A common accident was “clipping heels,” in which trailing horses tripped over leading horses’ hind hooves, usually sending the trailing horse and rider into a somersault. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The click of her high heels reminded Gerald of that day long ago, and he suddenly felt a little dizzy. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victarion was displeased to hear that it had taken two of his own ships to bring the fishermen to heel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That is how people frequently lose their lives in a riot: somebody steps on your heel, then walks right up till you’re flat and they’re standing on you. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I press the heel of my hands to my eyes, pushing the tears out of them so they don’t fall on my cheeks where everyone can see them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I fell onto my stomach and was beginning to rise when I heard a yelp from behind me, a grunt, the scuffle of boot heels on the floorboards. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A man dark and large stalked near and he had a shotgun over his arm and a pointer walked shyly and delicately at his heel. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My right leg lifts onto the ball of my foot, and my heel taps uncontrollably. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She felt like kicking up her heels in celebration. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her heels clicked on the wooden hall floor, out the door, and down the steps. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Thighs together, heels tucked underneath me, pressing up against my body. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Celia was wearing six inch heels, she managed to fold herself down and put her face in the hollow of Dimple's neck. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help wishing to see Mary in a swimsuit and heels—before her pregnancy, of course. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is almost my height in her peau de sole heels. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and covered his eyes with the heels of his hands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Monique, overdressed as usual, wore a shiny gold top with tight black stretch pants and black heels. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon twisted like an eel and slammed a heel down across the instep of the boy holding him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Belle whinnied in surprise, then took off with the touch of my heels—she felt left out of the fray and wanted to catch up. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos had left the hall, taken his lance, and gone with two quick hounds at heel into the town, Athena’s grace in his long stride making the people gaze as he came near. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, I was playing soccer when I attempted to steal the ball and felt a searing pain in my heel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell because I was wearing high heels and my mom was moving too fast. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The Sleeper is right on our heels,” said Boo somberly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad tried to get a special boot made that would fit my foot—a high heel for a two-year-old boy—but that didn’t work either. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

There was a long wait, and the waiter had asked for a name: “Kennedy,” Bun said briskly, rocking back on his heels, and the next instant half the staff was scrambling to clear a table. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I bruised the tendon of my heel, wrenching it like a fool when my foot was caught between two boulders, and limped out the afternoon. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Severed hands clutched bloody cups, wooden spoons, roast fowl, heels of bread. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Two bear cubs burst from the bush and rushed pell-mell, tumbling head over heels straight for her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

His sneakers lit up each time his heels hit the floor. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He was on his heels, tipping backward, about to fall. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I sink to my knees beside her, while she leans back on her heels in surprise. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I landed on my heels, and the pain was unbearable. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

A guard bear pulled back a massive bolt, and the sergeant suddenly swung his paw at Lyra, knocking her head over heels through the doorway. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Bring him down the hill to the house, feed him the heels off a loaf of new bread, all the leftover sausage from breakfast, and a bowl of milk. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted desperately to tell somebody about the pain in my heels, but what could I say so soon after lying about the first incident? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She teeters a bit as she walks, but it’s not clear if it’s from alcohol or the high heels. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When we return I slip on a pair of heels and cook dinner, even though I’m still full from Mrs. Mendez’s empanadas. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He had heard that sound before...the click of a high heel shoe on a wooden step...going away...fading into the distance. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the high heels alone are so uncomfortable I can only imagine how painful the rest of the act would be. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She has both hands on the knob and all her weight rocked back on her heels, trying to get the door open. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Wyman was looking down at Rhaegar as if he were a roach in need of a hard heel... yet then, abruptly, he gave a ponderous nod that set his chins to wobbling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The surgery went well, and when it was over, the doctor was explaining to me how to care for my heel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like most mules, Jumper was mighty fussy about anything touching his heels. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore giant heels that made her tower over Dimple, but without them, Rishi guessed they’d be about the same height. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When I hear them talk like this, I close my eyes and picture Kristina in a blue chiffon dress that poufs out right below her knees, pearls and satin heels. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I drag the heel of my hand over my cheeks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then Emma pushed past me, sat down on her butt, and kicked the wall with both heels. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

For most of the morning it had followed him, scampering at his heels, but eventually its short legs had tired, and Matty had carried it the rest of the way. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

His confession runs out in choppy breaths, on the heels of mine, like they are linked. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

From the hall come the clicking boot heels of the bunk master. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Back when she was alive and him lusting in his heart after another woman, it’s a wonder God hadn’t strung Grandpa up by his heels and split him down the middle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I have my new moccasins, and I walk carefully, heel to toe, the way he has shown me, trying to be as silent as he is. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mom unlocked the lobby door, which is iron and glass and must weigh three hundred pounds, and she pushed hard to swing it open, her heels slipping on the tile floor. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The heel of my shoe catches in a tiny crack in the stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The house creaked and heeled as wind gusted. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And next thing I know, Mrs. Walton’s heels are click-clacking their way over to the grand piano below the stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Lady followed at her heels as she ran from the inn's common room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She traps the soccer ball with her heel. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my forehead with the heel of my hand. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

More high heels and sarcastic comments, I think. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Parisian walks in the same direction as the German soldiers, placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We're all right on Coach Harper's heels when she hurtles into the locker room. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He bonked the heel of his palm against his forehead. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He made a third grab: caught the heel: held on like grim death, shouting to Polly “Go!” then—Oh, thank goodness. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

And if its members considered a plan too radical—that is, if it threatened their interests—they would dig in their heels and work quietly against it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Oksi sat back on her heels and screamed without letup while he changed into the new suit he had made from the hide of a road-killed deer. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Polished from her metallic gold wig to her patent leather high heels, gripping a clipboard. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She hit the side of her head a few times with the heel of her hand to un-addle her brains. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Matt, gnawing his bread, wandered off with Branch at his heels. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"From head to heels, every part of you is lovely. Yet just now the part that interests me most is your tongue." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I rest back on my heels, looking up into the sun. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I went head over heels down the bank in the dark and fetched up against an elder bush—and there I lay.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turns on his heel and walks out of the room. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stunk at Greek names, but even I knew the greatest warrior of all time, who had died from a wounded heel. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She sat back on her heels and swore. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was already wearing Band- Aids on my heels from the heel-walkers the day before, and I was sore up and down the backs of my legs from being kicked. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kicked off her heels and ran toward the promise of the open doorway. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She wore a red-and-white-checkered skirt that stopped above her knees, slip-on shoes with a square wooden heel, and a close-fitting blouse styled like a man’s undershirt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The burp-squeaks in his shoes seemed to change pitch depending on how hard he landed on his heels. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes, four oversize fetterlings were writhing beneath both of her heels, like roaches being smooshed on a kitchen floor. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” I said, “you just looked pretty,” and I might have said something else had Charles—dripping wet—not burst through the kitchen door, Francis hard at his heels. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In these long summer days, his uncle Finn, Junior Haskell, and Joplin, Missouri, all seemed like a faint memory that was no longer nipping at his heels. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

John Tookey had to be rescued by his mates from stabbing female heels. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I banged up my left foot. The heel. And my tailbone’s had a bad day, too.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hunched over his burden, he sank down on his heels so that he was just her height. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She had eaten nothing, she was thirsty, and her heel was throbbing and had glued itself to the back of her shoe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Luna pressed the heels of her hands to her brow, trying to keep her head from spinning. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Her face was distorted as she stamped her high heels and screamed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And bouncing on her flat heels, full of coffee and nerve and code, was Eva Seiler, Berlin’s interpretive liaison with London, soon to insinuate herself into the German-speaking underworld of Ormaie. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He laughed, silently, rocking on his heels, his gappy teeth bared. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I grind the heels of my hands into my eyes like I can push my tears back into my skull. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

So ran that craft and showed her heels to the swell, her bow wave riding after, and her wake on the purple night-sea foaming. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit back on my heels, trying to think. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mark followed on his heels, trying hard not to look at the trail of blood. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I whistled for her to heel as three white vans pulled up to the curb. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I pound at the bracket with the heel of my hand, throwing the full force of my weight behind it, but my hand slips and slices into the sharp edge. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Some of the sailors were shouting at them and slamming their heels against the deck, demanding another tilt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His weak spot—his Achilles heel—had saved us all. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Even the air seemed lush and thick here, like velvet, swallowing up the click-click of ladies’ heels and the chatter of men in suits, so that they passed as silently as gliding ships. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Doon sat back on his heels and gazed up at the ceiling, as if the answer might be there. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is drizzling down the heels of my shoes and is getting clammy. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She tells you to go away, And you do, walking up The street with Your half-bitten horn of plenty, A dog at your heels. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to her sat a very small woman with very high heels. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Armistead squatted, perched on the ground sitting on his heels, resting the glass on his thigh. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed with the Apollo campers at my heels. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It looked as if someone had literally used a blade to cut the flesh under my feet from the heel to the toes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They pawed at Maxim, their long, silken ears strained back with affection, their noses questing his hands, and then they left him and came to me, sniffing at my heels, rather uncertain, rather suspicious. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She could have only four or five inches of freeboard left on the sides and, at the least heeling, her deck would go under from the weight of the water inside the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I can hardly breathe as it is, I run faster, and I’m on Christina’s heels. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She was clad all in black, from head to heel, and wore no gold nor gems, but she was highborn, that was plain to see. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It came only when her chin rested on the heel of her hand or when Jonas mentioned Papa in our evening prayers. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

We told her we didn’t have a thing to give her back, but she just waved up at us with the heels of both her hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do some shallow breathing, because I don’t want his heel to puncture any of my internal organs. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He then told us to carry on and spun on his heel and was gone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbles forward on his heels, barely able to walk. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Quick heels coming down the stairs, and his mother, large, soft, and gentle-looking, quivered at the entrance. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking one pair of heels out, putting another pair of heels in. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He crawled, reaching out to the pointed heel of one sitting lady, and mimed the word Help. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He looked at me now and clapped me lightly on the shoulder and rocked back on his heels, nodding at me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan locked his knees and raised his heels off the ground. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit ran up on the heels of a group of horses and was forced to check sharply, then ran hopelessly wide again on the final turn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moving fast, like the sun is chasing my heels, I'm running down this long faint shadow of me that stretches out ahead, you can't ever catch up with it. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

He raises one short arm and the boys turn on their heels, raise their rifles above their heads, and run faster in place, their knees flashing in the moonlight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The shuffle of heeled feet and the hum of tiny cries drift through the house. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Mama talks a mile minute without even giving Mrs. Darcy a chance to say a word before she strolls into the living room with her heels click-clacking on the hardwood floors. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Said the Yankees would hang you by your heels and split you down the middle like a dang pig. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When that boy bent over, coughing, Jule turned and hit the first one in the face with the heel of her hand. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A single vertical mark represented a unit, while a heel bone represented 10, a swirly snare stood for 100, and so on. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He was running as only a pig can run, but the dogs were close on his heels. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The tattooed girl is wearing six-inch heels and a tight red dress that flares out from the waist. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I dug the heels of my hands hard into my eyes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The second bell rings, and I’m about to go inside without her when I see her sprinting down the hallway toward me with Tim at her heels. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Everyone else is having a fine time in their heels. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I could see them turning the corner close on her heels, moving fast toward us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walks back across the room, knife in one hand, a glass of brandy in the other, and turns swiftly on his heel, letting the knife fly once more, aiming for that horrible word. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She mopped up the last bit of her casserole with a heel of dry bread. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I studied them closely until they left the train, their shoulders rocking, their heavy heel plates clicking remote, cryptic messages in the brief silence of the train's stop. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed she had barely closed her eyes when she felt Poppy’s hard little heels banging against her shins. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He gripped handfuls of its fur and dug in his heels, riling the docile creature into a rage. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The old man dug his heel into the dust as his wife approached him, trying to take him home. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“And would you miss me, Amelia? I thought you’d consider it good riddance. I thought I was the blister on your heel these last four years.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

As the warriors sprang aside, Taran saw one of them clutch the air and spin head over heels. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

A rage simmers from my heels to my head, tinged with sour fear. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

No matter how fast I ran he was always just far enough ahead of me that I watched him disappear around corners, catching sight of a sleeve or the heel of a shoe. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She got stuck on a boot heel at the third comer, unzipped the bag, and laid it open on the floor to rearrange her things. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Propped up on his arms and staring up at me, his hands heeled in plastic shoes, he shook his head. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Girls teeter-totter on their highest heels and thank God it is not them in the pretty box up front. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Imagine putting on shoes that have big heels on them. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Right. And the heel helps stabilize your foot. But the best part is your pack.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her backpack, her white Nikes with the orange reflectors on the heels, and, hanging from a shoulder strap, our video camera. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then he spun on his heels and pointed his huge index finger at me. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I could jam the heel of my hand into his nose and drive his nasal bone into his brain. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Near my heel, a few blades of grass poke up through the cement. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He stood in the lane as we approached, rocking on his heels and flashing a pearly grin. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s eyes were snapping and her cheeks were red, and underneath her skirts her heels were clicking as fast as the thumping of Uncle George’s boots. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over into the middle of it with Beau at my heels. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I gingerly test my hoverboard, then realize that a button exists on the board beneath each of my heels. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s not that he cries or gets sentimental, not at all, but he does spend a quarter of an hour—an entire fifteen minutes—rocking from his toes to his heels. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Everybody thinks she’s your girl and then...well, if you don’t take her around, you feel like a heel. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still glued to Gran’s heels, Viper snoozed in a curled ball on the plush carpet. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

You scowled at me, and I spun on my heel and strode away, hoping you’d follow, but you didn’t. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’d been afraid that maybe she had turned into a flapper with spit curls and spike heels and she might not like me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls wore beautiful flowered dresses and high heels that made them taller than some of the boys they were with. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

So when he ran, his shoes often came unlaced and flapped up and down on his heels. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wounds on the backs of her heels pulse. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sink down on my heels, rocking the pillow, crying. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Alex turns away from him, falling back on his heels like he’s been slapped. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He sighed angrily and rubbed his eyes with the heels of his hands. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Secretly, shamefully, not entirely consciously, but for all that quite head-over- heels in love. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Toes up first and then land on my heels. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

For instance, writing the number 87 in the Egyptian system would require 15 symbols: eight heels and seven vertical marks. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

His heel found the edge of the balcony. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Just past an old, flooded shed, the ground turns spongy under my heels and sends up the bready smell of decomposing grasses. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She followed, with the waif on her heels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I twirled around on my toes and snapped my heels together in a salute. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the women tip-tapping their heels on the pavement tripped sometimes on the sidewalk cracks because they were glancing at the trees to see where that pure, soft but steady light was coming from. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind us, I heard the plonk plonk of high heels running. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mom is in penny loafers, not high heels. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Right on the heels of the shriek was the longest, highest wail I had ever heard. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux dug his heels into the Time Suck’s sides, spurring it forward. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

My parents follow at my heels, and my dad reaches for my arm, but one of the security detail butts him in the chest with the end of his rifle. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He turns on his heel and exits through the nearest door, which happens to be the employee exit. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

You have been cast into a race in which the wind is always at your face and the hounds are always at your heels. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Sohrab kicked his heels against the fence beneath us and studied the shadows we cast on the ground below. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She runs over, Uncle Carlos on her heels. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

And as she heeled over to the breeze she rolled her rail out from under the Lillian’s nose, shook herself free, and stood away to the southard. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

When I push my front heel down, I speed up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The pain in his heel began to subside. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Businessmen wear heeled boots that never feel a stirrup, and men of great wealth who have houses in Paris and regularly shoot grouse in Scotland refer to themselves as little old country boys. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Nicole was tumbling through the air, head over heels. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Charles, her heel in his hand, caught the glass between thumb and forefinger and pulled gently. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Halfway through her walk back across the stage, she tears her heels off and throws them into the empty audience. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I lifted my feet from the floor and jammed the heels into the cushion, teetering there upon the sofa. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Trub’s laughter floats in the air behind me, and all three people in the tent turn in my direction as a red cloud of dust rises at my heels. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later, her engines still at full steam, the cruiser heeled and sank with many of her crew still trapped belowdecks. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“You shall sense as the ship heels side to side on the sea, and position yourself opposite of the roll, starboard to port, port to starboard,” the captain had said. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He drops back so he’s sitting on his heels. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

George hopped up onto the ladder, with Phoebe and Aunt Daisy at his heels. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

But he ran freely through the village with his disorderly friends, his dog always at his heels. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he did not reappear, Jon put his heels into his horse and went after. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And then she kicked me, right above my heel in my Achilles tendon. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

