golden-brown skin is several shades lighter than mine, and his hair, raven-black, is freshly cut in a top fade. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ema was so good at zeroing in on me when I spoke, making it easier to talk, making the rest of the world sort of fade away. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

In the fall, my skin started fading back to a lighter brown, blue veins showing on the inside of my arms. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The girls’ line faded into the right pew and the boys’ went to the left. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a mass of faded yellow hair unbecomingly arranged in a large bun, wore glasses, and had a long, mild, amiable face rather like a sheep. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chanting of the crowd faded suddenly, as if turned off by a spigot. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She had pieced together old blankets, one a faded red, one brown. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He wore a faded tweed jacket and jeans. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Her smile suddenly faded and she looked straight at me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then the steps continued, but seemed to be fading. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, very much," I said earnestly, trying not to seem anxious as Falconer faded from me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The pictures were grimy and faded, but I could still make out the colors—red, blue, green, gold. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He sits there for nearly an hour, and the radio seems to fade out more than anything else. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

There was a long pause, a sigh, and then something that sounded a lot like Be careful before she heard the sound of fading footsteps and knew she and the Shetani were alone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It’s the worst thing, to watch a smile fade like that. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I won’t scream. You don’t need to do that,” I say, my voice fading like a wisp of smoke. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

One was in turquoise blue and the other in a faded rose pink, and the frogs and braid were black. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then it all fades, because Keenan has taken my hand and is looking from my eyes to my lips and back up in a way that needs no translation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Lyra’s father stood there, his powerful dark-eyed face at first fierce, triumphant, and eager; and then the color faded from it; his eyes widened, in horror, as he recognized his daughter. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs returned a few minutes after Liam faded into a restless sleep. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Robb drew a map across the table, a ragged piece of old leather covered with lines of faded paint. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I had seen only one faded newspaper photo of Bobby Frank Cherry many years before. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had mourned my parent’s death for three years, and the pain of it had faded to a dull ache.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Those bursts of white fire from the guns, those red circles where shells landed, looked like exotic blossoms, flowers that bloomed, then faded in less than a heartbeat. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was one strip, faded and smoke-smudged by time, which had been written by one of the men who had founded the Company and who was long since dead. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice, or whatever effect of wind and waves it was, faded. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His cry faded as he realized he wasn’t going to die. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The welt by Genie’s eye had nearly faded, but Genie put them on anyway. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And when he said this, he seemed to remember everything else, and why we’d been talking about his animals in the first place, and the energy faded from his face. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the skiff motored from the bay, the fading whine of the engine floated out across the choppy waters. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The numbness faded, but the storm still turned inside my head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was as if I just faded out sometimes, and then faded back in when we got called. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in a moment they had faded from sight as the road dipped, turned, and headed for home. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Each day, Shukumar noticed, her beauty, which had once overwhelmed him, seemed to fade. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I thought about getting the sides faded, or maybe growing my hair out and doing a man-bun. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Yet no one made a sound; and as the minutes passed, in the green shade, his feeling of triumph faded. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I took up my bow and fitted an arrow, but as I did this the big dog faded away into the brush and was quickly followed by the others. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess for most kids, imaginary friends just sort of fade away, the way dreams do. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But after my embarrassment faded, I realized that this punishment meant I was simply being treated as one of the group. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The sun was bright and danger had faded with the darkness. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When the applause fades, my mom says, “Hannah, that was lovely.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Lava-lamp color splotches spun in the darkness around her and gradually faded as her eyes adjusted to the dark. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It’s supposed to guarantee that I will never be able to fade, finally, into another landscape. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now even the nutmeg haze fades, and I see myself. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing around outside were ten men in faded, worn uniforms. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The girl was staring into the fading flame as if inside it was the secret truth of the world. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

His vision began to fade in the corners, and panic swept through him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The faded sticker on the metal bottom of the controller unit has the same numbers. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long she stared while the triumph faded and the helpless frustration returned—and of all her turbulent thoughts only one infinitely bitter word passed her lips. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Every one of them, even the sunlight, looked faded and dingy. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes the door fades into the wall of the tent, invisible once more. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She turns to smile at the camera overhead, the vibrant resonance of New York swelling, as the edges of the frame fade to black. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The symbol flashes and then fades into nothing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

One at a time they went and touched the statue’s fading red heart. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the puddings too had been demolished, and the last crumbs had faded off the plates, leaving them sparkling clean, Albus Dumbledore got to his feet again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Ophie glanced in its direction, and when she turned back, the ghost had faded, gone back to wherever the dead went when they didn’t inhabit the world of the living. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It slowly fades back to black as the power pack dies out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A voice materializes out of the distortion in his headphones, then fades, and he goes ferreting after it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I keep my eyes closed, this version of the world will vanish, and Mobius and the Exclusion Laws will fade into the smoky blur of my nightmares. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Even if his place in it was fading like a picture hung too long in a barbershop — even if he didn’t know where his family was anymore? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jethro’s fears began to fade before the hunger he felt the minute they set foot inside the place. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair had grown and was tucked underneath a faded black baseball cap. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Talent contests and megalomaniac record producers have always paired ingenue wannabes with experienced songwriters, for instance, cashing in quickly on success before the public's appetite for novelty fades. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He was muffled up in his best blacks, woolens so new that they had hardly had a chance to fade yet, but the wind had turned his cheeks as red as his hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As we found spots in the back of the crowd, gunshots filled the air, then faded to a silence even more unbearable than the reports. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I took out my cannula so I could smell better, breathing him in and breathing him out, the scent fading even as I lay there, my chest burning until I couldn’t distinguish among the pains. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He bought his clothes old—frayed, holey, faded. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sky was gray, the stars were fading, when we got back to where we started. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I take the road past the castle, a fairy-tale place of turrets and etched stone where my sisters used to eat picnics, but those memories are like old photographs faded by the sun. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

With one smart jerk, the Owner ripped the faded flowered lining down the seam. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The wall of faded paper took a beating as the wind blew through the fences, ripping some of the more decrepit sheets free and making others flutter like hummingbird wings. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And while all the weeping was going on, my mother and I just sat in the pew smiling, until everything faded to black, and sleep faded back into awake. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But autumn was waning fast; slowly the golden light faded to pale silver, and the lingering leaves fell from the naked trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As Arachne fell, she screamed like a freight train on a collision course; but her wailing rapidly faded. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The intolerable brightness faded, and slowly the torn edges of the world closed together. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the image seemed to be fading, especially when compared with the forest full of villagers and the tiny house and horse barn she’d left just hours before. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clytemnestra would fade beside her if there had been a Norse Aeschylus to write her story. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fire pit still held the glow of the fading logs, but it offered very little heat. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her usually sleek hair is matted, its silver sheen faded. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Already the pink had faded; it was being replaced by delicate mauve interlaced with cottony cloud wisps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mist surrounded them again suddenly, and his grandma’s yard faded away. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The moon began to fade as the brightening sky revealed itself through it. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Fadi lay wide awake, a faded Batman comforter pulled up to his chin. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The sky was a robin’s-egg blue, and Coraline could see trees and, beyond the trees, green hills, which faded on the horizon into purples and grays. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The spark of amusement faded from Luke’s face and he sighed, pushing himself off the hood of the car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The fog on the inside of the mirror faded, and so did her parents, and now the mirror reflected only the corridor, and Coraline, and the cat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Before twilight faded to blackness, he was already in his new favorite spot in the forest corner, curled up against the ivy, wondering if he could ever run again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

One moment the flames burned orange and yellow, filling the cavern with a ruddy glow; then all the colors faded, leaving only black and white. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I stood there at the top of her stoop, which thirty seconds ago felt like standing at the top of a mountain, and I crumbled, shocked, as the glow of the day faded to nothing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Christmas lights are up and they’re very old and faded. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They grew and then faded as the searchers combed the forest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paint, once sparkling white, had faded to ghostly gray and eroded in parts, revealing the layered bricks beneath. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And the fact that the feeling they are being watched has not faded despite its presence bothers her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The room contained an iron bedstead covered with a faded quilt of a Double Wedding Ring pattern. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There were a bunch of people around his table holding up faded covers of Martin Luther King Jr. or the Beatles. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When your avatar gets killed, your screen doesn’t fade to black right away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He pushed off, and the sound of his slow oar strokes faded away in the mist. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

You can breathe on the mirrors and draw something in the mist really quickly before it fades. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

After half an hour the drone of engines faded and the house began to hum with activity again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

This was a departure from the days of decorous protest, and many of the old stalwarts of the ANC were to fade away in this new era of greater militancy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that his voice nearly faded, thin, away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little creek trickled aslant the faded markings and there were the delicate pictorial indications of lowly huts, in one of which Ching’s grandfather had been born. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Then she let her hand fall, and the light faded, and suddenly she laughed again, and lo! she was shrunken: a slender elf-woman, clad in simple white, whose gentle voice was soft and sad. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the back of an army truck, Ted Hall sat among shocked soldiers, watch- ing the shimmering mushroom cloud rise and begin to fade. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fades as quickly as a star into the dawn. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When he’d been moved to tears at home, when he was much younger, his mother had known what to do: she gathered him into her arms and rocked him gently till the crying faded away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It is as though the entire circus has faded away into the darkness. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The uneven shadow of the hedge had faded and disappeared. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The deep, warm, brazen voice of the Joseph Bell tolled across the tranquil meadows, its echoes fading in the leafy depths of Mossflower Wood. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The news stories about people being stopped and searched on their way to church or work or school have faded from the evening news. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He knew that it would fade, so long as he wasn’t touching mesarthium, and return as soon as he did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It’s bigger than mine, painted white that’s faded by the sun, with a big garden full of weeds and rocks. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He hoped the nightmares that still plagued him would eventually fade away. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Things blossom in their time. They bud and bloom, blossom and fade. Everything in its time.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Puff Daddy and Mase poured from the stereo, the bass thumping so loud she could feel it in her throat, then faded back to make way for Notorious B.I.G. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tell her, because the song is fading. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The faded cutoffs crossed the line a full three feet ahead of him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mama's hands faded from my feet; then her face was gone too. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Because of the clouds, the ground blizzard, and the flat, fading light, I couldn’t tell slope from sky. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The brown sky begins fading back to burnt orange and bright pink. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A few cadets, eleven-year-olds with yellow stripes on their sleeves, linger on the steps outside an academy, the old and worn Walt Disney Concert Hall letters almost completely faded. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Aaron’s cry faded to a whimper, and he sucked on his bottle a little. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Quietly as possible, they crept along the next corridor after Snape’s fading footsteps. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Her heart was still racing when she reached the top of the landing, but it slowly calmed as the crowds’ buzzing below faded and she took in the much quieter hallway before her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Starry switches on the television and makes herself comfortable on the faded sofa. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At Dad’s side was a stack of old photo albums, their black covers stained and faded with age. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cheers of the other covens faded, and silence grew around them until it was a bloated monster waiting to pop. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

George squinted out into the distance, hoping to see the iceberg, but the sea faded into darkness. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Those fissures would fade to a gentler violet as monsoon season drew nearer, but they’d never truly disappear. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There was just that stream of breath and blood and tension rolling from Rose’s ear down under the collar of her faded parka. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Gilly willed the woman not to look, not to stare at the funny little brown face poked up above the faded quilt, the mouth gaped and trembling with each noisy breath. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The color had faded from Mr. Curtain’s face so that it no longer looked like an eggplant with glasses; only the tip of his lumpy nose retained a crimson hue. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I seriously doubted anyone took pictures with the faded, wooden figures, but I agreed to go with him because I’m such a good daughter. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As she speaks, the glass in her hand fades, but the wine remains, floating in the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Faces poke through the haze, linger, fade away. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He even, seeming almost to fade out of existence as he did so, added that there were two entries to the house, one of them through the backyard, which gave on an alley. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I stared out the window, watching as the suburban sprawl surrounding Birmingham faded into the slow-sloping hills and fields of northern Alabama. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Dark eyebrows, eyes like ice, and a fading tan—he looks like he comes from someplace completely magical. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The dizziness begins to fade as she collects herself, still amazed at the accomplishment. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She opened a compact as she walked along and dabbed at several faded freckles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The store was rushing around me in dark streams and fading colors as I ran, but I wasn’t afraid of what was lurking there, not now. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Approaching the flames, then fading away into the dark, he appeared and disappeared. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Nico had expended so much energy travelling through shadows . . . perhaps he was starting to fade permanently. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His smile faded as his eyes got heavy, his gaze traveling down to my lips. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He walked outside and lifted his face to the sun, and Ophie watched in surprise as he began to sparkle and fade just as the little girl had. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Even there, in that home where lives were fading out, evening was a kind of wistful respite. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It smells, but the migraine is fading away. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Would they pack them into crates in the attic, to grow musty and faded and old? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She had her hair in pigtails, as always, and wore the same faded flour-sack dress I’d seen her in at school. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He saw various women of indecipherable age, their skin dry and cracked, some apparently pregnant, all of them barefoot and dressed in faded rags. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad rose from the recliner, decked out in his usual stuck-at-home uniform, a faded Fishbone concert tee and running shorts with worn-out elastic. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The day faded and now the sun is sleeping and the stars are awake and dancing above us. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

David’s smile fades as he looks around at all of us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was a faded plastic bank in the shape of a cartoon character. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

As they approached the halfway mark, the exhausted Japanese suddenly and predictably began to fade and fall away behind the field, along with the Czechs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Her faded black Khmer Rouge pajama clothes hang loosely on her thin body as her back bends over the garden. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, a car drove past with its music turned up loud, the noise fading as it moved farther away. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The restored treasure rested on the ivory column, the rose-gold symbols nearly faded away. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling paced the aisles for so long the laughter faded into suppressed giggles, then uneasy silence and shifting in seats. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The guards slump to the ground, one alive and groaning, the other fading fast. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Soon they struck a narrow road, that went rolling up and down, fading grey into the darkness ahead: the road to Woodhall, and Stock, and the Bucklebury Ferry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

On the walls were priceless tapestries, ancient and much faded, depicting the glory of the Old Empire of Ghis. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and imagined himself fading into the stained stonework of the mausoleum wall, becoming a shadow on the night and nothing more. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The pink light rests on the surface, trembling, then fades and is gone. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sensation of being within the circus fades as soon as she has crossed the threshold, and she is suddenly acutely aware of everything in the adjoining room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“What about this? It isn’t a reproduction. This is the real deal, circa 1975. Still here after all these years and not faded a bit.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“If that were all, I would stop here where we are now, and let her fade away into peace, for I see no light in life over her horizon.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A distant scream of sirens swells and fades with the mood of the breeze. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

His mother's embroidery still hung at the front of the room, glistening in the fading moonlight. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Sorry about your pencil—it’s a shame,” she said, but already her sympathetic expression was fading. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the place where things visible faded into not-being, there stood the Spirit Bear, as clear as if it were standing only feet away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Chi-Boy threw his head back and let out a screech that curved up into a tail before fading. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He was trying to help, trying so hard, and when Brian couldn’t understand he looked cross, the way he did when Brian asked questions more than once, and he faded. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to compete with the flurry of flakes rushing at the windshield, the brake lights ahead of us faded out, leaving us alone in a tight white blizzard. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

