And I said he didn’t hit me, he grabbed me, but he was angry. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As if someone had hit the pause button on a video. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Rondell goes to one end of the shopping center and I hit the other side. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

EST, the Atlas rocket boosted Friendship 7 into orbit like a champion archer hitting a bull’s-eye. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He stumbled as his feet hit the deck and fell on his face. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed her spear, and a blue arc of lightning shot out, hitting the monster in his rusty knee, which buckled. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Lots of New York City is inland. We’re not getting hit by tides here.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He kept them in a Converse shoe box under his bed along with a list of scalable targets around Stokum that we planned to hit once one of us had a license and some wheels. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He hit the door time and again, until he couldn’t hold the stone anymore. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Trying to make a hit with the boss,” was the opinion of a pet’ler. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting for it to hit her, that her social life is doomed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The woman tried to tear the men with clubs away from her little girl, who was no longer moving, and so they hit her instead. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

‘And only got hit over the head? He got off easy. Filching a soldier’s arms is a serious misdemeanor. Wonder Lieutenant Bragg didn’t kill him.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Orange Juice hit the hyena on the head with her other arm, but the blow only made the beast snarl viciously. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wade was hitting its late teen years—the years during which young men enter their criminal prime—the rate of crime began to fall. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I hit send, but I don’t feel any better. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I tested the brackets by hitting them with rocks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the night sharks hit the carcass as someone might pick up crumbs from the table. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sickeningly sweet smell hits my nose, and my heart begins to hammer against my chest. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I think Janek would prefer it if Max hit me, but I don’t think Max is really trying. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. Got hit a few moments after fight started. We’ve already been reinforced by Weed’s Brigade, up front, but now Weed is dead, and they moved Hazlett’s battery in up top and Hazlett’s dead.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time she yells at me or hits me or reminds me of my place as a lowly longa maid, she’s watering the seed. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been playing on the freshman team and was hit head-on in a game against Baylor. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That hit like a bucket of cold water. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Though they didn’t hit the bull’s-eyes, and their shots got sloppier the farther the target, whoever their masters had been, they’d known what they were teaching. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He runs to get a scoopful of water and tries to hit Arwin. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It’s not just because of the dangers of hitting some innocent bystander during the chase, although that is clearly part of the worry, since about three hundred Americans are killed accidentally every year during chases. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The things he throws hit, but are harmless. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The paper sailed across the room, hit the rim of the trashcan, and bounced out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Tom, showing me the bruises on his arm, on his chest, where I’d hit him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when the sperm hits the egg and it grows and there you are nine months later. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

After five days of digging, we were finally rewarded with the sound of a pick hitting cast iron. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When their Pe-2 was again hit by enemy gunfire in battle on September 2, 1943, Sasha found she couldn’t control the plane to glide to earth for a crash landing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“You said you were ready to hit the street. Let’s go downtown and finish this meeting.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

If I forded the river, I’d hit a tributary that would lead me to Ikwa, the village nearest my mother’s site. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It's just starting to hit me how close I came to sabotaging our mission. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was about to save the world, but he hadn’t even had time to hit “save.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Their heads hit the roof of the cab, and Harley said this was better than a carnival ride at the Laguna fiesta. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We got hit, on the left arm; it hurts like hell. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“What if the Titanic was hit by a meteor?” said Phoebe, whose latest obsession was outer space. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

My father had hit me only once in my entire life. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Could you just show us a little discipline, Keith? All good hit men have impeccable discipline, all right!” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t be the first time we’d hit a rough spot. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

You might well be the lyricist of an all-time hit. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I manage to take down five birds in one round, I realize it’s so quiet I can hear each one hit the floor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I still miss my mom a lot. I try not to think about it, but sometimes it just hits me.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Why was Madam allowed to hit me or to treat Ruth like a toy? Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hit him like a fireball and he gave a wheezy cough. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ralph hit out; then he and what seemed like a dozen others were rolling over and over, hitting, biting, scratching. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the scolding made you feel worse than the hitting. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The earthquake was in the Atlantic, and lower Manhattan got hit by a tsunami. Big one, too. Like the tidal waves haven’t been enough to wash New York clean of sin.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The sounds of angry feet hitting the ground, denting the earth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So she flourished it, feinting to right and left, not intending to hit him at all, and he didn’t move. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The ball had hit him high in his ribs and had stuck there without damaging him much. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grover’s lunch hit the skeleton and knocked his skull clean off his shoulders. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A stillness came over her, a surrender, like she was falling from a great height but would never hit the ground. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“What were you doing anyway, hitting at stones?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The sight brings on an oppressive sadness that no car about to hit you or water about to drown you can match. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of the rice boiling, the feel of my knife cutting through a fresh tomato, the sizzle of onions and mustard seed hitting the pan. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I shoved my camera into my pocket and tried to retreat, but the bench hit the backs of my knees. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I adjust the knit cap, and it suddenly hits me—which Finch does Violet like? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She tried to hit me again, but my arm went up and blocked her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was trying hard to get in a lick with my club but couldn’t for fear of hitting Little Ann. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fists hit my arms instead, each one like a stone striking my skin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next round lifted me, and I felt something hit my wrist and tear into the flesh. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the women's movement hit the United States—along with the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited discrimination based on race or gender—things started to change. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, my finger hit the on switch for the radio. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“You couldn’t believe how bad it’s been. I’ve often thought you were lucky to be hit when you were.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Croquet is a Protestant game.They hit the ball with the mallet, pock and pock again, and laugh. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I knew that I was hit and leaned over and put my hand on my knee. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Before we had a chance to absorb all that news, we were hit by even worse; on Hitler's orders, thousands of Polish Jews, perhaps as many as 17,000, had been expelled from Germany. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She leaned back from them, even hit out at them, but playfully, mischievously. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hit the first ridges of granite, the first lakes; there’s snow in the shadows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was running by the time he hit the doors. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The stone was shaped like a beetle, flat enough to be concealed by the grass but bulky enough to catch a toe if you hit it the right way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She gives him a full report of the day: how she hit the pinata, ate rice and cake, drank soda, how people took pictures. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Go out on the street and it feel real still, eerie, like right before a tornado hit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The plan was to shoot west until they hit a string of islands a trapper had shown him, and then bow northeast until the swamp dried up. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t recall her ever hitting me, but even the possibility seems to shake her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I was running so hard it seemed like the trees started stepping aside, like they knowed if I hit ’em they’d get knocked clean over. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He hit the ground and ran, more worried by what was happening in the moment than what might happen tomorrow. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She walks over to her computer, which is plugged into a speaker, and hits a button. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She sat up suddenly and hit her head with a loud crack on the shelf above her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up my phone and hit the call button. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was also not above hitting him when necessary—usually a direct fist blow to the middle of his back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Let’s hit B’s party. You obviously need the distraction.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Like, You have to avoid this truck. Don’t get hit in the head by these metal pipes. Make a right. The rules are defined and you follow them.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He released the fur, hit the ground in a roll, popped to his feet, and sprinted through the chaotic battle. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The bag doesn't have any arms to hit you back with. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hit with nothing but the language whispered between circuits and wire, the language that can bring people to their knees. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was something wrong with his jaw, the pain was intense, but he didn’t care if he could hit Janza again, renew that earlier beautiful punch. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See how good I can hit when the light’s dim.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went across to where he sat and hit him right on the back of the hand he held over his mouth. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He didn’t cower as he usually did when she hit him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A blond girl picked up a rock and threw it at Ethel, hitting her in the face. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She said to him, “I’ll get your mother. I bet she hits harder.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I shivered worse when the wind hit my bare skin, but I knew it was better than being in wet clothes, so I went to work on my shoelaces. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When Jon folded back the window with its thick diamond-shaped panes of yellow glass, the chill of the morning hit him in the face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When she was six months old, Mädchen was hit by a car and killed. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It comes close to hitting Widget as it crashes to the ground, splintering into pieces. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I lost all that time when I hit that bump.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I am afraid her head will hit the roof. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

You were supposed to hit them with rolled-up newspapers, my mother said. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the game the finality of my position hits me and my eyes begin to burn. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood drops hit the water on the boat deck and spread out like exploding red stars. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they threw me down on the ground; the sand from the fake beach cushioned the landing, but I still hit my head. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore’s office gave an almighty lurch — Harry was thrown forward and pitched headfirst into the substance inside the basin — But his head did not hit the stone bottom. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The dude hit his second three in a row. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

My hands hit the thin iron rails, but the edge of the car hits me in the gut. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But the force of the gunshot knocked me down, so I had to have been hit with something. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When they hit Jason, he almost lost consciousness—overwhelmed by hatred and fear and shame... The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I hear pounding—the fists are at it again, hitting the closet door—but I turn and peer through the dark at the panel behind me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I gasp, and another wave hits me, this one harder than the first, but I have a better hold. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The question, like a hit to the temple, jostled something loose in my head, and suddenly my heart was in a panic. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Voldemort raised his wand, and before Harry could do anything to defend himself, before he could even move, he had been hit again by the Cruciatus Curse. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The first mouthful hit the back of his throat like fire. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this moment I forget about the test and the note until JB hits me in the head with his No. 2. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

As with the fruit and vegetables on Tía Darma’s farm, the photos can’t fully capture the colors that emerge when the final rays of the sun hit the water. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

One day Don Julio, who already looked like a boxer who had taken too many hits, came home bloodied and bruised, his eyes lost behind swollen cheeks and nose. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Many were shot down and just as many fell into the sea without hitting any target. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flying sneakers had always been a loose fit on him, and finally Grover hit a big rock and the left shoe came flying off. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She hits Malachy too and she tries to hit Michael but he runs to the other side of her round table and she can’t get at him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

As the clock begins to chime near the gates, the first archer lets his arrow fly, soaring over the crowd and hitting its mark in a shower of sparks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I'm in my room trying to read The Merchant of Venice for English class, which is proving to be pretty hard, when something hits my bedroom window. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I wouldn’t hit my wife either, not for any reason, not even if she hit me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He ran behind the car for as long as he could, until it hit the slope and began bumping down to the bottom. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“The singing man on the corner said so. It’s like his poetry and songs are what he sees. He said something about an attack and putting up dukes. That’s like hitting and fighting, right?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I almost thought he was going to hit me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

“She bet me I couldn’t aim well enough to hit a small object from one hundred feet,” Uriah explains. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I can no longer stand this, hitting a woman who is trying to defend me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

We saw it fall, but the noise of the crowd was too great for us to hear the familiar twang of steel hitting rock and mountain earth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When we hit the tunnel, all the sound got scooped up into a vacuum, and it was replaced by a song on the tape player. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The old man let him hit the fish and then drove the knife on the oar down into his brain. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stone hit the tree trunk with a satisfying smack. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A blast of hot, sticky air hit me as soon as I walked inside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The circumstances were curious: he had been hit by a train in an area near his farm where he often walked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear the thunk of a ball hitting her glove a few moments later. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The man in green swung at Joey and Joey ducked a little and used his right to hit the other guy so hard it sounded like somebody had slammed a melon with an ax. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

And just before it hit he should pull back on the wheel and slow the plane to reduce the impact. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a bullet hits an electron, it gives it a nudge. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

They hit a wall then as the crowd stopped moving forward. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“If my dog gets hit by a car or freezes to death, it’s going to be your fault!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was miserable because I had to play volleyball, and the one time I didn’t cringe out of the way of the ball, I hit my teammate in the head with it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“And hit fine’ly come to me in the night, what Jesus must a-meant by ast. You want to be like them folks with rock brains, or you want to hear it?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Joaquin watched Maya raise the joint to her mouth again, then set it down without taking another hit. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You and Brit stepped up to the carousel, and this funny look came over your face like you were flabbergasted. Then you just fell over forward. Your head hit the edge of the platform.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see where he was hit, but I saw all the blood on the bed and it didn’t take a whole lot of figuring to see he wasn’t breathing. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right then and there, it hit me harder than his slap: I was much stronger than Papa, Mama was much stronger. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A round from a Japanese .77 hit the waves so close to us that our boat rocked like a toy swatted by a giant. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sad thing is, getting hit like that was my only hit of the season. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

While he was lying on the ground she hit him three times with the whip. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s normal to lose some memory when you hit your head really hard,” I say finally. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

"We can light the fire again. You should have been with us, Ralph. We had a smashing time. The twins got knocked over-" "We hit the pig." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She hit the handle with the heel of her right hand. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he asked me if I’d expected him to hit the cop back. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The bundle that had been packed with firewood had burst open when it hit the ground, and pieces of wood were scattered all over the snow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In spite of his efforts, whenever the wheels hit a deep rut, the cart tipped precariously and some of the logs spilled out. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I hit the “1” button, and down to the first floor I went. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Before he could react, another hit him in the butt. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

As I see the bighand about to hit the twelve, I am all set to say, “I’m going for a break,” when it occurs to me Mr. Kellerman is nowhere in sight. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“How to do what? Get hit in the face with a rock? I don’t need to learn how to do that.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t want to hit somebody, and I certainly didn’t plan on breaking the nose of a mafioso math teacher. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t hit in his vitals, I reckon. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow I think I’m safe in this vessel, though I wouldn’t mind actually hitting something, as if that might confirm the real dangers in the world. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was impossible to tell if any of the other houses around them had been hit too. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I threw myself into the work, hitting the gym nearly every day. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And then it hits me, like a puzzle coming together in my mind. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s only hitting me now how hurt she’s going to be about my keeping this a secret. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

That meant I hadn’t hit ’em hard enough to break no fly bones or nothings but I had hit ’em so’s they were gonna be a little dumbstruck. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“House is here. But you still got hit. Hard.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The fullback hit him with a forearm to the shoulder that sent him sprawling forward, sliding through the mud. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A minute later Annabeth hit a slippery patch of moss and her foot slipped. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

His legs hit his trunk and he tripped. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He heard his pocket watch hit the deck of the ship; and then, held upside down, he watched the watch roll merrily toward Abilene’s feet. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

But plague didn’t begin to hit Europe with full force as the Black Death epidemics until A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hold my breath, afraid he has been hit. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Every fish that hit me was like an arrow entering my flesh. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It sits in my chest, hitting, hitting my heart until my eyes bleed water from the sea. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Peeta makes comments like this in such an offhand way, and it’s like being hit in the gut. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The payout is six hundred to one, so when you bet a dollar and hit, you’ll come away with six hundred dollars. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officers were pursuing a Decker who was signing up for Bangers, the challenge for online feeds that has had a heartbreaking amount of daily hits and downloads the past four months. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I lie back down, and hit play on the TV. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It felt like I’d been hit by a brick instead of a fist. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

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

There was no air resistance to slow it down, nor wind to turn it aside—and when it hit the ground it threw up crystals precisely in the center of the “blue patch.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The back of his head hit the barroom floor with a definite thud. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It’s pretty amazing that I can play “The Flight of the Bumblebee,” because you have to hit incredibly fast in parts, and that’s extremely hard for me, because I don’t really have wrists yet. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I kept waiting for him to grab me, hit me back, throw me out my chair, stomp my neck, but he just sat there looking at me, still nodding. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

After spending the entire bus ride home from competitions studying and doing homework, I’d stumble to my room and fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-MP-MP-MP—the sound of hundreds of bottoms hitting hundreds of seats followed. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hear liquid hitting the ground behind me and turn quickly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“We got some replacements, but mostly it was a job of indoctrination. Anyway, the people who make them want to figure out robots that aren’t hit so bad by gamma rays.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The most notorious such quakes ever to hit the United States were a series of three in New Madrid, Missouri, in the winter of 1811-12. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“There was nothing ever like them. He hits the longest ball I have ever seen.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most people are more likely to bet a penny for a six-dollar payout, or if you split the bet, a penny will bring you a dollar for any combination hit. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I assumed she was heading toward the student center for her committee meeting before hitting the library. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t eat it like that! You have to eat one piece at a time, faceup, so that the cinnamon and the sugar hit the roof of your mouth.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The sharks did not hit him again until just before sunset. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see Margie in attendance, but she later told me that when she first saw the ballet’s depiction of the Reign of Terror, “it hit me in the stomach.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Collins had him on the ground and was hitting him with his nightstick. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

