| 单词 | jam |
| 例句 | “So, Mr. B,” Elijah said after we had all jammed on our own a bit. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Carmine is howling, his cries puncturing the stillness, and every time Dutchy moves, he gets jammed in the side. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z This day she packed a lunch of bread and jam for Maisie, took the boy for a walk, and cleaned the silver and glassware. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I grabbed a skewer and jammed the prongs into a burning log. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She jams the brakes on so hard the whole chair jars. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I grabbed a fresh oxygen cylinder, jammed it onto my regulator, and hurried down into the gathering cloud. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He hoards fast-food ketchup packets and steals the small containers of jam from restaurant tables. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I jammed my handkerchief back up my nose and went outside. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It’s terrible not ¡only for him, but for us as well, since he’s been supplying us with potatoes, butter and jam. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The chorus of the boat song was whispered into the thick jam. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They turn right and left, past a walnut tree like a giant charred toothpick jammed into the ground, past two crows picking at something unidentifiable, until they reach the base of the ramparts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I could jam the heel of my hand into his nose and drive his nasal bone into his brain. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Then we could add some of Lena’s jam and make it fruit-at-the-bottom.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I push the door open, and we pass through a locker room and step out into the main garage—at least as far as we can, because the place is jammed with floor-to-ceiling paper chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Joe scrambled back in the car with his boots and pulled them on, jamming his jeans inside. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Matt watched, fascinated, as Felicia’s arm was swabbed and the needle jammed in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, once I climbed back onto the tractor, I revved the engine, jammed it into gear, and hit the gas. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All my second thoughts rushed forward, causing a traffic jam in my mind. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The head custodian keeps a milk crate jammed in the door frame so he can read his paper in peace when no one’s looking. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “For future reference, Harry, it is raspberry...although of course, if I were a Death Eater, I would have been sure to research my own jam preferences before impersonating myself.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Finally, in frustration, I jam one end into the dirt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The one who helped her out of every jam. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He makes a pot of coffee, toasts some bread to eat with butter and jam. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I ran up the stoop, skipping every other step, and jammed my finger into the buzzer. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z All eleven rooms, plus the hallways and staircase landings, were quickly jammed full. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z When we got to the top of his stoop, which felt like it took forever because of his limp, he jammed a key into the wooden door. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The dead guard’s arm is jammed into my spine. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then of a sudden he truly hated her guts and Joe’s guts for holding him up, for jamming him back into a corner from which there could apparently be no escape. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On it was a jam jar of blue flowers, harebells perhaps, and a full ashtray, and a pile of books. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was a traditional enough room—dark oak and floor-to-ceiling shelving—but Artemis had jammed it with the latest computer technology. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But before Elinor had had the ashes taken away, she had filled a jam jar with the fine gray dust, and it stood on the bedside table in her room. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Noor slouched next to him, complimentary earphones jammed into her ears. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “If we're in Switzerland let’s have a big breakfast. They have wonderful rolls and butter and jam in Switzerland.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But I do know it is a troubled place and a people caught in a jam. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” I said, and turned away as I tugged the blood-crusted handkerchief from my nose then jammed it into the back pocket of my jeans. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Look, Alex. Peanut butter. Look at all these different kinds of jams and jellies.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Sometimes they came after me, waking me up from my sleep when they tried to jam their rough hands in my pajamas. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Who—how did you—” There was so much I wanted to ask, the words jammed up in my throat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Besides, I have yet to find a jam I can’t get myself out of. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We went to Home Depot, purchased a roll of linoleum, and jammed it into Navid’s car. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He thinks they might hold the blueberry jam he has been making. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I thought not. You have not asked me, for instance, what is my favorite flavor of jam, to check that I am indeed Professor Dumbledore and not an impostor.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the decoration and all these Vocational people and kids being jammed together. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z So she went to Mama Yemo Hospital, the hospital of last resort for the city’s poor, and spent hours waiting in a casualty ward jammed with ragged people and children. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Looks like your pa can fix more than busted pumpjacks and jammed rigs after all.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I tried pushing the door open a little bit in case I had to make a quick escape but it was jammed tight. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Because they were pregnant and jammed with bricks of virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Clove jams her fist into my windpipe, very effectively cutting off my voice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Yep,” I tell him as I lick jam from my finger. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Because you’re silly,” he said, tossing her the head of a flower, a wilted dahlia, which she jammed into her hair. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Quick as lightning he thrust the big stake into the Firedrake's jaws, jamming them open even as the creature gaped wide to let loose the first foul gust of flame. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now those jams are cool enough. You both get to filling up those jars.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There were gummy stains on it, too, like crankcase drainings or old strawberry jam. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The reporter shooting the video we were watching lunged forward and jammed the camera in Sorrento’s face. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I didn’t see all the people jamming to get inside. Don’t they all know that the Marysville Free Public Library does not open until ten o’clock?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He flipped open a compartment under his car’s CD player, pulled out one of thirty or so CDs that were jammed into the small space, and handed it to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When Zhenya landed, she was in tears and furious—her weapons had jammed and she hadn’t been able to use them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The bulge, he rationalized, was caused by all the new equipment they jammed into these things. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The kids came diving out, jamming in the doorways, pushing into the backs of other kids, knocking each other flat on the disintegrating boardwalk. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I jammed my face into my pillow and screamed and screamed and screamed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z More precious foodstores—cases of nuts, boxes of sugar, crates of barley, flour, and jam—were sledged back to the new camp, dubbed Ocean Camp by the men. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “It’s been a wonderful summer for them, hasn’t it? We’ve put down pots and pots of jam.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A plate of biscuits and jam was dropped off then, and Moss pulled it toward him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Luna was arranging sea lavender in a jam jar beside the headstone. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then below are periodicals, papers, and letters all jammed in together with drawings and rough sketches. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to make blueberry jam,” he announced. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands were jammed deep in the pockets of his loose canvas pants, and his dented hat sat on the back of his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Lock it if you can! Or jam something against it!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Unable to glide smoothly through capillaries and veins, sickled red cells jammed into microscopic clots throughout the body, interrupting blood flow and precipitating the excruciating pain of a sickling crisis. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She held a plate of grapes, apple slices, and fig jam on toast out to me, even though she knew I wasn’t going to eat much of it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was trying desperately to maneuver out of the jam, but I didn’t let go. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Tonight I’m getting together with some other cats to jam a little,” he says. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Anatoli had left the summit around 2:00 p.m. and quickly became entangled in the traffic jam at the Hillary Step. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The day of his sixth birthday, Mother baked a cake, a special one with raspberry jam dripping down the sides. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I was about to shake my head, to reaffirm that my cello had no place among the jamming guitars, no place in the punk-rock world. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I could practically feel my marked-up papers jammed into the bottom of my backpack, weighing heavy on my lap. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The son was looking directly ahead out of the window stuffing himself with bread and peanut-butter and strawberry jam. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “If you finish, I believe there is a jar of plum jam left. Wouldn’t that be nice on a piece of bread?” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z My mother is British, but she probably thinks a Victoria sponge is a cleaning product, not an airy cake filled with jam. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I took my place halfway between the younger and the older ones, who scowled at us and jammed the line forward with rough shoves. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Or perhaps she had been forced to jam her thumb down the spout of a boiling kettle until it was steamed away. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z It took me about an hour, because I had to use Stradlater's lousy typewriter, and it kept jamming on me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He pretended to jam a flag into the ground. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Giving a skillful flick, she jammed the rope in the niche of the broken stone edge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z More than two hundred screaming, sobbing, trembling and confused children jammed the badly ventilated hall, and, for lack of enough benches, most of us stood up like bristles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I pulled aside Sandy’s pants a little,” Fox recalls, “and jammed the needle into her hip, right through her long underwear and everything.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The street was jammed with masked and costumed children making a deafening din with their penny tin horns. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to see whether the number of jam choices made any difference in the number of jams sold. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Then again, this is probably the kind of elliptical logic that jammed up the highway in the first place. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His legs, jammed into the sidecar by Hedwig’s cage and his rucksack, were already sore and starting to go numb. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I jammed my eyes shut, knowing that if Dad’s head got caught, the blades wouldn’t even slow, just hack through his neck and keep chomping. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Nathan got up from the table to look for the ingredients for a peanut butter jam sandwich. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They had lemonade, peanut butter sandwiches, and a kind of pound cake with red jam. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We twist our hands through the bars and jam the pins into the lock. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z We were still jammed in twenty yards or so from the car by all the people on the wide sidewalk. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he realized that somehow, by some mystery, the man in black was making fists and jamming them into the rocks, and using them for support. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He found his bunched coils jammed firmly in the tree root. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She pulled a black chess piece from her pocket and jammed it into her mouth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “My dad couldn’t come. My mom’s at the England stall. Maddy and Steph are selling scones and jam, and I think my mother is literally going to polish them off singlehandedly.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Which left Nan to bottle the trader’s jams by herself Except she didn't finish. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She had arranged three stools in a row, while she herself jammed her rump into an ancient baby’s high chair—a bohemian touch that gave her a tennis umpire’s advantage of height. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z November has brought even colder weather, and now our cubbies are jammed with scarves, hats, and heavy coats. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He glares at me, my body all jammed into the window recess. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They give me a pot of jam and a bag of potato-cakes that my mother has made for me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t it be lovely to have another loaf of bread and a jar of strawberry jam or any kind of jam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z A cluster of people jams the steps leading up to our apartment complex. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Books were just a commodity that had to be produced, like jam or bootlaces. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The jam jar floated off the ground, sailed over, and landed at my feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I grab my earmuffs from under my chair and jam them on. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Tad jammed his hands into his pockets and looked at the wet floor as the hollowness he’d felt when Rashid had announced the people inside the bathroom were dead returned. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When the last school bell rang, he picked the nearly dry pickles out of the strainer, jammed them into his pockets and threw the strainer behind the oranges. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “He can really jam!” one of the kids said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The older jockey pounded him mercilessly and tried to jam his thumbs into his eyes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The stove had come loose from its mount and been flung across the cabin and was jammed against the wall on the opposite side. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He jammed it onto his head, where it clashed horribly with his hair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The toast with jam and fried egg was cut into neat little squares. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He bumped his face against a window and jammed his shoulder against the rearview mirror. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Papa spread blankets around our shoulders and Sarah unpacked a bag of cheese and bread and jam. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes it gets jammed up and stalls, and we have to reboot it and start all over. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z A jam-packed four-thirty a.m. crowd at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack or Dickie Wells’ might have such jam- session entertainment as Hazel Scott playing the piano for Billie Holiday singing the blues. