| 单词 | glide |
| 例句 | Soft as a yam gliding down after three easy, thrilling chews. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He smacked his lips, then glided toward the table like a hunter stalking his prey. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I watched him glide off with swooshing steps to the other side of the room to bother some other kids. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z In this way, with my vocal cords as my instrument, I glide through the verses, wavering slightly at first, but getting stronger as I continue. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Beautiful women and men glided around the room, their flowing robes waving a dance of color as they moved. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They kept on thinking they saw things, and there was one time: when Polly was perfectly certain she had seen a tail, dark figure gliding quickly away in a westerly direction. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Kelly returned to her laps, gliding tirelessly through the water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a stately and graceful feeling of motion, as we glided across the world in total silence, and with absolute smoothness. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I would back away into the darkness, furious at my stupid need to spy on them, and I would glide to the next camp of men, and I’d hear the same. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “It looks like the Wonder Dome,” said Akimi, “when it’s not doing its kaleidoscope thing or running a video that makes you think the building is hang gliding across Alaska, which totally made me airsick.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Nearly Headless Nick came gliding out of a classroom. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Some glided up through the floor, puffy dark clouds churning with faces and stories from their lives. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I felt like we were just soaking it all up, and if Noodles and Needles felt anything like me, then the walk seemed more like we were gliding down the street. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And when the subject of the main clause is the dummy element it or there, the reader glides right over it, and it poses no danger of attracting a dangler. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She was a towering figure, gliding solemnly to the front of the room. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z George handed the hairpin to Ron and, a moment later, Hedwig soared joyfully out of the window to glide alongside them like a ghost. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Holding hands, we swim farther out and see gliding stingrays that look like giant white-bellied birds. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Embarking on the seventh, we hauled sail and filled away from Krete on a fresh north wind effortlessly, as boats will glide down stream. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The dementors were gliding up and down in front of them, and the cold, and the hopelessness, and the despair of the place laid themselves upon Harry like a curse.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I kept my head down so I could glide faster through the water. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They were smoking cigarettes and reaching out to touch the sweating forms of the starters as they glided past them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are moving forward, gliding across Texcoco Lake, where your mother’s people made their home.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The Susan Constant turns, sailors rush to pull on lines, and we are on our way, gliding in to shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The black spots were still gliding in front of my eyes when the PSF barked out, “Hurry it up! Don’t think you get to stay another night here just by putting on an act.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 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 By someone who could truly see them, not just shiver as they glided past. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She drives us to a wooded area outside the city; it’s a spot she must know well, because despite the dark, the car glides into a space with ease. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They pulsed with the same gentle light she’d seen in Coney Island as they glided with long, magnificent strides. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z But always her mother went first, gliding and smiling, enclosed in salvations glow. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z One moment they were flying into a strong headwind, forcing them to add extra power to maintain their momentum on the glide down. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I glide my finger along the top of the dresser next to me and collect a thick layer of dust. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z My body is still moving and shaking, bebopping and gliding across the floor. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “How tall are you when gliding across the floors on your knees, and are we ready to show that particular trick?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It was always a nasty shock when one of them glided suddenly through a door you were trying to open. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I'm at the study door, then I glide into the room, my feet leaving tracks in the soft pile of the carpet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was skating on the moat, which roared with the gliding bones which they used for skates, while hot chestnuts and spiced mead were served on the bank to all and sundry. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t work in an airplane cockpit on a stormy night with an exhausted pilot trying to land at an airport with a broken glide scope. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z No one moved in all the snowy fields, but away off on the road a small figure came towards me with the flying, gliding gait of the skier. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z To the west, you could see all the way to the ocean, where an old-looking ship rigged with giant, complicated sails glided down the coast. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z And those green eyes with reptilian pupils, not to mention his aeris zoom that lets him hover and glide through the air. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A lark went twittering up into the brighter sunshine above, soared and sang and came slowly down, ending with a sideways, spread-wing glide and a wagtail’s run through the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The other men and the equipment glided down all around him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It looks like the trio of mallards is gliding through painted water. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For there, gliding from the cottage, was the woman in the white cloak, carrying her wooden staff. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I remember how the air felt, gliding over my body, and I am not afraid. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But the dementor didn’t move, so Lupin muttered something, and a silvery thing shot out of his wand at it, and it turned around and sort of glided away....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The driver watched the traffic light turn to yellow and then he stepped on the accelerator believing he could just glide right through the red signal. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z They were emerging out of the darkness from every direction, gliding around the edges of the lake.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know honey was a preservative,” I said, starting to like the feel of it under my fingers, how they glided as if oiled. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no distinctive point about her on which he could fasten his attention, and his gaze glided from her pale brown hair to the stumpy outline of her feet beneath the cover. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They watched the shape glide through the still air, passing so closely that Petey shivered. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I even hum the viola parts as I glide the bow across the strings. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Silent Germans row up the Seine in synchrony; their skiffs glide as if through oil. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He hopped down and glided back to the jocks’ room to a hearty round of applause. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But Bull remained unhurried, gliding around the court with the definitive moves of the natural. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The plane went into a glide, a very fast glide that ate altitude, and suddenly there weren’t any lakes. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately the kestrel came lower in an oblique glide, closed its wings and dropped. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Fingers wove their way through my long hair, thumbs gliding along my cheeks. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Then she glided and shifted her weight, gracefully executing a combination of steps which the bent woman had danced long ago at seal camp. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hovered in the doorway, frowning and thinking of swans gliding away in the pond in the park. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z We kept gliding until the line of smoky white became a cloudy smudge, then a curtain of fog. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The modern locomotives glide past the outer reaches of Mexico City. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “So,” said Kojo after Grace glided around a corner, “when are you two getting married?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z A gray bird circled, glided downward on outspread wings, then flew rapidly across the fields and disappeared from sight. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z About a hundred yards to port, a massive cruise ship glided past. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Rachelle’s mouth moves and her hand glides over the board, drawing funny shapes and numbers. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They glided away down the corridor with him, and the darkness they trailed behind them swallowed him from sight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Once through the door of the corridor into which she had disappeared, he saw her at the very end of the passage, still gliding smoothly away from him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Yet when my boat glided into the fur0 the forest shut out the sky like the closing of an umbrella. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They glided down onto us like tiny, bloodsucking men in parachutes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched the black snake crawl and glide until it became a thin silk thread in the distance and disappeared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Out of a helicopter glided something that was not machine, not animal, not dead, not alive, glowing with a pale green luminosity. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Motor cars become black jet boxes gliding behind hoodlights weakened by mist. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They watched a vulture turn lazy circles in the distance, floating on updrafts, gliding. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I could feel him gliding along beneath me, but he could have been strolling down the sidewalk, the movement was so smooth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As I draw nearer, Mom waves at him and he kind of glides from the store. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The tune, they felt, should glide unencumbered across the aural landscape, without the listener being too distracted by chordal complexities lurking beneath it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She was used to seeing their transparent silhouettes gliding down the hallways of her parents’ house, making noise in the wardrobes and appearing in people’s dreams to predict calamities or lottery prizes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “My help? Why would you need my help? You know I’d rather hang glide in a hailstorm than be in a play.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z And in answer they came, every bird in the forest, whether they had been gliding in the hunt on silent wings or roosting asleep; they came fluttering upward in their thousands through the tumbling air. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z From her parlor window, Susan Kidwell saw the white cortege glide past, and watched until it had rounded the corner and the unpaved street’s easily airborne dust had landed again. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Fairies of all conceivable varieties flitted about, exploring blossoms, gliding on the breeze, and acrobatically avoiding her brother. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They passed the ghost of a tall witch gliding in the opposite direction, but saw no one else. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He's on his feet with this wild look in his eye, and Loretta Lee glides into the room. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The glide of their faces was as slow as poured honey, and her lips. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As he was rearranging the stacks, an old sheet of wide-lined tablet paper folded into an airplane fell out of one binder and glided to the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra smiled down at the old fellow as he wrapped his little arms around her waist and the band glided smoothly into another song. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Now, no sooner did she make for the door than they glided together, preventing her passing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Past them swooped the blue hawk, gliding down and down into the gloom, with each flaring light making his feathers flicker as he passed it, until he was merely a tiny spark, and then nothing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The long body glided by with the power of one hundred Olympic swimmers, seemingly with zero effort. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A dozen or so trolls began to smash apart the chamber with their clubs, while hags glided about the place in search of children to eat. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Max glides her finger along the buttons of my television remote. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Ugwu looked up and saw the planes, gliding low beneath the blue sky like two birds of prey. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I catch a glimpse of white in my periphery, which turns out to be Taylor in a full-on glide. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z That tiny voice was more than the old goose could bear, and she began gliding across the pond and squawking to the robot, “What are you doing with that hungry hatchling? Where are his parents?” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He could glide directly from the street, diagonally across the lawn, and appear just a few feet below a second-story window. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Other boats, selling vegetables, sandals, fried rice, and fizzy drinks, glided past. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The wheels on the track are not screeching but gliding smoothly and quietly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Like I had X-ray goggles, I could see each vertebra shift as he glided around me. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Up it glided a woman, toward him, and he knew her; he recognized her and lowered his laser tube. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The gracefulness of the slender fishing boats that glided into the harbor in Dakar was equaled only by the elegance of the Senegalese women who sailed through the city in flowing robes and turbaned heads. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like making gliding turns to an airport, except that we were coming in upside down and backward. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The farther we glided, the bigger the world became. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He falls in beside me as I drop back the pace and glide along the streets, back past familiar houses, back home. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Closer at hand, silent electric launches glided through the lagoon. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He glided a hand laxly into her loose hair, twisting those soft yellow strands around his thin fingers which felt fragile and likely to snap, as if made of hollow, unhinged porcelain. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides gliding along as though he’s being transported on clouds, he also moves erratically, unsure of what to do next. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The low winter sun has turned her sails to gold, and she is gliding toward us on the wind. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Nina Yegorova-Arefjeva, an armorer for the 46th Guards, said that “sometimes, when our planes were throttled back gliding in over the target, the Germans would cry out, ‘Night witches!’, and our crews could hear them.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Within just a few minutes the guards emerged from the crowd, gliding on their forebears, carrying something covered in cloth between them on a little stretcher. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When they were almost at the clearing, Ear, Eye and Arm glided into the shadows at the side to listen. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Kira drifted into sleep, the words gliding slippery from her thoughts. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he's gliding away, and I hold myself still in case this is a trick and he's really sneaking up behind me to see if I can get my hands loose. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Others watched the family gliding by with a tiny bit of jealousy and a whole lot of amusement, for Macon’s wide green Packard belied what they thought a car was for. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then quietly, so quietly, her bow glided along the first note of “The Swan.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z On the river the freighters gliding through the lifting mist bellowed at one another, the sound of their deep foghorns echoing among the rusting file cabinets in the office. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z With full power roaring, it was Nadya’s turn to caper around in the searchlights while Marina climbed out of view, then idled her own engine to glide silently back to the target. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She sat on it, pushed a button, and it glided up and down the stairs. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Lord Roke bowed and snapped his fingers, and the small blue hawk perching on the bracket beside the door spread her wings and glided to the table. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then I glide silently from high-rise to high- rise until I’m well out of the Batalla and Ruby sectors. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When my name is called, I glide across the stage, imagining I’m a bird or a deer as Dona Amelia suggested in our lessons. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so fast, the descent of the kite and the gliding away with the chick grasped in hooked claws, that Olanna thought she might have imagined it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The idea of me in a poufy gown, gliding across a stage like I own it is ludicrous. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She watched a boat glide under the Bridge before she resumed her thoughts. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I glide beneath the trees, transform into wind. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I wondered what they felt like gliding through the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He clicked off the ignition, glided for an interval, and then set the hovercar down. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Even in heavy boots, his feet seemed to glide soundlessly over the ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Bright red blood bubbled up from just below Chubs’s right shoulder, spreading out over his shirt with hundreds of gliding fingers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They get in and out of cars, whisde at friends, and glide along the sidewalk on shoes with heels as loud fast music blares from speakers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s what pilots relied on before the invention of the glide scope. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Then at last, moving slowly, as if walking in a dream, a woman in a robe of threaded silver came gliding from the hall. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Thanatos glided toward them on his black wings, his expression serene. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He signaled his agreement, and then Gray and his mate glided silently into the green meadow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then she click-clacked down the back hall, and in a moment the garage door rumbled open and her Lexus glided down the wide driveway, a golden pocket of coolness in the hot summer air. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Just then, Lily came gliding down the stairs, flawless as usual, from her shiny long hair to her own sleek black tights. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z My dad was the opposite, gliding past everyone like a car passing pedestrians, but what he did have was this quiet focus. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he glides away, dipping his long oars into the water so smooth and soft, it makes me wish I could be rowing, too, out on the creek in the dark, rowing away from everything. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z At that point, Mom kind of hugged me and glided me out the door at the same time. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Now,” said Estella, gliding away the instant I touched her cheek, “you are to take care that I have some tea, and you are to take me to Richmond.