I be hanging wash and I knowed lifting weren’t good for it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You need any help with that hanging on,” said Perilee, “you say the word.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He passed people with horrible burns, their faces swollen, their blackened skin hanging in strips. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes her by the hand, her small fingers hanging limp within his. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Leather couches and big flat-screen TVs hanging from the walls next to art in fancy frames, which seemed weird because he didn’t seem like the TV type, or the art type. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He shook the bags hanging at his sides. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now, I’ll confess: I don’t feel too terrible about more or less chucking the Game Plan because I’m hanging out with Rae a bunch now. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Stanley had a poster of him hanging on the wall of his bed-room. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

As they lined up next to the German and Italian crews, Olympic officials went down the American line, hanging gold medals around the boys’ necks and placing small laurel wreaths on their heads. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I continue until I’m close enough to see a curtain of vines hanging over the black area. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing like a good hanging, is there?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wayward strings of lightbulbs hang overhead, beyond which I can see the mirrored, upside-down version of the city hanging down toward us from the sky. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The paper was covered in her work trying to decode it, which looked like a bunch of unfinished hangman games minus the hanging men. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was always cold in the tower, for all the carpets and the tapestried hangings and the rich furred clothing and the broad marble fireplaces they had. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Through the hanging smoke, Lefty saw other streetcars letting off other workers, hundreds and hundreds of gray figures trudging across the paved courtyard toward the factory gates. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I put the form, completed, in a small black tray hanging off the side of the registration desk. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was looking at a cot and a strange, halo-shaped gray machine hanging over it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She always had a pair of scissors hanging by a white tape from her waist, and with this she began shaving thin slivers of soap into the palm of one hand. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

But honestly, it didn’t even occur to me that Julia would care that Isabella and I are hanging out without her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Aaron was just ahead of us, looking over his shoulder, his bottom lip hanging. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then I put my gloves on and dug around on your workbench until I found an old padlock, hanging open on a hook. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Otis Bottom, hanging about halfway up the climbing rope, looking like there was no way in creation he was going to get up any higher. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

After that, I check to make sure none of her dress is hanging out. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then Audrey said to me, “Conner or me. Who are you going to be friends with? Because I’m never hanging out with my brother again!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

All the pride and strength seemed to drain out of him, his shoulders hunched up and his head hanging down in resignation. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

That I was just kind of hanging out watching the funeral like it was a pickup game at the park, or some kind of reality TV show. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She peeked at some of the new wishes hanging from my boughs and took a photo of the broken eggshells on my trunk. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

One day, when Chill was hanging out in our front room, he took my tape recorder and talked into the mike: Chill: This is Lloyd’s daddy talking. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A khaki school satchel was hanging off her shoulder. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Your mom likes hanging out with you! She takes you shopping.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

When he spotted the president, Guiteau followed him to the Blaine house, hanging several yards back on the opposite sidewalk so that Garfield didn't see him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was a leather bucket hanging from a nail so I went and brung it and the drinking gourd that was next to it over to where the woman with the baby was squatted down. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The orbs hanging off the trees barely hummed, and the music played softly. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

There was a loud clicking noise and suddenly he felt something long and hairy seize him around the middle and lift him off the ground, so that he was hanging facedown. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe Jack or G.H. was hanging out and had not gone home, as they sometimes did. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When they got up again, a huge cloud of black smoke was hanging where the windmill had been. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“They got Jose down there in the Chamisa V. cage hanging by fishhooks stuck in his ears and attached to the ceiling.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent a weekend visiting Craig at Princeton, where he seemed to have slipped into a productive rhythm of playing basketball, taking classes, and hanging out at a campus center designed for minority students. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As for Clara, she went everywhere with her daughter hanging from her skirts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After hanging out in Anna’s bedroom, it was time to go. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Then Marge shows up in the kitchen and points out the row of copper pots and pans hanging from a rack near the ceiling. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end it may have boiled down to what the poet Robert Frost once said about a successful education: “Just hanging around until you have caught on.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

The last stood there watching her, his slack mouth hanging open, before he turned to run too, but in the opposite direction, away from the others. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And by slightly, I mean there are several oil paintings of single coffee beans hanging on the wall. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

There was no key hanging nearby, and he couldn’t tell whether the door was locked, even by looking closely. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

People devoured the samosas, and dutifully admired the freshly painted ceilings and walls, the hanging plants, the bay windows, the silk paintings from Jaipur. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Illuminated by dozens of round glowing lamps hanging from the top of the tent like planets or stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

They were hanging the family motto her dad had years ago stenciled onto scrap wood: LIVE, TRAVEL, ADVENTURE, BLESS, AND DON’T BE SORRY. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

One morning, after a month of G working at the place, we were hanging out on the wall, and G came out in his slippers and his socks. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Dill’s few clothes—the ones she had helped pick out—lay strewn on the floor and hanging from half-open dresser drawers. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

There was something interesting hanging above his head. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Some harnesses for the wagons were hanging along the wall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lost hold of Brooke, and with her left arm hanging lame, locked her right arm and slammed it up under Brooke’s forearms, making Brooke let go of the railing. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It could still be hanging on the back of the closet door at home. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mom and Ron were hanging out in the family room, even though he wasn’t part of our family I went to the kitchen to get some dehydrated ice cream. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

With his head hanging over the table, he ran his fingers along one of the crevices in the wall and started to do a rap tune. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hulking frame in tattered clothing steps into the light of the second doorway, its head hanging unnaturally to one side. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Now Sticky and Kate were staring, too, their mouths hanging open. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before returning to Rabelais, let’s consider two hanging wires of equal cross section. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I open the refrigerator where my sample bags of red-rimmed leaves were hanging, they’re gone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stand to look at him standing in the doorway, his body hanging from its frame with nothing but its own useless hands for company. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just school and stuff. I’m hanging out with June Somerset a lot lately, so that’s cool.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the yard was a big tree, with a wooden swing hanging from a branch. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

The bridge is still burning like you wouldn’t believe, hanging on the opposite cliff like a waterfall on fire, flames having leaped up the entire length of it, angry and greenish yellow. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The younger girl started to cry, her hands hanging useless at her sides. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Parker ain’t no bigger than me, but hanging with Tyler makes him think he’s tough, I guess. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nearby, as Arno recovered, someone pointed out that the cap hanging from his belt was covered with puke. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, Audrey complained about how boring it was hanging out with us, so I brought out board games and we stopped talking about Jenna’s troubles. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Everything I ever ’membered ’bout folks hanging someone was running through my head o’er and o’er. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Bull turned his attention toward the closet, inspecting the arrangement of shoes, the hanging clothes, and the shelves. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His first impulse was to withdraw his fingers, but the prince was hanging on for dear life. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sliding door has been rolled back and many of the drawers are gaping open with clothes hanging out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Billy had an extremely gruesome crucifix hanging on the wall of his little bedroom in Ilium. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We take a step into the entryway, our mouths hanging open. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are my pants ripped all the way down and my underwear hanging out?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“But why worry, tomorrow everyone will have cakes and beer. Aye,” he mused, “Great Osiris is ready to loose his flood over the land once more. Seen any hangings lately?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He puts the camera back, but not before taking another picture of me, with my mouth hanging open. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He needs eight hours Of sleep To cool his shoes, The tongues hanging Out, exhausted. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, hanging down from my top bunk into the beam of someone’s flashlight, I would finish my little self- revelation with “You know?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed better than hanging around by myself all the time. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lamp hanging from the center pole lighted the whole place up. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was blinking, her mouth hanging open as she stared at air. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were leather skins hanging up, which had been snipped about as pieces were cut out of them for jesses, hoods or leashes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His spine’s arched and his head’s hanging backward. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it feels like I leave home a whole person, sent off with kisses from Mom, who is hanging her every hope on my future. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then we found him in a corner; hanging up he was, but he was wide awake and glaring. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But in fact, the King was barely hanging on, could only rarely tell day from night, and basically spent his time in muttering. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was hanging out on the loading dock while everybody else hustled their butts off. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

And I might be wrong, but I think she checked to see if both keys were hanging on the wall. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

There were dozens of the huge black birds hanging out in the trees around camp, cawing for handouts at mealtime. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She smiled to show she was telling the truth this time, then took his hand and led him to the overstuffed orange couch in the corner, under a row of hanging ferns. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

There were dozens of red hanging folders, each with a name tag sticking up. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I had the feeling that Ty and Johnny weren’t the only kids who thought Annie was a little weird, but I liked hanging out with her. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

One light from the ceiling was still hanging down by a wire, dickering and swinging back and forth, and every once in a while I could see stuff inside. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached under my shirt and pulled out the chain that was hanging from my neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wondered why the hanging body had stopped her. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Chimneys, belching smoke, reached to the low hanging sky. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had also had the foresight to suggest that they take a few hours’ break from wearing the Horcrux, which was hanging over the end of the bunk beside him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Shadow’s coat was hanging from the coat rack. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Eventually, with no success, and with the shadow of Billy’s real disappearance hanging over them all, the fun faded away. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It has a flap to close it, but that was hanging loose, partly open. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

When they got to the target, they circled it twice in their small plane, heavy with the weight of the bombs hanging beneath its fabric wings. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They watched the stars, and they saw the moon hanging high above them. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

At the Laundromat, a little kid with a bottle hanging out of his mouth stands on a chair with both hands on the plate-glass window. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

But when I see Arthur studying every picture hanging from the wall, I remember that home isn’t about how big the space is but how we fill it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The main thing people were talking about was the great big sign that was hanging over the building. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The floor was also rough and the way was lit by old-fashioned bulbs, hanging on wires. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

We’re quiet now, leaning our heads against the stones lining the spring and watching the hanging lanterns illuminate the water with gold. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“So, I take it he’s not hanging out here anymore?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But we’re barely hanging out for five minutes before she starts to interrogate me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The minute Sam and the rest of the team rolled into the East Side Tennis Club, Dave Bendix was sure to have gotten word I was hanging courtside with his girlfriend. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Max silently points out a sweatshirt hanging on the back of a rolling chair. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Men and boys are hanging on to the sides of tank cars, trying to find a spot to sit or stand. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The next morning, my coat, left hanging to dry in the hallway, had been cut into ribbons. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh, stop it! It’s not like you’re not hanging out with a new friend these days.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I lit all the hanging lamps while Granddaddy cleared a spot on the counter and gently placed the barrel on it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The row of tall parasol trees that lined the inside of the school yard was festooned with more da- zi-bao, hanging like flowers from the branches. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s the truth. I reckon they’re hanging me in effigy right now just so as they can have my face around town more. Special ladies’ request. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Well. . .” said Ron slowly, “I dunno if they would. They’re . . . they’re obsessed with making money lately, I noticed it when I was hanging around with them — when — you know —” “We weren’t talking.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps this was evidence of how badly Mom wanted us not hanging out with Styx every day. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A room with more biohazard suits hanging on hooks. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

If our house had been shaking, protected as it was in the middle of the village, imagine the Captain’s, hanging there alone so near the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Consequently, he had no intention of hanging around the emergency room for the arrival of a new emergency. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then, the Leopard spotted a bit of the old man’s shirt hanging out from the gourd. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“If my dad lived in Atlanta, I wouldn’t be hanging out with you guys right now.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

DuShawn, Tonni, and Royal are the only black students in the seventh grade, and they are partial to hanging out together for this reason. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was doing antics among the million specks of dust hanging between us and casting a brilliant, unstable pool of light on the floor. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t see her washing out her underpants, for instance, and wringing them in a towel, hanging them on the bathroom towel rack, as I do. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He often brings me a gift, something unusual, like a key chain with a Gumby hanging from it, or a crinkly fan with a picture of an old-fashioned lady in an evening gown. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

In bed, he made Laila listen as he described with a queer sort of exhilaration the hands he’d seen severed, the lashings, the hangings, the beheadings. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She points up at the slow-turning cube hanging from the ceiling that lists the flavors on each side. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the faded velvet drapes hanging at the windows, the cobwebbed chandelier, the fancy marble fireplace, the high-topped walnut bed, the dusty matching furniture. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Were they hanging from lampposts with signs around their necks? Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“You can bring her over to help, if you like. I just don’t want you hanging around in the street so much.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

From a distance, a small person hanging by the neck from a telephone pole. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed my whole life was composed of these disjointed fractions of time, hanging around in one public place and then another, as if I were waiting for trains that never came. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was hanging upside down asleep, but the smell of me rising up to him would probably wake him up at any minute! Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“We’ll see what happens when the full moon arrives. I bet you’ll run through the forest with your tongue hanging out.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It should be functional yet attractive, with lots of copper pots hanging from the ceiling." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel the audience listening, hanging on my words. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny Lightbourne, a boy close to my age, suggested we beat him up, but then we read in the Amsterdam News about a black man in the South who had been lynched by hanging. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In her private chambers, the floors were green marble, the walls draped with colorful silk hangings that shimmered with every breath of air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Any number of perfectly harmless things could be hanging on a barn wall, but what they really looked like were human heads. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Bigger stood with his lips slightly parted, his hands hanging loosely by his sides, his eyes watchful, but veiled. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two kapos lifted Fred’s neck into the noose and tightened it, leaving a chair under his feet to keep him from hanging. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a problem. I like hanging out with our very own piano prodigy.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

There was a tree limb hanging high above us. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

There were hangings on the walls, but the only real furniture was a small desk, a bookshelf, and a large canopy bed with the curtains drawn around it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

To be honest, I'd been pretty upset about having a stranger hanging around, even if she was doing chores so I wouldn’t have to. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The preacher was laughing and joking and the grownups were hanging on his words. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monkeyman was in the hospital for three weeks, hanging on between life and death, but finally he made it. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s surrounded by the same bunch of girls she’s been hanging around with all spring and so far this summer instead of me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Levi stands in the doorway, his camera hanging around his neck. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I flipped my sketch pad back to the drawings I’d made the night we saw the shark hanging from the winch. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I am surprised, however, at what he is carving: fat Buddhas hanging on the Christian Cross. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I just wouldn’t be hanging out in St. Nick Park at night. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” Frank begins; the hurt hanging on this one word feels heavy, like a fallen tree. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The girls of the family took turns sitting between yards of velvet draperies and Oriental rugs hanging at the windows. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

But from Digger’s point of view, we were only hanging out under our cliff, where we hung out a million times over the last thirteen years. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Every morning as soon as she was awake Laura ran to look out of the window, and one morning she saw in each of the big trees a dead deer hanging from a branch. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old dog stood for a minute, his heavy head hanging, and his tired body swaying slightly, then lay down on his side in the hollow. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything in his uncle’s room was just as he’d left it earlier, except his apron was hanging on a hook by the fireplace. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And there, hanging from the young beaver’s tail, was Rockmouth, the grumpy old pike. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Various unusual objects littered the room—a birdcage, a phonograph, a battle-ax, a hanging scale, a mannequin, a globe the size of a beach ball. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

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

“Maybe that’s because they have better stuff to do than kid tricks. Maybe partying in town is better than hanging out in a bunch of old ruins.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Some are propped against the walls, some are hanging, and some are stacked up on a wide wooden table in the far corner of the basement. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to be discovered hanging around in another corridor, they went straight into the deserted staffroom. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Enough muffled moonlight fell down it for me to make out an old photograph hanging on the wall. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

High school kids from the neighborhood in black Dickies or baggy jeans, white wife-beaters, chains hanging off belt loops. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They leaned over the railings on every floor, chatting to their neighbors or hanging laundry upon lines strung between the orb lights. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

My right hand hits the door handle when, slowly, I stop and turn again to the woman hanging from the rope. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

As they danced in the circle and music played, Spurge lifted the metal box hanging around his neck so he could expose the gemstone to the sun. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The hanging globe lights, which lined the edge where the ceiling met the wall, cast a heavenly glow over his room, but Moss needed more. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A bow slung over his shoulder, a dead wild turkey he must have encountered along the way hanging from his belt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I loved him; but I did not want him hanging on me all the time, so I went out of my way to avoid him. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining in the back window of the truck, and Tayo had the window rolled down and his arm hanging out, feeling the air rush past. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We reach the top of the open space, the sun and lake and rest of the park hanging out behind the crowd of Yale’s noobs. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A similarly enormous wooden table and chairs stood in front of the fire beneath the quantity of cured hams and dead birds hanging from the ceiling. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My mother, clad only in her underwear, wriggled out from the tiny compartment where clothes would have been hanging, had we had any worth hanging. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eight men in official patterned clothes moved about a litter, a structure with a wooden base and ceiling surrounded by beautiful hanging cloth. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

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

I’d been hanging around dryads for years, but I never really talked to them much. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Keenan sets a spark to a lamp hanging on the wall, and as the light flares, he turns and looks me full in the face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Him just hanging up there holding some arms, blood showering the screaming audience. It was all over the news. Didn’t you see it?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

All these foolish inconsequent threads hanging upon one another, because Maxim had killed Rebecca. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

