Yet, in the holds of those ships there is never any singing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, he could follow Tam Lin into the mountains and hope the man’s friendship held. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was first to grab hold and take a flying leap. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

"It's called a tracheotomy," he says, holding his finger against the button, which stops the whistling noise. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I trade in information, Geels, the things men do when they think no one is looking. Shame holds more value than coin ever can.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And here” He held out two small rubber plugs. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifts his arm from his knee, holds his hand out, and wiggles his fingers. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She just kept talking about the office, personnel and scheduling, holding up the beat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Columns of bones held up a vaulted ceiling decorated with images of death. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He struggled to his feet: the terrier released his hold and walked away, his back turned arrogantly but his eyes slewed slyly in his flat head so that he looked almost reptilian. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two rows of trees stretched their branches toward the sky, reaching across the trolley wires and holding hands with their sisters on the other side, giving the street a huge green parasol in the summertime. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lying awake in bed that night, I thought of Soraya Taheri’s sickle-shaped birthmark, her gently hooked nose, and the way her luminous eyes had fleetingly held mine. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up and held her hand high in the air. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dari raised his pointer finger to his lips and held it there as we tiptoed through the lobby, moving so slowly we hardly moved at all. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Daddy reached for her hands and held them tightly. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jonathan looked down at the rope, then at the soldier, who was holding it and watching him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

You had to hold your buddy’s hand, and you and I were buddies. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

When they heard of the misfortune of the people who lived by the river, the pumpkin people walked across to the houses by the river and held a meeting. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

They slowed, stumbling, holding on to one another as they broke through the wall of plants and spilled onto a familiar road. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Stretched out on his stomach, holding the lighter in one hand, he swept the bottom with the other, clawing, pulling, fingering, poking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were illuminated points in her vision, little pinpricks, as though the worn fabric of the visible world was being held up against a far brighter light. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He holding it up and poking his finger at the word Anonymous. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Amil held out the torn edge of a newspaper in his palm. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When that was done, Jinny squatted down and, holding each tiny ankle, guided the wobbling girl into her pants. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He held his own hand up to demonstrate. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Jimmy smiled and held out his fist for a pound. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was trying to hold open a section of the net for us, but wherever he touched it, the golden threads started to wrap around his hands. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But she holds the breath for five seconds, ten seconds. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held a desperate hope that I could cutpurse that much in time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If a mentor mistreats his tributes, he'll be held accountable by the viewers, by the people back in District 12. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the courtyard seemed to be holding their breath, A pinprick of light appeared in the Governor's palm, like a hovering firefly. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Once she got all the way up, she held out the yarn like an offering. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“So the Dragon Gate transforms fish into dragons, a wish many of us hold deep in our hearts,” the fish finished. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Colin stood there, holding his skateboard in front of him like a shield, looking not exactly like himself. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And then the three of them held up their papers in a kind of circle on the lunch table, so that their animals could see one another. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I cry into his shirt, and he holds me tighter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She holds the pool cue out, the tip of it touching my chest, her full eyebrows rising in challenge. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He had to hold her for me while I cleaned the bites, gave them special attention. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Felt like everybody held my mistakes against me. Still feels like that sometimes. Especially now as I go on this job hunt.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize the baby, so I glanced at what my aunt had written underneath the first picture: Dee holding Amanda, three months old. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The boys were already there, holding the cat aloft by his tail. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, he held me by the arms, in an upright position on the top of the stone, and went on in these fearful terms:— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Piles of them function as tables, others hang suspended from the ceiling, along with large golden cages holding several live white doves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’m holding it in my right hand if I’m right-handed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he does, kids are holding their arms over their heads to make a big circle. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“We would make time for tea at the Ogilvies if they held it at midnight,” said Mother. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his hands he holds a piece of thin rope, less than a foot in length, too short for even him to fashion into a usable noose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Leo passes out backpacks with a side pocket holding a metal water bottle. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The plastic bottles were little, though, holding only an ounce. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I tried cheating off Sally, but she's not so good at math, and Mr. Harding said if I don’t get help soon, he’s going to have to hold me back.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The 60 percent reason that I hold back has to do with something I’m 100 percent sure of: I can’t handle people thinking I come from a messed-up community. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Later that year, in September 1938, Hitler held a meeting in Munich, Germany, with the leaders of Britain, France, and Italy. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Hall shrugged and did as he was told, leaving his cabin boy to hand over the keys to the hold. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Francie held it to her ear, it sang of the great sea. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noa was sitting in the hallway, her back against the wall, holding a steaming cup of coffee between her hands. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Four of them side by side held him up easily when he used his arms to hold them together and crawled on top of them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I thought how easy it would be to come up behind him and push him under, hold him down and fill his mouth with mud, the way he must have died. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I am nine years old and holding my father’s meaty, sweaty hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Helped my hand reach out to a shelf holding a book with my name, and it saved me from the pain of losing her and from a city I hated. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Identifying a place on one sleeve that badly needed repair, Kira moved that section of the robe into the frame, which held it taut. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up and caught hold of one of the handles of the trunk and pulled. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bonobo looked alarmed, so I held his hand and stroked his scabby forehead. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Look,” said Dr. Jansen, holding his hand out in front of him like a crossing guard. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The local prosecutor’s office was told that Wick was holding his phone at the time of the accident. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Lena looks at me gravely across the plaster we’re all holding. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He switched on the darkroom light and pulled the negatives out of the bath and held them up to the light. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clean, set for a new fire, braced with scoured stones, from which two metal arms for holding kettles extend. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been holding hands with June, and I dropped hers right away. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

To hold on to the sofa for balance? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Imported monkeys must be held in quarantine for a month before they are shipped anywhere else in the United States. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Six days after Bobby’s arrival back in the United States, the Marshall Chess Club followed through on its intentions and held a reception for him with more than one hundred members in attendance. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was holding on to her parents pretty tight. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The same pattern holds true for military organization. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time I didn’t hold the door open for her. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts the locket around his neck and Gizi holds his hand while they wave goodbye. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then they had enhanced the beds and made them deep and soft with more boughs, there was enough firewood for a month, and they had made birch-bark containers to hold extra hazelnuts and berries. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then he held out his hand as the other scythes did. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A woman with a rose-colored hat holds the arm of a man in a fawn-colored fedora. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Down in the lobby, Lillian is holding hands with a guy I recognize as her fiance, Richard, from the photograph she keeps in her purse. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The old man listened with a puzzled expression as he held an unlit cigar in his delicate fingers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

You after My Fair Lady, holding the flowers Alex gave you. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She prays that she can hold on to him until his mother sends for him. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He was holding out his handkerchief to her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

As a result, in the space of the year that he held the principality, not only was he secure in the city of Fermo, but he had become feared by all its neighbours. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Senate held two weeks of hearings into the police conduct during the procession. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Alice raised her hand as though she would hold him back with a rope of air. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later came the most jolting shock of all as the grapnel found a branch that held it fast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake, who is still holding on to my elbow, gently tugs at my arm, a warning that I’m digging a deeper hole for myself. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The lives we had lived already, at such a young and tender age, gave way to many discussions about the future and what it held for us. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t hold me until I ask him to let go, but I still can’t help but love him for it. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I handed him the spool, holding on to the string, and he spun it quickly to roll the loose string back on. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’d shown Pa I could hold my own, so now he was willing to carry me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

For in fact, there is no secure means of holding on to cities except by destroying them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

She took one of them in her hand and, pinching off a piece, held it before Mabelee, who stood next to her in the circle. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold on tight for a long time. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Through sheer, savage will, Minya poured even her life force into the colossal expenditure of magic necessary to hold on to her ghosts and keep her charges safe—and not just safe but loved. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Even Snape says so: You were told not to talk, so hold your silence!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He raised the glass and held it up before the brightest lamp, handling it as if it were nitroglycerin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The other boy had his back to the tree and Jay was in front of him, holding out his hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I say, struggling to hold back my tears. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The limbs that hold the nest are too small to support both Alice and me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted out the pieces she had wrapped in newspaper, and for a moment she held them close to her. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He held a notebook up to his face, peeked over it at her, and she could tell that behind that notebook he wasn't laughing. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He holds out his pinky and stares stares stares until I extend mine and we hook. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Some crazy old lady rants stuff I know not to be true— and yet I choose to hold on to her words like a drowning man to a life preserver. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was a very long way off—so far, in fact, that it was no bigger than a thumbnail held out at arm’s length. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Now he had spoken his name, and emotions, fears, that he had held in check all day surged up through him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's too bad, really, that they hold the reaping in the square -one of the few places in District 12 that can be pleasant. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He had come this close to telling them the truth when Rowan had delivered him to Abel in the ruins of the Burned Tower, but at the last instant he had held his tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I take her by the hand, lead her to the door, hold it open, and step aside to give her a good view of the principal. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They came up holding several copies, staring at the front page. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Just picks the scissors back up, holds a section of my hair between two of her fingers and starts cutting. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now, here I am after dinner stuck holding a box of straight pins while Tía Inés gets a new pair of jeans fitted. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

They made their own limbo and held me in it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If so try to get him to hold his tongue.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cringes and shivers, straining against the straps that hold him fast to the table. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Felix held up his hands and screamed like it was the thrill of a lifetime. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

All he wanted was to hold the photograph in his fingers again, or at least to see it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He moved his legs wide, held the ball in two hands, and threw a potty shot. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he walks, he's reading from a piece of paper he holds with his other hand. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Thus what Koyré took to be the key concept that made possible the new science, the concept of inertia, was, he held, constructed by Galileo thinking about everyday experience, by a mere thought experiment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They did not understand but they held the money tightly and started down the road. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was how Meg got to Camazotz, the planet where her father was held prisoner. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Some scientists have theorized that Miranda's piecemeal structure is the result of a massive impact that broke the moon into several pieces that—held together by her gravity—were reformed into something entirely unique. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The other one didn’t say anything; he just held his hands far away from his T-shirt, which only sort of worked. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Calista nodded and held up a pair of pants to my legs, to see if they would fit, I guess. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She had to hold and feed her baby. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then she held up a large white-covered Bible that she carried with her. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They wouldn’t be able to hold up their heads if the prom had to be moved from the Holiday Inn Ballroom to the gym. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

After the first couple of hours of nothing, you stop waiting for somebody to yell “Eureka!” and haul a Brachiosaurus femur out of the dirt, holding it over their head like the Stanley Cup. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The music poured out of the record machine as high-tenored voices wavered and held, wavered and held for the passionate rancheros. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers were cramped together as if to hold a pencil. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I held the lighter at arm’s length for two who had rolled their own, ready to spring back at any second. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two of the evangelists, a man and a woman, held hands and seesawed from side to side like babies being rocked to sleep, singing and humming excerpts from some cryptic hymns. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This makes it painful to hold a camera for a long period. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Hold there, Marks, hold there, I say,” interjected the government clerk. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The map dramatically shows the reduction in Indigenous lands, but its scale does not allow the “today” map to accurately depict all existing tribal offices and land holdings across the country. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“My bad, my bad,” the guy says, holding up his hands like we’re the police. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He sat right down on Alex’s chest and stayed there, ostensibly holding him captive, while Alex flailed his legs and arms around helplessly. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The hand holding the phone began to tremble and I had to push the phone against my face to keep it steady. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Just try to hold a note—any note—steady.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Gary and Catherine held the bike while Paula helped me climb on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Cole didn’t like holding hands with his parents, one on each side. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

That night, hundreds of protesters assembled outside the courthouse and jail where their friends were held. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to sit up, but Doc MacRee held my shoulders and helped me back down. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"That's your uniform," Coach said, holding his hand open so I could see the white confetti. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But my underwear already felt wet, and I had to move my weight from leg to leg to hold the urine back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A coherent text is one in which the reader always knows which coherence relation holds between one sentence and the next. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Stepan sat slumped at the dining table, his right hand, which held the letter of protection, nailed down with a steak knife. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Any moment now, Luna thought as she sat by Xan’s side, holding her tiny hand, as light as feathers. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

His father took hold of a gear and reached up for another handhold in the next service panel. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He holds my face in his hands and looks straight into my eyes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She merely preferred to go to Kavanagh s going-away lunch instead of standing in front of the university library holding a placard. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Macy and the two other students onstage held scripts, and Macy spoke in a voice I would never have recognized, sure and strong. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He held it up and addressed them boldly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He held something in his two hands that looked like a freshly skinned rabbit and hurried across the corridor with it and in through another door. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t hear him cry, and maybe he doesn’t, maybe all he needs to do is hold on to something. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Vivian plucked a single peanut from the bowl and held it between her thumb and forefinger and studied it for a while. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Dr. Tamba told the driver our destination, reading it off a piece of paper he held in his hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"She eats nothing but raw onions," Sam would say, holding up a white onion between his dark fingers. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He held his paper handkerchief to his mouth and it became spotted with blood. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ma asked, holding a fresh load of laundry. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She could hold her head up, she said, because of Rocky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hugh dug something from his pocket and held it up: a peculiar chicken egg. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In his right, to my amazement and horror, he held his rifle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Dizzy and bruised, covered in soot, he got gingerly to his feet, holding his broken glasses up to his eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The car door opens and slams shut, and a woman comes, holding a bag of groceries. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Drum towers and half-moons held up better against catapults, since thrown stones were more apt to deflect off a curved wall, but Raventree predated that particular bit of builder’s wisdom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But I was holding my Swiss Army knife with the saw blade out in case he grabbed me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I held to my thoughts and prayers that no matter who was elected, God was in charge. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dad carried the twins, Mam carried a bag in one hand and held Malachy s hand with the other. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She stood quietly, listening to the devil’s bombardment that held us with such terror that we could not move. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hung suspended for a moment, holding to the end of it as it stretched straight up through the Snow Sand to the security of the giant tree. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the space between him and the three cops in a few steps, and he enjoyed the utter shock on the face of the cop who held the bullhorn. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was walking across the yard, his Wellingtons covered in mud, grumbling to himself and holding a piece of piping. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robbie Ray came over to help her, and he held her close while she stumbled and wept through the rest of her speech. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When I’m very brave, I climb onto the railing, holding on to the banister very tightly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held on to the ticket and my body grew tense, hot as fire; but I was used to that too. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My turn,” Seven said, holding up the mirror and facing the side of the building so the other Witchlings wouldn’t get caught in the spell’s cross fire and age even further. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Montag held the bombs in the sky for a single moment, with his mind and his hands reaching helplessly up at them. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she turned around, he held the bag out to her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pocket and pulled out Mom’s keys, holding them with shaking hands. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He grabbed hold of the scruff of Duke’s neck and dragged him across the room. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

My hands, my mother says, as she stands at the sink, holding a crying Roman with one hand, her other holding a bottle of milk under hot running water, are full. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He held up a very slimy, knotted rope. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

There was one of Dri and me, holding hands by the pool. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re just two people holding hands. It's not the end of the world.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

For as long as he holds on to words, he can ignore how much else has changed in his life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he had held a higher opinion of Seabiscuit, he had nothing to gain from a match race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger stared at the girl as if he could shut her up that way, but she held his gaze. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I knew that if they had held state power I would have been declared guilty of treason and my execution would have followed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the picture is so small I have to hold it practically at the end of my nose to make out who is who. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a building unremittingly unrevealing of what it held inside, with thick, featureless walls pale blue in colour and high, narrow windows impossible to look in through. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I run or breathe too deep, the cheap stitches holding me together will snap, and all the stickiness inside will pour out and burn through the concrete. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The place she holds in my memory is a place where all things were possible. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took pictures, his digital camera held away from his face, saying, “Move closer! Okay, one more!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The threat of him kidnapping Mitchell was constantly held over our heads,” Terryl says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Together they crouched over the square hold opening, out of which the odor of salmon flew up at them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

