It was only a few days, hours perhaps, until my heart would stop beating, in truth, and the bees would fly off to haunt someone else. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She Banished a cushion and it flew across the room and landed in the box they were all supposed to be aiming at. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A plane would fly to its target and come back, land, refuel, and reload with fresh bombs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Any sign of danger, a distant howl, the inexplicable break of a branch, sent me flying back to the fence at first. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I figured it might fit me well enough, so I chased away the flies and cut it offhim. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry suddenly wished the pod had flown a little farther, so that he need not have been sitting here with the pair of them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The two eagles flew so high that from the ground they were the tiniest of pinpricks in the sky. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She caught up with him and flew at his side. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A single figure swathed in furs fired a rifle into the midst of them with a gaunt dog dæmon snarling and snapping beside him whenever one of the filthy things flew low enough. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother and little sister flew to Syracuse in February 2004 to live with me. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spassky flew back to Paris, and Bobby boarded a train for Germany. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His method of tidying was peculiar: he simply swallowed all the flies and spiders in the boxes before I could stop him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“With so much flying fish there should be dolphin,” he said, and leaned back on the line to see if it was possible to gain any on his fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was funny how he had really come to detest flying. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Sloan himself stood petrified in the middle of the court, watching in disbelief as balls of death flew around him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Look! Another bomber!” a young man said, laughing, and pointed at a vulture flying overhead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I knew there was no choice but to fly. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The scale survived the first few impacts, but then we heard a big sproinggg and it flew apart. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I flew with Ted Williams in Korea. You knew that didn’t you?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wounded by flying metal scraps earlier in the war, he’d pulled out his pocketknife and dug the steel from his thigh. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see my buttons popping off and flying in all directions on a daily basis. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He tapped his thumbs against his revolvers and said, “When the bullets start flying, you may find I’m nice to have around. Those pretty pictures aren’t going to keep you alive.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

That night, I saw those glasses flying past my head again and again and again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

We could get on that plane tomorrow and fly right straight out of here, if only he would say so. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think he’s guarding these straits. If that’s really Hercules, sailing or flying away wouldn’t do any good. He’ll want to talk to us.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Then run!” cried the man in black, and he broke into a run himself, flying across rocks in the moonlight, pulling the Princess behind him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned back, and Tino flew past him, landing on the desks of the next group. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was drama here, I can tell them—thousands upon thousands of us crossing the Rappahannock with banners flying, drums rolling, and our instruments of death gleaming in the sunlight. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

In their company I attended grainy black-and-white movies in which ponderous, turtlenecked men slogged the stony beaches, cursing the gulls for their ability to fly. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“He liked to tell how he fed some of his first heavy water to a fly,” recalled one student, “and it rolled over on his back and winked at him.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe not a bad end for a flying horse, but Reyna had lost a loyal friend. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

All performed flawlessly, flying nice elliptical trajectories downrange to impact on the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

After a few days, he was flown out to Camp Ranger, a base camp about twenty miles north of Saigon. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Betty’s nursing school schedule called for her to fly right back to New York, and she could return in four days. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bus wasn’t leaving for four hours, and the minutes of those hours struggled like gnats on fly paper— dying slow, exhausted with the fight to stay alive. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was already well ahead with his fly business; and he had just started in the spider line also; so he had not been of any trouble to me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

That he had spread his arms and flown with the Tripps? Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He placed Dinah on the cot, next to me but not touching, and asked, “How do you do this flying, Jezebel?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The sparrow pecked the ground a moment longer before she fluttered her wings and flew above the tree line, over the brick walls, and out of sight. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Genie wondered why Grandma didn’t just get one of those fly zappers they had in Marlon’s as he and Ernie squeezed and snapped peas off the vine, tossing them into the basket. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There are humans all over the place, driving in cars and flying in airplanes. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ajay shook his head so that drops of water flew everywhere. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I sit in my room wishing I could fly away from all of the madness. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even better than the Shuttle, which must be launched with rockets, would be an aerospace plane that could take off from a runway, like a jetliner, and fly up into orbit by itself. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, World War II started about then, and I wasn’t able to fly again for a long time. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because before hummingbirds could discover his upside-down bottle, a bunch of flying ants happened by, and in no time they drove themselves like lemmings up the glass tube into Herbie’s jar-shaped slaughterhouse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All round her flew the birds, circling and leaping and swooping and rising. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The rumble rose to a roar, and then cries flew into the darkness from everywhere. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even shipped or flown alive away from their dark homes, they lose something. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tail gunner Tonya Khokhlova, of the 125th Guards, told how on one occasion some Soviet pilots flew low over their airfield and dropped an object out of their plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

A door slammed overhead as Madam flew out of her chamber. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was flying over the desert solo in an old Hawker Hart biplane and I had my camera round my neck. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those flying monkeys were creepy. But other than that, I don’t know, I thought it was kind of boring.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Taylor said in awe just before the explosives took out a section of trees and sent Adina flying back on her butt. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I leap left and shag it on the fly, then rip it back to first. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The American flag flying merrily over the consulate. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the thing that flew down swept them aside with a brutal blow from her wing, and then settled heavily on a ledge just above the children’s heads. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I shook Pedrito awake and flew out of that bed terrified that something had happened to my boy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We both go flying, toppling to the floor in a tumble of elbows and kneecaps. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

One possibility is that the Reston strain originated in Africa and flew to the Philippines on an airplane not long ago. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did I think about how long it might take to fly to the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re in the middle of a lake! Can that thing fly?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The porker had taken a right at East 42nd and was flying back toward Fifth Avenue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He said, too, that he had been kidnapped by a flying saucer in 1967. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he officially quit work that evening, Rick Deckard flew across town to animal row: the several blocks of big-time animal dealers with their huge glass windows and lurid signs. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

From Beirut, I flew back to Cairo, and there I took a train to Alexandria, Egypt. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wincing at the pain in his foot, he turned his head a little to the right and saw the face of a soldier near him fly off. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She brought the staff down upon his sword, splinters flying into the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But she was too busy watching Natalie’s fingers fly across the screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Among them was one homeless bird, always flying on to somewhere else. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

But a few seconds later—so fast does the crow fly—they were gliding to earth a yard from her front door. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Hermes knew where they lived, and leaving the happy land the two flew back across Ocean and over the sea to the Terrible Sisters’ island. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The list of diseases and their insect carriers, or vectors, includes typhus and body lice, plague and rat fleas, African sleeping sickness and tsetse flies, various fevers and ticks, and innumerable others. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Anderson never fell, never slipped back, never flew. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Feels like Tyler is the sun and I’m the fly. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And after all those months flying solo, it was a bit of a relief to be with someone who knew about my premonitions and wasn’t completely freaked. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

By the time my dad got it out, the engine had flooded and it wouldn’t fly anymore. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We pointed out other things—the spring, the cave, a gull flying, the sun and the sky, Rontu asleep—trading the names for them and laughing because they were so different. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just when he thought a vomit comet was about to fly...he stopped moving. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Every flying creeping thing,” according to the Bible, “shall be an abomination....Neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I flew out of my chair, out of the window, slid all the way down the bluff, my feet touching the sand as Noah hit the water. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It came just before lunch, as he was standing at his locker, and flew in with such force it knocked him back, making the row of lockers resound like a steel drum. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

As Reverend Deal moved into his sermon, the hands of die women unfolded like pairs of raven’s wings and flew high above their hats in the air. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, when the people had finished their work in the fields, the birds flew down and ate as much grain as they could manage. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I’m eager to get a move on too, believe me, but his silent mode isn’t gonna fly with me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We fly people in all the time. A guitar player gets sick or something.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He had used the same voice and the same words to tell us we were flying to Oakland to reunite with our mother. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You can fly it anywhere, with or without a magnetic grid. And it’s the perfect thing for spreading fires. The Rusties sure knew how to make a mess.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Barack was flying back and forth to D.C. all the time now. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

More and more my thoughts flew to Raji, and I stayed up late in the evenings, finishing the quilt. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he walked, he rocked up on his toes, as if he was trying to fly but couldn’t get off the ground. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“It must have been thrown over here by the force of the blast. You can use it to become Ultraman and fly up to the gate!” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Liam and I flew back against our seats at the exact same moment, looking at each other in alarm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Dad’s camera slipped from her hands and flew across the floor. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

The electric hum lingered, then it flashed again as another fly went straight into it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I'd rather be sneaking lipstick on in the bathroom, sending Cotton selfies of how fly I looked, then washing it all off so my mother wouldn't see it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

In one of the train cars, giant hunks of meat, covered in flies, were piled almost to the ceiling. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And she snapped a little twig off the pine branch she flew with, and sniffed the sharp resin smell with greedy pleasure, before flying slowly down to join the sleepers on the grass. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Cree move into the camps for fall and winter to trap and the buyers fly from camp to camp on a regular route. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth hung open, and flies were gathered in the stubble of his beard. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

This drone was actually being “flown” and manipulated by an expert who was sitting back at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Their wings were like angels’ wings, except the eagles’ wings were fully unfurled, flying. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

When it was over, the result, besides a very sore body for me, was six flying fish in the locker and a much greater number in the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

An instant later he heard a thump and a cry of pain and the body flew off of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was good for the mule as the dust had a way of keeping the flies off. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerris pointed to where a corpse slumped against a brick wall, attended by a cloud of glistening green flies. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His white hat flying up into the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He flew over the parapet of the bridge and upstream. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three pairs of green eyes flew out into the field and converged at a darkened area at the far end of the park. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

For a split second, Harry thought he was going to throttle her as his hand flew to her throat; next moment, he was dragging her toward Ogden by a gold chain around her neck. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We wanted to be fly but not draw too much attention. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Thinking of all the times I’ve seen lists flying at me, and how I always end up flat on the ground. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They flew low over the base’s makeshift buildings and strafed the canteen with gunfire. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

A coating of dust flew into the air around her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A starling trapped in the house flew up the stairs to the second floor. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

He let the pegasus's. reins go slack just long enough for the black steed to kick him in the head and fly away free over Miami Bay. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly a station wagon whose right back door flies open when you take left turns too quick, gets honked at every time it inches up a hill, and leaks black oil all over the street. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He looked in the can at the last fly left. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“It has a lot, and I mean a lot, of flies and it is indoors. You won’t have to deal with rain or wind.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

We don’t talk about the danger—but what I imagine is a cartoon version, bullets flying and each boy a superhero, running, invincible, through a spray of gunfire. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

When Ash looked ahead she saw a blur of green tunics and horseflesh moving through the trees, and there was Lore, her horse’s black tail flying. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abandoned there, and half destroyed with flies, old Argos lay. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long silken plumes flew from their helms, and rainbow cloaks draped their shoulders. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

How could they sit there without twitching a muscle, even with the black flies buzzing under their bonnet brims? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

A boy walking back to his room with an open bag of chips jumps about ten feet at the noise, the chips flying out of the bag and scattering on the floor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They waited in the darkness, listening to the footsteps running up and down, beams of light flying along the street from the Death Eaters’ searching wands. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As Masha’s burning plane sank lower, one of the German fighters flew so close that Masha could see his grinning, freckled face. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Dimple scratched at the paint on the wood table with a fingernail, sending green flecks flying. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ahead of us is the Hancock building, and beyond it, Lake Shore Drive, the lazy strip of pavement that I once flew over like a bird. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I wanted to jump on the horse in the painting and fly over the hills. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mare flew over stone and stream and meadow, and by that sundown Beowulf was master of a greater estate in the land of the Geats than anyone save the king himself. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I was asleep for a long time. He said I had to fly or die, and I woke up, only I was broken and I couldn't fly after all." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He felt the words that he was about to speak fly from him; he felt the power of God go out of him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Something—maybe a rock or a clump of dirt—flew up from under the animal’s hooves and struck Pollard in the head. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when he came flying into the living room on skates, I laughed it up so he’d feel a little better about my slipping him the insects. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Looking at it from the roof of her house, she had thought that crossing it would make her feel like a gossamer-winged fairy flying through the air. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he got to the last swallow, Michael, Genie was down to one fly. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There were so many things that flew away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe if he keeps holding on to me, I won’t fly away. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

We splashed through shallow puddles, startling flies from their perches atop piles of rotten food. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

After that they wished to fly airplanes, or be prizefighters, or preachers or dancers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When she saw a monstrous turtle destroy a hundred villages with each step of his foot, she flew down in a fury and slew it with her sword. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Gandalf came flying down the steps and fell to the ground in the midst of the Company. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Kat grabbed me and flew off the train, almost knocking over a gentleman trying to board. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you see me doing something stupid, it’s because I don’t fly very often. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

That night a bat flew into the room through the open door that led onto the balcony and through which we watched the night over the roofs of the town. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Naked and ashen, he leaped from the bed, and with a flying tackle, grabbed his wife around the waist, and they hit the floor. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel them in his hands again while overhead the gulls flew tangents. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before long, the three Pe-2 pilots were flying blindly alone in deadly fog, hoping only that they could find a place to land. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The drumbeats blurred into a long fevered hammering, and Black Betha flew, the water turning white as milk as it parted for her prow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We flew near Victoria Falls and then headed north through a mountain range. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the evenings she lay in his stall and talked to him, while Benjamin kept the flies off him. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The Berg jerked to a stop and something hard came flying across the room and smacked Mark in the head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A blackbird with a yellow beak flew into the open area and roosted on a tree branch. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have time to ask questions because the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming delivery truck, ran over die curb with a jaw-rattling thump, and flew into the next block. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

So Willard had orders to fly up Deerhair Canyon toward the wide open meadows and rocky, treeless slopes around the Little Baldy Bear Lakes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mama! Did you see that lightning storm today? We knew there was trouble when the wind started blowing from the north, so we flew down to some shrubs and waited for the storm to pass.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Gram’s body was being flown back to Bybanks, where my father would meet the plane. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I felt the warm wind and smelled newly cut grass, and a bird perched on a branch of the ailanthus and sang for a long time before it flew away. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

No one else was moving very fast except to wave away flies. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And what do you intend doing? You can’t just sit there like a fly in a jug. That isn’t going to help matters at all.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, a police chopper with searchlights flew over the Essex community, where Wes had lived a few years earlier. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I thought of the bad blood between King Hamlet and his brother, the rumors that flew after the king’s death, and my father questioning what I had seen. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Now other laboratories of the Department are taking up the problem, testing chemicals against stable flies, mosquitoes, boll weevils, and an assortment of fruit flies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ben flew over two rows of folding chairs and fell on top of a small girl who screamed until a host of arms lifted Ben out of the wreckage and off the girl. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the most unexpected person of all comes flying toward me, her arms flailing as she shrieks, “SURPRISE!” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon flew high, and swooped back to her wrist in his owl form. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped the flaming wreckage to the ground and began to swat other Sixer gunships out of the sky like bothersome flies. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Her brother Robert was flying home from a battlefield in Vietnam. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even the future night bomber pilots who would fly the familiar little Po-2s had a big challenge to face. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

By the road it was thirty-two miles away, but as the crow flies, it was only twenty miles. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We batted and struck and clubbed and raked, and as we did, one by one the lechuzas flew off our weapons, hit the barn walls, and fell to the ground, squealing like stuck pigs. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A moment later, the bee flew out of my flowers again, and I carefully retrieved the bouquet. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I finally catch it and she lets go and the poker flies into the yard. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“How on earth do you propose to get a loop of string around a seagull’s neck? I suppose you’re going to fly up there yourself and catch it!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

As Cole watched, a small gray sparrow landed in the nest, twitched about with a flurry of activity, then flew off. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

My eyes flew to the ceiling, slapped with dirty white paint and a fresh, ringing silence. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

We believed in it, this downward motion: so lovely, like flying, and yet at the same time so dire, so extreme, so unlikely. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ravens began to scream noisily and fly at the bars, beating at the metal with night-black wings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Had all that flying through the air just been her excitement at being part of this magical new world? Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I got my fly swah, pulled a milking stool next to Old Flapjack, and waited. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

During her latest visit, I overhear her complaining about a fly that seems attracted to her perfume, and won’t leave her alone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The fairy had flown over to the window and was peering curiously out at the alley. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Fawkes the phoenix had left his perch, flown across the office, and landed on Harry’s knee. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Hazel could sense that there were many all about, taking flies and moths on the wing and uttering their minute cries as they flew. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had a couple of small helicopters in Houston, and I enjoyed flying them. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to scream at Luxa, “Say something! Don’t let your grandpa fly off like this! Four of us aren’t coming back!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of their pilots and navigators flew around ten harassment missions every night of the entire war in their flimsy open-cockpit Po-2s. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Experiments have been undertaken by the British in the hope that the method could be used against the tsetse fly in Rhodesia. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And yet she took the key from his hand; and smiling, unlocked the door, and flew up the stairs to fetch her scarf. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