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z No mistaking him: matchless rider gliding over rail fences in parade-ground precision, effortless motion, always a superb rider. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They moved past us and she turned and pointed, then glided one forefinger over the other as if to say, Shame on you! It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z A sprinkler was going on Jim Hirsshom’s lawn; Bernabe accorded the office a lackluster birdie as he glided slowly by, pinned down now in the tourist traffic, all but immersed in adobe dust. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were finished, they glided over it as smoothly as if they were rustling across a rock. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The freight trains are longer and seem to glide more smoothly, roll more rapidly, and derail less frequently. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It seemed so simple when he sat beside his mother, gliding in the evenings back to the beach house. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Father told me later that he had hoped to glide to a landing. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how long we might have sat here if it weren’t for the arrival of the silver parachute, which glides down through the foliage to land before us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And now everything was cool and dark: The sun was barely visible over the horizon as he glided alongside Snape, up through the grounds toward the lake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The signal was gliding around the edge of the pond. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Garden paths can turn the experience of reading from an effortless glide through a sentence to a tedious two-step of little backtracks. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The waiter stands inside the U-shaped counter, going from side to side taking orders, gliding to the register to ring people up. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing tainted these white warriors of winter as they swooped down their spotless mountainsides, and this cool, clean response to war glided straight into Leper’s Vermont heart. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They just glide in, surround me, and then inflate themselves to fill the space completely and breathe my air right out of my lungs. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It helps that the morning air glides cool like a constant washcloth against my face. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The water bomber glides just meters above the lake. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A slender speck came from the valley and glided above the stream. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A girl from the soccer team, wearing a grass skirt, glided up to Kevin and started cooing over his stab wound. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mademoiselle had glided from the Chopin into the quivering love notes of Isolde’s song, and back again to the Impromptu with its soulful and poignant longing. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He glided past them without turning his head, and was followed immediately by another ghost. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The waiter smiles and kind of glides away. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “It had been sent to another island to be repaired. So there was a notice to airmen that the glide slope was not operating.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z If you don’t know what that is, it’s when you make an upside-down peace sign and let your fingers glide over the glossy desk, like they were figure skaters. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z And with that, the goose plopped into the water and glided away. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Madge and I glide our slides together, reaching for C, back up for F. Sometimes when I see her pinched face in perfect embouchure, I start to giggle. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Kabuo knew that other fishermen were out there, drifting as he was and peering into the fog, blindly gliding across the bank in the hope of establishing their locations. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But the night before, just as she was gliding to sleep, she’d had the vision of a hawk perched on a giant fence post. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Clutching them in my hands, I glided past the Daughters as they finished up the dishes in the kitchen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With slow, silent strokes I would glide until I reached the bend where the brook curved away from the castle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The audience gasped in astonishment as it glided along, scarcely losing altitude. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Ten thousand feet above the earth, Powers glided down slowly, the landscape beneath him gradually coming into view. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A hawk circled high above them, gliding on air currents from the approaching storm. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z You can see the Pennines all around the city of Stockport, green and bare with fast-moving stripes of cloud and sunlight gliding overhead like a Technicolor moving picture. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I said to Jack, running and gliding on the smooth floor of the hallway after the security guard couldn’t see us anymore. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z My head held high, my shoulders back, my feet that glide block after block, on a mission, with a purpose. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He turned around and pushed off, jumping the curb at the edge of the lot, and glided down to the gravel. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z But, as his canoe glided along another curve in the river, Roosevelt wasn’t feeling so lucky. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It glides forward slowly, and Bailey can see nothing but darkness. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Frightful held her wings outstretched and glided on the wind. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The fishing boat glided swiftly over, toward the good cooking smells. “£/” called the woman up to the boat. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But Coach West’s smile glides over me like sweet syrup and makes my head go up and down. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The wheels were realigned with magical suspension so we glided along with hardly a bump. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She was hoping that I’d learn to glide socially the way my brother had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then it glided down and landed with brisk sweeps of its powerful pinions, and came to a halt on the wooden deck a few yards from Lyra. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The wall on Kyle’s right swung open, revealing six swiveling sections, each pivoting panel maybe twenty feet long, all skittering sideways and gliding backward to create new walls and reconfigured pathways. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The old man struggled to catch up, gliding clumsily after his son. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Downward came the bird, lazily looping through the haze, gray in gray descending, gliding, a summer sledder down a slope of sunsmoke. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The girls glide down the front steps like a unit, like airplanes in formation. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One man pushed the boat with a long bamboo pole and we glided between other boats. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, with a great sloshing noise, the ship emerged entirely, bobbing on the turbulent water, and began to glide toward the bank. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He simply leaned in the direction he wanted to go and glided along. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She could see the angel Xaphania gliding above the landing ground, and then rising and wheeling up to the tower as the craft made for the ramparts. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Without lights our ship glides out to sea, emptied of half its passengers. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They glided lower, listening with keen ears, and Serafina Pekkala soon made out the beat of a gas engine, muffled by the fog. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the day glides by Thankfully, Marv gives me the next few hours off, so I go home and sleep some more. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He spoke briefly and then wheeled away to glide in a wide circle around the balloon as it continued to rise. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They passed only for a moment, but the horse’s thundering hooves belied its grace, for it seemed to glide more than run. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The magnetism of the center spread over him smoothly like rainwater down his neck and shoulders; the vacant cool sensation glided over the pain like feather-down wings. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z And so graceful she might glide past me as if I wasn’t there, leaving me in the dust. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Louie would glide over the line, Pete would be there to tackle him, and the kids in the bleachers would cheer and stomp. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I rest one of my hands on her side, glide lightly over the smoothness of the skin there. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z His right hand glided across his holstered gun, lingered over the handle of his knife, then came to rest on his belt’s brass buckle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The train glides toward us on steel rails, its light flashing, its horn blaring. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The sea monster fell into a smooth glide just below the surface, the dark water skimming to either side as they flushed along the river toward the bay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z This one glided down into the com on its enormous, ragged black wings. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The huge, beautiful form glided through the blue waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The conductors wave their signals to one another, the wheels roll slowly away, the compartments glide forward one by one. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he soared up into the cold air and glided out over the valley as Will began to search for a world where Lyra would be safe. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They were gliding quietly toward the upper floors of the castle.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They glided past Pong like glowing lotus blossoms, cooing soft as kittens. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Before Ben can answer, his mom glides into the room, cooing, “Your friends are here. So glad your friends are here.