Precious jewels made up for the lack of flowers, piles of rubies as big as my fist, clumps of raw diamonds. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Gregory Powell raced up and down the officer’s room, fist tightly balled. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t even have to aim with my thumb—I can use my whole fist. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I thought I had a fair share of the cheering section, and I was feeling pretty good about it until Richie stepped forward, fists raised. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candice’s hands had already turned into fists and her eyes stung. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ronan is now leaning against a fence in the parking lot with his fists tucked underneath his armpits. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The captain had a fist like a sledgehammer, and on it he wore four vicious jeweled rings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Marching in orderly columns, their clenched fists raised, workers began to arrive from the industrial belt on the outskirts of the city, singing campaign songs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gang boys throw up signs and fists, looking tough and projecting a sense of power. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I scrunch my fists in my pockets and sneak by, not wanting to brush my fingertips against it. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even notice my stomach had pulled itself into a fist until I was being punched by it, nauseous and cold. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Her leg is shaking and she keeps her fists balled up as if she’s holding everything in. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Basta was standing at the foot of the steps with his fists clenched, his back still turned. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then he brought up the fist of his free hand to punch me once, and again as the patroller had done so long ago. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Creep. Anyway, he messaged me a few weeks ago. He does photography and sent me a picture of my rainbow fist in Oak Park.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

In the darkness a fist thudded; a body hit the deck; a slurring scrape said someone was dragging the sleeping Corey forward. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I balled my fist in front of her face. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

With Abel’s anger, there was no ranting and raving, no clenched fists. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mord held the strap between his fists and gave it a sharp pull. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Soon I was lying on the ground while his fists pounded my head and face, and his foot stomped my stomach. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He gives me a fist bump on his way out, the Seven way of wishing me good luck. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A man stood surveying these works, his thin arms akimbo and his fists, one of which grasped an authoritative-looking stick, propped on his skinny hips. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

After Garvey left, Cole’s fists tightened until his knuckles turned white. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He fell in step beside me, fists dug deep in his pockets. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He had his chin propped up on one fist. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because with a roar, a cloud of burning darkness lifted two giant fists over the cliff top. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

When she unwraps the newspaper, she finds a model house, tall and narrow, no bigger than her fist. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Rondell looked up at me and giggled a little in his cupped fist. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I can tell because his left hand is balled into a fist even as his right arm envelops me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was standing on the edge, pumping both of his fists. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Liam stayed on the ground, too, pressing his fists against his eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The merman held his trident in his wooden fist, the mermaid looked into the distance out of pale green eyes, dreaming of the waters of the open sea. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She makes both of her hands into fists and mimes punching herself with them. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I shove my hands in my pockets, balled into fists. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The holes in the net were large enough for their empty hands to fit through, but not large enough for their full fists! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then Cassiopeia raised her tiny fists in the air. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She gathers the paper into her fist and shoves it back into her pocket as she walks away. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His fist strikes the trainer’s arm pads so powerfully that the trainer winces at the impact. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Muscle Man shakes his fist at the nice young man. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The boy, whoever he might be, was already rattling the door-handle and banging on the doors with his fist. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Because of the tiredness in him he wanted sometimes to lie down on the floor and beat with his fists and cry. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When she opened her fist, she saw a massive ruby tie pin circled by golden laurel leaves. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He banged his fist down into his palm. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

His daemon slithered lethargically off his lap as the Professor beat his fists against his shanks. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They shake their fists and growl until Tía Inés hushes them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I swear it’s like his fist goes through my stomach and out through my spinal cord. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He let go of her thumb and reached up with chubby fists, trying to grab the strands of Taisin’s hair that had come loose from her braids. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And now he fell forward, screaming again, hammering his fists upon the ground, while Harry filled the ninth goblet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We’d spin around the studio with them clutched in our fists. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Percy pumped his fist like he was blowing a truck horn. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

For a moment, the room is silent, and then fists pound against my window, not just two or four or six, but dozens of fists with dozens of fingers, slamming into the glass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They rolled and tumbled, all swinging arms and punching fists. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He had a boar slung over his shoulders, and she clutched three dead birds in her hamlike fist. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Gracie shouts, punching her fist in the air. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t stop or deign to look at me until we were by our bunks, and she had one fist curled in her bedsheets, ready to pull herself up to the top bed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A longsword hung from his hip, and his deep-dyed scarlet cloak was fastened at the shoulder with a heavy silver brooch in the shape of a mailed fist. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ben sat, holding the flower in his fist, his gaze empty and untroubled. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lazlo fell back on his pillows, too, raised fists to his eyes and pressed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Now my mother is moving forward, she’s smiling, laughing, they all move forward, and now' they’re raising their fists in the air. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jerked the door open, and Lefty had time to stare up in disbelief as he groped for his club when Fathers fist hit him in the jaw. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says we are losing money hand over fist. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

So she tried to concentrate on something that focused her mind and woke her up in camp: an anger that she always felt in her fists. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It was the Uncle,” said Valley, clenching her fists. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I reached over for a pillow, doubled it up, and hit it hard with my fist. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Gary pipes up, "Me too," and I'm tensing my fists, my jaw locked, and I just want to scream, but instead I say, "Whatever, I'm going home," because / don't have a fake ID. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But the boys started calling me “thief” and “jail rat” and I knew only one way to settle the argument: with my fists. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Slopper pumped his fist in the air, being a huge fan of fresh deer meat. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Each of the hundred thousand tiny grains of sand in her fists grinds against its neighbor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I press my fists into my eyes and weep. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Tidbit put his small fists to his eyes. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She balled her fists and dug her nails into her palm, wanting the pain, wanting some punishment, wanting something to be different because she could never do what had to be done. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I saw a scrap of paper balled up in her fist. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

At first Arya took him for a Lannister, but when he passed near a torch die saw his device was a silver fist, not a lion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All the way up the aisle, people stood up and shook their fists and tugged at his robe and cheered. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see only snapshots—of the sky flipping absurdly, of fists coming at me, of a strange, savage look in the eyes of a man I don’t recognize. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In his chest, like beating fists, was a surge of joy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He squatted there with his hands folded into a fist against his forehead, his eyes closed. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Bax pulled his hand out of mine and the fist he made so quickly actually did frighten me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A hand dropped on my shoulder, and I ended my closing statement, balling my hands into fists. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His nose was the size of a small fist and resembled a deformed potato. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He slammed a fist against the wood, and it did not so much as jump. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I shoved my hands into my pockets, balled them into fists. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when I saw him at a distance—fists in pockets, whistling, bobbing along with his springy old walk—I would have a strong pang of affection mixed with regret. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He closed his small fist around the god statue. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Write it,” said Isabelle, pounding her fist on the wheelchair arm again. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He pounds his fist on top of his desk and stands up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He propped the weight of his head against his left fist and nodded at Alvin Hooks. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But if he happened to see me, his raised fist would open up, and he would wave. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He squeezed his fingers into fists, but the mullet easily jetted free, leaping once before it rejoined the fleeing school. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I checked the window, T. Ray was coming out of the orchard toward the house, fists balled, head plowed forward like a bull wanting to gore something. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked just like the statue standing there, her right arm raised and her hand clutched into a fist. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fist was tight with the key inside. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I head for the door, my fingers tightening into nervous fists. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

A fist hit Ben on the side of his face just below the ear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or he would strike the palm of one hand with the fist of the other. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

From the very moment she flung her fist away from her mouth to cry, I knew my feelings for her were inviolable. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made a fist of what was left of her Kleenex. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She was small and slight, but wiry, and she’d fought like a tiger; his fist had raised a bruise on her cheek, and she was ignoring it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fetterling and I stopped to stare at the gloves I wore—the hammer symbol glowed an angry orange-red, and the air turned wavy above them, as though my fists were on fire. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The woman spit on her right fist and rubbed it in with her left hand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I get this idea, and I stick my fist high up in the sky. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

More than three quarters of the knights were there, massed together like a great steel fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He swung, but Celaena struck, ramming her fist into his arm, sending the blade soaring through the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Sam whistled the three notes that had once brought her to his fist. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

It’s just that I was sure now that I could handle anything I met: My fists and my brains and my feet were as good a set of charms as the charm from Hand Clap. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My insides heat, my legs bob, and my hands, on my knees, curl into fists. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Ivy made a monkey face at Aaron, his feet dangling from Dad’s carrier, and he giggled before stuffing his fist into his mouth. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Seven holds his fist to me, and I bump it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then everyone jumped as Dr. Constantine suddenly hit the table a blow with his fist. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s been running it with an iron fist ever since. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He swung again and I shielded my head, but he got me in the chest with his other fist, I lost my guard and he slugged me across the cheek. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Once the fire broke through the circle of engines, it pushed out fists of flame that ate up clapboard siding, shingled roofs, fences, trees, outhouses, and chicken coops. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure curls into a ball beneath her bed with the stone in her left fist and the little house in her right. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ana Diaz, a student who, like Miguel, wore the insignia of the raised fist, observed that only rich women suffer from such pains; proletarian women do not complain even when they give birth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Harry had just hit himself in the forehead with his fist, jolting Hedwig out of his lap. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The dress was almost too big for his little fist, but he managed to widen it out and fit the whole thing through. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wish I could draw a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, or a fist full of twenty dollar bills, and perform some magic trick and make it real. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he clenched his fists and began to plead the blood, to exorcise the hosts of Hell, but even this motion was like another motion, and at length he fell on his knees to pray. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Grandma planted her big fists on her big hips, and her jaw clenched in a familiar way. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the podium, Hitler addressed them directly, jabbing at the air with one arm, his fist clenched. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was of medium height, dressed like the others, with a thick Spanish accent when he spoke, and his perhaps excessive authority derived from a .357-magnum pistol held tightly in his right fist. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took the dishtowel and held it tight between his fists. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He gripped it hard in both fists and rose to his feet, still staring. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember his fist coming at me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She drew back her fist and punched Shirley square in the eye. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the pearl more tightly in my fist. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Jam balled her hands up into fists, squeezing tightly. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He picked her up with a fist snared in the front of her dress and held her in the air, feet kicking, trying to find purchase. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Rocks the size of fists rained down on the prison children. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He put his little fists up to his face and breathed in a quiet, even way because he was falling asleep. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The smaller of the two—but not by much—was a sloppy blond boy, rosy-cheeked and gum-chewing, with a relentlessly cheery demeanor and his fists thrust deep in the pockets of his knee-sprung trousers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the person of Death visited me, and I beat it with my fists and begged for it to depart, waking myself. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“He was in a juvenile detention center. I guess one day, he took out his fists again. My mom is right. Things don’t just go away because we want them to.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It’s only sharp words back and forth; no fists or blunt objects. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I scream loud as I can, fist high in the air, tears in my eyes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Holy underwear in heaven!” she spat out, and pounded her fist into her palm. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My hands curl into heavy fists, nails digging into the flesh of my palms. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And sometimes he would be hitting himself on the head with his fists. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Neel’s fist tightened around his crumpled math homework. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He fought with his fists and even struck at them with his head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

His huge fists keep bunching and unbunching, as if getting set to hit me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hit him hard in the face with each fist while he’s still too surprised to react and then ram my knees into the man’s place twixt his legs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay. Nice hustle,” Nick says, clapping his hand against his fist. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I feel a hard fist in my chest because what person out there don’t remember they first- grade teacher? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She walks to the middle of the room with her fists clenched next to her ears and then opens her hands and raises them over her head. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I pounded the concrete with my fist until I broke skin. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes closed, his fists balled at his side as he continued with his newest lines. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

April clenched her fists and took a step forward. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their hands were clenched into fists or open like claws, as if they were grasping at something, and their faces were expressionless masks, their eyes glazed with frost, staring at nothing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Punching Aarfy was like sinking his fists into a limp sack of inflated rubber. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Ishmael never saw Ernest Testaverde get hit; later he found out, on making inquiries, that Ernest had been found with a hole in his head roughly the size of a man’s fist. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Here the roots of the trees seemed to claw at the sandy soil like the brown knuckles of clenched fists. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The Governor growled like a beast and raised his other fist to strike Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I could feel my heart like a hand making a fist in my chest. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our sons, tired out, were humped together asleep, the youngest clutching a sugary confection in one sticky fist. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The name greets my eyes like a fist. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then he pounds his chest with his fist. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her heart was indeed a fist, just as it was described in the texts. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fern marched off to our room, her turtle head high, her fists clenched. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But Jack is pumping one fist in the air and chanting, “Treasure hunt! Treasure hunt!” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Without saying a word, he walked over and raised a fist at me threateningly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it was fists, sometimes it was truncheons, sometimes it was steel rods, sometimes it was boots. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The statement made me leap backward in shock, as if I had been hit with a fist. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the others stirring and awakening, and was afraid of them when they moved, so he killed one after another with a blow of his fist. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

You hug her, pinning her arms because her fists are still in her pockets. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Green skin and yellow fangs flashed before her eyes, and Celaena’s aching fingers curled into a fist. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mike backpedaled out of the bedroom, making double fist pumps the whole way. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

A tear dribbled down her cheek and she brushed it away with a fist. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Instead of clubbing her, though, Rose lowered her fist all slow and glared at her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He held out a closed fist, and she reached out to receive the clover. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The pounding on the window stops, but a screeching sound replaces it, and the fists turn into hands with bent fingers, scratching at the glass, fighting to get in. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

At first, I lay stunned, unable to move or defend myself even when he began hitting me, punching me with his fists. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I watch...with my two fists full of sweat. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He clenched his fists and forced his way past Woody. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The stranger drew back his left fist to punch Mr. Flux, and a silver band on his ring finger gleamed. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The ones by the door hammered on it with their fists, the car rocking with their efforts, but it did no good. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to put his fists up to Hooper, and dared not. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

After we came home from the hospital that night—with no Devon—Dad was yelling and kicking the furniture and the walls and he started pounding the chest with his fists and shouting, Why? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He punctuated the sentence with slams of fist against desk. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Nina tilted her head back to gaze at the high black towers of the fortress known as Hellgate, a dark fist of stone thrusting up from the sea. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Liam raised his fist, ready to launch it into Clancy’s smug face, but his hand got no farther than his shoulder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Jonboy smiled and put the cookie into the cap, and started crunching it in his fist. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I followed her finger and my hands curled into fists. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He balls his fists and hits my thighs, crying. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

One whispered word had done what fists and whips and clubs could not; it had broken him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“So, Leah, you’re the one with all the romantic intrigue now,” Nick says, and it’s like someone smashing their fist on a piano. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Victor reached out and fixed his clenched fist in the middle of the circle. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded them of men who wore hats to plow and to eat supper in; who blew into saucers of coffee, and held knives in their fists when they ate. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though an iron fist had clenched suddenly around Harry’s heart. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Quickly I reach for the heavier set of dice and begin shaking them in my fist. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt him trembling and her fists were tight enough to crack. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Aphrodite and Athena girls alike cooed over the feisty little satyr baby, who waved his pudgy fists, kicked his tiny hooves and bleated, ‘Baaaa! Baaaa!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You did what ?” He began whaling away at Aarfy’s shoulders and arms with both fists, almost in tears. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When he looked down at his own hand, he saw his fist clenched, like it always was, and he let it unfurl. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He noticed a movement of her hands, the fists unclench and the fingers turn pinkly upward. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Coughing and pounding himself on the chest with the inside of his fist and sucking down coffee to try and wash it down. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It jutted one hip to the side, jammed a fist against the hip, and said, “What are you idiots doing? You’re going to freeze to death.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Zeke braces himself and I curl my hand into a fist. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Rishi clenched his fists against his sides and tried to breathe. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When we tried to help him, he cursed and lurched at us, swinging his fist. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to do something about it?” she asked politely, clenching her fists. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I pulled my hand away and closed my fingers into a fist. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He stood still, his forehead glistening with sweat, his hands clenched into fists. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then for the last time he looked up and shook his fist at her. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Widower wanted to use the eunuchs as an iron fist to smash through the heart of the Yunkish defenses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Smacking up, down, like a giant pounding with his fists. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I grabbed an apple in each fist and tore off running. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my fist in the air to quiet them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

