| 单词 | flush |
| 例句 | There's another cluster of runners, faces flushed in this warmer-than-usual weather, coming up the avenue. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Maybe she should flush herself down the toilet and escape through the sewers like Charles did in that video game. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Marlena is flushed, digging through one of the drawers of her vanity. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mrs Helena Kingshaw heard the warmth of his voice and flushed with gratification, relaxing into the thick, soft: upholstery of the car. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Colette always flushes when we discuss the wedding. She is such a delicate creature. Sensitive nerves.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A minute later, Mother returned with Miss Winthrop in tow Her face was flushed and red, as if she had been running. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Peeking through the keyhole, I could see Byron salute to the parachute when he flushed the toilet. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was flushed and he was wearing Nora’s feather hat on his head. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I stay quiet until I hear a flush, hand washing, and the door swinging open and shut. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z I was still aware of my guilty flush. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When they were flush with a silver coin or two, they’d go to the local convenience store and buy food for breakfast or dinner, often splitting a pack of Hostess donuts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When she looked up with a start, I could see her face was flushed, but there were no traces of tears. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He found that the lavatory flushed, the taps ran, and there was even a trickle of warmish water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z His face flushed, he dragged it back into place. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Where are you coming from, looking so flush?” one said to the other, talking far more loudly than necessary. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I felt flushed when I read what she’d written, and then I read it again and again until I was dizzy with it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I felt pleased and flushed and rather happy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He saw Kay’s face somewhere in the cartwheel of the universe, flushed with starlit excitement and Maid Marian’s on the other side with its mouth open, shouting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke’s entire body went flush and he stammered, “It’s at school. In my locker.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But he couldn’t hide the deep flush that came on his face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was still drunk, but his night of boozing had done more damage to his clothes than to anything else; his face was fresh and flushed as a child’s. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Where is Mama?” they would say, and look around, still smiling, two flushed and eager faces. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But throughout her sixteenth year, even this kind of talk gave way to stammering and flushing and, at the very best, questions about the weather. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “We must flush the poison. I have been stirring helplessly all day.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My face flushes and a knot rises in my throat when I see all those names. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We enjoyed swimming, until the mystery of tides was explained in such a way that the ocean seemed nothing more than an enormous saltwater toilet, flushing itself on a sad and predictable basis. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A moment later the toilet flushes and water runs, then she bursts out the door, rushing around scooping clothing from the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His jaw was stuck out, his skin flushed and taut. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Except then Nick whirls in out of nowhere, flushed and beaming. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z In her flushed and swollen features, I could see the void that my father had left. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “My mama said get some chairs so we can eat,” Stella said, a flush coming to her cheeks. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He made a kind of clumsy little bow, flushing a little as he did so. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z When we’re done, Amá sweeps them up and flushes them down the toilet, in case some of them still have babies inside them. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His eyes were bright with reflected light, his cheeks flushed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z That any one should care in this heat whose flushed lips he kissed, whose head made damp the pajama pocket over his heart! The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The small space between them is suddenly filled with heat; his cheeks are flushed and there’s the wet-wool smell of boy sweat and that tang of something again, maybe weed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I flush a deep red, self-conscious of my joyful lightheadedness. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Montag looked at these men whose faces were sunburnt by a thousand real and ten thousand imaginary fires, whose work flushed their cheeks and fevered their eyes. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z To Sirius’s right stood Pettigrew, more than a head shorter, plump and watery-eyed, flushed with pleasure at his inclusion in this coolest of gangs, with the much-admired rebels that James and Sirius had been. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z During the night I can hear hurrying footsteps and retching and the toilet flushing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I shrug and say, “I wouldn’t know,” and hope they don’t notice me flushing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In a final, desperate act, she gave Dad an enema, pushing the tube in as far as she dared, trying to flush enough liquid through his rectum to keep him alive. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And so she sat stiff-tongued, surrounded by students who were all folded easily on their seats, all flush with knowledge, not of the subject of the classes, but of how to he in the classes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes as her cheeks flushed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I absentmindedly doodled one on my homework last night and had to tear it into a billion pieces and flush them down the toilet. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Her face still flushed, she pushed her hair back with one hand, and resumed lacing up the truss on the dummy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Something glittered in his eyes at her words, and Dimple felt herself flushing at whatever was going on, practically rippling in the air between them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The flush in her cheeks and her laugh lines. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His face was flushed pink in the damp heat of the bus. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Remember when I said I wanted to keep things professional? I’m pretty sure this is an HR violation,” I said, but the fact that I was panting and flushed undermined my authority. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It was with Curt that she had first looked in the mirror and, with a flush of accomplishment, seen someone else. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z For most of its existence a small and contained operation, the NACA’s flagship laboratory was now a many-layered bureaucracy flush with new faces. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He settles for pulling Henry in by the sway of his waist, pressing their bodies flush. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Her entire face flushed with color as she gazed at her alleged best friend with cold-blooded murder in her wide, rabid eyes. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The sand had piled up high enough to be flush with the land outside the crater. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z My right cheek was flush against the warm upholstery of her tummy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Tris stands so still, her hands dangling limply, turning red with the flush of her blood. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But he felt himself flush, telling the lie. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I flushed hard and shoved more mush into my mouth to break up the smile that pushed its way onto my face. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z His face was wild and flushed; I’m not even sure he recognized me at that moment. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z For it was then that I felt the first healthy flush of anticipation for the many interesting experiences I know these days ahead hold in store for me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z A dull flush of color mounted the sallow cheeks as he looked at Lily. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He imagines Gabriel flushed with embarrassment when nothing happens, standing up and then sitting as far away as possible and trying not to look up at her. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Matilda stood before her, panting, out of breath, her small face flushed crimson all over. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Kaede’s heart was pounding, her skin flushed as if she had truly been running. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Someone tried to flush it down a toilet.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z We can no longer flush the toilet after nine-thirty at night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But he was riding the momentum of his outrage on Thyon’s behalf, and the flush of solidarity from one beaten boy for another, and above all, the thrill of discovery. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Some were already drunk, and the women's flushed bosoms drew their lovers' eager eyes and sometimes an unrestrained hand. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Tris shrugs, but when she looks away, her cheeks are flushed and she looks pleased. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Most of the time, I only know Dad’s home because I hear a toilet flush or the TV turn on. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Pentheus ordered his guards to seize and imprison the visitors, especially the leader, “whose face is flushed with wine, a cheating sorcerer from Lydia.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He had pushed to the front of the crowd, his cold eyes alive, his usually bloodless face flushed, as he grinned at the sight of the hanging, immobile cat. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Pauline flushed the toilet and thundered defiantly back into her room. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And Henry, flushed and callow and lean, elegant and thrown wide open, his face always turned toward Alex, his mouth unguarded around a laugh, willing. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The sidewalk is flush with the curb, and Diallo’s apartment building is flush with the sidewalk, separated by just a four-step stoop. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Our work together flushing out the more dilettante students has made this school a safer, purer place — SCORPIUS: Has it? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z She would sooner sit bathed in the ruddy glow of her red lord’s blessed flames, her cheeks flushed by the wash of heat as if by a lover’s kisses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After the first flush of pride in ownership, it would be exhausting and debilitating, and there would be no time for anything else. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her golden hair was spread around her, and a flush of pink bloomed on her cheeks. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His cheeks flush from the heat and from something else. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed with anger and resignation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sekani’s finally learned aim etiquette and the art of flushing, so it’s fine, I guess. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He said this so warmly that she flushed with pleasure. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "What is it you want? You're looking very flushed and flustered this morning. What's the matter with you? Have those little stinkers been flicking spitballs at you?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Her cheeks flush and she covers her mouth with a hand. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Trip flushed and stepped closer, so she was nearly in his arms. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The toilet was still flushing when Mom banged open the door to my room. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a smattering of applause as a seventh grader, flushed with triumph, reclaimed his plane, and we were under way 4gain. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Her cheeks flushed into a color you only see in television cartoons. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z And the flush in her cheeks rises simultaneously with my—yeah, you get it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z This fire is designed to flush us out, to drive us together. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As soon as the front door was closed, Papa went in and flushed it, and when it worked, we all hooted with delight. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z No running water, no flushing toilet, no walking around, no noise whatsoever. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Dany's skin was flushed and pink when she climbed from the tub. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When I first came to Chicago, I pretended to have to go to the bathroom just to flush the toilet and watch the water spin in circles down a little hole. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Just to be back with people who spoke the good old American language and understood the principle of a flush toilet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His face is flushed from the cold, and he looks cute in his big, puffy jacket and purple stocking hat. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "You need a boarspear to hunt boars, and horses and dogs, and men to flush the boar from its lair." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Another flush and it still didn't go down. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Once when Hadley was about four years old, she flushed four cans of Play-Doh down the toilet, just to see what would happen. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Now I’m the one flushing, because this is the most he’s ever spoken to me, and there’s a vehemence in his face that’s almost too much. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Her hair is windblown and her cheeks are flushed. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Fremantle thought, startled, he likes me, and flushed with unexpected pride. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My face flushes with anger, but I contain myself. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes glowed, and her face was flushed with excitement. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It would be the best moment, before the full flush of summer, and in the valley the azaleas would be prodigal of scent, and the blood-red rhododendrons in bloom. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her thick plaited hair was coining undone, and her face was pink and flushed as she flung herself here and there after the ball. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was flushed and he swallowed timidly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But he was standing there watching us anyway, and I flushed red to think he might have seen me feeding the ant lions. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So Sarai rose to her toes, erasing the last little gap between their flushed faces. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There was no hot running water and the cracked toilet didn’t flush. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My face flushed hot and my throat tightened. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z One of the dinners that I shared in a mobile home was cooked in an immaculate kitchen, walled in plastic tile, with stainless- steel sinks and ovens and stoves flush with the wall. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother flushed and said, “Don’t be silly. You should have thought of that while you were making it, young lady. Of course your name—our name—will be on it.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Blake marched round his garden, trying to flush out a hiding kid. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She could still see Colin and Gwen and the other members of the household staff dancing near the bonfire, their faces flushed with firelight and brandy. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed down the flush of pride at his compliment, closed her eyes, and then opened them halfway. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Using all his weight and leverage, he hit me with a powerful side kick flush in the center of the chest. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They were there, the two of them standing above her, Diana’s familiar face flushed, smiling anxiously down at her, and the doaor s... Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Xan waved her left hand dismissively while her cheeks began to flush from pink to scarlet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z My cheeks flush; I know I’m blushing, but I can’t bring myself to shut up. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Fortunately, he was looking at Audrey as she asked him her question, otherwise he might have seen my face flush with pleasure. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Down the hall they went, mother and daughter, faces flushed with accomplishment. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He had small teeth set in vast expanses of gum; those round ears; and delicate, almost maidenly skin that tended to flush and pale with the waxing and waning of his digestive problems. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The word ‘limes’ was like fire to powder, his yellow face flushed, and he rapped on his desk with an energy which made Jenny skip to her seat with unusual rapidity. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Felt a flush of triumph as he kicked the last tangling wires off his legs. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I shut the door and leaned back against it, feeling the blood drain from my face in one spectacular flush. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She was flushed straight down to the base of her neck. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z George Pullman continued to cut jobs and wages without reducing rents, even though his company’s treasury was flush with over $60 million in cash. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You know, he’s started flushing his holding tanks again,” Dad said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She appears rich and vibrant against a background of white, a bright flush in her cheeks, her dark eyes brimming with tears. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And twice last week I forgot to flush the toilet—ick. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I feel myself flush at all the eyes following me as I weave through the crowd to my mother. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose directed his eyes, and he ran at her as he ran at pheasants to flush them up. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z There were mildewed boxes of old parish records in one corner, and an open door that revealed a Victorian flush toilet and a basin, with only a cold tap, in the other. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z My skin has a fine flush on it from the wine, and there’s a metallic taste in my mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Their toilets might not flush, their well pumps might not draw, they would live close to their stoves and lanterns. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Mami took in a long, deep breath that doubled the size of her chest and cleared the flush from her cheeks. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Also I occasionally forgot the injunction not to flush the toilet at similar hours and, even worse, I went out after 10:00 p.m. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When she was excited, and she was excited a good deal of the time, her face flushed with gold. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I kicked the toe of my tennis shoe against the metal flush button sticking out from the tiles behind the toilet. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She unfastened the mask from her face, tossing it onto the table in the center of the foyer, and sighed as the cool air met her flushed skin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I had just flushed and washed my hands while performing the strange task of looking at my bruised and broken face, but only in glimpses. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m thankful he can’t see my face, that his eyes are closed, because I am flushed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z When the railroad police came through the train, impaling the haystacks to flush out stowaways, the trainers packed the boys into tack trunks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, she don’t look good to me. She’s got a kind of flush. I noticed it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The flush of triumph over the dead mouse was carried forward to the next morning as we all met again to walk to school. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma smiled and flushed pink, and she picked out a pattern of rosebuds and leaves on a soft, fawn-colored ground. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I flushed and turned back to the women. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sweat trickled down the sides of their faces and their cheeks were flushed. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “What’re you up to,” he asked, almost shyly, and she flushed and knew exactly what he was asking. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When she arrived, flushed and proud of herself, only their host’s son was surprised; her brothers laughed and chided her for taking so long. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She tried to picture it, what happened up in those darkened rooms, imagined Trip’s body against hers, and a hot flush crept over her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Francie saw how the unfortunate boy flushed a brick red at each taunt and she felt sorry for him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z So I exchanged it for walls of marble, which echoed only with the sound of dripping water, of the flushing of my toilet, or of my voice softly reading The Iliad aloud. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "His Grace was reeling in his saddle by the time we flushed the boar from his lair, yet he commanded us all to stand aside." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His eyes were dilated, his clear cheeks flushed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It had flushing toilets; there were no bars, only walls—and within the walls, you had far more freedom. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were flushed, making her blue eyes even brighter. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My flushed face takes up the giant screen once I step onstage. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A flagon of wine was in his hand, his face already flushed from drink. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed, and her hands shook as she raised the water skin to her lips. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Dimple didn’t know whether to believe him or not, but she flushed with pleasure anyway. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Charles passed a hand over his damp, flushed forehead. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With so much partying, the other toilets were probably getting flushed nonstop. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were bright, like she might actually cry or was seriously considering it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Had she suspected that Minerva and Lio were in the hedges, and her shot was an easy way to flush them out? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The toilet flushes, and the sound of water trickling down through the building breaks the quiet. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z But I don’t dare move — afraid they’ll lock us all out — until Prim appears, her cheeks flushed with running, hauling Buttercup. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Just then, I heard a toilet flush and Rose stepped into the living room, tugging on her hair. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The flush spread up to her face, and when she opened her eyes there was a clarity in them that had been absent before. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ranofer, flushing hot as he coaxed the flame, could only fume at his own bungling. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She smiled slowly and walking through her husband as if he were a ghost shook hands with Tom, looking him flush in the eye. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Euwe’s face was flushed by the chastisement and he was on the verge of tears. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I laugh and look away, willing the flush rising in my cheeks to vanish. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In a while she flew back at me, her face flushed, and fairly shouted: “I told you—I can’t change that big a bill.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The amiable Swede departed, her kindly face flushed, her eyes suffused with tears. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Britten stood up, his face flushed with eagerness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She was breathing fast and her face was flushed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Never had a toilet to flush in the outhouse. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z His face was a little flushed, his eyes suddenly alert. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The official cause of Henrietta’s death was terminal uremia: blood poisoning from the buildup of toxins normally flushed out of the body in urine. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It sends a warm flush across my skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Another blow caught him flush on the cheekbone. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything flashed and light flushed out the world, as if the sun had exploded. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z There was locker inspection once a month, and everyone who used the bathroom, flushed. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The flush burned the top of his ears. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z When his father had brought home the news of the photography ban, his cheeks had flushed with anger. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were flushed and red, and her eyes sparkled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My cheeks flush, remembering how easy Dylan said illusions are supposed to be for me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The flush suddenly deepened; he was thinking of Lenina, of an angel in bottle-green viscose, lustrous with youth and skin food, plump, benevolently smiling. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks flushed and it’s odd she doesn’t even mention cigarettes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Dimple flushed and looked away, hands tightening around the iced coffee cup. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was carrying a copy of the New York Times under his arm, and his face was flushed and excited. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It made her skin flush and her eyes dilate, and some part of her marveled at the focus of the energy that ran through her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There’s a strange flush to her cheeks—a heat about her that’s different from thirst. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Through the melted tallow on his face there was a faint flush of blood. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The Nazis drag their arms across their damp foreheads, looking strangely flushed, exhilarated. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Gawaine flushed to the eyebrows, the veins swelling at his temples. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Nose to the ground, weaving in and out of young goldenrod and raspberry plants, he flushed a pheasant. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The Academy was 100 percent eco-friendly, right down to the bathrooms, where the toilets had different “flush settings,” depending on the kind of waste you were getting rid of. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “Aunty, there’s no water to flush the toilet.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He was flushed and sweating, his eyes wide and darting back and forth as if he expected a monster to leap from the shadows at any moment. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The two women were sitting together now, and Calixte whispered something to Tzara that made the warrior bite her lip and flush. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said the chaplain, a pink flush of impish pleasure creeping into his cheeks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Frank flushed and made a sort of jerking motion forward, then fell back, like a dog that suddenly remembered his choke collar. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Toby felt his face flush as he studied the girl standing before him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Lyddie seemed to stumble over the words, which made her flush with embarrassment. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I look around for help and then gather the remains of my breakfast and stand up, flushed, realizing just how hot it is. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z After being introduced, Woodhull stood and looked at the crowd, her face flushed and her fingers quivering. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z At last he came back to his men, panting, his face flushed, still grinning, not in the least ashamed of his boyish behavior. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I flush with anticipation, excitement, and a little fear. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were flushed a bright crimson, sunburnt from our walk this morning. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They pounded and knocked on the dining-room table to try to flush him out, but he wasn’t there. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His face is flushed, his dark eyes storming. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z My face flushed and my throat clenched as Deborah pushed my back to get me moving. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Mateo stands and his face is flushed, like we got into a snapping battle and I played him hard in front of mad people. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z This land was shy on trees but flush with rocks. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It felt like napalm flushing down my esophagus. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Noah, you understand why I sunk the Coral Queen, right? Every time Dusty empties her holding tank, it’s like flushing a hundred filthy toilets into God’s ocean!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I’m sure I flushed all over, but no one, after that first glance, was taking notice of me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Her clothes were the same, a brown dress belted at the waist, but her face was flushed, her eyes unfocused. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Quick—we sent Mama and Papa upstairs and told them we would bring them breakfast in bed. They looked so pleased they didn’t even ask any questions!” said Isa, her face flushed. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The food was elegant and expensive, and the aisles were overflowing with great streams of flushed and merry proprietors, all stout and balding. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His slanted almond-shaped eyes, sunk deep within their pinkish rims, were closed; one large triangular ear caught the firelight, flushing the inside a delicate pink, so that it appeared almost translucent. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "Somebody must have flushed this down a toilet." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Jerome exclaims, his face flushing burgundy behind his beard. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She cut the meal card into tiny pieces with nail scissors and flushed the pieces down the toilet. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z An aluminum wedge scraped them into the sink, where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Hofacket flushed and ducked his head, and I swear he would have kicked a clod if there’d been one on his studio floor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She didn't breathe on the way to the bathroom and was too scared to flush the toilet. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z You wouldn't seek him out for advice on a personal problem, but he'd be the first one you'd call when the dishwasher broke or someone flushed a hairpiece down your toilet. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A flush of red is rising from her neck to her cheeks. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Elisabeth paces in front of her office, her cheeks flushed, a hand in front of her mouth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z With flushed plump cheeks she twisted around in her seat. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She flushed the toilet and a fountain of water gushed toward the ceiling. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But then I remember my mother crying at the table, and the stinging is replaced by a flush of adrenaline. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z We go to my bedroom with flushed faces. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z These two were his drinking buddies, as flushed now as Papa was from the hot sake that was circulating and the beer and whiskey. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Soft as a baby’s bottom,” Father always said about the shawl when she wore it, twinkling at Mother, who would flush. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Time to go home, Uhmma says, her face flushed pink at the top of her cheeks. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “You go first,” she said, her face flushed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A pale flush of sunburn glowed on the bridge of his nose. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her cheeks are flushed, and she wears an expression that says she'd like nothing more than to smack someone. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “It’s not a big deal,” Luke said, but his body was flush again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They’s old ones, young ones, chain on top, and flush with the handle. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She had a happy, helpless expression on her face, which was flushed and hot. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I finish up and flush, reaching behind me, my head still down. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Then I gave a good hard flush to make sure the dye went where it was supposed to go. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z His face was flushed as he looked up to see Fadi enter. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The chaplain flushed again and gazed down at his hands. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “You should take the orchid and flush it down the toilet,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I am so tempted to tear up her precious notes and flush them down the toilet. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She relieves herself in the sixth-floor toilet and checks her instinct to flush, knowing the toilet will not refill, and double-checks the air to make sure it does not feel warm before continuing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He felt the eyes of the men upon him and his body stiffened, flushing hot with shame and anger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The lad flushed a high dark red and his eyes shone. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Then he went down to the boys’ toilet and waited until he heard through the wall the flush of water on the girlside. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed from the damp cold, her hair unkempt. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Sparrow flushed at this, a roseate warmth creeping into the blue of her cheeks and giving them a violet cast. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He held out the conch to Piggy who flushed, this time with pride. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Here Meg’s partner appeared, to find her looking much flushed and rather agitated. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He told me that Dusty Muleman denied flushing polluted water from his gambling boat, which was no big surprise. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Meaning, did anyone try to flush his face down the toilet? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z And then his face flushed red with anger. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for bringing them,” Ash said, wondering if her face were as flushed as she felt. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Aru felt a flush of pride in the same instant that she felt a stab of misgiving. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I sat down on my bed, cringing through another flush of embarrassment, and kept turning pages, going backward in time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z In a flush of embarrassment, Sticky reached for his spectacles. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He was hot and tired, flushed from the wine, and the danc-ing made him sad. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was a thunderous crash quickly followed by a scream, and moments later Bronwyn joined us behind the wall, flushed and panting. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Only the slightest flush betrayed any feeling on the part of the robopsychologist. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “I'm not the one who's too fugged up to get off the carpet or flush my own puke, dude. And you know why? I got me some God.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Her voice thinned in the air as she flushed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I dried with toilet paper, which I flushed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I grip the handle and flush a few times, alternating filling the toilet and flushing it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z A murmur passed through the audience and Kira felt her face flush in embarrassment. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face is flushed, and her hair is a hot mess. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Luke was just finishing the last of the kitchen floor when he heard the toilet flushing upstairs. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z She looked up at him, and he looked away, flushing, but she didn’t seem to notice, caught up as she was in her idea. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She turned back toward him, her cheeks flushed and glistening with sweat. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Elizabeth flushed, fingering the screw on the binoculars. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that police departments were suddenly flush with cash and military equipment earmarked for the drug war, they needed to make use of their new resources. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Penelope gorges on her pain and then throws it up and flushes it away. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z In these places there are flush toilets, white and alarming, where things vanish in an instant, with a roar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z For some reason, my face flushed, and it wasn’t from the heat. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z My parents came over for dinner that night and we ate, flush with the merriment of the season. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I flushed the toilet so Andrea would think I’d really had to go, then I went into the bedroom and asked about the bath salts. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to realize how childish the words had sounded; Harry saw him flush in the Mark’s greenish light. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Mom pushes down on the hypodermic syringe full of saline to flush the wound. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Since he was so far ahead of the pack I figured he’d just flush it home for game, but he didn’t. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z 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 And although he did not for a minute believe this herd of thundering clowns was going to flush Joe Mondragon, he never let that belief disturb his concentration on the job at hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And because of this—the Internet—he felt a flush of Tess love. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She quickly flushed the reddened paper towels, hoping they wouldn’t clog the toilet, then hurried down to the kitchen, pasting a smile over the anxiety she was feeling. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When he finally looked up, his face was flushed and his eyes bloodshot. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He flushed out Hercules Mulligan and ordered him arrested, but Mulligan outwitted Arnold and was released. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes shone, cheeks were flushed, the inner light of universal benevolence broke out on every face in happy, friendly smiles. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I allow to get thanks—” he paused and flushed as he looked up at the editor. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z All right, so neither of us are exactly in our first flush of youth, but you've got to keep looking forward.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed, and I was breathing fast. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z We are very modern—our bathroom is equipped with amenities such as a flushing toilet, an iron bathtub, and running water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised; I looked down, flushing, of course. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Grandpa’s cheeks flush with pride, or maybe it’s just the wine. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The cigarette butt still bobbed in the toilet bowl, but the tank was refilling, so he had to wait a moment before he could flush it again. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z With flushed cheeks and sweaty face, she at last looked up and grinned. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I flush and then open the bathroom door, and Mom's standing there. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You two flush them out from that side,” he said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I picked up one of Dad’s white shirts and suddenly flushed with embarrassment and anger. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That seems way worse than flushing goldfish down the toilet. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Lily sat up, rather flushed, and looked from James to Sirius in dislike. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His head, flushed with blood, ached more with each hour. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The early morning sky was flushed pink over the Wood, and the air smelled of the last of summer, that scent of slowly fading grasses combined with the first hint of cool winter. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A few seconds later, she blows her nose and flushes the toilet. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z A faint flush of anger crept up his neck and spread across his hard-set face. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z That we were all flushed and warm with blessed blood. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Exactly. The perfect creature to flush out our adversary.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z My skin was still flush from our game, which was good. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z At the sudden creak of footsteps above our heads, we broke away from each other, panting and flushed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We agreed not to run any water or flush the toilet; but since everyone’s stomach was churning from all the tension, you can imagine the stench after we’d each had a turn in the bathroom. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And now Nailer and Pima were flush because of it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure that back home you flush every hour, just to keep the water fresh, but we don’t do that here,” she said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In the developing silence, they could hear Rollo being dumped onto the gymnasium floor outside and then the sound of vomiting like a toilet being flushed. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He beams at us, his cheeks so flushed I’m afraid he might burst into tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She felt a flush of outrage crawl up her cheeks. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “I could teach you,” she said, pushing hair from her flushed brow. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He went to King City and studied a flush toilet and then built one of craftily bent tin and carved wood. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The light in the office was dimming, but it was not yet too dim to obscure the flush of frustration on Alfred Lanning’s face. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Her cheeks are flushed from the walk up three flights of stairs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Blue eyes shone through an otherwise pitiful face, flabby and flushed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He flushed faintly at what seemed to him the absurdity of his own question. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was flushed as he struggled back to his feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I sat still, my pen resting in my hand, my notebook open, my face flushed and my jaw jutting out into an underbite, an old trick I had to keep from looking sad or scared. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Donna flushes the toilet and I quickly turn off the screen and put the phone back on the counter. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Unable to wait, he went to the bathroom but didn’t flush the toilet. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A deep flush climbs from my stomach to my cheeks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They didn’t know her secret, or else they wouldn’t have dropped it so quickly, but their guess had been so close that George’s cheeks flushed with shame. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “I wonder why someone wanted to flush it away?” said Ron curiously. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Her face is flushed, and her eyes flash. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I never considered it bragging—I just think a lot of people were amazed to be more flush with cash than they ever imagined they would be. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, the dancing and the liquor and the sweet, heady rush of being eighteen had filled them both with a feverish flush. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My face and neck flushed crimson with anger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A flush of heat rose in her cheeks, and she sat back, busying herself with stowing the canteen and dirty rag. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A slight flush was working its way into her cheeks. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I saw a crude sign on the side of the wagon proclaiming YAMS, as I walked flush into the warmth thrown by the coals that glowed in a grate underneath. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I drop my arms and back away hastily, trying not to notice the flush on her neck. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I feel my cheeks flush and were both quiet for a while. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z There, poising her flushing, the arch-stone of the realm, he made an end. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he sits there, flushed and shivering, wondering if he is running a fever. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I flush, trying not to look into the unspeakable horror in the toilet. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Her face is flushed and sweaty, and she can’t tell whether the salt in her eyes is from perspiration or involuntary tears. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her big eyes were rimmed with red, her short black hair on end, freckles standing out against the full flush of her oval face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Dany was flushed and breathless, her heart fluttering in her chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A flush of panic swept up Sierra’s airway and took over her thoughts. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The children, flushed with tiredness, looked with sleepy eyes from one grownup to the other, but no one could suggest where they could find a boat. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I wanted to get up from my hammock and shout something that would flush them up like a flock of scared ducks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He then heard the flushing of a toilet from the bathroom and, as the door swung open, sat up to see who was there. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The old man’s white- stubbled face had flushed pink. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I could shred it up and flush it down the toilet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited, listening to footsteps come and go, to the water-sounds of hand-washing and flushing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A flush of excitement was rising up his neck into his hollow cheeks; he looked fevered. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z My cheeks flush, and I worry my anger will explode out of me any minute. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z If Momma just gave Byron some stupid punishment, then maybe it would be worth it for me to flush some Nazis down the drain myself. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His face flushed red as both of his hands flew up to his neck. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Odom extracted herself from the embrace, but her cheeks were flushed with pride. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But Charna reappears through the door in time, flushed with excitement. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A thought occurs to me, and embarrassment flushes my face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ralph flushed, looking sideways at Piggy's open admiration, and then the other way at Jack who was smirking and showing that he too knew how to clap. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z We watched in awe as Abuelita Remedios lanced, compressed, and flushed Pita’s wounds one at a time before applying her concoction liberally to each laceration. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She was shaking all over, tears of fury streaming down her flushed face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was the chess set she’d had to get new black pawns for, because I’d flushed all the old ones down the toilet. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Confused, faint, and feeling nauseous from sneezing, tears streaming down his flushed cheeks, Bud raised his left hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His face flushed again, this time from shame. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Quit being such a smart aleck, Newt,” he spat, his face flushing red. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then a series of odd sounds came up from the ground beneath our feet: metallic clanks, voices, and a noise like water flushing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z That big grin was back, but then she tamped down on it again, cheeks flushing a deep burgundy, and looked away. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We hear the toilet flush as scene ends. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z As Bailey lets go of Widget’s hand, she leans forward and kisses him quickly on the cheek, and Bailey can feel his cheeks flush. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Morrie, dressed in pajama bottoms, lay in bed on his side, his head flush against the pillow, his mouth open. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Many did not have a bathroom at all, or even a flush toilet, and very few had a full-size bathroom that they did not have to share with other families. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They skimmed along the bottom and turned over rocks to flush out frogs and fish. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It galloped past so close I leapt backward on tiptoe, flush with the canvas to avoid being impaled on one of its crooked horns. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The flames and smoke would do the job of flushing Booth out, without harm to the men. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The long flowy man comes out, his face flush and his blouse wrinkled into a fret, and he looks as if he’s already given up on the entire project. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Their faces were flushed and glowing with a sheen of sweat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Moody and Izzy and Lexie clustered around her, and she saw how they must look to her mother, flushed and wide-eyed and curious. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Feeling myself flush, I give a little wave. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “How am I going to live?” repeated Biddy, striking in, with a momentary flush upon her face. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I felt a flush of relief; maybe I wouldn’t have to explain myself after all. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z As soon as he says it, he flushes with shame and guilt. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He turns to another fighter, a girl a few years older than me who flushes when he speaks to her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Mother looked flushed and relaxed, and I noticed she was sipping bubbly wine that seemed to agree with her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Genie felt a flush of excitement to be going somewhere, anywhere, other than church or Tess’s. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I could tell he was reading ahead to himself, because his face flushed all of a sudden and he had to take a deep breath before he could go on. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z An exchange student flushes and comes out of the stall. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Sweat creeps along my brow, and my cheeks flush. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Celia can feel the heat rising up her neck and manages to control it enough that the flush is not noticeable in the candlelight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Around her in the smoke, the trackers laughed and told ribald stories that would have made a lesser woman flush with embarrassment. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We got up from the table, I excited and flushed, trembling already in anticipation. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He was a bit flushed but he really didn’t look that bad. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I sat there eating the piece of brown toast while she went into the bathroom and flushed the handful of egg, which could not be salvaged, down the toilet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Loma’s face flushed red as her hair, she was so mad, and she flounced off acting like a store-owner’s daughter to a hired hand. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A flush of nerves climbs from my stomach to my neck. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The heat of the racing headlights burnt his cheeks, it seemed, and jittered his eye-lids and flushed the sour sweat out all over his body. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Her cheek was deeply flushed and her hair disarranged. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They flushed and looked past him into the air. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She looked from Dimple to Evan and back again, her cheeks flushing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She could not, she had thought as she bent to kiss the baby’s flushed cheek, have loved this child more if it had come from her own flesh. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His face is flushed, his black hair damp and slick. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “You must want your tea,” said the good lady, as I joined her; “you ate so little at dinner. I am afraid,” she continued, “you are not well to-day: you look flushed and feverish.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She was flushed in the face and panting a little. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You’re a really talented baker,” Dimple said, and the girl flushed with pleasure. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His face flushed deep red and he put the pet carrier down on his desk as he raised his voice. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Her hair was pulled up, and her neck was flushed and splotchy. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “See how narrow this doorway is, like a neck that has been strangled. And the kitchen faces this toilet room, so all your worth is flushed away.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrambled to gather the letters, my face flushing, but it was too late. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were flushed and her forehead was pale. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z So I finish, flush, wash my hands, and then stare in the mirror and start popping zits. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z For an instant the world recedes and there is just his flushed face, his pulse visible at his temple, his lips slightly parted as he tries to catch his breath. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The explosion took out a whole legion of Kronos’s evil meanies as soon as the first harpy went flush. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z An instant and his face lost its blankness, flushed with the delirium of release, and then he vanished, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Calder heard the toilet flush and hurriedly closed the top of the bag. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z One more flush and it was all over. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z My face flushes, but hopefully they can't see it in the dim light. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Dari’s cheeks were flushed with the cold, but he was grinning so wide. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Izzy was still standing outside in the hallway by the time she’d flushed and washed her hands and opened the door at last. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The mayor’s face flushes, and he points to the man. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z High John raised an eyebrow and waited, and a flush of hot anger burned my face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Margaret, whose cheeks were now flushed a pretty shade of pink, threw him a smile and moved back, out of the way. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z His face was flushed, his eyes bright with ardour and indignation. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam stayed on the ground, his face flushed red, but his entire body shaking with laughter. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was a cold fall day with fire in the room and her cheeks flushed. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He flushes, splashes some cold water on his face, and takes a good look in the mirror. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Her flush matches the deep ginger of her hair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Yishan’s face flushed, but he still did not bow his head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She walked back inside clutching the picture, her cheeks flushed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I purposely hadn’t told my father that it was me who called the Coast Guard on Dusty Muleman the morning after we’d flushed the dye. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Looking over at him, I notice his flushed cheeks and rabbity eyes, his droopy brown mustache and bristly eyebrows, the stomach that protrudes from the bottom of his vest like a barely hidden balloon. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I feel my face flush with an overwhelming amount of heat. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z At the second pumping, a rush of warm water rusty with iron flushed out, but at the third it was cold and clear. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z As we got closer to the monsters, the sound of Charybdis got louder and louder—a horrible wet roar like the galaxy’s biggest toilet being flushed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I shook out the last of it, zipped my shorts, and flushed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She was glad his back was to her and there was no chance that he could see her face flush red in the shadowy light of the cabin. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The Frey boy was as jumpy as those rabbits he'd flushed earlier. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The sky flushed pink, then deepened into purple as we drove. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I clutched my clipboard to my chest and flushed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The bathroom light blinded him as though he were a bat flushed from his cave at noon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, of course,” Penelope felt her cheeks flush. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “To trap them or to flush them out. I say we try to avalanche the mountain but leave the train tunnel alone. People can escape into the square, where we’ll be waiting for them.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She was so flushed, I just knew she was getting worse. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z You start scanning for it, walking room to room: kitchen, living room— That’s when you hear the toilet flush in the hall bathroom. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Now it was Ralph's turn to flush but he spoke despairingly, out of the new understanding that Piggy had given him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He flushed painfully at this admission that he had been present at the dance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z An answering roar from below made her flush with sudden heat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His face was drawn in the twilight, as if the flush of anger had been ripped out of him and he’d been left with nothing more than gray sadness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He acted disappointed in front of them, but secretly he was flush with excitement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Standing in line all day brought on the very thoughts Milton wanted to avoid, of a clarinet imprint, like a ring of fire, on Tessie’s flushed thigh. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Caught off guard, Ash took it, and though Kaisa’s grip was sure, she looked away, and Ash saw a rosy flush along the curl of her ear. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel my face flush suddenly with embarrassment. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His skin was thin and he could feel himself flush. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After my shower I had gone without it, flushing away the Kleenex. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He looked at Ranofer as if he had never really seen him before, and there grew in his eyes a look of such troubled pity that Ranofer flushed and got quickly to his feet. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Her cheeks flushed, and she began to gather the shreds of good potato from on top of the pile of peelings. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Malfoy flushed with anger, but apparently the memory of Moody’s punishment was still sufficiently painful to stop him from retorting. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They sat, then, they sat beside each other, smelling of each other, faces flushed pink, both of them stunned, both of them speechless before the enormity of what had just happened. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Nailer felt a flush of relief at the compliment. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, will you please go into the bathroom and flush the toilet so your sister can use it,” Bloom called, struggling to keep his voice from sounding too strained. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll take half the dye and flush it from a different head.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z There was general merriment over this, and the strapping boy who had played the queen flushed and kicked the shin of the laughing youth next to him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z His face is not flushed and his breaths are steady. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Vincent, who took acid and tried to flush a sofa down the toilet. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Bethlehem Steel was a gold mine in a time flush with poverty, especially for black families from the South. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The water pressure wavered, its temperature spiking as someone in the next room over flushed the toilet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The sun was low, tired and flushed after a long day. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She was saved by the return of the servant, who bowed to her too — thus deepening the flush on her cheeks — and set before her a plate of food as well as a gold-plated goblet. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do. I—” He paused, then flushed rather guiltily. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The heat from the glowing coals brought a flush to Tyrion’s face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She sprang onto the barge and took a place on the railing next to me, flushed and scant of breath and—something I had somehow failed to notice before—quite pretty. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Sure. He sits on that little seat almost flush with my door.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z No sooner were the words out of my mouth than I could feel my face flushing. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Right, I know,” I say as my cheeks flush. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z She helps him up and, without a word, pats his hair until his face flushes the color of beets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Most antianxiety meds act quickly, do their business, and then are caught by the liver—the policemen of the body—which flushes them out in less than a day. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She felt herself respond to it, a flush of heat rising inside her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, his face cleared, eyes widening, and he flushed slightly, with excitement, as the answer came to him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Even with the old water flushed out, it reeked of rotten shrimp. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a clatter from the coal shed and, moments later, the mother cat dashed across the yard, flushed out by the noise of the gun. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She landed in an open field and raised her head just in time to see a splash of bright red flush across the dark grass toward her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z El Patron looked directly at Tom, who flushed red. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Speechless, I looked down to hide the sudden flush that came over my face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The children began to twitter and I flushed hotly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When she saw her posts reposted on another site, she flushed with accomplishment, and yet she had not imagined any of this, had never nursed any firm ambition. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And for the next few days, whenever I saw the secret guard conferring in a corner or as they walked across a field, I’d feel a flush rising to my cheeks. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Lisa, who worked in the cottage, steered me into the staff bathroom and poured water over my face to flush out the chemical. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z A urinal flushed and I knew it was him who flushed it, because Shannon was the only person who ever flushed the urinals. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He felt a flush of achievement, at how easily fiancée had slipped out of him, a sign of future uxorious bliss. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Where do you live?” he blurted finally, then flushed because of all questions he might have selected this was the least clever. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I say, “I don’t know a reason for plumbing pipes to be that big. What you’re showing me is way bigger than the flushing hole of a toilet, Calvin.