Raj didn’t mind; he looked forward to coming home from teaching and watching television and bouncing Ronny on his knee. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Feeling overwhelmed, I put my head down on my knees. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He rested the paddle across his knees and tried to see where they were going. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Morning light glimmered faintly against the edge of the steel across his knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And then her hand crept onto my knee, and I let it stay there because it felt warm and good in the cool water. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The large luminous naked back end of her stuck out as she crouched on her knees hammering the bank to the floor. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk back to the bed and he down with my face to the wall and pull my knees up into my chest. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

In doing so, I tripped over a stone and fell to my knees. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sank to my knees, crying, “Friend! Friend!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my forehead pressed against my knees, I realized how much I must’ve drank that night. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I stare out at the pond, silent, and hug my knees to my chest. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“And considering everything, you’re actually very lucky. You’re alive, and you still have your knee, which makes a huge difference in your future mobility. BK amputees have it much easier than AK amputees.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She wondered if John were still on his knees, or had risen, with a child’s impatience, and was staring around the church. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The second nurse addressed herself to the nurse on her hands and knees as if I wasn't there. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

My knees went weak, but it was a good feeling, like I’d just been declared the winner of a match. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I hug my knees to my chest and try burying my head behind them. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t spare time to plan where I was going, and wound up in a stream up to my knees, pitching forward into the muck. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Both of his knees were red and swollen, and his toes were almost purple, twice the size they should have been. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He had skinny, sunburned legs and knobby knees. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And besides, he said as Sekai clambered over his skinny knees and looked up adoringly at her father’s face, it was fun. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was all angles, he remembered later, knees, mostly, and elbows. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, when the butterflies have finally stopped, on a low tropical bush with pink flowers, and he’s down on one knee focusing his binoculars, three uniformed men in a jeep drive up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then Wood pushed a fist slowly into Shadow’s back, just above the right kidney, and he twisted his fist, and the pain was worse for Shadow than the pain in his knee. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I take off the headphones and hang them on my knee. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He doubled her knees and pushed her completely into the trunk. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Below the knees her calf muscles stood out like grapefruits inside her stockings. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She turns on her side; her feet kick my knees. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I told her how I often recalled Sunday mornings at home when I dandled her on my knee while Mum was in the kitchen making a roast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strong Belwas gave a moan, stumbled from his seat, and fell to his knees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She perches on the edge of the desk, her skirt pulling away from her knees, which are crossed with stretch marks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She sat on the ledge at the front window and stared across the parking lot with her chin planted on her knees. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

So a parent would have to sit knee to knee with a government researcher and admit to spanking his child. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

A bug crawled over his leg, and he put some mashed potatoes on his knee in the bug’s path, but the bug turned and went the other way. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I had to get him home to bed, even though my knees have been no great shakes lately. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Davis stoops, her flats shiny, her hands on her knees. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She gritted her teeth against the pain, heaving the bed frame to knee height. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The leather of their knee boots is wonderfully soft, like suede. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he put his weight on it, a shower of silver needles gushed up the length of the calf and went off in the knee. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the king he made an exaggerated bow, nearly toppling to his knees. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Harry put his face to his knees, his hands gripping his hair. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I looked up in fright, thinking the wind would knock me off my knees. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia crossed her legs, holding her knee and rocking back casually. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The threadbare knees of last year’s overalls opened up, and his bare knees scraped the soil. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little girl got onto her knees and crawled over to Jinny. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I fell to my knees, overcome by the horrid stench. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He backs up and gets up on the picnic table, his feet resting on the bench, elbows propped on his knees. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I sit near the bottom and rest my elbows on top of my knees. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I fall to my knees on the steps of the entryway and begin to pray, like I’m absolutely terrified. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I lean forward, balancing my elbows on my knees. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

On his hands and knees he crawled through the hole in the wall. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Broken glass stabbed my fingers, tore the knees of my pants. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I twist the knob and try to knee open our door. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keav, who is fourteen—the same age as Davi—sat holding her knees to her chest, her eyes misted over, her shoulders heaving visibly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bends on one knee and lifts something for her to view up close—my dollhouse. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The guy in front of me was dressed in a silvery, skintight jumpsuit, and he dropped and bobbed down at my knees, then slowly inched upward until I felt his hot breath on my nose. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I remember I was cryin’ and crawlin’ around on my hands and knees— that’s the only thing that got hurt on me—I got glass in my hands and in my knees. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lennie got up on his knees and looked down at George. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her Attendant's formal dress is a pale pink that compliments her golden skin perfectly and falls to her knees; the undertrousers are a darker pink, and the stockings and boots are cream. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I get down on mv knees and rummage through the bag. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman like you that’s forever on her knees before the Virgin Mary is an inspiration to us all and is that your money I see on the floor there? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She sat on the grass with her hands on her knees and her head bent forward and worked at taking in great gulps of air. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I waded in up to my knees and stood until my toes felt as if they were in a snowbank. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of the trail of destruction in my wake—my knees weaken and I slide down to a sitting position. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

However, since I wanted him to go on talking quietly about himself, I hid my laughter, sat down on a cushion on the floor, wrapped my arms around my knees and gazed at him intently. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“The main thing is to make sure the strawberry is ripe and not bruised or rotten. And when you get tired from squatting, you can pick on your knees.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Me,” said Coraline, and she gripped her knees under the table, to stop them from shaking. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The newspaper lay across his knees and the weight of his arm held it there in the evening breeze. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad slapped his knee, folded his arms in front of his face, and rolled his head to the left and right in spasms of mirth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jorgenson flipped me over and pressed a knee against my back, pinning me there, and I kept trying to say, “Shock, man, treat for shock.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

President Garfield fell to his knees, then collapsed to the floor on his back. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

If the boar charged, you had to drop on one knee and present your boar-spear in his direction. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old men looked at their stalklike legs, dwelled on the cords in the backs of their knees and remembered old dance steps they had not done in twenty years. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time, she put the work in her basket, covered it with a cloth, and stood up from her chair, knees creaking. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I move the chair and fall to my knees, pulling her gently into my lap. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

An image of Louisiana Elefante falling to her knees flashed through her head. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

But her knees seemed to have locked as if they would never bend again. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had frozen in midcrawl, her weight all poised on one knee and one muddy hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The nurse makes the bleeder sit with his head tilted back and his buddy sit with his head between his knees so he doesn’t pass out. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I flashed a weak smile, my knees going wobbly at the thought. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She grinned at me, and I felt my knees go all rubbery. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was unprepared for the way it buckled my knees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cash accompanies them to the Reflecting Pool, where June kicks the back of Alex’s knee to get him going, and Alex grunts and swears and picks up the pace. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was a strange and unsettling sight, like he was standing at the edge of the universe, and for a brief moment he was overcome by vertigo, his knees weakening before he steadied himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But he stays still, sitting on the edge of the bed, elbows on his knees. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

One naked girl with mud up to her knees could not seem to take her eyes off Tyrion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jutta clutches her bag between her knees; she is certain that he was wounded in the war, that he will try to start a conversation, that her deficient French will betray her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He uncrossed his legs, edged forward on the couch, and clamped her knees between his. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry,” he said to you, and he sat down cross-legged, pulling his T-shirt over his scraggy knees. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He had a little baby on his knee, who he was talking to, even though babies don’t understand language, obviously. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I slide my palm into his, leaning against him to keep the weight off my tingling knee as I inch my way down to a patch of sand below. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We walk down the dusty street, lined with fields of knee- high com. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn the phone over and curl onto my side, pulling my knees up to my chest. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Neville ran repeatedly backward from his, which didn’t seem to want to bend its knees. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Blackborrow fell to his hands and knees, and a breaking wave toppled him over. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The policeman got on one knee and told us what happened. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The pain is sharp and searing, coursing through his entire body, and he is barely able to keep his knees from buckling beneath him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He bounces me on his knees and holds up one finger. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Thorn was doubled over, her hands on her knees and shaking. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Malcolm dragged himself to his knees, dizzy and weak and almost totally confused. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We both drop to our knees before it. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I slip the hand-me-down heels on, and my knees turn inward. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The plane jolts forward, and my knees almost rip through the seat in front of me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She bent her head to her knees; he caught hold of her arm again and dragged her to the window. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Fang rested his head on Harry’s knee and drooled all over his robes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Her knees were down, and her feet were tucked up under her dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cadets encircle their instructor, chests heaving, many with their hands on their knees. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As he ran off, I slid to the ground, my head between my knees. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was on her hands and knees with a bucket of soapy water by her side. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her knees were speckled with scabs, and her hair was a jumble of short dark curls thick enough to hide Easter eggs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Those two ladies...” he gasped, putting his hands on his knees. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“And everybody’s got ashy legs and scabby knees just like me!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He held his hat on his knees and his long, dark hands moved nervously around the worn brim. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was like he had been standing for so long, ignoring the ache in his knees and ankles, and now, finally able to sit down, felt every pain at once. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I had to keep my elbows bent to raise the frame above my jutting knees. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then Miss Volker lifted her head from her knees and peeked up at me as she yawned loudly. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And then, as if in answer, the earth gave a deep, splintering crack and threw him to his knees. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She appeared to be not in the least ill at ease sitting on an upturned box in a bare room and drinking tea out of a mug that she balanced on her knee. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

On my hands and knees, heedless of my dress, heedless of the way the sheath of my sword drags against the packed-earth floor, heedless of the pain in my hand, I crawl. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She laughed and pulled her hand away and placed it flat against his knee. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Then he started telling us how he was never ashamed, when he was in some kind of trouble or something, to get right down his knees and pray to God. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And while part of him felt like falling to his knees and hurling up breakfast, another part of him wanted to howl to the moon like a wolf. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He struggled to his knees, hands pulled tight behind him, and looked up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“One death, to save thousands of people from a terrible fate? And cut the compound’s power off at the knees, so to speak? Is it even a question?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My knee jerked so hard that I almost kicked him on the chin. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I dropped to my knees beside Miigwans, grabbing at Minerva like a kid, like I never had when we were on the run. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I came home that night with scraped knees and elbows and a busted lip. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I drop to my knees and grab whatever it is, and it’s the arm that was supposed to be around me when I woke up. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He and Mom sit with their knees touching, their coffee tumblers still clutched in their palms. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux’s bent knees straightened, lifting the rest of his body to a standing position in a way no normal human could ever manage. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

My knees buckle and I fall to the floor. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Mark bent over, hands on his knees, relishing the chance to rest.The wind had died down and the fire seemed at a somewhat safe distance now. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t changed out of his work clothes, and his shirt and the knees and cuffs of his pants were stained with the slick juice of spoiled vegetables. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His knee buckled as the sharp-toothed stem bit. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It’s hopeless to respond, so I keep my mouth shut as he forces me to my knees. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The wound was eighteen inches long, perhaps more, and curved behind his knee. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I took it and pulled a long swig, then rested it on my knee. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Slipping and sliding, she reached the south bank as the grizzly staggered for­ ward, then crumpled to its knees and sat down. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said nothing but put my head down on my knees. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even as it fell it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about the wizard’s knees, dragging him to the brink. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I turned to watch this Spanish dude stand near a wall, with his knees bent, staring off into space. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It wasn't just a present, but a present she received because she'd torn her other coat beyond repair, mangling her knee, leaving a permanent scar. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Bend her legs at the knees, he thought. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If I did have a Bible I would have been down on my knees and reading it with an angelic look on my face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Xan shuddered and pulled herself to her hands and knees, and slid closer to the woman on the ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then he strutted off as if he and those square knees of his had won again. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly she bent one knee, lowered herself, remained there poised, then rose again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I awkwardly shift my weight from one knee to the other. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He falls to his knees next to the tracks as we sail away, and puts his head in his hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He got to one knee, then managed to stand on both feet. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His arms are long, hanging in a dangling fashion to his knees. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It went to one knee, began to rise again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I set my pencil down and shove my hands between my knees. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I stuck my right leg forward, knee bent, pointing in the direction I wanted the bowl to go. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

There was space under the X for her to crawl in and sit down with her back to the door and her knees drawn up to her chest. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

When she stood up to look at the rich colors and exciting shapes of her clutch, her knees bent. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I just took her porch steps in one leap and was off, not stopping till I ended up with skinned knees and elbows in the alley beside the post office. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Pickett was excited, could not sit still, sat rubbing his thighs with both hands, nodding, patting himself on the knees. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hung his hat on his knee and smiled, his eyes nearly closed. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec was working about twenty feet farther outside the camp, actually on his hands and knees and literally sniffing along like a dog. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Placing both long, strong hands on his knees, he scrutinized Ranofer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He is drumming his fingers silently against his knees. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Candice reached for the hole at her knee and pulled at one of the strands. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With a cry, the prisoner fell to his knees and began to lick up whatever traces of the soup he could find. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

I fell to my knees and prayed about it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved farther away on the bed, bringing her knees to her chest. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I try to stand up too, and my knee barely cooperates. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He sat there laughing, slapping his knee as he cracked himself up. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I said we should get down on our two knees and thank God for Euclid. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then she threw her shoulder against him and hooked her right leg around his, applying force, but not enough to make his knee buckle. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Harry muttered, sprinting to her and dropping to his knees. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When Lupita returned from the fields, she found Irela waiting on the front steps, her chin resting on her fists, her elbows on her knees. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He sat at one end of the red and blue plaid couch, and she sat across from him on an ottoman, her knees close together and her notebook on her lap. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

They would stand in line, holding one knee up and Master Moon would attack their shins with bamboo rods until they passed out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Christian,” she said, looking at the boy, who sat on the grass with his arms around his knees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She’d been in the nook for four months and made noise before, knocking her head against the roof or her knee against a rafter. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The former was on his knees; the latter was sitting on a beautiful chaise, his hands folded carefully in his lap. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The two of them would certainly have killed me if they hadn’t still been rather weak at the knees. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He squinted and pushed himself up to his knees. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mama said she got down on her knees and prayed for a girl some nights 'cause she didn't know what she'd do if another little man showed up in her house. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I sink on my knees before him, my voice low and urgent. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Jam put a hand on his knee, and Pet inched closer. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

His right knee bent,just as it always had, and he leaned to the left, onto the bad leg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits next to me, a hand on my knee as he turns on the faucet and plugs the drain. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped to his knees, straddled the president, opened his mouth, stuck two fingers down Lincoln’s throat, and opened an airway. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They felt as though they could smell the warm scent of the children’s scalps, and touch those scabbed knees and hear those far-off voices. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

His head rests between his knees, making it hard to see his face. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“But you will be, if he comes back and goes properly down on his knees, won’t you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far ahead of us, I see a Dauntless soldier push a gray- clothed man to his knees. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The very picture of humility, I appeal to her on my knees. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He met Hermione, also on her hands and knees, at Ron’s head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I trap the ball with my stomach, then knee. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He fell on his knees in thanks when he found out the score. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mother scurries to her son on her knees and tenderly wraps him in her arms, trying to protect him, shifting her body away from Compass Tattoo. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You have never experienced that. Yes, you have scraped your knees in falls from your bicycle. Yes, you crushed your finger in a door last year.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Hands twelve inches apart, elbows against your knees, fingertips splayed. Then slowly, slowly shift your weight forward onto your shoulders—get those toes off the ground—and then just push yourself up.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wishes I didn’t have scabby knees from running around kicking canisters and falling down pretending I was the greatest footballer in the world. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It hits him right in the knee and sends him tumbling forward. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Trousers rolled to the knee but still they got wet. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He felt a slender vein of heat, running from the ankle to the knee. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was on her hands and knees digging in her flower garden and obviously enjoying herself. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then I started treatments at the Ospedale Maggiore for bending the knees, mechanical treatments, baking in a box of mirrors with violet rays, massage, and baths. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Fawkes the phoenix had left his perch, flown across the office, and landed on Harry’s knee. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

On his knees, unable to rise, Jonas tried a second time. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, my knees still a little wobbly from being transported. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

His knees are up near his chest, and his forehead rests against his palms. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