A short way beyond the way-meeting, after another steep incline, a flying bridge of stone leapt over the chasm and bore the road across into the tumbled slopes and glens of the Morgai. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In a small drawer near the floor under the sink— the only drawer that hadn’t flown open and scattered its contents all over—he found a washrag. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wave hit the shore so hard that it sent sand particles flying high up in the sky. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Once we get him branching, it won’t be long before he’s ready to fly,” Dr. Martin says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As Groucho Marx said, “Love flies out the door when money comes innuendo,” and it’s hard to imagine him saying it in Esperanto. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time you get this letter, I will be on griffin-back, flying out to meet you and the army. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The idea was that my measurements could increase the accuracy of our knowledge of the height of the terrain Neil and Buzz would be flying over in their descent to a landing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometime since this morning the bees had finally gotten around to flying off. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, before the flies come in,” Mom says in her singsong voice. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Just fly it until the string runs out,” Da-Fu said, “then let go.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

They flew over the busy railway station where the Soviet troops bound for Kursk were gathering, surrounded by a mess of smoking bomb craters in the dirty snow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

There were pieces of cement and splinters of wood flying in every direction, and the air was electric with the flash of gun muzzles and the sparks from the bullets. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Sudsy foam no longer flies from the tops of waves, which are now only sharp little peaks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

So when the door flew open, he jumped. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Lower and lower the dragon flew, in great spiraling circles, honing in, it seemed, upon one of the smaller lakes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had flies buzzing around his pink eyes and his ribs showed through his white fur. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

With the trial set to begin early the next year, Daniel and Patricia flew to New York and stayed at the apartment she still owned in Manhattan. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Seth jumped away from the window as several fairies flew in. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

This confirmed the family’s eternal devotion to San Antonio, but was not taken as a warning by future generations, who also tried to fly, although by different means. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would flit and rush around and click and fly from one eating spot to another. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank had turned into a giant eagle to fly to Delos, but Leo hitched a ride with Hazel on Arion’s back. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ugwu did not understand how Master could be so unperturbed, how he could not see that the flies were not normal at all. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn used her strength to pull open the door, and it came straight off, hinges flying— but the hallway it let onto was completely obstructed by ice. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The only way this thing is going to fly is if he straps it to a giant balloon. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She hoped the others were safe, but she had to put all that out of her head and concentrate on the scribbled names flying beneath her fingers. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was a warm dreamy sleep all about flying, about sailing high over the earth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Random harpies and wind spirits flew by overhead. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They had flown hundreds of combat missions and wanted to fly hundreds more. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Our scout was returning, and I threw my arm in the air in silent signal to him and then, the most astounding thing, something flew—thunk!—into my hand. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Her pegasus flew with ease, adjusting himself every once in a while so Thalia stayed safely on his back. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

After many hours, she flew home to the aerie and food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Are you ever scared to fly with him?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

When Fruitless Mountain, with its familiar black peak cutting into the pink and orange sunset sky, came into view, the dragon almost stopped flying. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Slavers catch lies the way spiders catch flies,” he says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

All over the USSR, women who could fly were now assigned to train new pilots—many of them young men who’d be flying off to combat missions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

In my dream I saw Ultima’s owl lift la Virgen on her wide wings and fly her to heaven. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only their scratching pens, kids' stomachs, flies entombed in the strip lights, and distant cries of free kids ruckled the silence. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Behind us, the hat spun out into the morning air in a white blur, like a miniature flying saucer, and landed right smack in the middle of the highway. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

This would all cause trouble later, but for now, the young pilots of the 586th were busy getting used to flying real combat missions—even if they weren’t at the front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The merman of House Manderly was everywhere in evidence, flying from the towers of the New Castle, above the Seal Gate, and along the city walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her eyes fly open when she hears me move. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

My wounded hand flies to cover my mouth in horror at the curse, as though to stop a scream, but I don’t scream. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Did you know that African people used to have the power”—she paused—“to fly?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was watching them, growing listless from hunger, when a wheeling flock of sanderlings and whimbrels from the continent flew past. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

If she didn’t keep her feet digging forward her crushed-down shoes would fly off. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It’s the end of the set and I need to pay attention so I can adjust to Tanasia’s act on the fly. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Instinctively Janie’s hand flew behind her on the rifle and brought it around. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The much larger dorados couldn’t match their flying, but they were faster swimmers and their short lunges were very powerful. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Long cream-colored banners whip through the air, flying Eldred’s symbol—a tree that is half white flowers and half thorns, roots dangling beneath it and a crown atop. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

That left Father all his free time to work on flying. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow I managed to control the bike, but my dream of flying vanished into the shadows with the deer. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He turns away and I drill the lock until the door flies inward. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She flew off her nest, squawking and clucking, and sped out of the bam. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Salim’s pod moved from three o’clock to two o’clock just as an aeroplane flew low overhead. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were amber in color, with wings like flies. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Between us we had to fly three hundred missions every night,” said pilot Nina Raspopova—thirty aircraft flying ten missions each. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They believe that all flying, creeping things are pests, born of filth and decay. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Minli slept on and off; the smooth ride of the flying dragon made it easy for her to sleep. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You went to Piltchard and Wren after the first Avignon mission and told them you didn’t ever want to fly with me. That’s why, isn’t it?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Off go the numbers, winging out across rooftops, across the sea, flying to who knows what destinations. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The men cannot overtake the wounded beasts which fly in their pain, their wide open mouths full of anguish. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A flypaper roll entirely free of flies curled down from the ceiling not far from a sack that hung there too. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today in the average supermarket there’s a selection of organic fruits and vegetables flown in from all over the world. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The second voice flew away and returned, skidding on the back of the owner of the first voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I shiver, imagining myself on the way to school, tumbling down a cliff, my parrot skirt flying up around me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Once the bonobos were secured in the truck, it hit me: They had to fly north, then take the cages by dugout canoe up the Congo River until they reached the release site. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Combining this information with what the computer already knew about our speed and so forth, we could fly to the moon and back without help from the ground. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The birds hopped before her, or flew a short distance. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

After I spent a few days in Amsterdam trying to see things through Anne’s perspective, I flew to Ireland to visit Zlata and her parents. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Socks flew across the upstairs hallway like giant cushy snowballs. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

In the next few days, I shall fly out to be by your side for your confrontation with Ghohg the Evil One. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He struck again and again until blood flew off the cane. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I felt that since I was now eight and had mastered the hardest of Father’s kites to fly, I was also old enough to get some answers. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the surface, she turned the bag inside out, swishing it back and forth so that all the flies were washed off into the lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Imagine it? You were right there with me, weren’t you? You just flew her back to Rome.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The trip had been a difficult one, and it cost him over seven thousand dollars: He had flown from Quito to Guatemala, then taken a boat to Acapulco. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That unbalanced the mynah so it couldn’t fly. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Approved delivery drones fly in and out of each dorm, busily dropping off packages. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At least if I’m busy painting, then the week will fly by faster. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

On June 10, 1943, exactly a year after they’d flown their first combat mission, there was a special ceremony to celebrate the honor of being named the 46th Guards earlier that year. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Then she felt his tongue against hers, and all coherent thought flew out of her head. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“She’s used to flying around outside. If I could just let her out at night —” “Do I look stupid?” snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen steamy muffins flew from the horn of plenty like buckshot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But as I watched Dorothy’s house fly up into the air and spin around in the twister, I wasn’t so sure. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Tornait flew to the top of the barrel, screaming his alarm cry and beating his wings. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A squadron of flying machines, which had been getting the better of a ragged battle with Lord Asriel’s gyropters, wheeled in the sky and made off to the west. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When the Powhatan later captured John Smith, Chaplin notes, Smith broke his pistol rather than reveal to his captors “the awful truth that it could not shoot as far as an arrow could fly.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to have to risk it. Just let me know when you’re doing something that could send things flying. Okay?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They flew apart, struggling to sit up, Dimple’s head swimming. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She trotted beside Miss Honey with wild little hops and her fingers flew as if she would scatter them to the four winds and her words went off like fireworks, with terrific speed. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

But as we leave, she is practically flying. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The bombsight would then take over flying the plane, follow a precise path to the target, calculate the drop angle, and release the bombs at the optimal moment. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I rose up into the air and flew out the window. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Growing up, we weren’t allowed to have anything that talked or flew or made a sound. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He hoped that Woundwort would fly at him and so give him a chance to bite him again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I was off my feet and flying into one of them. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He should not have flown, but for this circumstance: His master’s cattle were marked upon their ear, one cut to signify his ownership. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Besides. We might fly over a fire. That counts, right?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

At the same time, up went James’s hand and the seagull flew right into the loop of silk that he was holding out. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The call would come from a bird that flew over our roof. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It flew straight down from the sky in drops the size of coffee saucers and hit the hot sidewalks with a hiss that sent clouds of steam writhing up from the gleaming, dark concrete. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Light and darkness fly like an arrow,” meaning time passes quickly. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When helicopters flew over her house, she would think she was in Vietnam and run outside to receive the patients that would be off-loading. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I flew around the outside of the great Ballroom and not one of them had a chance of catching me. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“We hope without cracking up the flying machine.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tore open her blouse so the pale yellow buttons went flying like popped corn. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went flying on his rear about ten feet across the floor. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Diamondstein were flying up from Florida to celebrate Christmas with the Potters and would be our first paying guests. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

With clipped wings, they couldn’t fly far but they could still fly a little. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The ones I loved fly as birds in the open sky above me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore tapped a bottle with his wand, the cork flew out, and he tipped the swirling memory into the Pensieve, saying as he did so, “After you, Harry.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The painting right in front of me showed five geese flying over a red barn. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Besides, she had a better idea—to lie still and watch where he flew. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair is loose—long chestnut curls that fly behind her like a capelet, a few strands braided with gleaming silver thread. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, Roy ran with his head down and one arm upraised for deflection in case another errant ball came flying in his direction. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all the banter that flies back and forth between Volpe and his students, it is a collaboration that seems based on respect. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Seems perfectly all right, doesn't she? She can fly and scold and make tinkling sounds, all the things those stupid fairies do.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rivers broke his camp quickly and sad- died up beside her, and they set off again, near fifty strong now, flying beneath the direwolf, the leaping trout, the twin towers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There she was, running in that long-legged way, with her hair flying. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"If I could fly, I'd be back at Castle Black eating a pork pie,"- said Sam. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And so Bono and I, Clippinger and Olakunde lay that night in the mud of the marsh, flies thick upon our heads, roots around our fingers, guns lain in leaves upon the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Pollard tried to rally him, but he was blocked by traffic until deep in the stretch, when he shook loose and flew up, almost catching Professor Paul for the win. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t exactly sure what sunstroke was, but it sounded like something that might make you see flying cats and magic jelly beans. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Rosa flew at the doctor and raked his face with her nails before he was able to grasp her wrists. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I was starting to think that maybe I could use the springiness to help me fly even higher. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was by pressing our ears to the air that we had heard Pa say, “No, Ma. They need to know her, and she needs to know them. They’re flying to Oakland. That’s final.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sophomore clay crew is a pretty good sampling of the CSA student body: freak-flags of every variety flying proud and loud. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I say, sending a bottle flying at him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was the spider who could not coax any flies into his web. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Grass and tufts of fur flew into the air. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the perfect name. He’s a flying type and valiant Pokémon. That means brave, right Mom?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I put the blind back to how it was, checked I'd left no other traces of my incursion, slipped out, and flew downstairs to see who it was. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

‘If I said I wanted to dream that I was in a flying bathtub with silver wings, could you make me dream it?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sooner or later the pigeon would get the hint and fly away forever. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It flies before him,” the Master Patterner said, as they kept vigil. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

While she sat waiting for something else to run, Frightful flew back to the courthouse. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

At his face there were already many flies and gnats. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fly outfit will put me in the birthday and pageant spirit. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Dull thud and more blood flying and his body sprawled across the asphalt on his stomach and then curling up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The bracket flies loose on the first try. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Now he was safe, or safer than if he went down—the plane was flying, he was still breathing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Fred and George led a round of applause, the golden balloons overhead burst: Birds of paradise and tiny golden bells flew and floated out of them, adding their songs and chimes to the din. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Why not just let them all fly away? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Apparently the blackflies, sand flies, and tsetse flies have not yet become resistant to chemicals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The barrel fairly flew up under the badger’s strong paws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

My cap flies off in one direction and the wig in another, and I crash to the ground, landing on my glove, shoulder, and side. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He’ll show me how to dig my chin into my shoulder the way he does and how to let go with a right uppercut that will send Laman flying. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Po-2 pilots flew using visual flight references only—they couldn’t navigate or even fly level if they couldn’t see the horizon. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Man is born to sorrow as the sparks fly upward. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was getting flies to use for bait. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It's a gray naval vessel flying the Union Jack. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The stool he let fly hit the man’s right shoulder on the packed muscle under the shoulder blade— like solid rock, for all the effect one saw. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot fly, anyway, until the numbness leaves my wing.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is when confronted by the overwhelming signal of free molecules of endotoxin, evoking memories of vibrios in great numbers, that the limulus flies into panic, launches all his defenses at once, and destroys himself. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dad is flying in from California for Christmas, and it’s fine, but it’s also in the Post. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“After a while, the man came upon a rabbit. He lifted his bow, but the honeyguide flew over his head and cried, ‘Leave it, O hunter. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Counting, Ten, twenty, thirty, forty deep into the winter until one afternoon gravity releases me and my feet fly free in the ropes, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety . . . as my grandmother watches me. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Vengeance ought to be spoken through gritted teeth, spittle flying, the cords of one’s soul so entangled in it that you can’t let it go, even if you try. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The aunties asked, their questions flying out for me to grab hold of. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Aku na-efe! Aku is flying!” a child in the flat upstairs shouted. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But in the jungle he had not been able to endure the flies that had crawled over Rocky; they had enraged him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once they got there, Nathan opened the door and immediately several juicy, fat flies flew into the open air. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I would like to climb up skyscrapers, fly with a cape, burn holes in metal with my fingertips, wear a mask, see through walls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She thought only of Lazlo, so that was where they flew, straight to the house and the window she knew so well, into the room where she hoped to find him sleeping. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The second I opened them, the bird flew off. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Three enormous planes flew by, high up in the clouds, raining tiny black specks from their bellies. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Loki, in fly shape, decided that there was no more time for subtlety. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Presently one flitted up from some roofless ruin of the town like a vast black bat, thin-winged and spiny-backed, and circling into the north wind came flying towards Ged. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Then what do we do? They can’t fly then, can they?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A shadow went over me, and there was a big rush of wind, and a huge bird flew back up into the sky as I ducked. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Curiosity would not be sated until the mechanical finches that were now so abundant around the globe had evolved to fly to the limits of the atmosphere. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Jessica’s face looks like if she let out all that pressure, she’d fly into the air like a rocket to the moon. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I hear puffs of air as paintballs go flying and splats as they find their targets. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

We watched still-mounted camera footage of urine flying out of a cell and drenching an officer as he walked, unsuspecting, down a hallway. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You,” said Akimi, pointing at Kyle with one hand while swatting at the foul air and buzzing flies with the other. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I flew back through the trees, edging around the marsh and back toward home. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“For kids who want to fly. Or like airplanes.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The zoots lined up in my closet are so fly, they nearly have wings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he flies off to the crow’s nest. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Bird wings, bat wings, even flying fish wings. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dad would’ve left his messages backward, until the machine was empty, and the plane would’ve flown backward away from him, all the way to Boston. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It flew away, heavy and hoisting, with the arrow in its beak. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My toes skim the fine sand below my feet, and I feel as though I'm flying. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They passed over cool green pools full of algae and lily pads, the white flash of egrets and the whir of flies and mosquitoes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was because he knew that shoestrings as jewelry would never fly back home in Brooklyn. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Fearing arrest if he flew to Haiti, he returned to Boston, bitter and disappointed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Navigating using instruments without being able to see the ground was known in the early days of aviation as “blind flying.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Partly by happenstance, the U.S. geneticist James Neel and the U.S. anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon flew into Yanomami country in the midst of the epidemic. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He flew down so incautiously that I suspected him of years of practice in his own castle. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the fields go flying by, and he heard the beat of galloping hoofs. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a certain amount of trial and error, he learned how to steer the flying car. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He beat his wings once, twice, and flew up in the air high enough to catch a breeze that rode him out over the water. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father fished with flies that he tied himself at home. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A flock of white pigeons flew out of the black cypress tree as Jody passed, and circled the tree and landed again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words fly out of his mouth and loop around my heart and fling it right out of my chest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Life has been horribly hectic and the years have flown by like so many swallows in the sky. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look skyward and see the wall stretches into a tower, atop which flies a proud American flag. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He shook the fruit bowl and noticed how few fruit flies took to the air. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The back door stood wide open, and flies buzzed gaily in and out of holes in the screen. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Once, the suffragists were served ginger cakes with a dead fly and a piece of newspaper cooked inside. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The window frames were covered with black tape to keep out flying dust. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And sometimes noisy helicopters flying overhead made it so we couldn’t hear a thing, and on those days, we would be sent home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Their job is to fly around the world picking up dead warriors to act - when resurrected - as bodyguards for the gods' home of Valhalla. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He pointed his wand at the wall of books behind him and with a bang, a hidden door flew open, revealing a narrow staircase upon which a small man stood frozen. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

