| 单词 | hang in |
| 例句 | Sometimes the outcome really does teeter and hang in the balance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dari’s mouth hung in a little O, because whatever Twig had told him to get him here, it hadn’t been the full story. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A mop of brown hair hung in his eyes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She could hear the sadness in their voices, feel it hanging in the air like fog. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It hung in the waves, stilled, even as water rushed around it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I think of all the other dresses hanging in my closet, waiting to be worn, the slippers waiting to be danced in. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And although he had never touched them, they haunted him; all he could think of, all he dreamed of, were these white shell beads hanging in that tree. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He left the question hanging in the air, like he wasn’t sure if it was the right one to ask. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z His paintings, and those of the other New Dealer artists, now hung in cafés and bars all around town. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone pretended the kitchen battle of the night before hadn’t happened, but a stiffness hung in the air, making it hard for things to move around, even words. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Behind them Baby Kochamma’s Christmas trimmings hung in loops from the ceiling. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His brown shirt hangs in pieces on his body, torn to shreds by the cactus. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I would like to have it illuminated to hang in the office. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Dust motes hung in a beam of sunlight. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Who wants to read a whole book and have it end with the ball hanging in midair? The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The steam from boiling hung in the air. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 It stopped and hung in mid-air, hovering like a helicopter, hovering over the factory and over the very town itself which lay spread out below them like a picture postcard! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z There was no movement about the house at all, and the pink garment hanging in no wind from the upper window. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Carol invites me to her house after school, where she shows me her cupboard with all her clothes hanging in it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z At the top of the funnel, the golden bat hung in space performing an intricate, upside-down figure eight. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t. You just work through it. You just hang in there.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In London, night came too soon, it hung in the morning air like a threat, and then in the afternoon a blue-gray dusk descended, and the Victorian buildings all wore a mournful air. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He sighed, anxiety coursing in his chest and stomach, the fear of rejection hanging in his mind. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z For an agonizing moment, Harry hung in midair, not daring to speed toward Malfoy in case he looked up and saw the Snitch. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z His words hung in the air between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But the Terrible Things covered them with the curl of their terrible nets and the porcupines hung in them like flies in a spider's web as the Terrible Things carried them away. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A portrait of Reich president Hindenburg hangs in his butcher shop. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I did not understand why men were hanged in effigy, or a boat dragged through town and burned on the Common, as if on grassy swells. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A surge of white steam billowed thickly from the cauldron instead, obliterating everything in front of Harry, so that he couldn’t see Wormtail or Cedric or anything but vapor hanging in the air. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The days and the nights were so cold that the pork in a box and the bear meat hanging in the little shed outside the back door were solidly frozen and did not thaw. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z George looked over the skirts that hung in Kelly’s closet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Barrone: “This is what happens when you cut class. Why hang in the cutout, with nothing to do? Why not the cafeteria?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The words hung in the air around me, I wanted out so badly. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Bod followed it up the hill to the Egyptian Walk, where the winter ivy hung in green tumbles, an evergreen tangle that hid the mock-Egyptian walls and statues and hieroglyphs. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She had left the blue dress hanging in the closet. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Her black hair hung in a shiny veil on either side of her pale and beautiful face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood there; I hung in the center of a spiderweb woven of silence. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Without his urging, the horse entered the palace and brought him to a grand hall, where his mother's embroidery hung in a place of honor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The stench of rot hung in the air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It’s two glue sticks tied together with string, and then the ends of the string are taped to the sides of the box, leaving the glue sticks hanging in the middle. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The chariot wheels bounced over the uneven asphalt, each time hanging in the air a little longer. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And this, the white wings hanging in her house, wasn’t strange at all. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She bought a string of Christmas tree lights and threaded them through the round fixtures, which she then hung in the bedroom. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Dust hung in the air, for the wind had died and the evening was heavy. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The picture hanging in the hall was the same that they had hanging in their hallway at home. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z And right in the middle of her thought, Cal’s dark face hung in the air in front of her and his lips were smiling with cruelty. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The picture hung in a heavy gold frame, and to the consternation of all children its eyes followed a child about the room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The law became what the lawyers and lobbyists said it was, with little or no input from the people whose fate hung in the balance. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Her question hung in the air, suspended somewhere between truth and lie. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The night air was hot and humid as it hung in my room. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The smell of last night’s dinner and Daddy’s sweaty work clothes hanging in the air. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Scattered patches of smoke hung in the still evening air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z All I have to hang in them is what I took out of Madoc’s estates and a few things I got at Target. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We hung in there most of the match, but had acquired a large deficit going into the seventh bout. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Annabeth looked back at the elevator, which was now completely out of reach—a polished set of metal doors hanging in space, attached to nothing, six hundred stories above Manhattan. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They were both tall and skinny, with mops of brown hair that hung in their eyes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Their breath hung in the air like white mist as they paddled toward the island. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Red clouds hung in the air like vaporized blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Soon, the Nazi flag and Hitler’s portrait hung in every classroom. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It had just rained, and the streets were covered with wet leaves; their earthy tobacco scent hung in the air, mixing with the spice of wood smoke. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I could even smell China, and it was the smell of food cooking, of steam rising from so many rice bowls it hung in a mist over the land. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His shoulder knocks into a raven hanging in the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “How you hanging in there, champ?” his father asked him while they waited for the waitress to bring them their pizzas. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She paints pictures to hang in the hallways and makes rows of shells along the edges of the countertops. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z They lay at the edge of the hole together, each with a muddy arm hung in, and excavated around it until a third of the shell showed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There is just moonlight now, in the mill, and the musty smell of rotted grain hangs in the air. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He tried to be glad because of the colt, but the bloody face, and the haunted, tired eyes of Billy Buck hung in the air ahead of him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was fresh painted, and chintz curtains hung in the windows. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He’d clearly once been strong, but now his skin hung in loose folds and his muscles sagged. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He slipped the light-pen into the pocket of his shirt and removed his black-framed reading glasses, which hung in front of his chest on a thick cord. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z A faint gray haze hung in the east. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z They have identical birthmarks, diminutive caramel crescents over their left eyelids, and their braids hang in duplicate ropes down their backs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And yet here is another charge on my hands, while all the time the battle hangs in the balance.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The torchbearer who had followed Niran came forward; she was a woman, her black hair hanging in a long braid over her shoulder. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We bought small American flags to hang in the window to show our patriotism. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z A drizzle hung in the air when we set off, and before long it had turned into a steady, merciless, deadfall rain. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Half was a purple contusion that hung in strips like a shredded mask. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The shark would have looked powerful swimming in the ocean, but it seemed freakish hanging in a loop on the dock, bunched up in some places and stretched out in others. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The stars hung in the chilly sky, while the patterned lights of the city spread below him, streetlights and car headlights and things in motion. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z A mist of salty spray hung in the air. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the pistol shot hung in the box for several seconds. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He lets my question hang in the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t fast, although food was scarce enough that hunger hung in my belly much of the time. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “And I finally remembered an old photo that hung in our brownstone when I was a toddler. It was of Father with his first car. The aqua one he passed on to you.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But now, plump red tomatoes grew fatter every day, yellow flowers turned into bright green zucchini, and pole beans hung in clusters from vines that snaked up twine to form leafy tepees. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The man in black was hanging in space, clinging to the sheer rock face, seven hundred feet above the water. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Not the same kind, probably. Mine painted portraits, the ocean, that kind of stuff. My dad has some of them still hanging in his gallery in Delray.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But in reality, a whole lot of lives hung in the balance. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The family map had hung in every kitchen since they’d made it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She left it hanging in the air, and then said, “Hey, speaking of tomorrow, as thanks for your hard work and dedication on this remarkable evening, I would like to give you a small gift.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Cold fog hangs in the budding trees, and Werner sits in the back of the truck and shivers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then one of them said, Let’s go see Mami’s bear, which is the way they refer to their mother’s fur coat hanging in this closet. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The three of them sat on the car’s roof in order, as they had in all the family portraits that had once hung in the stairwell and were now reduced to ash. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Blackout curtains were hung in windows across America, from solitary farmhouses to the White House. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “How are you? Head still hanging in there?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z WHY is a dirty shirt hanging in your closet? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The glossy black hair hung in gentle waves without a hair astray. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Absolutely. We all had our toothbrushes hanging in the bathroom.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Cas didn’t respond, and her dark hair was hanging in front of her face, so Diana couldn’t see what she might be thinking. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The same bright lights that bordered the winding path hung in the air over the walls. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Three pairs of rolling, mad eyes; three noses, twitching and quivering in their direction; three drooling mouths, saliva hanging in slippery ropes from yellowish fangs. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The dust they stirred floated up and hung in front of the sun that was dipping behind the hills. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On another occasion they were taken to examine the bloodied bedroom curtains hanging in the palace of the former dictator. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Pictures flashed on a TV hanging in the corner, but the sound was off. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Esme always gives me one of those spoons hanging in the tree to stir it, and we drink with our pinkies in the air and laugh. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It looked like a shining silver plate hanging in the sky, and on a clear night it seemed almost close enough that a cow could jump over it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But here, hanging in the ivy, Thomas and Alby would meet their fate. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A black plume of smoke hung in the sky, and below it a cloud of plaster dust in which a crowd was already forming round the ruins. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And George just lets the words hang in the air between them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My favorite shirt is the Michael Jordan #23 Bulls jersey I have hanging in the closet. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He seemed to hang in the air above the old man in the skiff. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian clenched his fists and looked at the long bone-handled hunting knife hanging in a holster over the cot of the dead man in the tent. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A large, full fairy-tale moon hung in the sky now—though Hazel could have sworn it wasn’t there earlier—showing a cottage that looked like something from a movie. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The man in black just hung in space, feet dangling, the entire weight of his body supported by the strength of his hand jammed into the crevice. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z As I look at a painting of a woman with a large butt, hanging in the dining room, I remember Olga’s friend Jazmyn, who also has a large butt. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A few strands of her old web still hung in the doorway. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She rests her hands on the table in front of her, and the silence hangs in the air between them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z That approach had raised Oak Ridge from an unpopulated valley in remote Tennessee; when national security hung in the balance, as it did now, who would begrudge a few hundred thousand kilowatts? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I took a basket from a high shelf and loaded it with bread, hard cheese, and a piece of dried beef I cut from the slab that hung in the pantry. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The weight of finality—so heavy that it felt like a physical thing—hung in the air between us. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Checkered cotton curtains hang in the windows on thin white rods. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Rain hung in the stormy air, but it only sizzled and steamed around him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Nobody said much, we just hung in the locker room until it was time to go out for the second half. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z All I know is, there’s a suspicious-looking shirt hanging in my closet. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Her hair had come loose and was hanging in a tangled blond curtain all around her face. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The place was alive with vermin and the smell of cooking hung in the air day and night. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon hung in the sky in front of their window, with a cloud drifting past it like a tattered dress. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Mrs. gave us each a new dress and a poster of the Jackson Five to hang in our rooms. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The hams and the venison hung in their paper wrappings, and all the bunches of dried herbs, the spicy herbs for cooking and the bitter herbs for medicine, gave the place a dusty-spicy smell. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dark, and the moon hung in the sky. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I feel my face flush—not because of the giant bamboo utensils and huge painting of Jesus’s Last Supper hanging in the dining room, but because Lola’s grinning at him. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z A big color poster, at least six feet by three feet, hung in the middle of the back wall. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His paw hung in midair, and his lime-green eyes were wide, piercing into my thoughts. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Her voice seemed to hang in the air. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Larger posters were placed next to the black-and-white photos of previous headmasters that hung in the schoolhouse hallways. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Antain hung in the background, his eyebrows knit together into a perplexed knot. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z With a big piece of cloth and a safety pin, my writing arm hangs in a sling. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z There was a courtyard behind them, open to the sky, and stars hung in the night sky above. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Eleanor's hair was wet and hanging in long, dark curls around her face. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The clean scent of a new car hangs in the space. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The clock says it’s long after therapy group, but sometimes Carlyle hangs in the dining area, talking. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The feeling of danger, which had hung in the air since the Grail, suddenly crystallized upon a dinner party given by the Queen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His long, white- blond hair hangs in dirty strings, and he doesn't even seem to notice that some of it is plastered across his face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I hate the way my feet just hang in the air and dangle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands more swastika flags hung in railroad stations. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Their hair was cut close to the skull; their shirt cuffs were turned neatly back on their forearms; their white scarves hung in snowy rectangles from their hip pockets. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Traces of the German’s smell hang in her bedroom: an odor like vanilla. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There’s a question hanging in the air, and they can both see it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Only a few shirts hang in the closet. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He hung in the midst of a sea of bones, with the blue sky visible through a fretwork of ribs and vertebrae. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The acid in her voice hung in the air. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In the days where you could be hanged in London from Tyburn’s triple-crowned tree for the theft of twelve pennies, the Americas became a symbol of clemency, of a second chance. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As soon as they woke in the morning they ran to the window, but there was no deer hanging in the trees. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex hung in the air, dangling at the end of the parachute. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Because the bare bulb hanging in the hallway has shown me that it’s not him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z On our first Friday evening there, after prayers were finished and orange and pink swirls still hung in the sky from sunset, I went with August to the bee yard. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Irish lace, hanging in the windows, filters the afternoon light, softening the lines on her face. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z At nine o’clock, Bull pulled a clean uniform from a clothes bag that hung in the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And the silent threat that had hung in the air since his arrival, the threat of his leaving someday, would be gone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I check the calendar hanging in the kitchen to confirm it, because it felt like so much longer. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Bianca sat with them, leaving her little brother to hang in the front with us, which seemed cold to me, but Nico didn’t seem to mind. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Sierra felt an invisible thread of possibility hanging in the air between them, but she didn’t know what was supposed to happen next. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A moment of panic before he saw him walking along the beach downshore with the pistol hanging in his hand, his head down. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The bell hung in its own rack, set up to sound alarms. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z And second, if you just hang in there, some day they’re going to have to let you out. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z We sat beneath them, on the bank of the stream and let our feet hang in the bright, swift waters. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried the beautiful white shell beads on the end of a stick because he suspected where they came from; he left them hanging in the branches of a piiion tree. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “You were hanged in effigy from the center red- light wire downtown on Main Street this morning.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of pepper spray hung in the air. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The city hung in my window, flat as a poster, glittering and blinking, but it might just as well not have been there at all, for all the good it did me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z A little sunlight was just beginning to stream in around the blanket they’d hung in front of the sliding-glass patio door. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for staying with your brother last night so we could—” Her voice catches, but the reminder of what happened hangs in the air. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The smell of the stew hung in the air, floated across the yard. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dirty cobwebs hung in the corners, and a large crack ran from the frame of the southward skylight down to the area where the senior lockers were. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Same boat,” repeated Citra with deadpan dullness but daggers in her eyes as sharp as the ones that used to hang in Faraday’s weapons den. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I found Lauren and a few other friends hanging in front of our lockers before homeroom and blurted, “Guess what? Martin is alive!” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was cold — the way my jacket felt when I first picked it up in the morning, hanging in the drafty hallway. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The smell of cooking hangs in the air. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It hung in the air—the promise of something horrible, as if the news wasn’t horrible enough. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The struggle for power in Rome left Egypt’s future hanging in the balance. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z That a sheen of horror hung in the air? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The word “embarrassment” hung in the air like a foul smell. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Duchess's once beautiful coat now hung in ragged patches. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The king’s words seemed to hang in the air. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The sky was growing brighter, and along the river the mists of morning hung in the early light. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Tendrils of mist hung in the air like ghostly ribbons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jon’s pictures hang in the white room or are stacked against the walls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Haley knew it was them because her dad had a bunch of old photos hanging in their family room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z A faded movie poster still hung in one of the display windows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps. We actually had a lot of photos. Had them all touched up and hung in the old sanctuary right after we converted it to a community center.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The ball of smoke hung in the sky like a shrapnel burst, and as I watched, another rocket came up to it, trickling smoke in the bright sunlight. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z For the next month America hung in midair. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A new odor, faint but menacing, hung in the air. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At my new school, I see only popular kids hang in twos and threes, or in groups. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The question hangs in the air for a minute. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z No monster with a chicken head hung in the branch. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He was taken to Berlin and hanged in the gallows of Plötzensee prison. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Soldiers had observed him, hanging in the air like a plump gray fruit, were beginning to point and grin. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At dinner, an odd atmosphere seemed to hang in the air between the two gentlemen. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The odor of medicine hung in the air. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Even better is a Lego tuna fish to hang in New Clairmont now that none of Granddad’s taxidermy is there anymore. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z On rainy days, the room smelled musty and dank from all the coats hanging in the back, soaking wet from their owners having walked miles in the rain to get there. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She had been grossed out by a string of dead ducks hanging in a window. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z At least two dozen kites already hung in the sky, like paper sharks roaming for prey. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My skin is darker than even the paintings of African queens hanging in tourist shops, same paintings my mom would buy so she could hang on her bedroom walls. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And there they would hang in chartless nothing, seemingly without speed or left or right or top or bottom, until as suddenly as ever the copper penny glowed and the serpents writhed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "I washed your blue bathing suit last night. It's hanging in the basement. What time are the Moriartys picking you up?" The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z White mist hung in the air like frozen spiderwebs, and the roaring flames of the Burning Sea faded as a blanket of eerie silence covered us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Wit hout her hat, her white hair hung in damp tendrils. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There were plenty of deer and it was an awful nice feeling to have a deer hanging in the barn, knowing that we were going to eat well. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She neither stirred nor murmured, but hung in his arms profoundly asleep. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She didn’t finish, but the question seemed to hang in the air: Was saving the statue even possible? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A cold breeze blows by, making me shiver, and I turn my eyes back to the sky, where the sheet of stars still hangs in my view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It kept tipping a little farther nose-downward, pulled by his weight as he hung in harness in the pit. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z An early spring sun hung in the Mexican sky on March 21,1934, when Ten Ton Irwin shimmied his 425 pounds through the giant rear door of his sedan and pushed off for Cheyenne. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Black shadows hung in the adjoining room where the bed had been spread with Ellen’s newest quilt and the pillows dressed in fresh covers in honor of the guest. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The last word hung in the warm truck air like a rough poke with a sharp finger. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The aroma of warm cut grass, woodchips, and grilling hamburgers hung in the air. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A smoky scent hung in the air, along with an unmoving haze that had drifted from the open field where big kids sometimes played touch football, or tossed Frisbees. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The words were out there now, hanging in between them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Miss Honey stared hard into the other woman's wet grey eyes, and she allowed the silence to hang in the air until Mrs Wormwood became uncomfortable. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Wet, black hair hung in strings around her face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I let the words hang in my throat until Holly grabbed my hand and pulled me down the hall with her. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Ralph, though, hung in his own time, in the many times he’d wanted more than anything to destroy his father’s world. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as he examined the underwear she hung in the bathroom—black slips, slippery bras, white pants. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The stench of wine and garbage still hung in the moist June air. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Its bright colors remind me of the Ketubah hanging in my parents’ bedroom. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z To see the place where the world ends, like a giant cliff hanging in the sky? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “What can I say, Vikus? Can I return to our people and tell them I withdrew from the quest when our survival hangs in the balance?” said Luxa bitterly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Finality hung in the air, heavy and hollow. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z His grandmother had several pictures of the Last Supper hanging in her hut. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A pretty place caught Lubin’s eye, but when he suggested it, his hosts balked: a Star of David hung in the window. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z A sweet yet pungent aroma hung in the air and drifted easily from one anxious nose to the other, stopping only long enough to make several mouths water and a few stomachs growl. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw the words of the shamans hang in the frigid air as they chanted the traditional prayer together. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A fine haze of dust still hung in the air. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She let that hang in the air for a moment. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I had an identical backup suit hanging in the MoshWash cleaning unit in the corner of the room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z For an eternity they hung in space, screaming and straining and reaching for something to catch on to. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Two or three widgeon hung in one of them, and, far away to the eastward, a fly-like man was plodding over the slob in tiny persistence, to collect his bag. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The medal was linked to a chain similar to the pull-cord attached to the light bulb hanging in the middle of our kitchen. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Then his body drops clean away and only his hands with the stumps of his arms, shot off, now hang in the wire. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Neck and neck they hurtled toward the Snitch — all the Chasers seemed to have forgotten what they were supposed to be doing as they hung in midair to watch. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Billy’s perceptions were so unreliable that he saw the words as hanging in air, painted on a transparent curtain, perhaps. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Is it too lame to say I'm hanging in there? They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then they saw a silvery-white orb hanging in the air in front of Lupin, who said, “Riddikulus!” almost lazily. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A vivid image of the shrieking, spitting portrait of Sirius’s mother that hung in the hall of number twelve, Grimmauld Place flashed into Harry’s mind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z For a terrible moment, the phantom hung in the air, a reverse shadow, long, dusty fingers reaching out toward Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A bronze knocker in the form of a skull hung in its center. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Silence hung in the air like secret loss. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Better to be in the friend zone than not in the game at all, Reggie. Let’s see if big fella can hang in there.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z All around them the quiet noises of the afternoon hung in the warm air: the endless trickling sucking of the marsh, the scraping of insects, the calling of gulls. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I don't remember the desk and file drawers, the clock on the wall or the five-dollar bill hanging in a frame. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Voices hung in the air as densely as the misty rain. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Jesse fought the centrifugal force and flipped onto my panel, straddling me, his curly blond hair hanging in my face, his body pressed against mine. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The road was white and dusty, and the dust rose under the wheels and hung in the air behind us. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I let that hang in the air between us for a moment, feeling the truth of it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My reflection in the mirror catches my eye; my makeup from the tournament earlier now looks smeared and smoky, dampened by the rain, and my hair hangs in wet strands of color. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The floor was already damp, and a sheen of salt water hung in the air. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Dresses are hung in a closet so big my new bed could fit inside it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He passed people with horrible burns, their faces swollen, their blackened skin hanging in strips. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A remarkably foul odor hung in the air, and the passage descended to a lonely black door with an iron padlock. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His grey shirt hung in loose tatters except where it was stuck to his body, stained a dark, sullen red. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The big tuna hangs in the air long enough to catch the sunlight and then wham! back into the water with a mouthful of the little fish. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I can see that he is hurt, the instant hang in his expression. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z From the outside it looked like a regular old drawer pulled out of the dresser, but inside it were frames of honeycomb hung in a neat row. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Silence is the fruit of the occupation; it hangs in branches, seeps from gutters. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But the pressure was too weak, so that instead the water slid soundlessly down the underside of the shell where opportunistic slime hung in dripping points, like stalactites in a limestone cave. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The scents of pine oil, tar, and sawdust hung in the air. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Skeletons hung in doctors’ offices where they served as visual encyclopedias. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z One day I came back from school to find a rope stretched across the front room and men’s white shirts, clean and crisp, hanging in a row. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She has high cheekbones and long eyelashes, and when she lets her hair down at night, it hangs in waves over her shoulders. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And they killed the Preacher and got him hanging in the stable!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “The faint flavour of the ghost of my grandfather hung in a friendly way about the place, house, garden and all.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaves hung in the stillness like hands of the newly dead. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Some of her paintings hang in the upstairs hall, greenish paintings of flowers, of lawns, of bottles and vases. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I could feel, like some sort of mist that hung in the air, that I was unwelcome. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Juliet!” he shouted, his sister’s name hanging in the air long after he had disappeared down the stairs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Which meant the original was likely hanging in a museum someplace. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Outside, a thin mist hung in the still air. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Owen’s nowhere to be found, so I head to the swings and hang in the air for a while. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She felt for the capsule hanging in its tube on the chain around her neck, she rubbed the metal tube, warm from her breast, against her cheek, and her courage came back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The three of them trooped to the back of the restaurant where the maître d' had directed, and down a narrow flight of stairs, lit gloomily by little lamps hung in archways. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z His query would hang in the air while she sprang over to peck him on the lips. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The alethiometrist had just finished speaking, and Lord Asriel stood up, crossed to the window, and looked out at the distant glow of the Clouded Mountain hanging in the western sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Instead, her hair hung in lovely dark braids all about her face, and she wore a smart blue jumper and sandals. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Could Winchell hang in if the game got tight and they had to have it? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As Annabeth hung in the air, descending hand over hand with the ladder swinging wildly, she thanked Chiron for all those years of training on the climbing course at Camp Half-Blood. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I was hanging in that block of ice suspended over the River Lethe for six months, and we didn’t even get any media attention.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It had the appearance of a mountain hanging in the sky a hand’s breadth above the horizon, and covered in cloud. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The music did not seem so jolly then; he heard discords and strange silences, and notes that hung in the air bleeding. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Doors close in two minutes,” Newt said, a statement so succinct and final it seemed to hang in the air like a burial shroud caught in a puff of wind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He left something hanging in the air, like he wanted to finish with except for Saturday night. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Tears hung in the corners of her eyes. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z For Joe Rantz, perhaps more than for any of the other young men sitting by the Montlake Cut, something hung in the balance that afternoon, and he was all too aware of it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Lawrence feared that the failure at Y-12 would destroy the army’s confidence in the entire bomb project, with billions of dollars—indeed, the entire war effort—hanging in the balance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "Jazz, could you excuse us for a second, sweetie? Go hang in your room just for a few minutes." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z That would always leave questions hanging in the air for me, though. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My mother inspects the bedroom she used to share with Tfa Felicia, vacant now except for a frilly party dress hanging in the closet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Jane and Michael looked up too and to their surprise saw a round, fat, bald man who was hanging in the air without holding on to anything. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The words before I left hung in her head like black birds on a tombstone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The word hangs in the air between us—church as opposed to the synagogue were buying this suit for. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Tommy touched my arm and pointed to a framed picture hanging in a corner over a little round table. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Frederick A. Murphy was one of the original discoverers of Ebola virus, the wizard with an electron microscope who had first photographed the virus and whose work had hung in art museums. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever he can kill he brings home in a sack and skins right away, then hangs in the shed out back. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It hung in the air for a second and came looping back toward him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At the head of the glen a torrent flowed like a white lace over an endless ladder of short falls, and a mist of foam hung in the air about the mountains’ feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘That’s where we appeared. Almost fell to our deaths, but luckily I’ve got nimble hooves. You were unconscious, hanging in your harness like a tangled paratrooper until we managed to get you down.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z All the kids hanging in the halls broke into a cheer. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The scent of pipe tobacco hung in the air. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z So much horror hung in the air, everything scattered by the explosion. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There were photos of Sookie’s shark, bound and hanging in a loop on the wharf, the heads of people in the crowd framing the huge fish. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And do you remember the deep blatting stroke of the great gong in the Joss House, and how its tone hung in the air so long? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His words hung in limbo between us, but at least he’d known what to say. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The bits of Sunday dresses that he saw did not fly; they hung in the air quietly, like the whole notes in the last measure of an Easter hymn. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not sure what it is, but it hangs in the air like a scent. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Silence hung in the air, but before they could think to speak, the Gran emerged from the Cursed Forest with the Town Uncle in her arms. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Over it a baseball card of the first female pitcher in the majors hangs in a plastic mount. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Karim had a good job as a mechanic, and Sharon said he didn’t drink or smoke or hang in the streets. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Freddy, his comrade, had just been found hanging in his prison cell, a supposed suicide. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He himself stood there bare-chested, his skin as pale as the moon, which was hanging in the sky right above Elinor’s house as if it, too, had turned up especially for Dustfinger’s show. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And there it was: a bird, hovering on an updraft, as birds liked to do on this side of the ridge, hanging in place like tethered kites. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A warm fog hung in the air, turning the trees into sentinels, tall soldiers shrouded in cloaks of gloom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dress hangs in such a way that I don't have to lift the skirt when I walk, leaving me with one less thing to worry about. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Her green dress hanging in the closet and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Right when he’s inches from pouncing, he holds his breath and I can see from the reflection of the plates hanging in the dining room that he’s crouching down and about to leap. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I take a tiny jump and hang in the air just a bit longer than I’m used to. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Biryani spices hang in the air around me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z There is a crucifix mounted on the wall, a flag of a cross draped over the lectern, and a few paintings of the Madonna and Child hanging in the back. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I hang in the bathroom to get out of Momma’s homemade rags and into the clothes Charlese brings for me to try on. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The peeling paint hanging in long dry sleavings down the columns and from the buckled soffits. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “It seems so hard to be thinking of anything personal, when Mother’s life hangs in the balance,” she wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The Maginot Line yawned and said, “Come on, China. We can’t hang in here all day. Them people be home soon.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z When Boomer and I return from the Spinney, the sun hangs in the watery blue sky like a juicy golden apple, ripe for the picking. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Mama spotted Anya and waved, her mouth hanging in a tired scowl. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Nearly colorless hair hung in deadened strings over her shadowy, gaunt face. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The animal would be skinned and gutted, then the flesh was cut into long strips and hung in the smokehouse to dry over hot, smoked wood. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Smoke hung in the village like a menacing fog. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Stretched out before her, acres of dead grapevines hung in rows on wooden lattices, like gnarled miniature skeletons. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Her braid was undone and her hair hung in black waves. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The stink of vomit and the salty smell of rotting seaweed hung in the air, and overhead, a leaf drifted down in slow motion as if arriving from outer space. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He wound the scarf around his fingers until her hand was hanging in the space between them. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Hauptmann lifts an hourglass from a shelf and sets it in a crate, and his pale silver-tipped fingers hang in the air. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z You could tell it waren’t no forest from ’round here ’cause these woods had monkeys hanging in the trees. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I imagined all the frogs Stan and I had paid for, beneath the ice, motionless bumps on a muddy bottom, more dead than alive, hanging in a cold, dark limbo until next spring. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It hung in the hot, humid air, rich, rank, pervasive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He paused, pulled on his long black coat, which had hung in the front hall, incongruous beside Mr. Frost’s tweed jacket and fawn mackintosh. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The family map had hung in every kitchen since they’d made it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But the dragon had adopted the strategy of running away, leaving its weapon hanging in the air behind it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z A red and brown alpaca cloth hung in the doorway. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Its eyes were glazed with hate as it hung in the air surrounded by churning water and a million diamond droplets of water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa let Mrs.’s question hang in the hot air. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z A haze of smoke hung in the air; it wasn’t the sweet mustiness of her abuelo’s Malaguenas but a danker, cigarette smell. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Round paper lanterns hang in the courtyard, the shadows dancing over their white surfaces like silently howling faces. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The conflict with communism, it seemed, had spiraled into a life-or-death contest, with the fate of the earth hanging in the balance. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There were more than fifty people camped on the Col that night, huddled in shelters pitched side by side, yet an odd feeling of isolation hung in the air. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The words were out there now, hanging in between them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Pong frowned as the sun set and the Gold orbs hanging in the mango tree flicked on. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Tiny men seemed to hang in midair over the table, along with trees, buildings, and a pot bubbling on a fire. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The other half is watching a show about sharks on the TV that hangs in the corner. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Some Eurasian prisoners, guilty of war crimes, were to be hanged in the Park that evening, Winston remembered. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The silver cocktail dress hung in her closet, the tag dangling from the seam. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Daddy used to have a signed Isiah Thomas poster hanging in our living room, and he always wore this old Isiah Thomas jersey whenever he watched a Pistons game. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z His dream had been for his photographs to hang in a Seattle gallery, and now that dream had come true—almost. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Quamina, the alleged leader of the uprising, was hanged in chains in front of the entrance to one of Gladstone’s plantations. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z For a few seconds her feet hung in the air inches above the floor. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z When I’d finished, there was a funny sort of silence hanging in the dark, and I realised everyone was waiting for Ruth’s response—which was usually what happened whenever something a bit awkward came up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Plants hang in the corners to “bring in some nature,” as Lola would say. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z On the ceiling, he rappelled down and hung in front of Nathan’s face. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He didn’t mention Sin on Sunday, but I could feel the words hanging in the air. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Her job was to fill two bowls with fresh yogurt from the sacks hanging in the basement larder, where the floor was packed dirt, and where the old cook kept his pickling jars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Your work clothes will be hanging in the closet—you’ll see. You’ll want to wash up and shave first, I guess.