There are shoes, too, mauve ones with absurdly high heels. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed in on his eyes with the heels of his hands. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean out the doorway, watching her go, her heels clicking off down the hallway. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At times I found myself moving to her own ambling, driven gait, round on the heels, nearly race-walking, breasts forward in guidance, my life’s ballasts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clad in black from head to heel, with a mask of red-and-orange flames tattooed across his face, the priest appeared more sinister than ever. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She all dressed up in her League outfit and her noisy high heels and she head straight for the living room. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We are so close on the heels of our retreating enemies that we reach it almost at the same time as they. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could imagine those teeth sinking into my heels like the assassins’ daggers sinking into Caesar, and I ran faster. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I back away, panting, turn on my heel, and take off again. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Barred from the closed meeting, he had to cool his heels for hours, watching “my friends and any number of famous military men go upstairs to a closed GAC session.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I tuck my legs in so my heels are against the step. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He kicked down on the fiberglass with his heels. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down out of the mountains they brought him, singing a hound- dog song on his heels. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will leapt over the bodies, and Lyra went with him, running hard and fast with Pantalaimon racing wildcat-formed at their heels. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her voice is sharp, like high heels clicking on tile floors. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Ben walked over to his father and came to attention by clicking his heels together and pulling his shoulders back. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex reacted quickly, striking out with the heel of his right hand. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

No matter how far you get from a place like Underhill, it's all still right on your heels. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Melisandre huddled upon a thwart, lost in the folds of a dark red cloak that covered her from head to heels, her face a paleness beneath the cowl. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But she sat back on her heels, looking tired. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had managed to drag myself and my chair over to the door and prepared an ambush that sent two guards sailing head over heels as they tripped on me when they came in. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And I pictured him running down that pathway in the valley with his own hound of heaven at his heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He bangs the chair with the heels of his hands. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Great, long shivers began to go over her from her head to her heels. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Uniformed women with lacquered hair, high heels, and fitted skirts looked down on us, signaled that we should fasten our safety belts, place parcels under the seat in front of us, and sit up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Turning back to Hugo, he said, “Don’t you know that the sound of clicking boot heels can summon ghosts? Do you want to be followed by ghosts?” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

As suddenly as it had attached itself, it quit dogging his heels and sat down, staring after him with eyes drowsily half-closed, contented and serene, maybe even purring. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tariq crushed his cigarette with the heel of his good foot. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I had no more to say, so I ground my heel in the dirt while I waited for him to get over the fun and explain it all to me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer rocked back on his heels, suddenly thoughtful. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I turn away from the mirror and shove the door to the hallway open with the heels of my hands. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Rachel who learns to walk the best all strutted in those magic high heels. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the mothers close on my heels, shouting their threats, the twisted maze of the hallway seemed even more menacing. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her form was blurred, made from Mist, and she was trailed by two smaller wisps of smoke, darting at her heels like animals. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I’d been wearing them for a week now, but they seemed to have lost their magic, because no matter how many times I closed my eyes and clicked my heels, I was still in Chicago. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She finishes the last spoonful, grabs her briefcase, and laughing, kisses her children and husband on the nose one by one, then clicks out the door on her high heels. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think saints all lived before high heels were invented. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at Omar, but he twisted the heel of his sandal in the dirt. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I turn on my heel, and there is Helena, coming over the hill from the backyards instead of the street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Primadonna moves closer to me, and I look her up and down to see that she is much taller because of her fancy high heels. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We’re headed the long way down the driveway, past the hibiscus hedge, Mami cautious in her spiked heels and tight dress that make walking on the dirt shortcut path too difficult. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Jake kicks at the earth with the back of his heel. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Rajesh’s mental breakdown had followed quickly on the heels of the riots. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a spicy deodorant, or something, and standing too close, the toes of his shoes hitting my heels. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Axel rocks back on his heels, just out of Byrd’s reach. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She looked taller, even more fearless, in a red wrapper and high heels. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And at his heels there walked a dragfooted sheepdog, gray of muzzle, and with pale, blind old eyes. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jesus and Magdalena edge close to the tracks, dig in their heels, and brace each other, so the wind the train produces will not suck them under the wheels. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I thought about how maybe one day I’d grow up to wear black shoes with small heels that clicked as I walked down a hall. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I spun on my heel and started a slow trudge back up the hill. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Then right away heels kicked its sides, and the horse galloped off. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jojo, with Dusty at his heels, was back in a blink with a handful of twigs. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He let the helm go and the Frog nosed up into the wind and lost her heel instantly. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even though they’re just in my head...just something from a movie...they glitter in my mind, and I’m suddenly desperate to click my heels together and wake up in my own bed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Her heels went straight up in the air over her head. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harriet saw a little old woman, rocking her body back and forth, sitting on her heels, in front of the fire, sucking on a clay pipe as she grieved about her boys. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the scrape of a heel on stone, turned his head toward the sound, but saw nothing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Jody could tell he was old only because his heels struck the ground with hard jerks. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked down the stairs from our bedroom with the dogs following on my heels. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I spun on my heels and made myself believe that they said no because they really did have enough people. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The corporal had not had time to get his tunic on, but he recognized the situation—another of His Majesty’s loyal supporters fleeing to Boston with the mob at its heels. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big knight stepped down from the back of a wagon, clad head to heel in company steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I expect her to lunge at me, or hit me, but she just turns on her heel and stalks out of the dormitory, and that is worse. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

More problems: blisters at the back of her heels. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Johnny entered the tavern on Warren’s heels and to their right was the taproom, lull and overfull. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next thing Alex knew, the heel of Wolfs palm had rammed into his chest, pushing him back with astonishing force. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Without heels, you can see my true stature. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He handed them back to me, quickly snapped his heels together, and saluted. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I park the wheelchair beside a tree and keep Sherlock at heel as we wander among the graves. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

My ears for taking in the soul of Paradise Valley, the high heels clicking against pavement, pianos being tuned, kind, courteous voices mingling, “Hello, little lady.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Charles, cigarette balanced between his first and middle fingers, wiped the sweat from his forehead with the heel of his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cousin Eunice replaced her glasses and pushed herself up from the table, tottering a little in her high heels. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I twist and kick back, my heel hitting him in the leg. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The uniform, like all uniforms, eroded identity, and the daily attention required—ironing pleats, pinning hats, straightening seams, shoe polishing, especially the heels—began a process by which other concerns were slowly excluded. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He held up a hand in warning, and I hesitated, rocking back onto my heels. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even wearing heels, she wasn’t any bigger than I was. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Shaggydog ran at his heels, spinning and snapping if the other wolves came too close. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Arjun, tom between a desire to dash back and a craving to hear more from his father, teetered anxiously to and fro on his heels; but Nathan said no more. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wipes her eyes with the heel of her hand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm all dressed up in a little black dress with small lace cutouts at the waist, and wearing heels, and then there are those Band-Aids. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was as though he had thrown the world out of orbit all with a single kiss, sent gravity head over heels, and along with it, the rules that I thought governed us. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Several people in the crowd gasped as he spun on his heel and faced Ekon with a snarl. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He’s aware that he’s rocking anxiously on his heels but can’t seem to stop. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Instead she whirled on her heel, hitched Constance higher on her back, and ran away. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Get off my heels!” he snapped, making a shooing motion with his gun. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then, with Hen Wen at his heels, he quickly set out to search for the plants. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I watched the way his sandals pounded the pavement, slapped his black, calloused heels. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The heel of his hand rested on his knife. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stop walking just long enough to bring my heel up, hard, between his legs. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A red wig, a black dress, and a pair of high heels. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Whitaker had both hands in his pockets and rocked back and forth on his heels as he stood at the bottom of Mr. Ray’s stoop, talking. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Probably Gawaine or his men would be skulking at his heels, in case for a moment he should lay the talisman aside. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next he saw another pair of feet, wearing sparkly turquoise high heels, and heard a woman’s voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A high- heeled shoe stood alone on the carpet beneath her. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men hung at a stage-bar, mostly drinking beer, while the women danced in stiletto heels so high they doubled as stilts. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But she was wearing heels and she was crying and she was absolutely freaked out by my reaction to the bad news. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Sunday of my confirmation, I begged my mom to let me take off the ortho boot and put on heels. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As they neared the theater, they came upon an Englishman who was hacking a groove in the Earth with the heel of his boot. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only moments later, I was wearing a black dress and heels, and Harry had been transformed from a waif in baggy clothes to the smartly dressed boy prodigy that we knew him to be. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her feet were swollen at the toes and bleeding at the heels. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wipe tears from my cheeks with the heels of my hands and struggle to control my shuddering breaths. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth reported that they “went head over heels in debt” furnishing the place. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We seem to move a little faster, but never enough to afford a rest, and the mist continues to lap at our heels. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she was assured that not even a jump through the air could snap the heel, she approached the top of the stairs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Though Tree-ear jammed his foot forward and stretched the heel, the sandal was too small. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The Butler bowed and hastened out, his daemon trotting submissively at his heels. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a dark gray skirt suit and heels, a lawyer or banker, the kind of person who ran things, not the kind who would hang out with a guy like me, jeans and sneakers. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bran rubbed his eyes with the heel of his hand and wriggled backwards against the wall to sit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With every sail filled, the Astrea heeled over and moved smartly. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew what Mrs. Mirabov would say: “Comrade Singh, you must train yourself to be without. Being beauty queen is like being marine, only harder. Marines do not fight in four-inch heels.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

My heel had been injured after I’d climbed out on a branch over the electric fence and dropped back into 12. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She considered herself a heel for ever having been sarcastic to her aunt, who in spite of her corsets had a certain defenselessness plus a certain fineness Jean Louise would never have. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas nodded, doing his best to say yes with his eyes, until Newt finally took his hand away, then leaned back on his heels. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Vonetta and Fern as usual nipped the heels of my tennis shoes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, as we’re walking to the parking lot with sounds of the dance winding down behind us, my kitten heels dangle from my fingers, and Mitch holds his arm out for me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Uh, Grandpa said you could use some hep,” I offered, hitching my overalls and scratching my left heel with my right big toe. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Did the wind come suddenly, I wondered, in a funnel from the beacon on the hill, and did the little boat heel to it, shivering, the white sail flat against a breaking sea. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled at the thought of Manuel seeing me in my best dress and pink heels. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I don’t care what you say about my race, creed, or religion, Fatty, but don’t tell me I’m not sensitive to beauty. That’s my Achilles’ heel, and don’t you forget it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The clopping of someone’s boot heels on cobbles far below. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She searched through the back of the closet and slipped on the high heels with the tiny buckles. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a floaty, lilac-colored dress with matching high heels; her hair was sleek and shiny. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

On the top floor, in what is perhaps the hotel’s nicest room, he stands in a hexagonal bathtub and wipes grime off a window with the heel of his palm. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I climbed into the van after Zu and did the only other thing that seemed to made sense in that moment: I banged the heel of my palm against the wheel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“There is another option,” he said, scratching the sole of one foot with the calloused heel of the other. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He said the last very softly as he rested his forehead against the heel of his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I spun on my heel and went directly to the judge's chambers, and the prosecutors followed me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I stalked out of the kitchen and down the back hallway, Charlie close on my heels. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He dug his heels into the ground and wouldn’t budge, and when I tried again, he seized me by the ribbon tie the way he would a dog on a short leash. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Not you tool” She trudged off with Chris at her heels. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He held him by the heels and slapped him. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

We all sashay, the toes of our heels leading our hips side to side, just like Lee taught us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She twisted her heels again, then took two ground-shaking steps back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Bring me my slippers, ” said Samantha, “and take away these stiletto heels!” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will told their grandmother about how he first met the children, and how they turned up again with Mr. Rudyard on their heels. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was the ultimate champion for a while, until a high school guy showed up and knew how to counter my electricity move with Chun-Li’s heel stomp. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He threw back his head, then rocked back on his heels. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked putting heel down first, toes pointing outward thirty to forty degrees, making the ideograph “eight,” making the ideograph “human.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he passed, his sailors pressed themselves against the rails then closed behind him like waves in a wake, the clicking and scraping of six-shooters and swords rattling at his heels. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Soon as Tanisha’s done modeling, she runs backstage and tosses me her heels. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I must feel like la Vieja did, picking the diamond out of her heel and finding the jewels. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the stiletto heel, held on only by satin ribbons, certainly wasn’t going to help me as I tried to hobble around. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a heel would touch ground first, other times it would be a toe, or an arch. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the schedule is constantly shifting, derailed by our lack of a stamp from an official or delayed when Effie breaks one of her high heels. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I was . . . so angry ... at how they treated you at the birthday party. I wanted to kill that abomination El Patron keeps at his heels.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart slides straight down to my heels. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The salt pork box was in the back of the store and during the walk Mrs. Tony was so eager she sometimes stepped on Joe’s heels, sometimes she was a little before him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The way she moves in her silk robe and endlessly tall heels transforms her from some short chubby guy dressed as a woman into a glamazon. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He would put on new heels and new brass. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm going to cook you dinner in a tight red dress and sky-high heels, she wrote, and you just bring yourself and a bottle of wine. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

On the back of the door, a shoe rack with a couple dozen pairs of shoes, from Mary Janes to prom heels. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As she told me she tapped playfully with the heel of her boot on the stone slab and said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Esther’s black high heels were shaky, and as she walked past, Ifemelu worried that the shoes would collapse and sprain Esther’s ankles. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She nodded to me in friendly fashion, and sauntered off to the edge of the cliff, the little boy running at her heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Jon drove him backward, attacking with every blow, keeping the older boy on the heels. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jude teeters in wearing high heels and a tiny blue dress. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Bree had always told him that he must keep his heels well turned out, and Shasta had got the idea that something very terrible would happen if he dug his heels into a horse's sides. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Joffrey glanced back at Lady, who was following at their heels. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He huffs out an almighty breath, turns on his heel, and stalks out of the kitchen. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A few moments later the blond girl sat back suddenly on her heels and clapped a hand to her right eye. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she walked toward me, the heels of her studded combat boots clicked on the stone floor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But when he picked up his heel, he saw that the carpet was covered with yellow crystals. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Roose tore a small piece off a heel of bread and ate it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When he spooned an extra portion onto Jon's plate and gave him the crusty heel of the bread, he knew what it meant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then he saw their footprints going up the hill; he could see the pebbles and rocks they had knocked loose and the dry grass crushed under boot heel prints. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can click my heels and hope I’m somewhere else. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The dog heeled, whining quietly to show that his feelings were hurt. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But I must have confidence and I must be worthy of the great DiMaggio who does all things perfectly even with the pain of the bone spur in his heel. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amongst the riders came one man afoot, with some big beast trotting at his heels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I walked to the main gym now with Miles on my heels. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Maxim came in at the window, Jasper dancing at his heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed Ash down the stone steps and followed close on her heels. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman in an emerald-green housecoat and heels, vacuuming her goldenrod carpet, the colors so saturated they seemed to bleed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Frankie took to his heels and fled around the corner and hid behind a barrel in the alley. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dead low water now, and the ship was heeled at an angle, the propeller showing clean. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

"Gorgeous," Mrs. Wexler replied, clutching her husband's arm as her high heels wobbled in the deep plush pile. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shift too far and roll head over heels onto my back. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was Ms. Brenda, dressed all up in her Saturday's best, which was the same as her Friday's best, except on Saturday she wore sandals with a heel. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Red sand kicked up beneath his heels, and shouts rang out from the seats. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘If he wins back at all across the Pelennor, his enemies will be on his heels,’ said the messenger. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ophie hated the tremor that had entered Cook’s voice, the way her eyes darted around the kitchen as Richard walked across the tiles in his fine shoes, the heels clacking with each step. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Director—” Jake struggles to gather himself, then clicks his heels into attention. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I was the only girl on the beach in a skirt and high heels, and it occurred to me I must stand out. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mom’s heels clip-clopped against the porch steps and she opened the front door. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It's not until he's handed Haymitch the heel that he even looks at me for the first time. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She moves away again, heels tripping on the floor. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I called as I was skipping out of the kitchen with Adria on my heels. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Bernabe was sad, sitting there on the porch tapping his heels lightly against the baseboards. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Petunia stopped her swing by dragging the heels of her sandals on the ground, making a crunching, grinding sound, then leapt up, hands on hips. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She kicks off her heels into the corner, throwing her phone after them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, another college girl came by soon, her pink sari swishing around her heels. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She wore a green dress with a round, flouncy skirt and white ankle socks, and as she stomped and kicked her heels, her curls bounced like each one had a coil inside. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Again only the soles and heels of his brogues were visible to Franny. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Jay put the book down and crossed his feet over each other so he could pick at a bit of dead skin on his heel. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then he slowly brought it down and we sat on one heel, our eyes surveying the forest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The Fort Hare doctor examined my heel and said he would need to operate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’re men in black wool coats with leather gloves and soft scarves about their necks; women in high heels with jewelry and painted nails who aren’t desperate for food. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She flopped onto an easy chair and melted into it, legs straight out, heels on the rug, toes up, head back, eyes closed. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He rolls back on his heels a bit. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Had she truly stomped on Mr. Mars- den’s foot with her boot heel? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She began restoring order, remaking the beds, kicking off her high heels to mount a chair to fix the curtain, and setting the twins small achievable tasks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