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “The flush doesn’t work,” she said when she came out. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This flushing had undoubtedly released insecticides lodged in the accumulation of gravel, sand, and rubble and carried them into the lake and thence to the river, where chemical tests later established their presence. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I feel a little flush of embarrassment creep into my cheeks when I think about it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Her face was still flushed from all of the cooking. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Caesar’s dark skin flushed darker still, and he scowled and looked away from her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Sweat disappears from my brow, and the flush in my cheeks drains away. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I regret that I never saw a bear or wolf or followed the padding retreat of a giant hellbender salamander, never shooed away a bobcat or sidestepped a rattlesnake, never flushed a startled boar. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Alice was lying there, her blouse open where I had unbuttoned it, her face flushed, eyes wide in disbelief. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z What Lubek is doing would be an excellent way to flush out Jews. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I could feel my face flush red, and I stared at the biscuit in my hand. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Ambrose’s face flushed furiously and it took him a long moment to find his voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed and thrilled with effort. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “I am not a detective,” Major Danby replied with indignation, his cheeks flushing again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z After the glowing news—Biafran troops were flushing out the last remnants of the enemy, Nigerian casualties were high, mopping-up operations were concluding—he would fantasize about joining the army. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I laughed too, even though my cheeks were flushed. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her eyes were brown too, beneath a heavy shelf of brow, her cheeks smooth and flushed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her eyes were a deep blue in the candlelight, the clear white of her skin flushed with a secret excitement. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But instead of lying down, I saw him sit, back flush against the bed, watching the door and anything that might come through it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A metal panel lay flush against the cement. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The soldiers were paraded so close to the house, which stood flush with the sidewalkless street, that Johnny at first thought they must be in the room. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I felt myself flush and concentrated on unwrapping another Mini Cup to distract from it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Pulling shut the door, which, despite all Charles’s efforts, still did not close quite flush, they remembered the bear and wondered how they could keep the wild creatures from destroying the cabin in their absence. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Her face is warm and flushed, but the little creases in the corners of her eyes always make me smile back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She giggled excitedly, rather embarrassed, flushed though, very pleased. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She swiveled to stare intently at him; her scrutiny was so strict that he felt himself flushing. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I had no way of knowing that the key word in that sentence was going to be “flushed.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z My face flushed as we stepped into the room. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Jinx’s face flushed and his hands were shaking. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When she notices us, she flushes and stands. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Leon looked up, smiling at Santucci, blinking away the flush on his cheeks, a smile like the kind an undertaker fixes on the face of a corpse. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With a flush of embarrassment, she realized she was supposed to be greeting the Governor at that very moment. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He empties the bucket into the lavatory and flushes and there’s a powerful stink in our kitchen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Her face was white as snow but for rough red spots burning on her cheeks, and Kaede felt herself flush in response. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He gawked at me when he saw my name — not an encouraging response — and of course I flushed tomato red. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He gazed into the fire, and a flush from the ale and heat deepened the color of his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Van Eck’s voice was calm, but an angry flush had crept up his neck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Bits of tree bark stuck to his mustache, and his straining face was flushed with exertion. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There was a note from Mother: These herbs will flush the antibiotics from your system. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It had a black-and- white tile floor, a toilet that flushed with a powerful whoosh, a tub so deep you could submerge yourself completely in it, and hot water that never ran out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. de Vries comes in, her cheeks flushed, but otherwise unharmed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Zeitoun tried to flush one of the toilets and sewage poured out. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Her pale round face seemed flushed, and her eyes, behind the glasses, were afraid. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I knew I had its attention because it let out a terrifying howl and sheep came flushing out the door past me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were flushed from the wind, and her hair was blowing around. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And not to flush pads down the toilet, and to soak soiled underwear in cold water. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The repairs were dependent on the manufacturer’s engineers pulling the magnets apart, flushing the oil lines, and putting them back together properly. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A man comes marching up, his face flushed red with anger. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A swath of red flushes Ethan’s face beneath his eyes and his hands tighten on the steering wheel. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I flush beneath his stare, not sure what to say. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Their effect on Gale is immediate—the flush on his cheeks, the brightness of his gray eyes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z His white cheeks were flushed, and he rubbed at his nose before he spoke. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her ghost hearts beat like real ones, and her cheeks flushed—all the habits of her living body taking root in her phantom one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Hari’s face was flushed, and like me he was looking about in amazement. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Looking up at the swirling tentacles of darkness, Frank felt like he was trapped at the bottom of a flushing toilet bowl. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Finally, the man wiped himself, flushed the toilet, and stood up. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His face is flushed and his bad leg throws a spit of dust with every step. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z His horn-rimmed glasses sat crooked on his flushed face. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But then I allow myself to see, and I flush with regret. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I flushed the toilet: It was a steel commode/basin combination, just like the ones in the psych unit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom’s face flushed and her eyes got bright. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I felt a flush of guilt wash over me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jon could see it in his eyes, the tightness around his mouth, the flush to those round cheeks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “So he is, dear old fellow!” said Laurie heartily, as Meg paused, looking flushed and earnest with her story. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where in the hell do teachers think we black people can get that type of money! They must be mad. Black people aren’t flushed with money like white people are!” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He should remember to flush the toilet, too, but that doesn’t mean it happens. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have to flush ourselves in?” he whispered. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Red leaned forward, his skin flushing with sudden blood. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And when we get to my house, I’m feeling flushed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z A real toilet with flushing water and seats like the ones we had in Phnom Penh. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people get a royal flush and some get a pair of deuces. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z When he looks up, Henry’s face is flushed and transfixed, his lips parted. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Sir, your kindness is greatly appreciated. Oh, I fear what this sun is going to do to my complexion. I can already feel a powerful flush coming upon me.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The steam rose from the shirt and filled my head with the clean fresh scent of sun-dried cotton, and bubbles of perspiration flushed along my hair line and dripped down my neck. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z To accomplish that, he needed to clear his head, to flush away all distraction, especially the memory of the butterscotch Krimpets, which had already hooked him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it seemed to those who stood by that in the glow the faces flushed softly as with health returning, but it was only a mockery of hope. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I drop the pills into the toilet and flush them down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She cringed away from Shagga, flushed and fearful, trying to cover her charms with her hands and coming up a hand short. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Swifts, flushed from chimneys, catch fire and swoop like blown sparks out over the ramparts and extinguish themselves in the sea. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His broad face was flushed behind his great black heard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Penelope flushed with pride at their courteous behavior. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They chatter, all flushed and breathless, climbing a ladder that’s going nowhere. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed and her dark eyes were full of tears. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I flushed, and reached for my brush again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “But it is not,” she realized, with a flush of pride. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The human part of him had just been flushed away. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The haptic chair instantly flattened itself again, then retracted so that it was flush against the wall, clearing a large empty space in the center of the room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He figured getting the water cut off was the worst, because you couldn’t flush the toilet. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At 7:15, we were taken into a tiny cell with a single drainage hole in the floor which could be flushed only from the outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When something had angered Malcolm X during the day, his face would be flushed redder when he visited me, and he generally would spend much of the session lashing out bitterly. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My friend had time to flick her cigarette into the toilet bowl and flush. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I sit and turn my flushed face to the corner, my back to the cafeteria. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I plan to flush them down the toilet, all but one, which I’ll keep for myself. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z His eyes narrowed and a flush crept up his neck past the velvet collar. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She flushed it away once, and then again and again until the water in the bowl returned to its normal clarity. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I feel flushed all over and hope I don’t look it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mom poured the ashes into the toilet and flushed them away. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw a slow red flush creep, then spurt, up his neck, spreading over his face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She raises her eyes to mine and I flush. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I feel my face flush—not because of the giant bamboo utensils and huge painting of Jesus’s Last Supper hanging in the dining room, but because Lola’s grinning at him. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Instead of nodding and smiling and thanking me for noticing, she flushes and doesn’t answer. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z His face has gotten flushed, as it always does when he gets excited. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z My skin is so fair even the slightest flush to my cheeks makes me bright red—I was probably neon right now. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z After a little while Mr. Gatz opened the door and came out, his mouth ajar, his face flushed slightly, his eyes leaking isolated and unpunctual tears. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z A flush spread up her chest and neck. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z George looked down at her feet and hoped that neither of the boys noticed the flush that filled her cheeks. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z His cheek flushed; he half rose; then sat; then rose again, straining to hear this new intruder. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z For a change I’m glad to see David standing there, his face flushed from swinging. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z An impenetrable, tangled mass swept toward Magdalys, flushed around her, and nearly toppled her as she stumbled along with them and out into the muggy Manhattan night. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And he did three little poos under the sink and I picked them up and flushed them down the toilet and then I got back into the bath again because it was warm and nice. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been waiting for ages,” she said, lifting her hand to her mouth and fake-yawning—but her cheeks were flushed and her chest was rising and falling. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Another burst of nervous energy flushed through Moss’s body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But when I did flush, it brought on a whole new round of questions. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His face flushes red, and, I swear, his eyes are too bright. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I demanded, my face flushed with the potential embarrassment of it all. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He stood at the threshold, snow caught in his windblown hair and sooty lashes, his face flushed from the cold. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I looked at the carving, and felt a flush of relief, because I actually recognized it. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Instead he flushed red, turned his pale eyes from his father’s paler ones, and went to find the keys. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He turns and his face flushes red when he recognizes me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Maybe if I told him that, there wouldn’t be a layer of hurt beneath his flush of embarrassment. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Her pale skin is flushed pink with anxiety. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He felt a flush of accomplishment at their obedience until he realized that Naomi had given them a nod. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The sky seemed as close as the tops of the trees, covered with still cloud and flushed on the morning side with a lurid, foxy glow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z What am I supposed to do, flush it? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Unless my imagination is messing with me, a slight flush colors his cheeks, too. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “What do you want?” the man snapped, his face flushed with anger. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared up at him, not recognizing him, and felt my face flush with the embarrassment of being a public spectacle. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, seated across from me at the kitchen table, his face flushed with whiskey and pride, he said, “Tell me about it, son.