His father leaned against the wall behind the door, watching him, a nearly empty bottle of booze gripped in one fist. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

His fists were out front, waiting for information and battle plan. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack struck the near one with his fist and it grated slightly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She took away her hands, balling them into fists, opened her mouth wide and screamed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

It had seemed like more in William’s fist and bulging in her jeans. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

My fingers curled one by one until both hands were tight fists. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I swung my right fist as hard as I could, aiming at the cap’n’s face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Her right arm was raised, as if she was pointing the way, except her fingers were closed in a fist. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt a fist grip her stomach as she understood. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I balled my hands into fists and sighed in frustration. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her brow furrows, and she knocks her fist on her forehead like she’s trying to jar something loose. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She closed her fists and went from slapping me in the chest to throwing roundhouses and jabs at the side of my head. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Evangeleen was stuck looking over her shoulder, a long wrench gripped in one fist. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He recognized the signs from when his father would strike, quick as a cobra, and slap Nailer upside the head or yank him close to sink a fist into his stomach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Walking slowly around the table, Junior lit himself a cigarette, inhaled deeply, blew smoke into Sammy’s face, then drove a fist into the boy’s solar plexus. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A new wave of anxiety began building in her fingers; she tempered it by making a tight fist. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Todd started kicking me but his slippers couldn’t hurt me near as much as his fists had. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Bebe fell silent for a long time and looked down at her hands, and Pearl saw the skin, reddened and raw, along the sides of her fists. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In anger he bared his teeth—a habit, Granny said, that he had formed while fighting in the trenches of the Civil War—and hissed, while his fists would clench until the veins swelled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his arms as a shield, but they did not protect him from the blows of the soldiers’ fists and rifle stocks. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clipped out the fist and kept it for the several months it took me to read all of the titles. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Armpit was all over him, hitting him first with his fist, and then with his elbow on the backswing, again and again, until Jerome Paisley lay motionless. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The buckles on his boots were as big as my fists. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But watching Mrs. Hurd’s old white hand, watching that surprising fist, Turner shivered. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He runs back to his car and comes back with a brown whip twisted around his fist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then he pried open her fist, got hold of the coin, and threw it into the bushes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She grasps his shirt in her fists, moaning with each thrust. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But everybody, even Coach, came up to me and patted my head or shoulder, or bumped fists with me, or gave me a hug. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad walks away from the ticket counter, his face scrunched into tight wrinkles, then, without warning, he smashes his fist into the wall right next to where I’m sitting. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

There was a horrible crack as Fedu's fist connected with her jaw, striking her with an inhuman strength. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

With Cassius Clay you hear the clash of fists, like the plane getting jabbed and punched. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t want to risk the post with it, and since I was coming down Boston way—” She took the parcel from his big, rough farmer fist. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He liked finally feeling like he was risking something that didn’t end with a possible fist to the face. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He brought out a killer whale in one fist. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The explosion whacked him in the face like a fist, but up on the ridge nothing happened. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

On their initial encounter, she noticed that he wore a tiny insignia on his sleeve: a raised fist. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ragged beards of ice grew down the spears clasped in their snowy fists. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But what about the fist holes in our doors?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You got to shave them,” he said, holding up his large fist to show his own hand had no hairs. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the tape got to the part where the operator says that she is transferring the call to Fire and Rescue, Branwell squinted his eyes and moved his clenched fist in front of his mouth. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bren makes a fist, taps his chest, and extends his arm to fist-bump me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He paused when Bodega let go of Vera’s shoulders and clenched his fists. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her relief changed to anger, and she bopped me with her fist. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jonathan, forgetting his role entirely, rushed in with both fists flying. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the house, a fist pounds on the front door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He slammed a fist into my stomach and another into my chin. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I slammed my fist onto the table, causing the plates of soggy pancakes and mugs of bitter coffee to jump. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She bangs her fist against the table again. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Instead, I move into my silence-is-power body language: feet apart, fists on hips, frown on face. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He daintily sewed their hoods from white sacks of flour but could barely move his fingers after their visit—his fists swelled for two days from beating the man’s face in. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But his fist was still clutching a small crust. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my father tried to teach me smithing, and when I ruined a piece of iron, out came his fist. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Clasping the safe’s treasure tightly in his fist, the dwarf turned to retrace his steps. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Ken moaned all of a sudden, clapping his fist violently to his forehead. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tucks both fists under his chin while more apples rain in. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Make me,” I say, and shove my fists onto my hips. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I clenched my fists, but that made the trembling worse. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He pounded his left fist in his right palm. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he sees me sorta smiling and trying to keep walking, his fist hits my mouth so hard, I near think my head will break in two. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was told that he had thrust his maimed fist into the face of the axeman so the blood spurted into his eyes, and slew him while he was blind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His fists made a crater where the bronze bull’s snout used to be. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I have enough control in my fist and thumbs to push the buttons so I can change the station, and I’m really glad of that! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I wanted to grab her by the hair and throw her down the stairs, throw her out a window, beat her face with my fists. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was ready to fight, fists already heavy. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I realize that both of my hands have curled into tight fists and Mrs. Silver is looking at them. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

If I had the right fist I’d write to you but I’ll get the wife to write when she comes over. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I felt angry because someone broke the play area rules,” Lily had said once, making a fist with her small hand to indicate her fury. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hear pounding—the fists are at it again, hitting the closet door—but I turn and peer through the dark at the panel behind me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her first husband developed a hankering for corn whiskey and started using his big hands to make big fists. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

People roared and cheered around me, teammates slammed and hugged me, even Coach O, who’d donned his own skates for the moment, carved an arc around me, pumping his fist in the air. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

With an Imperial Entomologists’ nose, and a silver thimble clenched for luck in her fist. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see her fingers curl into her palms, making fists. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He leaped at her and brought her down, and by then his fists were not enough. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Olly’s in fighter stance, fists clenched, feet planted wide and firm. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ball up my fist and tap my chest, then my forehead, then Richard’s chest and his forehead. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Frowning, Mormont took his last egg and squeezed it in his fist until the shell crunched. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But she knew what she saw when she looked up into the branches and among the waxy dark leaves and the enormous buds like closed white fists. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can see the fist coming and I duck down, my hands up to protect my head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A queer trembling made her clench her fists tight. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my fists so hard, if I had been holding a walnut, I would have cracked it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Jake rubbed his lips with the knuckles of his dirty fist. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She tried to duck his threshing fists or at least to make them ineffective, but at last fear overcame her and she tried to run. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he threatened to send over a couple of Sherpas from his team to “sort out” Ang Dorje with their fists. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

My hands felt weak, like I couldn’t make a fist, but I managed to lift the duffel. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A group of tribal men nearby heaved their massive chests in anger and clenched their fists. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madam knocked on the door with a not terribly refined fist. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I motion him forward with my fists up. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Sigurd swung his sword, Ivan lifted his hands, clenching his fists. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then he struck Luster over the head with his fist. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands, clenched into tight fists, were shaking slightly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Old Wednesday gets himself a bodyguard, and the feller’s too scared to put up his fists, even.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They beat him with their bare fists, slammed him to the floor, and choked him. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Did police put their fists in women’s faces so the husbands’ spirits would break along with the women’s jaws? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was paralyzed with anger, his tiny fists still bunched as he stared down at his bare toes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My fist strangled the empty fork in my hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His face grew dark, his hand clenched into a fist inside mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I clenched my fists and whirled to face my assailant. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad took a deep breath, and Rashid clenched his fists and waited. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It did look like a fist, Jon Snow thought, punching up through earth and wood, its bare brown slopes knuckled with stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Adrian tried to protect his face, but my fist connected with something solid, and that only made me fight harder. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then he takes one hand out and brushes his chin with his fist. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The doctor is still shouting, hammering his fist on the door, and there are other voices in the courtyard, too. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” Alex says, clenching his fist in the bedspread, and Henry immediately stills. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her right fist shot into the air as she landed, staying rigid after she grew still, pointing toward the sky. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Before I knew it, I was standing over her with my fists balled up and my heart beating like crazy. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

His left hand closed, stubby fingers locking into a fist; Stannis had hacked the ends off at the last joint, all but the thumb. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was standing on tiptoe, fists clenched, eyes squeezed shut in his red face, sucking in a huge breath. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I clench my left hand in a fist; my right grips my camera even tighter. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Cora slept in her stomach, the size of a fist, when Mabel apologized for what she was bringing her into. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

After a while he sat up and gave himself a thump on the side of his head with one of his big fists to straighten himself out. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He struck the conference table with his fist, his eyes showing small and round in his taut face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steve was getting off the bus, and Park clenched his fists again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

If I was ever the kind of guy who punched things, I would have put my fist through something—anything—maybe Cade’s window. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mama balled her hands up into fists at her side. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then Kino’s fist closed over the pearl and his emotion broke over him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She balled her hand into a fist and pounded—sort of—her chest. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

All I felt was my fist slamming into something about eighteen inches closer than its intended receiver. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He was afraid of Gebu and his heavy fist, afraid of his own hunger, most of all afraid of the void that yawned always on his right hand, waiting for Gebu to turn him out. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Not all of it. He only got one bottle, and he still got a fist fulla money.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think about the old woman from our block, Khadijah auntie, who raised her fist to bolster me when some of the others were yelling at me about the fast. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

His hands were stuffed in his jacket pockets, but I could see the outline of them curling into fists. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He banged his fist on the kitchen table. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Nick’s waiting in front of the school, and he and Abby bump fists when they see each other. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Ron’s fist was drawn right back; his face was contorted with rage; he was about to strike again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I drove my right fist into the palm of my left hand. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Yes!” she says, and surprises me with a fist bump. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“The fist and flame. My father put it there. You were the second person he tattooed, after my mother.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In vain men shook their fists at the pitiless foes that swarmed before the Gate. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Below it was a second, no larger than a child’s fist. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The dangerous me noticed how Martin tightened his fists when the train pulled to a stop. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the same second Sister Willson caught his tie, looped it over her fist a few times, and pressed down on him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole tavern was a mess of blood and curses, broken chairs and fists and faces. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She leaned her cheek on her closed fist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My eyes were squeezed shut and my hands were balled into fists. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand for a fist bump, and Moss smiled and obliged him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jerome proclaimed in a hoary voice, shaking his fist in the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The baby had her fist in her mouth, leaking drool through the fingers. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I slipped my hand under the blanket and made a bump with my fist. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

His hands flexed at his sides, closed to fists and opened. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he talked he frequently thumped his right fist into his left palm to emphasize a point. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Keeping his hand clenched in midair, Dumbledore raised his wand with the other and tapped his fist with the point. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The falling water slapped at them with frozen fists, and the shock of the cold seemed to stop Jon's breath. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mom shakes her fist and hisses that one. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tap the tears out of my eyes with shaking fists. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Down with slavery,” I said, my fist in the air. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He had to duck when the man suddenly swung a fist. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She’s holding her rosary, draping from a clenched fist over one hip of her printed dress, and that seems to carry some weight with my partygoers. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to jump up and down and pump my fist and let out a cheer that would echo across the valley below us. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I said, stepping between them when Liam advanced, his right fist swinging up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Through the flailing fists and legs, I could see the man, struggling and small. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He screamed, called for help, pounded on the walls with his fists. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I blinked, saw I was still biting down on my fist, hard enough to draw blood from the knuckles. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He drank a little with the boys, got into a few fist- fights, and lived at the top of his game. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain made fists of his hands to keep them from shaking as they lay in his lap. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When he reached the door, he pounded on it so hard his fists throbbed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then at last the opening music came again, with all the different instruments bunched together for each note like a hard, tight fist that socked at her heart. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She clenched the blanket in her fists, and sighed, and breathed his name, and if she hadn’t said it out loud, he wouldn’t have known what to call himself, because everything was her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He reached back and swung at her, but the magistrate was slow, and Magdalys dodged out of the way, feeling the side of his fist grazing her cheek as she nearly toppled from the saddle. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

His right hand, tangled in a clean white cloth, made a slow fist. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He barked the word so violently, my hands were up and my fists clenched before I realized it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She clenched her hands into fists as her eyes stung. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She closed her fists over them and marched off. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I clench my hands so hard into fists that my fingernails cut into my skin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them rushed at the Fleshlumpeater and began pounding him with their fists and feet. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw his fist tightly gripping the clump of white matted hair he had ripped off the bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, this was fun,” Benny said, and bumped fists with Joe. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Crab hammered one fist into the other palm for emphasis. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I took them, squeezed them in my fists, and waited for her signal that we were going to take off. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His voice was very loud, and he shook his fist as he drove off. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clench my fists around the plate rims. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He somehow managed to raise a fist in defiance as they carried him upstairs to do a forcible strip search. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my hands balled into fists so I couldn't axidentlly accidentally touch the wrong thing and get it dirty. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She had a long, brownish-yellow envelope choked in her fist. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“When will they learn,” said Uncle Vernon, pounding the table with his large purple fist, “that hanging’s the only way to deal with these people?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Now there are sounds, gasps, a low noise like growling, yells, and the red bodies tumble forward and 1 can no longer see, he’s obscured by arms, fists, feet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess I feel a little sorry for him. And sorry I made a fist.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

They did what they heard and raised their fists and shouted “Power to the people!” and “Seize the time!” and “Right on!” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She felt that anger that made her face hot and made her squeeze her hands into fists. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stamped a fist on the table; the table wobbled. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We danced down the street pumping our fists in the air. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Ben turned around and offered me his fist. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The man walked to the door and lifted his fist to knock. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I balled my right hand in a fist and punched her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t beat me up with his old man fists, but he could hurt me with his old man words. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tighten my fist and lift it in front of my face. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Dobbs yelled back and spun around with clenched fists, ready to fight. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He balled up his fists and leaned forward like he had when he was about to rush me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Mom shouted, punching her fist in the air. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My daddy’s a cop,” he had said as he stood above Moss, his hands balled in fists. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he bangs the front door behind him with a fist. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It opened up like a fist, or a flower. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, she picks up her fist. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I would give anything to move to California right now!” my father exclaimed and banged his fist on the table. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole class is raising their fists in the air and chanting: "Freak the Mighty! Freak the Mighty! Freak the Mighty!" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The camera still strapped around my neck pressed like a rock-knuckled fist against my chest. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Olly’s standing at his window, his forehead pressed into his fist, his fist pressed into the glass. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart began knocking at her chest like a fist at a door. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a while she tried to keep watch, scanning the ground for signs of movement, but soon she drifted off, frowning and fists clenched, as the night melted into gray predawn. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I called her to my fist and we went into the meadow to rustle up breakfast for the guests. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama, furious that her work was all for nothing, shook her fist in the air and called out to Andeg. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The first principle of wrestling is to hang on to your opponent come what may, so I clung to Nick's breeches like a leech, though he kicked madly and pummeled my back with his fists. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He walks for a little while alongside his sister, his comfort scarf clumped in his fist, then climbs into Safaa’s arms like a little monkey. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The first fist hit me in the ribs. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t blink once, T. Let them have every one of those words like it was a fist. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She tried to rise, and agony seized her and squeezed her like a giant's fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My chest feels like it’s being crushed by a giant fist. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When it clouded, they pounded her temples with the rocks in their fists until she was dead. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shaded lamp catching the lenses of his glasses left half of his broad face in shadow as his clenched fists stretched full forth in the light before him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sigurd grabbed the domovoi, his giant fist squeezing the house spirit hard enough for Anya to hear a squelch and a crunch. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The Klan had neither the economic clout nor the political savvy to manipulate social institutions, and so it depended on overt violence of the most basic type: the fist, the rope, or the gun. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hillari’s orchid shed petals as she beat her fist on Wayne Parr’s chest. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“You come prepared,” he says, pointing to my fist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The grin on his face tilted, his teeth appeared, a squitchy sound came from his throat, the two closed fists snapped in opposite directions. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly she held out both fists in front of me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena clenched her hands into fists, pushing them hard against her ribs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My fists are squeezed so tight it's painful. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her face was bleeding from the pounding blows of rocks and sticks and the fists of strangers. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I rolled over on my stomach and balled my fists and held them against my gut like I was praying. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