That his best friend was a woman, an architect with a long straight weave who wore high heels and tight jeans and colored contact lenses, said something about Blaine that Ifemelu liked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The terror of the last few days is at my heels, making me shudder without warning. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Putting the toe of her left foot to the heel of the right, she pushed the shoe off. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened to my flip-flops flap against my heels as I walked to my closet, where I listened to the rain falling while I got dressed. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair is curly black, her lips bright red, and she wears high heels. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Grey dusk came, and on its heels the night. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Three or four had seen us searching, three or four more joined these, soon a small crowd of advisers and helpers followed at our heels. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johanna arrived a couple of minutes later, her heels clicking on the sidewalk, her hands raised in a defensive position. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The paramedics arrived, too late for Tom, and on their heels came uniformed police, then the detectives, Gaskill and Riley. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand stops at the shoe rack, where I pick up an exquisite pair of white, red, and green kicks that smell like new leather, the heels decorated with gold studs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It is better to scream than cry, so I scream and slam my heel into the wall behind me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Now they are swollen, callused, and cracked at the heels. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in the open doorway and watched them retreat down the long corridor, the man leading the way, Matt walking jauntily just behind him, and the dog at Matt’s heels. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It snaps at my heels but is always an inch away. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Then I sat up, put the heel of my right hand on his chest, covered it with my left, and pressed down. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She got up and ran, the wolf coming hard at her heels. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A slim woman dressed in the fashion of the time: long, loose chemise, narrow shoes with sharply pointed toes and high spiked heels. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You should know, your parents were in love. They were high school sweethearts, they were so head over heels with each other. It was a little disgusting, actually.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Miig squashed his dying smoke under his heel and stretched out his legs, making a pillow between his head and the log with his hands. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The door swings shut behind her, and I listen as her heels clack against the linoleum floor. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

This was a good thing, for of course it was now harder for anyone to see Aravis once a slave was in front of her and she was looking between his heels. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

They’re white leather with just a little heel like a grownup young lady. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were both terrified, but we ran to catch up to him and stayed at his heels. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed upon the others’ heels, the last in our line, and we cut along the shore toward the launches. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Jonathan rubbed away his tears with the dirty heel of his hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I kick the door shut with my heel. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He passed a circle of men watching a tall thin black boy dressed in a flowing red dress, dancing, kicking heels. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heels lifted from the sandals now and then. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her heels pressed into the sides of her mount, rousing the silver to a gallop. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He took his T-shirt off and stood to the helm, not sitting but standing with the tiller handle against his leg, the boat heeled over at a mild angle. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tar softens under the heel and the darkness under bridges changes from gloom to cooling shade. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does a fancy turn on his heel, aims two pointer fingers at us says, I'll catch up with all of you later. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She stepped out of the black crepe dress where it fell to the floor, and stood in her heels and underwear, surveying the possibilities on the wardrobe racks, mindful of the passing minutes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Boots were scuffed on the inside and salted with horse sweat, and the heels run over. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flipping through magazines, cringing at kitten heels, even though those were the only ones I ever had a shot of wearing in Bev Jones's house. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Seriously, she’s got at least an extra five inches on her, not including heels. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

That’s when I get to leave my gym clothes in the closet and put on a dress and heels for church with my family. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As if blistered heels—or blistered ears—are no big deal. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I already tried snapping my heels to find Teddy and trying to beam myself to Hawaii, and that didn’t work. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, Magnus, hurry!” coaxed the little boy, thumping his heels into the ox. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His fingers are so long that, though the heel of his hand touches one side of my rib cage, his fingertips still touch the other side. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Later, he would describe it as a one-legged fat man wearing a stiletto heel standing on the middle of his chest. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They wait, rocking on their heels the way cops do. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he squatted back on his heels and looked over his work with an earnest, furrowed forehead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kin wiped his wet cheeks with the heel of his hand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Levi is rocking back and forth from his heels to his toes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The head and heels need to get back in line. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

They moved on to the next post, Mustard on their heels, muzzle littered with ant parts. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The boy cried “Gosh!” and “Sweet mother!” at every complication in her story, tucking his thumbs into the pockets of his overalls and rocking on his heels. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, gosh,” she said in a strained voice, and jerked her head back and stamped her thick old-lady shoe heels on the kitchen linoleum. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The woman found a neck, the man a wrist, and each made a quick backward stab with a heel. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But he was sitting up straighter and kicking his heels. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turns on his boot heel and leads the way around the back of the stables, veering right into a doorway, and Alex follows. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her heel came down on something sharp, a stone or piece of broken crockery. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She wears a long handmade dress that drags at the hem, and little heeled shoes that probably leave sores on her big toes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When I’m changed, my mother makes a snow pack for my left heel and props it up on a hassock. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s so gentle: sliding his hand from my calf to my ankle, lifting my foot by the heel, unzipping the bootie, and slowly sliding it off. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

With Ronan on my heels, I run through several backyards and down Old Wharf Road to a tiny cafe behind the post office where the locals eat. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The clay man jumped up and clicked his heels, then took an exaggerated bow. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And they would have struck, too, if the madwoman had not spun on one heel and taken three graceful leaps to the side. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I scraped my hair back from my face in the severe headmistressy way they used to fix it, and holding it in place with one hand, I straightened my shoulders and clicked my heels together. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I moved into the goal, dead in the center, and placed my heels on the chalk line. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the fight raged by they would clip a man on the head with the spike heel. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began, hesitant, while she was trying on a pair of pink strappy heels — she was overjoyed to have a date tall enough that she could wear high heels at all. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She spun on her heels and felt the thrum of more power enter through one hand, passing through her heart, then exiting through the other side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A big swamp rabbit came running down the riverbank as if all hell was close to his heels. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Recruiters flinched and spun on their heels. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Diego rocked back and forth on his heels, his hands in his pockets. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I walked out onto the stage, stepping into the blinding lights wearing high heels and a white suit, to give Barack a congratulatory hug before turning to wave with him at the whipped-up audience. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

One of my shoes had a rip in the heel and every time I took a step it looked like my shoe was opening its mouth to say something. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Clutching the cub, Neel picked up his pace, Rupa at his heels. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Virgil pressed the heels of his hands against his eyes. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then tall woodcutters entered to split up logs for the hearth fire, the water carriers returned; and on their heels arrived the swineherd, driving three fat pigs, chosen among his pens. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sank farther down, onto my heels, hardly aware of myself mumbling the words out loud. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her pert neat little daemon trotted along at her heels just as brisk and blank as she was. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When my heels struck the edge of the big rock, I whirled around. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, digging the heels of my palms against my forehead. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The next day, I put on the yellow dress I’d just finished and the black heels Dedd had passed on to me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why, then, were they taking to their heels in such numbers that it was necessary to pass a law to compel them to enjoy the benefits they derived from slavery? Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squatted down on his heels, and found that with agonizing pains in thigh and calf he could just lift himself to a standing position. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She rocked back and forth on her heels, flexing her fingers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Kino slipped his feet into his sandals and pulled the thongs up over his heels. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Follow that line of tiles. Walk straight, toe to heel.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She wore, as women of the Upper East Side do, narrow black pants and a long cashmere cardigan—but instead of heels, she had on a pair of bright blue running shoes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then Finnick unzips the top of Peeta's jumpsuit and begins to pump the spot over his heart with the heels of his hands. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I changed direction, lunged to the side, and stabbed Riptide straight down into the water, sending the point through the god’s heel. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The deep cracks in the back of his heels were as black as the soles of his huaraches. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She put the heels of her hands to her temples and squeezed, as if that could stop the awful pounding. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He turns on his heel and heads back to the kitchen. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"That is why he sent me. To put an end to these follies and bring your son to heel." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I did a slinky walk as best as I could in the heels. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their job done, the men turn on their heels and, one by one, leave the cell. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

They had buckles and heels and wouldn’t go well with cutoffs. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They were sealed in the hollow heel of my boot. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Food, Todd!” he barks along at my heels. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I straightened my spine, snapped my heels together, lifted my chin, stared at the back in front of me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She pressed the heels of her palms into her eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dany put her heels into her horse and showed them the way, trotting beneath the shattered arch of an ancient gate and down a silent street. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Slumping back on her heels, she thought about this. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heat was intense, like a summer day, and on the heels of the heat came a stink that made Ophie want to cover her nose. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Although he was almost nine, he followed at my heels like a pesky puppy. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Down there on the lawn, someone emerges from the spill of darkness under the willow, steps across the light, his long shadow attached sharply to his heels. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning on his heel, he sped off in the direction from which he had come, with a speed and fury that kicked up gouts of baked dust. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

And the whole time, Winn-Dixie was standing right in the middle of everybody, wagging his tail so hard that I thought for sure he would knock Miss Franny right off her high heels. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We listened to her heels pecking off the porch. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She met him in the lunch line when he complimented her ridiculous green heels. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He is rocking back and forth on his heels, a Chicago Bears cap shielding his eyes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He pressed his heels into the mare’s sides to make her run faster, but the lava rock was already scattering from under her feet, and she was fighting to keep her balance. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She turns on her heel and hurries out. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The three of us exited the precinct, Vera’s heels clacking in the early morning. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Go, go, go!” yelled Valley, but in a flash, the other two cucos were on their heels as well. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She headed back toward the living room, wobbling slightly on her wedge heels, and through the sliding-glass door Pearl watched Trip poke a redheaded girl between the shoulder blades with his plastic pitchfork. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He kicked his heels in the stirrups and they took off at a gallop in the direction of the river. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the father would set his heels and think, When the roads come in—then will be the time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then I realize that's my same excuse for hurting my foot, which is going to make walking in high heels a problem. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded, obviously happy but not wanting to show it as he kicked his heel against the wall. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The crowd of women had torn the trousers from his body and all who could get near were grinding their heels into his flesh. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new shoes rubbed against my bare heels. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned her back and walked away, her heels clicking on the hard polished floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

If only the brute would stay still for a moment he might catch the Witch’s heel. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He presses the heels of his hands to his eyes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Marines sought also our adversary; they were fast upon our heels, letting forth fearsome cries. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

"Put them on my heels, of course," said Shasta. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

In a sudden burst of movement and strength, Mr. Flux spun on his heels. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her father hated them, saying they looked too much like high heels, but Candice liked how they made her taller. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She pressed the heels of her hands to her skull and pushed inward, as though to keep her head from flying apart. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

There it was, a big thorn that had broken off right in the middle of her heel. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

These tracks were distinct, narrow and rounded, with deeper indents in the dirt near the heel and toe. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His hand rested just above Mariana’s rump, which swished in a short skirt that revealed doughy legs teetering on spiky heels. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spin on my heel at the sound of a hiss. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

With two lechuzas at their backs, they busted out of the barn as if their heels were on fire, never once looking back. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Kapu bit her heel softly and she glanced over her shoulder. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went backwards on his heels, into the ropes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

When be swept it over Tyrion's shoulders it enveloped him head to heel, with a cowl that could be pulled forward to drown his face in shadows. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And he bought the first shoe she had had in his life not made by a woman, and they were black velvet shoes such as the Old Lord had worn flapping at his heels. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He turns on his heel and faces the class at attention, like a soldier. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She steadied herself with a hand on the wall, and dug her heels deeper, moving inch by inch while he grunted, “Ah! Ifem, yes, just there. Ah!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Jeanne tried to kick him, but her heels caught only air. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Flats don't make the click-clack sound that heels do going down the steps, but I could still hear her. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I’ve always wondered about yawns. I read an article once—” Then there was a fast clicking sound that I knew: Mom’s heels on a hard floor. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe—why, sure—maybe a dose of the clap might set that young man back on his heels. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I run down the stairs, chasing the heels of the Dauntless in front of me, ignoring the jostle of elbows and all the shouts around me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he rolls, stands, and takes off up the stairs, with guards hot on his heels. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She could go at a full sprint in high heels, but if she really wanted to come after me she had this thing where she’d kick her shoes off while still going at top speed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He throwed his front heels up so high that I slid right off his haunches. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I scrambled for them and, clinging to the rickety railing, half-ran, half-fell down them, with the soldier hard upon my heels. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The seams of her stockings were perfect black lines running from her heels to the hem of the coat. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

John Mark then winks, bows to me once more, and heads back to the truck, the heels of his boots thunking with every step. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

In a lucid moment Winston found that he was shouting with the others and kicking his heel violently against the rung of his chair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Should I take my red heels if I don’t yet have a matching purse? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It scrapes at my toes and the edges of my heels. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Every part of Toby’s body burned now, from his heels to his hair. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I craned my neck to see, and there he was, standing in the middle of the hallway as the crowd passed him by, looking around and rocking back and forth on his heels. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The sea was walking the earth with a heavy heel. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Close on the heels of the marching men was an old chaise containing their commanding officer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat on our heels for a while, looking in different directions, trying to locate what was making the sound. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Harry and Hermione tightened their grip and dug their heels into the forest floor to stop him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I add the water to the pot of rice and push the heel of my hand against the rough grains. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She stood still and let herself be carried down, grateful to be moving without scouring her heel. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When they saw Mama, elegant in her fine dresses and high heels, they criticized her. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had a book, but she wasn’t reading; her legs were thrown over the arm of her chair, one bare heel kicking, with obstinate, lethargic rhythm, at the wicker side. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jose’s heels were up, he bent his knees, and put the ball up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I swear, the more I wear pageant heels, the more I can see corns and bunions in my future. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Charles skidded down the hill, barefoot, still in his bathrobe, Francis at his heels. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And he left as he had come, boot heels ringing on the marble floor and all eyes following. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Instead she squats on her heels on the sidewalk. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was examined by a young surgeon who asked if I had ever before injured my heel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wedged lavatory paper into the heel of her shoe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dad couldn’t get the spotlight working, so he started cussing and pounding on it with the heel of his hand. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He waves a ham sandwich at me, with the heel of his hand pushes it into my mouth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It’s almost a shock to be alone together in our bed, practically elderly, after almost thirty years of little elbows and heels and hungry mouths. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily thundered past them and down the stairs with James at her heels. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And she spun on her heel and stalked through the door, leaving Sarai alone with the ghosts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I hung on to the sound of my girl’s new heels clicking away beside me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door closed and he could hear her high heels clicking on the steps. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rocky ran over and handed the reins back up to him, and he yelled at the old horse and kicked both heels into its ribs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the heels of the cry came Lem’s bellow, “Loose your guns!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her feet were strapped tiny black heels such as the dancers had worn. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Tally spun head over heels twice more, and then the jacket lowered her to the grass. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He turns on his heel and stalks over to the ornamental display of chocolates, where Nora has apparently lured Henry with the promise of profiteroles. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She wears white stockings and white shoes, fine buckle shoes with high heels. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood there, balancing on the heels of his feet, like a matador. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I think he might have even clicked his heels. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It would serve him right if I left him sitting here, cooling his heels, while I went out to deal with the mess he’d made! Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Whenever she came to visit us in Congo, she looked stylish and hip, with perfect hair and high heels, and she would let me play with her makeup. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As she ran, one of her heels came off her shoe. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

You can tell them because the men carry cameras, and the women look as if their feet hurt; they wear high heeled shoes. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In itself the capture of Mobile might not have been a matter of such rejoicing had not other good news arrived upon the heels of it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at the sight of a kind face it does not lie down upon its back and kick up its heels playfully to be tickled and stroked. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tap my heel hard against the marble mosaic floor. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Mosca had taken the toolbox away from Victor before he left, but the detective always had a bit of wire and some other useful items in the hollow heel of one of his shoes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him eat the heel of his bread. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

A small boat would heel to the wind when she rounded the headland and come out of the landlocked bay. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mariam sat in the far corner by herself, working on her heels with a pumice stone, insulated by a wall of steam from the passing shapes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