My other friends had faded away when I wasn’t paying attention. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the tiny breasts that, like two fallen acorns, scattered a few faded rose leaves on her dress. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they faded again, I was in a much different room in the Infirmary, this one all blue tiles and beeping monitors. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We stay clutched together for a longtime, until the desperation fades. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The warmth that the candles had kindled in her was fading. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I step out into the hallway and wave my hand through the fading haze. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

His eye patch was frayed around the edges and the black cloth was faded, like he’d been wearing it a long, long time. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

We watch the yellow carriage getting smaller and smaller, fading away into the distance, the little boy standing on the steps outside the school, watching his parents vanish. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I hear voices in the hall, but they pass the door and fade away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both girls took a minute to splash warm water on their hands and faces from the kettle, which had been sitting on the fading cookstove embers all night. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We sat for hours under that tree, sat there until the sun faded in the west, and still Hassan insisted we had enough daylight for one more story, one more chapter. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to breathe in each memory of her mother until it filled her up and made her fly across a pink-streaked sky, warm with fading light. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I used my fingernails to dig half moons into my calves, my thighs, one white indentation for each finger, and when the creases faded away I did ten more. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Everything they had done for Cole faded, and they laughed at him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

By the roadside stood another sign that warned of death, the letters faded with the years. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Their paint jobs have long since faded, and visitors are encouraged to spray paint the cars. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Its grass was ragged and brown, and the chalked yard lines had faded to a pale yellow. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The woman was dressed in a blue shirt and faded blue shorts that showed off her scaly, ashy legs. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But he nodded in welcome and her brief irritation faded and was forgotten. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody watched American films and exchanged faded American magazines, but he knew details about American presidents from a hundred years ago. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Bitter steered Jam back into the house, and Pet stayed outside for a few moments, fading only when the door clicked shut. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

A long, birdlike scream overpowered the ghostly chorus of moans, starting at one side of the house, passing overhead, and finally fading. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A faded newspaper lay crumpled next to a front stoop. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The entire Agena seemed surrounded with a golden halo that slowly faded into the blackness of space. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But both crews had been rowing for hours, and as he trailed them in his launch Ulbrickson waited for the younger, less experienced boys to fade. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Burke and Clarence were beside me, and even though the light was fading, I was happy. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The darkness didn’t fade away as much as part around me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A narcotic heaviness still clung deliciously to my limbs and I imagined what fun it would be to wander with her—drowsy, hypnotized—up to Commons in the fading light, the snow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For a moment he saw the people, flat now, with no detail, but then they faded abruptly and were gone. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Alex crouched down, afraid that one of the guards would throw back the tarpaulin and discover him, but the voices faded and he found himself alone. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She touched the faded scar upon her wrinkled cheek, where her tears had been cut away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

From time to time a movie would arrive packed in a dented canister, the film scratched and faded from its slow trip around the world. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He pulled slightly into the driveway and waited for the boy, who wore a faded black T-shirt, to come closer. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Jon waited until the last echoes had faded, then spurred his palfrey forward where everyone could see him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I turned around again: Perez seemed to be way back there, fading in the shimmering heat. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then they faded and went out, and it was dusk. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

His smile faded when he read the name. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its powerful high reached the brain in just a few seconds—and then faded fast, sending the user back for more. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Pink lightning wiggled across the ceiling, and everything faded. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She was Mom again, and I was me, and the ugliness faded for a moment. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The light is fading. If they’re not here now, they will be soon. Come.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, her voice was fading into a whisper. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The combination of faded blue overall cloth and gray-and-white-striped ticking looked odd. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each voice faded out: keyboard, bass, percussion, blues harp, and blues guitar. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Hagrid was squinting up the dark path, but after a few seconds, the sound faded away. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

You stand in the fading light, the scarf around your neck pulled up against the chilly evening breeze, waiting to see for yourself exactly what kind of circus only opens once the sun sets. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He still wore faded old blue jeans, but instead of his worn T-shirt, he wore a baggy sweater that covered up most of his potbelly. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The spell was soon over, and Mrs. Pontellier could not help wondering if there were not a little imagination responsible for its origin, for the rose tint had never faded from her friend’s face. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

The colors had faded a bit, but otherwise it was identical. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He pointed to a sign, crisped and faded from the weather. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Around strangers he was quiet, alert, fading into the background until he was just a pair of hazel eyes watching everything go down. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A gleam lit Master Hyrrokkin’s faded brown eyes, but when he adjusted his spectacles and looked at the page, the gleam winked out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The cabin got brighter and my worry faded some in the warm light. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It hung limply in his hand, grubby and faded. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

They jump from faded paint on the wall to frayed edges on the quilt cover to a David Letterman bobble-head on top of a stack of magazines, on top of an old record player. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Blevins rarely does, but his shyness fades once he is back in the van with his friends. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he saw or felt a shadow pass over the high stars, as if for a moment they faded and then flashed out again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The purple had faded out of her hair, but it was still a right peculiar shade of red. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

On his face was a small, faded birthmark, shaped a little like a pineapple. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Excellency, our uniforms are starting to fade and we have worn-out shoes.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had caught what was left of the sun, just for a moment, and then faded. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The family said their good-byes and watched as the taxi disappeared down the road, its broken taillight fading into the gloom. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know Dimple very well, obviously, and yet tonight she was just...off, a faded print of her former vibrant self. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He turns and exits down the hall, leaving Marco standing in the doorway, reading and rereading the name and address on the faded card. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A faded yellow pickup sputtered to a stop nearby. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for him to say something, but we just stood there in silence, in the fading light. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before I had taken six steps I sagged like a sail when the wind fades. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had no gift for small perturbations, mean-spirited resentments, concealed envies, works of charity, faded endearments, ordinary friendly politeness, or day-to-day acts of kindness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw her smile fade, and I drew in my breath at his unkindness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We’d text, or tag each other in summer photos, especially in September, but we’d inevitably fade out after a month or so. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

They started at the Box, which was closed at the moment—double doors of metal lying flat on the ground, covered in white paint, faded and cracked. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We wander down a side street until I notice a jet-black tent with a faded sign out front. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

In fading light they moved back and forth, swatting the ball while a dark-skinned boy in a white jacket held a tray of gin and tonics courtside. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face with his hands and felt the lesions fade, as if they had been cleansed away. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But fading murals and crying murals were totally different flavors of weird. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The woman on the bed was old, her life was fading as the mist rose. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He dreams in short, fractured scenes that swell and fade erratically. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But another text pops up and Jessie’s voice fades to the background. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

There were five folders of faded cardboard, bent or torn at the corners, each one full of paper. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She lifted his arm and saw only faded ghosts of the glorious art that had once been there. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Two of the marks had faded, but the middle scratch must have been the deepest, because it still remained. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Afterward even the memory of indigenous fire faded. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When the skimmer’s lights had faded, Tally tested the rope with her whole weight. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The gap-toothed smile faded from the giant's broad brown face, replaced by a confused scowl. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In a curling, fading copy of the Forest City Courier glued on the back wall was an article about the local literary club who discussed “The Negro in Literature” at one of their meetings. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The orange hammock's strung between the same two trees, but it’s brighter, not faded like it is now. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

A dim background started to take shape behind him but at her next remark it faded away. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She was all dressed to go, except she was wearing faded pink pj bottoms. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was now dressed in faded jeans, work boots, and a green top—clothing scavenged from the attic. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She hoped Jojo had remembered to bring in firewood; the logs had just about faded to ash when she’d tiptoed outside. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She also had on faded black jeans and a pair of studded combat boots. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It fell open, trembling between us like some faded bullfighter’s cape. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When the children had faded silently out of the kitchen, Lillian spoke to her husband in a mollifying, supplicating tone. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One would have thought that nothing dangerous or dreadful had happened; and indeed the horror faded out of their hearts as they looked at him, and saw the merry glint in his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I could not eat the tart; and the plumage of the bird, the tints of the flowers, seemed strangely faded: I put both plate and tart away. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But I could see the light was fading, the shadows of the forest beginning to touch us, and I sighed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Gerald and Lydia are tanner, leaner, a bit scantily dressed, Lydia in a white tank top and a denim wrap skirt, Gerald in wrinkled blue shorts, a green polo shirt faded with use. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The credits faded out, and the episode title came up. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Now that my grandparents knew they were needed in the Bronx, their desire to move back to Jamaica had faded. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then she stood against the door like a propped tree, and they all waited for the heavy steps of the soldier to fade. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then all of that had faded, the sounds dwindling, the people shrinking, the spears and arrows falling back beneath them as Drogon clawed his way into the sky. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I sat there dangling my feet in the ripples, watching the day fade away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her black pants and a white shirt with a faded soy-sauce stain on the cuff, and from this Mia knew she was headed in to work. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Goose bumps covered his skin, layered over fading bruises that dotted his torso and ran down along his ribs. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I took the garlands I had made and hung them about my neck, enjoying their sweet but fading scents. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her beauty did not fade, but she did not advertise it so in the passages and chambers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Worst of all, the farther north Percy went, the more those memories faded. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Both sides were hoping for a plea bargain, but as time went on Jasmine’s shining optimism faded. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The street began to clear, and after watching the car fade into the distance, Mary headed back inside her house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But I could hear the traces of the communication, the fading echoes of the crystal bell. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That the letter a wasn’t yellow like a faded sunflower and screeching chalk didn’t make red jagged lines in the air? A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

In 1934, when Mexico banned gambling, the lively Tijuana that Woolf and Pollard had known faded. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon was fading as they came back to the glade where Boromir had fallen. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The buildings looked faded, most of the once-white paint peeled off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As daylight faded, veterans and visitors lingered by the Wall, touching names one last time, offering prayers and promises to return. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

‘Then tell us some other tale of the old days,’ begged Sam; 'a tale about the Elves before the fading time. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Though, in truth, since the coming of Mrs Helena Kingshaw, he had felt himself a new man, his lack of confidence had faded away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

How does a five-year-old tell us about her stomach hurting, her heart aching for Pa, and her fading memories of Keav. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the light faded and he was only a hulking darkness in a stained white cloak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Imagining him at his wedding left her with a feeling like sorrow, a faded sorrow. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

New memories continue to enshroud those old ones: the fading face of my mother, a name that once was mine—what the word Jewish meant. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

For the first time the evocation of the Founder saddened me, and the campus seemed to rush past me, fast retreating, like the fading of a dream at the sundering of slumber. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re so delicious that the noise in the room fades away for a second. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Finish the mural, Sierra. Finish the mural quickly. The paintings are fading...” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Give it a try, Stella. Trust the words. Maybe that image will fade.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You’ll fade in and out of it before you go to sleep.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even Gabriel, who wants to fade into the background more than any of us, looks like a strutting peacock compared to me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She runs on stiff legs past the sofa draped with the faded mantilla, past the water-bleached walnut piano, past the dining-room set missing a chair, and waits in front of the house. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tilts his head, his smile fading and a serious look taking its place. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He can only read parts of it, so much of it is worn and faded. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One was older, with a blue headscarf so faded it was practically gray. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

A pair of faded blue eyes stare at me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Every time the sow belched, Grover's nature spirits yelped and faded back into their trees. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I watched them appear and wink and fade, and I smiled. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Everything that had happened throughout the day faded like that first false snowfall of the winter. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She vanishes before Marco can protest, as simply and elegantly as at the end of her act, her gown fading beneath his hands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His smile, hidden snugly behind his beard and mustache, faded slightly as he took in her face. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And then it was just me, the TV, and the shadows, fades, and outlines of my art again. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The sound of a helicopter came closer and then faded. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Um . . By the time I looked up, the sign was already fading, but I could still make out the hologram of green light, spinning and gleaming. A three-tipped spear: a trident. “Your father,” Annabeth murmured. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

On the last set of stairs to the top floor, Joseph ducked beneath faded, tattered laundry that hung from lines like ghosts. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He steered the boat casually, a faded blue T-shirt and baggy jeans his only protection against the wind. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

That you stand in a position that many have stood in before, under already fading stars and sparkling lights. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s maroon and very plain, worn over a faded pair of jeans as if tonight is an ordinary winter night. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Colin faded away slowly, like Ophie’s daddy had on that long-ago morning, and before she knew it she was crying, releasing the tears she’d held back for what felt like years. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, Peeves?” said Dumbledore calmly, and Peeves’s grin faded a little. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It all happens as usual, except tonight the radio I’ve brought sweats next to me as the moon rises, falls, and fades when morning finally approaches. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The next morning, at breakfast, Benton sat across from his father with the hope that the date wouldn’t be brought up; he wanted the entire thing to just fade away. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

A pair of sneakers with the laces tied together hangs over one shoulder, and he’s wearing black jeans and a faded T-shirt. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Two hundred years fade into the dark stain on its edges, smoke-black, dark as a forest river, dark as the plexus from which its song comes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m not telling you my combination,” I said, even though I knew my chances of seeing my history book were fading. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

For him, I suppose, it has faded with time, as he grows more and more used to his new world. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Your apartment was cloaked in shadow and the fantasy always faded away in seconds. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

After the librarian faded to a flicker, Akimi said, “By the way, Kyle, before we leave, you need to check out that room I slept in last night.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I peel away the edge of the bandage, revealing the puncture wound—no longer bleeding, thankfully—and the patch of blue dye that doesn’t seem to be fading. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The light outside the windows was fading by the time the session drew to a close. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Isn’t that prominence just an ephemeral phenomenon of the last few centuries, now fading behind the prominence of Japan and Southeast Asia? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then evening comes: they fade and twinkle out; the torches pass on into another chamber and another dream. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The noise, the fireworks fade, and the boys retreat to their watch room. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The golden color fades into silver halfway to the bottom. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Outside the wails began to fade as Rand and Chomsky finished what they had begun. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Above that, on a dustier window, in even more faded letters, DONATELLI'S GYM. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heather is small, with faded pink hair and brown skin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We were in a residential area, driving past bungalows in wide compounds with rose bushes and faded lawns and fmit trees. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

At first she only saw the trees: tall trunks edged with moonlight, fading into black-upon-black in the distance. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their laughter and cheers rose up around George, and the fear he’d felt in the baggage hold faded away. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

It had a sliding door right in the middle, and under the door were all kinds of fascinating things: faded boxes of spices and mustard and herbs and a little grinder full of peppercorns. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lawrence’s ability to maintain AEC backing for the MTA was fading fast. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

His smile faded and he kicked contemptuously at the blanket. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was a sheet iron stove in the center of a wooden frame filled with sand, and a faded map on the wall and the dingy plat of a township. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A single wand lay on a faded purple cushion in the dusty window. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As the clinking of his bag of liquor bottles fades away, I whisper, “I doubt it.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Major Major barely recognized him because he was wearing a faded maroon corduroy bathrobe with open seams under both arms, linty flannel pajamas, and worn house slippers with one flapping sole. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Pearl tugged her armful of bed slats higher and led Moody into the larger bedroom, which held nothing except a faded but clean twin mattress leaning against one wall. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The lights died down, and the glow of the trees faded; but outside under the arch they could see old Treebeard standing, motionless, with his arms raised above his head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Pong and Mark had stayed in the warehouse all night, receiving the faded orbs that people brought in from all over the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They were even more menacing in the faded gray light. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Sam’s training had faded somewhat under Chup’s menu, but game from the upland meadows was still very much her idea of food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey looked really beat, too, although his black eyes had faded to yellow and his nose had gone back to normal. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

