Judges that leaned over the bench and asked Brian if he understood where he was to live and why. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost as if they leaned toward Mark no matter where he was standing or walking. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“So, we must go over there immediately,” she insisted, and leaned her blue bush of hair toward the garage. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When she sees me, she stops and leans back. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I walked out onto the street feeling extremely disconcerted, leaning on my chauffeur’s arm. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people in front of him become zombies, moving slowly, standing up, all leaning to one side or the other, eyes hung low, mouths open, and swinging dead-like. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then I lean against the cellar wall, retracing the events of the last day. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The Hound leaned on that notched and blood-streaked sword and looked at him with those wide white eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Isa leaned back so she was lying in the middle of the carpet. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and smile, leaning over to grab a bottle from the medicine cart. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then he leans in and whispers straight in my ear. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward then, and I knew she was going to get to the point of this talk. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t quite remember getting here, but I’m leaning against the wall with my head resting on my knees. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The demon girl crossed her arms over her chest and leaned forward on her knees. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, she leaned in and whispered, as if to the book itself: “Show me where the last piece of the Resurrection Amulet is hidden.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

At the front door, the boys leaned close to the wood, listening for...they didn’t know. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He’s leaning against a large industrial sink watching me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I leaned my head back and looked at her. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The bell wouldn’t ring for fifteen minutes, so Toby leaned back in his seat and thought about Lily. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He moved to the wall and leaned against it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Luke leaned against the railing and looked around the parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Rishi asked a tall, thin guy standing next to him, and Dimple leaned in to listen. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He buries his hands in mine and leans in to kiss me, but I put my finger against his lips to stop him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

John suddenly mumbled, leaning forward, laughing, and then falling back unable to hold his head up. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lacey jumps forward and leans in behind him and starts tickling at his sides. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I gripped the edge of the boat and leaned forward and thought, Now. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke leaned forward slowly, moving a fraction of an inch at a time, until he could just barely see around the door. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The old man leaned down to straighten his mantle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the strange stillness he looked to the night sky, then turned back into his shelter and was leaning over to go through the door opening when it hit. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard and the Doc leaned forward tensely but they were watching the line of men sitting on the log. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was completely dressed, she leaned against the bed of the truck and stared at Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dell Duke leaned forward in his chair and dramatically said: "Chocolate." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The man leaned over and peered closely into Beetle’s face. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans down and braces one hand against the back of the couch, the other grazing over the vulnerable dip of Henry’s throat. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I see the defunct sign dismantled and leaning against the side, almost obscured by overgrown weeds. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Dave Burdow did not grin; neither did another red-faced young man who had put his foot on the rung of a chair and now leaned forward a little, looking coldly at Jethro. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach West doesn’t have to lean down much to be face to face with Bernard. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes and leaned against her fingers. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Samuel put his palms down on the table and leaned forward and the old young light came into his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on a porcelain stool, leaning my forehead against the cool windowpane. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy brought along his Bible, so we read Proverbs 3:5 along with the deacon’s scripture reading: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet, leaning against the wall of the cliff to steady himself. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t in the wagon where I’d left it, or leaning against the wall, or on the piles of squash. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I leaned against the piano in the living room, almost needing it to hold myself up. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He was leaning against the wall, bent shoulders sagging as if under a heavy load. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward a little more and exchanged a long raised-eyebrow look with my dad. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t breathe as she clutched the gun tighter in her sweat-slick hands and altered her stance to point it at Z, who was leaning over Tad, telling him everything was going to be okay. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She leans over like the phone’s camera is a window she can stick her head out of for a closer look. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned back in fear before regaining his composure. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I change shifts with the evening workers, he’s leaning against a wooden pole for a telephone wire. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Juanita leaned over me for a closer look out of my window. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Now and then he drew back, examined his own efforts, and then leaned forward to correct the shape, to trim the curves. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

“Tottering over the grave, he now leans wholly upon the shoulders of his old Revolutionary friends.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting cross-legged on the floor of my bedroom, leaning against the side of my workstation. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Gaily leaned forward, but Newt cut him off before he could say anything. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He leaned back in his chair by the window; the edges of his hair glowed metallic red in the sun. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She shone greasily as she leaned out of the dentist’s shadow. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Albert,” Shay says, leaning forward a bit, “you go right ahead and ignore what you look like. But it’s the rest of us who suffer; we have to look at you.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He leans closer and whispers, “Look out, you stupid after-school activity. Here comes Zoey!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

His eyes flash from the model to the flames across the hall to Volkheimer’s rifle leaning against the bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The jockey lived hard and lean and tended to die young, trampled under the hooves of horses or imploding from the pressures of his vocation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We reach the end and I grab the steel-gray railing so I can lean out and see the river’s currents doing their thing. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned his ear against the door, his breathing heavy and deep, his eyes closed. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He went to the drug store and looked inside at the man leaning against a wall, smoking. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One day a new kid, tall and lean, came to the vacant lot, spinning a football. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans down so Justin can touch the spiky yellow fingers, which bend and bounce back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I licked the creamy vanilla ice cream and leaned back against the warm bench. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Crane-man put down his knife, leaned back, and crossed his arms. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He cornered me behind a massive steel ship propeller, leaning close enough that the heat of his breath fanned across my cheeks. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They reached the fountain and turned to face the house, and remained in silence for a while, leaning against the parapet, at the site of her disgrace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He left it open for a minute, in spite of the bitter air, and leaned on the window seat, playing with the ears of his snow-leopard dæmon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m meeting someone from home,” I whispered aloud, leaning back in my seat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned over the edge of my building’s roof and peeked down. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I looked around at the adults and they were all leaning forward, but were frozen as if they didn’t know what to do next. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean into Webb and flip my hair. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

When the driver started the engine and it began rumbling under our seats I put my hood back up, and Mong leaned his head against his sweatshirt and closed his eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward and his lips brushed my ear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Thomas sighed in frustration and leaned back against the tree. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They lean in, anxious to hear every bit of this conversation. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Pollard, laughing as he stood in the stirrups and leaned his full weight against the reins, did just about everything he could to slow Seabiscuit down. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tall, lean figure crossed the deck, holding up a smoking gun. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward, gripping the arms of his chair. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned my head out of the window and let the cold mid-afternoon air rush past my face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw them sitting in their shirtsleeves, leaning forward, gripping their crossed knees with their hands, I wasn't surprised. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans forward over the handlebars, eyes on me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

David leans against a wall, arms crossed and relaxed, like he’s super proud of himself. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

A man sat in the corner, leaning against the wall. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He leaned over to nudge Moss with his shoulder. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When he turned back, Luke was leaning against the bumper of the El Camino, staring at the asphalt parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And from above, a beautiful maiden leaned out upon the night wind and let down her golden hair. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Samuel had leaned his elbows on the table and his hands covered his eyes and his forehead. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ma stops walking and leans on her cane. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Poirot leaned out and spoke to the Wagon Lit conductor who was hurrying past. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans over and steals his laptop away from him, ignoring his noise of protest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And she saw his dark brother leaning against the door and laughing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Preacher leaned down and yelled, “There’s one more person I have to talk to,” and pulled me out of the tent. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Eumaios, taking flesh from every quarter, put lean strips on the fat of sacrifice, floured each one with barley meal, and cast it into the blaze. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the spasm of sickness was over, he came back to lean against a pillar. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned on the table, let it hold me up, let my head drop. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Bando leaned on the stone table; Sam wrapped his arms around his knees. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She leans against the panel, covering Evelyn’s name with her shoulder. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She was ready to lean into their next adventure. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She leans her body sideways, until its level with mine. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Robertson of U. S. Robot & Mechanical Men Corporation, son of the founder, pointed his lean nose at his general manager and his Adam’s apple jumped as he said, “You start now. Let’s get this straight.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Every time it rains, it turns into a mudhole behind my place,” he said, leaning back and lacing his fingers behind his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And by the time he got to his side, she'd leaned over the seat and pushed his door open. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She leaned her body over the ledge and stretched for the tree branch, but she couldn’t reach it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She leaned on her stick and walked slowly to the door. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benji smiled and then leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He leans down and kisses my throat, hard, and his hands smooth over me, securing themselves at my waist. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I was,” he agrees, and he leans forward and presses his mouth to Alex’s, one hand steadying his mug so it doesn’t spill. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were two kitchen chairs by the table, but Cecilia, who leaned with her back to the sink, did not invite Briony to sit down. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ms. Udell leaned against her giant desk, reading to her fourth-grade class from a tattered copy of Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward, puffing out breath soured with stale tobacco smoke and whiskey. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She leaned close to her mother’s ear and whispered, “I’ll be right back, Mama. Don’t worry.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And then the questions were done, and Mr. Lewis closed the file and leaned into her, rodent-y eyes squinting. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I leaned over and popped the door open for him, and he all but dumped the containers on my lap. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then Ms. Carr leaned forward and put her finger in my face and talked to me just like my grandmother used to talk to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She leaned in closer, as if someone might be hiding nearby, listening to our every word. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a rag from the counter and leaned down to wipe up the mess. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I leaned back, and his fingers fell away awkwardly. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wondered for a moment if she was going to try and get up by herself, but she remained still, leaning forward as before, listening intently. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben still hasn’t said anything, just flopped down by a gravestone and leaned against it, catching his breath. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Next thing I knowed I was leaning over and throwing up my supper from Ma and the milk from Cooter’s ma. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

There is a girl leaning against the wall outside the library. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She hopped around as she drew, and I leaned forward to take a look. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A little girl leaning out a window watching the world fulfilled the promises Marilyn Monroe made with her eyes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

So she stood by the wall, pretending not to lean against it, and watched her sister. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I leaned way over the wall and tried to see into the cage. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was hanging on and leaning on his shoulder now, sobbing into his back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She reached for it, intending to rub it away, thinking that perhaps she had leaned too hard against the windowsill. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no lock on my door, so I sit on the floor, leaning against it, burning up, inside out, sinking my fingernails into my arms as I imagine Muhammad’s face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

And the only way to show her how it makes sense, the only way to make the enormity real, is for me to lean over and kiss her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Starry leans across me to get a glimpse. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had him lean on it with his arms out and his legs spread. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I lean against the wall and fold my arms. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I gripped the handlebars of the big green bike and leaned forward, head down, built for speed. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

This one, with the passing of the years had grown lean and gaunt and the rock-like bones of her face stood forth and her eyes were sunken. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He squared his shoulders and leaned his body into the shot, which arced beautifully over the players’ heads. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Werfel wrapped his arms around his legs and leaned against the rough bark of the cedars. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

A thin man who looks young enough to be a college student leans against a desk talking in a loud, nasal voice. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“The tree didn’t actually hit them,” Liam said, leaning against the minivan’s sliding door. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I lean forward, my back pressed to the stone, to see who the familiar voice belongs to. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He leaned back against the pillows, breathing hard. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Doctor Gordon leaned back in his chair, staring into the air over my shoulder with a reminiscent smile. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And the floor...I leaned over the side of the bed to get a better look. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As Washington pulled even, Moch leaned over toward the Syracuse boat, smiled, and said, rather softly but in his deep baritone voice, “Go to hell, Syracuse.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My mother leaned in to him and whispered something. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"We can't kill them," I said, looking at the bloodthirsty mob approaching, leaning into the wind. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She came back down the steps and leaned over Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Baba and Uncle were leaning over a rail, talking in deep, serious voices. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean over choking and I can only feel his hand wrench the knife away from my own. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

So she let him kiss her, and when he pulled back she leaned in and kissed him, heart pounding in her throat, her face tingling, a fire burning in the pit of her belly. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I want to walk and enjoy the night,” she says, leaning in and grabbing my hand in hers. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When it had gone, the fear Malcolm had been holding down since he stabbed Bonneville came back, and he had to lean forward and be sick. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

"There's been a mistake," I told the maid, leaning over the counter and speaking in a low, confidential tone. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Thought you been playing with some boys after school,” Daddy says, leaning back in his chair. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Hemanaged to stay upright by leaning heavily on Ivan’s staff, but he was pitched forward on his toes and looked like he was going to fall over at any moment. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mama laid her hand on the new woman’s arm, leaned toward her, and began talking. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I get down on my knees, leaning over him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And then he leans over and kisses her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lean in and look at myself, and it’s not my face but someone else’s. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Whisper sat on the carpet, watching her, their mouth relaxed into a soft smile and their head leaning against Beloved’s thigh. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Then one night he crushed his cigarette and instead of saying good night leaned against the doorway. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was scrunched over on the other side of the seat, leaning against the window, looking out at the rain. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The flood of fresh air that rushed in made it worth the fight; I leaned forward, bracing my arms against the sill. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

June leans forward, looking at the picture too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She leaned out of the window above us and said, “Wish in one hand, and spit in the other. See which one fills up first.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was lean and narrow-waisted, not muscular at all, but graceful and loose-limbed, with a slightly curved nose and nice bone structure. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When they were safely settled into the chairs farthest from the desk, Pearl leaned over the clipboard. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I'll just be a minute," Paulie says, and so I lean against the wall, and I feel nervous enough about the ID to forget being nervous about my proximity to Jane. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He’s a Combatant, built tall and lean like a scarecrow, probably best in our class after me. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then the nurse leaned down and dabbed at my left ear with a piece of gauze, and blood came away on the cloth. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The princess leaned forward and sipped some soup from the spoon her mother held out to her. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

"There are so many people here," I say as I lean toward her ear. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When she got home, Royal was leaning against a post of her porch. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barris sits at his desk, leaning back in his chair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The huge boy will lean back in a chair, so that it makes squeaking protestations beneath his bulk, and let his eyelids slip to half-mast. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sohrab perked up at the sight of the mosque, leaned out of the window and looked at it until Farid turned a corner. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He picks up the bottle and leans forward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dylan and I both lean into one another and duck our heads, just in case whatever that was tries to take a swipe at us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He waded quickly from spot to spot, leaning down and plunging his hands into the water. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biggs sat on the edge of the canal for a moment before he leaned forward and fell into the water. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the drumsticks were sucked clean and lay brittle upon the plates, the captain leaned back and exhaled his deep satisfaction. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Albert leaned against a wall near the bed and covered his eyes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Deacon Jackson, a tall, thin, quiet man, who was also a part-time Sunday school teacher, gave a scream like a falling tree, leaned back on thin air and punched Reverend Taylor on the arm. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned way out of her window, until it looked like she would fall in the water. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I must have sounded reekingly blasphemous, for Granny said, “Shut up, you!” and leaned forward promptly to chastise me with one of her casual, back-handed slaps on my mouth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grammy’s watching The Price Is Right and leans to the side to look around me when I plant myself in front of the TV. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

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

I sit down on the rug, leaning my back against the dresser. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When she spoke again her voice was suddenly softer, quieter, more friendly, and she leaned towards the boy, smiling. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned back into me and her flesh captured in my arms shook and yielded. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The boy was lean, and his mouse-colored hair had darkened slightly with age. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He leans against the stoop of a building across the street and down the block from Tom Arlen's place. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ll see your three and raise you five,” he says, leaning forward and flinging a stack of chips into the kitty. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