One girl, prettier than the others, was made to go with four or five different men every night, until finally she hit one with a rock. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And then they hit solid earth and smelled salty air. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At sixteen now, she took a lover from one of the island families and managed to keep direct light from ever hitting her stomach. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran and hit the nest with my human scent. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In a strained voice, he said, “Did you know that if you fling snot in Siberia, it’s a green icicle before it hits the ground?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m pounding Richard with my fists, punching his face, his shoulders, anywhere I can hit. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The underpants in question were long; they hit him just above the knee. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time she hit the second lap, she had a pretty big lead on everyone...until the home stretch, when her legs turned to mush. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

About a mile down the busy road I cut into a minimall and hit the first pay phone I found, this one right at the edge of the huge parking lot. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Put the squirrel in the sack, and then hit him over the head with the shovel.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

There seems to be only one explanation consistent with all the facts: In 1908 a piece of a comet hit the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized his accent, a coincidence and a direct hit. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Did you know that when you hit him?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked head on into a mesquite tree like it wasn’t there, and fell to his knees when he hit it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plague has hit the Lake sector hard. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“No, but girls like you are the only ones getting hits on their permanent record!” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There’s a difference between a slap and a punch. 4TH JUROR: After being hit several times by his father. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hit him in the face a couple of times and an old man asked, “What’s going on?” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warmth of the pool deck hits me as we open the door, my laugh echoing around the open space. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I looked around, and it hit me that if you replaced the electric heaters with a coal stove, this squat on the Lower East Side looked pretty much like the house on Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A catcher might have 100 fewer at bats, and would need 166 hits. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Thus there will be slightly fewer virtual photons hitting the inside surfaces of the plates than the outside surfaces. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where does a woman go when she leaves one man who hits her and is just as likely to wind up with another man who hits her, maybe even worse than the first? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Did you see him get hit?” she asked. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He dug only a few inches before hitting something hard and metallic. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I hit the ground hard and lost a third of my hit points from the impact. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Another shock of pain hits my teeth, but it doesn’t stop the rush of giggles as they erupt out of me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He hit the floor, pulling the wire with him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Gazing inside, he gauged the best aim so that he would hit the back of the president's head without injuring anyone else. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I ate one and saved the other for hours, feeling the weight of the mango hit my back as we walked. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“And I know that you said that he doesn’t hit you, but that doesn’t matter. He’s still making sure that you’re scared.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The house was quiet until Scott arrived home with the clatter of his bike hitting the pavement. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

A small wad of paper hit his ear. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

If she didn’t like the look on our faces, she would hit us on the head with a serving spoon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was on the verge of asking him, “Dad? Did you see Erik hit Tino in the face so hard that he nearly knocked him out?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hit the broken lever against the wall. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I move around them, careful not to hit myself. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Looks like she was eating while carving and somehow slipped out of her chair and hit her head.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Percy, it isn’t that simple. I—” “Mom, just tell me. That jerk has been hitting you. Do you want him gone or not?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then it hit him: Calvin wasn’t smirking or cracking his knuckles or trying to act tough. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The canister flew across the room and hit a cabinet, spraying rice grains all over Mama’s clean floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He stepped on the gas, hitting maybe thirty, swerving crazily. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then suddenly it hits me what I did. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Travis blushed as soon as he hit “send.” autumnlands: Ok I will but you have to promise to sit with me at lunch. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

As she approached him and they started talking, the light turned green and my mother quickly hit the gas. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

We pass a car that looks purple at first, but when the streetlights hit it, it’s neon green. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They had to slow up at the gorge, inching slowly down along the narrow, twisting road, pulling over twice before they hit bottom to allow other, wood-filled pickups on the way home to pass. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I deserve to be hit all the time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And you grabbed the chopping board and you threw that and it hit my foot and broke my toes. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wind hits him like a solid force, knocking him back against the rear fender. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I asked and then the whole sentence hit me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he hit a door with his head.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I was worrying about you jumping up as high as you could and hitting me on the knee.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t actually see the rocket hit the jet but I saw the jet twist in the air, hesitate for a long moment, and then start down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His head almost hits the roof of her car. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Theo threw a complete game, striking out nine and giving up only two hits, just like the ace of a staff is supposed to. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Bull snapped back, shooting another arcing set that hit the back of the rim and bounced back to him without ever touching the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank Fernandez had hit the only home run in the second inning, so we’d missed it—which was a big deal since it won the game. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be in our meeting room, putting together a list of new Dewey decimal numbers from the Bibliomania cards so we’re ready to hit the ground running when the doors reopen at ten tomorrow morning.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

His head hit the floor with a thud. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“So, Coop…,” Britain says, picking up the remote and hitting Mute. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

It was hard not to hit him when he said that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her lip is split, mouth and teeth full of blood, her eye swelling, and she’s got a knot on her forehead that must be from hitting the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He concentrated, then hit the white, trying to curve it around. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her silvery voice, dry with gray age, warbled a bit and missed more high notes than it hit. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But it kept flip-flopping around down there, impossible to hit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is turning into one of those repeat- ing nightmares where you keep falling but never hit the floor. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then the belt flies through the air and hits Marcus in the arm. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He caught the shoe and threw it back at Ignatius, whom it hit squarely in the face. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I honestly thought Taylor was going to hit one of those guys.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why he has to hit my mom. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She hit it in time to the song that had been in her mind when she woke up. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He’d acted like he had no hard feelings about the Super Soaker incident, was all smiles when he fell in beside me, promising to turn me into the biggest thing to ever hit town. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I hit the water and instantly let go of the shield. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So, I really have to hit them with the hammer? It’s going to get shards all over the place.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He dreamed about the pinata Bernabe, and about all the naked women he had ever loved hitting him with sticks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hit the door and stepped in, and his jaw dropped. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And on top of that, it seemed that he had nearly hit his master’s wife on the head with his bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

As soon as his feet hit the solid stone floor, he took off, running despite the scream of exhaustion from his body. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

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

Ten minutes had gone by without anybody’s coming to see if they were hit or not, to finish them off. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to hit the back door and draw his attention. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When he wrestles it open, a blast of snow hits us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“In fact, for a second 1 thought you might have hit him.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to be a Jackson Boy I don’t want to be a Jackson Boy I don’t— He hit liquid, warm and viscous. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Being thrown like that, he had to have hit his head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And then I stood there like an idiot and waited for him to hit me back. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I turned back to my computer, ready to hit the power switch and shut this whole thing down when— A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was blown away by their finesse; they could take the tip of their blade and hit their target with such precision. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Bull stood up and began pacing the room and hitting his open palm with his left fist. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they hit it tore their bodies to peaces. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He pushed open the door, and the sunlight hit them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A rider who lost touch with the saddle became a projectile moving at sixty feet per second, and whatever he hit became a potentially lethal instrument. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Mr. Donatelli's no gangster. Last night he made Willie Streeter stop 'cause he had a cut eye, and he made Spoon quit 'cause he was getting hit too much. And Spoon was winning fights." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hit the cue ball, sending one of the reds straight into the middle pocket. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He was out of his chair before his chains hit the ground. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It came out at a door, and then hit a drawbridge, and the drawbridge tipped up. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Hong led students on work details and was authorized by the teacher to hit and kick classmates he regarded as shirkers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

When I turn around, he’s gone, and Olga’s friend Angie comes running in, looking like she was the one hit by a semi. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A stab of guilt immediately hits when he remembers her text. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Once I hit a header so hard it knocked me off my feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She hit it again, trying her best to break the glass right above the tennis court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I throw a donut at him, hitting him square in the chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A rock hit Shin in the face, just below his left eye, opening up a deep cut. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

A little over two minutes after the beginning of the flash, the shock wave hit us. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Shots been fired, a man was hit. What does that mean, a misunderstanding?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad jumps from the moving truck, hits the ground hard and rolls, then runs back toward the brushfire, which has spread wider and grown taller. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I want to hit him for the way he treats my mother but if I say anything he won’t let me have the bicycle tomorrow after I’ve waited three weeks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The punching bag stings my hands and feet, turning my skin red, and barely moves no matter how hard I hit it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But before the sailor could answer there was a loud, grinding sound: they had hit the rocks again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And now Genie wondered if Ernie had taken the hit for him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

By the time I hit the passenger seat, the car was already warm, and it didn’t take us long to slip-slide our way out of the lot. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then, another idea suddenly hits me: that I am searching out the raw spots in him, the places where he appears open, where the wounds are still fresh. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hit me again, the enormity of what I had done that winter and that following summer. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My breath makes small white clouds as it hits the air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They hit you with the sticks on the shoulders, the back, the legs, and, especially, the hands. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A gust of icy wind hit Hazel’s face like a slap. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember hitting the water, but I do remember sinking. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I turn toward home, flying over the bridge, across the market, and up, up the hills until my feet hit the frozen dirt of the courtyard of Tatarska 3. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He sounded suddenly very drunk, as if all the day’s and night’s drinking had finally hit him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She was waiting there and looking up at the sun hitting one of the department stores. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite all that confusion, the noise of hostile fire, the sound of men crying out as they were hit by shrapnel and bullets, we kept pushing forward. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, none of the food her mother packed for her hit high on the flavor scale. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I push Trey’s chest and moonwalk away from him, hit a spin, and land on my tiptoes while flipping him off with both middle fingers. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He met a man who said he had been moving furniture in his house just after the storm hit. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Something flew past me, and a blue plastic hairbrush hit Kronos in the eye. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She tried to hit the ball and missed yet again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He explained to the court how astonished he was—how thoroughly astonished—to find he couldn’t hit the defendant. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maya took a deep breath, then took another hit off the joint. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

One bullet hit a Honduran girl, seventeen or eighteen years old, in the arm. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“His old lady hits him. But I bet you when Gay’s away from her three days, he gets it figured out that it’s his fault and he goes back to make it up to her.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I had just hit the last landing when he tugged on my backpack. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Indians were just Indians with big crowns of feathers, hopping around in circles and hitting their hands to their mouths. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The white cotton stuffing was tossed everywhere, making it seem as though a blizzard had hit. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t think the Hells Angel followed because I could hear their car take off and peel rubber as it hit the main road. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Virgil’s phone and his feet hit about a half second apart. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But something hits me: “Could I just have one more moment?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His clubfoot was bad enough, but he was afraid of getting hit as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Already dizzy from the first hit and knowing that he’d probably end up falling down flat on his face if he made a run for it, Gabriel followed Cabot’s orders. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was just about to raise his stick to hit Charlotte when he lost his balance. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

We watch the rain hit the black tar and bounce back up like a million tiny silver grasshoppers. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Could be he took a hit to the head, then went over the side and drowned. Or maybe he hit his head after he drowned. Or while he was drowning. I don’t know for sure.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Something hits me as Chantal exits the highway and the car slows down. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then I see JB wink at Miss Sweet Tea after he hits a stupid free throw. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

He’s found new courage now that he’s got the money He’s about to hit me with his gun when something catches his attention outside. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Williams took one step into our classroom and hit the water. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Yen picked up his ferule and hit it like a student. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hit the ground and lay sprawled in the weeds like a broken doll. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m so happy you’re taking it up again. If you want to hit with me tomorrow, say the word.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

My jaw doesn’t hit the table, but it falls far enough. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Her royal chair hit the floor with a thump, and the banquet hall exploded. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t aiming for anything really. Well, I was planning on hitting something, you know? Like the wall or a desk or the chalkboard. Something dead, you know, not something alive.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two male students and I were standing in front of a store when suddenly we felt a high-powered blast of water hit us. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Paul was hitting the other guy, again, and again, smashing his face into the sidewalk. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As I made my way toward the RTG's burial site, it hit me: Mars is a barren wasteland and I am completely alone here. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hit three times on my left foot. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“See,” Ivan said, “when I threw the water at the Nightingale, I let go of the threads. And he picked them up to stop the water from hitting him.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He hits the ground hard and I'm hoping he possibly broke his neck when he gets back to his feet, swearing like a fiend. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what was going on with me the first time, except I’ve noticed that, sometimes, when we’re zooming along and it’s all blue skies, we can suddenly hit a bump in the road. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In fact, some things, like the latest weather and breaking news, appear online hours before they hit print. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cupped his hands around his mouth to blow warm air on them and was then hit with a wave of self-conscious anxiety. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I mean, you see these guys in these kung-fu movies getting hit on the head a thousand times, and they keep on fighting. Right?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been accidentally hit in the face while driving to the basket. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“In case we turn on each other. Isn’t that what you guys are afraid of? That I might hit you while you’re sleeping?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you hear what I said? He was hit by a car. He can’t be here right now.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

That’s like being hit on the head with a crowbar once a day. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

These atoms would also split, releasing still more neutrons, which would hit more uranium atoms, causing more fission, more free-flying neutrons, more fission, more neutrons, and so on. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Well, you better be sorry for hitting me, but you don’t have to feel bad about crying.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

So the batter hit the ball, and it rolled to Tiny. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Benny glanced around for hidden hit men, but thankfully, at just that moment, the Vanderbeekers’ door flew open and out tumbled Isa. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When she hit me a dozen times with a bunch of twigs, I was the Brown Pelican: I didn’t bat an eye—and you try getting hit a dozen times with a bunch of twigs. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The stuff was like nitric acid, and moreover, in swallowing it one had the sensation of being hit on the back of the head with a rubber club. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And later, at home, he said, ‘What are you hitting short kids for? Don’t you know nothing?’ When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

That’s when it hits him: Doc just found me under the desk in my dorm room with my pants down. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And each time you respond, you get a hit of dopamine. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They enjoyed hitting and kicking us in the fields. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It’s been by my bed so I can take a hit as needed. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Stalin had a sad clown face as airplanes hit his head. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I know Rowdy is your best friend, but he’s, he’s, he’s, he’s —Mr. P stuttered. He wasn’t sure what to say or do. “You know that Rowdy’s dad hits him, don’t you?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he’d hit her or come after me, my mom would find me crying afterward and take me aside. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I saw one young fighter salute his opponent—and five peasants hit him from behind with scythes and hammers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes, you find yourself standing in exactly the right position, wielding exactly the right weapon to hit back. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And after thinking about even hitting on an older girl, a woman, the nerves really started to take over. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I wandered the mall, hitting the electronics spots, first Radio Shack, Best Buy, moving my way up to the Apple Store, coveting things I’d never be able to afford. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He had thrown a piece of scrap metal at the toes and hit one, making a deep echo, as if the column were hollow. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the eerie light, I bring down monkey after monkey, targeting eyes and hearts and throats, so that each hit means a death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand had hit my nose and eyes, and tears came in my eyes from the reflex. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The local news shows that other areas were hit harder by the storm. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Our home was on a bit of a rise, so we were safe from the flooding, but our school, on the banks of the river, was hit hard. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A bolt of white heat hit her and she grayed, then dissipated into the air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I don't mind getting hit so much--although I'm not crazy about it, naturally--but what scares me most in a fist fight is the guy's face. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She gathered the sheets up to her neck and scrambled backward so fast that her shoulder blades hit the headboard with a crack. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

With a sudden flick, quick as lightning, an apple left his hand and hit Bill square on the nose. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Remember when that cute boy hit on you yesterday?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

While Annette ran away down the empty hall, it suddenly hit me that I hadn’t even thought about how Jeffrey was feeling. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A single but amazingly bright beam of sunlight had filtered through the tent door and hit him directly in the eyes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

By then Luke was sitting up, and a week later, when the first cold spell hit, he could stand for a minute or two on crutches. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But it’s real, and it hits me like a rogue wave. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Toby hit the steering wheel, vibrating the entire car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But I see the force field almost immediately, even before a nut hits it, because it’s only about fifteen yards away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled me to her with one hand and hit me only a few times with the switch. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when they hit the ground, you could read the panic in their eyes as they tried to scramble out from under those hooves. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