There was an ache in my back and shoulders where Rufus’s mother had pounded with her fists. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As naturally as she could, Seven grazed the top of the chair where Mr. Dimblewit’s ascot was and balled the scarf into her fist before stuffing it into the pocket of her robe. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I stop talking because suddenly the girl put her fists before her eyes and lean over to bury her face on the edge of the bed. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just behind them her little brother, Paolo, was shrieking with excitement, and the other children, too, were yelling and waving their fists in the air. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas sobbed and shouted and pounded the bed with his fists. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He wished he could clench his fist and swing his arm and blot out, kill, sweep away the Bessie on Bessie’s face and leave the other helpless and yielding before him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

That way, with his fists resting on my collarbones, he looked for a long time straight into my eyes. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

John Henry and I waited, him holding the hammer in both hands, me with my fists clenched inside my borrowed gloves. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I now had six fists ready to pummel some iron monsters. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He goes to bed, pounds the wall with his fist, sings a woeful song, falls asleep. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He slammed his fist on the glass dining table and I jumped as a crack appeared, sure his fist was going to get sliced to ribbons. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I watch in disbelief as he raises a fist and heaves it into the back of the clay man, leaving a hollow that I feel on my own spine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

In a flash Abel would be out of our car, over to theirs, grabbing the guy through the driver’s-side window, screaming in his face, raising a fist. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Armpit ducked under the swinging fist, then charged like a bull headfirst into him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Nailer slashed his own hand and made a fist with hers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She crushed it in one fist as the horrified mother looked on. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He reefs a boot to my stomach and forces his fist into my face. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

My fist connects with Richard’s teeth, and I feel my knuckles cut open. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Cynthia would wail and flail overdramatic fists in the air, all leading up to the big finish, Cynthia planting her face flat on the desk. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

When words fail him, the Rooster has been known to communicate with his fists, which, though quick and solid, are no larger than a couple of tangerines. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“They said ... I have to wear this stupid sweatshirt. It’s from the lost and found. They said”—she wiped her face with a fist—“my shirt was too revealing!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Tony’s fists were clenched and his jaw tense as he eyed his little brother up and down. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She catches my eye and raises her fist next to her shoulder, giving me a small, kind smile before she boards a bus to whatever life awaits her. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And it bothered me that I was forced away at the conclusion, when the fiction closed tight, like a fortuneteller’s fist—the futures of all the major characters neady resolved. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d surround him in a corner of the yard, taunting, fists striking. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He pulls his hand back, balling it into a fist. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He knelt there, his fist clenched, gazing solemnly from one to the other. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But I have that doctor’s note clutched tight in my fist. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I hit my fist into the wall of the shower. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

On their right, an exasperated winged woman screamed into her phone and then incinerated it in her fist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Fadi clenched the boarding ticket in his fist and stared out the small round window. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I turned to my father, who was leaning against the refrigerator, eating spiced cashews from a cupped fist. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

All these years and still she shivered with fright when he was like this, sneering, tightening the belt around his fist, the creaking of the leather, the glint in his bloodshot eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pounds his back with her fists, kicking her legs and screaming. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My words spilled out of my mouth at a breathless pace, and we all clenched our fists and waited for the sky god’s verdict. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She held his fists more tightly in her hands and asked, “What did you tell that — that woman?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leader makes a sawing motion to cut down this fist tower, “chopping” off a hand or two from the top when they say “hit it, chop it!” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Heatedly he banged a mayonnaise-smeared fist on the side of the television console, to no avail. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He clenched his fists and bit his lip. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Okay, fine,” I say, and he pumps his fist. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But for a black horse you have to shake your fist at it three times. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

His hands, Lina saw, were clenched into fists at his sides. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had come to the edge of the steps, listening, her bony hands clenched into fists. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We are not afraid to die, Maria and I shout, fists high, for what we believe in. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Before she could exhale, Laney pounded her two fists on the door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She’s starting on the second fist when the doctors show up, remove the collar, and give me a shot of something for pain and swelling. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and squeezed my fists tight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Harry raised a fist and pulled it back as if to swing it at Conor’s face. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt like someone had just rammed their fist in his abdomen. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He twirled his fin­gers, snapped them, fist opening and closing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would start to move and rub his eyes with curled fists, gazing at me like a much younger child. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I jumped off the wagon and rushed the cap’n’s horse with nothing but a balled-up fist and, ’shamed as it make me, tears running down my face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Pow,” he said softly, bringing back a dusty fist. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She clenched her hands into fists and turned into the wind, letting it stream over her head, loosening her hair. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A wave of loss threatened to engulf him; he curled his fingers into fists, feeling his nails pressing into his palms. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When Ana shot her a furious look, Ash put a hand over her mouth and mumbled, “I’m sorry —” Ana stood up, fists clenched. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He will shake his fist and say ugly drunken words that I would not wish you to know about. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He raised a fist and said, “Prepare to die.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was very strange to a boy weaned on the fists and calluses of Catholic schools. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And the Dauntless are familiar with danger—” Everyone around me punches the air with their fists and screams. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As Bolles continued, Joe clenched his fist at his side and gave it a subtle little pump, unwilling to celebrate any more demonstrably than that in front of the boys who had not been selected. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I balled my right hand into a fist and drove an uppercut just below his sternum. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It will not be with his fists, as we commoners do. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Graciela cries out and pulls on the cap, hardened now like a helmet, but Felicia clamps it in place with her fists. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lancelot looked with sudden misery from one to the other, and clenched his fists. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fist had been mailed when he hit her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The only sound in the room is that of baby Hamlet sucking his fist. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Somebody else said, “Ever hear bout the time he beat Wildcat Lindsay in a fist fight? Funniest fight you ever seen.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She was not aware that her fists beat softly on the white oilcloth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He lowered his head against the driving snow and tramped through the icy streets with clenched fists. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

With her fists curled at her sides, Millie turns to my mom and says, “I forged my mother’s signature.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Stretching his back with his fists pressed into his muscles, Pa said, “Well, guess this means we better get the hay in today.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

They hold their sticks in their fists and march us on, heads down. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

First, Mama cuts off a man who waves a fist at us, except it’s not a fist but a paw. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, they now saw a tiny fist on a long spring protruding from the end of the telescope. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Still, Toby knew Bo from the sort of beer-riddled nostalgia that Jimmy sometimes used as a replacement for throwing his fists around. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she dreamed that she was walking in the Wood, passing the same stand of pine trees repeatedly; she would grow increasingly frustrated until she woke herself up, her hands balled into fists. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the fists and the feet the night before. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He’s holding his plastic utensils in two tight fists. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Another Huntsman doubled up and fell, pounded by invisible fists. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

As he walked away, I saw the tool clutched in his fist. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The girl knots her shoes herself, feels her way down the stairwell, and waits in the foyer with her cane in her fist while Madame Manec finishes up in the kitchen. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I glance at Zeke, who is rubbing his face with his fists to wake up. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The whole time Ted was spewing, I could feel the anger flickering, churning, growing bigger, getting hotter, turning my hands to fists under the table. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Throughout the warm-up period, with only our team in the yard, he kept thumping his right fist into his left palm and shouting at us to be a solid defensive front. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A fist clenched inside me with those words. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After Garvey left the detention center that day, Cole jabbed his fist into the air. he exclaimed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I clutch my left fist with my hand. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She pounds her fists on Ma’s back, trying to wake her up, but Ma is gone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian drew back his fist to punch her in the jaw just as his leg buckled and he began to fall. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

After punishing me for using my fist, Mother issued one of her infrequent commands: never to tell anyone about my curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I brought my fist down and mashed his hot dog roll. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Balled my hand into a fist and pounded and pounded and pounded, yelling Mr. Charles's name until at last, after what seemed like forever, I could hear him on the other side of the door. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Then start acung like it,” he hammered at me, pounding his fist in his palm. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her wet fists clenched and a hard look came on her face as the disappointment sunk in. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Only when she’d heard him cross the hallway, heard his door open and close, only then would the metal fist gripping her belly let go. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

James punched a fist in the air and shouted, “We must defend Steve’s honor!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But his right palm contracts—not into a fist, into a grip like he’s holding a sword. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Luna felt worry grip her heart in its fist, and two hot tears came tumbling down, hitting the paper with a splat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They rounded a bend in the road and Nico’s fists clenched. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He uncrosses his arms, letting the shield down for an instant, and lunges at Tremaine with his own fist. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Philomena will write it because a teacher in Limerick told her once she had a fine fist. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They curl into fists and give away the truth. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I hurried on, suppressing a savage urge to push my fist through the pane. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caputo stood with his back to our massive fireplace and coughed into his fist. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

She would pound the floor with her parasol and shout and wave her fist until her hat was twisted on her head and her churchgoing outfit was rumpled. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s still got my collar in his fist, ready to deliver another blow, but I’m ready for him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Doha sat silent, his own hands clenched in tight fists as his friend wept wildly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I have Frightful on my fist watching her. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after she had been with them, she could feel the truth in their fists and in their greedy feeble love-making; but it was a truth which she had no English words for. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Stick leaned forward, planting his fists on the tabletop. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He glared at a smiling Barbie in a fluffy lavender dress, and his hands balled into fists. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

No slick comments meant no quick tempers, which meant no even quicker fists. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Aaron gets both of her wrists in one of his fists, fumbles off the cord belt of his robe, and starts tying her hands together with it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He clenches his fists and looks up again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to straighten my back under the weight of his gaze, but it felt like he had taken two fists and dug the knuckles deep between my shoulder blades. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I take my fist and punch myself hard in the face. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She put up her fist for a pound. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

For a second, I think Mikey might knock his fist into my teeth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Henry sat in the cane-back chair with his fists knotted over his knees. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they were out of sight, I turned to the Black Panther’s son sitting behind me and punched him square in the face with my fist. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Human-sized imps were spilling out of the front doorway, shaking their fists and hissing at the incoming fairies. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

In books hatred is often described as hot, but at Capricorn's festivities Meggie discovered it was cold—an ice-cold hand that stops the heart and presses it like a clenched fist against the ribs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“How would you like a fist where your mouth used to be, little sister?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bull stood up and began pacing the room and hitting his open palm with his left fist. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tariq will be standing there, grinning, one fist on the doorjamb and the other on his hip. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Lancelot clenched his fist until the knuckles stood out, and said, “I want to go on a quest. I want to find an adventure.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Automatically, while still admiring himself in the mirror, Lefty made a fist, too. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I had my hat scrunched in one fist, and Bobby’s ear in the other. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted his right hand above the empty jar and squeezed it into a fist. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His fellow Fourth-Yearlings, the same boys he fought and sweated and suffered with for years, thump the flagstones with their boots and pump their fists in the air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They chant for justice and hold signs, fists high in the air for black power. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

And then he was off, his fists in his pockets, the white of his socks flashing in the dim. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

From what I can see, Jack has the collar of Max’s shirt wrapped around his fist. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tag nodded toward Buck and the others, still standing with their fists balled and tire irons in their hands. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened to him I heard from one of the nurses,” Abdul Sharif resumed, tapping his chest with a fist as if to ease the passage of the pill. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He made a smashing gesture with his fists, and the giant hands plunged the gorgons into the Tiber. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A planet made of sparkles and glass and beats that make the aliens pump their fists and wave their arms around like snakes. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

My fists clenched as I watched him slide his hands up and down her legs, then run his fingers under the neckline of her dress, all with unnecessary slowness and a leering grin. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Angela Davis smiles, gap-toothed and beautiful, raises her fist in the air says, Power to the people, looks out from the television directly into my eyes. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The guys animate their answers with fist pumping and jumped-up bro hugs and take-thats and all manner of behaviors that make it seem like we’re participating in football practice and not a dry Quiz Bowl. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

If someone— man, woman, or child—provoked him, the cold, quiet man disappeared and the fire inside him flared up like a rag doused with kerosene, all flames and flying fists. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were folded into two little fists and when I slipped a finger into her fist, she held on. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He released my tie and dropped his fist. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He sits on the stone step and shivers in the damp night air, his fist clutched tightly around the reins. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

For him, the iron fist was the best and only answer to subversion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cousin said nothing, but when Kumalo shook his fist at her she told the truth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

They moved in silence, Harry’s gaze fixed upon the swinging beam of the wand held in his fist. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She enclosed the metal heart in her fist, her other arm still wrapped around him. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Once the animals had gone away again, Hare sauntered along and told the girl that if she tried to stop him, he would punch her with his hare fists. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I duck at the last second, and her fist hits my ear, knocking me off balance. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Warren tells them to stop, but they get louder and pound their fists on the desks. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He attempted to make a fist and winced. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You better have some intelligence behind that fist.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He steps aside to inspect the damage he just inflicted, and as he does, he catches a glimpse of me and the violence in his fists is now in his eyes and directed at me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Scythe Chomsky, the largest of them, stepped forward and, without warning, swung his fist, connecting with Rowan’s cheek so hard, he spun around, lost his footing, and fell to the dusty floor. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There stood Stella Armijo, a two-foot piece of lead pipe gripped tightly in her brawny fist, over by the bunny bin, methodically annihilating the cute little critters. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed my teeth hard together and folded my fist, holding back my anger. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they went outside to weep, well away from Craster’s fists. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I grasp the iron rods of my bed with my fists. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the worker aimed the lens at him, Ignatius scowled and shook a fist, entertaining the workers greatly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Finn couldn’t miss someone that big and that red and that angry, someone whose fists clenched and unclenched and clenched again. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She almost dropped the lighter, but her fist clenched around it just in time. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Why won’t you drown?” he wailed, pummeling me with his fists. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He balls his hands into fists and then extends his fingers out. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He shook his fist in the air when he said “freedom.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scoob has to admit he enjoyed all the smiles and head nods and fist bumps he got from his classmates during those two weeks. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He hung his coat and hat on the pegs in the foyer, took out the reeds, and balled the paper bag up in his fist. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They will make their blood boil and their fists swing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne squealed from the sidelines, “You could stick two fists and a leg up Ben’s left nostril with that schnozz of his.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The monster’s fist immediately lashed out and struck the stone hearth from its foundations, the brick chimney tumbling down on top of it in a loud clatter. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I buried everything I’d just read and covered it with dirt and sand and gravel, patted it all down with the underside of my fists so nobody could ever read his life again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