An elderly woman, dressed in a black skirt and a wool coat with shawls, leans against Ben, her finger pointing. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the picture, a teenager in a black T-shirt was leaning against a brick wall. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When my stomach feels like it's about to split open, I lean back and take in my breakfast companions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I stepped over to him and leaned down. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are on the top floor, and if one leans far enough to the left outside the bathroom window it’s possible to see the Empire State Building. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

With a roaring crackle and snap of blazing timber the siege tower leaned crazily to one side. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward and wrote the first letter of her name. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I leaned over the table and awaited the first lash. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward, his breath wafting from his lips in cold vapors. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She painted so quickly that I thought it would all be a muddle on the paper, until I looked and saw the form clearly taking shape—a lean, graceful form. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Wielaf materialized into being, leaning against the side of the tree. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

With a moan, Victor leaned against the tiled wall. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I looked up, Aunt Goldie had leaned over and pressed her forehead to Peach’s forehead. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward and looked at her face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hideo leans in to plant kisses along my neck, and I shiver. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I walked to and from school alone, unable to befriend the sassy girls with budding figures or the boys who leaned against fences and lampposts to hiss and leer. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Con leaned forward, putting a flattering smile on his face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ben leans back on his pillows and yawns. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Liam rubbed the back of his neck as he leaned forward. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He waved happily as Chamberlain came up but went on leaning on the rifle. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brandy's mom leans outside and calls to her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

As she leaned against the door in the darkness, she felt her dream, her Afternoon-mare, move inside her like a rib of water rising from the ocean, gathering into a wave. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But outside the door to our Spanish class, leaning against the wall — looking more like a Greek god than anyone had a right to — Edward was waiting for me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“That what it is, li’l man?” asks the guy, leaning in as he lines his customer up. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I leaned in and kissed him closely, my face against his, whiskers on whiskers, skin on skin, holding it there, longer than normal, in case it gave him even a split second of pleasure. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned in close, though it scared me, for the smell of death hung over that bed like a fog. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What I expect is for you to think and say exactly what you did,” Rashid said, leaning against the door, which wouldn’t budge. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I lean back on the pillow as relief washes over me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He leaned back against the wall for a minute. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Larson heaved a satisfied sigh, poured himself a cup of hot coffee from his big red thermos, smiled, leaned back in his chair, and opened up his other newspaper to the sports section. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over her, eyes penetrating her defenses, and whispered, “What does your heart yearn for?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Kit leaned against the doorpost and let the tears run down her cheeks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward, put his elbows on the counter, and lowered his voice tho’ we were the only people in the shop. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned down with my hands on my knees and tried to breathe and not throw up. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She leans over the microphone, says, “Hello out there.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

These were small and lean, and they paced back and forth in the trees, watching her carefully. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned on his knees and took several deep breaths. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

As she dried the limp blond hair with a towel, she leaned in close, inhaling the scent of my sister’s scalp. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if a prop on which I leaned had been roughly kicked away, and I felt frightened and refused to believe him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned back and grunted, to show how hard he was working. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Roger had whipped behind the palm again, was leaning against it breathing quickly, his eyelids fluttering. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then came the carving of the quarters, and they spitted morsels of lean meat on the long sharp tines and broiled them at arm’s length upon the fire. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Khadijah auntie walking up to me, leaning on her cane, drawing me into a one-armed hug. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward, as if she was looking for something in her desk. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I think about his bedroom even though the door is shut and his bike leaning against the back of the house and his chest in the corner of the living room. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean farther forward, my heart hammering in my chest, trying to get a better look, but the angle’s wrong and I can’t see her now. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean over and lay the bull hook on the ground. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Baba leans over the boy, checking how he is. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The raft kept sliding as he leaned back and rested his arms and back. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The handwriting was all chunky printing that leaned forward just like words blasting out of his mouth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My father leaned over and whispered in my ear what it was. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned on the sticks and dragged himself home to face his father. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Malcolm was fighting now with every little fraction of his strength, digging the paddle deep, leaning into the stroke, heaving hard—and nursing the broken thing, which was finally coming apart. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Inside they could see a young man about their age, leaning against the end of a long table and reading a book. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He leans his head against the wall and thinks about what she said. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But Father leaned forward, fixing to rise to the challenge. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was openmouthed and breathing thickly, leaning against me, sitting as close as if we were still nestled together in the womb. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I lean in to touch the tip of my cup against his, then pull it away. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Stop it!” she said, leaning back as far as she could. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They leaned back a little, looking into the fire, and Nokomis also took out her woman’s pipe. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

We found her building, and a girl leaned over the balcony and waved us inside. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He leaned back in his chair, and I stopped smiling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Kit leaned sideways to see the letters painted jauntily on the transom. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When the priest moved on Horse leaned on me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans down, her hair falling around us like a shimmering silver curtain. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Claudius leaned forward and questioned my father in a low voice. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Each time he dropped her off, he kissed her on the cheek, both of them leaning toward each other, and then pulling back so that she could say “Bye” and climb out of his car. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He sat there for a few seconds, leaning forward, with his elbows on his knees, looking at his hands. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She leaned in a bit to deliver her next inquiry, and I got a soft, staggering whiff of her peppermint scent. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Marcus presses his index finger to my sternum, in the gap between my collarbones, and leans over me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Helene looked out of the window halfway expecting to see a comfort station in the distance; instead she saw gray- green trees leaning over tangled grass. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned down as best I could with the waters rising, and he clambered atop me, clawing at my head and neck for purchase. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

His father leaned back, the slightest glimmer of pleasure on his face. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I had to lean against the wall in the dark and close my eyes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He moved from the hard plastic chair by my side to the turquoise faux-leather recliner at the foot of my bed, leaning it all the way back, and closing his eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Penelope was rubbing at the tortoiseshell comb, and Ophie leaned the mop against the wall and came over to see what she’d found. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He leaned right in to my face, doing his best to intimidate me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He ached all over, and when he turned to sec Derek—leaned back against a tree sideways, curled into a ball with his jacket still over his head—Brian laughed. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I told Art3mis so afterward, and that was when she leaned over and kissed me for the first time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Readied the knife and leaned in, holding his breath. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned against the back of the couch to steady myself. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She leaned over Gilly to put some toast on the table. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Catherine leaned out and I saw her face in the light. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

My grandfather is leaning forward on the recliner, listening to something Mr. Washburn is saying. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He relaxes here—squatting against the wall—leaning back in a way that tilts his baseball cap with the D forward over his eyes. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood leaning upon his hoe and he was seized with sadness. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She leaned over towards him slightly as she heaved the car around a bend. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Before Polly’s hand reached her pocket, he grabbed her wrist, leaning across her with his back against her chest. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Birdie leaned back her head and smiled at the nests above us. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She was leaning against a corner of the gateway. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Caitlyn is leaning against the wall, her face buried in Marc’s neck, and his fingers are hooked through the belt loops on her shorts. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

His nephew Tim, the cook, leans against the wall and wipes sleep from his eyes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The Drunkard’s Tower leaned as if it were about to collapse, just as it had for half a thousand years. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, man,” I say, leaning down and putting my hands on my knees, my whole body feeling like it’s falling, even tho I’m still standing up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The girl sets her own bag down by another tree without needing any more convincing and we both just sort of collapse down, leaning on our bags like pillows. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Chestnutt squealed in fright, and I clenched every muscle as the tower began to lean to one side. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And then it would be such a simple matter to set down my findings and lean back comfortably with a fine sense of having discovered truths and taught them to my readers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was an ax leaning against the front wall and a pile of logs off to the right. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He bought a ticket and traveled down the lake on Hydro, leaning over the rail, with one eye on the minute hand of his watch. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we reach the end of the alley, Tobias presses his shoulder to one wall and leans forward just enough to see around the corner. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I shove the wineglass into the sink and I stand there, leaning against the kitchen counter, the blood pounding in my ears. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a shuddering sigh he closed his eyes, leaned back in his seat, and tried to think of something else...anything else. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I turn to follow her gaze, and to my horror see Edie leaning over her desk, staring at my notebook. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You can’t get closer to the station than this?” said the President, leaning forward to let his voice carry to the pilot. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He leaned his head back against the tree and stared up to the second floor of Mary Lyon Hall. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cross my legs and lean back in the chair, the revolver heavy in my lap. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I leaned back against the sofa and watched him do a sort of swim-dance around the girls. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She leaned toward him, and her face was alive with interest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She pressed her fingertips to her temples and waved toward Virgil’s older brothers, who were tall and lean and muscled, even then. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward in the saddle and shouted, “Now, Pop!” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” I said, mortified as she leaned down to scoop up the scatter of potato peels and marrow bones that had fallen from her sack. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Before the arrests I had deliberately cut down my weight, in anticipation of prison, where one should be lean and able to survive on little. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother leaned forward, grasped the woolen jumper and jerked her back, smacking her down with a sharp cuff. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned again, and pulled up on the right wheel, and with a heft, there he was, on the second step, balanced. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Stanley leaned back against the torn vinyl upholstery. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He opened the sash and leaned his head out of the carriage, shouting up to the coachman, “I have made an error. Take us instead to Roxbury.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The skin on my neck crawled as I leaned forward into the damp dirt, hands pressed tightly against my ears, shoulders tensed to take the hit. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Jeanne leans in and takes Michelangelo's other hand and wraps it around herself, so that she is enfolded in one of his great warm arms. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Now, finally, she leans toward me, elbows on knees, and we are talking. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He leaned on the side of the wagon, looking down at Father with gruff good humor. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to confession, for her true obsession—’ ” Kvothe leaned forward to watch as Chronicler wrote. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His mother was leaning on her elbow in bed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then the Governor leaned a half inch closer to Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Mackenzie leaned forward from her spot in the backseat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I watched Frank through the door, I watched him lean forward suddenly, reach for a pencil and a piece of paper. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas leans over to me and nods toward the center of the crowd. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I leaned down and pushed it farther under the bed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He leaned on the horn, and she hurried out of his way. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mouse leaned in close, and Despereaux smelled celery again, green and alive. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He looked to be in his middle thirties, and he had broad shoulders and a lean face with a square jaw and a dark stubble. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I lean against a barrel and clutch my cup, aware of the curious eyes around us. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After only the slightest pause, I leaned in too, giving it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Isobel laughs again, and she is still laughing when he leans closer and kisses her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He leans in and kisses me and I kiss him back, but only for a second. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I lean against the storefront to wait for him, pulling my phone out. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A man stands there, leaning on the banisters that line the hall even though there are no steps. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Wells starts his car, and Mom leans in through the driver side door. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He leans over and fingers things as he passes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I leaned over, dropped my head and grabbed my knees. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then he closed his eyes, leaned against the wall and slid to the floor. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned over the gunnel and with my thumbs pushed from under one of the hooks the rope that held down the tar­paulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Phineas had been sitting motionless, leaning slightly forward, not far from the position in which we prayed at Devon. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned his weight upon the door of the pickup and let his head thud-thud against the window. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Vega was leaning in one corner of the room, laughing about something with Darrell B. But I sat at a table by myself. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He leaned, he threw his chest out, he broke the string. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Apa leans back on his heels, clasps his hands behind him. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I leaned against the wall and held my hand over my throbbing, watery eye. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the wall, not looking at me and let out a bark. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I lean against the wall by Shorty and just sip away. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lean down to confer with their clients, go on and off the record, consult their calendars. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We sit in silence except for when Grammy leans forward to speak to Spencer from Topeka. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

They were all leaning close now, speaking softly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes in this world things come easy, and you tend to lean back and say, ‘Well, finally, happy ending. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I set my hands on the wall on either side of her face and lean into them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Jay said, leaning so close Barry could smell egg sandwich on his breath. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Good for adding an extra coat, but it will dirty you if you lean against it, if you get too comfortable. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Once the elevator doors close, I lean the side of my head against the glass and listen to the beeps. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And it seemed to him he led an old outcast, a beggar man, leaning most painfully upon a stick, his poor cloak, all in tatters, looped about him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thanked me and leaned farther over the edge of the raft. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I get out of the car and lean down, looking at her through the window. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I said, leaning forward on the back of his chair. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pam leans on her elbows in my direction, a move that causes me to develop an intense, nearly scientific interest in my shoelaces. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

When she did not seem likely to go away, she leaned in until her mouth was almost touching his ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They want to lean on you, make it sound real good to be up in something where a bunch of tough guys always have your back. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ms. Taggart leaned forward and placed her hands on the edge of his desk. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned down and exhaled in her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Jack is now leaning forward slightly, his elbows propped on his knees as he stares at me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the mop handle and wiped the sweat from his forehead. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Winnie leaned against the fence, her hands gripping the warm metal of the bars, and thought about Mae behind another set of bars in the jailhouse. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally had to lean her board into motion again to stay within earshot. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha leaned against it, placed his arm around the trunk and looked down into the green water which flowed beneath him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped over the ferns and sat carefully, making sure my jacket was between the damp seat and my clothes wherever they touched, and leaned my hooded head back against the living tree. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The other attendant, a young woman, leaned forward over a crib with a sniff, and said suddenly, “Uh-oh! Thirty-four needs changing!” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He pokes my chest and leans so close that I can see his breath in the cold air. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Harry swung his legs up onto his bed and leaned back against his pillows, watching the moon glinting at him through the tower window. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She leaned against the dining-room wall and smiled at her girls, and her smile frightened them even more, for it was like the frame for a scream. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over Ulysses and reached out a finger to touch his ear. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He was leaning down in the act of wringing out his mop when he saw Jamie’s legs appear from nowhere and then saw Jamie emerge. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others rush in and I hang back, leaning against the bricks outside the restaurant. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The shift in direction forces Libby to lean into me; a frustratedAdam slams his console against his lap. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned against the wall, unable to stop crying. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Blimey, I hope they escaped,” said Ron, leaning back on his pillows. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’ve wanted to kiss you, Hideo thinks to me, leaning closer, since the night I saw you in that white dress. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He lifted his heavy eyes and saw leaning over him a huge willow-tree, old and hoary. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Hornet was so tired that she leaned her head against Ida's shoulder. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned into them, felt them close around me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A heavy figure in black was leaning on the winch, while a second held the cage with a gloved hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They wait to die amidst the grove of red pines, sitting naked, leaned against the scaly flanks of the trees. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

There was his face leaning out of the upturned collar of his jacket, and he knew. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting cross-legged on the grass, leaning against my tree, and staring out toward the quad in the distance. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The brother leaned in the window of the car idling beside them, pulled out a small flat box, and handed it to Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ren leans back in his chair and props his feet up on the desk. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Darma seems to lean in a little to try to understand exactly what he says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She leans forward, resting her chin on my head. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Corporal Whitcomb sauntered back in wearing a shiny new smirk and leaned his elbow impertinently against the center pole of the chaplain’s tent. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Jenny leans into my ear to whisper something and I get chills up my back and shiver. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Teresa stood to his right, leaning against the massive stone wall. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The other mice of the council leaned forward, straining to make some sense of the word that the Head Mouse had just uttered. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He leans forward on his elbows, his eye contact hard and deliberate. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas leaned back on the bench and put his right foot up on his knee, wondering how Teresa would react to what he was going to say. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I reach for my phone, but it’s in the car, and so I run the short distance, throw open the door, and lean across the seat. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She leaned against it, staring down at me white-faced and shaking all over. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Florida leaned forward and lapped at the mush with her tongue. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was a postcard of the Lake of Geneva leaning against it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I lean back in my seat, realizing that I am getting way too hyped and talking way too much. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