For as William pulled up his robes past his midsection, she saw, holding up his underwear, a belt inlaid with looping whorls of gold. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Kennel 4 holds a dog named Rufus, a brown pit bull estimated to be 4 or 5 years old and weighing 60 pounds. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They’d held a pencil before and learned to shape their letters just so, but mine looked all wobbly and wrong. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

She held the duffel bag while Mrs. Asher helped her with her seat belt. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Hooks on the walls held a hammer, ax, pliers, and clubs of various shapes and sizes. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then they reached for one another, holding hands, linking their bodies together. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I hold out my palm, and he tips in the seeds remaining in his hand. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mini was still holding up her compact and when she saw the ball, she gasped. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Afterward, I was once again chosen for the national team and selected to compete on behalf of my country at the World Championships, which would be held in Nanning, China, in October. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was remarkable how many cartons ofbeer and cigarettes the car could hold. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The little man was holding an enamel bottle. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Keep a firm hold on your wallet," Sander called over the clamor. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She watched as he held the leaf to his own mouth and tasted it with a puzzled, uncertain look. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He just had to hold on for a little while longer. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But they were laughing like travelers crossing a great river on a tattered rope bridge, finding that the rotted boards beneath their feet were, for the moment, holding. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She held him in the same ferocious, tender way Sarah Ruth had held him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

He couldn't run full speed because he had to hold his crotch to make sure the yarn didn't fall out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He also knew that the world was clamoring for the match and that if he held out a little longer, more money might be forthcoming. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I would have collapsed from exhaustion if I hadn’t been held up by the prisoners squeezed in around me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Foul death Zeus held in store for me at my coming home; Aigisthos and my vixen cut me down.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

What horror could a simple fire hold for me now? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Luke called, back braced against the door, holding the doctor by the shoulders. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She held the crying girl to her chest, amazed at how strong her own arms were, at how light Ess felt in this moment, even heavy with her drenched clothes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even if I did, I couldn’t hold the sword. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy brought the bottle and the man unscrewed the lid and poured water over the wound and held it shut between his fingers while he wiped away the blood. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They knew where she had parked her car, several subway stops away, and one of the men, to her horror, held up the asphalt rock. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice is so soft, I close my eyes every time she reads, trying to hold in the sound a little longer. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of Sourmetal Smells—like steel bus rails and the smell of the bus conductor’s hands from holding them? The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could read the hand a player was holding from across the room, then signal to a partner at the table. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"I'm going to set these on the counter while I keep looking," I say, holding out the green bowls. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The goblin in his underwear scootched dangerously close to it and held his arms around it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Nearest his throne the son whom he loved best, Laodamas, had long held place; now the king bade him rise and gave his shining chair to Lord Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I looked into the temples, I could see the holy sadhus sitting in long rows, bare chested, their heads shaven, holding sacred lamps and accompanying their chanting with bells. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I just noticed you still have your bag with you. Do you mind if I take it and hold it behind the counter?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He took me in his arms and held me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

So finally, as a pair of twentysomething men passed by holding hands, Austin said, “Hey, that could be us in ten years.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

As the crowd streamed past, Ranofer tried impatiently to free his arm, but the donkey’s owner held it fast. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Wordlessly, she sits on a stool next to the table, takes Gale’s hand, and holds it against her lips. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “... on her knees washing the floors. I mean—no—it’s a man holding a knife.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mark didn’t let himself move, just kept smiling and holding that hand out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Somebody had hold of my free hand, the one without the ball. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

They let me pass, and T rub to Lynn’s side, holding her free hand, which is sticky with blood. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now everyone was silent; it seemed like the entire town was holding their breaths, waiting to hear what the Gran would say. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

After a series of formation drills, the graduates march to the wooden benches at the center of the field and draw scims, holding them high. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I try to turn away, but she holds on. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Carol Anne took hold of my hand and squeezed it. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Anthony remained a pacifist and held on to the hope that slavery could be abolished without resorting to fighting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was not standing so much as being held up; the cast over his broken leg was grey and rotten. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Leo somehow managed to punch them in while holding the wheel with one hand. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Aphrodite made me hold the mirror a little higher. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The Amagqirha held her beaded skirt off the floor and circled the stage in a half-run, keeping the ancestors connected to us as Abiyoyo chased her, stomping and clawing as he went. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He held both Friedmans in high regard, and they trusted him. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Because of the terrorists, I’ve lost it. Can’t hold a job. Even when my cough is better, closed spaces, blue skies...make me anxious.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Not...now. Come...on, not now. Breathe,” I beg her, the cold pounding at my body as I hold her face in my hands, pushing all my air into her lungs. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I greet the two large statues of draped women sitting in long skirts outside the library: Art, holding a paintbrush, and Science, holding the world. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Miss Forcible skipped behind her, holding a basket of flowers. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

As soon as I pried out the brick and held the earrings in my hand, I saw what a foolish thing I had done, but it was too late. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But last year I picked without a sack,” I replied, trying to hold back my tears. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The woman called Floramundi hugged a really good-looking high school girl who was holding a rubber Minnie Mouse mask. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The man bent low, holding a sheet of cardboard as a dustpan for her. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The woman was holding her wrist and timing the pains with a watch. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything; he just took the fingers of her right hand and held them in his, his thumb brushing the ring she wore. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mother staring at me, holding Ruth May in her arms, weighing the two of us against one another. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could hold a spoon by wedging it between his index finger, which bowed upward, and his ring finger, which curved downward, but he ate with difficulty. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“If I say you dont have to, will you let him hold it.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The owl held a heart, and on it I wrote, “You’re a hoot” in my neatest cursive, but really, she wasn’t all that funny. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Ted had casually invited me to a family picnic, the annual clan reunion held by the polo fields in Golden Gate Park. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

George walked right through the doors of the first class baggage room and down a steep metal staircase that led to the hold. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

She kept her eyes straight ahead and glanced at him only once, at the tentative way he held the steering wheel. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Much as we tried to call and visit, he held us at bay, insisting this fight was something he needed to do by himself. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some kissed her on both cheeks and others held her tight for a few seconds, but she seemed not to recognize even those she numbered among her closest friends. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moved the cross hairs to his shoulder and held steady. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It is said that you hold Lord Tywin's dwarf son as captive. Have you brought him to us? I vow, we should make good use of such a hostage." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His wife was carrying the baby and the small child walked beside her, holding on to her skirts. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He even put out his hand and took hold of the milk bucket to help carry it. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leapt up onto the closest chair and held the stick above his head with two hands. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gay’s new friend who knew a judo hold and tried to show it to Sparky and got his wrist broken when the hold went wrong. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of us holds in her lap a phantom, a ghost baby. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would hold her hands in mine and explain everything again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I want to hold his hand and stay here all day. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told them that he was a reporter from the Netherlands, and that his friend had been held overnight at the station in one of the cages, and had just been released. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We walked over to the stage together, his hand holding mine. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Tattoos While U Wait could have been a banquet hall holding the Ema family reunion. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Pulls Frank tight against him, the way hope is meant to be held. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She held out her hands, and Harry lifted the golden chain over his head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

People shouted farewells, waved furiously, held up babies for last looks they wouldn’t remember. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

With the curlers rolled up tight, her face seemed strangely misshapen, and I wanted to pull away, but she held me with her eyes. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Brent said stiffly, "Thank you," bent her head and entered one of the taxis, the door of which the driver was holding open. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Then the church seemed to swell with the Power it held, and, like a planet rocking in space, the temple rocked with the Power of God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Year after year, the National Woman Suffrage Association held its annual convention in Washington, DC, so that its members could lobby legislators. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

On her lap is a cloth napkin, and in her hands Ma holds a knife and a large fruit that looks like the sun that’s missing from the sky. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He held up his hands: his right hand had a huge mittenlike leather glove on it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He walked to the front door and held it open for an older couple to walk through. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She takes it out of the box and holds it up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to hold the strands carefully, not wanting to drop any on the ground. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The golden glow grew brighter and brighter, and then Ilya appeared with his light magic held out in front of him again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Charlie was still holding a loaded fork, but had forgotten it entirely. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Malcolm was shivering so hard he thought he’d never be able to hold the box, but he managed to step into the drain, his back to the way out, and pull the box after him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wanted to pull him close, hold him, tell him the world had been unkind to him, not the other way around. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rubs a thumb over the key, then holds it up to the light; squints at it. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I held up my hands and shouted, but the water just dribbled out. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She wanted to pull at him, but she didn't feel like he was hers to hold back. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He found a door handle and turned it and stepped out quickly, holding his hand up to keep the sun out of his eyes. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, bending over like a ballerina taking a bow, she grabs hold of her ankles and pulls her head in between them. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You can still change your mind, nne, the four places are paid for,” she said, climbing into the car, holding tight to her jewelry-filled bag. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and crossed my fingers. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She holds my hair out the way and rubs my back. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then I felt the hull vibrate against my feet, and a moment later Bronwyn surfaced holding a rectangular piece of metal about six feet by four, with a riveted round hole in the top. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

So I approached it found one of the logs, and rolled it over to the entrance to the hut I stood on it and felt along the crossframe that held the roof up. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold up my bag of candy, much heavier than I ever expected it to be. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

With a glance behind, and seeing no one, I hold Carmine close and follow him, keeping my eyes on the wide steps so I don’t fall. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Anishaa,” she breathed quietly, standing again, holding in her palm a tiny mound of tobacco. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Granger pulled a fat white envelope from her desk drawer and held it up. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They waited, almost holding their breath in the still, frigid air. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

In my mind, I ran and held his hand tightly. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

You hold your nostrils — and hold your tongue. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He held her tight, pressing her to his chest, feeling the wild beat of her heart against his ribs. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I held up my hand to stop her from countering. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Just once in his whole life he had held in his hands unmistakable documentary proof of the falsification of a historical fact. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The Quakers here didn’t hold with slavery and tried hard to convince others that slavery was against God’s will. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cardan holds out a fisted hand and opens it to reveal a royal ring gleaming in the center of his palm. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The woman’s eyes had come to rest on the book the boy held in his good hand. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was about storm and fire . . . and a third power, Piper’s charmspeak, which would hold them together. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The flare goes out, so the flashlight I’m holding is our only guide through the tunnel. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He stood a safe distance away, legs apart and obviously ready to run, holding a stick of sugar cane nearly as tall as himself, which he had bought instead of fireworks. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held a long pole with absolutely nothing on top. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

His position looks precarious, even though he’s holding on to the railing with both hands. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The tears began to fall faster as Doha couldn’t hold back his emotions. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He walked around to a bench deeper in the locker room, sat, and held his head back. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She let go of one of his hands but still held the other as she led him into the boutique. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She lay awake, holding him in her arms and staring into the darkness. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled something that looked like a remote control out of his pocket and held it up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Hopefully the rain holds out until we’re back in our building. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Kind of holding my breath as I reach up. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But when I held out my 15p he just did this sly grin and closed my fingers round my coins so it looked like he'd taken them. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He had a bottle of beer in his left hand, and he held out that fist to bump knuckles with me, and I did. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Janae trying to hold in a laugh. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The same paralysis that has attacked my voice now seems to have taken hold of my legs. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I always forget. Children are capable of such open rudeness. That’s all right, young man, I won’t hold it against you. We need students who aren’t afraid to speak the truth. What is your name?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei heard the king shift, and both she and Yishan craned their necks to see him lean out of the pavilion, holding the Paper over the frozen lake. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I hold my hand out to them, waiting for a handshake. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Auntie An-mei is holding a sheet of paper as thin as wrapping tissue. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She speaks without need or even room for response, so I simply hold her and stroke her hair. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He held a teacup in one hand and a plate with cake in the other. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as he held on to them, he felt like Jen was there. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I only get to hold June’s hand when we’re in her room. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I hold out the screen to her and she rolls her eyes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He continued to gaze at the picture: the longer he looked, the firmer he held it, the more he seemed to covet it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I want to hold her hand, but it’s back in her lap, not resting in between us anymore. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“We are from Kono district,” the boy who held the bayonet said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Veruca struggled furiously, but the squirrels held her tight and she couldn’t move. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled me on top of him,running his hands up the back of my shirt, holding me like the last note of a song. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The band played, and even though there were more fifes, clarinets, and flutes than booms and brass, Fern held on to Pa tighter. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Sarah Witter follows, holding her stomach tightly as she bends over in embarrassment and hilarity. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

You cant do no good, holding to the gate and crying. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He discovered that he was still holding the bottle he’d taken from the café. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t eat cookies,” he said, and was about to close the door on them when Matthew stuck his foot in the way and held the door open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She held out her arms so Barry could pick her up. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she held up the notebook for Sosie to read: Yeah? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I step out of my second life the same way I stepped out of my first, holding too few things and with great uncertainty about what will happen next. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I kept feeling that Timothy was holding some- thing back from me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was holding the bowl with the numbers in it, and she was watching me, too. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Together they enter the dim, green-lit elevator, ascend to the fifth floor holding hands. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Harry bellowed, and he flung his arms over his head, hardly knowing whether he was trying to hold in his anger or protect himself from the weight of his own disillusionment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As I held the guitar over my head, the metallic ringing segued into a guitar power chord that echoed throughout the cave. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Encanis was held over the coals by the iron that bound and burned and bit at him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And there was Toby, leaning against the wall and holding his eye, wearing a stubborn smile Luke’d seen on his face a hundred times. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I walk toward the elevator and pass Zeta-4 happily holding out her tray as a woman exchanges an empty glass for a full one. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the twin bed, his dad holds him. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“Mom, I’m sorry—” She holds up a hand telling me to stop. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I brought a towel and he wiped the bottle dry and held it up. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The woman then raised the pistol, aiming with a firm wrist at the cross of ashes, and she held the trigger with a determination against which there was no appeal. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The gaze of her clear eyes held them transfixed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry held out his hand to Jean Louise, dropped it to his side, and left without a word. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I held on to the metal rail along the side of the boat, looking out into the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She was holding to her chest a doll with yellow hair that looked as if it had been chopped, as a punitive measure, with a pair of dull scissors. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

And, with one savage, angry blow, which held in it a curse for every hour of every day of his life that he’d spent chopping wood, he busted the log neatly, downright exquisitely, in two. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nuts! If it would only hold off till relief got here, but that’s ten days off. Say, Mike, go on down and keep an eye on Cutie, will you?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, she could hold it in no longer. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank climbed in, triumphantly holding some shopping bags. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then he points to an empty dark corner of the hold and looks at Mom and Dad. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Please hold your face still,” he said and went on shaving. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Janna, a gentleman keeps e-mailing me this same question every two weeks and I fear if I do not address it, I may be held accountable by our Creator. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It took him a minute to uncleat the four lines that held the Frojj in her slip and throw them down inside the cabin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were outfitted in a uniform C.P. didn’t recognize: white helmets, heavy black boots, light blue shirts, and dark blue pants with what appeared to be webbed Army belts, some of which held holstered guns. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

What would your hand feel like holding mine? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Edward was far out in left field, Carlisle stood between the first and second bases, and Alice held the ball, positioned on the spot that must be the pitcher’s mound. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone’s either holding a bottle, a can, or a red plastic cup. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