But my old professor had made a profound decision, one he began to construct the day he came out of the doctor’s office with a sword hanging over his head. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood staring at Judy’s door, which was adorned with photographs of automobile crashes, lurid headlines cut from the Weekly World News, and a nude Barbie doll hanging from the doorknob by a noose. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It's good to see you hanging out with Joe again. You used to be so close.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

That was when I realized that he must live in the apartment over the garage, the one with dead plants on the fire escape and bedsheets hanging over the windows. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I smoothed the long braid hanging over my shoulder. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There’s a plastic spiky yellow thing hanging from her neck. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you started hanging with me?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He felt like a hanging judge who hates the gallows. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And right where the stairs came up to this room, the Large-Billed Puffins were hanging. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had to stop hanging out with Aaron. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

As I load my shirt into the washer for the night, I daydream about making a sign and hanging it around my neck. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Twelve horses and a giraffe with a spider monkey hanging from its neck. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But the story he tells us has all our jaws hanging open. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I decided that piece of fluorite would look nice, would even look right, somehow, hanging above the fireplace in the room I thought of as the library. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Dirty, cement floor, wires and pipes, and terrible lighting, but at least I couldn’t see the cobwebs or ghosts who’d probably been hanging around since Lincoln was president. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Norris, the caretaker’s cat, was hanging by her tail from the torch bracket. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

‘Is that drunk fool still hanging around downstairs?’ she demanded. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I nearly pulled my own hand away, but he was hanging on to it hard, as if it were keeping him from falling over. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mole sat on his haunches, looking up at her, his tongue hanging out, his mouth drooling. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She lied and told her momma and daddy she was hanging with some other friends today. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

None of this has been said, but the knowledge of his power hangs nevertheless in the air as he pats my thigh, withdraws himself behind the hanging sheet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

But after she leaves and I see the dark suit hanging on the closet door, I piece it all together. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But I don’t exactly want him to know that my plans consist of hanging out with my family and reading birthday messages on Facebook. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The remaining bats and riders were hanging around to keep an eye on him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes had just fixed on a large tapestry hanging on the wall behind the two warriors. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As the door swung closed, I spotted a row of canes of different lengths and thicknesses hanging behind it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wearing a pair of trousers I had recently found hanging on a pole in an abandoned village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He moved so quickly he forgot to duck the green sack hanging from the ceiling. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers fumble at my belt and find the spile still hanging from its vine. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chandresh brushes her words away with a lazy wave of his hand, walking back to the window and staring at the expanse of blue papers hanging over it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Individual wild animals discovered that they could better survive by hanging around human beings, eating their crops or leftovers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Before hanging up, she told me that in a cruel twist of fate her mother had fallen gravely ill as well. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I was getting woozy from hanging this way. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Tyson and I spent the afternoon catching up and just hanging out, which was nice after a morning of getting attacked by demon cheerleaders. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And Billy let himself down oh so gradually now, hanging onto the diagonal cross-brace in the corner in order to make himself seem nearly weightless to those he was joining on the floor. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We fill our bellies as best we can and I shove the rest of the food into Viola’s bag, now hanging round my shoulders. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When we get to the corner, Junito and his crew are hanging out in front of the bodega. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Only two hanging on it today: one Catholic, not a priest though, placarded with an upside-down cross, and some other sect I don’t recognize. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was there he found the paper falcon, hanging like an ornament in the yew bush. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when I’m not even trying to remember, I see those magnolia trees, the blooming white flowers, and the thick brown branches with Negro bodies hanging. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And his dad, a leather duffel still hanging off one shoulder, looking harried and exhausted. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

He took his own food from a large leather wallet hanging at his side, and sat on a rock, chewing glumly; he snorted with annoyance between every mouthful, and occasionally held his breath. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I turn on my heel and storm out of Starbucks, leaving Anna standing in front of the counter with her mouth hanging open. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He sat forward, his forearms on his thighs, his hands hanging loosely between them, with a different air about him completely. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“This is so horror film,” I said, pointing to the rusty saw hanging on the wall in the back. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

That henceforward he would treat all such talk as treason, a hanging offense. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I can see people staring, their mouths hanging open the way Rachel’s does. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When the phone rang in the Nelsonville house, maybe my mother was out hanging laundry on the line or down in the kitchen speaking softly with her mother-in-law, Grace, missing her own mama back home. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

There was a gold angel charm hanging around her neck and gold crosses hanging from her ears. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She was hanging lopsided over the railing, one leg supporting her weight. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wishbone seemed to love that, racing along beside me with his ears flapping and his tongue hanging out. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A woman, a boy, and a girl, hanging on to one the ’nother’s hands, stepped out of the woods and started heading slow toward us. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

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

While we were doing our warm-ups, I kept hanging on the docks to scan for her. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The second week of January 1890, Jo writes to her sister, “It’s like a sword of Damocles forever hanging over our heads—I never really have a moment’s peace.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I follow Zohra’s lead and cover my hair with the scarf hanging around my neck. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Guiteau dropped through the opening, his limp body hanging from the noose. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

Oliver leaped onto the rope swing hanging from one of the many branches. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Even without closing her eyes, she could see her denim bag hanging from Mom’s long finger, swinging slightly. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

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

The lanterns hanging from their hooks were unbroken, and I lit them as the day drew down. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The swing set was just sitting there, abandoned, the two little swings hanging still and sad from a grayed plank of wood, the outline of the seats like a kid’s drawing of a smile. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

And they killed the Preacher and got him hanging in the stable!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Then we’d just be on the corner, hanging out, meeting characters, seeing who came by, seeing where the day was going to take us. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“She is. Trust me. She didn’t go through all that trouble bringing her over here just to leave her hanging. We want Aunt Val here, too, you know.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In our crew, our friend G was like the rest of us, unemployed, hanging out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There was an uneasiness hanging in the air as I walked into the darkened family room. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ll pay it in by Friday,” he would say finally, before hanging up. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was too busy hanging out with Mrs. Walton. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The net is all ripped and hanging by a string. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I had to talk to the guys on the team, too. And you were hanging out with Maya and Jasmine. You were the one ignoring me.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Next he will point to a woven cotton bag hanging on the south wall. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Neeley looked at himself in the glass hanging over the sink. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed onto the table and then up into the lowest branches and then higher, hanging on hard. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Since she started hanging out with Little Miss Webb.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

There were blue-bellied clouds hanging low over the mountain peaks, and he could hear thunder faintly in the distance. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We had been hanging out for a couple of months when she heard about the hookups. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That older man was still hanging around and hanging around. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

An operating tank stood in the middle, the liquid drained out of it, tubes and electrodes hanging loosely in a puddle at the bottom. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He looked out the window and saw a slender little girl hanging up the wash on a wire. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two hanging side by side were twins save that one had a blue flame and the other was a hot-forge orange. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They struggled and his big arms encircled her, her feet kicking against the air like those of one hanging from a tree. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When things were slow we’d wander back and forth between the container and the wall, talking and hanging out with the other people with nothing to do in the middle of the day. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It’s 1:06 p.m. on Good Friday and we’re doing our yearly “be quiet from noon to three because that’s when Jesus was hanging on the cross and we need to show him respect” thing. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I would’ve hated for them to put up some picture of me hanging with Carlos, posing with my middle fingers up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The thing I liked best about Anna’s place was the artwork hanging on some of the walls. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The Chinese are always very frightened of the drowned one, whose weeping ghost, wet hair hanging and skin bloated, waits silently by the water to pull down a substitute. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss’s mother told him to avoid that corner at all costs, but no one was hanging around that afternoon. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Security’s pear-shaped plush body and six of his black legs were hanging down Marshall’s back. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I left you hanging. I left you on your own. I didn’t know.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I think Mr. Thomson mentions something about signs in the hallways and how anyone caught making or hanging hateful signs will be suspended, but I can’t be sure. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I mean, I had new friends from my school, too, but I didn’t stop hanging out with Auggie. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Every other man seemed to be clutching one, with a quiver full of bolts hanging from his hip. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The day Sal got punched, the boys by the garage were hanging out, as usual. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think there’s much sense in hanging about here,” said Frank, “we can’t do anything. I want my lunch.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The willow pulled his sword from him and knocked him back, picking him up by his ankles a moment later and hanging him upside down. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

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

When he came down, the more capable women of the household were out in the yard hanging up the wash. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t occurred to me that there might be something strange about me, a sophomore, hanging out with a bunch of senior guys all the time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Harrison looked at the narrow spring bed in the corner, the table and chair, the shirts hanging on nails stuck to the wall, the two pairs of shoes arranged carefully on the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Many tents have wet clothes hanging all over their fines, piles of wood by the crackling fire, and homemade wooden benches. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I’m hanging out with a guy I like.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

So many fun times hanging out with Thomas danced through my mind—cannonballing into his pool, playing video games, and watching Doctor Who. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

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

As I was hanging up the phone I heard him saying something about me coming back and how he and Lester would work things out with the judge, but I didn’t really hear the details. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He took a giant bite of his sandwich and chomped on it thoughtfully, lettuce hanging out a corner of his mouth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I see you’ve ventured on a little field trip, Miss Amin. Not hanging out with your friend on the block? What...watching the soccer players?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He had read in the morning paper that a ladies’ art guild was having a hanging of its paintings in Pirate’s Alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I snapped my head around to see Sahil leaning out his window, staring at me, his mouth hanging open. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At one end is a small stage with colorful handmade quilts hanging on either side of a giant gold cross. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It had dark windows and a neon pink paper hanging from the rearview mirror. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The scarf had no purpose hanging there other than adding a touch of flair. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw his badge hanging from his vest pocket. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I don’t. But hanging around you, well, it seems awfully apropos.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I wondered what those smells were. So is that why you two were always hanging out?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Manchee’s tongue is hanging out of his mouth in a big pant, bouncing along as we go. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Polly looked around, but the smokehouse was so dark that she could distinguish only the shadowy figures of a couple of hams hanging from hooks. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione stopped dead, her jaw hanging; Ron choked a little over his soup. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She pushes open the kitchen door and Francis is not-so-casually hanging out by the staircase, trying to stay in the know but also keep back so he doesn’t have to shame or punish a Decker. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Pink’s mother was in the yard, hanging out clothes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“You left me hanging with the dogs,” I say. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I spent the first month in town with my mouth hanging open. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lives in the Bronx and this cop just pushed him when he was hanging out with his boys. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Her mom might ask too many questions if she saw them hanging out around the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I imagined the carpet hanging, like the sail of a ship, from two wooden masts, and my grandma slowly making each knot. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

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

When he came to Tremonton in January, visiting family in the area, he spent an evening hanging out at the Furfaros’. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

"He's a friend of yours? What the hell are you doing hanging around people like that?" How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When she rode close, she saw dead men hanging from the battlements, slumped at the ends of long ropes with hempen nooses tight around their necks, their faces swollen and black. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There’s a whole crowd of Muhammad’s friends hanging out there, guys with fledgling beards and girls with poufy hijabs, supposedly gender separated but, really, getting chatty with one another. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My father began to climb down a plastic ladder hanging from the bottom of the helicopter. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

So they took to keeping her below decks when they passed a lockkeeper’s cottage or a canal basin, or anywhere there were likely to be idlers hanging about. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The bed was unmade, dresser drawers were hanging out with socks and ties spilling over. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

To have one’s picture hanging there in a little frame with black trim was a cherished honor. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at the hoist with the frayed straps hanging down. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

“That’s not all. Malik and I were hanging out the other day and did more research. We found out Rapid’s IP address doesn’t trace to the Garden.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

To see the place where the world ends, like a giant cliff hanging in the sky? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

For four days we’d been in the hospital, family members visiting, talking and hanging out, laughing and crying. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“And why’s she hanging around over there with him? She doesn’t know anything about rebuilding a house,” Aunt Nancy adds. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her disappointed skin is hanging all over her disappointed bones. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

In real life, however, you never know where the gun is hanging. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then, as the doors rise higher, a barrel-like chest, each one different in design, with powerful arms hanging on either side. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s past your bedtime. You know the manager doesn’t like you hanging around the lobby.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

When it was over, his excuse for hanging out with her would be kaput. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I stare at the dry-erase board hanging on the door directly above his head, noticing a big heart drawn on it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“You have to respond soon. Don’t leave her hanging.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Deeper shades of rust and red were already hanging there. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heaviness hanging over our family was enormous, and my parents were stuck at the event horizon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m doing something wrong, but it doesn’t seem like any of the relay girls have any interest in hanging out with me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I snuggle down in my sleeping bag, hanging on to my water bottle for dear life, which, of course, it is. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Or else she makes wall hangings out of toilet paper twisted like rope, braided and woven with reels of outdated girlie movies, the kind that used to be called “art films.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

If Jesse didn’t have a reason for hanging himself, then his death was pointless. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Widget wears his performance costume but his patchwork jacket has been discarded, his vest hanging open over his black shirt. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He’s slumped in the chair, his long hair brushing his shoulders, his shirt hanging on his skinny body. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

She moved like a young woman, long, strong strides, her arms hanging easy at her sides. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lantern hanging from the low ceiling of my cabin swings with the motion, and shadows reach and retreat, each time seeming to get a little bit closer. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

That is, I could have if the compass had still been hanging there. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

You took the dish towel hanging off the icebox handle and wiped off your sister.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Luckily, my father came home before I could pick up the book again, but he told me to stop “hanging on his shoulders like a monkey” because he wanted to watch the hockey game. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

But he doesn’t His Heart was hanging out and they couldn’t close his chest up— Shut up Josh! Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below us, Wazir Akbar Khan’s white- walled, flat-topped houses gleamed in the sunshine, the laundry hanging on clotheslines in their yards stirred by the breeze to dance like butterflies. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

All I could see were pink and red hearts hanging from crepe-paper chains, clusters of girls and boys and a few kids dancing in the center, and Principal Myers manning the record player. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

They look around curiously at our rotting tents and the big iron pot hanging over the cook fire. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

All the kids hanging in the halls broke into a cheer. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Mom says, “You’ve been hanging around these small brains for too long.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I watched the child obey, her long gown hanging dangerously near hot coals. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If a stranger is hanging out in front of the building, don’t ever go in—just keep walking around the block until he’s gone. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

A low hiss came from one of the hanging bodies. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Down the road from Belhaven is white Woodland Hills, then Sherwood Forest, which is miles a big live oaks with the moss hanging down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We pass more workers, hanging a sign that reads Santa’s workshop. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He found the fish traps hanging from the rope, but he couldn’t reach them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Like to find me tin apple hanging way out on a branch, see if I can bring it down. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although he did not state it this way, he was the first astronomer to imagine the planets hanging unsupported in empty space. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I think about escaping into the hanging suits, joining the men in mourning until the egg-timer goes off, but then Heather bumps into me and laughs. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There's a clipboard chart with a ballpoint hanging on a hook at the end of the bed, so I write "Christopher Carter" in the space for the patient's name. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the center of the room was his bed, actually an army cot, which was lit by a naked light bulb hanging from the ceiling directly above his pillow. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has four hanging from the ceiling of her room and a disco ball lamp/clock contraption. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

Fremantle had seen many interesting things: a casual hanging, raw floods, great fires. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom follows me around the house and Dad keeps asking me who I’m hanging out with. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

What if they make me stop hanging out with her? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Baba motioned to the IV hanging from his arm. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to start hanging out or figuring out scoreboard-related mysteries with him or anything.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Their children are taught the history of the Empire with a kind of disclaimer hanging over the whole thing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As the train coughed, lurched, and began to pull away, boys hanging from the windows shouted farewells: “Good-bye, Mom!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Guards grabbed the boy and dragged him to the front of our lines, where the Nazis had built a gallows for hanging prisoners. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Taran strove to overtake her and seize the hanging bridle, but the roan sped onward to the ravine. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“He lied to me about hanging out with her at all. I couldn’t trust him anymore.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“No. You just looked lost, that’s all. And you have to say the h sound when you say ‘hanging,’ okay?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I look at the framed words hanging on the wall. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I look down at the crown pendant hanging from the gold necklace. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The woman opened a cupboard to show Liyana dozens of lovely necklaces hanging on nails. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

My fingers land on a sign hanging on her door. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I feel like hanging up again but resist. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We escape the worst of the sun by hanging out near the market vendors in the poorest part of Lake. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The picture she was hanging showed a flying saucer hovering over the skyline of New York. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We stop at a tree with a small burlap sack hanging off a branch. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Those Sundays after church, instead of sitting on the couch with our parents, Maribel and I started hanging out in the kitchen by ourselves. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

By now the streetcar was on its side and we were hanging from our places. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Their faces turn red, veins on their necks stand out, and they sweat despite the icicles hanging from the trees. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was carrying a long staff, and he had a kid slung on his back, tied by the four legs, the head hanging down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He glanced at the useless fake camera hanging against his chest. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Nightmares—images of his mother’s hanging—continued to haunt his sleep. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Really, Harry thought, as he pulled the hangings on his four-poster closed, Hagrid had a point. . . they were all right, really, dragons. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I could see children on the fire escapes or hanging out the windows. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stops next to a locked door and stands on her tiptoes, peering at the base of the blue lamp hanging from the ceiling. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