His knees buckle when he reaches the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get down on your knees,” Cardan says, looking insufferably pleased with himself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Underneath the coat he sees that she is wearing a nubbly gray suit, with large buttons on the jacket and a bell-shaped skirt that stops short of her knees. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Genie drew his knees up—his legs were starting to go numb—and Dad noticed the red truck in his hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She is asked to remove her Murshidabad silk sari in favor of a flowered cotton gown that, to her mild embarrassment, only reaches her knees. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The boys sat up, wrapped their arms around their knees, and watched the little girl stroke the dog. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She scratched at a scab on her knee. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He got down on one knee with much effort, grunting and puffing, the seams of his pants creaking like ship riggings. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Moss’s knees buckled, and then the smug, white face of James Daley was there, right next to the mayor and the chief. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I got on my hands and knees and picked him up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I'm free to walk around in my cell, but instead I just sit there and lean against the wall, my arms resting on my knees. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A needle placed in the small of her back has removed all sensation from her waist to her knees, and given her a blistering headache in the final stages of the delivery. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now she sat there with her knees pulled up to her chin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He sleeps in bed with me in the crook of my knees, but I am more as well. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Not too bad, a bit shaky around the knees, but otherwise sound enough. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Merry’s sword had stabbed him from behind, shearing through the black mantle, and passing up beneath the hauberk had pierced the sinew behind his mighty knee. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There’s still a graze on her left knee, but as we both look at it, there’s no regret inside the eyes of the girl. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Daisy Mae joined me on the rug, curling up behind me in the bend of my knees. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The hem fell at least five inches below my knee. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I pictured him stabbing me in the back on a beach in Mexico, me falling to my knees, blood pooling all in the sand. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad looked concerned, but Mrs. V held me tightly and bounced me on her knees. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

A sudden gust of wind made him lose his footing, and he stumbled to his knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha put him on his knee, let him weep and stroked his hair. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

We also practiced karate-chopping each other on the sides of the neck and four inches above the knee. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robbie sat with his back against a tree and a sketchbook propped on his bent knees. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Humbaba crumpled to his knees and clawed the earth in agony, tearing great ragged trenches with his claws. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Stepping nimbly into the boat, she sat in the center with the pack between her knees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Candy laid the stump of his wrist on his knee and rubbed it gently with his hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry jumped and spun around on his knees. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Next to her, Grace’s mom leaned over and gently pressed down on Grace’s knee with her hand. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

These thoughts were as familiar to her, and as comforting, as the precise configuration of her knees, their matching but competing, symmetrical and reversible, look. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I release my grip and shove him hard enough to make him fall to his knees. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Of course, at first, I thought everyone would be staring at my cucumbershaped body with its knobs for knees, knobs for elbows and, alas, knobs for breasts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma sat through that with both hands clamped on her knees. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She winked at me, then got up on her knees and worked her hands forward like a cat stretching until she was all the way down on my bed.Click. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“I thank God on my bended knees that we did not make the uranium bomb,” said Hahn. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up suddenly and hit my knee on the table leg. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Nathan stretched his arms upward, and then bent his elbows and knees. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He lay on his side, with his knees pulled up to his chest. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Fire zipped across the mudroom exit in front of me and I could see my jeans were now alight as well, from knee to ankle. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He could dimly see the grey forms of two elves sitting motionless with their arms about their knees, speaking in whispers. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I sit down on the curb and pull my knees up to my chin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tompkin tilted his knees to one side to let us pass, and Jay Stringer and Colin put their heads together and then Jay laughed. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Char grabs hold of my shoulder blade and squeezes till my knees get weak. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

After the slow descent, she picked her way up the front walk, her knees coming up high under her long coat, her big boots slamming into the calf-deep powder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Lyra sat up and hugged her knees, listening closely. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The heads had vulture-faces, and on their great knees were laid clawlike hands. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The noise momentarily stunned me, and all I could think about was that the backs of my legs were sticking to the leather and I needed to pull my dress down over my knees. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Kutti bounded over, placed his paws on my knees, and pushed me off balance. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I try to pull a pant leg over my thigh and it sticks just above my knee. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I let myself slide down against the cold glass, knees bent, trying so hard to hold back tears. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

A split in the top of his skull, through which the bad news hissingly poured; a groove in his knees, which buckled, and suddenly Milton couldn’t keep it out any longer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She drops to her knees, wraps herself with a bed sheet, and lowers the shade. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly he was all appeal, full of kid hungers, his knees shaking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My knees plunged, a rush of hot blood made me fall. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Truck drivers circle their vehicles, getting onto their hands and knees to check around the axles. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

With all the air pushed out of him with my knee, it will only take about ten seconds to render him unconscious. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to take a knee for me. That’s just for kings.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe ... maybe she just fell and skinned a knee or something.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Taran sat down wearily on a boulder, his sword across his knees. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She finally looks at me, and her knee goes still. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They carried on quietly, hand, foot, weight, move, test, hand, foot....Their fingers were raw, their knees and hips were trembling with the effort, their heads ached and rang with exhaustion. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“If you insist,” he finally said, baring his knees. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Laura was sitting up in bed with a sheet pulled over her knees. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I shocked myself by twisting around in his grip and driving my knee into his groin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Forcing himself on against a gust of fear and horror that shook him almost to his knees, Pippin turned a corner opening on the wide place behind the City Gate. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Indeed!” whispered Professor Trelawney, scribbling keenly on the parchment perched upon her knees. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I closed my fingers around it, then walked on my knees over to Rosaleen’s bed and placed it alongside the pocket mirror and the brush, moving them around like I was working on a collage. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It started at my knee and worked its way up the side of my leg to my hip and stomach. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t say nothing, just drop to our knees on the rocks at water's edge and drink, Manchee wading in up to his belly to start lapping. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“In summer I always remember her with dirt under her nails and on her jeans. She had a pair she only wore for gardening. I swear the knees were made of mud patches.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

So there she was, in the library on her knees in the narrow fiction stacks, with three copies of the novel, two paperbacks and one hardcover, on the shelf in front of her. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Since she’s the only girl, this gets a big laugh from the team, so I yuk-yuk right alongside them and possibly even slap my knee. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Their hind legs were stretched out in front and raised to shoulder level, their arms resting on their knees. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The knee hole had boxes of toys that the married children’s children played with now. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fist burned into Ben’s kidney from behind, dropping him down on his knees. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry bent his knees obediently, preparing to spring. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was his habit to lean onto his left leg when he did so, letting his right knee bend so he could get his mouth to the floor. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucas Cader was picking dried dirt from the knees of his blue jeans. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

My knees shake a little as I move closer. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The hag hissed in outrage, and Tyrion got a lick of the whip across his back, a stinging cut that drove him to his knees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jacob opens a slim volume of Hebrew and balances it on his knees. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

What made him surface from it was a humming sound around his knees. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Devereux was next to him, arms clasped tight around his knees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The skiff wanted to break free, the buoy ropes were slick with weed, and my knees and ribs were sore after just two pots. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Now Genie beat his chin against his knee, harder and harder. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She put her head on her knees and tied knots in the strings of her tennis shoes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I sink back into the vinyl couch cushions, my sketchbook propped against my knees, listening to Mom’s voice changing, character to character. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piggy, finding himself uncomfortably embroiled, slid the conch to Ralph's knees and sat down. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Why should his knees give way when the blow struck his jaw? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His legs move with gawky and mechanical articulations, knees bending while his hands hang at his sides. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She walks back out, now holding a pair of blue jeans, knees stained with grass and dirt, blood caked around the ankles, pockets torn with holes and unraveling. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Arthur put his elbows on his knees and covered his eyes with his fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Felicia’s calves feel like baseballs below her knees. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She emerged wearing shiny red flats and a short-sleeved blue dress that fell just below the knee. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The tiger-wolf sighed and rested his head on the god’s knee. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Before I can even register my own movements, I’m on my knees, phone light aimed at the ceiling, trying to get my fingernails under the loose floorboard. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The guards shoved them forward and all dropped onto their knees in the cold snow as the emperor pushed open the drapes of his sedan chair. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"We spread round. I crept, on hands and knees. The spears fell out because they hadn't barbs on. The pig ran away and made an awful noise." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She wanted to punch the smirk off his face, but as she took a step, her knees shook, and she put her hands against the tree again, waiting for the retching to renew. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The first thing my grandma did when I came back inside was to put me between her knees to comb out my tangled hair. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He unfastened his belt, a Navajo belt, silver-buckled and studded with turquoise beads; he took it off, flexed it, placed it across his knees. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed a tin harmonica across his knee. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

As it was, the men hauling the Caird and the Docker were sinking up to their knees in slush, and their boots were filling with seven pounds of freezing water with each step. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He dropped to his hands and knees, retching up the poison like a dog that had eaten rotten meat. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He hunkered down, placing a hand on Archer’s knee. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Beneath her, bits of broken glass cut into Koffi's palms and knees; plumes of smoke filled her lungs with every ragged breath she took. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She reached over suddenly and grabbed my knee. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I pulled my knees to my chest and tried to wipe the feel of Diego’s lips off my mouth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He had gone on his knees to the man in black, ready for death. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then sharp spice and skinned knees and damp hair. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A man was being burned alive across the camp, screaming in agony on his knees. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She’d made a little nest of pillows and quilts and stuffed animals, and she looked cozy and comfortable snuggled into it, a book propped up on her knees. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The cleaning liquids cause her skin to slough off her knees, which sometimes bleed. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then Octavia drops to her knees, rubs the hem of a skirt against her cheek, and bursts into tears. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

On my knees by his side, I took up one of his hands. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’s on his knees, but he doesn’t appear in any way cowed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t mean just bellies and butts, but huge bulges in completely exotic locations, like the backs of the neck and the knees. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tries to back away on her knees. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It's over my knees now, and the water is right up under my arms and even Freak's feet are getting wet. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her knees crack as she sits back down on the blanket next to me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I held on to Papi’s hand as to a lifeline, not trusting my knocking knees to hold me up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“That’s how it’s done,” Ma said as I helped her down the synagogue stairs, her arthritic knees aching in the damp weather. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a day in the sun, we’d go inside and compare our suntan marks, our upper arms and just above our knees. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Below the knee, her leg was a rough wooden post. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Alec got on his hands and knees and crawled out from around the tree, keeping under the line of shrubs and bushes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

One of my favorite memories is of my pet monkey, Kiki, a playful little fellow who was about as tall as my knees and followed me everywhere. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit would have a full month to recover, ample time, said Smith, for him to work the soreness out of those knees. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just stared at her soft knees, where they peeked out from beneath the perfect hem of her skirt. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Soon he was completely blind, his knees and back and head all against the rock, and for a moment he panicked, thinking Lindsey had tricked him, and would leave him, wedged in here. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He kept hitting the ball straight up in the air with his head, feet, and knees, never letting it touch the ground, just keeping it going and going and going. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But eyelids are not like elbows or knees or shoulders, parts of the body accustomed to being jostled. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, at knee level, in total darkness, I found spiders living in webs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For any one of these offenses, a child might be kept after school for a week; for all three, he might be sent to reform school until his beard grew down to his knees. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, at the mercy of an overwhelming impulse, he bent forward, pressing the flaring end of the clarinet to Tessie’s bare knee, and blew a long note. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Your Majesty,” Minli breathed, and her knees could feel the thumping of her heart in her chest. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I would draw the commander firing, Mother on her knees with her head in her hands, and our truck driving away, the tires spitting gravel onto Ona’s dead body. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

His knees still buckle under him, and he cannot lift his feet properly, but he does manage to move. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Laughter resounded through the gym as Mumford rested his arms on his prominent knees and stared hard at the laces of his new shoes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took the small scaly creature on her knee and fed it bits and crumbs, while she pondered what Ged had told her. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He drops the cables and falls to his knees. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Instead we huddled around the coffee table, without conversing, our plates perched on our knees. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Gabe raised himself first to his knees; then he stood upright, holding the paddle against the wooden floor of the boat for balance. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She wore skirts to just below the knees, but from there down, her legs were shaped like chicken drumsticks, rounded and full at the top, narrow at the bottom. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He rose to his knees facing her and tried to tie her ribbon. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The inside is missing its furniture as well, except for a single chair and a little table that doesn’t even reach my knees. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Two pin Cinna’s arms behind him and cuff him while the third hits him in the temple with such force he’s knocked to his knees. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was hunting, her dress short to the knee, her arms bare, her hair in wild disarray. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was finally over—that first emergence, five or ten seconds that felt like an eternity—she’d fallen to her knees and lost her supper between the roots of a plum tree. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He had sunk to his knees, his head in his arms. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Henry, in coat and tie, waded out to where Francis stood, his trousers rolled to the knee, an old-fashioned banker in a surrealist painting. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I imagined perps would come to her on their knees to confess if only to be eye level with what I dreamed was her very tanned, inny navel. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I sat on a crate facing the back end of the ship and hugged my knees to my chest. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yoren rode back angry, his horse covered in brown slime up to * the knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Gibrilla’s nose twitched as he sat with his chin on his knee. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I can’t stop staring at her knees—the way the skirt of her dress drapes over them, fanning gently across the grass. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The vertical pane goes from my knees to my waist, three glass shelves of items piled on top of each other behind it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phone flies from my grasp —he has it in his hand before I can raise myself to my knees, before I can take a breath. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

From her hands and knees, the woman started gathering the things that come out from her bag, scooping ’em in toward her. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

As Wes hit the final stair, he looked up and saw his brother lying facedown on the floor, a police officer’s knee in his back, handcuffs being tightened around his wrists. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Watching kids dancing, I flicker my fingers on my knees. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guards unleash a volley of punches to my stomach, and I drop to my knees. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Now that it was over her knees were shaking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I sank to my knees on the frosty wooden deck and allowed the crowd to block me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He squeezes the back of my neck so hard that my knees buckle. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her shield was shivered in many pieces, and her arm was broken; she stumbled to her knees. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They used to leave a key under the third brick in the garden, so I fumble around on my hands and knees, counting bricks and sifting dirt until I find that key. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let the tears break free, rocked back and forth on my knees. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why I did not tell her that all my skirts stopped well past my knees, that I did not own any trousers because it was sinful for a woman to wear trousers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her head was between her knees, an image of defeat. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Several massive, shaggy work horses stood up to their knees in muck among dense cattail stands in which hundreds of noisy redwing blackbirds cavorted. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And his mind could not contain the terrible stretch of time that united twelve men fishing by the shores of Galilee, and black men weeping on their knees tonight, and he, a witness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

On the altar stood a stone figure of a man sunk to his knees in rock, a dagger and a torch in his outraised hands. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He could easily suffer Sutic’s fate if he wasn’t careful, but he seemed unaware of this as he slapped his knee and laughed with those around him. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

My right knee bent and my brand-new Nikes stained with blood. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I tried one last time to wrench myself away, but my knees, the traitors, buckled under me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Scott sits, elbows on knees, head hanging down. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hooper could not stop himself, he was on his hands and knees now, tumbling down through the undergrowth, yelling with fright. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Even though my shoulders are high, my knees are shaking. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Just as he finished congratulating himself on his innocent ruse he was bumped hard by one of his opponents and knocked to his knees. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A little girl, her left leg amputated below the knee, sat on a ratty mattress and watched, smiling and clapping along with the other children. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up while nursing, an elbow on his mother’s knee, his feet crossed jauntily and his eyes roving around the room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt their sour breath all over me, elbows and knees constandy in my back. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

They fell to their knees and turned their faces to the sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

While leading Seabiscuit out for walks, Smith stared in amazement as newsmen got down on their hands and knees to see if the horse had a game leg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My knees go weak and I fall into Ma’s arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey crouched down where she was and buried her face in her knees. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the bed and looked at my knees. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She paused her work, resting her trowel on her knee, and looked at me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph felt his knee against something hard and rocked a charred trunk that was edgy to the touch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Joe lurched about ten steps ahead, and, bending over with a hand braced against either knee, he erupted. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor felt as if he were made of ice from the knees downward, nothing but solid ice. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I left Marco on his hands and knees, scrabbling in the darkness for another, smaller darkness that hid the light of his diamond from his furious eyes. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