In a treatise published that year, he discarded the idea of a balance of forces, some pushing inwards and some pushing outwards, to hold an object like the Moon in its orbit. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand, inclining his head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When die plane ran out of gas he should hold die nose down and head for die nearest lake and try to fly die plane kind of onto die water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat by the glowing coals in the kitchen hearth and read until I could hold my eyes open no longer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t hard to identify my handiwork of the prior workday: my staples were crooked, catching the wire in a haphazard but adequate way to hold it to the posts. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was quite a sight to see them, after Mr. Popper had the idea of training Louisa to hold a small American flag in her beak while she proudly led the solemn parades. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was out front by the time Jimmy held the door open for the delivery guy, who had a stack of sodas loaded onto a hand truck. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He put the cover of the toilet down, climbed on top of it, and surveyed the narrow glass shelf over the sink which held Miranda’s toothbrush and makeup. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The kids were scared, holding on to her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Noah, you understand why I sunk the Coral Queen, right? Every time Dusty empties her holding tank, it’s like flushing a hundred filthy toilets into God’s ocean!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

"You ladies don't know what it is, holding down two jobs," she said. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

In every direction the blunt, accustomed, holy fingers were spreading little tablecloths, or holding up books, or blessing each other thoroughly, or soaking each other with Holy Water, or reverently displaying God to the people. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and hold the mirror up so I can see my whole face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He shook my hand and I held out the petty-cash envelope. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He held the scaly body well away from him as it wound and twisted in the air. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

According to Wylan’s plans, the stables were adjacent to the gatehouse courtyard, so they would have to backtrack through the holding area. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And Eleanor looked down, realizing that she held a brandy glass. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sammy hung around Claire until she finally let him help her by holding hoops and moving the little stools the dogs perched on. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took no chances, held back his impatience with an iron control. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, so it is. All right. When I have steadied myself, you may release your hold upon my body.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell TaShon and Spot, “Be still. I’m going to get across to some water, food. We’ll have to hold it on our lap.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The skin of her hand that held the pipe’s end was stretched over her little bones as smooth and as yellow as the gilt upon an idol. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She held up the thick picture book I’d used to memorize titles and artists. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We held each other and got halfway naked and forgot, for as long as we could, every horrid detail of the beautiful Sinclair family. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She held Lily’s eyes for a few seconds. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

In her good hand, Miss Arkansas held a small coconut. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She accepts it but doesn't drink, holding the glass in both hands. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

What about when he was holding me tight at the airport when we were all finally reunited? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She needed to grab hold of Ess, needed to stroke her tangled hair, clutch her thin shoulder. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I announce, holding my fist like a microphone. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I had to hold the wretched thing with both hands; I still remember how cold the hilt felt. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Thomas pushed Chuck behind him and faced the creature, holding out his spear as if that would ward it off. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted to hold up her photograph and say, Have you ever seen her? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They needed something bigger they could hold on to—God’s message. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They weighed heavy in his hand as he held each one. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He shook it out and held it up in front of him. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I poke around in the pile, about to settle on some cod chowder, when Peeta holds out a can to me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It held a large cloth trash bag, a dust broom, a sponge, and toilet supplies. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the petty-cash envelope out of my pocket and held it up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Why doesn’t he hold her and help her sleep the way he did with my little sister who died? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Alba held out her hand and he squeezed it with his left one. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some kids got a hold of it and kicked it even farther away, into the woods. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her aching head in her hands, fighting back the throbbing at her temples and behind her eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Mr. B?” said Ennio, holding up his hand like he was in class. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But maybe I should have realized that Cap was holding his own in his new life. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He held his stomach and began to roll in pain from one side to the other. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Akira’s pajamas held twenty as well, so altogether they had a hundred dollars. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe if you hold the line it will change the luck.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

So now she composed her mind and brought all her concentration to bear on the matter of altering the way she held herself so as to deflect attention completely. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nero held his gaze, and Lazlo had to battle the urge to look away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“This will take some time. You’re going to have to hold them off for a while.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The boy nodded and thrust out the hand which held the billy goat's rope halter. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bienvenue finally yelled out from across the field as he held his cramping stomach. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The man saw my father holding the paper and gave an inhuman roar and leaped in the opposite direction. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, can you hold that. My keys are...” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

My mother passed me to my father, who raised me high above the crowd before passing me around to be held by everyone present. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He took something from his pocket and held it out to me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The guards took hold of him to wrench him loose, but he clung on with astonishing strength. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He never wanted to eat, but he didn’t want Nigel holding him down either. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was, and Mr. Goldman was holding forth. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

A black truck, but larger than any truck I’ve ever seen, large enough to hold more than a dozen people in its covered bed. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He wet his finger and held it to the wind. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He takes a vial from his vest, shakes a few deep violet pills into his hand, and holds them out to us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Though I could not see what he held in his hand, I have no doubt it was a switch-blade knife. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, holding the saucer in one hand and the cigarette in the other, he pressed on the stub until it bent, then broke, and squiggles of tobacco poked out of the paper wrapper. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give me the knife,” she ordered, and held out her hand. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The packet seems too small to hold a year's worth of correspondence. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"Thanks for keeping hold of me. I was getting a little shaky there," says Peeta. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

At the same moment a senseless fear takes hold of me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked him up and held him close to her body. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered running across Broadway holding my big Mysteries of Science poster, and seeing Sal on the other side, and yelling for him to wait up. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

To get hold of us, Mom rings a huge bell that Dad found in the abandoned shipyard next door. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he wants to go back to the apartment, climb into the loft bed and forget about sightseeing, hold Moushumi in his arms. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I held out my hand and let her three matted braids tickle the lifelines in my hand. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and read from a paper he held. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

One held what looked like a piece of black coal and a piece of white chalk, and where the two pieces were pressed together, an angry red flame burned outward in all directions. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Frowning, Chronicler opened his mouth, but Bast held up a hand to stop him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Here,” I said to Peach, holding the pillow in front of me. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom and Layla sat in the back seat, each holding a twin, so June was next to Ivy in the truck bed, every movement knocking their shoulders together. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I had a gash on my forearm from where the seat’s frame had caught hold of me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Fiona told me to wear them to the car wash, but holding the gold shorts and Liberty singlet now makes me feel like an impostor. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He is holding Frightful out from his body; I reach out to grab her. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Delsie, I think this may be as big as yours! But it’s hard to hold on to the pole. Man, this thing is heavy.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Carefully he attached the two pieces to the green shawl and showed her how to fit them into each other and hold the thick fabric tight together. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was still holding the magazine with her story in it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” I grind out when I get hold of the ropes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The soccer field that once held the 1984 Olympics is now filled with tombstones. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was eighteen now, and her mother’s story held more weight than it had when she’d heard it earlier. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bobby pored over Buschke’s holdings for hours, looking for that one book, that one magazine, that one luminous game that might lead him to enlightenment. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She held out her hands and motioned for him to show her the wound, like a mother dealing with a spoiled child. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

This time she told them about the long agony of the Middle Passage on the old slave ships, about the black horror of the holds, about the chains and the whips. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz held up a coin emblazoned with a horse on one side and two crossed keys on the other. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"True," Tyrion agreed, "yet you still hold his daugh-ters, don't you? I saw the older girl out in the yard with Joffrey." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand to her, and pulled her onto the couch. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Now the slice, sitting on the grid, which was held in place by the tire iron, was positioned in the microscope, centered in the beam of electrons. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we hold the bag high, tilt it, and begin shaking it until we feel the fertilizer starting to pour out. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She knew it held the value of her life. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alma looked back at her mother, held a finger up as if to say Give me one minute, and began to walk across the street. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“He held a funeral for a bird! He danced on the front lawn! He played senior citizen music! The Beatles and that other grandpa—Guitarfunkel, or whatever his name is.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I stare back, paying attention to nothing but the hold music now playing on the phone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t holding my hand at the time and I plopped down in the first seat I found. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He stood no higher than her knee, his faced pinched and pointed, snoutish, but he was dressed in delicate livery of purple and blue, and his tiny pink hands held a silver tray. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But Tehlu stood forward saying, ‘I hold justice foremost in my heart. I will leave this world behind that I might better serve it, serving you.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Without being held, she had no standing for an appeal, because federal law did not allow appeals of criminal convictions. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then he just sat there holding the binoculars and watching the ashen daylight congeal over the land. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

In the smoky light, Kaede saw men and women approaching with weapons in their hands; some held swords, while others carried long wooden staffs or axes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Christoph reached into the freezer behind him, grabbed another vial of HeLa cells, and held it out to Deborah, his eyes soft. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

There were no doors, no cement on the floor inside, and it was too small to hold all the pupils. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He stood and walked from the water, still holding the fish and arrow and bow against die sky, seeing them as they fit his arms, as they were part of him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get on — there’s not much time,” said Harry, gripping Buckbeak firmly on either side of his sleek neck to hold him steady. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I felt Sean sit next to me as I let go of all I had been holding inside the past few weeks. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She had seen other worlds, and she held the lineage of other worlds, spectacularly, in the vessel of her black body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She dug her fingers in, and Pantalaimon instantly flew to the same spot and became a wildcat, crouched to defend her; but Iorek Byrnison was still, and the riflemen held their fire. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

About midway along the third-base foul line, I turned around and started to walk backwards, looking at Mary Hudson and holding onto my tangerine. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

When he was holding my hand, I could tell that he was taking charge, or possession—I do not know how to put it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Agent Magnus paces in front of us, holding up a metal rod. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was holding books to his chest with one hand and his briefcase with the other. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

From a brown envelope she’d been holding she took out a photo of Salim and showed it to us. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only by holding my hands at a certain angle in the sunlight that I could even see them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

So once again I sat in a passenger seat and bumped across the fields toward where we’d held our picnic months earlier. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He too holds out a round object: it’s flat like a disc and appears to be made of purple stained glass. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But its beating held a twinge of fear, as well. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hours, it seemed, and she was having pain in holding her breath. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Otto pulled the floppy square from his back pocket, held it between them, explained his theory. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He carefully took the little bundle in his mouth and held it there on top of his tongue. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“But hold still to the rock, and don’t move.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And when Daenerys descended to hold court, a messenger from the ships awaited her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When I had completed the burial, I sighed and started back to the flat, but my mother caught hold of my hand and led me again to the kitten’s grave. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cody also was able to hold performances on Sundays and, being outside the fairgrounds, did not have to contribute half his revenue to the Exposition Company. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We aren’t supposed to chew gum in school, so we hold the Chiclets in our mouths until we go outside for recess. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Just the back of his chair. But — there wouldn’t have been anything to see, would there? I mean, he hasn’t got a body, has he? But. . . but then how could he have held the wand?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The pain is so frightful you try to grab hold of it and tear it away, and the tighter you squeeze, the more it helps. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

We also created the final programs, held after each session. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some unfortunate just behind him was pulled out to help hold off the onslaught which must surely come within two or three days, while the last of the BEF was piling into the boats. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"What about all this?" she then said, holding up an ashtray full of cigarette butts, red lipstick smudged on the tips. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

In her rough, steady hand she held a bark container of rabbit soup boiled up with potatoes from the storage cache. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He looked away from my wondering eyes, lifting my gauze-wrapped hand from the bed and holding it gently in his, careful not to disrupt the wire connecting me to one of the monitors. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She stood from the couch and held out her hand. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She held her arms over her face against bits of falling brick and wood and concrete. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

History was held to be concerned with facts—with things people had done. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Coach held up his hands like he had already had enough of me explaining myself. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I held to the fence and watched them going away. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I hold on tight enough, he won’t be able to throw me to the dunes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I hold tight to the top of the bag and wait. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“A group of local citizens who love libraries and consider Mr. Luigi L. Lemoncello to be a threat to all that we hold dear.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

In other words, it was necessary for the Pope to tell Christians not to dig up Jewish corpses and hold them for ransom. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

The special festivities held enough distractions, with so many people milling around the train depot, that no one noticed Ned Gillen at the army recruitment station, signing his name on the dotted line. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I grip the front of his shirt and hold on tight. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eras, like many people who held seances, was a skeptic, but intrigued. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Janae told me that some classes are held in auditoriums like this, and I’ll have to always sit in the front to get the professors’ attention. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

If you can find someone like that, someone who you can hold and close your eyes to the world with, then you’re lucky. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After telling her to wear the gray one, I motion for her to take the packages I've been holding since I arrived. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They could easily have knocked him down, or held him off the floor with one hand, but he was fearless, and his anger was hot and deadly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know I have to hold it together in here. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They held each other’s hands, lightly, and then they were swaying quietly in an embrace. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Rescued from other loops,” he said, holding a door open for us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

If there’s a fish, we’ll do our best to net it, step on it to hold it down, whack it over the head, stick a knife in back of its eyes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rally was held in Freedom Square, in the center of the campus, lecturers and students shouting and singing, an endless sheet of heads and placards held high. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, he stepped back from her and held her at arm’s length. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held a whispered conference with the Abbot, nodding in the direction of the elm. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Amelia reaches her side, and Serenity holds up a large white rectangle. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you have a plan other than holding a fire extinguisher and hoping for the best?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She could see that he was angry, that he was holding it in, not exposing his rage. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He sat down and stared at the ceiling, his hands crossed under his belly as if he had to hold it up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Each time, I can stay a little longer, but not as long as Finch, who can hold his breath for minutes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They were covered in a fine layer of webbing, like mesh holding together a shattered mirror. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Janie held his head tightly to her breast and wept and thanked him wordlessly for giving her the chance for loving service. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She walked over to the table and lifted from it a green-and-white shoe box, its cover held down with a rubber band. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

August holds the cane and slaps its silver handle repeatedly against his palm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Harry held his wand up too, ready to attack. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had sensed this even while holding her naked, but it had not marred the pleasure he found in her curvy body, her moving with him, her taking as much as she gave. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The group was spread out across the full width of the corridor, running at a steady but quick pace—Thomas wondered how long the non-Runners would hold up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I hold the notebook in front of me like it’s seconds from falling apart. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It took hold of me; it wrapped itself about me, dragging me deeper. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad doesn’t want me to see the burying part, but I make him walk to the cemetery with me, and he holds my hand for the first time since I was twelve. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“No, Pip,” returned Joe, still looking at the fire, and holding his knees tight, as if he had private information that they intended to make off somewhere, “which I left it to yourself, Pip.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Little Mary stepped forward and held the doll high in the air. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I try to stuff the dude I’m holding so he knows who’s the boss. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay! One slightly squished Butterfinger candy bar from my lunch bag,” the teacher said, holding it up. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Jay was in front, running up to the tidal pool, with Doc close behind holding a big jar close to his chest. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I reached for the torch the man held. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She holds a plastic cup of ice cream and sits next to me while bopping her head to the deejay’s latest beat. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She glanced up when he entered, but then returned her gaze to whatever it was she held. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Unconsciously, she raised a hand to the side of her neck where I had touched her, held it there a moment, then let it fall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His dad is holding a drink in his right hand. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even after the wedding, she held herself back. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” she says again, then holds out a present to him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The hold was in the very front of the ship, past the mail sorting room and the cabins where the stokers and firemen stayed. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Later on we got hold of a copy of the evening news-paper, the Arkansas Democrat. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl looked at the flower then at Emma but still held on to her brother. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He held an armful of reeds and grasses in one hand and a lantern in the other. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She is holding the knife I gave her to my throat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’d been tying a knot in my reins to make them more secure and didn’t have a firm hold. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Adam, holding the child by his upper arm, leaned over and poured whisky in both glasses. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This held tea—not true tea, which they’d run out of long ago, but an herbal infusion to help shake off the lull—and biscuits, since Sarai always slept through lunch. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure what to do with it: whether I should hold it out in front of me, or hide it behind my back, or tuck it under my arm. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She loosened the ribbon that held the old light blue cotton skirt around her waist and let it drop past her knees. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The Selaesori Qhoran was a wallowing tub of five hundred tons, with a deep hold, high castles fore and aft, and a single mast between. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Hot-air horses? Dang, Jason. So basically, you held a bunch of gas together all the way to Malta, and then you let it loose.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My mother and father held hands and kissed each other. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She cuts off a little strip and I have to hold Manchee’s head down while she loops it around the mess of his tail. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