That girl could more likely grab hold of the feet of a passing crow and bid him fly her to safety. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were flying over a highway now, racing the cars that looked like toys on the road below. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the flap with great apprehension, sure that my bat had panicked and flown away.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Inside the house, lights flashed, and people came and went through all sorts of doors and windows like flies on a hot day. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Small pieces of fiberboard were impregnated with the two chemicals and were distributed by air over the entire island chain to attract and kill the male flies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He took a peek into the bag—whoa—a fly mother lode! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Help me keep my left arm straight and my right pulled back and my arrow tight against the gutstring ready to sing and fly. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They flew my dad out of ship the next day. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A handsome Eames-designed executive swivel chair, an exact duplicate of the one Fischer had sat in while playing Petrosian in Buenos Aires, was flown in from the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Waterman flew to the Kahiltna Glacier in December 1979 to begin the ascent but called it off after only fourteen days. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went flying down the hall and started pounding on Daniel’s door. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie closed her eyes and flew again in the ethereal pale green light. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Then, when dark fell and the temperature dropped below freezing, everybody got ready to fly bombing missions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The owl saw it reflected in the pool, a blazing, glaring thing of pure light, so bright that she took to the wing and flew to another part of the forest. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

They are widespread and the flying fish have little chance. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten seconds later, the local train flew by him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

It wheeled and went north, flying at a speed greater than any wind of Middle-earth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t dead, but it was unable to fly. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The fairy flew several feet before alighting in the shrubbery. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Sparks fly from hammers as big as my head, forge fires glow a red deeper than blood, and cottony plumes of steam erupt every few feet from freshly quenched swords. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Come Christmas Day, we would fly home to find a leg of lamb thawing beneath six inches of frost, the purchase date revealing that it had been bought midway through the Carter administration. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“He ain’t even got him a prospect. The little girlfriend he had flew the coop.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Mrs. Clarke, and right away her eyes flew to the book in Penelope’s hand. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Although the weapon was beyond my comprehension, there was nothing about flying an airplane that I did not understand. If this bomb could be carried in an airplane, I could do the job.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning was quiet except for the noise of the little birds flying from bush to bush and the cries of the gulls who did not like these strangers. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fire flew from his feet; night rushed over him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It’s not easy to persuade Mother to tell of her girlhood in the North, where her grandmother’s land stretched farther than doves could fly, where looking pretty and writing poetry were her only duties. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The whole month of October flew by like a hawk chasing after a marsh rabbit. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then, when they’d flown back through the storm of antiaircraft fire and enemy fighter planes and were safely over Soviet territory again, Valentin let Klava take over to lead the flight home. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But when we got there, they’d vanished back into the wall like they knew he was coming, like they didn’t want to waste their flying stunts on him. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he makes a trip to refill from the reservoir, he has to fly past an overcrowded evacuation center. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was running at us at full speed, and she was screaming, but I couldn’t hear her over the pounding rain until she was so close to us that I could see her spit flying. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Get away, little boy!” said Kristen, waving her hand like she was shooing a fly. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ted Hall saw the flying green flame from his spot in the truck. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bedroom door flew open, and their mom came in like Mr. Rochester's wife, in a long, torn, white nightgown. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen giant eagles flew in formation behind her— prepared for ambulance airlift duty if necessary. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She has a flying saucer thing that can keep a salad chilled and a set of stretchy bands that give you rock-hard abs. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Some medieval depictions of comets resemble unidentified flying crucifixes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing I heard was Grandma Sands yelling, “Boy, if you slam that door like that again ...” I looked down and saw my socks flying over the Alabama mud. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands flew to her face, and she jumped again and again. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Butterflies flew in and out of the bunches of field flowers now loosened from the top of the bier and lying in a small heap at the edge of the grave. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Uncle Woody took everything Mr. Lemoncello had about tree squirrels, ground squirrels, and flying squirrels.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He catches a fleeting glimpse of something—something enormous and dark—flying across the yard of the inn. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

At this, I flew into a sweat, and knew the time of my performance had come. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

All the talk of flying away in that plane. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

So Lancelot had to fly her on the creanoe for several days before he could be sure that she was safe to the hire. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cholly stared back, unable to move, until a fly settled at the corner of her mouth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s richness!” cried Jo, flying in to tell the news to Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

A swarm of bothersome flies buzzed in front of his face and landed on the tips of his ears, on his cheeks, on his shins, on his elbows. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The mist swirled around me and sparks flew when I spoke. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It tried to fly, too engorged to escape. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I ready to put a towel on her eggs to keep them warm, when Mama Duck come flying home. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At the end of the first week I tried this, I was ready to go back to test flying—it was relaxing compared to speech making. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you hear the helicopter fly over? That was the Coast Guard— we saw ’em taking video of the stain in the water.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I chase after the thing until it boinks against the scrawny tree trunk and I bring it back to him and he winds it up again and makes it fly. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was a small click, and the ball of light from the lamp flew back to the ceiling and illuminated them all once more. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Bye, Bye, Birdie, she thought and let the spear fly. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And a minute later a flickering glow came from somewhere in the direction the zeppelin had flown. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were on her like flies on a stink worm. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The monkeys were then put into wooden crates and flown to Amsterdam on a specially fitted cargo airplane, and from Amsterdam they were flown to New York City. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one got all that excited about flying a kite. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flies left his mouth like tiny words. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“A rocket won’t fly unless somebody lights the fuse,” I said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I fly through the door of the housing department, causing outrage when I push aside the men and women in line. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As soon as she tasted it, she began to rise, then fly—not like the Queen Mother—but like a dragonfly with broken wings. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We next boarded a small Air Force plane, flew to JFK Airport, and were then helicoptered into Manhattan. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Kelley’s decision—go in or fly on—had to be made fast. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The whole way up from Pittsburgh he’d kept his face glued to it like an old fly. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian ran right into the hospital, determined to remain there forever rather than fly one mission more than the thirty- two missions he had. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She recalled the winds that had preceded the storm on the Schoharie Reservoir and flew inland to the little town of Plymouth, North Carolina. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

But she felt a quick tug in her fingers, like a bite on a fishing line, and Jason’s blade flew out of the water and into her hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was one time he screamed bloody murder in her backyard because a bird had pooped on his head, and she came flying out faster than he knew she could run. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Frightful knew exactly where he was going and flew ahead of him to their old hunting ground. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

All this flies through my head in a second before I can stop it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Dorothy, like most Americans, had never flown on a plane, and in all likelihood, before landing at Langley, she had never given the question more than a passing consideration. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Prince Hamlet, who was then about fourteen, sprang about the hall with much silliness and some grace, his dark hair flying wildly about his head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Fingers flying, Dustfinger slung the pack over his shoulder and tried to push past him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The poor truck was rattling to the point I expected the hood to fly off and decapitate a couple of pine trees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he would spread his front paws, lock his shoulder joints, and let the bulging neck muscles fly from left to right. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flat of the giant’s blade caught her in the chest and sent her flying. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Hot sparks flew from where her body scraped against the leaning slab of stone. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

His mouth tightens and opens and spit flies everywhere. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I pictured Bodega back in those days so young, flying with invisible wings. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The pigeon was wide awake by this time, ready to fly away; but the voices down below continued. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

When Matt Cain pitched a curveball, twenty balls flew across twenty screens. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The tails doodlelooped red on blue, erasing themselves as they flew. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The war looked like my chance to realize my old dream of flying. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Among Leonardo’s many interests and accomplishments—in painting, sculpture, anatomy, geology, natural history, military and civil engineering—he had a great passion: to devise and fabricate a machine that could fly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, these women were restricted to flying obsolete training aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

A helicopter hovered over the far end of the field, tilted at a crazy angle, and then flew off. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only factor that prevented horses from spreading beyond West Africa was trypanosome diseases borne by tsetse flies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But it puts a fly in my head thinking that I could do something wrong. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He chattered about everything he saw—the blue sky, the birds, the flies buzzing around the horse’s ears. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, thank you. I’ve got kites to fly and fish to fry.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, I was flying higher on my Tkatchev than I ever had. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The heat would blast out at us and the sparks was always flying everywhere. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dear! dear! What a fury to fly at Master John!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

That eagle soaring, knowing just how high she could fly. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m not used to flying and I’ve never had to go anywhere at night. Sorry!” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They flew over her left shoulder and lay at her feet. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Twig’s flying to New York to see her dad tomorrow, but she changes the subject anytime I mention it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

That night he slept in a hut, but before he lay down he set up the fly whisks so that they would see if anybody came in at night. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He lay on his back, staring blindly at the ceiling as flies crawled across his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then his fingers would tighten, and when he opened his hand again, the fly would be only a red smear on his palm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“They have hairless wings, and they fly low and fast. They do not visit this world, but they fly the red skies above the road to Ghulheim.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

And with another loud peal of laughter he spread his speckled wings and flew out of the window.... Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

So strong, the goose can fly over the Himalayas, 20,000 feet above sea level. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the money to fly him back. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She works in Manhattan; it’s like she flew or something. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Back and forth the flare gun flew, the girls never breaking stride. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It’s about three kids who build a spaceship in their backyard and then fly off to meet aliens. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You sure you don’t want to go fly my glider with me?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milton had been jetting around during the two weeks, checking on his Hercules franchises, but on the Friday preceding the appointment he flew back to New York. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My godmother Lili who killed herself in old age because her husband had jumped out of a flying balloon and her grown son left her to go to Miami. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I ran for the chair so I could climb up to him, but as soon as I was high enough, he flew off. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the water, occasional catcalls flew from boat to boat when the coaches weren’t in earshot. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Through the window I hear muffled words as he becomes increasingly animated and his hands begin to glide around like Malaysian flying frogs. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The giant king flew backwards out of the temple and Jason ran after him, his father at his heels. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Thank goodness, the midwife checked Mama at the last minute and lowered my arms the way you fold in a captive bird’s wings so it doesn’t hurt itself trying to fly. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Squaller turned in the air, stirring the storm into a frenzy, sending ice flying until it stung her cheeks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Spit flies out of the Director’s mouth as he speaks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

That night I dreamed of flying and plane crashes and Judy stealing my lollipop. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The kite! Its background blends into the clouds! Looks like it's just the dragon flying up there! What a beaut you picked! I’ve worked out how to do a double loop!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Some boys buzzed around the locker room like sleepless flies, banging on the metal lockers and walls; others shadowboxed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They were half-closed, like those of a lizard lying on a rock about to flick out its tongue to catch a fly. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stares at me that way I stared at Dr. Katz the day I told her I could fly, like if I’m lying, she’ll turn to ash. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They rushed in on us, two squad cars with headlights off and cops in the front and back, engines roaring, tires squealing, while we scattered like flies into the junkyard nearby. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kehaar flew up, circled the pool and perched on the hand rail. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We flew up and our feeds were burbling all sorts of things about where to stay and what to eat. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was absolutely free during these maneuvers, and would fly high into the air and hover over me like a leaf. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if faerie wings grow back; I know that butterflies that lose a wing never fly again. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As far as the actual day he flew me out of the Congo in his plane, it’s hard for me even to remember what I thought was going to happen next. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee had told him that there were mountains in the south so high that even his balloon could not fly over them, and they were crowned with snow and ice all year round. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A bee flies from one blossom to another, burying half its body in the petals, emerging coated with pollen, intent on its task. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “There were several girls who had asked to go to the front, and they were turned down. So they stole a fighter plane and flew off to fight. They just couldn’t wait....” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

When birds alighted on my palm, I could yield my muscles under their feet and give them no base from which to fly away. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He wants to fly out of town and never come back,” I replied. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Momma would be mad as flies in a fruit jar if they woke her up this time of day. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

They were flying over a wild country of steep hills and dark forests, still following the course of the river. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if the plane was too heavy to fly. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Betonie dug down into the cardboard boxes until dust flew up around his face. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could fly like that great bird I saw in the sky. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You and I are building a runway out back and we need that field so we can fly anywhere we want at any time.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Soviet fighter pilots were alone in their single-seat planes, but they typically flew in pairs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cadaver came screeching up to the curb in her yellow Volkswagen, with her wild red witch hair flying all over the place. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Bull had flown with Cecil Causey in the Korean War and had great respect for the man both as a commander and a pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw’s glance flew to the jigsaw puzzle on the second shelf of the bookcase. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

A flock of cranes flew by overhead, and he called on them to avenge him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The earth was a thousand miles beneath him and he could not fly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But that thought flew right out of my mind when he said, “Let’s build a fort.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“You’re the only one who knows how to fly this thing.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Flies flew over the sores on children’s bodies. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fists are flying, feet kicking, fingers grasping hair and yanking. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They flew in formation, fired at targets pulled by tow planes, simulated combat runs, and dive- bombed. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Two months later, he flew back to the United States. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“No use in flying off to unsafe places. Keep your wits about you.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“How would they get anywhere near us? It’s not as though they can fly. We’re safe up here.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He went on: “One thing I personally try to do is, I try to put myself a little down. I say to my copilots, ‘I don’t fly very often. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe he and his master would run together as stags, or fly to Re Albi over the mountain on the wings of eagles. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The same multitude that had gathered to see him off the day he flew away in his bird paraded past his coffin. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the huts, the water would sit uncovered for days, attracting dirt and flies. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t this smooth and easy. You don’t just fly in and get set on a perfect lake and have all the food you want and have it all come this easy. It isn’t real.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I have never seen her fly so wildly.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you don’t have to bite my head off,” screamed the terrified earl, and flew at the others in a rage. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s no more capable of fraud than of flying,” she said flatly. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Then we heard the sound of a chain saw in the woods, flying down the track, straight toward us. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

They had just stepped down out of the car when the front door burst open and a group of women and children came flying out. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

With crack on crack of thunder, Zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the crest of the field, some way off in the distance - perhaps a good mile or so as the crow would fly - was a small village. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As new flies had been born, selected, and bred, the gene frequencies had changed, resulting in populations with new genetic compositions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The screen door slammed shut so hard it whacked him in the butt and sent him flying up the staircase as if hed been shot from a cannon. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon changed into a swallow and flew through, delighting in the open air, and then snapped up an insect before darting back through to Lyra’s shoulder again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's a mark in the middle of his forehead from a piece of iron that flew from a machine in a factory. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Grover hovered above the pool in his flying sneakers, trying to pull the net loose, but it wouldn’t budge. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Holly adjusted the trim on her backpack and flew in for a closer look. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But she loves George more, and so, when her own mother died—the mother that let George fly when he fell in love for the first time—Aunt Nancy came to find her brother. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They jumped in en masse, swimming like birds flying through a sky gilded with fragrant bubbles, while José Arcadio floated on his back on the edge of the festivities, remembering Amaranta with his eyes open. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

My hand flew to my throat and I stifled a cry of alarm when I found myself facing Edmund. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Can you imagine flying and making money at it too?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon filled his fist with a pillow and let fly, but the bird took to the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry flew through the air, then crashed to the floor, unable to see as debris rained upon him, his arms over his head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They ran into the street, shoelaces dangling, as shells fell all over town and machine gunfire flew in from the darkness. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Of course, he says, the domestic turkey has lost the ability to fly. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The gun made a ripping sound like the opening of the zipper on the fly of God Almighty. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Lannister men. The lion of Lannister flew over the ramparts, not the crowned stag. And they had taken the city by treachery." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone eating and laughing at how fast we were eating and eating even faster, mashed potatoes flying, Lucas belching, and Christopher belching, and me belching, and my father belching. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She gasped as her spine collided with marble, the rapier flying from her hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

All the time, Rabscuttle looked after El-ahrairah, brought him fresh dock leaves and kept the flies from his wounds until they healed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a German scout plane flew over it in daylight, all the pilot would see was an empty green field. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Away in the South a dark patch appeared, and grew, and drove north like flying smoke in the wind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I thought I could grow up and fly. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then I spun around, powered on my jet boots, and flew into the castle. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He flew right out at me, landed on my shoulder, gave me a lecture that I shall never forget, and vanished under the scant cover of trillium and bloodroot leaves. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A mile! A mile! We flew a mile!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was a covered slide that wound around like a snake, sending kids flying through a dark tunnel. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But then he looks at me funny, and my hand flies to my mouth. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The sting of a fly, the Congolese say, can launch the end of the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to be nervous about. I fly over the woods a dozen times a day.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

At nearly 800 feet long and 110 feet high, it was the largest flying machine ever crafted. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s a flying dream, except it tastes salty. You don’t have to be afraid of us. Were the nice kind of rich people.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men who flew and worked with the women of Marina’s regiments, more often than not, treated them as “little sisters.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I guess I finally understand what she and Papi meant by wanting me to fly. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Will, “fly high, and tell me what the land’s like farther on. Walking on this marshland is going to take forever.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As they flew down the last few hundred yards, their eight taut bodies rocked back and forth like pendulums, in perfect synchronicity. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Her uncle sent a standard-bearer ahead of them, a double banner flying from his staff; the moon-and-falcon of House Arryn on high, and below it his own black fish. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Chiron flew into the side of the building with such force the wall crumbled and collapsed on top of him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now that Americans have mostly deloused themselves, typhus has discovered a new route into us: by infecting eastern North American flying squirrels and then transferring to people whose attics harbor flying squirrels. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