One woman sat on the edge of our faded yellow sofa, her eyes cast downward, as she explained that her husband was out of work and they didn’t have money for a hospital. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As the last notes faded, Horse murmured, “You miss a man so much.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I know I need to busy myself, because if I continue standing here, I’ll slowly fade away until I cease to exist. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Anyone who lived through the sixties will remember this old classic,” came the deejay’s voice as the song began its slow fade. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The sun was sinking down a little more, and the streetlights started to buzz and fade in. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

His own smile fades when he looks at me again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Even as he spoke I could feel the stimulant effect from the nahlrout fading. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Haiyi felt his drunkenness fade as he stared into the steady black eyes of the Old Man of the Moon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Ah,” he says, more quietly, his accent fading, the faintest touch of dread returning to his voice, “here we are. Home.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Every now and then the giant tail makes a feeble slap, but the strength is fading and pretty soon that tail will stop moving forever. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her black T-shirt crept up as she danced, leaving only a band of tight white undershirt ringing her belly, which lay smooth and flat and chocolaty brown above her faded, low-slung jeans. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When it faded I got up and put on my coat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lost a lot of weight, became a skeleton in an oversized bag of faded fur. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ceremony fades out rather than ending properly, the mourners shifting from neat rows to mingling crowd without a distinct moment to mark the change. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He nodded and smiled; the squeezing around his chest faded. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the smell from the tires started to fade, my dad took a deep breath and turned around. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

In effect, the fading revolutionary ideology and the growing racial demography were converging to close off the political options. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

When they finished, all three stood back, Mama leaning on her cane, well pleased at how pretty it was in the fading afternoon light. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“He seemed to regret his last words even as they were coming out, for his voice faded quickly He turned away. ‘“The whole point? Mother asked. ‘What do you mean by that?’ Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the big smile Quinton’s been wearing since he showed up in my bedroom begins to fade. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When the bell rang and we stood up, I noticed for the first time Quentin’s worn, faded shirt, thin at the elbows, and his patched cotton pants and his scuffed, ankle-high shoes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My compulsion to be always on the move began to fade. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His face is beginning to fade, possibly because it wasn’t always the same: his face had different expressions, his clothes did not. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Goddard’s gleeful expression faded, but only a bit. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She was not vain, but she understood that she was fading. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The momentum, which had propelled her onto the runway, faded away. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Miguel was a pale student, with feverish eyes, faded trousers, and miner’s boots, in his final year of law school. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s faded, but it still exists in Lkossa for a chosen few. I'm one of those few.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Crimson at the horizon, the last of the sunset faded, dirough orange, upwards into yellow and a pale watery green. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the noise faded, Judy Treankler, one of the most popular girls in our class, stepped forward and introduced her skit. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

As he walked on, the Crimson and Amber lights gave way to Blue, and then to Violet, The loud vrumm! of orb motors faded, replaced by the splashes of bodies diving into the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But they fade, though I stretch out my arms towards them, they slip away from me, ghosts at daybreak. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But yesterday I found a faded quilt in a pile of giveaways in our apartment building's laundry room. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their clothes were clean, but worn and faded. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But that one spark of triumph faded when Mr. Bates, his voice cracking with anger, bellowed, “So we just gonna let them do this to us, burn our homes, scare our babies?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

By the one window; all of its yellow blooms had faded to a general gray, and Turner had started to peel it away. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Water rushes in, the blackness is fading, the white light swallows me whole. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Lying there in the dark with the uncanny taste of a peach from some phantom orchard fading in his mouth. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The Navy boat hesitated and then began to fade. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There’s a kind of faded, weary prettiness to her. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Night was gathering over the shapeless lands before them; the sickly green of them was fading to a sullen brown. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In the fading light he could see the faces of those nearest him. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mind drifted, and the twins’ bickering voices faded. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

If those insects are fading and the first bolt is about to strike the tree, then all its power will come surging down that wire and anyone in contact with it will die. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

This same thing had been happening to me for the last couple of competitions, and I knew once I started fencing, the fatigue would eventually fade as swiftly as it had come. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t, I guess. It was just a question,” I said, my voice fading to a murmur. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He draped a scarf around his neck, his elation fading. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hera stared at the fading mosaics of the Olympians. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Through a sliver in the curtains, I see that the sunset has faded now to purple, and the first star appears in the sky. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We passed the afternoon in delicious solitude and hiked back down in the fading light, a withering crown of yellow blooms encircling my black hair. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But my smile quickly fades as I realize that Papa Legba may open doors, but sometimes he leads you through a labyrinth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The queen withdrew, the light in her eyes fading. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The whitewash was faded off the houses and some looked close to falling over. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch me,” I say and he gets smaller and smaller in the shimmering and fading light as the boat pulls away from the dock and starts making its way downstream. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Just a joke,” he said, his grin fading. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I watch her sleep as the light fades. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I sat down and studied the fading hearts and stars I’d drawn on my arm. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Miss Love must of used some of her freckle-cover cream to fade the bruises and lighten the blackness around his eyes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

At the end of the alley, a faded cloth banner swung over an open doorway. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They stepped off the glimmering rainbow trail as its light faded away. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Having his fangs drawn had been terrible, but the pain was fading and with it the memory of his terror and agony. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The wind faded as quickly as it had come. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Its glow faded as the sunrise came up. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Nothing commemorates the site, only rubble and faded signs in overgrown thickets where hundreds of men once toiled and sometimes died. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The familiar dim halo faded, leaving the woman so old, so gray. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The person had jaggedy brown hair cut close to its face and wore one of these blue undershirtlike tops with faded jeans cut off above the knees. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Only a few feet away a woman was sitting watching her, a very old woman with short-cropped white hair and faded, almost colorless eyes set deep in an incredibly wrinkled face. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a clean but faded print house- dress that was hoisted to one side as she clung to an overhead pendant support. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the sound of the police boats faded entirely, Somkit pressed the throttle forward again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We stared at each other while the sound of footsteps faded in the hallway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the further side was a steep brown bank, threaded by a winding path; and behind that the tall mountains climbed, shoulder above shoulder, and peak beyond peak, into the fading sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ivy asked, noticing how her grandmother’s color seemed to be fading further, like the sun fleeing the evening sky. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Pa looks down at the face, at the black sprawl of Dewey Dell’s hair, the out- flung arms, the clutched fan now motionless on the fading quilt. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a bank below the lawns, crocuses were planted, golden, pink, and mauve, but by this time they would be past their best, dropping and fading, like the pallid snowdrops. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Townsend’s smile faded a degree, trying to read Toby’s tone. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The thunderstorm had faded away, and the air was still, hot and clammy. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Her heart was raw and trembling, and the darkness faded. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His muscle faded, and Nergal bowed as his bones weakened. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I'm not wearing any makeup, and my hoodie is old and faded. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The enforcer’s pleas were still audible as his maimed face faded from view. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was a faded red color, with big, rounded fenders and a bulbous cab. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It went back the way it had come, and soon its noise faded into the normal sounds of the bush. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My smile fades as I close the door and see the old family picture pinned carefully to the back of my door. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He wore bright blue orthopedic sandals, a faded Bob Marley T-shirt, and a white baseball hat that said, HAM, BACON, SAUSAGE. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her dress had once been red, but it seemed to have been much patched and taken up and faded over the years. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the limousine start up, the distant slam of a door, the fading roar of the engine. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me then, his anger abruptly fading. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The magic was already faded, icy brightness turning back to common dew in the light of the rising sun. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her fingers brushed against a book, and when she pulled it out she saw the faded fabric cover of her mother’s herbal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone looked the same when they were cut out of granite and sandstone and their features were worn down to faded smiles and half-lidded eyes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I turn it in my hands, letting it catch the fading light and reflect it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The sound of his cowboy boots on the steps thundered, then gradually faded away. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a litde pastel box with faded curtains, half sunken into the dunes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Franny at that moment was gazing at a sunlit faded spot in the carpet over near the piano, her lips very discernibly moving. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus’s screaming went on for minutes after the light faded away, and Jam could feel that Pet had left, that the air held a strong emptiness where its body had been. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Um, anyway,” Nico continued, “Saturn probably faded back to the abyss. We all thought the war was over. Now it looks like the Titans’ defeat stirred up Gaea. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her hair beads had chipped and faded from blue to white. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several large Gryffindor banners, faded scarlet and gold, just to underline his difference from all the rest of the Slytherin family. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sea fog was sweeping in behind them, and the light was fading quickly. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It was a faded picture of a man, tall and slim like Sunny, facial hair only around his mouth but none on his cheeks. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The police never brought anyone to trial, and the mystery had faded over time. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced at the guards, his smile fading. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

After a while the smile on Singer’s face grew strained and faded. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now its blue soft covers were beginning to fade and its corners were frayed. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aureliano made progress in his studies of Sanskrit as Melquíades' visit became less and less frequent and he was more distant, fading away in the radiant light of noon. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The next time I saw him smile unabashedly like that was twenty- six years later, in a faded Polaroid photograph. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His shirt had been patched so many times that it was like the sail and the patches were faded to many different shades by the sun. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as their feet came down they slowed, and gently, as if they were made of sand with wind blowing across them, they faded away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The song fades, and a staticky voice says, Consider a single piece glowing in your family’s stove. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But far worse than this was the fact that she was still in her clothes, for she had firmly refused the offer of Mae’s spare nightgown, with its seeming miles of faded cotton flannel. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys froze, tilting their heads toward the shooting, listening intently, before turning back to their play as the sounds faded. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They walked home watching the stars fade from the sky. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweet sadness filled the room as man and wife and babe faded like the morning mist, only the music lingering behind to speed her on her way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When the prickling faded, the skin of Inej’s forearm was perfect—almost too smooth and flawless, like it was the one new part of her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

How quickly the dead faded into each other, so that Sergeant Mooney’s face became Private Lowells, and both exchanged their fatal wounds with those of other men whose names they could no longer recall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“My lads are locked up in the old sugarhouse,” he said, his smile fading. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the wall behind me a faded felt banner proclaimed: “1955 State Field Hockey Champions.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His first reaction, which did not fade when he stepped into the relative coolness of the hallway, was that he had been cheated. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The voice faded as the other boat moved away from them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The white of her dress had faded to yellow and matched her skin almost precisely. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

There were a few normal people as well, but they faded into insignificance next to the predatory forms moving gracefully through the halls. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And then, when the rush of excitement fades, he says, people feel rotten. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A few old jute chairs are scattered here and there and a faded jute rug covers the floor. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There he was, stacking box fans in a square of sunlight wearing faded jeans, a short-sleeved white T-shirt, and the same Texas Rangers cap. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She had just got out of ceramics class and was wearing a T-shirt and faded old jeans. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"They say night's beauties fade at dawn, and the children of wine are oft disowned in the morning light." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The tattoo was faded but you could still read it: A30432 For a moment, I couldn’t speak. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Each time I met him, he embraced me with a splendid smile that made his right eye fade into the shape of a crescent moon. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

As he does, the living room fades away, and the scene shifts again. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Their faces float in front of him, then fade out, and enter again, first one, then the other, and then the three of them together. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The illustrations were gorgeous, even though the pages were faded and torn. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her look will only last a month before she fades back to gray. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Naima noticed the patch she was trying to hide, and how faded the saree looked among the bright colors of the others. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

As the text faded away, it was replaced by a short message, just three words long. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He blinked, and the light faded from the world. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I stop seeing Hannah with her usual sour face and her huge teeth and her fading black clothes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Another breath cloud formed and faded, and there was no answer. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He wipes his face with the threadbare motel towel and pulls on a pair of faded jeans and an army-green T-shirt. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

After the sirens fade, the strobe lights still pulse up the block. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Chestnutt grinned, but when she looked at Ayanna and saw the anger simmering on her face, the rabbit’s smile quickly faded. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I walk over and pick it up, afraid the light will fade the paper jacket, the black-and-white photo of the humble, impoverished family on the cover. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He had watched her washing clothes, squatting on the flat stones of the river, her dark legs polished by the water, as she rubbed the faded rags with her rough peasant hands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sunset light faded, the street grew dusky, and still Gebu did not appear. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The numbness of the initial assault now faded, the bruise deepened into my skin, along with an anger so hot, it threatened to burn me alive. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately the light began to fade as the difficult path wandered aimlessly upward, inching forward almost as reluctantly as the trembling Humbug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Except for the fence with its fading streamers, the land bore no sign that the pancake-house people had ever been there. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘We have left all the rest behind, one after another. It seems almost like a dream that has slowly faded.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As I had hoped, the thoughts of Mala began to fade. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

At last they turned away and faded silently into the dusk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She sold few and attributed the debacle to America’s fading love of poetry. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Now he stood in the doorway in faded jeans, a flannel shirt, and blue plastic flip-flops, even though it was January. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Everything gets crunchy and fades away in the fall and winter.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The last of twilight had faded from the sky by the time I found the square. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Behind them, in the west, the crimson and orange were almost faded; a dark bank of cloud had crept into the zenith. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time she reached the godswood, the noises had faded to a faint rattle of steel and a distant shouting. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he unfolds it, I can tell the address that’s written there has been traced over several times to never fade. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to fill in the six rows of feathers, keeping them all the same in each row until I came in close, where the feathers faded into the body—dang, they looked like fur. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My eyes scan the plastic flowers near the sink, the faded wallpaper that Tía keeps telling her to take down, the wall clock shaped like a stopwatch, the teeny ants zigzagging near the leaky faucet. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As the light faded, gaslights on the streets and in the buildings below caused the smoke to glow a dull yellow. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The tension stayed in his mouth for a while, and Kabuo watched until it faded. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And before the thunder followed, in a pause while wind and rain held back for one brief moment, she thought she heard, fading in the distance, the tinkling little melody of the music box. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were rundown and poor, their stucco walls a faded green. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then World War II faded with the lights of the projector. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Before it, they were active, alert, vigorous; after it they faded. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re the smartest kid in the school. And I don’t want you to fail. I don’t want you to fade away. You deserve better.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Max just always wore a faded navy hoodie with a droopy pocket in the front and baggy gray sweatpants. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He drew himself up and looked back at the long line of his men fading into the dusk behind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

His courage was coming back, and the hateful happening at the circus was fading. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

That’s when your very last feature—the freckled tip of your nose, or the heart-top bubble of your lips—fades for good. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A faded scar ran down his stomach to his navel, marring the smooth tan skin. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

As the fight goes on and my irritation fades, I start to get nervous. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The scar Luke had given me last summer was fading, but I could still see it—a white asterisk-shaped wound where his pit scorpion had stung me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A spectral fog enshrouded the island, blanking it from view, and we broke from rowing to watch it fade. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The sound of his body hitting the wood planking of the floor seemed to fade before the echoes of his laughter did. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

By the end of the tune, I have found the whistler, a wizened old man in a faded red shirt and overalls. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time she reached the spot, the image had faded, and she’d run out of string on her first spool. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We scurry after him until the chanting has faded behind us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

As he handed it to me, the music faded out, and in the same instant, I heard a chime sound. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Aegisthus fades; he is hardly in the picture. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their voices faded as they took the bend in the path and vanished among the brittle vines and green ferns. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Their voices faded in and out of focus, dissolving into a din like the roar of the ocean. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

There is a fuzzy, faded picture of my great-great-great grandmother in the Clarion County Museum. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was just no easy way to get the number of faded orbs they needed in time. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