While I was sipping my first glass of beer—I have never really cared for cold beer in midwinter, but I accepted the glass to have something solid to hold on to—the doorbell rang. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Malcolm wiped his right hand across his eyes and saw Alice trying to hold Lyra away from the hands that reached down, and he screamed, “Alice! It’s all right! Pass her up!” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Others, a bit older, struggle to hold on to memories: One has slept in her mother’s bed; another has smelled her perfume, put on her deodorant, her clothes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

A piece of red flannel was wrapped around Mademoiselle’s throat; a stiff neck compelled her to hold her head on one side. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong held the orb out warily, then brought it closer. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She covered her ears like Georgie used to, but I pulled her hands away and held them tight. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was also a lot easier for online teachers to hold their students’ attention, because here in the OASIS, the classrooms were like holodecks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He stood still, watching Turner crumpled, holding himself, his face coated with the dust of the road, his white shirt smeared with blood. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She held Needle in her left hand, her sword hand, the candle in her right fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Porfirio, the gardener, balances it across the wheelbarrow, and Chucha and I walk on either side, holding on to each end. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He felt her brow, made her undress, and touched her all over while her bedmaid held her down. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He’s sitting on the floor with Natalie, holding a pile of buttons in each hand. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wild, tormenting rumours of an armistice and peace are in the air, they lay hold on our hearts and make the return to the front harder than ever. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went back onto the road, holding their brothers’ hands, and saw that now there were quite a lot of people who were walking in the fields and along the road. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand, and I shook it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old ones had been holding back silver for King's Landing rather than paying it over to the new King in the North. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At the wedding reception, held at the Los Coyotes Country Club, Danny showed up belligerent, but a handful of men were at the door, waiting for him, and turned him away. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

For this scene, Wilbur didn’t have anything to do or say but to be saved from Pa’s ax, and Isaiah was too big for Jocelyn to hold him in her arms. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I left the book in the sand, and Robin motioned for me to hold one of the gill sections. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He held out his arms to me and I went to him for a hug. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Momma must know I’m about to interrupt, because she holds up her hand to stop me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I hold up my crumpled envelope to show him. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

At his side he held a black composite bow almost as fancy as his eyes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But he holds back his tears and lowers his shirt. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He pulled a short key on a ring from his pocket and held it in the air like a cartoon superhero. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My parents had always taught me to tackle one small goal at a time—holding a brush between my toes, lifting that brush all the way to my head, running the brush through my hair. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"Well it didn't. Not like watching a video's going to teach me how to hold up a candy store." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

The fourth holds a golden crown covered in jewels. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There was a nail-hard strength in her, a lack of any compromise, a rightness in the face of all opposing wrongness, which made you hold her in a kind of awe but not in warmth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of the women who was able to hold on to her purse comes out of the store, a shopping bag in hand. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Another held up yellow stones to a bright light. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I hold his stare for a few seconds but then glance away. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

His mom was holding him on her hip, pointing toward the camera, an obvious bump in her stomach. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Any colorful thing they might hold in their hands, like a plastic bucket, stands out strangely. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using his left hand to hold tight to the foliage above him, he finished unwrapping himself and prepared to move. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His voice held a little of the old doubt and awkwardness—the voice of her Frank, who always worried about being a klutz and messing up. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She sat still for a moment, holding her cigarette, but without dragging on it, in her left hand, and with her right hand fixed tensely around the base of the glass of milk. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She turned her chin up the way her grandmother’s chin was held. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold on to the quiet for as long as I can. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Four steps, holding on to the bed. This morning, three steps.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I put my weight on the lowest rung to test it and jump to make sure it will hold me up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth lay on her top bunk, her stuffed penguin held close to her chest. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I sat in the window seat and held the envelope in both hands, turning it over and over. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He holds the left half in his left palm. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He turned me loose and took hold of my chin, tipping my head back, looking straight into my face. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Jumping to her feet, she seized from the shelf the small rough stone and held it in her hand. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. van Heerden held a bottle of beer against his face to cool off. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the duration of the plumber’s visit, canning jars were put into service during the daytime to hold our calls of nature. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Theon peeled his gloves off and held his hands up for them to see. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We walked up Fulton like three cool dudes, one of which was holding yarn. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The mumbling old voice evoked the clank of chains, the horror of thirst, the black smell of death, below deck in the hold of a slave ship. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, Ivy saw herself reaching out and holding June’s hand. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I collapse on the ground and hold the body in my arms. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

That way, if my mama ever came back, I could recognize her, and I would be able to grab her and hold on to her tight and not let her get away from me again. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t struggling, just standing there, holding my breath. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He isn’t 100 percent sure that he won’t, so he says nothing, just concentrates on holding the bin. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The dog was suddenly airborne, held aloft, paws sticking out. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You can shoot me,” he said, holding his hands helplessly up in the air. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

We explain that we are the guard and so know our way about, we get hold of the tinned stuff and exchange it for things we are short of. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at the candle for a long time, then put down his cup and held his palm above the flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Nice to meet you,” she says, holding out her hand. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, Rishi sank down on the floor, holding his stomach, alternating groans with laughter. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He comes in holding a grocery sack in his hand. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“We can’t hold these trucks up any longer, so you guys are going to have to chow down at your units,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took my duffel bag, and I didn’t even try to hold on to it: I was fine with her carrying it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He ran to the door and caught the cold steel bars in his hot hands and gripped them tightly, holding himself erect. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t want them to get hold of her.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He held it up to the dingy light, eyeing it like a jeweler. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

There was the white rock with the golden ropes tied tightly to it in order to capture the sun and hold him firmly to the world. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“How does this grow without the light?” he asked Vikus, holding out a handful of the stuff. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was holding one arm crooked and the other pressed against her stomach. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hamlet held out his arms to me and sang, “Come to me, my Rosalind, I am a hart that lacks a hind,” but I drew away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But she also remembered the way she had held all of that energy in her hands: as muscular as a snake, as powerful as a fistful of iron. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was no response; the sky above was a deep color—blue perhaps, or purple, not black—sprinkled with more stars than the mind could hold. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She struggled against his hold, glaring up at him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Nearby stood Mary Alice in her ball gown, bowing to the crowd and holding up the loving cup for first prize in the talent show. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

You can tell with some: she would have been the same if he’d held a lighted match to her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella’s father stiffened at the word “boys,” his face going hard, but Pastor Patton told the man calmly, “We have come to register to vote in the presidential election to be held on November eighth.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It would feel funny to trust someone smaller than herself to hold her down. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was holding it together as she watched a black man and a white man fighting. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Fancy held her head over the door, because T. P. hadn’t fed her yet. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, he loosed his hold and backed down the two steps keeping his wet eyes on Katie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

One held in the arms of a wooden Oaxacan jackal puppet. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He would be holding a hearing on their petition on Friday, September 6, today. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With great care, she reaches into the box holding the original. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The platform immediately rose, and he grabbed hold of the side rope to steady himself. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the second room a guy holding an orchestra baton is facing the wall opposite the door. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And my kitchen?” he asked, gesturing to his electric kettle and a milk crate on its side that held cocoa mix, the box of Noodle-o-Pak Spicy, and two boxes of assorted-flavor instant oatmeal. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The last time we held hands was at my uncle’s funeral, as my father cried. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But the ropes held him and that danger was safely passed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

VI Santa Battaglia held the newspaper up to her mother’s picture and said, “How you like that, babe? How you like the way your grandson Angelo made good? You like that, darling?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held on even after Papa stopped breathing. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

He was standing very still, holding it tightly with both hands while the crowd pushed and shouted all around him. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Our dad is holding a red rose and cackling into the webcam. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s a place like this, basically, except you have to hold a job,” Bobby explains. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He’d held tight to his big brother’s hand as they journeyed through miles of sweet, rolling countryside, until they reached one of the major waterways and hopped a bog boat that carried produce to Ketterdam. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Polly scooted close to the fire and held her hands out to its warmth. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a foul pillow held tightly to their faces, cutting off their air, choking them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s soda. Even if you don’t drink it, it’ll make you feel more comfortable holding it. Trust me.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He and some of the others are still being held in La 40. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could imagine what the past held: cows grazing, a Civil War battle, maybe dinosaurs. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Truman’s scores rise and fall from year to year—along with the anxiety levels of the administrators and teachers who are held responsible—and usually land just a hair above or below the “acceptable” line. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He held senior-level jobs and earned good money, but he wasn’t always recognized for his best work. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The plant took up residence in the southern windowsill of the laboratory and, after some anxiety on my part, grabbed a firm hold on life. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Unsteadily, his gaze locked on mine, he leaned over and caught hold of my wrist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He held the boy’s hand and kicked up limbs and brush and got a fire going. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

We roll down to the room, and I hold my head high. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

His preparation was to dig a trench, heaping the earth in a long ridge beside it to hold the blades half-bedded. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such overwhelming traumas tear at the bonds that hold cultures together. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He held his breath and waited, poised and tense. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’ll be okay,” she tells me, holding tight to my hand. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

So he let the kiss go on, holding her gently by the shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I hold her there, against the wall, until she sags, until the fight goes out of her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The line tender holds the line above the surface. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Over time, she could hold herself in a particular form for slowly increasing durations. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Will rolled his eyes upward, as though referring to the gods, but I presumed he meant the men who held shares in the company. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if the branch can hold both of us.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

His hair is thick and wavy, his jaw is held tight, and his lips are pressed together sternly. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Percy could tell that she was holding something back—something she wasn’t supposed to say. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I dismantle the original lights, bending back the nails that hold the power cord. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t help thinking about the last time he’d held a bucket of popcorn in a crowded place, but they safely reached section B, row M, seats 1 and 2 without incident. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“In control, nothing,” he said, holding on to the dashboard. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I shook him, grabbing hold of his clothes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He caught hold of the handle and worked it to and fro, seeing white ashes and red embers falling into the bottom of the furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Exactly why I chose her, Your Excellency,” Citra said, holding eye contact with him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I tried to turn away from him again, but he held me fast. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Betsy was sick again in the elevator and I held her head, and then I was sick and she held mine. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She held her foot in front of my face. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The table held books, a jar of hand cream, Forrest’s eyeglass case, and an empty charger. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She flew back at him with both fists flailing and bloodied his mouth with a solid punch before he was able to grab her wrists and hold her still. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

All the way down that interminable hall, Noris held tight to my hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thick line of police fanned out to hold the masses back. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Icicles dangled from the bow, the stern, and the riggers that held the oarlocks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Head held high, Grace Wexler led her husband across the restaurant. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was also the vexing problem of how the intertwined chains might be held together by hydrogen bonds between the bases. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I held my life in my mind, in my consciousness each day, feeling at times that I would stumble and drop it, spill it forever. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by high school, I had to be able to walk through somebody else’s hood and hold my head up. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But never before have I held the fate of other human beings in my hands. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

None of the arrogance, just pure relief he’s still alive and able to hold his girlfriend again. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Buttercup’s heart bucked, but she still held to fancy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He put down whatever it was he was holding, went inside, and came out again almost immediately, carrying something else. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Every head turned, every eye in the place seemed to have found Harry, to hold him frozen in the glare of thousands of invisible beams. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Here was what she hadn’t counted on: There was her body to hold on to, but nothing to hold on with. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She held up her hands in imaginary protest. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He fumbled and dropped two matches before he struck one and held it to the wick of the candle. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some ways, these convicts were the most frightening to contemplate, for they demonstrated that badness could take hold of anyone. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She shoves open the door of the guardhouse, but I grab hold of her arm. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t eat cookies,” he said, and was about to close the door on them when Matthew stuck his foot in the way and held the door open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She took a step toward me again and I held her at the elbow. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“In a few hours the Spirit Medium is going to hold a witch-finding ceremony,” the woman went on. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If I say you and T. P. can come too, will you let him hold it.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke, inside the nursery doorway, could hold one end of the tape until his hand came into the cold spot, and then his fingers lost strength and relaxed helplessly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I stomped my foot on the small fetterling holding Gum Baby, and it screeched in pain. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I held my wife’s hand and couldn’t think of anything to say. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Under one arm she held the silkworm box, which wasn’t for sale. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Jasper Jr. and Bull had decided to throw a party of their own in one of the storage holds. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I lifted, feeling the warm, moist air hold me up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He seemed to have trouble holding on to it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Standing in four rows in front of us are a group of people, mostly dressed in black and white, spaced two feet apart, guns held up and ready. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He hugs me, holds me long enough to soften my stubborn tears. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Even holding the gun, I didn’t feel tough. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I can hold on! I’m not giving up!” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And for the first time, I find I can’t hold his gaze. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately, Blackjack zoomed down and let me catch hold of his neck. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Like she’d been holding her breath underwater and she finally got to come up for air. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Harry looked around, holding Hermione’s wand high, and saw the place: a flattish rock lying in the shadow of a sycamore tree. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Quintus came down the stairs, holding his sword at his side. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They held the lamps over the carcass and groaned with pleasure at the size, the ferocity, the stillness of it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trip is a difficult one; I can carry nothing, and a man can only hold so much paper in his mouth. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I thought she was unreasonable to hold me accountable for policies I was opposing,” he said many years later. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The tide was running in from the ocean, and schools of finger mullet were holding in the still water behind the pilings. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The dog landed on all fours and held still, head tilted to one side, alert to the abrupt change in Alex’s mood. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He turned and looked at the boy crouched above him blinking in the smoke rising up from the lamp and then he descended to the lower steps and sat and held the lamp out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

No sooner had the applause begun than Mr. 13-04, the music- master, bounded out beside the band, held out his hands for silence, and begged the ladies and gentlemen that they should be still. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But all he could see now was Scipio's pale face, his look of misery, and the tight lips—probably holding back the tears. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Encanis strained against the chains that held him to the wheel, and it seemed that he would strain until his muscles tore themselves from bone and sinew both. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wiped the marble counter with his dirtcolored rag that he held in his hairy watch hand. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t look like it was built for two people. Will it hold both of us? Will we be too heavy together?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Could it be the evil eye?” asked Dona Maria, holding the velvet bag in the palm of her left hand. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He reacts to the fear in his parents’ voices because his parents hold up the world for him and he has no protection without them. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

As I held the book behind my head so he could not get it, something boiled up inside me and I grabbed the back of his head and yanked his hair. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Emma closed her hand and the flame hissed out, and we all spun to see a man standing in the doorway, holding a flashlight in one hand and a pistol in the other. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Auri had a light of her own, some thing she held in her cupped hands that gave off a soft, blue green glow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Louisiana took hold of it, and Beverly pulled her to her feet. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Still holding onto my pole, I tried to take a step backward. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I arrived in Base Camp as a member of the Adventure Consultants group, not Fischer’s Mountain Madness expedition, Scott didn’t appear to hold a grudge. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I held them up, peering through a filigree of dropped stitches. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I held out my arms and she stepped into them. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He was pretty proud of his new chicks, and lots of kids came by to see them, but I think he only let me hold them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Big Henryk was standing in front of the Flop, holding his head with both hands while the Flop screamed at him and waved the club in his face. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Mark held his arms up to protect Trina and Deedee, backed up and pressed them against the wall by the stairs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I’m still holding her hand, which is soft but cold and kind of bony. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And of all the remarkable events that occurred in 1919, one historic aeronautic achievement in particular held the attention of people across the country. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I lifted her fingers from my cheek and held them. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She would also hold the ladder steady while Kelly performed from the top. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

"When she is done, you will have your turn. Until then, hold your tongue." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even in death he holds a quasireligious significance for his devotees. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

One arm waving wildly, Bridge reached out with the other, grabbed Sherm’s wrist, and held it up. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I must have known this theoretically or at least heard it stated, but now for the first time the lesson takes hold. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