When I opened the door I saw a shotgun propped against the seat next to his knee. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom squeezed my knee and Dad patted my shoulder. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

My knees crumple beneath me, and he grabs my collar almost carelessly, dragging me toward the elevator bank. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He walks me backward through the lanai doors until the backs of my knees are pressed into the bed. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The image continues to shift, this time into a young girl on her knees before a man with a whip. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He dropped to one knee then and with an emotional hitch in his voice asked sincerely if I’d please do him the honor of marrying him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Yossarian flew up toward the ceiling with a whinnying cry, then jumped completely around on his knees, white as a sheet and quivering with rage. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My body felt strange in the neutral fencing position with my knees bent and pointed outward. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then she had sat down in a corner, legs outstretched, and begun staring gloomily at her knees, then at the grubby wall. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Or, in the aftermath of Boobie’s knee problems, had he just become the new star running back of Permian High School? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he collapsed into a wooden chair beside me, put his elbows on his knees, and stared at the floor in silence while I ate. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

With fore-head and knees against the earth, her body convulsed and then relaxed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The river writhes around his calves, knees, thighs, and then waist. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He’d become wealthy, and was hoping to retire before his knees gave out on him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The sun warms my skin as I tuck my knees up under my chin. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Solemnly they watched Arthur go down onto his hands and knees and look under the beds and then rise, dusting his hands. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

June tilts an unconvinced look at him, and he kicks at one of her knees with his bare foot. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Curling forward, I hug my legs and lay my forehead on my knees. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She spotted Brandon sitting against a shelf with his knees pressed up to his chest. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rather than say no, I rushed past her and fell to my knees next to Nan. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

When I saw Nelson, I cried out and dropped to my knees. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crushing his hat between his knees, he gently kissed the top of her sweet-smelling head. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Broughton-Smith had had the warts, dozens of them, on his knees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Elinor stood there for an eternity, weak at the knees, before she finally dared to open it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The assembly began with our cherubic lederhosen-and-Tyrolean-hat-wearing German Dance Club boys stomping their feet and slapping their naked pink knees. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Too tardily William bent to catch it and had to get heavily down on his knees to retrieve it from under the settle. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I am sitting, knees to my chest, on the ledge from which the boys jumped. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He started to gush about Comer, and then he eyed Boobie, who had had knee surgery the day before. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my pantleg up over my knee, gritting my teeth as the motion tugged on my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The earrings, the dangle of her bracelets, and the new way she crossed her legs and pulled the hem of her skirt down past her knees. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

What hurt most—worse than the broke ribs, broke nose, banged head, and twisted knee all put together—was his pride. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then he came back, and slowly putting out a trembling hand, very cautiously he touched Frodo’s knee — but almost the touch was a caress. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In the field hockey team photo, taken in the fall, I am on one knee in the front row. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She settled beside me on the couch and rested the shoebox on her knees. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Rinaldi sat on the floor and bent the knee gently back and forth. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her head dropped, and the tears spilled onto her knees, droplets soaking into the fabric of her jeans, and she would not look at him, would not speak. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

On her knees, her hand on the cold rim of the bathtub, she waited for something to happen ... inside. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about a killing blow and don’t go for the head. It will extend you. Go low and hit them in the belly, the knees, behind the legs. If they’re down...” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he looked behind him the boy was trudging through snow half way to his knees gathering limbs and piling them in his arms. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But Clotho has had enough, apparently, for he bursts through the blanket, his long brown tunic swinging around his bare knees. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The only trouble with this change was that Beta cloth is also very fragile, and if your knees or elbows got even a little bit worn, the glass fibers would come loose. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slapped his hands on his knees when someone scored a goal. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Whenever highborn girls came into the shop with their lathers, my master told me I was to bend the knee, and speak only when they spoke to me, and call them m’lady." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My knees were shaking, and I hung on to her hair to stand up. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull the sweater on; it smells just like Hideo, and is so large on me that it hangs down almost to my knees. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They sat with their knees pulled up under their chins. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheed bent his knees the way Muhammad Ali did in old videos. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ginia is smiling, her hands on her knees, still panting from running. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He falls to his knees and halves the brief remainder of his life by yanking out the arrow and drowning in his own blood. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Now, come you, O House of Xhosa,” he said, and slowly began to lower himself so that he was on one knee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went straight to the wall, plunging through drifts to my knees, and pressed up against it for its warmth. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mitraillette was perched on the bonnet with one of the Sten guns propped on her knees, keeping a good lookout as usual. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Ash woke up suddenly and scrambled onto her knees, blinking rapidly. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My knee is feeling okay today; there’s a slight twinge as I lower myself, but I breathe through it. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The fact that the roofer had to pry my hand off his knee is proof that my inner vachette was not nearly as vicious as I'd imagined her to be. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She gave my knee a squeeze and for a second I kind of tensed up, fearing the boy-fondled-by-drunken-depressed-widow worst. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I jerked away, let my other knee collide, instead, with that of the girl on the other side of me. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Well, it’s about the body, too—she’s had to ice her knee every day in the last week, plus take a few anti-inflammatories. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He crawled back from the ledge and wrapped his arms tightly around his knees. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he found now that his knees quaked, and he did not dare to go near enough to the wizard to reach the bundle. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And Father bent down on his knees near the bed and he said, “Christopher?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Revenge,” said Dr. Trefusis, smiling widely and stretching his hands around his knees, as he could not be more delighted by this welcome turn in the narrative. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She had to lean against a tree and wait until the exhaustion that had turned her knees to jelly passed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cora got on her knees and planted anew. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Up until the knee injury, he had worn one his senior year without a remote thought of change. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon the further side, some way within the valley’s arms, high on a rocky seat upon the black knees of the Ephel Dúath, stood the walls and tower of Minas Morgul. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I limp into the shower and program in the gentlest cycle I can remember, free of any soaps and hair products, and squat under the warm spray, elbows on my knees, head in my hands. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He pulled his pants and underwear down to his knees. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She hugged Beto tight then bent him over her knee right there and gave him a spanking to remember. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My teeth chattered, my skin turned to goose flesh, my knees knocked. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spyglass flew out of Sticky’s hand and onto the gravel path...and before the boys could gather themselves, Jackson had brushed past Constance—knocking her roughly to her knees—and was upon them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"My son reigns as King in the North, by the will of our lords and people. He bends the knee to no man, but holds out the hand of friendship to all." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If I jumped I wouldn't even bruise my knees. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I can’t balance on top of the body; I fall to my knees, digging my fingernails into his wrist. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was behind our tent, praying on my knees in front of the baby Jesus holy card. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sohrab sat on one of the beds and drew his knees to his chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had worked upon my hands and knees, stooped it seemed for days, fortifying Breed’s and Winter’s Hills, raising works upon the scarred streets of Roxbury near Boston Neck. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He lost his footing and fell down on one knee. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

That’s where he always went to think, the way I have to get down on my knees to know my own mind. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit up so quick, I scrape my knees on the raft. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just stretched my arms out in front of me and grabbed my left foot, pulled myself down until my head was on my knee. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Bending over with her hands resting on her knees. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

A flicker of movement in the reflection made Cole glance up, but then he realized the movement was a fish hovering near his knees. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Em was sitting on the floor again, her back against the sink wall, her eyes on her knees, which were pulled up tight to her body. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I heard a thump-thump and knew Dad was patting her knee. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hands on a towel as Mom dashed in the back door, her hair pulled back with a headband and her black cotton skirt swirling around her knees. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Inside the dark, empty church, I walked to the nearest pew, held onto the edge of the seat, dropped to one knee, and crossed myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He wrapped his arms around the boy’s thighs and squeezed while Newt put a knee on one of Alby’s shoulders, then grabbed at Alby’s hands, still clasped around his own neck in a chokehold. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Emilia reached out and touched the German’s knee. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Laika’s ears shot up when I balanced myself shakily over my hands and knees. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I rushed to his side and sank to my knees, barely registering Mrs. Brenner’s presence until I heard her say my name. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Håkon was on his knees, the archers on either side helping him back up. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Now sit. No, not like that. Don’t just plop down. Float down to the chair with your knees together.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He fell to his knees, only to be jerked back to his feet by the Keeper in front, a thick guy with black hair and a snarl on his face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Papa would lodge me between his knees or wrap me in the cream blanket that smelled of safety. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She seized the flannel and rubbed Lyra’s knees so hard she left the skin bright pink and sore, but clean. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I slip into the seat in front of Monica and Violet, then get up on my knees and pivot around to film my establishing shots. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And he couldn't see the man's mismatched knee socks. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The sheriff brought his left leg down from the piling, hitched his trousers at the thigh and brought his right up, then settled his elbow on his knee. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I have even seen her on her knees, scrubbing the floor with rags. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My knees buckle, and I fall to the ground. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Bending her knees, she pushed off and wove awkwardly upward through the trees. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

By candlelight, Lefty finishes his homework, notebook propped on knees, pencil in hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Pull myself to my knees, muscles numb and inert. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He hooked aslant with one white tusk and ripped out flesh above the knee, but missed the bone. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held a straw hat on his knee. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He went after it on his hands and knees, desperately trying to recover it and redeem himself, but he couldn’t get to it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I met children whose mothers walked the distance from their house to church on their knees in gratitude for prayers answered. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne scratched Red’s face as he tried to rise and re-enter the fray, but Red shoved her down as he rose to his knees, stunned and uncomprehending. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bounces the ball against his knee and laughs at all the funny parts. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Frightful bent her knees to fly, but Sam spoke on, softly and rhythmically. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

My father leans forward, resting his elbows on his knees. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

And if Richie had been inside waiting for her, maybe she would have dropped to her knees and begged him to let her stay. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I drop to my knees and push the branches aside. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

William instantly drops to one knee and says, “I am a brother of the Monastery Saint-Martin. I want only a place to sleep and some food, please.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I imagine Jack in Cyprus, both knees broken, blood gluing his teeth, taking aim and shooting his young captor in the eye while lying on the ground. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hie winked at Bo who was leaning against his knee, looking at him awestruck. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In panic he raised himself to his knees and tried to fling off and away his terrible fingers, but succeeded only in knocking the nurse into the next bed. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tucking my legs up, I balance my note- book on my knees and write, in slow, careful letters. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, I thought so,” he said, patting my knee. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Two black boots came into view, then a pair of knees as someone crouched on the edge of the ring. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I lifted one knee off the ground and put my foot down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There she was in silk stockings and there I was in woolen knee socks. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tumbled to my knees in a patch of grass, letting my forehead and my fingers touch the earth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Others dropped to their knees in wonder, and a few joined the crowd and embraced their neighbors. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Without a word, Lettie got down on her hands and knees next to the door and I stepped up on her back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I just sat in the dark for a while, knees drawn to my chest, looking up at the stars, waiting for the night to be over. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Upon reaching the base of the hill, he dropped upon his hands and knees. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I clutch my knee and grit my teeth. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Wishing it were otherwise will not make it so. King Robb must make his peace with the Lannisters. He must put off his crown and bend the knee, little as he may like it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He clasped his knees and kissed his hands and as he did so Achilles felt awe and so did all the others there, looking strangely upon one another. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mafoday shook out his arms, put his hands on his knees, and stared into the narrowing eyes of the Valiants sharpshooter in shiny black and gold before him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Agent Jones bent over, gasping for breath, his gun resting against his knee for a second. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She fled back to the campfires and fell on her knees in front of her astonished relatives. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a painted bark apron that reached to his knees and a short sword at his hip. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He clawed at the door, fell to his knees. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Charlie pointed at the jeans ripped in both knees, the white shirt so stained with blood and dirt it would have to be tossed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I turn around and smile at a girl who’s got blood on her knees and feet. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Before he could move, Teresa was already down there, crouching on her knees. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Ayanna dropped to her knees and swept the doll out of my hoodie and into a huge hug. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I set it on one of her open palms as it rested on top of her knee. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slogging up and down the riverbank in trousers wet to the knees, his Bible in one hand and another stickful of fire-blackened fish in the other, he waved his bounty in a threatening manner. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers pin me to a chair, their armored hands as heavy as manacles around my arms, their knees coming down on my feet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Harry gripped his flanks with his knees, feeling the great wings rising powerfully beneath them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"A cowardly plot! Another Jewish plot to bring Germany to its knees, to cripple the Fatherland." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands and knees held no memory of such work. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drop to my knees and rifle through Ma’s purse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I fall real hard and skin my knee. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She tumbled and fell off the rising ledge, her head smacking the other pilot’s knee. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mother was upset because they’re our bosses from the Mission League, and they’d caught her red-handed doing housework in her old black Capri pants with the knees worn through. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skirt fit perfectly—snug but not tight, and right where she liked skirts to fall, in the middle of her knees. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His elbows rest on his knees, his face buried in his hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelton gets down on one knee to help him, but the preppy kid scrambles back and points with his working arm. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She brought her knee up, jamming the blade between Oomen’s legs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I dropped to my knees and crawled noiselessly through the underbrush until I was close enough to see and hear. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Florence and Elizabeth were still on their knees; and John was on his knees. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I could not go to Maxim now and beg him on my knees to give Favell the money. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I push him to the floor, grab the keys from the kitchen table and am out of the French doors before he’s able to get to his knees. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sohrab slid down the wall next to me and pulled his knees against his chest. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Very carefully she unscrewed the top from the tube and, spreading her knees, shook out a gelatine capsule. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He slumps unconscious on his knees, held up only by the ropes at his wrists. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kicked his shins and got my left knee into his groin. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

When I finally got up with sharp grains imbedded in my knees I found, to my surprise, that I no longer believed in God. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cried out, faking labor, and fell to my knees on the dock. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Fatima crashed onto the sidewalk, the skin on her knees scraping off into stinging red strips. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She put her arms on her knees and her head in her arms. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Bow down, baby, get down on your knees. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

His hood droops farther forward when he touches his forehead to his knees. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She walked quickly towards us and, reaching his side, she fell to her knees and put her hands on his throat. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rough rooftop scrapes my knees as his weight drags me forward. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sink to the floor and rest my head on my knees. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She tells me about her recent medical travails, including, as she says, “my two fake hips and my fake knee.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Once it had to be ripped open and two dollars taken out to pay the druggist the time Francie ran a rusty nail into her knee. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that she flares her nostrils very slightly when she lies and that she puts her hands between her knees when she sleeps. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He told how the Nazis made little Jew children get down on their hands and knees and eat grass from the ground. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Got down on my hands and knees like my Momma taught me.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dicey sat down beside the fire, her knees drawn up under her chin, poking at the blaze with a long stick and thinking. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m on my hands and knees, and the cold ground beneath me is as still as death. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Look here, we’ve stood quite enough! Test us, tap our knees, check our hearts, exercise us, ask questions!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother Water Monster lowered the tidal wave and the water softly rushed up to Nathan’s knee. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He started cracking up extremely loudly, and he slapped his knee. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I sink to my knees, wrapping my arms around my chest. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The woman was lying on her bed in a purple dress that fastened at the neck with a cameo brooch and reached midway between her knees and her shoes. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He should’ve carried her up the stairs to her room and tied her to the bed and touched that left knee all night long. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she was scrambling to get back onto her hands and knees. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then she lowered it to his knee and fired. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I shift and stretch out my bad knee. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Grandpop lifted his right leg and rested his ankle on his left knee, so he could scratch the snake bite scar. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The wind had been knocked out of him, and his knees ached where they’d thumped against the hard ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Looking back, I see him on his knees, pressing a hand to his side to stanch the blood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She had curled herself up tightly, her arms around her knees, and sat in the complete darkness, blood spangling the silk of her dress like the gloaming stars first bleeding into evening. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Dad, you sure about those steps with that knee?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