McCormick and Baron arrived in southern Sudan in a light plane flown by two terrified bush pilots. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he sat in his father’s study as the sea breeze frolicked somewhere else, and as Lizzie Bright was probably flying with the Tripps, and read propositions. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

These items are power-ups—temporary bursts of super speed, wings to help you fly for short periods, shields of defense that can stop an enemy attack, and so on. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And then the ball flies down to our end of the field and he blows me my second kiss. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flew about twenty feet to her left on the dark pegasus Blackjack. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And now he found himself too tired to fly back out. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Kehaar came flying up the river through the rain and alighted on the narrow side of the punt. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We flew for an hour or so out into farm country. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I named it Auk I, after the great auk, an extinct bird that couldn’t fly. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She hit the screwdriver at a weird angle, and it flew into the bushes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The subway pulled into the next station and the doors flew open. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Once, she slipped, and the precious offering flew from her hand, but she recovered it, and nobody saw her because there were no citizens abroad. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was the way he always treated him, like an annoying fly. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The surface was swimming with dead bugs: fruit flies, worms, and a soggy brown caterpillar. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The minivan jolts to a halt, and we fly out the doors. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I suggested we fly to Strasbourg and walk up to Saint Odile, or somewhere or other in Alsace. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

A dead fly floated in the bottom of one of the coffee cups. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Small creatures fled and flew before my step. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Ratwatte is Sri Lankan, a lively man in his forties who has been flying commercial jets his entire adult life. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Yossarian was the squadron’s leading authority on internment and had already begun plotting an emergency heading into Switzerland on every mission he flew into northernmost Italy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Her fingers kept flying over the surface of the cell phone. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But it was mid-September before we could even think of flying Dragonwings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hurt, but my left knee is worse—I feel it crash against the handlebars when I fly over them, and then land on something sharp and painful. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know you from the fly on a pile of cow manure,” he said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When the lovers had passed, she flew up to his shoulder and whispered, “The man just along there—watch....” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They came over at a run, hair ribbons flying. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lifted the buckskin and a big green fly with yellow feelers on his head flew out of the jar. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to make a fly zoom straight into his hand, though he wasn’t entirely sure that was his prowess at Summoning Charms — perhaps the fly was just stupid. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

How funny they look, all lined up like that, as if they are at a fly market. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Just as his fingers alighted on the brass handles, the door flew open before him. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Rafik interrupted her reverie by screaming, “It's leaving! One of the hens has flown away!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And he makes up these cockalamie stories to stand my hair on end about being a flying fighter. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

People whisked into the cars like flies disappearing into the mouths of frogs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Then I really have to fly the fifty missions, don’t I ?” he grieved. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But no one knew him here—except the people he’d brought—and he hadn't flown three hours to watch other people have fun. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Several birds flew to and fro diligently dropping worms on him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The pain in my foot had gone but my head didn't feel right, like a crow'd flown in and couldn't get out. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

My usually less supple mind was trying to figure out how high our rockets were flying. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Elbows flew as everyone scooped the mushy rice and black beans topped with avocado picked from the tree in our courtyard. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Through it all she flew in the little aircraft, gaining height little by little, and always moving on toward the cloud-hung palace. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

At the first mention of what we’d overheard, he flew into a rage. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, feeling in his fingertips the quick beating of Nipper’s acorn-size heart, he believed he could fly. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

My only hope is that one who flies down a stair rail as beautifully as you do can overcome his scruples in this matter. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s no longer possible to fly off to France for the year, now that she has a husband, a marriage, to consider. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to run after those flying termites, I am just going to look,” Obiora said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

All he could do was lamely try to outrun a flying machine, an impossible task. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The sky was just growing dark and I kept looking up into the air as if every batter was hitting me a fly ball. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he glanced up at the low plaster ceiling, where a half dozen shiny yellow fly ribbons were hanging like party decorations. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The next batter hit a long fly ball to right field. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

While sifting the accumulated ash through a fly screen, he found human teeth and a fragment of jaw. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He wanted to buy them both wings from the wingsmiths so that they could fly away, with a stash of blood candy in a little treasure chest, so that they could live forever. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“She hadn’t been to the house for six months. When she arrived, she asked to see Matt, and Tom boasted that he’d shot him dead. She flew straight to me.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Personalizing a submarine that shells your beach every morning by calling it “Oscar” or referring to that one sputtering bomber that flew over Guadalcanal as “Washing Machine Charlie” made them seem less scary. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flew into the bookcase, causing several books to tumble to the ground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the cameras were rolling and the microphones recording, the questions began to fly. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just about flew across the neighborhood when Esme told me that she had a friend at the playhouse who had given her tickets for us all to see Annie. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Harry yelled, pointing his own wand at Pettigrew; Lupin’s wand flew high into the air and out of sight. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The revelation is like a punch to the gut and flying, all at once. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The following winter, Grandpa flew with us back to Columbus. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My student teacher had flown into a minor panic and had sent out a search party. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped overnight in Cuba and flew on the next day. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“They flew through the air with the greatest of ease. They were famous. They had personalized luggage.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Ron yelled as they flew farther and farther north. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“And I might hope to grow wings and fly, but that is no guarantee of it happening!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

My memories of the hippos and the flying squads come from when I was five or six, when apartheid was finally coming apart. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The smog blanketing Tehran was transformed into dense orange clouds by the lights of the city below, and then we were flying through it and I couldn’t see anything else. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It had taken nearly three decades for Morgan and his students to collect about fifty fly mutants in New York. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They flew apart as I entered and both their faces went suddenly crimson. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel opened her mouth to find some way to say goodbye, when the girl’s hand flew to the apron pockets that hung down below Hazel’s jacket. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

We would fly alongside the second Agena, and I would space walk over to it, and bring back an experiment package from it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy jumped out of his car so fast his hat flew off. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They flew to the staircase, Emily still clutching her new book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He had General Westmoreland fly back from Vietnam in November to convince Americans the war was going well. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The eagle screamed to announce his success, then flew toward a distant butte. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then he glanced down at his forefinger, crawling with flies, and popped it in his mouth and sucked the buzzing insects off. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He’d described the way dragons flew, with special appendages on their wings. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

If the earth rotates, why are the paths of flying objects, such as arrows, not visibly affected by its movement? Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Most of them had their eyes closed in total delight, like they were imagining themselves flying or something. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

You know what it feels like to stroke color onto an Arctic Tern flying off the page, going wherever he wants to go? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As the linguist Geoffrey Pullum has noted, there is nothing wrong with a news report that uses the passive voice to say, “Helicopters were flown in to put out the fires.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But how do you explain being visited by your missing brother in a dream where you took a flying boat to go look at some underwater trains without sounding delusional? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Of course, during the war I read a lot about flying, especially about our fighter planes, which were shooting down the enemy. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thistletops erupted, wildflowers wobbled as the bike charged in reckless patterns only a fly could follow: circles, figure eights, zigzags, crazy doodles. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

About 1950, Dr. Knipling launched a serious effort to turn insect sterilization into a weapon that would wipe out a major insect enemy of livestock in the South, the screw-worm fly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And what’s the point of building it high up anyway if the babies fall and break their necks when they try to fly?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that I was reading about inexplicable loud noises and things falling from the sky, then there was this whop!, and then a flying—” She was gasping. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could not afford to fly to Vermont, and I wrote and told him so. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I whack the ball so hard it flies up over the boundary, and I score six runs with just that one shot. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

"They're not first-rate flies at all. I only thought if you fished them some time it might remind you of what a good time we had." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Thousands of musket balls flew through the air. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sickening pop and something flew out of Anger’s free. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A blue heron stood perched on an old bleached tire, and when she saw us she spread her wings and flew away, more pterodactyl than bird. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

We settled that he would fly to New Hampshire the next Wednesday, we would spend two days making preparations, and then we’d hit the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And they flew up high into the sky. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not bad, he thought, though he noticed a dead fruit fly floating on the top. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The Starling swooped down, plucked it out of her hand and flew back to the window-sill. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

If a flock of birds with a sense of humor had flown over at that moment, we might all have suffered. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A swarm of gnats flew into my eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fists fly into the air along with shouts. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe, flying around all day, it had found a friendlier window, one that didn’t make it wait so long. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could let it fly in my bedroom. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The dry flies cut out their noise, leaving an opening in the night for a question. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Apparently, he would carefully open a stuff sack and it would fly out, like joke snakes from a can. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

White smoke spiraled into the air and made strange shapes: Harry thought, for one heartstopping moment, that he saw a phoenix fly joyfully into the blue, but next second the fire had vanished. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Uncle Etienne says heaven is like a blanket babies cling to. He says people have flown airplanes ten kilometers above the earth and found no kingdoms there. No gates, no angels.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Letting go of her end, the sparrow flew down underneath Matthias. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Every leaf, every flower, every small creature that crawled or flew was beautiful. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only Clover remained, and Benjamin, who lay down at Boxer’s side, and, without speaking, kept the flies off him with his long tail. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

There’s a sharp sizzle and the stick flies back. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Raymie closed her eyes and saw a gigantic seabird fly by: its wings were massive—huge and dark. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“This baby’s a powerhouse!” he roared, stomping the accelerator and flying up Interstate 95 as I watched Daddy’s headlights through the back windshield grow dimmer and dimmer, then disappear altogether. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a few moments, until Sata turned back into the shop, their hands flew and their tongues were still. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Then let’s fly there to meet him. And you must be my guard of honor.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a pair of noisy mallards flew over, we looked up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rhythmically, without haste, it sucked down a floating sedge fly and sank back under water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We found seats next to each other at the gate, which was lucky because everyone seemed to be flying to Atlanta on that day at the same time. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

To write about someone is so personal, even in a world with fire-breathing children and flying dragon services, and a lot of the good stuff between me and Hudson is there. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Amma,” you said, and looked all around us, as though our mother might pop out of the river and fly up through a hole in the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t use real Quidditch balls, which would have been hard to explain if they had escaped and flown away over the village; instead they threw apples for one another to catch. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Dragon Frank veered to the left with Annabeth in one claw yelling, ‘Let’s get ’em!’ and Percy in the other claw screaming, ‘I hate flying!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Their white blades flashed above the water like the wings of seabirds flying in formation. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Everything looks wrong, false, weird, like in dreams, and now," he murmured, turning his head to indicate the surroundings outside, “now we’re flying. Or the night is flying past us. Or something." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

All across the Congo on invisible radio waves flew the code words: The Rabbit has escaped. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It flew across the room and skewered Ephialtes through his side just as he was getting to his feet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He stopped, clutched his pocket in panic as his mouth flew open. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The black fly, up on the corner of the ceiling, seethed with resentment and irritation. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Lazlo was flying, but there was no joy in it, only the detached recognition that this was the version of the world he had wished for just moments ago. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His sword went flying, his pony cantered away across the bailey, and a great gale of derision went up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A huge jet, a silver bird, is flying, flying. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even now, after flying halfway up the East Coast together, Reyna could scarcely believe the immortal horse had allowed her to ride. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He was as stuck as a fly on flypaper! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let his fingers drift across the reams and let his mind drift to the rustly sounds of paper wings flying across the face of the mountain and disappearing from sight. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It swing Biddy around and pop the buttons on that raggedy tan coat and it fly open. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Close-ups capture different hands gripped around tools, and sawdust flying like confetti. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

More serious cases were flown to the hospital ships. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Do we send up signal kites? That would be a good idea, huh? We could fly them from the school balcony.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I spent my time flying older planes which were being modified in various ways. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A body flew over an unused bar at the back of the room, and disappeared from view. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flew to the Middle East, where Drew was completing a Fulbright. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She flew several hundred feet before coming down. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s always weird to fly on a plane. Seven hours ago, I was in my bed and my mom was hunting in my bag to make sure I had my toothbrush.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was pondering my resistance, when suddenly the twins’ bedroom door flew open. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then came the rest of us: Ruth May with pigtails flying behind her, hurrying mightily because she is youngest and believes the last shall be first. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our coach hated to fly, so we always had to drive to our meets. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A soaking bumblebee crawled over a thistle bloom, vibrated its wings for a few seconds and then flew away down the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She popped a lemon chewable in her mouth just as the door flew open and Circe came back in, flanked by two of her business-suited attendants. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Clouds of bees rose up and flew wreaths around her head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he knew, I felt his skin jerk and twitch the same way a horse’s does when a fly lands on it. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But this time, when the bird flew, something caught his eye and it was the secret key. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

It flies down the rocky stream bed and forcibly cracks against a boulder. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wait for my arm to fly into the air with every answer. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

They felt ready to head straight to the front to fly into deadly combat against the invading Nazi fascists. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

"Oh, do that again!" says Caesar, and so I lift up my arms and spin around and around letting the skirt fly out, letting the dress engulf me in flames. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was a hot day and there were many flies in the room. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I just wished that it wasn't so dark and that there were more people outside to see us this fly. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I thought about quitting flying and staying home. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A fly buzzes above the bed, hitting its body over and over against a window sealed forever by too many layers of renter’s paint. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The owls flew through the hayloft, shrieking and looking for mice. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he was lord of the air, flying wherever he would, envied of all. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie did not answer, and after half an hour of flying over the serene, smooth, silver and black eternity of the English Channel, Queenie asked suddenly, “What are you worrying about?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“The memories of the ancestors, long buried within her, had emerged majestically. The other slaves looked up to the sky and saw Zalika flying, and the memories came flooding back to them as well. ‘ Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

While he was upstairs, Dr. Zamborska returned home, and Branwell came flying down the stairs to see him but stopped short, halfway down, for his father was not alone. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That day we got home and my mom was flying around the house like a bird in a panic. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

So it was that Edward did not go flying back into the dirty hands of Martin. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Ears popped, eyes bulged,” Shorty Hunt wrote home breathlessly that night. joe had never flown in an airplane, never seen a city from any higher vantage point than that afforded by his own six-foot-three frame. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I imagined the roar of helicopters overhead towing flying banners of congratulations— something—anything. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They flew at his face and bit mercilessly. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Shay had tricked the safety governor so it wouldn’t tattle when they flew at night, or crossed the boundary out of town. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was Zeus’s Messenger, who “flies as fleet as thought to do his bidding.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, but all of my Manuel-induced butterflies had flown away, leaving me with a sick, empty feeling. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There must have been a finch around, because one morning as we were sleeping in the hayloft, the door flew open and voices shouted. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It crashes onto its side, sending china, glass, and food flying. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Early the next morning, with the can jammed deep in the pocket of my overalls, I flew to the store. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Funny how one person entering a room full of dark things can send them flying. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

As the chips glowed red, Miyax saw another Arctic tern flying the same route as the others. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On weekends I flew cross country to say—through a microphone—that I was not a minority. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

What about skyscrapers made with moving parts, so they could rearrange themselves when they had to, and even open holes in their middles for planes to fly through? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even a cursory look confirmed a striking result: the newly born flies had accumulated mutations—dozens of them, perhaps hundreds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The fairy with the butterfly wings and milky white face had flown after him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her tinkling sounded shrill and angry as she flew around him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Noah,” I blurt, sounding like the knowledge just flew into my head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Kin reached a hand up, and the scythe he had used against Anya earlier flew to him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But the honeyguide flew over his head and sang, ‘Leave it, O hunter. Better things are ahead.’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the buzz of flies in the air, the lazy afternoon humming. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

In late April when the mosquitoes, flies, and gnats come out, Kainta shows me how a layer of bear grease mixed with a powder of red puccoon root keeps the bugs away. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

After services whooping kids fill the red-dirt churchyard and fly kites. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her feet flew up from under her, and she contorted herself in the air so she would not fall backward. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I stop still, watching her running figure with the coat flying out on either side and the unwieldy overshoes, as if she’s just some other person I’m watching, someone in a race. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was quickly growing louder and we knew he was circling back, but before we could spot him he flew in low over the house and Mom and I hit the deck. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He could jury-rig the Archimedes sphere into some sort of flying device, maybe, but only if he had his tool belt—which he didn’t. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His hand was still on Grace’s arm, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly sprout wings and fly out of the room. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When this young woman of 28 explained that she had been flying for 16 years, Lovelace and Flickinger found it hard to believe. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

"And crows can't fly!" erupted the big outlaw with a blast of garlicky breath. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the baboon spider was nearly dead—its legs quivered slightly—the wasp flew off. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could fly a plane if I had a chance,” Bigger said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Horace took his fingers out of his ears and tried to distract Esme by making shadow animals on the wall—a crocodile snapping its jaws, a bird flying—but she hardly noticed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