How they held each other and danced to Madeleine’s humming, and she had her eyes closed but Joseph watched her—he didn’t want to close his eyes. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He grew thin and his eyes held the red blood of his body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I held my lantern up so I could see better. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sea otter cannot swim when they are first born, and have to hold on to their mother. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first pedestal holds a painting of a giant sea dragon crushing a large wooden ship. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But Kakuma also held out hope that our lives might change for the better. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held the shovel low and let it drop back behind him a little so that he could get some good momentum. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

One of them advanced on us, holding a scorched metal tube with fins attached to it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her sister, Zlata, stood at her side, silent, but she held a piece of charred wood like a club. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I kept getting slammed, and I just had to sit there and hold on tight. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

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

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

“Please hold it down, Ma! I hear you just fine,” Wes pleaded, feeling his head begin to pound again. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I held it with both hands, took a sip of the Lipton tea with sugar and milk, and placed it back on the saucer. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Singer hastened to put things right, but Antonapoulos frowned and held up his finger regally to a nurse who was passing through the ward. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Do you want me to drive?” she barked, and held up her ruddy claws. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I watched her brushing her hair, holding her head so the weight of her hair all came on one side. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And I walked after him and I bent down again and I said, “Toby ... Toby... Toby,” and I held out my hand so that he could smell my hand and smell that it was me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their great wings beat inward, slowing them, and their bodies swung downward till they were standing upright in the air, holding their position by the beating of their wings. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put up with the stinging and held his tongue. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He holds me with these bright eyes and grins at whoever’s holding the camera, with a mess of missing teeth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Then worst, he held on to it like he was fixing to stab something. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

My eyes drooped, and I felt sleep take hold of me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She touches one card, a lady in flowing robes holding a set of scales, and another that Bailey cannot see as well but looks like a crumbling castle. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Please. I’m not ready. I forget the holds. I’m not graceful and I fall down a lot. It’s true.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He caught glimpses of Min’s work—a fine teapot on a shelf, an inscribed jar that held cooking tools. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Tension builds inside me until I can’t stand to hold it in anymore—I have to cry, or scream, or . Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"Bring me . . . egg . . . dragon's egg . . . please . . ." Her lashes tinned to lead, and she was too weary to hold them up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Every morning, as soon as she got up, she warmed his milk, tied his bib on, and held the bottle for him. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He had let Esther die, and Royal had died, and Deborah had died barren—but he had held on to the promise; he had walked before God in true repentance and waited on the promise. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Jay comes back in the den, holding the phone with her cheek and shoulder. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Please come down,” he insisted, holding the ladder and looking up at her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calista was holding something behind her back, and I could tell she was up to something. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Rukku looks nice,” you agreed, holding your chin even higher than before. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I plucked the pendant up and held it between my thumb and index finger. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He pointed to a picture of the actress walking down a California beach with an unidentified friend who held the baby against her chest. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She held her flame to one side, revealing a curved door in the wall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Tobias is about to open the exit door, but I hold him back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The club’s president held the official title of the Ripper; its members were mainly journalists, who brought to the club’s meetings stories of murder harvested from the city’s streets. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Under the lofty doorway, on the door sill of wide smooth ash, they held this rough exchange. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Except this,” said a police officer, coming out of Jake’s bedroom, holding a blue booklet in his gloved hand. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I took it out of my tattered plastic bag, holding my free hand high to show I was unarmed, and slowly approached. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Buongiorno, gentlemen," she said, holding back the mastiffs as they tried to rim inside. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Diana struggled to hold on while moving her other arm to grab hold as well. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“What, you disapprove of my purse?” asked Lazlo, holding it up to show off its gaudy brooch to best advantage. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A brave one would take a few steps forward, hold out a hand and scream, “Cadeau!!” before running away in horrified giggles. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heart hammering, I lifted my hand, the one that held the cross of lead. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Not really. I mean, I can hold my breath for three minutes underwater.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He holds up my empty potato chip bag. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tune out for a while and come back when he holds up a huge globe that is missing half of the Northern Hemisphere. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she placed her foot on the wall and steadied herself The tree was holding. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She held the gun on Noa and backed away down the hall, dragging her suitcase as she aimed. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m starting to get annoyed, and it must show, because Mr. Gore writes me a pass and holds it up between his fore- and middle fingers. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cersei followed where they led, her head held stiffly, her eyes on the far distance. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I carefully placed the newspaper back in the box and stored the box in the satchel, but held on to the compass. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Uncles were being held off by her parents, but they weren’t losing steam and they were still holding those red necklaces around their throats. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was a big flat pan of milk, too, with a cheesecloth stretched over the top and held down at the sides with stones. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

That I needed to be held; that I wanted to die . . . but who could I run to? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He nodded, held up a litde disposable camera and snapped a picture of us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They went outside—Joseph used the gardener’s old coat— and they walked through the quiet snowy acreage, holding hands. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

When we reach her, we gather around in a semicircle, the older girls holding babies and the younger children holding hands, the boys’ hands stuffed in their pockets. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He sleeps soundly and holds me like that’s how he always sleeps. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She hunched behind him, scowling, holding him forward with her arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

We went to the movies, and ate candy and popcorn, and held hands for a few minutes on the way home. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I catch hold of one and the next instant the second. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vivian took another cigarette from her purse, held it to her lips, and looked at me and nodded. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ease my hold and rub his back to comfort him. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The doughnut went on her head first, followed by the heavy container of water, which she would hold in place with one hand. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his hand to his chest and ran out the door, leaping over the woodpiles and the logs on the floor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine held my Popsicle for me with a paper towel under my chin. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He fires up the engine and it's as if he's holding an Uzi. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The cow edged away, but you rolled up one of the empty banana leaves and held it out to the cow. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He directed everyone to hold steady once they reached the mouth of the strait. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Mami held a yellow blouse with a ruffled collar against her bosom, patted the neckline into shape, and stretched it across her shoulders to check the fit. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Still, I felt nervous and exposed just holding the revolver, my stomach churning with anxiety. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I saw her hand and the next thing I knew I was holding on to it. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Of the hobbits Pippin proved the best for he was sure-footed, and he walked over quickly, holding only with one hand; but he kept his eyes on the bank ahead and did not look down. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Woundwort, feeling his enemy’s fear and helplessness, loosed his hold of the ear and rose above him, ready to bite and tear him across the back of the neck. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy said, “It’s easier if you hold your nose and down it in one go.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

We started walking down the long chamber with all the cages on both sides, and the only other people there were an attendant hosing out the gorilla cage and some woman holding a two-year-old baby. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Although Hancock had never held elected office, he had an edge in the election. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Moira got hold of her cattle prod and her whistle, ordering Aunt Elizabeth to unclip them from her belt. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so startled that I just stared at him for a long moment before I held out my dime, warm from my pocket. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had an arm around Grandma, holding her close. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I also can’t steer very well, and by the time I’ve maneuvered the chair to face the second half of the ramp, I’m holding up traffic. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Even though it was a political match, it was widely held that if anyone could win Mark Antony’s heart, Octavia could. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She held Chestnutt, and Gum Baby scrambled up into my hoodie. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She studied her printed sheet and held it up to the light. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her tactics seemed to help: That year the Senate held the first vote on women’s suffrage since 1887. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They told him, “Nothing can stop you now except one thing: don’t let the people at home hold you back.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Quick. Come here and hold this side up,” she says to Rachel. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Moody reached into the jar, caught one of the spiders, and held it in the palm of his hand so that they could all see it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

All plaques hold important facts, like the wild turkey sign, not only about the animal in flight, but about conservation efforts to help them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Once again Armpit was holding a shovel, only now he was getting paid for it, seven dollars and sixty-five cents an hour. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

But instead, he held up his hands, as if to stop an advancing car. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Despite the chaos from the raging battle, now that the other gods of MidPass were here, it seemed like they could hold their own. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The woman beside him, whose arm he held, was hunched over as she shuffled along in her soft slippers. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But after she died, I held on to that secret and let it cover me like a blanket. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I knew it, Twinkle!” she crowed, holding her rolling pin above her head in a victory dance. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden it gushes up, and I clench my lips, but it's like trying to hold back an ocean. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I asked, picturing him riding down Main Street holding a Pack ’n Play. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She took hold of it with both hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You broke the rules. It’s the same standard I would hold anyone else to. I’m sorry, but this is as far as you get to go.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

His strength was enormous: it was like holding the mane of a bolting horse. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He held in the word like a mouthful of fire. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Together, they stared at the Ulysses 2000X and at the squirrel, who was holding it over his head with one paw. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

However, when you wish to hold on to it this is accompanied by endless problems, both with those who have helped you and with those you have suppressed. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was getting better at holding the crab pose now—I’d almost managed to hold my body weight up on my elbows yesterday—and I wanted to see if I’d make more progress this afternoon. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

When he had five birds in one hand, I held open the door to the chicken crate and he stuffed them in. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She held her hand about three feet off the ground. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I remember sitting on the damp pavement next to the pool and seeing my mother, in the spectators’ bleachers, holding my younger sister on her lap. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask someone holding a big old trombone which way the cathedral is, and he gives me a toothy grin and points me down the street. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“We’re not really holding him for anything. He more or less just got here.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aimee would wrap her arms around her mother’s waist and hold tight, really tight. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

After she had held the sleeve of Papá’s coat to her cheek for a brief moment, Lupita went back in to the noisy living room. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Men came in, were disappointed and yet they stayed, held there by free cigarettes and the evidence of recent booze. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

To accommodate the muted light, Fadi needed to hold the camera as steady as possible and use a longer shutter speed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

One room was simply too small to hold the spirit bursting. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young girl came over and held out an empty plate for me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They were all silent for a minute; then Ellen went to the door, lifted the gun that was held on hooks above the casing, and laid it carefully on the floor beside the bed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Z’s hands squeezed the wires he was holding so hard that Frankie was amazed they didn’t cut into his flesh. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Tocks Dam would have held one of the largest artificial reservoirs in the world, with forty miles of water behind it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The skulls were warped, like candles left too near the fire, so that none held the same shape. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He held them out to her, and she saw how the veins and arteries in his arms flowed in ridges just beneath his skin and how strong his wrists and fingers were. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and slipped off my legs. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Somehow he held himself together and synchronized the watches. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Winifred pushed the patient gently back on to the pillows and held a bowl of water to the cracked, dry lips. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

There was a sudden flash and the knife that Mr. Grin had been holding was suddenly quivering in the back of the chair, an inch from his head. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“This is all that’s left of your things,” I tell him, holding up his shoe. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe this is on the reading list,” he huffs, and holds up a book—The Catcher in the Rye. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He turned the radio off and came over and held her head against his belly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, holding the rope, you stood at the edge and looked down, and were scared and dizzy. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He holds my chin in his hand and wipes my tears. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She holds up the bell sleeve of the tunic. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When I told him Astelle was alive and well, for a while nothing but an occasional muffled loudspeaker announcement came down the hollow line holding us together. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He held my watch on his palm and looked up at me with his blurred rushing eye. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bailiff wore his coat and held his lunchbox in his hand; he’d been on his way out, he explained; the judge was still working at his desk. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lean to one side and watch a blue-uniformed man holding some keys while a woman passes through the empty door frame. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I held down a narrow flap of skin while he cut into the fat behind it, leaving as much of the creamy white layer as possible. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He’s still holding up his machete, still glaring at me, glaring at Hildy, his Noise throbbing like a wound. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mostly I held the balloons and handed them to him and helped him pick out targets. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The children who hounded us daily for money and food weren’t dim-witted beggars; they were accustomed to the distribution of excess, and couldn’t fathom why we held ourselves apart. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get a chance to see if my nerve would hold up to my indignation, because she was just nice as you please. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The reason behind this move, he said, was that I should have a place where I could hold discussions in privacy and comfort. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"By the grace of his liege lord, he holds a stout keep and lands of his own. The man is an anointed knight." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You can’t stay here,” he said, holding my hands in his. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mother and Daddy hurried toward us, calling our names, eager to hold us once more. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He jerked the tiller free from the rudder and beat and chopped with it, holding it in both hands and driving it down again and again. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sex? Oh, heavens no. They told me they would be holding a slightly rowdy book club meeting in there for the better part of an hour.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Whatever happens when we return to the Parthenon, know that I do not hold you accountable. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I held out the card and the flowers and the teddy bear. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He held a bowling ball, attached to a cable that hung from the ceiling, right in front of his nose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He hands me my cup, and I hold it with both hands, savoring the heat and the clean scent. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Percy was still running at her side, holding her hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Now there’s blankness Where once your eyes held the light But that was so long ago That was last night Well, what was that? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There will be people—lots of people—who won’t be able to hold out that long, but we won’t be among them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Harry whirled around and Griphook tightened his hold around Harry’s neck: A tall, thin wizard with a crown of bushy gray hair and a long, sharp nose was striding toward them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He halted and held up a long pale sword. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I bounced on the balls of my feet, holding back an exploding grin. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Feeling for the first time that I could speak to listening ears, I wrote a wild, crude poem in free verse, coining images of black hands playing, working, holding bayonets, stiffening finally in death ... Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But anger wasn’t available to them and there was no face to put on this Other Thing that they held in their sticky Other Hands, like an imaginary orange. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buddy hugged his father, and promptly, with a dreadful brightness, came over to me and held out his hand. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I never thought a sea held so much fear. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Just read it,” he said, and held the paper under the old man’s nose. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Malcolm could feel his dæmon’s eagerness to plunge into the water and catch the fish, and silently urged her on; but she held back. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But now that Pong had learned the truth about the Governor and where he came from, the words didn't hold the same power as before. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Strapped in their life jackets or holding inner tubes, some with nothing, they shuffle close, urging us on. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mom holds my hand as I stare out the window. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow they were small enough to feel like they were holding him up. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

We had been holding hands for courage when we arrived at Customs in Kennedy Airport. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He could not hold Fielding, nobody could, he would try and try, and Fielding would slip away, and make friends anywhere, share anything. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Daddy holds up the bags for her to see. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Miss Love brought in the hot pound cake on Granny’s best china plate, holding it high over her head, and set it down in front of Grandpa with a grand flourish. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Ice held out his hand to her and opened it, palm up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Inside I was quietly starting to panic, but I smiled and kept trying my gentlemanly best to be a good date, holding the door for her, telling her how beautiful she was. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I stick my pencil into my textbook to hold my spot. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, Dad held down my fists with his free hand, the other holding both his cigarette and the steering wheel, and said, “That’s enough, Mountain Goat.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He held a plumed war helm under his arm. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Seven cleared her throat, holding the mirror up between her and Valley as she intoned the dangerous level-five spell. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

With a heavy sigh I held up one of the cardboard cutouts shaped like a cell phone. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Charlie lit another cigarette and held the smoke in his lungs. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

During dances with the boys from the neighboring camp, she waved a hand in front of her face as though holding a fan. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to hold a sit-in tomorrow morning in front of the restaurant. Before the vote.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Nailer held still, trying to guess his father’s mood as the man pulled a scavenged chair around and straddled it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She stands there holding a hanger and a valet's tray. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He held his breath and listened for Uncle Jet’s footsteps. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Nettie stood there at the gate holding tight to my hand. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And unlike the little equation-laws that sometimes hold and sometimes don’t, the differential equation is always true. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

As the figure stood and turned to the light, I saw that it was Nick, and that the object he held was a play book. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, he took hold of the bottom of the pouch and tipped its contents out onto the ground. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