She’d sew a dress that went way past my knees with ruffles and bows like a kindergartner’s party dress. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I bent forward, hands on my knees, to catch my breath. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I rest my head on my knees and concentrate on the arcana. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“You are welcome to come meet her, if you can find it in yourself to bend a knee.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There, among more grain silos and a just-passed threat of a tornado, she twisted her ankle and tumbled onto the road, bloodying her palms and knees. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Winky remained on her knees, trembling, her hands over her face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He leaped to the man’s left, away from the knife, holding his left hand high, and kicked hard at the man’s knee. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below his knee, his leg bones had been broken, and they had knitted back together at an odd angle. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He perched Alyah on his knee, leaned her back into the crook where his arm met his body, and began to feed her, blowing on each spoonful until it was cool. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The Owner dropped to his hands and knees, scrambling to retrieve it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She hugged her bare knees tight against her chest and shivered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The woman was on her knees whispering to them, comforting them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He wrapped his arms around his knees and he buried his head there. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary ran to lean on his knees and hear the rest. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t turn around but continued on his knees, digging out nails with the hammer’s claw, muttering the words to his favorite chachachá. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Myra's father got down on his hands and knees and closely examined each pig, tail to snout. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I thought about my knee, if it was going to be okay. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see her crouching before me on the sidewalk in front of our house, brushing tears from my face after I scraped my knee. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Savage looked at her reproachfully; then suddenly fell on his knees before her and, taking Lenina’s hand, reverently kissed it. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor fell to the ground, scraping his knee on the concrete step, tearing a hole in his uniform trousers. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Perilee pulled a chair around and sat so we were knee to knee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The slave who had seized upon the stays of our ship stood, and, casting a glance toward the mob awaiting him upon the shore, began to climb, his knees clasped around the cords. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

After the retching subsided, he hunkered motionless on his hands and knees for several minutes, half out of the tent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He stroked the backs of her knees with his hands, then inched upward, under her skirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A force stronger than his own will had to intervene, like the car that had crushed his knee and put him in a wheelchair in 1988. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She sat up abruptly and wrapped her arms around her knees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He looked down and saw the mist was now at his knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

To make some noise, Link started to move his seat up and back to whack Marty’s knees. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bald man sat, his elbows on his knees, talking to himself. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The pulse in my knee grows faster, more persistent. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wedge my pad against the wall, holding it in place with my right hand and knee. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A wet stain had darkened his pants nearly to his knees. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He hit me on the knee and left. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She collapsed to her knees on the frozen treadmill. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He started to bend at the middle, then, as though thinking better of it, lowered to his knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He nods, wraps his arms around his knees, and rests his chin on them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I backed away from its bestial cry and prayed for gentleness, sank to my knees and prayed as best I could. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I double over, retching, and his knee comes up into my forehead. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

From our hiding spot, we could only see his knees poking up as his long legs butted against another grave marker in front. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her head was turned, her cheek resting on her knees, facing me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sergio put a hand on either side of the turnstile, pressed down, tucked his knees to his chest, and in one smooth motion lifted himself to the other side. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He stood up, unmindful of the mud and mire clinging to his knees and coat, and he bowed to her, and then he doffed his bowler hat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear boy. Do not take that weight upon your shoulders, or you shall never rise from your knees.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It was such a ridiculous sight, grabbing our knees in a circle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

My hand went in and my knee was down on my shin. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

‘Whether they are good or evil, or have nothing to do with us at all, we must go down at once. Not even on the knees of Caradhras will we wait for another night-fall!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The large blue life vest dwarfed his body and hung down to his knees. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I stumble, shocked, suddenly down on one knee, barely catching myself before I go sprawling. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her cropped hair, a shade similar to her shorts, seemed too lank and sensible, and in that room where all things were so carefully covered, her shaved knees and thighs too exposed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

A twig popped under her knee—Tally’s aching muscles had finally betrayed her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Next to him, Spurge was trying to lie as still as possible, but he still kicked Werfel in the side with his knee whenever they went over a bump. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“I can walk on my knees, or crawl on them, I mean,” I hear myself say. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Genie dug his chin into his knee miserably. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She slid down to her knees and covered her face with her sleeve. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Dad squatted in front of us, one knee to the floor, his arms folded across the other knee, cowboy-style. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Put these on,” he said, holding out a pair of knee- high rubber boots.“Tennis shoes aren’t much good up here except around camp.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He looks woozy as he gets to his knees. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Put your arm around my neck,” he said; deftly he whisked her up, as lightly as if she were made of straw, one arm under her head and the other beneath her knees. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The boy just sat clasping his hands as he leaned forward on his knees, head hanging. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I sit back down on the bed and put mv head between my knees, waiting for the wave of nausea to pass. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I, fortunately, have a seat, but by the aisle, not next to the window, and there are bodies pressed against my shoulder, my knee, invading my space. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he was a little old boy of fourteen in knee pants and she made him watch his steps. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have snotty noses and sore eyes and scabby knees. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was the knee that had gotten cut a couple of months back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He grunted, rocked backward, and brought the pump to his knees. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dropping to his knee, he struck her several times in the face, and she might have succumbed early had he not hit his hand against the metal bed frame when his wife ducked. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk into an old boiler room with machinery that emerges from the darkness so suddenly I hit it with my knees and elbows. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

About six weeks after arriving at Da Nang, Lieutenant Philip Caputo and seven of his men sat in a helicopter, holding their rifles between their knees. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I rise on my knees to get my bearings —and then freeze, hot water or not. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Sam had fallen to his knees by Frodo’s head, his senses reeling in the foul stench, his two hands still gripping the hilt of the sword. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She stumbled over the roots of a massive, eighty-foot oak that towered above her and landed on her knees. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A gash on her knee was caked in dried blood. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I will fall on my knees, in my room, gratefully breathe in lungfuls of the stale air, smelling of furniture polish. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I caught them together once in the library, the boy sitting on one of Rufus’s knees and studying a map that Rufus had just brought home. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

My father took a pair of his trousers and cut them at the knee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In their hands were tall spears of ash, painted shields were slung at their backs, long swords were at their belts, their burnished shirts of mail hung down upon their knees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

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

Tears streamed down Chase's face, and I dropped to my own knees to stroke his hair. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

We sit around with our shirts on our knees, our bodies naked to the warm air and our hands at work. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early that morning, when Beidleman had encountered Lopsang on the Balcony, vomiting between his knees into the snow, he’d taken the Sherpa’s two coils of rope to fix on the steep rock steps above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then, crawling on hands and knees, they snaked it up the chute to the promenade deck. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward, head between my knees, and the Colonel placed a hand on my upper back. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She lighted the cigarette and put her arms around her knees. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was a war in the East, an Unseelie king with a lot of territory and no desire to bend his knee to the High King. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We tiptoed down the hall, my knees barely bending, my ankles mushy and loose. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He participated enthusiastically in their demonstrations, wearing a uniform with the swastika emblem and marching with his knees unbent in the goose-step style, like the Nazis that he fully supported. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I’m nearing the young man, reaching down to help him, when he drags himself up to his knees and trains his gun on my head. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Sit down, Uhmma says and sits back on her feet, butt close to the ground, knees sticking up to the sky. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He reached out and patted her on the knee, which seemed stupid in that situation, but Alec and Lana were just returning from getting fresh water from the stream. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He suddenly steps forward, knee bent, and I am stuck in the chest with his blade. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sansa dropped to her knees to wrap her arms around the wolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He had on an enormous pair of breeches tied at each knee with rope. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My knees shake, and I'm grateful for the thick layers of tulle. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Would she drop to her knees and say—what would she say? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She took her carving from her pocket, and got down on her knees. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A knee drove between my shoulder blades, pushing me to the ground. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No. Charity, like Socialism, is an invention of the weak to exploit the strong and bring them to their knees.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A bit. But I have to lift my knees real high cuz my feet are so floppy.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain saw a man on his knees before him, facing the enemy, arms clutching his stomach. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a round, bristly creature no taller than his knees. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I dropped to my knees the moment he was gone from sight, unable to hold my own weight any longer. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

A grown man can also be energized by hunger, and any weakness in his knees or irregularity in his heartbeat will disappear if he thinks his hunger is about to be assuaged. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lacey leans across the kitchen, her hand on Ben’s knee, and says, “I mean, you are a hero, do you realize that? They give out medals for this stuff.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I rise to my knees, then stand, steadying myself against the kitchen counter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I was frightened as I looked down at the bandage on my knee from the last time I had walked those isolated corridors to gym class. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth as they strapped a fitted neoprene brace to my knee, despite how much the pain medication had helped to take away my discomfort. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Westley, still within the confines of the Fire Swamp, sank, beaten, to his knees. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

So me and all my buddies went to the yard, and we all bent down on our right knees and said prayers for my son and the little boy that died. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was huddled into a D—arms encircling drawn-up knees, on which she rested her head. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fastening my eyes on his knees, I saw they were shaking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She looked intently at it, then bit her lip, reached out, and pulled the hem of his trouser leg down over his knee. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He threw his great hands round Arete’s knees, whereon the sacred mist curled back; they saw him; and the diners hushed amazed to see an unknown man inside the palace. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His right leg was off at the knee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

To Palmer, tall, gangly Henry did not look like a bird at all, but a giraffe with two howling hyenas snapping at its knees. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

My knees give way and he’s holding me up. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my elbows over my knees and buried my face in the little hollow I had made. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Up to my ankles, up to my knees, even up to my hips. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm already taking out a pencil, using my knees as a table as I scrawl out a note. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The night before the game, Grayson spent half of it on his knees by his bed, praying. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just gaped at him as my heart dropped to my knees. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One time Papá told us how he had joined the Cristero Revolt in 1926, when he was sixteen, and had been wounded in the knee and thrown in jail for six months. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to look around in rain and hail that punches at you sideways when you’re on your hands and knees. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

You could see a knee disturb the mold. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Her knees ached from banking hard, whipping through turns so quickly that her body seemed to weigh a ton. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He looked better in clean clothes, though some blood was seeping through at the knee and his hair was still wild with sand and salt. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He’s on his hands and knees and she drags him to the coal hole under the stairs and locks him in. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Zeus himself inspired me; I wrenched my dogskin helmet off my head, dropped my spear, dodged out of my long shield, ran for the king’s chariot and swung on to embrace and kiss his knees. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gabriel fell on his knees each night to pray that Royal would not have to go. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I guess Mom won, because she’s lipstick-free and wearing a colorful sundress that goes to her knees, one of Grandma’s designs. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

For the sake of stealth, he had to struggle along as an old dude with bad knees and chicken-soup stink. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her mother fell to her knees, palms together, and pleaded with them not to take her only daughter. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma bent over, placing her hands on her knees. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She just slogged right in up to her knees, blue jeans and all, without the slightest regard. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand to help her up, but she got to her feet without his assistance, brushed the grass from her knees. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

With my knees on the floor, I felt vibrations whenever anyone walked down the hall. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Jule stretched her knees straight, one at a time, then folded herself back up in the space behind the seats. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And when he’d skin a knee or bump his head, if I was around he would not stop crying until I bestowed a magic kiss on the injury, after which he’d miraculously recover. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came to my knees, but I could push the sleeves up. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

"O-o-oh," said Shasta and plunged in—it was about up to his knees—and stooped his head right into the cataract. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Gavin is left there, and after a few minutes he rises to his hands and knees as I watch from over the street. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I stood up because my knees were starting to hurt. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, if you want to emphasize that several things about Phyllis show her age, you should choose plurals for both verbs: What give away Phyllis's age are the knees and the facelift. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little black dog with the funniest gray beard and eyebrows rushes at my knees, barking and bouncing. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She draws her knees up to her chest and hugs them. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Seconds later Harry’s feet slammed onto hard ground and he fell onto his hands and knees in the yard of the Burrow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Banda also forbade women to wear pants or dresses above the knee. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see why we can’t—” I sat up and grabbed Howard’s knee. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When she bowed to me from her knees at the end of the hour, I rushed out of there, back to more familiar surroundings. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped to my knees on that frozen piece of earth, weary to the core of my body. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself back, drew up his knees, embraced them, looked over to George to see whether he had it just right. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now pull one leg up, foot touching knee. Stretch forward again.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything, but I could see it in her body; she unpinned her shoulders from her ears, let go of her knees. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her long legs, arranged the hem of her polo coat over her knees, and waited. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

L.V. told him he was crazy to get up and go somewhere after major knee surgery. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman with the maroon hair had fallen to her knees and was asking the sky, “What I done wrong, God? Tell me, Lord. I been good.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve helped clean the kennels, Held the puppies on my knees. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Micah stops and makes me look at a small gray dot on his knee. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Nattie keeps clicking a song with her tongue, now bouncing on and off the hassock on her knees. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He closed the door behind them just as she flung herself to her knees and threw up in the gutter. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I take up the wounded leg carefully, then he gives a jump and I take the knee of the sound leg also under my arm. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sliced the demon to dust, but immediately fell to his knees. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The closet door glides open, and I lower myself to my knees. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I want a napkin for my greasy fingers, or a table to put the bowl on so I won’t have to balance it clumsily on my knees. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of a hundred moments in the woods, lazy afternoons fishing, the day I taught him to swim, that time I twisted my knee and he carried me home. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She forced herself up to her knees and reached for the next crate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I tug my dress down and stare at my knees. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Certainly. It is a question of time. I could not conscientiously open a knee like that before the projectile was encysted.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The man happened to be next to me on the right, and I took his head on my knees to give him relief in breathing: so he died. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even in sheltered areas, under an umbrella of conifers, the snow was nearly knee deep and tedious to churn through. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He’s still in his gardening clothes, dirty at the knees, and his hands are sandy. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But she moved a little closer, because she had to, and then she saw that Iofur was holding something on his knee, as a human might let a cat sit there—or a daemon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She bent over, falling onto her knees, feeling the icy floor beneath her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

After a moment he put his hand on my knee. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

The knees of his robes were ripped and bloody, his face scratched; he was unshaven and gray with exhaustion. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As soon as I heard the Carcachita, I got up from my knees and ran to the front of the tent to meet them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He crouched to let her climb onto his back, then looped his arms under her knees to hold her in place. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And the way her knees were slung together, one overlapping the other just a little, and the feel of her foot nudging under his knee. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

My knee flew up, nailing her just under her chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He’ll fiddle with the VCR till it pauses on the exact moment of van Damme holding his knee up to his chest before exploding it out sideways into a guy’s stomach. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was my knees that gave me trouble. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In the starlight, he sees a man on his knees, bending over his Bible, praying. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

In order not to hurt yourself on landing, you bent your knees, landed on your heels, and fell to one side. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The green was opulent; and I almost fell upon my knees with thanks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He dropped to his knees in the shadow of the huge rock, and elbowed his way through the stunted trees. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah’s knees trembled from the effort of moving, and her head felt light from all the fresh air. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, he was unable to look Dumbledore in the eyes, and spoke instead to his knees. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She hung upside down, with her knees hooked over a branch about twelve feet up. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s just my thigh, my knee, and a stump wrapped in a mountain of gauze. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He put his elbows on his knees and rested his head in his hands. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His hands lay calmly now upon his silent knees. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted her knee touching my knee not to mean anything, but it did. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The legionnaires pull me up a set of steps before forcing me to my knees. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Like warm liquid, it submerged his shins, knees, and waist. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She straightened up tall and made her way through the chairs and knees to the kitchen. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mormont came at once, and went to one knee before her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She complains that Malachy Michael and Alphie look too healthy and you’d wonder why on this day of days they couldn’t have their usual scabby knees or the odd cut bruise or black eye. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