A fake took Brothers into the air and I went up a split second later, leaned into him for the foul and put the ball against the boards. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sairy heard a baby cry and saw Mrs. Trepid leaning over a baby carriage, her face bent down close to the crying occupant. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Luna laughs, leaning back and lacing his hands together behind his head. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ollie leans his forehead against the door, his back to me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Life was a too-tall stack of books that had started to lean to one side, and each new day was another book on top. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She even liked the curves more than usual, when they made her lean in Omer’s direction. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“As if we were the bloody ones ...” Aunt Eva leaned over and laid her hand quietly on his. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gigi came over to Ivy and let Aaron grab her finger while she leaned her head against Ivy’s for a second. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was leaning over the seat of the bus laughing in her ear about her coat, which I always thought was cool. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then leaned in close to Reggie and told him about the doll. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She leaned over my cot and took both of my hands in hers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Students in the audience lean forward, absorbed, maybe asking themselves if they would have taken such risks, and wondering how they would have held up under such pressure. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He had to lean in to be heard over the racket. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Pete glances up at me, still leaning over the twitching animal. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I lean forward, expecting her to hug me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He wanted to lean over and press his lips against Claire’s, because he knew hers would be soft, and warm, and that it would be perfect. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“School’s all right, but Grampa’s been feeling pretty lonely, and I kind of wanted to help him get around as long as lean.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s up where she can’t lick it,” said the captain and he leaned over Mack’s shoulder to look. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean against the wall, wishing I could go somewhere in case I cry. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She leans back against a column as she speaks, smiling at him easily, drinking a glass of champagne. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Campbell leaned forward with a serious face. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Marlena kicks off her shoes, crosses her legs, and leans forward to rub the arch of her foot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The black night beyond the camp had never felt so heavy; the branches of the trees leaned above them like ghosts. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward, hugged him, and kissed his cheek. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She leaned well out, with her feet off the floor and the sill pressing breathlessly across her stomach. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She returns to her bed and leans back on a pillow. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I bend down and lean out the window into the night. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Two centurions leaned casually on their javelins, chatting with a tall skinny blond guy in a purple toga. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ackley sort of sat up in bed and leaned on his arm. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The crowd roared in approval and Miller stood with his arms raised, victorious, then leaned forward and helped his laughing opponent up. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dad leans back and lets his eyes fall; I had a feeling that would happen. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Lola leaned forward and tapped the folded corner of her right eye. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Lurching to the right, to the left, halting, leaning forward, taking a step, they began. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ashton leaned back in his chair and, slowly, he smiled. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I leaned over, hoping I appeared a hundred times more casual than I felt, and rested my arms and chin on the back of the seat in front of me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“As long as you are someone who doesn’t seem to value her own life... someone who can’t even pick up and fire a gun ...” He leans toward me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at them suspiciously, pushed himself away from the wall against which he had been leaning, and took the gun from his shoulder. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He picked up a straw and leaned against the wall picking his teeth. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pro Bono and I sought out the body of my tutor, where he leaned against a tree. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I jump off the sink and lean close to the mirror on the wall, and think of Daddy. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Virgil leaned against the musty wall of the well. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward to grasp a microphone someone had put on a stand beside her; she had to reach with both hands, since they were bound together at the wrists. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She leaned over to look at me and saw me pouting. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned back and closed my eyes and slept all the way. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and leaned her head back against the hull. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He cups my cheek, leans down, and kisses me again, slow and steady. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Groaning, Thomas leaned forward, stretched out his back and arms. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

This makes my chest heavy so I put the book back in the rucksack and lean my head against the boards of the mill. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Lee put his hands on the table and leaned over. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I keep walking, and when I look to the left, Papa Legba is standing there on the corner of Dover and American, leaning on his cane with rain dripping from the brim of his hat. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She leaned closer, so he could see clots in her makeup. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The corners of his eyes crinkle as he leans in and looks me directly in the eye. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When the rest went up into the trees, she stayed on the ground, snoozily leaning her head against my knee. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then the van slowed down for a second, and the cop leaned forward, and Moss saw his chance. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Margo leaned across the minivan and put her head on my bony shoulder, her hair falling against my neck. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at me without saying anything, leaned forward rather abruptly, and said very quickly, “What interests me is you.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Her hands are on her hips and her head is moving up and down and she keeps leaning forward and back again. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Rontu was standing in front of me and I could not put the canoe into a better position, I had to lean out to use the spear. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans over the back of the chair next to Nico. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Curtis leans over and kisses my cheek, so close to my lips that I almost wish he would’ve kissed them. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She leans forward and waits for my response. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Marshall winced in acknowledgment of his error, and leaned toward the twins. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Beetle leaned over the horse trough and examined her hair in the still water. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a chair by me, washed the blood from my face, and, with a mother’s tenderness, bound up my head, covering the wounded eye with a lean piece of fresh beef. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cry to Poe, who is leaning against the doorway helping me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I lean across the aisle to tap Bram on the shoulder. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I lean into the table to stay as far away from him as I can. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The tin soldier leaned back against the wall and closed his eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I lean over to whisper in his ear: "I'm telling them the truth. It's not right for you to take the blame. But thanks, Martin. It meant the world to me." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The bike leaned against the wall, its chrome handlebars bright in the moonlight. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

At the edge of the swamp, standing right on the fringe of flowering reeds growing out of the muck, a very old woman leaned on a gnarled staff. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Luke and Thalia both looked hungry and lean, with wild animal eyes, like they were used to being attacked. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

High above, Roger took his hands off the lever and leaned out to see what was going on. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Tall and lean, with terra-cotta eyes that make his face look even darker. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Edward was waiting, leaning casually against the side of the gym, his breathtaking face untroubled now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The restaurant’s patrons complied, leaning in to see the small silver ball. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And fear propelled her now as she stood, leaning on her stick. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not helping,” I say, leaning back in my chair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The doctor came over to where I was waiting, leaned over, and spoke to me with his face so close to mine I could smell his minty breath. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Joey grinned and leaned one shoulder up against the wall. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

The driver is leaning up against it now, having a smoke. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Pastor jackknifed forward, leaning in so close his soupy breath pressed at my face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Back of the henhouse he leaned over and laughed and slapped his leg. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel their bright black eyes on us, the way they lean a little forward to catch our answers, the women especially, but the men too: we are secret, forbidden, we excite them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Park walked with Eleanor to her locker, and they both stood there quietly, leaning against the wall almost until the bell rang. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He returned, his eyes half closed even as he spoke, leaning on a carved crutch that curved under his arm like a smooth cradle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He leans toward me, and for a moment I think he’s actually going to whisper a secret in my ear. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward, as if to leave its image physically at the back of my mind. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Travis leaned on the glass counter that housed Mr. Burson’s tiny museum of early editions of Faulkner, O’Connor, Welty, and McCarthy. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Ma,” he says, leaning over, giving his mother a quick kiss. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a typical chair, there is a simple hinge connecting the two so you can lean back in the chair. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Eva looked out of the screen door and saw a woman in a pea-green dress leaning on the smallest pear tree. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The streets are narrow, and the second stories of the medieval houses lean over us like ancient guardians. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Though my legs had not quite recovered, by shortening my stirrups and leaning back in the saddle, I could ride without too much discomfort. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mark squatted behind a different tree from Alec this time and leaned his head out to take a look down the long slope. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As the movie starts up, Charlie leans over and tells me the only reason they’re showing it is because there’s a rumor going around that Finch was on something, and this is why he died. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Both Call and I leaned forward, waiting for him to say more, but he didn’t. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward, face flaming, ready to speak her mind about how she really felt— When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean toward each other, black and ominous, in the fading light. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So?” she asks Skeezie, leaning across the table and taking back the chocolate-chip cookie he is trying to hide from her. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Kolbinsky is leaning on the fence by the entrance, eating grapes from a bag. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I think of how he’d leaned his head weakly against me and whispered my name. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He puts his cup down, too, and leans closer to me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Through the window I saw him lean against the white stone railing on the balcony. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward, and peered closely at his own face, at the seaweed-coloured eyes, and jutting nose, at the fine, thin lines drawn across his forehead, and around his mouth. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

My lean was better, Mrs. Baker said, and my arms a lot looser. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I scrambled out the window, and then turned back to watch as Margo leaned over the desk and calmly shook the spray paint. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She knew that she would be next, and she reached for her stick, which was leaning against the chair. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This may sound kind of absurd, but”—Tamika leaned in, her face hard and serious—“when things were really awful with my uncle, I survived thanks to my flower.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

They both laughed . .-. and Cersei leaned over and planted a quick, soft kiss on his brow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Huffer leaned awkwardly over Mrs. Linga’s cold body and held the paperwork on the kitchen table corner right where she had hit her head and dropped dead. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He and Christina both look alarmed, and they lean against the windows on either side of me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When he leaned over the balustrade to take another look at the fountain in the courtyard, his guide turned around impatiently. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She held her hands out to the embers for a moment and then sat down, leaning against the chimney. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like the darkness was stroking beneath my chin with a beckoning finger, whispering to me to lean forward and know its secrets. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Turner closed the gate and, leaning over the fence, dropped the noose over the pigs head. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He frowned at me, then leaned over the counter to cast a doubtful glance at my shoes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The Queen leaned forward and looked at each of them in turn. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ernie leaned forward and took a sip of what was just broth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Two are so drunk they lean against each other. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned close to Toby and said, “Are you kidding me? Wake up. She doesn’t want you here.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It almost took my breath away and I leaned over and switched on the fan, hearing its sudden whirr. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Crab leaned the gun carefully against the wall, then plunked the brown paper bag on the table. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He leaned down and placed his hand solemnly on Matty’s forehead above the closed eyes. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Ash twisted the window lock and pushed open the diamond-paned glass, leaning out into the morning. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We can’t make you do anything,” said one of the scythes she didn’t know, a woman in violet with PanAsian leanings. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He pointed, and she could see that a long piece of wood was resting against the table, leaning in the same way that she leaned her walking stick. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eddie leaned back against the beat-up seat and traced a name that had been scribbled on the vinyl in black marker. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I could hear the ticking of the clock on the wall, the one with the picture of the Pope leaning on his staff. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As they came back down the corridor, I leaned out the door. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned my head back against the seat and closed my eyes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I stagger to the row of trunks against the back wall and lean over them. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He leaned out the window and hurled his gnawed mealy at his wife’s Land Rover. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over the counter, palms flat against the wood, glowering at the young deputy who had allowed me to use the station’s phone to call work. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I sighed, marked my place with a piece of scrap paper, then leaned back in the chair and studied the kid. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“My brain,” I say, leaning my forehead against the cold wall. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She works in the middle of us: feet flat on the floor, she leans forward in her chair, takes our green plastic tub full of fresh garlic on her lap, breaks up all the doves. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not at all,” he replied ambiguously, reaching for a pair of crutches which leaned against the desk. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took his feet off the desk and leaned forward. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A vaguely familiar face was leaning over her, and hands were wrapping her in a blanket. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right,” I said, and watched him walk away, tall and lean in his black caftan and black hat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I slide in and lean forward, noting that Beth has tube socks on both her arms. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Ida Spavento leaned against the door frame and looked at them one by one. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

One stayed behind and leaned against the wall. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned my shoulder into his hip to hold him up. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

After the chop suey, rice, and tea were all gone, he leaned back and took out a pack of cigarettes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughs some more and leans back on the couch. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And when he finished each afternoon, Mrs. Cobb leaned back in her chair and smiled, not a scowl anywhere on her face. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I leaned over the seat to see who he was talking to, and only then realized how serious the accident had been. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Clayton pointed to the hard case on wheels with a head and a body, which looked like a little brother leaning into his taller sister. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“The rule is that they can’t be leaning against the bars of the cells,” the regular officer said to us, “and the cell gates are supposed to be closed.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We leaned against the counter, facing the dance floor. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He leaned through the doorway and put it on the chest of drawers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

My heart pounds quickly against my chest, but I say nothing and lean against Pa’s legs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But one of them, a lean rat with a scarred face, left his group and walked toward them. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Coach was leaning his ear toward me like Mr. Charles always did, as if he was hard of hearing. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They walked together along the rocky path bordering a wide meadow, each of them with a stick to lean on. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It had gotten chilly all of a sudden, so I put on my yellow Montauk hoodie and adjusted the volume on my hearing aids and leaned against my backpack and started watching. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Albert’s feet are far apart, and he leans forward. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

O’Dell leaned back at an acute angle and shoveled a little sugar in. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad leans back to give the waitress room to put down the rest of our food. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Because we are godly people,” Frankie said quietly, leaning down to stare him in the face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And as I lean forward in the cramped seat to push my arms through the sleeves, he hovers behind me, chatting with April and holding the coat open for me, in line with my shoulders. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I lean back on my stool and cross my arms. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The others leaned forward, munching, puffing their tobaccos. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

They were seated at tables or leaning against pinball machines as they listened to rock and roll music. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean on the porch railing, look out on the three mossy oak trees in the front yard. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She leaned over to tuck a curl behind my ear. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He leaned back on the earth but stumbled to the ground. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She leaned into him, and he was shaking a little. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He’s leaning back on his hands at the edge of a pool, feet underwater, and his hair’s wet, which makes it look jet-black. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Doyle leans to one side to see what the problem is. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

There were a few boys from his school leaning over a metal fence and straining their necks. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Then he recognized Garvey, leaning over him, his face haggard with worry. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The Chancellor drew a deep breath and leaned back in his seat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When Ms. Banks, looking luscious and lean in a long flowered dress, appeared beside the metal box, the group of geeks gathered around Mr. Switzer all tumbled aside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I bring my knife arm down and I slide it outta one strap of the rucksack, then I lean over and drop the rucksack to the ground. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They snaked around my wrist and up my arm, digging into my skin, and Uncle Cotton leaned in close. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His sister was leaning against the wall, her arms folded. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Violet was breathing now in heavy, big gasps, but her eyes were closed, and 1 was leaning next to her asleep body, and squeezing, and squeezing, and squeezing. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man in the gray suit leaned closer to Zane, one thick- gloved hand still resting on the knob of the propane valve. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he sat up, leaned his elbows on his knees and looked at the ground, as if he were embarrassed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward and looked into my eyes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their thin bare trunks reach up up up into the sky so that I must lean back to see them completely. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pass a man leaning against a storefront drinking a bottle of juice. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He leaned in as she set down the jug. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He would lean with Cletus over a glass case in the museum, and his arm would lie softly about Cletus’s shoulders as they read the words off an old yellowed newspaper. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

James leaned forward and read out loud: “‘For the most wild yet most homely narrative—He looked at Emily, his mouth hanging open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was sitting on Burke’s shoulder and leaning forward and tapping the window with his beak. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She moved closer to Mariam, leaned in, and spoke in a lower, more confidential tone. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She leaned over the counter, which was lined with dozens of little statues—waving Chinese cats, meditating Buddhas, Saint Francis bobble heads, and novelty dippy drinking birds with top hats. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Ma leaned over me, shaking me by the shoulders. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Stella leaned over and read some of the questions as her father went through the test. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I bolt into the house I lived in for the past year, slam the door closed, and lean back against it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Tom leaned back from his board and laughed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Prosper pushed his little brother aside, leaned forward, and frisked Victor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me uncertainly, and then leant forward, and poked me in the chest. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stop often, leaning her weight on a cement wall, the edge of a building, the banister. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione gave a shaky laugh and leaned forward to pick up two more books. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And her mother would be there, leaning over the gates of Heaven, to see her daughter burning in the pit. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He leaned over and lifted die headset off his right ear and put it on his temple, yelling to overcome die sound of the engine. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lean against the kitchen counter, doubled over with laughter, until our mother comes into the kitchen and says, “What are you two kids up to?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned to the side to follow the car as far as I could, but before I knew it, it was gone. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, she closed her eyes and leaned against the window frame. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