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Whenever Kayode returned from a London vacation, flush with relevance, Emenike would ask him about the latest music and films, and then examine his shoes and clothes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A slight flush showed on the worthy lady’s cheek. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z She was flushed with April sun and her mouth felt sticky from jelly beans and Easter candy. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She flushed, unexpectedly, and for the first time, I saw something mean in her eyes. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Middle-class whites in Clarkston, flush from Atlanta’s economic boom following the expansion of the airport, could afford to move. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Her whole body felt flushed, suffused with blood as if she were being slowly cooked in her own skin. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Hale had clearly lost patience; his face was flushed to the base of his neck. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Genie flushed, embarrassed once more, but also super happy to have that ginger beer because the thirst was real. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z His face was flushed, and he was breathing hard. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I flush at being called beautiful and talented, but when he says indfgena, I freeze, then glance around to make sure none of my coworkers are close enough to hear. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His clothes were wrinkled and his cheeks were flushed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Joana pushed through the door of the projection room, flushed and out of breath. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A faint flush crept up his neck, and the pitch of his voice lifted, became a fraction higher. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z My face was flushed, but something inside of me had gone very cold. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Her mother, inclined at first to attribute her complaints to moping, took a second look at her flushed cheeks and put her to bed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just a fire drill,” I said, but 1 knew that somebody pulled the alarm to flush Nicole outside and get a look at her. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I breathe in the soap smell, the disinfectant smell, and stand in the white bathroom, listening to the distant sounds of water running, toilets being flushed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood up, lifted the toilet seat, and flushed my unfinished cigarette. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z A few of the portraits change—hair grows shorter or longer, noses shrink, skin tones flush over with enhanced or brand-new colors, hair textures morph, mouths plump up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Clancy’s face flushed at the accusation, his dark eyes flicking back over to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mama’s superstar dreams were flushed away, all ’cause of me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They were set flush with the face of the door, which was flush with the front of the frame, which was flush with the wall surrounding it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I felt myself flush hot with embarrassment again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then I had it down around her hips and her flushed face wavered through the collar, her hair down in disorder again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Wez surprised a vixen drinking at the stream, and Walder flushed three rabbits from the underbrush and managed to put an arrow in one. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was a bit uncomfortable—after the story I’d just heard—with the Callimachean epigrams having to do with flushed cheeks, and wine, and the kisses of fair-limbed youths by torchlight. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Milton Ashe flushed, but a fourth voice cut off his reply. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Because .. . well, I had to get yours secondhand, and there wasn’t a lot of choice!” said Mrs. Weasley, flushing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His skin was less pale, I decided — flushed from the snow fight maybe — the circles under his eyes much less noticeable. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Mother ran into the hut, her face flushed, gripping an envelope. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Frankie grabbed her cap back from Joseph, who flushed with embarrassment. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And someone has to flush out the mysterious “we” lurking in the “our” in the “Our people make the difference” statement we wear on our backs. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I flushed without fear of falling into a pit of smelly waste. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z My face flushed hot and I knew I must be red as a beet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Before he could explain, the cosmic toilet flushed with a mighty roaaar! The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The roommates kept a stewpot simmering perpetually on the stove, tossing in a scrounged vegetable when they had it or a scrap of meat when flush, and squabbling over spare potatoes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “We tore up the letter and flushed it down the toilet. Never found another one, either. Guess he was more careful after that.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Two green-clad figures in the center of a vibrant ballroom, so undeniably in love that the entire room flushes with heat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They arrived, flushed and breathless, to find Jon seated on the sill, one leg drawn up languidly to his chin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Peeta pulls me to the lake where we both flush our mouths with water and then collapse into each other's arms. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She’d said she could never forgive, but it would seem she already had, and she flushed with confused dismay. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Commander has a key to the door, which is plain and gray and flush with the wall and, I think, made of steel. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s so funny to see how quickly Mrs. van Daan flushes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Paula had said to Ifemelu that evening after her talk, her cheeks flushed from the excitement and relief of having done well. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A toilet flushed from somewhere in the back, and a voice from behind them said, “Hey, Mikey. You had one responsibility—keep groupies off the bus. How hard is it?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His eyes were bloodshot as usual, and his pudgy face was flushed, but he looked like he was suffering from grief more than wine-withdrawal. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Someone flushed so much pot down one of the toilets in the sculpture studio they had to get somebody in from the Water Department to dig up the septic tank. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She had torn it up into little tiny pieces and flushed it down the toilet, so she couldn’t change her mind and paste it back together. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Beatrice’s stepbrother stood defiantly in the doorway of the truck, his cheeks flushed and his eyes blazing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I flush the toilet and wash my hands, and return to the pathetic scene. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Twin feelings of anger and sadness flush through me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Jemmy felt a flush of embarrassment and dodged the question. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Images burned in her brain, a flush burned in her cheeks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I felt my face flush but knew Mark wouldn’t be able to see the color in my cheeks because it was so dark in the room. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He aided the Osage before they were flush with oil money, donating to charities and schools and a hospital. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes, the hot phone pressed against my flushed cheek, and he said nothing and I was relieved. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z With Nixonian cunning, Calliope unwrapped and flushed away a flotilla of unused Tampax. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Guess I kind of got carried away with my own noise,” he said flushing. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There seemed only one way to get rid of the bad taste, and that was to flush out his mouth with more and more words. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Two bobwhites scooted across the tracks right in front of us, heads up and backs straight as tin soldiers’, but they flushed before T.R. could point. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “The both of you are drunk,” I said to cover my flush. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I made a pile of toilet paper in the toilet, lit it, and when it started burning, the flame shooting silently up out of the bowl, I flushed it down the toilet. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Are you there? Phone call! She says it’s an emergency, for God’s sake! I know you’re there, I heard you flush the toilet a minute ago!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His cheeks flushed, his forehead flashed hot, and he got dizzy from holding his breath. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But Henrietta’s body had become so contaminated with toxins normally flushed from the system in urine, her cells died immediately in culture. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Banks, flush with cash, stayed open late to cash checks for workers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I’m surprised to see you here, Maleeka,” she says, flushing the cigarette down the toilet. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z And while Papa and Mamma were solidly middle class, they weren’t exactly flush. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Instead his crew had standing orders to flush the waste into the basin, which was already murky. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Henry had been too flush with goodwill at the bar to think about needing to test that it worked. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The girl flushed, embarrassed even at this commonplace courtesy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her face flushes and her eyes shine with happy tears. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When someone flushed you could hear the water and other matter, which the children named, running inside the big pipe above the drinking spigots. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I even touch your nose with mine to recapture the electric current that used to flush through my blood whenever I did so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A few people turn toward us and look at our table, and I feel my face flush. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z No matter how many times I bathed her, her face was hot and flushed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Granddaddy peered at me, saying, “You look flushed. Are you sure you’re all right?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z His cheeks are flushed, pushed up by a huge grin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed, and strands of hair had come loose from her bun. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “You can flush the toilet,” he sang, his voice taut-tense, though trying to be reasonable and sunny even if on the verge of hysteria. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then rip it up, pulp it, and flush it. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z When their gazes locked, he flushed, the tips of his ears turning pink. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Her pale skin gleamed in the sunlight, her own swirling work tattoos almost black against the flush of her cheeks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But then, cheeks flushing, he pushed the thought away. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Alex felt his ears go red as he flushed with shame. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z His face was flushed, and she could tell that he was elated. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel his face flush red with the effort of keeping still. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Little kids on pastel bikes pedaled furiously, churning the heat to butter, gasping stories of wooden crates piled higher than skyscrapers, of crates broken into, pigeons flushed and killed, security guards posted. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Then he found that they lay so smooth and flush with the frame that he could not get his teeth to them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her breath was white as well... but her eyes were blue, her long braid the color of dark honey, her cheeks flushed red from the cold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I saw chamber pots that flushed clean without servants having to empty them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a toilet flushes and Moira comes out of a pink cubicle. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed and her eyes were pink and swollen. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Now, his face flushed, stumbling over his opening sentences, he began to read from a legal pad. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “My mom tried to get me to eat liver at Rita’s Cafeteria one time. I wrapped it in my napkin and flushed it down the toilet.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z At that moment, Miss Goodacre burst into the room looking flushed and tense. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z There’s a Brazilian samba she stamps to in bare feet, waving her arms until she is flushed ^nd exuberant with the rhythm of the drums. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As I pour a bowl of corn flakes, I count how many times someone in this house apologized to me for flushing while I was in the shower. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z A girl next to her, face flushing bright red, burst out, “No! The word is the same for whoever says it.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They stood flush together like a sparkling wall. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She was flushed and laughing by the last kiss, suddenly shy again, but it made no matter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I flushed with embarrassment and looked around, suddenly remembering where I was. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I glance down, catch the slight purple flush across her cheeks. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Big Time felt himself flushing, felt the drugs flooding through his body, felt himself easing into that state in which he just didn’t care about anything. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His face flushes pink as he tucks the chain back under his starched collar. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z If he couldn't track down Russian spies and bring them to trial, perhaps he could flush them out into the open. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Some motels have outhouses, but this one has a real though smelly flush toilet, and a bathtub. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I felt the beginning of a flush on my cheeks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’m flushed, like I’ve done something wrong, again, but I realize helping Michael will get me some points with Miss McDaniels, especially after the baseball incident. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Ah, Marchese Milo,” he declared with effusive pleasure, flushing the fat, disgruntled woman out the door without even looking toward her. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She seems to think there’s nothing wrong in what she’s doing; she laughs with delight, her eyes sparkle, her cheeks are flushed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Bilbo flushed, and there was an angry light in his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Ophie pulled one out but got through only a few lines before her face flushed, and she folded the paper hastily and put it back. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z That beautiful black hair was gone, shaved to the skin, and so were the fire in her eyes and the flush of her cheeks. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z His face was flushed, his eyes wide, like a cornered bunny. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Dany opened her arms to them, her skin flushed and glowing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Holding her new doll right up to the American woman's face and tipping it so that its little head touched the woman's flushed cheek, Sandi made a smacking sound. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A few days later, Meng arrives at the tent site all flushed and out of breath, telling us he has just returned from the Youn jail. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We can’t flush the toilet anymore after eight at night or after eight in the morning. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He rose to his feet at once, while Mrs. Van Hopper, flushed with her success, waved a vague hand in my direction and mumbled my name. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Armistead saw Pickett running up through the trees, a note in his hand, his face flushed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “A lot of nonsense,” Mr. Patch-Withers grumbled, with a flushed face. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Where the crown jewels get dropped down sewers and flushed down toilets. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Plus the water flowed with enough force to hose streets and docks clean and to flush open clogged sewers. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter had thrown her furs over the back of the chair, and her cheeks were flushed in the heat of the ship’s interior. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A toothpick, inserted into a standard keyhole and snapped off flush, is a marvelous thing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Patrolman Mancuso’s olive skin flushed slightly, except in limited areas scratched by the Peace Party auxiliary. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My cheeks flush as I take them off, hand them to him, and pray he doesn’t notice. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z His face flushed with annoyance, and taldng off his soft hat he began to beat it impatiently against his leg as he walked. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He was up in bed, suddenly, enraged and flushed, shaking. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair was damp, his face flushed and radiant. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Me with terribly flushed cheeks, beaming as the lead singer winked at me while we played. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His cheeks flushed and he looked at the ground, preparing himself for whatever clever thing Lydia had to say. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I was still flushed and swollen, but at least I no longer looked completely crazed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Mom—” The toilet flushed down the hall in our apartment. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The effort brought a red flush to his neck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Surprise shows on Dylan’s face and he flushes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z After a while she dragged herself to the new homemade flush toilet and tried to vomit the salts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “No? Here? Does this hurt? So. Well, I think you just need a kidney flushing.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Around six months,” she said, shrugging a little even as her cheeks flushed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A torrent of water flushed away the greasy creature. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Amaka chanted, “Flush, flush, flush,” while I struggled to break free. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I will, and you must hear me. It’s no use, Jo, we’ve got to have it out, and the sooner the better for both of us,” he answered, getting flushed and excited all at once. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They arrived, flushed and breathless, to find Jon seated on the sill, one leg drawn up languidly to his chin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They came home flushed and laughing from the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Harry noticed a dull red flush rising up out of Hagrid’s wild black beard, and his heart sank. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I could not flush because there was nothing to flush, it would be a waste of water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Her freckled face was flushed, her eyes bright in the frame of dark lashes, her hair plaited into a thick shiny braid that hung down the left side of her neck. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A toilet flushed from somewhere in the back, and a voice from behind them said, “Hey, Mikey. You had one responsibility—keep groupies off the bus. How hard is it?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Well, we’re all quite used to it out there, you see,” I said, trying not to fidget, flushed with the brilliance of my success. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Prince flushed, then growled, “Oh, of course! Just pleased to pieces. But—but—blast it all—he was the best man we had on the guns! We needed him!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom’s face flushed with rage, and Matt braced himself for a fight; but just as suddenly the anger drained away, as though it had never been there. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z More than that, they are so much a matter of course that their comfortable performance is fully as much enjoyed as the playing of a safe top running flush. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A flush of crimson crept modestly to her cheeks, and she made a depreciating moue.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Miep came up one afternoon all flushed and asked Father straight out if we thought they too were infected with the current anti-Semitism. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She lay aggressively receptive, flushed, her navel no goblet but a pit in an earth-quaking land, flexing taut and expansive. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z After I urinated, I wanted to flush but the cistern was empty; the lever went limply up and down. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Already I was heavy-hearted in my soul for the flush commodes and machine-washed clothes and other simple things in life I have took for granite. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced at his flushed face and saw this was a big deal to him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Sansa had only to glance at Arya and see the flush on her sister's face to know the boy was telling the truth, but Joffrey was in no mood to listen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His face flushed with discomfort, and he was rooted to the spot in disbelief as the rain clouds gathered above him again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was winded and his cheeks were flushed, but that triumphant smile still spread across his face. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In the hearth at the north wall a large fire cracked and lisped, flushing the room with a dry sirocco that caused frozen skin to tingle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z By the overhead light he checked his face in the mirror: it was moderately scratched, but otherwise not so flushed now, not that bad. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt myself flush with embarrassment at having disturbed the Trappist silence. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Wide flush the fields; the softening air is balm; New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z They started, she flying swift as an arrow, her hair tossed back over her white shoulders, a rosy flush tinging her fair body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At last she passed into the great hall and then was outside, where the night air was cold against her flushed skin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns to me with flushed cheeks and grabs Lidia’s hand. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And oh, the hot flush of shame that chased that picture. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I wondered if the bishop’s wife saw the flush on my face, but she went on smoothly with the conversation, and I listened to her greedily, like an eavesdropper at a shuttered window. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z To Harry’s left and right came the sound of flushing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My temper flared so hot and quick that I actually felt my skin flush. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her hair was disheveled and her face was flushed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Why, only last week your own horrible Aunt Sponge flushed my poor dear father down the plughole in the bathtub.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He tore the cards in tiny pieces and flushed them down the toilet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She could feel him twisting the point, flushing it into her throat, and she almost closed her eyes again, but then she remembered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Bast flushed a deep crimson and bit his lips. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I lay on the planks, my cheek flush to the wood. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Thank God for his pointing finger, his flushed face, his staring blood-shot eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I pull back, and for a moment, I just study his face—the thick eyelashes fanning across his flushed cheeks, the constellation of freckles on his nose. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Calder shut the door, flushed hurriedly, and took several deep breaths. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It was the schoolmaster’s turn to flush, and he looked stem, as he did sometimes in the classroom. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby’s face was flushed and his throat was working and a little thick drool of saliva issued from his lips. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I tear it into little pieces and flush it down the toilet. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z We heard the toilet flush then—in Mrs. Baylor's bathroom at the end of the hall. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I shrugged like it didn’t matter one way or another, but I felt myself flush with pleasure. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Dimple could see, flush from the endorphins of a great performance, why actors and performers got addicted to this kind of thing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He pushed down on the handle of the toilet, but it didn’t flush; the lid of the toilet tank was leaning against the wall and the floor was covered with dirty water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Our faces are neither paler nor more flushed than usual; they are not more tense nor more flabby—and yet they are changed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The sea monster fell into a smooth glide just below the surface, the dark water skimming to either side as they flushed along the river toward the bay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Our snares had done well enough and the woods were flush with greens, but this was really no more than our average Friday-night haul. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Claudine flushes the color of the strawberry in her hand, and drops it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I clench my teeth thru it but then the medicine starts to work and a flush of cool flows into my bloodstream. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I looked at Mother, who paled and then flushed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Joe took his own sweet time about it, flicked droplets of urine all over the floor, zipped up his pants with a flourish, and turned away without flushing the toilet. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The king rose to his feet, his face flushed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “They flushed them right out into the street. How do you like that? The whole batch.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The shock of his freezing hand on my flushed skin made me flinch, but it was the explosion of pain at the base of my skull that made me cry out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You’re not going to fight your way in. So you have two choices. Trap the dogs inside or flush them out.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Day ran into night, and still I slept, until finally the rush and rumble of a flushing toilet rolled me on my back and up from sleep. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “But he’s right, you know—about Dusty Muleman flushing the holding tank into the basin. Everything Dad said was true.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Malfoy had flushed a dull pink; he looked furious as he stepped away from Crabbe, with whom he appeared to have been having a whispered argument. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z My shoulder and legs suddenly feel very exposed, and the flush on my cheeks now turns to magma-level red. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Gates came up to us, flushed with pleasure. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He raced in circles around the tractor, a habit he had picked up years ago when my father would plow or mow and sometimes flush quail or partridge hidden in the field. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Where on earth have you all been?” she asked, looking at their bathrobes hanging off their shoulders and their flushed, sweaty faces. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The Labadists in particular embraced simple communal living and sacrifice in order to flush out the poisons of self-love. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When the toilet flushed, they stopped talking about it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I squeeze the glass of water in my hands and try to imagine the cold reaching the flush in my face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Yanna turned to look at Pinmei, who would have flushed if her cheeks had not already been red from the cold. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His cheeks are flushed, though maybe it’s the wine. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I felt a flush of embarrassment to be caught shopping when I should have been plotting a revolution. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Waves of hot and cold flushed through her, chased by despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Quincy, flushed and happy, agreed to all this, but more seriously he warned Johnny to watch out for himself. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thee doesn’t become a Quaker just to escape the Meeting,” she said, and Kit flushed at the gentle reproof in her tone. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z "Traitors," Joffrey was babbling excitedly, "I'll have all their heads, I'll-—" The dwarf slapped his flushed face so hard the crown flew from Joffrey's head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I see that things have changed,” he observed, and Kaede flushed so deeply she couldn’t look at him. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Byron was on take seven when Momma finally wondered why the toilet was being flushed so much and came upstairs to see what was going on. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I flushed the toilet again and opened the door. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was close enough for me to see the red flush that had overtaken his face, but he hadn’t seen me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was a new experience to him, and a wild flush came over him, so that he did not watch and feel out his brother’s mood as he usually did. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They grew flushed and spotted and thick-tongued and tired and slow-moving near unto the lower limit of what is generally thought to constitute a living human body. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He terminated the call and put his phone on the corner of his desk, flush with the desktop's edges. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you coming down with something? You look flushed.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z William had the grace to flush, but he held stubbornly to his position. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z ‘Save me!’ said Sam turning white, and then flushing scarlet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But Farid’s face had flushed red, his lips pulled back in a snarl. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The hood of his sweatshirt was up, framing a flushed face, ripe with pimples. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Bought them, gagged on them, flushed them, I remembered. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed watery now in the red flush that bathed his face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A door next to the sink led to the toilet, which was flushed by pulling a chain attached to a wooden box on the wall above the seat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Her long lashes fringed with tears, her red cheeks flushed with anger and upset, the sound she made when she fell that night. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As for her face, it was a flushed and rosy red. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flicked to her lips, and she felt an unwelcome flush. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “O wonder!” he was saying; and his eyes shone, his face was brightly flushed. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked up and saw Captain Johnston riding back, his face flushed and worried. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were being sent out as bait for the enemy to lure them into an attack, to flush them out of hiding. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a twist of incredulous amusement in Sarai’s voice, and while she spoke, she reverted to her true color, her skin flushing back to blue. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There’s the same flush of shame, of guilt and terror, and of cold disgust with myself. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I noticed she had a kind of bright flush,” Ethel repeated. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The reader suddenly sat up, cast away the paper, displaying a flushed countenance, and with a funny mixture of solemnity and excitement replied in a loud voice, “Your sister.