New York, where almost 75 percent of the state’s revenue had come from liquor taxes, was particularly hard hit. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A shell hit a tree top across the road and splinters flickered through the grove and spattered against the brick wall. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His breathing slowed as if he might fall asleep, but then Clement hit a bump and the bonobo startled. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought I was going to kill you! I was going too fast, and I hit the ice wrong. ...” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I hit my elbow on the hard floor and feel a sharp pain as I land heavily on it, my nose to the floor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They know that as soon as you’re alone, it’s going to hit you. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The third hit the mouse, blowing it into fragments. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

So instead I think how fitting it is that she was hit first, that she was the one to buffer us from the blow. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment he stepped out of the plane, Arisue was hit by the horrible stench of burning flesh. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next thing I knew, I felt myself hit the brakes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

"Sometimes you just have to ..." Zero said, then he hit the jar against the blade of the shovel, breaking the top of the jar clean off. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

My mother and father had taught me how to hit rabbits over the head with wine jugs, then skin them cleanly for fur vests. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was heavy, yes, real heavy. But there were two of us and we were careful. We didn’t hit him on anything.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The instant my wounded leg hits the cement, I scream as loud as I can. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I cracked up a few times and got hit with score penalties for it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When his feet hit the stone, he fell on his stomach, unable to stand on his wrapped legs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The very first hit took her to an article that said there had been a Boggs Ferry town council meeting that night. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

They hit anyone and everyone in their path—most of us were children. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We’re closing the distance between us and the fence quickly—but just before we do, Henry suddenly hits the brakes, bailing, the way I bail from halfpipes. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And when that last card went around, I hit another ace in sight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every inch of him ached, and the place where the Killing Curse had hit him felt like the bruise of an iron-clad punch. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He spat and a beautiful spray hit a mailbox, dripping down like a teardrop. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All right, he paused on the staircase landing before leading us to our floor, and the kick that was supposed to delight my classmates by just missing the teacher hit him squarely in the backside. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It hit Artemis then, like a blast from a water cannon. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The acidic stink of the fluid hit hard, stinging my eyes and attacking the back of my throat. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I hear it hit pavement somewhere not far up on Jonagold Path. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Then tinder hits flint, a hiss splits the air, and a moment later, a torch catches fire with a whoosh. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She hit the number Five key and a printer on my side of the counter spit out my list. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

After she hits her last high note and holds it for forever, the audience gives her a standing ovation. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

As Fox moved around the kitchen, the moonlight hit her pendant and seemed to adorn everything around her with shimmering stars. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And I told him about the boy who makes mix tapes hitting my sister because my sister only told me not to tell mom or dad about it, so I figured I could tell Bill. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Several of the guests moved quickly toward Beatriz, but her grandfather reached her just in time to stop her from hitting her head on the edge of the curved driveway. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He summoned giant fists of water from the ocean to slam into the larger waves before they could reach the deck, so it looked like the ocean was hitting itself repeatedly in the face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Reflexively, I hit the bag from inside, flipping him into a startled oblivion. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Closing his fingers around it, he threw it at the grinning man’s head, hitting him just above the eye. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the church, row upon row of snowy tombstones protruded from a blanket of pale blue that was flecked with dazzling red, gold, and green wherever the reflections from the stained glass hit the snow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

You throw snowballs at enemies and rejoice if they get hit. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I take a hit, and it makes me cough so hard my eyes water. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I hit a sandy patch, that’s all. The tires are getting old on this thing.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Doris started to say, “Oh, give me a—” The entire pallet of jewelry exploded with a sound like a thousand slot machines hitting the jackpot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It took all his strength to lift it, and as he did so, a blast of cold air hit him in the face. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It hit the head of a girl with sparkling pink barrettes in her pale yellow hair. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“No one saw me,” I said when I hit the ground. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As long as she hit the ball, it resulted in shameless bragging. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Would they hit something in the gloom here? Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Gogol takes a hit, but as he sits there, holding his breath, he regrets it—he is already starved. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I leap off the table and high-five it, and when his hand hits mine, he doesn’t smack it a little bit harder or hold his look a little bit longer like I thought he might. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

"I should not have hit her. That was not . . . that was not kingly." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It hit a guy named Haitian Phil in the back of his head. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to stop them from hitting him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Through the windows, as if in a stop-motion photograph, the place looked as if it had been hit by nerve gas, everything still and lifeless, even the people. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We could hit it along with sticks. “We could hit Meg, too,” he added, as an afterthought. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy hit with the rifle, the blue-eyed girl shot in the street, and Ernestyna Diamant, whom I never even met. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Those men meant to kill him, and if he didn’t soon hit on something they would rub him out with consummate ease. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A soldier hurried over and hit the monkey with a double load of ketamine, and the monkey went limp. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought if he worked at it and practiced he might hit one of the larger rabbits with an arrow or a spear—never the small ones or the squirrels. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today she’s wearing one of her standard outfits—a neon-purple dress that hits her above the knees and high black boots. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He ran blindly, only focused on each step that hit the pavement. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The shrapnel — small slivers of metal — hadn’t hit anything vital. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh Lord,” Mama mutters a few seconds later when the funk hits her. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The Dinka admired him as much as any American sports fans look up to an athlete who scores a touchdown or hits a home run. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew that he didn’t get hit by any frozen tree branch. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hit Noa in the side of the skull, knocking her to the floor. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Still, you can hardly blame it on the pilot when her plane gets hit by antiaircraft fire. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He pulled me down, and as I hit the ground, I felt my brain shaking in my skull again and my deafness disappeared. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Just before I banged him on head with a deck chair, he hit the alarm. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And Rufus hadn’t known whether to hit me or thank me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When the dirt hit the woman’s face and went into her open mouth, he stopped, trying to catch his breath. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the remote, pointed it at the screen, and hit the power button to click it off. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Without the filtered light of the sun it was almost dark, and the sound of the rain hitting the pine branches high above their heads filled the grove with a weird, tuneless music. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, you ain’t never had nothing to play with,” he said, excusing me, “but you start when you get a slave, and if you hit, you got a stake for something. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Death-Cast hit me up one week ago, I wouldn’t have been up late reading all the notes Aimee wrote me when we were still a thing. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The carcass hit the cobbles so hard that it burst open, spattering her lower legs with entrails and maggots. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I hit pause as the camera closes in on Stella’s face, all her features coming alive in the glow of the spotlight. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He got hit by a car and it knocked him out and he went back to slavery times. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We came into the town past the factories and then the houses and villas and I saw that many more houses had been hit. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

We hit that little drum for so long my fingers started losing feeling. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

‘They say,’ he began again, ‘my wits left me after I got hit on the head by that customs official. That’s what you think, eh, Mr. Sam Adams?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I hit him with a stick—knocked him out. Let me sleep.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He cried out as a surge hit him square in the solar plexus, knocking his breath clear away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When the bombs hit the ground, the flammable napalm gel erupted in a huge, devastating fireball. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

As Percy watched, a cannonball hit the Senate House and the dome partially collapsed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Bright light hits my eyes and tears pour down my cheeks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the tenth minute, they hit me with a combo. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The darts were hitting people left and right and the air was filled with screams of pain and terror. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I only hit the wall,” Daniel says in a small voice from the center of his smushed beanbag. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I need the sensation of water hitting my body. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And then . . . and then he almost hit a cow. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m begging you. She’s only—” “I know who she is!” the stranger shouted, a line of spit hitting his chin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A chance to hit against a Wimbledon champion, my hero! Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so mesmerized by all that pink, it takes a few seconds to hit me how bad this could turn out for me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After hitting through a couple of buckets of range balls, Dad dropped me at Starbucks. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The eunuch had hit upon a truth; tell Robert Baratheon he could not, should not, or must not do a thing, and it was as good as done. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He won’t listen to anything and hits out, his mouth is wet and pours out words, half choked, meaningless words. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A natural extrovert, he would leave the hotel as soon as we arrived and hit the streets, learning by seeing and talking to people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had begun to hit him, now that he had gotten back; he wondered if he would be able to recoup enough for the job ahead. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

It hits me: that look I caught Mom giving me in the bathroom the night before. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Look frantically for its source, bow loaded, seeking a target to hit. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Go,” she said again, and Colin hit the gas and shot off. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But shellfish never hit that particular watch list. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The grappling hook hit the tower twice as it bounced back down to the ground. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The beads clatter as the strands hit one another, and the sound that echoes in the dark space sounds like rain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Seth hit him with a crossface and wrenched Luke down to the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I am not expecting our father to hit Owen. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The other victim-turned-rescuer was William Gillespie, the fireman, who, just before the molasses wave hit his firehouse, had gone upstairs to get something out of his locker. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

But this time the ball hit the right post and came bouncing back at chest level, right across the mouth of the goal. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo hit the buttons on the Archimedes sphere, muttered a prayer to his dad, Hephaestus, and the Celestial bronze console hummed to life. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I reared back and hit him in the stomach as hard as I could. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But if the looters decide to ignore the “black owned” tags, they could end up hitting our store. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

We hit the wharf just as a tour boat was unloading. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But I know Webb doesn’t care where the outfielders are playing, because if there’s a base hit, he’s sending Luis no matter what. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

A couple of years before, he’d hit the numbers and bought a saxophone. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

How long had it been since I had hit a baseball? Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma never hit me before, not till today. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The drop rolls down the side of my nose, and the second drop hits my shoulder, so big it feels like it’s made of ice or rock instead of water. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Harry realized their mistake just in time: He launched himself sideways, shoving Ron and Hermione out of harm’s way as Xenophilius’s Stunning Spell soared across the room and hit the Erumpent horn. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The humid air hits me in the face. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

What did you hit me for? she said. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He punched Enter and up popped a long list of hits. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“He came up to Arthur and took a swing at him, so Arthur hit him back. One time. Am I right?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chances of hitting were a thousand to one. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I willed my sword to hit back and to go after the head that controlled the other swords. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma with her now-lost map had been aiming for a certain port town, but after the storm hit, just making it to dry land had become our goal. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It appears the only way to get action is to hit the streets and go downtown!” she shouted. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Zigzag had hold of his collar with one hand and was hitting him with the other. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When the gigantic wave of molasses hit, Boston Police patrolman Frank McManus was at a call box getting ready to make a routine report. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t ask for anything else; he doesn’t hit me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It hit the ceiling and bounced on Scott’s head before rattling to the floor. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

By the time Neves hit the wire, most of the crowd was chasing him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The downdraft arrived, that eerie second before a big storm hits, just before the wind swoops through and brings in the hard rain. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t known he was in the landing craft with me, but it must have been his hand on my shoulder, urging me forward as we hit the beach. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not the first person to ever be hit with a bullet.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Back in her room, Candice opened the web browser, typed in number and oiler, and hit SEARCH. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember,” he drawled reflectively, with an air of labored recollection, “that girl who was hitting me on the head that day in Rome?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I was trying to dodge her. She was trying to hit me. I had done nothing wrong . . .” Her lips moved silendy as she sought to formulate words to place me in a position of guilt. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You don't have to talk to him, just hit him." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe it was only because Alaska couldn’t hit the brakes and I couldn’t hit the accelerator. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

"Only as I was being led from the courtroom did the full impact of the sentence hit me," Powers later wrote. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose I’m lucky they didn’t hit me over the head with a bicycle to speed it up. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Mari and Yolanda went on like that for a hit, and soon others chimed in with opinions. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

What if he was a villain whose powers were depleted as soon as the light of the world hit his eyes? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I cant put hit down no other way.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hit send, wait for the text to go through, and delete the conversation. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Stop hitting poor old St. Paul—and give your heaviest raps on the head of every Nabob—man or woman—who does injustice to a human being—for the crime of color or sex!!” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I then lunged, throwing my arm out, and my blade hit the top of her mask. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then, without haste, Bull waited for the right opening and hit him with a left cross that jerked the boy backward as though he had been shot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ronny yells, “The only thing she takes is—” The rest is cut off by laughter and I hear him getting hit with something. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I watch my words as they hit, piercing his eyes and ears and cheeks like porcupine quills. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hit her like a sledge hammer, and it was then that she knew what to feel. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He says he heard the boy say, “I’m going to kill you” and a split second later he heard the body hit the floor. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

My instinctive reaction was to cover my backside before the next stroke could hit, so the second crack of the whip fell across my hands. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

And a cat, if he had stumbled back upon it and it had bounded away, might have hit him behind the knees as it escaped. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“But do you think you could still aim a harpoon and hit something?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Richardson said that when I feel that way, I should grab one emotion like a rope and pull myself back to the moment it first hit me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She hits the nail so good, she could be in construction. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mom went upstairs to investigate, then came down and explained that Erma was hitting the floor with a broom handle to signal that we were making too much noise. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The blackout hit her so suddenly, she didn’t even have time to say, Uh-oh. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a minute, I think Brenda is going to hit her, and I kind of want her to, or at least I want to see what would happen if she did. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When we heard the last thunk of rocket remnants hitting slack, we went out and began collecting the pieces. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not until the deputy hit him two more times with the nightstick he pulled from the belt around his waist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

At the start of the second half, Ben hit two quick jump shots in a row. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered the small rocks they had nudged over the edge and how they had listened for some sound when the rocks hit bottom. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She aimed for the edge of the innermost ring, which she hit with deadly precision. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The horse ran to a corner, whinnied and reared, then galloped past Joe, who furiously threw the can, hitting her in the butt. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stab my wooden stake high into the dummy’s chest, feeling it puncture the body and hit the tree. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the third blow, a glob of blood and mucus and chickpea went flying out and hit the floor in front of Pastor Pike. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My voice hit notes it was not known for reaching. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like this kid at school everybody hated because he was always pushing little kids around and then one day they found out his dad had hit him so much, he was in the hospital. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When his car hit a truck, he launched through the windshield in a perfect arc until he landed, tangled and speared, in the arms of a pine tree. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

This was a thousand times worse than hitting a statue with a twig. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

I doubled up my right fist and was on the point of hitting Rainie in one of his eyes when I felt my grandfather’s hand on my shoulder. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a man who saw another man hit a helpless person. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Haiti when you get hit by a car, the owner of the car gets out and kicks you for getting blood on his bumper. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The first thing in the morning, a guy got hit. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we sing with the same abandon, not worrying too much if our voices hit the right notes or the right words. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Behind me, Helene screams, and I hear the crash of two bodies hitting the ground. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

An intelligence report said that our village was going to be hit by the VC at 1800 hours the next day. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could pick up a candlestick or a vase and hit me with it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You need to pack up. That hurricane’s getting nasty. It looks like it might be a direct hit on the city. We’re leaving town.” I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of the ax hitting the wood reached Marly as he lifted it up again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

His fist had been mailed when he hit her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Whoever hit him with this knife either stabbed him from close range or has an incredibly strong throwing arm. Right-handed.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then, once I climbed back onto the tractor, I revved the engine, jammed it into gear, and hit the gas. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Combs hit the brakes, pulled off the road, and ran back to help. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

That boy knows he can hit those high notes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t you know I’d hit a restaurant that specializes in game and wild foods. I’m back on the trail again.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cafeteria fries? Are you kidding me? That’s like eating earwax or something. Listen, I’m going to do you a favor and introduce you to real fries. You won’t know what hit you.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t hit him, just gave him a good scare. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

We walk side by side and get hit by a blast of air conditioning when we step into the rest stop. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He hit his guitar case on one of the seats. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

On the subway ride home, it hits me: I really, truly, irrevocably messed up. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I told him about the cinders hitting my back, the smell of hot creosote, and the huge roar as the train straddled the rails above me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