A troop of newly arrived students, very young, pink and callow, followed nervously, rather abjectly, at the Director’s heels. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes off her high heels and rubs her ankles while staring out the front window. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Into the middle of all this commotion clomped my little sister, Merry, wearing Mama’s high heels and a red slip that pooled around her feet. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The hotel is luxurious and full of men in suits and perfectly groomed women in high heels. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I sprint down the drive and around the corner, with Ronan on my heels. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Ophie watched as a white lady with smooth blond hair accidentally stepped on one, her heels skidding dangerously. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She stormed off, her purple cloak billowing and her dogs at her heels. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I walk across the yard, and can feel Ellen at my heels. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Now Lauren was crying in that terrible way she always did, but Maya was already turning on her heel and running upstairs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"I'm going to eat. "I kick off my heels and stomp down to the dining room, hiking my skirt up to my thighs. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He darted behind the three-sided wooden structure that sheltered waiting passengers from the wind until he heard her wide rubber heels padding down the steps. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

So the stairwell was filled with echoing noise, and I was climbing the steps head down, just following the heels of the person in front, when a voice near me went: “Kath!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few thin reindeer brought up the rear, with the great dogs snapping at the heels of stragglers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Tyrion put his heels into his horse and trotted away, leaving the red cloaks to follow as best they could. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I feel a soft kick on the heel of my shoe. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

A couple of the girls put some junk in my hair to make it messy, which is basically like putting high heels on a giraffe. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I dug my heels into my horse's ribs and urged her into a gait that, for a short time, outstripped even Falconer. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She caught the redheaded dewey by his shirt and held him by the heels over the banister until he wet his pants. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He squatted on his heels and picked one up and smelled it and put it back. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I dig my heels into the floor and wrap my hands around the Director’s forearms. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The reader of Unweaving the Rainbow opens the book and is walloped with a reminder of the most dreadful fact we know, and on its heels a paradoxical elaboration. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He takes Mam’s sharp knife and he hacks at the tire till he has pieces to fit on the soles and heels of our shoes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Forgetting the gender boundaries, I rushed in position to be splashed next, with Mandy at my heels. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Other than these heels Maxine suggested I buy, I am feeling good. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A touch of a spurred heel made his horse first start and rear, and then bound away; the dog rushed in his traces; all three vanished, Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Do not wear us,” said the left heel. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He pulls a small tablet from his jacket and pivots on his heel toward the waiting car. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But he won’t stop till the soles and heels are covered with squares of rubber tire which stick out on each side of the shoe and flop before and behind. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’d start to look like the girls in the magazines, be forced to wear dresses and high heels and makeup—go to high school. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The rage welled behind the phlegm as I rocked back on my heels and crouched forward. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore neatly pressed clothes and scuffed but carefully polished high heels, read books like Praying Your Way to Prosperity, and was superior with the drivers and ingratiating with the editors. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Katherine is close on my heels, huffing and puffing even though it was only a couple hundred feet. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Whirled around on her heels—taking in the clean walls, the curtains, a beat-up sofa, a few stacks of books, and not much else—landed, and said, “Where’s the TV and everything?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked back to her desk, high heels clicking on the floor. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Trefusis swiveled on his heels to face the lines of dancers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We walked down the hall behind Ms. Laverne, her heels softly clicking. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Another was hung from his heels and had his throat slashed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep up with her, but it was like the wind had caught her heels and was propelling her forward. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The women wore heels and sheer stockings, and short black dresses made of crepe and chiffon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then, as a strange dispassionate afterthought, he hit the snake with the stick, breaking the serpent in two or three places, and crushed its head under his boot heel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama’s high heels clicked against the floor tiles as she came down the stairs. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He slumped down on her settee, which had curved wooden legs so thin it looked like it was wearing high heels. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her big hands tore apart a heel of black bread. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Against her better judgment, she’d bought a new pair of vermilion high heels, the voluptuously curvy kind; not that she had her hopes up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother wears expensive high heels all day while she works, even though she works at home. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

As I came to stand in front of the drench I dropped the glass to the floor, concentrated, and stepped down hard, crushing it with my heel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I ran over and looked at the hens, teetering like plump little ladies on spike heels. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Briony felt her blistered heel rubbing against her shoe, but she was determined they should not see her limp. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Still, she hoped that she herself would turn out like Angeline, and was sometimes embarrassed to find herself following at Angeline’s heels like a puppy. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You stand with your heel here, and swing it back.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wipe my cheeks with the heels of my hands, frustrated. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She pogoed into the air and knocked her bare heels together. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She found a pair of black high heels with buckles smaller than a baby’s teeth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She had long straight hair on her legs, which everyone said made them even prettier, and small feet encased in plain brown shoes with a low square heel. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then he wheeled round abruptly on his heel and strode out of the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some had holes in the knees of their trousers, or shoes with the heels coming apart. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Here they went, then, down alongside the cabin wall, roaring and stomping and slamming their heels against the logs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came hard upon my heels and I scuttled into the back yard, running blindly in the dark, butting my head against the fence, the tree, bruising my toes on sticks of wood, still screaming. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked behind him, noticing the silence of my own footfalls, aware that my Keds didn’t click elegantly on stone the way the heels worn by other girls did. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The woman nodded again and then cupped her hands around his heel. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The officer turned smartly on his heel and left. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slip on her high heels and let my hair loose and admire myself in the mirror. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You big crazy fruit,” George snarled more loudly and slouched away, the taps on his heels scraping the sidewalk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the first men had fled, the guard Julie had attacked held her down with his heel dug into the back of her neck—he wasn’t giving her a chance. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

"Look here, Horse," he said, "if you don't buck up, do you know what I'll do? I'll dig my heels into you. I really will." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

They had been wrapped carefully in white tissue paper: shiny black leather with high square heels. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The hard heels of her buttoned boots made a hollow banging sound against its wet boards, loud in the warm and breathless quiet. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was haunted by the thought of Lola, the severity of that gaunt old painted face, her boldness of stride in the perilous high heels, her vitality, ducking into the Rolls. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They do, digging in their heels on opposite sides of the arena. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

She wore slippers, and you could see her thick ankles naked, her naked heels and tendons. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit up, and she presses the heels of her hands into her eyes. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He felt his heels rise and stick out behind and his knees draw into his stomach. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she was across the porch I couldn't hear her heels then in the moonlight like a cloud, the floating shadow of the veil running across the grass, into the bellowing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned at the first step, Sonny and Hollis at his heels. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even after we finally chose the cream, we’d be late, because at the last minute Grandma would panic and drive to Cousin Donna’s to borrow her cream shoes, which had a lower heel.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We watched Arul dive off a rock, his heels kicking an old cardboard carton that bobbed past. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

At sound of this, the cry of Life plunging down from Life’s apex in the grip of Death, the fall pack at Buck’s heels raised a hell’s chorus of delight. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Himmler’s car stop and Himmler himself get out and march right up to me and snap his heels together and salute me and say, “Hanukkah!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The combatants had hard work of it to avoid the embers of their small fire, engaged in their melee at its side—plates rattled beneath their heels and there were dim cries of pain. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Scuffs the heel of his boot against the linoleum floor. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She’s right about walking toe to heel with one foot in front of the other. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Under the protection of the shore, the boat heeled only slightly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She charged up it, Adiah at her heels, and tried to push it open, but it held firm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I dig my hands into my pockets and rock back and forth on my heels, waiting for Jake to say something. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The more they dug in their heels, the more she was determined to yank control from them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the first two or three dousings, the prisoner comes awake, rocking back on his heels. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He did take Longclaw, though, and Ghost followed at his heels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was trotting by the time she reached the castle bailey, with Tris dogging her heels, but even so she came too late. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Stricken, the girl spun on one bare heel and darted back out to the garden. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The woman stormed off, her black heels clicking on the concrete, and the crowd began to yell things after her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Francie noticed how he put his feet down at an angle so that the whole foot was on the step instead of just the heel part. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, too far, creek too low....Whistle screeching in my ears....Train heat almost at my heels....Whoo-whoo-whoo! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I stood with my heel like that, and swung my arm a couple of times like that. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Toregg put his heels into his horse and galloped back down the column. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of each flight, I jumped off the bottom step and clicked my heels to make her laugh, and she laughed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He squatted down, rocking on his heels, still clutching the flashlight. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s impossible to walk in these used heels.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then she tugged the dogs to heel and waddled off back toward the house. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

This was what his face looked like when he was about to dig in his heels. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Quickly, I turn on my heel, hoping that maybe he hasn’t seen me or that he thinks it was a dream. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

General Baligant’s army is already most of the way to the border, cooling their heels and dusting their epaulets while they wait for your orders. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He props his head up with the heel of his hand. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Rufus dropped the bag and stepped on it, smashing the contents under his bare heel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Marines rushed before us on the cross-street, following upon the rebels’ heels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He was clad in black from head to heel; high leather riding boots, roughspun breeches and tunic, sleeveless leather jerkin, and heavy wool cloak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Josh, Luis, and I stand at the window and watch a blond woman in a bright green dress and pointy black heels hurry down the street. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But no doors slammed, no carpets took the soft tread of rubber heels. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked to the back of the line and sat on my heels to make sure my money was still inside my sock, under my right foot. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“My God, there are none so distant that fate cannot bring them together. But, dear child, your stockings. And your heels! You must be famished.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Jinny stood, rocking on her heels in the soft sand of the dunes, and shook her head hard, as all through her she felt a flutter. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She brings her toes and heels together in a single dramatic click, overemphasizing a military way of standing straight. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“She waited a minute, rocking on her heels, and then she lit a cigarette and went and stood by the window. She began to laugh. She went on laughing. I thought she would never stop. ‘ Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I opened it the rest of the way and saw a woman in a blue print dress, rocking back and forth on her heels. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

While Stalingrad was burning, they were cooling their heels in the fragrant fields of the Russian steppes, surrounded by sagebrush and birdsong. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Only by a jerkiness in his movements and by the scuffling of his heels could it be seen that he was old. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushes through the crowd and gets us right on Dr. Cook’s heels just as he reaches the hall. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Kay reaches for a pair of strappy black suede heels and before her hand touches them, a white clerk grabs the shoes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She let go of Roy’s tray and spun on her heels. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand by the door, rocking back and forth on my heels as I wait. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Her elegant black dress and perfect posture, her matching black handkerchief to wipe her tears, her shoes with heels that punched holes in the grass. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She has a black bow tie around her neck and is wearing black net stockings and black high heels. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smith brought the slippers and took away the heels. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Sports Family was next, the boys carrying football pads and helmets, their mother teetering on high heels. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their voices came in faster and faster, the high sounds on the heels of the lows. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He presses the heels of his hands into his eyes and his shoulders begin to shake. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My knees start to give out and I sink down next to Beetee, resting my weight on my heels. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m scrabbling around in the postcards, and then something bites me and I rock back on my heels with a yelp. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rescued the cat, who was the first to get home, with the Webbs on her heels. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘God knows I been realizing all along he’s a heel. I just hope he won’t ever knock on that door again.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But last week, Moss had seen Rafael put on his mother’s heels on the front stoop and confidently walk down his driveway, pretending that the world was flashing cameras at him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When she finished, she dropped the cigarette to the ground and rubbed it out with her heel. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The right was so badly worn at the heel, her foot showed through. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Makes me think about when I’ll be in college wearing lipstick and high heels, and driving my own car. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then he hands me a tube-shaped nylon to put over my stump, and has me put a “stump sock” on over the nylon—it’s like a regular sock only with no heel shape or seam. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I remembered I had left my knitting in the morning-room before lunch, and I went along through the drawing-room to fetch it, the faithful Jasper at my heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dorothy’s mother-in-law tried to dig in her heels against the growing distance between her son and daughter-in-law that she must have surmised for some time to be inevitable. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Her heels hung off the back of her mother’s shoes; she could not even buckle the straps. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jeanne and Jacob go tumbling, heels over head, into the river. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

With Nero at our heels, as faithful as a dog, we made our way through the fields and woods to the trailer. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Two flung themselves to the ground at Éomer’s heels, tripped him, and in a moment they were on top of him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Downstairs the doorbell rang, and moments later, just discernible, the rapid tick of high heels on the tiled floor of the hallway. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, pressing the heels of my palms against them for good measure. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Florida Taylor’s funeral in June came on the heels of our final exams. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we run up the steps, Char’s high heels sounding like hammers banging nails whenever she takes a step. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She also had on high heels, dramatically flared black pants, and a frilly blouse with swoopy sleeves. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Duke, Nala, and Scruffy hurtle out the secret exit, hot on Dr. Loofah's heels. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Somkit sat back on his heels and rubbed the bridge of his nose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They knew that the black man had all the strikes against him, that the white man kept the black man down, under his heel, unable to get anywhere, really. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the far turn he reached Seabiscuit’s heels and began looking for a way around him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Try walking five blocks in heels in this heat,” Carmen said. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He slapped the side of the motor with the heel of his palm in frustration. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But her attraction came largely from his kindness to her, and the thought of a man—any man—touching her as the baby drummed her heels within filled her with repulsion. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Liam looked like he was about to say something, but instead, he let out a frustrated grunt, spun on his heel, and started toward the nearby trees, in the exact opposite direction Chubs had taken. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Con sat back on his heels and looked at the rest of them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The creature clicked its heels together, and the silver ankle bells rang out impossibly loud. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I hate the sound of shoe heels clicking on the floor.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Claire laughed again, short and sharp and bitter, and then spun on her heel. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A rustling motion, legs working awkwardly beneath her and white heels flashing, her skirts held high. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other boy was sitting back on his heels. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He had to move before he changed his mind, and he knew Alec would be right on his heels. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was impossible to find you, Frodo, in the wilderness, and it would have been folly to try with all the Nine at my heels. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were in full armor, enameled steel from helm to heel, long pale cloaks over their shoulders, shining white shields strapped to their left arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

On their heels, mounted, trotted the Anti-Horse-Thief Society members done up as old-time bounty hunters in big hats and drooping mustaches. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

For this reason it irritated him when Twinkle insisted on wearing high heels, as she had done the other night when they ate dinner in Manhattan. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She rubbed at them with the heels of her scarred hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After bracing my heels against the transom of the dinghy, I locked both hands around the grip of the starter cord. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

As she descended from the balcony, Zeitoun noticed her short skirt and high heels, her heavily made-up face, her small glittering purse. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Off your heels . . . faster . . . left, right, left, right... snap it out, jab, hook, jab ... harder ... The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried clicking her heels together, like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Though I followed on his heels, I was more than a little hesitant, knowing his business—as he had said himself—was dangerous. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

All this flashed through Digory’s mind in a second; then he took to his heels and ran for the gates as hard as he could pelt; the Witch after him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The already excited horse leaped into the air, whirled about, lashing out with his heels, then bolted. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivan leaped into the air, tapping his heels together off to the side, and landed on his feet as lightly as fall leaves. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Dogs barked at his heels wherever his long-legged stride carried him, and he snarled back at them, sometimes even spitting, which only made the flea-bitten mongrels yap more hysterically. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he flowed into the street with Antain stumbling at his heels. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Back through the vegetable garden he went, and he paused for a moment to smash a green muskmelon with his heel, but he was not happy about it. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are two policemen standing in front of Tatarska 3, clubs in hand, looking the street up and down while they rock on their heels. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Monique’s high heels clicked on the polished floor as she paced back and forth. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Duff rocked back on his heels, his hands in his pockets. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Yep,” Tam says again, rocking back and forth on his heels. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They watched the rest of the family wending their way down the trail, Tao still clutched in Elizabeth’s arms, gentle worshiping Luath restored at last to the longed-for position at his master’s heels. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing their companions shot in the neck with arrows, they heeled in panic, sometimes turning back to the flames but mostly running straight on, straight toward people and death. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cut one line, then another, and then another, then went back over the same lines with the back of my heel, digging a groove all the way down into the dead grass. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Lord Asriel handed him the paper, he saluted and hurried out, his terrier dæmon close at his heels with her tail tucked low. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

So the next afternoon when it was hot and close, Turner climbed the steps to Mrs. Cobb’s house with the sea breeze at his heels, urging him to play. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Beyond those canvas walls, each man got a heel of bread and a chunk of black sausage no longer than a finger, washed down with the last of Galbart Glover’s ale. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Before my very eyes, the pale blond stumps distinguished themselves into heel and toe; the high arches made S's of the bottoms of her feet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Now she was dressed like she was going to an interview: a gray pencil skirt and heels and a blouse as black as her hair. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“After me, I think,” said Dumbledore, and he walked through the archway with Harry on his heels, lighting his own wand hastily as he went. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Hollowed- out shoe heels, fake hat-linings, these things were old stuff to the detectives. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shambler kicks out, her heel catching me in the mouth and splitting my lip. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Her heels were black, too, with a sling back and a sharply pointed toe. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