One last agonized glance backward as he flung it open showed him a lean, gliding shape on the top of a wall, silhouetted against the stars. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

When I staggered out of the bathroom ten, fifteen minutes later, Astelle was leaning against the wall, one leg tucked up under a short plaid skirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A tower with a black-haired woman leaning out, reaching her hand to a bird. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Instead, I leaned against the doorway between the living room and hallway, ready to make my escape as soon as I could. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Beto leaned across the aisle to whisper to the pale girl with red hair. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around to hand the drawing back to Ben, just as he leaned forward and mashed his bps into my collarbone. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I leaned as close as I could stand to, watching for any sign of life. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Conor panted and leaned on the branch to keep himself balanced. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward, brows knit, and then, quite suddenly, his foggy eyes became intelligent and alert. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mamá asked, leaning over to stroke my hair and lift my chin up. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Fang stood two feet behind us, leaning up against the chain-link fence that circled the fairgrounds. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the wall to steady himself. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that the rake I had dropped when I found the drill now leaned up against the building. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Finally, leaning against the pole she was tied to, she managed to fall asleep. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he looks me up and down, leans forward, and says, “I like ’em big.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Nah, I’m good,” I said, leaning back on my elbows, letting my head go against the wooden headboard. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Me and Rondell leaned against a couple posts in the sand, outside of the vans’ line of vision, and rested our hands on our full stomachs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

At the hospital, the mother leans on the glass with one hand and taps with the other. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I leaned back and looked at the silvery, staggering paths the raindrops made as they blew across my window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Safe once more inside the court, he leaned a moment, panting, against the wall. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

In the 1950s, professionals were reliably Republican; today they lean Democratic. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Edward Cullen was right next to me, leaning casually against my truck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I walked to the truck door as he leaned his head out the window. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Poppy leaned across the aisle jabbering so fast, she could barely notice the color of the sky. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

John Henry leaned on his hammer with his good arm. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I grabbed for him, but the leg he was leaning against jerked, knocking him sideways and out of my reach. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"It's something that's best forgot about," he said, leaning close, his big hands gripped and stretched before him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went up to Manuelito who was sitting on the ground and leaning against one of the garbage cans. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I leave him leaning over the puzzle, his hair falling forward as he picks up pieces and discards them, one after one. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amber squeezes my hand and leans in to whisper, "Camille, please. Play along so we can get out of here." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and leaned against the wall, nauseated with fear and too weak to stand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They both leaned a little and peered through the leaves at Nel standing below, squinting up at them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Scrimgeour leaned forward and passed the Deluminator to Ron, who took it and turned it over in his fingers, looking stunned. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The captain's daughter leaned over the rail, gazing after him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It gladdens my heart to see you like this, Odilia. All grown up,” Papá whispered as I leaned in and allowed him to give me a small, reserved hug. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She put Edward on the counter and leaned him up against the flour canister and arranged his dress around his knees. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

He leans his head against my shoulder to ask endless questions. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

As Bailey lets go of Widget’s hand, she leans forward and kisses him quickly on the cheek, and Bailey can feel his cheeks flush. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I lean against him, and he supports me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Molly doesn’t answer, but Aubrey leans over to me and says, very slowly, as if it is obvious, “It makes her pants fit better. ” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It had started out life as a perfect square but had evolved into a skewed rhomboid, with all the letters leaning sharply to the right. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

For good measure, he leaned forward and smacked the back of Liam’s head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Arriving at the used-up haystack, the boy leaned against the barbed wire fence. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they just lean into each other, their trunks twirled together like jungle vines. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I scoot backward across the platform and lean against the metal steering wheel. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward in his chair and took a deep breath, then looked at Newt, shaking his head in surrender. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then she leans in and kisses me, a gentle kiss, tentative but lingering. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He leaned into the glass until his forehead touched the pane. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He moved away impatiently to the adjacent wall, a distance of seven feet or so, and leaned against it, arms crossed, looking from Briony to Cecilia. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The spirit leans closer and strokes her chin. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Sierra and Robbie leaned against a brick wall and watched the cars roll by. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Now, Hooper was leaning on his elbow, looking up, his face prideful, in the flickering light from the bonfire. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But after that kiss, as we leaned against the crates, a yellow jacket swooping and arcing over some spilled pop, Irene kissed me again. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Harry leaned against the enchanted wall, which opened to admit them, and he and Luna sped back down the steep staircase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The judge leans forward, his hands clasped together, propping up his chin. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A guard stepped forward, his arms crossed, leaning casually against the wall as if he waited for Serakeen’s victims every night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They lean against their bags, shoes kicked off, three small children lying beneath blankets next to them. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jon brushed away his tears, leaned over, and kissed his brother lightly on the lips. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She ran the water hot, filling the sink and leaning into the steam. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the others yet, so Tommy and I leaned against our car and looked towards the mini-golf course. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned against the hood of the car, her legs buckling from fear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hooded in her own hair, Ammu leaned against herself in the bathroom mirror and tried to weep. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had hard and sharp muscles where he was lean and smooth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, look,” said Abel Martinson, leaning in the cabin door while the boat shifted about. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Daddy’s leaning on the rail, rolling cotton seeds around in his fingers. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She leaned over the neck of her horse and urged her into a gallop, pushing past Shae and Pol. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Miles leaned against the side of the truck, scratching his head, gazing down at the ground like he’d lost something. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Stewart, who had been leaning on the edge of a desk, came over to me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped walking and leaned toward me as if to hug me, but simply put his hand near the base of my neck and spoke into my ear. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The abbot leaned over his heavy desk, blinking past all the candles. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Rufino leaned against the back of the Jeep, his arms crossed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit and they both stare at me, leaning forward. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He leaned even closer, tilting his head, trying to see . Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Still, I was so cold, and tired of leaning against this wall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She leaned over and slid her hand in the drawer of a night table beside the bed that I hadn't even noticed was there. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The subway was cool and I leaned against a pillar, hearing the roar of trains passing across on the other side, feeling the rushing roar of air. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little girls had come into the kitchen and were leaning on either side of their fathers chair, listening with the same dark-eyed intensity. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned back into my pillow and fell asleep almost instantly, but before I did I laughed out loud. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She leans in closer just as his dad flips over onto his back. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He leans over, head on his knees, and brings up an incredible quantity of blood from his stomach and spills it onto the floor with a gasping groan. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean back in my chair, out of view. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He leaned in and whispered, “Jami lived over five hundred years ago. He did. I took you there once, to the tree. You were little. You wouldn’t remember.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Someone was leaning out the window above us, shouting for us to break it up. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Iceman leaned down from the saddle and bent his head toward Howard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over to tug at the laces of the wet, sandy cloth shoes, but Ess gave a cry. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He leaned over and spoke to the fallen lady gently. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then she pumped her fist in the air and her bike teetered for a moment before she leaned forward and pedaled faster, leaving me behind. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She leaned her head upon her hand to shade her eyes from the light “And what have you been seeing and doing and feeling all these days?” he asked. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as Mercy stepped forward, one shoulder dipped and jerked back grotesquely, and Kit realized that she leaned on crutches. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Amari leaned down and picked Tidbit up, wrapping his legs around her waist, and they headed south into the wet, damp night. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec stopped and leaned far down to examine some dirt next to a trampled bush. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Now the judge leaned in to listen with rapt attention. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I lean against the knobby tree trunk for support. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Our bodies are the same but there's a heaviness in Mabel's shoulders, a weariness in the way my hip leans against the counter. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She leans over the arm of her chair, weeping, waving her arms in a desperate attempt to reach me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I can feel the apology in his fingers, and this takes the wind out of me, so I lean into him—just a little—and read over his shoulder. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I cut off some boughs for a mattress, then I leaned some dead limbs against the boulder and covered them with hemlock limbs. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m turning to him to get me out of this, but he just leans against the wall and grins something fierce. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went and leant out of the window. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A full-length mirror in a wide silver frame leaned against one wall. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Violet leans over the rail, still holding on to my legs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She shrugged away the hands of the guards, leaned forward, and whispered harshly to Kira, “You will fail. Then they will kill you.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the trailer was blocking the view of the house, and no one would buy a house where an immovable leaning trailer was parked out front. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Mama Ya-Ya keeps standing, leaning on her cane, staring at the TV. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He leaned on the cart to get his breath while the boy waited. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Stealthily Camilla leaned to one side and began to slip off her shoe, but before she could, Charles had killed it with a resounding thwack from The Book of Common Prayer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I make the mistake of leaning forward and looking at his phone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She kissed my forehead again, then leaned back so I could get a clear shot of my father, three-piece suited and shiny-shoed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baker leaned back in her chain “It was for the women’s four-by-one hundred relay. Don’t look so surprised. You didn’t think I'd spent my whole life behind this desk, did you?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

We leaned against the wall for a long time without saying a word. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t notice Ji-yong until he leaned on the railing next to me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two guys who I knew worked at the hank on the corner leaned over their table to join the conversation. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Porter leaned against the doorway, fiddling with his phone but mostly staring at Benji. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The swift current had eaten away at the footing, causing it to lean. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minnie sat close to me, almost leaning on me as she continued speaking softly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I stopped picking at my Danish and leaned in close. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I run to the river’s edge, take a swift look round for crocs, then lean down and scoop up a few handfuls of water into my mouth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mai leans against her mother, and for the first time in my life, my memory disappears. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

In the adjoining room we found Mr. Whitby leaning over a pool table. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She leaned back against the wall by the door. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Matt is leaning over another table, but when Ms. Rochambeau calls everyone to attention, he quickly takes his seat. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And Henry, flushed and callow and lean, elegant and thrown wide open, his face always turned toward Alex, his mouth unguarded around a laugh, willing. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Coach Rockford bends down and leans forward so I can rest it on his shoulder. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She pauses, leaning against the door as she scans the paper. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Weeping, I leaned on my father and allowed him to lead me to my chamber, where I fell upon my bed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Luke tried to burrow back down into the anger, the anxiety, but it was impossible with Annie leaning on top of him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He packed up his satchel and leaned the debris back up against the anchor, to screen the rent from sight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Heads popped up here and there, kids leaning in every direction to get a better look. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I squirm under his gaze, but when I get home that afternoon, I lean in close to the bathroom mirror and stare at my eyes for a long time. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I lean as close to the cashier as possible, saying, “I’m in the Free Lunch Program.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Nel leaned on her elbows and worried long blades of grass with her fingers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tia was there, leaning against the counter, checking her cell phone. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Dad edged closer to Mom, and she leaned against his shoulder. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But with nothing else to hope for, we lean toward Angola, waiting, while the past grows heavy and our future narrows down to a crack in the door. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was tall, still lean from his fast growth, and had begun to shave—or, as Sparrow put it, to “abuse his poor face with knives.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He tucked one foot under his behind, then leaned forward, balancing himself as he brought his other foot up and straightened out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I set it up—it’s perfect—then lean against the wall next to him while he sips from the bottle and smokes. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The younger men leaned back on their stools with their knees wide apart, taking up all the room they needed, and were quick to yell out what was on their minds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward so his spittle would hit the emissary’s chicken pie. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

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

The beauty queen leans into him outside a stereo place that’s blasting, incredibly, “Stop in the Name of Love.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned over and picked up his knife, bent the blade closed, and handed it to him. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned to the side, trying to see past the column of people in front of me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Then he leans over and peers into the mirror. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She frown a little, look out cross the yard, lean back in her chair, look like a big rose. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean over into the aisle, see a few blocks up they’s blue lights flashing in the dark, people standing around, a road block. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Thank God I’m not part of this stupid club, I think as I stretch out my legs on the floor and lean against the wall. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She was lean, hard muscle, where Reek was loose, grey skin and brittle bones, a white-haired starveling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His lean, upright body slid forward and backward in the boat fluidly, without hesitation or check. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A sunken temple loomed up out of the greyness as Yandry and Duck leaned upon their poles and paced slowly from prow to stem, pushing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Leslie glanced back as they sat down, and then leaned over. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Wonderful,” Elizabeth says, laughing at Lorena and Bailey as they lean over the railing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One morning or night—I couldn’t tell which it was—I woke up to find the man next to me leaning heavily on my shoulder. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

When Lacey leaned over and pecked him on the mouth, he perked up enough to mumble, “Yes.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He shoved his helmet back on his head and leaned into me, his breath mostly alcohol fumes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Matilde leans closer, across the coffee table, reaching out her hands. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned in very close to get a better look at Guy’s face. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I lean as close as I can and blow air over his mouth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nina’s skin crawled, but she made herself lean into him slightly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Juanita leaned close to me to look at my whirling ear pendant. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He leaned out over the transom of the boat and retched and cleared his throat and vomited again, this time more violently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re not going to be here that long. In fact”—he leaned back in his swivel chair and clamped his hands behind his head—“I don’t even want to know why you’re here.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He spoke a stronger light out of the staff, for the world was utterly black, and then leaning on the staff he went on, stumbling and halting, half a mile or so inland. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned her forehead against the bars and after a short silence went on in a thoughtful tone. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the map upon his bed, and he and Ron leaned over it, searching. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I ask, leaning over to get a better view. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

There were no customers, and a fat old Vermonter with a naked woman tattooed on his forearm was leaning against the cash register, passing time with a kid who worked at the Mini-Mart next door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Dean leaned back, apparently not wanting to risk contact with a sweaty mustard pack. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Mom > picked me up in the faculty parking lot, she leaned over and kissed my cheek. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure. So, how about you, uh—you know—just, uh—” he says as he awkwardly half stands so he can lean across the table to kiss me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

With difficulty he leaned painfully toward her, so that his ear was near her mouth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“So,” I said, leaning against the bars and letting a moment of silence pass. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you don’t,” Poe says, leaning against the wall and looking at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The American boat drifted on down the lake, beyond the grandstands, into a quieter world, the boys leaning over their oars, gasping for breath, their faces still shattered by pain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned over and gave me a hug, and I closed my eyes, just relishing it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then I return to lean against the bar, facing the room, so I can see if anyone motions to me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christoph leaned over the microscope again and began moving the cells quickly around the screen until he shrieked, “Look, there! See that cell?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get a sack right here,” I say, leaning forward. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blue Moon Biver Standing outside leaning against a light blue convertible car is The Mac. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju did, pressing the speaker button, and then leaned against the wall. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He pushed and pulled Alby back over to the crack that marked the entrance to the Glade, and propped him once more into a sitting position, leaning against the stone wall. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The station agent, in green eyeshade and black alpaca work- sleeves, leaned through the ticket window, talking to a friend. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