His black eyes meet mine, and his description of himself and his kindred fades from my mind like a dream upon waking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You’re a mess,” she mutters, readjusting the faded purple faja around my waist and then, in frustration, unwrapping the entire wide ribbon. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I heard the motor fade in the distance and finally sputter and die, I stood up and came out from behind my bush, not forgetting my milk and fish. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He sputtered, a sound that verged on laughter, and tipped his head back, gazing at the faded gray sky. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But inevitably—already on the flight headed for home—the sound fades with repetition. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rooster Jim and I rode along quietly as the night sky softened from navy blue to faded denim to pink. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Feeling his will fade into blackness, Thomas braced his feet and held up his fists halfheartedly. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In spite of the fading of his sword the feeling of immediate danger did not leave Frodo, rather it grew stronger. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You will see him,” she said, as the room began to fade and emerge again, flying needles, adult diapers, floating around in the haze that was now my mind. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Pong would have thought it was all a bad dream if he didn't still have the faded glass orb tucked behind his mat in the boys' bunk room. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She felt herself fading into a faint, but she felt victorious. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world within and around me seemed to fade into the unknown. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

"What happens to orbs after they fade?" asked Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Gold comes out from the center, then fades. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the flashes faded inside her, she opened her eyes and sat up. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She made for the back door, but spun around and quickly grabbed the notebook and a pencil from under her pillow, glancing briefly at a faded story about the cotton crop on the wall. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The blisters on her arms were starting to fade. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He looks old and worn, like the red velvet sofa that’s frayed and faded over the years. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then her agony was a fading memory. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The dead weren’t all that far off when the light faded, and the fact that we’ve yet to have one stumble into the light of our lanterns is more than a little strange. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When everyone had eaten as much as they could, the remains of the food faded from the plates, leaving them sparkling clean as before. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Even as I sat, the ending I had improvised was fading from my memory. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Little by little, however, and as the war became more intense and widespread, his image was fading away into a universe of unreality. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Who doesn’t know you are supposed to fade into the subway seat, to never attract attention? Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She looked at a faded picture of the Nine Old Men on the wall to the left of her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The dragon I’m struggling to control suddenly stops in midair, frozen, and then fades from view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As they approached the halfway mark, the New York Athletic Club suddenly began to fade and quickly fell away behind Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Once the trumpet fanfare faded away, a chorus of men began to sing, their voices blending like threads of silk on a loom. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ellen was a Swazi, and though tribalism was fading in the township, a close friend of mine condemned our relationship on purely tribal grounds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the purple twilight he watched fires waken one by one in the great stepped pyramids, as the many-colored bricks of Meereen faded to grey and then to black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the midst of it there wound lazily a dark river of brown water, bordered with ancient willows, arched over with willows, blocked with fallen willows, and flecked with thousands of faded willow-leaves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When the school day was finally done, and the blush was fading out of my cheeks from the volleyball incident, I changed quickly back into my jeans and navy blue sweater. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The constant whoosh'mg of the rain and wind across the roof wouldn’t fade into the background. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Out of Major League Baseball’s greatest scandal would come one incident that would be remembered long after almost all the facts and details of the tainted affair had faded from memory. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The vertical mass was a figure, a person who was now backing away from her and beginning to fade into the darker background of the trees. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She closed the Bible and crossed her forearms on its faded cover. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the light faded and my eyes adjusted, my heart leaped into my throat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She could see the back of Yoren's faded black cloak up ahead of the wagons, but she was determined not to go crying to him for help. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He continued to fade, fade, easy, easy, stalling until he could spot The Goober, tall and rangy, downfield where he’d be waiting if he had managed to elude the safety- man. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to focus, and harder to sit still; I felt like I was shrinking, trying to fade back into the seat and disappear completely. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Squeaky takes a step back, his grin fading to a look of surprise. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Powers faded from public view, but what he could not know is that for the next two years, the CIA maneuvered in secret to bring its man home. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Wab was still bitter as she stood, brushing the grass off the back of her faded sweatpants, the initials of a university she’d never attended stamped across the seat. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

For months, it's been as gray as the faded paint flaking off the walls, but today it's blue and gold. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

In the fading twilight, a thousand people, perhaps more, milled around talking and laughing. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Long ago the stains, once red, faded to a rust-colored pale brown. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was sixteen now and that dream was fading. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But first they were unmade, their edges fading like the evanescent white bird, Wraith, as it phased through the skin of the sky. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They weren’t fresh, and the nearest ones faded right before his eyes. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But Shae was still alive, and as the wolves’ howls faded into the distance, her gasps of pain filled the air. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be out on the football field, fading back, looking for a receiver. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the old vision of him coming up the narrow track had faded like a worn-out garment. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she heard Pet chuckle softly before it obliged her by fading into emptiness, leaving a tang of pride in the air behind it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As I looked, its light began to fade. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

At the largest table, six ragged men laughed and clinked glasses with old women in wrinkled dresses and faded lace. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Its long beams pour, white and sharp, between the trunks of trees, their clarity fading as they recede into the powdery, misty distance of beech woods at night. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His vision of history temporarily fading, Ignatius sketched a noose at the bottom of the page. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thrill of her small victory disappeared, and Tally felt her smile fade. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The burbs ended suddenly, a last band of parks fading into the transport ring, where underground factories stuck their heads aboveground and cargo trucks drove concrete roads all day and night. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Papa Acevedo’s eyes seemed to glare off at some impossible enemy, and his colors had faded into an almost see-through wash since yesterday. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Richard disappeared into the vines and night screech of the jungle, a pale skeleton of a man fading into the blackness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

His faded blue T-shirt had a picture of a satyr on it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her fingers entangled themselves in his hair, and as he kissed her fiercely, she let everything fade away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then the wind faded and the aura was gone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His face still sported faded purplish yellow bruises. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The edges of the hall fade into a haze. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I fainted and awoke many times, and each time I opened my eyes, it seemed as if the voices of those who carried me were fading into the distance. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Harry looked around, worried, thinking of dementors, then realized that the carols had finished, that the chatter and flurry of churchgoers were fading away as they made their way back into the square. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I blink, Cabo fading away as the barren trees outside my window swing into view. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

As we approached a street vendor whose spicy food was making my mouth water, a passerby in a faded sari wrinkled her nose and pulled her sari across her face. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He wanted to disappear, to fade away, not to exist. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Vanessa Williams’s face fades away, and Mama’s sets in. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

For the first time in months, the RAT, tat, tat, tat, tat of war faded from his mind. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I feel as if there’s not much left of me; they will slip through my arms, as if I’m made of smoke, as if I’m a mirage, fading before their eyes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the last two years, the hum had faded; the lines of energy had become increasingly sluggish. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He stood on the other side of the door in faded jeans and a plain white T-shirt, his beard scruffy and his eyes bloodshot. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When the sweet notes faded to sleepy notes, Cool Papa nodded and said, “All right,” which to Clayton was as good as applause. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

They can see nothing now, but they hear trampling underneath them, and the ear-hurting other sounds fade. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

On the side of the road, a field stretched out like green bed linen, dotted by mango trees with faded leaves struggling to retain their color against the drying wind. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

There are whispers that without Lucera, the murals that are touched with shadowshaper magic will eventually fade and the connection to the spirits will be obliterated. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The bird turned suddenly, veering south over the small town of Boxton, toward the faded yellow building and the window from which Dallas leaned. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Violet heard the door lock behind him, and then listened to his footsteps fading away down the stairs. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Dust-coated brick houses rise four stories on either side of the alley, and the noises of the market fade. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The house was clapboard, which was strange in this desert country, with faded white paint and a small second story. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The phone booth was decorated with faded stickers for bands I’d never heard of and brands that sounded only vaguely familiar—relics of rebel kids long since assimilated into adulthood. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He went to his room and returned and put a faded brown daguerreotype on the table in front of Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was beginning to fade, the presence of her animal tormentor, and now she was able to arrange two pillows against the headboard in order to sit up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They had taken most of the Violet orbs out of the atrium to swap them with faded orbs in the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

From time to time all things, clouds, icy rain, ice, air, would turn a dull red, then fade slowly back to gray. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The daisies were a little faded but not so bad you couldn’t see them. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Then I better get going,” Minli said, but her smile faded as she looked at the bridge in front of her that seemed to loom into nothingness. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Far from fading away, it appears that prisons are here to stay. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I thread my hands into his hair and kiss him without thinking, and The Sims’ music and chatter fades into the background, not nearly as loud as the thud of Ben’s heartbeat. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Then she ran off, her footsteps fading into the night. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Padva turn at the sound just in time to witness the creeping black fade into snow-bright white at the bottom of the skirt, until all evidence that the gown was ever green is gone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The first A is faded, as if it was inked years ago. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Former,” she said, her smile fading a little. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The door opens, and Katherine enters, her smile fading quickly when her eyes land on me and Red Jack. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In the evenings we prayed for him in front of a faded picture of the Virgen de Guadalupe, which was tied with string to the canvas wall above the mattress. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The laughter stops, and we sit there in the moment after it’s faded away. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

After we’d passed our quizzes, the Old Man, sitting, grabbed his cane and motioned toward Alaska’s fading question on the blackboard. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

My tiny entourage’s cheers faded as I continued down the main road toward my next stop and one of my favorite hangouts, the public library. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

In the hut, Chou folds our spare set of black pajama shirts and pants, now faded and tattered, and puts them in Kim’s backpack. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and faded Levis patched on one knee with an embroidered yin-yang symbol. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to grasp the memory, hold on to it, complete the picture with faces, names, a place, but it faded into obscurity. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He would stay up until very late, suffocating in his faded velvet vest, scribbling with his tiny sparrow hands, whose rings had lost the glow of former times. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Look back,” he whispered, feeling all the pictures fade, seeing his father’s face fade like the sound, like lost dreams, like an end to hope. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The steam whistle from the freighter faded eastward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

His bruise had faded to a dim yellowish blot, and the crowds had gone home. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He stared out across the water again; his smile faded. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in worn jeans and a faded Space Invaders T-shirt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I glance over my shoulder to see my fire fade away without a single burn mark anywhere. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But already the drone seemed to be fading. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on the faded brown recliner, wrapped in her shawl. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The first stars were appearing in the fading light of the sunset. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was fading in and out, but I never felt as if I had slept. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My father seemed to remember about his hard day tomorrow, and his smoky anger faded. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

As the horse and rider began to fade into the distance, Pinmei kept staring, unable to look away. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And then she faded year by year until you could barely see her anymore.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the distant cheers had faded to silence and the yard was empty at last, Winterfell seemed deserted and dead. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean toward each other, black and ominous, in the fading light. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer looked across the bay to where the ship-breaking yards shone in the fading sun. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the sounds of wheel and scream had faded, Encanis hung panting and shaking from his chains. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“To say the least,” Celaena murmured, watching the shifting colors of the fading sun turn the castle gold and red and blue. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A square bungalow, paint peeling, faded green shutters closed against the afternoon sunshine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had trimmed his beautiful beard and was dressed in a bureaucrat’s gray suit and a faded tie of the same color. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, runners came up ahead and faded away behind. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, the serene views on the windows fade away, and the real world comes back into view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The asphalt in the parking lot is dark and gleaming, its white paint strips faded almost to the point of nonexistence. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Great Britain had faded to the rear of the field, essentially tied with the United States for last place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Her clothes faded, her eyes blazing, she is full warrior now and it rather suits her. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Ember’s colors were all so much the same—gray buildings, gray streets, black sky; even the colors of people’s clothes were faded from long use into mud green, and rust red, and gray-blue. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he lay on the ground, leaning out and looking down; but the light seemed to be fading quickly, although the sun had not yet set. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

‘If Gondor has such men still in these days of fading, great must have been its glory in the days of its rising.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But now those landmarks in their courtship have faded, have given way to the occasion they are now celebrating. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

These houses had paint that had faded and peeled. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dominant color was brown: brown wooden buildings, brown sandy streets, as if it were a faded photograph. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiles, a rare, sweet smile, but it fades quickly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When the white speck had faded into the earth, the boy looked up at the sky. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snow is getting heavier, and he is fading into the darkness. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After the dragon and land had faded from view, Minli saw nothing except for the night around her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

But a minute after I swallowed the last luscious bite, the buzz faded. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Inside are a small anaco and blouse, and a pile of fabric scraps of all colors, faded and frayed. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An old grandmother is not enough company for a child,” Amah said, her smile fading. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When it faded away, I didn’t go back to sleep, because Mom knocked on my door. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

There was something about him holding my hand, something about that moment that made everything around me fade into streaks of yellows, browns, and pinks. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Slowly, she backed away from the clearing, fading into the shadows beneath the trees until she could no longer see the girl. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But a fraction of a heartbeat later the expression had faded and she gave Cook a wide grin. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She read them again and again on the long drive back to Elinor's house, and it was many days before they faded. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The faded mole by her lips holds the folds of thin flesh in place like a flat black button. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Troy and Buck and the assorted jock-toughs seemed to fade away. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

In back of the Frog was a long line of blue light, fading as the water settled down again. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Davis’s expression faded from friendly to skeptical. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Does she think all this might fade away if she does not look at it? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Nana sat at the piano, which she hadn’t played since her memory began to fade. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

A bruise bloomed the next morning, a bruise that didn’t fade for a week. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now the purple spread from horizon to horizon, and the stars that had clustered in the east were fading with the early light of the rising moon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I could hear Father’s steady, determined bootsteps fading away into the distance. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The small flame of hope that each of them cherished began to flicker and fade. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Trees fading at the skyline, the mountains gone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the deep light of the fading afternoon, Grandma raised her arms, the way she did at sunrise near the water. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to stop, I really did, but it took some time for my sick amusement to fade. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The trout rose without haste, a shadow in faint wavering increase; again the little vortex faded slowly downstream. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the absence of the Batys and Pris he found himself fading out, becoming strangely like the inert television set which he had just unplugged. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The spidery steel-work of gallery above gallery faded away in all directions into the dark. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sad now, the way we’re talking is infinitely sad: faded music, faded paper flowers, worn satin, an echo of an echo. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The god shimmered, slowly fading into waves of heat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was white in the flesh of his mouth and his cheeks and his hair was white and his eyes had faded, with white in the vague blueness there. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Losing on the world stage stings, but I knew in time the pain would fade and I was going to be okay. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Hazel stood in front of her friends, determined to protect them, but her energy was fading. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I let the smile fade, but the words stuck with me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Hazel sat on the bank until the light had quite faded. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bruise on her face had faded to a yellow stain. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

It faded into the white world of their bed sheets and walls; it was sucked away by the words of doctors who tried to talk to the invisible scattered smoke. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their backpacks and the bowls went on a faded portable table and were slid across so the guards on the other side could have them ready in case of a possible search. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He lived in a modest bungalow, and wore an old faded suit that could have used a visit to the dry cleaners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he lifted them, the condensed little palms faded from the glass. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

As I faded into time’s dateless night, I would say to the doctor, “The moving finger writes and having writ, moves on . . .” and my soul would escape gracefully. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It flew up into the blue sky, then faded from sight like a shadow. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Sleep felt miles away, and he couldn’t shake the despair and hopelessness that coursed through his body and mind—the temporary joy of Chuck’s trick on Gaily had long since faded away. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It’s just me up here with the fading fathead moon and every screaming seagull from far and wide visiting Lost Cove for a dawn concert. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