We’d never butchered eight head of cattle at one time, and we didn’t have the hanging space for them. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been two days since they’d seen those kids take the book, and Barry and Clyde were still hanging around the plaza across from the Ferry Building. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He saw night-gaunts high in the red sky, hanging back, circling. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

There was a metal desk and a metal filing cabinet and a single lightbulb hanging from the ceiling. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

His large hand trembling, he pulled off his old robes, which were hanging a foot above his ankles, pulled on the spare ones, and laced up Goyle’s boatlike shoes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Yard boys scared that a single gesture near the planter’s wife could leave them hanging from an oak tree. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The building had wooden balconies with open shutters—from many of them, laundry was hanging to dry in the sun. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There's a flag hanging from the light post on the curb. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I’d seen it at my mom’s sanctuary — young bonobos spend years hanging on to their mothers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Students were hanging from the windows nearest them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She studied his old coat with the padding hanging out of the torn sleeve seam. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a tiny movement that drew their eyes to the hanging box. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spent the morning hanging out in Erlan’s quilt fort, playing board games. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

They would speed around campus in that Volkswagen, Ojiugo driving and Nicholas’s arm hanging from the front window, music blaring, bends taken sharply, and once with a friend lodged in the open front boot. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"But she didn't hear me. Her hair was hanging down over her face. I moved her hair away but I didn't call nobody. I should've called somebody." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He shook the bags hanging at his side. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He smelled the waxy dark green leaves, and remembered climbing the big cottonwood trees along the river and plucking heavy hanging bunches of cottonwood berries that grew on the female trees late in the summer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Reaching for the trowel in his back pocket, he had realized that the textile was still in his hand, and asked if I would mind hanging on to it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

It shows you how immature he is, hanging out with a fifth grader. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Here. Now go away and leave us alone. Diana and I don’t need you hanging around all the time.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Peewee was hanging over the edge of his bunk directing traffic for an ant traffic jam. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Call me when you’re off the drugs,” he says, glaring at me and hanging up. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Joe asked, coming up to us, his Maríachi hat back to hanging around his neck. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I stare at his neck but see nothing hanging around it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When Hiroshi looks back at me, a black strand of hair hanging at his temple, he doesn’t say anything. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dr. Humphrey and Dr. Campbell have white coats and things hanging from their necks which they stick against my chest and all over. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’ll forever remember the image of muscular Mushie lying back, mouth hanging open, while Songololo picked out a morsel to eat from between his jaws, happily smacking it between her teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We just sat there with our mouths hanging open,” Gow recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

My eyes travel to the drawing of the lungs and the picture hanging next to it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, looking over at the clock hanging above the OR doors. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Before the child could think, her words were hanging in the gardenia air. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were crowded onto the running boards and hanging from the handrails. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t need no weak little boy can’t say no to his daddy hanging on me. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember I still had that Star Wars braid hanging from the back of my head?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

He sat down on his bed, drew the hangings around him, and started turning the pages, searching, until... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Around her neck was a silver chain with a heart-shaped locket hanging from it— between her breasts. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Higher up, maybe fifty feet in the air, a young woman with long blond hair was hanging facedown, held in place by nothing but the harness that now strained against her weight. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s not fair!” he calls as she disappears behind the hanging branches of a willow tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was twenty-seven years old, a tall man with dark blue eyes and longish brown hair parted in the middle and hanging over his forehead. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After English, I walk slowly to our lunch table, the tails of my armband hanging limply down my arm. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Her skirt was hanging neatly in place and her eyes were hard. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

After about a week, I was hanging out with some other kids from the Tracks, watching garbage burn in a big rusty trash can. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Possibly he was already hanging out in somebody’s home, although they knew for sure it wasn’t the home of either his wife or his lawyer. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It's just that I see you hanging out all the time and...I don't know.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Been hanging around here for months. Bertha keeps putting table scraps out for him. He don’t mind eating her meat loaf, but he don’t want nothing else to do with her.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

God, if any ghosts of Founding Fathers are hanging around the White House tonight, they must really be suffering. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

That book had fancy pictures like the ones that came with the calendars I seen hanging up in the druggist in Chicago. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

All six members of the family were left hanging from trees, even two toddlers. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t want a painting like that hanging over my couch. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Not one. Bound, to come up soon, so I’m hanging an eight on everything.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around Small’s, I’m always working or hanging around listening to the hustlers. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She paused for a moment beside the hanging box where Coyotito lay, then for a second she was black in the doorway, and then she was gone. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s new. Wears this jean jacket, which, like, I never thought denim could look that good just hanging from somebody’s shoulders, you know?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Jinny glanced around as best she could, at all the legs, the dirty bare feet of different sizes, hanging off the benches on either side of the table. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I want it to look like I’m dead and all my guts are hanging out,” I said. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s crazy,” Eleanor said, hanging back to see her name on the wall. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

We had crossed a newly repaired hanging rope bridge and stopped for a midday meal. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Kids are getting out of their cars and hanging around on the lawn. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

There are several watercolor copies of famous paintings hanging on the walls. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

His shirts were hanging where Mama's dresses used to hang. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

The art hanging, or leaning, against the hotel walls was so odd, so weird, so impossible to understand. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

With her bosoms hanging out and her hair colored Gold Nugget. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I start hanging out across the street from the Quinns’ house. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The homeboys hanging on the corners keep trying to step to Beatriz. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

All kinds of mostly white hippies with long, hanging hair. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This room. We used to have a ball in here, exposing our minds and souls, composing anti-Talc manifestos. I guess that fraud is still hanging around that school.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baby Girl’s got red sticky all over her face, hanging on to her mama’s knees trying to get her to look at her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He noticed a stranger hanging around the front of the building. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were silver stars hanging up and down the hallway behind the cafeteria, swaying just over their heads. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Through the heavy doors, into the heat of the church, down the aisle, Missus Wilhelmina’s voice echoes off the walls and bounces into Jesus Christ, hanging from the cross like he always does. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At first he thought it came from Zero, but it seemed to be in the air, hanging heavy all around him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was another lynching, yet another Black man hanging on a tree. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed open the door, jangling the bells hanging overhead. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A vuvv is there, with symbols hanging around it in the air. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He let go of the belt and it fell in the roadway with the gear hanging from it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“The gods created wild beasts to be made into rugs and wall hangings, not pets. I said so, but who listens to an old woman?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The lifeboat was hanging over the side of the ship, high above the water. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there on the sidewalk as the kids poured into the buses, my soccer bag hanging around my neck, still hoping I might see Connor. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He had all these fun puzzles on the edge of his desk, and artwork from kids over the years framed and hanging on the walls. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It’s not every day you see a remotely attractive girl hanging around a hospital, no more than five doors down from yours. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Just a couple of guys hanging out on a Friday night. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Mena had her hand hanging out of her window, letting it fly through the wind, as they pulled up and right beside where I stood. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

Beneath the tunic, hanging diagonally across my chest, is a soft leather satchel filled with flatbread, nuts, and fruit sealed in oilskin, along with a canteen of water. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I know he's a complete jerk, but I started hanging around with him, anyway. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her hard bare feet she went to the hanging box where Coyotito slept, and she leaned over and said a little reassuring word. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t quite back to how it was when I’d first become his carer and all the Cottages stuff was still hanging over us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At least we can’t wear it this time, that’d look a bit weird hanging round our necks,” said Ron, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Next thing I knew, I was hanging off the edge of the porch roof, swinging in the air above the front steps. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Forests is creepy things," said Jemmy, hanging on to the basket as best he could. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

But he just nods and raises his leather greaves, now clean, to the firelight before hanging them from the hooks embedded into the wall. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I lean my head back too and stare up at the clothes hanging above us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

There was other people with us, but we ended up kinda hanging back. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The sudden appearance of a man’s face and arms, hanging upside down right in front of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But most of all there were bells: big brass bells, old tarnished handbells, little jingling bells on silver chains, with a few gongs and chimes hanging amidst the rest. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He takes a bite of his chow mein and adds, mouth full and noodle hanging out one side, “Both geographically and metaphysically, you know?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She could be hanging from the sails two feet away from him, and he probably wouldn’t know it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I thought of the last words I’d heard her shout as I was hanging up: “I need you!” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth is literally hanging on my arm, eyes wide. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I loved hanging out by the campfire after dark. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The shed has a worktable piled high with stuff and a giant Peg-Board wall with lots of tools hanging from silver hooks. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Averting his eyes from this unpleasant sight, Harry saw a gigantic, hairy brown suit and a very horrible yellow-and-orange tie hanging from the top of Hagrid’s wardrobe door. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dalton asked, his lips hanging open in surprise. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was called Joe and he started hanging around trying to get my attention by telling stupid jokes while we worked and asking totally duh questions like What’s it like being a Yank? How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Round and yellow, yellow and round,” the Beast said, and the sun was born, hanging just overhead. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They’re beautiful and stark against the sky, and I imagine how stunning the moonrise will be if we can see it this evening, a silver crescent hanging above the summit. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

We’d wait for the shops to start to close, then we’d go and sit against the gate, acting like we were just hanging out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Hams and pheasants were hanging from the ceiling, a copper kettle was boiling on the open fire, and in the corner stood a massive bed with a patchwork quilt over it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

A couple of years ago, Taryn started calling those times when they’d be hanging out and then got really quiet “pondering mysteries.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn't see her face because her head was hanging down on her chest and her stiff blonde hair fell down from its dark roots like a hula fringe. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

As it snarled, its large teeth glimmered in the moonlight, spit hanging from its enormous mouth. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Not since he started hanging with the guys he promised my brother he’d stay away from. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I turned to the place where I had been strung up and whipped—and jumped back in surprise when I saw that someone was hanging there. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Real people were once executed by hanging. With a rope and noose. People like me! That is not funny. I’ll say it again. You are an idiot!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

They had been tied to the hanging tree. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Others tended to kettles hanging over cooking fires. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m no longer the odd man out. Between you three reconnecting when Ben and I weren’t talking and all the hanging out in summer school, you guys had me wishing I failed chemistry too.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

If not for the array of very proficient-looking weaponry hanging from each belt, it would have been almost comical. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Instead of tugging on his leash, Lumpy sat down and looked at me, his tongue hanging out. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He fumbled in his shirt and grabbed his dog tags, hanging on a chain around his neck. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and pointed to the pink dress with the white eyelet trim hanging on the door of the closet. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

If only I could whip out my phone camera right now to capture Edna’s mouth hanging open. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There were many more people on the streets, sitting on the stoops, hanging out, than I was used to. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I could see the earlocks hanging down alongside his sculptured face and the fringes outside the trousers below the jacket. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But these girls, who were hanging on her every word, believed she was Chaya. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanging out with Jules was just like hanging out with one of the guys, but so much better. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Maybe hanging out with your friends is like that for other people.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They walked through Seven’s yard, the sun making rainbows against the crystal wind chimes hanging from the trees. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the nail had been yanked over to one side and was just hanging there like when you peel the shell off a shrimp. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The set was styled after a New England farmhouse, with mock Shaker furniture and antique farm equipment, pitchforks and so forth, hanging from the clapboard backdrop. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

As we walked back into the hotel, I thanked Akhi for hanging out with me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Through the door of Jesses bedroom, hanging on a closet door knob, was the corduroy porkpie he used to wear to Middleton High. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bod said, “This is my home. Why would I want them hanging around here for the rest of time?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

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

“While for the past month you’ve left Nathan hanging, I have been attempting to give him answers. It’s natural that he should confide in me when he is told such a thing.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Ellie, Savanna, and Ximena were hanging out in front of the lockers outside the performance space when I showed up for the dance tryouts after school. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It watched her through the mirror, its mouth hanging open, smoke puffing out in short breaths. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The squeaking of chairs as his listeners bent forward, hanging on his every word. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Tally crouched and peered through the hanging willow leaves. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Every night, before I fall asleep, I touch the pictures hanging on my ceiling. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s a new one hanging up over there, but we’re not supposed to use it.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking down over the universe of the park, she saw the town drift where it wanted, washed by sunlight on a stone bench, cooled in the shadows of the hanging tree. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The howling stopped; the man had no breath left for anything except hanging on. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Soon they were in view of Neel’s house, where his mother and Rupa were outside in a sunny corner, hanging clothes on the line. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had his arms crossed over a great big stomach with his head-wiping rag hanging out of his right hand. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“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

Suddenly, Papá Feliciano, Amá’s dead father, is standing behind me holding a dead goat in his hands, its head hanging from its neck by a long, thin nerve. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Me either. I usually spend weekends hanging out with friends. Playing video games or watching movies. What about you?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I’d wonder what the stars were and what kept them hanging up there so high and bright and if Papa, ’way off up yonder in Kansas, could see the same stars I could see. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also smooth arms and a long dark braid hanging down over one shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before I rang the doorbell, I sent Mom a text to remind her I was hanging at Joe’s. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But behind her, hanging on the wall, like emblems in the Renaissance, or those heads of animals, moose or bear, you used to find in northern bars, is another face, covered with a white cloth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know it then, but I was about to spend the next three years of my life hanging out at that very spot. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

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’s not that I didn't remember Mr. Harvey’s death and think about him, especially because suddenly a big row was being made over the hanging of my people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I could tell she had been hanging decorations off the trees, because of the little twigs and leaves stuck in her hair. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“However, the legend of which you speak is such a very sensational, even ludicrous tale —” But the whole class was now hanging on Professor Binns’s every word. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I just watched her with my mouth hanging open. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In some manner a big moth got into the room and circled the hanging kerosene lamp. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

One time they even pulled it off hanging upside down from the ceiling. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But it was too late now—I might end up hanging up by mistake. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Jessie went to the hall closet and got out her backpack, which had been hanging there, empty, since the last day of school. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Mouth hanging open, Harry saw that the little square for June thirteenth seemed to have turned into a minuscule television screen. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She looked up at Josiah and pulled at a blue thread hanging from the sleeve of her dress. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up every few seconds, wondering if the man would suddenly appear, hanging down from the ceiling, ready to shoot. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I kissed the feet of the hanging Jesus. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was our first event in the Transvaal, and it was necessary to have prominent figures lead the defiers, otherwise the leaders would appear to be hanging back while the masses took the punishment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look like I’m hanging around, waiting for someone at the ghetto fence. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Since Shabani never went to school, choosing instead to work the fields with his uncle, he was usually hanging around the house when I returned in the afternoons. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

My nose had been cut almost clean off my face as I went through the rear windscreen and now it was hanging on only by a single small thread of skin. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave him a hug and just stayed there like I was hanging on to a buoy. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Down around the bottom, some green fronds are still hanging on, perking up a little in the sun. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Every afternoon he could be seen returning on horseback, with his hunting dogs and his double-barreled shotgun and a string of rabbits hanging from his saddle. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I do my work in the kitchen, try to appreciate the fact that she’s not hanging around with me in here. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

If the German opens the wardrobe again and yanks aside the hanging clothes and squeezes through the door and climbs up into the attic, what will she do? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And sometimes I like hanging out in the laundromat with my mother. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was hanging out in his room, like I often did, listening to him play bass. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Two iron rings had been fastened to the wall; hanging nearby were a number of the whips, known as the cat-o’- nine-tails, and—according to one inmate account—a gag. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And by the end of February, we were pretty much hanging out at my place every day after school, dancing in front of the mirrored walls, self-correcting, matching our moves. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

So I'm hanging out down under, listening to some of my thrash tapes on the fake Walkman I got last Christmas, when Freak pops up on the side of my bed. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

With Geak hanging on to her leg, Ma takes me into her arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wash quickly with my left hand, leaving my right hand hanging at my side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They worked their way through the dining area, lifting tablecloths and peering under chairs, scrutinizing wall hangings and the small clusters of carnations on every table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Beside the main gateway there are six more bodies hanging, by the necks, their hands tied in front of them, their heads in white bags tipped sideways onto their shoulders. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a new trick of his, riding home, hanging off the tailboard. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I think my dad planned on squatting there forever, with his mouth hanging open, not saying anything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

There were no human beings of any kind hanging around outside. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A goblin lady was heading home from work with gold chains hanging from ear to huge, pointed ear. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