If she ever decided to take her revenge, Weylin would never know what hit him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You can hit better and make more of an impact without hurting yourself.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He let the gate go prematurely, and it almost hit the girl on the face. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered everything else and hit the ground hard. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Raindrops begin hitting the window, spreading into soft rivulets. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“They should have known better, though. They have satellite talkies for those ships. Big eyes down on the clouds. They should never get hit.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Cade and I were spending the afternoon hitting golf balls at Vista Driving Range in Burnt Mill Creek. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The wonder, as Stephen Hawking has noted, is that no one had hit on the idea of the expanding universe before. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A blast of icy air hit me in the face. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We were up by seven heading into the inning, but Brayden gave up three runs and four hits before recording an out. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

All my teammates are laughing, and for a moment, it hits me that I really am just like Glenn Burke. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t make a lot of sense, coming from her, ’cause she hits me all the time. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Close enough for her to hit what she aimed for. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Fred had knocked him off the slide, and Calder had hit his head in the fall. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

We’re wide awake, the rain hits now, we will be slow and careful. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max tells us that he thinks it’s something light because it doesn’t hit the sides hard. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything, but he took a step backward, like I was going to hit him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The last time he had listened like that, a blizzard hit that trapped them inside for close to a week. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It plummeted to the ground and hit another student, having left a sizable hole in the wall. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I heard the clink as they hit the metal pan. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The dull click of a rifle butt hitting a belt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Henry hits the brakes, and we come to a stop. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But they hit me square in the stomach, and I feel squeezed, like something is crushing me into myself. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He hits the brakes just inches away from me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was a very stiff and stuffy old major riding in the first car, and I hit him squarely in the eye with a red rose. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone clapped, and then other guests followed by singing their favorite songs, including a two-star Russian general who chose a hit from Russian TV. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A thought hits me, and I'm amazed the question's taken so long to surface. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I took the money. I had hit her. She was unconscious. If they found her, she’d tell. I’d be lost. So I set the fire.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But near the top, where the rocket climbs higher than the swings and the trees, moonlight hits the metal bars all the way up to the peak. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Mack hit him a clip which is still remembered and discussed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be hard to hit by accident, and few enemies would aim for it on purpose. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And then Wormtail lowered the creature into the cauldron; there was a hiss, and it vanished below the surface; Harry heard its frail body hit the bottom with a soft thud. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Too late to jump off while the go-kart rolled, its steel skate wheels hitting every bump and pebble on the sidewalk. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just to prove how strong he was, he used to let us hit him in the stomach as hard as we could. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “How ’bout ’stead of using the knife, you tie a rock to the end of the rope and aim so’s it hits him in the butt? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He had been moving from the lake to the shelter with a birch-bark cone full of water when it hit him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I know beams don’t “hit” you, but that’s how it felt. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He tells me hold out one hand and then the other and hits me with his stick once on each hand. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It just hit my shoulders—my head felt light. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Bobby,” he says, giving me that deep look he uses to hypnotize his victims when he's about to hit them up for something. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t recite Shakespeare, but I could hit a baseball thrown at 75 to 85 mph. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I can see that Dutchy wants to haul off and hit him, but Mr. Curran is watching us closely, and he doesn’t dare. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ammu took down the heaviest book she could find in the bookshelf—The Reader’s Digest World Atlas—and hit him with it as hard as she could. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face seemed to flatten out, like she had hit him with a shovel. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was already well past six o’clock at this point and I was beginning to hyperventilate when it hit me: I had the number to an expert hair-doer-upper. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s a shallow hit, but it surprises us both when a line of red wets his coat. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dylan is going to see some horror movie while I hit up Dave & Buster’s with Arthur. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The skrewt was inches from him when it froze — he had managed to hit it on its fleshy, shell-less underside. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I could slash and hit the target of my opponent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A small one hit the back of my head. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

While the Marines of the Second and Fourth Divisions were taking Saipan, our Third Marine Division boarded our own ships and set sail, ready to hit the beaches. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunlight hit the hair sheen on her braids and lit them up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite this, the distraught listeners could still make out the hollow thud of bull hook hitting flesh, again and again and again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I get behind the wheel, close the door, and hit the lock button, hearing the satisfying sound of locks thudding down. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

—You were hit at Shiloh, Colonel Willow tells me, Sutpen says. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second she was worried he’d been hit by some flying debris or something, but then he spoke and she understood. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He raises his hand to hit her with the barcode scanner. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The airlock flew forty meters before hitting the ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have distributed among them the surveillance equipment George was carrying, and they’re destroying it, hitting it with shoes or rocks or hammers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

This one hits the base of the mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

A couple of kids had hit him high and a couple had hit him low. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other pilot’s sharp thinking probably stopped the exploding German shells from hitting Zhenya’s plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

There is so much that phrase doesn’t say—how quick it was, and the sound of her body hitting the earth, and the chaos of everyone running into the night, stumbling over the grass. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Did he remember hitting his head very hard? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“So what about while I’m on the ferry? What if it sinks? What if someone pushes me off? What if it’s hit with a shoulder-fired missile? There won’t be a tonight tonight.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Our mission is to hit him,” Bernard Barker briefed his fellow operatives, “to call him a traitor and punch him in the nose.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I had lied about her hitting me after the taxi incident. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Her face was dark where she had hit the ice. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

If a woman is being hit, people don’t get involved. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He smacked it across the floor where it hit the overturned bench, but, thank the Lord, the heavy pottery did not shatter. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were in the bunker only a couple of minutes before the first missile hit. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The staircase swayed terribly and was so narrow that we could only proceed in single-file, crouching so our heads wouldn’t hit the steps above. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I brace myself to deflect his hit, but it doesn't come. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But I guess it’s finally hitting me—the magnitude of this change. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

My pops used to hit my moms like that. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You and Otto can watch me hit a bunch of buzzer beaters. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

After the midday meal we practice shooting, and even though I’m hitting my target, my aim is off. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The book hit the floor and made a sound like someone clapping their hands together. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I saw Father hit a man one time, who did not praise the Lord. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you two seemed to hit it off.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I already knew what his problem was, but I needed to make sure before telling him or I’d get hit with a fine. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The bass from his stereo hits my chest as he cruises away. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to get hit,” he said aloud, calmly, talking to the Frog. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hit the paper ball back as hard as I can. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The child hit the steel raft and then rolled off into the sea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Hot Pie would have hit him if old Reysen hadn't pulled them apart. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

On September 1, 1923, just before noon, the city was hit by what is known as the Great Kanto quake–an event more than ten times more powerful than Kobe’s earthquake. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. W. told us to go back up to the band room to get drinks, hit the restrooms, and relax for a little while. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care where it hit, Ghalib. Look at the state of your brother. You could have been blown to pieces.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He balled his fists like he wanted to hit somebody, but he couldn’t attack the entire school. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The storm is definitely headed right toward Connecticut. Wilford is going to get hit hard. We need to wrap out of here by noon, head home, and secure the ranch. Okay, big guy?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She’d hit him with her fists, or whatever she had close: shoes, chairs, sticks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

At first, Annabelle thought he was hitting the tavern, but tonight, they’re in Black Bear, Idaho, on Yellow Dog Road and there’s not a brewpub in sight. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Samuel knew his son’s quality and felt the potential of violence, and it frightened him, for Samuel had no violence—even when he hit Adam Trask with his fist he had no violence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It might send him into the ditch, he realized, but at least he’d avoid hitting the sedan square on. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The thought hit him like a slap across the face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“That was a ball. It almost hit me.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the city’s poorest neighborhoods had just been hit hard by the welfare cuts of the early 1990s. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

People stumble into manholes, are hit by falling objects, trip into the paths of speeding vehicles. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At the next red light, he hits the steering wheel, slamming his fists down again and again and again. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I’m hitting every target on point, and I try to tell myself it’s a good omen. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s the last image I see before my head hits the ground and the crowd collectively gasps. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

If he brought another woman into the house, they were to gang up on her and play tricks on her, hit her, and trip her when she was carrying hot oil until she ran away. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slanting rain hit the bars of the window-grill and shattered into a fine spray over her face and her smooth bare arm. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We heard it hit branches as it fell, a big oak tree waving its golden leaves at us as if signaling, Come and get it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I scroll through the list of names, hit Send, and she picks up right away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He’d hit the ground rolling, yelling his head off with the pain of the blow; but somehow he’d always roll to his feet. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second bullet hits a police officer, Thomas Delahanty, in the back. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Strunk’s nose made a sharp snapping sound, like a firecracker, but even then Jensen kept hitting him, over and over, quick stiff punches that did not miss. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pinned her arms to her sides so she couldn’t hit him anymore, but he wasn’t even looking at her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Death was a fly that stopped buzzing when the swatter hit it. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The soles of his boots hit brown grass behind the Palmer Events Center like he’s coming down from a much greater altitude than the back seat of a limo. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Like he knows I want to hit something. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

A low whoosh of panic hit her stomach as the three students stared down at her and her Spider-Man pajamas. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Any time a fighter gets hit, anywhere, it's his fault." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see that he wanted to hit me, but he just kept squeezing his fist. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Derrick ran down fourteen flights of stairs to try to save his brother—he thought he could catch him before he hit the ground. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When The War of the Worlds was published just two years after Lowell’s first book hit the shelves, Wells’s scenario seemed entirely possible to his readers. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

As she hit, she kept an eye on the rearview mirror. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He met up with his brother Walter in Chicago, where he was fleeced and pickpocketed from the time he hit town till the time he left. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the sun had a few hours before hitting the noon spot up above, there was plenty of light to see by. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I busted up the stairs but stopped like I hit a brick wall. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The hard drive whines to a stop, the screen gives a static crackle and goes dark, and it hits me that it's so early. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to jump up and hit this branch with his little crutch, and he's mad, hopping mad. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, they probably mean where Eastern Parkway hits Atlantic Avenue, though,” Jerome said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She remembers the night the lightning hit the royal palm, how the birds circled in confusion before scattering north. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I can tell, I hit Marth Crater dead-on. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Miguel hit the bump and sent a stack of books tumbling off the cart’s slanted shelves. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The instant the needle hit that record, he'd loosen his tie and become something other than the conservative engineer with a pocketful of IBM pencils embossed with the command think. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It felt as if I were going up and over some kind of barrier after spending too long hitting the thing straight on. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“She was really drunk, so she could have thought she wasn’t going to hit the cop, although I don’t know how,” Takumi said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The weights hit the ground at very nearly the same time but not exactly at the same moment, which the peripatetics seized on as evidence that Galileo was wrong. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

What feels like a solid wall hits me from the side, forcing the air from my lungs, and I fall hard, gasping. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And he wound up and hit her hard across the face. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know how long it has been, maybe an hour or so, when Cato hits the ground and we hear the mutts dragging him, dragging him back into the Cornucopia. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The sound hit the air like a slap. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, his shovel hit something solid. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he hit the ground a knee crashed down on his chest and Sammy’s eye focused on the point of a butcher knife a half inch away from his eyeball. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One of those officers was hit three times on his head and shoulders with a baton. The third time, it broke. You know how hard you have to hit these to break them?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly, crash! something was upset; he heard people moving about quickly, and there was another crash and then a noise like hitting a mule, only not so bony; then Linda screamed. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be doing some hitting of our own before the day is through!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I typed “cat sweet breath, thirsty, not hungry, sleepy” and hit enter. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Frank glimpsed a glowing green eye under one’s mane, and instantly he was hit with a wave of nausea, the way he felt when he ate too much cheese or ice cream. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Seeing all those big fish and not being able to hit one. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the full weight of what she was doing hit her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Zigzag hit Stanley on the shoulder with his open hand. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Getting hit when you’re not expecting it can really shake you up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hits the roof of a house, bounces off a tree, and swishes into a hoop. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"Nothing to tell. Leo's got a few other ideas, but basically, we ran out of science. Sort of hit a theoretical dead end." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Two. Five-tool talents hit for power and can blast the ball out of any park.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Janza let his fists fly in a flurry of violence, hitting Renault almost at will, on the head, the cheeks, once in the stomach. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw the ball a little softer so he was sure to get a good hit. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I hit the return and the typewriter dings. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t recall, but the feeling is easy and light, and after a minute Kevin hits the brakes, rolling us to a stop. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

One beat as high as my neck, and I struggled to remain upon my feet, hitting at the water for balance. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Etymologically, “invective” is a cavalry charge, and when Cicero hit a gallop, woe betide whoever was in the way. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

We were doing okay until we hit the tree roots. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then I’m Glenn Burke hitting his home run and silly-dancing around the bases. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

But he flinches as if I might hit him, and I see the innocent look in his eyes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Shirley’s ponytail bobs in time to the ropes hitting the sidewalk. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Probably seemed quite sullen—not surprised, really, but Penn was so frank it felt like being hit in the face. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I wondered if their nests ever got hit by lightning. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A compilation of hits by the Carpenters and a new one from Barbra Streisand called The Way We Were. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Overhead, the electronic track momentarily shifts to a different melody, as if it had hit a glitch. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hit on you, I mean. you don’t want me to come over? you don’t want me hitting on you? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I thought about him going into my mom’s room when she was little and hitting my mom and holding up her report card and saying that her bad grades would never happen again. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like another cyclone had hit the island, turning the soil to water underneath his feet. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bernard swings his balloon so wild, he hits the boy sitting next to him, who acts like Bernard punched him or something. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Not much of a word, but the emphasis seems to have hit him nonetheless. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I played too even though I can never catch it until after it hits the ground. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Al falls after a few hard hits to the face and doesn’t get back up, which makes Eric shake his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t ready for three Hawker Harrier Jump Jets, close enough to the ground to hit with a cricket ball. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to approach them again only to hit a wall of silence, but I need someone to tell me who Spiro Teluman is and how to find him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We must enter from behind the stage curtains three at a time, stopping at each X before it’s time to hit the X in the middle of the stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“If you hit me,” he said quickly, “I’ll tell The Parents.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Actually, her cell rang twice and then went to voice mail, which means she looked at the screen, saw who it was, and then hit reject. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"There's a bruise on my side where it hit me and knocked me from the sky. And now I am obligated to carry it about with me." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I went the long way around, hit the Burger King, and leaned against the stall door in the bathroom with wads of toilet paper pressed to my lips until the bleeding stopped. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I heard splashes hitting the tent all around us. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then I add, “Want to hit balls at the club later? It’s so gorgeous out.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Fie would have liked to go up to them and hit them in the face—hard, again and again. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where did you learn to hit a ball like that?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

By the time one sledge hits the stake, five others are in motion. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I woke up again with a start, like I’d hit the ground and knocked the wind out of myself. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Computer: “You attempt to jump. You hit your head.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t leave me! I’m hit! Help me!” a voice screams out shrilly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we hit the mountainside and drove higher and higher, my driver had to get off the bike sometimes and push it over the terrain. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the service Ben was hit with the vision of Ansley Matthews naked before him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Muck fire, ma’am. That field probably got hit by lightning last night. Stirred up the muck fire.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried hitting one backhand; the stroke was horrible; I returned to only whacking my forehand, my best stroke. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she did; but Little Arliss was so mad that I thought for a second he was going to hit her with the rock before she could get it away from him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basta hit her in the face so hard that her head struck the grating. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I hit the crate with such force that I nearly passed out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hit something hard, again something else hard. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says like Pele, they don’t even have balls to play with, but they can hit rocks and cans and even once an old broken shoe, gone! Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The guard’s head hit the marble with a crack, and he was instantly unconscious. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then, without warning, his head hit something hard. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He hits an imaginary cymbal in time to the one in the song. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The blissful rush of alcohol hitting my bloodstream lasts only a few minutes, and then I feel sick. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His back struck a hard metal wall; he slid along it until he hit the corner of the room. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Sideways it skidded through the air, hit an outcropping and flipped; turning several somersaults and bursting into flame, the backhoe sailed down trailing a brilliant fantail of sparks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed three steps, peered down into the container, and my jaw hit the floor. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A lump of potatoes and gravy hits me square in the center of my chest. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Any direct hit would bring death to the entire crew, and they all had to know it, and still they came. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand up and yelled at the cars, "I'm tellin' y'all right now, you hit me and I'm hitting you back!" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Go on then, try and hit me!” said Neville, raising his fists. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I hit play and hope he hears it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It’s kind of like they put a spell or a conjure on each other and, truth told, once they do, it’s easier to hit two at once than it is to hit one. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It finally hit me what it meant that I'd have to live the rest of my life in Mexico. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They would never have found their way back through the labyrinth had Renzo's footprints not shown them the way: Scipio didn't say a word, although Barbarossa kept cursing and spitting and hitting his back. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My leather slippers hit the ground like a slap. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t take skill to stand in a place where no bullets find you, or to fire into the dark and hit a man you didn’t see. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Hagrid came after them, bending low to avoid hitting his head on the door lintel. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When summertime hit and all the tourists came, Mama would head downtown and sell them in the market for good money. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When they made me see a therapist for laughing while the principal hit me, she told the school that was ridiculous, too. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And then it hit him: Kyle Keeley’s team bad to be working on some other solution to the bigger puzzle of how to escape from the library. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Okay, it’s time to hit the hay,” Coach said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I slam on the brakes and turn left to avoid hitting a tree that seemed to have leaped suicidally into our path. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She hit the floor with warm milk already soaking her jeans. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“This is all my fault. All of it. Taking the twenty. The wedding video. My dad shutting down our account. Freebie getting hit.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She quickly opened the door, and a blast of freezing-cold air from the AC hit our faces. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Hugo thought for a second that he had hit the wrong window, but then he recognized the girl. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Which means the ump also has to dodge to keep from getting hit in the...Yeah, it would not have been pretty. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