My head lands on the pillow, and I slam my fists against the mattress. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Apa starts to cry again, pounding his fists into his forehead. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I started cracking up a little behind my fist. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was vaguely aware of swinging her right fist at Manny’s face as she wrenched her other arm free. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Strong Belwas thumped his scarred belly with his fist and swore to eat Brown Ben’s heart with plums and onions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As I’m walking out to the lobby with the bottle of sparkling cider from Lee and Dale clutched in my fist, I see Mitch standing around with a bunch of guys from the team. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Inside the blanket was a whole flask of spiced wine and a loaf of fresh bread nestled next to a turkey breast bigger than both my balled fists. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She pounded her fist against the wood in her too-loud Twig way. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the boat the boys pumped their fists in the dark night air. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I closed my fist over the bottle and ran down the large tree-lined promenade. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby patted my head, and Thandiwe saluted me with her fist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My fingers close and tighten into a fist. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Finnick rejoins us, his fist full of my arrows still wet with monkey blood. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I walked by him a minute later, the laughing man was shaking his fist at the sky and kicking his legs out into the traffic rushing up Amsterdam Avenue. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

But there’s an older woman—she’s probably at least eighty—who catches my eye and lifts her hand to her shoulder in a little fist and gives me a nod. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Frightful, my trained falcon, flew to my fist, and we jumped and slid down the mountain, making big holes and trenches as we went. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there was the clasp of the key ring to wrestle with, and the perpetual risk of the hail, which for a Gallivespian was deadly: blocks of ice as big as his two fists. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The following morning, I went outside, holding the rock in my fist and wondering what to do. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Then I stack my fists into two potatoes on the desk in front of me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Then I let out my breath and lower my fist. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Bunny saw the stream of blood running down over my lips and dripping off my chin she nervously pounded her fist in her glove. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was lots of swearing and lots of coins being passed ’round and American dollar bills being waved back and forth and held squozed up in fists. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I tightened my hand into a fist, as if that would stop the tremors. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

If I’m very lucky, it will misS, and he ’11 beat me to death with his fists. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth and my fists, but I didn't say a word of complaint because I knew it was no use. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I held my fists ready to hit him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a step forward, his hands coiling into fists, close to tears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She giggled obligingly and banged on his arms with her fat fists. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

By that hour, we were usually an overheated, irritable bunch, and we fought each other—either with our fists or our shrill voices—for the seats in the bus nearest the Chief. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure stays at her father’s hip with her cane in her fist. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And the fists rushed down together in a violent pounce and grabbed her, pulling her over the edge of the cliff. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I call to Roshan, banging my fist against the inside of his palm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Wildly, her fists beat against the arms and thighs that enclose her. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mom cut his Hair yesterday And he’s bald As a fist. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas tightened the straps on his backpack, held his makeshift fighting spear tightly in his right fist. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We face the crowd near the fence and raise our fists. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

In the German boat, Gerd Vols toppled backward into the lap of the number seven man, Herbert Schmidt, who had raised a triumphant fist high over his head. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe I had learned a lot, and maybe I had a better grip on my abilities, but staring at him, my fists clenched and shaking, I couldn’t justify it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Lyra stood still, clenching her little human fists. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The baby was yelling in fury and kicking and waving her little fists. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Instead he walked over to the biggest, most majestic, fattest of the beasts, raised his fist, and thumped it between the eyes, killing it instantly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

His eyes burned in his black face and his fists were doubled hard, as though he had to control himself from rushing over and grabbing the food. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We cried and shouted for Mother and Daddy, we pounded on the door till our fists ached, but no one heard us. No one came. No one let us out.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You black thing,” he says, putting up his big fist like he wants to slam me again. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I clap my fist against my palm, playing Scissors against no one. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

With the whirlpool barely a yard wide and closing, I drop the doubloon, close my fingers around the puzzle piece, and thrust my fist upward, offering completion to the distant sky. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We shook our fists in rhythm to the words. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

They landed at the bottom of the stairs, fists clenched and in fighting stances. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Big deal, baby” Fern banged her fists at her sides and was set to leap on Vonetta, but I grabbed her in midjump. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then a fist hammered on the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Z clenched his fists and looked out the narrow window over the sink. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But then Ma mashes the box with her fist, and they whimper before growing silent and still once more. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I slam my fists against the arm of my chair. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Leo stuttered, trying to shake his fist and hoist up his pants at the same time. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Screaming her head off, shaking her fists in the air. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My hands shook, and I flexed fists to try to calm them, but my fingers wouldn’t stay still. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

George slapped him in the face again and again, and still Lennie held on to the closed fist. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The figure of a man pushing his fist through the other man’s chest. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Carlos punches, but his fist barely hits Snap’s shoulder. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

The two sisters began to hit at each other, first with their fists, then with sticks, then with rocks pulled from the ground. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She’d put her hands up in front of her face and Joey was, very gently, tapping them with loose fists as she taunted him. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isa could vaguely hear her family rush out behind her, but it didn’t stop her from pounding a fist on the door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I can punch the air with my fists. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

A big, pudgy child—who can shatter a stone bench with a bare fist. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I lift my fist and cheer with the rest of them, hating myself. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

As Annabeth got to her feet, Tyson started smashing at the monster heads with his fists so fast it reminded me of the whack-a-mole game at the arcade. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She straightened her back, her hands balled into fists. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, and I could box you up," I joked, putting my fists in the air. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I glance at the door, willing it to start shaking from the pounding of Mamita’s desperate fists. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mashed between their tugging fists, the Whopper splurted sauce and cheese and pickle chips; then it split. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I squeezed my hands into fists and stayed where I was, watching through my layer of hair. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Finn scrambled up out of bed to distract himself, so he wouldn’t have to dig his fists into his own eyes again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

For six months Tom Smith had been holding Seabiscuit in his closed fist. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The manager, Mr. McCaffrey, says, I would like to see a specimen of your handwriting, to see, in short, if you have a decent fist. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Looking at the two hills to the left of us, depicted as twin fists almost touching each other on the map, I wanted to cry. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Apparently he has no arms at all and he plans to defeat Nigeria with his fists.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Pow,” he echoed softly, tentatively doubling up his fist and giving a feeble swing. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then something slammed him in the chest between the ribs, hard as a giant’s fist. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He hit out with his fists and felt the soft squish of wet mouths. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was crouching down to avoid the fist of the butcher, but was so happy to hear the voice of Mrs. Wishart letting us go first. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They were looking for the “fist” of those college students. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Now I’m angry and I’m here, and my hands are fists and my face is hot. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

A hard fist hit her in the stomach. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He clenched his fists as the spirit masses congealed and then took shape. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

When he is excited, however, some fist doth clutch his jaw or some finger pinch his tongue; no sound comes forth from the working mouth, and shame fills his eyes, that he cannot speak. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The reality of the dreadful decision he’d made earlier squeezed his heart like a crushing fist. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He squeezed it in both fists until it made little rivulets between his fingers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He slammed his fist against the body of the plane and to his complete surprise the aluminum covering gave easily under his blow. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thrashed at them with his scrawny fists. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Ridgeway ran them down as if they were rabbits and then his fists subdued them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Tenorio threatened with his fist, “for what you have said to shame my daughters and my good name in front of those men, I will see you dead!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women were weeping and men were shaking their fists. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Nick swung a vicious fist at Bod, who was no longer there, and Nick's fist slammed into the side of the gravestone. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He faced Gus, his eyes red with anger and fear, his fists clenched and held stiffly to his sides. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dovie got a black eye from running smack into another child’s fist. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Cannek Reed was the son of a stonemason with rocklike fists, and he belonged to the water the way his father—a rare creature—belonged to the earth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I was also not above hitting him when necessary—usually a direct fist blow to the middle of his back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mac paced the living room, clutching the remote tightly in his fist. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I stand up straight and ball my fists in anticipation of what she's going to say. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

JoJo came back at me with a fist to my shoulder. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other times her eyes clear up and she realizes they are dead, and screams, beating her fists on her chest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would squeeze out her feces between my fists. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chief cook banged one on the head with his big fist. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

"So now," he said, rubbing his eye with a delicate circular movement of his fist, "the great tactician asks what's wrong. Is it possible that something could be wrong? Do you hear him, Brothers?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He balled his fists tightly to contain his excitement. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I turn just long enough to see his fist come from nowhere, scooping me up and closing around me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One hand destroying the letter in his fist, the other pressed against his eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The anger filled her unexpectedly; her fingers curled into fists. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Harry’s fists were clenched, the nails digging deep into his palms. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Crazy Kelvin held up his fist and said, “Stay strong, my black sisters. Hold your heads up.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made it around the corner and stood beneath the poster, breathing hard, closing my eyes to the sound of fists hitting flesh. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There stood the Pope in the center of the crowd, shaking his mighty fists. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then the bell rings, busting up the silence like a fist through glass. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had his covers pushed down and his socks balled up in his fist. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had written down his letters to Miss Perumal, and Jackson, having found the letters on the desk, was pounding them with his fist. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A tear trickled down her cheek and she was punching the side of her head with her fist. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without warning, Jeff pumped his arm back and launched his fist into George’s stomach. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

My fists clenched and Ayanna reached for the staff slung across her back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In the blink of an eye he was surrounded by Stark guardsmen, bare steel in their mailed fists. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“He was just giving a speech,” I said, closing my fist around a wad of curtain. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He’s scowling, ripping, balling paper with his fist. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

For a few wild minutes, she flailed at the door, pounding it with her fists, scratching at it until her fingernails were bloody. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

When I finally figured it out I shot him; he wheeled about with his face all red storm and theater and shook his fists at me with comic menace. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked up and down beside the lilo, thumping a fist into her palm, like a stone hitting paper in the stone-scissors-paper game you play when you are small. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made two fists that looked more like mauls than balled hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She spun out to face us, her fists on her hips. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“All right, gee whiz. Stop rubbing it in, will you ?”Colonel Cathcart burrowed his fists down deep inside his pockets and turned away in a slouch. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

More pounding fists, this time accompanied by whoops. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When I made fists, one pair of gloves floated shoulder-high on either side of me, and the second pair hovered near my waist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

One day, a nurse was trying to turn him over in^ bed, and he waved his fist at her and cried, “I have.. a stick, and I will beat you.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look so angry, with my furrowed brow and clenched fists. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

But Fern balled her fists, banged them at her side, and then she spoke. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls the top of the dress back, bunching the spare fabric in her fists. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

On the balcony Hitler raised a clenched fist shoulder high. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” she said, holding up one hand for a fist bump. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He clenched his fists, he screamed: “I’m gonna be the best wringer there ever was!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I kept trying to smack Gully, who had straddled me, but everything I did was in slow motion; my fists dragged through water. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Study hard,” Mr. Hayes says, leaning in for a fist bump. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I weighed my fist, and observed my target; but I found I had no will to strike the gentleman. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Two officers with dogs kept watch, leashes wrapped tight around their fists. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I clench my jaw and roll up my fists. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Webb smiles and pumps his fist at me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He carried her on his gloved fist and talked to her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I pound on the glass with my fists, hating that I'm not strong enough to crack it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She opens the door and stands barefoot, removing some sleep from her eye with her fist. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He hit Shadow in the stomach again, with his fist. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

His face is bright red, and he’s opening and closing his fists. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Sitting down, I put my elbows on my knees and my chin in my fists. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers were curled up into fists, hard and closed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crawls along the floor to the top of the seven-rung ladder and sits with her feet dangling and the diamond inside the house in her pocket and the knife in her fist. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Jude ran at the man, slamming her fists against his chest, kicking at his legs. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My shirt was in his fists and I was hoisted high in the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that my body was rigid as a plank, my hands balled into fists, my breathing erratic . Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Earlier that morning, when I was certain no one was looking, I did something I had done twenty-six years earlier: I planted a fist­ful of crumpled money under a mattress. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Jerk!” she yelled, and waved her white-knuckled fist at him as she popped up from the porch, but by then he was already beyond Fenton’s gas station. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Harry lowered his fist, dropping it slowly down by his side, still staring at Conor. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then her eyes and fists clamped shut, and she screamed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

His quizzical blue eyes dwelt on her brown arms so deliberately that she closed hei fists to hide the calluses on her palms. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I frowned, puzzled, but John Henry’s fist clenched even tighter as he pounded his leg softly. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The storm had taken him, taken the boat in its fist and blown it— where? The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clutched her fist to her chest, as though a severe pain stung her there. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her throat felt blistered, and her stomach was clenched tighter than a fist. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He pounded his fist on the windowsill, he kicked the bed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I whistled and Frightful came to my fist. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stick lifted his fists from the table and stepped back. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She churned her fists like an egg- beater. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He balled up his fist and looked around the room. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I buried his pieces at the very bottom, covered it and packed everything in with the underside of my fists. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Beans made a fist of both hands and held them out before him, end to end. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

As the junta continued to rule with an iron fist, Farmer became increasingly frustrated and angry. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He punched his chest with his fist and laughed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I looked at the dark band of metal against my fist and dropped it upon the anonymous letter. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the poster, he’s got his head down and his fist in the air, utterly in the zone. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Are you kidding me? They’re out there confessing right now. It’s a secret librarian trick to mention cameras,” he says, holding up his fist for dap. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He ducked, and Dana’s fist connected solidly with a fiberglass bird feeder. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, standing in front of him with my fists clenched. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

His hands, clenched into tight, angry fists, threatened at any moment to explode with purple rage into Jordan’s face. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trey’s fist taps his heart, then he fist-bumps me, and struts away quick. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He wiped the steam away with the bottom of his fist. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ball my hands up into fists and pound on the wall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He curses and turns, his fist coming, coming. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The green plaster over the kitchen sink had finally cracked loose, leaving a powdery-white hole as big as a fist. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Trivium, who had discovered a mound of pebbles which needed counting, followed no more, but stood at the edge shaking his fist, shouting horrible threats, and promising to rouse every demon in the mountains. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thrusting a fist to the sky, she screamed that we would pay for threatening her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I punch as hard as I can, and my fist hits something soft. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Head of rock you got there. But we knew that already. I didn’t make my fist tight enough. My pinkie too.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra saw him breathing fast and clenching his fists, and was sensible enough not to ask why; it was something to do with him, not with her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benny nodded and held out his fists to me and Ellie, and we bumped them too. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He turned his fist until Frightful faced him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

His ears trembled; he raised himself on tiptoe, his fists clenched. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” she says, and sort of laughs into her fist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I see Sneaky’s eyes get big, and the guy from my school isn’t expecting my fist to meet his face. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He and Namontack exchange the greeting of countrymen; with one fist, each taps first his own chest, then forehead, and then taps the other boy’s chest and forehead. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He yelled and shook his fists and with his very threats forced her across the cluttered room until she collided with one of the steel bed frames and fell back onto a mattress. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never remember my dreams, although I sometimes awaken with my fists clenched and my heart hammering. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