When we finally got to the barn, we found an old oil lamp hanging just inside the door. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Torrance sat on the edge of her desk and lowered her head, her dreads hanging down the sides of her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"A hanging? Who—" "It's against the law for a Negro to kiss a white woman." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The mood hanging over the Gladers as they ate couldn’t have been more somber or sodden with fear. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Leo left Jason hanging and ran after them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Not only was Travers hanging back, watching, but several other goblins had looked up from their work to stare at Hermione. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Many of the wounded have their shattered limbs hanging free in the air from a gallows; underneath the wound a basin is placed into which drips the pus. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she was going to be eaten, she’d rather get it over and done with right away than be kept hanging around any more. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lights hanging slack overhead, the soft ground underneath and the canvas wall that faintly blew in and out, like cheeks puffed with air, made for the feeling of a country fair. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s the opposite; hanging out with her is like sitting in an empty church. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The shadow-boy walks out through the open door and stands beneath the hanging moon. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I run down the hall and burst out the front doors, and there, across the field, I can see everyone hanging out around Camille’s bench. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They ran between matching red-brick houses and past women hanging fresh laundry, following me as their mothers smiled and waved too. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Eva Marie Olinski saw his arms hanging limply at his side, his wrists hanging below his cuffs like meter sticks showing how much he had grown since the jacket was new. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Made him feel like a little kid, stupid and obvious, the way the urchins looked when they were hanging out behind Chen’s grub shack, hoping he’d toss out bones for them to pick over. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

If I was lucky a baby would wail in another room and she’d be off, hanging the belt on the doorknob as she went. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Passing through the hanging geraniums, it picked up the rosy light which now, in a kind of membrane, enveloped the girl. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

This came chiefly from a blazing log-fire, for the three lamps hanging from the beams were dim, and half veiled in smoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But then, incredibly, she saw something that looked like a thread of light hanging down in the middle of the empty street. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My costume was hanging up in an overflow closet full of out-of-season coats and my grandparents’ clothes that Mom couldn’t bear to give away. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

C-Cubed eventually went bankrupt, so Gates and his friends began hanging around the computer center at the University of Washington. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

His grandma’s precious clock, hanging over the mantelpiece, the pendulum swinging back and forth, back and forth, like it was getting on with its own, private life, not caring about Conor at all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Malik kisses his mom’s cheek, says something about hanging out with Shana, and walks away from us. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Matt observed everything from behind pillars or wall hangings. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered gear, left the trap triggered and hanging from a branch, and made my way back up the creek. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was getting dark and almost everybody was hanging around their barbecue pits where they’d built little fires and were roasting hot dogs or burgers or marshmallows. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

But considering the choice had become dissecting a frog or hanging out with Mikayla and Janie, I chose the less vile option. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when Sounder scratched fleas under the porch, she would look at the hunting lantern and the empty possum sack hanging against the wall. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, hanging upside down, I began to swing. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

They were hanging by those mansions up by Van Cortlandt Park. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I loved Izzy's mom and dad and spent endless hours hanging out at their house. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

A starving Greek community defies Nazi soldiers by hanging out thousands of forbidden national flags. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They had smelled the horse and rider and were looking up at the ridge; his motion sent them running, with grass still hanging from wet lips. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was about a dozen people hanging out in front of the store by the time we got there. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

There was the butcher, hanging up a big hunk of meat to cure outside his store. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They were hanging on the walls all around her, sitting, roaring, grim-faced, along with peaceful lions with and without wings. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the pen that was hanging on a string next to the sign-up sheet and wrote my name on a blank line. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

There is an ancient-looking air conditioner hanging on to the ledge of the bootlegged window, and the glass above the machine has been covered with a piece of decorative cloth. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The image of Doc Machado with his hands hanging lifeless by his side haunted me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Amber was mad because she wanted to go down to the schoolyard in case any cute boys were hanging about. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was hanging low in the branches of the pines at the top of the ridge; the thicket and clearing were in deep shadow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Of course if you had to choose an audience for illicit love based on the people you’d least like to have hanging around, Piper and Isaac would win hands down. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't want to talk about this," Park said, hanging on to the back of his neck. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He had always been scornful of root-doctors and all their kind, but now she saw a faker from over around Altamonte Springs, hanging around the place almost daily. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Years of withdrawal were brushed aside and left behind, as hanging ropes of parasitic moss. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was more the way we knew each other, the way we could be hanging on a corner and almost know what each other was thinking. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

In Boston, on October 21, 1833, William Lloyd Garrison, publisher of The Liberator, was rescued from a mob of some two thousand well-dressed, eminently respectable men who were intent on hanging him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you going to do about this hanging?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We came into the camp from the east, stepping over the wires and ducking under the hanging bells. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We're hanging on to him from either side, but even if one of his arms were available, he wouldn't touch Ma. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As the scroll fell back down into the road yet again, Constance called aloud, “Put some energy into it, you little milksop. I’m not hanging about here all day.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She grabbed for it, pulling herself across it, hanging on as it careened wildly down the river. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

“So just make sure to shake out your jackets if they’ve been hanging up, or look around a desk before you sit down.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she looked back, Jello’s tongue was hanging from his mouth and his sides were heaving. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I wanted to be here today, hanging out with you and your friend.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Velia asked, reaching up to touch the ear pendant hanging against my right cheek. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

We were hanging out on her bed, playing dominoes. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I stifle it in the folds of the hanging cloak, clench my eyes, from which tears are squeezing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few dusty suits hanging on a rack. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She realized her mouth was hanging open, so she pulled it shut. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Then the three MPs swung up on the back door panel, one foot inside the truck, the other hanging out. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The best mums are homemade with giant artificial chrysanthemums on cardboard backing with huge streams of ribbon hanging from them. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He walked out, leaving me and Amil standing there, our arms hanging down at our sides. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He lumbers out and removes the little scissors hanging from a clip on his waist. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was a bunch of girls hanging around on the first floor, and Manny was in the middle of them. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than our hanging out after school and running the chance of getting into trouble, sports provided a space for us to grow athletically, develop our self-confidence, and learn to work well with others. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I imagine her texting from some café at sunset, some French boy hanging over her shoulder, jealous of me on the receiving end. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When I’m feeling better, I look at the library letter hanging on the wall next to Daddy’s poem and the picture of me and him together. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What in God’s name is that pendant hanging from?” he said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It displays high-definition images shown from the projector hanging from the ceiling across the room. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I don’t even mind the idea of hanging out with Garrett, in theory. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

June pointed to the backpack hanging off Ivy’s shoulders. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She remembered the marble statuette from her visit, and one of the rugs hanging on the wall remained mysteriously untouched. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Amalia’s aunt's guesthouse has a painted porch and a cheerful sign hanging out front, assuring guests that they're open for the winter. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee grabbed its bumper, falling onto his sled, and one by one we formed a chain, hanging on the feet in front of us. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He found Kehaar just inside the trees, snapping and tearing with his great beak at a foul-smelling piece of flaking brown flesh which seemed to be hanging from a tracery of bones. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amanda’s head pops up over the seat, her shirt hanging open so that I can see her bra, which is baby blue with yellow flowers. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Black woman in the South who raises sons, grandsons and nephews had her heartstrings tied to a hanging noose. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And that bloody thing hanging out of your nose is beyond strange.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Can’t stand being cramped inside with nowhere to turn and missing Mama hanging between me and Daddy. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Well, it doesn't matter, I'll pick the tank from the contents of the drip cans hanging from the spigots. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a picture of a monkey, too, hanging upside down from a tree. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Some are forty feet long with two levels, sturdy wooden walls, brightly painted roofs, and strands of colorful beads hanging over the doors. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pocket was a little bag, sewed into the seam of the dress skirt, and hanging under it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it too lame to say I'm hanging in there? They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Dale, who’d been hanging back near the front door, now followed behind. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It had a pretty woman on it, with no clothes on, hanging from the ceiling by a chain wound around her hands. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The students shriek with disgust at the sight of a tin pan hanging from the bottom of a wooden chair. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t enjoy it They were hopelessly nationalistic and religious, always hanging about round one of the chapels in Ireland. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shield had been in shards, hanging useless from his arm, so when Serry’s longsword came flashing down he had reached up and caught it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When he did, he was hanging from the third-to-last rung like they were monkey bars, which he’d never been able to cross in his entire life. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"I think it's really unfair to leave us hanging." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Too many sick children for people to abide an owl hanging around and looking at them with his eyes still hungry. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Something the rest of us don’t know about, Petra? Something you’d like to tell the police? No more secrets, now. And hanging out in Calder’s garden—really.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, a silver key was hanging on a hook. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The evergreen arch wouldn’t stay firm after she got it up, but wiggled and threatened to tumble down on her head when the hanging baskets were filled. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wearing an old felt hat and dirty overalls, Son sat sideways, slumped, with one leg crossed over the mule’s shoulder and the other hanging loose. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He looked at Richie's head, hanging from his neck like a leather bag. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Her stepdad was hanging a framed poster from a Broadway production of Rent. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One night, while hanging out in the kitchen, she asked Sharon how she found a guy like Karim who was not caught up in the streets. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I tell her I haven’t been hanging out with anyone, not even Lee Lee, and I used to see her every day. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be levitating, the cuffs of his pants hanging empty a few inches above the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

As Alex stood up, his father came slowly to his side, his mouth hanging wide open. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

We interpreted this as an effort by the authorities to put us out of business, and occupied our premises illegally, with threats of eviction constantly hanging over our heads. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I stood still for a moment in the backyard between hanging up sheets to notice the damp grass tingling under my bare feet, His eyes observed my idleness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My armor appeared on my body, my shield appeared in a sling on my back, and my sword appeared in its scabbard, hanging at my side. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

All around us, people perceptibly in need of new clothes are sifting through the racks and piles of hanging and folded goods. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Others have a little red lantern hanging outside their door, offering virtual sex. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Besides baking, I like riding my bike, reading, and hanging out with my friends. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

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

Capitalizing on this, in 1791 Marat, now a leading voice in the National Assembly, denounced Lavoisier and suggested that it was well past time for his hanging. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And all the times I got home from school to find him and Newcharlie hanging out. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“You might want to rethink hanging out with her—she’s a bad influence.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

From a year when I was six years old and there were records of Harry Lauder, and Maxfield Parrish paintings still hanging, and bead curtains, and “Beautiful Ohio,” and turn-of-the-century architecture. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Round spheres that resemble birdcages rise and descend while one or more aerialists move from within the sphere to without, standing on the top or hanging from the bars on the bottom. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I pulled the mask from my face, left it hanging around my neck, and pressed onward, surprisingly unconcerned. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The signs floated above the ground, completely unsupported and shaped like giant ribbons with hanging tassels. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And then in my head I was going, Oh noooooo! like that kid in Home Alone with his mouth hanging open and his hands on his face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Now and then he spent an afternoon hanging around the makeup counters, talking to girls. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And the old oil lamp was hanging over the center of the table, shedding its unstable yellow light from the round Rochester wick. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And, actually, I have to say both Maxes said hello, which made me feel kind of bad for never, ever hanging out with them in the five years I’ve been in their class. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Kelly called, flopping onto the bed and lying on her back with her head hanging off the side. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I longingly imagined him, Skid, Aaron, and me in Perk, just laughing and hanging out. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’d moved out of Fang's on the weekend and had been hanging at my place Sunday afternoon when my parents were due back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The rest of the cat is hanging all the way down to the floor. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every fifty yards there was another card sticking on a bush, or hanging from the branches of a madrone, or tacked to the trunk of a buckeye, and all of them said, “Welcome Home.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was just like all the others, sad, flayed, and dirty, but there were two pots hanging by the door in which grew a few small tufts of geraniums, the flower of the poor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like a huge gold, black, and gray bug hanging awkwardly in the black sky. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the older guys looked more like me—uncomfortable, hanging out at the edges of the gym and trying to hide, like any minute they might have to fight for their lives. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was nothing hanging from her hair or magpie-tied to her wrists. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

"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

Coach shot an invisible jump shot, his tongue hanging out his mouth. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

With the feeling that he would be less conspicuous inside than hanging about on the pavement, he stepped through the doorway. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“She must be very hungry after hanging in a tower window all that time.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

And I had no proof that hanging at the end of an oar provided real safety from Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The mist swirled between the tall grass and the low- hanging branches. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she stood up and went to the door, she saw a glimmer of silver out of the corner of her eye, and on the hook behind the door, the fairy cloak was hanging. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw short cottony hair, dark skin, and an amulet hanging from a leather cord around her neck. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We got off the bus and were greeted by hippies hanging out by the bus stop. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tilted slightly to the starboard, it had hanging from its intact masts the dirty rags of its sails in the midst of its rigging, which was adorned with orchids. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The hanging branches of a frosty white willow tree cascading around him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Don’t ask, don’t ask,” she said, hanging her long head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She looked at the binoculars hanging from his neck. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay with his legs hanging out of the train, clutching at me for dear life. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

There were two little kids hanging on to her skirt. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I never thought about it until I started hanging out with her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A hanging lamp spun on its chain, speckling the zebra skin with light and making the customers feel even drunker than they were. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A couple of stores have performance artists hanging at the front door. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie was hanging up his gun belt and stepping out of his boots when I came in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They dress as if they are going pheasant hunting on a cool English morning, in silk doublets, velvet breeches, stockings, shoes, and felt hats, with their powder flasks hanging at their sides. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Using a “spinneret” gland just below its mouth, it spins a patch of silk on a branch and grips it with strong rear feet, hanging upside down. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I awoke to Granddaddy hanging his dripping oilskin on a nail. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In fact, as soon as she said it, I could picture him, hanging with English in the halls. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Bright advertisement posters for Beach Blanket Babylon, Teatro ZinZanni, and other San Francisco businesses were framed and hanging along the walls and on columns. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Many of the windows were open, with various items of laundry hanging out to dry. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He had pushed to the front of the crowd, his cold eyes alive, his usually bloodless face flushed, as he grinned at the sight of the hanging, immobile cat. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He held out a hand to Doreen, and without a word they both started to jitterbug, still hanging onto their glasses. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

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 doctor listens to my chest with the thing hanging from his neck. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I looked up in time to see white wings hanging from above in the quick flash of the opened door. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit next to him and hug my knees to my chest with one arm, my right arm hanging at my side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I see the note hanging from our door. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were sitting on the living- room floor, eating dinner less than a week after they’d seen Najibullah’s corpse hanging by a rope. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“All right, Momma,” I call, acting like I’m hanging up. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Around her neck is a white choker with a silver charm hanging from the middle. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was nice of her to give me privacy, but a little naive, given the black cameras hanging down between the beds. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Obinze visited Chief the next week and then the next; Nneoma told him to just keep hanging around until Chief did something for him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was good to be hanging out with him again. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She summoned a few hundred bracelets, which leaped at the guards and lashed around their ankles, leaving them hanging upside down from the bottom of the catwalk, screaming like lame little girls. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I celebrated my fourth Christmas with the Courters, I enjoyed hanging the familiar decorations. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The corset gone and the shaking old woman hanging all over herself. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It reminds me of hanging out with Rabiya back home, and her pushing me to record myself singing and post it online. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was a kind of paradise, free from cars and full of kids playing softball and jumping double Dutch or sitting on stoops, just hanging out. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Let’s work on fixing our friendship. We can’t do that if you and my disgusting brother are hanging out.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The audience is frozen, hanging on my every word. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He’s already going through enough, hanging on a cross, crown of thorns on his head, without having to listen to us too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I throw my empty game bag around my neck and slowly lower myself until I’m hanging by my hands. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sixteen years earlier, on August 20, 1947, a U.S.- led war tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, had sentenced seven Nazi doctors to death by hanging. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ernie asked, pinching a pod, then leaving it hanging on the stalk. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“So how long have you two been hanging out with each other?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I look through the hanging clothes—mostly dresses—and pick out the ones I think are fancy enough for the service but not too fancy. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely. We all had our toothbrushes hanging in the bathroom.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me is intrigued by the party, but the other part of me doesn’t want to spend a night hanging out with Juanga. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

One litde snake was hanging out of a hole in the plastic. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Wall was hammering Stagehand at Seabiscuit, but Seabiscuit was hanging up against him and giving it right back, ferocious, head down, ears pinned. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hilly stands there a second, her mouth hanging open. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There was a sign hanging on the door of Mo’s workshop, a small metal plaque. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“If we called it hanging out or something, there’d be so much less pressure. But a date, God, that’s like some huge thing to live up to.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was so tired that, with one boot off, I fell back with one leg still hanging off the bed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later he was hanging over the boardwalk rail, vomiting. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had on a plaid shirt, a man's shirt, with half a dozen weird necklaces hanging around her neck and scarves wrapped around her wrists. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He had even insisted on hanging a few items of her clothing in the closet, putting a tube of her lipstick in the medicine cabinet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If it weren't for the royal Orléans emblem hanging around her neck, she'd be unrecognizable. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The goat, With pipe hanging From his mouth, Runs around the yard, Through the patch Of chiles and tomatoes, The purple of Eggplants. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot Oscar’s leather jacket hanging on a hook—yes. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They reminded me of Newcharlie and his friends hanging out on the corner of my block. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

They’d gobble everything and then go on about my sins and the hanging. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She sees him when she closes her eyes in her bunk of the RV, the Saint Christopher medal hanging over her in the darkness. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