She raised her head and looked at me: her gaze hit me hard and sweet as a shot of morphine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dr. Begbie hit the gas too hard and the Jeep lurched forward. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Hackett said, fighting to get his arms around to try to hit me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He did not care if he got hit, but Please, he thought, do not hit them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Here a man realizes for the first time in how many places a man can get hit. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I told her the truth, she was sure to hit me, and I couldn’t bear that humiliation on top of the other. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Someone was blowing a whistle up front and I hit stop. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He hits the water with force and the sea is filled with rocks here. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Look right there. You can tell where the lightning has hit.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I jump and hit my head on the bottom of the desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly you don’t have to yell at or hit the person. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I was about to hit the pavement, a colored man started to head for the steps. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought about that Then he hit a buzzer and the security gate swung open. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He acted like he wanted to hit me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The basketball hit the rim of the net but then went in. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I look around the closet, at the comforter we’re sitting on, at the pillows, the water jug, the energy bars, and that’s when it hits me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I followed the example of some of the bigger boys and hit the ones who wouldn’t hit back. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

"McCandless had already gone over the edge and just happened to hit bottom in Alaska." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Liquor,” Bull said, hitting Virgil with his elbow. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I hit it with my father’s shoe, and it still didn’t break. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Antwan growls, throwing a pillow that hits both of us in the face. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The man stumbled backward until his back hit the wall next to the reopening ramp door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Every time the bus hit a pothole, Eleanor practically fell in the guy's lap. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

We watched as Cheddar hit the parking lot running, and in moments the fat cat had disappeared. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

How come he couldn’t hit that box a lick or two? Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“That big dinner made me snoozelly. I’m hitting the hay. Five a.m. comes awfully early.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When it hits my skin, it turns my vitiligo patches almost to silver. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But even the occasional hit would mean, at best, a minor respite from the daily grind of barely making ends meet. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

When we finally stepped in from the heat, the air- conditioning hit my face like a splash of ice water. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Amá is going to cry, hit me, or both, because she looks like I annihilated her. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The two men struggle until Powell leaps up onto the landing and hits Frederick with the butt of his revolver, knocking him unconscious. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The older boy responded by hitting the man in the head with a bat. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was dead before he hit the pavement. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

For one thing, the country’s ongoing economic troubles began to hit home. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But once I hit my limit, I was done. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I hit the ball a couple of times. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A soldier was violently hitting the bonnet of the car. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I feel my whole body tense, the way I do before Mom or Sam hit me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The great blond Death Eater was hit in the face by a jet of red light: He slumped sideways, unconscious. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you have to hit the skeleton in a certain spot,” I said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Because I am Mexican,” he said, raising his voice and hitting the steering wheel with both hands. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you dare come in here with me, or would you rather go on hitting little girls?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Wynn made a big show of dropping the packaged ground beef in the sink, and then both pans hit the floor. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But now, in the dungeon, it hit her full force: The rat was right. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was told later that the farmer whose tractor we’d hit rushed from his house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

During the first half of the season, Babe Ruth hits for a higher batting average than Lou Gehrig. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hit the Player One button again and began my third game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

No need for hurry now, too tired to run, expecting to be hit at any moment. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost a relief one day when a sudden squall hit them and had the men fighting like demons to reef sails before the masts snapped. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d met one weekend in a public gunter chat room and hit it off immediately, because we shared all of the same interests. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If Kasim is selling for Dray, he will still get hit with the charge, as she said. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Darling, is this why you’re so upset? Don’t listen to her, she’s talking absolute rubbish. I didn’t hit her. I’ve never laid a hand on her in my life. Not like that.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe—ooh, maybe it was a hit list. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I hold my umbrella in front of me, like a warrior’s shield, to keep the rain from hitting my face. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was hitting me full force now: We were out in the Atlantic Ocean in the middle of the night, in choppy water, with a seriously injured woman. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph had always hated any sport that involved catching things, and the stalk bounced off his chest and hit the floor before he’d even lifted his arms. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I hit him smack in the face mask with the heel of my hand. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I pulled up a song on my phone and hit play. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“But I didn’t start it I guess that was all Orr’s fault for hitting me in the face with his ping-pong paddle. What’d he want to do that for?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A nickel hit paid twenty-seven dollars, half of the month’s rent. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

We learned that the van had hit him at a crosswalk. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When we hit town, I stayed close by. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I want him to climb in with me, to be there when the nightmares hit tonight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I'd seen it hit his shoulder, so far from his chest that it couldn't possibly have killed him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I watched the Katrina coverage with a knot in my stomach, knowing that if a disaster hit Chicago, many of my aunts and uncles, cousins and neighbors, would have suffered a similar fate. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Nobody ever touched him except to hit him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It look like it was gonna hit right on top of my head. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We hit the highway and drove east,” he’d said, in the process of describing what he and Hickock had done after fleeing the murder scene. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time a drop of her blood hit the ground it bubbled, turning from red to gold. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The sharp scent of fish hits the room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A van had hit him while he was on his bike, and he had been taken to the hospital. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Their vests were like capes, and their whistles blew some kind of magic tone that forced drivers to hit brakes. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I knew she had mustered up all her courage to come along, the way she kept looking behind us when we first hit that isolated stretch of highway. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she hit the ground, she ran toward me with a goofy grin. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She whipped around, her red ponytail almost hitting Erin in the face. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It hits me that my mother may never hear that again. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When it finally was, I was hopeful enough to think it might be a smash hit. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Polly noticed that the slave breathed slowly and loudly, as if he was tense, but he made no attempt to stop the young man from hitting him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thinks Annabeth is the most levelheaded demigod ever to hit eighth grade. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Brooke kicked out and hit Jule in the shoulder, scrabbling with her hands to regain her grip on the railing. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You could hit a lot of home runs with that baby.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I stood there in front of my house, wearing nothing but a pair of white swim trunks, and as soon as the smell hit me, I knew what was about to happen. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I go to hug him hard and my book hits his side. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He toggled the joystick, stabbed at the keyboard, hit the red firing button. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

"That was my lady's sister you were hitting, do you know that?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I could tell Mom I was tossing it around the living room when it accidentally-on-purpose hit the TV screen. I’ll take all the blame. Come on, Noah, how about it?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I had dozens of tracks to cross before I'd hit a concrete barrier. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He hit it harder than any other ball he ever hit in his whole life. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Their mom’s second fancy wedding had been a bigger hit than her first. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I startled her. She hit her head on a rock slab. I couldn’t just leave her there.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hits the ground running, her arms and legs pumping. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Witnesses say the car, driven by Andrew Jackson, 17, also of the Hazelwood team, had been noticeably weaving across the lanes of the expressway just before it hit a retaining wall and burst into flames. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg watched a phosphorous bomb hit a house, and saw the explosion spread in the air like the petals of an enormous white flower. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His nose was wide, as was his mouth, and when he smiled, Moss felt a pang hit him in the chest. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The first thing that hits me when I step inside is the smell. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She hit her finger against the phone’s screen, then screamed into it, “Mom! Answer!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The flames hit the fat and the bird almost ignited. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut up!” one of the officers said, hitting the migrant with a nightstick several times. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

For a long time, Jean and I had enjoyed a standing, friendly deal that we’d go out and celebrate when either of us hit the numbers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He steered inside of the glow and he thought that now, soon, he must hit the edge of the stream. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were filthy and there was a small hole in the left knee, the knee that hit the ground first. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Two shots hit the rock near me, sending chips into the air. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I’m hitting the high note, the door slams. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

If I can hit them the gun will pull them down. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

A flurry of gunshots, a spray of blood, and the wet crack of a body hitting the water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I was counting the strokes, and as the sixth one hit me, I knew I was going to survive in silence. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early the next morning, mortar rounds started coming in, hitting hard. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She was becoming more and more impatient, even hitting us if we went near the windows. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

As they backtracked through Pike Place Market, Edith was hit by another wave of contractions. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even then, it would always hit me with some force, so that for several minutes I wouldn’t be able to concentrate on anything going on around me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coconut hit the ground and the trebuchet arm swung up, launching the pump through the air with a ferocious zip. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They figured out how many of the neutrons hit uranium atoms and caused fission. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed at some clumps of grass, but didn’t really stop sliding till I hit the bottom of the hill. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he’d pass me the smallest grin and I’d feel wonderful bumping along as the tires hit every pothole on Atlantic or Fulton Avenue on our way to wherever we were going. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But there was no cover, so I hit the grass and threw my arms over my head as if somehow that would keep it attached to my body. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Small clay figurines in the shape of horses and tigers rattled together as they hit the floor. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I never had to hit against Satchel Paige, but I hear that he was one of the best. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure Mr. DiAngelo didn’t know about how the wind picked up once you left our creek and hit the open water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I played in both losses and struck out seven times and was hit by a pitch once. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

A tiny bit of light hits my face when I open it, and I hear soft voices coming from the kitchen. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The sound of a hundred heads hissing at once sent a shiver down my back, and that was before his breath hit me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

That night and for several nights afterward, she will spend hours in her room at home practicing lines and trying to hit what seems to her the right pitch. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

And he slashed at the air: Harry felt a white-hot, whiplike something hit him across the face and was slammed backward into the ground. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And he had to be careful not to hit anything sharp floating in the water. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hit his sword hilt and knocked the blade out of his hand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The plane had so little gas that the engine quit a moment after our wheels hit the tarmac. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

As backup quarterback, his son Mike would be handling the snaps and holding the ball for the placekicker—in this case, Erik Fisher, a placekicker who can hit with deadly accuracy from fifty yards. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sherman saw a girl he liked and tapped her on the shoulder and hit the dance floor for about ten straight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I hit him! The spear stuck in-" Now they came, unexpectedly, to an open space by the sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

If we were to throw a dart at the number line, it would never hit a rational number. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Arthur has hit peak awkward, and even he’s cringing at himself. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I know they'll both be there, because this is a work day, a school day, and on such a day in the Phillips house, eggs and toast hit the heat at seven-fifteen. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were in seventh grade, and my dad was harping on me real bad. Patrick and his dad were there. It was deer season. I hit one.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I used to hit up streets with a spray can to get name recognition, not spread hatred. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Freebie was hit by a car and almost died He still might not make it. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

And this time Cluny reckoned that he had hit upon a foolproof plan! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Professor Trelawney hesitated, then lowered herself into the empty chair, eyes shut and mouth clenched tight, as though expecting a thunderbolt to hit the table. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A moment before we completed the circle, the flashlight hit something. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When I was eight, before the Depression, we had a holiday in Paris—I remember hits of it, we took a boat trip on the Seine, and we saw the Mona Lisa. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Harry leapt backward in shock and hit the wall; his heart was still thundering as he turned to Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Moments later the door slammed opened again, hitting the wall so hard flakes of the crusty blue paint chipped off. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When Hazel woke up on Tuesday morning, the truth of things finally hit her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

A jagged white lightning bolt hit the steeple of the church near the courthouse. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

As he hit the final chorus, everybody surged to their feet, clapping, whistling, and singing along with him. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The two were at close quarters now, and Iros lunged hitting the shoulder. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just had time to see that it was a moose—he knew them from pictures but did not know, could not guess how large they were—when it hit him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

When hit with a speeding neutron, U-238 does not fission. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would stand talking on the streets and hit the bread on a lamp post. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Twisting her damp hair away from her face, Sefia began digging her belongings out of the pack, laying them out in neat piles until her searching hands hit something flat and solid and firm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had to hit this man before he turned that spot of yellow on him and then yelled for the others. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a red spot on Florence’s forehead where he must have hit bottom or the edge of the culvert. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I position my jump right, I will hit deep water. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She also hated the “middle-aged” comment, perhaps because it hit on a sore point. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I'm still half in the dream, with sand hitting me in the face. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he said “hell” he hit the h with his lungs and the impact was greater than the achievement of the most imaginative foul mouth in the town. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But just know I'm sorry this is hitting you out of nowhere. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And then he was hit, finally, in the side, doubling him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second mine hits my lips, my tongue instinctively blocks its progress. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He writes on the board career hits = 150 and at-bats = 500. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I hit play on my iPod, and Pharrell’s “Happy” rattled the speakers. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I need you to tell me what happened before my accident. And after. You always say nothing important—but something must have happened to me besides hitting my head during a nighttime swim.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He leans down, seizes Penn by his neck before he has recovered from his last hit, and pummels him into the isle’s dirt, cracking the ground. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It took three full days for the grief to hit me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I turn back to the laptop and am just about to click on the little triangle icon when the meaning of what he said hits me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“We flew in this morning and went to the spa and the nail salon. See? I got the gel. Then we hit the casino, and tomorrow we’re gonna see the white tigers.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“A fence post made from a railroad tie had hit the center of the right wing violently enough to spin the plane sideways,” Phil explained. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Like how she sits lobotomized at red lights long after they turn green and doesn’t hit the gas until everyone starts honking at her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Although the agent felt some sharp pains, in his legs, in one hip, and under his ribs, he could not tell immediately if he’d been hit or not. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went ahead spending most evenings at the films, vaguely dreaming that any moment the answer would suddenly hit me. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Then he described how a branch had hurled down into the road in front of him; to avoid it he’d hit his brake pedal. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nigel's third dart hit the rim of the board and pinged off. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As soon as I hit the ground, I started rolling and kept low to the ground. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the roughest boys and some of the young men elected to be hit by the big trees. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several tons of sinewy, scaly-black dragon hit the ground with a thud that Harry could have sworn made the trees behind him quake. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Someone had been hit, and the scream was of pain this time, and Will looked down to see a tangle of writhing bodies covered in plaster and dust and blood. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius had bought a large, elegant, limited edition of the English translation, and all fifteen dollars of its price hit Patrolman Mancuso in the head with the force of a dictionary. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man, still screaming, managed to separate himself from the machine on the way down, but the two of them hit the water at the same moment. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’m not gonna hit you with some impassioned speech. I don’t have one in me and that’s not what I’m about.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She screamed as he threw her at the domovoi, barreling him backwards as they both tumbled across the floor and hit the well. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I pick my head up so quickly that I hit Bo’s jaw. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Scarlet fever was hitting the area hard; some children in the village were already seriously ill. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hit the drum tentatively at first, checking for tone and pitch. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Behind her, Fayge tried to sidestep so as not to bump into her, stumbled, fell, and began to roll faster and faster downhill until she hit the bottom with a horrible thudding sound. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad says if something is bothering me, I should just say it, but I was too angry to know what to say, and it felt good to let the tray hit the table. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She saw blood on Mo’s arm, and she almost got hit on the head with the barrel of Basta’s shotgun. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