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Late one night when Nancy was in her study, the snake oozed out of the rafters and hung in front of her face, staring at her with lidless eyes, and she screamed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All round, for as far as I could see, hanging in the air, were the twisting and turning roads of a great suspended city. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I should have that door open in no time. Just hang in there.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Ever since we left the inn, my stomach had been growing distressed, and the stench that hung in the stagnant air of that street did nothing to improve it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Precious stones of astonishing size and brightness stared from their crowns and hung in chains round their necks and peeped out from all the places where anything was fastened. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It hung in front of her, her juice. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He wandered about, occasionally crying out, “Flanders—Glanders” or “Daughter—ought to,” whenever the ideas occurred to him, while the dark Queen hung in the background. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a German restaurant complete with sausages, sauerkraut, and beer steins hanging in rows over the bar, shining but unused. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z On weekends he takes the train to Massachusetts, to the house in which his father’s photograph, the one used during the funeral, hangs in a frame on a wall in the upstairs hallway. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A faint, corrupt perfume hung in the air. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The women’s faces and arms are tattooed with patterns, the men’s hair is long with beads and bones—human bones?—hanging in decoration. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Tendai knew the men were making it, but it seemed to hang in the air without direction or source. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Children, Duruy tells us, had been seen hanging in trees, by the sinews of their thighs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The name hung in the air like an impending storm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I feel their questions hanging in the air like heavy steam. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Wear the blue satin dress hanging in your closet and leave your hair down. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z His hand simply hung in the air in front of her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Newt finally saw his friend hanging in the ivy, and looked back at Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Her voice hung in the air, hung in my ears, dangling, tinkling like a wind chime in an almost nonexistent breeze. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Inej looked at her strange crew, barefoot and shivering in their soot-stained prison uniforms, their features limned by the golden light of the dome, softened by the mist that hung in the air. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I watch her until the door closes behind her and the black fabric that hangs in front of it settles. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I can see her dresses are still hanging in the closet, like little ghosts of her missing her body, and her shoes are still lined up beneath them. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z While I don’t know about the cleverness part, I do know that I am curious about the world—from worms and bugs to chicken fights and the bras Ma hangs in her room. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the corridor, long strands of shells hang in an arched doorway, the mollusks separated by odd-shaped bits of polished onyx. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His last Todd? hangs in my Noise like a wound. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Sure, the newsreels would roll up, the TV cameras would arrive, reporters would hang in the trees, and you’d be famous.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He had it hanging in the air like a side a beef. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z There are portraits of me and Barack now hanging in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, a fact that humbles us both. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They’d left damp overcoats hanging in the cloakroom but still carried the smell of snow in their hair and on their pants, boots, and sweaters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Party noises hung in the air: loud music, the raised voices and high laughter of boys and girls, all of them looser and freer than they would be the next day. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The heavy smell of chemicals hung in the air. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She looks a bit like a pup herself—she has shaggy hair, and it hangs in her eyes and flops down to her shoulders. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Her hair was long and curly and hung in a thick braid down her back and gave the impression of straining to burst free. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A solemnness hung in the air after she said this, until eventually Mr Taylor said to me: 'Harry here does a lot of organizing for our local member. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z His arms are long, hanging in a dangling fashion to his knees. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They accused him of telling paranoid lies and of stealing paintings from the National Museum to hang in his mistress’s bedroom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A foul and pungent smell, an earthy mix of rust and excrement, hung in the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A cloud of mist hung in the sky like the aftereffects of a spell. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The words hung in the air as Grace looked to Max, but he was looking down at the floor. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A wisp of scented smoke hung in the air, drawing her down the winding path to where the red priests had fired the great iron braziers outside the house of the Lord of Light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z States had largely abandoned execution by electrocution, gas chamber, firing squad, and hanging in favor of lethal injection. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Here it just seemed to hang in the currents of the air until it found the convenient moment to plop onto the granite plate. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Pa’s breath hung in the air like smoke, when he came along the path from the barn. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, neatly pressed men’s clothes, slacks and shirts, hang in a row. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They hung in tatters, and a cold mist leaked out of them. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The wet scent of an armpit hung in front of my face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The window looked strange in the dazzling air of the desert, giving onto the deep-shaded bush, a square of thick green vegetation hanging in the air like a painting. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Still, it was clear, and a white sliver of moon already hung in the sky. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The meaning hangs in the air between them: a meeting with the queen because he’s the only one still willing. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Part of the moon still hung in the sky, a pale halo over his blond head. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Those words would hang in the air for a moment, then everyone would know where I’d gone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But he could see the hand-painted signs hanging in dorm windows: Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z If his father were here, he’d tell Tad to hang in there. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Steam hung in the air, like the bathhouse back at Camp Jupiter, except bathhouses usually didn’t have thunderstorms crackling across the ceiling, lighting the room in disorienting flashes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial, and the barrel ot beer in the scullery was stove in with a kick from Boxer’s hoof, otherwise nothing in the house was touched. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Something wistful and sisterly hung in the air. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were spiders hanging in webs among the logs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Eggs hung in the door, bottles with colored fluids stood on a shelf. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z It had become disturbingly clear that in the supercharged political atmosphere of the time, scientists could be placed on trial for their personal views, with their careers and reputations hanging in the balance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z If low-key meant pumping music, throngs of people sipping on beer or mixed drinks, and clouds of smoke hanging in the air, then that’s exactly what it was. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Warily it hung in the current below them, undulating from side to side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The scent of garbanzo beans in spicy sauce hung in the air, mixed with the smell of dung and sweat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The words trailed off, aimless, disconnected, and hung in the air for a long moment of tight silence. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He handed the ball off to Guilmet, slapping it into his belly, and then hung in there, waiting for Carter to lunge through the line. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The last word—Why?—hung in the air, echoing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z There's nothing else, just his words hanging in the air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Sierra’s words hung in the air for a moment. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Malcolm is gamely hanging in there, though he clearly hates to stand at home plate as the ball whizzes toward him. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z His corpse was found hanging in the fork of a tree. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He has bruises and cuts all over, and his fatigues hang in dull, tattered strips. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z My words hang in the air for a long moment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z This truth hung in the air, and Horatio did not contradict it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I never saw this great-uncle but I'm supposed to look like him--with special reference to the rather hard-boiled painting that hangs in Father's office. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It appeared to hang in space for a second, then it dropped like a massive stone. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Her favorite, a birthday gift from Gogol, features paintings that hang in the Museum of Modem Art. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Four shirts and four pairs of pants hang in the first closet. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The tape has pulled out of the cassette, hanging in a long, delicate loop. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the screen door hung in the air, as if every door in Coalwood were slamming shut in my face, one after the other. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Michael says I’m an outlaw and if they catch me they’ll hang me from the highest tree in the People’s Park the way outlaws are hanged in films at the Lyric Cinema. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We went to a party where I introduced Chloe to people from my school, or we baked snickerdoodles, or we just hung in a parking lot. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Heat surrounded us, hanging in the still air and coming up from the earth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And I too saw Bing trudging wearily at the far end of the beach, his shoes hanging in his hand, his dark head bent over in exhaustion. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It hung in the air for a long moment, a dark cloud over our heads, a curse nothing could dispel. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Loose strands of hair sprang from her head like she’d pulled a wool hat off and the static electricity still hung in the air around her. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I would hang in the wind over the Grand Canyon, moments from certain death. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It is natural but wrong to visualize the singularity as a kind of pregnant dot hanging in a dark, boundless void. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Miss Willis, Miss Willis—the words hung in the still air like a call. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over: The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z I went into my bedroom and ran my hand over my uniform hanging in the closet. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z People hung in clumps around the doorways, children playing on the sidewalks and in the gutters. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Mist hung in the air—hazy shreds of white that coiled and undulated as if they were alive. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After the showers the coach talked to us about how we had hung in earlier and how well we had played on defense. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The world was completely quiet except for the ringing of the Fūrin—the Japanese glass wind bell—that hung in a tree. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The only time the television showed anything but static was when the suspected, instigators were hanged in the square. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z With not a breath of wind to be had, the chimes hung in silent disregard. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The only father I knew was a big painting that hung in the main hall. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She let that hang in the air for a while, and I began to worry she wanted me to finish her sentence, but I didn’t. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A notable smell hung in the air of the makeshift Pathfinder control room. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The educational room, where birds hang in staged flight. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Other than the paramedic who told me to hang in there and the nurse who keeps asking me how I’m doing, no one has talked to me since the accident. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Luma let that thought hang in the air for a moment, and then turned to walk from the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I reached for a braided rawhide whip that hung in a coil on a wooden peg driven between the logs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The blue smoke from the house chimney hung in flat layers in the purpling ranch-cup. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z An odor of loam and dead leaves hung in the corridor. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z When I opened the door the hall was black and seemed empty, but a familiar sour smell of onions and ale hung in the air. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My body hung in the grip of the wind for a long second before my feet touched down. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z People with that sort of money generally knew better than to leave it hanging in a purse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Forasmuch as they hang in my memory by only this one slender thread, I don’t know what they did, except that they forbore to remove me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Faded loops of coloured paper hung in the windows, and on the shelves were shabby little boxes of Sherbet, old Liquorice Sticks, and very withered, very hard Apples-on-a-stick. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The moon shone on the garden like it had been hung in the sky for that purpose alone. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I carried the pieces home in my pockets and stuck them on a sharp-pointed stick which I kept hanging in the corn crib. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The fog was so thick, Percy couldn’t see Festus at the end of the prow, and warm drizzle hung in the air like a bead curtain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I asked Mother if I could cut off my hair, which hung in a dense swelter all the way down my back. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z You find the small empty space you remember, behind your mom’s long dresses hanging in their filmy dry-cleaner plastic. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She let herself down on a dragline until she hung in the air just in front of the big pig’s snout. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Not that anyone here knows that, except Tanisha, and she found out by accident when she came to my house to study once and saw a couple of drawings hanging in my room. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were dull, with the pupils shrunken, and the skin of his neck hung in yellow, pulpy folds. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My mother’s question hangs in the still air of memory. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't know what happens to people when this ride is working, but when it isn't, the passengers hang in the air at odd angles, harnessed into legless metal love seats. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Onions were made into long ropes, braided together by their tops, and then were hung in the attic beside wreaths of red peppers strung on threads. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Benny didn’t respond, turning his back to her as he adjusted the display of breads hanging in wire baskets against the wall. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Shut up, Cleve,” Bertha answered in a strong, slow voice with a brassy resonance that could hang in a room for a long time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Lefty saw the brightly tiled kitchens and bathrooms hanging in midair, half-enclosed spaces whose rich colors reminded him of the sultans’ tombs, and he had an idea. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The question hung in the air like a sigh of pain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Ducky’s about five feet six, got red hair that’s always hanging in his face, and this look on his face like maybe something hurts him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z That makes twelve gold stars hanging in Arlington’s windows. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z We were talking about the picture of a movie star I’d once given him, which has been hanging in his room for at least a year and a half. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building...wherever they had murdered... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She hung in the vacuum of that lifeless morning for only a few seconds, then wavered and tumbled. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The tone of disapproval in my voice hung in the air of the classroom like a threat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I let the words hang in the silence. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z If it wasn’t hanging in our hallway, I never would have guessed it was my grandfather, the sailor is so young. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I wanted to run oh ahead, but danger hung in the air. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It stopped, the horse’s head hanging in the rain, and the waiter stepped out, opened his umbrella, and came toward the hotel. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Her breath hung in the air like an echo. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Translucent curtains hung in front of two windows, protecting the room from the night outside. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z There’s a haze that hangs in the air, thick and caustic. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Black crepe hung in swags around the walls, and hundreds of holy candles glittered in a rack at one end of the room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood there a moment, my whole world hanging in the balance. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They were half as big as grapes but hung in bunches much like grapes and when Brian saw them, glistening red in die sunlight he almost yelled. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the gray cat sunning himself outside the tailor’s shop, and the hams and sausages hanging in the butcher’s window. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I stared at Newcharlie for a moment, my question hanging in the air over his bed. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He has black, curly hair that hangs in pieces around his forehead, looking like he’d chopped it off with a knife. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Check back with us about the theft. Meantime, hang in there, folks.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A thin, acrid smell of petroleum hung in the air. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The words seemed to hang in the air. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z And I hung in the air, descending more slowly than the rain, falling sideways, falling sideways. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He was left half hanging in his seat, half hanging out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The sharp tang of gunpowder already hung in the air—and along with it a question, unspoken in the quiet, as if the Reaper himself awaited the answer: How much blood will be shed tonight? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A sharp scent of potato salad hung in the air, bin the Ladies’ Circle had cleared away lunch. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Her new gray gown had been delivered the previous day along with the children’s clothes and was now hanging in the closet of her bedroom. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Ivan scooted between them, hands up, water still hanging in the air over him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Most of them looked as if it had been a long time since they’d been opened, and heavy padlocks hung in front of some of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Mine lies on the bottom, but Ronan’s is hanging in a deeper spot. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z They say the Trojans are fighters too; good lances and good bowmen, horsemen, charioteers—and those can be decisive when a battle hangs in doubt. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His memory was a catalogue of vital notes on horses and men: hangs in the stretch, balks in close quarters, only hits right-handed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was there, hanging in open air—stentorian and petrifying in its effects. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Despair hung in the air like the smoke from the Map Room, thick and acrid. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Grandma had a thin, angular face and an endless store of faux Indian jewelry, all silver and turquoise, which hung in clumps from her spindly neck and fingers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Many years earlier he’d been a young man behind the wheel, momentarily distracted, with a life hanging in the balance. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We drove down the street and crossed the bridge and passed the house where the pink garment hung in the window. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the child could think, her words were hanging in the gardenia air. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The sulfur of the match hangs in the air for a moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Suspended over the edge, the car hangs in the fence like someone in a hammock—then the fence finally gives way. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A card hanging in the doorway announced that several languages were spoken in the shop. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo’s picture is an old oil painting, like something that should be hanging in the de Young Museum in San Francisco. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The smoke of the cooking fires hung in the evening air, and the setting sun spread its own kind of hazy gold over everything. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For weeks it had been open season on the eighth grade president, but he hung in there. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z They were under houses, tangled in shrubbery, floating in water, hanging in trees, drifting under wreckage. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She hung in the air for a terrifying moment, and then her hands grasped the lantern’s base. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Face-to-face with those whose lives hang in the balance, they are far closer to the human tragedy occasioned by the drug war than the legislators who write the laws from afar. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His words hanging in the air brought no comfort. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z At that moment, Courtney Speed appeared at the bottom of the steps, her long black hair piled loose on her head, strands hanging in wisps around her face, which was thin, beautiful, and entirely ageless. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The whitewashed walls were adorned with a picture of the Madonna and Child that usually hung in Ida’s kitchen.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z What was he in for? hangs in the air—a question that none of her sisters would dare ask. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “She must be very hungry after hanging in a tower window all that time.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z She had lost a lot of weight, the dress hung in loose folds on her frail body, her eyes were dead. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It hangs in the air between them, as physical as the kicked-over chair. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “She’ll know something is up. Maybe we can hang in her lobby?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When the words came out of her they seemed to hang in the air in a cloud of desire, and the texture of them surprised even Ash. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed back the gunny sack hanging in the doorway and there he sat in the sprung armchair, staring at a flask of something on the counter. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Lancelot jumped out on the other side of the bed and ran to his own arms, where they were hanging in the tree. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama bought them for me to put in little frames and hang in my room. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z If his coats were all that hung in the closet and he'd known his lungs were black and he drank his whiskey without suspicion. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z "He says in the morning it turned into them things like ropes in the trees and hung in the branches. He says will it come back tonight?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A baseball cap and a big camera hanging in front of his chest—this was one of his favorite disguises. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I want to always look at it, hanging in my closet, and remember this night in November when I stepped into my own light. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z If I can hang in there until June, maybe I’ll take the whole class to see it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She let the threat hang in the air between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, when they lifted their foreheads from the temple floor, the scrap of paper was hanging in Thoth’s curved beak, and Toby was backing away from the altar, bowing at every step. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Their path took them past frozen everything: cars and people and birds above, hung in permanent V-formation. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z If he could manage to hang in at the back of the field, rowing in the midthir-ties, he figured, maybe he’d still have some gas in the tank for the inevitable sprint at the end. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He stood in a theater-sized version of the camp’s headquarters—a principia with walls of ice and freezing mist hanging in the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Tension hung in the air, a continual threat, even though you could not put your finger on it. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel it vibrating and let go; it hung in midair, unsupported, at exactly the right height for him to mount it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She was a pretty little thing: her blond hair hung in loose curls, and her brown eyes were flecked with green. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z One of the launches pushed off and hung in the waters. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Even had I not known the queen's countenance from the likeness of her that hung in every inn and shop, I could not have mistaken her. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the sun was hanging in an unblemished sky, turning the Red Carpet Inn and the surrounding woods—perfect for stashing a body—into a real winter-wonderlandish affair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Another sphere contained a wick hanging in empty air from a silver wire, burning with a motionless white flame despite its apparent lack of fuel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Percy tried to decipher the banners and symbols hanging in front of the buildings. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They drove away leaving that name, Castor, hanging in the air like some horrible apparition, like the key to a lock, like the solution to an unsolved crime. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Tynmore, the tiny, bright chirping old maid who gave Mama music lessons, was just like the canary whose cage hung in her kitchen. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Masterpieces by da Vinci, Rembrandt, and Raphael now hung in the private apartments of Nazi officials. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Fred and George bewitched a number of purple lanterns, all emblazoned with a large number 17, to hang in midair over the guests. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the day he came home and did not see Clara’s portrait hanging in the entry, he decided that matters had gone too far and confronted his granddaughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get on. Your shirts are hanging in the kitchen.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The crystal doorway hung in the air directly ahead, just a few yards away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The harbor in front of them, the lights along the empty boulevard, the stars in the dark sky above, all hung in the huge silence as if nothing else existed at all. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Morengo put a hand on Stanley's shoulder and told him to hang in there. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was a chilly morning after the night’s rain, and the sun hung in the sky like a pale coin lost by someone high up in the clouds. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The smell of disinfectant, mingled with that of insect repellent, hung in the air. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaking of people from Poland: Billy Pilgrim accidentally saw a Pole hanged in public, about three days after Billy got to Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He would even show Joaquin how to punch the bag that hung in the garage, which was too packed with stuff to park any cars in it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Uncle Turu paused, allowing the word lazy to hang in the air and echo in the minds of the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She discovered that Enoch loved baseball, and she saw the photo of Leanne Washington holding a pie when it was still hanging in the church reception hall, not hidden in a dark, dusty closet. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The boy turns his chin upward, as though he is observing the moon that hangs in the sky of the lighted screen. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Outside the east had just begun to lighten, and the stars of morning still hung in a pitch-black sky. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One hung in front of me, and the other down my back. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an uneasiness hanging in the air as I walked into the darkened family room. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z |
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