After gathering a small mountain of firewood, her mania was fading, leaving her in a content, almost dreamy lethargy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes until the sensation faded. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vera would arrive, fading in and fading out of the neighborhood as if in a film. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I picture myself coming home to a wonderful house with white picket fences, but slowly my picture starts to fade. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We stopped at Minerva’s bed, rolled up the bags, and folded her faded star blanket. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His voice was lower as he moved away from the window and walked along a green wall, looking at the rusting clothes lockers and the faded posters advertising old prizefights. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daylight had started to fade by the time Maribel and I got back in the car. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if it’s me or them, but any attempt at conversation usually fades away in a minute or two, and the barriers go up. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I see Amar in the hallway, a piece of toast in his hand and a smile quickly fading from his face. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The smell of flowers faded as blossoms withered. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Jasmine and Darrell and Camille walk with me down Eighth Street, past the buildings with their paint faded by the sun, brick chipping away, birds singing their tunes. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They scrubbed him so much that the arabesques of his tattooing began to fade. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We were silent until the sound of their car driving off faded. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And it mustn’t. It mustn’t all leak away. It’s got to stay in the world and not vanish, because otherwise everything good will fade away and die.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

By the time the sounds of the veela and their admirers had faded completely, they were in the very heart of the wood. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But the sky was fading from black to gray; it was already tomorrow. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was so faded, I could barely tell what was what, other than the obvious two people. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The open sky in front of him was a deep purple, slowly fading into the bright blue of day, with tinges of orange from the sun on a distant, flat horizon. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye, young hero,” she called back, her voice fading into the depths. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The more I listened, the more Schiem’s accent faded into the back of my awareness and I didn’t need to concentrate so much on maintaining my own. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He gives me a wink, and just as quickly as he appeared, he fades back into the crowd of respectable folk moving down the sidewalks, anxious to finish their business and get inside before dark. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Aragorn and his companions searched far and wide about the field of battle, but the light faded, and evening soon drew down, dim and misty. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Their fine silk dresses were now tattered and faded. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The voices had faded to a murmur and were now silent. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trickle of smoke sketched a chalky line up the solid blue of the sky, wavered high up and faded. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The voice faded in and out, sometimes muffled or lost in the wind. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Isa looked down at her outfit: beat-up Chuck Taylors, faded fleece pajama pants with music notes on them, fleece hoodie, and puffy winter jacket. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But scarcely had that island faded in blue air than I saw smoke and white water, with sound of waves in tumult— a sound the men heard, and it terrified them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The novelty of playing hero faded quickly in light of my situation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But gradually the voices merged into a low rumble and faded into the distance. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

So they sat in a circle, staring at each other as the light faded into dusk and the crickets began chirping out in the forest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I heard my truck start thunderously, and then fade away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There’s a hard little cushion on it, with a petit point cover: faith, in square print, surrounded by a wreath of lilies. faith is a faded blue, the leaves of the lilies a dingy green. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s scrawny and pale, but his shriveled look has faded. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I went through my morning routine, the pain slowly faded, while the sense of disquiet lingered like a bad stench. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The dream faded, and the last thing I remember was wishing I could answer her question. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But that evening, as Sam was walking home and twilight was fading, there came the once familiar tap on the study window. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The warmth from the stone was beginning to fade; his Levi jacket was thin, and he could feel the cold leaking through worn places at the elbows and under the arms. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

A look of sweetest, purest relief came over her face, even as she began to fade from sight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His cloak and gloves were black velvet, faded from the sun. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Emily, James, and Matthew hugged the wall next to the restrooms to stay out of view of anyone on the lower level until footsteps thundered beneath them and then faded. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her blue eyes, the color of faded denim, shine. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

As the enchanted ceiling overhead began to fade from blue to a dusky purple, Dumbledore rose to his feet at the staff table, and silence fell. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The hullabaloo faded into the distance, and there was silence in the chamber with the women. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wednesday put on a pair of faded pink earmuffs. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The demands of her voice have faded in Axel’s mind. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In the distance, the station wagon sputters to life, then fades into the night. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, lust fades, and then there are children to raise and bills to pay. At some point it just becomes friendship with mutual self-interest for the benefit of society and the next generation.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hurt bloomed and faded, bloomed and faded on Naomi’s face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the physical pain faded, the emotional pain did as well. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Gently she placed a tiny silver key attached to a long, faded red ribbon in Samar’s open hand. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The mirror fogged and faded and reflected the night once more. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

It felt almost sacrilegious addressing this boyish man—in an open- neck T-shirt and jeans faded so much I could not tell if they had been black or dark blue—as Father. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As each click, each pulse, each second pulled them closer to that point on the gears of Luna’s life when every hand pointed toward thirteen, Xan could feel herself thinning, shrinking, fading. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then, the fury in his eyes fades, and for a moment, he looks like himself again. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I reach over and push it the rest of the way in, but even as I do, I see my hand fading. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The bruises are vivid, but they will fade. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had been rocking a little, each crash against the door pushing her a little backward, and now she was still because the noise was fading. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Too well he could imagine the kindly eyes clouding, the smile fading into discouragement. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The thread faded, fraying away, until it was gone. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A distant, faded memory of sucking on pennies as a kid popped into his head. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mist churns over the lake as the cold air from the east mixes with the west’s fading hot breath. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then the car door opened and shut, and the motor went broom-broom and, edging off with a crunch of gravel, faded into the distance. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

What evil it saith I do not know; but I trace here a copy of it, lest it fade beyond recall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

White mist hung in the air like frozen spiderwebs, and the roaring flames of the Burning Sea faded as a blanket of eerie silence covered us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Some of the anger fades from his eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I guess you’ll find out soon enough,” he says, acknowledging the band director giving the signal for the band to fade out. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The bright clothes of the Match-Man faded, and his straw hat turned into his old ragged cap again. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The calico slipped out of its knot; I pushed back the layers of muslin and uncovered a rainbow of patches—ticking and shirt cloth, gingham and calico, in faded blues and greens and yellows. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

His silhouette became smaller and smaller and then finally, faded into the darkness. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I spoke his name over and over into the dirt, until my voice faded into nothing. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We both stared at the faded green house with dirty white shutters. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The overpowering craving to touch him also refused to fade, and I crushed my fists safely against my ribs until my fingers were aching with the effort. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

By the statue hangs a faded banner: Bolivia Mar. When Bolivia declared its independence it had a territorial pseudopod that extended southwest from its Andean heartland through the Atacama Desert to the sea. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Everything began to fade except the sound of the sixty. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chuckling faded with the first telegrams from London: Baring Brothers & Co., the powerful London investment house, was on the verge of closure. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Everything faded away into a shadow-world in which, finally, even the date of the year had become uncertain. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

His fingers absentmindedly traced the scars on the left side of my face, but they were fading now, and didn’t hurt anymore. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

In front of it all, we put two scuttles of dusty coal and a faded half-furled Confederate flag, saved last year when Cold Sassy’s old wooden schoolhouse burned down. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Yet if you succeed, then our power is diminished, and Lothlórien will fade, and the tides of Time will sweep it away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A faded mantilla, soft as a moth, is draped over the sofa. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that he sank back, spent and fading. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

If I’m lucky enough to fade back into the grey. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His smile fades like he hears my thoughts. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But perhaps my aunt, my forerunner, caught in a slow life, let dreams grow and fade and after some months or years went toward what persisted. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today Esteban is wearing jeans, a faded Beatles T-shirt, and a straw cowboy hat. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They were swollen, faded, eaten by the salt air and the grit of sand, not to mention so many grubby, grabbing fingers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His cold hand kneaded my shoulder, his voice fading again. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I believe the little car had a taste for mischief but I can't be certain, as both the movie and the afternoon proved unremarkable and have faded from my memory. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The pain in my arm faded as the branches untwisted and retreated back into his fingernails. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Kit looked back at the faded eyes, sunk deep in wrinkles, and caught the twinkle there. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The rumble of the car faded, became part of the distant background hum. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Worse, his normally brown skin had faded to dull gray, like he’d been underground for months. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The disrepair of the house did not bother her at all, the crumbling plaster, the peeling wallpaper, the faded paints or the columns; none of it made any difference. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Axel’s eyes catch the unmistakable white heads, like two glowing circles in the tree, the rest of the world fades away. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s a tangle of brown sheets, one lone swirl of a Mexican blanket, a sad flat pillow in a faded pillowcase. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A faded blue sign reads quality orthotics and prosthetics, so we know we’re in the right place; it just feels wrong. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Sun on the white tombstones, on the fading flowers and the canvas tent covering the newly dug grave. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Otto’s head whipped to an almost completely faded Mr. Flux, who grinned and agreed. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Everything had the colour of winter, the faded lichen green, like a green velvet cushion which has been left in the sun for years. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the headlights don’t gradually fade away, which they should if he kept backing up or turned away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Across the highway, behind the bar at Cerritos, there was a big corn field, but the plants were short and thin, and their leaves were faded yellow like the grasshoppers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe with only me there, I could fade into the group and just this once be one of them. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among them, the chief’s family is the fattest and wears only new black, shiny clothes, not the faded gray rags we have on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A faded few lines on a census form. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Our school yard is nothing but concrete with an old handball wall and fading basketball lines. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He stood bareheaded in the rain: regal, formal, a beautiful white-haired, white-bearded old man in a faded blue robe. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used his faded bandanna to dry her cheeks. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Old railway cars litter the junkyard, faded and rusted with age. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As she approached home, her warm feeling faded, replaced by dread. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The silver lines faded, but the blank grey stone did not stir. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The sound fades as quickly as it came. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The image faded, and a girl’s voice whispered: “Percy.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Inside the house, the curtains slowly came unmoored from their rings and hung like the petticoats of an old woman, dusty and faded. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I wander for hours, and eventually, the light fades and night falls, dropping like a curtain over my eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The swelling on my insides has faded away, but that feeling I’ve been trying to shake long before today lingers. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Her mouth had filled with saliva, as though she was about to vomit, and her vision was fading fast. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The anguish in them made Percy’s anger fade. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was already a crowd when we arrived, and more coming up behind us, but not much noise, just a bit of quiet murmuring that faded out completely when the minister began to speak. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The front door opened and closed, and Redemption faded away. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The teeth in their sockets like dental molds, the crude tattoos etched in some homebrewed woad faded in the beggared sunlight. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Talk about someone who doesn’t ever fade into the background.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The music fades in, right on cue—enchanting the crowd—and then the sparkling Emerald Gates open, welcoming humanity back to the Happiest Place on Earth. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeka wiped her hands on her faded wrapper and hugged Olanna, pulled back to look at her, and hugged her again. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He would have children and stop going down to Bursa and little by little he’d change; he’d get older; everything he felt now would fade into memory and then into nothing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But the spurt of energy that began with the primroses fades away. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

‘Then I am needed there more than here,’ said Gandalf, and rode off at once, and the glimmer of him faded soon from sight. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Someone stands, moves to the wall, the light in the room fades to twilight, our voices dwindle to a chorus of creaks, of husky whispers, like grasshoppers in a field at night. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry saw at once that it was a diary, and the faded year on the cover told him it was fifty years old. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Grey damp would be around them, and the sun, a copper penny, would fade away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she finally came out, her smile hadn’t faded in the least. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And slowly, eventually, their image would fade away. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was at that time that they built a fortress of reinforced concrete over the faded tomb of José Arcadio, so that the corpse's smell of powder would not contaminate the waters. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When it faded I got up and put on my coat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the girl says, “Wait here!” and disappears into the fading light. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The guy fades into dust right in front of me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She was in shock, so she felt no pain, but pretty soon the adrenaline pumping through her system would dissipate, and she’d fade, and be gone. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

His face was fading into a dreamy glow. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

As the memory faded, Nok shook her head side to side. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We wave again from the taxi that pulls out slow down the drive—watch our grandmother, still waving, grow small behind us and our grandfather, in the window, fade from sight. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The grass was scanty, coarse, and grey; and the leaves in the thickets were faded and falling. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“They’ll never go for it. The world is dying, Percy. Every day it gets worse. The wild ... I can just feel it fading. I have to find Pan.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

My heart stops racing and the field, gun, and birds fade away. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, and before I can even shake it again, Jasmine’s turned her back on me and marched down the hallway, leaving me alone with the colors that’re already starting to fade. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The smile faded, and her bottom lip began to tremble. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

To the world, to the press, to the government, he was a retired lawyer of fading distinction, yesterday’s man, of no interest. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

After a while the memory of the light-pole incident faded, but by then they had got out of the habit of friendship. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

On a piece of warped wood, I saw a faded painting of an old man in a toga. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As Nailer passed one, he spied the faded image of an apple stamped on its surface along with letters. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Step by step, the dull light of the fading sun was replaced with the pale silver of moonlight. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The sharp clap of Russian boots passed and faded on the sidewalk. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to stand out without overshadowing others, to blend in but not fade away. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Once you have that felony stamp, your hope for employment, for any kind of integration into society, it begins to fade out. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

While he was waiting for someone to answer the bell, he read the faded sticker on the crystal of the door, “A slip of the lip can sink a ship.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

White dress shirts with soggy collars from all the neck sweat and faded red splotches on their chests from the ketchup that missed their mouths. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The words on it were faded, some beyond reading, and in places the paper was so damaged that the writing had rubbed away. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The initial questions were simple, but even when I was asked more specific ones, my worries faded because the incidents I was asked to recall were as vivid as the day they happened. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She hurried past the light and music of the Lid, and finally the Ketterdam harbors came into view, the sights and sounds of the Barrel fading as she neared the water. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her calmly regal high-priestess expression faded and she frowned as she read each side again. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caroline’s face, as I had known it, slowly began to fade, piece by piece, before my eyes. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The girl was carrying a bundle wrapped in faded cotton, which she laid at Mrs. Coulter’s feet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The blessing of Mars faded, leaving him depleted. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The illumination from the lamps accompanied the fading sunlight, while the slight angle of the lamplight created soft shadows across his subjects. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Martin grumbled to himself as he continued to work on Moss’s fade. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Long after their voices had faded away, Arya could still see the light of the torch, a smoking star that bid her follow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The memory faded out like the end of a movie. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mami ran from the window, her face glowing, to the basket of house clothes and slipped out of her flowered dress into a faded shift. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was a faded purple wreath leaning against the base. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

This is why when the girl whose name is already fading from my memory told me she was done with me, I breathed a sigh of relief. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Lilacs bloom and make the air sweet, and then fade. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

It seemed far more likely that prisons would fade away. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Gradually the heart in Enoch’s hand began to slow and shrink, its color fading to a blackish gray, like meat left too long in the freezer. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He circled the mound and stared at a faded blue rag partially uncovered, quivering in the wind. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even as he fades away, I can see in his eyes what I've done is unforgivable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then the light began to fade and water birds murmured their good night songs. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kitchen light fades, and again I’m sinking. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Again, I stayed silent, and Momma’s smile faded even more. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The memory fades, and I’m left hanging on to the ghosts of his words. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Lydia waited for her mom’s footsteps to fade and turned back to Dill. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His laughter floats up and fades into the dark, starry sky. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The ruby on the wildling’s wrist darkened, and the wisps of light and shadow around him writhed and faded. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The star shone out briefly and faded again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After the music faded, a man’s voice came on the radio. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