After only a moment or two they gave up trying to defend themselves and took to their heels. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

My heels scraped across the floor in short stints, hobbled by links of chain, as it is said that the young gentle-ladies of Japan walk, hobbled by subservience and feminine humility. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was the last thing anybody expected to rise up out of Texas in the midst of the Iraq War: a strawberry-blond, whip-smart Democrat with high heels, an unapologetic drawl, and a little biracial family. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Jasper had been her dog, and he ran at my heels now. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Four stops walking at the end of the row and turns on his heel. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I feel prickles up my neck, hearing the ladies’ heels clack away. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Turning to greet her, I’m startled by her low-cut white blouse and tight striped skirt, her teetering heels and crimson nail polish. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He slipped the towel under my heels then sat down on the end of the bed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The girls and I danced with our escorts until the balls of our feet hurt, and we were forced to slip off our heels and dance in our bare feet. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Please stay away!” said the robot to the two bears who were now nipping at her heels. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And then she spun on her heel and stalked out behind her terrible, heartbreaking army. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But the harder I ran, the more the wind blew me back, until I was running in place, my heels digging uselessly in the sand. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He did a little wild dance, kicking his heels. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slept on the floor of Grand Central Terminal for the first three nights, watching everyone’s feet walk past, men in loafers, women in patent leather heels. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She kept her knees pressed together, the high heels she never removed pressed into the pear-colored carpet. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sighing, she picked up Pearl’s sneakers by the heels and went down the hallway. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The client clicked his heels together, bowed stiffly and walked out between the two men. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their heels were only inches from the edge of the Cliff behind them, nothing but air waiting after that. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It’s a Look that says here we go, she's about to dig her heels in. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He danced with his toes pointed in and rocked from heel to toe with beautiful rhythm. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lash kept leading, the Finns on his heels. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He had nothing to move, so he simply walked out with the orange tom at his heels. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was definitely tired, like I had been carrying him on my back for miles, and all he ever did was dig his heels into my ribs like a jockey on a horse. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

His enormous boarhound, Fang, was at his heels; Fang gave a booming bark and bounded forward. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She’s the Achilles’ heel of their marriage, and it’s only noticeable if you’ve been watching it for sixteen years like I have. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

So Shasta settled himself firmly in the saddle, gripped with his knees, clenched his teeth, and punched both the horse's sides with his heels as hard as he could. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Several heads turned as Gervean Campbell sashayed through the opened double doors, dressed in a perfectly fitted sapphire pantsuit and really high black heels. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Francie looked at his well-polished black shoes and noticed how the cuffless trousers came down in the back over the heel, and what a nice break they made across his instep. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she heeled right over and as she went the mast broke in two, split right down the centre. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I try to stop talking with my hands, and to keep my heels consistently on the floor. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

His mom, in a sharp, no-nonsense black dress and pointed heels, jaw set. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Bits of dried clay clung to the heel. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I bend down and pretend to fix my heel so he can’t see the abject horror and embarrassment on my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She grabs a rose silk shoe by the heel and chucks it at him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I dug my heels in the thick carpet and leaned backward. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She stopped trying to clean out her skin for a moment and sat back on her heels. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Panda-Laney ate the other two carrots with less enthusiasm, then crawled back to her mom’s heels and looked up. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My mother lets me sleep until noon, then rouses me to examine my heel. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Without warning, he spun on his heel, stabbing the dagger through the air in a perfect ring. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He’d barely gotten his hands wrapped in the reins when she was off, tearing a furious path through the darkness as if something wicked was nipping at her heels. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Before I can think of a comeback, his grandmother’s heels come clicking down the long hallway. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His heels click and clack as he circles us, his gaze like a strong beam of light. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Nelson squatted on his heels, his ashy eyelids blinking earnestly as he inspected Mother’s face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he was a good boy until we came up close to Mr. Kendall, who was still bellowing so loudly that Clover dug in his heels and threw back his head. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I pick up one white sock and begin to ease it over her toes and heel. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I rushed to the kitchen with her following on my heels. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Corcoran party,” said Bunny, hands in his pockets, rocking back and forth on his heels. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I spin on my heel, aiming the gun at the sky, and see the cloud of dark feathers descending. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She would enter the little clearing with the cubs, one at her heels and one before her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Bailey rushes to the end of the porch with Lorena close on his heels. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His heels were armed with spurs, and he heard every word they said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Dad puts his heels together, toes pointed out. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The heel of my hand hit him square in the chest and sent him butt-first down the hallway floor. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I press the heel of my hand to my forehead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sweetness of the day tickled them, made them holler “I give you everything I got! you come home with me!” to a woman tripping in shiny black heels over the cracks. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is taking forever,” I mumbled under my breath as I bounced on my heels. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Sandy opened the heavy glass door and followed on the judge's heels through the lobby. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m used to seeing Mrs. Walton at school in her suits and heels. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He did an awkward sort of bow, so I bowed correctly:heels together, arms at my sides, eyes straight ahead, bending at the waist. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she straightens her shoulders and leaves without looking back, her high heels tapping down the length of the car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She wore high heels and stockings that looked like they were made from a mullet net. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi gave him a kind smile before turning on his heels to head up the stairs to his office. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Brother Thomas walked very swiftly: heel and toe, heel and toe, whistling tunelessly under his breath as he went. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He wipes his cheek with the heel of his hand and smiles wetly. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Being a boy, I climbed the wires and pivoted over on a fence post, on the heel of my wounded hand. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walk the three blocks in my dress and heels. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The officer turned to the doctor and kicked the heel of his boot into the doctor’s kneecap. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

There was a small dark doorway between the windows, and through this Mary Poppins propelled the perambulator while Jane and Michael followed at her heels. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was a good bandage, he knew, and he sat back on his heels with pride, wiping the perspiration from his brow, and grinned at Snowden with spontaneous friendliness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes. When Atticus married her, and I’d come home from Nashville for Christmas and things like that, why I fell head over heels in love with her. I still am—didn’t you know that?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Jairo leaned back on his heels and allowed his eyes to close for just the briefest of moments. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He walked out on to the drive, Jasper dancing at his heels, and I followed him slowly, feeling very uncomfortable still. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then I thought, "No, I broke it myself. I broke it on purpose to pay myself back for being such a heel." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

When his boot heels hit the ground, they squawked like a chicken, then mooed like a cow. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He threw them on the ground, and crushed them beneath the heel of his shoe. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The Scotch terrier came in from the garden and began sniffing at my heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sprint up the stairs, the others on my heels. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I tapped my remaining heel of bread against the side of my bowl. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also bought boxes of used high heels that she called her dancing shoes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I fell back onto my heels, watching the doors shut one by one, wondering if I would ever see those kids again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She was a heavy painter and wore the highest heels and the shortest skirts in the school. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan swipes at one eye with the heel of his hand and clears his throat. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I stood back a bit while he sang, knocking his rattle against the air and rocking on his heels where he rested. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She mbs my feet, and the way she kneads the soles and pats the heels, it’s like she’s talking to me with her touching. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally we came to the conclusion that the burglars had taken to their heels when they heard footsteps in an otherwise quiet building. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Her feet looked old and had Band-Aids on the heels and toes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

She takes a heavy swig from her wineglass, kind of teeters a little in her high heels. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Through the window, I watched men and women in smart outfits—in suits and skirts and clicking heels—carrying their coffee to work with a bustle of self-importance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My heel caught on the uneven cement, sending me stumbling toward the hard ground. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I planted my heels firmly and resisted the pull of his arm. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He spun on his heel and almost barreled into Tad, who stumbled back, tripped over an iron bar, and slammed into an open locker with a crash. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Fie stood in his moleskin overcoat, with Fang the boarhound at his heels, looking impatient to start. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth came downstairs with Franz at her heels, followed by Mama’s light footsteps. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Mom opened the door, and we were greeted by the sound of heels banging against the wooden floor. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She’s tall and thin and very put together—like with makeup and jewelry and high heels. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In his weaker moments, he imagines walking in some future hour between arcades of pillars in the great Fuhrermuseum at Linz, his heels clacking smartly on the marble, twilight cascading through high windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

With the young birds and the old ones, the white gull and Rontu, who was always trotting at my heels, the yard seemed a happy place. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hot on the heels of these philanthropic, documentary-style recordings came those intended to part a paying public with their money. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Walter turns on his heels and leans against the wall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

This all flashes through my head in an instant as President Snow’s eyes bore into me on the heels of his threat to kill Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

On her feet were large, unfamiliar shoes—white with the hint of a heel, and laces tied in big, perky bows. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone turns to stare at her in her outrageously high heels, tight black dress, and excessive makeup. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A stylish sandal lay on the ground and he picked it up and looked at the leather straps, the thick wedge heel, before he left it where it had been. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This broke the spell and we took to our heels in giggly panic. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zed went flying out of the auditorium, Rock hot on his heels. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clicking of their heels echoed off the polished floors and bounced across the high timber ceiling. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

High heel slippers, necklace, earrings, everything he wants tuh see me in. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I gripped as tightly as possible as he took off, the others close on his heels. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Matthew rolled out of his room and dug his heel into the skateboard to flip it up to his hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Slynt spun on his heel like the watchman he'd once been, and strode the length of the Small Hall, boots ringing on die stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Jasper had stopped barking, and was now sniffing at Ben’s heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You altered the heel yourself. You did a fine job. You are a craftsman?” he asked. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I dragged the heel of my palm over my nose, and I looked at Dad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

My nails dug into the heel of my hand, but I didn’t care. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Uhmma traced the line with her cat-tongue finger, tickling my hand as it moved from the heel of my palm up to the base of my middle finger. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I pushed between them and drove the heels of my hands into JoJo’s chest. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knight gave his heels to his mount and started off again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The effect of this gear-crunching was to flip her around in midair, so that her boot heels were pointed directly at the troll’s head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the Webbs’ cat, trussed her, hung her up by her heels to a hook, and began to sharpen his knife. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Three friendly faces,” Fezzik said, kind of bouncing up and down on his heels, which he always did when things were looking up. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Is it pinching in the toe or rubbing on the heel?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Mom had asked me over and over that summer and fall as my skirts got shorter, my heels higher, my lipstick darker, my heart angrier and angrier at her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She dragged it out of the water, sat back on her heels, and watched. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heels click against the floor as she approaches the floating day-lantern. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The world expected girls to pluck and primp and put on heels. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The boat heeled a little now, in the afternoon wind. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was playing in the flapping of flags and awnings, in the rumble of distant traffic, the click of heels on the dry paving stones... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Her cat, Viper, hovered by her heels, his glowing eyes following my every move. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The shotgun stood on its heel at attention. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Werner props open the back door and dangles his feet off the rear bumper, his heels just above the flowing road. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The girl scampered out of reach, her bare heels disappearing as she turned a corner, her brother forgotten. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Today we are Cinderella because our feet fit exactly, and we laugh at Rachel’s one foot with a girl’s grey sock and a lady’s high heel. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody tossed out a pair of high heels. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The Black Tips had been nipping at his heels for weeks, and now he’d forced them to play their hand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t true!” repeated Mollie, but she could not look Clover in the face, and the next moment she took to her heels and galloped away into the field. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She opened the door on the left and entered, me at her heels. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kicked her heels and bared her teeth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The debate over assumption, which followed on the heels of the vote on funding, only intensified the sense of betrayal and made matters worse. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I slip the hand-me-down heels on, and my knees turn inward. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I looked at her, skittering about on high heels, scrunch, scrunch on the walk. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And why the hell do you have ten pairs of shoes here?’’ he asked, pointing to the sandals and leather high heels my mom had lined up along the baseboard in the bedroom. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She spun on her heel after shaking her finger in his face and stomped out of the Dugout. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Celia overturned the tureen with the sacred stones and crushed Felicia’s seashells under the heels of her leather pumps. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A blister was swelling on his left heel which forced him to walk on the edge of his boot. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

Both my sisters and me, and her high heels, were bothering her. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another one leaps at us, but I knock it down, and crush its head beneath my heel. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He just ran, and Mo ran close on his heels. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Pri, Aunt Jo, and her friends all cheer and clap when I come down the stairs in borrowed high heels that make my legs wobble, and Donna takes a few pictures of me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, the thought that came on the heels of that one saved me: Oh, snap! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I walked to the statue, my heels echoing on marble, and rested my hand on its big toe —the closest I’d ever come to praying. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I turned sharply on my heel and stalked toward the door. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He turns to leave, and your mouth hits the table when you see The Mac’s lady friend in red heels waving from across the room is Ms. Hardwick. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Old Betonie sat back on his heels and looked off in the distance. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Up, up, up the stairs she went with the baby boy in a blue blanket, the man carrying her suitcases, her lavender hatboxes, a dozen boxes of satin high heels. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few shooters stood at attention, the heel of the gun resting on the ground. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Joey and I dug our heels into the mud about halfway down toward the bottom of the hole. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sank back onto my heels, drained, ignoring the pain in my ankle. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I sit back on my heels and look at him with a mixture of sadness and satisfaction. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Spinning on his heel, the Owner crackled across the broken mounds of glass, flung himself inside his car, and left in a screech of tires and dust. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

My body could twist only left or right, whereas in space I could not only twist, I could roll from side to side, and even tumble head over heels. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman rocked on her heels and the dogs ran off in a row, the other two chasing the one carrying the whip. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s true that I’m small for twelve, but I’m wearing Lucinda’s hand-me-down patent leathers with the little heels that bring me up to almost five feet. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She has forgotten the ever-present pain in her heel and her knee. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Luna rolled her eyes and spun on her heel with a snort. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then a girl teetered past in red heels and a red coat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her high heels, she was six inches taller than he was. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where there’s a will, there’s always, sooner or later, some kind of way,” Bernabe scowled, loudly scuffing his boot heels as he ambled mournfully out of the store. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

From her bed, she listened to the click-clack of his heels, to the muffled shuffling of his feet after he’d shed his shoes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

In her high heels, she was taller than he was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I rock back on my heels as if pushed back by some invisible force, then walk out of the room, my heart beating fast. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He rocked back and forth on his heavy heels, his face wise with profundity. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I can’t get all the rubber off her heels,” she said, as she saw them approaching. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the spring of that year, the CIA was thrown back on its heels by the first of several shattering revelations about treachery in its ranks. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed the heels of his hands into his eyes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Baseball bat clinking against the heels of my Converse, nighttime breeze brushing against my legs, I trekked through my backyard and into the woods of Hannibal’s Rest. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And hot on her heels is Jared Christensen, who glares so intensely, it’s a wonder Jus’s head doesn’t burst into flames. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Obviously, she says, the Nautilus had collided with something and then heeled over at a sharp angle . All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He stepped on the heels of his boots to take them off, holding the back of Edward’s chair for support. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He stared at me moodily, his hands in his pockets, rocking backwards and forwards on his heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Helmuth rocks back on his heels, looks at his toy soldiers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sheriff rocked back on his heels, looking thoughtful, like he was trying to figure something out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was flat back on my heels when he fired the shot, a bad shot, right at me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fair Knightess reached forward just as He Did kicked out with his heels. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A terrific exercise is to sit on the floor, place a heel in each hand and raise both legs in the air. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Later, Onofre Martinez’s powerful three-legged German shepherd charged off its porch like an enraged water buffalo, jumped over the picket fence, and hung on the volunteer’s heels. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These are not high heels! There’s barely any heel. But the bottoms are slippery.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Silver and Nails departed soon after and the pups followed at their mother’s heels. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fuuuuuck,” he said, pressing the heels of his palms against his eyes and laughing to himself. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He bounces on his heels a little, visibly tamping down a broad smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Repressing an eye roll, I plodded into the house with Tamika at my heels. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Laleh rocked back and forth on her heels and glanced at the counter. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As she started after him something struck her hoot and she looked around to see Zit, Zat, and Sister at her heels. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He screams, his face contorting, and drives the heel of the gun into my jaw. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