It was so heavy that I posed for him holding Frightful on my fist. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isabelle made a fist with her right hand and brought it down on the arm of the wheelchair. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju sounded defiant, even petulant, clenching her fist tightly around her own story. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“See? Simple. You just make a fist like you already know and then pull back your arm a little and aim for where you want to land and let go.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I balled my fists on the table in frustration. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I balled the blanket in my fists, and my arms trembled. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Kate bit her lip, clenched her fists, and for once, said nothing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I saw only two real-man fights, with bare fists and enthusiastic inaccuracy, and both of those were over women. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She relaxed her hands, which had formed into fists, but her teeth were still clenched. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And then she pumped her fist in the air and her bike teetered for a moment before she leaned forward and pedaled faster, leaving me behind. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Valley turned around; her face was bright red, and her hands were balled into fists. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nina threw out both hands, fingers forming fists, and watched the guards topple backward. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“How true,” said the unhappy king, resting his regal chin on his royal fist as he thought fondly of the old days. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He understood that Farquar somehow knew his body better than he himself did, that there was no need to rear back like a baseball pitcher and bring the whole fist. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, her eyes red-rimmed, denoting deep alarm, as she climbed into the ambulance with his sweater grasped tightly in her fist. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tonni, who possesses the humor of a clenched fist, stiffens noticeably. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She saw Vandara lean down and pick up a rock the size of a tyke’s fist. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was confused by the rage that thudded into my stomach like a fist. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want lots of things I want,” Yossarian replied, and then beat his fist down against the mattress in an outburst of rage and frustration. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I straightened my hoodie and clenched a fist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Coach Hedge danced around the firing platform, pumping his fist in the air and yelling, “That’s what I’m talking about!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If I close my hands into fists, I can stop them from shaking. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He turned, his right fist at the ready, his left hand on John’s collar. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I watch her swallow, her hands tight fists at her sides. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

His little wrinkled hands were making fists, then straightening, then making fists again. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls our connected fists between our hearts, and it feels like we’re dancing, even though I'm melting too fast to move. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I asked, balling my fists at my sides. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When I felt frightened and overwhelmed, which was often, I would clench my fists so hard that my knuckles would hurt. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Barbee stood with his head thrown back, his arms rigid at his sides, his fists clenched as though fighting desperately for control. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air in the room seemed to freeze into solid ice, and Thomas pressed his fists against his eyes, the anticipation of the attack killing him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I held a sharp blue edge of steel tightly between thumb and forefinger of each fist. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tone of her voice doesn’t match the strength of the scim in her fist, and, as if she knows it, her hand shakes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But now, he brings his fist down on the table, rattling the cups and spilling his tea. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

My heart clenches as tightly as a fist when I think about how much she's suffered. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Amar wraps his arms around George, and George thumps his back with a fist. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A black fist rose from the bottom of each sheet and called for justice. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When he sat back, it was with a grimace and clenched fists. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“No, I mean, how do you hold it? Would you rest the barrel across your other fist like this?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nooo! You big bully,” she protested, hammering his back with tiny fists. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

My face stings, and the blood in my fists reaches a boiling point. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I beat the steering wheel with my fists until I can see the bruises, and with every mile, I cry harder. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

People shout and bang their pots and raise their fists in the air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then I watched as he stood up with his fist in a ball. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

One hand is raised in a fist, and the other is holding a microphone to his open mouth. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He tossed her off his fist and smiled at her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her fingers tightened into fists, her nails digging into her palms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I would have been wearing a soccer jersey at school, too, and getting fist bumps all day for making the team. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The next time a bully came at Louie, he ducked left and swung his right fist straight into the boy’s mouth. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The magician clenched his fists, twisted his gown into screws, and began to shake all over. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing me standing there, my hands in fists, she said, “Come again?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

They buried Beowulf's body in a great green fist of land that stuck out into the sea. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dill’s father raised his two fists and put them together side by side. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He held Gaily down with his left hand, pushing down on the boy’s neck, as his right fist rained punches upon Gaily s face, one after another. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His crew design was a fist and another hand holding up two fingers, with a Glock and a dove in the background. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She beat on her back with her fists. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Ali,” the boy said, jabbing his fists high in the air as a sign of victory. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the window and with his fist crushed the crusty footprinted snow in front of it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Yusuf pushes his glasses up his nose and waves his fist. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Sweat slicked his palm as he unfurled his fist and handed that scrap to Father Olufemi without looking at it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When I woke up, I was on the tracks, the shoe in my fist. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I batted my eyelashes and twirled around and made fists with my thumbs out, the way girls do. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Garrett grabbed the collar of my shirt and twisted it into his fist, pulling me close. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m a-going,” said he, bringing his fist down upon the table with a heavy blow, and rising as the blow fell to give it greater force,—“I’m a-going to have your life!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She balled her hands into two tight fists and raised them over her head. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Cheers fill the room again, and this time people pump fists and pat me on the back and give me double thumbs-up. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. B said, forcing Sabrina’s clenched hand into a fist pump. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I draw his shirt into my fists, tugging him closer, and sigh his name against his mouth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He shook his fist at the ceiling, as if he were mad at somebody upstairs. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Then to Fern, he said, “Don’t ball up your fists at everyone who says something you don’t like.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Papi comes out of the kitchen where he was getting started on the dishes, comes over to me, and gives me one of his awkward fist bumps. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I brush past the gaping Avoxes who guard the elevators and hit the number twelve button with my fist. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Cain!” she shouted, and banged on the door with a fist, hard enough to hurt. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

First one hole, then another, no bigger than a finger’s width, until the water eroded the sides and the outlets grew large enough for two fists to go through. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then it hit me like a fist against the side of my head that I didn’t remember what I had to do. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Felicia balled up her napkin in her fist, but she didn’t say anything. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A silver thimble clenched, for luck, in her little fist. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood with clenched fists, his eyes burning. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I crouched behind a big ceiba, my fist in my mouth, listening to the thud of soil hitting the box. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he would stop just as he was about to throw another punch, and look at his fist, then look at me and say, “Oh my God, babe, I’m so sorry.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

You’d have thought she was Fern when she set eyes on Uncle Darnell, clenching her fists and banging them at her sides, ready to fight. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Tagoe takes off his glasses, wiping his tears with the back of his hand, and closes it into a tight fist. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I grabbed Drew by his fist and managed to press my forearm against his neck, holding him at bay. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Goddard slammed his fist down on the table in disgust. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

On a Sunday in August, fist- fights had broken out between blacks and whites on Belle Isle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Not sure what to do with them, I hold my hands at my sides, my fingers balled into a fist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

One evening on her way to dinner, she collapsed on the third-floor landing, pounding her fists, kicking her feet, sweating buckets, lost to this world. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I turn onto Edgar Street, forming fists inside my jacket pockets. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The warrior pounded his fist against his chest in salute and bowed at his middle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My stomach had felt like it was a used trash bag, and someone was crunching it up in their fist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His fists closed tight, resting on the table in front of him, inches from his knife. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not accept the contract: that every child born human upon this earth comes with a guarantee of perfect health and old age clutched in its small fist. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the bus arrives, I clench my hands into fists. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Patrick, a boy who is always doing his homework for the next class during whatever class he’s already in, said “Yessss!” and pumped his fist like a motor. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She was about as wide open as a fist. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He punched with his left fist, holding his right arm close to his chest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Assassin skidded to a stop and slammed her gloved fist into one of the crates. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Bigger doubled his fist and struck his solar plexus. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Greatjon bellowed his approval, and other men added their voices, shouting and drawing swords and pounding their fists on the table. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A pair of arms wrap around me, pulling me off her, and a fist meets my side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Wes banged his fists against the top of his head as his elbows rested on the kitchen table. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Tori's fist connects with the side of my throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I grab a rock off the ground with my Hector-free hand and close my fist around it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Must have looked pretty angry, too, because Digger stepped back and balled up his fists, lifting them up above his waist, like I was getting ready to take a punch at him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He feels his own smile grow wider, and Henry turns away and toward the bottle of champagne clutched in his fist, from which he takes a hearty swig before disappearing into the crowd. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the rearview, I see him gripping the door handle with one fist, clutching his own thigh with the other. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Albert has to put it back again by giving it a blow with his fist. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my hands clenched into fists by my sides, I stand there and my eyes follow his body until I can no longer see him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally clenched her fists, waiting for the crash bracelets to kick in and haul her up by her wrists. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Moss repeated, perhaps louder than he’d ever been, and he saw people in the crowd nod at him, smile, raise their fists in the air. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was sitting on a desk, one foot on the chair, the other leg crossed, her sharp little chin propped on her fist, with her elbow on her knee. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He’s focused on the burst of adrenaline carrying his feet over the antique rug, Henry’s tie wrapped around his fist, the flash in Henry’s eyes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

After the third outburst, they each make a fist and bump knuckles. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

With anger that had been brewing all day, he attacked him and started hitting him hard in the face with his bare fists. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Dad got so angry he put his fist through a wall. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, all Conor could see was sudden thunderstorms on the way, could feel them ready to explode in the sky and through his body and out of his fists. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She thought a long time and kept hitting her thighs with her fists. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This was the Em who Bridge saw on the soccer field, the one in the yellow sweatshirt who threw two fists in the air after every goal. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

There against the glass was a man’s angry face, his mouth open as he shouted at them, raising his fist to bang against the door. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Futilely she hammered against it with her fists, thinking wildly, Make it open, make it open, or they’ll catch me. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her fists were clenched as if she wanted to hit out blindly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I thought for a second as I looked over Needles's body, now starting to blue and purple up, the bruises looked like they were made with bats, not fists. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But the truth is she got hold of my shirt with one hand while the other made a tight fist in my hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Kuda clenched his little fist around the cap, and Tendai despaired of trying to explain why they couldn’t use it as money. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maya wrapped the phone cord around her whole fist this time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He thought of Shae and the look in her eyes as he tightened the chain about her throat, twisting it in his fist. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her fist itched with the urge to punch something, and his ribs were so close... When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And his fist starts punching his palm with a slow rhythm. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Once, Barnes tried to duck the jab, and stumbled, his unprotected face bobbing up six inches from Alfred's right fist. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya licked her lips and clenched her fists, and as the red of the setting sun lit the forest, Anya plunged into it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

There was no kindness in Chaol’s face, and she clicked her tongue as she left, her fists aching to bash his teeth down his throat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Isabella holds up her fists like she might punch somebody. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Holding a cup of coffee in his fist, Gene grinned at the soldiers and rumbled, “Don’t touch my trunks.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lupin shouted, pulling a photograph from inside his jacket and showing it to Fleur and Harry, who saw a tiny baby with a tuft of bright turquoise hair, waving fat fists at the camera. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He just sits there with his lips squeezed tight and his fists on the armrests and he stares at the stage. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breathless, I made my legs carry me quickly past angry white faces, dodging fists that struck out at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood for a second in the living room, clenching and unclenching her fists. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Jon was armored in black ice, but his blade burned red in his fist. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I twist, and my fist connects with her jaw. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My grandmother's feet are apart, both fists are on her hips, and her stance makes her look like a burly wrestler in spite of the white sari. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Without warning he swung his left hand, forming it into a fist as it came around and crashed into Thomas’s ear. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Dork,” Lucas said, drawing back his fist and pretending to swing at me again. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He suddenly slammed his fist against the suitcase. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at Hana’s poster of two track runners from the Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, with their fists raised on the winners’ platform. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Where I can come alone and unarmed, others can come with swords in their fists, he was saying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The heft of steel in his fist made him bolder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His men roared their approval, banging their fists on the long plank tables. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Benerro jabbed a finger at the moon, made a fist, spread his hands wide. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I could beat her senseless with my fists. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after a moment, he dropped his head and pounded his left fist against the transom. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I jumped to the floor and got my fists up. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

No thoughts, and I was reaching out and cracking Rondell in his face with a closed fist and his head was snapping back and blood was trickling out his nose. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Poppy was grasping the pencil in her fist and making a wild scribble. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I swung out and my fist went right into his face. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had her arms raised, and as one of their attackers moved into view, she clenched her fist. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All around me is the pounding of Dauntless fists. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

One way to understand what Gottman is saying about marriages is to use the analogy of what people in the world of Morse code call a fist. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

My hands clench in fists; I continue to stare at my dress. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung at Harp, who dodged and sent his fist flying against Vega’s dome. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I balled my hands into fists and held them tight against my sides. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Bernard yells, his face and his fists scrunched up tight. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then she was spun around roughly, and her shoulders were enveloped in enormous, hard fists, and Sigurd was squatting before her, glaring. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He balled up his fist and punched her in the stomach. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to strike something with his fist. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She held up a crumpled blue ribbon clutched in her fist. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and made fists of my hands trying to fight the tears. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary mumbled again; he bent over her, his fists clenched in fear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge made a fist and raised it in front of her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Two other men flung an old man to the ground and began to punch him with their fists. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Fern balled her fist and socked me, and I said, “Ow,” just to say “ow” Vonetta dropped the postcard into the mailbox, then hopped and danced until Fern yelled, “Quit it!” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Or I’ll take my fist and ram it down your sassy throat! One more word out of you, and I’ll get a limb and teach you a lesson.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that moment, dozens of people came tearing out of the surrounding woods with fists raised in the air, yelling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Eliza spun so that her skirts flared, and clenched her fists against her head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The golden pendant swung before them, mesmerizing wealth in Pima’s fist. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her fist in the air and shook it. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He fell forward onto his chest from the weight of her and the nightmare’s fists pulling on her. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She could fly fairly well, so now I made sure that she never ate unless she flew to my fist. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a fist that came up like a wave and hit Sal right in the stomach. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Jam flinched and curled her hands into fists, burying them deeper in her pockets. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She gave me a high pound with a shaky fist. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Her face was stubborn, her lips pressed together, her fists clenched. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As Scruggs pulled back his fist to hit the guy right in the teeth, the man reached for the revolver at his hip and yelled, “I’m a police officer and I’m going to shoot you!” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It’s so patronizing that Alex’s hand twitches into a fist under the table. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He beat on his chest with his fist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“There must have been a reason,” Yossarian persisted, pounding his fist into his hand. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I watched him press his fist against his mouth, heard him try to clear his throat, but he couldn’t get another word out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He turned sideways to us, dropped on one knee and made his fists go in a circle, like a squirrel on a treadmill. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bare fists like avalanches pummeling him in the face, the arms and hands, ripping away bits of flesh, bringing up bruises and blood. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Amber balls her fists like she's readying herself for a challenge. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

My fists mean nothing to him, little rabbit paws thumping harmlessly. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The question caught them by surprise, for there was a moment’s hesitation; but then a full-throated roar filled the hall, and hands were clapped in the air, fists shaken, voices raised in excited clamor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There's a pause on Sonia's end this time, and Ranee waits, crushing the hem of her sari into her fist. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Put that knife up, Red. Use your fists or nothin’ at all,” his brother warned. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gawaine, who was the head of the family, walked first, with a falcon in juvenile plumage on his fist. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw all around me looks of impotent hate and clenched fists.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Senator Trueba thundered, slamming his fist on the table so that the glassware jumped, and stopping the discussion in its tracks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hammered on it with a fist, and cursed when a splinter snagged the fabric of his glove. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Lefty, who could never resist a bet, made a fist himself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She unleashed a miniature onslaught, and it took everything I had to shield myself as her tiny fists and feet pummeled me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“If you ever grow to be over three feet tall, we’re going to have a fist fight, midget.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evan guffawed showily and said, “Dude...” into a closed fist that he held in front of his mouth. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I began, but the man shook his fist at us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