My eyes are a sea of fading bright spots. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I spent hours with Don Bernardo and Dona Beldn next door, wishing my mind could fade like hers into the past. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks it over; I see the red in her eyes, fading. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Amongst them in the Tower's high room Kurremkarmerruk sat on a high seat, writing down lists of names that must be learned before the ink faded at midnight leaving the parchment blank again. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Half-hidden under a faded purple cloak were a long- sword and a brace of daggers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We passed one grave, a child’s, from which grinned a faded plastic jack-o’-lantern. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was damp, and covered in shiny, grimy oil, and it stretched out in front of them for dozens of yards before it faded into darkness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have his straw-yellow hair or his white skin, yet my coloring looked too pale, like something that was once darker and had faded in the sun. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big Time remembered looking at the faded sign painted on the bricks. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As their voices faded, I started feeling sorry for myself. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Yossarian suggested flowers, and the doctor sent an orderly out to find two small bunches of fading ones with a strong and sickening smell. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking of Salim, seeing his face with his lips turned up, fading in and out of the spokes of the London Eye. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a vague fashion she moved toward the door to the hall; her steps dragged and she seemed depleted, her store of energy fading almost out. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Their paint of blue, maroon, and yellow, so rich when we began this journey, is now faded and chipped. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I cry out again, hope fading like my footprints. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But, even though the movie was popular, the Osage case was fading from memory, eclipsed by more recent celebrated cases. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And in the middle of the fifth step the slow song faded away. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The curved walls had once been painted with frescoes, which were now faded to eggshell white with only flecks of color. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Stopping by the grave, he read REX in faded letters on the cross. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The farmer’s hands fell to his side and his smile faded. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Any dead man whom you allow to enter where the blood is will speak to you, and speak the truth; but those deprived will grow remote again and fade.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Booth and Herold sat on the front porch, watching the evening sky’s last clouds and colors fade to black. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked happy, and yet there was something so sad in my expression that the smile immediately faded from my lips. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After the circus departed, he wrote down every detail he could remember about it so it would not fade in his memory. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They were fading, that was the answer; fading and drifting away like atoms of smoke, for all that they tried to cling to their men. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As she speaks, my animation fades into focus. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They said the deer gave itself to them because it loved them, and he could feel the love as the fading heat of the deer’s body warmed his hands. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew where she was, Aunt Queen. I just didn’t like to think about it, so I let her fade away from me.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His bruises had mostly faded by now, and the swelling in his face had largely subsided, so Mormont looked almost human once again... though only vaguely like himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After three hours the grin faded from her face. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

It brought him a period of sexual release that seemed to last for hours, even though in fact the screams and pleading faded rather quickly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My shoulders cave in, smile fading like the sunset. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

By the time we sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, the glows around everyone have faded even more. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But the helicopter’s sound grew fainter, and then it faded away completely. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’ll fade. Go back to what it would be normally, whatever that is.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then the smile faded off the Pigman’s face. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He looked where I was pointing, and his smile faded. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Cheap arts and crafts everywhere, dusty God’s eyes, faded cobwebs of yarn. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He walked away, his self-made light the last thing to fade in the dark forest. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The loose knot of his wrapper had come undone, and the wrapper had slipped off his waist to cover the stool, its faded blue edges grazing the floor. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The honor roll student reappeared as the layers of street life faded. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miserable. But the pain itself is fading. I told Alexander I wanted to quit that night. I must not have meant it. I only wanted a reaction from him.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The plains are golden yellow, fading into a sky so pale it's like a sun-bleached version of the sky back in Maryland. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In the middle of his forehead was a great pearl, which gleamed like the moon on a cold, crisp autumn night; but its luster was fading. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were a strong, bright blue once, just like mine, but sorrow has faded them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But my crazy smile faded when I saw Beau looking up at me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The light had faded and faded, sucking the colour out of the trees and bushes, until everything around them looked pale brown, like an old photograph. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

"Very good, ladies. Now, I want you to take one step back. Hold your pose, but separate yourself from your partner," Coach Whit instructed, the song now fading out, a new one beginning. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

His father appeared to him, dressed in faded overalls, bits of cotton fibers clinging to his hair. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A small green shoebox with faded golden writing. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

In our basement I found an oversized knit sweater, stained and hole-ridden, and an ugly blue dress, which Mother bleached to a faded brown. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The dusk was deep when at length they set out, creeping over the westward rim of the dell, and fading like ghosts into the broken country on the borders of the road. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Dimple clicked over to the other window she had open, her smile fading just a tad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was a red mark on his flamenco dancer’s neck: a bug bite, a fading hickey. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And the raft floated away, the sounds of the singing faded, and the gulls swooped and screeched as if they were announcing a death in the town. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The fairy gown had not vanished in the course of the night, but in the light of day, it seemed to have faded. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore black rubber snow boots and a bright green cha-pan over a thick sweater and faded corduroy pants. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her smile fades, and I can see the cockiness dissolve in waves. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Already the metal was setting, the brilliant red-yellow fading to scarlet, then to cherry. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

His smile fades a little because he's studying me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The voice on the radio faded, then came back up to full, static-filled volume as Z threw his weight into taking down the light. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

For a week or so they spoke cautiously of what they’d seen, and then it faded out of the realm of the discourse they shared together. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sound of the axles fades; silence seals itself back over the forest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The wing's white paint was faded and cracked, just like the wing in the Conte's photograph. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Towels, underwear, and faded saris flapped on clotheslines hung across the balconies. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Soon the memory of this place would fade and the family would talk no more about it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

His tan has faded, but otherwise he looks exactly the same as he did all those months ago. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The appointments were a further manifestation of Strauss’s fading influence, but a greater change was to come. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The joy over my achievements at school would fade for Mom once she learned I was one strike away from juvenile detention. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached into a pocket of her apron then and pulled out a small, faded scrap of multicolored fabric. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's all faded now anyway," Canton said, grabbing his backpack. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so,” I said; the Feeling still fading in me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Fireflies of color faded into her honey-blonde hair and scattered into ash at her feet. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the shock of it faded, I was looking up into a face that was an older, weathered version of my own. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He turned sideways, crouched down, and inched away from the fading light outside. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Her sense of the Vision faded, and she sat down abruptly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He spat the words out before fading into the back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ty'ree makes me keep it cut short, sort of a fade. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Everything fades and shreds and crinkles away to nothing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She was kind of a faded lady, and he had a milder look than his bruiser boys. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But that fades from my mind when the crowd before me thins and I see the rest of the room. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The professors guarded expression fades, and he gives me a benevolent smile. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Instead of fading, though, a half mile from the shell house the freshmen suddenly began to pull ahead, grabbing a quarter-length lead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The last light of the sun had begun to fade. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The weighty burden of his dream was finally starting to fade a little. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The one with the faded clothes, the dresses made out of Gran’s old things. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The light is fading, and the whole meadow is covered in purple shadow. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Their voices fade as they finally get up and make their way down the hall. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The sign is faded, the colors bleeding, but I know what it says. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Then they just faded silently away in the grey light. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A freerider in a faded blue cloak lurched to his feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And as the light faded, perhaps a farmer from the next village would stop by. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

But apart from the swiftly fading pain, and a certain lassitude which was new to him, he felt no different. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The land seemed to fade each time we went over a wave. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A storm raged outside, but in the house it was warm and safe.Then the scene faded, and he was back in the kitchen. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last one being Pap&, though even as I looked, he faded little by little, until the box was empty. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even after the sour of the encounter had faded, forlornness welled up around him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His hands were in his pockets, and he looked sad and wistful, and maybe a bit faded, like something had leeched most of the color from him. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Supporters assured them, however, that these partial and limited concessions only reflected the fading gasps of a dying institution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now it seemed merely pink, as if it were fading. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The colors were beginning to fade on Walnut Hill. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Pelennor lay dim beneath him, fading away to the scarce guessed line of the Great River. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As the adults continued their gloomy conversation and Zalmay played with a handheld video game, Fadi shrank back into the fading brown leather seat. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The issues we understand easily and the fears we resolve quickly fade into the past. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He recalled the words he had used, and they seemed to fade and lose their strength. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Once the footsteps fade completely, a small green flame pops to life, flooding the room with light. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then I imagine those taunting smiles fading away as a pack of scowling hybrids show up to help me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, driving in the country, he had seen bicyclists with huge bunches strapped before them on the handles, the bloom already fading from the dying heads, the ravaged stalks straggling naked and unclean. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And that fading snapshot on her sill, the kid in the swing, the clock in the frame ticking away. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Over her head, he can see the smoldering remains of door frames glow and fade with the passage of the breeze. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Adina scrambled to her feet and followed the faded glitter of Taylor’s gown into the jungle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Arm’s mind had cleared somewhat now that the emotions of the vlei people faded into the distance. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was a big, lumpy bed covered with a faded blue blanket, and at its head four plump pillows. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the faded old quilt over my head, and later added the pillow, too. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It all felt rather distant and untouchable, fading to smoke around the edges. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then, gradually, the glow fades, and I find myself suspended in midair, overlooking a vast expanse of blue ice and snow-covered glaciers, all shifting and cracking under their own weight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes everything else fades into the background and all I’m left with is sound. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He smiled and waved good-bye as his avatar slowly faded out of existence. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was tough and roomy like the canvas bag, and faded enough to look properly shabby. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Not really,” I say, and her smile fades. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I ought to have done that with Luke, paid more attention, to the details, the moles and scars, the singular creases; I didn’t and he’s fading. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, as suddenly as she had appeared, the woman began to fade from Petra’s mind. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a slightly different feeling than before but it fades before I can read it and Francia comes back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

At Beetee’s request, I climb up into the canopy as the clicking begins to fade out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He lets out a scornful chuckle, but I can tell his anger is already fading. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But as the dust settled and their house came into view—or what was left of it—any hope of finding them alive seemed to fade. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He looked out over the cemetery, where bright green grass contrasted with the faded marble of tombstones, and the tombstones reflected the cold gray of the sky. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malik dusts cat hair off of his high-top fade. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go! Let’s go! Pond’s health is fading fast!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are open, their brilliant gold faded to the color of a dead sun. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Human sympathy has its limits and we were content to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I waited until the echo faded among the sounds of the sea gulls high overhead and tried again. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light is fading now and gray clouds billow over the mountains we crossed earlier. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Lon blinked, and the lights of the Illuminated world faded away. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When the team entered the empty space, the lights dimmed and a guy with long wavy hair who looked like an artistic Daniel Boone faded into view. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He had seen a near view of its eye, now quickly fading, and this had brought the tragedy home to him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Wes placed the headset over his freshly cut fade and adjusted it, he remembered this story. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

For nearly half a minute, the only sound is the mournful cry of ship horns fading away. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The special feelings I once had for Sam have definitely faded. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

A few straggling strings were still blowing up from the box, but most of the army of unleashed tampon strings were fading into the distance. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But the cheerful advertisements painted on the sides of buildings like the Tic Toe diner and the Pocahontas movie theater were faded and nearly illegible. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“By the time it fades, the word is permanently committed to memory.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But when it came time to give you your first fade, you suddenly got real talkative.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then in the early evening he removed the faded wreath of lilies from the front door and opened the place for business again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Nok hurried back through the city, racing against the fading light. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Silently she looked at him and he saw the life fade from her eyes. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon was three-quarters full and cast a silvery sheen when the red faded. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A voice in a can tells me his name is Bob Dylan, but as the next song starts, the signal fades. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And by the time we reach the dock on Bainbridge Island, Seattle has faded far into the distance. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His smile fades and his mouth snaps shut. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Jacob stared at the sky, fading from royal blue to indigo above the black buds of an ash. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t remember it well — it was a very long time ago, and human memories fade.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The words inked on the paper were old and faded. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They disappear immediately to the chocolate shop on the ground floor, the sound of Oscar raving about June’s latest blog post for The Atlantic fading around the corner. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The picture of the bear with a balloon, which had once been brightly colored, had faded so much it was hardly visible. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The cross lies on its side, white paint faded gray from the Indiana weather, and I wonder who put it there—Violet? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But the frowns had at last faded away, replaced entirely by the pleasant, contented smiles. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The room was dark because its two windows were covered with faded paper shades. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Daylight was fading when she walked across the old sawmill tracks to the ice-house. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Hussey continued to take meteorological readings as the summer began to fade. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Spektor wrote the new vocabulary words over the faded sketches of algebra lessons. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We were both looking at each other, and slowly, our smiles faded. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Equally alarming, the other passengers began to fade away, one after the other. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was after that day, jokes about donations faded away, and we started to think properly about things. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rectangular burlap bags, their faded black letters illegible in the dark. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The smile on Ruth’s face faded as she figured that something bad was unfolding. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny had to start talking loudly about Wimbledon until the dismay faded from our faces. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She spoke about the Irish countryside fading into fog. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They both wore short dresses, one in red polka-dot, the other lace-fringed, with the slightly faded, slightly ill-fitting look of vintage shop finds. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Either the side effects of the nahlrout were fading, or my anger was slowly burning away the haze of exhaustion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mothers had called in their children from the group games, and fading sounds of “Yah . . . Yah . . . you didn’t catch me” still hung and floated into the Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wears a pair of nicely faded jeans, brown leather boots with yellow laces and thick rubber soles. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The buildings were joined to one another in faded slumping rows, and on shabby corners, people were hunched in puffy jackets, black and bleak people waiting for buses, the air around them hazed in gloom. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The elation of his escape had faded rapidly, leaving him with pain and thoughts of his new life in the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I must have spilled the tea on myself when I faded out.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The children could still make out the wavery image of the news reporter gesturing toward the crowd behind her, but her voice faded away, replaced by that of a child. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was no beauty here, just the faded ghosts of past tenants who’d moved on to better things. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“The past, it fades a person. And yes. Today, it was a nice wedding.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The actual headstone was covered in green and yellow lichen, and so worn and faded as to almost be undecipherable, but the rubbing was clear. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The fading vortex drifted away down stream and then I saw the arrow again, nose into the current, wavering delicately to the motion of the water above which the Mayflies slanted and poised. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fading halo of blue ink clings round me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The moon shone through the curtain of falling water to lay a shimmering pale stripe across the sand, but after a time that too faded and went dark. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He didn't see the skin clear, its dark spots fading, or how the thickened, discolored nails became shell-like and translucent. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He lifted up a broken leaf for them to see, a large pale leaf of golden hue, now fading and turning brown. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His eyes linger on his house and his smile fades, just slightly. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As she recited her lines, my sister faded away, and in her place appeared a girl embarking on a quest. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

My pain fades as a great, warm tiredness descends. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I felt out of place in my faded blue overalls, old sheepskin coat, and scuffed and worn shoes, but to the wonderful men it made no difference. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over time, as people forget you, your silhouette gradually fades into darkness until the final time anyone says your name on this planet. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I do as she asks, trying to ignore the faces and letting the images and words fade into a blur. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

From the porch upon the top of the high terrace they could see beyond the stream the green fields of Rohan fading into distant grey. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was obviously an old photo because just like the one of me and my parents, it had started to fade and turn colors. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My stories fade away, for he begins telling stories to me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Old men brought out their faded suit jackets and moved their domino games inside. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was faded now, but she wanted to display any bit of ugliness she had. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin could feel the forced cheer coming from Kaede, who regarded her with serious brown eyes, her mouth slowly turning down at the corners as the grin faded. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Rachel," Nico said, “your life aura almost faded completely. I could see you dying.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He smiles, but it fades into a frown. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The ring thins and fades, leaving only a bright red scar around Celia’s finger. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Only he had left in wizardly fashion a message of silver-scrawled runes on the hearthstone, that faded even as Ogion read them: “Master, I go hunting.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