All the kids were hanging so deep in front of our school that we couldn’t move on the sidewalk. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I ask Dad if the baby in the crib is dead and he says, No, He was thirty-three when He died and there He is, hanging on the cross. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mismatched candles burn merrily on every available surface, illuminating the sleeping doves in their cages hanging amongst sweeping curtains of richly colored tapestries. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It has to be exhausting, hanging on a wall like that all day and all night, listening to so many people’s complaints and prayers. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He knew that a gull, which should have been far away at this time of year, was hanging round Efrafa and that he, Bigwig, had deliberately been near it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somkit had one small sun orb tucked in the cloth satchel hanging from his shoulder. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The men that have been hanging about and joshing each other form themselves in a circle. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Aaron was in a bouncy seat they got from their church’s nursery, batting at the toys hanging from the bar. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Used to be I could easily fit in with whatever friends I was hanging out with. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The Maidens used a small knife with an ornately embellished golden handle to cut and smooth my hair, and many hands began twining small strands into a series of formal hanging braids. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We were hanging out in a skate park at the edge of the Meadowlands. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

A Hasidic Jewish guy, complete with the white pants, yarmulke, tassels hanging off him, braided hair, and sandals, dashes down the hall toward me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

There was a hole on the cover, and the back seemed to be hanging by a thread. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was American, just like the friendly, longhaired men and women we always saw hanging around in Kabul, dressed in their tattered, brightly col­ored shirts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He is lying on the rug, his tongue hanging out. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Aaron acted like he wanted to kiss the heels of Newcharlie's shoes, hanging on to Newcharlie's words like they were something special. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

When he got there, he saw a bag of trash hanging on the handle of the Beiderman’s apartment. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When Ole arrived he bobbled his cane from hand to hand before settling on the expediency of hanging it from his wrist. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was limp against the wall and floor, his head hanging down and turned to one side. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I whirled, still moving by reflex, back-tracking and stopped and now there was another and another, seven-all hanging before a gutted storefront. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The many unmade bunks with torn, faded blankets hanging limply from the sides suggested that a great number of men lived there. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes catch on a funny, rippling square hanging like a warped pane of glass in the air. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The little boy sat patiently, the line hanging down from his finger into the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one, she was hanging out with Gary, and Jim showed up on the doorstep. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In those days people didn’t linger and fool around like people do now, with tubes hanging out their mouths and making doctors rich and all this. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

One showed Benton hanging upside down from a swing set as his mother sat nearby, her face blandly gazing toward him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am,” said J.T., his voice barely audible, his head hanging, one hand clasped around the other behind his back. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Around her, doctors, nurses, and medics sprang into gear, hanging IV bottles on poles and throwing extra tourniquets around their shoulders. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m hanging up now, Mom. Nice talking to you, too.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than one conversation drops out as Alex and Henry pass, mouths hanging open over entremets. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The only colors come from the Republic flags and circular gold Republic seal hanging behind the room’s front altar, the portrait of our glorious Elector looming above them all. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She tried hanging out with the nurses from work. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

And in our village, believe you me, people die for the slightest provocation so there are not that many old people still hanging around. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hanging about outside the Hall to see them come out after the Session of the Thirty-Three. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help noticing the staring young man riding at the rear of the tractor, hanging on to a handrail. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

In an instant, the green hangings became scarlet and the silver became gold; the huge Slytherin serpent vanished and a towering Gryffindor lion took its place. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

There are roots, too, hanging down from the rocks above, belonging to who knows what kinda plant. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

We all looked around at the pocked moor, the hundreds of dirt hills, the mist hanging like still smoke above the ravaged ground. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I can see why Daddy is hanging on to his thread of hope. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We were all hanging around the house, waiting for the rain to quit, when the mail arrived. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I stumbled down the stairs, trying to take too many at once, flew through the entryway and out the door that was barely hanging from its frame. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I soon realized that if Mrs. Ortiz yelled at me, I could stare just above her head and she would still think that I was looking directly at her, hanging on her every word. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Standing in a tomb-dark hallway just inside the door, I stared frozenly at what looked for all the world like skins hanging from hooks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The other Gladers murmured their conversations in hushed tones, an intense feeling of dreadful anticipation hanging over them like a patch of thick fog. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Jasper stood by my feet dejected, his tail downcast, his pink tongue hanging from his mouth. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

As they transformed, three matching necklaces appeared around their necks, glowing red pendants hanging from each. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Celia hurried into the gym, her lank brown hair hanging around her pallid face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He stood there with his bare face hanging out, burning hot all over. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I imagined Ade Coker being pulled out of his car, being squashed into another car, perhaps a black station wagon filled with soldiers, their guns hanging out of the windows. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The clearing was as I’d left it the night before, my bag hanging from a branch, the arrow Fd carved into a tree still glistening. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor's hair was wet and hanging in long, dark curls around her face. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

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

“I like hanging out with you. A lot. The summer is always my favorite. You’re my best friend. I’m really sorry.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She had been grossed out by a string of dead ducks hanging in a window. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if Dad will be up for hanging out with us after dinner, but at least he’s feeling well enough to do this. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

There’s a plastic shoe holder hanging from the back of the door. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She said the words, and then she had a strange moment of seeing them, hanging there over her head. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

My eyes roved frantically about the semidark room and came to rest on a heavy black blanket hanging limply from the side of the bed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five four-poster beds with deep crimson hangings stood against the walls, each with its owner’s trunk at the foot. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Freeman has been hanging out with too many New Age weirdos. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“If I had looked at McDonald’s and saw someone flipping hamburgers while he was hanging by his feet, I would have copied it.” Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

He was hanging now with his feet in midair. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

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

“Just chilling, you know, hanging with Ms. B. I heard you got a hot date tonight with Weird Painting Dude.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Real slow, I look down at the axe hanging from his hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Besides the hoopers, there were a whole bunch of other people at the court, just hanging out. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The train overflowed with people, people sticking their heads out the windows for air, men sitting on the roof and hanging off the sides. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For the few minutes this took, it felt strange to be hanging against our straps with the windows filled with green water. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next we go into All Flesh, which is marked by a large wooden pork chop hanging from two chains. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a way to he good again, Rahim Khan had said on the phone just before hanging up. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I ran out without a thought for overcoat, hanging on to the rope I’d just strung. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Finally Moon Orchid gathered up her stuff, strings hanging and papers loose, and met her sister at the door, where they shook hands, oblivious to blocking the way. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went all the way up to a sky-blue ceiling with tiny lights in it, hanging there like stars. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

This padding to and fro in my room with bare feet, the little furtive bursts of laughter, the stifled exclamations, reminded me of hanging up my stocking long ago. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was thinking of his green worm, which had been behaving oddly, refusing to eat and hanging from the side of its box with its chin tucked in. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I got to Margaret’s, I started my search for snacks exactly where I had left off—hanging on to the handle of the refrigerator door. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m looking forward to hanging out with everyone.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

They froze into contorted shapes, with their chest cavities spread wide and their intestines hanging out and dripping red icicles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey sat on the edge of the dock, hanging her feet over the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I decide to go next door to check with Mae, to see if she’s okay with me hanging them up. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He bent down to draw another line, quickly, with a fierce determination that shook the flesh on his arm, which was hanging low like a brown leather pouch. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even picture Tamika in that group, hanging out with our classmates. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Each Sunday she wears a different hat, sometimes one with netted lace hanging over her eyes, sometimes one with a big, wide brim. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Rutledge said he believed he would, and I, pretending to be unaware of the plot, obliged by hanging around the fruit stalls. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my body hunched over, my head hanging over the gutter. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

A chunk of hanging flesh he was trying to push back in place. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She returned to the drying-rope and finished hanging the yellow strands. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And inside I was no longer hungry for the cabbage or the turnips of the hanging rock garden. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

About halfway down the steps, my face runs into a hanging chain and I pull it, illuminating the hideout with a flickering fluorescent bulb. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Pobrecito ending up the way he did, hanging himself by his belt in his cell to keep from giving out the others' names under the tortures Trujillo's henchmen were administering. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

That it was bare and cold and smoky, heavy bags hanging from the ceiling that Ms. Adams gave bare-knuckle jabs and right hooks to. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Half a moon was hanging up in the sky, and the sidewalk in front of them glowed silver. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

McMillan spoke to Governor David B. Hill, who asked the state legislature to consider whether electricity might somehow replace hanging. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woke up hanging on my back in the cockpit staring at the stars and wondering how long before the Bang. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I thought you’d be hanging out with one of your teammates.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Scrape it off her shoe or just keep going with it hanging on. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Someone flung open the tar­paulin hanging over the back of the truck, and three faces peered in. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at Amil in front of me, hanging on Papa. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was trying to seal off the front of his cell by hanging plastic bags and blankets all over the bars—the smoke was that dense. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before hanging up he asked her to give him a wake-up call at seven a.m. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

To emphasize his point, he tugged at one of the tassels hanging from the garment’s four corners. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We’re hanging out in the bathroom next period. You coming?” she asks. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wished we lived in one of those houses, with their large rooms and lamps instead of bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Scads of minnows flashed like chrome spangles in the shallows, and right away we spooked a snaggle-toothed barracuda that had been hanging motionless near a coral head. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her tongue was hanging out Nothing could be seen of Pellinore. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, this is crazy and impossible and doomed, even if she’s a long-distance runner and has two marathon medals hanging on the doorknob of her room. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“He had this huge booger hanging out of his nose.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you know what it means. Someday, someone will walk up to you and say: ‘Why are you hanging out with that queer?’ Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I'm going to come over later,” I tell her before hanging up. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She called two boys who were hanging around the railway station and paid them to carry the trunk. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The upward rush of the machine slackened off; a moment later they were hanging motionless in the air. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got here there was a row of rotting dead men hanging from a balcony of the Hotel de Ville, the town hall. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He was a short, friendly, black-haired, well-read fellow with hanging lips and bulging eyes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind us, my tutor lay against a birch, his jaw torn asunder and hanging. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Theresa’s lashes caught at the corners of her lids; and as she closed her door and began to undress, something about removing her layers and hanging them up proved too much to bear. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had reached a picture, hanging next to the bathroom, a squiggle of colors that looked suspiciously like a Picasso. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Matilda and Lavender saw the giant in green breeches advancing upon a girl of about ten who had a pair of plaited golden pigtails hanging over her shoulders. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

This tree, unlike every other one she’d seen, still had its leaves—a massive cloud of green hanging low over the grassy land and supported by a mess of tangled branches. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It had been a fine day and though the shops were all closing, a lot of people were hanging about outside the pubs, talking and drinking. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paused to act out an impression of me, eyes wide and mouth hanging open. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

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

“We have morals! You keep hanging around my daughter, I’ll shoot you!” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could do was stand next to ’em with my hands hanging down, big useless sacks-o’-nothing at my sides. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Robotically he got into his clothes, though when he reached for his shoes he saw that only one was hanging from the forked bough. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to see my teacher hanging out with her boyfriend, you know? Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Now, I stopped hanging out with a lot of friends when I got into Executive Pre-Professional mode. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

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

He started hanging out at our house all the time, actually. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t it weird that the pattern of coats hanging up on the classroom hooks went blue-green-red, blue-green-red twice in a row? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“So, when I was eighteen, some friends and I were hanging down on Sea Street Beach, and someone suggested we go do some bad things. Things that were against the law.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

As they moved closer, they could see branches of cypress and yew hanging down low over the water, dark green, dense, and gloomy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

From the center was the chandelier, and from the chandelier a twisted strip of sheet was hanging down. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I’m going to need to go and see if Mr. Hughes’ picture’s been hanging upstairs the whole time I been downstairs reading his books. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

If you ever feel like hanging out in a chat room, let me know. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He drinks it, almost in one gulp, then sits, bent over, forearms on his knees, head hanging down. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the backyard he found Mrs. Reilly hanging a spotted and yellowed sheet on a line that ran through the bare fig trees. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I ever saw them hanging out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I had been thrown over Rufus’s horse like a grain sack, head and feet hanging, blood dripping from my mouth onto the familiar boot that let me know it was Rufus I rode with. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

That would begin immediately above, where the hanging glacier gives way to vertical rock. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the family agreed with this plan—except Aunt Tuti, who wanted to take more extreme measures, like hanging cazuelas outside of Wilfrido’s office at all hours of the day. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I had been standing up the whole time we were in the study and I crouched to a squat, hanging on to the arm of Vern’s upholstered chair. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Just remember, people have never heard this story. They will be hanging on your every word,” she said. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And the houses, left soulless, died—windows glassless, doors hanging on single hinges, some of the clapboard already pruned. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I left our tent for Slopper and returned Miig’s pouch, hanging it off the center pole in his tent across the fire from ours. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Because after that day, he started hanging out with Annabelle and her friends. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was like hanging from the back of a speeding train. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

There’s plenty of kids hanging out around the corner at the pretzel place. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Quivers hanging from their belts, the foot archers arrayed themselves into three long lines, to east and west of the road, and stood calmly stringing their bows. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Soon, many hands pick me up and lead me to a rope ladder hanging off the side of a larger boat floating alongside ours. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over to the right stood an old shed, the door hanging slightly open. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

His warm canteen was empty, and he was too distraught to remember the lister bag hanging outside in the shade between the two tents. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“She’s been hanging around again,” I say, “so whatever you said to her the other day didn’t do the trick.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rested after every turn and left the pole hanging. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘He didn’t like you hanging out with his sister?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The men behind her cheered loudly and thrust forward into the room, one of them carrying the head of a stag, its dead eyes glassy, the tongue hanging out of its slightly open mouth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the front room, Dayah and Bushra fold up the embroidered rugs and beautiful wall hangings, the floor cushions and curtains. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I look at the large screen hanging over the desks. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When she got to the far end, though, she stopped, her little dark head hanging a bit. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The week before he was twenty-one Nat wakened with a feeling of something hanging over him. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had met Pauline in Kentucky, she was hanging over a fence scratching herself with a broken foot. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I saw the fig tree at the side of our house, alone in the field with one early ripe fruit hanging on a hidden branch. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The washerwoman went back to wringing out tunics and hanging them to dry. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, here was Mama’s yardboy galloping on the mule, his legs hanging almost to the ground. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ducked to avoid a low- hanging limb, almost falling. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

To the side of the bridge, a stack of dead trees rotted, branches hanging into the murky water. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The AC blew through the vents, batting at the little yellow cardboard tree hanging down from the rearview mirror. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They worked their way through the dining area, lifting tablecloths and peering under chairs, scrutinizing wall hangings and the small clusters of carnations on every table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And swimming through the streets, hanging out in the courtyards, practicing combat with tridents and swords in the arena were dozens of mermen and mermaids—honest-to-goodness fish-people. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Decor’s a bit...country: rodeo posters and horseshoes and cowboy hats all over the walls, lassos and saddles hanging from the ceiling. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Mom arched her brows at us, but she didn’t say, “I don’t want you hanging around that boy.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I had surveyed the treats cupboard and was hanging out in front of the open refrigerator when Margaret came bursting through the door that leads from her offices. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted the hangings from the wall, uncovering the second door: this, too, he opened. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

In Stromford mere talk of such things was considered a hanging offense. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

Flat on the ground, his shadow was hanging too. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The way a picture that’s been hanging on a wall for years leaves a shadow of light behind, Bodega had kicked the door down and left a green light of hope for everyone. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Some of them were coming unstuck, hanging on by just one or two points. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Just a whiff, hanging on that gust from the orchard, or blown down the ghostly alleyway of what used to be the street we lived on. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to tell her I’d spend the night at school hanging upside down in the closet if I could just read. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

All I know is, there’s a suspicious-looking shirt hanging in my closet. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

We encounter many signs of “spirituality” among the owners—books like Ten Things I Learned about Life in My Garden and inspirational wall hangings urging centeredness. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thousands, believed to be working against God on behalf of the Devil, were put to death by drowning, hanging, or burning. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was another lynching, yet another Black man hanging on a tree. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should die by hanging alone, as though only hanging would settle things, even the score. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just a local troublemaker. Un alborotador. He’s always hanging around by the Shell station. The 7-Eleven, too. He lives in Capitol Oaks down the road.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

People with brown eyes are more likely to choose hanging or poison. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Like everything else in the closet, the shoes still have a tag hanging on them, accompanied by a small greeting card. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I let my hand fall on the arm hanging off the side of the futon, and moved it so it was across his chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She reached for the rope hanging from the mouth of the iron dragon embedded in the stone wall, and pulled. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then she was just hanging, legs dangling helplessly down. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

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

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

I press down and feel Dad’s rosary hanging around my neck under my clothes. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

Sometimes you will find the sinks clogged up with paper towels or see wadded toilet paper hanging from the ceiling. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Babulya stood in the doorway, a basket full of gathered plants hanging from her arm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I move behind Mr. Khoury and turn to look at the wall hangings draped on the dividers backing his stand. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Only this one wasn’t so fancy, with a clump of saggy old silk flowers hanging off to the side. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

Tochi was unrecognizable now, so fat that even her nose had changed shape, her double chin hanging below her face like a bread roll. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was hanging upside down from the top bunk to see if her hair would touch the floor, but her golden-blond locks came three inches shy, as she had suspected. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