A fist burned into Ben’s kidney from behind, dropping him down on his knees. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She punches, and Christina moves her head out of the way, but Molly just punches again, and again, until her fist hits Christina’s jaw, her nose, her mouth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Turning, he saw the worst possible person to catch him swimming after school: Headmaster, shaking a fist in their direction. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Miss Volker stopped fast and her face knotted up into a bony fist. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then another fist pounds on my window in the back. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

At the word “congratulations” the room erupts, not into applause, but into the pounding of fists on tabletops. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I bite my tongue and fist my hands to make myself stop. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Pausing at the door I heard him clear his throat, then rap softly upon the panel with his fist. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sarah, the bosslady, came through the door just as Mary rounded the table, her hands balled up into fists. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

June shoved them off, and her fingers balled into fists. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He made a fist and held it up in the air and I held mine up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The podium shook under the pounding of his fist. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

After the rest of the guys left, I sat down on the bench and slammed my fist down on the metal. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I ripped up the front steps, raised a fist and rapped on the door, shining under a fresh coat of ruby red paint. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The crow demon wasn't giving up, and Idiptu had to beat him in with his fists until, with a puff of black feathers, he disappeared all the way into Nergal's belly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Some of the white people looked totally horrified, while others raised their fists to us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my mind’s eye, I could see my fist connecting. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were clenched into fists so tight the cords that held my bones together could be seen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realized how much of my self-worth, my sense of safety, was based on Rowdy’s fists. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my hands into fists, but Wynn caught his mistake. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I would hold my breath, unclench my fists, and wait for tomorrow. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There were angry blotches of color in her cheeks, and her hands were balled into fists; she was trembling with fury. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He tried balling his hands into fists to still them, but with so many eyes on him, it was impossible. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sharp little fists of fear punched my stomach from the inside. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In his fist he cradles a derringer, the sort of pint-size pistol favored by ladies and cardsharps. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But Fern balled her fists, banged them at her side, and then she spoke. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I could see his fingers curl up into nervous fists. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

When a beautiful, bright orange-and-black one lands on my hand, I loosely close my fist around it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

As Rollo lifted his hands to his face in tardy defense, Carter’s fist sank sickeningly into his stomach. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red's right hand balled into a fist, and the arm shot out like a jackhammer, straight at Bud's mouth. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crofter’s village stood between two lakes, the larger dotted with small wooded islands that punched up through the ice like the frozen fists of some drowned giant. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Uncle banged his fist on the arm of his chair. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my hands into fists so tight I may have drawn blood. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He didn't want to make anything worse for her—he'd put his hands in his pockets and pressed them into fists, and held them that way all morning long. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I began to understand the power of aggression, of fists and fighting and pain. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When she was awake, she put in the time lying quietly and trying to focus her berry brown eyes on her infinitesimal fist. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like a giant Hershey’s Kiss, about the size of his fist. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But in the split second before Captain Smith lets loose with his fist, it is as if something reins him in. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Nick Farthing grinned down at him, a sharpened pencil in his fist. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I flung his roof into the dell below and knocked down every wall of his house with my fists. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

His fist smashes into the side of my mouth. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They’re like tiny closed fists on the sides of my face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Merry was already squeezing two of my fingers tight in her tiny fist. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Pippin pulled such a grim face that the boy stepped back a pace, but at once he returned with clenched fists and the light of battle in his eye. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When pushed to his limit, this is a man who shouts, "Fudge," a man who curses drivers with a shake of his fist and a hearty "G.D. you!" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Her aunt held her tight and began to beat her on the back with her fists. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Leroy greeted me with a bump of his fist against my shoulder. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I know by the fists in my hands that I can’t hold this in another minute. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Grannies in their canoes shook their fists at him and pushed him away with the tips of their paddles. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They squirmed, kicked, flailed their sharp little fists, and gnashed their teeth; Harry spent ten whole minutes trying to squash a particularly fat one into a pot. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Ronan pumps his fist like he just made a soccer goal. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

One of his eyes shut like a fist. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m not,” said Harry angrily, his fists clenching. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant came out of her burrow and shook her fist at the little sports car. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A wave of anger boiled in my stomach, and I slammed a fist onto the table, scattering papers and chains onto the floor. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It’s how Aaron looks when he’s pinning you down, how he looks when he’s imparting a sermon with his fists, when he’s preaching you into a hole you might never come out of. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms tightly across my chest, my hands balling into fists. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then he gripped them in his fist so the short ones looked like all the rest. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He stood stiff and straight, staring at the wall above his bed, clenching and unclenching his fists. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I think back to earlier years . . . some are triumphant, pumping their fists in the air, beating their chests. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Nailer remembered his dad crouching over him, wrapping his fist around Nailer’s own. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could just see her raising her wrinkled fist in the air and warning Connor about the coming revolution. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I instinctively struck out and felt my fist land on his chin. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Michael, fists taut, his temple vein popping, does. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The little loudmouth dropped from Nyame’s head and collapsed on the sand, pounding it with her fists. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I look down at the fists my hands have formed without my even telling them. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I recall raising my right hand, shoulder high and shaking my fist on the plane’s second pass,” McCunn wrote. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my bookbag and untwist the plastic bag, with my hometown clothes now bunched into a wet fist, then pull out my navy polo. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Furious, he stepped forward and lifted a fist as though to strike me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Militants, who from the newspapers were angiy fist wavers with their mouths wide-open and their rifles ready for shooting. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You don’t solve every problem with a sword or a fist, you big dolt! I can handle these Graecus scum!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A young woman jogged to the center, pumping her fist over her head. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

One charred corpse, outside the ashen shell of Mother's sept, sat with his arms drawn up and his hands balled into hard black fists, as if to punch anyone who dared approach him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I tackle him and rain down punches, growling in satisfaction at the snap of bone beneath my fist, reveling in the blood that sprays across the wall. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I smiled sheepishly as I realized his posture was identical to mine, fists clenched under his arms, right down to the eyes, peering sideways at me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His fist still hovered over the door when he heard the deadbolt slowly unlatch. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He saw only eyes and mouths and fists—wild eyes and half-closed eyes, wet, loose mouths and clenched ones, black fists and white. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And the fingers behind the desk curled into a fist. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel opens his clenched fists, palms to the sky, and lets the light rain tap against him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Director steps forward, fists clenched, sweat shining on his forehead. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brook’s head drops down and she squeezes her hands into fists. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra slammed her fist on the desk, maybe a little harder than she’d meant to. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

This time the steely fist never loosened its grip. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crab held up a weird-looking fist to demonstrate what a tight wrist looked like, which, to Genie anyway, looked just like a “regular” wrist. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My hands curl into fists and my voice cracks as I feel the anger hit me like a giant swell in the water. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I clenched my fists and managed to talk. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mattress so thin he could feel the springs in his back, like lying on a bed of fists. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

With the nickel in my fist, I left Mr. Hardin’s office and headed straight for the glass cases and counters in the center hallway of the courthouse. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I pulled them into my fists and held them tight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He tried to avoid the blow, but Mr. Grin’s fist hit him square on the jaw. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The way the men looked at her tensed Tayo’s hands into fists. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She clasped her free hand around mine, sandwiching my fist between her small but strong fingers. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

One of the men caught up and pounded his fists on the hood of our car, while another threw a brick at the windshield. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead the great gates were locked and Wang Lung pounded against them with both fists and no one came. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

If she was—he squeezed his fists against the possibility—she was beyond his help. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She laughs at that, laughs and laughs before she straddles his back to pound it with her fists. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man reached high and swung down with a fist, hitting Mark square in the jaw. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I gave him lefts and rights and uppercuts for good measure, my two iron fists moving so quickly I couldn’t even feel them smashing his face. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“That’s right, and don’t you come back!” the bald man hollered, shaking a fist. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mobs of strikers massed for attack, usually launching a hail of stones followed by a melee of fists and kicks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to slow my breathing down from the run over and I clenched my hands into fists to stop the shaking. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

He twisted the silky bedspread in his fist as a sense of weary hopelessness settled over him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He squeezed his hands into fists and pressed them against his eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Dr. King, fist pounding the pulpit when he preached at our church once last year. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

In her watery eyes I drew the reflection of the commander, standing in front of her, his fist clenched. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“He killed someone, Ari. He killed someone with his bare fists.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He took a small object from his pants pocket and kept it hidden in his fist. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was suddenly alone in a long, empty hallway, my printed schedule now crumpled in one fist. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He steadied himself, clenching his fists, jaw tight as a cornerstone. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He clutches the headpiece in white-knuckled fists and pulls, screaming through gritted teeth, until a split zigzags across it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His clothes would make a preacher sigh and Hunter knew from the ladylike hands the stranger had never made a fist hard enough to smash a melon. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fern balled her fingers into a fist and punched me in the stomach. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry’s fist slamming into his sister’s face once, twice, three times. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

This red-haired white guy pumps his fist while looking at us. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The peak looked to him exactly like a giant fist, with the thumb sticking straight up. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I uncurl my fists and drop my hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She swallowed something back and pounded a fist against her breastbone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“We want an aunt,” she said, one fist balled. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Instead of hitting his friend, Liam hit himself, banging his fist against his forehead until I finally caught his arm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I swing a fist to the side and rattle a rusted chain-link fence. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As Celia pounds the card table, the head of her hammer finally gives way and flies backward, tearing a hole the size of a fist in the movie screen. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hand over my mouth; then I tried to stop my mouth with my fist; if I couldn’t get control of this laughing they would hear me in the room. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Hell, no," Ras cried, wiping his eyes with his fists. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The corpuscule’s icky cold fists rained down on her back as they both plummeted to the ground. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I scrunch up the earpiece wire protectively in my fist and fling the head shackle back in his face with my free hand, but he catches it easily. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She stood there with her tiny fists balled and banging at her sides. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She hovered above my head, looked at the falcon and then at my hand, folded her wings, and dropped to my fist. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The huge man thumped his chest with a fist as big as a ham. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’m in the ring with him, fists raised to block any blows to my heart, before I understand. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ragens protected their turf—sometimes with fists, often with a barrage of bricks known as “Irish confetti,” sometimes with guns. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I see their fists in the air, like excitable Dauntless, but without the Dauntless joy. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

From the highway, it looks like a wrinkle in the hills, or like the space in between fingers in a fist. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

So I give her the fist bump she asks for, then ask, “What party?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas realized his hands were squeezed up into fists on his lap. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My fist goes up instinctively, and I whirl around to see him standing behind me in the hallway, turned as if headed to his room. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fern balled both hands, banging her fists at her sides, her ticket now completely crumpled. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stuffs his fists into his pockets and drops his chin. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He makes his hands into fists and holds them close to his chest. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

This time he balled both of my hands up into fists. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I put up my fists awkwardly, ready to fight him some more. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sansa clutched it against her chest, fists bunched hard in the white wool. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Water must be different for them, she thought to Pantalaimon: imagine drops the size of your fist! The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Milez gets palm slaps and fist bumps over in his corner. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I stopped and clenched my fists, then bent over, knuckling my temples and gritting my teeth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Madoc personally instructed us in the art of fighting with the cutlass and dagger, the falchion and our fists. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pockets and dug so deep, my fists nearly busted through the lining. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The redbeard slammed his fists on the desk and pushed himself up. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He exhaled sharply, and she realized his fists were clenched at his sides. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Bodega said, making triumphant fists in the air as if he had won some showdown fight. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The blow from his iron-clad fist near knocked her head off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I do not remember why, but instead of finding rocks to break the windows like everyone else, I punched the glass with my fist. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We assumed fight-or-flight positions, some of us crouching with fists raised like boxers, others like sprinters before the starting gun, though no one knew which way to run. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Petey came at him fists balled and face lit with a goofy smile. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My eyes followed Maxx out the door, and 1 saw Takumi standing in the doorway, fists raised in the air in triumph, before he ran back upstairs to cut the music. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to pound my fists against something, to scream at my mother for getting caught, for not packing faster, for not coming sooner. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

April’s fists clenched but she forced herself to open them. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Links as big as a man’s fist bound his feet to the floor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She pulled at the hems of her shirtsleeves and balled the ends into her fists. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Parents like to say stuff like that,” I told him, balling my hands into fists—open, closed, open, closed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Her family—Jonas among them—had talked about the possible reasons for rule- breaking, and the need for understanding and patience, until Lily’s fist had relaxed and her anger was gone. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of the attackers had a chain, and the other two were using fists. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I hung on to my riales in my sweaty fist, my stomach growling as I pictured the little pile of riales growing in a cloth bag at the bottom of my cardboard clothes box. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake drank in great panting gulps—standing half-naked in the middle of the room, his head thrown back and one of his hands closed in a tense fist. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stops at my feet, staring down at me, his fists clenched and bloody with my blood, his face bloody with his own. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’d have used my fists, sir, but he pulled a knife.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only by clenching his fists and speaking through gritted teeth did he manage to tell Kate the truth. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Redfern climbs to his feet, fists clenched and jaw locked. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I clench my fists and then stretch out my fingers as wide as they will go. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held Gaily down with his left hand, pushing down on the boy’s neck, as his right fist rained punches upon Gaily’s face, one after another. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain frowned, his fists clenched, his face darkened—and yet for a long time he did not speak. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

On top of the beast, with a scraggly tuft of the creature’s fur coiled around each fist, was Mr. Flux. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Within reach of his fists all day, pounding chisel against stone with great heavy mallets instead of fashioning leaves or watching the gold turn crimson in the crucible? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He already has “why,” but “why not” is pushier — like “why” with a fist on its hip. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push up onto my fists and reach through the pile of stuff on the floor between my mattress and the wall. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She employed a variety of techniques—probing with her thumbs, rubbing with her palms, pressing with her fists, digging with her elbows. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She balled her hands up into little fists in her lap. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The fat man’s fingers coiled into a fist, and all his chins trembled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The dog still didn’t bark or nothing but his front paws pressed like fists into my ribs. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Many leaned forward to exchange gleeful looks; a few thumped the table with their fists. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Jo had sudden fits of sobriety, and was seen to shake her fist at Mr. Brooke’s umbrella, which had been left in the hall. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arrabelle answered by balling up her fist and punching him in the shoulder. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Radar tapped a locker twice with his fist to express his approval, and then came back with another. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo ignored him, knocking with his enormous fist—it was nearly the size of Jeanne’s head—on the flimsy door. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her fist is clenching the bag like an anchor to keep her from falling to the ground. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I pound against the glass with my fist. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And Finn had borne the weight of his brother’s clenched fists, his long silences, his unspoken blame. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

His eyes open wide in his rosy face and he waves his tiny fists. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Johnson holds up a fist without looking up from her script. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And have you ever met anyone who could break a stone bench with his fist? Or dispatch a dozen fiends using nothing but flesh and bone?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The moment the bell rang, I saw a fist, then the canvas coming up, and ten seconds later the referee was saying “Ten!’’over me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Look at his clenched fists and the way he smiles in his dreams. Oh, he's royal all right!" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to see against the wine-colored fabric of the jersey, but there’s a light purple splotch about the size of my fist just below the team crest. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