They had done no more than satisfy themselves that Ron would make a full recovery on their last visit to the ward; now Mrs. Weasley seized hold of Harry and hugged him very tightly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They were too quick with their banter; they held hands as if afraid to let go. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roz frantically clawed at the ground, grasping for anything she could hold on to, but the flow only carried her faster toward the edge. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He’s going to get a good education and my baby is not going to be sitting around here selling drugs or holding a gun on anybody. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew that the tighter parents hold on to their kids, the more the kids want to break away. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I check a yak’s abscessed tooth and hold hands with Bobo, leading him around as I check the rest of the animals. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The ride slowed, and our bodies began to separate, but that only made me hold Jesse closer. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was holding one hand to his heart. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one, Marcus was wearing an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs holding his hands in front of him, and a police officer walked beside him. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He puts away the long string of emeralds he was holding. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Yes, and hold and kiss a lonely mill girl. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“And here’s my lovely daughter now. Could you hold, please?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Men on either side hold the swinging doors close to the sides of the ramps, keeping the animals from getting too close to the edge. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And when they promised isolation, promised Sister would never see me again, I still held on. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was sharp and the dead hand held it fast. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Alone in the kitchen with Gale, I sit on Hazelle’s stool, holding his hand. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I say nothing, but Sunny doesn't hold back. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She held out her arms and as soon as he handed her the baby, the high-pitched crying began. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was not wearing her glasses and she held tightly to the bannister during her descent. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Meescham came out of the kitchen holding a pink plate with small sandwiches on it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Imagine the meetings that were held in this room,” said Spurge, through a full mouth. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“You’re a proper mariner’s wife, Elizabeth. You know an anchor won’t hold if the cable’s too short. A man always needs another shot in the locker.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma had to grab a shelf to hold on once again, but this time she made sure she was facing the exact spot where the door back out to the Boring Room had been. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

So while Dilsey held the horse Luster put a splint on the flower stalk with a twig and two bits of string and gave it to Ben. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carl had held the boy against the table while Horace put in the sutures. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lifted my hand from my neck, and held up one finger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

All the policemen were holding their guns at the ready, with their fingers on the triggers, and the firemen were clutching their hatchets. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

As the rate dropped, the Husky Clipper continued to hold its position just off of California’s stern. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And the first thing Will did was to hold his stomach and retch, heaving and heaving with a mortal horror. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I held on to his coattail to keep him from running. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Roy’s hold began to slip, so he pitched forward, exerting his full weight upon the boy’s midsection. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Somebody sent you,” she said, and he noticed she was holding a small willow staff, slightly curved at one end. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He holds his miter on his lap, exposing a head of fine silvery hair. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

You know what he said after he slowly stepped back, holding the thing he'd been looking for? Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Lawrence’s withdrawal from the policy debate also reflected his long- held conviction that science and politics made for an unwieldy mix. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As I held the cinnamon-colored bundle with auburn hair and doelike eyes in my arms, I swore she would never have to endure the racial prejudices I endured. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Monday, at midday, Dewey held a press conference in the sheriff’s office. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He balanced a hand on the woman’s shoulder as she held the phone at arm’s length to take the picture. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She will then lift her own glass and hold it up high. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way he’s holding my arm, running his thumb along my skin. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s precious to me,” I said, holding it back. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Cole pitied the scared little mouse, but he held on, gripping with all his strength. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I had promised to hold the bass line for some of the brothers reading at this week’s Open Mike. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds out his hand into seemingly empty space. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The shell around that once-perfect egg that held my childish faith was more fragile than ever, and I feared she was going to say something hurtful. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Curt did indeed hold her like an egg. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They helped me and held me up but it was not any use. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mom held up the piece of the Grasshopper. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Back in the hallway, George held the hall pass loosely in her fingers and let it drag along the wall, sending vibrations up her hand. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to think that I hold anything against you, Kit,” he said awkwardly. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Colin faded away slowly, like Ophie’s daddy had on that long-ago morning, and before she knew it she was crying, releasing the tears she’d held back for what felt like years. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I’m holding the harpoon high, checking for streaks under the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was holding out two scrolls of parchment tied with violet ribbon. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Cynthia asked, holding up a stack of stamps and envelopes. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Tell your boys outside to open the door," I say to the soldier I'm holding hostage. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Suddenly his paddle caught against two large rocks and he was held there, able to rest and breathe. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It stings the insides of my nostrils, so I hold my nose, but it hardly helps. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Eat,” the woman said, holding out a bowl, her large fingers almost completely hiding the design of a painted monkey. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“We’ll try to hold long enough for General Reynolds to come up with some infantry. I want to save the high ground, if we can.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pushed ahead cautiously, O’Dell holding the flashlight and flashing it around the empty stalls. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I give a little cough and hold out the cup of tea. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out a canteen and Mark could hear the liquid sloshing inside. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cooper could see he was upset, because his eyes were glistening, but he turned, remembering his manners, and held out his hand. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the center of another knot stood a lout in a black leather jacket who was teaching judo holds, to the great delight of his epicene students. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went then and gathered the eggs and held three back. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while we hold each other's gaze. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Fifteen minutes later the roles were reversed, and I was holding the massive arm of one of the Antonelli twins as he sputtered and teared. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held a porcelain castle no bigger than my two fists, with six wee towers, each ending in a miniature candle holder. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’ll notice,” he says, holding a hand up to the skies, “Jupiter and Pluto are perfectly aligned in relation to earth. It’s the Jovian-Plutonian gravitational chamber. Where everything floats indefinitely.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He threw down his bag and leaped at Reggie, got him in some crazy sleeper hold and pulled him to the kitchen floor. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The three of us sprinted to the school, each holding a different piece of Miles’s uniform. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I look over to see Will holding on to a treadmill for dear life, gasping for breath as he power walks. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Even if she were the athletic type, she’d never be able to grab hold of anything with a strong enough grip to keep her from splattering against the concrete below. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I lean back in the lounging chair I constructed from bent saplings held together with rope made from the inner bark of the basswood tree, and enjoy the primitive forest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Lyra held still, supporting one arm with the other, and the blue hawk wheeled and turned and swooped again, to seize her knuckles in sharp claws. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Although the two women exchanged letters, it took eight years for them to follow through on the promise they had made in London to hold a women’s rights convention. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She held up the dress so that it blocked the blood stains on the canvas, which were stark on the fabric from the streetlamps outside. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He held it out to Park, but Park shook his head. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I’ve held office a long time. About one more term will be enough. You know, young woman, if this were fifteen years back I’d do some checking, and I guess I’d find something pretty nasty.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Eagle walked up toward the couch, and I felt the Colonel start to rise, but I held his shoulders down firmly, because if the Eagle smelled the Colonel’s breath we were done for sure. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She wanted to hold on to it for a while. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But another great container for standing waves actually holds standing waves of air inside a long, narrow tube. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Malcolm held Lyra away from his chest, as if to give her to the man, and Bonneville held out his right arm, as if to take her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He took hold of my wrist, like I was a two-year-old about to dart out into the street, and gripped it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone knows the ship could sink, unable to hold the piles of bodies that keep crawling on like raging ants from a disrupted nest. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It bucked a little, as if inviting me to hold tighter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe, looking back, there was an atmosphere of something being held back, but it’s possible I’m only thinking that now because of what happened next. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held up a dripping hand to him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He did not talk much, but held his wife’s hand as much as possible. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was like he’d been holding it together the whole morning and then everything broke loose at once and he lost it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When everything looked O.K., the clamps holding us to the launch pad were released, and we were on our way. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Layla is holding her arm and covering the spot where I pinched her. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you hold me under,” she said, “and don’t forget to hold my nose.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I raised my pencil above the paper and froze into the same position a doctor holds just before he jabs a scalpel into a patient. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Desperate to hold on to its young people, the Catholic Church struck an agreement with the Nazi government. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

A deadly lassitude had taken hold of him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Needs the toilet, worries he cannot hold it, doesn't want to think about the trouble that will cause. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What sort of a net or a cage would hold it?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With the tractor the weight did not matter so much, and they would hold enough for two weeks or more. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I held my two “scissors cuts paper” fingers up in front of my face. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grab hold of Mami’s hand as if she were a little girl lost in the woods. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Jesus, just hold on to the sides. Shouldn’t you be more positive now that you’re in love and all that?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He stood up, walked behind me, bent over, and gently pushed my arms close to my ribcage, held them there. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Bending over him, the old man touched his back with a long white feather, held it up for a moment, crimson, for the people to see, then shook it thrice over the snakes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jumped back and held on to me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then he holds up his hand, points his index finger at me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“It says, ‘Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon,’” the king said slowly, holding the paper for his father to see, ‘“and the truth.’” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The direwolf returned reluctantly to his side, tail held stiffly behind him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was doing even worse than usual at school that semester, and they were already talking about holding me back if I didn’t improve. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The kid holds a can of drink and a long stick of licorice, and now I see there’s someone else with them. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And yet I held no real hope of ever seeing anything beyond the bounds of Berwick. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mother had been ironing one of her work uniforms and was still holding the hot iron. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I took the girl from him and turned to the woman to see if she wanted to hold her baby again. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He took hold of the sergeant’s legs and pulled him to the side of the road so he lay beside the hedge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I hold up an empty water bottle and pull a quarter from my pocket. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dad held up his right hand to his face, as if to shield it from Mom’s riveting gaze. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think the cork fell out. The curved throat probably doesn’t hold it as well.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It held him in place and advanced until they were face-to-face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Even though the Department of Justice eventually dropped the charges, the Gestapo still held him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“If I thought you were dirty, you’d be holding your guts in on the floor of the Exchange like Big Bol, so stop running your mouth.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

DAVE: You have no proof I so much as held as your hand. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The others held their breaths for what seemed a terribly long time. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Dead from the bottom up,” “timing messed up,” “Rantz holding slide and arms too long,” he wrote in the logbook. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I looked over and saw the guy falling down and King was holding the chrome. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, with the plates held in his hands, he stopped. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She forced herself to find the next hold. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Father took his hand away and waited, I suppose, for the miracle of baptism to take hold. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There I was, standing in the dark, holding a kitchen knife to my wrist. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He held it in his hand until it stuck there. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat down, holding myself stiff and straight. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She picked up the phone and held the receiver out. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Iris, mounted firmly within the aeroshell atop the booster, held firm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a neoprene material, like what wet suits are made of. The sleeve will create a vacuum between you and your prosthetic leg that will hold it firmly in place.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He was holding the chicken wing in his hand and had a faraway look about him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

About midway through, the limbs of a stand of birch tree hold up the forest's form like women's bones. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But every so often I’d shade the cover with my hands and peek at it while holding my breath. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They glided quietly through the shallow water, holding their shoes in the air. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He held his breath, waiting to see which way they would take. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Grabbing hold of the ropes, using them to steer himself, he tried to work out the fastest way down. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The sisters considered him, united in disapproval, both holding on to one of the swing poles as though it was the safe place in tag. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Adria still wasn’t convinced, but she followed my lead and scooped up a blue egg, holding it carefully against her chest. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We swam a few strokes and she reached out and held on to me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The Mutual had thrown a five-day-long “Dedication Festival,” a gala event that included a formal banquet held, not on the NCC campus, but in Duke University’s “Great Hall.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Both of their hands were laced together and held between them. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The ushers would tackle them, like bouncers at a club, and hold them down for the pastor. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Caddy held me and I could hear us all, and the darkness, and something I could smell. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yishan grinned and took his handkerchief out of his sleeve, holding it out to her as he had to Lady Meng so long ago. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her hands and knees held no memory of such work. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At which point I reached over to take his hand and said, “I am proud to hold your hand for us to go forward.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got up, held it close to my eyes: and I read, traced in Indian ink, in my own handwriting, the words “JANE EYRE”—the work doubtless of some moment of abstraction. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“They held their arms out in front of their chest like kangaroos,” said a high school girl, “with only their hands pointed downward.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not flailing now, as my muscles are rigid with the tension of holding myself together. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Ma’s face is red and swollen, and, as always, she is holding Geak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His napkin was tied around his neck and in his hand he still held his empty spoon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her other mother and her other father were walking toward her, holding hands. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“You defied me in public, so I had no choice but to publicly put you in your place. In the future, you need to hold your opinions until we are alone.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She held up a withered hand and nodded. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then a contingent of canoeists who had finished their races, and been badly beaten, and were bent on holding a consolation party downstairs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He’s lying back on his chair and holding a cup of chai in his hands. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

We wouldn’t have to give a moment’s thought to all this suffering if it weren’t for the fact that we’re so worried about those we hold dear, whom we can no longer help. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

You have to learn when to hold on and when to let go. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The flame took hold of the backpack for a moment, then smoked and smoldered and died out. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“She wants to die. What madness holds her in its thrall? What grief moves her to want to end her life?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She slipped a small silver object from the back pocket of her jeans and held it out to me, the rough pattern of the speaker face up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The policeman took hold of my arm and lifted me onto my feet. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at him and held her hand to her mouth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She reached down and pulled off her shoes, holding them in her hands, looking at them for a few seconds. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I hold out the bucket and say, “Which is why I wanted you to have these.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sidley & Austin was representing the chemical conglomerate Union Carbide in an antitrust trial involving the sale of one of its business holdings. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A gentleman in baggy pants, an oversized jacket, and headphones swaggered by holding a rhinestone-studded leash attached to a pocket-sized Chihuahua. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The trick to negotiation was to hold all the cards going in, and even if you didn’t, to try to look as though you did. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I let Windy hold the door open for me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cross to her and hold out the bundle. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I leave my feet and dive, and with my glove fully extended, I catch the ball in the webbing and hold on as I hit the ground and crash into the base of the fence. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Only five weeks later, during the July 4 weekend, he captured the United States Junior Championship at a tournament held at the Franklin Mercantile Chess Club in Philadelphia. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The fugitive was younger and stronger, but the man held his ground and seized Caesar by the waist. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He held it up to his eye, aiming it at her. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Some deep instinct made me reach out and grab his arm, hold it tightly as if I could keep him right where he was, alive and sound. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Go see about your kids. And then, if you want, come back. Work’ll hold off the hurt for a while.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I found that comers and tunnels were good places; you could wedge yourself in and did not need a lap belt or anything to hold you in place. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d hug me close and hold up the little cat, or whatever toy I seemed to be interested in, so I could touch it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She’s staring at the toddler, who is walking across the dock, holding tight to his mom’s hand. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the twelfth, he imagined Mami walking in—while he remained on hold. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I held another above Drew’s plate, waiting for him to object. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It made me feel proud to be able to present the family with a little something extra to hold on to. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“New Voice, hold on to his body while I manipulate it.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Cholly, frightened, was about to take his hand away, but she held his wrist so he couldn’t move it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was being held without contact, charges, bail, or trial. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why,” he said, as if holding it to the light, and angling it now here, now there. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The center could not hold because it did not exist. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Adam motions me over to the fireplace, where he holds out his hand. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She was carrying a folded piece of paper that she held out to Ash, who was kneeling on the floor in front of the trunk. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Will let his mind relax and become disengaged, and just sat there with the knife held loosely until he was ready again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Eric grabbed hold of my shoulder and pushed me backward with his forearm against my chest. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Klauson standing there, waiting, maybe holding his breath, just like me. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

If you want to see the effects of a putative causal variable, manipulate that variable alone while holding everything else constant. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I took hold with my wee fingers and held to the side of the bucket. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I catch Webb’s throw with two hands against my chest and hold it there. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Kavita holds Ma’s purse on her lap and sits at the far end of the bench. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Just one thing,” said Harry, and still they circled each other, wrapped in each other, held apart by nothing but the last secret. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Once the faja is no longer holding up my anaco, it falls to the ground, the thick, dark cotton pooling at my bare feet. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other dogs watched in amazement as Reginald grabbed hold of the bathroom doorknob with his mouth, gave it a twist, and shoved the door open. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But with no real definite proof, I held my peace. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the evening, we held dances in the experimental chambers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It felt wrong, to be holding Ben back, and wrong not to tell him the things she knew. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