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The boys stopped rowing and the shell glided to a stop, the long oars trailing in the water alongside them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This time she glided into a little bay where the current was sluggish, and tied up to what she thought was a willow. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Frog glided gently, and slower, as the hills grew higher and blocked more and more of the north wind. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His free hand hovered over the length of the hose, gliding it back in our direction. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In spite of the load it carried, the trolley responded easily to Butler’s touch, gliding across the threshold into the lobby. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Sorrowfully they cast loose the funeral boat: there Boromir lay, restful, peaceful, gliding upon the bosom of the flowing water. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “You must be back to normal by now, we are —” But Moaning Myrtle glided suddenly through the stall door. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And then he fell, the wings stripped away until he was just a boy in a climbing harness and a white tunic, his arms extended in a useless attempt to glide. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I whispered, as I glided past her door. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z His body glided quietly across the room, noiselessly and smoothly. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Just the dark drift of garbage downriver, the enormous catfish gliding by, the flash of sunset on the water’s surface far above, turning everything the color of butterscotch. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The sea glides along far below, spattered with the countless chevrons of whitecaps. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I pictured Ambrose, listening to me glide through the most beautiful song he’d ever heard, and realizing I’m about to win my pipes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She had watched in helpless anguish while the flaming plane slowly glided to earth, knowing that her friend Zhenya was burning to death in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Waterfront buildings glided slowly by, boatyards, condominiums with great glass windows looking out over the water, an occasional small house in the middle of a green lawn. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine it: gliding my hands up his long oblique muscles, lingering over the grooves of his abdomen, feeling the heat of his skin in my hands. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The windshield wipers glide across the glass in an easy rhythm. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It was this thing where the adult gave you a little shove and you glided about eight feet to the other end of the line, feet dangling a few feet above the ground. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He glided toward them and landed noiselessly in a towering beech tree. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Late sunlight glides through tall French windows, and the air tastes of silver polish. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The flock flew once around the pond before gliding down and gently splashing into the water. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z An image jumps out, of sailboats gliding along the bay on a pretty day. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z In the month the glide scope had been under repair, there had been about fifteen hundred safe landings at Guam airport. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z They glided away from the tombstone of Voldemort’s father and then came to rest on a patch of ground that was clear and free of graves. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A nice smooth glide—no flashbacks or midnight sweats. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It is called the “swan grebe” with reason, for it glides with scarcely a ripple across the lake surface, the body riding low, white neck and shining black head held high. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She glided over to pat him on the arm. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Before Johnny can answer, Hilly’s shoulder is tapped and she glides over to the next couple, laughing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z As we glide away I ask, Every day? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He glided forward through the vast garden, and once again Sophie noticed how he seemed to melt into the shadows wherever he went. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was cold now, and the river seemed different, not a warm brown thing but a liquid darkness gliding past. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Moody, gliding to a stop across the street, saw a slender girl in a long, crinkly skirt and a loose T-shirt with a message he couldn’t quite read. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She watched every step he took down the river path, and saw quite clearly how he stepped onto the bird’s back and sat cross-legged as it turned to glide away. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She was disappointed to see the sleek white forms of airplanes gliding up as they approached the airport. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He stamped to attract his attention and Kehaar sailed across to him with one beat of his wings and a long glide. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Coins clanked onto the hard surface, followed by folded bills gliding in for a soft landing. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Cautiously I glide out over the edge and snake my way forward. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to the water and gave a low whistle, and instantly the launch turned its head and glided towards the jetty. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Pearly-white and slightly transparent, they glided across the room talking to one another and hardly glancing at the first years. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Then she lifted her toes, leaned back in the seat, and glided into the morning air. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “Tons of places. I wanted to do cool stuff, like surfing in Morocco, hang gliding in Rio de Janeiro, and maybe swimming with dolphins in Mexico—see? Dolphins, not sharks,” Rufus says. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She glides away along the sidewalk and I go up the walk towards the house. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The cold wind had died down and Mosca’s boat glided smoothly across the water. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Vibrant and clear, the sunlight glided through it, making an emerald ring of light on the wall. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The animals watched as the robot glided across the meadow, surrounded by a warm glow. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The computer says it’s located right above us, and sure enough, when I look up, the magazine drops from the ceiling and glides right into my arms. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z These glances seemed to be a summons, for Silver and Nails glided to him, spanked the ground with their forepaws and bit him gently under the chin. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man from the church glides up to me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z From the porch, only a few fairies could be seen gliding around the garden. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When she walks, it’s almost like she glides. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The last part of Mom’s plane trip was a long moment when the plane was gliding over the runway in London, just barely off the ground. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Way up above them, Harry was gliding over the game, squinting about for some sign of the Snitch. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Frightful set her wings and glided above the waterfall and cliff to the Schoharie Valley. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air, drifted fortuitously about . . . like that ashen, fantastic figure gliding toward him through the amorphous trees. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I glide onstage, imagining a golden string holding up my head. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z David and the others were already headed down, gliding single file between two rows of rocks painted a glowing orange. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He spoke of the way the owls flew, their feathers so soft that they seemed to glide, soundless, through the air. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A lone seagull was gliding along the river’s edge, flipping a wing to correct itself as it went. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She glides down and hits all the right notes. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Not a stone's throw away, there was a silent figure gliding across the forest floor. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The squat ghost of a girl had glided over. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The citadel’s sickening lurch, the helpless silk-on-mesarthium glide down the seraph’s slick palm, flailing wildly for something to hold on to and finding nothing, and then...falling. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Fledge glided down, spread out his four legs, closed his wings, and landed cantering. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The room is full of the sound of scissors slicing and pens gliding across construction paper. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then, around the corner, gliding noiselessly, came dementors, ten or more of them, visible because they were of a denser darkness than their surroundings, with their black cloaks and their scabbed and rotting hands. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It glides around and around—three times—then soars high like it’s going to burst the sun. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Soft and silent as a shadow, Harry slipped out the opening in the side of the newsstand and glided over to the drain pipe. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a black dress with a scoop back and wide shoulders so her long neck had the appearance of a swan gliding on a lake. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It limped toward Sierra, thrusting one long dark appendage forward and then fluidly gliding ahead on the other like a wounded giant. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z More luxurious than the finest airplane, gliding effortlessly over huge distances, built on a scale that left spectators gasping, it was, in the summer of ’29, the wonder of the world. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z On any sunny day you would see sailboats gliding over the surface, leaving fine white lines behind them that were their wakes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But I’ve always wondered if the looming dark shadows gliding just under the surface might munch off a toe or two. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z After breakfast, we were on the porch swing, drinking lemonade and gliding back and forth to create & breeze. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But the flurries are light, almost dancing in the air, spiraling and gliding before they land on the ground to melt and evaporate their way back up to the sky again. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A swarm of dementors was gliding amongst the trees; he could feel their chill, and he was not sure he would be able to pass safely through it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Next thing I know, I’m like Vanessa Williams, tall and demanding, gliding across that stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The watching crowd recoiled slightly as the dementors placed the man in the chained chair and glided back out of the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I sat on the sandy shore and watched the brilliant white pelicans gliding effortlessly over the still waters in search of food. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Stunned, when I felt them glide up my bare arms and over my shoulders. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There he was, gliding along on his hind legs, doing the occasional cartwheel or handstand. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Yes, I think it might as well be now” Charles Wallace gave a slight jerk of his head, saying, “Come,” and started to walk in a strange, gliding, mechanical manner. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The legion of fairies glided toward them, scooped them up, and carried them on a breakneck flight for home. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z BOOK: A turn in the city, a glide through a lake. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The heavy mirrored doors knock lightly as it glides. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Before she crawled into the bunker, she looked up and saw the gliding bomber jets, hawklike, flying startlingly low, with balls of gray smoke around them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They would assuredly have cut them to pieces if Iris, the rainbow messenger of the gods, gliding down from heaven, had not checked them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A few seconds later she was in the air, in the thick of the fog, safe, and then a great goose shape glided out of the wraiths of gray to her side. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Westley lay back on the floor of the giant underground cage watching as the albino silently reloaded the tray, glided from sight. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The raft had moved to the outside of a shallow curve and had glided back beneath some overhanging willows and low trees. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The hands glide to indicate the proper time, the planetary alignments set themselves in order. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I bounce on the balls of my feet as the lights grow larger and larger, and then the front of the train glides past me, and I start jogging. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She wished she could take off her clothes and swim, gliding through the warm water like an skinny pink otter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Whenever there was a full moon, they could be seen gliding down the corridors like two ghosts floating through the pale light. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sound was the motor hum, the glide of water, the sun expanding the air. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I glide, but it is all still off. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Harry heard the cart smash into pieces against the passage wall, heard Hermione shriek something, and felt himself glide back toward the ground as though weightless, landing painlessly on the rocky passage floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The enlarged fairy blinked in astonishment, then glided high into the air. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She was gliding down now, through the soupy brown light, almost to the bottom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He jumps down from his perch at the back of the truck and glides across the driveway, moving as if gravity affects him differently than it does the rest of us. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But on this particular night, the glide slope was down. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It glided to a stop a few inches over the supercooled track. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As I fell back into the water another shark’s fin glided right before me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She let her fingers move gently in the water, and the fish glided in between them and held itself there with lazy motions of its tail while she very delicately stroked its slippery sides. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I glide on some lip gloss before he leans over to kiss me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Farther, to the horizon, majestic ocean ray-like creatures glide in the air. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Just relax the wing. Extend it and glide.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Outside, a mourning dove cooed from the bird feeder and a Cadillac glided to a dignified stop at the corner. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They cut the engine as the boat glides into the reeds. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Unable to glide smoothly through capillaries and veins, sickled red cells jammed into microscopic clots throughout the body, interrupting blood flow and precipitating the excruciating pain of a sickling crisis. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Good form, smooth form, glide, glide, I say inside my head. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z His whole being was gliding over the strings. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, we slow and settle into a glide. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I thought we were going to glide down, but High John grabbed my collar again, and without another word, he stepped off the crow’s back, pulling me with him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The plane swooped down off the porch, then suddenly caught an updraft and climbed higher than their heads, looped and glided smoothly to the grass. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z His dæmon, gliding and circling above, tipped her wings and sped to the ravine on a billowing updraft. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He glided down the creek with a couple of small carp following, but they were like minnows compared to him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It appeared out of nowhere, gliding towards us, wings spanning over three feet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He was, standing there, gliding down through the darkness, quite an imposing figure, seeming, all in all, probably close to ten feet tall, with voice to match. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Within an hour, the number doubled, and red, blue, and yellow kites glided and spun in the sky. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She glided over to the fireplace mantel, and placed a dollar bill in a glass Mason jar. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The golden skin of the peach had been torn open, and where a chunk of flesh was now missing, a sweet, sticky juice was dripping like crystal beads gliding off a string. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She glides as easy as a hand on the surface of water. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The gorgons were only fifty yards away now—leisurely gliding toward him as if they knew the hunt was almost over. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We're here, I think as the ship glides to a slow stop in midair. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The closet door glides open, and I lower myself to my knees. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As they followed after Mr. Viboon, a parrot flew out from the forest, chittering as it glided overhead. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Tock then backed up three steps and, with a running start, bounded through the window with all hi is passengers and began the long glide down. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z One day when the tiercel was brooding the eggs and Frightful was looping and gliding, she heard Sam whistle from the mountain that rose above the river. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It is launched vertically, attached to rockets, but it has wings and can glide back to a runway and land like an airplane. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the walls, relays clicked, memory tapes glided under electric eyes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the corners of my eyes I saw Cico hold his hand to his breast as the golden carp glided by. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she sat down at the old piano, and her fingers seemed to glide over the keys. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Thirty yards from shore, three black swans were gliding over the water, so serene ... no one had told them that war had come, and they cared nothing for burning towns and butchered men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the Patronuses glided out of the dungeon there were cries of shock from the people waiting outside. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Little sister, you were mistaken,” said the woman as the fishing boat glided away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Styx stood with his shoulder against the open doorway, watching the landscape glide by faster and faster. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The huge white eagle glided after them and then... Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We glide through a maze of tunnels that opens out onto a platform. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z For a moment she saw them gliding out of their huts with Aunt Shuvai’s beads twined around their long bodies. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As the silver fairy glided away, the plump fairy tackled another imp, forced a kiss, and in a flash the imp became a thin, Asian-looking fairy with hummingbird wings. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z What would it feel like to glide by the monster, all in black, like Sausun? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She shuffled in her oxford-clogs, with a gliding or skating motion, her knees bent and her weight thrust forward. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When she could not find him anywhere in heaven she glided swiftly down to the earth and ordered the cloud off. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the roof vanished, the punt was gliding on and he heard Kehaar calling. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z While others strained and fretted he just seemed to glide, and inevitably several classmates gathered around him to watch him produce the right answer. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at that funny thin black thing gliding through the water over there!