P. T. bounded ahead, leaping fishlike from one brown sea to the next, then turning back to herd the two of them forward, nipping at their heels and further splashing their already sopping jeans. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The pretty girls weren’t so much pretty as skinny with too-high heels and expensive clothes. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Tilly was barking at my heels, and it was hard to hear. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She squeezes the ball with the heels of her hands. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Gram said, wriggling her heels into the sand. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Without responding to me directly, she spun around on her heels like the dancer she was and marched away. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We race through the catacombs, Keenan ahead of me, Sana at my heels. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She darted between another set of trees, Ekon on her heels. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As Paul Revere with Johnny at his heels left Warren’s a man emerged from the darkness, laid a hand on Revere’s arm. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he passed the ponies one of them let fly with his heels and just caught him as he ran. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She wore a soiled housecoat and high- heeled gold leather sandals. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Helm’s Gate, before the mouth of the Deep, there was a heel of rock thrust outward by the northern cliff. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Horace Whaley placed the heel of his right hand against the solar plexus of the dead man. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hagen’s daughter burst naked from beneath the trees with two wolves at her heels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Rosemary helped me pick out a white dress and red heels for the party. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

My feet scuffed and round, and the heels all crooked that look dumb with this dress, so I just sit. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

His sloping shoulders were bent forward and he walked heavily on his heels, as though he carried the invisible grain bag. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the boy and the blue slush, after the strappy heeled shoe and the blood on the sidewalk, after that boy had fallen, Julietta West Williams had disappeared from the state of Alabama. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The two men were squat ting on their heels, eating their evening meal, shoveling rice into their mouths with chopsticks, dipping into the large bowl of vegetables and meat that sat between them. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Levi moans and rocks harder, on his toes, on his heels, on his toes again. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I stand in front of a mirror looking at my dress and my first shoes with a heel on them. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what you did,” he says, “but you opened a chance for us. We ran on your heels. Through the border. Out of Syria. Into Turkey.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Uhmma holds her high heels in one hand, her stocking feet buried in the sand. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

And now I was smuggling Hitler’s most prized treasure, along with a map and key to the Amber Room in my boot heel. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, we never even stopped hearing the echo of her heels, and the rhythmic thudding of Tommy’s bag against his leg seemed to be a kind of answer. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took tiny steps toward the lectern, his heels not moving much past his toes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Having stripped off my sock, my mother’s fingers probe the bones in my left heel and I wince. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In competition, they never could survive in heels. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy’s pace was picking up, but Thomas stayed on his heels, surprised at how familiar he felt with the directions, usually even leaning into turns before Minho showed the way. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“A dynamo in low heels” was how one old friend described her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In those early weeks she had fed Mirabelle every four hours, held her every time she cried, and watched her grow until her heels stretched her newborn rompers almost to the breaking point. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Root spat out the butt of his cigar, squashing it comprehensively beneath his boot heel. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I hit him smack in the face mask with the heel of my hand. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Crossing the fields, the stranger padding trustingly at his heels, Mackenzie suddenly remembered the other dog, and frowned in bewilderment. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They slip off my flat Mary Janes and replace them with the new heels. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I felt a challenge to plan, and build, an organization that could help to cure the black man in North America of the sickness which has kept him under the white man’s heel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s handsome, Madam,” she kept saying, leaning back on her heels to look at me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Theon put his heel into Smiler and broke into a hard gallop. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The girls who intended to compete would slip over to the sidelines and change from high heels into low white sneakers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we were out of his line of sight, Carmen took off her heels and I pulled off my mask and Hulk bodysuit. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She slapped herself on the forehead with the heel of her hand. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Ben’s cowboy boots click like a girl’s heels. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Robin was sitting on a crate, drumming the heels of her high-buttoned shoes against its side. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hit his forehead with the heel of his hand. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then he sat back on his heels and stared. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the car door and began walking up the path, wobbling a little on her square wooden heels, reaching into her straw bag to eat handfuls of puffed rice. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He began to carve thick chunks of charred meat off the bone as Tyrion hollowed out two heels of stale bread to serve as trenchers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jody sidled near and turned and matched his step to the old man’s step and stiffened his body and dragged his heels a little. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ghost followed close at his heels, out into the night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

June is not typically an angry person, but it’s been a long day, and she looks about three seconds from using one of those heels to stab the guy through the eye socket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As much as he wants to turn on his heel and jet, he can’t seem to move. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It sometimes seemed as if he could run forever, showing his heels to the friendly policemen, waving at other runners. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heels gouged ditches in the soil as she struggled to stand, to push up, to run away. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Eventually Axel and Ms. Dale sit back on their heels, side by side. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Palla was brown from head to heel, with moss in her hair, breathless from laughter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After a rain the driveway was crawling with worms, and Joe crushed every one of them under his heels. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to be quick and beat Bo out the door, but with every step I take, he’s on my heels. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” he answered, staying on her heels. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Since we still dragged our heels about going, they didn’t notice we looked forward to the trip. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The little light bobbed ahead, while behind him long fingers of darkness grasped his heels. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

There’s something titillating about it, upended and comic, like men in evening gowns and high heels. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hustled my stride behind her heels clacking against the pavement toward the house. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then he spun on his heel and dashed away, leaving me alone. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

While he sat on his heels his father explained softly the meaning of zenshin, which the boy understood to mean a constant awareness of potential danger. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He opened the door for his grandfather, but he let it swing shut on the old man’s heel. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever the reason, she now walks briskly out of the room, heels clacking on parquet floors, and by the time I catch up to her, she's already pinning on a navy hat. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I dash out—my heel catches on the frame. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Of the girls hurrying back to their high heels. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hodor kicked at it, slamming a snow-covered heel full into the thing’s face, but die dead man did not even seem to feel it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry did as he was told and hurried out of the tent, Ron at his heels. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Someone donated a kerosene lamp; another gave her some old mosquito netting and a pair of socks without heels. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I dug my heels into Jingle Boy’s sides and pointed him south, down the road to Buxton. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I was the process, indivisible from this small, burgeoning life that was now throwing elbows and poking my bladder with her heel. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She dug the points of her keys into the heel of her hand—not for protection now, but to convince her that what she was hearing was real. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The white greyhound darted after the great red monk and trotted happily at his heels. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She wore sensible heels and kept a pair of reading glasses on a chain around her neck. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For example, although it is common to think of the Jim Crow regime following immediately on the heels of Reconstruction, the truth is more complicated. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The relentless pounding continued—not the rapping of knuckles, but the full-fisted heel of a hand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Apa leans back on his heels, clasps his hands behind him. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She chooses cute heels, too, clips her long hair back. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He turned abruptly on his heel, and made towards the woods. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His hands flopped around in his pockets as he squinted at me and rocked on his heels. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She dug in her heels and burrowed against the elbows, hips, and shoulder blades of strangers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was afraid the high heels might puncture the boat’s thin aluminum. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The two were poised there, their heels over the gap. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

After breakfast I ran up to my room with the three younger boys on my heels debating what to christen our new charge. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I grunted, sitting back on my heels, and stood still while the rest of my classmates graduated. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes, half-walking and half-sleeping, listening always for the crack of the guns at my heels to know when to pick up my pace. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I push open the door, slowly, and see Helena sitting in a chair, kicking her heels. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She wore silk dresses, high heels, jewelry, and hats with veils. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Zahra fixes him with a final glare, turns on her heel, and stalks out of the room, slamming the door behind her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Very obedient,” I mumbled while grinding my heel into her toe. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In Baba’s bus, I counted the miles until I’d see her sitting barefoot, arranging cardboard boxes of yellowed encyclopedias, her heels white against the asphalt, silver bracelets jingling around her slender wrists. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Newt went after him, right on his heels, and then the rest of the Gladers followed, a tight pack of roaring boys charging ahead to a bloody battle, weapons raised. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was still clinging to it, both of her own arms wrapped around it as though she meant to dig in her heels and wrestle Skathis for him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Nip at their heels a little and they'll go wherever you tell them to. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Anna removed her shoe and beat the heel against the door. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I'd been pushed and shoved through dark subway tunnels with the monsters howling and snapping at my heels the whole way. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The actress carried a leather tote bag over one shoulder, and she wore high heels, a black skirt, and a pale silky blouse. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a grainy photo of a tall, dark-skinned woman in heels and a shiny blue dress, holding a microphone. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Edward stands among them, shards of glass ground to dust beneath his heel, a sledgehammer held above his head. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He took the heel of the dry loaf from his bag, moistened it in the stream, and shared it out, half and half. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the slope eased a little bit, they lowered themselves down on their backs, kicking in heel holds as they descended for a thousand feet to the sea. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He sat up, grabbed a shoe heel out of the bucket at his feet, and hurled it with all his might. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There came a sharp pain to the heel of his foot. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She kicked back with her heel and hit him in the mouth. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She’d do this weird move with her ankles and the heels would go flying and she wouldn’t even miss a step. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He’s casually dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt and, for some reason, authentic leather cowboy boots with gigantic heels that boost him up to merely short. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Jon put his heels into his horse and broke into a gallop, racing down the kings- road, as if to outrun his doubts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The parasail whipped sideways in the wind and Dauntless heeled with the sudden shifting drag. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I said “Yessir” and “No, sir” but I kept my eyes on my inky arm and clunked the heels of those majorette boots against the legs of my chair. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The Negro was with a woman in blue stiletto heels, and she was telling him what to do. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Milkman’s feet were singing, the tender skin of the ball louder than the heels. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heels scrabbled at the straw as he tried to push himself into the comer, into the cold damp stone walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The young women, sitting in their own clusters on the lawn, wore short- heeled pumps and rayon hose, calf-length skirts, and loose-fitting blouses with ruffles and flounces on the sleeves and at the necklines. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The wig and the heels went into the bag. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He dug his heels into the riverbed, seeking a firmer foothold. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“There,” said the old man, sitting back on his heels with a satisfied smile. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The agent would be wearing a dung-colored blazer over a red knit turtleneck, her heels sensibly low in case the suspect should attempt a quick getaway. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He rocked on his heels and waited for the train. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Fig trotted at my heels, his gray fur tickling my ankle. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I can’t take it anymore, so I turn on my heel and race up the white road to my house. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

By the time I reach my house, my left heel will bear no weight at all. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The boy tsched his mule—for nothing, apparently, because he had to kick his sides with creamy heels before the animal obeyed. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slower and slower he ran, falling back in the chase until Dana was practically stumbling at his heels. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiggled into the dress she’d bought—short and black, paired with leather platform heels. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He saluted smartly and clicked his heels together. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I pulled off my torn boots with the toe of the other stepping on the heel. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Electrical current. Tucked into the heels of those blue suede shoes I gave you for Christmas,” Ladybird explained. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The Saturn V rocket seemed too monstrous to be made to heel by the control room in Houston. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She eased her heels out of her shoes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When the lad emerged from the cabin with Lemore by his side, Griff looked him over carefully from head to heel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sea breeze came down from the leaves and followed at her heels, jumping up now and again and frisking all around. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The maid delivered bread heels and bowls full of beef and potato stew. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She hit her forehead a few times with the heel of her hand, but it didn’t help. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Harry sat back on his heels and shook his head, trying to clear it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’m on my way to say goodbye to a boy I’m head over heels for. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I’m lying on the grass on my back, and Malik’s pressing against my heel. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

With a shout Neel grabbed Ajay s heel, yanked his friend backward, and headed across the pond as fast as he could. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

But at last one came who used his head as well as his heels. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth stood up straight, channeling Hyacinth the Brave, and stepped inside with Franz at her heels. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“How is it that I go off to college, and you fall head over heels in love with another fella?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her wooden high heels rapped the stone street. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should give my mom what she wants tonight, the dutiful daughter who is thrilled to wear gold jewelry and high heels and wants to be a doctor. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He wiped his damp forehead with the heel of his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well...is my father wearing a straw fedora, and is my mother walking with a broken heel?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The sister was coming at a sharp pace from her end of the ward, her heels resounding in the venerable space. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She rocks back and forth on her heels and her toes. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When we stepped into them, lights flashed from our heels. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

As my captors waited, I stepped out of my shoes one at a time, pressing down on the heels with the opposite foot, wobbling and nearly losing my balance without my arms to steady me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Morgan and Merrel went before them, Ghost came prowling at their heels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then I dropped back down, feet first, aiming my heels directly at the Mechagodzilla’s curved spine. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Harry watched the glittering heels march away and back again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Bending low, he kicked his heels into the horse and started to tear off back the way he’d come. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dug my heels into Jingle Boy again and headed him hard north, back toward the little logging village, back to the stable. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Darcy asks, and she just turns back around and walks into her big house with her heels clicking against the concrete. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My usual church shoes no longer fit, so TJ gives me a pair of low heels he got from school, and I can barely walk in them. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Finish this story while I set my heel,” said Jo, handing him the book. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down at my palms, at the almost-healed scrapes across the heels of my hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There Paris shot an arrow at him and Apollo guided it so that it struck his foot in the one spot where he could be wounded, his heel. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started walking on my heels, and when I turned to face her, she spit at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put on an iridescent dress with nubbly flecks in the material, which somehow matched her silvery heels. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, she liked how she looked in her current outfit—everything from the high heels to the deep red lipstick that matched her scarf. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Anyway, they were more indulgent toward us than at any other time; they snapped at the heels of the seniors, driving and molding and arming them for the war. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at her friend, who was easily five inches taller in those ridiculous heels. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

She was wearing a white dress with two million ruffles and a neckline that was the lowest she’d ever worn...and makeup and high heels and an ostrich feather in her hair. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He pulls off her stockings to inspect her heels. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The woman headed straight for the big desk at the front, the heels of her shoes clicking on the tiled floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“First just his toes. Then his heels. Finally the rest, both feet. Nothing I’ve given him—no tincture, no tonic—has had the slightest effect in curing him.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It's no problem,” she says at last, turning on her heels. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I could put the front of my foot on the ground when I stood up but not the heel. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Thin bubbles of ice form across these puddles overnight; we shatter them with the heels of our boots. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now, when the navigator walks, I notice that the pitchy ooze that fills the crevices of the ship sticks to his heels. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He liked to pose Tessie in the manner of the movie magazines, standing sideways, one high heel raised on a step, an expanse of black stocking visible. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A pair of silver heels sat on the corner. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Why do you wear high heels to school anyway?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I pictured her socks in the air, her little tennis socks with the balls at the heels, those ensanguined balls, bouncing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I kick the gun back with my heel so he can’t grab it and, ignoring the throbbing in my jaw, kick him in the stomach. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ms. Wockley marched off, the sound of her chunky heels clacking loudly. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She rocked herself back and forth on her heels. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Putas wore lots of perfume, jewelry, dresses cut low to show off their breasts, high heels to pump up their calves, and hair spray. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He reined the mare in tight and kept his heels hard against her sides to let her know he meant business. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when Sefia had asked why she loved gardening so much, her mother had sighed and sat back on her heels. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They ran, but already the thieves were sliding down the cloak and at their heels. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Clancy turned sharply on his heel without another word, heading back in the direction of the office. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That meant wearing a dress, heels, and lipstick when she climbed into the cockpit. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Though danger dogged my heels, urging me to hurry, a greater sadness slowed my steps. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The big lady had to keep pulling them to heel. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Reed played an eight-beat tattoo on the gunwale with the heels of his hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

All I can really remember is the wild heart-stopping scare I knew as I tumbled, head over heels, down among those killer hogs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing high heels, new ones, and a green satiny dress that clutches her hips and dips down to show the top of her breasts. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Yet it seemed to him that though the light was behind him, a shadow followed him in at his heels. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I stuck my hands inside a pair of white high heels and clapped them together. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without her heels, she looks smaller than small. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Alfred tried it, coming up slowly, inch by inch, fighting to keep his legs straight and his heels on the mat as his shoulders began to quiver and the muscles in his stomach tightened painfully. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my eyes with the heel of my hand. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I sit back on my heels and nod. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned sharply on her heel and started to make her way toward the deserted highway. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to wear nylon stockings and little heels with whatever I wear. I am sixteen now, sixteen and a half, actually.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore high heels and stockings that shadowed the blue lines on her legs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

We picked our way through, though with little stealth remaining, for each step cracked and snapped as porcelain shattered beneath our heels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Deedee was crying but also rocking back and forth on her heels, something that again reminded Mark of Madison. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A trickle of blood ran down the heel of her hand and dropped from her wrist. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then Sunday morning for church she’d do her hair and put on a nice dress and some high heels and she looked like a million bucks. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I drag the shopping cart behind me, slowing my pace so I can walkalong with Mami, who is wearing her high heels. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