At first sight it seemed that an enormous horizontal door was flying up the road toward them. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It felt like flying four kites in a strong wind—hard, yes, but not impossible. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His mech is flying, his metal blade wings beating so hard that they form a whirlpool in the lake’s water. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lilya flew to her rescue and damaged the enemy fighter so badly that the pilot had to abandon his plane in the air and take to his parachute. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“My Datsun”—Mum offered some braised celery to Aunt Alice, who made a No thanks gesture—“passed its MOT with flying colors last week.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Rumors flew that the spikes were coated with human feces. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The large black fly—it was the biggest, blackest fly you have ever seen—landed on the back of Brokk’s hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It flew silently across the sky and then fell behind a mountain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He could not know, could not think of how far he might have flown wrong because he didn’t know the original course and didn’t know how much they had pulled sideways. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, he is. Now I simply must fly. Good-bye, you marvelous, courageous people. I hope I can Praise you again soon.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The flying sneakers had always been a loose fit on him, and finally Grover hit a big rock and the left shoe came flying off. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Soon we were flying past perfect rows of citrus trees, and that glorious scent was in the air. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at the ceiling light fixture, opaque yellowish glass with the shadows of two or three dead flies caught inside it showing through as if through cloudy jelly. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve seen them flying west with the fish in their talons.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not know if they were still in the forest or flying through the sky. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Zeus was partying with satyrs, and Hermes was flying through the air on his winged sandals. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Though there were plenty of flies and mosquitoes, I had a chance of avoiding ants and snakes and leeches. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of having to wait until there was an airliner going our way, we could set our own schedules by flying our own planes, and save a lot of time. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Tellers invitation, Lawrence and Alvarez flew into Albuquerque, landing before dawn and arriving in Los Alamos at ten in the morning. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The raincoat flapped in the wind and started flying about the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I believe it, Bull. You can fly with the best of them. You can lead men. But you’ve got to become an administrator. A politician even.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moths and tiny flying insects drifted out of the cave mouth, carried in a steady, cool flow of air. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women of the 122nd Air Group who were going to be fighter pilots and dive-bomber pilots had to learn to fly new planes before they went to war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

His first wife was barren, and she flew into a jealous rage when Anna became pregnant. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ares flew in tighter and tighter circles as they ascended. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The one hemlock tree among millions came to mind, and she lifted her wings to fly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I flew into the bathroom, shut the door, and locked it. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And when the same provocations are applied to nation states, they too sometimes fly into murderous rages, egged on often enough by those seeking personal power or profit. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noor held on to her mother’s sobbing body, trying to comfort her as best she could, her horrified gaze flying from her father to Fadi. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, those are good choices—for the most part. What others?” she asked, and somehow, an hour flew by, carrying them on the wings of conversation. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A cloud of angry flies rises from it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The spyglass flew out of Sticky’s hand and onto the gravel path...and before the boys could gather themselves, Jackson had brushed past Constance—knocking her roughly to her knees—and was upon them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her legs flew into the air, torn out from under her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would be a living, breathing bull’s-eye for spitballs, rubber bands, apple cores, and flying soup. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

We are moving fast, bumping along, and dust flies in the back in a red cloud, lit by the taillights. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

After their bout with the pirates, they decided to fly the rest of the way to Rome. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The ship had righted itself, continued to fly forward—though at a slower speed—and no one was reaching out of the window to offer any help. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He wanted to open the cages and take each one out, hold it between his hands, he wanted them all to fly away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mindful of the red-tailed hawks, she flew north to get beyond their territory before heading for the mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I see a bright green-and-yellow bird fly from one treetop to another. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t want people to think it’s clever, arriving by flying car.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The ball flew straight to the goalie, but the move was so remarkable that the parents of the Triumph players applauded in appreciation. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

As he opened the window and watched Nipper fly off, he knew something else: He could no longer bear this alone. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Richie drove slow, which meant that even more snow fell on them, but at least nobody flew out of the truck. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He aimed them at the second floor of the house, at my father and mother’s bedroom, and I could see puffs of white paint and splintered wood fly off where the bullets hit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Before she could attack him, an egg came flying through the air and hit her on the side of her head. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She flew down to the village once more and went silently into the woman’s house. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Each time the coyote approached, she flew away again. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

It’s so thrilling that I laugh and it flies away. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Even though she was due to fly back to Birmingham, Dr. Fiona stayed on and arranged to have me airlifted to another army hospital, this one in Rawalpindi. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The child was still in high spirits, and blackbird Ben was helping Pantalaimon fly as high as he could, which was not quite high enough to reach the lowest branches of a light-bearing tree. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His broad view of what constituted landscape architecture included anything that grew, flew, floated, or otherwise entered the scenery he created. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When the Soviet Union entered World War II in 1941, Marina Raskova took command of a thousand female aviators and trained them to fly in three separate bomber and fighter regiments. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I flew around them, politely, like a gentleman. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A half-dozen kites were flying high, speckles of bright yellow, red, and green against the gray sky. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We see the sun rise and the big purple sky that stretches out far as bird can fly. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only you understand. Sorry, I needed to fly a little.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The countryside now flying past the window was becoming wilder. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“He has more empty houses to truck to West Virginia. And knowing him, he won’t pass up the chance to make this town disappear so he can fly out of here for good.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He brought Stef’s face to his chest to shield it from the flies. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had dived for his wand; Snape shot a hex at it and it flew feet away into the darkness and out of sight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The pigeon jerked its head around and peered down at the boy, and finally flew onto his hand. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

With their hair flying and their mouths open, screaming at each other, I realized that none of the sisters had any teeth except for Wasp, who had one mossy yellow incisor. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

That's the most implausible aspect of the whole story, as there's no way the bells of France would allow a foreign worker to fly in and take their jobs. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

A sudden blue flash illuminated the seating area for a second as the fly zapper on the ceiling took out a bug. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

When she opened her eyes she was looking up into the blue sky and was about to fly back through the door. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Do you think we can fly around until we spot him?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

On his dresser sat a framed photograph of the Navy’s Blue Angels elite flying squadron in close formation, signed by every pilot on the team. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She is passing Rockford High when a Hostess truck flies by so fast that it spins her pack and almost topples her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He set his eyes on some distant goal, bowed his wings, and flew southward as silently as the shadow he cast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A glassine bandage wrapping danced across the area between the huts, flattened itself momentarily against the small, still body of a dead NVA soldier, and then flew off into the jungle. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the stereotypical green-eyed pretty boy with parents who spoiled him, so he had fly clothes and tattoos. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She leaned in for a kiss, but before I could meet her in the middle, the funeral home door flew open again, banging against the wall, scaring us both half to death. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I whacked her mummified face against the trapdoor frame and dust flew. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The instant he bellowed the familiar order, Ranofer was flying across the gritty floor as fast as his feet would move. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Elbows bent, hands on shoulders, she flailed her arms like a bird in an eternal, grotesquely futile effort to fly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flew to the door; I had a little trouble with the simple dead bolt, but I yanked the door open at last, and there he was. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One splash spooked a bird in a nearby tree, and it flew away with a rustle of feathers. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Eye upended the glass, and the ten flies zapped out to circle in the center of the room. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had once flown a burning Corsair away from a densely populated urban area before bailing out. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skateboard flew from her hands and skidded into the street, where a car, horn blaring, rolled over it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He finished the job, replaced the originals before Ellsberg knew they were missing, and flew with his wife to New York, lugging five bulging bags. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Trainers put young unleashed birds who are just learning to fly and hunt on a hack board, a sort of artificial nest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the United Kingdom, the women who flew for the ATA struggled with similar discrimination issues. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

And the helicopter flies away, and I have no idea when it will be back with water to keep other people from finding their way into bags. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Basta had put a plate over the top of the jug, but the fragile little thing didn't look as if she had the strength to fly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

A yellow bird landed on a curlicue of wire, stayed for a moment, and flew off. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Another fly emerged from the gap in his teeth and took off. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Frightful will hop from the stump to my fist. She still can’t fly. Her wing feathers are only about an inch long. I think she likes me.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

You see chubby girl yell leaders, pompons flying as they leap with glee. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the direction that Skardebek flew, the sheer wall of the mountain in front of them was marked by a ribbon of cool silver. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

"Old Nan says the children knew the songs of the trees, that they could fly like birds and swim like fish and talk to the animals," Bran said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At times, the helicopter flew so low that it nearly knocked me off the cliff. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The next batter hit a high fly to the second baseman, who caught it, dropped it, retrieved it, and made a wild attempt at tagging Sidney Goldberg as he raced past him to second. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I let the battle rage take me and surge up the stairs, scims flying. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Seven eyed her toad, who was sitting happily in his travel tank eating a ceramic dish full of spicy flies. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then Hector’s soul flew forth from his body and was gone to Hades, bewailing his fate, leaving vigor and youth behind. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got out her key and was about to put it in the lock when the door flew open. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at her through the sagging screen that had a fluffy ball of cotton stuck in the middle to scare the flies away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They flew extremely high, keeping the ocean on their left. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

My fingers fly up to cover my mouth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He recalled the way his father had tensed, hand flying to the hilt of his hanjari. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The butterfly poked its tiny proboscis down into her hair, probing for nurture, then flew away unsatisfied. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes fly open when the phone rings. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” Gabriel began, taking a bite of the sandwich, “if I am an angel, what’s stopping me from just flying out of here?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She was flying high; I think because now she really was a big part of the concert again. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then it was gone, flying back to Mordor with the speed of the wrath of Sauron; and behind it the wind roared away, leaving the Dead Marshes bare and bleak. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She jumps, and the toilet paper goes flying. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The initial hope was that the microscope might make the invisible visible, and it did, for example, when it showed how a fly can walk up a pane of glass. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Frightful made soft noises and flew to the Baron Weasel rock. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then it shook its wings as though casting off night forever, took a couple of awkward steps, and flew away. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the man turned into a seagull and flew away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Let them try to fly below tree level, though. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sam snorted in his sleep and shook his head as if he were trying to shake a fly off his face. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly they reappeared again and, looping side by side, flew straight toward Delhi. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Occasionally there was a stubborn bird that refused to fly. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Clarisse went flying backward and landed in a smoldering patch of grass. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The day after we sent our message? She can't be flying far then.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bird flew off, but something else caught his eye. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picture him running toward the ships, with arrows flying all around, and him with no armor. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Miss Effie Belle’s words flew from mouth to mouth in every churchyard in Cold Sassy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps because this creature had a spirit, but now it is flown?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I slap the spoon down on the table, and little grains of rice fly around me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

This was before Billy had his head broken in an airplane crash, by the way—before he became so vocal about flying saucers and traveling in time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glittering shards of crystal flew in all directions: Draco doubled over, his hands covering his bloody face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For many miles, she flew oVer the Pacific Ocean with a flock of red-rumped storm petrels. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Jemmy took a tighter grip on the handle, but was ready to fly if he had to. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The flies crawled upon it, and here and there the sharp points of gravel pressed up through the flesh. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like just a matter of time before one of us did something desperate and bullets started flying. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The door flew open; Malfoy marched inside, wand held out in front of him, pale and determined. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’m on the plane, flying or being flown, westward toward the watery coast, the postcard mountains. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Bri, let me ask you something. Promise not to fly off the handle, okay?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But on the Gatehouse Tower, the Stark banner flew alone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

You’re all right When this didn’t stop his wailing, and I knew the ’rents were about to come flying into the room any minute, I started to get a bit impatient. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby threw her little hands up with so much anger, sap flew across the stage. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Across the way a loud shriek of girly voices flew up into the room. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

His arms and legs became as graceful as a gazelle’s, and his giant body sprang in the air like a flying grasshopper. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if it was superstition or what, but if my father said “death” you can bet two seconds later spit would be flying out his mouth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Gwenforte bounds forward, down the hill, and the children go flying after her. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

What I would do is to wave my fork over the eggs until all the bugs flew away, then grab a forkful before they came back. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made eye contact with her—she swore it looked right at her—and then flew north. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

After the ceremony, the newlyweds climbed into a helicopter and flew to the city for the night. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Emily jerked her head back and forth so emphatically her pencil flew out of her ponytail and clattered to the floor. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Dragging their intestines along, they fly around to places where there’s blood and death. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it means only now you can hear birds flying, forming a V overhead. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Her own parents are still alive in Florida, but we don’t see them because they won’t fly. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was a Jackboot, grinning down at us—and we were gone, fast as flies, One-Arm one way, me another, the Jackboot’s laughter fading. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Embers flew into the air and dimmed out of existence. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She thought of buying a wig, but wigs brought anxiety, the always-present possibility of flying off your head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The door had caught on a large rock and went flying open as I kicked it and sprinted through. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As I looked around, a cloud of crows flew over me, straight for the woods in back of the barn, cawing their heads off. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, do,” said Lyra, “but fly low, and hide, and don’t let them see you.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In poor neighborhoods garbage mounded in alleys and overflowed giant trash boxes that became banquet halls for rats and bluebottle flies. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s generally known that you’ve flown only two missions. And that one of those occurred when Aarfy accidentally flew you over enemy territory while navigating you to Naples for a black-market water cooler.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The chauffeur flew a figure eight as he reacted to the General’s furious voice. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Katya was one of the four flying friends whom Marina had assigned so they could stay together. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

When he moved clear, they were already flying away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Across the pale, oyster-colored sky of twilight a flock of crows flew, sharply black, and whirred over him, cawing loudly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

To date, the Shuttle has flown about sixty times, all but one of the flights successful. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even with my own private rocket ship, I could never fly fast enough to pull ahead of all the other stars at Chumley Prep. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She ran and leaped into the water, crying, “Husband, dearest!”—and then oh, wonder, instead of sinking into the waves she was flying over them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to the throne room burst open, and with a biting gust of cold air, a servant flew to stand before the king. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Brokk squinted and shook his head, trying to dislodge the fly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Every time we came to a gate, the two of us jumped down to open and shut it and took flying leaps back onto the rear bumper as the Rosalie set off again. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

For a moment he imagined the Tripps wheeling out of the woods and flying around them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And a flock of big birds had flown over the camp, like magical beings. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It flew to him and landed on his arm, and Bran stroked its feathers and slipped inside of it again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"I could castle," he told Tristran, "but there's no one I could castle with'd be any better off here than we are....There's no escape by flying, not judgin' by that thing." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Harry said as the small owl flew low over his head, twittering madly with what Harry could only assume was pride at having delivered the letter to the right person. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

At once, birds rose up in alarm from the bushes, and flew off through the wood.'Are you O.K.?' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Talk about fly fishing. Did you ever hear of fly fishing for crocodiles?” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were now flying through clouds and mists and in desperation the pilot descended and followed a twisting road through the mountains. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this confusion of dying men and wildly flying weapons Atalanta kept her head and wounded the boar. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A single fly, its armored back an oily, metallic green, was dancing a circle on his chin. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book flies open and swings dangerously at SCORPIUS/HARRT, who has to dodge out of the way. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Annabeth ducked as a cable flew over her head and. wrapped itself around the bowsprit. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her lunch flies out of her hands, and she lands splat on her butt on the floor. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Dad wasn’t the kind who believed in angels flying around. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We have time for one more question,” Imam Malik says as a flurry of hands fly up. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

His name was Van Rensburg and he had been flown to the island on twenty-four hours’ notice after the assassination. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes tight, and my arms fly up to shield my face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jewels and chunks of gold shot from the fissure with such force, they cracked the cavern walls and sent shrapnel flying, stinging Hazel’s skin through her jacket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Broadway was limited to emergency vehicles, and they were flying down the avenue, their sirens screaming. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

At Riverbank, he lived in a damp windmill, where he did experiments with fruit flies and African violets. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The flies and mosquitoes bit at us mercilessly. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Like maybe I could just fly to New York and avoid getting mugged in the Greyhound bathroom before I even make it out of Pittsburgh. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It flew abnormally high, at great cost of fuel, to ensure a smoother flight. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the gulls flew inland too, driven by the weather. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a saying. It means a lot. Actually, something like fifteen million birds will fly through here. You’ll see how people from all over come to see them. It’s like a people migration, too.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was a fake, dusty palm tree in the corner of the lobby and flying pink flamingos on the wallpaper. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

No one, it turned out, but that madman Yossarian, who brought him down with a flying tackle one day as he was scooting along the bottom of the ditch to his trailer for lunch. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

With a bang like a gunshot, the cracker flew apart to reveal a large, pointed witch’s hat topped with a stuffed vulture. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

So instead we flew to him, for what would be a sort of attempt to have it both ways—a family day spent mostly in full view of the public. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He had Orr’s word to take for the flies in Appleby’s eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They were the only Western force to fly on the Eastern Front, and they were stationed right by the 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon flew down to her wrist, and sat there glowing while Lyra composed her mind. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Where the iron touched his skin it felt like knives and needles and nails, like the searing pain of frost, like the sting of a hundred biting flies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Eyes wild and spit flying from his mouth as he repeats this line over and over: “Nobody touch Mexico! Nobody touch Mexico! Nobody touch Mexico!” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now, in her memory, she could see that blankness—how the word magic flew away, like a bird. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I knew what it was like to fly. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

At the same time, my neck grows tense and I feel myself shrink, hunching my shoulders protectively, ready to let my arms fly up and protect my face from the Doctorita’s fists. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up at Gomo and something flies out of my mouth. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

A fly crept out from the depths of his throat as his eyes glazed over. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There were birds flying and landing in low willow shrubs. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Carmen practically flew up the narrow staircase that led to their apartment. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