A powdery smell hit my nose, along with a light puff of rice dust. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She had a good reason to want to fight the Nazis: in 1941, her baby was killed when a German bomb hit the maternity hospital where she’d just given birth. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Her feet came down, then flew into the air again as she hit the ground. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He powered through the Lightning defenders and worked the ball back toward the middle of the field before blasting a shot that hit the right post and bounced in: 1-1. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Half the time the ARVNs would go out, especially at night, they would be back within a half hour saying that they had been hit by a company of charlies. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The window creaked as I eased it up, and the smell of horses and other farm odors hit me, right before the wind issued a warning. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“There’s not enough fish left anywhere else, that’s for sure. Not since the cyclone hit. When Baba takes his boat into the reserve, he comes back with plenty. And honey, too.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

In all his life, he had never been hit for any reason. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“But it took me a couple of hours to come down the mountain to you. Thought you were an animal at first. Then the sun hit your mask.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Something huge hit the stone floor of the Chamber. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I could hit him with a rock, and just run for it.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Raymond took this opportunity to say that he was the one the victim hated ever since he had hit the guy’s sister. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Anna hit the back of her hand lightly against the railing for emphasis and demonstrated with her cigarette, holding it as though it were a pen. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene asked, the second we hit the sidewalk, carrying the tube of rust remover. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cherie tried to break it up and got hit, so she hit back. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The man stopped as if I had hit him and, quick as lightning, raised his arm. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Crazy Horse heard later that Lakota and Cheyenne fighters were hit by arrows as well. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Hubble and Humason hit it off splendidly, a perhaps unlikely pair who worked together at the telescope harmoniously. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We threw our bodies on the slippery tiles, gliding fast until we hit the wall. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Like the guy who hit his head in the pool and could play the piano? The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then they led me outside, and sunlight hit my face for the first time in over half a year. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She removes the pails from her plank and hits at something on the grassy bank. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scooted a litde farther away from him because, if there was one thing I had learned from living with Gabe, it was how to tell when an adult has been hitting the happy juice. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She did not bring her parents, and a pang of sadness hit Moss as he watched his friend walk through the door, her shoulders dropped down, bandages and stitches crisscrossing her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Quang-ha hits a button on the remote and increases the volume. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He hits her so hard that some teeth fly out of her mouth and land at the base of the boy’s Christmas tree, but the boy knows better than to speak up. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Secondly, when climate change causes mass extinctions, sea creatures are usually hit as hard as land dwellers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Rowdy got hot, hit fifteen or twenty in a row, and I rebounded and kept passing the ball to him. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he knows exactly where to hit Tobias, and how hard. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I read somewhere that a train can rip the clothes right off you when it hits. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The song changes, and once Freddie Mercury hits the first refrain, I feel like he’s singing right to me: Jealousy look at me now... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

"One of your northmen hit me with a momingstar during the battle on the Green Fork. I escaped him by falling off my horse." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It would only take one hit to kill us. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was prevented from finding out, as the wagon hit a bump and my numbed hand almost let Abenthy’s guilder fall to the footboard of the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With an earsplitting bang of metal on wood, they hit the thick tree trunk and dropped to the ground with a heavy jolt. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

On the after deck the mast had hit the steersman a slant blow bashing the skull in, knocking him overside, as the brave soul fled the body, like a diver. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like you hit the jackpot and got something extra,” she’d say with a wink. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I must have been on a fairly large dose because when the craving for it hits, accompanied by tremors, and shooting pains, and unbearable cold, my resolve’s crushed like an eggshell. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The pool boy collapsed to the ground, his head hitting the marble. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The ziggurat's iron frame became supercharged as the bolts hit it again and again. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Out ahead of us, yellow beams of sunlight hit the stone monastery and shine off the glass windows of the church. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Williams was perhaps the greatest hitter of all time, a man revered for his knowledge and insight into the art of hitting. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I had a burning desire to hit her in the mouth, but I controlled myself. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I awoke when the car hit the first utility pole. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There is nothing for Violet to beat or hit and when she has to, just has to strike it somehow, there is nothing left but straw or a sepia print. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen those boys on the street hitting and biting and kicking like animals. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was better that a spear point should stay an the shield, rather than glance off upward or downward, and perhaps hit a more vulnerable point of the body armour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The troll didn’t even seem to notice the pipe hitting its shoulder, but it heard the yell and paused again, turning its ugly snout toward Ron instead, giving Harry time to run around it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It hits him right in the knee and sends him tumbling forward. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As though she’d forgotten about all the times I’d hit her and refused to share fruit and yelled at her in a jealous rage over who would get the biggest potato. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get the boy’s bag, Walter. Alvin,” she said, addressing my father, “we’ve got to hit the road before that thunderstorm hits.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

If a giant meteor had hit the football field, we wouldn’t have heard that either. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The boat hit something and shuddered, then raced on. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Watch the charge and see the picador try and keep the bull off, but then don't look again until the horse is dead if it's been hit." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t fall, but my phone does, hitting the side of the bunk bed before landing on the floor. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

When asked if he had hit Adams, he said sure he had, explaining that Adams had been laying his horse over on Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so cold that if you spit, the slob would be an ice cube before it hit the ground. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she hit the smoke, she stumbled in the air. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

In the darkness a fist thudded; a body hit the deck; a slurring scrape said someone was dragging the sleeping Corey forward. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then it hits me, I am not in a single photo. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was only the first part of my plan to save my friendship with Nora, and already I’ve hit a huge hurdle. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The end of Miles’s skewer hit the ground next to the fire. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I do know what that’s like. Is it your dad who hits you?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

If a strange man touched me I would hit him, and I can hit people very hard. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no sound, no thump, thump, thump of a paw scratching fleas and hitting the floor underneath. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers hit a pressure point and the girl screamed in pain. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then she felt a sharp pain at the side of her head where the trunk of the tree had hit her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That old woman hit me with a broom when I came to see you this forenoon, and broke my spectacles. Could you not wait until tomorrow?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowledge, he thought—even as the shark hit again—is everything. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Sunday, August 25, a savage storm hit the city, bringing winds and torrents of rain. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Before anyone else knew what was happening, the frame hit the ground near the boys and exploded, buzzing and transforming into an angry cloud of stingers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Soon as the mouse hit the floor we opened the cage and shoved it onto the stage. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The numbness, the lack of focus, the artificial sense of peace when the meds first hit your system. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Longstreet said, “He promised me he would stay on the defensive. He said he would look for a good defensive position and let them try to hit us.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’ll respond when he hits a stopping point in like thirty minutes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

No need for the hunters to realize they’d hit their mark. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Shortly after lunch, just before the rains hit, the dockers were startled by an improbable spectacle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a warp thread snapped, instead of instantly hitting the lever to stall the loom, she threw her apron over her head and burst into tears. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The interior of some of the shacks were a mess, as if a tornado had hit. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arms stretched out before her, eyes shut, breath held, Anya was wholly unprepared for what she hit when she landed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

To sustain her being in love, she often worked at herself in the mirror, guessing at the colors and shapes that would interest him, changing them frequently in order to hit on the right combination. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe, but I doubt it. Thanks to the paper chain hitting six million, Chokecherry is all over the news these days—and so is this story.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Recently, the last three numbers of the post office’s new Zip Code for a postal district of Harlem hit, and one banker almost went broke. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before his foot hit the bottom step, the door banged open. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lorena takes a few hits before passing it back to me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I know, but I can’t leave Kenya and Lyric. That fool’s crazy enough to hit them too. He don’t care that they’re his daughters.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

‘Stop, little girl, don’t hit, use your words’—and shut up at the same time. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was meant for us: we had just fallen off the crest of a swell and were sinking down its back when its top was hit. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, it would take a few hits, just like everyone else did. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Ben could protest or pull back, Bull had hit him beneath the eye with a closed fist. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was going to hit 95 degrees today. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Clint’s eyes flicker as sunlight from the skylight hits his hair just then—it looks almost golden for a second. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Stand on that red bookbag until someone hits the ball, then run like mad to touch the blue one. Got it?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He suffered a cracked skull from being hit with an iron pipe, a broken leg, and many cuts and bruises. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But he has also said that you never hit a girl. And so I had to weigh the two. I just...” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

This time he was the gaoler, not the prisoner, big, with a strap in his hand, and he was hitting his father, driving him back, toward the abyss ... A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When we got home that night, after we put Shoshana to bed, he said modestly, “Well. I think we hit it off A-o-kay.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope I’m not going to hit a dead end. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She had never hit Turtle, but one of these days—besides, a stranger was present. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drop the dagger and it hits the dusty floor with a thud. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Look, Tug, what if that knife hit him in the heart? He could die.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“I was glad when you hit me,” Mack went on. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

An immediate, instinctive fear hits the back of my stomach at the sight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to make it funny I told her that I had been hit in the leg and the wrist and now I was laying up getting fat. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something rolled across the grass and hit my leg. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Branches are cracking, her heavy footsteps hitting the path moments after mine, then I remember she doesn’t have footsteps. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He placed them in his pocket, then, without warning, hit Madam with all the force in his arm. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, Kyle,” his mom said when he hit the kitchen. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He was light enough on his feet that it wasn’t much of a hit, but she gave a sharp cry and lurched forward, spilling her champagne. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Six days later, we knew when the second wave of the invasion force hit on the beaches north of here. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the prosecutor asked Angel where Jordan had hit Gerald, for example, Angel pointed to the doll’s back and face. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hate to waste a snowball, but I suppose there’s always the chance you’ll hit something. Fine, you can throw some.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Someone hit you. Who would be that dumb?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The first step shows you the second; the second the third; and by the time you’ve hit the third, you can see the fourth and fifth clear ahead of you in sequence. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

When it hit me that act naturally was an oxymoron, I snorted. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I ran out of supplies, I’d return to New York, and load up, then hit the road again. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, what if she and Babbage really hit it off talking about ciphers? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The door swung open, hitting the outside wall, and I stomped down the front steps. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“But they hit it off,” she says as she pushes her glasses back up. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

As we were leaving, we heard a few rocks hit the side of the bus. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The car hit her so hard, she flew up in the air and landed on the other side of the street. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The giant hit itself in the head again and dropped his sword. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He knew he had lost from the instant the noses hit the line. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to stir up the liquid a little. We’ve got to hit the fire next.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wormed forward, and wham!—something hit my shoulder. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as he walks, another wave of dizziness hits me, and I clutch his neck until it passes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She hit the ground hard and lay there as broken branches and pinecones and needles showered down on top of her. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

After landing, Mars 3 may have made a few bounces, hit a boulder or other example of Martian relief, tipped over, lost the radio link with its carrier “bus” and failed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cousin Del, you don’t want to see the house. Tornado hit us hard. Radio says it was a two but I think it was a level three.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He hit the ground on his belly and flopped over on his back. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They also carried knobbly sticks, used for hitting each other while the teachers weren’t looking. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Like for instance Papa said old man Plunket told him the train hit a mule and a cow at the same time yesterday just outside of Cold Sassy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I bet you couldn’t. I bet you fixed hit last night so you couldn’t find hit. You fixin to ruin dat un.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped shooting when he hit the floor and slid into me. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It rained in slants here in Port Harcourt so that the water hit the windows and walls rather than the roof. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Every time Ray rose from a hiding position, Wes and his friend would take turns firing shots at him, not only to try to hit him but to keep him from getting to his house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Why in the hell can I hit these home runs?” he asked himself. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was hit, the baby would run away in fear, then try to win the fake mother back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

We drove back past the field of portables, but Mom suddenly hit the brakes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to pull with both hands on the trigger, and I almost lost hold of the nozzle from the backforce of the water and sprayed wildly at whatever I could hit. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting on the toilet with my new bedroom slippers on when I heard splash-clunk as the key fell out of my butt and hit the porcelain bowl. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to hit the big boy but he grabs me by the throat and bangs my head against the wall till I see lights and black dots. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Jason insisted he was well enough to take sentry duty, along with Coach Hedge, who was still so charged with adrenaline that every time the ship hit turbulence, he swung his bat and yelled, “Die!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The tin was magic; it vibrated and produced a different sound depending on what angle the water hit it. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The bow pitches downward into a trough, and a wave hits us head-on. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I hit my head hard enough to send the world spinning. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It's the way she doesn't bother to break her own fall, the way she crumples to the ground with her head and shoulders hitting the cobblestones. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, he heard a loud impact as the plane hit the other side of the South Tower, sending an explosion of wreckage and flames straight through the building and out the north side. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Anything might happen, Francis. He might be hit by a car tonight, and save us all a lot of trouble.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No. They got hit by the arrows from the sky. Both of them. They died real nasty.”Tears welled up until they spilled over and washed down her dirty cheeks. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Four of the riders dismounted and went to hit and kick the door. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that some of these tiny particles would hit uranium atoms. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big, jagged rock came loose and hit the floor with a heavy thump right where I had been standing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Sam, like her, had been betrayed—and sometimes the absence of him hit her so hard that she forgot how to breathe. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She opened her arms, and Lyra fell out and would have hit the ground if Alice hadn’t darted in and caught her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I hear a handful of dirt hit the hollow sounding coffin, and I bury my face in Dad’s side and cry quietly. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sand was thick over his black shoes and the heat hit him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She plucked, and a tiny jet of water arced out of the river and hit the bridge’s pylon. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was all looking pretty good to me and I was on the point of saying so, when it hit me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Parker gave me a sympathetic look, and I felt the slap of irony hit—some secret weapon I turned out to be. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

My hand jerks out and hits the trophy—I’m not sure if it was an accident or not—and it falls to the floor, breaking into several pieces. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The very first thing to hit the ground were his glasses. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Grace,” her father said gently, like his voice could hit a trip wire and destroy them all, “you have siblings.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Jinny flinched when the knife hit the sand and stuck there, handle up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Mom’s right, Dad. When you hit me, just try to knock out a couple of back molars so it won’t mess up my Ipana smile.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain was hitting my back like thousands of hard berries blown from air guns. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hem is a little shorter than could be considered modest, hitting me just above the tops of my knees, right where I like it to be. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It hit the ogre and broke in two. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Ten feet away, the bear paused where Cole’s spit had hit the grass. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Most of the cars were taking it easy in the right lane, but the big rigs kept barreling by, shooting up walls of slush that hit the windshield so hard we jumped every time. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And then I started crying because it suddenly hit me that they were all leaving. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Around the corner, the road hit a bridge over a narrow river. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Several landed around Vemork, with just two hitting the heavy water plant. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has three rings in three different colors, green, yellow, and red, so it’s easier to tell where the bullets hit. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Sudden awareness of what he was holding, of what lived behind the little golden doors, hit Harry as he spoke. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was carrying a lever-action rifle without a scope, and he was close enough for the agent to hit with the pistol, though it would take one hell of a lucky shot. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spin around, ready to hit someone and run. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Moist soft flakes are falling out of it, piling up on roofs and branches, sliding off now and then to hit with a wet cottony thunk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

If whoever had opened the door pushed back a little more, he would hit me square in the face. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It is like that sometimes—calm, then rains hit. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

But he had this ability to hit a grown man across his face with an open hand and they’d crumple. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I lead earlier and score a direct hit on the point plane, blasting a hole in its belly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When my stomach hit the ground, his nose was just vanishing over the edge. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

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

Once his feet hit the asphalt, he stopped. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"I hit him," she said, wonder in her voice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Lupin looked as though Harry had hit him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Behind him he heard another horrendous noise as the wave of molasses hit the elevated tracks. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

When we hit the top of Carmenta Terrace, I looked out at the Kents’ house and felt my heart drop. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He tipped his glass again, letting the last drops of scotch and melted ice hit his tongue. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He hit send and stuffed the phone in his pocket. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