All had puffy sleeves and skirts that flared above the knee. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dark, and I was sitting on the rocks with my knees drawn into my chest, and suddenly there was Emma, breeze tossing her hair, standing on the sand below me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Helmed as he was, the blow did no lasting harm, but it sent him to his knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Moments later, Ellsberg and a few soldiers were crawling on knees and elbows through shallow water, holding their guns above their heads. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The smell that wafted up to me almost made my knees buckle. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She got down on her hands and knees and started chipping away at the earth with the tiny shovel. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He yells out and grabs me by my knees with his sweaty palms, but lets go when I kick him in his nose. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was crammed face-first into the cask with his knees pushed up against his ears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a dressing gown, and his knees were covered by a blanket. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly dropped to her hands and knees, laying her script on the carpet in front of her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She straightens her knee slowly, her other leg pointing to the side, toes extended like a ballerina’s. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She pushed her knees out straight before her and let the folds of her white muslin dress and the familiar, endearing, pucker of skin about her knees fill her view. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The moment, when it came, was a flash of pain, the sudden physicality of both their bodies, of his weight on her, of her knees levered against his hips. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Farmers at work in their fields crumpled to their hands and knees and groped aimlessly about, unable to find their way to their own doorsteps. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Bernard stood watching the retreating twinkle of the white stockings, the sunburnt knees vivaciously bending and unbending again, again, and the softer rolling of those well-fitted corduroy shorts beneath the bottle green jacket. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We could break apart one of these tables,” Z said, getting down on his hands and knees and looking underneath one of the black high-top desks. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He puts his foot up on the end of the picnic bench and drapes his arm across his knee. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Half-blind, the dead unicorn stumbled toward the green rock needle until it reached a depression at its base, where it dropped to the knees of its forelegs in a ghastly parody of prayer. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Take me,” her father pleaded on his knees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Donald was told that he had fathered twins, he sank down on his knees and surrendered responsibility for their lives over to God. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

His eyes were wet and he tapped his fingers on his knees and moved his head in time to the music. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

My knee is still pulsing, but it doesn’t hurt. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She played soccer her first fall there, but midway through the season she injured her knee. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Fang the boarhound came timidly out from under the table and laid his head on Hagrid’s knee. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His legs, up to his knees, are bright red. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

One shoe on and tied, the other shoe missing, he suddenly got down on his hands and knees and passed a hand back and forth under the radiator. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He chuckled and chattered, cracking his long fingers, and pawing at Frodo’s knees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I'd rolled my jeans down—crinkled from knee to ankle—and I had put my wet shirt back on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I lowered my head and stared at my knees. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

After some trouble with the buttons, Cholly dropped his pants down to his knees. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the standard knee to the groin, of course. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m willing my knees not to give out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When he reached for the gearshift the boy in front accommodated him by swinging his hairless knees out of the way. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

My chest is now hurting more than my knees. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He turned sideways to us, dropped on one knee and made his fists go in a circle, like a squirrel on a treadmill. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk down the long flight of stairs that leads to the underground GD space, our knees bouncing in unison with each step, and down the multicolored hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She ran so fast that she tripped, falling onto the asphalt on her hands and knees. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Jed suddenly reared up on his knees again, screaming at the top of his lungs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

One was wearing a soccer uniform, shirt neatly tucked in, socks pulled up to her knees, like a peewee soccer player who had been carefully dressed by her mother. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Stick stared at his knees for a minute, then got up and turned the light off. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As he bent down, his courage suddenly fled, leaving his knees as weak as reeds. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

His form was horrible—elbows out, knees straight, ball held chest high. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

We went to our knees, wrestling for it, the geyser weaving between us, her eyes staring at me, close and bright with beads of water on her eyelashes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helena has been sitting on the floor beside the stove, legs crossed, feet tucked under her knees. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She dropped to the floor, rocking back and forth on her knees. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

If I leaned slightly to my left, my knee would touch his leg. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

That softness we hide striding down the street—how do you hide it when you got to bandage up a skinned knee and kiss it to make it better? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They were filthy and there was a small hole in the left knee, the knee that hit the ground first. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then Dray is back down on his knee and grabs Donna’s hand. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I told him I was fine, but he examined my knees and elbows anyway, and when he was done, he tickled me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I see a flash of movement under the table, and see Marlene’s hand meet Uriah’s over his knee. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I groan and roll over and rub my knee where I bumped it and then I fetch the harpoon and pull it into the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward and clasped his hands together, resting his elbows on his knees. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around the chapel and was again struck by how many women were wearing skirts cut above the knee. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I manage to get my left knee up over the edge. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Terrified, I sank to my knees and made the sign of the cross. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She jabbed him with her knees, which hurt. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

The naked crooks of his knees were plump, caught and scratched by thorns. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She let go of my knee and went back to swatting gnats away from Wishbone. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

As the stretcher was maneuvered into position alongside the bed, Briony’s fingers went slack, she had no control over them, and she brought up her left knee in time to catch the weight. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Stick was huddled up in the corner, his head resting on his knees. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There were boys and girls—around my age—everybody dressed in shorts and T-shirts, holding their arms out in front of them, doing a jump-march kind of thing, slapping their knees to their hands. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It was cold but its touch was clean, and as he went on and it mounted to his knees, he felt that the stain of travel and all weariness was washed from his limbs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I waver on my feet and, against my will, I sink to my knees. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He threw a knee into my rib cage. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He returns to bed, squeezing in beside Maxine’s warm, sleeping body, and drapes his arm around her narrow waist, fits his knees behind hers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell what his problem is, until I walk around the table and see a vuvv down near his knees. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a green satin dress that fell to her knees. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I got down on my knees and crawled back to her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started to work his way back to the stem on his hands and knees, being careful not to jerk against the fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tap one end of the candy bar, making it teeter-totter on my knee. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

ThenI bend my knees and leap into the air, tossing the glowing sprinkles as far above me as I’m able. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Her knees were spread and her red hair fell over me, darkening things. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They fell over each other, all elbows and heads and knees and flailing straps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She quickly looked up and put her hand on my knee. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The man on his knees got up and spat at the dopey. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let go of my shirt and sat back on his knees. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I balance my laptop on my knees and stick a cigarette in my mouth unlit because the air’s too close in here as it is. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But it’s there now, my knee throbbing as I balance across the bleached driftwood and step between the barnacle-edged rocks. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I drop my hand and nudge Tats with my knee. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

If he moved very quietly to where his father was sitting and if he leaned very lightly against his father’s knee, Adam’s hand would rise automatically and his fingers would caress Cal’s shoulder. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next thing I knew, my knee was planted on Hades’s chest. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then, quite suddenly, he felt something different, something that made him shudder and forced him to his knees. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He tried to keep people from coming through the metal detector, and so Moss bolted forward and dropped down on his knees. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As he sat in the corner, Mama wouldn’t sit so close that it bothered him, but she would sit about ten feet away, with her knees folded under herself, waiting in case he needed her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was hardly a light on in the whole vast house, and once or twice Meggie bumped her knee on a chair or a little table that she hadn't seen in the gloom. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She sank to her knees and begged, “Please — listen to me —” He extended his arm, pointing back the way she had come. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blood blossomed under my knees like peonies over craggy asphalt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Noticing her glance, the Magpie pulled her skirt well down over those knees. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

Several little boys, on their hands and knees, watched the scene around Kino’s legs. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no bridge here, and they waded across, for the water was barely higher than her knees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His heart leaped into his throat, and he scrambled to his knees. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

With one impulse the men sank on their knees and a deep and earnest “Amen” broke from all as their eyes followed the pointing of his finger. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Gawaine, lumbering to one knee more slowly, joined him on the floor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” I say for the second time and bring my hand to rest on my knee. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

One man who stopped with us had been at the Battle of Lexington and had been wounded in the knee there. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash knocked against the bench, wincing where it struck the backs of her knees. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got up on my hands and knees and caught Black Dog’s boot in my ribs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple laughed and poked him on the knee with a toe. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Actually, the one on my knee is closer to an orange than a plum in size. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The man was on his hands and knees, leaning his face into the middle of a bush; he grunted something that kind of sounded like a “Yeah?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He pulls Henry in by the nape of his neck and kisses him hard, Henry’s knee knocking against the center console as his hands move up to Alex’s face. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

He put one knee on the fish and cut strips of dark red meat longitudinally from the back of the head to the tail. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked down and saw that the boy who had been running was on his hands and knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The editor reached out and put his hand on Jethro’s knee. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was open on both sides and hung to my knees. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Domingo, Domingo,” he whispered, and then he was, at forty-two minutes after five, lost on his knees.... The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She plants her hands on her knees and stares right at me, her features taut with sudden ferocity. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sefia fell to her knees and pressed her hands to his wound. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Moira, sitting on the edge of my bed, legs crossed, ankle on knee, in her purple overalls, one dangly earring, the gold fingernail she wore to be eccentric, a cigarette between her stubby yellow-ended fingers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls a reflex hammer from the pocket of her white coat and taps on my right knee. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There were big green apples hard as knees. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved on now, his knees bent slightly, his shoulders crouched; his bare feet were wise and silent. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans against the wall beside me and rests his arms against his knees. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I stop when the water is up to my knees and turn to Ronan. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The road descends into the Rift, cutting across wrinkled knees of bluffs, until it hits bottom and unravels on a savanna dotted with acacia trees. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to witness the submissive dip of his brow or the bend of his knee before me or anyone else. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he dropped to his knees and peeked under the bed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They came at once and obediently looked at his knee. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

"Lord Bronn would sound better. I could grab the boy for you just as well. I'll dandle him on my knee and sing him nursery songs if there's a lordship in it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It brought him to one knee, and I was good with that. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

So we got down on our knees and prayed for Sam. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood, surprised to find my knees were shaky, and Izio got up from the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then Peeta struggles to his knees and crawls down the slope. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t heavy enough, so the chair folded her into itself like sandwich stuffing, and she watched from between her knees. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare between Susan’s knees down the tracks and see no train light, but that doesn’t mean anything. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She cradled it between her knees and began bailing with her drinking calabash for all she was worth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s blood on Sophie’s knees, from the fall, and she also got spiked, I think, but this is how it has to be. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As Dr. Burton leaned over Ernestine, some reflex caused her to knee him in the mouth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the villagers cry and beg and start to get up off their knees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared between his knees at the floor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they were driving through one village she saw a man by the roadside sticking a Band-Aid on the grazed knee of a tearful little girl. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I'm on my knees, desperately plastering the bandage back onto his wound. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Whenever I hear a shell coming I drop down on one knee with the pan and the pancakes, and duck behind the wall of the window. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper’s on her hands and knees on the deck. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I came in he threw himself on his knees before me and implored me to let him have a cat; that his salvation depended upon it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Laughter that weakened her knees and pressed her bladder into action. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I tucked my knees in under my chin and tightened the cloak around my face, afraid that he would pull me out of the crowd. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We smiled at each other nervously I looked down and rubbed my knee through my overalls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He almost succeeded, but at the very end he rested his weight on his legs and his knees buckled in a rubbery way just like a comedian I once saw trying to act drunk. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

His voice rumbled and he got down on one giant knee. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Heels up, knees bent, soft shot, red hot. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I planted my knees in front of the toilet just as my eggs and toast came back up. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Obadiah down on his knees in the mud, bent over the washed-up statue. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winnie’s mother and grandmother sat plaintive all afternoon in the parlor, fanning themselves and sipping lemonade, their hair unsettled and their knees loose. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He did a wonderful job on your knee.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She wore a short dress that I recognized as gingham, and her knees and legs had many scratches and scars on them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he says, leaning forward and resting his elbows on his knees, “I think you’d like chess. I could show you how to play after school. You know, if you’d like.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

As a trainer he dealt with knee injuries all the time. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I remember remembering,” she muttered, sitting down with a heavy sigh; she pulled her legs up to wrap her arms around her knees. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My knees are weak and my feet sting as if I have been electrocuted. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay on his back, his knees bent right up towards his stomach. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Ivan mimicked Håkon’s position, on his hands and knees, then walked his feet up and used his hands to push himself to standing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Was he glad that he was having something offered to him that ten million men in America would have fallen on their knees and thanked God for? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then I drew my knees to my chest, laid my head on my arms and cried, all huddled up on the bare floor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then Herbor fell on his knees, struck down by shame and love, and cried to Odren, “I beg you to answer my question. It is not for myself!” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Before anyone could stop her the little girl had flung herself to her knees and teetered dangerously over the edge of the boat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Letting forth a great sigh, he summoned enough strength to heave himself up to his hands and knees. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The hallway spins, and I drop to my knees. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Something whistled and boomed, and the building quaked, knocking me to my knees. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself back up onto his knees so he was looking down at the older boy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Until he gets down on one knee in that narrow space between the bleacher seats. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She sat on her knees next to Jonas, swatting lice off her eyebrows. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I practiced dancing until my feet bled and my knees felt like water balloons. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing?” she’d asked Lefty, eight or nine at the time, and gripping the post, moving his knees up and down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When the surge reached him, it was as high as his knees and nearly knocked him over. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then by chance my knee found a tender spot between his legs and he doubled over, cursing me as I fled. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He balanced the tray on his knees and stared at the covered plate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I looked on the landing and Peaches was down on her knees and there was somebody else there, too. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reckon she was embarrassed at being caught with her knees showing, or being caught so happy when her husband’s real wife wasn’t yet cold in the grave. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Bend slightly at the knees. Shoulders back; loosen your wrist. Throw when you exhale.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It did take a little adjusting to learn to drive with my fake leg, because my ankle doesn’t flex and I have to control the gas and brake pressure by using my knee and thigh. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

My knees looked like raw meat, and my back ached from bending for hours. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He clasped his knees very tightly with his arms, and his young face was sullen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She bent over, her hands on her knees, her breath rasping out of her throat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The moon shines on her structure, and I get down on my knees to try to figure out what she’s saying. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell to my knees and prayed and prayed for El Perico. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She could bounce the apple off her knee, her elbow, her shoulder, whatever. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in a high-backed chair near the fire, while Lady Constance sat at her embroidery frame with a small girl leaning against her knee. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Her steps seemed shorter than usual and lighter than usual, and there appeared to be great movement around her knees. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gasped, and turned away as the old man fell to his knees. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She falls, first to her knees, her hands limp at her sides, and then to the pavement, slumped to the side like a rag doll. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

All around him, bent on one knee, there were teenage boys in tears, their great, compelling belief in themselves punctured. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack and Arwin trudge up, barefoot, jeans rolled to their knees. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get enough height to pull off the full rotation in the air, and I came down short, pitching forward onto my knees and almost face-planting into the floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I choose a pair with purple handles and sit down opposite her, our knees bumping. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was a man in a long black coat on his hands and knees. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The heavy brief case that he was carrying bumped against his knees at each step, sending a tingling sensation up and down the skin of his leg. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Miguel was waiting on the steps of the Lonogan house, work gloves in his lap, a little sheepdog frantically bulldozing his knee. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was rolled over in the dirt, came out on his knees, facedown. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baton hit Moss’s left knee, making him crumple to the ground in an instant, overwhelmed with pain, with shame, the burning agony. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had dropped down on to one knee and with head bowed seemed to be pushing at the trolley before him, which for some reason had taken on an obstinate immobility. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wore sandals and his muslin pants were rolled up to his knees. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Keeping the retrieved envelope in his hand, he sat lower, deeper, in the water, letting his knees submerge. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Now, Nico was able to control his heart rate, along with his desire to knee his father in the groin and run away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But I find I can bend my knees. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dicey opened her eyes and studied the darkness of her knees. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt my knees get all loose and floppity, like I was gonna fall into a heap right next to the wagon. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Alec got to his feet and brushed the dirt off his knees. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The woman clutched her stomach and fell to her knees. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I swayed from knee to knee, hoping for a second or two of relief, but the pain cut deep into my skin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The staircase comes sharply into view and Axel crawls toward it on hands and knees. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Of the four feet of trail map before me, reaching approximately from my knees to the top of my head, we had done the bottom two inches. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ned went to one knee and took her in his arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was on his hands and knees, heaving clouds of vapor. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Jammed into jump seats around the perimeter of the aircraft was the human cargo, facing inward, knees wedged against chests. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Another fire-nail went into my knee and a second one went into my sock. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The girl clutched her baton to her chest and dropped to her knees. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Like my smile spreads out to my elbows, and even my knees are happy. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then the scene disappears, and I am on my hands and knees on the floor, grinning. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She stumbles around for a while, disoriented, then charges forward, only to trip and fall to her knees. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad it’s over, because we’ve got you back,” whispered Beth, who sat on her father’s knee. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a short distance, to my left, I saw several men and women picking strawberries on their knees and children playing near old, dusty cars parked at the edge of the field. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I fall back on my bed, pulling my knees into the towel knot. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