A witch was helping Lord Asriel, and she had flown that wire into the heights. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed a plank to cover the opening of the gang, pulled himself up to sit on it, and began to kick at the window with such force the dirt flew over Pinmei like rain. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Though it hopped up and down with great energy, it couldn't quite fly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Dicey watched him catch a flying swing and leap onto it, then jump furiously with his sturdy little legs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We poison the caddis flies in a stream and the salmon runs dwindle and die. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“For now, yes, until he tries his next flying machine.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swirl them, lift them, flip them side to side off my hips while their legs fly through the air. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands flew to my face, everything crashed inside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“He wasn't flying very fast when you killed him.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She lowered her body to fly, straightened up, and sat still. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Hedwig had not approved of these flashy intruders; she had been most reluctant to allow them to drink from her water tray before flying off again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Hardly anybody around the farm had a good word to say for a fly. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Boo flew to the tip of the elephant’s trunk to address Aru’s mom. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mask went flying off my face but I didn’t stop. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a bitterly cold day, worsened by the wind that lifted the papers along the block and sent them flying across Malcolm X Boulevard. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to the bottom, I kick the sand out of sheer frustration, and thanks to a gust of wind, some of it flies right into my eyes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Flora Lou and Cleontine let the doors fly open and the words tumble out while I type as fast as I can, asking them every five minutes to please, please, slow down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“What does flying like a dinosaur have to do with libraries?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

So Genie gave a last glance in the direction the swallow had flown, and then he and Ernie dashed through the woods. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh, please! Before you go! Witches...They do fly, don’t they? I wasn’t dreaming when I saw them flying the other night?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

All that night helicopters flew over the working- class neighborhoods, humming like flies from another world. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the pilots didn’t have to fly during the day, the huge strain of the nightly combat missions affected their ability to relax. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He had returned to Montreal, argued bitterly with his wife for two weeks, packed two suitcases, and flown back to London. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

How about with this clue: “The sentences are about making and flying a kite.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The royal entourage was always a gorgeous spectacle, but that wasn’t what stopped Lazlo’s feet as abruptly as though his soul had flown on ahead of his body and left it stranded. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Reveling in the removal of his Trace, Harry sent Ron’s possessions flying around the room, causing Pigwidgeon to wake up and flutter excitedly around his cage. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My head rolls to the side and both my hands fly up to cover my face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The squirrel flies about four feet down to the earth. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My last doubts about the marriage flew from me like a flock of birds starting up from a field to be lost in the distance. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

They jerked as Luke flew inside but stayed asleep. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And the watchers on the shore saw the wind shift, the waves subside, and the Greek ship leave the harbor, flying under full sail to the sea beyond. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I bumped into him by accident, and his newspaper flew out of his hands.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But Uncle Willie was suffering under our father’s bombastic pressure, and in mother-bird fashion Momma was more concerned with her crippled offspring than the one who could fly away from the nest. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved like the most elegant ballerina, like she could fly if she set her mind to it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The eagles flew away, and the Roman in the middle, who was scrawnier than the others, raised his visor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

After that, whenever flying visitors invaded I had to close Charley out and air out the house or cab after the pests were dead. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

His head flew back and she yanked the front of his T-shirt and yelled into his greasy ear, “I’m not yours to touch!” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My hand flies to my shoulder, hungry for an arrow, but, of course, my weapons are stashed in the woods. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The other societies illustrate the important point that distance as the crow flies is not an appropriate measure of isolation for humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t so good at devising plans on the fly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t a bit interested in the flying part, but he liked the story and the fact that places were named for his people. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my dream I have somehow figured out that to catch a cloud means I’ll fly to heaven. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You must be brilliant. I’ve never flown. Is it easy? Is that your own broom? Is that the best one there is?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“A rocket won’t fly unless somebody lights the fuse!” he declared. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you, like, reach up and throw him into the air and he flew away?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

All of the sun bugs, the flies, the dragonflies, the wasps, the hornets, went home. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thousand years later, the canals were choked with reeds and mud, and pools of stagnant water gave birth to swarms of flies. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It came from the direction of the mountains, flying low and kicking up dust in a dozen separate windstorms in its wake. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I flinch, and even though he didn’t actually throw it at me, just thinking about that thing flying into my belly gives me a stomachache. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

As the dragon ducked underneath branches and swerved through trees, Minli understood why most dragons flew. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He flew twenty feet before thudding to an undignified crash. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They took off, leaping and flying and trotting into the air, until only the horse was left. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nok flew to Pong's side and crossed her forearms in front of her, blocking the Governor's fist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The assertion was remarkable partly for being so arrestingly specific but even more for flying in the face of accepted wisdom about the age of the Earth.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

All was quiet, but as they paused at the top of the bank, a tussling pack of six or seven sparrows flew down to the line and began to peck about between the sleepers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron slams Manchee sideways with an arm, sending him flying into the bushes. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I watched a fly dart from the window screen to the lamp to the ceiling. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

In her dream, he was flying with his legs straight out in front of him and his tail straight out behind him. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The crepe flies into the air, flips, and lands in the pan. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He dropped it without slowing down, then flew over the cliff, over Frightful, over Drum, over the woods, and out of sight. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Even though it had been his idea that we fly out to Oakland to see Cecile, Pa’d never once said how exciting our trip would be. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They say the People could fly,” I whispered. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We ran like rabbits fleeing a fox, like deer fleeing a hunter, like mice fleeing an owl, leaping, dodging, practically flying through the underbrush. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Not one could reach the food she and Chup had dropped in the aerie—unless they flew. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Not to mention that the wuss didn’t have the guts to hurt a fly—not unless someone else was pulling his strings. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

My unspoken plan is that, if I can butter him up enough, maybe he’ll change his mind and fly us out of here. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily would remember Lydia’s pool party and all the fun and the music and the cool guys, and I would remember this: laughing and feeling as if I could fly out over the ocean. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The book went on to say that scientists had been arguing about whether or not the Jupiter bird had been able to fly for over fifty years. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes words fly out of my mouth like warty frogs. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“A window has been left open. A squirrel flies in the window. The heart of an old woman rejoices!” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I knew he’d fly into the air about five feet from the hoop. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stand there in front of that water, staring out at them—watching them flit and fly and zoom, and I can’t help but smile. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

An hour into the flight, they had flown into a thunderstorm. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The revolver jumped back, smacking Ernie right in the face, then flying out of his hands. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Europe, Asia, Australia. If I got an itch, I hopped on a plane and flew clear across the world to scratch it.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was a curious sensation, being hit by an oncoming car while flying backward on a bicycle. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His enemies, mocking him, put it about that he was working on a flying machine, and indeed he admitted that the thought had crossed his mind. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I saw a squadron of Sixer gunships flying in formation, zooming south at low altitude, their sensors scanning the surface as they went. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Even though the beast stopped, Mr. Flux remained in motion, flying forward, losing his grip on the tufts of fur, shooting across the stream, colliding with Otto in midair. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They turned south, away from that troubling other-world gleam in the fog, and as they flew a question began to form more clearly in Serafina’s mind. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It showed an airplane flying over the rooftops, and a cheap fare to Boston, under the slogan, “We Bring the World to You.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Helena, I know I’ve told you this twenty thousand times, but you need challenges bigger than Baked Alaskas. Julia's flying the nest this year. Why don’t you think about going back to work?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I flew first to Calcutta, to attend my wedding, and a week later I flew to Boston, to begin my new job. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

They are always seen together, flying or riding the waves. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twelve weeks before Brooke came to dinner, Jule flew from Puerto Rico to San Francisco and checked into the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in Nob Hill. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned over the side and washed the flying fish in the water, noting the speed of the water against his hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At around twelve thirty, word came from the far side of the mountains that sentinels had seen the capsule flying past. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

It's weird to see a dude with a bunch of fly clothes on standing in a corner of a crazy party, knitting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Frightful flew from the tree back to the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They are helpless in this grim fighting area, they fall like flies. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pyp let fly a whoop and thrust his sword into the air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Along the road I saw women winnowing baskets of threshed grain in the wind, the clouds of chaff flying off in the breeze. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

In late August, as the days grew shorter and the air turned sharp and autumnal in the Brooks Range, McCunn began to worry when nobody arrived to fly him out. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waved a cruising fly from the cheese bag. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing us all on the floor, Ma’s tiredness just flies out of her body. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I think it would have improved if she’d gone after flies with almost anything except a catcher’s mitt. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Though it was standing still, the car seemed to be flying down a highway, going too fast. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost every pilot in the 122nd had learned to fly in a plane like this one. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

In just moments, it seemed, he saw three birds before they flew, saw them sitting and got close to one of them, moving slowly, got close enough to try a shot with his bow. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flew home to Kansas and arrived by taxi on Saturday morning at her family’s plot at a graveyard in Wichita just as the funeral service began. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jimmy did her exactly right—the way she swatted her left hand at something funny, like there was a fly in front of her face. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was silence for a few seconds and then shouts and sand flying as everyone rushed past me toward the water’s edge. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Males and females took turns brooding the eggs and flying to the courthouse park to feast on seeds and bread. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

On her pillow is the small flying beast. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“But you can resolve it. And what else can you do? You don’t want to fly more missions.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

His eyes had gone as deep as they had when he had spoken of learning to fly on that strange beach. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking no more notice of her than if she had been a fly, Mr. Laurence talked on about Laurie’s lessons and teachers. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that it? What exactly did you hope to achieve, following in the strikebreakers as though you were one of them? With those clothes, you stood out like a fly in soup.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The 125th Guards operated in the German region of Prussia, flying aggressive missions along the southwest of the Baltic Sea from January to May 1945. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It’s bright blue and purple and says Gertrude Nix Rock Camp for Girls, with pictures of girls screaming into microphones, guitars weighing down their shoulders, drumsticks flying. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind slammed into Cain so hard he was sent sprawling to the ground, his sword flying across the veranda. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The bird, casting a quick look in his direction, flew at the window again, but this time it encountered no barrier. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

During World War II, there was an American fighter pilot who was killed flying a Spitfire at the age of nineteen. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before it occurred to him they were attempting to fly, they, too, were aloft. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Hardly a couple of ounces of feathers and bones. But that bird can fly to Africa and back. Powered by bugs and worms and desire.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Lourdes rides her new Sears exercise bicycle until sparks fly from the wheels. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she just opens her mouth and waits to see what random thing will fly out of it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Forty leagues and more it was, as a bird flies, from Edoras to the fords of the Isen, where they hoped to find the king’s men that held back the hosts of Saruman. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I would get on a plane and fly back to New York if Big Ma showed up wanting her grandbabies. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the pilot died, if he died and Derek couldn’t fly, there would be nobody up front to control the plane. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Another boom sounded and then an explosion rocked the far end of the Ocarrion as splintered wood flew through the air. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was flying at breakneck speed, trying to avoid a spurt of flames from Malfoy’s steed’s mouth, when he realized he had forgotten his Firebolt. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

What was it with her family and flying men? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was only from the back of his spiky head that I recognized him as the flying T board rider who’d nearly mowed us down yesterday. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The butterflies from Jace’s smile escape from my belly into the air and fly away. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Whenever anyone flew at the balloon to try to shoot it down, the gunfire would get so hot that they’d have to give up. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Dan was only split through the head with the pig-shaped weather vane that flew off a barn. Now let me see that police report.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then it uttered a series of long deep melancholy cries and flew off again into the night. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

If Alec was really going to fly this thing, he had to see it with his own eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

One day she flew a good fifty feet, and we packed up and went gathering seeds, bark, and tubers to celebrate. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of Marina Raskova’s original three regiments, there were men now flying and working in both the 586th Regiment and the 125th Guards, and those units were now led by men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

When we flew over a wooded, mountainous area called Matroosberg in the Cape, I yelled to my colleagues that here was terrain where we could fight. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just couldn’t wait to fly the plane. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Boots has no fear, nor will she when she masters counting. You like to fly, do you not, Boots? Go for a ride on the bat?” he said mischievously. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

By now Father had hung huge models of the flying machines—some up to six feet in wingspan—from the rafters, and these would twist and turn as if they were giant captive moths. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry she’s seen the video—will all the happiness fly out of her? Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He’d always imagined them as huge noble animals, like lions with wings, but these things reminded him more of vicious pack hunters —flying hyenas. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her thoughts skittered between eagles that learned to fly, and men who were scared to jump off that stump, and Moses who said, “Let my people go.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Narciso taunted, and even as the men struggled to separate them his huge arms flew out and landed with dull, sick thuds on Tenorio’s face and body. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were flown deep into the jungle and set down in an area known to be crawling with VC. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Immediately afterward, he flew back to New York. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Maybe I could fly . Jason sat up. His vision turned a pale shade of green. ‘Or maybe not. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Most moths, but not all, fly at night. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The Air Ministry was in a panic in August 1939, scrambling for women to do radio work as it dawned on them how many men they’d need to do the flying. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed, the Putnam proved herself with flying colors. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was close enough to fly to her home village to check on it, she discovered that her parents and her child had been shot along with everyone else in the village. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Amari could see seabirds flying overhead, and she looked with the rest of the women at the faint hint of green in the distance. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well. . . let’s not make a habit of it. What are you doing here, Dare? Don’t you know better than to fly into a war zone?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Harry read it aloud: Harry — I’m flying north immediately. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She really wanted to fly Zlata over to the United States to meet our class! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Roz asked Brightbill and Chitchat about dreaming and about flying and about eating and about all the things they could do that she could not. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The witch who flew back to spy was called Lena Feldt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flew off to do as the peregrine tiercel must do—hunt for his mate and young, until the chicks were well feathered and could keep themselves warm without being brooded. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She flew to the lowest limb of the hemlock. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Kin’s other hand went up, and the leftover horseshoes from the tack room flew out. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“There’s a man on the left about to shoot,” said Hester, and as she spoke, a crack came from his rifle, and chips of stone flew off the boulder a foot from where she crouched. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tethered dragon let out a roar, and a gush of flame flew over the goblins: The wizards fled, doubled-up, back the way they had come, and inspiration, or madness, came to Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He allowed me half a cup of water and two hard biscuits, then fed Stew Cat with a wedge of leftover flying fish. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flew to Detroit, arrived late in the afternoon, dragged myself home and went to sleep. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea was to let Father see for himself how the aeroplane flew. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My name is Karen, and I’ll be flying this plane today! ” she announces. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The men of the Golden Company were outside their tents, dicing, drinking, and swatting away flies. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe staying up most of the night trying to fly again wasn’t the best idea. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

For twenty seconds at a time, I could practice opening the Gemini hatch, getting out, and “flying” or walking over to the side of a make-believe Agena built out of wood. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then, the cheetah let out a snarl and launched itself at Sasha, its claws extended, its body seeming to fly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t until my aunt Corrine flew in from Maryland a few months later that I realized Grandma Caye was sicker than I knew. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It might be too sad, since I’m obviously never going to get to fly again. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

That he left the nest to learn to fly. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“They fly straight to their death. Ah, small ‘d’ death, I mean. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And despite the terrible circumstances in which they first flew to war, under Valentin’s command the regiment grew proud and united. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Climbing back up to the door, I slowly pull the dollar bill off the alarm switch, pocketing it as I fly back down to the third floor of the hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Instead, she flew north and farther north, into the fogs and gales around Svalbard, the kingdom of Iorek Byrnison, the armored bear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The elephantine flying horses that had pulled the carriage were now grazing in a makeshift paddock alongside it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“A mockingjay. Just a glimpse of it as it flies by. The same one every time.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It flew so fast I didn’t actually see it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

From time to time a raven would fly overhead, big black wings slapping against the cold air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was September a year ago, a gorgeous, glorious, clear and windless night, some of the best flying weather Maddie had ever known. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“And flying things got treasure! Flying things—angels—crystal treasure!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

So I made my wish quick before one of them flew away. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I spooned the mush into my mouth, quickly fanning away several large flies. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

How much fossil fuel was burned to keep it refrigerated and fly it to the U.S.? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I twirl around the empty dining room and think about flying again. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The next morning, a bird flew down and perched on Meggie’s bed, a bird as orange as the light of last night’s moon. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The door flew open and slammed against the adjacent wall. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

We flew down the stairs, but I stopped at the landing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“And you really can go flying, whenever you like?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if the babies fall when they try to fly?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