A song she sang, ‘Night comes, and colors fade away; sky fades, for blue can never stay Startled by the familiar lullaby, Kira murmured the words with him. “ Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first it was all rage that shook me, but as I stared into the sink the anger faded and his life started playing inside me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As Tally watched it fade, breaking down into random lines and arcs again as the sparklers extinguished, she wondered if the words were really true. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her dark eyes reflected the fading light like a mirror. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her faded hair, knotted in a tight bun on the nape of her gaunt neck, glinted gold-red in the light. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew her father would tell her that it was only the fading light playing tricks on her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will the blue fade to black, leaving me in total darkness? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

A violent emotion, not fear exactly but a sort of undifferentiated excitement, flared up in him, then faded again. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It would take years for some of them to disappear—and others would never fade. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They wanted only to dwell in the Lotus Land, and let the memory of all that had been fade from their minds. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words were a thread of condensation, fading quickly against the glass. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“The doctor said it would fade in time.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Its stiff walls of heavy yellow canvas were badly faded, stained by mud and water, with spots of mildew showing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But just like a sound, as soon as the note hits the air, it begins to fade. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The music of his voice faded and stopped. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Get hold of Emergency!" one of them called, and I saw them turn and disappear where the dull glint of trolley rails faded off into the dark. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

On its side, faded words said: discard after 40 hours use. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her shield and armor had been painted red, though the paint was chipped and fading; his own armor was blue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the fading light of the patio, Yolanda cannot make out the expression on the dark face. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Northwestward stalked the dark forest of Fangorn; still ten leagues away stood its shadowy eaves, and its further slopes faded into the distant blue. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Nah. Your time expires and, I don’t know, you fade or something and reappear in what people call ‘heaven.’ They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She motioned to me to follow with a tilt of her head, her long hair loose against her faded grey T-shirt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the whole affair faded away into the background. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled out several torn and faded sheets and a whole bunch of safety pins. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to his bedroom opened and Albert appeared, wearing a faded black tuxedo and shiny black shoes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But the thought faded out of his mind as a rumble of voices passed through the gathered crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In color the shell was deep cream, touched here and there with fading pink. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I slowed my walk a bit, my smile fading into a more serious expression. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As Frodo lay, tired but unable to close his eyes, it seemed to him that far away there came a light in the eastern sky: it flashed and faded many times. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His smile and bright eyes faded in front of us, and he got awkwardly to his feet. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The afternoon light has faded, and we badly need to get under cover and form a plan. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like going blind, even,” said Lyra, frightened, “because it’s not that we can’t see things, it’s like the things themselves are fading...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He wore a faded purple Prince concert tee and ancient running shorts he constantly had to pull up. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Cardan begins to strip off his shirt, showing an expanse of moon-pale skin and a back with a delicate tracery of faded scars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The tray was faded but still pretty, with a big rainbow in the middle and three cherubs with harps floating above it. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The leaves flared and faded quickly, leaving nothing but a thousand embers, making the tree look like an immense extinguished candelabrum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The intelligence of Vali was fading from its yellow eyes, to be replaced by hunger, by anger, by madness. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As daylight faded, I was entombed in a world darker than any night could bring. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the tall office building, daylight is fading and the staff buses are waiting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A few outbuildings, a toolshed, a little barn had all sagged into piles of faded slabs and rusty nails. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” the girl said as she began to fade away in a glitter of sunshine. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Everything was faded and silent in the dawn—dirty teacups, unmade bed, snowflakes floating past the window with an airy, dangerous calm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Harriet mentioned the fact of his death to the white woman in the faded sunbonnet, the next time she saw her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We heard the sound of the siren a couple of blocks away and then it faded. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once in a while the headlights of a passing car show through the window, moving first along one wall, then along the next wall, then fading away. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His bruises were almost all faded, even if his arm was still in a sling and even if there was an annoying burn of soreness in his shoulder. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The screen faded to a brilliant blue and my bike-a-thon flyer appeared. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

After a while Dilsey emerged, again in the faded calico dress, and went to the kitchen. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went across the room to a torn photograph tacked to the faded wall. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nin buckled, as if someone had taken a sledgehammer to all her supports and she were bursting apart, falling, fading, and then...gone, her hands as limp as leather gloves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I kept going to see him in the fading hope that he’d turn out to be a real spy and I could have a medal after all. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stars wheeled around them, and faded and vanished as the dawn seeped up from the east. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not in my faded dress and worn shoes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the man finally turns away from me, I notice a faded Santa Muerte tattoo on his forearm. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I wait a few moments and hear their voices fade. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I invited Adele to go with me, and we had a lovely afternoon, our tensions fading. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In the dark of twilight, his face was just a pair of eyeglasses reflecting the fading light. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sounds of pursuit from behind didn’t relent or fade, but he wasn’t losing ground, either. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The office buildings and shops were replaced with small, flat-roofed houses, and then those houses seemed to fade into flat, empty fields. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then it faded into the West, and dusk came early, followed by a grey and starless night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I start to apologize, but my words fade as I realize it’s something even more than that. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At eight hundred feet Henry slowed down the helicopter screws, and they hung for a minute or two poised above the fading landscape. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Weaver notes, “rather than fading, the segregationists’ crime-race argument was reframed, with a slightly different veneer,” and eventually became the foundation of the conservative agenda on crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

How many dead lives and fading memories were buried in and beneath the names of the places in this country. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sunset was fading quickly, and by the time I made it down the apple tree most of the courtyard lay in shadow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I called his name several times, and got nothing in return but my own fading voice. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wove garlands of fragrant gillyflowers and fading hedge roses, draping them about me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

So they had lunch together on the back porch, while the rain faded away outside. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second later, heavy boots pounded past and faded in the distance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Twenty seconds later, their killers were gone, their monstrous hum fading as they settled back into the fields. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The daylight grew and the air became warm; the dew faded off turf and leaf. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The smell fades, but it leaves me uneasy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

To the east, beyond the river, the stars faded before the promise of a new day. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The many unmade bunks with torn, faded blankets hanging limply from the sides suggested that a great number of men lived there. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she went to the stables, she wore faded sands ilk pants and woven grass sandals. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

One is wearing a faded and billowy black dress, and the other wears a saggy skirt that looks like an old curtain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He would dream of making a stand against that white force, but that dream would fade when he looked at the other black people near him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even my daydreams about him were beginning to fade because integration was taking up all the space in my mind. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The inmates celebrated when Barack Obama won, but their enthusiasm faded quickly. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you hear what Zik said the other day? Eastern Nigeria seethes, seethes, and will continue to seethe until the federal government addresses the massacres,” Professor Ezeka said, his hoarse voice quickly fading. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They could only afford a cramped two-bedroom unit with faded linoleum, brown shag carpet, and a cracked kitchen sink. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Chloroform, he thought as the pain faded and he fell to the garbage on the ground. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A faded vein under the lady’s see-through skin moves as she furrows her brow. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When the world faded back into view, she noticed more clouds floating south past the island. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Deeper in, the sounds of the neighborhood faded away and he found another, just like that. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Generous funds have been allotted to level die stripped and faded buildings that clutter the road from Medallion up to the golf course. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi, it’s just Zuri,” I say, holding out my hand to the taller boy with the fade. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was afraid each word I might utter would somehow fade the memory. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You did what you had to do, right? To save us from being Erudite slaves. She’ll see that eventually. When the grief fades.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I watched darkness fade through the bluish skylights in the roof. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though terrible conditions for sugar workers still exist in places such as the Dominican In many parts of the world, sugar is now harvested by machines, its long history fading into the mists. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The bruises from my run-in with Aspirant Marcus a week ago are fading, and the ten lashes I received afterward have scabbed over. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He tries to get a better look at the dark ash on his suit but it is already fading away. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Time became his ally, as inside the prison memories slowly faded of Blake's treachery outside the walls, and Wormwood Scrubs came to view George Blake as a helpful and harmless middle-aged man. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the doctor's desk was a vase filled with silk flowers that might have once looked good, but now were dusty and faded on the side that faced the window. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The light faded, and the leaves on the bushes rustled softly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The faded note she’d found at her locker all those years ago, asking her to meet at the park. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The lights of Regalia had faded away, and he had to squint to read by the faint torchlight. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His smile faded, and for a long moment we simply watched each other, expressionless. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A scarred payphone is mounted above a rack with a few faded tourist brochures for Canobie Lake Park, Robert Frost Farm, and the New Hampshire Snowmobile Museum. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The setting sun seemed to have ladled its syrupy light over the crusted snow, so that ordinary house parts and backyards in this fading moment seemed a spectacular raspberry dessert. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

With him came escalating demands for land and service—the veneer of reciprocity was fading. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The Princess Andromeda faded to the size of a white toy boat in the distance, and then it was gone. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

That young woman was Didi, only now she looked haggard and wore a faded dress. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My smile fades at the secretary’s serious expression. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The dull thuds of thunder falling in the distance now felt comforting, and before the sounds entirely faded, Omakayas was asleep. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The number looks faded with age, the paint chipped away in little flakes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

All stone and dark wood, it had held up for the most part, though it now had a faded, sad look, as if losing its former occupants had stolen its soul away. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He stays standing there with his arms crossed, but his smile slowly fades off his face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She had the beauty of early youth, although he could see that it would quickly fade, as it does with women who are bom to have many children, work without rest, and bury their dead. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That summer, right up until the warm weather faded, we developed this odd way of listening to music together in the fields. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those open paths had an old-fashioned elegance to them. It is part of an old and fading spirit of community. Blocking them off is an unfriendly and antipublic thing to do.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then her smile fades, and she puts the mug down and returns to staring at the TV. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

His smile started to fade, and he began slowly shaking his head. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She ignored the passing courtiers and servants, focusing instead on the fading day. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I sit there until the tears stop, and the light begins to change and fade, and the soft, pink glow of dusk fills the chapel. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Unlike the scars, he had faded away and was never seen again. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When die sound of his hooves had faded away to silence, she began to shout. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His panic fading now that there was no sound of Filch and Snape, Harry moved nearer to the mirror, wanting to look at himself but see no reflection again. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

This time it tinkled its way faintly through the little melody three times before it faded. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other competitors faded away into shadows and sunlight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I can’t,” said the girl, her eyes on the fading match. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her taillights faded into the darkness and disappeared. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But gradually the boulevard climbed out of the heart of the city, and as they left the crowds behind, the whispering faded. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As the light began to fade, Shackleton began looking out for a good, strong floe to camp on. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

After twenty seconds, I lowered the volume until Dad’s favorite song faded into silence. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The sleeves of his fading black shirt and pants are rolled up, showing us muscular calves and forearms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled, a gentle, soft thing like fading light. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Olly watched the color fade in the glass and remembered the day his dad got fired and how he’d been too afraid to comfort him. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The glaring floodlights made the moon look faded. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The hot tendrils of magnesium drifted slowly down the dark and the pale foreshore tide started in the glare and slowly faded. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Behind me noise fades and all I hear are the echoes of Harpy’s. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It fades when cool hands coax my mouth open and pour liquid down. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I know,” I say, picturing that empty leash as the town fades into country outside the car window. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Neither Wilfred nor Hilda came out to the porch, so I sat there, long after the thick billowing exhaust fumes faded into the white landscape. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either he faded out right away or he pretended to. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I never remember seeing him in any pants other than his faded blue jeans or his brown Dickies, which I think were meant to be work pants. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Your mother was a skilled worker. Her dyes were steadfast. They have not faded.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shooting at this time of day was tricky, and he needed artificial light to balance out the fading glow of the sun. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The colors were ebbing from her fantasy, her self-loving pleasures in movement and balance were fading, her arm was aching. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And I heard the voices and footsteps fade away. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mother Bear’s howl slowly faded, and she wilted to the ground. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They are withdrawing, backing up trees, fading into the jungle, as if some unheard voice calls them away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The water overhead faded to a mere drizzle, and then a drip, and then nothing at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And after every other question faded away, I was left wondering one thing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And then he slowly faded from consciousness as he heard Alec calling his name down a dark, endless tunnel. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

‘Coach Hedge brought you back from the brink. The unicorn draught, ambrosia, nectar . . . we couldn’t use any of it. You were fading so badly.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Carefully folded, a silk shirt, faded pale and creamy—except at the seams. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d fought before, playground arguments that faded as soon as they got up off the ground. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I struck the first chord hard and waited as the sound of it began to fade without drawing a voice from the audience. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a patrol car at the end of the block, moving in the opposite direction, the sound of the engine fading away. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, when Bitter’s and Aloe’s sounds became tired, pleading even, Pet stirred, but only to fade. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

When the light faded, cold air replaced it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The New York skyline whisks by and before long fades to miniature in the rearview mirror. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran down the hill to the river, through the light rain until the pain faded like fog mist. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But in time maybe everything will fade to gray. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Somehow the memory of the falling rocks faded with the owl’s cry, and what had been frightening and unexplainable grew distant. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skin was leathery, her teeth decayed, her hair faded and colorless, and her look frightened. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The gleam faded from his eyes, and they went dim and grey, old and tired. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But it came as no surprise when, hardly three years after I had begun school, the novelty of learning began to fade. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a while for the sound of flapping wings to fade, but by the time she reached the duke’s table, she’d forgotten all about it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her face was flushed, her lipstick faded, and she laughed at everything Mr. Sen said. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The furniture was worn, the carpet faded, and the wide front porch was littered with sneakers, sandals, and flip-flops. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He wore a faded Miami Heat basketball jersey and dirty khaki shorts, and here was the odd part: no shoes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snap of a metal lid cracked the silence, and then the patter of fading footsteps. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Finally, it wound down and seemed to fade away into that magic realm from which it came. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

From this very window where she stood now, Mrs. Trepid had spotted the woman, bundled in a tattered and faded green dress, bending over the box. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her lips, chapped and faded, had nearly disappeared, and her eyebrows were missing altogether. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He knew where they were going: the big tent on the far side of the fire pit, its painted canvas walls cracked and faded by years of sun and rain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then the projector showed a peculiar image, of a man in a faded hat and overcoat. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mother wore that same faded cotton saree every day—she needed a new one made of silk to wear on holidays. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was a bounce to her step as Celaena walked on, the court fading away behind them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Two faded slips of paper, both about someone traveling to a place called St. Ives. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With nothing but her stubbornness and what remained of her fading strength, she made it to the opposite bank and hauled herself out of the water on shaking limbs. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If you are a faithful Christian and there is no God, you just fade into nothingness when you die. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Breanna must see this from my face, because her smile begins to fade. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

My hope for getting a ball of my own that Christmas faded—but only for a second. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the faded yellow piece of paper sticking out from the coins. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just stood out on the porch in a faded apron and broken boots, working her hands. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, the gray pallor faded and the killing fever cooled from her cousin’s skin. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you adjust to the lights, you can see the other side in the distance just as the sound of the radio fades to nothing because the waves just can’t reach. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice faded into the ripple of the water. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scars have faded a little, but I doubt they’ll ever disappear. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They rumbled over the road, the smatter and pop of rifle fire fading behind them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The colors and shapes quickly fade away, and I feel like I can breathe again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining very brightly, but the whole world looked gray, as if everything had faded overnight. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