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I spent hours glued to our window, watching the goldfish glide in slow motion, stirring the jade green plants with its delicate fins. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The boat slowed and glided to a stop. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z 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 Against all logic, he continued to hope that sooner or later the quiet, awkward little girl who glided through his house would display the Frenchman’s elegant manners and refined charms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had often come upon his wife gliding through the sitting rooms, in her white tunic, with her young girl’s laugh. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In Phnom Penh, Khouy never just walked from one place to another, he sauntered and glided, stopping many times along the way to greet friends and pretty young women. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Later came the white heron, gliding low in futile search of a shallow edge to wade. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The African general and the Gallivespian came in: King Ogunwe in a clean uniform, with a wound on his temple freshly dressed, and Lord Roke gliding swiftly to the table astride his blue hawk. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Somewhere out there, German U-boats glide above underwater canyons, and thirty-foot squid ferry their huge eyes through the cold dark. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And the fleet of little boats moved off all at once, gliding across the lake, which was as smooth as glass. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z North they flew, beyond the river, Drogon gliding on tom and tattered wings through clouds that whipped by like the banners of some ghostly army. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Governor’s barge glided toward the prison dock, its teak paneling gleaming in the sunlight. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Instead of oxygen and stress, Claudia thought now of hushed and quiet words: glide, fur, banana, peace. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I could smell his smell of tobacco and earth and something radiant and spicy like amber; could feel the smooth glide of his skin, though I never exactly saw him. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hello! Hello!” he said, gliding into the kitchen, tall and tanned and tactical. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Antonapoulos seemed pleased to have Carl watch him as he glided the knife down the warm candy and cut it into squares. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In the three short years since Gemini 10, I had forgotten how beautiful the view was, as clouds and sea glided silently by my window in the pure sunlight. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Show me the runway!” the pilot cried out, hoping desperately that he was close enough to Kennedy to somehow glide his crippled plane to a safe landing. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The rowboat slipped from the bank then, silently, and glided out, tall water grasses whispering away from its sides, releasing it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The Governor glided toward the boy and spoke in a deep, smooth voice. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The camera glides over the cities of my past, capturing their energetic skylines just before they're destroyed by the terrorist's bomb or advancing alien warship. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z This high up, songbirds glide through the breeze in blurs of red; chirping and trilling as they pass. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z What happened was this: Archie had cut a class and glided through the corridor, evading the brothers. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian said he would think it over, and held his breath and prayed for a safe landing as Milo dropped his wheels and glided in toward the runway. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The figure of the Governor glided past Pong without looking at him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I glided as we went into the woods again, and stayed close while the trail narrowed and skittered through some thick underbrush. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Not long ago, I had been gliding through the crowded center of New York City, wanting nothing more than to make enough money to keep myself off the streets. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Hippos were enormous, but they could glide like spirits when they wished. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Roke on his hawk had glided up to it directly, circling above, examining it from all sides. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Leo asked as they glided down the path from the cave. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Do not ask me,” cried I, putting my hands before my eyes, for I thought I saw the dreaded spectre glide into the room; “he can tell. Oh, save me! Save me!” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, that’s exactly how it feels when the emcee announces my name for evening wear, and Daddy and I walk on that stage as though we’re gliding on clouds. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z After my client is hairless, I glide a kohl pencil over her skin like it's parchment. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z People wearing gray jumpsuits like Ben’s stand at panels, gliding their fingers over holoscreens. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He seems to remember a little boat— a more seaworthy one—gliding down a river. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A lightship with twin beacons glides past as America recedes; ahead wait the great glittering prairies of the Atlantic. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She glided past the library and came to rest on the top of a handsome iron bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z England and the Kingdom, Britain and the Empire, the old prides and the old devotions, glide abeam, astern, sink down upon the horizon, pass - pass. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z We glide and I feel as if I’m floating. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z August said it could make your fishing line float, your button thread stronger, your furniture shinier, your stuck window glide, and your irritated skin glow like a baby’s bottom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The cement floors were rough, did not let my feet glide over them the way the smooth marble floors back home did. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Uncoupled, it glided noiselessly along the rails until it was brought to a halt with a terrific thump. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes he stopped and waited, letting the minutes tick away as he planned his next progression, gliding like a cloud’s shadow cast upon the ground by the moon. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Even the air seemed lush and thick here, like velvet, swallowing up the click-click of ladies’ heels and the chatter of men in suits, so that they passed as silently as gliding ships. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then there she was, gliding along three feet above the ocean, spirits all around her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Pushing the steering wheel away from him, he put the car into a gliding decline. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Frightful tipped one wing steeply, turned, and glided with the flow out over the valley. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I drop back the pace now and glide along the streets, back past familiar houses, back home. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Not a single human being saw them as they glided soundlessly under the cars that lined Forty-second Street. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I glide through three different doors, then down one stairwell, along one corridor, through one last door, and then I'm outside. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her escorts immediately responded, nearly giving Kendra whiplash as they plummeted into the church and glided to the basement door. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Nearly Headless Nick was gliding toward Harry, his head wobbling as usual upon his ruff. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Seals glided by her boat, looking at Hazel hopefully, sniffing for fish scraps. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She took off her stockings so she wouldn’t get a run and then glided to the floor as if her legs had been built to go in opposite directions. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He glided open the back of the case and his fat hand groped lovingly for some particular dainty inside which he had wanted. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When they were done, Varys came gliding into the hall, wearing flowing lavender robes that matched his smell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She glides it shut, one centimeter at a time, until she hears it click into place, then takes a breath and holds it for as long as she can. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “And as each individual will... expresses itself through commerce ... the good of all shall be promoted ... and mankind ...” Mr. Gitney glided behind him like a large white slug. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Suspended on the rounds of my feet, I glided to the sofa and slid beneath it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They settled into poverty- ridden routine as they watched ship after ship arrive and then depart, making way for a new disappointment to come gliding in on white canvas wings. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The ghost nuns in their black robes look like they’re gliding on ice. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Now he stands up, stealthily creeps across the floor, hesitates a moment and then glides towards the door. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Security bots glide around the floor, looking like ladies with mechanical jaws and long-nosed masks and black parasols. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The women inmates spent most of their days sheltered under the shade of this tree while the boats glided up and down and up again on the other side of the prison gate. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z All six of us boys stopped at the corner to watch these ladies glide by. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z At sunup she was still just above the water, her wings outstretched, gliding to And a badly needed bit of land. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z At the ballet, in operas, on the concert stage, lilting, driving, whirling, tiptoeing, leaping, gliding, jumping, gyrating and twirling, Russian music can’t get enough of it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The leaflets glided toward the first floor just as students burst out of the lecture halls. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Stella watched the eagle circle and glide, and thought back to Spoon Man’s story. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z No; moonlight was still, and this stirred; while I gazed, it glided up to the ceiling and quivered over my head. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It whistled over the pond, gliding like a hawk before its blade grazed Adiah’s shoulder and landed in a nearby tree with a dull thud, splintering its wood. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Greater sea creatures glided past, their bodies decorated with pulsating, magical designs. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z That hill was always a monster, but we glided down the other side. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z After less than a minute, a hummingbird glided over to the mirror and hovered above it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z At night, German searchlights glided across the black skies. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Now that my breath was back I let my voice glide out in a dreamy way. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Conor stood there until the second hand glided around and reached the twelve. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z A large bird started into the air as if it had been thrown, then stopped, spread its wings, and glided in a great arc to the west. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Action slows to a dreamlike glide, frame by frame; the motion of a hand, a sentence spoken, fills an eternity. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Joe thought that was it, and simply listened with pleasure until a word or two seemed to glide into the sound. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw them return home to the cote on smooth, slow glides. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He bent at the waist and moved with jerky motions, trying to pretend he was gliding through water the way whales in the bay had. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Pulling off the main road, we glide through a tall wall of neatly trimmed evergreens, then crunch our way up a pebbled driveway. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z He glides a finger around the steering wheel. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z In the T-strap shoes of Long Island debutantes, the sparkling fringes of daring short skirts that swish and glide to music that intoxicates them more than the champagne. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He glided on, flattening his tall, thin, black-cloaked body against the side of the building. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Elodin ran for a few steps, then stopped, his stocking feet gliding across the smooth marble floor, his master’s robes streaming out behind him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After a slow glide around the Statue of Liberty, the Zeppelin banked north, then turned out over the Atlantic. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Harry kept smiling and waving, even though it was like a little bereavement, watching his son glide away from him.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A dry hot wind glided up and down the canyon restlessly, shaking the salt bushes and sweeping dust over the tire tracks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She had basically glided along until she felt ready to land. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I glide with Ofglen along the sidewalk; the pair of us, and in front of us another pair, and across the street another. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Miles pushed the rowboat off and sprang in, and soon they were gliding up toward the near end of the pond, where the water came in from the stream. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Apollo and Artemis glided swiftly to Thebes from Olympus, the archer god and the divine huntress, and shooting with deadly aim they struck down all of Niobe’s sons and daughters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot remember high school years now with the parade of typical images: bright drive-ins or gliding blue shadows of a Junior Prom. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the face of a sneak who glides over to your sink to rinse the fork you have laid by her plate. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I tried to concentrate, my mind glided off, like a skater, into a large empty space, and pirouetted there, absently. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The last week of the month, when everything was warm and green, when there were hawks gliding on the high breezes, Lil came home. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I felt sometimes like a swan on a lake, knowing that my job was in part to glide and appear serene, while underwater I never stopped pedaling my legs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A few passersby glide in and out of sight through the streetlight puddles. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z An image of the funeral cars pulling away from the church, gliding away into the gently falling snowflakes. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The fairy dodged around it and glided off. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He crouched down, scanning row after row of books, his finger gliding lightly over their spines, his eyes bouncing back and forth in his head. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z For a moment they seem to be one snake and not two, and then they separate again, moving down along the sides of the basket, gliding onto the ground quite close to your feet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As soon as Lord Asriel had joined them, the train began to move, gliding smoothly away from the platform and into a tunnel, accelerating briskly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I watched, amazed at her lithe dancer’s step, till she dumped her tray and glided through the back door, faster than I would have thought possible. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She flattened herself like an obedient pup as he glided down his slope and up hers. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A hundred dementors were advancing, gliding toward them, sucking their way closer to Harry’s despair, which was like a promise of a feast.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The sleek Phaiakian cutter, even now, has carried out her mission and glides home over the misty sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to make him laugh and quickly shut it as he continues to masterfully glide through the verses. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I slunk down on the middle of my spine, my nose level with the rim of the window, and watched the houses of outer Boston glide by. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It is difficult to find places to step, though Marco glides ahead of him with much less difficulty. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She stood, ready to run, and saw a large, dark blue car gliding silently to the pavement beside her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a rare opportunity, he thought, to be able to glide over the roads. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Snape had glided over to their desk while they were talking. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Alex’s mother accepts a kiss to the side of her square jaw from Leo as she passes by, like a queen gliding through a crowd of admirers. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z What made it worse was that Edward simply glided through the hospital doors under his own power. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He came in low, gliding over the ruins. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Once she judged the cow two fields over not to be a threat, she cut her engines and glided to the foot of the mighty tree. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They popped out of the walls and tables to do a bit of formation gliding; Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor ghost, had a great success with a reenactment of his own botched beheading. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They came at her command, gliding like pillars of mist across the water. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they, too, glided away, some going south, others north, east, and west. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It took him some time to quiet his breathing, longer to stop trembling, and longer still to remember some fleeting familiarity about that gliding shape he had seen. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She managed to glide to earth and made a crash landing on a hillside, where local people greeted her armed with pitchforks, sticks, and rifles—they’d thought her falling plane might be a German fighter. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It is beautiful to look at the boat, lit only by the compass light and the moon off the sails as she glides up and over the slow swells. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Every so often, at the far end of the parking lot, a car drives down the road and a sliver of light glides from one end of the glass to the other. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She felt it then: him gliding through the air like a bird, and she let the arrow go. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Jinny felt a slick tight skin glide past her, rub against one of her bare thighs. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The point of view switches to show the ferry, gliding across the bright blue water. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When Sam reached the bridge, Frightful was playing with 426, sliding and gliding on the winds at fifteen hundred feet. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It was in the afternoon, a few hours before the Winter Ball, and the stands shook with what felt like all of Fullbrook cheering as we glided onto the ice. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Abandoning the attempt to close the door, she began to back away down the dark hall, and Harry followed, gliding toward her, and his long-fingered hand had drawn his wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Yes, I think it might as well be now” Charles Wallace gave a slight jerk of his head, saying, “Come,” and started to walk in a strange, gliding, me-chanical manner. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Paces behind the rest, Heather glides along, still looking up. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Scoob doesn’t move a muscle as they glide to a bumpy stop on the “shoulder” of the highway, or so Dad calls it. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “Be careful next time, little sister,” called the woman as their boat glided away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch her glide among the tables, making for the powder room. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon we were gliding gently downstream, Grandma rowing easy. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s pitch-black outside and pouring rain and the glide scope is down. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As Dona Amelia gives us last-minute instructions, Susana fusses over me, dabbing silver eye shadow on my lids, gliding her lipstick over my lips, giving my hair a final spritz of hair spray. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The gulls glided back around, all together, all yawing their wings to the drafts that brought them low to the water. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The ghosts in the garden glided into position, flanking Lazlo from behind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We sit in the front seat for a while, watching the headlights of the passing traffic glide into a blur. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Skates would go well over this sidewalk—old it was, and smooth; it made the wheels glide evenly, with a mild whirr. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They watched a hawk, gliding in circles above the village. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Alex takes his feet off the pedals and glides past the massive, Italian Renaissance Revival façade of the Capitol, the building where his mom went to work every day when he was a kid. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The wheels come down, and we hit the tarmac with a ta-da! bang and a long glide. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They were gliding away as Ixtali said, “May the Great Mother be with you in all your travels, and don’t forget to pick the flowers.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Man on the dock said the tail can move faster than the eye can see, but this one is going slow, gliding along as easy as can be. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There in the darkness with the sky full of stars I lie on my back and glide through the water with the boat pulling me along. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She glided to the door and opened it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see the shark with daylight still a few hours away, but I felt it there, gliding along just on the other side of the fiberglass, this starving presence. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My arms glided down the sleeves that stopped just over my wrists, like a coat sleeve should. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Garden-lanterns linger above the giant geometric hedges, and blimps carry small candles, gliding along the intricate maze. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His words don’t glide out of his mouth—they pulse. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She imagines her granddaughter pale, gliding through paleness, malnourished and cold without the food of scarlets and greens. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As I walk along I feel as weightless and insubstantial as a slip of paper, lifted by the wind and gliding down the road. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “And check those out,” said Miguel as the vehicles gracefully glided into a reserved row of angled parking spaces. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The hover ladder lifted off the floor and gently glided up to the M section of the fiction wall. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Yellin, from his position by the gate, was reasonably upset at the roaring giant gliding down toward them through the darkness. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He glided back to civilization three days later, tanned and happy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They glided down a mountain and into a forest, thick with bushes and low branches. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As she looked and glided, a flock of storm petrels winged by. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon she held her wings straight out to glide and save energy. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They moved around her like ghosts, gliding soundlessly through the rooms, almost always bored and empty- handed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One moment it was there, sleek and silver, gliding through the water. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He glided to where I was and placed the basket at my feet and pointed to it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t smell the smoke, but I saw it right away, gliding beneath the old classroom’s door like spilled milk racing across the ground. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Dribbling to the middle, gliding like a black eagle. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z He wondered if the turbid water gliding past could again carry away his burdens. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Jenna thrusts her pitchfork into the sand and the camera zooms in on her sandy feet, then glides up the length of her body, like every inch is being adored. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Sure would. Sabeen glides, happy and nice. She does everything right. Even sits proper.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The Centipede made a wriggling movement with his body as though he were about to glide off the sofa—but he didn’t. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He releases the wheel and the ship glides to a smooth stop in midair. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Rosaleen glided along, gathering rain in the pan and flinging it out like a child would do. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With a swish of his cloak, Moreau glides over to the door. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z While the boats are anchored, we passengers are allowed up on deck, and so I stand at the railing to watch the longboats glide through water clear as turquoise glass. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Yossarian lunged for his tormentor’s throat with one hand, but the man glided out of reach effortlessly and vanished into the corridor with a malicious laugh. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Lula glided upward in front of me without any apparent problem. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She looked for Pantalaimon, and he was already gliding ahead silently, as far as he could go from her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He told long, wild stories about his childhood; as I pumped panting up steep hills he glided along beside me, joking steadily. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When their Pe-2 was again hit by enemy gunfire in battle on September 2, 1943, Sasha found she couldn’t control the plane to glide to earth for a crash landing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They swam by my mom like a fleet of small ships moving through the wreck, their sandy-brown skin gliding past her, caudal fins rippling like fabric through the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z As we glided in toward a landing in the early morning or late afternoon, we could judge how high we were by the shadows on the craters, just as we would on the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A gliding servant served a choice of two kinds of tea as Prince Faisal talked. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I start my first song, a rich-looking woman glides by. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I lower my eyes to the path, glide by her, hoping to be invisible, knowing I’ll be ignored. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z One last agonized glance backward as he flung it open showed him a lean, gliding shape on the top of a wall, silhouetted against the stars. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Let me tell you a story,” the preacher said, gliding across the stage. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Queen Mary glides in wearing slate-gray separates and a stony expression, her gray bob arranged with razor precision around the edges of her face. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I change the illusion to my apartment and have the audience glide through like one of those virtual house tours on the internet. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z As the boy and the girl and the two dæmons watched her approach, Xaphania spread her wings wider and glided down to the sand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z High against the blue, three winged shapes wheeled and glided. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He orbited the chariot, gliding smoothly over the buffeting winds, spear raised. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z From high above him a copper-colored leaf came falling slowly, spinning and gliding and tumbling down. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She’s gliding the slide down like her arm is part of the brass, her lips flat against the mouthpiece. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z August glided back and forth across the room as she spoke. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The barge glided past a tall tower that beamed blinking Gold light into the dark—the first orb light Pong had seen in years. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Arturo was going with us to the wide, silent lake and the butterfly fishermen who glided over its surface. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Fledge was now gliding with his great wings spread out motionless on each side, and his hoofs pawing for the ground. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Then it turns and glides over the pavement, which is painted with dozens of lines and symbols. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z As the Pax glided south, Percy told them about his dreams. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mia hesitated outside the glass lobby for a few minutes, watching the reflections of the people on the sidewalk glide over, and past, the shadows of the people within. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The room turned like a carousel, with my stomach gliding up and down. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At the door, now, is a woman in a purple satin dress with cascading brown hair, elegantly nonchalant, waving at the porter with a bejeweled hand as she glides into the foyer. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The dementors — tall, hooded creatures whose faces were concealed — were gliding slowly toward the chair in the center of the room, each grasping one of the man’s arms with their dead and rotten-looking hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She followed the wall, her hand skimming along the surface, taking small gliding steps through the darkness. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then his hands come up, gentle as they glide over my arms. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They glided quietly through the shallow water, holding their shoes in the air. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Darwin knew that he was now gliding along the dangerous edge of the known world, tacking south of heresy. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We threw our bodies on the slippery tiles, gliding fast until we hit the wall. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Halfway across they stopped to admire a gunboat gliding under the bridge. 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