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The first man was still in the kitchen jammed into the dishwasher. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z She turned, and he saw his three little cousins jammed in the doorway, staring at him. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And, of course, our Alabama docket had never been more jammed or demanding. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She had gotten to the convention center much later than she’d planned, due to an unprecedented traffic jam on the highway. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z We ate bread and jam and slices of salty meat. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I jammed the gloves and pictures under the waistband of my shorts, then reached for the rest of the buttons with shaking fingers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Two taxi drivers honked and honked at a jammed intersection, refusing to budge. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Rashid must have known the emergency line would be jammed and had reached them some other way. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z At first, Watson tried to jam the two helices together, with the A on one strand matched with an A on the other—like bases paired with like. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The cap’n’s left hand was yanking rough on the woman’s hair, pulling her head backward, and his right hand was clamped on his pistol, which was jammed under her chin and pointed upward. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z When she bent down to pick up her litter, she spotted the maroon edge of a book jammed between the can and the wall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Her palms slipped, causing her elbows to jam into the tongue-floor. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z You'd only learn the language if it was jammed down your throat—like everything else in his life. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I could jam the chair up against the one door’s knob, and I’d have to scooch the table with the mirror over up against the other one. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The front of the tractor was jammed against the railing of the bridge and the trailer had sheared forward off the top plate and jammed up against the back of the cab. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He comes back, his hands jammed into his pockets. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z A thick red carpet covered its floor, and its walls were lined with glass-enclosed wooden bookcases jammed tight with books. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Peewee was hanging over the edge of his bunk directing traffic for an ant traffic jam. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he would reach up with his other hand, until he found a high split in the rock, and make another fist and jam it in. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It was still dark, Dad had his window cracked, letting some air in, and he had changed the music from slow jams to nineties hip-hop. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z For four years now she had taken her “walks” and come home offering fuki tendrils, watercress, crawfish, mushrooms, huckleberries, salmonberries, blackberries—even clusters of blue elderberries for making jam—anything to conceal her purpose. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Pycelle’s chambers were beneath the rookery, a spacious suite of rooms cluttered with racks of herbs and salves and potions and shelves jammed full of books and scrolls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The jam, however, was delicious and the children ate with good appetites. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The good white bread of breakfast; the rolls dripping with yellow butter that I had slipped into my pocket so often to be munched later in my room with wild blackberry jam from home. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We were jammed, two in a berth, into a drawing room and two sections. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t remember ever seeing a jam van making a delivery and I wouldn’t want to be like Jesse James blasting my way into a shop demanding jam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was like a church drive but at all hours, the whole body of us spread through the district, jammed into cars and sent out to find them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was jammed full of filing cabinets, covered with dust. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Margit gave them milk tea and warm pancakes with sour cream and jam. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And we got caught in a long traffic jam which was caused by people slowing down to look at an accident on the other carriageway. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She then tried to get work at a jam factory, but she couldn’t, so she went to a rubber factory instead. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Despite that, the men jammed the paper money into G-strings with little hesitation. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Usually Carmen and Tony would be talking and joking as they zigzagged their way through the packs of people that jammed the street. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z At home she would have been having buttered toast and strawberry jam and probably a piece of sponge-cake to round it off. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Soon there were fifty or sixty stretchers jammed together outside the ER. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He was so jammed between his crutches that his shoulders hid his ears. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up, stood facing them stiffly, his bad hand jammed into his breeches pocket. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "We get bear jams. We get bison jams. We get wolf jams." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z James ignored her and slathered jam on his seventh pancake. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, that would really get us in a jam . . .” “Of course—I wouldn’t think of it.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Enormous demonstrations were organized to measure the popularity of each party, and each time the city was jammed with the same numbers of people. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I stumbled forward jamming my pitch in between the bed of the wagon and the side. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The road by the building was jammed with Rebel troops. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I never had been in such a jammed mass of people, but I never had felt more alone, and helpless, since I was a baby. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Father jammed his hands into his pockets, watching White Deer wash the rice. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I took that man up to the Cathedral and had a gun jammed into his head. I pulled the trigger but didn’t shoot him. I aimed for the sun.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Cars jam the streets, a nonstop trail of brake lights and honking from here all the way to Times Square. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The six of them were jammed into the carriage. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She just served herself two pancakes and spread jam over them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept his thin arms pulled close to his sides and his hands jammed tight in the front pockets of his jeans. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z With the long iron stirrer, Estha stirred the thick, fresh jam. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets are jammed with people running errands or licking ice cream cones and soaking up the last days of summer. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z When we go home Mam makes tea and bread and jam or mashed potatoes with butter and salt. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z My favorite photograph is of the three of us sitting in the football stands in junior high, all jammed together, shoulder to shoulder. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Dripping across the warped wooden slats, I search the small back utility room for something to jam against the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The street was steep and narrow, the crowds jammed together tightly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Chambers will put up some excellent jam,” Arthur had said, without pride. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Nathan sat at the kitchen table with a peanut butter jam sandwich and two bottles of water before him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “There are no chained storefronts, traffic jams or pedestrians wandering around wearing Walkman headsets. The Texas League baseball park still has billboards on the outfield fence.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I put it on a tray—also a jar of raspberry jam—and carried it out to the tent. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She jammed her body between the shelf and the wall. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She aimed at the jar of Lady ’Stache Off, but the flare gun jammed in the island humidity. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Ken picked up Toby’s T.V. head and jammed it into his hands. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was now getting close to the middle of November, and as the sun went down in the afternoon and traffic jams built up on Leesburg Pike near his office, Dalgard worked on his diary. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He could eat it every day, spread over Afghan bread, with plum jam. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “This is a nice camera, but my grandson jammed a screwdriver in this port,” she says, pointing. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The man in black just hung in space, feet dangling, the entire weight of his body supported by the strength of his hand jammed into the crevice. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z My small bookcase was jammed with books, and there were books in piles all over the small room. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “Your old lady’s really keeping the jam on you, eh?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was hoping I could talk my way into a refill, although the empty bottle I’d jammed in my pocket that morning clearly indicated none was available. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Somebody tried to jam a cigar into my mouth, but I twisted out of the way. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "I gotta go," he said, jamming his foot into his sneaker. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z We drink our coffees black because he has no cream and we eat our toast dry because we can't find butter or jam. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z We usually order Chinese food for dinner, jam a little on our guitars, and watch a movie. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I took out another butter and jam sandwich, broke it into four unequal pieces. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z More specifically, he really noticed them when, upon sliding into his sleeping bag one night, his feet jammed up against a squirming pile of chilly coils. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lunch of soup, bread and jam, and cocoa was at 1:00 P.M., tea was at 4:00 P.M., and dinner, the most substantial meal of the day, was at 6:00 P.M. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z We avoid the traffic jam in the parking lot and pull around the circular drive right up to the front entrance. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He held a glass of iced water, the cubes jammed to the rim. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t like to check things, I like to jam it all under the airplane seat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a jam around the lifts with trolleys waiting to get to the operating theaters in the basement, and others still trying to get up to the wards. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Little banana-bubbles drowning deep in jam and nobody to help them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Thirty percent of those who stopped by the six-choice booth ended up buying some jam, while only 3 percent of those who stopped by the bigger booth bought anything. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The medics, jammed between litters of critically injured men, stood at attention in front of the lieutenant. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z But this time my mother was in her slacks and boots and her man’s jacket, making chokecherry jam over the outdoor fire. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m sitting at the table eating a piece of bread spread with lard and jam when I hear the noise I know is Shiloh. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a pocket for fishline and flies; another pocket jammed tight with first aid equipment, a snakebite kit, a small whetstone, and other necessities of outdoor life. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, I’m starving,” he said, and he spread some boysenberry jam over a warm biscuit. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It is not, any more than sipping cola or rating chairs or tasting jam is easy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Apples piled high, some lent their aroma to the air from where they dried in the sun on the lean-to roofs and others as they bubbled into jellies and jams. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, so the angels can jam, of course. They knew they were headed that way too, and who doesn’t like a good party?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When Jay and I got outside, Doc was stacking heavy boxes of empty jam jars as well as the crates he and Mama would fill with fresh-picked vegetables and fruit in the morning. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Ahead, a line of cars slowly inched forward—a traffic jam. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Now I sit on the train, my arms wrapped around myself, hands jammed against my sides to stop them from trembling, like an excited child caught up in an adventure. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we turn in I bring out the rest of the potato-cakes and jam so that they can have some too. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The reading comer was jammed with pillows and was sheltered by half of an old cardboard geodesic dome. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z There, he jams his body into the crevice on top of a hopper, next to the trapdoors used to fill the car. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Our morning music jam with our brother was like our own little dance party before school. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We jam ourselves in a little corner to watch the activity. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Before we can even see her, we can see medical equipment jamming the room. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She shrieked, “There he is, poor child!” and pulled me into a hug that nearly jammed the brass buttons on her jacket through my head. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled back abruptly and, putting the thwart between us, grabbed up the hard, solid pole, stood and jammed it down into the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Fang selected one in a snazzy puke green container, jammed it into his mouth and took a couple hits. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She tells Dad the pig’s head can wait a while so that we can have a jam jar of hot tea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z After I filled it up, I stared at it for a while, in case it was a magic jam jar. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z He jammed his toes into the desert boots and leaped as well as he could into the tweed trousers, which he could hardly button at the waist. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother looks up from where she’s jammed in the corner, scrubbing the icebox. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The chewing gum could be stuffed into a lock hole to jam the mechanism. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the car, he told me Sammy had telephoned about how I was jammed up tight and told him he’d better come and get me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was jamming together, singing songs: Dad’s songs, Adam’s songs, old Clash songs, old Wipers songs. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Late that afternoon we jammed aboard a gigantic Mi-17 helicopter and lifted off through a gap in the clouds. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Booth now jams the wooden music stand he had seen earlier into the side of the door so that it wedges the door shut from the inside. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In the hall, I push the down elevator button, jam on my earmuffs. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Also,” I suggest, “it could be a system overload. Cellular frequencies get jammed in densely populated situations.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The lever jammed and would not slide back in its groove. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry you’re back,” Grandma snapped, and shoved me out of the way with her elbow, which nearly jammed my Tootsie Pop down my throat. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “He jammed that new cabinet in there a few months back and hasn’t moved it since. He probably doesn’t even remember that there are books behind it.