No laughter—just tears when we hold him. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

When I open them again, Marlena is standing with her back to August, holding her hair up as he fastens the necklace around her throat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She heard the noise of Jack taking hold of Bod... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He tried to hold on to her, but it was like trying to hold on to smoke or shadow, or—like Sathaz from the folktale—the reflection of the moon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His fingers tapped at the uneven edge of his scar, and she held her breath, afraid to disturb the stillness that had settled between them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had to hold one hand with the other to steady his finger enough to hit the Enter button. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He goes for another bite of his roll but holds out, probably still mortified from having ketchup on his face. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He held on to his belly while he doubled over with laughter. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Alec held up a hand as if he thought Mark would go charging after the guy. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I also held my breath until my feet cleared the cockpit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father held his tongue, but he knew this was empty talk. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Even with my ignorance of fencing, I could see that Mr. Armin was holding back, giving Nick time to ward and counter. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t pretty, but it was strong enough to hold Pita. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A woman held Garfield's head in her lap. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the Hornburg still held fast, like an island in the sea. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I held him close to my face, breathing in his feathery belly, trying to reassure both of us. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He leaped to the man’s left, away from the knife, holding his left hand high, and kicked hard at the man’s knee. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad was waiting for us in baggage claim, standing amid all the limo drivers in suits holding signs printed with the last names of their passengers: JOHNSON, BARRINGTON, CARMICHAEL. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The knight held Joana by the elbow, worried that she might jump into the hole that had taken the blind girl from us. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

So she snuggled under the blanket, wrapped her body close to her mother’s, and held her tightly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Pong inhaled almost his entire meal before he stopped and held one hand over his mouth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He made a fist and held it up in the air and I held mine up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Kerry nurse follows us upstairs gasping and holding on to the banister. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I hold the phone on my ear, waiting for her to hang up. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, then you better get to work on building a bike that can hold a family of three and keep us dry when it rains,” she’d demanded. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank held out a paint can full of change and crumpled bills. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the hand towel off of the refrigerator handle and held it to Jeffrey’s nose. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The majority of my teachers treat me as if I, and I alone, hold the answers to the mysterious creatures that African Americans are, like I’m the Rosetta Stone of black people. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

How I got over it: This one held a lot of power over me for quite a while. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Did you intend to hold him until the sun fully rose?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Alec is right in front of him, having caught hold of the railing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I took some to give me something to hold. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He doubles the sleeve back over the socket, then holds the leg out for me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, I got held up at work. Telling stories.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She continued forward, sidestepping open trunks that held plumed garments from every period, curled wigs, and ostentatious hats. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom grabs me and holds me, and Dad wraps one arm around both of us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I want to run to them, but Jake holds me back and motions for two of the guards from our side to help them up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The children got so used to his toad face and grabby hands, they began calling him Tio CapitSn and asking to hold his gun and ride on his knee horse. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What would everyone say, those scholars who’d mocked him, if they knew a fairy tale had held the key to azoth? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Hellfire raining down on her out of the sky and she held it off with a brolly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He had held in his gloved hands virtually every hot agent known, except for Ebola and Marburg. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held Stew Cat against my chest Standing with his back to the storm, Timothy put my arms through the loops of rope, and then roped himself, behind me, to the tree. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I struggled to free myself, but his powerful grip held me firmly in place. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

A little metal clasp shaped like a sliver of the moon held the case shut. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

What had come out was completely uncalculated, as though another self within me had taken over and held forth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if it does, piay that we can hold the Red Keep long enough for our lord father to march to our relief. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I take his invisible heart and hold it close to mine. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She smiled when she saw me and held out her hand. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still held the little ball of Gold light in his other hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The player held up a hand to stay him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t want one,” she said when I held one out to her. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Working more on instinct than reason, I reached out and grabbed her arm, holding her in place. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He came in holding his cap and stood by the bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I'd forget it and hold on desperately to Brotherhood with all my strength. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about how Mom had run her own business in Congo, how Dad had always held good jobs. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

By not telling Father Olufemi about his plans, Kamau was helping him, but also giving up the one thing he had fought so hard to hold on to—his younger brother. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The road was blocked by a line of slow-moving carts, each pushed by a man with a rag tied over his face, each holding a corpse. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could tell I was holding back for a reason. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was in her best interest to hold back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then, legs straight, she raised her body on one arm, held herself there, hovering, and then eased herself slowly down. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They fanned out across the waterfront, their muskets primed and held at the ready position. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bo sat down next to Victor and held up one of his kittens. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t believe them until I saw it in action myself,” he said, then folded one of the pages back and held it up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was not even a dais for the abbot and his distinguished guests, as there would have been at a Benedictine abbey, for the Grandmontines don’t hold with the pride of status. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He holds the frame in his shaking hand. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

‘Here is frobscottle!’ he cried, holding the bottle up proud and high, as though it contained some rare wine. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth, and he put his hand across his mouth to hold his laugh in. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing else to do but to hold on to that hope. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then Biff saw that Blount had not hurt his jaw, but he was holding his hand over his mouth because his lips were trembling. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I want that one,” Taryn says, pointing to the bolt of fabric I’m holding, the one with the embroidery. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Thom, Rado, and I hunkered in the mangroves and held our skateboards over our heads, to keep the raindrops out of our eyes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The mayor holds his hands out and smiles apologetically. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing,” I say, holding my hands together as tight as I can in my lap. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Thomas held his hands up again, wishing he could just zap his thoughts into everyone else’s brains. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Take this with you,” she said, “and whenever you need my help, hold it in your hand and call to me. I shall hear you, wherever you are.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up, hold out my arm and give him two fingers but he’s already disappearing behind big clouds of smoke. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The Magpie cast him a final contemptuous glance and took hold of Meggie's arm, luckily not the one with Fenoglio's precious words inside its sleeve. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The typewriter was a fairly recent Olympia, given to him on his twenty-first by Jack Tallis at a lunchtime party held in the library. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The woman held a baby on her lap. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pure fragrance of the water and the melody of the wind in the poplars held our fancies. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held out the round ball she had taken from Dragon’s head. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

They wound their way through interconnecting tunnels and rough-hewn burial chambers that all looked the same—the walls carved with dusty niches that might once have held bodies. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ashton made a face and held up his feet. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was kicking against his grip, but he was persistent, holding her tighter, saying, “Baby, stop. You don't understand.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It felt like I had been holding my breath since we left the house. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She had previously signed up for doing roadside security for the Top of Utah Marathon, which was being held the next morning. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

After she removed them from the pot and peeled off the hot wax, she held them up in the air. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The pavilion was lit with hundreds of lanterns hanging from the wooden ribs that held the pavilion’s roof aloft: globes of light suspended in midair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Swap you for one of these,” said Harry, holding up a pasty. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The images of Africa on American TV were all the same: There were the ads for charity groups showing a white lady holding a starving black child, flies landing all over the kid. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Isabelle poked her head inside to make sure no one was watching, then held the door open for Hugo. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I asked, holding up the book that could soon be mine. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I held up my end of the bargain! Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Becker went across the street to the Mountaineer Diner for lunch, he always took the key to the display case that held the diamond rings. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She stands and holds her hand out to me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Francie and Lee held hands and sang, even though neither was quite certain of the words. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting nearby, his hand held loosely on his knee and still slowly dripping blood, his face scorched by the sun and pale under the burning. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we left, each of us held full bags of wonderful things, Christmas-wrapped for beneath the tree. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I turned back, and Lacey and Radar were both holding cell phones to their ears. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I stand a little to the back of Lev's shoulder and hold the fingerboard. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But the mud held fast, and she could not run. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I turned around and looked at Junior, whose eyes were red because he was trying to hold back his tears. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Moss dropped the sponge and held his bleeding hand still, watched the drips disappear down the drain, wished he could follow them and disappear himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The following days held a thriving business for Jinx and Ned. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sat beneath the table, safe there, and Deen had pulled the dune grass from around his ponytail and held it out. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

At last, Harry held up his hands, and the portraits fell respectfully silent, beaming and mopping their eyes and waiting eagerly for him to speak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Kaisa cut off another small piece of the liver and held it up in a bloody hand for the prince, who dismounted from his horse and knelt down on the ground before the huntress. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Your Boy King lost ten thousand men taking the place, and another fifty trying to hold it. Someone should have told him that war isn't a game." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ahead, from the Pavilion where gatherings were held, he heard music and the happy shouts of children. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He held one of the papers up to the light, saw how it shone through with a milky glow. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It took four strong firefighters to hold one hose. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even John sees him coming before I do, and he holds out one hand to stop me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I held the fish still while Grandpa Bobby unhooked it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Thick and white and holding me in place. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then one was fully equipped to hold on under any conditions. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She removed the four dead monkeys from their cages, holding them by the backs of the arms, and loaded them into plastic biohazard bags. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was done she held it tightly in her lap and looked blandly at her mother. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’d have to hold it in the air above the river. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Violet’s right hand ached from holding the heavy ladle. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

This real bad sick feeling takes hold in my stomach. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He lay down on his bed, held his baseball glove up to his face, and breathed in its leathery scent. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I sighed and dropped my canvas bag to the ground, then held out a hand to her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Carlos locks the door, and I lead the two dogs to the elevator, using only one hand to hold the leashes, and so far, it’s not so bad. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The more you hold them in, the worse you get. When you release them, they got to go somewhere else. The Bible says He can carry all that burden.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mapper, still standing, held his hands out to either side, smile ecstatic. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I was simply following the rules I had laid down for myself at the beginning of the project and doing the best I could to hold each job. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There a Pope had been complaining, as he was held to ransom, or another one had been wriggling, as he was poisoned. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were six oarlocks, U-shaped notches in the gunnel for holding an oar in place, and five oars, since I had lost one trying to push Richard Parker away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A water snake slipped along on the pool, its head held up like a little periscope. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

A myth of what the frontier had been, the Wild West legend, was taking hold in the popular imagination, and it would not be long before people defined Smith by it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father thought only in terms of conquest, but what good was it to take a kingdom if you could not hold it? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She stood still inside the tree for a few heartbeats, the Nightingale holding on to her wrist. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When she held a well child on her lap and rocked back and forth, she sang. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold the sealed letter as I kick off my shoes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Joey said flatly, still holding my head steady. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The starfish pulls against the abalone shell, sometimes for days, holding on with its suckers and pushing up with its legs, until little by little the heavy shell comes loose from the body. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held it close to him and whispered, “Do you feel that? It’s warm.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They had not been able to hold a funeral for Moody, because Bill and Lupin had failed to recover his body. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Today I'm the only person to get off at this station, holding my small suitcase, looking like a mad vacationer who has elected to come to the sea in the middle of winter. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t pick them up, just holds tightly to his communication book. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course I’m not holding any apples, am I? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The younger one held out a blanket wrapped around something. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

For joy, apparently, it was all Franny could do to hold the phone, even with both hands. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Against the wall of the gutter, a bearded man whose shirt was stained with someone else’s blood sat holding his head in his hands. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Destiny held for him rule over many Argives. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though he can hold his liquor better than Vincent, he has a temper. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Frodo laughed: from the covered basket he held, the scent of mushrooms was rising. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He looks almost comfortable, holding that gun to his shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hairy, unfinished logs hold up the roof, and there is a gap between where the floor ends and the wall begins, so that one can see a thin line of grass. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Smile, smile, hold hands, bow and thank, over and over. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever held it was only a few steps away. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

No, there wasn’t any reason in the world to hold a grudge against Abilene. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before the battle happened, a Cheyenne holy man predicted a victory in a battle against one hundred men. He said the warriors were holding ‘one hundred in the hands.’ In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Sucking in a mouthful of air, I held it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And she asked you to hold her purse?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Wait till you see this'.” Deftly he snapped open the blade on his pocket knife, cut the cords holding the suitcase together, and the two halves fell open. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma clung to me and I clung to the oarlock; behind us Hugh held on to the seat with his arms. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The third floor held a smaller bedroom and a study. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It looked even less intimidating taken out of her bag, but she still held it firm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And the question he asked her when she was holding the lamb was not the same question. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He reached out for the line and held it softly between the thumb and forefinger of his right hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crying piteously the whole time, he held his arms out for me to lift him, even as he was walking away from me and toward the man. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas held Mother through the lonely morning hours, rocking her gently, as she used to do with us. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I reached over and took the jar in my hands, and out came the tears I’d been holding on to, it seemed like for years. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give some credit where credit is due. Who do you think makes all of this possible? Who do you think holds this whole thing together? Your father?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hold red plastic cups in one hand while the other hand is shoved into a pocket of jeans that hang too low below their waist. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He pressed the back of his wrist against his bleeding lip and then held his arm out and showed me the blood on his wrist. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Ged grabbed hold of a stanchion, for she lay almost over on her side, and shouted out, “Turn back to Serd, master!” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Cari thought back to all the times she had seen Naomi holding her own braid, eyes closed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I held my arm firm, but the gun was growing heavy. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He looks at me, then comes over, holding a Coke too. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Please try to hold on to the important stuff during the surgery. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It takes Chandresh several pages to realize each bit of paper holds a signature. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The genetic information includes how to convert plankton into blubber; or how to hold your breath on a dive one kilometer below the surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father lifts her, holds her to his narrow chest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He took one and Max held the flame; he sucked the smoke deep into his lungs and discovered that he did not want it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned down, put his ear against Derek’s mouth, held his breath. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Leave Lord Varys to me, sweet lady. If you wiU permit me a small obscenity—and where better for it than here—I hold the man's balls in the palm of my hand." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Emperor held up his arm and gestured. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He wore a cowboy hat and held a mug of something steamy. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Another lawyer opposite him argues for why Franklin should be held accountable. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Smith worked mostly behind the scenes but occasionally came into the ring to hold relay horses for Irwin’s daughters. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked down to see Kelly holding the ladder steady with one hand as she took pictures of George with the other. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” she said, and held it out so Rosewater could get a close look. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was four and I was walking down the street, holding my brother’s hand. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Two cops had him by the arms, holding them out so he wouldn’t bleed on them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless are gathered in the space between the rows of bunk beds and the doors, which are held shut by a tightly wrapped bedsheet, the best lock the Dauntless could muster. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A shelf held an African sculpture of a human hand holding an egg on the tips of its fingers, as if the egg contained something interesting about to hatch. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The twin standing next to Father Drozdov said, “I’m not holding you.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

If I could stop dreaming up a deathbed scene where his hospital blankets are crisp over his stomach and his hands are holding mine. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I hold my palms face up, and your hands touch mine, ready to pull back. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A slight popping, as if she had been holding her breath. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, they pushed me down into that hard wooden chair and held me firmly—as if I were a sheep about to be sheared. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stuck close as hell to me, and the one that didn't talk at all practically was holding onto my sleeve. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Eyes brimming with tears, the child held out its pudgy arms toward the window. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Sitting at my desk beneath the taped-up posters of my rock gods, holding that list in my hand, I started to see things a lot clearer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then she was crying, and I cried, and we held each other. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Have you ever had hold of the tail of a rat? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

It could not be a boat—boats were small and held one or two people. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of our seclusion, the lodges and all their contents were burned, destroying our last links to childhood, and a great ceremony was held to welcome us as men to society. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we get to the road, Noah shakes free of Oscar’s hold and pushes ahead of us. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Instead, she had held still, shivering, heady with the scent of the lilacs, which she’d brought in from the mailbox and arranged in a large vase. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other hand is gloved, holding a sword diagonally across his chest. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I held my breath while Vonetta slid the shiny black LP out of its paper sleeve and placed it onto the turntable. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The Tiger King held the piece of shirt in his hands, the king of the City of Bright Moonlight said, and then became invincible. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I hold up the first card so Richard can see it. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