There appeared to be a giant blond fly staring down at her. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The national flags of Nepal and South Africa, along with banners from Kodak, Apple Computer, and other sponsors, flew from a pair of tall aluminum flagpoles. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The demon then planned to take it all around the demons’ land and charge people admission to see him fly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But The Zed doesn’t fly British Airways, so he wouldn’t know,” Ahmed said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was bleeding again, and while Tialys flew fiercely at the ghosts to force them away, Salmakia helped Will tend to the wound. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sohrab had his arms wrapped around her, like he could keep her from flying apart if he squeezed tight enough. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I bounced it up and down for everyone to see and they squealed so loud Mrs. Maxy came flying in. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Few Russian women who became pilots in the Soviet Union’s state-sponsored clubs in the 1980s and early 1990s can afford to fly as private citizens now that the Soviet Union no longer exists. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I stood at the top of the stairs while German planes flew back and forth, and I knew I was on my own, that I couldn’t count on others for support. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And then a glob of saliva flew like a baseball from his mouth and over the gravel. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I loved being up on deck, where I watched the sea and glimpsed dolphins, sharks, and flying fish. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the crowning indignity was a little flap, like the tongue of a shoe sewed on sideways, that served as a fly at the front of the trousers. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a falcon is hooded she will not bate, that is, she won’t fly off your fist and hang head down by her jesses, beating her wings and hurting herself. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mountain clouds burst, scatter as the plane flies through them. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Since we had been authorized to use the aircars, Heo Hew and three others had taken one and flown over to Sith and the Archipelago, nations of the Sea Hemisphere, which I had entirely neglected. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Too eager to fly again to wait for Wood, Harry mounted his broomstick and kicked off from the ground. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The snow goose dæmon wheeled and flew down toward the roof, beating his great wings inward to help him slow down, and landed with a clatter on the pantiles below the sill. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We saw the planes flying low, looking like hornets. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faster and faster, the little hag’s fingers flew, but the dark was already lifting from the night. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Old Familiar dipped and swirled, snapping brand flies out of the air like they weren’t moving, the prince-turned-slave-turned-god standing atop and swinging his ax like a scythe through a field of wheat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My hand goes to my lips, like the words just flew out of my mouth instead of hers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

On the second day after the space launch Big Ma said to JimmyTrotter, “Now, son, you’ve watched enough flying spaceships for today. I need to see my program.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Human” is feathers flattened, eyes wide, neck pulled in, wings drooped to fly. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the midst of all this, the young women who wanted to fly for the Soviet Union had to travel in to Moscow before they traveled out. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Og flew back into the DJ booth, which closed up around him like a transparent cocoon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“B. cepacia thrives best in saliva or phlegm. A cough can travel six feet. A sneeze can travel up to two hundred miles per hour, so don’t let one fly in mixed company.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And then he yelled as he flew through the air, lifted and thrown by the monster as it continued its slow advance toward Håkon. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He struggled, struggled to rise up, and meet them—he wanted wings to fly upward and meet them in that morning, that morning where they were. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her long fingers scoop out the fly and flick it away. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Every night now, as soon as Jay was asleep, I’d fly. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But I knew it wasn’t cowardice that sent Travis flying down the road. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He would hang his head and cradle the fly or the fish in his long hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Liam whipped the car around so hard I had to brace Chubs and me from flying off the seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And the 46th Guards weren’t going to let anything stop each flight crew from flying at least that many more. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Otis dumps the rest of the meat at the tree line, leaving it in a heap that buzzes with flies. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When he flew, his body, so long and graceful on the ground, took on the appearance of a thick, stumpy cylinder, from the front of which his red beak projected between his round black eyes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think you can fly a microphone up to Mom? Won’t the whole auditorium see that? You need to tell us your plan so we can double-check everything, make sure it’s foolproof.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But up flies a loud bit of his sermon to block it out and I look up into his eyes and suddenly I don’t wanna know. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

One of Sarah’s books has a boy flying on the cover. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

She liked the look of her long dark hair flying out behind her, her long legs in their black socks, and her flapping red jacket. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, I had flown in the sky and it had been wonderful. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Waves flew toward him, huge surges that exploded in spray as the low-density hull slashed through. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had to shift quickly into reverse to avoid colliding with it, and both she and Tane had to hold on tightly to keep from flying against the yacht’s custom teak cabinets. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

All he ever did was sit on the porch and swat flies, and like I said, even had him a pet hen to peck them up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

You caught a fly and eased him through the hole and set the cork. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath as I turn to the window, as if I’m actually expecting to find boulders and headless birds flying my way. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Percy, realizing what Harry was trying to do, stopped clinging to the body and helped; together, crouching low to avoid the curses flying at them from the grounds, they hauled Fred out of the way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A stone would fly straight through him and strike the child made in his image, clipping out an eye or a tongue or an outstretched hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

So here I am, my hair dancing about like whiskers behind me, and my hands flapping like wings, flying above the world until Pa summons me away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to try and fly the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed another dose of the fearless, flying Styx. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Yishan said nothing and just looked at her sheepishly, holding the Paper away from her as she flew at him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But the only creature she had seen whole was the winged fairy, who repeatedly flew down that corridor as if she were doomed to traverse the same small space for eternity. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Did they fly around the city together or had they met just now for the first time? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He swerved as a spear flew past and then was silent, running. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Our feet flew and our hands clapped in time to the music, and for a few shining minutes we lost ourselves in it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It flew in and circled the room in a malicious way. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She took off and flew over the tip of Florida. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Dirt flew up in a cloud as I hit the ground. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Daddy can't come. He has to fly to California," she said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

When Fallen was finally strong enough to fly, I reintroduced him back to his flock. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Did he fly around town, oblivious to the danger? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

So did a thousand shards of glass, and it seemed to Laila that she could see each individual one flying all around her, flipping slowly end over end, the sunlight catching in each. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The craft were small and flew low, banking back and forth in lazy zigzags, and the noise of the surf had covered the subtle whine of their propellers. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

After my last test, I know I should take this seriously, but my mind keeps flying elsewhere. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It feels light and airy, and when I’m jumping around in it I wish I could fly. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The kitchen was lacquered—walls, windows, and ceiling—with grease from the flying pans. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It must be huge, if it means flying me like this to Tokyo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were flying over the six kilometre zone of park-land that separated Central London from its first ring of satellite suburbs. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children couldn’t see it, but Tialys and Salmakia, flying above, watched the little pale figures all moving with an effect that looked like the migration of immense flocks of birds or herds of reindeer. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Kill him, Cissy!” shrieked Bellatrix, but there was another loud crack, and Narcissa’s wand too flew into the air and landed on the other side of the room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They flew over the nine lakes, silver baubles in green alpine bowls. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She called them flying rats and said one got caught in her hair once and went crazy clawing at her scalp. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then as we moved off a group of boys ran among us and the men started using their lights, revealing darting figures in blonde wigs, the tails of their stolen dress coats flying. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would not raise his eyes to the sky, though he knew there was a flying saucer from Tralfamadore up there. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The photography books went flying out first, followed by his pencil case and the honey tin. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Her heart goes a million miles an hour and her feet fly. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The two other planes were flown and navigated by the regiment’s squadron commanders. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

This force was transferred through the flying buttress to the buttress itself and then down to the foundation. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

Just for a laugh, I imagine him landing in our tiny front yard, maybe in a personal-size flying saucer, which would probably just fill the center circle of a basketball court. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I dreamed of flying, she thought, and now I’ve flown, and dream of stealing eggs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As my encyclopedia poignantly puts it: “The legs of the larvae have degenerated, and the adults do not fly.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My bow comes up, the arrow ready to fly, but there's no other sound. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Kendra tried to recover from the thrill of flying and digest what was happening below. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Nothing changed; no more angels flew out or inward; the high winds tore at the clouds, and the clouds endlessly renewed themselves, not parting even for a second. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He tried to fly to her, but the chains snapped taut as he rose and slammed him down onto his belly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Leaning into it, faster, harder, my feet slap the pavement, until it comes — that weightless, near-to- flying fastness. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bird-shaped pods had burst and the puffs were spilling out, flying off. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

They fly smoky circles around my head and then fizzle out. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Wishing the dragonfly that’d come to the funeral would fly right up to me and rest on my hand, instead of all the mosquitoes and gnats trying to cover me, getting stuck to my sweat. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The sun still sets quite late in the north of England in August, and Maddie on fabric wings flew low over the long sands of Holy Island and saw seals gathered there. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

From the bacteria in the sink to the fruit fly circling the bowl of bananas. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

At breakfast on Thursday she bored them all stupid with flying tips she’d gotten out of a library book called Quidditch Through the Ages. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

His face and neck were purple as a beet, and the spittle was flying all over the oblates as he spewed his sermon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The time wasn’t going to fly by, and they would not be enjoying the day because things were about to get stranger than usual in Logan County. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I have great hopes for my boy,” observed Jo, watching him fly over the fence with an approving smile. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I fly down the fire escape, I see him staring up at me, the expression on his face turning from shock to rage. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The words flew out, a thousand pounds of pressure behind them. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And the tent, that blurry bright three-dimensional A, was so foreign to the cotton field, that it might just get up and fly away before my eyes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was first the whistle of a mortar in the air and then the boom as the mortar fell and hot shrapnel flew around. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She followed the wall, seeking another option, and found a stone cornice bearing a statue of Kerch’s three flying fishes within reach. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It flies near the bed and I catch it and throw it back. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

In Russia in 1998, there were no women flying in either military or commercial aviation. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It was a lousy night for flying, with low clouds and driving rain. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Maddie was trained not as an actual paratrooper, but she learned to fly the plane while people were jumping. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He showed his clear commitment to them by flying with them on many of their combat missions, which quickly gained their respect and admiration. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Feathers flew as two of the larger birds fought over a choice piece. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The dog was mangy; his exhausted eyes ran with a sea-green matter around which gnats and flies clustered. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we neared the mouth of New Bedford Harbor, a schooner flying a long green streamer off its mainmast, its sails plump, its bow rising and dipping, came out through the channel toward us. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Though I could feel small flies land on me and was distantly aware of mosquitoes drilling the air around my ears, they’d stopped bothering me much. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I risked glancing upward, and true enough, Sumac was flying toward us. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It’s no one’s business that he’s on his way to see his childhood best friend and first love, Lena, who’s flown in from Arkansas to see him one last time. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Harry sent Advanced Potion-Making flying in panic; Ron was dangling upside down in midair as though an invisible hook had hoisted him up by the ankle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A cloud of fruit flies rose into the air and then settled back down. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

There aren’t any roads in the forest, but only a few jeep trails used by rangers, and airplanes are not permitted to fly over it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

"It was like flying a cow," Martinez grumbled, his hands racing over his controls. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adina swirled the hair dryer on its cord and let it fly, whacking him in the head and knocking him out. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I should throw you off this building, minus the flying horse, and see how heroic you sound on the way down.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

As they flew over the dark, twisting lane down which they had walked earlier, Harry heard, over the whistling of the night air in his ears, Dumbledore muttering in some strange language again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I type the flight number, the date we arrive, and the airline we’re flying on. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to fly milk runs. I don’t want to be in the war any more.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Before I catch it, “Why didn’t you tell me I asked if I could kiss you?” is flying from my mouth to hover in the air above us. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Valley gave the cuco one good kick of her boot, and the cuco went flying backward while she and Thorn ran to Seven’s side. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

How I had jumped head-first off the dresser, not accidentally, but so I could fly. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The demand for labor is so great that every weekday roughly four hundred workers fly in from the mainland for construction, gardening, plumbing, and other services. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

For the stunt, Marina was one of six women, each flying her own plane, and each carrying another woman as a passenger. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Well, the birds have probably all flown the coop already, Victor thought. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment he spread his wings, and she could see he was going to try to fly again. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not every day that he flies someone halfway across the world for an interview.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A few feet away, a group of empousai tore into the carcass of a gryphon while other gryphons flew around them, squawking in outrage. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Nhamo was amazed to learn that flies could get sick, just like people. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the braid flying out behind the third runner as he rushed by, holding his rifle against his side, bandana up over his nose. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When the taxi stopped in front of the building flying the South Korean flag, Shin’s chest felt heavy. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

His eyes are wild, and he's talking so fast that little bits of spit are flying around. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This would get the little fish riled up, they’d bump at the flies and try to pull ’em under and would raise a ruckus that’d make the big fish wonder what the commotion was for. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Crisp bags don't fly far and it just landed on Robin South in the row behind. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings," Matilda said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Before he could say more, a bell rang, and Jo flew up, exclaiming with alarm, “Mercy me! It’s your grandpa!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no tobacco so Fly and Hummingbird had to fly all the way back down to the fourth world below to ask our mother where they could get some tobacco. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The beetle flew free at once, and Father Gomez felt a surge of relief and strength. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You can sail a ship or fly a dragon, but cars make you sick?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Radio Moscow announced a timetable, revealing exactly where the satellite would fly over Earth, and when. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Capricorn had obviously swatted fairies as carelessly as other people swat flies. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I turned to look at Rene, who was waving at a fly buzzing in his face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He snapped once, and her gaze flew up to him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He’d flown into Guam eight times before, and in fact, he had specifically mentioned it in the briefing he gave before takeoff. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And when she looked up, she saw a flock of birds flying by. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I thought about Bridget Brown, who flew to Tennessee and then had to turn around and go home. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She tested the equipment by flying at high speeds in the dark over the Gulf of Mexico. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s awful seeing the plane fly closer and closer, its silver nose pointed at the building. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

They chased her to the end of the pier, and without breaking her stride the woman bounded up a set of crates and took a flying leap over the water, arms outspread like wings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It's a stupid wish, like wanting to fly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It would look exactly like the big A-10 Thunderbolt, the real one the air force pilots flew, that was at the Sea, Air, and Space Museum me and my dad went to one time. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She became aware, slowly, that the flying creature’s heart was beating as quickly as a tiny war drum, urgent with some kind of duty. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Carole had purchased first-class tickets on a commercial flight, but now everyone worried that John’s condition was so fragile, his appearance so scary, that the airline pilot might not allow them to fly. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It landed at his feet and flew to pieces. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The flies hadn’t harassed the Indian when he owned it, as Ridgeway reminded him from time to time. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon flew above Lyra’s head for a while until he tired of that, and then he became a little sure-footed mountain sheep, vain of his horns, leaping among rocks while Lyra scrambled laboriously alongside. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right outside of town. I think he was canoeing down the river and saw it fly by or something.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

As soon as the sun came up, Frightful left Oksi and flew to the big hemlock. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

After a few hours’ flying had worn away some of her anguish, Tally had a happy realization: This was the best she’d ever ridden; she was almost as good as Shay now. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

On and on they flew, over countryside parceled out in patches of green and brown, over roads and rivers winding through the landscape like strips of matte and glossy ribbon. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This place, Soldier Island, was really no distance at all as the crow flies. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She only heard Hannah’s words, and the pronouncement sent her flying up the stairs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She threw herself through the doorway and turned left, flying down the stairwell. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I wish to prove to them that we have not flown here, so much as settled upon a firm place, from which we shall sally forth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, sir,” Ignatius said brusquely, his searf-shawl flying horizontally in his wake like the flag of some mobilized Scottish clan. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They flew for a few minutes, and when Alec seemed satisfied, he landed the Berg in a cul-de-sac surrounded by empty lots, part of some developmental expansion that had never happened. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Kissinger flew back to Washington with the good news. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Planes are safer when the least experienced pilot is flying, because it means the second pilot isn’t going to be afraid to speak up. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He could creep along the ceiling like a fly and reach the well opening. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And if he’s conserved his energy, like that eagle might conserve for a hunt, this is the time to let it fly. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

At least now we finally had something to show for flying all the way to California. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never seen a wild bird that didn’t try to fly, get stopped by the jesses, and hang upside down. She flipped up on your glove like a trained bird.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The letters flew back and forth, daily or even twice a day. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was that young, cool, down-to-earth teacher that dressed fly every day and knew all the music us kids listened to. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We don’t want any flying shuttles. All right, then, we’re ready to go again.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

A week earlier, that comment would have sent me flying down the dune ready to fight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Now we had flying weapons, kites able to cut the strings of other people’s kites in midair. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“What would you do if you could fly?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He had hardly put a morsel to his lips when the hateful monsters darted down from the sky and in a moment had devoured everything and were flying off, leaving the intolerable odor behind them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

British planes fly over Germany, littering cities with leaflets. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

After another long Lysander moment, Jamie said abruptly, “Now don’t start weeping, Kittyhawk! Court-martial or not, you have to fly the plane now, because I don’t trust myself quite, not after that confession.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She said, “What did he say he’s flying? What kind of aircraft? His bomber?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I flew home to Chicago that night, feeling guilty and dispirited. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The snow moved in no given direction, but filled the world with a vast white storm of flying powder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I yelled as I flew into the parking lot. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Red Suit replied that she was flying to Grand Rapids for one day—just a quick in and out—to deliver a talk on art conservation. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He thrust his hands forward, and the bits of metal flew from his uniform, a gleaming cloud that hung in the air for the briefest second then shot toward the Tidemakers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She had been correcting social studies papers and had just finished reading Noah Gershom's essay on the First Amendment when the thought flew into her head. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the children stood in the entrance a bat flew from the rear of the house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he rolled up the long sleeves, pulled up the baggy pants, and laboriously climbed back up on the wooden sea horse, “These shoes are going to fly off my feet!” he complained. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not as complicated as it looks. Good plane like this almost flies itself.” Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not going to fly, on your use-of-force report, to say that you had been aiming for his ribs when the inmate suddenly ducked. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marina had made the fatal mistake of continuing to fly into bad weather. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Her skirts fly out behind her, her leather riding breeches are dyed red, and her thin crown flashes in her dark, braided hair. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Had my mother mail me this too. My old trig book. Learn this stuff and you can calculate how high your rockets fly.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The engine revved and my heart beat faster and I gripped the steering wheel as we flew down the road. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He flapped his wings to help himself over a bramble bush and was flying. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The desk above her moved just a fraction of an inch, sending a bunch of other things flying, and Frankie pulled her free. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It’s like pushing a bird out of its nest—maybe even shoving because it should’ve flown out years ago. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A worker bee is just over a centimeter long and weighs only about sixty milligrams; nevertheless, she can fly with a load heavier than herself. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Learning to fly a helicopter takes some getting used to: it’s sort of like rubbing your stomach with one hand while patting the top of your head with the other. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the United States, DDT resistance among flies had become widespread in the Tennessee Valley by 1948. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