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down and turned his flushed face away from me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A deep flush snakes through me like the arcana. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "If you're hunting sometimes you catch yourself feeling as if-" He flushed suddenly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He bent over to tie perfectly tied shoelaces and came up with a flushed but straight face. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He scurried up the street, feeling like a cockroach that someone had flushed out of hiding. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “They never even looked in here, Hannah. I flushed the toilet and pretended to be going, and no one came in.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get real. She spits it out in her napkin and flushes it down the toilet. Haven’t you ever noticed how often she visits the can on meatloaf nights?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I fought down a flush and wondered how he had known I was hoping to find Denna here. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Cole’s father gulped a quick breath, and his face grew flushed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I inspected myself in the mirror, pinching my cheeks to flush them and baring my teeth to make sure they were clean. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Probably because of the time I flushed Charlie’s entire line of black pawns down the toilet and told her Santa didn’t exist. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But these soldiers began to flush as the girl approached them. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Was it her imagination or did her parents look a little flushed? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The first two times Frightful went off with the game he had flushed, he could do nothing but bark. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Watch your filthy mouth, Clyde,” Mrs. Smith said, flushing crimson. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Somebody had flushed the toilet, and there was water still spilling over the edge. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Ernestine, after playing outside most of the afternoon, came to supper one evening with flushed cheeks. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Ty flushed and bunched up his fist like he was going to slug me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z With the furor over police repression in Birmingham simmering, and the flush of excitement generated by Malcolm X’s visit still lingering, the students pressed for immediate action. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She could see that his mother was not well; she leaned on her son, and was flushed with fever, though she smiled and greeted the others. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her eyes are focused and her cheeks are flushed, and she really looks so pretty. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z For The Count of Monte Cristo, they flushed toilets in the studio bathroom to imitate oars splashing into the sea. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “No, I don’t,” she said, but her cheeks were flushed and her eyes bright. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I flushed a bit at his rebuke, more than I would have normally, as I was feeling the wine. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Couples and crowds flowed in and out—their cheeks flushed, pleasantly drunk—stumbling and stoned or just laughing at some joke I’d never hear. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Alexa, flush with red wine, her eyes red below her scarlet hair, changed the subject. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I can hear a toilet flushing over and over again and water sloshing out of a bowl. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z His skin flushed beneath his small black mask. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She was breathing hard, her eyes wild, her cheeks flushed, her hair held back only by a pencil she’d stuck behind her ear two hours ago and clearly forgotten about. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I flushed with embarrassment as I realized what I’d said, but pushed ahead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Give you something to flush out his kidneys,” he said. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I flushed at the heat in his low purr, annoyed by him and his knowing smirk and by the betrayal of my body. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A flush of feeling burns in his chest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I look flushed, like a rosy-cheeked summer girl who belongs in the sun. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Harry flushed and cut me a look to let me know he’d settle with me later. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Ben drove to the bus, past the fallen hives and parked his car flush against the side of the bus, making sure that there was no way for a dog to challenge his presence again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were tired, but his cheeks were flushed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The princess flushed, and Hotah saw a spasm of anger pass across her father’s face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Waking from her first kiss, still flush with the magic of the extraordinary night, Sarai had been buoyant, and alive with new hope. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He made himself say the words, though he felt flushed with embarrassment. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I held my breath as a flush of irritation crept down the man’s neck. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her skin flushed as she examined these drawings, the lines of thighs and rise of breasts—were they imaginary women? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “So Dusty agreed to cough up the ten grand,” Dad went on, “and he promised never, ever again to flush into the basin.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Their hands turned slick with work, and their crew tattoos shone like intricate knots on their flushed faces. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The way Jupiter Charity-Sanchez is now staring at the poster on her closet door—flushed cheeks, moist eyes, closed mouth—makes me want to absquatulate into a crevasse somewhere and perish. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Ned sent Alyn to seek him out and offer him a position with the Hand's guard, but the boy was flush with wine and victory and riches undreamed of, and he refused. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She heard a whooshing, like the sound of a defective heart — someone flushing the toilet. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z His happiness made her own face flush in response, and Celaena set down her candle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” he said, a hot flush rising to his cheeks. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was about to say something, but then a toilet flushed and she realized we were not alone. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin, white despite the faint flush from yesterday’s hunting trip, literally sparkled, like thousands of tiny diamonds were embedded in the surface. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Colonel Moodus, his face flushing with embarrassment, bent close to whisper into his ear. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He could feel the flush creeping up his cheeks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Taran felt a surge of answering anger, a flush rising to his cheeks, but he turned away. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z To keep the lye from burning up my scalp, I had to stick my head into the stool and flush and flush to rinse out the stuff. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I ex- tend the invitation in Spanish, slowly, using gestures, feeling flushed with embarrassment. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivan’s face flushed and his eyebrows rose up so far that Anya thought they might just melt into his hair and be gone forever. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The thought of explaining her gift to him brought an immediate flush of shame. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He even ... she flushed and shook her head, breaking off the story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His face is flushed from digging up the ground under the windows. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And the smell rose up with it, of about five months’ worth of flushes for our whole family. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She pointed to a flush of purple in the distance. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I hear footsteps and flushes and running water, and I wait until I know for sure no one is here before I step out. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Ibtihaj, I didn’t know you had it in you. That’s the kind of fire we want to hear and see,” he said, his face flushed with excitement. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Well then go wake your sister and tell her to flush the toilet,” Bloom said. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were sparkling and her face flushed as she performed onstage for the first time, too stagestruck to realize she was a part of Olaf’s plan. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Both women were on their feet, flushed as though they’d been running a race. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z "And flushing your ten thousand gallons of vomit." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z When his flushed face finally emerged from the covers, I said hello and introduced myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “The petition was my idea,” Isa said, a flush covering her cheeks. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Seven gave her the side-eye, taking in her straight, short black hair and bangs, her round, pale face and flush red lips. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He stopped and before answering he felt a keen sensation of excitement flush over all his skin. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, through the same flush war years, John Hughes had hustled profitably enough to be able to open a pretty good gambling house. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I flushed the bog and sprayed the sicky air freshener, holding my breath. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Then, seeing her dancing eyes, I pressed my lips together and tried to fight down my embarrassed flush. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He could share the living room with me—there was plenty of space for a second bed—the toilet flushed, and the ceiling never leaked. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Seems this job’d be easier if we could flush ’em out with fire,” Camey said, slapping the boar on the haunch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Despite the absurdity of feeling such a thing at that moment, in those circumstances, he flushes from top to bottom, tingles and goose bumps all over. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When Nana saw the bowl, her face flushed red and her upper lip shivered, and her eyes, both the lazy one and the good, settled on Mariam in a flat, unblinking way. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Her face flushed with rage, her eyes darting back and forth between us. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But Monday morning when he sees me from across the courtyard and leaves Merryl’s side to come talk to me, I feel my cheeks flush. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Nick’s leaning against the wall nearby, flushed and smiling. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Uncle Vernon looked as though he had something stuck in his throat; Aunt Petunia, however, was oddly flushed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I hear Ellis get into the shower and Dad flush the downstairs toilet soon after. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I glance at the Doctorita to see if she notices my flushed face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The color had come back to her cheeks, but where it had been a delicate flush before, it was now a small fierce spot on each cheekbone. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Some administrator or superintendent in a starched suit, his flushed face greasy with perspiration. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her hair was falling out of its ponytail and her face was flushed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She had been shouting, she realized with a sudden flush of shame. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Every part of her felt warm and liquid and flushed as Dill’s guitar-callused fingertips stroked the webs of her fingers. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When summer came, Orr rolled up the side flaps to allow a breeze that never blew to flush away the air baking inside. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And then she gets a little bit red in the face, and turns to leave before it becomes a full-fledged flush. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When you flushed, you could hear the water gurgling down the pipes from the overhead box. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was flushed with drink and with talking about the addition, to which Grover appeared about to agree. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She paused to cough, leaned down and coughed, and when the spell was over her cheeks were flushed and she was exhausted. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Pearl flushed and shot a glance at her mother. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She looked around at Dumbledore again, and though her cheeks were flushed, her gaze was steady. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The man’s face flushed crimson, so dark that it matched his work shirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was all very well at the first flush of his return. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel my cheeks and ears flush with it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “If we can flush those pills down the toilet, she might be okay. In the meantime, speaking of that TV show, do you think we should call the police?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Or if your buddy’s using the urinal, you can push him from behind and flush it at the same time. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Before he can answer, the toilet flushes and my grandfather emerges from the bathroom. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I knew the number of his room, 148, and I hammered at the door, very flushed in the face and breathless. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed, her lipstick faded, and she laughed at everything Mr. Sen said. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Unable to think of a response, I felt myself flush redder, and she laughed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He stood up slowly and looked down at the dead witch, at her rich black hair, her flushed cheeks, her smooth pale limbs wet with rain, her lips parted like a lover’s. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I secretly think it’s haunted by all the fish that were flushed down it. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z And something in that desire made her realize how far she had drifted from that first flush of excitement with Jennifer. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She wore dangly blue earrings and quite a bit of rouge, which made her look flushed. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z People who flush easily become even more agitated when they feel themselves getting hot under the collar, and they quickly lose to their opponents. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Her head ached, her body flushed hot to cold. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ever since the night after the accident, she had hovered about him, fussing, asking questions, and when she peered into his face, he flushed with shame, remembering. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Then I walked flush into the vibrations of the voices and felt an electric tingling along my spine. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I took in their flushed cheeks and hands on their hips as their complaints echoed off the concrete walls. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Watching them was a little like peeping through a window when the shade is not drawn flush. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Althea appeared in an open door, her face flushed, chest heaving. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I fought down a hot flush of embarrassment as they looked me up and down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He heard his wife cough, water run in the girls’ bathroom, a toilet flush, and Matthew yell something at Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I just wanted to be alone for a minute so I stood there and flushed the toilet. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Some inmates, for example, would try to flush something huge, like a bedsheet, in hopes it might foul up the entire block’s plumbing or allow them to flood the gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The smile on Stephanie’s face is replaced with flushed cheeks and a look of pure confusion. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z |
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