In the end, the flowers became a field of glittering dust, a school of flitting fish, stars and particles of light that faded, vanished into day. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Although my nausea had faded, I still felt cold and stiff. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I watched as it neared and got louder, then sliced by and faded into the distance again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

We crossed to the faded red love seat and sat together, waiting to discover the subject of that afternoon's lecture. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Hours later, after I've forced food down my throat and pretended to sleep on a rock-hard bunk, after the stars have faded and the sun has risen, one of the cavern doors swings open. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I say a prayer of thanks to the god of synesthesia for both the experience and for making the experience fade away. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The imprint of the doe faded away with every blink of his eyes as he stood there, listening to the sounds of the forest, to distant crackles of twigs, soft swishes of snow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Something inside of you starts to fade and you become like a starving person, crazy-hungry for light. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their long embroidered kilts had seen better days: The colors were faded and the tassels frayed or missing entirely. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

For a second, a picture of herself arriving in the bright city of her dreams flashed into her mind, and then it faded and was gone. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lampposts shed uneven silver circles of light whose edges faded to gray. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Everything as it once had been save faded and weathered. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

As the daylight faded, the ghosts started moving closer and in greater numbers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Taking a deep breath, I watch my house fade. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Looking more closely, she saw the shoemaker’s name written on the insides, in gold lettering that had all but faded: something and sons, it said. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was an old photograph, fading away like a dawn that leaves you little by little, and it was of a child. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

A fading yellow bruise circled her right wrist like a bracelet. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing coveralls and a sleeveless faded shirt and slowly removed them along with the cloth from her head. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there, just there, just there in the fading light, is there a little beginning of a start of a smile? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Momma brushes her fingers through his high-top fade. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when the light starts to fade, I get a terrible feeling of loneliness, like maybe I am the only person in the world. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The reds and yellows of common flame warred against the emeralds and jades of wildfire, each color flaring and then fading, birthing armies of short-lived shadows to die again an instant later. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And when the sun disappeared completely from our view the colors faded too, and it became nighttime. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The cacophony of voices faded to a dull hum as she began to read what she’d written. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had been sitting on the wagon seat, taken from a ’23 Chrysler that wrecked near Paraje, and after all those years the springs poked through the faded mouse-fur fabric like devil claws. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s about...being noticed. Not being the kind of person who’s going to fade into the background, overlooked for someone else.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A long, quiet moment passed, and when she looked up again, the suspicion had faded away, and was replaced by a look of weathered pride. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In seconds, the words began to vanish, fading from the stone along with the strains of the last note I’d played on the guitar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Dust covered both his faded jeans and plaid button-down shirt. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I jump and even Ivan startles and his Noise pictures fade pretty quick. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Frodo wandered round the familiar rooms, and saw the light of the sunset fade on the walls, and shadows creep out of the corners. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Moss’s headache had faded a little, which he would have been joyous about under other circumstances. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I could still see her but she was fading: the reds and yellows of a dying summer obscured her dark form. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was early afternoon, but already the daylight was beginning to fade. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“The dear one is daily improving…,” he wrote in his diary on Thursday, June 9, “and every other sorrow fades in the light of the joy her recovery brings.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The light was dim and fading outside, clinging to the first fringes of night. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then I see one of my old shirts peeking out of a box, a faded red-and-blue button-down from the thrift store I was always too embarrassed to wear. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

By the time the sky began to lighten the sound of drums had faded away, though warhoms were heard thrice more, each time a little closer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But he’s no planet, just the final fading light of an already dead star. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

In the fading light, the trees along the banks were slowly losing their dimensions, flattening into silhouettes clipped from black paper and pasted to the paling sky. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice trembled and faded as she spoke. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He switched off the ignition and the headlights faded. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The light began to fade, and Dorothy called them in for more cake and lemonade, and then it was time to calm down the girls, who were cranky, say good-bye, and start back to Harlem. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The headlights swam and faded from his sight as he fainted. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Off to the east was a football game, and from the same direction came the feeble sound of a hymn being sung in unison, then fading. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Nok gasped as the light rose to the surface, blazed brightly for a moment, and then faded. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But before I can reply, Zero vanishes as the Silver Circle world around us freezes and fades into black. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dusk had faded to darkness by then, but when his servants came to light his candles and start a fire in the hearth, Tyrion had roared at them and sent them running. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But after a while his anger faded away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I listen to Alice’s footsteps pass my tree and fade along the path to her tree house, Leon Longbridge comes vividly back to mind. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

All these problems and feelings fade away when we get the seventh sense. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gingerly, he presents a faded canvas duffel bag. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

For the umpteenth time that evening, Aru glanced at her palm, watching the symbol fade…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The police sirens seemed to have faded in the distance, but maybe that was because Finn’s ears had gotten used to them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And Papa—all the good warm memories I was holding slowly faded. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in years, I could see the stars that Thurmond’s monstrous lights had faded into nonexistence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The dormouse rubbed its liquid black eyes with its forepaws and blinked at the fading daylight. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Now hold on a moment,” he said as the red light from the wagon started to fade. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sound was almost overwhelming, but it faded appropriately when I sang the first verse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The slowly fading silk scarf he always wore about his neck would give rise to many questions. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He had on a faded green track suit top and looked about a stone heavier than when I’d last seen him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat in the sofa comer reading Robert’s letter by the fading light. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Nhamo would fade away, only to reappear later when she thought Mother wasn’t looking. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She froze while the anger began to fade away. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

By 1925, Hale had shed his past, but there remained a faded photograph from the contest; it showed Hale and Grammer sitting proudly on their horses, holding up coiled ropes. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then, the world fades into view and I’m standing on a ledge, looking down into a perfectly circular lake surrounded on all sides by sheer metal walls hundreds of feet high. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t fade like marker or paint would. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the sandbox corner, looking bored, with his head propped in a baseball glove, was a boy in a faded red T-shirt. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“We could get the faded orbs we need,” continued Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Next to her Emilia looked faded, and Fani, who was drinking out of a brandy bottle in the corner, was positively drab. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bruise on his eye is still there, although it’s starting to fade. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A little above the hill’s foot they halted, and wrapping their cloaks about them, they sat huddled together upon the faded grass. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

On many of the stones the inscriptions have faded. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

While she was psyching herself up to immobilize her ankle, she noticed some faded words on one of the wooden crates: hermes express. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Their rich silk clothing shimmered in the fading sunlight. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She could barely see him now; the light was fading fast. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He believed that by now it had faded away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reed would have been insulted if her tendency to fade into the background wasn’t so useful. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

After the last note is played, there is a quietness, when the sounds fade, a moment I want to stay in forever. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Her black pajama clothes are gray and faded. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light was fading rapidly now, the hall full of shadows in the evening light. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was a Jackboot, grinning down at us—and we were gone, fast as flies, One-Arm one way, me another, the Jackboot’s laughter fading. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Two faded images were on the walls: one was of our Blessed Lady, her eyes big with grief, the tiny Holy Child in her arms. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the land faded into a formless grey under coming night, they started out again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

That was when Mark’s hopes of ever finding his family had truly begun to fade. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But even though they had let go of the Governor, the light coming out of them didn't fade. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The sun was down, and a cool pale evening was quietly fading into night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sookie took off his gloves, went to the wheelhouse, and came back holding an old photograph with faded colors. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, as the light faded, they fastened the mats of bark onto the willow frame, a half skeleton of pliable saplings. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The light was no longer bright, for the clear morning had faded, and clouds creeping out of the East had now overtaken the sun, as it began to go down. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They waited in silence for what seemed like hours, holding each other, not daring to speak until long after the sounds of the cars had faded. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Astern of us the island coastline faded, and no land showed anywhere, but only sea and heaven, when Zeus Krom'on piled a thunderhead above the ship, while gloom spread on the ocean. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew this from the brownish faded photograph of Livonia and Slim Jim Trotter that sat on the china cabinet next to an all-watchful Jesus. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“And we have the stars above us, even if they’re fading. Perhaps I ought to have a few holes knocked in my own roof at home.’ Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Moreau sighs heavily and the illusions fade away until only he and his rocking chair remain. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Washington would likely fade at the end, as they had the year before. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He sat in the front, with his arms crossed and a big smile on his face that looked as if it would take years to fade away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Bennie has a faded blue awning that says CHOCK-NUT, but nobody actually calls it that. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, children,” she said in a soft, timid voice, mopping her sweaty brow with the sleeve of her faded blouse. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The angry plum color had faded to yellow, and the swelling was down, but there was no mistaking it for anything but what it was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For a moment, fading sunlight catches in the metal and twinkles. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Already the eastward sky was turning pale; the stars were fading, and a grey light was slowly growing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But as the moment faded and I picked up my gear, I paused and looked back down the gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never look angry, the way I do on the fading billboard by the highway. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

In Jerusalem so much old anger floated around, echoed from fading graffiti, seeped out of cracks. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The brilliant blue of the morning sky has faded, as if left out too long in the sun. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dressed in faded, threadbare GoreTex, a couple of months shy of his sixty-ninth birthday, Pete was a gangly, slightly stooped man who had returned to the high reaches of the Himalaya after a long absence. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

We drove past farms, fading old houses, gas stations, a couple of sandwich shops. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was glad, for her thin legs seemed indecent somehow poking out from her faded housedress. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One rose higher than the others, rolled toward me, and faded into the shore. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the fading light, we hadn’t noticed that her mother and father had been standing just down the beach, watching us. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Once a shoe had a good base, it was a simple matter to restore its brilliance when the shine faded. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bites faded before she even got dressed, so she had nothing to show her stepmother except cobwebs, which her stepmother thought was some sort of clever trick. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

No sooner had my head touched the pillow, I began to fade, exchanging conscious sounds of the television for those of my inner thoughts. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again he thinks of the night he was nearly killed, the memory of those hours that have forever marked him flickering and fading in his mind. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the scent of the bogweed worked on her, her smile faded, and her expression became vacant. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the light began to fade, the architects lit the library’s gas jets, which hissed like mildly perturbed cats. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Those girls’ whispers faded away as I ate, the sound like wind ruffling marsh grass. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I grab her elbow and guide her into her own sitting room, where we sit on her faded floral couch. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The screen faded to black and the words The End. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

When I look up to check again, the numbers fade into dancing cats singing about kitty litter. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

As August faded, the departure of the storks symbolized summer’s end. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Momma hovered over me, but her face faded into a woman I did not know, older than Momma, with strands of white in her hair. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ache would eventually fade, but he wondered if it would ever go away. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She was short like me, and wore faded dresses that she’d bought way before I was born. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as Ophie thought about it and replayed the sight of her daddy standing at the end of her bed and how he later faded into sparkles, she started to feel a little bit better. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Until the darkness in my blood softens and fades. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

When it faded away, she dropped her head straight down onto May’s soggy chest. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shopkeepers and other folks looked at my face and saw only the angry red scar, just starting to fade at the edges. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dyslexia is about the letters going all faded or fat. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It looked abandoned, its clapboard siding faded to splintery gray. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children were charming and well mannered; whatever minor quirks lingered from their unusual upbringing, the howling and drooling and so forth—these would soon fade. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The symbols etched on its sides sparkled briefly, as if they remembered their former glory, before they faded back to worn shadows. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The paper crumbles and the ocean of ink fades away, leaving only a circle of chairs inside a striped tent as Marco collapses to the floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then it began to disappear altogether, slowly fading out of existence. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Crowded in the corner of where Fruitless Mountain and the Jade River met was a village that was a shade of faded brown. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and find the stars fading in the pale light of dawn. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t as swollen as before, but it had taken on a yellow tint from my assortment of fading bruises. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Leslie was still dressed in the faded cutoffs and the blue undershirt. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I expected it to fade with the passage of time, but it’s still right there under the surface of things. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But as time passed, the magic faded, leaving behind only a faint memory of its power. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the same iron bedstead, and the quilt was multicolored, faded but still cheerful with reds and blues and greens and yellows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The colors in the photograph had faded over the years, but you could tell that at one time they’d been bright. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The faded beige of former times had been replaced with strong and sure colors. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed it at the end of the wide mattress so he faced the wall on which hung a small, faded picture of la Virgen de Guadalupe. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And the portrait was fading; it seemed to disappear more and more every hour. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Harry’s victory faded from his mind as he watched. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He was mumbling, fading in and out of lucidity, shifting between English and Polish. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Okay, tell Dad—” But before I could finish, the vision shimmered and faded. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The pain gradually fades, my vision clearing as my body gets the air it needs. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Anya halted the onion cart in front of the house, and once the crunching of the wheels on dirt faded, she heard her mother’s voice from inside the house. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Cas wiped the tears from her cheeks and sat there for several heartbeats as the hope she’d felt faded, leaving the familiar hollowness of disappointment behind. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Ayanna’s fading fast. Nothing I’m doing is helping, boy, it sure ain’t. I’m trying, but I reckon I don’t got the conjure for it.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A red plaid flannel shirt, faded from too many washes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The cicadas and the wind and the lake are probably still making sounds, somewhere, but it’s all faded into silence. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt the grin fade from his face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His clothes are ragged but well kept, though his pants are too short and may have once been blue or brown or green but have faded too much to be certain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

With his overgrown curls and faded jeans, Dr. Morales looked more like a singer in a rock band than a person who worked in a laboratory. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

All are wearing beautiful black shirts and pants, not the faded, gray-black I have on, but shiny and new, with bright red scarves around their waists. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They faded swiftly and softly into the darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My synthetic surroundings faded away as I focused on the game and lost myself in its ancient two-dimensional reality. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

So, the crowd got smaller and the fighting just seemed to fade out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably a King Lord,” he says, brushing the sides of his fade. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It was getting dark now, but David opened the cover and held the first page up to the fading light. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole watched as the boat faded to a mere speck outside the bay, then he reached down and picked up a rock. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Over in the east, behind the house, the last star would be fading as the sun surged up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world fades until a big rig whips by me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The shoreline faded into darkness in the shadow of the trees. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It was getting harder and harder to get her to keep her eyes even half open, and though the bleeding from the wound had stopped, she seemed to be fading from him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was just an idea that was already beginning to fade, to become part of the drunkenness in the woods of the night before. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There’s a faded yellow folder sitting on a cushion. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Even the terror of the machine, and of being strapped down to the table, begins to fade. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

An interminable dawn faded the stars out, and at last light, sad and grey, filtered into the shelter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He felt a queer twinge in the pit of his stomach as Shagga faded in the morning mist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Martin snored behind us until eventually even that faded into the sound of the tires rolling down the old road. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She put her faded blue bathrobe over her slip. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The image of the one hemlock tree among millions filled her mind’s eye and then faded. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Despite living in town a full ten years she retained the look of a farmer’s wife: stout, faded, and wind worn. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Once the line at the pencil sharpener had faded and most students were finished writing, Ms. Udell called on a few volunteers to read their journal entries. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

At first I thought it was some disturbed rocks sliding down the hill, but no, this didn’t fade into the distance like that would. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He seemed to fade back into himself, until there was little left of the dark-eyed man who’d stood behind the bar a moment ago. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The fading sunlight outside was bright after the darkness of the house, and the air was fresh and sweet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z