By the time we hit our teens, it was a competition to see who could stay in bed the longest. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He connected, hitting some guy in the ear; the man cried out and crumpled to the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A beam of light fell across the grass, hit the bottom of a tree, and illuminated its branches; there, crouching among the budding leaves, was Crookshanks. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Gregor twisted around in the air, trying to position himself so he wouldn’t land on Boots when they hit the basement floor, but no impact came. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Coming from Columbia High School where we were always state champions, suddenly I felt a cold dose of reality hit me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A loud bang echoed around the stadium and a jet of green light shot out of the wrong end of Ron’s wand, hitting him in the stomach and sending him reeling backward onto the grass. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

No one was choking her, no one was hitting her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As Mr. Neck opens his mouth to speak, David presses the Play and Record buttons at the same time, like a pianist hitting an opening chord. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid the soldier would hit her. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you really want to know why she was hitting me over the head with her shoe?” he teased. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

After Twentieth Avenue you hit the Jukskei River, and on the far side of that, across the Roosevelt Street Bridge, was East Bank, the newest, nicest part of the hood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Take this,” he said, “and hit the patch of bluish crystals just across the crooked fissure. You see it?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

People in smocks hit them on the rim to keep them rolling. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s seen the movie thousands of times; she doesn’t need to hit the play button in her visual memory and watch the critters quivering every time she talks about whether her experiment worked. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

When the JV squad finishes, we shoot around—I hit every shot I take—and then in the locker room Coach announces the starting lineup, leaving out my name. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spoon worked with Alfred on the heavy bag, showing him how to keep his wrist straight but relaxed so he could hit hard without hurting himself. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every projectile that hit him seemed to ricochet harmlessly off his mech’s armored body. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The tropical, stale heat the sidewalks had been sucking up all day hit me in the face like a last insult. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He knows immediately Raf has caught his meaning, because he takes a sharp step backward, his back hitting the sill again. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It arcs through the air and lands in Rosie’s open mouth, sizzling as it hits her tongue. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was going to hit her because of me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It would have killed me just as dead if it had hit me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding our hands straight out, she inspects our nails to see if they are clean, and if not, hits our hands with her pointing stick. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As much as I’d enjoy rendering you unconscious, I wasn’t the one who hit you.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

One of the whites hit him in the face. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The screwdriver slipped, and I hit my thumb really hard and the lock stayed locked. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I hit the tip of a mast and it breaks. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She’d get mad and hit me if I crossed her or sassed her, and I’d do meany things to her, like tripping her up or putting sugar in her salt cellar. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I figured it would make us descend faster and we would hit the water like a ton of bricks. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have seen him hit you at least three times.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door swings all the way open, hitting the lockers, and Oliver springs from the room. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Once a virus hits the net, it can shoot anywhere in a day —Paris, Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, wherever planes fly. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the thump, thump, thump of Sounder’s paw hitting the underneath side of the porch floor as he scratched at a flea in his short tan hair. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was only hit a few times, so I didn't think there would be too much damage. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Crack—I loved the sound of the bat hitting the ball. Loved running ’round bases and sliding into home.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Raking means you’re hitting the ball well—hitting it hard and to all fields. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I was thinking about this when all of a sudden—SPLAT!!—we hit the water like a ton of bricks. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started to feel dizzy as the water hit my arms, my face, inexplicably all this water. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It hit Flatnose in the middle of the forehead—an insignificant little stone, but the huge man collapsed in the grass at Dustfinger's feet like a felled tree. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I dribbled to the top of the key and got to thinking I was going to hit a three-pointer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It hits me—for the first time, I didn’t have to wrestle with my key. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Now Daphne’s got the chance to get in one last hit. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I think I hit a tire. Ain’t never seen that car before.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He could not hit the father; he could not hit the face of the father that would be the face of his father for all time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “I have spoken to your father and he says that you didn’t mean to hit the policeman.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before noon on the ninth day, the sea anchor broke away, and the boat lurched heavily as seas hit her broadside. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

There's always a temp agency or consulting firm that can farm out someone, but it's hit or miss with temp hires, who typically don't really care. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He heard a noise from one of the high meadows, like someone hitting a baseball. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

David says I hit my head on the edge of the table on my way down. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Armpit didn’t know all that much about baseball, but he was pretty sure that it wasn’t the bat that hit the home runs, but the person who swung it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

But then Daily and Meeger strike out and the next guy hits a pop fly the shortstop catches with his bare left hand. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he’s paying for that though, as wave after wave of weakness hits him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When, having become almost frantic, he finally hurled himself forward with all his force and without thinking, he chose his direction incorrectly, and he hit the lower bedpost hard. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “I was just thinking. Of the time you hit Early with the plate.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was expecting the usual jarring thud, but my hands didn’t stop when they hit the mud. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe tap your toe or hit your thigh as you sing the song in your head to find the appropriate tempo. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

So I’m not sure why it hit me then that I was talking to Clancy Gray. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I slashed with my sword but there was nothing to hit. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You think life’s a game! You think you’re in charge! You think I’m a big joke!” his father shouted as he started hitting Cole again, this time with the metal buckle end. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Cotton was lining up bricks along the edge of the road, and Lenny was swinging a baseball bat at rocks that hit the road sign with a clang. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He hit the water in a sitting position, and got wet clear up to the third button of his jacket. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The chalk hit me on my nose and everyone laughed at me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at the blinking cursor on the computer screen, and I type in my paradox and hit Send. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Several years ago Pete Rose set a National League record by hitting safely in forty-four consecutive games. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Link and Marty were completely hitting on Violet for it, but she didn’t pay them any attention, and sometimes she would stand there with one hand on my shoulder. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he got hit by a car or something. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Elinor hit him in the face with all her might, and she was quite strong. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Like he was afraid to hit his head on every doorjamb. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And it hits me, all of a sudden, how strange it is to be spending a morning in the library with these two. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Eighteen years earlier, crossing a street in Cambridge, he had been hit by a car, and the surgically repaired leg canted out at a slight angle, making his gait a little awkward. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

My friend Rebecca and I had kicked off the first day of break by hitting up the mall together, and that's when I saw the gown in all its glory. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was ready to hit the man again when Jimmy picked up a beer bottle and cracked Luke just above the eye. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

You’re going to ask how the “invincible” thing worked: if I magically dodged every weapon, or if the weapons hit me and just didn’t harm me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t be sure, but I think my numb body shifts so hard I hit the inside of the chamber. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I look at Crystal, but she just shrugs like between letting me know about this and watching Hector, she’s hit her maternal limit. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She walked up and down beside the lilo, thumping a fist into her palm, like a stone hitting paper in the stone-scissors-paper game you play when you are small. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped headfirst, pumping her wings close to her body, and hit the fox with her talons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She reached out and picked off a piece of lint from his hair, and then hit his head lightly Their fluid, bantering rapport made Ifemelu uncomfortable. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The stone plunged down and hit the wood with a thump. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He punched Enter and up popped a long list of hits. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“But the moon was supposed to get hit tonight by an asteroid or something. One of my teachers mentioned it. She was going to a meteor party in Central Park to watch.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The phone began ringing, today as always, before their feet hit the floor. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I just got hit,” I yelled to Dalio, spitting out blood and pieces of tooth into my hand. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The third hit one of Charybdis s retaining bands and shot back at us, snapping the Ares flag off its pole. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

They went about three meters, hit a patch of mud, and went sliding into some crates of ammo. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like, someone just hit me right in my tushie with their square,” Alexia cried. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

You don’t know how awful it is till you get it, and when you do, it hits you right in the top of the stomach and you want to die. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while, it hits me: if I knew my mom in high school, I don’t think we’d have been friends. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The edge of her celluloid visor hit him in the throat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We hit the ground, me and Lieutenant Carroll will mark off the squad assignments. And don’t go shooting at nothing until you see something to shoot at! Let’s go!” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw him go into a sudden crouch, and in the fraction of a second before he hit the ball I realized that he had anticipated the curve and was deliberately swinging low. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The raindrops hit the ground as if they’d been hurled in malice, breaking and splashing up into the air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But I wait, kept awake by the thought of bodies hitting pavement, until his grip loosens and his breathing steadies. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But again, it hits me: Here she is. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I hit pause on the video, swinging around to face my friends. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I steady myself and he roars toward me, blade flashing, flexing, coming in for the hit. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The door jerks open and the music and smell of pot smoke hit me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was drenched to the skin, but he held his face up and let the water hit his eyelids, laughing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks like he wants to hit me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Whatever, in weeks of trying, he never hit out of the infield. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We might be able to start the game with several completely different sets of facts and yet always hit the same final answers. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Lynch, however, hit the ground with a dull thud that could be heard throughout the stadium. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Little Rock’s finest police officers and members of the federalized National Guard stood by, watching with their arms folded as we were hit time after time. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three lightning-fast blows followed by a thunk as Bruiser Bulk hit the canvas. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, finally—crash—he hit something that stopped him cold. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The gleaming figure astride one of my trophies was broken, wingless, after hitting the ground. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Leo hit the chute hard and slid into the cavern, landing right on top of Pasiphaë. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“By the whiskers, old one,” Matthias said excitedly, “I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. Do you think that our bad-tempered captive might know something about the rumor?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The frozen air hit me like a bucket of ice water. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Guardian Angels was so small you could have lifted it up and plonked it on the Iona quadrangle without hitting a building on any side. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he just needs the light of day to help him hit the arrow icon that will send his question off to Frank. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Dad still hits an AA meeting when he needs to. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I hit my brother, I went on the mooch from school, I lied to my mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel my feet hit the ground. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was laughing out loud “for no apparent reason,” hitting himself in the head with an open palm. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly, for no reason that I could see, he reared above me, fist drawn back to hit me again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If Shay hit the ground at this speed, she’d be worse than hurt. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A deckhand with a boat hook leaned out and tried to hit Schlesinger, but he swayed back and let it pass in front of him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His head was really starting to ache right behind his eyes, and it hit him how exhausted he was. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They really seemed to be hitting it off, and it was making me crazy jealous. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When we go in for dinner, it looks like a tornado hit the place: dirty bowls and measuring cups are piled in the sink, and flour is all over the counter. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Only this time it hit me where it hurts the most, my family. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He hit his forehead on the table a couple of times. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The gun accidentally went off and hit one of them in the forehead. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But I have to keep hitting him because he won’t let go of Michael. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grieved their losses with them and celebrated when their kids hit significant milestones. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“And you hit your head when you passed out, but I heard the doctor say no concussion. You lost a good bit of blood and needed fluids, though.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Well, hitting the accelerator is actually the RV lurching and climbing slowly to thirty-five. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

So far both he and Alex had hit the number ten thousand every single day. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I tried to hit on top of his shoulder, and he panicked and turned and caught it in the chest,” Joe said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

At first, I lay stunned, unable to move or defend myself even when he began hitting me, punching me with his fists. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But I kept wondering every time we hit a bump and the stupid shocks in the pickup didn't do a thing how much it was hurting Lucas. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’m so busy celebrating Willow’s arrival that the implication of her being here takes a few moments to sink in, but when it does, it hits me like a jolt of electricity. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t know why it’s hitting me so hard all of a sudden. I can’t quite get that memory out of my head . . . how Percy looked when he was standing at the edge of Chaos.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Run, child, run for your life. But if you get caught, you’ll need to admit you hit me.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jab and run, dodge, forget the combinations, one punch at a time, two jabs, hit and run, stick and move, don't get too close too long. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She punches, and Christina moves her head out of the way, but Molly just punches again, and again, until her fist hits Christina’s jaw, her nose, her mouth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

One hit him in the leg while the other went for Reggie’s shoulder. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was an Astra 7.65 caliber with a short barrel and it jumped so sharply when you let it off that there was no question of hitting anything. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

My dogs were on him the instant he hit the ground. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The news hit me in Geneva, where I had stopped for several days to talk with the Swiss phage worker Jean Weigle, who was just back from a winter of work at Cal Tech. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

And when the team wins, when the team gets the needed hits and the runs flood across home plate, the love is returned, and there is satisfaction. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know I was crying until I closed my eyes and the water dropped onto my cheeks, hitting the backs of my hands. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When I finally hit the air, she is sitting on the bank crying. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I banged them on the dry grass over and over again, as if I were hitting a drum, the leaves crunching and exploding into chips and tiny shards. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Before he knew what had hit him, Ishtar had guided him into the elevator out in the hallway. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She reaches the elevator first, stepping inside and turning to face me as she hits the floor button. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad he talked to me. Though you’re right, Ms. Perez. He’s totally full of himself. Came up to me and hit on me within sixty seconds.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I had no clarity about anything—about what was proper, about who would find out and whether that mattered—but it hit me that I was done waiting for clarity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Brian turned the head backward so he would strike with the flat rear of the hatchet and hit the black rock gently. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Stick and run, Alfred," Donatelli whispered into his ear, "don't listen to that crowd, no one's hitting them." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cry out, more frustrated than pained, and hit the crow with both hands, but it stays in place, resolute, one eye on me, feathers gleaming in the yellow light. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I had to hit more three-pointers when we went around the world. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I’ve never seen my mother hit anything, but when I see her doing that, I always wonder if she might. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

There’s a nasty cut over his eyebrow where he hit the rearview mirror. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I was a bit quiet at first, nervous, but I built up the volume as I hit the second verse of the hymn. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She takes me by surprise because we both hit the corner together, from opposite directions. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

That might have seemed like a good idea when he rigged it up, but every time a wave hit he was washed away, then smacked back into his control board like a human paddleball. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I walk out around back, a wall of heat and cicada noise hitting me, and sit down beside him, grass crunchy and wet beneath my hands and soaking right into my jeans. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

"It's going to be a huge hit. Grandma said you wanted to see me? Sorry I don't have much time; I'm heading to my dance class." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then a thought hit him, followed by a surge of alarm. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Neither the feeling that our DNA work had hit a roadblock nor the uncertainty of getting paid for the year was of much concern when I joined Av and his sister Val at Euston Station. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

And then her foot hit something and she went flying into the dirt. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

As I closed my notebook, the nausea hit me: a green, rolling wave of sickness that started deep in my belly and rose up toward my throat. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The kick sent him flying, and his body crunched as it hit the floor and slid out of the ring, instantly eliminating him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He looked worse than ever, like he’d been hit with a sudden flu. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I hit the floor, arms and legs outstretched. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My head was pounding where I got hit and I kept having to dab my sleeve against my cut ’cause it was bleeding again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe the room didn’t have enough light; maybe she’d been hit in the head; maybe her vision was blurred. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It takes Ronan four turns to hit two pins, and he jumps around like he got a perfect game. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“We have to go before the bomb hits!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean to hit you,” I said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the camps, he became accustomed to hitting prisoners who did not meet work quotas. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And he swung Edward by the feet, swung him so that his head hit the edge of the counter hard. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

There’s a crash and a yelp as he hits the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We got six copies of a book called Valley of the Dolls, and Brew hit a rat with one of them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bottom rungs swung out, hitting the beast in the nose. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The point was to hit a mooring buoy at first, then a piling on the next dock. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then a giant beam of light hit me from the side. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Like that, hitting the ball very fast back and forth, pocketa-pocketa-pocketa. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

There she meets Scott Hipwell, an independent IT contractor who is friendly with the restaurant manager, and the two of them hit it off. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The intruder let out a cry as he hit the ground in a heap. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They bring me up to date on what the rest of the kids were saying, and how the whole situation had kinda hit the Internet. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The engineer had hit the brakes that hard. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But just like a sound, as soon as the note hits the air, it begins to fade. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He let the arrow fly, and it hit the ground in front of the boy. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