People crowded close among snowcapped stones while a priest with chattering teeth held his Bible and tried to speak. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He gazed for a long time, and then he stood up erect, holding his staff in his two hands as a warrior holds his long sword. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I couldn’t make anything tonight,” his mother said, tearing open the plastic bag that held their Thai takeout that night. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He then holds up the eel, which makes the letter J, telling him it’s still alive. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Rashid shook his head and tried to step away from Z, but Z held on to his shoulder as Rashid insisted, “You owe me nothing. I only did what anyone would do.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My mother watched, still holding the sketch pad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Built jails to dwell on and hold on to its own private decay. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A broken calabash was worth less than one that held its water, a hook that kept its catfish more prized than one that relinquished its bait. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She became positively aggressive when we got on the topic of Mg++ ions that held together the phosphate groups of our three-chain model. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We all gazed down at the baby, as if her ear held the answer to the world’s most pressing questions. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

In some way, he had gotten hold of the examination papers for five years back. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As to the forces that held the chains together, the best guess seemed to be salt bridges in which divalent cations like Mg++ held together two or more phosphate groups. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Feliciano told this inmate not to turn around, then drew his baton and held it in ready position across his torso, what was called port-arms position. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could stretch it, bend it, hold it up to the light, and even suck on it if it wasn’t too old. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her head very straight as she sat at the kitchen table and waited for the fireworks. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, we held on, Jeth. They can’t say that our boys was puny alongside of theirs—like they said about us last year at Bull Run.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sixteen-year-old girl holding hands with a man not much older than she is. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was all a mistake,” he pleaded, standing out of his ship, his wife slumped behind him in the deeps of the hold, like a dead woman. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart raced and I held my breath. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack held out his hand for the conch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The space between nightmares was like the silence after the snap, when you know that whatever made it is holding itself still and watching you in the dark. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She held me tight, saying “Yes” and “Thank you” over and over. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As long as I’ve known him, he’s been this way: extra-vigilant when it comes to matters of money and ethics, holding himself to a higher standard than even what’s dictated by law. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When Papi argued, he put all his energy into holding himself erect, maintaining a steady calm that was chilling to us children but had the opposite effect on Mami. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

As I held my stare with Miss Trotter I knew it didn’t matter that I didn’t believe in hexes or curses. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She turned away from the smug and glowing Mary Ann and climbed the stairs to her room, holding Ulysses gently, carefully in her arms. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I held her mother's hand through the pains and the pushing, helped to ease her troubled breaths. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They hold it near her until her coughing subsides. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Even though I was not the owner of the shop, he always greeted me, shaking hands, holding them too long. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then the caravan would stop and we’d all hold our breath, ready to flee or fight, sure we were about to be discovered. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I held that smile inside me for months, where it warmed me like a hot coal—until she stopped returning my texts. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Every few weeks. We make a run, say to Boston or New Orleans, fill up the hold, and then back to Hartford.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I take the aces with me and hold them as I read. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She held up the silver chain which bound her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

We hugged and I felt myself holding him up. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Long ago my Abue told me that within me I held all of the family dreams. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Lucy?” she asked, holding up the last bar. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

This was a three-inch-by-five-inch index card holding four lines about how one family was ending. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He held her close, by the light of an oil lamp, and he shone as though he had been polished with a high-wax body polish. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

First Sticky would need to resist Mr. Curtain’s invitation—and with the pull of the Whisperer so powerful, with Mr. Curtain now so likely to succeed, could Reynie hold out hope for this? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And if he could hold that image of the deer in his mind long enough, his stomach might shiver less and let him sleep for a while. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he passed a policeman he lowered his head and held his breath. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was holding the side of his mouth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They both looked so happy, huge smiles on their faces, holding hands, some mountain rising up behind them. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Late in November, a two-week inquiry was held by the police and fire commissioners concerning the fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

DeVante’s talking to Kenya as she holds a basket full of groceries. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Fact was, when I started looking for work, I noticed that all the laboring jobs were held by Mexicans. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if speculators got hold of that inside information, they could use it to enrich themselves—and, in the process, they might send France, and possibly the world, into financial free fall. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

No one had been hurt, but the car that held all our documents was destroyed. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hold tight to the water jug, but the beans and rice tilts and half of it falls into the stinky water below. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I lock my seat belt in place, and Mommy holds my overstuffed backpack toward me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Beans made a fist of both hands and held them out before him, end to end. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He changed shape until I was holding a sleek black seal. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Isabella holds up her hand for me to give her a high five. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She held the door open for Ms. Udell, who pushed her chair into the hallway, where they both disappeared. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then, with a guard holding him on each side, he was marched out of the room and up a flight of stairs. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Jon held her against a padded board that stretched from one side of the mews to the other. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to hold on to him. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jule held still, protected by the wall of the outdoor shower. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He held me away from his body, gingerly, supporting all my weight with just his arms — it didn’t seem to bother him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

More ambitious still, he hoped to use his influence on the English to make this new Patuxet the center of the Wampanoag confederation, thereby stripping the sachemship from Massasoit, who had held him captive. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Uhmma holds her high heels in one hand, her stocking feet buried in the sand. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It’s a person struggling to pull a handgun out of his coat, his forehead matted with sweat as he prepares to hold up a convenience store. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Four to a room was in itself a luxury, as most of the rooms held six. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Simeon grabs hold of Emmett's leg, trying to keep the men from dragging him away. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Pa and Grandpa poured the syrup into the brass kettle, and it was so large that it held all the syrup from the four big buckets. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held up the large calf-bound folio, and I saw by its gilt lettering that it was a book of anatomy by Vesalius. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I looked at the young woman standing in front of a building holding a little girl in her arms. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When I was very young, that was the battle between them: Mother trying to hold school every morning, and Dad herding the boys into the junkyard the moment her back was turned. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He starts to wedge the book back in its place, but stops, holds it in both hands, as if weighing it. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down at his hand, which held a key. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t nobody holding you here. You can walk out whenever you want.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She held the two needles in her hands the way my little sister used to hold her fork and knife when she was really hungry as a toddler. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

One man in a fluffy robe holds only an overripe banana. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

This depresses me and makes me feel guilty, even though I told him not to hold back. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned him over, got a good hold on him so that his head was above water, and towed him in. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The bonds that had once been the entrails of his own son held him tightly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But the one that Pong held now wasn't like that. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The strategy worked brilliantly, for about eight seconds, until TOC caught hold of his arms. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

We were naked, holding our shoes and belts. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head felt like it was going to explode; I didn’t think I could hold my breath for another second. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped the sword to the floor and struggled free of the bonds that held my hands together. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winston was smoking a Victory Cigarette which he held carefully horizontal. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The woman’s hair flowed long and silver, and she held a beautifully carved wooden staff for support. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He was holding the book in his right hand. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next many days and nights ran together for me because I was terrified to put him down at all, or even to fall asleep holding him, for fear he’d slip away. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mum was standing up and holding Kat by the elbow and ushering us back into the hallway. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edd had been sent to gather up as many spearwives as his wagons would hold and bring them back to join their sisters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He held the fork in his hand as though it were heavy, and his fingers trembled. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The men had built another rock wall, and now, with enough ammunition, he could hold there for a long time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up some embroidery, but my fingers would not even hold a needle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

How about Paul, holding the coats while Stephen was stoned? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something silver caught my eye, and I walked to the back of the truck — carefully holding the side for support — to examine my tires. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had begun holding it days at a time, and couldn’t, with all the walking that night. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

All the way down the hall, until the orderlies told her to stop, she held on to my hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The bonds that had held his body down were loosened. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I held back the urge to get into the water a minute longer, but finally I said to Masson, “Shall we?” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She held our hands as we walked, and every so often she would turn around as if to see whether we were still with her. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

An X made from two strips of clear tape is holding a white pad and some kind of brace on the bridge of her nose. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she nods at the bag I’m holding. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t cling to it—just hold it gently—Oh, well done.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It’s hard trying to hold on to a place that doesn’t want you. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Only this much,” I said, holding them out to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Just a little meddling with dark forces better left alone,” I said lightly, holding up the burning shingle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She lowered the blade back to my throat, and I slowly drew Miss Peregrine’s letter and photo from my jacket, holding it for her to see. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When David came out, he held a long knife. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And of course facts and theories have an intimate relationship: what counts as a fact depends on the theories you hold, and whether a theory appears to be valid depends on the facts you acknowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She held the pamphlet in front of her aunt. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Now what I want to know is how did you two manage to get hold of a boo-hag skin?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had to hold his head slightly tipped forward at the front to keep it from hitting the top. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their luck would hold indefinitely, and they would carry on their intrigue, just like this, for the remainder of their natural lives. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Howard held the candle an inch from his mouth and he just jerked his head back and forth and kept spitting little bubbles. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are pulled toward the ground by gravity, gravity keeps the moon in orbit around the earth, and our planet is held captive by the sun because of gravity. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Like they weren't just there to hold her up; they were there to make a point. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Annabeth and two of her siblings were holding back a Hyperborean giant. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He held out the cards, and I wanted one. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was the same tone, the same piercing depth, that I heard sometimes in Abba when mourners danced past our house, holding the photograph of a dead family member, shouting. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Gates stopped and held up some papers. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world holds only about 148 species of large wild mammalian terrestrial herbivores or omnivores, the large mammals that could he considered candidates for domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Nnaemeka’s father said; he fixed his gaze on the enamel bowl that held the last lobe of kola nut. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I made one statement on my way in here, and I'll be holding a press conference in a couple of hours." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She held on tight, chewing her lip, flinching when she heard it coming. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was like Sarah, holding himself back, not killing in spite of anger I could only imagine. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She held the tablet closer, scanning it over the pages, mouth-filled wings occupying the screen. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Sliding his sketch pad out, Rishi held it out to her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And every time she visited, she held it again. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Matt held up a glob of the stuff and blew the smell toward the animal. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to hold him,” Axel says, which is definitely the truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I can read if I hold my hand over one eye. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fourth category is the strong nuclear force, which holds the quarks together in the proton and neutron, and holds the protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t talk, Hannah. Just get into this cloak. Where are your shoes? Here, hold out your foot, quick! Now — ” There was not a moment to spare. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Still holding my tray, I spin around and leave. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

My stomach got tight, and my palms started feeling slimy as I held the bag of cookies with both hands as if I were presenting a cake. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In his outstretched hands, he held the white robes and conical hat of the Ku Klux Klan. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s lucky I have something to hold on to because the jungle’s tilting back and forth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ward upon the cave mouth still held; the dead men could not enter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The playground swings are freezing and your hands ache, but you hold on, walk yourself back a few steps, and let your body fly. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

On the drive to the prison, Walter told me that the men on death row had held a special service for him on his last night. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Fate held up the snippet of blue yam—and I knew it was the same one I’d seen four years ago, the lifeline I’d watched them snip. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She stayed in bed this time, but she held the letter opener against her thigh. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man holding the chain jerked it, and the boy’s father fell backward into the wagon. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

By twelve an uneasy sense of isolation took hold of me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the fire the man in the heavy cloak held his iron cudgel ready with both hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was almost like Tea Cake had held up the Paymaster. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The bolts—rivets—that held the tank together. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

The electrode apparently burst from the strap holding it in place. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She gets up, and as she leaves, she holds her fist up and so I hold mine up too. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

They felt that there was something in it which they did not understand, so they held their peace. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if the very buildings—this very alley—were suddenly holding their breath. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

"I suppose that's no more absurd than letting Jack hold the book." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They will recall how she held out her hand as if it were already full. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bowl was covered with molded petals that overlapped one another—and held a secret. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The brass buttons on Sergeant Maples’s coat, the insignia on his collar, and the badges on his chest all caught the meager courtroom light and held it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I held her hands against my head and nodded that she could, we walked to the door, navigating a Something path. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Church and the gas stayshun back in town are still partly made outta metal hulls and holds and rooms and such. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The same way flowing water or a campfire’s flame can catch your eye and hold it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Empty the cup, or I will tell them to hold you down while Ser Jorah pours the whole cask down your throat." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I sat close by her bed, holding her hand, waiting and watching her breathe, a flood of thoughts going through my mind. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She holds my shoulders and helps me lie on the sidewalk. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I feel translucent, like a hand held over a flashlight or the pictures of jellyfish I’ve seen in magazines, floating in the sea like watery flesh balloons. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The belief, the calming assurance that I belonged in public, had at last taken hold. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held me tight for a long time, till I quit shaking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then I heard a voice and a pair of arms grabbing me and holding me back. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Imperceptibly the shoulders of the man straightened, nothing obvious, but he held himself differently. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the bushmeat hunters get hold of a baby chimp, they try to sell it as a pet. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then we had to float back down into all of it, the whole midway pressed up against us, and I held my breath until we were back on top again. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The dancer held up a doll and puffed out the skirt of its dress so that it opened prettily like a fully blown flower. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Where the woods thinned, Taran clattered along a dry stream bed until, exhausted, he stumbled and held out his hands against the whirling ground. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Exactly,” Denna took hold of my arm and pulled me away from the window. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

CUT TO: STEVE; he is holding a basketball and is within earshot of the 2 women. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was some time before the boy stopped battering at the motionless corpse, and even when he did stop, he held the bar poised over one shoulder, panting raggedly and looking around wildly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Had the Watermelon Feed been held inside the county jail, or on a sinking ship, or on the side of a craggy mountain, they would still have flocked to attend. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Payne held his hands up to his mouth like a megaphone and made believe he was yelling over a great distance. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Katie held it and they all examined it over her shoulder. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold on to the hope in her words. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to be the one to hold everyone up. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He held on to his kid self until Otto buried his face in the time traveler’s chest and cried some more, no longer embarrassed. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

How he’d held on tightly against the wind and the rain. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The lady holds up a little chalkboard in a wooden frame. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

All those cities held the same people, working the same mouths, sweating the same sweat. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He crawled over to Pond and held his neck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Even the ocean isn’t big enough to hold all my fears. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The gala is being held to celebrate the capture of a dangerous criminal, and to reward us all for bringing him to justice. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A witness claimed they saw Great-Grampy JonJon leaving the room where the auction items were being held while no one else was in there. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Holmes did not think her so clever as to feign coma, but he held tight just the same. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

With a reluctant backward glance the well-disciplined child held to her nurse's hand and was pulled out the door, just as Tom came back, preceding four gin rickeys that clicked full of ice. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

In his hand he held a long bowie knife, its sheath fastened to his belt. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Brian Cochran consulted a sheet of paper he held in his hand and then went to one of the three big boards. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clayton planned to learn how to play the guitar and how to tune the strings, hold the neck and body the way Cool Papa did, and eventually read music charts and play the notes. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He clapped the other on top of it and then, holding both pieces together with the tongs, held the whole thing over the flame of the spirit lamp. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said now if anything happens to me, if I start fixing to die or something, hold on to this tight and bambula! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tested the string the way Hassan and I used to, by holding it between my thumb and forefinger and pulling it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cried, and Inge reached over and held my hand. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Dove?” he asked, and he held his breath in suspense. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Father had never grabbed hold of me like that before. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thula continued to hold the door just half open, her body blocking the entrance. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But then I trail off—mostly because Bryce and Aurora have appeared on the stoop, and Bryce is still holding the lamp. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Ally,” he says, holding out the stick, “do you want to write something?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He was on the second branch before Penelope could catch him, and she got hold of only his ankle, but it was a firm grip. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“You okay? I heard you were here so I asked to escort you,” she says as we leave the holding room. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Patterson, dressed in pressed pants and a button-down shirt, held the urn tightly to his life jacket while we pushed on into the bay. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z