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She turned off the machine and pulled open the tray, exposing jammed paper and a thin trickle of smoke. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z His hands were jammed in his front sweatshirt pocket, and his stare didn’t waver from his target. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The Pe-2’s machine guns often jammed, and their bullets weren’t always strong enough to penetrate the armor of Luftwaffe fighter aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “There’s some of Velma T.’s blackberry jam in the cupboard,” Shady called from the big room with the bar top and pews. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but you love bread and jam,” I say. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I can feel my eyes widen at the thought of not having bread and jam. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It’s not even nine, but the sidewalks are jammed with commuters. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Helen ran to the front door, jammed the key in, and rushed inside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Golly pulls a giant polo over his head and jams his arms into the sleeves. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I come down from the ceiling for a second only to see if she’s seriously about to put on some old-lady jams. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The alley led to the streets that led to the Square, and the alley was jammed too. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z —Yeah, ’cause it has a live bass and I can turn it up loud and jam. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Prizes were awarded for the best peach pie and peach jam. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was the scale of the sleepy midnight jams. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z His trousers were dark brown, jammed into brown boots. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When they got upstairs, Granny was kneeling on the floor gathering up the white tufts of stuffing and jamming them back into the hole she’d made in the couch. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The jam was still hot and on its sticky scarlet surface, thick pink froth was dying slowly. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z On many days the square jammed with so much traffic that nothing could move. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He took his hat from a nail behind the door and jammed it on his head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc Smith jammed her foot on the brake, but it didn’t do any good. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She was folding linens, which their mother jammed into a sack. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She jammed an oar into the bank to push us off. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And with traffic jams everywhere, trucks with jet fuel can’t get to the airport. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We pass a public bus, with people jammed in so tight their faces are nearly wedged against the window. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Bianca turned the jam off and we heard scuffling outside the door. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Lavadie fumed silently for a full ten seconds before jamming the gearshift into reverse and bouncing backward out of the yard. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a little ahead in the jam. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Sairy untied her yellow scarf and jammed it in her pocket. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The apartment is jammed with them: thousands on the counters, in drawers, on the toilet tank. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I wouldn't bring anybody into a serious jam unless they wanted to be there. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The seats are narrow and jammed together on these commuter airplanes, and you notice everything that is happening inside the cabin. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason he had always thought of wine as having an intensely sweet taste, like that of blackberry jam, and an immediate intoxicating effect. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Crocodile Guts’s boat was still jammed into the reeds, and the mooring rope was still attached. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The road leaving town was jammed with automobiles and horse-drawn wagons. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Helmuth plunges his arms through his coat sleeves, jams his hat on his head. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I have Daddy’s dirty plate in front of me so it looks like I ate toast and jam. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z These animals, in turn, were being jammed together in cages, exposed to one another, passing viruses back and forth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All I know is this: on that morning, somebody jammed the Cypriot radar, guaranteeing the success of the Turkish invasion. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Annabelle feels a terrible rod of guilt jam through her heart, guilt and...what? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I hadn’t figured out where in the house to hide it where my mother couldn’t find it, so I kept it jammed in my pockets. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z French jams, English marmalades, an unclean butter dish, bottles of ketchup and Lea & Perrins circled past, before what the Object wanted: an economy-size jar of Rolaids. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I turned the lid and lifted the rose petal jam to my nose, savoring the scent. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her brother sat opposite her with his back to the door devouring hunks of bread smothered with a mixture of peanut-butter and strawberry jam. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z We sent out free goat cheese croquets with fresh fig jam to every person who came in to eat. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Me and Cooter jammed our ears up tight. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes the booth had six different jams, and sometimes Iyengar had twenty-four different jams on display. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It sounded so wrong, like butterfly jam, or spectral steaks. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She ordered tea, and three pieces of toast and margarine, and strawberry jam of palest pink. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I bent my knee and jammed my foot backward, up his crotch. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d hand out leaflets and later jam their church salsa, with the guitars and tambourines and a drum set. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Taking a small boulder, he jammed the entrance slab from swinging shut. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Visitors never had to ask for cream with their coffee or jam for their tea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Whenever he could find support for his feet, he would use it, but mostly it was the jammed fists that made the climbing possible. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It looked as if two photographs of two different places had been jammed together. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted my feet from the floor and jammed the heels into the cushion, teetering there upon the sofa. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She reads the newspapers page by page for leftist conspiracies, jams her finger against imagined evidence and says, “See. What did I tell you?” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Conventional economic wisdom, of course, says that the more choices consumers have, the more likely they are to buy, because it is easier for consumers to find the jam that perfectly fits their needs. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Quickly I folded it and jammed it back into my pocket. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The hilt of the sword jammed in the wolf’s lower jaw, wedging the jaw open and preventing it from ever closing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z When the rodents migrated, they could stop trains—the wheels would get jammed with their crushed bodies. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And I filled up one of Great-Uncle Jim’s ten thousand jam jars with water. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z There’s a traffic jam longer than a slithering python and I have to look where I’m going, because it’s easy to twist my foot on the broken cobblestone road. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Three bottles of jam made from his garden’s apricots. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Someone has laid out a tray with biscuits and jam. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Cool Papa Byrd did what he’d always done after they jammed. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The wind had shifted, slowing the march of the flames eastward and giving them precious minutes to untangle the traffic jam. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z As I sit down, he grabs two large biscuits and starts slathering jam on them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Where streets should have been, green canals etched their way through the neighborhoods, each one jammed with motorboats. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z To cheer us up on our first day on the road I made jam sandwiches for breakfast and they tasted hopeful. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Lefty jammed a black hat down over my eyes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad jammed the forks under the bin, then lifted me and the scrap and began driving, full throttle, toward the trailer’s head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My timing is perfect, and I wind up in a traffic jam. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Zu jammed her hand back into its glove and crossed her arms over her chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The men are drinking stout from bottles again and the women are sipping sherry from jam jars. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I wish for a major traffic jam to stop our trip. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There were cold omelettes with chopped ham in them, and cold chicken and hot coffee for the grown-ups, and hot crisp rolls baked in the hotel kitchen, which we ate with butter and cranberry jam. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Finch crossed his legs and jammed his hands into his pockets. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z There was a lot of food that came in boxes and jars, but she found some good dark bread and some butter and jam. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He pulled out a jolt baton and jammed it into her side. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z All her talk made me start jamming a chair up against my closet door at night. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z We can still have bread and cheese and a nice jam jar of tea with lashings of milk and sugar and what more do you want? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then, as we struggle with the cart, the jammed wheel scraping across the concrete floor, a man in a business suit comes up behind us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Scrambled eggs and sausage and toast with raspberry jam, that’s what my stomach wants. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I bet that many of the one million people who were at Cape Kennedy to watch our launch were still caught in the post-launch traffic jam. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally pulled it open and jammed it under the tie that Shay had indicated. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Reed jammed his hat back on his head and grinned. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Rooms are being constructed in the cellar, gradually and with a lot of hammering and sawing, in my father’s spare time: a darkroom, a storeroom for jars and jellies and jams. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We had driven for less than half an hour when we came to a checkpoint; there was a traffic jam, and policemen, many more than was usual, were waving their guns and diverting traffic. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Stars come out to shine, so many they seem jammed together, brilliant points of light all across the sky. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Darin and I came to a house like this to sell Nan’s jams once.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He picked the strawberries out of the jam and put them on one side of his plate. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their relief lasted only a moment, however, because as they shoved harder against the wall, it jammed and wouldn’t open farther. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The cousins and the villagers came bearing bright orange jams, silk dresses, silver embroidery scissors. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack held up the head and jammed the soft throat down on the pointed end of the stick which pierced through into the mouth. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I jammed my hands into the pockets of my jeans, hoping my explanation would suffice, but Faith just sat there waiting, expecting more. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She turned back to the typewriter to sort out all the keys that were jammed together now. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Fang was jammed in behind me, standing perfectly still. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Malik has the hairiest toes, and for the last few weeks, his right big toenail has been all black and blue and yellow because he jammed it doing a backflip. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I finish jamming the supplies in the box and close the metal box back inside. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In the trucks little yellow men in shabby greenish uniforms were squatting, jammed close together. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I will take it to her anyway, jam the money under their steel door. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was jammed with officers, all the brass. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, indeed! An urn perhaps, a jam jar, but no coffin.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Instead, they revealed a crush of people, jammed body to body. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They crowded onto two beds and a slim mattress jammed each night into the aisle between the beds. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The blackberries got ripe, and Mrs. Zuckerman failed to put up any blackberry jam. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z We stand jammed in together, shoulder to shoulder, there is no room to sit. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Nancy jams a finger toward the nest glowing in the moonlight. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Yet the city always seems to be one big traffic jam. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Many thousands of others boarded trains and jammed the bright yellow cars, dubbed “cattle cars,” built by the Illinois Central to haul as many people as possible to the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He wore a yellow raincoat and his hands were jammed into the pockets. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z His backside twitched, but his attention remained glued to picking away at his claw jam. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Something about the way he kept darting sidelong glances at me made butterflies jam out in my stomach. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He jammed his hands in his pockets, whistled, and started to do a waltz clog like Pat Rooney. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The jam is good, the pots remind me of crude flower pots without the hole in the bottom. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hyacinth saw her brother approaching, she quickly jammed the whole thing under Franz’s tail. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He jammed his fingers down around the edges and worked it loose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Here. Circuits have been jammed all morning, but maybe your luck’s better than mine.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Every night they leave the teeth in the kitchen in jam jars filled with water. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They would not care to cook with the fresh basil that grows rampant in Gerald’s garden or to spend a whole day boiling blueberries for jam. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She brought the glass of tea to Will, together with a little saucer of jam with a silver spoon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He indicated a grave-rubbing on the little table, held flat by a jam jar in each corner. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z My first cut was serviceable, but when I tried to make the interior angled cut, the tool wobbled and jammed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He jammed me against the brick wall by the ribs, warning me to shut up or else. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He jammed Mr. Canton’s car over the embankment and into some trees—which kept it from rolling completely. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z There was no syrup or butter, but quart jars of strawberry jam were set out. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The gun handle I saw sticking up, jammed between the driver's seat and the middle console. