| 单词 | flushed |
| 例句 | Down the hall they went, mother and daughter, faces flushed with accomplishment. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 His clothes were wrinkled and his cheeks were flushed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Another burst of nervous energy flushed through Moss’s body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z 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 His face is flushed, his dark eyes storming. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Bought them, gagged on them, flushed them, I remembered. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Around six months,” she said, shrugging a little even as her cheeks flushed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z 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 Somebody had flushed the toilet, and there was water still spilling over the edge. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Bits of tree bark stuck to his mustache, and his straining face was flushed with exertion. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z 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 My face was flushed, but something inside of me had gone very cold. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 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 Her face was still flushed from all of the cooking. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 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 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 Waves of hot and cold flushed through her, chased by despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His face was flushed, and he was breathing hard. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 He flushed painfully at this admission that he had been present at the dance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 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 His cheeks are flushed, though maybe it’s the wine. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z His eyes were tired, but his cheeks were flushed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Bast flushed a deep crimson and bit his lips. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “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 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 His hair was damp, his face flushed and radiant. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 “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 Kaede’s heart was pounding, her skin flushed as if she had truly been running. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed with anger and resignation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 When he looks up, Henry’s face is flushed and transfixed, his lips parted. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “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 Was it her imagination or did her parents look a little flushed? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z 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 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 a little flushed, his eyes suddenly alert. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes as her cheeks flushed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And then his face flushed red with anger. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z His face is flushed, his black hair damp and slick. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Her voice thinned in the air as she flushed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 “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 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 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 Her face was flushed, her lipstick faded, and she laughed at everything Mr. Sen said. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “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 I flushed the bog and sprayed the sicky air freshener, holding my breath. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z 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 No matter how many times I bathed her, her face was hot and flushed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He flushed faintly at what seemed to him the absurdity of his own question. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 He was up in bed, suddenly, enraged and flushed, shaking. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z In her flushed and swollen features, I could see the void that my father had left. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z His face was flushed, his eyes bright with ardour and indignation. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 He made himself say the words, though he felt flushed with embarrassment. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z "Somebody must have flushed this down a toilet." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 He beams at us, his cheeks so flushed I’m afraid he might burst into tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I ex- tend the invitation in Spanish, slowly, using gestures, feeling flushed with embarrassment. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They chatter, all flushed and breathless, climbing a ladder that’s going nowhere. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 clutched my clipboard to my chest and flushed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When their gazes locked, he flushed, the tips of his ears turning pink. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My face flushed hot and I knew I must be red as a beet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z 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 His face was flushed and he swallowed timidly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My face flushed as we stepped into the room. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 “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 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 “They flushed them right out into the street. How do you like that? The whole batch.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z 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 I flushed with embarrassment as I realized what I’d said, but pushed ahead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dari’s cheeks were flushed with the cold, but he was grinning so wide. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Calder shut the door, flushed hurriedly, and took several deep breaths. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 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 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 Thank God for his pointing finger, his flushed face, his staring blood-shot eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When the toilet flushed, they stopped talking about it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 A torrent of water flushed away the greasy creature. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Althea appeared in an open door, her face flushed, chest heaving. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z 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 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 Her cheek was deeply flushed and her hair disarranged. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My face and neck flushed crimson with anger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z 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 Nick’s leaning against the wall nearby, flushed and smiling. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Mrs. Odom extracted herself from the embrace, but her cheeks were flushed with pride. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 They flushed and looked past him into the air. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 “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 Her pale round face seemed flushed, and her eyes, behind the glasses, were afraid. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z His eyes were bright with reflected light, his cheeks flushed. 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 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 Mama’s superstar dreams were flushed away, all ’cause of me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z 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 Dany was flushed and breathless, her heart fluttering in her chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 She was shaking all over, tears of fury streaming down her flushed face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Gates came up to us, flushed with pleasure. 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 He was a bit flushed but he really didn’t look that bad. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “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 “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 The girl flushed, embarrassed even at this commonplace courtesy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed, and I was breathing fast. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “A lot of nonsense,” Mr. Patch-Withers grumbled, with a flushed face. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When his flushed face finally emerged from the covers, I said hello and introduced myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 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 Finally, the man wiped himself, flushed the toilet, and stood up. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Her cheeks were flushed and red, and her eyes sparkled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 Before he could explain, the cosmic toilet flushed with a mighty roaaar! The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 “You go first,” she said, her face flushed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “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 I feel flushed all over and hope I don’t look it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 His face was flushed as he looked up to see Fadi enter. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The lad flushed a high dark red and his eyes shone. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The amiable Swede departed, her kindly face flushed, her eyes suffused with tears. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Bellatrix’s face, so recently flushed with happiness, had turned an ugly, blotchy red. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Euwe’s face was flushed by the chastisement and he was on the verge of tears. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for bringing them,” Ash said, wondering if her face were as flushed as she felt. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 He tore the cards in tiny pieces and flushed them down the toilet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “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 “Are you coming down with something? You look flushed.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Joana pushed through the door of the projection room, flushed and out of breath. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z 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 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 His face was flushed, his eyes wide, like a cornered bunny. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His horn-rimmed glasses sat crooked on his flushed face. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I flushed, and reached for my brush again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A flagon of wine was in his hand, his face already flushed from drink. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A man comes marching up, his face flushed red with anger. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 Charles passed a hand over his damp, flushed forehead. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 Her cheeks are flushed from the walk up three flights of stairs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z 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 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 His face is not flushed and his breaths are steady. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 He flushed out Hercules Mulligan and ordered him arrested, but Mulligan outwitted Arnold and was released. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 My flushed face takes up the giant screen once I step onstage. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “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 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 “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 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 Her face was flushed and thrilled with effort. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She was breathing fast and her face was flushed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The human part of him had just been flushed away. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z 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 His face flushed, he dragged it back into place. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z 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 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 Here Meg’s partner appeared, to find her looking much flushed and rather agitated. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Clancy’s face flushed at the accusation, his dark eyes flicking back over to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Yishan’s face flushed, but he still did not bow his head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her cheeks flushed into a color you only see in television cartoons. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 His face flushed again, this time from shame. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her hair was pulled up, and her neck was flushed and splotchy. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Her face was flushed and her eyes were pink and swollen. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Dimple flushed and looked away, hands tightening around the iced coffee cup. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z 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 I flushed with embarrassment and looked around, suddenly remembering where I was. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z 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 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 For some reason, my face flushed, and it wasn’t from the heat. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 Her pale skin is flushed pink with anxiety. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z 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 The smile on Stephanie’s face is replaced with flushed cheeks and a look of pure confusion. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 The chaplain flushed again and gazed down at his hands. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z 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 There was locker inspection once a month, and everyone who used the bathroom, flushed. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I glanced at his flushed face and saw this was a big deal to him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z El Patron looked directly at Tom, who flushed red. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I flushed the toilet again and opened the door. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at Mother, who paled and then flushed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z 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 She turned back toward him, her cheeks flushed and glistening with sweat. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z 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 His face was flushed pink in the damp heat of the bus. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She was flushed in the face and panting a little. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sweat trickled down the sides of their faces and their cheeks were flushed. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z "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 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 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 The Frey boy was as jumpy as those rabbits he'd flushed earlier. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At that moment, Miss Goodacre burst into the room looking flushed and tense. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Hari’s face was flushed, and like me he was looking about in amazement. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Marlena is flushed, digging through one of the drawers of her vanity. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When he finally looked up, his face was flushed and his eyes bloodshot. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 “What do you want?” the man snapped, his face flushed with anger. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The hood of his sweatshirt was up, framing a flushed face, ripe with pimples. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z 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 Her cheeks were flushed and her forehead was pale. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Liam stayed on the ground, his face flushed red, but his entire body shaking with laughter. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 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 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 The king rose to his feet, his face flushed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I sit and turn my flushed face to the corner, my back to the cafeteria. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z 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 His face was flushed and radiant as an angel’s. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Everything flashed and light flushed out the world, as if the sun had exploded. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z 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 His broad face was flushed behind his great black heard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I dried with toilet paper, which I flushed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She flushed the toilet and a fountain of water gushed toward the ceiling. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 Ty flushed and bunched up his fist like he was going to slug me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were flushed, making her blue eyes even brighter. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z 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 sky flushed pink, then deepened into purple as we drove. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z 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 With flushed cheeks and sweaty face, she at last looked up and grinned. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 The man’s face flushed crimson, so dark that it matched his work shirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She looks flushed and it’s odd she doesn’t even mention cigarettes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z 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 His face is flushed from digging up the ground under the windows. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z 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 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 Blue eyes shone through an otherwise pitiful face, flabby and flushed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z 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 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 He even ... she flushed and shook her head, breaking off the story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Trip flushed and stepped closer, so she was nearly in his arms. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 I flushed and turned back to the women. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z 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 Her hair was disheveled and her face was flushed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Cole’s father gulped a quick breath, and his face grew flushed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And when we get to my house, I’m feeling flushed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Her face is flushed, and her hair is a hot mess. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She walked back inside clutching the picture, her cheeks flushed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z 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 We got up from the table, I excited and flushed, trembling already in anticipation. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 So Sarai rose to her toes, erasing the last little gap between their flushed faces. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were flushed from the wind, and her hair was blowing around. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was flushed and he was wearing Nora’s feather hat on his head. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z 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 Jinx’s face flushed and his hands were shaking. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “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 Mother ran into the hut, her face flushed, gripping an envelope. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Her cheeks were flushed a bright crimson, sunburnt from our walk this morning. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Now he sits there, flushed and shivering, wondering if he is running a fever. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Her hair was falling out of its ponytail and her face was flushed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z 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 “I allow to get thanks—” he paused and flushed as he looked up at the editor. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 His eyes were dilated, his clear cheeks flushed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Even with the old water flushed out, it reeked of rotten shrimp. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I felt pleased and flushed and rather happy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 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 The Nazis drag their arms across their damp foreheads, looking strangely flushed, exhilarated. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes glowed, and her face was flushed with excitement. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z 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 Where the crown jewels get dropped down sewers and flushed down toilets. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Elisabeth paces in front of her office, her cheeks flushed, a hand in front of her mouth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He scurried up the street, feeling like a cockroach that someone had flushed out of hiding. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “No, I don’t,” she said, but her cheeks were flushed and her eyes bright. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Elizabeth flushed, fingering the screw on the binoculars. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 With Nixonian cunning, Calliope unwrapped and flushed away a flotilla of unused Tampax. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was flushed straight down to the base of her neck. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z 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 The children began to twitter and I flushed hotly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Mrs. de Vries comes in, her cheeks flushed, but otherwise unharmed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z 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 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 I saw chamber pots that flushed clean without servants having to empty them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face is flushed, and her eyes flash. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 "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 Caesar’s dark skin flushed darker still, and he scowled and looked away from her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I stood up, lifted the toilet seat, and flushed my unfinished cigarette. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z 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 Except then Nick whirls in out of nowhere, flushed and beaming. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z 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 "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 The sun was low, tired and flushed after a long day. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z As for her face, it was a flushed and rosy red. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 Mr. Hale had clearly lost patience; his face was flushed to the base of his neck. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Their faces were flushed and glowing with a sheen of sweat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He sat down and turned his flushed face away from me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man’s white- stubbled face had flushed pink. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 His face was flushed as he struggled back to his feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “O wonder!” he was saying; and his eyes shone, his face was brightly flushed. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Beatrice’s stepbrother stood defiantly in the doorway of the truck, his cheeks flushed and his eyes blazing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Some administrator or superintendent in a starched suit, his flushed face greasy with perspiration. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z 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 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’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 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 He said this so warmly that she flushed with pleasure. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 Her face was flushed, and strands of hair had come loose from her bun. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z That we were all flushed and warm with blessed blood. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z 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 Lily sat up, rather flushed, and looked from James to Sirius in dislike. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I had no way of knowing that the key word in that sentence was going to be “flushed.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z 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 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 His face is flushed and his bad leg throws a spit of dust with every step. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z We go to my bedroom with flushed faces. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They came home flushed and laughing from the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z With flushed plump cheeks she twisted around in her seat. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Both women were on their feet, flushed as though they’d been running a race. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He held out the conch to Piggy who flushed, this time with pride. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “You’re a really talented baker,” Dimple said, and the girl flushed with pleasure. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He turns to me with flushed cheeks and grabs Lidia’s hand. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z For a change I’m glad to see David standing there, his face flushed from swinging. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 She had a happy, helpless expression on her face, which was flushed and hot. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 But Farid’s face had flushed red, his lips pulled back in a snarl. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 Her face was flushed from the damp cold, her hair unkempt. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Her hair is windblown and her cheeks are flushed. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I look flushed, like a rosy-cheeked summer girl who belongs in the sun. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Milton Ashe flushed, but a fourth voice cut off his reply. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z 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 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 Pauline flushed the toilet and thundered defiantly back into her room. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 I stopped in my tracks, flushed and panting. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z 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 I shook out the last of it, zipped my shorts, and flushed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Her face flushed with rage, her eyes darting back and forth between us. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She giggled excitedly, rather embarrassed, flushed though, very pleased. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 Dany's skin was flushed and pink when she climbed from the tub. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mom’s face flushed and her eyes got bright. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z 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 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 Her face was flushed, and her hands shook as she raised the water skin to her lips. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z 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 Matilda stood before her, panting, out of breath, her small face flushed crimson all over. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 I laughed too, even though my cheeks were flushed. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I demanded, my face flushed with the potential embarrassment of it all. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Dany opened her arms to them, her skin flushed and glowing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 white cheeks were flushed, and he rubbed at his nose before he spoke. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z 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 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 She was so flushed, I just knew she was getting worse. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z 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 My face flushed hot and my throat tightened. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “I do. I—” He paused, then flushed rather guiltily. 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 His face has gotten flushed, as it always does when he gets excited. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 It was a cold fall day with fire in the room and her cheeks flushed. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “I could teach you,” she said, pushing hair from her flushed brow. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 But Charna reappears through the door in time, flushed with excitement. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Gawaine flushed to the eyebrows, the veins swelling at his temples. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I secretly think it’s haunted by all the fish that were flushed down it. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z "If you're hunting sometimes you catch yourself feeling as if-" He flushed suddenly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 cheeks are flushed, pushed up by a huge grin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I glance at the Doctorita to see if she notices my flushed face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Penelope flushed with pride at their courteous behavior. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z 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 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 His jaw was stuck out, his skin flushed and taut. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z 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 Frankie grabbed her cap back from Joseph, who flushed with embarrassment. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z 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 Alex felt his ears go red as he flushed with shame. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 His face was flushed, and she could tell that he was elated. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Pearl flushed and shot a glance at her mother. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z With so much partying, the other toilets were probably getting flushed nonstop. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z |
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