So she flies out of class, and sits at the other end of the lunch table. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She had drawn a paper bird flying out of the westernmost window. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“No, none of that. I rolled down the car window and he flew out.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When I was young, my father used to hold me over his head and run with me so I felt like I was flying. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Kids who flew home usually rode to the airport together, since seniors were allowed to leave their cars at PM. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

So I picked the top crust off and ate that first while I stirred my finger around trying to find the shoes and flies. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The boat dumped a rotten carcass or a spoiled haul, right? The flies piggybacked on the dead fish until they picked up Stef’s scent.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Captains bowed their heads; and when they looked up again, behold! their enemies were flying and the power of Mordor was scattering like dust in the wind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He did barrel rolls and wing-over-wing spins and even flew the plane straight down the street above their heads, inverted, then landed smoothly and taxied the plane right back to where they stood. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The local Royal Air Force squadron has been flying bombers from that field since 1936. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They flew to me and wrapped their arms around me and cooled my face with their ghost tears. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We must sterilise all the imported earth between sunrise and sunset; we shall thus catch the Count at his weakest, and without a refuge to fly to. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The roll of paper cups laid in for just such an occasion had got squashed flat by a flying dictionary my first day out, but I made coasters from folded paper towels. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

My feet that flew over the dirt road a moment ago now feel like lead. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The night is windy, so much so that the car josdes slighdy from time to time, and brown leaves as large as human feet fly across the road in the headlights’ glare. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then Loki flew as a falcon about the keep, peering into each window as he went. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Most of them weren’t used to flying, and almost all of them got airsick. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I swat it away like it’s a pesky fly. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“When I was flying very low I would close the throttle and say, ‘Hey brothers, how are you?’ and they would light their torches.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

In the shade of the sagebrush the little birds were working, scratching in the leaves, flying restlessly a few feet and scratching again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Kill the flies and you starve the cats,” she said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I remember watching once when James B. tried to trip her as she went past him with the ball, and he was the one sent flying instead. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At fifth-period Office Duty, Mr. Canton had us both sitting on the bench outside his office, ready to fly with any incredibly important messages he had. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

But then Daily and Meeger strike out and the next guy hits a pop fly the shortstop catches with his bare left hand. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frightful was excited by his victory and flew out to get the bird. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

June 18, 1928: Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Where a rat had gone, a flying fish would follow. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Five or six wild duck flew overhead in a swiftly moving V, intent on some far-off destination. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

What had she been thinking, that he would whistle up a winged horse and fly her out of here, like some hero in the stories she and Sansa used to love? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Flies with heads and tails make eggs with heads and tails, which make embryos with heads and tails, which grow into flies with heads and tails, and so forth, ad infinitum. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They tried whipping the fly full speed across the water, and hooked a trout every time. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were flying kites on the other side of the parking lot. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I would like to fly very slowly at two hundred fathoms high and see the fish from above. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘This place we’re flying over now isn’t in the atlas, is it?’ the pilot said, grinning. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head felt like it was gonna fly off from all the brightness. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

We were flying now, going up the droptube, and I was waiting for her directions. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flew away from nightmares and privation and the turned backs of her kindred. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His gloves automatically flew up to his face. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew we wouldn't have enough for fly outfits, but at least we might be able to get haircuts. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She refused to kill the flies that always filled the house; she said they were nature’s food for the birds and lizards. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

One fist after another fist flew out and landed on Harp’s head, eye, nose or neck before he had any chance to react. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

In the air of the room were flies tumbling and singing, marrying and giving in marriage. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“They used to see it flying over their heads and in trees and the only thing they could do was yell ‘GOOD GOD!’ ’cause it looked so big.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I found a cooked fly in my soup not long ago. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But by the end of the war, well over a hundred women flew planes for Marina’s regiments. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I yanked off my nightgown, threw on a dress, and flew down the stairs without my shoes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They would fly us out of there so fast, we wouldn't know what hit us. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

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

From Cape Town, I would be taken to a local airport and flown out of the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dany saw one man sprawled in the dirt under a black cloak, but as she rode past his cloak dissolved into a thousand flies. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In reply, a clod of wet earth flew out from under the tree, hitting Tristran on the side of the face. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then an arrow came flying straight down from the sky, and struck another man behind the head. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

On another perfect blue-sky day in Honolulu, we boarded a plane and flew home to Chicago, back into the chill of winter and into what for Barack was shaping up to be a political disaster. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It’s not like she can’t take Mom down to the beach and show her one of her flying sand women before the tide wipes it out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He stood up, but before he could take two steps, the front door flew open. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The post office being in one corner of the drug store, Dr. Clark is required to fly a U.S. flag. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But humans are slowed by ecological and water barriers that crows can fly over. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Amari looked up at a seabird flying above and remembered her little brother. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His guts knotted as the truck swung around a curve and then flew down another country road. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sky and trees, the sun were immense—no longer framed by a window, no longer grayed with a fly screen. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spring back in surprise and an embarrassing garbled sound flies out of my mouth as my brain catches up to the fact that it’s him, that Brian’s standing in front of me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The angels rode flying white horses and slashed swords and threw thunderbolts. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

On his black T-shirt was a dead white pig with flies buzzing around it and the words OFF THE PIG in white letters. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember wondering if any birds ever walked through the sky up there instead of flying over the gorge. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to rid myself of the Self, to conquer it, but I could not conquer it, I could only deceive it, could only fly from it, could only hide from it. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran, bayonet fixed, deep in the great sweep of men flying across this field. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Far to the west of Saratov and Stalingrad, across the English Channel, British women—and a few from other Allied nations as well—were also flying planes to support the war effort. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

My fingers flew to my mouth, and I bit off my thumbnail as I forced myself up the first metal step, then the next. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She felt like a fly stuck to flypaper just waiting to die. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I learn to focus the binoculars and actually see one of the parrots fly out of the nest. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was then that I saw several tiny figures flying in and out of my field of vision over the barn. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Life is that half minute in the morning before your cat remembers she’s kind of a grouch, when she pours out her love and doesn’t give a flying newton who sees it. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was nice at first—like crumpling paper or a fly’s endlessly buzzing wings—but after a while, I began to hear things in the noise. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Headmaster got frustrated and crumpled up Neel’s papers, and his red pen flew like a carving knife as he made endless corrections. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the miserable weather, the planes are flying diligently back and forth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

From the small shut windows was suspended row upon row of fly- swathed biltong. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama came flying out with my sisters right behind her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A piece of paper flew from one of the sheaves and landed on her hand. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Spittle came flying out from between his lips. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The hummingbird flew away, and a dragonfly approached. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Would I next see birds flying backward, or cows crocheting doilies? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he leapt aside, a gigantic body flew in through the window and hit the opposite wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The bird had been speckled, brown and gray, and it must not be very smart because Brian’s foot had been nearly on it before it flew. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking of hands, mine were busying swatting the flies that swarmed all over. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

In an effort to supply this natural food, the Canadians have attempted to transplant caddis fly larvae and other insects to the barren reaches of the Miramichi. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was a hero now, the biggest hero the Air Force had, Yossarian felt, for he had flown more combat tours of duty than any other hero the Air Force had. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was looking at the sky, as if he might fly off at any moment. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It was stupid, because the birds didn’t even fly or sing or anything. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In blind fear I let the stick fly, feeling it crack against a boy’s skull. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It rings metallically, the walls reel, rifles, helmets, earth, mud, and dust fly everywhere. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was flown by the Ninety-ninth Pursuit Squadron all over Italy and North Africa.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t get it to snap and lock in place, and it kept flying open every time he tried to step into the bus. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As the bomb explodes, it sends accusations of injustice and barbarism and cruelty flying out in every direction. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The one thing she didn’t want was for Sasha to have to fly back from Massachusetts in the middle of the term to testify at a trial. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The child screamed with delighted laughter each time a bird flew away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glances up at me, her forehead scrunching like I’m a fly who just landed on her control panel. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A little bird with a curved beak was flying around our heads. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee would sit smiling a little, and his quick fragile hands flew about their work as though they had independent lives. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Here are the other white people we had in Africa so far: Mister Axelroot that flies the plane. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But though they called it the aeroplane, or sometimes the flying machine, Father and I always thought of it as Dragonwings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sandman’s “control” principle might also explain why most people are more scared of flying in an airplane than driving a car. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“He swears he’s not going to fly to Bologna.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Not to need wings because you don’t need to fly away from your country? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

But she had been waiting for some time now, and her eyes flew open as soon as his boots scraped against the ground. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A cartoon man flying with his fists forward and a cape streaming behind. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It flew true—there were only twelve arrows, but they were good arrows—and hit the target where its lumpy arm should have been. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was because when our teachers, like Miss Ulfat in primary school, said “Excellent!” or “Well done!” our hearts would fly. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Smaller fins, I thought, would keep that from happening and make them fly truer. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Davos could make out Fury well to the southeast, her sails shimmering golden as they came flown, the crowned stag of Baratheon blazoned on the canvas. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Elsewhere in the city was a Fleet Week celebration, and every so often the Blue Angels flew overhead as part of the air show. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Jets like the T-33 are smoother and quieter than prop planes, and more fun to fly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man in black seemed almost to be flying. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He’d painted the kitchen walls the same dark olive green as the outside, and lined them with power strips and fly swatters. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“But on his return, in search for his mother, the fire snake’s blind eyes could not see her, and he flew too close and too fast.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They dumped the log among the embers so that sparks flew. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The barrels would travel under heavy guard, and German planes would fly overhead to watch the land on either side of the tracks. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flew to him, and together they rollicked above the bridge, tumbling on air currents that bounced and rippled like water. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I could crush him like a fly, but I held back. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they would zing upward and fly ponderously on clacking wings for a few feet and disappear in the grass again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Will took a flying leap from the small hill of earth he was standing on and landed on Alex’s back. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“You know,” she said, “if I close my eyes, I could almost be an Arctic tern flying over the water.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Frightful flew directly to the mangrove tree on Barro Colorado Island where she had rested in the autumn. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Terrified by the eagle, Screamer had flown to an oak tree at the top of Perry’s mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He swatted at another fly, then kicked at it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He could happily spend an afternoon tracking a flying squirrel across forests or a rainbow trout down rivers. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were flying, the logs of the raft rearing out of the water on pressure ridges, slamming back down so hard it rattled his teeth. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She flew past a valley of boulders and stumpy trees and found a stream flowing from the mouth of a cave. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The man staggered backward; his crossbow loosed its bolt, which flew wild. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The boys and girls were about my age, and were as thick as flies around a sorghum mill. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One weekend when my siblings and I were visiting my father, he flew into a treacherous rage. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“If I were her I’d fly straight to London and shoot them both,” she announced one day. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

As I ran, my phone flew from my hand, smacked against the cabinet door, and skipped across the kitchen floor. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Now that you have learned to fly," he said, "Merlyn wants you to try the Wild Geese.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

These birds fly back and forth across the world, seeking news and bringing Odin all the knowledge of things. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe you think I should just fly up to heaven and ask some questions, but it is not that easy. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I heard a man died of the fever in the middle of the street, and three black crows flew out of his mouth,” said Jeannine. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’ll just give you another thump on the skull and send you flying. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

That didn’t happen for a long time—nor did everyone who joined Marina Raskova’s aviators end up flying as combat pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Though a few ATA women managed to make careers in aviation, British flying jobs went almost exclusively to men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I left it to fly here and find you. I came with the gyptians, all the way from our world. They will be here in another day or so.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Celaena remained before the door, watching as it galloped at her, sparks flying from its claws as they struck stone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mama sighed and continued sweeping up the broken glass, dead flies, shattered frames, and Mo's flowers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sarai kicked at the surface and watched the flying droplets shiver ephemeral rainbows. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

On a sunny day Lady flew far down the river valley. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Bodies flying over the couch back, into the dining room table. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Every morning you made beautiful bead necklaces and I read you stories. We had hundreds and hundreds of books. Every afternoon we rode horses that could gallop so fast, we felt like we were flying.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We flew southeast, over the dry, flat plains of the Orange Free State and the green and mountainous Cape peninsula. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door flew open, and David was standing in front of him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He hits her so hard that some teeth fly out of her mouth and land at the base of the boy’s Christmas tree, but the boy knows better than to speak up. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He buried himself down into the small space on the floor near Frank’s toolbox and waited for Byrd and Frank to fly, too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Behind his closed eyelids, Pong saw a wash of golden light, as if the sun had flown past his face. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I clutch the sheets over my head, but my eyes fly open. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She did run, though, and Pantalaimon flew up as a seagull to watch where the bear went and called down to tell her where to follow. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Out of nowhere a seagull flew down with a wild cry and seized the Gallivespian in his claw. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ve always been dreadfully near-sighted. It’s good in some ways, not so good in others. Watch me wrap up this fly.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The feeling was a thirst, a thirst borne of time, of memory, of blood; an almost diabetic thirst that afflicted him whenever he passed a long period of time without flying. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the top of the mountain was a white pole marking the border between Elfland and the domain of the goblins, defiantly flying the flag of Ghohg. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Sizzling pieces of wood went flying as the robot and the hare burst outside into the soft snow. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The dirt, to start with, the piles of rubbish, the dust, the dogs, the flies. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of no need of hurry, she still pushed her way out of the train, flew up the steps, rushed through the streets economically and crowded into a full elevator. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind on his cheeks was blowing from the south, and the only banners flying above the remains of Moat Cailin displayed a golden kraken on a field of black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A magpie, seeing some light-colored object conspicuous on the empty slope, flew closer to look. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alice’s Ben was a bird as well, and he too flew down to the safety of her shoulder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The rabbit flew through the late spring air. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Kit was ready to fly to pieces with frustration. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of sparks flew out of its snout. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As Ernie got closer, Samantha stopped barking and just panted, her tongue dangling from her mouth like taffy, spit flying everywhere. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Seven’s mouth flew open at the mention of her favorite Witches of Heartbreak Cove character. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had flown ahead to Portland but never checked into the hotel. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

A few hats flew off heads, to shouts and laughter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, just before dark, she hopped up to an open window and without saying anything to anybody she flew away. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now flying by some magical means, Aech’s avatar swooped down, passed over the bottleneck of gunters clustered at the castle entrance, and disappeared through the open double doors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Earlier in the day they’d seen a few airplanes flying ahead. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then she sprinted off down the lawn, her blond hair flying behind her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The stone flew in a direct arc toward the emperor’s chest, like a shooting star in the dark sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And there is a whole subgenre of ancestor research—sons and daughters flying to New York clutching scrapbooks, tracking down letters of indenture, photographs, birth certificates. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

A few guards fly up into the air on pale green wings, blades drawn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So I flew to Montana and spent a couple of days with him fishing for brown trout on the Bighorn River. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you flew the rest, I suppose,” said Bigwig, “burning a white stick in your mouth? Come on, tell me sensibly. What’s the matter, Hyzenthlay?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robin ran parallel to the surf line, her pigtails flying. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The windows are rolled down and a fly circles and drones above them. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the case of the Koreans, one kind of deeply rooted legacy stood in the way of the very modern task of flying an airplane. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“If that chow chow flicks her fluffy fur one more time, I swear it’s going to fly off.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The youngsters, falconers say, are “at hack”—free to fly and hunt. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad hit those brakes so hard that my brother almost flew over the seat. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were still flying the plane, or rather W.E. was flying it with Gilly looking on and making admiring remarks from time to time, when Trotter and Mr. Randolph came out on the porch. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

If a body had flies but no crow, it might still be alive, especially if it also had no newspaper over it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It would mean flying to a different continent, which would be insane. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Or how Toby flew back, as if he’d been thrown across the room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The crow flew up ahead, as though he already knew where they were going. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Jets of light flew from Draco’s, Narcissa’s, and Greyback’s wands; Harry threw himself to the floor, rolling behind a sofa to avoid them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was dreading going outside to use the toilet, getting drenched running out there, water dripping on me from the leaky ceiling, wet newspaper, the flies attacking me from below. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The requisition of his books made sudden sense, and he understood that Thyon would not have burned them or flown the pages off the widow’s walk like birds. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Jimmy went, “Uh, uh, uh .. “And the next thing I know I’m watching my mouthpiece and my chance to be champ flying out of the ring into the fourth row of seats. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, I close my eyes, and I am flying high to that special place. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She gave Harry an affectionate nip with her beak as he removed her burden, then flew across the room to join Errol. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z