That without meaning to, he’d begun to lean on her, to look for her, to need her near. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The holograms display a giant photo of me stepping out of Hideo’s home at night, of him leaning in to kiss me, of his hand still holding on to mine. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their round black heads leaned far back so that they could watch each other with both round white eyes. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I blink a couple times and Agent Fiona leans back a little, a big grin spreading across her face. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She threw up the screen, leaned out over the porch roof and yelled, “Hey, everybody, I have an announcement!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Like a bloodhound, he leans over and picks up his pace. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Sahil leaned farther out of his window, and then I felt his strong arms around me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In Berlin, he knew, an ambitious liberal democracy with socialist leanings was shedding the husk of its past and guiding the birth of a new republic in the thirties. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Soldiers clamber on and off, lean, pale, each carrying a pack, rifle, and steel helmet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I feel my rucksack digging into the back of my neck as I lean forward. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

One of the reporters leaned in close as he spoke. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

This was loaded with lumber, and the arriero driving the mules leaned back and put on the thick wooden brakes as we passed. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The crowd surges around me, but I am rooted to the spot as Taryn leans in and tucks a stray bit of hair behind Locke’s ear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s because they’re stingy and have funny shaped heads and ugly looking Jew noses,” Ben said, leaning across to poke Sammy in the ribs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned back against the wall with his legs stretched out in front of him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou leaned over to me and said, “Well, I’m not worried. I wrote a special note in the front of mine distinctly asking him not to read it. Mine was private.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

My bike had been leaned up against the garage for days in that sun bake, and the metal scorched my legs when they brushed against it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Hound leaned forward as he rode, his lance rock steady, but Jaime shifted his seat deftly in the instant before impact. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Uncle Darnell made his letters tall and lean slightly to the right, like I did. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He looked thinner than ever, and he was built long and lean to begin with. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

"I heard the commissioner on the radio," the man leans back to tell us. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

While I was trying to think up an excuse to leave, Dad leaned forward and predicted, “Dwight David Eisenhower will be the last good president this country will have for a very, very long time.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned back on my lard bucket chair. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

One night our dingy shack, which had been leaning precipitously on the edge of a donga, collapsed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he lay on the ground, leaning out and looking down; but the light seemed to be fading quickly, although the sun had not yet set. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I walk to the top of the stairs and lean over the banister. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Gary, who seems as flummoxed by the emergence of Billy as I am, leans against the lockers and bangs his head softly against the steel. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The grenade was to make him go away—just evaporate—and I leaned back and felt my head go empty and then felt it fill up again. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leant back against the cushion of the chair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the gear and pressed his face to mine. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They take turns leaning forward to point out their moves with shrewd congeniality, playing it like a chess match, the kind of game that allows civilized men to play at make-believe murder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had made tea and offered around a plate of doughy cookies, he leaned back in his chair and surveyed Harry closely through his beetle-black eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He plants his hands on either side of my head and leans over me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Pop Pop leans back on the sofa, and within seconds he’s snoring again. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She'd hand me the microphone and lean back with her arms crossed. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“The way I got it isn't exactly on the books, either. I get it from a friend at the Light Market. In fact…” Somkit tapped his chin and leaned toward Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I have to lean in to hear her against the yelling. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Doc pushed aside the ingredients littering his table to make room for the man to lean on. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

After the foreman had gone, O’Malley looked both ways and leaned over to whisper, “Don’t try to be a speed king. You understand? We all have to work faster that way.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and went back to Larson’s cell, leaned against the bars. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shifted up in the bed, leaned my back against the wall, and took the mug. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He moved toward the door, peeked outside and then leaned against the doorframe. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lupita’s eyes grew wide as she leaned over the table to speak softly. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I want to lean my head back against the headrest and close my eyes and smell the pine and listen to the birds. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s literally leaning into Bram’s shoulder, head buried in the folds of his jacket. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Then he releases me and I have to lean against the wall for support. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Get the Epsom salts, she says, leaning back into the soft brown chair, her eyes closing. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I leaned over Fig, snoozing on my unmade bed, and kissed his snout. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She leaned dow n to speak to him through the window and then opened the door and got in, and the car drove away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the kite to where Sohrab was standing, still leaning against the garbage pail, arms crossed on his chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw old Sutic asleep on the earth, leaning against a tree when he should have been working, I nudged him awake. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The air around it was a little cooler, so they stood for a while, leaning against the railing, looking down at the busy harbor. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she is leaning in the empty doorway, arms akimbo, almost standing in the way I would glimpse her when I left her countless times before, her figure steeled, allowing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kendra leaned to prevent the boat from capsizing, and the boat abruptly rocked the other way. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It was leaning out from its davits, swinging in the storm, some twenty feet above the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She leans back and takes a deep breath. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I lean my head back against the wall and close my eyes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The girl with the arrested brother leans forward. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaning away from me, sitting on the extreme edge of his chair and averting his face like he smelled something bad. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tiptoed to the door that led to the inner office and leaned against it heavily, listening for sounds of movement in the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes land on Simon and Bram at the edge of the pavilion, in their jacketless tuxedos, leaning against the railing. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Circling to the rear of the car, I lean in and peer over the hood. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex leans down to kiss him, and Henry murmurs into the corner of his mouth, “Ready when you are, love.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He put down his pencil, laced his fingers together, and leaned forward the way parents do when they want to convey something to a toddler. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I lean backward, but only for a second. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Owls cross my path as silently as raiding ships, and at the sound of my foot, lean wolves rise, glance at me awkwardly, and, neat of step as lizards, sneak away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tucker leaned against the door to the kitchen, hands jammed in the pockets of his apron, grinning at me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Joe leaned his hoe against the wall and scrutinized this battered old refugee for a moment, wondering, what the hell kind of omen is this, anyway? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

August went on talking while I leaned back into the familiar story I’d always told myself, the one about my mother loving me beyond reason. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is something wrong?” she asked sweetly, leaning against the wall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He grabbed my arm a few feet down the hall and leaned on me as we slowly made our way. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A woman was sitting there in the dark, leaning back against something that looked suspiciously like a stone coffin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He threw the jar out the window and then leaned on the sash with all his weight. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We've been sitting on the elevator floor, each leaning against a separate wall, for a few minutes now. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Every day, the first minutes of class would be filled by harsh salvos of criticism aimed at Mr. Loring’s round, assailable figure leaning against his lectern. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max and I lean farther over the barrier and wave at the runners approaching, their knees and elbows pumping like the parts of an engine. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He looked over his right shoulder, then his left, like someone in a movie, and then he leaned in and said, “Where you want to go is Mudlavia.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Alec leaned out into the open a bit farther, sweeping his gaze back and forth one last time. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He set his elbow out the truck window, leaned back, took a deep breath, and smiled. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I lean over to whisper, “It’s good for annoying your mother; at least, it has that effect on mine.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned my head against the couch, watching my sister, wishing I could make her happier. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Cora leaned into the pump of the handcar. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

During one of the few lulls in the storm, Dad leaned back slightly and asked, "What do the turtles do after they’ve finished their five to ten years in the Sargasso Sea?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The old gentleman leaned back in his chair and lighted an enormous meerschaum pipe—Good gracious, he breathes fire, thought the Wart, who had never heard of tobacco—before he was ready to reply. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he leaned toward her and said in the kindliest sort of voice, “What book did you have in mind, my dear?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Turner leaned his weight against a fence post. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

After we climbed the steps to the third floor, Miss Riley stopped and leaned tiredly against the wall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She leans out to watch it roll over my foot. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

While she wrote, the others leaned in, watching her sculpt the letters, each one a shivering architecture of dashes and curves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

June leaned into her mom, one arm wrapped around Dr. Somerset’s waist. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Kainene leaned against Olanna and then, as if she had suddenly remembered something, she got up and straightened her dress; Olanna felt the slow sadness of missing a person who was still there. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Slowly, never moving his eyes from mine, he leaned toward me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The nutty curved beak looked as it if were capable of doing damage, but Archimedes looked closely at the mouse, blinked at the Walt, moved nearer on the finger, dosed Ms eyes and leaned forward. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a collection of hard lines and tailored edges—sharp jaw, lean build, wool coat snug across his shoulders. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He leaned over and stuck out a hand to shake. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The wife gives up and joins her husband, who has inched to the left to lean up against the wall. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She remained leaning against one shoulder, and Aileen slumped into my other one. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They leaned around the final turn, and Seabiscuit pulled at Pollard’s hands, telling him he was ready. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bugs was leaning out of the door and stopped reaching back for me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He leaned his head back against the seat, staring at the ceiling of the car. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Kimberly leaned over to me and whispered into my ear, “Laugh like you just heard the funniest joke in the world.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward slightly and his manner took on a shrewd and significant air. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He leaned his head back against the stone and breathed in the mildew. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mack leaned back in his seat and got this look on his face like he was too cool to breathe. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was handsome and lean, with rumpled black hair and dark eyes. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A student leaned to his friends and said, “I’ll convert. You think I can pass for Jewish?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Cilia was leaning over him, breathing hard in her efforts to keep up. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chuckled to himself and opened his book again, leaning back in his chair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Grandmother leaned heavily on Nhamo as they made their way back to camp. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Z was leaning over Tad, who was coughing and clutching his bloody stomach. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Asher leans forward, then presses something on his own display in midair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She props the door open with her foot, leans outside in Axel’s direction. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

One girl, the picture of despair, leans her cheek in her hands, her too-short skirt revealing bare legs above her shoes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Naomi leaned her head against my shoulder and sighed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

At the nurses’ station a policeman leaned on the desk. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa stopped suddenly and leaned on his pitchfork. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

He comes in front of me and leans in so close his face is inches from mine. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Keenan leans forward, his eyes nearly black with intensity, his face so close that I can feel his breath against my cheek. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She’d been with Charles for only about five or ten minutes when she came from the back with his chart; leaning over the counter, she consulted briefly with the receptionist, who indicated me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then Dawn leans over and kisses me hard, and I kiss her back hard, and it’s not the door we’re propelled toward but the bushes. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He thrust it into the earth and leaned on it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

George leaned against the fence and looked up at the cloudy sky. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I ask as Millie leans forward with both elbows on the table. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Victoria leaned back in my squeaky chair and picked up one of my pens. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She leaned close to my head and took a handful of my hair in her hand and pulled my head down. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trees seemed to have moved at their tops, leaning toward each other to create a roof across the path; they would protect him from rain, he realized, and perhaps that was a good thing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She leaned her forehead against the side window. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

A side door rolled open, and a man in a dark jumpsuit leaned out. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

We reach the door to the dormitory, and he leans against the wall, sliding his hands into his pockets. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Alec leaned into the door and closed it with a booming metallic ring. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But he felt a persistent, nagging worry in the back of his mind, and as he leaned forward into the sunlight, he closed his eyes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned in to his body a little. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Lady Seymour leaned forward and gently removed my hand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m here,” she says coolly, leaning against the doorframe and acting like she didn’t just ignore me for the whole day. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She leaned against the wall and would have enjoyed the lesson had someone not grabbed her arm hard enough to hurt. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Catherine leaned close to me and whispered in my ear: "Neither of them can stand the person they're married to." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She rested her head on the pillow; he put the money in his pocket and leaned over her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They remained seated on the ground, leaning against the mud compound walls. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was leaning all the way over the table. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She wanted to lean against the closest building, under the shade of a tree, and catch her breath, but when she looked down the hill, the tan car rounded the corner. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her hair curtained across their faces as she leaned even closer toward him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He leaned and kissed him and got up and walked out to the edge of the woods and then he walked the perimeter round to see if they were safe. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I lean over to see what is inside the bowl. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I saw it once in our room,” he leans in, whispering. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I sat stiffly erect, holding my body straight somehow until Rufus said, “Will you lean back on me before you fall off! You got more pride than sense.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward to shut the door, and the Baudelaire orphans were too overcome with despair to get a last glimpse of Mr. Poe. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She leaned over and whispered something in her ear. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The way she leaned in close to me at the end of our session bothered me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He exhales loudly and leans into the railing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward, her elbows on her thighs, rubbing fingers that looked bloodstained in the lessening light. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A horrible and bloody sacrifice,” Marshall and Elizabeth repeated dutifully, but Elizabeth’s voice quavered a little and Marshall leaned over and poked his sister. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched my dad lean against the hood of our car and cover his eyes with his hand. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His last memory was of Boromir leaning against a tree, plucking out an arrow; then darkness fell suddenly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She leans over our table and turns the sign in the window so that it says closed on the outside. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A few men, lean, wearing animal skins, look up at the gables of the king’s hall, or at the vultures circling casually beyond. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave a last moan and leaned forward to put her hands on her knees, her breath coming in ragged gasps. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was leaning close to him, and I caught a whiff of his breath when he spoke. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then, at one point, you lean across the table. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He leaned back a little in his chair. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chiron leaned in and said something to the satyrs. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Burton regained his composure and leaned on the bar. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was quiet for a moment, and then she walked right up to the glass and leaned her forehead against it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

After a couple hours of watching both sides interview white men for the jury, Grampa leaned over and nudged me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sahar, one of the younger cousins, leaned forward and puffed out her chubby cheeks. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The chief mate leaned in, examining her with his dead gray eyes, scanning for falsehoods the way he’d scan the Current for leaks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Noticing, Kira laughed, and leaned over to wind a stemmed flower around his neck. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He looked up to check the gasbag and saw it sway a degree or two, leaning toward the hills. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we leaned against the wall, our bellies distended before us, and awaited the unknown. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

M. Yoshoto leaned his newspaper against my water glass, and the three of us ate in silence; that is, they ate and I systematically swallowed in silence. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

With her beady eyes, sharp teeth, and tapering snout, she stood leaning on her hockey stick, right foot crossed over left: ankle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She was sitting on the railing, leaning against the post in the corner, watching Dwyer shoot hoops in the driveway. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I lock the door as instructed and lean against it, panting. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I pull my dementor hood over my head and lean against the wall. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

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

I check to make sure no one else is there, and then lean close to the mirror above the sink. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

A man sitting nearby leaned forward and touched Johnny’s arm. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec did the same, the two of them leaning over the opening. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The whole building seemed to lean slightly to the side. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Not good enough,” said Mr. McCabe, leaning back in his seat and crossing his arms on his chest. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned back, but staring at the glowing symbol on the laptop lid reminded me of Chubs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The cab driver stood leaning against the rear bumper, waiting for Papá to pay him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Look, here,” he would say, “this meat of yours, it’s very lean and hard, not properly cooked at all. I’m not used to meals like this.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he dropped it in my jacket’s pocket, he leaned over, his sweatshirt hood slipping off his head, and pressed a light kiss against my bruised cheek. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Twisted and leaning pillars reared their splintered stems above the flood, but all the roads were drowned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They are every bit as lean and delicate as the ones on the disc. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe too hard, because she leaned back a bit. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

After a while, she rolled over in my arms, leaned up, and kissed me, softly at first, then more fully, until we were making out with real abandon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He brought his shaking hands up to his face, and again the Witchlings leaned forward. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She came out of the science wing door and saw her mother parked by the curb, leaning back against the little tan Rabbit, waiting for her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He leaned closer and bugged his eyes out. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