"When I climbed off my horse, I stepped in a hole and went in up to my knees." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My knees are clapping as I do the pivot turn. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She dropped to her knees and gave the tail a tentative tug. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out how to raise the seat, so my knees almost touched my earlobes when I pedaled. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

For now the thick gray water seared a scrape on Liyana’s knee. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Coach O leaned forward and put his arms on his knees, staring into the empty showers. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He rests his knee on the mattress and leans over me, slipping the ice pack under my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I could move the toes and ankles, but the knees had turned to wood. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took his hand from the handlebars and patted my right knee. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

But Aunt Letty at once got up from her knees and came over to the center of the room. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

As the pastor strode away, Henry slid down to the porch steps and rested his elbows on his knees. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His knees gave, and he fell on the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I nearly had the knot secured when a shrieking gust knocked me to my knees. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her knees were buzzing, bloody, and each move, each step made her draw in short gusts of air. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

My knees slid across the loose asphalt as I dropped down beside Chubs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My knee throbs slightly as I climb the ladder to the main viewpoint. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He unfolded a pair of half-moon glasses that hung around his neck and placed them on his nose, and Mia’s knees trembled. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had been known to make that climb five or six times a day on the queen’s business, as the aches in his knees and the small of his back could attest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was jumbled up on the floor with Chess and Emma: Her elbow was in his ear; Chess’s knee was in Finn’s rib cage. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was wounded in the thigh, and when he recovered consciousness he found McWatt on both knees taking care of him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I pushed myself up onto my hands and knees, ignoring the bite of the frosty air on my bare skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Ophie swallowed, and pulled her legs and knees closer to her in case her hands were dirty, the way Mrs. Caruthers always seemed to think they were. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The clothes were poorly fitted for my frame, being cut for one much stouter, and the breeches fairly flapped about my knees. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Marguerite, who represents Mary Magdalene, falls to her knees, for she recognizes the resurrected Christ. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Jack softens his words with a gentle pat on Mom’s knee. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He’d unzipped it once, glimpsed something sleeveless, to the knee, with a plain round neck, reminding him of a tennis dress. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again someone took her head and forced it between her knees. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I drop to my knees and rummage through, finally landing upon my beloved/hated Nokia plug-in. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The young man said, “I don’t suppose you remember me, Mr. Bowditch. I haven’t been around Salem much for years. I was knee high to a grasshopper when I went to Harvard.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the time it takes me to gasp, the Mask has shoved my brother’s face into the sandy ground and pinned his writhing body with a knee. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

A knee jerked up between his legs and he fell sideways, busying himself with his pain, and the fight rolled over him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He took it down with both hands, rested it between his knees, and ran his finger along its biting edge. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young woman, probably in her early twenties, sat with her head between her knees, trembling and rocking. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Judith plumped matter-of-factly to her knees and began to pull vigorously. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted his childhood again, his scraped knees and ball games. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at her in shock, dramatically falling to my knees. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on her knees and they weren’t even shaking. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please move the knee,” said the bearded doctor. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve been sitting here for an hour with roots and rocks digging into my knees. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In the resultant struggle she was shot in the knee. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was surprised, because I didn’t know that people’s knees really shook when they were scared. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell-shaped sleeves hung loose around her arms, and the floaty hem stopped a few inches above her knees. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I threw myself on my knees beside her chair and put my arms around her waist. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he jerked back, clutched his knees to his chest, and rolled to his side. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Holding it with a certain elegance, her other hand across her knees where she’d drawn them up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

This time, it came forth in a swell, surging through her so fast her knees buckled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We are scrubbed and in our donated clothes, the girls in dresses with white pinafores and thick stockings, the boys in knickers that button below the knee, white dress shirts, neckties, thick wool suit coats. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I smoothed my skirt down over my knee. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Clutching her left knee in both hands, she lifted her foot and put it down; then she lifted the other and put it down, slowly making her way across the turquoise snow. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Putting the wallet between my knees, I looked round to check nobody'd seen. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Wincing at her scrapes and bruises, she struggled out of her wet clothes and climbed under her blanket, pulling herself into a ball with her hands clasped around her knees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I think of him when I bend a piece of clay over my knee to form a tile in the olden way. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I drop to my knees and go up. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Instead, when Bear was asleep, I went upon my knees and with my lead cross in hands, prayed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

JP sat on the bench and pulled his long socks up to his knees. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Liam’s knees seemed to buckle out from under him as he sat back down on the bed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I’m in my room, sitting at the head of my bed with my knees pulled up to my chest. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He dropped to his knees and checked the wrist for a pulse, then dropped the arm back to the ground. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He smiles down at me, as if the reason I’m on my knees is because I am curtsying. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I arrived on my knees because of the dizziness, but I was immediately alert and wary. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No, thank you,” I say, the crowd of auditioning onlookers moaning in disappointment, “I don’t want to twist my knee in these new Adidas.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Zielinski had been a great friend of my mother’s, dandling baby Helena on her knee. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The way a good sprint turns your breath to a low whistle, the way it spring-loads your knees: that was my drink. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Jake’s heels were balanced on the rungs of his chair and his giant hands folded between his knees in a waiting and childlike attitude. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ma doubled over and fell to her knees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And every time she calls him Mr. Perfect, Richard taps his right knee. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it made her want to drop to her knees. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I fall on my knees every night to thank my God we got protection,” Mrs. Reilly told the crowd. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She prayed until her knees were raw and bloody, until her tongue felt so thick and heavy that she was like to choke on it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I looked at him—dark suit, sitting very straight with his legs now crossed at the knee. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Richard got down on one knee and slowly raised his rifle to his shoulder. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The madwoman buried her face in her knees and covered her stubbled head with her arms. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Xan settled herself cross-legged on the ground and laid the sleeping child in the crook of her knee. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She was looking at him, too, and he wished he was not wearing the trousers with the hole near the knee. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gimli said nothing, but sank to his knees, shading his eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself off the floor with a grunt and brushed the dust from the knees of his jeans, creating a fine, powdery cloud around his legs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He had to squeeze himself through on his hands and knees, with two footmen pushing him from behind and two pulling from the front. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came utterly weary to the pool, and Juana slumped to her knees and first washed Coyotito’s face and then filled her bottle and gave him a drink. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remember the blow behind the knees, the bodiless something rushing past him, the clawing fingers. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Percy jumped up, vaulting off the giant’s knee, and drove Riptide straight through one of the metal mouths on Polybotes’s breastplate, sinking the Celestial bronze hilt-deep in his chest. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pet rested a hand on her knee, the gold claws digging slightly through her sheets. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Ben opened the door to the car, his knees so weak that he seemed likely to collapse in the driveway. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child sat on his knees, stiffened her back away from him and stared at him doubtfully. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crouch by his head, my knees pressing to the pool of blood, and put my hands on his shoulders. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As she started up the four flights to the roof, Boori Ma kept one hand placed over the knee that swelled at the start of every rainy season. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In addition to bloody hands, my knees were bruised, and my arms ached. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The dwarf went to one knee before the king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then it was just me on my knees next to Mr. Pignati, and just as suddenly as the monkeys had started screaming they shut up. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

They walked in to where it was knee deep and sat down. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But as the sludge came up to my knees, I entered a new realm of worry. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He embraced his knees and laid his chin down on his knees. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rafik had hurt his knee on a rock and kept moaning in the back seat. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He rested on his knees, his chest heaving. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She knelt on her pallet in the darkness and clasped her hands together on her knees. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Sammy went to his knees, emitting desperate sounds of strangulation as he tried to catch his breath. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One time at the meetin’-house picnic, boys with patches the same color as their overalls had laughed at him and pointed to the checkered gingham on the knees of his overalls. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold my breath and try to pull my toes and knees closer to me and out of sight. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Still on his knees, weeping, Humbaba trembled as another series of explosions rocked his innermost world. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I dropped down to my knees and pulled the hand-kerchief from my pocket. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Wilfrido snapped the sign in half with his knee and tossed the broken hits into the crowd. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And the manufacturers and importers and salesmen down on their knees, repenting in public, conical paper hats like dunce hats on their heads, shame printed on them in red. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped on the edge of the couch, hands between his knees. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She wrapped her arms around her legs, then poked her own chinbone down into her knees. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He sat down and balanced a book on his knees, then pulled out his notebook and pencil. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But in a moment I was on my knees again, helpless and sobbing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She rebounded forward, falling to her knees, panting, still clutching her shoulder, black feathers protruding between her slender fingers. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A soggy beauty whose sash identified her as Miss Ohio stumbled out of the surf and sank to her knees, coughing up water and bile. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He and Kate took Sticky by the arms just as his knees appeared ready to buckle. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mark had gotten to his hands and knees but someone jumped onto his back, taking him down again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I put them there myself. Iremember now” She ran to the opening and skidded on her knees across the ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I knew it, so why do my knees feel weak, why is my stomach writhing, why? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In response, the old soldier brought his knee sharply up against the small of his back. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

With her back flayed and blistered, she falls asleep on her knees, her face on her cot. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Taking turns, the men crawled on hands and knees over the iced deck, hacking away with an ax. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He stayed board stiff, his hands resting on his knees, his eyes shut tight. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mom said, Great, have a good time, because she was busy running on a treadmill that lit things up while Smell Factor tried to throw marbles at her knees. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nudge him back with my hand on his knee. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and faded Levis patched on one knee with an embroidered yin-yang symbol. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Holding firmly to the trunk, I took a step toward him, and then my knees bent and I jounced the limb. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taft gets hopped up on sugar and scrapes his knee falling off a big rock in the garden. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He sank to his knees and sobbed: “I don’t want to die. ... I don’t want to die. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I got down on one knee and took her hand in mine. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were books piled on every seating option, so she sat on the floor, not bothering to take off her backpack, and put her head between her knees. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Alice had propped herself inside the bow, with her knees up over the front seat, so as to make her body and arms a cradle for Lyra. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I cuffed him on the shoulder where he sat with his arms crossed around his knees, watching the landscape. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It hugged tightly to my stump and was held on with a strap above my knee. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

If I was standing in it, I’m sure it would be higher than my knees. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

And because it’s so dark, I slide a hand onto his knee. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

His elbows are on his knees and he’s staring out at the slowly brightening sky. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

On her knees, Yoyo thought of the worst thing she could say to her father. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The dragon moved awkwardly on the ground, like a man scrabbling on his knees and elbows, but quicker than the Domish prince would have believed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Next to him, I press my knees together, hunch my shoulders. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s weird that you call your mom Byrd and that you act like this is your dog,” Daniel says with his hands on his knees, his face scrunched up, looking at Ray. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As we drew near, Fern, now close to me, close like she used to be, began to buckle at the knee. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She was up on her knees in a flash. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And I'm the first to fall to my knees and start crying. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I stagger toward him but fall to my knees when I’m just a few feet away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I hug my knees and rock, back and forth, back and forth. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Belet didn't pause but, grabbing his ears, pulled his head down into her knee, delivering a thunderous crack! City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

My knees are making my computer screen bounce; my feet can’t sit still. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The man who had been protesting stopped and dropped to his knees. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moves away from the wall, bends his knees, angles the camera. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Nate peeked up just in time to see him crumple to his knees. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

The smallest of them, sitting on Coraline’s left, was a boy with red velvet knee britches and a frilly white shirt. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

One of them was maybe seven, and the other, five—little dresses, and white socks pulled up and folded just below their knees. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“And by the way, John,” he continued, leaning forward in his chair and laying a hand on the Savage’s knee, “I want to say how sorry I am about everything that happened yesterday.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all had mud up to our knees, and most of us had draped our sleeping bags on pine branches above us; water dripped from their corners. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Another snap, this time louder, almost like someone had broken a stick over their knee. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Stannis promises land, food, and justice to any wildlings who bend the knee. He will never permit us to seal the gates.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I perch on my knees now, hovering over the spread of papers and tattlers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I sit down, and do my best to keep my knees from bouncing, but only succeed when I give it all of my attention. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Off the train and on your knees!” he said, striding toward us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Max, knees high, continues to make her way across a low hill studded with trees. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I hurried to the bathroom, closed the door, found a comfortable position on the edge of the bathtub, and placed the envelope on my knees. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“What? You had those knobby knees, and your front teeth were so big, you could barely shut your mouth.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And when that spray fell back in sheets to the following waves, it left Turner still standing on the top of the cliff, knees still flexed, toes still clenched. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Ampleforth, too large to sit in comfort on the narrow bench, fidgeted from side to side, clasping his lank hands first round one knee, then round the other. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, I keep my fingers wrapped around the glass of lemonade balanced on my knee. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one occasion during my first term, I went down to the Matron’s room to have some iodine put on a grazed knee and I didn’t know you had to knock before you entered. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d hold himself there for a minute, because he could, because he was that strong, and only when he felt his arms starting to go would he bend his knees and let himself drop. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I get down on my knees, leaning over him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I just don’t want to get messed up because of the knee. ” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bent over and put my hands on my knees. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was obvious he was tentative, the knee looming as if all the bone and flesh and ligament and cartilage lay there exposed for everyone to take a shot at like some carnival game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mud is up around my knees and it's real hard to turn around. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo’s head was bowed over his knees, but Sam leaned back, with hands behind his head, staring out of his hood at the empty sky. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I turned in time to see Sam lift Esme into the ambulance, then bend forward to plant a kiss on each of her scraped knees. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Near the gate, Baby was on her knees playing in the sand while Ugwu watched her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“How dare you question our authority?” he shouted as he grabbed her by the hair and yanked her up to her knees. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

After a time the ground rose sharply, forcing him to clamber on hands and knees up a wooded slope. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But he just kept sloshing into me, his knee, his shoulder, bumping against mine. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The man stepped up, looked the horse over without recognition, and frowned at his knees. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man crouched down, slapped his knee, whistled, and said something; I could hear the whistle but not the words. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A black man was on his knees in the gutter, hands cuffed behind his back, as several police officers stood around him talking, joking, and ignoring his human existence. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She hugged her knees against her chest, suddenly afraid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nali had said that these seeds were from her own childhood, when the entire Church Rock valley was carpeted in grass that grew as high as her knees. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was rearing back to smack her when I socked him, a kidney shot to the lower back, and he dropped to one knee. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I twist and put my/head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Perry, I don’t want to take you into combat if the knee’s really bad, ” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, keeled over and slapped his knee laughing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She had to go on her hands and knees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I hope you haven't forgotten that while all this was going on I was still stuck behind the screen on my hands and knees with one eye glued to the crack. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He looks transcendent as he rhythmically bows, murmuring the Hebrew prayers that he learned on his father's knee. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Her knees shook when she squatted down to pick it up. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward slightly, placing his hands on his knees. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Zu began to whimper, her cries muffled as she pressed her face against her knees. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Once, I looked up from my place on the steps and she was sitting at the top, elbows on knees, face cupped in her hands, listening to Papi recite a poem he’d written. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Harry!” gasped Pettigrew, and he flung his arms around Harry’s knees. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I remained on my knees and kissed my fingertips in reverence. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

My already blistered hands and scraped knees rebelled as the dust took over me like a swarm of bees. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She did, however, manage to trip over his left knee and knock down a pile of comic books stacked by his desk. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“There,” said Pong, rising up on his knees and arching his back. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I looked at Mom and then at the deer and back at Mom and I knew she was one shot away from dropping to her knees. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Adam sat down in a straight chair and put his elbows on his knees and supported his chin in his hands. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She knees me and grabs her scim, determined to finish me before I can finish her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“How’d—” But Alby’s hand shot out before he could finish, grabbing Thomas by the shirt as he leaned forward on his knees. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I resolved then and there that I would crawl on my hands and knees across our six hundred acres with a magnifying glass if that’s what it took, for as long as it took. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Beneath the deck, the lucky ones sit leaning against the side while the unlucky ones crouch in the middle, their heads between their knees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Played in college too, until I hurt my knee. I used to be able to dunk.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got down on my hands and knees like a dog and put them in my mouth. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But bending my knees to pray—that act—well, that took me a week. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

His right knee jerked to the side, and the metal detector seemed to respond to Reg. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He rested his elbows on his knees and cradled his head in his hands. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