My handbag is not on the floor, it’s not hanging over the back of the chair where I usually leave it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hanging on and leaning on his shoulder now, sobbing into his back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Go to the Denver Museum, you can see his ghost shirt hanging there. You can even count the holes in it from the bullets that killed him.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tip of a mountain hanging over New York City like a billion-ton asteroid? The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the man unspools the alley and then the hanging curtain of ivy and then the city. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her bag was hanging at the end of her arm. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Tanaburi was a small, ordinary village, and it was the ordinary things that he liked to watch the most: people hanging their wash out to dry, sweeping porches, chatting with their neighbors, cooking breakfast. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In the stony wall there was a door hanging crookedly ajar upon one great hinge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go too far from the trailer,” he said “There’s no telling who might be hanging out in the woods. And stay away from the old house.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There were assorted milk pails hanging on the barn wall; I poured the milk into two of these, dividing it evenly, and put one of them on the back porch for Mr. Loomis. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was lying on his side, and his gut was hanging out of his undershirt. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Her glasses were hanging from a chain around her neck, and she was holding a folder with lots of paper coming out of it. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The front door was hanging off its hinges. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I sometimes considered hanging a shingle outside my cell, because I was spending many hours a week preparing judicial appeals for other prisoners, though this was forbidden under prison service regulations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you see him hanging around the building when you get home this evening, let me know.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The porches seem more overpopulated with knickknacks and hanging plants than I remember. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Metal crunched, glass shattered, oil spewed, and the hangings went up in a great whoosh of flame. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Honest, it was this exact place, this leafy tree with the branches hanging down, and the creek nearby. What an odd thing, that it’s a real place.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Before we had gone a quarter of a mile the sweater was wet through and hanging heavily on my arms and shoulders. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes wander to the clothes hanging overhead, several stories up. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

McCandless was hardly unique; there’s quite a few of these guys hanging around the state, so much alike that they’re almost a collective cliche. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Time sefems to slow down until finally that huge blazing ball looks like it’s just hanging there, balanced on the far edge of the earth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

There's a guy driving around the Flats with a bunch of kids hanging out of a convertible. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I do not mean to be hostile, but with Killer Man hanging out behind me like a vulture in the wind, I’ve got to act fast. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

There are also raccoons, possums, and armadillos hanging around. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh! My brother got that picture hanging on his wall at home next to our mother and sister,” Deborah said, then looked at Zakariyya. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Oh, what a sight he was, with all that hair hanging limply around his shoulders. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I slipped inside and in one motion pulled the hanging string switch for the overhead light as I trotted around the sleeping J-3 and over to the chest where the souvenirs were kept. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Another was fanning his wife, a woman with yellow skin and rows and rows of jewelry hanging round her neck, gold pendants and beads and corals. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Or there could be a bat, hanging upside down from the ceiling, and in a minute I'll bang and bang until it falls down on your head. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I ended up hanging out with Faith a fair bit over the next couple weeks. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

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

Zakariyya pointed to several diplomas hanging near the photos, for welding, refrigeration, diesel. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be unaware of the two hounds hanging from his body, and kept staring at me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seat cushions were done up in an obnoxiously bright purple, but they, like the small TV hanging on the wall across from them, were coated with dust and dirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Maya asks, hanging on tight to her mom’s hand, like she could levitate and float away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Weekends and school holidays, they were hanging out with one another and I couldn’t visit. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

From the way Pa had warned me, I’d always pictured these woods as having so many bears hanging out of the trees that the sunlight would’ve been blocked off from hitting the ground! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

"Maybe you're wondering why I wrote it. I mean, we see each other every day. It's just that my thoughts are clearer on a page than hanging out there in the air." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Is that a chaplain I see over there? That’s really a fine thing when a man of God begins hanging around a place like this with a bunch of dirty drunks and gamblers.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The walls of the lobby were badly damaged, unsheathed layers of wire and wood and corrugated paper hanging out of gouges in the plaster. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

George's denim bag swung slowly in the air, hanging from one crooked finger. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I stared at Newcharlie for a moment, my question hanging in the air over his bed. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

They had more work to do, but he dawdled, hanging back in the shadows of a side alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Like there’s nothing the least bit odd about two random teenagers hanging out near the door of his clothing bank. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

It was at the end of a tunnel with a rope strung across it; a sign hanging from the rope said, “Caved In. No Entry.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The house was all shut up, curtains pulled tight, letters and papers hanging from the black metal mailbox. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Abbey had sunk her teeth into his left earlobe and was hanging on like a starved alligator. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A baby sleeps shaded inside his cradleboard, hanging from a tree. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When we got home, the mop was still hanging from the balcony. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big crooked sign hanging above the entrance read STELLA. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then there is the threat of the drug tests, hanging over me like a fast- approaching SAT. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hanging out the wash and tripped over the clothes basket. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Pong listened to the Violet lights hanging outside shops and homes, Ampai distracted the owners, chatting them up as she peeled her tangerines. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I remember that on that evening, the soup tasted better than ever... i watched other hangings. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The peeling paint hanging in long dry sleavings down the columns and from the buckled soffits. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I watched him lift his head and arch his back and stretch his arms so wide it seemed he was hanging on nothing but blue sky. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ratchett’s day clothing was hanging from the hooks on the wall. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lancelot’s room had one coffin-like, metal-bound chest Apart from that, and from the bed, there was nothing to be seen—except his huge sword which stood against the wall, its straps hanging about it. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right,” I say, biting on the dry skin hanging from my lip. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Anyway, whenever he sees me with my shirt hanging over my pants—this being a favored style of chunky people everywhere—he goes, “Bobby, you look like a shlub.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

That's not weird for stores in New York, but it just didn't seem like a good idea to have a cat hanging out in a yarn store. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Silver tongs and spoons hanging from the cart chime and clank, and the wheels clatter and wallow. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As I walk out, I notice a group of boys hanging around across the road. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The old metal gates hanging off the hinges were gone, and the headstones were barely visible through the thick tangles of weeds that had claimed the plot. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The author of the monograph, a native of Schenectady, New York, was said by some to have had the highest I.Q. of all the war criminals who were made to face a death by hanging. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was one sly bunch of fairies, hanging around for God knows how many millennia and still not one photo, not one frame of video. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I lie on the floor, washed by nothing and hanging on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Adah and I stood there with our traps hanging open. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After wiping my fingers on my jeans, I study one picture of her in a suede coat with fringe hanging from the sleeves and a long, fitted denim skirt. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There had been a good deal of talk about hanging. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the street again, and people looking upward with their mouths hanging open. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon, they were hanging out in our home all the time. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I nodded and waved to a woman hanging laundry, but like everyone else she just stared at me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Then she went softly out of doors, and plucking an orange from the low- hanging bough of a tree, threw it at Robert, who did not know she was awake and up. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

All for the fun of hanging out with Scott Spencer. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Saw Leda hanging on to her raggedy baby doll. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’d really like to help, so I made a list of names and addresses for you. Joey got me out of that bad crowd. Even washing urinals is better than hanging around with those people.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mags rips off a handful of hanging moss from a tree limb and gives it to me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It's not like the Pathfinder team is hanging around JPL just in case their long-dead probe is repaired by a wayward astronaut. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house no longer vacant, the front porch was now decorated with hanging baskets of little pink flowers and white wicker furniture. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

In pretend embarrassment, Mary scolded her husband for his boldness, “What will Miss Harris think of my hanging on to you so?” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dressed for batde in an armored shirt made from tree bark and twist ties, with his wooden cudgel and his reed pipes hanging from his belt. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was panting, his tongue hanging from his mouth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Stretched across the upper part of the doorway was a big spiderweb, and hanging from the top of the web, head down, was a large grey spider. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Its walls were of clean stone, but they were mostly covered with green hanging mats and yellow curtains. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The owl was hanging upside down from a rod of stainless steel. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused to take a drink, and as he turned his head I saw a golden set of pipes hanging from his ear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One rack with sixteen copper pots and pans hanging over a woodblock table. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was Uncle Neville hanging with Sierra’s mom and dad back in the eighties, all three of them looking wildly happy outside some nightclub that had long since burned down. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The tent city has already risen, to the delight of the crowd of townspeople hanging around watching. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Why are you hanging out in the bathroom with me?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She is hanging out with Buddy Gui, artist, all the time. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Keisha, Albert, and I are hanging out on the playground when Shay and a few of her clones come over. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

But when I asked them, “What do you want?” they stood, mute, their mouths hanging open, not knowing where to start. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liam was half hanging out of the window, half sitting on it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He quietly made a fire and heated the grasses and then placed them underneath each of our hanging feet. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

At some point my shoes light up and the hover feature activates, so that I’m hanging upside down in midair. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’ll judge that for myself,” she said, hanging her arm out the window and pointing as she talked. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They were getting good, too, until Major and Sonny and Hollis began hanging around the playground, making remarks and kicking balls out of their hands. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat on the outer wooden floors, each with one leg hanging over in identical fashion as they laughed together. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I hear Mrs. Malloy say, “Negroes might not be hanging from trees here, but there is still sorrow and injustice.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Will someone give my mom grief when they see her hanging out with a lady in a hijab? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Aru reached for the hilt of the sword hanging above her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But it’s an odd place for a tryst, a hanging tree, where a man was hung for murder. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Rocky was honing his knife; he tested the blade on a thread hanging from the sleeve of his jacket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not many others were hanging out on the blocks. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I squint into the distance at what appears to be a long something hanging from a branch of a tree up on one of the hills. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started hanging out even more with my VCR. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It has come to our attention ....” And what about that strange man hanging around his Chinese friends lately? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of times she noticed me hanging on the dock, and she waved, and I waved back, and it was this secret between us that thrilled me. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

People seem to be actors and the lines seem to be scripted and you just stand there with your mouth hanging open, wondering if you look as stupid as you feel? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Having a parent around when you’re hanging out with a new friend is totally awkward. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

All these wannabes killing themselves, running around hanging the lamest posters and FB-ing everybody with Like me requests, and Castro wins without even being on the ballot, as a write-in. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Still dazed, with her head ringing, she hauled herself up to find Pantalaimon desperately fighting the monkey still, with wolverine jaws fastened tight on a golden arm, changing no more but grimly hanging on. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And right away, I saw the shark, still hanging over the water, like a torture victim. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The only way to relieve themselves was by hanging over the side of the boat as ice seas surged up against them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“We were literally hanging out so we could talk about you!” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He saw a bulb hanging on a wire from the ceiling. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed his drakon meat into a hanging pot that seemed to be made from an old monster skull, then picked up a ladle and began to stir. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“There’s something like a heavy curtain hanging clear across it. He couldn’t see through that.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, upholding his big-brother responsibilities as “first taster,” he nibbled on one of the claws hanging out from between the bread. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Working at the drugstore. And I’m sort of hanging out with this guy,” he said. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I was spitting tacks, trying my hardest to concentrate but thinking, Doesn’t he see the Botticelli hanging on the wall behind me? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The only thing that bothered me was Nico, hanging out in the shadows at the edge of the pavilion. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In the entry there is nothing but a grainy photograph, just one, black-and-white, hanging like a holy thing. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their tongues were hanging out, swollen and bluish. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s something comforting about hanging around with Tess and this boy, as if the absence of Metias hasn’t entirely stripped me of everyone who cares about me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t leave my director hanging like that.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then I looked over at my bunk, and I saw my old shield hanging on the wall. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Three men climbed on top of the truck, hanging on to the cables that fastened the canvas roof to the metal sides. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She never needs to watch both of us anymore, but sometimes she comes down to watch Jazz if I'm hanging out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The basement has bumpy gray walls and a few lightbulbs hanging down from the ceiling on neon-yellow cords. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Kids were asking him about the bus-driving incident and the Halloween dance, and hanging on his every word. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Franco lands another hit hard against Asher’s chest, sending me careening wildly to one side, hanging on by only my arm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Chris closed the firebox doors, there was a bright glow around the edges and the light of a lantern hanging from the rafters. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Got her mouth hanging open like she done seen a miracle. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“No one knew him. He was one of those leeches, hanging around the school, cornering the teachers to do something about the integration laws. Well, she did something alright.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I expected to find Dr. Martin Luther King’s photograph hanging on the wall, but I was disappointed. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was pretty boring hanging around the tavern day after day, making fires and chopping wood and cleaning up and looking after the chickens and Old Pru and the pigs. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The colonel wore his khaki shirt collar wide open, exposing a shadow of tough black bristles of beard on his egg-white neck, and had a spongy hanging underlip. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Martin stretches his arms up against the frame of the doorway like he’s hanging from monkey bars, and the top of his uniform rides up even higher. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

As he straightened up, the Captain saw me hanging back and called to me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to get caught just hanging out in front of the building, staring through the door glass, so I pulled out my skateboard and knife pliers and pretended to tighten my wheel truck. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The startling thing about it was that the hangings made it square. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s probably just hanging out at one of the shopping malls, waiting for the thunder to stop. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, Kaede realized she was she was staring at Taisin, stripped to the waist, the medallion like a black eye hanging around her neck. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The skin from his wrist to his knuckles was dotted with age spots, and it was loose, like skin hanging from a chicken soup bone. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The parts were just hanging there, so Dave Jensen and I were ordered to shinny up and peel him off. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Three men hanging drywall stopped to holler at him, but the boy never broke stride. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he stormed away, leaving me standing in the hall with my mouth hanging open. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“So are we hanging out on prom night?” he asked while typing. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He holds up a sheer skirt with gold coins hanging off the waist, with even spaces between them. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The men in the pub are talking about the terrible state of the world and how in God’s name Hermann Goering escaped the hangman an hour before the hanging. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But the passing clouds had left a hint of rain hanging over the street, which made it look darker. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

But the whole time I was checking the yard, trying to see if Eddie was hanging by the weight bench or around the fence. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“The one . who stands in the lake with the fruit tree hanging over you, but you can’t eat or drink.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I look up, I see cured hams hanging from the ceiling and shelves and shelves of dry goods. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Would the teacher take note of my bulging eyes or comment on the thin strand of saliva hanging like fishing wire from the corner of my mouth? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry we ruined your daughter’s special day,” Juanita said, hanging her head and looking down at her hands. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Kino heard the creak of the rope when Juana took Coyotito out of his hanging box and cleaned him and hammocked him in her shawl in a loop that placed him close to her breast. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The platform was brilliantly lit again, like an operating table, but the stadium was almost empty, a few curious stragglers still hanging around. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had she been hanging on to her dream of being a writer, but only barely hanging on, and something made her let go? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The four of them are hanging out in the smoke of a late- aftemoon muck fire ignited by an early-afternoon lightning strike. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since we shared a common outdoor area with four families, someone was always hanging around. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I was the one who was annoyed with her for hanging up on me last night. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

There are other things, like kids’ magazines in the lobby, and pictures of kittens hanging from windowsills that let you know that kids will be in the area. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Tumbled shelves of rock often overhung the trail, fringed with hanging icicles that looked like long white teeth from a distance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That way, if I still didn’t like it, at least I’d be hanging with my girls. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But that night, after hanging up the phone, I wandered the streets some more. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Harry finished reading and looked up at Ron, whose mouth was hanging open. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

After I got home from hanging with Arthur last night, I resurrected the group chat. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Planets—Mars and Jupiter and Saturn—are magnified and exaggerated in color, hanging orb-like in the sky. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And I knew if I kept hanging with my non-Muslim friends, those vices would always be around to tempt me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Kem, the ghost footman, said it had been the butchering room before, and the channel was for blood and the big hooks on the ceiling were for hanging meat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“What’s that thing — hanging underneath?” said Ron, a slight quiver in his voice. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

"I'd like some information about —" "Get here as quickly as you can, we're leaving shortly," he said, giving me a Lenox Avenue address and hanging up before I could finish my request. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a simple snapshot of the pig hanging from the tree. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Now that we were hanging with Styx Malone, that look came around a lot more often. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Soon the steps came around the corner and into the narrow hall, and then Oscar stepped inside the closet and ran his hand over the hanging suits and dresses, then stopped cold. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Like he really likes hanging out with our family. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He’s hanging out after school in Docs classroom to avoid making the call a few days later when SJ busts through the door like she’s being chased by rabid dogs. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We expect him to eat the rats but he’ll leave them in the lane with their guts hanging out and run to my father for a piece of bread dipped in tea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I pointed to the leather hanging from the post. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

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

He picked up his little foam basketball and lobbed some hook shots into the net hanging from the back of his door. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

We have nothing but bread and tea and she doesn’t want the tormenting neighbors to see us with our tongues hanging out, suffering over the lovely smells floating up and down the lane. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

In that animation, hanging on the wall behind Anorak, you could see a large painting of a black dragon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