A pile of shoes, high heels sticking up, lay on the floor. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But what about mussing their dresses, what about spraining their ankles on high heels? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kissed her hand and said, “Daenerys, my queen, I will gladly wash you from head to heel if that is what I must do to be your king and consort.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Off I go, Manchee reluctantly on my heels, looking back as much as he can, barking my name all the time. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He felt his heel bump land, touch pebbles and rocks, scrape sand. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I ran across the court, I felt a pain in my right heel that was so intense I had to stop playing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Um”—under her seat she moved her left foot forward so the heel touched on the arch of the right—“can I take ballet lessons?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Madame DuPont’s black heels click against the floor as she walks to the front of the classroom, paper in hand. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Omakayas was so close, so dreamy and happy, that the force of it nearly flipped her back head over heels. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He leaped off my belly, his bony heels nearly knocking the breath out of me, danced a jig, then peered up at the leaves. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tumbled head over heels, but I soon righted myself in time to see the greatest aerial display a man will ever see. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Like hitting your father in the ear with a shoe heel.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The real surprises, which set us back on our heels when they occur, will always be the mutants. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sophia slowly descends, letting her little heels click against the floor. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I have to borrow a pair of black flats, too, because heels are for suckers, I’ve decided. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She wore a dark yellow jersey, a short brown miniskirt, stockings, and high heels. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flung his club at it, but the little creature pulled back from his heel and looped, at great speed, away behind one of the white chalk boulders. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I would do the same to the other big toe, then to the ball of each foot, the heel of each. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Each time I take a step, I bring the heel of one foot parallel to the toes of the other. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Annabelle tries to concentrate on all this, instead of on the pain, pain, pain in the back of her heels. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Maurice, who had been standing ready to dive, swayed back on his heels, made a bolt for the platform, then swerved back to the grass under the palms. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Without having to be told, I lifted my legs and fit my heels in the gynecological stirrups. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I wore costly imported calfskin shoes with little heels. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has her purple heels on and her Afro is in a sideswept updo, but there’s one thing she doesn’t have that surprises me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The clic-cloc of the women’s heels, the laughter of idling men in doorways. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn't look much different from the last time he saw her, when her high heels had clicked out of his life and left him alone. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

From one woman’s unzipped bag, a heel sticks out like a dull dagger. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He ordered everyone to “lock heels”—stand at attention and listen, eyes straight ahead. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Upset, the girl rocks back on her heels. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

They get in and out of cars, whisde at friends, and glide along the sidewalk on shoes with heels as loud fast music blares from speakers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The apartment door creaks open, and I hear the click of heels against hardwoods. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The broken glass clicked, ground, and splintered beneath his heel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes with the heels of my hands. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry,” Call began earnestly, “you wouldn’t have to—” at which point my bare heel slammed down on his bare toes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I lift my heel and stomp as hard as I can where the bones in his foot connect to his toes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, there were sightings: a blur of billowing dress in the periphery of Mariam’s vision, scurrying up the steps, arms folded across the chest, sandals slapping the heels. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sound of thunderous footfalls reached them, and Hagrid came panting into sight with Fang at his heels. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They walked in high heels, and quickly, as if on perpetually urgent business. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tyson pushed me out of the way, but the explosion still blew me head over heels. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Another officer pulled open the cell door and they went in on one another’s heels, the shield used to force Duncan into the back corner of the cell. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dreams of angels skipping over his head and occasionally resting their pink heels on his nose. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Blisters formed on his heels, and his shoulders ached from the pack. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the silver mirrorlike walls, people of different height weave through the streets in high heels and black leather boots. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I had been walking on my toes because walking on my heels was impossibly painful due to my jump off the church roof. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She pointed her toes up and jutted her heels down, praying this didn’t break her ankles. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Santa ground the heel of her shoe into Mrs. Reilly’s ankle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My face gets hot with embarrassment because I knew that this wasn't the kind of party for those kinds of heels. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Most of all, thankful that you were following me without a fuss, with Kutti at your heels. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She would be all dressed in her gray suit and black high heels—which Aimee had put her stamp of approval on—maybe putting on another coat of mascara. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He pushes Ruby with the heel of his boot. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

It felt good to have Kutti trotting close to our heels along the dark streets. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And shoes with heels that tap like Mama’s shoes?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Sitting back on his heels, Rashid said the words a second time, then prayed for forgiveness from Allah. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Britten lifted his foot and gave the lock a short, stout kick with the heel of his shoe and it sprang open. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She rushes to the hallway closet and comes back with a bunch of her high heels and lets me choose any I want. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

We measured to get each rope the same length and made sure they were far enough back that the cowhide wouldn’t touch Jumper’s heels. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bought a pair of heels, went to the cinema, and sat with Izio at night, breathing his smoke while German lights twinkled on the other side of the river. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At first, all he was aware of were the heels of the shoes beating rapidly against the floor, and he wondered if Lalo and the afternoon customers in the bar downstairs could hear it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had to touch the grass with my heel like all these times to make sure it was still hard. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked to be only a few years older than I, but she had on a woman’s dress, stockings, and high heels. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am shocked by recognition—if you live your life always afraid, always with danger on your heels, it is not so difficult to pretend away more danger. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Coop sets the table down, crosses his arms, and rocks back on his heels. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Jake’s heels were balanced on the rungs of his chair and his giant hands folded between his knees in a waiting and childlike attitude. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

A crowd of four drunk young women headed toward them, crossing the bridge precariously on high heels. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He squatted back on his heels and showed his teeth at the wall of branches. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The six men rocked on their heels and looked at one another and all hmmed at the same time. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

If passersby pay her any notice it is only to wonder how the children at her heels ended up with such red hair when her own is so dark. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mudd stood at one end of the sofa, took firm grip of the heel and sole, and tugged. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid to a squeaking halt, the heels one inch from the concrete floor downstairs. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the woman who explained the pros and cons and price differences of various brands, how she measured my foot and told me I have an exceptionally narrow heel. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I think of gauzy skirts, high heels with stars on the toes, hats covered with fruit and feathers, lifted eyebrows, pencil-thin; gaiety and excess. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In order not to hurt yourself on landing, you bent your knees, landed on your heels, and fell to one side. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I take a step but wobble like I’m wearing high heels. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Scipio scraped patterns into the snow with his heels. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lee Wei has us all lined up on the stage in high heels while Dale, the bouncer/owner, sits at the bar sipping on a tall boy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Yossarian went to bed early for safety and soon dreamed that he was fleeing almost headlong down an endless wooden staircase, making a loud, staccato clatter with his heels. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Blinking, Sefia leaned on the side of the crate for support, digging the heel of her hand into the splintered edge, as if the pain would distract her from the upheaval inside her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And so that’s how I set off running full out toward a river for the second time in two days, Manchee with me again and this time a girl on my heels. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Miss Celia stands up, slips off one red high heel, then the other. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He pinches something between his fingers and sits back on his heels. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

After rain she could slide, standing on one foot, down the steep muddy path and stop herself at any point by pressure on her heel or toes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The bottoms were pink and near the left heel there was a tiny brown mole. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He trained it, fought it, brought it to heel. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The toes, the ball, and the heel were so clearly outlined as to leave no doubt that a woman had left the print. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw looked up in exasperation, and leaned back on his heels. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He removed two buckets of stuff from the couch—it looked like mostly shoe heels—and flopped down on the cushions. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet clatter of boot heels against cobblestones. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It is assembled from all the bits of leather that people cut from the toes and the heels when they make shoes for themselves, and throw away. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Her beige high heels match her beige purse. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Their driver prodded her with his heel and kept her moving. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The queen’s face moves through a series of expressions, settling on a terse frown, as if she’s found something unsightly on the bottom of one of her kitten heels. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His long legs swung in giant strides; she trotted at his heels like a good little dog. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go home,” said Charles, wiping a muddy smudge off his cheek with the heel of his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She never got manicures and did not own a single pair of heels or jeans! Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She scrubbed the rough parts of her heels and her knees and especially her elbows. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I imagined her in tight jeans and high- heeled sandals. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Nothing showed except the heel of a boot. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Top middle school in the district,” said Hubert, bouncing proudly on his heels. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He even kicked his front heels off the ground ’stead of his rear ones, something I didn’t know he could do! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It’s heaven to slip into a pair of jeans, T-shirt, and cardigan, and out of my uncomfortable heels. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She hit the handle with the heel of her right hand. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat and kicked at the spit with his heel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I pull back and wipe my cheeks with the heels of my hands and turn toward the screens again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I turn on my heel to go to the bedroom, to yank on my dress, to do I don’t know what, and Monek laughs a little. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It had driven me to distraction to not know, made it harder to keep moving day after day without understanding what was on our heels. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Anna turns on her heel and runs into the house the second she sees him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back and forth, I rocked my heels in the soft dirt near the water’s edge. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Charlie rode bareback astride the plow horse, his brown heels dug into the horse’s wide flanks. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The security detail deliver me to an Exclusion Guard in front of the first door and then turn on their heels and stomp away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Jon heard their cries overhead as he accepted a bowl of stew and a heel of black bread from the day's cooks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You need something with a hard heel to make some noise.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They ventured cautiously into the long sloping passage, digging in their heels to prevent themselves sliding right down as Guosim probably had done. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dogs and men all went head over heels in a mass of howling confusion. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He watches as she ascends quickly up the stoop with her shopping bags, her heels suspended over the treads in a way that looks precarious. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Several governors who had earlier preached a “go along” attitude now dug in their heels. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her nose with the heel of her hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Hake handed fen a hollow heel of bread filled with burnt bacon and chunks of salt fish warmed in bacon grease. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But then he rocks back on his heels and says, “It’s definitely burnin’ Brit.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

His legs drag behind him, his heels scraping the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I heard the click of high heels approaching. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Three times he readies his argument and three times Jutta turns on a heel and strides away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Closely on the heels of this failure was another talented musician who played fiddle, excellent as the two before him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I step into my heels and pull the straps over the back of my foot. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Across the aisle Alvin Hooks rested his chin in his hands, drumming the floorboards with the heel of his shoe, impatient but not dissatisfied. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It's a relief to get to my chair, because between the heels and my legs shaking, I'm afraid I'll trip. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You begin tomorrow,” said the old man, and Hugo ran off down the empty hallway, careful not to click his shoe heels on the stone floor. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Her heels caught the beast square on the crown of its head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weidenbach twinkled along in her high heels next to Grandma. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The boy offered a final nod before turning on his heel and heading toward the stable’s exit. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His dog, Spiro, unleashed, heeled behind him and yelped once in pain as he lowered himself to the floor. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn on my heel and run, leaving the painting with Grandpa. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the man with rundown heels ahead of me was chained to a million dollars! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, they wore tiny shorts, bare legs, and high heels even in the middle of winter. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her shoes were down at the heels and spattered with old mud. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And Chaff, who comes right on her heels, insists the president could change the Quell if he wanted to, but he must not think it matters much to anyone. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No sense cooling my heels in this hotel,” he told us. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I’m fast, but I’m not fast enough to outrun the whispers I imagine chasing at my heels. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She spun around on her heels and sprinted away—right out of the goal, across the field, across the bus lanes, and into the school. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the smile left his face and he stood tall and the heels of the boots snapped together with a clack and he saluted me and marched off. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He felt for his sneakers and shoved his feet over the heels without tying the laces. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her body was warm and soft as a pile of pillows against my arm where she leaned her weight, and her feet, in their high, spiked heels, dragged foolishly. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The Imp had moved most of the gold cloaks to the city walls, mid the white knights of the Kingsguard had duties mace important than dogging her heels. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her feet, which were usually bare, looked unnatural in high heels. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Every time the cow moves, its huge rib cage shifts between my legs, and my heels slide over the ribs like fingers over piano keys. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I lay there in my white hotel bed feeling lonely and weak, I thought I was up in that sanatorium in the Adirondacks, and I felt like a heel of the worst sort. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was running for my life, the train nipping at my heels, but I was winning the race! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Patrick rocks back and forth on his heels. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I held my hands up to my face and felt the heel of my shoe bruising my hands. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I never had anything wrong with my heel except the time the sting ray stung it when I stepped on him when swim-ming and paralyzed the lower leg and made the unbearable pain. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without standing, I can tell by the pain in my left heel and my tailbone that I’m injured. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

No competition except for your own brain that swears there's other people on your heels. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The officer seemed to sense that both the prisoner and I were nervous and to take some pleasure in our discomfort, grinning at me before turning on his heel and leaving the room. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Singer handed him the card and stood quietly, his arms heaped with packages, his weight resting on his heels. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Only his soles and heels were visible from where she sat. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

When I push my back heel down, I brake. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Edie turns on her heels and pastes on a sweet smile. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

In one movement, I swing my electric board to the ground, jump on, and slam my heel down as hard as I can. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With Eilonwy at his heels, he ran to the tree, fearful the fatigue and strain of the day had at last driven the dwarf out of his wits. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

On the porch, Sam and Henry each fed a little falcon, then rocked back on their heels and looked at them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She dropped the slip of paper on the floor, handed us over, and fled away on her wobbly high heels. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we met for our first trip, Deborah got out of her car wearing a black ankle-length skirt, black sandals with heels, and a black shirt covered with an open black cardigan. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of Candless’s people leaped aboard and Dauntless heeled away from the burning ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The little round woman in high heels walked past again, from the opposite direction and on the opposite side of the street. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jumping to his feet he pulled off the Invisibility Cloak, stuffed it into his bag, grabbed the gillyweed, and put it into his pocket, then tore out of the library with Dobby at his heels. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

His nose is the broken red heel of my mother’s shoe. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Anastasia calls as she slides off her slippers and slips on her heels. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Littlefinger put his heels to his mare and vanished around a comer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I vault onto the beast and put heel to flank, my eyes on the sun hovering just above the horizon. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Robin Hood is at his heels, jumping and barking. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The cold stream lapped his bare heels momentarily, but then he was into the air above it and falling awkwardly and landing on his bottom. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The white space nipped at Nicole’s heels, tugged at her hair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The mayor was calling after him, telling them to come back, and Johanna tried to follow, her heels clicking and clicking. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I sprang off my heels, forward and to the left. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heel grazing the cold hardness of his leg, lying beside them, hastily unstrapped. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

In fact, they have so much power behind that they find going downhill awkward, and sometimes, in flight down a steep place, they may actually go head over heels. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near on eighty years old, and still wearing high heels. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The heels of her shoes echoed down the wooden floor of the hallway and her long, thin skirt swayed about her ankles. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The ache in my joints rocked me back on my heels. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

They must get lonely, standing here all day in their high heels, spraying strangers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Armed with 2,400 years' worth of extra mathematics, it is not hard for us to go back and find Zeno’s Achilles’ heel. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She knows she looks especially good in her flowered shirtwaist and white sandal heels. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beaded blue sandals Ekon had found for her were slightly too small, and her heels hung off the backs, slapping the soles of her feet with every step. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Back at home we had fallen head over heels into the Christmas spirit and preparing for our yearly donation. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Gingerly I stretch out my leg into the pool, propping the heel of my boot on a rock so the leather doesn't get too sodden, and sigh, because this does offer some relief. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I quickly wipe my face with the heels of my hands. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Another woman trips, breaking her heel, and is consoled by her husband. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Dicey was briefly worried, but he crouched down on his heels, ignoring the puddles, and looked up at them all. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the aged lord, without a word, shambled silently away, his old velvet shoes flapping and off at his heels, coughing as he went. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Catelyn put her heels to her horse and rode off, leaving her son to ponder her words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There were no heels today, but there was the horse he led by the reins. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captain made him sound like a starving mongrel, tagging at Lucky Girl’s heels, hoping for scraps. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