His hand was cold and wet; he clenched it into a fist. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I balled my bloody hands into stinging fists. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My father hit his chest with his fist. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Carrie? You know I don’t like her, right? And she doesn’t like me,” I say as I hold Mama’s EBT card in my fist. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then, without warning, he struck the gate a crushing blow with his fist. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out a fist again, and, with a small smile of my own, I bumped it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I walked into King’s fist. Man, what you think happened? They jumped me.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I jerk into action, aiming my left fist where I know it will hurt the worst: at the bullet wound in his arm. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Papi makes a fist with his right hand and punches his left palm. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I clutched my five dollars in my fist and walked home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had his fists clutched at his chest and he was bobbing up and down with fear. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“What does he want from me?” she implored, shaking her fists. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She stares up at the poster of Tommie Smith and John Carlos with their fists raised at the Olympics—the same one Hana has in her room. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Some—many— of the people in the crowd don't have their fists in the air. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Hopped around like a fighter, fists up and ready for round two. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We wrestled around on the ground, holding back each other’s fists, trying to claw at each other’s faces and kick, but Rondell took both our foreheads in his huge hands and pushed us apart. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I ball my hand into an angry fist, crumpling the note with it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Frightful will hop from the stump to my fist. She still can’t fly. Her wing feathers are only about an inch long. I think she likes me.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Major Sanderson turned red with indignation again and crashed both fists down upon his thighs. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then she doubles over and coughs again, harder this time, into her fist. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her fists were clenched at her sides and hiding in the folds of her skirt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My fists are clenched because rage burns through my whole body. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry you haven’t found a new job yet, Dad,” I blurted, shoving my chilled fists into my pockets. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The woman was dressed in a servant uniform and had tightly clenched fists, mahogany skin, and a French accent. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I’ve found some here that were bigger than my fist, and Baba can sell those for more at market.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He leaned away from her in case she decided to use those clenched fists. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I—” She clenched her fingers into fists. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He stood there, shaking his fist as the plane rattled the buildings in its powerful flight. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Khosrou’s fists would clench and his eyes would roll up to the ceiling. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the Exhorter shook his fist toward the plane and yelled, "Hell with him, some day we have them too! Hell with him!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Z again clenched his hands into fists at his side, and Nick backed up a step. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He yanked his hand away from Emma, put his fists on his hips, and tried to look stern. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I want to chase after that car and bang on its windows, slam my fists on its trunk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ben held up a chunk of dirty fieldstone slightly bigger than his fist. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Please, start. ’Cause my fist got his name on it.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Ron snapped at them, waving the fist holding Pigwidgeon, who hooted more happily than ever as he soared through the air. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He raised his fists and looked toward Carter, sensing that something was wrong. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to clench a fist just to let out some steam. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my two hairy fists at the sky and I let out a howl so unspeakable that the water at my feet turns sudden ice and even I myself am left uneasy. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she drew her fist back and punched him in the face with such force, it nearly knocked him off his feet. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I mentally fist pump and suit up to start on the defoliant. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And then the redhead’s fists clenched and he was out of his seat with sudden frenzied energy and up against the cold, wide-curving glass. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“What Florence got to say?” he asked dully, crumpling this letter in his fist. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The very mention of your name makes a picture spring to mind, whether it’s a picture of clashing fists or a mighty mountain that can’t be knocked down. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds out his fist and gives Coach Rockford a dap. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

When the cops came, he was still gripping the broken bottle in his hand, and watching his own blood flow between the fingers of his fist and drip on the Mexican’s oiled wood floor. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hold my fist out to Sonny and Malik. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sierra realized her hands had been trembling, clenched in tight fists. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He punched a locker with the side of his fist. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Jon filled his fist with a pillow and let fly, but the bird took to the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He lunged toward the bed then, pressing his fists into the mattress, bringing his face so close I could see the tiny holes where his whiskers grew. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He balled his fists like he wanted to hit somebody, but he couldn’t attack the entire school. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

One fist is at his chin, the other by his ear, the whole time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He holds one fist in a ball under his chin. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

His voice rose, and he lifted his fist to the sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His fists were clenched tight at his sides. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The corporal clenched his fists and was ready to swing at Bull’s face when he noticed for the first time that his attacker held the rank of lieutenant colonel. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some, perhaps a dozen, even raised their clenched right fists in what had become the ANC power salute. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that fall day, we fought with fists. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there was an enemy U-boat out there, I wanted to see it and join the people in shaking a fist at it I was not frightened, just terribly excited. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiles when I approach and then rubs her eye, curling the tip of her trunk like a fist. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Doc slammed his fist down on his worktable, making the roots and herbs inside the jars rattle. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Lillian untied her apron and walked over to the table, hit it with her fist, and began to imitate her husband. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Vu later found a baby papaya the size of a fist clinging to the trunk. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He sat in the middle of the seat, holding the repaired flower upright in his fist, his eyes serene and ineffable. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean your fist talked to his eye. Did he say something about me?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

When Lupita returned from the fields, she found Irela waiting on the front steps, her chin resting on her fists, her elbows on her knees. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

A dozen fists pummeled his body, fingernails tore at his cheek and a finger clawed at his eye. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each one popped a fireball in his fist. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

So I scoop up shaky handfuls and empty them on his fists. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his fist higher, raised it for another blow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Fern’s fists never made it to a ball. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his fist around it, spun, dashed its contents into the face of the charging dwarf girl, then threw himself to one side to avoid her knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her chest, smaller than my fist, shuddered, and she gave a cry, but so weak, so like a parting, that I was near despair. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his fist at the furthest of the snow-capped peaks and turned away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But all he did was crumple the note in his fist, veins popping from his skin as he squeezed it, and Thomas’s heart sank. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I purse my lips and clench my fists. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing like living as a refugee in one’s own country to turn a generous soul into a hard little fist. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blossoms on the morning glory vine were little tight blue fists, and you could hear husky sighing from the cornfield across the fence. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches for his hand, sets something in his palm, and squeezes his hand into a fist. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He clenched his right fist and punched his left hand. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She was beginning to see subtle differences in how each spirit moved—the clenching of shadowy fists on an upward flush into the sky, the curve of a spine from a life of hard labor. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I scrunched up the sleeves of his hoodie in my fists. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pumps her fist and laughs at me and marks down her now-insurmountable score. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his swollen fist from the ice bucket, flexed the fingers, then stuck it back in. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Get knocked into it with a fist of fatigue to avoid a night of noisy silence, empty birdcages that don’t need wrapping in cloth, of bold unsmiling girls staring from the mantelpiece. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tense and close my fists around his wrists, intending to hang on if he tries to throw me again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The end was tight in her dead fist. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as it was dark she hammered on the door with her fist. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She held Needle in her left hand, her sword hand, the candle in her right fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Seven ran, standing directly in their path, fists clenched in anger. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Zero remained perfectly still except for his right hand, which slowly formed into a fist. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then she hit me on the leg with her fist. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He filled his fist and tossed the raw red morsels into the cage, and the squawking and squabbling grew hotter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her eyes bugged out and she balled her fists. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smacked his fist into his palm so violently that I shrank back. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He touches his fist to his heart and holds out his hand to me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I peer over his shoulder, curling my hands into fists around his shirt. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He curls his right hand into a fist and lands a vicious punch across Soheil’s face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She was standing in the doorway with her fist raised like she was about to knock. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Or at least I can’t—all the rage and pain and frustration of the past few months is channeled into my fists. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Several fists were hammering it, so that it shook, and the voices were like a pack of hounds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius covered one ear and beat a fist on the table. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

People yelled and sang and pounded their fists on the sides of the van as the vehicle crawled out of the courthouse exit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They must have gathered near the door, ready to open it as soon as they hear a fist against the wood. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I thought of her standing in the schoolyard, her cold, bare hands balled up in fists at the ends of her sleeves. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mom grips the steering wheel in tight fists. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Pri sits up on the air mattress now and pounds her fist into her palm with each word she speaks. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

William swung his mighty fist and a fiend’s skull caved in on itself. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

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

Both men laughed, but then the older one swung his fist at her, casually, as a man would swat a dog. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But there wouldn’t of been more joy on his face if he’d just won a fist fight or made a hundred dollars on a land deal. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She wiped her beak on his fist and sat erect. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Same thing you’re doing here,” he says, motioning to the marquee and then holding out his fist. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He struck her in the face with his clenched fist and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the side. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a terrible, wailing shriek, so much like a human that Nhamo stuffed her fist into her mouth to keep from crying out. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands are back at his sides, balled into fists. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its body was thicker than Anya’s arm, and its wide head was as big as one of her fists. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He whirled around and raised his fists, ready to fight. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin balled her hands into fists at her side and followed, keeping her eyes on the ground to avoid betraying her self-consciousness. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He holds out his fist and we fist bump. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I was holding the collar of his royal robes in one fist, and the tip of my sword was poised right over his face. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It felt like I’d been hit by a brick instead of a fist. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he thrust his fists toward us, and when he opened his hands they were glistening with stage blood. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Even when we’re plunged into darkness again, the ghostly outline of the raft, its rope held in the fist of a Turk who stands knee-deep in seawater, burns into my memory. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She clenched her fists to hide their trembling. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I threw fists and feet at them, but they were so many, they pinned me to the earth while their leader drew his sword. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The peasants hid their daughters and clenched their fists helplessly because they could not confront him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I fell,” Cole said, wishing he could wipe the corny smile off Garvey’s face and show him what fists were really for. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Listen,” he says, pulling a curled fist out of his pocket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I smile as I go, shaking out my fist, and hurry off to find a pharmacy that will sell me an illegal prescription. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Ayanna said you moved like lightning in the forest. Said your fists were a blur.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Dad pulled back his fist as if to hit the doctor, who raised his hands and backed away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She unclenched her fists and all three girls approached the enemy. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

"So. There is your choice. The Night's Watch"—he reached inside the deer, ripped out its heart, and held it in his fist, red and dripping—"or this." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, Beatriz is coming at me with an iron fist. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In my room Kat lay face down on the lilo, her fist clenched up and pressed between her eyebrows. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time someone connected with a punch and drawed back their fist, a bit of my brand-new, store-bought clothes was gripped up in their fingers. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

There were already thousands, spread over the country, who carried his badge of a scarlet fist clenching a whip, and who called themselves Thrashers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Juanita pushed her fists into the empty backpack on her lap, which deflated as she leaned over like she was going to be sick. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I fell to the ground, and he kicked me, but I roared back and tackled him, slamming his back against the lockers, pounding him with my fists. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When I walked in the courtroom, I raised my right fist and called out “Amandin!” which was met by a mighty “Ngawethu!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dreamed of leaping suddenly out of an armchair and throwing his clenched fists over his head as he bellowed, “Carolina, shuttup!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he closed his hand into a fist it sharpened, as if a knife were stabbing up his arm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Robin nodded and tossed me a pair of gloves, which I stretched over my fists. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

My fists clenched as I tried to suppress the feeling, but those looks they gave each other…. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ty flushed and bunched up his fist like he was going to slug me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes and fists were squeezed tight shut. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His hands trembled and he balled them into fists and hit the ground. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed a trembling finger at a fat blonde baby sucking on her fist. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The .38 slug had splashed off one side of Joe’s heart and had flattened against the ribs and torn out a section as big as a fist. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His stomach caved in as Janza’s fist sank into the flesh. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hudson leans in, puts his fist underneath his chin, and stares off into the sky like he’s just had the most epic eureka moment and is now ready to remake the world. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Archie allowed himself the indulgence of a quiet, confident laugh, but closed his fists to hide his moist palms. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rolls it across his fingers, holds it between thumb and forefinger and touches it to Carmine’s nose, then clasps it in his closed fist. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Several of the guards began hitting him with batons and pummeling him with their fists. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And I say he does!” roared the man, slamming his fist on the picnic table. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d wring your neck if you were mine, you old torment,” cried Laurie, shaking his fist at the bird, who put his head on one side and gravely croaked, “Allyluyer! bless your buttons, dear!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around in a circle he went, drawing up sapling after sapling, until he made a circle out of knee-high trees, with an invisible bundle of magic in his fist. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Stalin had a tremendous blow up,” recalled one top official, “losing his temper, banging his fists on the table and stamping his feet.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hacked into his fist and pulled a handkerchief from his back pocket to wipe his hand and his mouth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Assistant Commissioner brought down his fist with a bang on the table. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

My thoughts race faster and faster, balling up into an angry fist. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He had screaming nightmares and won fist fights with Huple’s cat. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I answered, “Pretty well, sir,” and my sister shook her fist at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I go to the wings and grip the heavy green velvet curtain until I feel the fibers crush in my fist. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stand up straighter with my fists dug into my hips. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The knight was on her before she could think, yanking back her hand as she tried to shield her face and back- handing her across the ear with a gloved fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Luke had seen it before, of course, when they were kids and still threw fists to settle arguments. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

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

I cover my face and grit my teeth as the tears fall, bearing the wave of despair like it is a fist, striking me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I was doing you a favor!” she said, her hands forming fists on the table. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

At the top of the steps, she ducked to the right, just missing Jordan’s fist. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edward shook his head and grabbed a piece of her skirt in his fist, but she put him off. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the ocean, waves crashed over broken fists of treacherous- looking black rock. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Uneven bony growths made the dino’s head look like a clenched fist with a snout poking out. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Then he made a fist and punched himself in the face. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Another wasted chance running like poisoned water under Africa, curling our souls into fists. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t see my rage tumbling through the room, couldn’t taste the blood in my mouth, couldn’t feel how tightly my fists were clenched. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It makes the blood rush to my neck and cheeks and then down to my fists, but he continues to talk. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

A little farther back, Jordie is pumping his fist, like he’s watching a soccer match and I’m on a breakaway. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

There was a loud crack, and Harry’s fist was suddenly clenched on thin air. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He sealed the envelope flap with his fist. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward he sat at his desk with his fists clenched tight. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then it was all dust and fists and kicks and yelps. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Thumb here”—he adjusts my fist—“and bring your body into it. Keep your mouth closed. Use your weight...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Liam reached over and ripped the paper out of my hand, crumpling it slightly in his fist. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Its cardboard hands were doubled into fists, the fingers outlined in orange paint, and I noticed that it had two faces, one on either side of the disk of cardboard, and both grinning. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fist, like a hammer, connected with her back as she ran. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a falcon is hooded she will not bate, that is, she won’t fly off your fist and hang head down by her jesses, beating her wings and hurting herself. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They explain the puzzle that we still cannot make a fistful bigger than a fist, or a stride longer than our legs can stretch, but that we can now know more than Montaigne could know. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” my mother says, her white-gloved fingers closed into a tight fist around the handle of her green pocketbook. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited, his teeth clamped, his fists clenched. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not like you, Mom. I can’t just—I’m not always—” I squeeze my hands into fists, frustrated with myself. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The muscles of his body gave a tightening lunge and he saw his fist come down on the side of Gus’s head; he had struck him really before he was conscious of doing so. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked gleeful, gloating, as though my fist tightening on his shirt was exactly what he would have wished. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I ball up my fist and punch him in the stomach, right where I know it will hurt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Nat looked aloft into the rigging, and found himself clenching his fists and holding his breath, trying to will more speed into his ship. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clenched a trembling hand into a fist, paused only slightly, then banged on the door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Kabuo struck the steering wheel with the side of his fist and cursed the injustice of the world. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hitting another person with my fists never seemed natural to me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ’membered when I first met the cap’n and how I thought I outweighed him by eighty pounds and could real easy smash his head in with my fist. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I run full speed to second with my fist in the air. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I took one of Fern’s fists in my hand and eased it flat. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finn’s eyes flooded, and he balled up his fists and pressed them against his eyelids until the tears went away. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The others followed till their hands seemed to form a giant fist. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He’d never be able to shake the dead sound of his fist on Toby’s face. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Never did no fighting except with my fists. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I always knew when Uri was about to disappear: he would put his fist under my chin and whisper between clenched teeth, “Don’t let me hear...” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Gbenye raised his fist, and I was sure he would kill Nelson for that insult. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand was stiff from cracking Kerns’s skull, but I’d made my fist really tight, so I knew I didn’t break anything. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I went and stood where Byron still had the neck of 59 Larry Dunn’s skinny little windbreaker wadded up in his fist. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