High overhead, Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

From time to time, Hitler leaned over the balcony and raised his right arm in salute. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As he leaned against the window and watched the terrain unfold into the heart of Africa, Breman became terrified of coming to earth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed only one guard, leaning on the wall in a side street and smoking. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I lean back and close my eyes, praying the train will start moving and amazed at how far Max and I have come this morning. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Four muskets leaned against a tree, the branches of which hung over the water. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where Ellen is long and lean, her mom is compact and curvy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I lean over, take the bag, and pick out a couple of pieces, hanging off the bed, a strange compulsion forcing me to stare at the screen. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He presses a hand to the wall next to my head and leans into it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When the squirrel doesn’t obey, Ma grabs a wooden cane that’s leaning against the wall. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I put the ball behind my back, leaned forward, and flipped it over my head. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland sat close to it, leaning forward in a straight-backed kitchen chair with his head cupped in his long, slender hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She looked beautiful, fierce, leaning forward like a figurehead. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

One day he eased her back until she was leaning on the arm of the sofa, and then he scooped her ankles up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Sam suddenly it seemed as if all the stones were listening and the tall rocks leaning over them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Instead, after he caught me glaring at him again, he leaned back and put his hands behind his head. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I loosened my seat belt, lifted myself, and leaned over Vonetta’s head and shoulders to get a look out of the oval window. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red leaned forward, his skin flushing with sudden blood. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others are alone, leaning against walls or sitting in corners, their eyes hollow or staring at something that is far away. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now and again the changed cadence of a story coming through made Sandi lean forward and listen. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Girls were leaning over the top of the stalls on either side of me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got something in mind?” the clerk says, leaning in. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always hid a bottle of liquor in the kitchen cabinet and he’d take big swigs from it and lean on the counter, breathing heavily. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned into the window by the driver’s side and unfolded a map that Dicey recognized as a map of the park. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Master’s voice rose easily, Ugwu had noticed, and by his third snifter of brandy he would start to gesture with his glass, leaning forward until he was seated on the very edge of his armchair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and leaned closer to see what it said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you like it,” Rishi said, leaning closer to point out something. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I lean back a little against him, against his warm body. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lean with the prevailing winds and employ every fallacy of logic in order to editorialize harmoniously with popular prejudices. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood and leaned over the table, making another grab, almost tipping onto the table as Travis leaned back in his chair, holding the phone still farther from reach. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

When Shady went back to the stove for my breakfast, I leaned across the counter and peered behind it, but there was only a chipped coffee cup holding a couple of nickels and a button. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I lean my head against Uhmma’s shoulder and gaze out the window. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Books grow old faster when they’re not being read and the ones gathered here were long past retirement, leaning tiredly against one another for support. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then we passed a coffin, grave- less, on the floor—then a whole stack of them, leaned against a wall like discarded moving boxes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Evelyn puts her arm against the window and leans into it, looking out over the city and beyond it, the marsh. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Twenty years from now, none of us will be here to speak for ourselves,” says another member of the Florida group, an old man leaning on a walker. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He stopped just in front of her, just a little too close, and then leaned in and kissed her cheek. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Alice leaned against the door, her face toward Jasper but, behind her sunglasses, shooting glances in my direction every few seconds. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jonathan looked over at the edge of the field, where his father’s flintlock musket leaned against a stump. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

One hand leaned on a metal cane identical to Deborah’s, the other held a large paper plate with at least a pint of ice cream on it, probably more. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

A little while later, I leaned against Mami and fell asleep. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The nurse leaned forward to add her tribute. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A man with a horse and cart now appeared on the scene and the man dismounted from his cart and walked across to our car and leaned over the rear door. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra was staring out the window, trying not to see Manny’s endlessly open mouth in the flickering darkness, when Bennie leaned over to her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He sees an old bicycle leaning against the patio wall. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then she leaned forward and whispered, “You wanna see what I can do?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Natalie was too far away to see, but Chess leaned in close, then away. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I roll from my bed to the floor and lean back against the wall, the way I leaned back that day in Boston. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He leaned down and said, “I wish—I wish—” “The baby,” she said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He was short, with jet-black hair and a lean, muscular body. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean on the speckled counter, put my face close to the reflection. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He slung his bag to his front side and pulled out his own lock, and Javier grabbed Moss’s bike and leaned it up against his. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He leaned in and whispered into my ear: “I think I’m a little wigged out that I’ve been more intimate with your dad than I have with you.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It threw up the dust of the road into his face to turn him around, and when he leaned into it, it suddenly let go and pushed at him from behind, laughing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward to see Mother’s face, wanting her to look at me, to see the question I was mentally asking her, because I didn’t understand, not at all. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward in my chair, lacing my fingers together. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And then she leaned down to look at me over her glasses—so our eyes would have nothing between them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Across the track, Tom Smith was leaning against the easternmost barn, turning a straw in his teeth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, he leaned down and kissed her cheek. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He followed her into the familiar cottage and waited while she reached for her walking stick that leaned against a wall and arranged it under her right arm. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

As I leaned over to kiss Leon, he managed a smile in the half of his face still under his control. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes in disbelief, leaning back against the couch. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He stopped in front of it and leaned in, pressing his ear against the door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

His round black eyes fixed on Virgil from his nest in the backpack, which Virgil was wearing backward so he could lean against the wall and watch Gulliver at the same time. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As Blunt was getting into the Rolls-Royce, the driver leaned down to open the back door and his jacket fell open, revealing a stark white shirt underneath. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward and Genie could tell that the story was about to get good, even though he was still waiting for Grandpop to tell him about the yellow house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I saw his lean, muscular build in Kevin and, when school resumed, even a flash of his smile in Mother Lucy. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We’d seen him babbling and walking cockeyed down the road, leaning over so far you keep thinking he’ll plumb fall over. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s leaning on the table, his fingers spread wide against the wood grain. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Slowly, he leans in, breathing heavy, looking into my eyes, and his lips touch mine. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I lean my back against a pet store window, trying to catch my breath. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He had leaned back and was staring at the sky, his eyes closed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finished knotting the bandage and Georgia Boy leaned back against the wall of our foxhole. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas’s insides twisted; he leaned against the concrete wall of the Map Room. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as they were near the barn, Anya slipped inside the house and leaned Ivan’s staff against the wall by the door. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I leaned back and took a deep breath, then kicked and kicked with all my strength until the wood broke and flew into the dark. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

White man lean up to the driver, say, “What’s going on?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham grabbed a pitchfork that was leaning against the porch. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

With practice, Saxe realized that he could cradle the pen gently in his hands while leaning on his elbows, snapping perfect images. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I lean in a little closer to the windowsill. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The bald man leaned over and tucked his ration under Mother’s hand. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I can feel it as I walk the cafeteria line with my tray, and see it in the huddled heads of a group of factionless as they lean over their oatmeal. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The bard, as lean as eyer, despite the huge amount he had eaten, repaired his harp strings. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He leaned over Victor with a worried expression on his little face. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lick my finger and lean down, rubbing at it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I headed to the kitchen, where Mom leaned against the counter, writing out a grocery list. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The detective leaned the gun against the wall, relinquishing it, although he felt certain it was the weapon that had killed the Clutter family. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the bed, face-down on the top, and mumbled, “This body is the worst.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Ximena clasped her hands in front of her, leaned forward, and looked straight at Maya. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The stranger leaned down, as if to surrender the pouch. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

There had been some Rain & the Earth of the Road was soft & his Desk was somewhat mired as he leaned upon it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She gives my mom a clipboard with paperwork to fill out, then leans forward a little and says to me, “Hank will have you walking again in no time. He’s really good.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She didn't even look at the boy with the red curls, or for that matter the young man leaning against Ida's table. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a glimmer in his eyes, and when he leans closer to me I can smell his aftershave. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The water monster stood on his hind legs, leaning against the wall. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

These stood or leaned or reclined against the light and their green feathers were a hundred feet up in the air. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Sana pulls out a chair for me, and almost before I’m in it, Mazen leans forward. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He leans forward so his chest is pressed against the table. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Ruth put her arm around my waist and leaned against me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans her head on my shoulder, and I slide my arm around her back. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The lone sentry, a young impressor with red hair, sat on one of the carts at the edge of the clearing, leaning against the sideboard for support. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It leads to the projection room, where the man snores quietly, leaning back in his chair and against the wall at his side. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Outside the barn, Elizabeth stopped, and leaned against the barn door. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I sat down again, Jack Allen laughed, leaned over, and whispered, “Nice work, TP Girl....” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The Exhorter leaned down, pointing at me, beneath the green traffic light. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not so long ago, they’d been lean and strong, able to crack a nut with a pinch, able to press a seed deep into the earth with one stab of a finger. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Jody stood overwhelmed by the thing in Gitano’s hand, a lean and lovely rapier with a golden basket hilt. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom leans in to give me a hug. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I’ll tell you some day,” he said, leaning back and resting his head on the pillow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Of that lean and terrible red ship he saw no sign, but his father's Great Kraken was there, her bow ornamented with a grey iron ram in the shape of its namesake. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Me and Rondell leaned over too, trying to get our wind. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

My mom still droning on, I lean over and say, “That was weird, right?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She kept leaning over and yelling in the guys ear, and every time she did, he’d throw his head back and howl at the balloon sky. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

By the time I get outside, Finch is sitting on the front porch, leaning back against the railing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Finally, she lean out the window and say, Sofia, you only got the rest of the day. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father had bought it at a garage sale, and the remote control was missing, so he had to lean over to change the channel. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

We all leaned forward to hear the name. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Nicholson let one leg drop over the side of the deck chair, leaned forward, and stepped on his cigarette end. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I lean back against the car, waiting to see who gives in first. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” he says, leaning over the table so that he can talk quieter. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were folded in my lap, and I was leaning weakly against the back of the seat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t need to lean down so close anymore. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And Mother leaned down and took her close and hugged her and began to laugh. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like leaning into the wind at the edge of a cliff. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Desda leans down and picks up my sandwich and hands it to me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She leaned down, picked it up in her teeth, and tried to run on all fours. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled when I climbed into the car, and leaned toward me like she was going to hug me, but hesitated and reversed course when she saw the look on my face. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We leaned out off the front end of the boat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I did,” she said, leaning against the wall. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

His lean, dark face had a hungry look to it, and black hair fell down across his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Leale leaned forward and breathed air from his own lungs directly into Lincoln’s mouth and nostrils. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn on the tap, lean over the sink, and guzzle until my belly is a big water balloon. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She leaned over to pick up an ear of corn, and when she looked for him, he was moving away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Irene swung her legs back over the arm and put her feet on the ground, leaned over her lap toward me. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Broodingly, he leaned down, gathered together on the car floor his crumpled papers, including the info on Luba Luft. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

As Carla drew closer, the driver leaned over and rolled down the passenger door window. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Mami leaned over and lifted a small cast-iron statue from Yoyo's box: an old man sat in a boat looking down at a menacing whale, its jaws hinged open. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He leans his head back against the stone, closing his eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He leaned against a table, a hand still on his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The man leant forward till he was flat on the ground. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I lean against the wall and scrunch my eyes tight, trying to decide what to do. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lettie leaned over and sniffed me before I could move away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Anna turns back around, leans toward Morgan, presses her hand down on the table and stands. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I hold the handle and lean out just enough to see where the tracks go. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Muscular thighs; long, lean limbs and fingers; and a strong butt come in handy for all those twists, bends, and squats. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Let us trust in God with all our heart and lean not unto our own understanding.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She leans against his chest and he wraps his arms around her, gently stroking the back of her neck with an ink-stained hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The pretty face grew sharp with tension, as the social worker leaned forward. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He calls me by my pet name as I lean over to kiss him. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He sipped it, slowly, then set the glass aside and leaned over again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I lean over the windowsill and watch a policeman pushing an elderly woman off the sidewalk. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The customer who just entered hefts himself onto his usual bar stool, leans his forearms on the polished wood. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes flickered back to the porch, and then he leaned in to swiftly kiss me just under the edge of my jaw. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had wooden legs that he got around on with the help of his walking stick, which leaned against the wall nearby. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Pearl tugged her armful of bed slats higher and led Moody into the larger bedroom, which held nothing except a faded but clean twin mattress leaning against one wall. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He leaned back against the tree, and balanced the wrinkled paper napkin on his knee again, and scribbled something else on it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Their great warm faces looked down upon me from the mantelpiece, they floated in a bowl upon the table by the sofa, they stood, lean and graceful, on the writing desk beside the golden candlesticks. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you want me to lean into you and give you the kiss of your life.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Beatty leaned forward in the faint mist of smoke from his pipe. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a scarlet- draped platform an orator of the Inner Party, a small lean man with disproportionately long arms and a large, bald skull over which a few lank locks straggled, was haranguing the crowd. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In his bunker, Oppenheimer leaned against a wooden beam, glancing back and forth from the sky to the scientists at the control panels. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked dizzily across the bare room and stood leaning against the side of the doorway. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She leaned over, really sudden, and kissed me on the cheek. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she leans forward so her face is just a few inches away from Mama’s. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

By leaning it against the hull and digging the other end into the ground for stability, I had a ramp. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans over and kisses me on the cheek. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

As I lean my head back, the world drifts away, tinged by the smell of Freon and Cadillac leather. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Not a bit,” she purrs, leaning over me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father leaned forward to smile into Doha’s eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I can hardly recognize myself in the cracked mirror that leans against the wall. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then we climbed aboard and each grabbed our own seat in the back and leaned against the window. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

His sweat-slick face was a mask of anguish, his every muscle straining as he leaned into the big piano, moving it by brute strength inch by inch through the wide doorway. 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 in closer, picking up on a strange mix of sadness, guilt, and something else that seemed to be seeping through his pores. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I sit down on the ledge, leaning into the side of the window frame, and close my eyes. i And then I think of Al. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pima leaned on the knife and blood welled up. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bast leaned forward, bringing his face close to Chronicler’s. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned against a felled tree beside Minerva, who woke up with his rustling. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I shut the bedroom door softly, my hands leaning against the wood until the latch clicked. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She leaned over, her hair, loose from its daytime knot, falling across Gilly’s own hair. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Wretched with disappointment I leaned against a tree and ate the ice cream. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again she leaned toward him, and this time closer; he could smell a mild perfume about her, almost a warmth. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He leaned his weight on a hardwood staff as tall as he was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Jem wrapped his arms around the pulpit, leaned over, and said in confidential tones, “My, it looks good to see you all this morning. This is a beautiful morning.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I wrap my arms around his neck and lean back on the couch, pulling him down with me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby nodded and leaned forward by my ear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Genie leaned over and slurped from the top—it was so full he knew he’d spill some of it if he tried to pick it up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