During the summer and fall of 1955, Montgomery’s adult black activists thought hard about the buses—which looked increasingly like Jim Crow’s Achilles’ heel. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Presently out of the darkness Gollum came crawling on all fours, like an erring dog called to heel. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Tyrion put his heel on the grasping fingers and felt a satisfying crunch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her oxfords were stamped down at the heels so that she could slip into them like clogs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Dressed in their Sunday best—women in high heels and white gloves, men in suits wearing tie clasps—they might have been on their way to church. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Walton tells us to put on our heels, and I just about crumble to a pile of dust because I forgot mine. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Nylon stockings—heels. Have you been reading those trashy fashion magazines again? Let’s not move too fast, young lady. You’ve got all your life to wear stockings, but you’ll only be young once.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were brown shoes with black heels and off-white laces and stitching. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I always imagine her in spangly, sequined evening gowns with stiletto heels that make her look two meters tall. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It forced me to fill my gas tank and compelled me to stop and offer a ride to an old Negro who trudged with heavy heels in the grass- grown verge beside the concrete road. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed Vicks into my cracked heels and took so many hot baths I lost count. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Not the sort of bow musicians did: this one was heels together, arms at the side, eyes straight ahead, bending at the waist. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I had a blue slush in my hand,” she went on, “the big kind you get at the movies. Strappy heels. It was summer. Do you like pretty shoes?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Rex paid them no attention; he bounded past like they were standing still and quickly closed the gap on Jordan, nipping at his heels and chasing him out of the park and down the block. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Without another word he dashed up the tunnel and out into the wood, with Blackberry and Dandelion on his heels. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch the last heel pass out of the light and look at those of us who are left. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Max is on my heels as I swipe the card through the slot, and a green light gives a go sign. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When one of his companions announced Hamlet's coming, my brother hastened to the courtyard and I followed upon his heels. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A porter trotted at their heels, pushing a wheelbarrow heaped high with provisions: salt and flour, fresh-churned butter, slabs of bacon wrapped in linen, sacks of oranges, apples, and pears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He will flay me from head to heel this time, and no amount of begging will end the anguish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The shards of the broken cup crunched beneath his father's heels as Lord Tywin crossed the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He wipes it away with the heel of his hand. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Like sprinters cued by a starting gun, Baker rushed into the barn with Conger at his heels. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached up and rubbed his eyes with the heels of his hands. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He scraped the ground with his boot heel, to mark where each boy was supposed to dig. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He threw back his head and howled at the moon just as the redhead appeared on the Club House porch, her spike heels clicking. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She has steel-rimmed glasses, behind which her eyes are hard to see, and black shoes with Cuban heels, and a tiny lipless smile. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the lady's heels have tapped across the wooden porch and down the steps, Mom turns around and calls softly, "Bobby?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was crouched on my heels when I saw it. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

While you flicked your foot, turned your ankles for the admiration of the heels, I looked at your knees but I didn’t touch. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lick my lips, sprint the last few steps, and thrust the heel of my hand up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

TimeStar rocked back and forth on his heels, crossed his arms, puckered his lips as if he might start whistling casually. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She cried for a while longer, then wiped her cheeks with the heel of her hand. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Her sandals even have small heels on them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Gran’s nemesis was running up to us, her shiny black heels clicking against the pavement. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was allowed to come and go through the gate whenever he liked, with D’Ath at his heels. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The map to the underground vault, along with the key, was still in my boot heel. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Did she remember the trail my heels carved in the dirt as they dragged me across the yard? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A cockroach emerged, and the landlady stepped on it, squashing it under the heel of her gold leather sandal. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If the Cauldron-Born are still on our heels, you had better worry less about food and more about your own skin.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

High John shoved both hands in his pockets and rocked on his heels. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She marches off, her heels making loud, angry clacking noises on the wood floors. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Dorian picked up a cowboy boot from which a heel had been broken and dropped it into a wastebasket, wondering whether that impossible Ignatius J. Reilly was all right. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now she sits back on her heels and looks at Vivian. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

His mother was wearing high heels, but she did not complain. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The woman sucks her teeth and marches down the hall, her heels smacking on the tile floor. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

With the gray suit, she wore a cherry-colored tarn pulled over one eye and vici-kid high buttoned shoes with spool heels. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and hold on as hard as I can, digging my heels into the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I slide my hands into my pockets and rock back on my heels. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he could scarcely see D’Ath, who was close at his heels. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Using one foot to press against the heel of the other, I pushed my sneakers off. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The keystone of the arch crashed almost on their heels, and the wall above crumbled, and fell in ruin. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Soon, shawls are flung on chairs, a half dozen pairs of heels are kicked off in a pile at the bottom of the steps. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Run, Grummore, run! Left, right! Quick march! Double march! Faster, faster! Keep in step! Oh, my poor heels! Oh, my God! Oh, my hat!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sean sat back on his heels, the barest hint of a smile on his face, one palm pressed over his heart. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And she had on high- heeled shoes that made her wobble back and forth when she walked. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Chase burst in through the door, a blast of cold air on his heels. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Alfonso wore snakeskin cowboy boots with heels that made him look taller than he really was, and an expensive leather hat. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking straight ahead as she walked, she did not acknowledge the people yelping at her heels, like mad dogs. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother’s letters said, Say your prayers and Don’t wear heels because they make you too tall clipped to a check for thirty-five dollars. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my eyes with the heels of my hands. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like I’m this sad, fat girl stepping on her heels. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

At his heels, the dog Tony was sniffing the same way. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The way the principal pronounces his new name is different from the way his parents say it, the second part of it longer, sounding like “heel.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pork Chop exclaimed, Ira hot on his heels. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t heels over head make more sense? heated argument. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We gnawed the heels, staring at each other like bulldogs. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa told her to sit in her chair and be quiet, but when Laura sat down she began to cry and kick the chair with her heels. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not just for my sake, but so my pretty mami can go out and stroll around in her high heels and be admired by everybody. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He was trying for the twentieth time to reach his shoe, which contained a few useful tools for emergencies hidden in its heel, when the door behind him opened. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The second guard moves to pull her up, but she flails at him and kicks him in the shin with the heel of her shoe. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She actually did trip on her dress, and her shoes cut into her heels quite terribly, but he would hear none of her objections as he dragged her into the hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

First, you connect your heel to the ground, then roll the ball of your feet on the earth while your toes curl up painfully. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The position that would turn the heels of my sneakers as doggedy as his. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I have a strand of spaghetti stuck to the heel of my shoe. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Her high heels clopped up the steps and she leaned back lazily on the banisters. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He draws a line in the dirt with his heel. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a skirt and heels, and I kick myself for not putting on lip gloss or wearing something nicer than jean shorts and a T-shirt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother wore a silk robe and western shoes with big heels, and she rode home carried in a sedan chair. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy tilted back on his heels in order to see Leon’s face. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She struts up and down the stage, her heels making a distinct thwacking noise with each step. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

No warders, no janitors, no carpenters, no clop-clop-clop of a secretary’s heels crossing the hall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I gouged at his leg with the sharp heel of my shoe. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She has steel-rimmed glasses, behind which her eyes are hard to see, and black shoes with Cuban heels, and a tiny lipless smile. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then her fell reversed, and she pulled back upward, hover- bouncing head over heels, sky and horizon spinning around her like a playground ride. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The Cape Town surgeon X-rayed my heel and discovered bone fragments that had probably been there since Fort Hare. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theon put his heels into Smiler and rode through at a brisk trot. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Seth slapped his forehead with the heel of his hand. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Emily thundered past them and down the stairs with James at her heels. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The soldier clicks his heels together before shouting a dismissal to the others. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When she tripped on the cobblestones in her high heels, Joseph caught her. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Stop clicking the street with your heels,” the old man hissed through his teeth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Shelly thumped him with both heels and said, “Get up, you sorry sack of beans, before I park that slimy aquarium on your head.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She hit his chest with the heel of her hand. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He put his heels to his horse and trotted off, giving them no choice but to follow or be left behind. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care that they were hot and rubbed blisters on my heels. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

In the flowerbed was a clear footprint—three large toes and a narrow heel. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Every time I hear the clacking of high heels, I am seized with trepidation. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew from watching Mrs. Moss punish Heather that I had to hunker down without letting my head touch the top of the counter ledge or my butt or heels rest on the floor. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s early,” Nora is saying, thumbing through her phone as she climbs out behind him in a plunging black jumpsuit and killer heels. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mama beat me on the heels with a stick? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Ray leaps up too, follows hot on Axel’s heels. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Our teacher, Mercedes Garcia, was a bosomy woman with jackhammer feet who taught us how to drop our heels in time to her claps and castanets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sefia stamped her heel down on top of the man’s foot. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Zoey traps the ball with her heel, flips it up, and starts juggling again. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She wears a tailored blue suit with a white ruffled blouse and low heels and a pretty pin at her neck. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I won't lie: knowing that he was on my heels like that, watching every step I took, definitely put the pressure on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She got up and ran, the wolf coming hard at her heels. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Like you trying to break the heel off your white church pumps. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

If this was a movie, she would have broken a heel and run off the stage, mortified. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Let me repeat—BALDERDASH!” he shouted again, swinging his cane and clicking his heels in mid-air. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I studied my feet as I walked, heel touching the earth, then the toe. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Just as one storm passed, another queued at its heels. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

There are lots of cracks in the sidewalks and she has to be careful not to trip in her high heels. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

And I followed her, Mouse at my heels. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I turn on my heel and try to walk slowly, like I don’t care that they’re all staring after me and laughing, like I don’t care one bit at all. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Still, I run, my heel chafing inside the boot. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But she raised her booted foot and stomped her heel down with all her might. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard enough trying to walk in heels, but I have to balance a five-pound book too? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Her bare feet, with Band-Aids on the heels, swung in the air. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, technically I spun on my heel. I did most of the turn on my heel and not full relevé. Not on my toes like you coached me to, Uncle Robert.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Baby went toward the kitchen, dragging one heel on the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even stranger, they were inscribed with words on each heel. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

With a wicked grin, he pivoted on his heel and rushed through the open door, calling over his shoulder, “You’re going to have to catch me.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They wear sparkling, elaborate costumes with incredible high heels and insane wigs. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then, to his utter astonishment, the lion, still on its hind legs, checked itself suddenly, turned head over heels, picked itself up, and rushed away. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The heels of my hands land on the counter’s metal rim as I bend down to look at the spread. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, then, swallow and follow,” said Jackson, turning on his heel. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Whipping his bendy limbs about, Mr. Flux mounted the nearest Time Suck, digging his heels into its flank, forcing it into a run while he attempted another shot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He dragged the heel of his hand down the side of his face. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"You know how people say you can't fight in high heels?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then, instead of galloping away, he nudges his heels gently into the horse’s flanks and trots casually down Fifteenth Street, with William Bell running behind him, shouting “Murder!” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Wex drove his heel into the mud, and pivoted his foot this way and that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I take off upstairs and Riot follows at my heels. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The sails filled with air and the ship heeled slightly under their pressure. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I fold up the note, stick it in my pocket, replace the foot-long floorboard, and hammer it in with the heel of my hand, then I shift the mattress over again. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He dragged his heels, and pebbles rocketed across the pavement. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The box heels of her scuffed white sandals were worn away on the insides, and caused her feet to slope in, towards each other. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nods his head in something almost like a bow before turning gracefully on his heel and heading out to the lobby. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ron yelled as his heel was wrenched upward once more; he dangled helplessly, upside down, his robes hanging off him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

This being true, we had only to act in a stern manner to bring the Kaiser to heel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the sari shop, she walked into store after store and simply pointed to what she liked—gold earrings, silver heeled shoes, ruby-encrusted bangles—and just like that, they became hers. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“First your guys give me this heel lift that crippled me for life,” he grumbled to Hunt, fiddling with the gadget’s tiny buttons, “and now a camera I can’t even see.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My husband was working late, as he did most nights, and the apartment was silent except for the click of my heels on the polished wood floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The jarring of their boot heels on the boards of the foyer seems loud enough to shatter the windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s gonna rain,” I warn him as he heads down the long hall, Mango at his heels. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Ziggy is at her heels, and when he sees me, he wags his tail. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was also a master at walking on my heels. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dug in their heels and drove the heavy thing sideways. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Then she’s gone, heels clicking behind her down the hallway, and Zahra settles into her vacated chair with a look on her face like she’d prefer arranging his death for real. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Lubek takes over my machines, and I run like German dogs are snapping at my heels. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We walked down to the water with Kutti at our heels. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

This was the Indian Blanca thought she had seen in Louis XV heels. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This grandma walks toward the car wearing high heels, fitted dress pants, an apron, and hair so perfect that I’m sure it’s a wig. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She pauses stacking for a moment and sits back on her heels. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I herd them before me like a dog nipping at the heels of livestock. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The future Reverend, skidding on his heels, rigid with fear, applied his terrified lips to the ring on the Patriarch’s middle finger, leaving it wet with spit. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she placed her hands, vertically, over her eyes and pressed the heels hard, as though to paralyze the optic nerve and drown all images into a voidlike black. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She kicked off the heels and pulled joggers and Vans from the tote, yanked the pants on over the short black dress, and slipped the Vans on her feet. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She jammed her heels into the sidewalk and screamed and kicked me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Pita whined, wiping at her eyes with the heel of her hand when they finally freed her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

My dad wandered around to the other side of the car and checked out the view through the driver’s-side window after smudging some frost away with the heel of his hand. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

White birds wings sprouted out of the heels, startling me so much, I dropped them. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

By the clicking of heels in the background and muttered swearing, she’s running somewhere. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It has a pointy thing on the back of its heel, a spur or something.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And then, from the direction of the Chrysopoesium, came the ring of boot heels. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Low moos and whinnies from outside, the buzz of gossip, the clatter of heels on the cobblestones. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

‘Hurry,’ she snorted and waddled into the kitchen, Johnny on her heels. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has only taken toes and fingers and that other thing, when he might have had my tongue, or peeled the skin off my legs from heel to thigh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and rocked on his heels. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wore heels that made her look five inches taller, and makeup that made her look ten years older. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Here, my pursuit proved harder, for he moved faster than before, turning this way and that, almost as if he knew I might be on his heels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The knight cursed and shoved at the face with the heel of his hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Before I can do that, he’s gone, the heels of his boots clicking sharply across stones. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sophie, squatting low on her heels in the pocket of the leather waistcoat, had one eye glued to the little hole. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A heel of bread was pressed into her hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I make my way out of the taxi jam and push my heel down on my board. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His arms flew up, and he staggered backwards on his heels. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “Don’t worry none ’bout her; long afore she get back, these two will be cooling their heels in a cell.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

We're walking so slowly; Lev walks heel to toe with great deliberateness. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He touches the brim of his cap, backs away, and turns on his heels. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Digory made a second grab at her heel, and was again shaken off. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Many had circled around her, even fallen head over heels in love with her, but until I came along none had made up his mind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can still hear her heels clicking loudly behind the gurney, her ordering the people around as if she were the chief of surgery. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Beneath the dress, they placed anything.that could collect whatever rainwater fell through the fabric’s pores: empty coconut shells, high heels, and a jewelry cleaning unit they’d rinsed four times with seawater. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Tyrion put his heels into his horse and trotted through the Mud Gate, breasting the human tide. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her eyes with the heels of her hands. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He rocked back and forth on his heels with cold and discomfort. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And I really can’t be this head over heels for a straight girl. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

In that despair my enemy was my only hope, and I pursued him, clutching at his heel. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Pivoting on his heels, he looked behind him, hoping to find a way to go. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I placed my heels on the goal line and looked out. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heels were nipped from behind by other feet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The real problem for Kermit was that he was head over heels in love with his fiancee, and he couldn’t wait to get back to civilization so he could marry her. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I'm wearing undies and a hospital gown that flaps open in the back, so when she asks me to walk, heel to toe, across the room, I sidestep like a crab. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They rode the rest of the way in silence, Ghost loping at their heels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With a thrust of Ayanna’s stick, the raft jerked forward and I toppled head over heels, landing in a pile of cloth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I nodded, leaned down, and shook hands, whereupon she came around me, tucked into a perfect heel against my left leg, and gently push-nudged me up the porch steps to the screen door. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I bang my forehead with the heel of my palm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I had sliced my heel when I climbed the chain-link fence to our spot in the park. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“She is a very brave young fieldmouse. But for her swift action we would all have been under the heel of the tyrant today.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But I got rocked on my heels when a state man whom I hadn’t seen before came and got me at the Gohannases’ and took me down to court. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he was enjoying, sharing, giving a lovely dance thing with one of those little white girls whose socks never slid down under their heels. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

A black woman, wiping her hands upon her apron, was dose at his heels. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blink the tears from my eyes, wipe my cheeks with the heel of my hand, and let him steer me toward the door behind the computer screen. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile she remained slumped sideways in her desk, her legs with the blue knee socks shoved out, revealing the worn heels of her shoes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Jay jammed the stick down into the mud next to my heel. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But mostly she lived between her hat and her heels, with her emotional disturbances like shade patterns in the woods—come and gone with the sun. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

But nope, I’m literally standing here on the subway, kicking the back of my heel with my foot. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Done took to high heel slippers and a ten dollar hat! Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

After a moment he turns to me and bows low, clicking his heels. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I watched as Yorick helped Hamlet turn a somersault before the queen, who clapped to see him tumble head over heels. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One by one, the pairs of feet in front of Harry took the weight of their owners once more; hems of cloaks swung into sight, and Madam Rosmerta’s glittering heels disappeared behind the bar. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Tell him to heel,” Conner shouted as he closed my front door. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He kicked his heels against the pony’s flanks and hurried past Adaon, who halted in surprise. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her legs screamed in protest with every stride, but she pushed to stay on Mama’s heels. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I strutted on high heels and placed my hand on my hip in a provocative pose. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z