With teeth clamped and fists tight, I hurled myself at his back. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She kangaroo-hopped and waved her fists above her head like she had won a prize fight. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He stares at it, his fists clenched and face growing darker and darker. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

No. Sudden certainty tightened in my chest like a cold fist. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Only now and then, when his fists would suddenly ball up — skin stretched even whiter over the bones — did I wonder if he wasn’t quite as oblivious as he appeared. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Hot Pie was on his knees, his fist closing around a big jagged rock. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t know what it was, didn’t know if it was special only to his family, so she just balled her fists and marched inside. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Z had said, clenching his fists under his desk as everyone in the room had looked at their hands or out the window—anywhere but at him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She threw herself down, beating the hull of the boat with her fists and howling insults at the lake. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I already have. Will you make a fist with yours?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s funny,” he said, pushing his fists deep in his pockets. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Dessie got up in the morning Tom was already at his drawing board, beating his forehead with his fist and growling to himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They said that Senator Trueba replied by slamming his fist down on the presidential desk, knocking down the flag and the bust of the Founding Father. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She backed toward a bench and sat down, her hands in fists beneath her chin, head bowed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen police beat people in the street—beat ’em with fists and with bats. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pounded my fist in my palm three times. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Like an ambassador to a hostile foreign country, my Guardian ad Litem was educated, elegant, and intimidating; however, Mrs. Moss ruled her fiefdom with an iron fist. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“A good fist has no air in it,” Adrienne told her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

His left and right fists took turns hitting their target while Wes tried to block the blows. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He pulls back his free fist to make another punch. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She stands there shamelessly sucking her own tit as the men wave their hats, pump their fists, and scream like animals. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I held a porcelain castle no bigger than my two fists, with six wee towers, each ending in a miniature candle holder. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

My hands wobble into fists at my sides. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Krum, his red robes shining with blood from his nose, was rising gently into the air, his fist held high, a glint of gold in his hand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Lenny yells, pumping his fist in the air as the refs unpack the pile of players and signal the Patriots now have possession. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I ball my free hand into a fist and pound my left thigh with it. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The sight of this poverty was so cruel and hopeless that Jake snarled and clenched his fists. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My fists are flying, too, but I can’t even touch him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard ran from his box with his fist in the air. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together, the sisters had sailed out over the creek on a tire swing tied to a fat tree limb by a knotted fist of rope. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Why don’t you try clasping your hands together or putting your hands in your pockets and squeezing them into fists or one of the other things we’ve talked about instead of sucking your sleeve? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We hold each other’s lives in our open hands, not in clenched fists.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, we are woken early, shaken awake by someones meaty fist. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He pounded his fist into the hood of a Lexus, and it crumpled like aluminum foil. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The first time the Communist airplane flew over Hankow on its way to Wuchang, I ran outside and shook my fist at the pilot and shouted all the Chinese swear words I knew. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fists pushed my stomach against itself and fooled it into thinking it was full. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He throws his arms out over his head, fists clenched, and shouts: “Open your eyes and look at me! I’m right bloody here!” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ernie immediately winced and tensed, his hands closing into tight fists as Dr. Maris pushed the first tooth back into his gum, like a plug into a socket. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“But we also know we’ve got the best — ruddy — team — in — the — school, ” he said, punching a fist into his other hand, the old manic glint back in his eye. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They walked like survivors, with dull vacant eyes, their fists clutching the coins he’d thrown to them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I clench the loose dirt under me and make as tight a fist as I can. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“What about harsh fists, Mama? What about when he hits you?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother would rush and grab him and, with a foreign curse and a shaken fist at the frosted door, hurry him out of the torture chamber. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The falcon flies off the boy’s fist, and kills rabbits and pheasants when the boy needs food. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She climbed into bed and clenched her eyes and jaw and fists— held everything clenched until she could breathe without screaming. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

My brother nodded, balled his right hand into a fist, and extended it toward me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He poured a sip of vodka into a Dixie cup, swallowed, pursed his lips, and squeezed his hands into tight little fists. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He reached out and grabbed his foe’s shirt, squeezed it in his fist, then growled two words that somehow calmed the storm within him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She clutches a piece of paper in her fist. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I made the Black Power sign with my fist. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Declaration flailed her arms at me, her gloves flapping around her fist. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I started to rise up onto my hands and knees but a fist slammed into my cheek and shot the light out of my eyes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Nothing permanent: just fists and feet on his torso and knees. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Jacob was running after her, his arms full of books, and William was behind them both, one huge fist raised in warning, while his bloody arm was cradled across his stomach. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then he balls his fists and I watch his skin harden into metal. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Cole crouched before the solid trunk and doubled his fists menacingly. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Hands were everywhere—open, holding pencils, scrunched up like a fist. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I cried and banged my fist on the table. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

George pushed her fists into her eyes, rubbing until rows and rows of tiny triangles twirled and twinkled brightly in the darkness. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Bared teeth and clenched fists and glass shattering. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Already, she was on her feet, fists clenched. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The freezing water closed like a fist around her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Again he lunged toward the tree, only this time he let his fists strike the trunk. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He clenched his fists tightly in his pockets. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Let ’em sing, next the fists are flying. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She clenched her fists so tightly, I thought she was going to punch me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My hands balled into fists as he collected the rest of the chess pieces. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every word from the kid was like a fist punching Thomas in the gut, making him feel more guilty and confused. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I raised my fist to the crowd and the crowd responded with an enormous cheer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart is being squeezed in a big, mean fist. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Around him people shot their fists at the sky and cursed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Case in point…” Vic pulled something out of the pocket of her skirt and held it out, her fist closed around it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My breath caught when she gripped my finger with her fist. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Luke spun around and made a fist at Mitchell. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Almost at once there was a thud and a hole the size of a big fist in the plexiglass. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

At any moment, there’ll be a fist pounding on our door. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now your fists were clenched tight, like they used to be when Appa was angry. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Lara lowers her fist, glancing around, her face scrunched in confusion. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

All I have to do is whistle her name and she will alight on my fist. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this my sole companion jumps up, grinning, and waves a fist in the air at the TV set. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, my neck grows tense and I feel myself shrink, hunching my shoulders protectively, ready to let my arms fly up and protect my face from the Doctorita’s fists. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said it with such intensity that I could almost see him pounding his fist into his palm. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The next thing I knew I was on the floor and Nick was on top of me screaming and pounding me with his fists. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could say anything, he had crossed the stage in three steps and grabbed the front of my collar in his fist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

From the corner of his eye he noticed that the drunk slammed his fist down on a table and turned away from the men to whom he had been talking. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Erin plops onto the couch and takes the remote control from Pop’s hand, because he’s passed-out drunk again with my grandmother’s rosary beads wrapped tightly around his left fist like brass knuckles. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever the fist that beat in her chest became that pointing finger, when any contact with him at all was better than none, she stalked him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mormont picked up a crab claw and cracked it in his fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my fists into my eyes until they hurt. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the alarm, of course, and I slam it once with my fist before throwing it against the wall, where it lies, bleating like a lost sheep. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Percy pounded his fist on the glass and mouthed: Break it! The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She’s banging her fist like a gavel on the front desk. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I ball up my fist, ready to slug the wall. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I never get tired of looking at her thick arm jutting out, her fist like a bulb about to explode. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Leeds imagined him to be a gruff man who would pound his fists on the table when demanding his dinner. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

At first, Thomas thought it was another message in his head; he squeezed his fists against his ears. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He has a bag of fast food clutched in one fist as he comes through the front door; the other grips his keys, which he yanks free from the doorknob. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At this, everyone jumped up and cheered, all the boys’ and all the girls’ teams, and the coaches clapped along, pumping fists and feeding the rally. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was shaking a small burlap purse clutched in her fist as hard as she could. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Several of the witches and wizards around the walls stood up, shaking their heads, and even their fists, at Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then he thought he should do something heroic and resistant, so he raised his fist in defiance and said, “Death to tyrants.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Bodega banged a fist on the table, then pointed a finger at the wall as if he were pointing at the people outside. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She used to fall asleep holding his index finger in her fist. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I ball my fist up and swing as hard as I can. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

With a shout, he broke across the clearing, running so fast he nearly toppled over, and he threw himself toward her, toward her out-reaching hands as the dark fists pulled her over the edge. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He strained and clenched his fist and thought about dragons so hard, beads of sweat popped up on his forehead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

His fist was clenched so tightly his fingernails were cutting into his palm. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I dropped my fists, embarrassed to be caught swinging into midair. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She presses her fist to her mouth and moans. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He raised his clenched fist at me, turned back, and kept on picking. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t help laughing as they watched the monkeys struggling to punch the air and each other with their trapped fists. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of the pretty little nursery the nuns had made for Lyra at Godstow and clenched his fists. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Otto stuffed his notebook in his pocket, dropped his backpack, and clenched his fists. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The altar bell tinkled and we knelt; we bowed our heads and with our right fist softly beat our hearts, saying we believed in the mystery taking place before our eyes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He is probing, feeling for a weak point, an undefended crossing. If he does not find one, he will curl all his fingers into a fist and try and make one." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So when she had grabbed him by the collar at lunch—he swore he could still feel the material bunched between her fists—something inside him had been altered. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She flipped them over, clenched them into fists, and slowly reopened them. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I started pounding with my fists, like little pistons. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he used his fists, but that night he grabbed the dirty skillet off the stove. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I think I can hear Evie crying, but when I go through to check on her, she’s sleeping deeply, her blanket clutched tightly between closed fists. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel myself getting mad, my fists balling up at my sides. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He reached down and shook his fist at the boy in the water before pushing him under again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“And a good job he does,” said Dr. Dischord, pounding his fist on the table. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

With his hands in tight fists, he closed his eyes and shook his head back and forth, trying to clear the anger and pressure from his mind. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Quickly, he stooped over her, his fists clenched. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But neither was as amazing as this massive fist of blinding white rock thrust into the sky. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I clapped my fist against the screen door a second time. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It had been a different man Frankie had beaten, first with the butt of a revolver and then with his fists, but the sounds had been the same. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Somkit gripped the bars of the stall door in both fists. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

My muscles tense instinctively, preparing for her fists. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He balled up his tiny fists and pummeled the cuco with forceful blows. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that their parents’ fights got violent or anything like that; words could shatter harder than a glass breaking against a wall, hurt more than a fist plowing through teeth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His jaw is tight and his fists are clenched. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Two soldiers threw down their rifles and lunged at Bekhir, but not before he punched his fist through the glass. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I have to bang on the wall with my fist when I walk into her office or kick a chair across the kitchen before she even notices someone’s joined her in the room. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

While the traffic patrolwoman, pretending to be Lana Lee, climbed into the rear of the squad car grimacing and shaking a vengeful fist, Patrolman Mancuso faced the camera with his newspaper and frowned sternly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hands in my pockets, I clutch the locket in a tight fist, until the edges of the metal start to hurt my skin. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black king was in one curled fist, shiny with spit and dented with teeth marks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Lily, barely awake, had waved her small fist. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I saw my best friend’s fist raised, his standard greeting when he couldn’t be bothered because his nose was buried in a book. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Men we had known as kindly, generous fathers suddenly became strangers with clenched fists and wide eyes, shouting into each other’s faces. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen reminded me of the statue of Our Lady in the parlor, and I thought, If August is the red heart on Mary’s chest, Rosaleen is the fist. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandmom’s rosary beads are wound around his fist, but he’s not drinking and looks sober. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heart hurt in his chest as if someone had taken it in a fist and squeezed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She hung up the phone and sighed, squeezing the tissue into her fist. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Sam watched, his fists clenched, his body tense. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Gonzalo is all worked up now, his fists clenched and his face flushed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, I and the boys—” Doc’s small hard fist whipped out and splashed against Mack’s mouth. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Loma shook both fists in the direction of the store. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The boy planted his fists on his pudgy hips and looked out over the audience. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth was shut, her lips were pressed together, and her fists were clenched. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Good job,” he said and offered his fist. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He felt his heart sink a little, but he clenched his hands into fists and made himself a promise. if they are here, I will find them. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swings again and again, his fist smashing into Finch’s mouth, into his nose, into his ribs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He stretched out his hand and we bumped fists. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The girl is in front of me, planting her fist in her eye to wrestle out the sleep that has lodged there. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Belet put a fist on either side of her head, her forefingers up to look like horns. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I sat there, my fist that gripped the brief case bruising against the street, my head slumped forward. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his fist in the air and we stopped moving. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“What signs? Tell me now,” he said, as if he were coaxing candy from my fist. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I pressed my fist to my forehead, my stomach twisting itself into knots. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She made a fist and hit her throat. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he’d have nightmares and box the air with his fists. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conviction surprised me, but I honestly believed that whatever came next, I could face it with both fists raised. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I glance over my shoulder to see him waving a fist at me through his open window. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They raise their fists to the sky and cheer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hammered out his last word on the table with his fist, upsetting his glass and spilling a dark pool of scutten across the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He leaped into the air several times, arms held high with fists clenched. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like he’d been punched by a tiny fist, but his entire arm went numb. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He sucks his fist, taking in all of us without blinking. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She sat there the whole afternoon, and when she grinned at him once her eyes were wet and she rubbed them with her fists. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Astride it rode King Smoit, a naked sword in his fist, a shout of battle on his lips. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

How tense she’d been! — clenching her fists at night, digging her nails into her palms. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Number five was bright red—a real nasty paint job, as if the color had been splashed on with buckets and fists. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra was shaking with anger and grief, striding up and down with clenched fists and turning her tear-streaming face this way and that as if looking for an answer. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I slammed my locker door and banged my fist on the metal. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He balled his right hand into a fist and hit it against his left palm. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Now that’s an odd thing. When I was a youth, friends laughed together and spoke in peaceable voices. Only enemies stood glaring and yelling, with their fists doubled. But then, times change.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Then I crumple it up, crushing the map into a ball the size of my fist. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

And sometimes I look up, and shake my fist at the sky. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He cried out and clenched it into a fist for a moment until the throbbing eased a little. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I clenched my fists, then forced them to relax. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Cole felt the mouse squirming free, so quickly he brought his fist to his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“What do you want with this young lady?” the old man yells, shaking his fist. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Zeno put it like this: “Rhetoric is an open palm; dialectic a closed fist.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

My fists clench with the strength of an army ten thousand strong, hopes flying sky-high, anxiety drowning in my chest. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And that punch hits deeper than any of the fists I’ve ever felt on me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my fists and tried to hold back my tears. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She clenched her fists and tried to remember that she was working so that she and Mama could find someplace else to live. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

My fingers curl tightly into fists at my side. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This banishment was the ultimate hurt—worse than his father’s fists and belt, worse than his mother’s never caring. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Sahil grinned, seeming relieved, and held out his fist for a fist bump. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I would have screamed, but the cold was squeezing my lungs like a black fist. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Laila watched the arch of her closed fist, slicing through the air, felt the crinkle of Rasheed’s stubbly, coarse skin under her knuckles. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He brought down his massive fist, but Damasen sidestepped, impaling his javelin in the side of Tartarus’s neck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z