If I were in a different body, this would be the time I would lean down and kiss her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Old Charlie Valentine leaned down low and whispered something that made her smile. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The storekeeper, a lean Mosotho man with greying hair, told us we could not reopen the account, for there was no man in our house to settle it on Fridays. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lean towards him a little, iron filings to his magnet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand out for a grown man handshake, and after we shook, he leaned back like a proud dad again. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I had trouble reaching the cotton bolls at the very top of the tall plants, so I leaned against the plants and pushed them over with my body until they touched the ground. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas leaned against the tree as he waited for Chuck. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And she leaned over, just slightly, into the space between us, like we were playing that game that got us both so frustrated over the weekend. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He is of medium height, lean, with slightly shaggy dark hair, a mustache, and a little bit of a hangdog expression. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your head down as we walk,” she says, “and lean just a little towards me. That wav I can hear you better. Don’t talk when there’s anyone coming.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans forward a bit in her chair. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m surprised to see you’” Ivan yelled, leaning against the bridge’s side. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Tyler leans over, and I can smell the tuna he had for lunch. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Instead, I leaned my forehead against the steering wheel and closed my eyes. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was leaning over to pluck a pigeon when Oksi charged her, beak open, feathers raised. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I was loading Hueys up on the helipad, and when the last bird took off, while I was putting on my shirt, I looked over and saw him leaning against my jeep, waiting for me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask him, leaning out the open doorway. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward to stare at me, standing just behind the master. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Impulsively, Dunstan leaned forward and, in front of her mother and father and sister, in front of Bridget Comfrey and Mr. Bromios and all, he kissed her on her fair cheek. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward on the couch and ripped the seam along the back of the jacket. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He grinned confidingly and sank down on my cot, leaning on his elbow in a relaxed, at-home way. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Pearl,” Trip said, leaning over the arm of the couch. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Zooey reflexively put his hand on a crosspiece between panes of glass, as if he had a mind to raise the window and lean out of it to watch the two disappear. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

As she was leaning to pick it up—“Gilly, honey, want some snack?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Back in the hallway, I lean my forehead against the wall and hesitate. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She paused to cough, leaned down and coughed, and when the spell was over her cheeks were flushed and she was exhausted. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

At which point everybody in the church leaned forward expectantly, no doubt thinking in unison: Ahah! The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How are you recovering?” the queen asked, leaning against the side of her own sarcophagus. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“We’re just chucking around a couple jokes before class,” said Bunny genially, leaning back in his chair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was a carpenter, a lean, white- haired man in his early sixties. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She leaned back and sighed with pleasure, her head on a soft cushioned headrest. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I lean over to pick them up, I can smell his sheets. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She looks like she could use someone to lean on right now. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Seven patted her lap, and the big baby climbed up her legs and leaned his head on her chest. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned across the table, so close she could smell his aftershave. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I can walk about and talk and answer questions without fear of having suddenly to lean against the wall because the world turns soft as rubber and my veins become brimstone. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fela leaned close to me and spoke in a soft voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Catherine says, leaning in to lower her voice right in Queen Mary’s face. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I lean over, retrieve his hat, and brush the dirt off. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He moves with his normal loping gait, leaning back with my shirt on. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But not until the aircraft had come to a full stop and the engine shut down did the passenger startle Maddie by leaning over and giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Raj leans out the open window, gives my grandfather a slow look. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

When he had first arrived home by ship one week ago, he'd needed a cane to lean on. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He murmurs again, and I lean closer to hear, but I can’t understand what he’s saying. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Katrina was leaning against the obelisk, dressed now, her hands shaking slightly as she smoked a cigarette. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He leans over and reaches inside his prosthetic leg and hands me three dollars. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Once everybody had settled down, and a few passengers even began to chat among themselves, I scooted closer to Gum Baby and leaned over. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Frank would stand for hours in the hot Saturday sun, leaning over so he could get a good look at my stance, sometimes standing in front of me, sometimes behind, sometimes beside. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mom didn’t sing, but I leaned my head on her shoulder as we sat in the driveway and listened together. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She leans a little closer, but her desk is like a wasteland between us. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I commiserated, glad to have something to talk about, glad that she leaned into me to do so. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They all leaned forward as if that might help somehow. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned against the wall and rested my head on it. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened it immediately, careful not to rip the excellent artwork, as my desk mates leaned in for a closer look. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Noodles, now coming out of his slump, leaned forward excitedly. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jeet leaned down and placed a toy piano on the floor in front of him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I used to take a shower leaning slightly out,” he remembered, “so that if the electricity came on at that moment, you could fall outside the shower.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Narciso leaned over the concrete railing and shouted down into the darkness. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Someone who can then manipulate the simulation or even shut it down. And also . . .” She leans forward and looks into my eyes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was as though he leant against the side of a ship, and I stood below him on the quay. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Alfred leaned against the tilting wall, his legs buckling, his eyes fogging. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she leaned her ear to the door, she realized what the high-pitched sound was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Tally leaned into a turn, sickened by the sluggishness of the board. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Finally Pattie motions to the back, and the next thing I know, the official-looking woman leans over me and says: "My name is Lenore Cole and I'm here to help you." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

California fans who had been leaning over the railing as the boats passed below insisted that the nose of the Cal boat had gone under the bridge first, by three feet at least. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Instead of talking she leaned across the seat and planted a long kiss on Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I leaned there against that wall, deep-thinking about Harp and Gully’s faces and what they would’a done if they had been here right now. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

His voice was so quiet, Hazel had to lean in whenever he spoke. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I leaned against the brick exterior of the Eugene Field Memorial Middle School and listened to the music coming from inside the gym. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Bast leaned forward, slapped Chronicler’s hand away, and grabbed the circle of dark metal before the scribe could move. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Behind the custard stand stood an old unpainted privy leaning badly to one side. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could move it back and forth with our hands and lean it way to the side when we jimmied it from underneath with a pick. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I used to love to swing as high as I could—leaning back, reaching for a bright blue sky with my feet—and it made me feel like I could do anything. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He is long and lean and strong like a snake. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sniffs close at her face, licks her once or twice, then sits down next to her, leaning into her side as she rocks. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I see,” he said, straightening up and leaning forward. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned back as he spoke—his question was a challenge. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Others stood holding on to the window rods or leaning against the doors. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She looked up from washing dishes and saw the river full of small sailboats leaning toward the far shore and knifing toward the bridge which was not in her view. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One girl leaned out of the window and yelled at us, “Two, four, six, eight. We don’t want to integrate!” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat down in the other chair and leaned across the table to take Bebe’s hand. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She leans over my shoulder and lifts a dusty rag, one of my old cloth diapers, to remove a tape measure hidden underneath. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He sat astride a roan mare, a lean and nervous steed speckled red and yellow, with a long, narrow head, whose expression was as ill-tempered as her master’s. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jam leaned against the sink and folded her arms. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She drew aside the curtain and leaned her wrist on one of the crosspieces between panes, but, feeling grit, she removed it, rubbed it clean with her other hand, and stood up more erectly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

It leaned a bit on its foundations and was sorely in need of paint. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice came over to lean against me while I worked on Colonel Lindbergh. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

A subdued impassioned murmur was audible in the room beyond and Miss Baker leaned forward, unashamed, trying to hear. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

A soldier sat on the ground, leaning against the wheel. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans forward at the waist and those glorious tits swing, so heavy, so low—a foot long, at least, wider and rounded at the ends, as though each contains a grapefruit. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She smiles at him, temporarily leaning her head on his shoulder, and he realizes that she’s drunk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t pull away, and so I leaned in until we were pushed back onto the layers of blankets that made up her bed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I lean back into my pillows, take out the purple pen, and write in my math notebook. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was a new nurse—they were always changing—with a lean, sand-colored face and sandy hair, and large freckles polka-dotting her bony nose. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I know,” she said, leaning forward and looking at the deck spread before her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But sitting there with Faith leaning against me, and Fang far above me, I realized I had not. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She leaned across the library table and whispered, “Pick anything. It really doesn’t matter which.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She leans her head against the window and closes her eyes and thinks of home. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned close so my lips were brushing her ear, and started singing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She leans back, and I can breathe again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Nixon leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Scruffy stood on top of Fred’s head and leaned his paws against the windowsill. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He looked up to see a client of his, Frank Noland, a fit and robust man of about sixty, leaning out from a second-story window. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barone pushed his glasses up again and leaned over the stack of papers on his desk. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dr. Legs leaned back in her chair, clasped her hands in her lap, and met my silence with her own. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Abby leaned into me and whispered, “I don’t think half these people even live in Hope Springs.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Dad leaned on his crutches and studied the photo. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

After the opening lines of the Grace, each man prayed quietly, and I saw Danny lean forward, put his elbows on the table, cover his eyes with his right hand, his lips whispering the words. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I stand, leaning against a wall, and breathe. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Bonello leaned over, put the pistol against the man’s head and pulled the trigger. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She leaned close to the window and rubbed some of the dust off to see better. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then my jerk brother leans over to the next flower. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned back and smiled at him as I clasped his arms. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I lean back to get a good look at him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The war had taken its toll, but beneath his baggy coat and trousers, there was a lean and strong body. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her former blindness she had known him as shiftless Johnny Taylor, tall and lean. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The detective had placed the folder on the table, and Margo’s dad leaned forward to look at it with him. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the side and pulled loose a piece of the meat of the fish where the shark had cut him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Beauty Minister nudges me to lean closer to the sound-box. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Crossing his lawn I saw that his front door was still open and he was leaning against a table in the hall, heavy with dejection or sleep. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The boys leaned into their oars and took it up, but Bolles didn’t even bother to look at his stopwatch. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Someone isn’t going to get a smiley face on his paper,” Teacher said with a gasp, leaning against a wall. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He then leaned down and whispered something to the seemingly unconscious girl before he headed to the storage closet on the far side of the room. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Anya waited until he was almost gone, and then she leaned out of her door to watch him go. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He leaned his forehead on his arms crossed upon the bar handle of the cart and coughed. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ali leaned back in his swivel chair and bumped his head against his wall. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Sister Ignatia sat opposite him and leaned in, searching his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I blinked my tears away, stuck the spoon in the pot, and leaned over the warm yellow dal. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Still, it works out that she’s not leaning against the locker next to mine, since someone’s decorated it up and down with valentine hearts. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He finally leaned over and lowered the passenger window. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had Ethan by the arm, and he leaned in close to whisper something in his ear. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I can see her leaning back against the door, knees under her chin, laughing at something, or singing along with the music. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward, too, right up against his chest, where it was warm and smelled of pine and old books and thousands of possibilities I had never known. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He followed Toby outside, leaning against the doorframe as Toby walked to his car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Javi came around the corner of the stands and leaned on one of the scaffolding pipes holding them up. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed a handful of peas into the bowl and leaned toward me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I wear my earmuffs on the T. When the track squeals intensify, Dad leans over and says, “How many seats in this car?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned up against the bar and raised an eyebrow at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Pea sniffed and leaned down close to him. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Who would it be?” said Montag, leaning back against the closed door in the dark. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spied his friend’s bicycle leaning against a tree at the edge of the playing field. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad takes me into the kitchen, then leans in and says softly, "This was the cause of your problems?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

We had been leaning there against the wall for over twenty minutes. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Charlie leaned back against the railing and thought for a moment. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He catches it in his lips and leans back, eyes bright, hands spread in triumph. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her legs dangled in the air until she pounded a foot and a stump against the hunter’s broad chest, leaned back, and pulled on the rifle with all her strength. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I felt myself leaning forward, my hands gripping my knees, bracing myself for what she would decide. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I knew what I wanted to run to. But it didn’t exist, so I didn’t leave,” Kainene said, leaning back on her seat. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I expect they’ve let it rot to give it a stronger flavor,” said Hermione knowledgeably, pinching her nose and leaning closer to look at the putrid haggis. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

A ladder leaned against one bookcase to reach the topmost titles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I leaned against August’s chest, pushing aside my secret wanting, too afraid she’d say, No, I never saw this woman in my life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned back and she had to catch herself from falling forward. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He took a long strip off now, wondering if it would be a sin to open his window and lean out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then she leaned forward and looked out the windshield, twisting her neck to gaze up at the sky. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And all of a sudden, she leans into me and kisses me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward, and motioned for her to do the same. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for being open,” she said, her voice smooth as she leaned in and kissed me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Danny Nations leaned over his seat, twisting one of his ear buds. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He leaned toward the radio, and Z caught his arm and jerked him back. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Carefully, Newt leaned in to take a look, and Thomas crept over to join him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He touches his hands to my face and leans his forehead against mine. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Petey’s moped leaned up against the building, key in the ignition. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

My sheets felt woven together with sweat, and now I lean on the wall in the hallway Some sweat reaches my ankle and rolls under the arch of my foot. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Once or twice, Ivy saw her father wipe at his eyes and Mom lean her forehead against his. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When the music stopped and we faced forward again, Larisa leaned over to me and pointed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The door was opened by a man who was half leaning over to hold the dog back. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

When I leaned her against the windowsill earlier, I had arranged her new dress so the little pleats lay flat in neat rows, the way Mama had pressed them. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A guard was visible below, leaning against the gatehouse arch, a rifle slung over his shoulder. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even have to think about it for a full second before I nodded, scrambled up onto the back bumper, and then leaned over, quickly spraying a gigantic M all across the roof. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She leans over, picks up Penny, and holds her out to me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward and put my hands on my suitcase. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He drew the curtain and leaned his forehead against the cold stone of the mullion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans down, kisses him on the forehead, and continues on with her vacuuming until she exits the room, still whistling the same tune. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He smiled at us kids a lot and squeezed our shoulders, sometimes leaning on us to steady himself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There’s the lean, handsome faerie that looks at least part human, who winks and tells me to call him the Ghost. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I hear an oomph off to the right and lean forward to see around the tall Cape grass. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Hayley leaned in and Moss had no time to pose for the selfie she took. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Looking on, Hale smiled ever so slightly, while Ramsey leaned back in his chair, fanning himself in the heat, a toothpick between his teeth. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He leaned his forehead against hers, and Jam closed her eyes, trying not to cry. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Inspector Grant leaned over and patted her shoulder. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

By sheer strength of will, he began to pull himself up, leaning much of his weight on me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

On the night of the game, after they’d won, Coach Dub shook Reggie’s hand, then leaned in and told him to leave his daughter alone. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He says the Irish Sea was rough and when he leaned over the side his teeth dropped out. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Susan sat next to him at the memorial service, and when parts of a speech delivered by Sir Winston Churchill were played, she clasped her gloved hands together, tightly, and leaned against him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sneak a peek at her, leaning over one of the eighth grade boy’s notebooks and pointing out “a few gaps in the logic here.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The skinny elbow hung straight down, as if he were leaning on an invisible table while he thought the whole thing through. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over to wipe his chin on her shoulder. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Every muscle in her body tensed as she leaned down, closer to his/ace this time. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When the road curved close to the river, she turned Maila toward the water, leaning back in the saddle as they went downhill the short distance. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

So when I sat down in front of her and bumped her desk, knocking one of her pencils on the floor, Shamika leaned over to pick it up, noticing my new and improved sneakers. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I lean over too far and one wave comes and sucks me into the sea. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Frankie leaned over my lap to get a better look out the window. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the handle, leaned my weight against it, and staggered as it snapped off at the base. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was leaning forward and looking at them and hissing. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He puts his warm hand against my face, and I want so much to lean into it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She saw her walking stick leaning in the corner, its shadow outlined on the wall. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny leaned against the table and tried to catch her breath. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

That was when I noticed her Mysteries of Science poster leaning up against a wall. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

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

I grab her leaning into me, feel for the first time the soft dimple of her body. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I moved past him, grabbed a wicker basket, and leaned into the coop. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He didn't seem surprised by my answer, but he leaned in anyway and asked, "You sure?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He got up and crossed to the end of the small room, leaning against the wall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I liked to watch the nurses leaning in toward the glass, cooing over little Samson. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He leans into Henry’s neck, dragging his lips over the sensitive skin just behind his ear. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I scrambled up and picked handfuls of capulfs, then leaned over to hand them to her, and she made a little pile of berries at the base of the tree. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