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z At a signal from him Basta jammed his elbow into the old man's back so roughly that Fenoglio was left gasping for air. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Dried chili peppers hang along the eaves, lavender sachets are laced with ribbons, jars filled with homemade jams line the shelves. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Holly jammed her pistol back into its holster. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The high point is our weekly slice of liverwurst, and the jam on our unbuttered bread. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Other than one ration stamp each for cheese, meat and bread, all she received from us was a jar of jam. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There’s a group at Columbia that meets Sunday afternoons to jam on this punky fake jazz everyone’s into. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The kidneys become jammed with blood clots and dead cells, and cease functioning. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When they finally turned and saw all of us looking, Fiona blushed, and Hugh came toward us with his hands jammed in his pockets, his bees trailing behind him, and growled, “Let’s go, show’s over.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Why do you have to keep dragging it up, Matt? It was three years ago. It has nothing to do with the jam were in now.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The city almshouse on Spruce Street was jammed with over three hundred paupers, while private institutions, such as the Friends’ Alms House, were also filled to capacity. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Berries from the garden and homemade raspberry preserves,” Lena said, placing a platter on the table containing toast, butter, a pitcher of milk, a bowl of sugar, and a bowl of jam. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She took out all of the money and jammed it into her pocket, with the jackknife. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I shove the rest of the doughnut in my mouth to contain my emotions, jam squishing out the sides. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I can hear the notes from the sound check, the little kids trying out their jams before their parents come. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Directly in front of him she drank the last champagne in her glass, delicately struck the rim on the table, and jammed the ragged edge against his cheek. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The mushrooms jammed into the toe of his boot should be sufficient for both him and Penny. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He dug butter for his second slice and left a slop of jam on the butter roll. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Claire had her hands jammed into her hoodie pockets, the hoodie pulled up over her hair so that Maya could only see her face. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Some kids were watching me and one of them asked me if I could jam. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Twenty galleys were jammed together out there, maybe more, it was hard to count. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “So you want to go by my crib and listen to some jams?” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama stacked the full boxes of jam jars by the front door. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There was even a fig tree—sometimes, Mama had me and Jay pick figs for her to make into jam and sell. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “We make butter and cheese. Bread and biscuits, jams and jellies. But we are especially famous for our molasses shoofly pie.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z All around them are the less awful children of faerie nobles, eating their bread and honey, their cakes and roasted pigeons, their elderflower jam with biscuits and cheese and the fat globes of grapes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It is hard living with so many people jammed into her apartment, especially because the men don’t help. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Tiring pacesetters generally slow down right in front of the rail-running pack, compounding the traffic jams. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As he moved to place it on the table next to her, Citra thought of half a dozen places she could jam it into him that would either render him deadish, or at least incapacitated. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Chacko lifted the fried eggs onto the toast, broke the brilliant, wobbling yokes and spread them over the strawberry jam with the back of his teaspoon. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Surrounded by crowds, the long tables were all laid out: jams and preserves, vegetables in novelty shapes, cakes and breads. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Tucking the lock picks away, she jammed a bundle of Nin’s things into her pack and shouldered it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to stand there watching him, but I didn’t want to leave him alone, either, so I got busy jamming the food I’d brought over into the near-empty fridge and the iced-up freezer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I put the jam back in the refrigerator and grabbed a glass. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Then he jammed it into his belt and waggled his fingers for the treat to come. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z They never seemed to run out of talk about seeds and weeds and bugs and sprays and fruit, as Mother and Chrissie seemed never to run out of talk about flowers and jelly and jam. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z As he had before, Tisquantum talked his way out of a jam. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He’d play off of their riffs and not on top of them, unless they played a tidal wave of chords where everyone jammed together. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z One rich woman answered the door herself and invited him into the kitchen for cake and milk and bread and jam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The receiver was jammed into my cheek and the rest of the phone was dangling off my neck and the whole elasticity experiment was beginning to feel a little stupid and tight. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The shelves were jammed full of books and stacks of scrolls, but tidily—a neat kind of clutter. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z After dinner, Feral ripped a snowstorm from some far-off sky and they had snow for dessert with plum jam stirred in, but she could scarcely enjoy it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Noon came and the store was crowded; people jammed to the counters for food. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong's neck scraped against the wooden bars as he jammed his shoulder between them, groping for the staff. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But then one day he saw her standing before the bathroom mirror, solemnly applying, with the head of a thumbtack, a fresh stroke of scarlet powder, which she stored in a small jam jar. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The seven inns around the village were still jammed with folk who had left Philadelphia, and the few larger houses in the area were already filled with guests. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Dad poured water and salt into a jam jar and dabbed at our bites.The salt burned but he said we’d feel better soon. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I took the gun, examined it, and the first thing he knew I had it jammed right up in his belly. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I jam my fingers into my ears, but Tiny keeps headbutting the horn. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Finn cracked the spaghetti in half and jammed it into the pot with a wooden spoon. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I jammed the lawn mower into rabbit gear and went storming up the driveway, screeching to a stop in front of Zed. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a cold sun coming through the window and I’m sure it must be warmer outside and wouldn’t my brothers be surprised if they woke and found me there with more bread and jam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She jammed her shoulder into the banister at the bottom. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Beside the fish was a smaller bowl with red jam inside it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “The police must have jammed the cell-phone signal for the school. They must want to cut off any contact the bomber would have with the bombs or anyone outside who might be helping him.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It jutted one hip to the side, jammed a fist against the hip, and said, “What are you idiots doing? You’re going to freeze to death.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then he grabbed the piece of fruit and jammed it in his mouth before anyone had a chance at it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He spotted Alec a few feet away, jamming the end of his weapon into a woman’s face; Alec then broke into a run, jumping onto the steps and passing Mark, heading for the door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Granger jammed the whole day’s work into the last eight minutes, a blur of verbs and nouns and prepositions, and yes, there was another homework assignment. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She just jams her thumb into the right button. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She jammed herself in, and then pulled her legs to her chest so she was a little ball pushed into the dirt. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “This,” she announced, putting a hand on Robbie’s shoulder, “is my jam!” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Inside, the tables were jammed against the wall, tables about big enough to get two drinks and four elbows on; the Onyx was one of those very little places. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There were bunches of carrots and celery and loaves of bread and jars of jam and molasses and bags of sugar and links of sausage. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We slather the bread with jam in an effort to keep the dust in place. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z If they could just be patient, they knew they’d get out of this jam. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It was the half-hour break after their homework and before their French tutor arrived, and Ojiugo was making jam sandwiches, carefully cutting off the crusts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The neighborhood sensed this, and in my dream the people were jumping, shaking, and jamming as if the rent weren’t due for six months. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Over one hundred people now jammed the mansion, and the dead lay unburied. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z If she hadn’t rushed to help me, she wouldn’t of lost the bucket, and I knew those blackberries weren’t picked to make a pie with or to put up as jam or jelly or wine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “There’s little enough business right now,” Joseph said as he took the rag to wipe jam off Robert’s face. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I went up with both hands on the ball and jammed it through. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z A century later, in 1900, when sugar was used in jams, cakes, syrups, and tea, and every modern country was filled with factories, world production of sugar reached six million tons. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z They used to make pickles, squashes, jams, curry powders and canned pineapples. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her funeral was filled with people, another broken community jammed into a church, this one working to handle the sight of a teenage girl in a casket lined with purple silk. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After a long ride in boxcars with soldiers jammed shoulder to shoulder, we had an even longer march in the pouring rain. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She laughed but never smiled and in 1963, when she was sixty-eight years old, she had not shed a tear since Circe had brought her cherry jam for breakfast. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes a jar of jam from her pocket, unscrews the lid and offers us some. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As Seabiscuit streaked past the three-quarter pole, several dockers saw what was happening and jammed their thumbs down on their stopwatches. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tisquantum would have been tied or chained, to prevent rebellion, and jammed into whatever dark corner of the hull was available. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I he on the couch and just listen to the greatest of the greats jam on vinyl. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked like black lightning against a sky smeared with raspberry jam. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The headset came easily, but the microphone switch at the pilot’s belt was jammed in and he had to pull to get it loose. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning into the steering wheel, he jammed his foot onto the accelerator, let off, then jammed it again. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I staggered, then looked up to see what I had hit and saw slabs of rock, roof bolts jammed into them every few feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I danced one raggamorphy song with the girl, and then there was a slow jam. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Come on, Emilia, let’s snip the roses for the jam.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They had been bounced all over the place but they were still jamming. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He imagines the sidewalks jammed with revelers sporting swastika armbands and waving red, white, and black flags. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z She kissed me, handed me a jar of jam, and then walked into the kitchen. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “You need a bag, baby?” jam shook her head no. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Though Tree-ear jammed his foot forward and stretched the heel, the sandal was too small. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The stocky cop drew his nightstick and jammed the tip into Bucky’s stomach. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Sure enough, Krios still had his thumb jammed on the UP button. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z With his other hand, he jammed a gun into her cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She knew she should get used to carrying a pistol, but the weight threw off her balance, and guns could jam or lock in a bad moment. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That only loosened his grip, so I jammed my knee up into his crotch. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z There were jams and bundles of herbs and dried meats studded with spices and cracked salt. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The sailor began smashing and breaking open cabin doors that had jammed. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Thankfully, a Bean Heaven employee with long blond dreadlocks inserts himself into our awkward little tableau with a big plate of scones, jam, and thick cream. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He inserted a nickel but when he tried to pull the lever he found that the machine was jammed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The traffic jam at the ropes grew with each arriving climber, so those at the rear of the scrum fell farther and farther behind. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The building was still jammed with muttering people. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The whole time, Jake was hoping his big brain would come up with a way out of this jam. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He added a generous dollop of sour cherry jam to his glass, but I was inclined to drink mine unflavored, with only a cube of sugar to sweeten it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She jammed her heels into the sidewalk and screamed and kicked me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Eliza combed through a lock of hair stuck together with dried jam. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I finally asked after a traffic jam of silence. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I jam my feet in the rungs and cling tightly, trying to catch my breath. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I glance nervously at the empty nurses’ station behind me before sliding quickly into the elevator and jamming the door-close button. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When she bent down to pick up her litter, she spotted the maroon edge of a book jammed between the can and the wall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I used one of my sharp knives to slice the loaf, set out the slices on a clean plate, and put the plate and jam on a tray. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the officers fled toward the two exits in panic and jammed up the doorways like a dense, howling dam of human flesh as they shrank from going farther. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Beside her, he can hear his mother on the phone with one finger jammed into her ear, taking Richards’s concession call. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She made a jam jar and maybe a little chicken house float. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I don’t know what I was thinking, but when Henrietta looked up and glared at me, I grabbed the jam jar and ran for the hose. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z He makes more tea and we have that with bread and jam so that no one can say we didn’t have a sweet on Christmas Day. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Henry left the rest of his tools and stalked out of the house without another word, pausing only to jam his hat onto his head. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Nick knew and the coach knew he couldn’t beat me one-on-one but if he dunked on me the coach was getting his comeback because he got Nick to jam on me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Thousands more jammed themselves into the grass enclosures at the water’s edge, pressed shoulder to shoulder in the rain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Jay jammed the stick down into the mud next to my heel. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The next morning, the waiting room down the hall was jammed with Afghans. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ivan attacked the jammed canopy with a screwdriver and managed to pry it open. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Trying to hold on to their packages and small children, they jostled for balance even as the aisles became jammed with dozens of seatless passengers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z She got up on top of my bed, took one of the lightsabers leaning on my bookcase, and tried to jam one of the larger stars back into place with the end of the lightsaber. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I jammed my fingers in beside hers, and together we lifted a small section, revealing a hole about the width of my shoulders: the priest hole. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, Mama knocks on the door, bringing bread and jam. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They tried again, then called over Henry Dobbins and Rat Kiley, and all five of them put their arms and backs into it, but the body was jammed in tight. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers sink into the flesh of my neck, and I remember how it felt to have fruit jammed into my mouth, soft flesh parting against my teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Breakfast, which usually consisted of porridge, cocoa or tea, bread, butter, and jam, was served at nine in the morning. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Even the small pot of jam looked to have been licked clean. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Every few seconds, the razor would either get jammed with hair and need to be cleaned out or catch a chunk of hair and rip it out of my scalp. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The helium nuclei will be jammed together still more tightly, so much so that they begin to stick together, the hooks of their short-range nuclear forces becoming engaged despite the mutual electrical repulsion. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They sit at the square kitchen table, her father and Madame Manec at opposite sides, knees pressed to knees, windows jammed shut, shutters drawn. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I push open the broken screen door and go inside, Juju is jamming. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z His hands were jammed in his front sweatshirt pocket, and his stare didn’t waver from his target. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Inside was a trim little fellow in a gray suit and fedora, with leather suitcases piled at his side and his family jammed in the backseat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He jammed his clothes into his pack, then looked around. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When the spear was done, although still crude, he jammed a wedge between the points to spread them apart and went to the fish pond. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Honey carefully buttered a slice of brown bread and put a little strawberry jam on it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z When I do, he sneak attacks me, jamming his fingers under my armpit and wiggling them. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z They want us jammed close, constricted, no way to sweep around their flanks . . . and with that boom behind us. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And finally now, just when he’d mastered the parking patterns at City Hall — he even knew which meters were jammed, so he could park free — he had his building permit. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z For these prayer meetings, we’d jam ourselves into the tiny living area of the host family’s house and form a circle. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She dropped off the counter and jammed a battered straw hat onto her head as if she’d suddenly remembered this garden of hers. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Man, the whole school is on my case for blowing the game to dumb old Powell Academy and you talking about listening to some jams,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We were caught in the jam, dancing in one place in front of him. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I was pedaling my bicycle back to the store as fast as I could when a police car, swerving toward me, jammed me into the curbing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The town was jammed with eager pilgrims, and though we tried at all the decent boarding houses, we could not find a single room. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All about us as we stand jammed on our platform lie the faces of the people of the city, upturned like a shoal of brown, round pebbles, mica-glittering with thousands of watching eyes. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He scooped up the shotgun and jammed the revolver into his waistband. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z During the day I left things on the back step—a jar of jam, a drumstick—but I could never be sure they were not stolen. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Finally the monkey got itself jammed down in a crack behind a cage with its tail sticking out, and Sergeant Amen hit the tail with a massive dose of anesthetic. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione almost ran to the stool and jammed the hat eagerly on her head. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Dad hogged the kite spool, so I took another warm jam doughnut. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Moss ran to the corner and unlocked his bike as quick as he could, jamming Javier’s bike chain in his bag, and he did not look back to see if anyone had followed him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I imagine books jammed between the dresser and the wall, books under his mattress. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Nobody on their team was jamming or making any special moves. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Through the window screens, from eight floors up and a couple blocks away, under the jam that's playing, you can still hear the sounds of singing. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Spectators, newsmen, and photographers jammed the foyer outside the courtroom, and everybody was waiting for something big to happen. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z They weren’t like jamming with the Bluesmen, knowing when to come in, how to play against and with other musicians. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The sides, where the metal ceiling curved down to the cement floor, were jammed with wooden crates, sprinkler heads, wheelbarrows, and all kinds of equipment. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the season for making marmalade and jam for winter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Frankie caught a glimpse of Tad talking to someone on the other side of the debris that jammed the doorway as he helped Cas reach the bottom. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Cascadian started “adding value” to some of its food, by freezing berries or making them into jam. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Joey was my fighter, and I needed to help him out of this jam. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She was perfect for the soft midnight jams. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z As we near the heart of Tokyo, the streets turn crowded, until the sea of people jamming the sidewalks makes Times Square look empty by comparison. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ivan and Anya both jumped and clung to each other as a figure silhouetted against the light stomped to the doorway, halted just inside, and jammed its hands to its skirted hips. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The day of their departure in mid-August, the train station was jammed with people leaving the city for the safety of the countryside. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t see the cars involved in the accident until we were in the thick of the jam. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Great Scott, girl,” he snapped, and jammed the specs back down over his eyes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z So I jammed one whole cake in my mouth and the rough crumbs scratched the insides of my jaws, and if I hadn’t had to swallow, it would have been a dream come true. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her arms are wrapped around her head and her wool blanket is twisted around her midsection and her pillow is jammed into the crack between mattress and wall—even in sleep, a tableau of friction. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The building emanated cold, and we shivered and jammed our hands into our pockets against it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Positioning one atom the proper distance from its neighbor often caused a distant atom to become jammed impossibly close to its partners. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “We like the jam. We eat it on hard acorn pancakes. “ My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He dumps the jam on the bread, spreading it thick with the knife. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z So instead, Candice jammed her earbuds in her ears, cranked up one of her dad’s playlists, and opened up her Mental Twister app. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I jam the vicious twist of the corkscrew into his neck. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Brothers got a breakaway jam and made some nice passes but at the end of the first half it was Carver 34 and Trinity 20. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I jammed my hands in my pockets and stamped my feet on the sidewalk a couple times. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A band plays on a raised platform, and the dance floor is jammed with couples. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was a tray with bread and jam and hot tea next to the bed, but Joseph couldn’t imagine eating anything right now. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I jammed the flashlight into my back pocket and walked quietly behind the garage, where I had a bag with my Grim Reaper costume. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All over America today people would be dragging themselves to work, stuck in traffic jams, wreathed in exhaust smoke. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He clawed the jib down, wadded it in a ball and—with it still hooked to the forestay—he opened the forward hatch and jammed all of the sail he could into the opening. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In Havana, the traffic is jammed in every direction. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting humped over, with his hands jammed deep in the pockets of his patched and worn mackinaw. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It hit a certain point and jammed on the brakes. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared; something seemed to have gone wrong, my reflexes were jammed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked around for a board or something he could jam into the door to break it open. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She jammed one foot into a crack and lifted her other foot onto a narrow ledge, and just like that she was climbing. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Frankfurters, sour pickles, strawberry jam,” shouted Officer Shrift from his chair. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z That would explain the jammed courtroom and why it was almost impossible to find a seat. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Next came raspberry jam, a cup of tea and the milk jug. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know why it was important to jam. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It was me, burning on the court, doing the wild thing with the ball, slamming and jamming. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He jammed his spoon into the bowl and dug out a mouthful. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She made herself some toast, with jam and peanut butter. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Good morning, honey,” she says, and serves me chamomile tea and bread with blackberry jam, while the morning news blares on the TV. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Driven forward by the crash, it was jammed into the backs of the seats and caught on something. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Beloved hopped off his stool to help her with the box, and jam gave a shy wave from across the kitchen as Redemption hugged his aunt. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She’s jammed her pencil inside the back of her shirt trying to reach a spot between her shoulder blades. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Fires raged and the roads out of Saigon were jammed with refugees and water buffaloes pulling overloaded carts and crying children searching for parents and retreating South Vietnamese soldiers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Planeloads of pilgrims were taking off every few minutes, but the airport was jammed with more, and their friends and relatives waiting to see them off. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We know unconsciously what good jam is: it’s Knott’s Berry Farm. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I reach into my pocket, and a metal spike jams into my thumb. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When he reached the end of the alley, he turned into a street, walking slowly in the sunshine, his hands jammed deep into his pockets, his head down, depressed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, every time I go up and jam another girl calls me up and wants to give me her true love,” he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The room was jammed with people in space suits. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, one of his cohorts had his mouth on the coin slots, sucking out the jammed coins and leaving his slobber. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A twelve-foot section of a spruce trunk is jammed into its open doorway, and across the log are draped two pairs of tom Levi’s, laid out as if to dry. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Thrilled with her success, she decided to persist with the pickles and jam, and soon found herself busy all year round. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And now we were jamming clothes and jars of preserves wrapped in blankets into our duffel bags to move again. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Traft devoured several slices of bread with Uncle Chester’s buffalo berry jam and two cups of coffee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Dad shakes his head, sips his tea from a jam jar, stares out the window and whistles “The Boys of Wexford.” Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Golden bracelets flew and jars of jam and tiny painted animals and fountain pens. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We sat in the cab of his dad’s dump truck and tore open the bags: beef stew, applesauce, shrink-wrapped crackers, little packets of strawberry jam, iced-tea mix, and hot chocolate. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z As I walked along, I could feel the hard bulge of the magazine jammed deep in the pocket of my overalls. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Main Street was jammed with people, lined up on both sides of the street. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She fumbled to put her key in the lock, only to have it jam. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z "I'm not sure. Apparently she asked for him. Are you hungry? The children just had some bread and jam. Would you like some?" Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She would never have gotten herself into this jam. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Finding the river only partially frozen, they built a raft and launched it—“but before we got half over, we were jammed in the Ice.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the goat room is jammed tight, I head for the other end of the car, where Silver Star used to reside, and slump down against the slatted wall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Dicey took the map of Connecticut and jammed it into her clothes bag. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z At four in the afternoon, I jam the manuscript in a cardboard letter box. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Jon slid his dirk free, grabbing the man by the hair and jamming the point of the knife up under his chin as he reached for his—no, her— His hand froze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was loaded into a jeep and driven through the night, his broken leg jammed into the narrow backseat. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They made their way up and down Unter den Linden, where the sidewalks were jammed with foreign visitors and provincial Germans, more than a million of whom had poured into the city in recent days. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Henry,” said the first Lisa, leaning forward and jamming out her half-smoked Vantage so it crooked at a right angle in the ashtray. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She was eating slices of bread and jam, deftly cutting the bread from a large golden-brown loaf with a huge knife, then spooning on the purple jam with a wooden spoon. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I could have been spreading on this jam a little thick. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z By making people think about jam, Wilson and Schooler turned them into jam idiots. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The young man put on his robe, closed the lapels tight, and jammed his towel into his pocket, He picked up the slimy wet, cumbersome float and put it under his arm. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I picture my brother hunched over the receiver, trying to concentrate, to push out the words that have jammed in his throat, while his father hurls an arsenal of ugly words. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Since some 15,000 people were jammed into an area meant to house 5,000, at most, the sanitation system was deplorably inadequate. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z There was a heat unlike anything I’d ever felt, a heat from the great buildings, compounded by the millions of people jamming themselves into subway cars, into bars, into those same tiny eateries and cafes. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “And you really want to sit next to him, in that hot arena, with everyone all jammed close together?” asked Claire. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Everyone jams onto the far side of the elevator, and no one says a word. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The announcer reported a terrible traffic jam on the New Jersey Turnpike. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He paddled to the shore and jammed the raft into some willows and grass. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think you should jam on your teammates,” he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z With the doorknob jammed against the small of my back, I watch Joon return to his drawing, his neck so tense and tight the back of his head touches his shoulders. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Quick as a flash, Mulch jammed his thumbs up Wart-face’s nostrils. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Below the writing there were painted bottles of mixed-fruit jam and hot-lime pickle in edible oil, with labels that said, in elaborate writing, Paradise Pickles & Preserves. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Diana grasped the metal lever, pulled it toward the loom, and jammed it into a slot. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Out of a cupboard,” said I. “And I saw pistols in it,—and jam,—and pills. And there was no daylight in the room, but it was all lighted up with candles.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z And each jammed with Irish Catholics who, it was said, bred like wharf rats. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And then we reached the crest of the ridge, and there, across a wide river, was a huge island jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their glass glowing like fire in the setting sun. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I felt his hands jam into my jean pockets again. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I jammed the ramrod down the barrel and released a shower of white saliva and mush, spraying my cousin square in the face. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He was too angry to close his eyes to hear the sweet, sleepy melody of their last midnight jam. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He jammed it under his pistol belt to cover the small of his back. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Minnie brings us in and gives us tea and porridge with jam in it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If either factor failed—if reproduction failed to produce variants or if heredity failed to transmit the variations—then nature would be mired in a ditch, the cogwheels of evolution jammed. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If you shoot half as good as he jams— Dad, no one says “hippest” anymore. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I will buy oranges, yogurt without the jam. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The tables were jammed together, and to be seated, the waitress employed a kind of magic, pulling one table out and then wedging you in, like a child in a high chair. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He jammed it in hard, ground it into my face for a couple seconds, before dropping it onto the front console, below the gearshift. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They even tried a piece of bread shaped like the wafer with bread and jam and it was no use. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pilate began to cry the day Circe brought her white toast and cherry jam for breakfast. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Consumer Reports put together a panel of food experts and had them rank forty-four different brands of strawberry jam from top to bottom according to very specific measures of texture and taste. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z You'd only learn the language if it was jammed down your throat—like everything else in his life. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The dry peanut butter had torn the flaky bread and the syrupy jam was spilling over. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Mrs. Rudyard had packed a tall thermos of milk and a package of tall biscuits slathered with butter and bright strawberry jam. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The control console had been relocated in accordance with John Lawrence’s instructions, though it was now jammed in a crowded room between Cooksey’s workbench and a drafting table. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She filled both pots with water, and I knew we would be helping her pack jars of her fig preserves and tomato jam for the market tomorrow. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “For instance, you had orange juice, boiled eggs, toast and jam, and milk for breakfast,” he said, turning to Milo. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z By the time the first teachers noticed their doors were jammed, it was already 7:27. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He thrust his axe into his belt, jammed his cap tight on his head, and furiously held his breath. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I pulled my right ax from the ice, reached up, and twisted the pick into a crooked half-inch fissure until it jammed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Before either of them could respond, he jammed his foot onto the pedal and sped away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s that we simply don’t have any way of explaining our feelings about jam. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z "You ever seen this, Ricky?" she asked, holding up the ball of yarn with the long silver needles jammed through it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He had finished jamming his shoes on top of his shirts and ties, and socks were wadded into the pillowcase. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And thank goodness I’d read it because now I was in a jam and knew just what to do! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Spencer was always the kindest, bringing out warm milk and biscuits with jam once the killing was done. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Tourists always clogging up the streets, I think as a detour forces me down a path right into Times Square, where I get stuck behind a cluster of auto-taxis jammed at a pedestrian walkway. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The fellows over there are well looked after; they fare magnificently, as against us, poor starving wretches, with our turnip jam; they can get all the meat they want. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I jammed the credit card into the opening in the jamb. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z We were jammed in there so tightly, we could barely move. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The top of his head had been jammed back up into the corner where the side of the boat met the sink stand and when he moved it everything inside seemed to come loose. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "I could ask her what kind of a jam they think they've gotten into in the Riff." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He falls asleep from the worry and soon Malachy drifts off and I lie there thinking of jam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Melissa turns the volume up, and the girls begin jumping in the pool, swimming and jamming to the beat. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And Arm understood that when you had ten million people jammed together in a city, you always had a few troublemakers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The Kottayam Bible Society was having a fair and asked Mammachi to make some of her famous banana jam and tender mango pickle. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That day, boiled cabbage had featured prominently on the menu, and not even the jam roll that had come after it did anything to dispel the heavy atmosphere. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Benny picked Laney up and sat her on the counter next to the register, then plucked a jam cookie from a wide-mouthed glass jar and handed it to her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They give me tea and a grand cut of bread slathered with blackberry jam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Find a crevice, jam in the hand, find another crevice, jam in the other hand; forty-eight feet to go. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Usually breakfast is bread and jam with my coffee.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I jammed my finger into an open pocket in the seam, wiggled it until the tape split, and the flowery paper fell away like a snake shedding its skin. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Unable to attract attention, they walked down the street to Joe King’s Blue Ribbon Bar, which, Robert described as “jumping, jammed, and crowded.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z News of their imminent arrival leaked out, and the streets in front of the courthouse were jammed with reporters and cheering crowds. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Paper tablecloths hang over the tables jammed with cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and little cups of red juice. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The governor stood up and went to the window where he paused, both hands in his pockets, staring thoughtfully down at the capitol parking lot jammed with cars. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He jammed on his Heelys and sped down the hall, pulling up cautiously outside the kitchen. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z And then she glared at the jam jar—which, I suddenly realized, had tipped over so there was no more water for her to drink—and... Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Then I jammed out my cigarette on my shoe and put it in my pocket. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z They found him sitting on his balcony, watching a traffic jam. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z This is where they stayed, he thought, where Pilate cried when given cherry jam. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He still shot wide on the turn, but they didn’t jam into the bank and by the fifth curve he had found a way to use the crude paddle to steer the raft. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “Or, ‘If I have to sit five more minutes in this traffic jam, I’ll simply explode’?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z We were thrown against the cabin door, which the steward had warned us not to lode because it might become jammed. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were scones too, on the table, and toast, and various pots of jam, marmalade, and honey, while dessert dishes, piled high with fruit, stood at either end. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He liked to fix things with his hands; it made him feel peaceful and calm and daydreamy, and he was patient with a jammed clock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z More jam, and shards of glittering glass strewn across the tile. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z From a distance it looked like I had been playing badminton and had a shuttlecock jammed up my nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z From a scrap in the street the jam was jumping to nines. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She jammed her hand in so hard to get them that she got a paper cut. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Evan offered to carry my suitcase and led me out to the street, a noisy place with crowds backed up waiting to cross the intersection, cars jammed together, and papers blowing every which way. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With one foot jamming the brake pedal to the floor and the other just as resolutely stomping on the gas, Durham’s civic engine roared deafeningly—but it did not budge from the starting line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t like jammed the flask up into his nostril and snorted it or anything like that. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She never washes the jam jars or mugs and there are flies in the sugar and wherever there is sweetness. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z "Say," he said, "go up and see Cohn. He's been in a jam, and he's asking for you." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The dining-room table was set for five; there were eggs, bacon, toast, jam, butter, milk, apples . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys held up while Candace pumped the lotion into her hand, jamming the plunger down over and over again until she had enough to turn sidewalk to Slip 'N Slide. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Jake jammed his hands in his pockets, sighed, and looked up at the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The space between the doors shrinks to a yard, a foot; there are only a few inches left when I jam my hand through the crack. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Starving, he made himself a peanut butter jam sandwich and holed up in his room. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The older one might marry the baby in the stroller, who’s trying to jam his straw into his juice box. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He jammed the tiller, made the sheet fast and reached under the stem for the club. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I rush into the bathroom and jam a toothbrush into my mouth, running a quick comb through my tangle of rainbow hair as I go. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There she is with a plate of bread and jam and two cups of tea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “And if we get into a jam, I want both of you wise guys to keep your lips zipped and let me do the talking. Is that understood?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z At a factory egg farm, the laying hen spends her brief life jammed into a wire cage with six other hens. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I drag our rolling cart into the elevator and jam my earmuffs back on. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Agreed. But what if we jam the door? If any more Specials show up, we don’t want to make it easy for them to come in after us.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Mom returns with bags full of potatoes and onions, applesauce and sour cream, flour and jam. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z There was arena-style seating and a rock band jamming out with the latest Christian contemporary pop. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z That would get off the newsroom teletypes and it would soon be jammed right in my face. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Airborne sprites jammed the avenue like stones in a bottle. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Digger stood up and jammed his hands in his pockets, then quickly pulled them out and dropped them at his side. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I shined my flashlight all around, and the glass jam jar of water caught the light and startled me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Matilda, who was perched on a tall stool at the kitchen table, ate her bread and jam slowly. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Ern, wake up,” Genie said, jamming his fingers into Ernie’s thigh. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He kept jerking his front paw, which was jammed deep in the hole I had bored. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the streets leading to the Mall in Washington, D.C., were jammed with thousands of people heading for the Lincoln Memorial. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Dad puts down his jam jar of tea and pats the back of my hand. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I wanted a piece of bread with warm peach jam. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “The front doors jammed. It’s been like that for a long time.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I make my way out of the taxi jam and push my heel down on my board. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Miss Josie made the best jam cookies, with plenty of strawberry jam in the middle, and she never, ever used orange marmalade. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Without a word, he walked over and jammed a ball gag in my mouth. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The girl behind me jams her knees into my back. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Neely clapped along, beaming at their jam sesh, and when the music ended, he introduced our experiment of the day: washer pendulums. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to clean up any squirrel carcasses,” he says, biting into his toast with homemade apple jam. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Or perhaps, like me, she tried to forget it all and think instead about a spoonful of rose petal jam. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The kitchen table was still laden with breakfast: a basket of toasted bread, bowls of nuts, jars of jam, a platter of cheese, and a few slices of some sort of melon. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “She just took in a heap of sewing that she has to finish quick. Marla Kay from church has a sewing machine, but she said hers is jammed up bad.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z What this says, in other words, is that our jam reactions are quite good: even those of us who aren’t jam experts know good jam when we taste it. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z We found bread, cheese, jam and eggs in his cupboard. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I didn’t have it when I was your age. The first time I had bread and jam wasn’t until I was in college.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Couple hours. I need to make jam for the market tomorrow first.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She washes the four jam jars we use for mugs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I cooked them on a top of a tin can, and as I ate them, smothered with blueberry jam, I knew that the land was just the place for a Gribley. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad stopped the car, then jammed down the accelerator and popped the clutch. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Spiral cut ham, eggs cooked every which way, jam in pots, bowls of oranges. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He jammed one of them into a space between the bench and the side of the boat, and he held the other in his hand. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With a final heave they jammed him into the crate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He’s in good form, with a cigar jammed into the side of his mouth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Shame,” said Ron, helping himself to a jam doughnut. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the second chorus, Mr. Bowles put his hand up for them to stop jamming. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z On the table there is a teapot, cups with saucers, a bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, butter, jam.There are two beds over by the window where there were none before. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I was eating jam and baguette toast at the table. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z After Dad took up preaching against milk, Grandma jammed her fridge full of it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I stare at the other dinghy, jammed with people in every available space. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He jammed his hands into the pockets of his tight blue slacks, watching the cars cruise past. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Briskly, Cecilia moved about her tasks, mixing milk and water to egg powder, and setting out a pot of jam and three plates and cups on the table. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z So he made me some sandwiches with white bread and tomatoes and lettuce and ham and strawberry jam for me to eat because I don’t like eating food from places I don’t know. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I jammed my feet against the gunnels and pulled as hard as I could. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Mama was gathering up her blue metal cash box and getting her crates of jams and jellies and baskets ready to go. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The first call that reached us through the jammed circuits was from Dad, just minutes after the phone came to life. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I found her shaking hands by Miss Esther’s homemade jams and jellies booth. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The meal was a simple one: tea, toast with a dollop of jam, and a plate of sliced apples. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Mr. van Daan hadn’t gotten the jars hot enough when he was sterilizing them, so Father ended up making jam every evening. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Matt appeared in the doorway, damphaired and barefoot with crumbs on his chin, jam on the edges of his mouth, and wearing a too-large woven shirt belonging to Thomas. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Redbeard led them to a small street market jammed with people. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He jammed himself back into the comer of the bunk against the sink and immediately went under again—sleep-numbness came in a drug-like release that took him down. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The first drawer she tried opened only a couple of inches—it was jammed, crammed full of bottles and a cardboard package. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z That night before lights-out, they sneaked back and retrieved the butter and jam. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Just two blocks away, we stopped in front of that gray trailer with the men out front and the Reverend jammed his car into park, waving for me to get out. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He hit him so hard that he broke the pistol, jamming the cylinder and making it impossible to fire the weapon again. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She once conducted another experiment in which she set up a tasting booth with a variety of exotic gourmet jams at the upscale grocery store Draeger’s in Menlo Park, California. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The rest of the jam he spread in a thick layer on his buttered toast. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That night the people were jamming, shaking, moving. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Cas pulled the stupid scarf from around her neck, jammed it into her bag, and yanked open one of the glass doors. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Terribly frustrating, the way the Nazis jam the airways so that the German people can only listen to broadcasts approved by the Nazis. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z As he sat in the usual morning traffic jam, he couldn’t help noticing that there seemed to be a lot of strangely dressed people about. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I fill my paper plate with unappetizing pastries—miniature muffins, a Danish filled with some dark, unidentifiable jam—a banana with too much green along its curved rind, and a firm, cool-skinned orange. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Legionnaires stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the front room amid upturned furniture and broken bottles of jam. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He leans the picture against the wall and drives the nail with the bottom of a jam jar. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I put eight pounds in the post office for my fare to America and that night we have a big supper of ham, tomatoes, bread, butter, jam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z "The bomb's ready, and the breaker's jammed closed," she said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Without hesitating, I jam the needle into Peeta's arm and slowly press down on the plunger. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The commuter flights that drone across Africa are often jammed with people, and this flight was probably full. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So in effect”—Mum folded her napkin—“you're telling me to stick to jam making and leave the grown-up decisions to the one in the trousers?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Telephone circuits are jammed up. Everybody’s doing their best. Lists of the dead and the living and the missing are going out on the radio. Give your messages to him.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the green bullet from his ear and jammed it into his pocket. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought her knee up, jamming the blade between Oomen’s legs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Adam had occasionally tried to get me to “jam” with him and I always refused. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Where long ago, on the day that Sophie Mol came, Ambassador E. Pelvis stirred a pot of scarlet jam and thought Two Thoughts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He forced Syl’s head out, then jammed the gun’s barrel in his ear. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Mama lifted the corner of one muslin cloth and stuck a spoon into the jam. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mars Bar jammed his arms downward, stuck out his chin, sneered. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We dipped them in the creamy soup, thick with onions and bits of roasted meat, and jammed them between our lips. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z This mysterious man drove us to the Congolese border, which was jammed with crowds of people trying to get out of the country and head into Burundi. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He jammed his knee against the masonry and let out a gasp. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A bevy of laughs and moans and screams came out of everyone that was jammed up in the tent. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Second, he was most likely to get caught in traffic jams on the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tents were jammed side by side on the few patches of muddy earth not covered with snow. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Probably everybody in the whole world, all jammed in like one of those clown cars. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Dicey put the paper bag up over her chest and throat, ready to jam it down the dog’s throat if he should leap. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The sentence she needed to say was jammed up inside of her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “I never think raspberry jam is a great success,” said Frank, “there are always so many pips.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Pong gripped the throttle and tried to push it forward, but it jammed. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She jammed the note into the pocket of her dress and ran out the nearest door to the playground. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Yes, it would certainly hurt if she jammed it into a guard’s neck. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I jam the knife in the keyhole and wiggle and twist it, with no luck. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The scream begins in my lower back and works its way up through my body only to jam in my throat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z My loyalty to Mr. Smeath is similar to my loyalty to my brother both are on the side of ox eyeballs, toe jam under the microscope, the outrageous, the subversive. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z My mother, who makes jam with dried grapefruit peel and then puts in cinnamon bark that I always think is cockroaches in the jam. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z But Father piled it with blackberry jam and ate it anyway. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he folded the cloth up neatly, gave his nose one more confident swipe, and jammed the hanky back in his pocket. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a house to the right, smoke pouring from the roof, a great clog of men jammed behind the house, but men were moving across the road and up toward the ridge. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “He can’t even jam,” one of the other little boys said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He had his whistle in his hand, but he was so jammed into the crowd about the door that he did not believe he would be able to get his hand to his mouth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets the plate of toasted brown bread and a small crock of red jam in front of him and walks away without another word. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Ahead, a line of cars slowly inched forward—a traffic jam. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Bearded vendors draped in thin blankets sold animal- skin lampshades, carpets, embroidered shawls, and copper goods from rows of small, tightly jammed stalls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It must have been moved when the plane crashed and it might be jammed down under something else. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama put the back of the spoon, covered with jam, against her bottom lip. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At the waterfront, beyond a huge parking lot jammed with cars, they found a public park. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z They scampered up another aisle, turned right, and saw Haley, her hand jammed through a horizontal slot near the top of the basement wall. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Our sixteens were at our side, too jammed between us and the walls of the hole to use. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Warden had tried unsuccessfully to jam Ginny’s washing machine into the already crowded bus. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Stanley jammed the shovel into the bottom edge of his hole, and carefully began to dig a tunnel underneath the metal object. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I have to jam it a few times before it pops open. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Tucker leaned against the door to the kitchen, hands jammed in the pockets of his apron, grinning at me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Like losing yourself in a good jam,” Matthew said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The men spread the jam on the bread and drank their wine, discussing politics and war and armies over the stacks of money on my master’s desk. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Else would linger nearby, begging for a spoonful of rose petal jam. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She walked over to her jam jar and glared at me and bawked some more. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Oriana’s current maid, a hairy, wizened creature named Toadfloss, brings tea and cakes, meat and jam, all piled on a massive silver tray. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At the top, Worsley bunched the end of the rope up and jammed it under some rocks. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The room was old-fashioned, with heavy wooden drawers and shelves for holding jams and pickles, back when the house was built. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Back in the house he chopped at the wood around the haspstaple and finally jammed the blade under the staple and pried it up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When I’m halfway across the room, a man with dreadlocks down to his belt jumps in front of me and says, “Come jam with us, little sister.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The headset was still on his head, turned sideways a bit from his jamming back into the seat, and the microphone switch was dipped into his belt. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Butler ignored her, jamming the barrel beneath the troll’s jaw. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Later I found it was just the sound of one of the men having his head jammed into a dishwasher. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z He choked a bit on the acorn pancakes—they are a little flat and hard—but Bando got out some of his blueberry jam and smothered the pan-cakes with an enormous portion. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He swept his way into the back room, jamming the straw broom into nooks and crannies he had already swept clean. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The room smells vaguely of wood- smoke and sweat, and it is jammed with bleary- eyed people, Africans and Europeans sitting shoulder to shoulder. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Blocks of ice cream in every flavor you could think of, apple pies, treacle tarts, chocolate eclairs and jam doughnuts', trifle, strawberries, Jell-O, rice pudding ... Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When improvements in typewriters eliminated the problem of jamming, trials in 1932 with an efficiently laid-out keyboard showed that it would let us double our typing speed and reduce our typing effort by 95 percent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The river curved left and the raft went straight, cut across the curve, and jammed into the bank. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He teaches English in a college near the Hudson River, and during the long school vacations he helped me with difficult chores, like making clay pots and blueberry jam. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a long draw from the straw jammed into my Yoo-hoo bottle, trying to calm myself. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Thousands of people were jammed together on the beach. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl brought in a glass dish of raspberry jam. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z On her head, firmly jammed down around her ears, shone the incredible curly wig of an opera star. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw a bowl of red paste that Grandmother had said was jam. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The houses were all jammed to-gether like a row of birdhouses. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z C. J. knew that if people learned what this virus could do, there would be traffic jams heading out of Reston, with mothers screaming at television cameras, “Where are my children?” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The laws that make grandmothers grandmothers, uncles uncles, mothers mothers, cousins cousins, jam jam, and jelly jelly. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They take breaks to finish their lukewarm coffee and tea, and Henry has scones and blackcurrant jam sent up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The reason behind all of those seemingly counterproductive features is that the typewriters of 1873 jammed if adjacent keys were struck in quick succession, so that manufacturers had to slow down typists. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Downriver, the Black- water was jammed with the hulks of burning galleys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I tore off my pants and jammed myself into the hole and didn’t stop until I was through. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “She must have gone down for something, and then the door jammed, and a squall caught the boat without anyone at the helm,” said Colonel Julyan. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Invisible birds, the odd flower in a jam jar. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Their great beams adorned with splendidly worked gold and silver, the huge structures were jammed together around the center of town like people huddling in the shelter of an awning. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Though the accusations died off quickly after the stewards’ statement, Howard was still in a jam. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ayanna put Gum Baby down, and, with a promise to talk later, dashed to the rear and jammed her staff into a knothole. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Derek jammed his hands in his pockets so hard they threatened to burst through the fabric. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z And there we were, jammed together like logs on a river, between two trees. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Jam experts, though, don’t have the same problem when it comes to explaining their feelings about jam. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Like losing yourself in a good jam,” Matthew said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Didn’t you just jam with them the other night?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But I just got jammed up, and as he came at me I stood there frozen and closed my eyes. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Atticus drew the line at having someone feed him, and Dr. Finch solved the problem by jamming the handles of a fork, knife, and spoon into the ends of big wooden spools. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z That very same evening we canned the first six jars and made eight jars of jam. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The jam jar breaks and cuts his hand and a blob of blood falls on the Pope’s head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But with the bases turned inside, they had to be jammed and tucked against each other. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The three jam themselves between a grate and an opening on top of a hopper. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “They jammed fifty-five Negroes in a jail cell built for four.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Transport terminals all over the planet were jammed with incoming avatars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He drank some and spread raspberry jam on the crusty, freshly baked bread. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I used to sell Nan’s jams at market.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Too thin for jelly and too thick for jam. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The monkeys had been shipped by boat to Ferlite Farms, where they were jammed together in large cages known as gang cages, in which the male monkeys often fought and bloodied and killed one another. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The 4TH juror flicks open the knife and jams it into the table. 4TH JUROR: Take a look at that knife. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Em jammed her phone into her jeans pocket. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Just before midday, the movement stopped when an oxcart became jammed at a turn inside the tunnel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His tongue flickers out like a snake’s as he tastes the jam. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In a second, the doorway was jammed and no one could get in or out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mini handed her a hat and sunglasses before jamming on her own pair. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His liver, kidneys, lungs, hands, feet, and head are becoming jammed with blood clots. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was fresh bread on the kitchen table, but it took a piece of time to find the crock of jam. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But the spectre of delivering a speech brown-nosing the teachers jammed her imagination. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He tried to jam it into the earth, but the blade banged against the ground and bounced off without making a dent. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z My mouth watered, not just from imagining the taste but also from knowing how much better I’d feel with warm, sweet jam in my mouth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Rukia spoke jackrabbit fast to jam in as many women leaders in her two minutes as she could. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The overlanders were mixed up with pickup trucks and vans jammed with people, and the road reeked of diesel smoke. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when I layer on the jam—one with strawberry and one with grape. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The hand she didn’t have jammed down into a container of Twizzlers slammed the door shut with a streak of yellow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The smell reminded her of chemistry lab in secondary school, and so she forced open the bathroom window, which was often jammed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z All the tears were jamming themselves together and pushing their way out. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The cover has a drawing of a girl and her dog curled up on a giant pot of red jam. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Breakfast was light—acorn pancakes, jam, and sassafras tea. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z This opened a fast lane of cultural evolution, bypassing the traffic jams of genetic evolution. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He went down to the betting area, and seeing that the line was too long to wait, he grabbed a bettor and jammed five $1,000 bills into his hand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry stood very still, one leg still jammed tightly in the magical step, listening. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He walked toward me with his thumbs jammed into his pockets and his eyes squinted half shut from the glare. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Joaquin jammed his straw into his drink with more force than necessary. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The model wobbled uneasily, with molecules jammed too close together for comfort. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A yawning lady with a flowered scarf tied under her chin lugged a food basket jammed with Jell-O boxes, paper napkins, and coffee filters. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In hope of getting her out of the house, I helped jam dresses and shoes, skirts and blouses, coats and jackets back into the closet. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He jammed the key into the ignition and pulled away from the curb. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It was made of gray stone, grotesquely solid, jammed hard against the wooden side of the house, with the insistent veranda holding it there. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z A quick move at the top of the key, drive through the middle, leap, leap, twist, and jam the ball through the hoop. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hands, so steady when she stirs vats of jam or braids my hair, flutter like frantic birds, desperate for me to move faster. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They’re practically screaming Fuchsia’s name, and I’m tempted to jam one into my jacket pocket, but my mom’s too close and might see me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z At the door I paused; the place was already full, jammed with vets in loose gray shirts and trousers and women in short, tight-fitting, stiffly starched gingham aprons. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But when we open the van, we find the back jammed with chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z In the entire day there had not been one breath of wind, and the sails still hung where he had jammed them before the storm. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Linda unlatched the coop door, and the door tilted awkwardly, jammed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But what would happen if I were to give you a questionnaire and ask you to enumerate your reasons for preferring one jam to another? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A log had been jammed under the topmost rock and another lever under that. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Loudwing gets me out of one lousy jam, and I spend the rest of my days doing her favors.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Gerald and Lydia think nothing, in the mornings, when he and Maxine join them downstairs in the kitchen, their hair uncombed, seeking bowls of cafe au lait and toasted slices of French bread and jam. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I jam my finger down on F12 until the volume’s as high as it will go. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z In the evening I spread the jam on the cakes and eat some. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She jammed the letter in the overseer’s hand and closed his reluctant fist around it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z There were plates of scones, cookies, and muffins, fresh butter and jam—all of which, Annabeth figured, were incredibly fattening; unless, of course, you were the immortal goddess of love. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I had already eaten, but I sat down with them and had some blackberry jam and buttered biscuits while getting around to telling my idea. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Lines of jeeps drove onto the ships, creating traffic jams on the piers greater than any that had been seen on land. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Abby sits down across from me and immediately gets to work building this fussy little house out of jam and sugar pouches. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The journey was uncomfortable, owing to the fact that they were jammed in the back of the taxis with their trunks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As Cecilia moved the jam jar of harebells to one side where it could not be knocked over, she exchanged a look with Robbie. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He found the can opener back under the cockpit, jammed up in the corner of the captain’s bunk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It waren’t nothing but a old sock that someone had jammed stuffing up inside the toe part and then tied string tight ’round and ’round the neck to turn it into a head. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The streets were jammed with joyous throngs, and strung overhead were huge banners bearing Milo’s picture. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “What if I sneak some ground coriander into my jam?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z We were jammed so hard into the swing, there was no way to get moving. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Who do you think’s jamming the radar? It’s the Americans, Milt. It’s us.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I’m giving this jam because I needed to bring my good friends together,” Bianca said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The narrow country roads were getting jammed, and they didn’t want to get stuck in traffic. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z As the hot magenta jam went round, Estha became a Stirring Wizard with a spoiled puff and uneven teeth, and then the Witches of Macbeth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This stink was just the smell of a thousand people jammed into cellars and tunnels that had been dug to shelter no more than a hundred. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The space was smaller than many American living rooms, and jammed with double-decker beds and a few clotheslines. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I began to turn the crank, but it didn’t turn so well and finally it jammed up and I couldn’t get the stick out. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d be lying on my bed, doodling in my sketch pad, doing everything physically possible to not just stop drawing and jam the pencils into my ears. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I nod in sympathy, even though the thought of strawberry jam on some toasted bread isn’t too bad. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He skimmed it over, and with his pipe jammed deep into one tobacco-stained corner of his mouth he spoke out the other. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His right hand was jammed deep into his pocket, his thumb flattened against his leg. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The room was jammed, and people sat on the floor. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell her I knew him well, but the words jammed in my throat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z After they ate, Clayton brushed his teeth and got ready for the midnight jam, even though in reality, ten fifteen was closer to the hour. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z In the meantime, our stomachs jellying and our necks burning, we listened, avoided each other’s eyes, and picked toe jam or whatever. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the street, a McDonald’s is jammed at lunch hour with office workers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Max groped for his hat like a blind man; he found it and jammed it on his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z For dessert we had a peanut butter and jam sandwich or vanilla ice cream. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I’d timed his bathing session once, to maintain the sanctity of indisputable facts, and clocked an entire five minutes of him picking away claw jam with his teeth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The knuckles of my right hand jammed against something I hadn’t remembered was there: a jagged piece of bright-purple fluorite that I’d nicked from the Earth Science room during mineral lab. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He went into second gear, the engine spluttering and gasping, and he raced the engine, jamming the throttle down and snapping the choker in and out savagely. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, with the can jammed deep in the pocket of my overalls, I flew to the store. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Or they could have been at Clairmont, listening to the aunts argue and eating beach plum jam on water crackers. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Doc mom fed us bagels with butter and sweet tomato jam she’d made from her own summer garden, and we drank black coffee and orange juice. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Alfred jammed his hands into his pockets, and pressed his fingers through the cloth into his thighs. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave Mam money for food, loaned us a kettle, a pot, a frying pan, knives and spoons, jam jars to be used for mugs, a blanket and a pillow. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They stopped for sorbet, served in stemmed glasses, and she told him about Feral’s storms, and how they would eat the snow with spoonfuls of jam. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Alfred jammed his hands into his pockets and walked faster. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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