My arms swam and pulled, and my legs thrust back down again, and again hit rock and pushed. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He is hitting the wire leader with his spear, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have to push the nose down to keep flying speed and then, just before he hit, he would have to pull the nose back up to slow the plane as much as possible. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father hardly ever hit me, but he hit Sam dozens of times, mostly for arguing. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the years since I’d first started reading Arty’s Missives, it had become one of the most popular blogs on the Internet, now logging several million hits a day. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And, two, it’s starting to rain, which, in this temperature, will probably turn to sleet before it hits the ground. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“She hit a new student with a baseball not too long ago and really hurt him.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I know as I’m saying the words that they hit a sore spot in both of us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He got hit in the eye during an attack, and we left him lying for dead. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess the reality of what we’re doing just hit me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Every time it hits a patch of uneven pavement, it jostles me from side to side, even though I’m gripping the seat to keep myself still. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As he walked through the dining room, something — an old tennis ball — hit him on top of the head and bounced away. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Gregor pushed it aside, a wave of fresh air hit his face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My palms tingled — I wanted so badly to hit something. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It hit the glass with a thunk—not nearly loud enough to attract attention. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t, don’t hit me! If you hit me I’ll fight you!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hit him in the sternum with a meaty thud. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I said and hit him in the face. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“So I know how you felt when you saw your father hit your mother. It’s like that doe. A man shouldn’t do that. You couldn’t help what you felt.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cracked thought hits me and I want to laugh. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He clutched himself as he hit the ground. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hits the son square in the chin. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

By the time her head finally hit the pillow, Maya was exhausted. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

This time she hit the side of his leg for real. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He made a mental note to hit up Martin for this weekend. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was annoying that he had hit upon an old identity and I shook my head, seeing him purse his lips and eye me sharply. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This was no accident. Two planes hit the Twin Towers and another crashed into the Pentagon.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

If you did hit him, you wouldn’t know about it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got a good hit in during the first two minutes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Even though I was next to Liz, and Betty Jean was just a few rows back, I kept worrying Mrs. Johnson was going to come back and hit me with her hat. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it all kind of hit him after he stopped feeling numb from the fight. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Even if it was only a stump, you thought it was a bear. You’d have hit him on the head with a club, if he had been a bear, wouldn’t you, Pa?” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beam from the flashlight hit the top of the tombstone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I touched the small bump where the rock hit me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Aside from the residual tenderness in and around his nuts, Colin's entire body was sore from a day spent walking and running and shooting and getting hit. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Dan was still fighting with him, and the only thought that came through my mind was “Oh, dear God, don’t let me hit Dan.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I saw an arm, a blur, and then—splat—something hit my trunk. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And without that extra practice, he has no chance at hitting ten thousand hours by the time the professional hockey teams start looking for players. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I bent down, dipped my fingers in a puddle, and scrubbed the spot where that woman hit me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

If their heart isn’t in it all you gotta do is look mad crazy and hit ’em once in the face and it’ll be game over. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Izzi slips in and sits at the end of my pallet, small enough that she doesn’t need to stoop to avoid hitting her head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Smith climbed in beside him, and the driver hit the siren and slammed the pedal to the floor, darting in and out of lanes and swerving around cars. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, after my finger hovers over the button for a moment, I hold my breath and hit upload, sending my song out there for everyone who needs it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The pops are lightning hitting the ground nearby. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I reach, my fingers scrambling to catch it before it hits the patio. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t feel like the Lone Ranger,” Mary Anne answered, “I won’t be able to see it until I’m hit by one of the wings.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Its all I can think about. It’s really hit me, Luke.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I was sitting and thinking, When suddenly it hit me: I was free. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One second I was laughing my head off and the next second I was feeling very surprised ’cause something hit me just as hard as Snaggletooth MacNevin had smacked Herman E. Calloway. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The probability that he’d hit safely in at least forty-four straight games is about four times higher still. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lasts just long enough for us to see the desk Valentina is approaching along the back wall before she hits something on the floor and tips onto her side. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Just let the sun bake my face and listen to those waves hitting the shore, one after the other. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He wanted to hit her, to smash that mocking smile off her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Thomas refused to admit how bad that sounded, but an idea hit him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Royal Odysseus pondered if he should hit him with all he had no and drop the man dead on the spot, or only spar, with force enough to knock him down. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all hit Pause on ourselves—and press Play at the exact same second, like four cars moving at a green light. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And Henry was mostly gone, often working twelve- and sixteen-hour shifts for days in a row until his team hit oil and they moved on to look for a new site. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yo man, you couldn’t hit me back?” he said, talking about texting me What happened? right before Mr. Ray showed up last night. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A blast of cold air hit me as I emerged. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Max himself had a modest hit in Texas with “Moonlight on Emma,” a song about an ex-girlfriend who dumped him and moved to Hollywood. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can imagine exactly what it will feel like for the alcohol to hit my bloodstream and make my head rush. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And every time I hit that wall, a desperate, choking cry got knocked out of me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Like we’re in the computer lab now and hit a snag fifteen minutes ago, and Rae’s been hunched over that notebook ever since. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I squinted at it, and my world, already reeling, took another major hit. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She started to hit the balls as if she was mad. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The first one hit a single, and the second one sent a high fly to short, which Sidney Goldberg caught without having to move a step. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It hit him: The roaches weren’t just honoring Boots—they were worshiping her! Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A kapo grabbed me and raised his club to hit me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I let the wind hit me in my face. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

At practice today, I wasn’t raking the ball to every field and chasing down every ball hit my way. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He would risk breaking the Sabbath for one good hit. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He cooed, and the elephant’s mouth widened to the size of a door, its jaw hitting the ground. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was no surprise that I won, because I’d been hitting threes since I was a freshman—I used my legs to shoot like Paul had taught me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was time to hit the rails again. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captain gave him a quizzical look and answered that the ship would most certainly hit something—would run aground or into a reef. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Before I know it, he hits one kid and pushes the other. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“So if he’s family, are you going to do what he does, hit your girlfriend, too?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I barely hit anything in marksmanship. You really didn’t know?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I bit her hand and we rolled, kicking, scratching, hitting, fighting as though we were strangers, deadly enemies, fighting for our lives. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hit the dock running and never looked back. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A globule of spittle hit the back of the man's head and fell behind his ear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My dad hit those brakes so hard that my brother almost flew over the seat. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to, yes, but maybe she didn’t have that thing that makes it all worthwhile, whether you hit it big like Picasso or not: the need to. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

When Hurricane Ivan hit coastal Alabama and blew chaos and calamity into Marsha's life, she thought things were as bad as they could get. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Never going to happen,” Jessie said, flicking the remains of her chocolate croissant at Allegra and hitting her right in the middle of the forehead. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s great stuff. Pharmaceutical. During exams you can get ten or fifteen dollars a hit for this, easy.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When he hit them with the ramrod, the ramrod bounced up in the gun barrel, and Pa caught it and thrust it down again. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do I got to do, Lillian? Write you a book? Yeah, she hit me with the shot putt.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crashed into the pillows, asleep before he hit them. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The cities are clearly hit hardest—the crumbling impoverished areas packed with marginalized people unequipped for societal disaster. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It shoots bullets the size of milk cartons and if you hit a deer with it, all you leave is red mist. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ll bet anything that if it had been me who hit him with that shot putt, he’d be setting this tree on fire right now,” Ben said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He probably was scared he'd fractured my skull or something when I hit the floor. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Not because I’d been hit, I discovered later, but because I’d successfully managed not to go down in flames over Angers, and had safely delivered them their 500 pounds of Explosive 808. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Jason’s head hit the asphalt with a nauseating conk. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But this was the day I hit her with the details: he was killed in a car crash and he’d been out of town and I hadn’t gotten to say goodbye. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I thought he hit me with that hatchet.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, just because they’re funny. Like in the Civil War, a general named Sedgwick said, They couldn’t hit an elephant from this dis—’ and then he got shot.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even though the count’s 3–0 and the Titans pitcher is pitching around Theo, I still know he’s getting a hit. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“You know, you can always hit me up if you need help,” Supreme says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

While we were in the middle of the clearing, they signaled for us to lie flat, and as soon as we hit the ground, they motioned for us to continue crawling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Felice still buys Okeh records at Felton’s and walks so slowly home from the butcher shop the meat turns before it hits the pan. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands trembled and he balled them into fists and hit the ground. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

At twenty paces, he hit a telephone pole with a stone sixty-one times in a row. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first blow hit me in the ribs. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As he hit the ground, his avatar’s body transformed and shrank back to its normal size and appearance. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

After puzzling over this for some time, Kepler hit on the idea that the number of planets might be related to the number of regular solid figures that can be constructed using Euclidean geometry. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“He arranges for other people to hit me.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

After twenty seconds I hit pause and took Mrs. B’s heart rate again. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Today, the paper chain hits one million links. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He hit the wall, smacking his head, and scrambled to stand. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The longing for it hit her hard, a physical ache. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A marching band played an out- of-tune fight song that sounded like somebody hitting a bag of cats with a metal baseball bat. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Some kind of psychological deterioration hit our family circle and began to eat away our pride. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Put a bullet in my skull. There will be messengers sprinting to your wife and your watch captain’s door before I hit the ground.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I hit several chords and run a few scales. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“You can hit a baseball so high that God can catch it without stooping. You don’t have to be fast at painting shutters.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The other part of me wants to hit her one good time, straight across the face. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Did you hit your head when the grapes exploded? Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He hit me across the back as I bent down. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, with a bang, we hit a huge pothole and the back doors on the U-Haul flew open. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Baseball was nice in that there was a definite spot to run to after hitting the ball. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start saying what’s he talking about, and he says in this icy voice, 'Well, obviously you’ve been hit by a truck and I was just wondering about the other casualties.’ The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The giant Gryffindor hourglass had been hit by a curse, and the rubies within were still falling, with a loud rattle, onto the flagstones below. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be hit and not even realize what was happening. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must have gone wide, because it never hit the car, not that I could tell. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I hit the ground with a thud and a throb. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I quickly learned I could just put one on an old car and hit the road. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If you drive for a little while in any direction you hit another city. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“What would you do if I hit you with this?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The music hit you as you went in. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

One night, when I was a baby, the building next to ours was hit and the whole thing collapsed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Fight, you nancies!” he commanded, which is when I realized they weren’t simply bumping into one another, but hitting and kicking. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She trailed strands of leftover spider silk from her arms and legs like the strings of a marionette, but somehow, amazingly, none of the debris had hit her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mushroom flies off his pizza and hits the side of her nose. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“According to the ambulance report, you fell and hit your head pretty hard when you were shot. You were knocked out. Not from the bullet, but from the sidewalk. You have a pretty bad concussion.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the shower seemed to have been designed for someone approximately three feet, seven inches tall, so the cold water hit my lower rib cage—with all the force of a dripping faucet. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I think what I said just hit him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then, he got mad and started hitting me, and I just did the things my brother taught me to do. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘A terrible row, Ben. I nearly hit her, I came this close ...’ She held out her finger and thumb, a centimetre apart. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

During battle the arrows whistled, high whirling whistles that suddenly stopped when the arrows hit true. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a thunk as another body hits behind me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She hits her hard, knocking her down, and pins her to the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I waited for her to hit me with a sarcastic comeback, something that would slap me like an invisible hand across the face. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

A few inches below what she had thought would be the last layer of human habitation she hit another—a culture, Roosevelt said later, that wasn’t supposed to be there. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I heard the empty thud when the bucket hit the floor. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

About three seconds too late, she hit stop. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I am sure it never occurred to them that I might want a job, too—all my tales of Californian richesse had hit the mark harder than I’d thought. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He hit her again, and Ma Gasket broke into dust. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X’s hand flew to his chest as the first of sixteen shotgun pellets or revolver slugs hit him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I felt a sharp sting on the back of my head as if a little rock had hit me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t checked to make sure that I was hitting the right side of the water bottle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The impact is jarring and hurts my shoulder a little, but I like the sound my feet made when they hit the floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"The heavy bag. Go on over and hit it. Not too hard." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

When U-238 atoms are hit with flying neutrons, they absorb the neutrons. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach into my pocket and hit Play. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

"Don't look at the horses, after the bull hits them," I said to Brett. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The cool evening air and the overwhelming scent of pine hit me in the face, bringing me back to reality. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s when the you-know-what hit the fan. He was hiding in the garage, waitin’ for me to get him some clean shirts, when my dad walked out for another case of Mountain Dew. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My double advance lunge was a tempo faster, but I hit her on the thigh, off target. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

During the first moon walk I was watching television at a friend's house in Florida when a car ran off the road and hit the side of the house. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I am not taking up tennis again just because I played one single afternoon, and in no capacity do I ever want to hit with Mummy. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Someone hits what sounds like a gong, and the shouts gradually stop, though the mutters don’t. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I weave as I run, to make it more difficult for the Dauntless traitors to hit me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe Arjuna had never hit his head on anything. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She scrolls through the top hits: movie posters, critical reviews, a link to a trailer. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The coffin has hit the fourth man in our hole on his outstretched arm. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took it out and they hit, then he put the flag back. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her shoulders hunched, Percy could see the bleeding gash on her back where Phineas had hit her with the weed whacker. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They were so close to each other, I was afraid to shoot in case I hit her instead. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They collide with one another and then with me, shoulders and elbows and heads hitting me over and over again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It sank without a trace after hitting me in the shin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We actually don’t have one. A Story Box is an important icon of our history, and we haven’t yet hit on just the right combination of materials and spirit to build one with yet.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then it hit him that maybe he was crazy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It’s only a few lines, but I reread it at least a dozen times before I hit send. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

If they hit you on the hands it’s called a slap. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We played the game of Eton-fives, which is always played by four people, two on each side, and basically it consists of hitting a small, hard, white, leather-covered ball with your gloved hands. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining in through the windows, the autumn light hitting the wall I’d decorated with pictures of bands. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t thought of it at the time, but I guess all of the snowballs hitting him had taken a toll, even through his thick winter coat. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Al is right, and I should just take a few hits and pretend to be unconscious. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He throws the dart and hits bull’s-eye—right between Rufus’s eyes. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She grabbed her flour and hurried outside, sighing as a cool wind hit her face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I could tell she felt like hitting me again, but she didn’t. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He hit with all his strength and charged with his head like a bull. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I ducked in close and he kept hitting and hitting, but I was in too tight for him to land any solid blows. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He runs around with the rock, darting back and forth, hitting the sand with it. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Did you know that a poem by José Martí inspired a very famous song called “Guantanamera”? And that a young man composed a version of it that became a worldwide hit? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He went airborne and Wilkins, coming full speed from his corner- back position, lowered his helmet and hit him in the side with a savage crack like the sound of a shot from a revolver. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A live oyster, a good one, when it hits the culling board has a tightly closed shell. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The red-tailed hawk in the next mews moved, and Frightful flew at her, hit the wire, and dropped to the ground. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Some hit the road like hard rain, one punctured the roof of the red car, and another hit the front tire. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“You mean that big bully Karen hit the little biddy Marine on the big toe during war games?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as soon as the tires hit the gravel road, his dad jumped. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then she hit me on the leg with her fist. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

We followed Styx through the woods till we hit the county road. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He shrugged and hit me with another one. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand and she hit it, and then his cheek, and then his knee. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“If it is some crazy fool he’s liable to be aiming at you and hit one of us. Least if he hits you first it’ll give us a chance to duck.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she was about to hit him, she quoted a line from one of the plays she’d memorized: ‘Best beware my sting!’ The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Pain hits me in waves, this time from the wounds that must cover me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I staggered back, stunned more with the idea of his having hit me than with the pain exploding in my head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hit a few easy grounders and pop-ups, and the fielders shouted encouragement to one another in Yiddish. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, but...never mind. He hasn’t hit you again, has he?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it is within my nature to hit someone. I will not meet violence with violence. I won’t stoop to their level.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Rule Number Six: you don’t hit on her children. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Ellen tapped her foot as I hummed along, and before Dolly had even hit the chorus, we were spinning in circles and singing at the top of our lungs. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But when Macduff comes in at the end and tosses down the cabbage in the tea towel, it doesn’t hit once and lie still. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z