There was even an old wood and leather harness hanging on the wall of our own barn, though I had never seen it used. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Nuah is looking at me laughing, his head tilted in that odd way of his, the wooden prayer beads hanging around his neck askew. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She glanced up at the dried herbs hanging from the beams that supported the huts roof. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dill hated going back into his house after hanging out with Lydia. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He was a fine candidate for hanging because not only did he have no alibis, he could not remember what he had done at anytime in his life. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I raced past them, I saw the bear lunge up to stand on her hind feet like a man while she clawed at the body of the yeller dog hanging to her throat. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Micah is hanging on my words like a hungry man visualizing a banquet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And the rod with the plastic hangers, my dresses hanging on them, the red woollen cape for cold weather, the shawl. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then a long, woven tapestry would be seen hanging from the walls or a braided carpet would stretch beneath their feet. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A guy on a bike road through the flock of pigeons, causing them to flap and flitter around, pepperoni hanging from their beaks. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I gazed with wonder at thirty-foot-long icicles hanging from the cliffs like crystalline stalactites. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I was going to walk into Dylan’s apartment with Hogwarts banners hanging from the walls. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Sir Ector’s nose was blue, and had an icicle hanging from the end of it, while all except Mertyn had a ledge of snow upon their shoulders. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Get on. Your shirts are hanging in the kitchen.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But here were a few turbulent fellows hanging about an inn door, and in Milton itself they were signaled to stop by a group whose faces they never did see. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Tariq liked to think himself a wordsmith, so it all got worse after they started hanging around. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Horace thought of her now, gray and washed, the needles in her throat and the rubber formalin tubes hanging down from the ceiling. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a question hanging in the air, and they can both see it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He knew that soon Wat would be standing in the stocks near the fish market with his evil-smelling goods hanging from his neck. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

We might have watched her, hanging by a strap umpteen feet in the air, but, even worse, she had been forced to watch us. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

That morning I’d peeked in their bedroom closet—her clothes were still hanging there. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“My good friend Henry,” he said stridently, the strangeness of that notion hanging there for us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’d be hanging from a tree like a bunch of bananas. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Olive is wide-eyed, her mouth hanging open just like she’s always telling Ruby not to do. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

A naked electric lightbulb hanging from the ceiling came on, and Elinor, looking pleased with herself, took her finger off a dusty switch. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

In the summer, there were always divers hanging around half dressed by the side of the road. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Emo was laughing loudly, pointing at the body hanging stiffly, swaying a little in the gusts of wind, then pointing at Leroy kneeling on Pinkie’s throat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Brer and John Henry, Miss Sarah and Miss Rose—they were all staring in amazement, their jaws hanging open. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I focus on the girl onstage, small behind her guitar, which is hanging from her shoulders as she plugs it into a portable amp. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

There were other market-folk and visitors setting up their stalls all over the meadow, putting up tents and hanging draperies from trees. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was no corner liquor store with ratty guys hanging out in front of it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

From all the Shakespearean paraphernalia hanging on the walls, I’m guessing we’re in an English classroom. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Travers was now standing quite still with his mouth hanging wide open. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I imagine worse things, impossible things—her body hanging from a rope, somewhere deep in the forest where nobody goes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was pretending to sweep the children out, as Mother said, because they kept hanging around the house after they arrived. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the afternoon, we walk a fair way and end up at Marv’s place, where a lot of guys are hanging around out back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

While the adults were threatening to hang one of us, some of the Central High students appeased themselves by hanging an effigy on the front lawn. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He lights the rag hanging from the bottle’s mouth and with a not terribly good arm flings the Molotov cocktail through the front window of the Zebra Room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Let’s see what you have in your closet She opened the closet doors and started thumbing through the clothes f had hanging there, giving little motherly comments. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raced home and found my mother hanging clothes to dry on the wires strung between our house and our neighbors. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When I focus my eyes back on the earth, I see two men in black walking toward us with their rifles casually hanging on their backs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I wake up, I would only be able to text or call or FaceTime him and I’ll miss hanging out in real life. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Left him hanging there, all alone and dead and never to sing them to sleep again. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I glance down at the yellow headphones hanging around my neck. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He was still staring at the hippocampi with his mouth hanging open, Tyson! The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I wasn’t hanging out with my new online pseudo-girlfriend, I devoted the rest of my time to leveling up my avatar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The left front leg was hanging at a broken angle, and none of the white people at Prewitt wanted to bother with the bull because the meat would be tough. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no breeze, my white curtains are like gauze bandages, hanging limp, glimmering in the aura cast by the searchlight that illuminates this house at night, or is there a moon? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a high ceiling, with lights shaped like morning glories hanging down on chains, and a plain gold cross up at the front with a vase of white flowers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we moved in, she busied herself with getting settled, arranging the furniture, unpacking dishes, hanging pictures on the wall. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large lantern, covered above, was hanging from a bough and cast a pale circle of light below. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If she and my aunt were anything like most teenagers, they probably were more interested in hanging out with friends than changing diapers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: But we started really hanging out about three years ago. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was that time I got chased by a dog, hanging out at the basketball court hoping somebody would pick me to run. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A card hanging in the doorway announced that several languages were spoken in the shop. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everywhere they looked, piles of things teetered—books with leather and gold covers, gold and silver trays, bead necklaces hanging out of chipped teacups, old, creaking furniture of all kinds. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The lance corporal looks around the room—the coal stove, the hanging laundry, the undersize children—with equal measures of condescension and hostility. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Cauldrons — All Sizes—-Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver — Self-Stirring — Collapsible, said a sign hanging over them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Since going off to private school—and hanging around the Object—my tastes had been changing, becoming refined, I thought. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His shoulder knocks into a raven hanging in the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’d like something on the top shelf. Maybe right under the hologram statue of that guy hanging out with the Cat in the Hat.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

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 even with the new threat hanging over my head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Instead, she hit the soft folds of the BFG’s black cloak hanging against the wall. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the commuter brachys would stomp past, passengers cluttered on the saddles and hanging from straps along the side. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She looks over my shoulder, and I follow her line of vision to where her eyes are fixed on a portrait of her family, hanging next to the pantry door. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

All I can think about is how much I want to still be out on the streets hanging with Arthur. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She was staring straight ahead, quite as pale as he was, her long blonde hair hanging down her back, but beneath the table her slim fingers closed briefly on his wrist. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When school let out for the summer, I found myself hanging around more and more with Annie and less and less with Ty and Johnny. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Michalchuk looks to the huge pageant banner hanging above the auditorium doors and then to my mom,who offers a faint grin. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He galloped off fast to his cave with Sophie hanging on tight to the rim of the pocket. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them wore a bright-red stocking cap with a great ball of wool hanging down behind that bounced as he jumped, like a bright omen above his head. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She swept her eyes through all the stuff in the treehouse—the chair, the blankets, the lantern, the books—her mouth hanging wide open. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

One arm was hanging almost to the floor, and with the other arm, she was holding her baton close to her chest. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Heat surrounded us, hanging in the still air and coming up from the earth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The lantern hanging from the low-slung ceiling of our cabin swings wildly, casting wavering shadows that rise and flow just as uneasily as the waves. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Everyone was excited about the huge, dead shark hanging at the wharf, but all I wanted was a cool shower and something to drink. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It should have been crowded with playing children, chickens and pigs, but was quiet save for the noises made by a tired woman hanging out laundry. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were fixed on the floral wreath hanging over the cash register and her mouth tried to shape the words, “Maybe it’s a bad idea,” but nothing came out. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my,” she said, and reached for the tag hanging from the skirt’s waist. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came from hanging out with my dad after church on Sundays. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself to a crouched-over, standing position, moaning quietly, and shuffled in the water to the rear hatch, scootching around the mainsail which, hanging down, still filled the opening. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t move,” I said, hanging up, and who do you call when it’s after hours and Christmas on the horizon? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Lidia comes out of the bathroom with a toothbrush hanging from her mouth as she puts batteries into a plastic toy butterfly. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Actually, she seems to be hanging pretty tough about the Sammick situation. We just got the call. Emma died this morning.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Nettle had been hanging on to one rock this whole time. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But I'm thinking of those three kids hanging on to Cecelia when they took her away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They came out in the spring and stayed until October, hanging around, calling taunts to passersby occasionally but most of the time quiet, languid and peaceful. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dead rooster was hanging from one of his massive, gloved hands. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Flatnose knelt down, pushed the hanging edge of the sheet aside, and poked around under the bed with the barrel of his gun. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was tired of hanging around with the kids. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She said I must be hanging out with some hard-butt women. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

We followed the crowd into the school, hanging back so nobody would spot us. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t used to be smart aleck until you started hanging around with my son.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

His jacket was Armani, and he wore a white shirt that was open at the neck and hanging out over his dark trousers. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“This is exactly why I didn’t want you hanging out with those rapper guys,” he said, because he needed to close with something sufficiently parental for it to count as a proper talking-to. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He felt ridiculous, hanging there from the ceiling, his arms outstretched. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

His feet were on the desk, and he was tipped back in his chair with his big arms hanging down on either side of him. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I could see the toes of his shoes, flat and dark, hanging over the ledge, but I couldn’t see his face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He turned the knife so’s he was hanging on to the blade and said, “I’s terrible sorry ’bout this here dagger, sir, but...” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I leave the microwave door hanging open so the smell pollutes the kitchen. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

When it got really cold, the water froze anyway, and we’d wake up to find a big icicle hanging from the faucet. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the tube attached to his arm, and a different one wrapped around his ears with prongs stuck up his nose, and the hanging bag of clear liquid drip-drip-dripping beside his bed? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I wore my own headband across my forehead and tied over my hair at the back with the ends hanging down, like my purple Ninja Turtle namesake Donatello. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Now I had a chicken and a flour sack hanging under each arm, hidden beneath the coat. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In a country where the writing of political slogans on walls was considered a serious crime, talking about political matters was tantamount to treason, punishable by hanging, if you were black. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beginning that Saturday workers would begin hanging cars, thus placing upon the wheel its first serious stresses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

His tongue was hanging out and he was wagging his tail. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mo's pressed flowers were hanging on the wall. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Wait—what did that yeah mean? Is that a yes to hanging out with me?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We were three adolescents hanging out at a car wash without a car; any cop worth his doughnuts would figure we were up to no good. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Like the time I saw Lauren hanging out with some older kids at the mall. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He spent his days hanging around the Republican Party headquarters on Fifth Avenue. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Between the windows some ancient wooden santos, and a couple of newer ones that had been carved and painted by the expatriate Snuffy Ledoux, were hanging. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clutching a robe about her gaunt frame, her unknotted hair hanging long and limp, she tried to focus her dulled eyes on the shocked face of her visitor. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

After these dreams I do awake, and I know I’m really awake because there is the wreath, on the ceiling, and my curtains hanging like drowned white hair. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some nights he favored button-down shirts with clip-on ties, while other evenings I arrived to find him dressed in flared slacks and snug turtleneck sweaters, a swag of love beads hanging from, his neck. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Candles filled the wall sconces and the cups of the hanging chandelier. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her classroom has got about a hundred ribbons hanging from the ceiling. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Did she really just compare hanging out with me to hanging out with someone’s grandmother? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Miss Lulu stared at me with her mouth hanging open. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Black hair hanging like drapes on either side of my nose. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Ivy looked at the paintings of flowers and mountain scenes already hanging on the walls. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His underwear is hanging on a hook, so first he lumbers over to get it and then lumbers back, past my bed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

That night, after Papa had shut up the newsstand, Chester was hanging through the gilded bars of his cage. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seen him around, hanging out alone behind the school, scratching at the sidewalk with a rock, flicking pebbles at the tires of the buses as they lined up to take everyone home. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She had left the blue dress hanging in the closet. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Another gave me a blue-and-white-beaded wall hanging with a big Arabic “Allah” carved out of wood dangling from it. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The rain had stopped and now the sour smell that rises from wet mango leaves was hanging low over the alley. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

One time when Genie and Ernie were hanging out with Dad, they popped into a restaurant for a quick bite. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Michael was ordered to take down his trousers and kneel on the Headmaster’s sofa with the top half of his body hanging over one end of the sofa. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swear, that garage looked like it was going to fall right over, tilting sideways with the door hanging off one hinge. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

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

Along the first row they’re groping at the runners and practically hanging from the rail by their feet. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He saw maids hanging out wash, and someone seemed to be repairing a roof. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push my hanging clothes to one comer and lay the comforter from my bed on the floor. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One night, Dante and I were hanging out in his room. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Cal’s running around dealing with the tech people, and it’s kind of a relief to just be hanging out with a bunch of random senior girls at the moment. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And one of the streaks fell on the hanging box where Coyotito lay, and on the ropes that held it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had seen a black towel hanging out of a window of La Victoria! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least a new lightbulb was hanging from the ceiling, so they didn't have to sit in the dark the whole time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Now nothing was left hanging to the pole but the frazzled ends of the snapped blades. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were giant crystal bookcases along one wall, and like a scene out of one of Seven’s dreams, black planters with every kind of plant and flower you could think of hanging from the ceilings. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

There were plenty of leather reins in the room, hanging orderly among the saddles and the bright bits. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put Coyotito back in his hanging box and then she combed her black hair and braided it in two braids and tied the ends with thin green ribbon. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was waving his arms, and he had the strangest thing she ever saw over his shoulders—a kind of yoke, with a bucket hanging on each end. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody finally acknowledges the cloud hanging over the kitchen, which for some reason is like acknowledging me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The coach windows were open and the passengers surprisingly were hanging out; they were all men, I could discern, all young, all alike. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How’s it hanging?” he asks, which is what he always says. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Dad also scavenged a couple of tables and chairs, and he built some makeshift closets—which were actually kind of nifty—by hanging lengths of pipe from the ceiling with wires. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I hate school, it’s just that when it comes down to it, I learn more just hanging out at home anyway. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take the stairs,” I say, as if there’s some other option to get outside, like a rope hanging from the hallway window or one of those aircraft emergency slides. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, as deep into the swamp as they dared to go, under the shade of a huge mimosa tree with branches that were covered with hanging moss, they stopped. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cloud of sorrow hanging over the Protectorate like a fog. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

One had a fifth leg hanging uselessly from its hip, and another had no ears, just a pair of holes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There was a back eddy from where the water came around the big tree roots and such hanging down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Underfoot the healthy green turf was brushed with dew, and ahead of us we could see a faint green haze hanging above the grass, shot through with the twilight sun. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several pairs of argyle socks were draped over one of the exposed pipes hanging from the ceiling. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The toddler goes backward, hanging on the handrail and cautiously moving his squat legs down plank by plank. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early days, I had worried that someone else would take our lobsters, but Osh said that the Elizabeths were like the Wild West, where stealing a horse meant hanging. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Only a few lamps were on in the streets, hanging from masonry arches above the alleyways. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She sensed her children’s faces hanging over her dream, like two dark, worried moons, waiting to be let in. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chairs were broken on the floor, and old, dusty spiderwebs draped the walls and hung from the rotten wood and the decomposing velvet hangings. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He indicated a purple cord hanging against the wall near one of the beds. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The aloe branch and loaf of bread that had been hanging over the door since the days of the founding were replaced by a niche with the Sacred Heart of Jesus. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ron was sitting up in bed, the hangings torn from one side, a look of utmost terror on his face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She had been waiting for the support check—her jacket was hanging by the front door, downstairs, past the open living- room door. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

And that awful night he talked about the boy hanging, saying, “His whole body shook like he was trying to get free. They said he was too small to break his own neck.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

Thrown off-balance, Booth got tangled in the framed portrait of George Washington hanging on the front of the box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just to be evil, I rubbed it in with an insult “I don’t know why your lip is hanging,” I said. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tables and chairs had all been cleared out, and the crowd was throbbing against the coral reefs, hanging from the mounted captain’s wheel, dancing along the hallway to the restrooms. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

"They lead such a quiet life. They never say anything and they're always hanging about so." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“You end up hanging out with loads of different people.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Smoke kept pouring out of the clay-daubed chimney, hanging heavy in the air. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d looked delicious hanging from the tree’s branches, but cut up into pieces, they emitted an aroma unlike anything he’d ever smelled before—the scent was intensely sweet, almost sugaring the very air around it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The other guests in the inn were at the doors or hanging out of the windows. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was glad that Thomas sounded happy, but it really hurt to know he was so happy hanging out with someone other than me. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

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

In a moment I was hanging upside down, staring at his knees. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It's not that I think he deserved to get shot or anything; I'm just not really surprised it went down like that, the way he was always hanging with Brick and the Kings. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

David and Shay were hanging on to every word. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Macy and I mostly goofed off, but it was fun hanging out in the kitchen with Mom and Dad, even when they got silly and danced around to the music. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

Henry, generally, was clean as a cat, and I’d never even seen him take off his coat without hanging it up immediately. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sammy was inside washing his hands and face, giggling, but Dicey didn’t want to risk hanging around any longer than she had to. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had got my parents doing things like taking bus trips to factory outlets and playing a dice game called “bunko” and hanging around the piano bar at the Ramada Inn. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