They go over her knees and reach up to her thighs. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Louis sank to his knees, then toppled forward on his face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His greatgrandfather goes to his knees like a penitent, fits the saw into a groove in the bark, and begins to cut. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

"You got to Thursday—" Alfred closed the door behind him just as his knees sagged, shuddering violently. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because it’s better to die on one’s feet than live on one’s knees,” Nately retorted with triumphant and lofty conviction. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mother protruded her lower lip, sagged her shoulders and let her hands hang down to her knees. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood on tiptoes, spun gracefully, dipped to his knees, straightened, and spun again. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was clutching her knees to her chest. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped, knee deep in ferns, sweating, at the edge of the circle of stones. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The cat rubbed against her knee, and as Meggie's fingers stroked its dirty fur an awful thought suddenly occurred to her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Libby crouches down and her jeans strain at the knees. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His elbows and knees were covered in lint and flesh-pink plaster. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Like she got all dressed up in a fur vest and knee boots, full face of makeup and hair fresh-laid, just to go beat somebody up. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He dropped to one knee in front of her and she stumbled back, clutching the top of her sweatshirt. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wore my knees out praying night after night—I even got up early to get in extra prayers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has forgotten the ever-present pain in her heel and her knee. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I cried, falling to my knees and pawing the floor in vain for the lost bottle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One of his knees is bent next to my head and the other is curled beneath me so I’m sitting on his ankle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Das reached into her straw bag to find a bandage which she taped over the cut on his knee. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he trails them down over my hips and thighs until he reaches my knees, which he cups and rubs his thumbs over. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And he said, “Caught you just in time,” and he was breathing really loud and holding his knees. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy asked, pushing herself up to her knees. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His eyes gape even more when I hurry to my hands and knees and put my cheek to the floor, looking under his bed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I blink against the dust, and my knees buckle a little. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She wrapped her cape around her and pressed her hands between her knees. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Go past him, cast yourself before my mother, embrace her knees—and you may wake up soon at home rejoicing, though your home be far. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He forced first one and then the other down on its knees and fastened the yoke upon them, while all wondered at his mighty prowess. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I place one hand to the bare skin of my injured knee, massaging the muscles with my chilled fingertips. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Now even the gentlemen go around with their white, knobby knees peeking out from under their long shirttails. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The fingers of his right hand were nervously tapping his knee. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shakily, he rose to his feet and bent over double, his hands on his knees. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He felt weak and his knees shook, but there were no more tears in his eyes. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scene, or a tiny portion of it, was visible to Robbie Turner through a sealed skylight window if he cared to stand up from his bath, bend his knees and twist his neck. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

For a minute he looked like he might say more, but then he dropped to one knee and sorted through the pile of books he’d gathered. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My knees give out and the floor is cool against my cheek. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He fell to both knees in the muddy road. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, he’s right in the middle, elbows on knees, stretching and releasing his rubber band. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Above the desk, on a calendar, a smiling blond girl, in a baton twirler’s shiny blue suit with white boots to her knees, had her arms flung around the neck of a palomino horse. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Better wait till the train has come to a stop. You wouldn’t want to fall and skin a knee just before you see Father.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She and Frank also fell to their knees, leaving Percy the only one standing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He felt all of the mingled relief and horror at having pulled back only in time to have just his knee slammed by the fender of a car hurtling by at ninety miles an hour. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Micah bumps my knee with the top of his hand. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I can already see my knee swelling beneath my suit. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to curl myself around Rose's back, but the intimacy was further broken by RiRi’s feet thrown backwards over Rose’s knees so that they jabbed into my legs like rounded icicles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Before Ork has finished, the younger priest drops to his knees and throws his hands up, shaggy lips smiling, wild. fourth priest: Blessed! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fell to her knees by a banana tree and began cramming the ripe fruit into her mouth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, drawing my knees up to my chest and pressing my face against them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Celia leaned her back against the wall, one knee bent, her foot pressed against the wall. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Rising from the dark of the mummy dream, she threw her arms wide, drew her knees up, and kicked her covers halfway down the bed. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Their short skirts rode up, flashing warning lights of flesh: backs of knees, the curve of a calf, a smooth plain of thigh. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Tregar stumbled to his knees, his lion crest sheared in half, blood running down his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Eet was no trouble,” said Fleur Delacour, setting the tray across Harry’s knees and then swooping to kiss him on each cheek: He felt the places where her mouth had touched him burn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later, I’m perched on a drum stool in Evas bedroom while Abby tucks into the desk chair, arms wrapped around her knees. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I hold her and the corner of the rug and roll, tightly, gently, using my knees to keep her in. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fell to her knees to look closer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

In fact, I was starting to care so much I was having a hard time standing, because my knees felt weak and rubbery. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so intent on seeing myself that I hadn’t noticed she was slowly lowering her foot; now it rested on the step and I was on my hands and knees, still looking. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She was coated in mud, shaking with cold, and her knee was swollen and sore. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The boy I had dragged across the river scrambled up the bank, and I followed on my hands and knees. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The demon girl crossed her arms over her chest and leaned forward on her knees. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fell to her knees and reached under the dresser with her hand, the scrollwork of the front bottom edge scraping against her arm painfully. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her purple dress had slipped up over her bony knees, which were spread apart, and I hate to say it, but you could see right up her skirt. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Slogging to the edge of the road with his back to the child where he stood bent with his hands on his knees, coughing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

In the mornings Bibi arrived in the storage room wearing cracked plastic slippers and a housecoat whose hem stopped some inches below the knee, a length we had not worn since we were fifteen. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

To the right of the man at the table, in rows of three each, six men sat still and silent, their hats and overcoats on their knees. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I got my knee off his back and lifted him from the couch. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His hands were spread upon his knees, and his eyes were closed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He rested his foot on the chest and leaned his hairy arm on his knee. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked out on the beach to the edge of the light and stood with his clenched fists on top of his skull and fell to his knees sobbing in rage. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Getting down on his hands and knees, he’d inched across the matted carpet and found the small black bag his father kept in the closet. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She opened her arms for Lefty, who twisted around, chafing his knees and elbows, dislodging oars, nearly setting off a flare, until finally he fell into her softness, swooning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As a kid Shadow had been small for his age, all elbows and knees. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Lord Davos, if you are a lord, I know what your so-called king would have of me. Steel and silver and a bended knee.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He sat down next to her, leaning over his knees with concern drawing a line down his forehead. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He left his feet and came down on Red’s back with his knees, the air rushing out of his lungs as though he were a beach toy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her high school graduation night, not long before the accident on Valley View Drive, her boyfriend got down on one knee at a campsite and proposed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He would sit out on his front steps with his hands between his knees and watch everything. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Not when your arm is jerked behind you, or you’re lying on the floor with a knee in your back. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Aki gazed at his knee, where his pants had gotten dirty. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Annie looked up from the pillow she had put on Luke’s lap and tapped him on the knee. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

First he took out the tendons, bringing the troll to its knees, then he abandoned the mace and went to work with gauntleted hands, perhaps deadlier than the mace had been. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then he remembered that Henry had brought him home, and he dropped to his knees behind a parked car. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts her hands on her knees and takes deep breaths. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lockhart shouted in alarm over the heads of the battling crowd, as Malfoy sank to his knees; Harry had hit him with a Tickling Charm, and he could barely move for laughing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

On the cover was a picture of a man lying on a couch, knees crossed, one foot dangling in the air and smoking a cigarette which made a big smoke ring over his head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went down to his knees and felt the tears start, cutting through the smoke and ash on his face, silently falling onto the stone. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her hands and knees, Sefia peered around the corner, her quick eyes picking out stevedores milling about on the decks and gangways. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

In the close space, they lay face-to-face, knees touching. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Liyana wore blue jeans with paisley patches on the knees and her aunts pointed and whispered. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Cat’s legs was so long and his pants so short his knees showed—an’ his head looked like a briar patch!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was in the garden, doing something on his knees, too, although Aunty Ifeoma often told him “Kwusia, don’t do that” or “If you do that again, I will give you a knock.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

There I drop down on my knees, but have still enough strength to fall on to the side where Kat’s sound leg is. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo kicked free of Mendigo, sending the wooden puppet skidding across the floor, then rose to his knees and reached for Muriel. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Getting to her knees she looked for Silver, Nails, and the other pups, but they did not follow the pair. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scramble to my knees and pull it off over my head. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then she sits, with her legs tucked up and her arms around her knees. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He held his hand at knee height in the air. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

A woman nearby fell to her knees, sobbing. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The prisoners sat quiet, their hands crossed on their knees, looking straight in front of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My mom leaned forward, elbows on her knees, and sighed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

There were books piled on every seating option, so she sat on the floor, not bothering to take off her backpack, and put her head between her knees. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I made my way to the Villac Uma and dropped to my knees. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Like policemen in a search team, we go on hands and knees and crawl our way toward the truth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had kneeled next to Derek almost all night, and when he tried to stand, his knees almost buckled. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was feeling pretty stupid sitting there talking to her with my pants below my knees, chatting away with her in my boxers, so I pulled up my pants and started getting dressed. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

David’s so big he doesn’t fit on Mom’s lap anymore, and they look twisted, an awkward tangle of elbows and knees, arms and legs. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was facing me and he had both hands on his knees. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He was wearing an old tweed jacket with sprung elbows, and there were grass stains on the knees of his trousers; khaki gaiters were laced over his mud-caked shoes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“By George, yes!” he said, slapping his knee. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“We called for help,” she said, bending over slightly, the hem of her flower-print dress swaying below her knees. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Portia left the supper to cook on the stove and sat silently with her long hands dropping down limp between her knees. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Annabelle is in her room at the Cherry Valley Hotel, wrapping her knee in an ACE bandage and looking out over the parking lot. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Emma and I jumped and hugged each other; Horace fell to his knees and tossed up his arms in a wordless hallelujah! Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Johnson was on his knees, a menacing silhouette. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now as the blackness of night returned Frodo sat, his head between his knees, his arms hanging wearily to the ground where his hands lay feebly twitching. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She had on a T-shirt and a pair of jeans with a hole in the knee. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When Bull reached the lights of the stage, he fell to one knee, contorted his face in the pre-agony of nausea, then threw his head forward violently, pretending to vomit. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry and I reached Tino as he was struggling to his knees, his hands cupped over his head. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The van driver was addressing Will, who was on his knees beside Lyra. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad’s tortured groan made Rashid’s knees go weak, but he kept pulling. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was a strange and unsettling sight, like he was standing at the edge of the universe, and for a brief moment he was overcome by ver-tigo, his knees weakening before he steadied himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I was on my knees before her, swearing my allegiance, but she mistook me for my brother, Jaime, and fed me to her dragons.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I staggered outside and fell down to my knees. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The left leg of her jeans was ripped from the knee to her calf, and her knee was skinned underneath. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Flora’s father moved his hat from his left knee to his right knee and then back to his left knee again. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her left knee was scraped and skinned, and the palm of one hand she had thrown out to stop herself was a mess of scraped skin and grit. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He asks about how frequently I’ve felt the injury in my knee. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her knees buckled and she dropped to the ground. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

As she moved toward the voice, the water rose higher and higher, to her knees and then almost to her neck. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped back on the bed and drew up her knees. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He rose up onto his knees and found himself face-to-face with a young man with black hair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I could see myself, a brawny stallion between my knees, riding into battle. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

My family is asleep, and my knee is aching. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The mighty ones have summoned us,” Melanie chanted and dropped to her knees. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sank on one knee and presented the arrow to Théoden. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As I put the final touches on the East-West blockade, Cade thumped his way through the door bracing a heavy, sloshing cooler against his knees, and said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

On another sat Nivea in her slip, head bowed, murmuring over a rosary as if she were finding fault with the beads that dangled between her knees. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

On his hands and knees, he drags the aerial around the circumference of the cellar, as though roping Volkheimer into the golden armchair. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I reached back and gave her knee a squeeze. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She tripped and fell, face first, scraping her knee open on a stone and smashing her fingers when her hands hit the hard-packed earth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After a while he comes back and gets down on one knee. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Dante got down on his knees and petted her. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He took his hat off in church and rested it on his knee. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rough shingles battered Tally’s knees and elbows as she rolled, letting out a cry of pain. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He’d slump, a finger cleaning his ear, only to have Theresa gamely cry out, “No, no like this,” and add a shuffle, turning out her knees as Helen laughed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hobbits now noticed that as he walked his knees hardly bent, but his legs opened in a great stride. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We crash together, falling to the ground, to our knees. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Helen pats me on the knee, and her long earrings swish back and forth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

That was the year Zosma sank to its knees and bled great gouts of men into a war about nothing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Robbie, go untie him. I want to see him on his knees.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Every smuggler has friends on the Sisters. Some of them are my friends as well. The ones who aren’t, them I hang. I let them strangle slowly, with their guts slapping up against their knees.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their knees were up against the fenders of a blue Cadillac car. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bent over, hands on her knees, trying to calm herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The girl behind me jams her knees into my back. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now Jinny grabbed the sides of the boat forcefully and stomped out into the water until it was up to her knees. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I heard the zip of a fly and felt body parts—knees, elbows, shoulders—bumping against me as Fang started stripping off his jeans. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His knees were hurting from the hard tiles. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“You think you’re free, don’t you? A few drinks and you think you’re a man! I could crook my little finger and and you’d come back slobbering, crawling on your knees.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she drops to her knees to tell the dog how bad he is, she looks right into my bloody knees. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

In the middle of them was Lelia, sitting on the grass, cradling his dead blue head in her arms and lap and rocking on her knees. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melanie got down on her knees and tried to take Marshall’s hands, but he wouldn’t turn loose of Security. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched them as they moved in tandem on their knees up and down the rows, passing a small hand shovel and a three- fingered claw between them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried not to let her knees buckle beneath her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“It looks the same, doesn't it?” she asked, before dropping to her knees and peering under the bed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Hank, down on his knees between two shelving units, looked up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His fingers undid the buttons up her lavender dress, one at a time, from her knees to her sunburnt neck. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She sat next to me and laid her floured hand on top of my knee. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She watched him drop to his knees to play with his dogs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The dog rested his head on Lissa’s knee and gazed at her in a way that made me think of Lassie. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

When I was carrying the twins I had such desperate cravings I sometimes went out at night on my hands and knees and secretly ate dirt from the garden. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She simply leaned forward, with her elbows resting on her knees, watching the television screen flickering just five feet in front of her. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His knees were shaking with excitement and sweat broke out on his forehead. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now riding on her knees, gripping the board with both hands, Tally twisted into the next turn, dropping to skim just above the cracked dirt of the dry creek bed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

One by one we crept to that open end of the steel box, some on hands and knees, and jumped or crawled down onto the ground. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon Mama left, Ugwu found Amala in the vegetable garden, crouched on the ground with her knees drawn up, arms around her legs. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I moan and pull my knees to my chest, burying my face in them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My elbows are the first to hit the ground, followed by my knees, but I do keep hold of the leash. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“What do you call this stuff?” he asked, touching a fold of her dress that had blown over his knee. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hide my knees behind jeans for most of the year and my neck behind my hair. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mom stomped off to her bedroom without even giving him a chance to tap his right knee. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Seemed like he stood there forever before he crashed to his knees and fell over. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was drafted in the first round but blew out his knee in preseason. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She sank to her knees and picked it up, and the moon went into the darkness of the clouds again. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

A black cloak fastened across his throat with yet more gold, covering his left arm and falling down to his knees. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The girl ran into a corner, half-stooped and gathered the hem of her slip into both of her hands and held it tightly over her knees. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

With one knee on the bed, I knelt close and began to knead her back through her flannel nightgown. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I lowered my head down onto my knees, and as my body began to shake uncontrollably, I felt a warm arm wrap around my shoulders. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Marigold slapped at her knees so hard, the book tumbled to the floor. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I cleaned the girl's knees with alcohol stolen from a bar, letting her bite down on a rag so she wouldn't shriek and draw attention to us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Her mother fell to her knees and wept. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