And there, beneath it all, hanging by a silver strand of childlike anticipation, I saw it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He was especially fond of hanging from the ceiling. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kitchen was larger than the Locktons’, with a tiled hearth and copper pots hanging on the wall. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey: I was thinking of hanging my painting of the dining room in here. In the dining room.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She went on to regale them with stories about circus life—hanging from trapezes, leaping through flaming hoops, getting shot from cannons—until gradually Sticky cheered up, and the matter of parents was dropped. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I edged up to the jar and tried to read the small paper tag hanging from a string around the neck of the bottle. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

That night and many nights afterward for a long time, I could see Mr. Harvey’s feet hanging down and the rope stretched over the rafter, and I imagined his face in my mind. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The light flickered back on and the smoke cleared and I could see that hanging on to the other end of the shoe was a giant gray hand with cold, hard square fingers. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I read one of the posters hanging on the wall. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dancers spin onstage, kids wander in and out, and parents stand on tall ladders, hanging a huge Bayanihan banner from the rafters. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I’m hanging a poster outside the metal-shop room when IT creeps up. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

It had a little bag closed with a red drawstring hanging from it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He is of middle age, cloaked in excremental mud, crabbing slowly along the knife tip of a cliff, his thin hair uncombed and hanging wet across his face. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Freshly caught fish hanging from a spit over it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes folk get hurt from other people’s men hanging around.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He knew that if he went in they would ask one another: Who’re them white folks Biker’s hanging around with? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were watching poker on a huge, flat-screen TV hanging on the wall. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Which meant the original was likely hanging in a museum someplace. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The skull was the size of a house, with its jaw hanging loosely open, easily wide enough to swim inside—not that I wanted to. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She arrived to find the doors broken and hanging off their hinges. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

‘You go home, Sucker Wells. You quit hanging around where you’re not invited.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This meant putting up hooks for hanging the meat in the barn. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cade tried to talk me into hanging out at Flat Face Pizza and waiting for him while he worked. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was sure they'd love to find two kids hanging out in the park at one in the morning. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t want me hanging out in the garage with him because it annoyed Mom. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was bathing in it, wallowing in it, positively luxuriating in it, his flickering tail hanging over the side of the bowl, flinging sugar across the table. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Images flash through my mind: the spear piercing Rue’s body in the arena, Gale hanging senseless from the whipping post, the corpse-littered wasteland of my home. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m not into drugs. I don’t like hanging out with other criminals,” he told me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rufus, when he saw the huge animal he had aroused, instead of running for his life simply stood motionless and stared with his mouth hanging open. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He changed buses, continually hanging on the back, until he reached Jerusalem. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

We find Coach hanging out with the other Bellmont faculty members in the parking lot drinking beer from paper cups and pretending that we students don’t know what’s in the cups. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next room was a large gallery with paintings hanging floor to ceiling. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But I stopped, waited, and was surprised to see her slam to a bottom-dragging stop three feet in front of me, eyes bright on my eyes, tongue hanging to the side in a happy smile. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Before proceeding, she turns back to the bicycle and bends over a small basket hanging from the handlebars. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

These bodies hanging on the Wall are time travelers, anachronisms. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I looked into this woman's face, her fuzzy jowls hanging like saddlebags, and I pictured her reclining nude in a shallow pool of peanut oil. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She looked at her friends’ faces, all wide eyes and mouths hanging open. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“For years, I felt terrible. I’d look at that outfit hanging on the wall of my Montana cabin.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He leans his head back again and watches the mini basketballs hanging from the chains of his ceiling fan. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A huge black rat squealed and leaped at Bigger’s trouser-leg and snagged it in his teeth, hanging on. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And that’s when I saw it, the tear hanging off her chin. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

We had a lot of rain that week, and I remember the clouds were still hanging low and thick. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The boar shouldered aside the low hanging boughs of the nearby pine, snuffling and huffing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His favorite pastime was walking back and forth across a thin, long wire that my mother sometimes used for hanging our clothes to dry. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

One second, there was nothing, and the next, a huge mouth opened before us, revealing the skeletal remains of whales and sea creatures even larger hanging within its mast-long teeth. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

At Guardian Angels we’d started hanging out, talking about space and astronomy. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg watched sunlight shimmer on the quivering surface of a hanging mirror. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The main part of the museum was one huge room with rockets and airplanes hanging from the ceiling. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Teddy and I got along like a house on fire, one of those friends where you start hanging out and from that day forward you’re never apart. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She was watching him intently, hanging on his words. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Their bestial faces looked weirdly hungry with their long tongues hanging out of their sharp-toothed mouths. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Runt bounded off and came back a few minutes later with a worm hanging from his jaw. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“How does he feel about you hanging around with Goddard?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

James leaned forward and read out loud: “‘For the most wild yet most homely narrative—He looked at Emily, his mouth hanging open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Lying in a bed, arms hanging over the side, is the tinkerer I met on the first day, Mr. Gideon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Her dad's arm was hanging over the door, holding a cigarette. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

All at once I began to smash things—benches, tables, hanging beds—a rage as meaningless and terrible as everything else. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The memory is mostly shadows now—my father’s pale hands hanging from silver handcuffs. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The rest of the week trots by—a collection of card games, work, and hanging around with the Doorman. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It had been hanging there on the wall when they moved in, and, although Coraline’s mother had spoken occasionally of replacing it with something newer, she never had. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

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

Come Sunday morning, they are tied to the braids hanging down past our ears. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The quick darkness in the carriage cars when they shot through a tunnel made them wonder if maybe there was a wall ahead to crash into or a cliff hanging over nothing. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded at the single Violet orb hanging from the ceiling. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She looked like she was ready to catch a movie, have a cool afternoon hanging out together. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Most jockeys would have thought me nuts,” he told Alexander after hanging up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That I was hanging out with Needles and Noodles." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Grandma stopped and picked up a copper triangle, attaching it to a hook hanging from a nail. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Inside the barn three bodies hanging from the rafters, dried and dusty among the wan slats of light. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Naomi turned to him and said in a hoarse whisper, “I don’t want you hanging around with them anymore. I can’t risk them being out and about with a—with a liar!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing on it today, they don’t leave the bodies hanging as long in summer as they do in winter, because of the flies and the smell. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doors to the fortress were made of some kind of white stone, and in the center of each was a round silver ring hanging from a gleaming hinge. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My dad scoured the newspaper every day, searching the classifieds, calling any that sounded promising, and hanging up either in fury or in disappointment. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Just hanging around, waiting for something to happen. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jones shook his head and glanced up, as if he expected to see Mr. Beiderman hanging out his third-floor window at that exact moment. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I feel their questions hanging in the air like heavy steam. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“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’s one of the ways you know there might be a hollow hanging about,” said Emma. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I want to scream when I see the witch’s costume hanging on a hook in the corner like somebody’s in it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then they both marched back to their father, who was standing where they had left him, head bowed, hands hanging limply. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then, ten minutes later, it’s like it never happened—everyone’s back to hanging out, back to the hustle, coming and going, running around. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He had blond hair, so pale it was almost white, hanging fine and straight down to his ears. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How are you? Head still hanging in there?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I swallow the tire iron that’s rising up in my throat at the thought of Miss Hilly hanging around this house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And, at the far end of the shed, Billy saw pink arches with azure draperies hanging between them, and an enormous clock, and two golden thrones, and a bucket and a mop. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beside her, Ess listened, mouth hanging slightly open, to the tale of a tree that gave everything it had to a boy—its apples and its branches, until the tree was nothing but a stump. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

If you keep hanging here, you’ll fall and break your neck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I got my own a few weeks ago. There are perks to hanging out with an older woman.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were still hanging out of the window. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our downstairs neighbor comes out, her two kids hanging tight to her. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I knew that was crazy, but by the way my mother stared at me with her mouth hanging open, I could tell whatever this news was, it was gonna be hostile. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

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

We seemed to be just hanging there, as we went about our chores. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was always being swatted away by his girlfriends, who didn’t like having a reminder of his first marriage hanging around, but that only made her want to be with him all the more. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

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

A tractor came across the meadow in my direction, and in addition to the man at the wheel there were two others hanging on the rear. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They pushed out through the back door, the boy hanging on to him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I—I was only thinking of those wicked ones we saw hanging there that day. Ancient, how was their crime found out?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

There’s a big black curtain hanging across the back of the stage. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“Wow!” he says, glancing around at Chucha’s purple towel hanging from a peg, her purple mosquito net strung between two nails, her purple dresses draped over a chair. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

But I’ve got to earn money now more than ever, so each day, when Shiloh takes his long nap, I set out with my plastic garbage bag hanging out one jeans’ pocket. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thumped around in the entryway, hanging his coat. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I stop, hanging on to a fern to keep my balance against the steepness of the hill. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They had already started gathering, and half a grain sack of mistletoe was still hanging against the side of the cabin. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The icicles hanging off the neighbor’s roof have gotten even bigger in the last few days. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It is a rat. I told you that it was a rat. He was hanging from the chandelier, and now he is in Mama’s soup!” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

There were no ropes around her waist and nobody with square toes was hanging around. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why is it so hard for people to understand that I’m not doing anything wrong by hanging out with my best friends? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

At the sidewalk cafés, European teenagers were hanging out, speaking a dozen different languages and enjoying the sunny afternoon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There are two more men hanging on it, killed for leaving the ghetto to buy from the outside. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Nights watching TV together, gasping when MacGyver was hanging on the edge of a cliff and sighing with relief when he rescued himself. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she drove off in her Bel Aire convertible with her skirt hanging out the door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her green dress hanging in the closet and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I looked at the chalkboard menu hanging behind him. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

And he was smoking, another new habit, which he’d picked up from the guys Laila spotted him hanging around with these days. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Into the kettle it went, with a piece of the pork which was hanging from one of the beams. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed it until it clicked down, and a naked bulb hanging from a wire from the low ceiling came on. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I wished that I could see the backyards so I could occupy myself with imagining the lives behind the hanging clothes and fruit trees and swings. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The cluster of bells thong-tied to the upper hinges of the entrance door jingled and a short, thin woman with a cigarette hanging straight downward from her mouth walked in. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was more frightening was the unknown: the occasional corpse hanging on the gate without an explanation, the swift kick by the blokova for no reason. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk-trotted back to my own street, where, hiding behind Mrs. Steck’s sheets hanging on her clothesline next door, I made sure Zed was nowhere in sight. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he came back inside, Lily was hanging up the phone. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Because when I look up, there are only two people staring at Abby and me with their mouths hanging open. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Curious what she was attached to, I peeked over the roof to see Fiona, rope in hand, hanging out a window and waving up at me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I watched Mrs. Malvolio last night. Her mouth was hanging open the whole time you fielded all those questions. Can I be honest with you, Jake?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The Hand's private audience chamber was not so large as the kinjg's, nor a patch on the vastness of the throne room, but Tyrion liked its Myrish rugs, wall hangings, and sense of intimacy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was acting like everything was normal, like this was a regular Sunday with us hanging out together on the porch, playing go fish or spit. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

His sword was still in his hand, and on his left arm, hanging by its thong, was Faramir’s staff. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I keep my head high, as though it’s hanging from a golden string. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, they were kind of hanging out around a fire.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson slumped back in his chair, his long arms hanging limp at his sides. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

The neighbors kept sweeping their doorways, hanging their laundry, and preparing dinner. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Because if the wings were at the same height, he’d look like he was hanging stuffed in a museum somewhere.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"And keep me informed day by day/' he said, before hanging up. " Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She took a mug off the rack hanging by the fridge. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She writes, “I have found the paintings”—clearly she didn’t have them hanging up—and they are now even dearer to me.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A van lurched by, with schoolchildren in uniform hanging out the windows. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But it’s the heavy gold ring hanging loosely on his middle finger that draws my eye. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

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

The story was not half bad: Once upon a time a sultan was killing all the girls in his kingdom, decapitating them, running swords through them, hanging them. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She looks pretty in a long T-shirt and sandals, her hair hanging over her shoulder in a single braid. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chronicler’s hopes rose at the sight of a small cook fire with a pot hanging over it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He walked down the line to point at one of the hanging spheres. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had never had an audience before and he felt the courtroom hanging on his words, believing him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The locker doors hanging open into the room and all the brasswork a dull green. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The chatter, the bustle, the noise died suddenly as the people in front spotted the hanging cat. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

This last instrument was a common sight in Tudor barber-surgeons’ shops, hanging on the wall for customers or resident entertainers to while away the time. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

A boy near me with his mouth hanging open closed one eye, then the other, back and forth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wandered into the kitchen to find Elle at the table with a group of seniors hanging on every word she said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He was an enormously powerful man, with a neck as big as Johnny’s waist and huge hands hanging down to his knees. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We wait, hanging around as close as the three guards will let us. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hanging clothes surrounded me like loving aunts and uncles telling old family stories. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing another fancy shirt, red with long white fringe hanging from the shoulders. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a long coil of heavy black cable hanging from a hook on the wall. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

While it was annoying to have to go hungry in one’s own home, there was always sorrow aplenty throughout the Protectorate, hanging over the town like a cloud. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Not hanging around Harlem seems like a good idea. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was barely hanging on as it was. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I left Joe by the hanging trees and hurried over to Mom. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Just the thought of hanging out with his boys and imagining the smell of barbecued hot dogs made Wes happy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The look on her face said: I’m imagining I see my brother hanging from the roof. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People are down there hanging out all the time, smoking drugs, fooling around, whatever else. They sleep in their cars.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He kicked and pulled and pushed, taking the shortest way straight back to shore, hanging to rest many times, then surging again and again. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Course, it wasn’t only crops they got. I left my good jacket hanging on the fence post. Danged if those hoppers didn’t munch their way through that, too.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

That’s where she was swinging, just lightly, like a pendulum; the way you could swing as a child, hanging by your hands from a tree branch. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

We passed Rosie’s house and at the clothes line right at the edge of the cliff there was a young girl hanging out brightly colored garments. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, remembering all the times I woke to find Newcharlie sitting on the edge of his bed, with his hands hanging down between his knees, just staring out the window. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, he’s over that now and just spends his time hanging out with me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Their beds are unmade, underclothes on the floor, clean stockings left draped and hanging to dry from the electrical wires dangling through the window. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He went through my dresses hanging from the pipe in the bedroom and picked out one with blue flowers that buttoned up the front. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The picture hanging in the hall was the same that they had hanging in their hallway at home. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

‘Now, you saucebox, you hold that tongue of yours. You’re not to go hanging ’round Cilia—giving her presents—and dear knows how you got the money. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky is dark and gloomy, with gray clouds hanging low. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

James arrives with two buckets of water hanging from either end of a yoke balanced across his shoulders. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I knew when you started selling them weenies you was gonna be hanging around with people like this.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

You think I would have because I’ve seen many people dying in hospital beds, eyes rolled up to the ceiling, mouths hanging open. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I averaged the links that were hanging and used that to help me come up with twenty-six. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

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

So, though there was still some store of weapons in the Shire, these were used mostly as trophies, hanging above hearths or on walls, or gathered into the museum at Michel Delving. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Pictures flashed on a TV hanging in the corner, but the sound was off. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And at Maryvale, the kids were mixed up and hanging out together. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Uncle Grady blinked at the hanging kitten and seemed to rally. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had no idea where they’d come from, all these people hanging upside down. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

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

Sunny asked, his noodle-y body bent over, hanging limp, his fingertips pressing the track. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh...him, the one you were...you were hanging out with in the back.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

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

He opens the padlocks, leaves them hanging on the doors, and jumps down to the gravel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She’s standing in the yard in a cornflower blue dress hanging laundry on the line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He did not care that I wore clothes I made for myself in home economics class, cotton print shirtwaists with crooked zippers and skirts hanging below my knees, outfits only the Pentecostal girls wore. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I wake before dawn, scraps of nightmare stay with me: my face carved and branded; my brother hanging from the gallows, fair hair fluttering in the wind. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The proprietor had just lighted a hanging oil lamp which gave off an unclean but friendly smell. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I could hear an accusation hanging between her lips, and it made me angry. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The front door was hanging limply from one hinge again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up, and there were strings connecting a lot of the windows with clothes hanging on them. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

We pushed through the doors of the community center and found ourselves in the multipurpose room, where only a few kids were hanging out. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

We bought fresh new cloth diapers because my mother liked to see diapers hanging on the fine outside. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

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

The crewmen were all over the bridge, hanging work platforms and blasting rust. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

There were spiders hanging in webs among the logs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She eyed me while hanging up her coat. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

There was driftwood everywhere, not to mention dead and dry wood all over the hill and dead-dry branches hanging from every tree. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has been hanging on to the hope of him for so long that she doesn’t realize there isn’t anything left to hope for. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Osh went straight to his easel, where he’d been working on a painting of Mouse curled up in a lightship basket, her tail hanging over the rim. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The chair came apart in his hands, the screws which had previously connected its several sections ripping out and hanging loose. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z