While white girls learned to waltz and sit gracefully with a tea cup balanced on their knees, we were lagging behind, learning the mid-Victorian values with very little money to indulge them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting on his cot, elbows on knees, looking down. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was bowlegged and his diapers dragged down to his knees. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Lord Petyr was seated on his window seat, languid and elegant in a plush plum-colored doublet and a yellow satin cape, one gloved hand resting on his knee. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She sits next to me and pulls her knees up to her chest. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I slipped out of bed and onto the rug, and quietly, on my hands and knees, crawled over to see who it was. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She pulls her knees up to her chest to make room for me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I rushed over to her chair, got down on one knee, and was ready to untie her. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But Ruth did sit on it, knees on either side like she was astride a horse. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

My knee bled, but I didn’t feel a thing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Such a simple spell, but it knocked Xan to her knees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He pulls his foot back like he’s about to kick me, and I roll onto my knees, stretching my arm out for the gun. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She crept along the grass on hands and knees, and rose silently to look into the room where the people were eating dinner. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theon kicked his boots off, let his cloak fall to the floor, and poured himself a cup of wine, remember-ing a gawky girl with knob knees and pimples. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He watched as Kaisha ducked under one of the cop’s arms and burst through the device, leaping over Reg and dropping down on her hands and knees where Moss had been. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I turned back to where I was going, still on my knees. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I buried my head in my lap, squeezed my temples with my knees, like a vice. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Friday night, we're free as anything, Hope and Dell's bikes skidding along Hall Street, my knees bumping hard against the handlebars of my red three-wheeler. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Her hands and feet were gnarled from arthritis, her back so bent her chest nearly touched her knees unless she propped herself up with an elbow. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

In a second I’m up on my knees. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

His knees buckled, his arms gave way beneath him, all vital force now conquered by the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood ran from his scraped knees and numbed hands. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He clutched his knees with his wrinkled hands. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She smacked her knee and bit back a yelp as she stumbled over the debris and reached for her bag. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I put my hands up, between my stomach and her knee, and push as hard as I can. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pearl pulled her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them and glared at her mother. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Thereafter, Joe’s Beanfield passed whatever time he had to spend outside either on Pacheco’s knee, or in his front shirt pocket, or else sometimes perched on his head or on his shoulder. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma catches Chong in her arms as she falls to her knees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes close of their own accord, and I can feel the living-room rug beneath my knees, Philbert’s breath upon my neck. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had white linen around my head, my chest, my knee, and one of my feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Olanna sat on the floor of the train with her knees drawn up to her chest and the warm sweaty pressure of bodies around her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He talked a bit, pulled his hat back on, then dropped on one knee and reached his hand out to Emma. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Right on Victor's chest, however, with his knees pressing into his sides as if the felled detective were a stubborn horse, sat Scipio, smiling mockingly. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eyes closed, elbows on his knees, Pop wheezes. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Men got on their knees to lower their heads to the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She still had her hand on my knee. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I put my hands on my knees to catch my breath and cough. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But Luis didn’t say anything about his knee ’cause it wasn’t looking too bad, and he was afraid that our mama wouldn’t let him go along to pick anymore. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sula stood in the doorway looking at his knees glistening just at the surface of the soap-gray water. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He caught the first man in the back of the knee before they even knew he was there, and the heavy axehead split flesh and bone like rotten wood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I said stop!” the voice bellowed again, and looking over my shoulder I saw a uniformed soldier standing on the platform, his knees bent in firing stance, rifle aimed at us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I obediently take a step forward and wince as I become aware of the pain behind my right knee. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then one of the men yelled, causing me to jump and bang my knee against the glove compartment. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat with his shoulders slumped, his hands pressed between his knees, his tears streaming steadily down his pale, soft cheeks. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She tripped and fell, grazing her knee on the gravel, which was wet with dew. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Two thirds of the way across, I stepped off the rail onto a crosstie and sat down, elbows on knees, to look around. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Her knees would weaken, and she would have to go somewhere and lie down. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“In that case,” Yellin said, and he dropped to one knee and held out the envelope, “I must resign.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I felt my knees go weak and tremble. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slapped his jeans-covered knee and put a fist to his mouth. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he was going to bark, but he did not, he just sniffed at my knee, wagged his tail, and watched. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Petey come by, seent the pouch, bent o’er to pick it up, and the rock come swinging out at him and, ’stead of catching him in the butt, it crashed into his left knee. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

They dropped to one knee in groups of four and fired their rifles as if they were on the practice range, not budging an inch as Iorek’s mighty bulk hurtled toward them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I lurch back onto my knees and the trees around me begin to spin in circles. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The boy was on his knees, crying and calling, “Sounder, Sounder, Sound...” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

On his hands and knees, Joseph felt like Cinderella. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. T got down on his knees and looked directly into my eyes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Two white men, so he thought about what Janie had told him and flexed his knees to run. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then she fell on her knees, saying: ‘I beg thee!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He fell forward, and his hands and knees landed on the shards of glass. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy took the girl in his arms and led her back to the cabin, where she collapsed on the steps, all knees and pointy elbows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

His voice was kind, and when Laura came he took her on his knee and hugged her close. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s holding a jewelry box, but instead of taking a knee, he plants his elbows on the counter and beams up at Lip Ring. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I fell face forward, cutting my knee and elbow. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Best of all it’s past my knees, perfect for a cold bike ride. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ross Wilcox went for my legs, Gary Drake toppled me, and Dawn Madden sat on my chest and pinned my shoulders down with her knees. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I drop to my knees and press my ear to Claudine's chest. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We hear their call “Mind—wire—,” dip the knee in a half-sleep and straighten up again. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snow was almost up to her knees, and she had to lift her legs up to move through it, first one then the other—like she was trying to walk through butter. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She felt Imogen Sokoloff would have done that, would have savored the slight feeling of sadness and the beauty of the harbor view while holding the skirt of her pretty white dress above her knees. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then I fell down on my knees in the middle of the cell and started crying again. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I bend my knee and let out a moan. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They do not, as one might expect, fall to their knees and kiss the carrier deck; this would violate, intrude upon, contaminate the deck, the vessel, the sea around, the whole earth. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo groaned; but with a great effort of will he staggered up; and then he fell upon his knees again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But when she stood on her head, in graceful water ballet, pulling her bikini bottom to her knees—ah, then it was the eel’s moment to shock. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His pants were split at the knees, his kneecaps scraped raw and bloody. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore the pads at her knees for crawling and climbing, but there was another reason, too—namely, the tiny steel blades hidden in each of them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The goblet filled with clear water; Harry dropped to his knees beside Dumbledore, raised his head, and brought the glass to his lips — but it was empty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I love you, husband,” she said, and then she turned and bolted, holding up her skirts above her knees, her lace-edged white drawers flashing as she ran toward home. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Garrett turns away from me, brings his knees to his chest, pulling himself into a ball. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There I sit with my palms on my knees, my feet flat on the carpet. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

So I just stayed under the covers, curled into a ball, knees to stomach, and I cried. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He laced his fingers on his knee and looked at them. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat with my back against the wall and my knees under my chin. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We are behind the market, knee deep in overgrown grass, sandwiched between forgotten picnic tables and trash bins. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Teams of tenants had gone up and down the riverbanks, the granaries, the fields, and the stables searching for them, and Ferula had got down on her knees before the altar of Saint Anthony. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mom had placed one hand on my shaking knee and said, “This is our adventure, Natalie.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Hazel had a flash of a memory—Jack’s mom standing in front of her on some long-ago summer day, gently putting peroxide on a badly skinned knee, wincing along with Hazel. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I bent over and put my hands on my knees and breathed deep. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m still on the stoop, my face pressed into my knees. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It scraped the skin from the back of my knee as I hung on to Peach and pulled him up. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She did not know how long the two of them remained there, the floor bruising her knees as the Queen wept. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He squatted on one knee and swung the shotgun up from under his arm and stood it in the road and leaned on the forestock. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Immediately the massive weight of the bull was on her, humping her down, my father and Serrano were laughing and slapping their knees. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex had almost certainly knocked him out with the single punch, but he couldn’t take chances and followed it through with a knee into the groin. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Crawling with slow caution on her hands and knees. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lizzie ran to the back right corner of the room and dropped to her knees. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The daily prayers were a torment and my knees became sore from kneeling so long and often. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no working left knee—real or artificial—and most of the leg consisted of just two pieces of straight metal. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Like me, Carola was tall and blond, but when I first met her, she was wearing cut-off jean shorts and dark brown knee socks with sandals. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He stood on tiptoes and crawled on hands and knees, peering into the dark strips of space between the slats. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He gets down on one knee and lowers himself to the ground, face-down. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Mark stopped and dropped to his knees a few feet away, then crawled forward to peek over the edge. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She is wearing her old Batman T-shirt that goes down to her knees. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

A wave of nausea hit Hazel so hard her knees buckled. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Matthew pulled at his Mohawk, trying to play it cool, but Emily could tell by her brother’s bouncing knee that this was new and exciting news. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was sitting with his knees drawn up and his arms across them, looking out across the plain as she’d done, and marveling at the extent of it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They bent the knee when they saw the boys, and Robb greeted each of them with a lordly nod. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Down the aisle, a clerk in a red vest was on his hands and knees in front of the dog toys. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He could feel the tensed, straddling inside of her buffeting thighs and knees squeezing and churning around one of his legs. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Their fists and knees and feet slammed into each other’s bodies with a loud smack. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I was thrown from the top bunk and suddenly found myself on my hands and knees on the deck. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Imagine creeping up to someone on your knees.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was near enough to shoot any animal that came to it, and my gun was loaded and ready on my knee. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that thought, Cole sank to his knees and placed both hands against the rock. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Sierra dropped to one knee and touched her right hand to Robbie’s drawing. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

"And you better get down on your knees and thank the sweet Lord, because man, Tiny, have I got a guy for you." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Spreading it on the sand, he gets down on his hands and knees and studies it. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Object’s knees were spread apart and her legs, which were somewhat heavy in the thigh, were bare high up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The executioner stumbled to his knees, tearing at his own face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Imagine wearing a big boot that goes all the way up to your knee, and you’ll get a sense of what it’s like. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Softly, Max laid his right hand upon Bigger’s knee. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped to his knees, then slumped onto his side, his head resting on the cold floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“What are you waiting for?” she asked, and she raised her wrapper, almost above her knees, and ran after Jaja. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled to myself as I hugged my knees on the window seat, thinking how wonderful it was, how happy I was going to be. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself onto his hands and knees, ready to face some small, fierce creature, but saw that the object was Ron’s foot. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mateo takes off his glasses and rests his forehead on his knees. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m standing in the hall, wiping my forehead with a shaky hand, my knees so wobbly I’m amazed I’m still upright. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He’s half in, half out the little door when I go to my knees. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He knelt on one knee beside his battery hold and banged with the gaff at the metal flange. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why did he send you a picture of his ankle? And his knee?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I fold up my legs and rest my head against my knees. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The Bull pulled up his knees and wrapped his arms around the ball. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They fit almost as if they had been made for her, but for a tiny scar in the knee where the breeches had been mended. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Searching on his hands and knees along the bank, he retrieved his .38. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dug my knees into the crusty snow as best I could and threw the end of the rope down the crevasse. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her posture was straight and formal; the only movement about her was the swaying of a long strand of wooden beads wrapped around her waist and extending down to her knees. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I sink down to my knees and dig through my backpack, looking for something. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The barrel of the ribs was as narrow as that of a skeleton; the legs had shrunk so that the knees were thicker than the thighs. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The car had just passed the zugangi barracks when the hospital door opened and a small thin boy limped down the steps, his right knee bloody and his blue eyes ringed with dirt. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve chosen a safari outfit look for today—a white T-shirt and my favorite green jean jacket and a tan skirt that just skims my knees. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sink into a chair, wrapping my arms around my knees. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

An hour later, both are seated in the back of a troop carrier with their rifles between their knees. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi came early the next morning, looking even more unpriestly than before, in khaki shorts that stopped just below his knees. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The askari sat on a rock nearby, bouncing the machine gun on his knees, looking bored. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then what he does, he throws down the crutch and he gets down on his hands and knees and crawls back to his house. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘They’re Romans,’ said Rachel Dare, doodling with a marker on the knee of her jeans. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He flexed his fingers and folded them on his knee before continuing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ned smoothed the paper out across his knee and took up the quill. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He banged his knee twice—and his head once—running through the dimly lit Berg toward the cargo room. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then I thought maybe I ought to spill a little blood for practice, so I sat on the edge of the tub and crossed my right ankle over my left knee. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Slowly on hand and knee the hobbits crawled away out of the turmoil, until at last unnoticed they dropped over the further edge of the road. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

His jacket and leggings were patched at knees and elbows, and sewn with large, clumsy stitches—the work, Taran was certain, of the bard himself. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The T-shirt reached almost to my knees, but even so I was ashamed to see so much of my legs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the fierce heat of the south, he wore loose trousers of mottled sandsilk and open-toed riding sandals that laced up to his knee. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s skin-colored and is cut away at the knee so it looks like a kind of stirrup for my leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I put my elbows on my knees like I did back when I was watching games from a dugout like this one. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

My legs are trembling, my knee jerking as though on a puppeteer’s string. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a bison was fatally wounded, the medical student recalled, “the beast vomits torrents of blood and falls to its knees before sinking to the ground.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But he remained, bowed low, on his knees. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He sat on a rock, dangled his hands between his knees, and stared at the quickly flowing water as if it held a secret. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was hunched over and breathing hard with her hands on her knees. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

People in Oklahoma think this must be how refugees are—never sitting, never sleeping, like they have no knees and no dreams. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He had his legs pulled up to his chest and his face pressed into his knees. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s because of the faces, I suppose,” the doctor said; he was on his hands and knees, feeling along the floor. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting down, I put my elbows on my knees and my chin in my fists. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Won’t you help my daughters?” the parson asked, down on his knees at the Apothecary’s front door. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He’s not writhing anymore; apparently the nurse gave him what he needed, because he’s sitting up, eyes closed, pants rolled up to his knee, scratching everything—his lower leg, chest, face—mumbling and swaying. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He sat on the far side of their furniture fire, arms wrapped around his knees as he watched Pima give her the rest of the orange. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I bent over and planted my hands on my knees. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

His feet were scraped and battered, his knee was oozing blood, his hands were raw, but he was safe and he was alive. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

"You hold the string," he says, and then he gets down on his knees and shines the little flashlight through the grate. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

She begins to reach out like she is going to touch my knee, but then she pulls back and returns her hand to her lap. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I drop to my knees and scoot under the high bed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stick shifted his weight to his other knee. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He spent ten full minutes bending and unbending my knee. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The woman fell to her knees, not so much a kneel as a collapse. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And my mom trying to open our suitcase on her knee, and stuff falling out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp pain in her knee; she took Baby’s hand and went indoors. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s tucked into the corner of his seat, his knees up to his chest and his camo trucker hat pulled down so low that I can’t tell if he can see. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Webb’s right next to me with one foot up on the end of the bench and his arm draped across his knee. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Praying Mother Washington had not come in until all of the saints were on their knees, and now she stood, the terrible, old, black woman, above his Aunt Florence, helping her to pray. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She helped him to his feet and brought him over to the fire so he could pick rocks out of his bloody knee. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Today there’s no taking a knee for the players who fall. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And he’d hate me even more still if he knew I had seen him on his knees, beaten by a human servant. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then I got to my hands and knees and crawled along the ground, around to the back of the police car, where Collins had Doc. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then he replaced his hat, pushed himself back from the river, drew up his knees and embraced them. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Turner had gotten to his knees, they had shoved each other close to the edge of the granite. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was on me hard, getting me with his knee and pushing me with his hips. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Scott is sitting on the landing, his arms around his knees, his head down. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My knees began to shake, and I was afraid I was going to fall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Milkman became agile, pulling himself up the rock face, digging his knees into crevices, searching with his fingers for solid earth patches or ledges of stone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went into the bathroom, and she washed her hands and cleaned her bloody knee. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath, then lifted the broomstick in both hands and brought it down across her knee. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I drop my head down to my knees. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z