An old-fashioned cop with a fine red face and a frosty blue eye leaned in toward me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin asked her, crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned closer to look at one of the baby pictures, an infant Lauren propped up in toddler Maya’s lap. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

As Smith walked the horse by, an ancient Indian leaned up and looked the horse over. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last night I found her leaning out when I woke up, and when I tried to wake her I could not; she was in a faint. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was love, and it hit me so hard I leaned against the screen door that still stood between us, just to stay vertical. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Then he touches my face and leans in close, brushing my lips with his. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Merry stared at the lines of marching stones: they were worn and black; some were leaning, some were fallen, some cracked or broken; they looked like rows of old and hungry teeth. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And in perfect time, Lee Scoresby leaned over the side of the basket and pulled the cord on one of the bags of ballast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz leaned back in his chair, one knee bent, his bad leg stretched out before him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the rail as if he would smite the King with his staff. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mom leaned down to kiss Dad on the temple, which I had noticed was her favorite place to kiss him when other people were around. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was never in good condition anyway, but now it looks like it’s leaning and will fall down any second. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She unzips her jacket and sits down beside me, leaning her shoulder against mine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I leaned against the wall, filled with anxiety. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over and gripped his ankles, holding his feet still. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I leaned into the smooth metal of the fender. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She leaned hard against him, liking the shape of his body against hers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Behind that lay a courtyard with a dry pool and a fragile dogwood leaning over in vain to see its reflection. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They've got too much makeup on and their hair is up in curls and twists, and I can see the lean, hungry look in their eyes, for Michah. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I leaned my head against my uncle’s chest. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I turned and he was leaning toward me, his pale, glorious face just inches from mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Hannah looked around the room, then leaned over and whispered to Esther. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned against me and hugged my shoulder with one arm, and I felt my throat tighten. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The old woman leaned forward, her black eyes gleaming. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Moushumi leans over the pan, watching the contents come to a simmer, prodding the pieces of chicken with a wooden spoon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a checked tablecloth spread out, and, smiling, the mother leaned over to take up a plate of bright fruit; then Theodora screamed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thyon Nero was leaning back against the windbreak, gilded by both sunset and firelight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

My father leaned forward just to make it clear that he was listening as well. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He leaned back and drank from his can of beer. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the window sill and gazed at the four uniformed men who squinted up at him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gat let go of me and leaned back into the water. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Dad was standing, leaning back against the wall near the door. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the girls’ bathroom she leaned over a washbasin and vomited. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I shoved my hands under my knees and leaned into the window. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The prisoner leaned his weight on me as he gave out his last breath. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I leaned back, trying to ignore the throbbing in my head and the pitiful dying animal noises coming from Chubs once he remembered how much pain he was in. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She shut the closet door and leaned against it, dressed in skinny jeans and a dolman sleeved indigo blue top that showed her belly button. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stop talking because suddenly the girl put her fists before her eyes and lean over to bury her face on the edge of the bed. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean forward, my heart pounding, and peek out into the hallway to see if he has some friends hiding against the walls, ready to jump me for the little I have. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Naomi stepped off of the path, leaned against the smooth trunk of an ash tree, and slid down to sit at its base. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad smiled and nodded, then he leaned over to me and said, “All his teeth are fake. Every single one.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Miss Alice leaned forward into the trolley aisle, causing a man to adjust slightly to give her the space, and shook her head. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Europeans, who grew up in germ-filled environments, usually lean the other way. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Does that mean you think we’ll be successful?” said Dr. Malone, leaning forward, eager to believe him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed up on the toilet and leaned over the sink to see. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found them in the little group of trees, leaning against a tree trunk and talking softly and laughing; when she ran to them they turned, startled, and Theodora was almost angry. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down, ran his fingers through his hair, put his elbows on his desk, and leaned toward me slightly with a strange look on his face. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I lean down and look through the banister railings. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I thought she hadn’t heard me, and I leaned my head against the window. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then there were pennons floating from the tops of the tents, and sheaves of spears leaning against them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The caretaker leaned over and said some-thing to her, but she shook her head, mumbled something, and went on crying as much as before. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He watched her gasp for breath, watched her lean her head back, desperate for air, watched her cry openly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned his chair back against the cabin wall and went on telling what all was going on around in the settlement. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing lipstick, a different shade that was more red than brown, and her dress was molded to her lean body. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I walked into the dining room and leaned against the wall, standing opposite the stranger. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He sits in the middle of the backseat, leaning forward, a hand on each of the headrests. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

When were outside again, I lean against the warehouse, catching my breath, accepting the canteen of water from Boggs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Cas was still clutching her bag close to her while leaning on the door frame as she looked down the hall—probably watching for Frankie, just like every other girl at this school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When they left the classroom, there was Archie leaning against the wall, that smirk of triumph on his face. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward and pressed his forehead against the narrow opening so that he could see everything. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I lean my head back and close my eyes. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The truth is that my game is my fame and when I made the scene with my gangster lean I knew I was crazy good and on the money. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie leaned down to press a hand against the man’s throat, then picked up the gun and rose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And then he leaned all the way forward and gave a terrible knowing smile. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Jacobs wrote on the blackboard, Hazel would lean forward, trying to catch some glimpse of Jack-like movement in the hallway. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I lean back to look at her again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I turned to see my father leaning in the doorjamb, bleary-eyed, hair tangled, dressed in a mud-splashed shirt and jeans. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

His father leaned against the doorjamb to the living room, the phone cradled on his shoulder. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Teddy leaned against the wall with a sigh. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash went to the edge of the balcony and looked down at the dancers, and Kaisa came and stood beside her, leaning on the wide marble balustrade. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head as if to clear my thoughts, then lean back against the wall and close my eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Eleanor leaned down and held out a hand to help her up. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over and kissed her dad on the forehead. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After eating and drinking, he leaned his back against the tree trunk. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She leaned over to check herself in the vanity mirror. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Trotter leaned over and tucked a tissue into his pants pocket. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He was tall and lean, with a stubbled jaw and a thick mustache that framed his mouth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I lean back, letting ideas run through my head. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Soojin slaps her hand on the table, leans in, and whispers, “Are you asking because of that guy?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Fortunately the rock-face at this point leaned well back and the wind had pressed him against the cliff, so that he had not toppled over. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“So that's what she was looking at when you leaned down to get your pencil! No wonder—her face went all red and pruney.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They leaned in different directions like gearshifts on a race car. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He faltered and leaned heavily on his staff. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Somehow I managed to steady myself in the bow, leaning with all my might against the muscle of the fish. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I lean against a locker and fold my arms. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I was allowed to lean my head on his chest and let him wrap his arms around me because it was a dance and that’s what you do at dances. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“There are many different kinds of symptoms,” he explained, leaning down to look at me eye to eye. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Guitar leaned his head over to the side and smiled at Milkman, an engaging boyish smile. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt good to stretch the muscles in her back and arms, to lean back and then pull forward against the oars. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just a few stragglers, leaning on the wall that separates us. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I’m fulcrumed on one elbow, leaning over to inspect her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She leaned toward me and huffed a single breath into my face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I set down my coffee, lean forward, and try to imagine her recording this. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The Magpie leaned over the windowsill and breathed in the cool night air. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Clancy leaned forward, bracing his hands on either side of his laptop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He dropped a worn black notebook on the counter and leaned in. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The old man drank the last of his coffee and set the bowl before him and leaned toward the heat with his hands out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

At my table, Naomi leaned over and dabbed delicately at a ketchup smear on the side of Cap’s mouth. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

All day they walked up and down this onesided avenue of aromatic leaning trees, blowing on stiff ungloved fingers and looking with bleak hope at those people who paused. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lanning leaned back in his seat, and there was the rapt silence of challenge and response between them, and then the old roboticist shook his head. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The golden morning light seemed to glow all around him, while brighter patches fell, now on his lean, brown hands, now on his hair and face, as the leaves stirred over his head. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they reach Frederick’s block, a woman in a dress, leaning against a building, bends over and vomits on the sidewalk. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I lean back and stare at the screen. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The driver, wearing a black beret, leaned over, nodded, unlocked the front door, and said something like “Zilla,” which I guessed was short for Cecile in a colored, Oakland way. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a voice from behind me says, “I want you to hold on to the rail, and once you’ve got it, lean against it and lift your right foot up and over.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“What are y’all ashamed of, recruit?” the drill instructor yelled at me, leaning down so that his nose was almost touching mine. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Popper opened the door for him, and Captain Cook stood very high and leaned his sleek black head back so that he could see inside. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He leers at Katherine for a moment before he leans in close to me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Their mother gripped Sal’s steering wheel and leaned forward the way she always did, like she was so excited to get where they were going, whether it was the grocery store or California. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Pale and bruised, lean to the point of infirmity, he shambles toward the bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I put down my Swiss cheese sandwich and leaned across the table so I could speak as quietly as possible. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not twenty feet to his right, leaning out over the water were birches and he stood looking at them for a full half-minute before they registered on his mind. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alaric brought it to his lips, and the Witchlings leaned forward in anticipation. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She smiles, the rouge-stick now coating more of her teeth, and leans forward to sniff me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, when her mom was working from home, Grace leaned her head into the office. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She leans over my bed and angles the jalousies open. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward to peer through the glare on the glass. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Finally, I held one close enough to the head of the match to get it to take, and Vivian leaned forward with the cigarette between her lips. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans his head against the window where my hand rests. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He shivered and leaned back against a tree trunk as if just talking had taken more strength than he had to spend. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and lean my head against the wall. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He leans forward, his elbows on his knees. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Blackberry’s reasoning had been first-rate and Bigwig had at least shown which way any sound-hearted rabbit would be likely to lean. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned down and held me by the shoulders, gave me a little shake. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the bricks of the house are softening, becoming tactile; if I leaned against them they’d be warm and yielding. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward blackly across the pommel of the saddle. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned it against the headboard, on top of the two pillows. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts her arm around my waist and leans her head on my shoulder. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Claire thanked him, leaned on her cane, and continued down the path to her small cottage. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The justices gave little indication of which way they were leaning, though Justice Thurgood Marshall offered a clue in an exchange with Solicitor General Erwin Griswold, who was handling the government’s case. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward and kissed him on the forehead. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

In the tightness in his breath when he leaned in and whispered, “Where the hell did you come from?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was now standing, leaning one injured hand against his car. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And with that, he leans his head back against the wall, sighs, and closes his eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Additional blank canvases leaned against the wall nearby, beside shelves stocked with jars of paint. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She leaned toward the boys and whispered, “Do you hear me? Not far!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Redemption leaned on the front counter and grinned back at Ube. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Cymbeline leaned over the table like a master strategist, face scrunched up. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In the photo, “G’pop” is leaned up against what looks like a white box on wheels with a big green W up under the driver window. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

As she leaned over to kiss Katie’s cheek in good-bye, she slipped a dollar bill in her apron pocket. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hover by his shoulder as he leans over a plate of rice at dinnertime or nestles against Ashima’s limbs at night. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Encanis brushed the snow out of my hair with his dark gloved fingers, then paused and leaned in closer to look at my face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Dad said, leaning back, “it's very good of you and Alice to worry, Brian, but the retailing sector is holding its own and Greenland is robust.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He leaned over and specifically addressed the boy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Isaac leaned a hand against the snack table and focused his huge eye on me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

A young man leaned over his wife, fanning her face with a paper fan. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger sat up and leaned against the side of the cistern. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Bigger leaned his head upon the table and closed his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting Indian style, the Object leaned forward, holding the cigarette in her mouth over a green ceramic lighter shaped like an artichoke. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Clancy had been perfectly still the entire time Chubs had torn into him, but now that Chubs was finished, Clancy leaned in close, as if he were about to whisper a secret to him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When the bell rang, a nasal buzzing sound, a gangly boy with skin problems and hair black as an oil slick leaned across the aisle to talk to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dad leaned toward me and said, “It looks like it’s about time you started shaving.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

And when, suddenly, he leaned in, she did too. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward, ready to grab that same wrist, to shut the pig down cold, hard, and fast. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Kevin leaned to my ear and said, “Oh, I don’t think Palmer’s going to be around us after what Joey just said to him.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I lean away, she falters, stumbling backward, like I’ve pulled the very earth out from under her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had another of those little sparks of euphoria, and when a stray dog with yellow eyes limped by, Laila leaned forward and pet its back. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then Sarah listened once more, with a look so sad and far away that Caleb leaned against me. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was a bit of a shock, then, when Fang jeopardized our fragile flight pattern by leaning forward and slapping a picture against my left cheek. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Jackson was leaning against the wall by the door, munching absently on a stick of licorice. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, leaning over to take another look at the photograph. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The young man had put his glass down, just in front of his rubber boots, and leaned toward them, his elbows on his knees, as if he was about to confess something. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pointed up to the evening star, and she leaned closer to follow the direction of my finger. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Last of all the dogs would come sniffing, lean and hungry, the feral pack that was never far behind the khalasar. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I lean back in my chair, head tilted toward the ceiling. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“What happened?” she says, already starting to tug away the rolls, getting one off his face and leaning down to see if he’s still breathing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned close to the earth and sprinkled pinches of yellow pollen into the four footprints. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur stayed motionless, leaning out with the stone in his hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The commander stops in front of my chair, then leans down close to my face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

There are three folded screens leaning against the wall, really pretty ones. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I followed her onto the old bridge, where we leaned against the warped railing and looked down at the green-blue water ripping through the pilings. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I walk closer to Jamie, who pushes his body forward suddenly so he's leaning away from the couch. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The woman in the yellow dress leaned forward. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he leaned into Don Hume’s face and bellowed, “Give me ten hard ones for Ulbrickson!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Valley was leaning against a giant oak, eating a bright pink faeapple. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the stop sign at the corner. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned over and kissed me behind the ear for goodbye. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He leaned toward the glass of the window as she disappeared from his view up ahead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Tucker asked, walking over to lean against the counter next to me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And it was only when I turned to ask a question of her that I realized that she was leaning only a nose-tip away, her eyes upon my face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice, as if to confide something terribly important. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to lean down to hear his voice over the wind outside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The Drunkard's Tower, off in the bog where the south and west walls had once met, leaned like a man about to spew a bellyful of wine into the gutter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The horses and the people looked alike, plodding, eyes to the ground, leaning forward against the weight of their loads. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

In the stairwell, Pop stops, holding on to the handrail, leaning into the wall. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Finally we found an unconscious courier leaning against a brick wall, still straddling his red Vespa. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She leaned back on her hands and raised her face to the sky, shouting her bidding, and a chorus of halfhearted answers came back from her boys inside the mud-thatch house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dusted herself off and then carefully climbed up a leaning slab of stone, to the very highest point of the entire mountain. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, Mina looks again, leaning on her elbows, studying the frame. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Unable to straighten his legs, he learned to push himself about by leaning on a chair, his legs floundering. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Two approached him from opposite sides, leaned against him. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bono thrust a palm against my chest to hold me at a distance, leaned the book on an upraised knee, and with the other hand, perused the pages. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Granddad leaned back, folding his hands over his abdomen. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Samuel put his hands on his hips and leaned forward. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of her blood on his pale skin made her shudder, and yet she felt herself lean toward him instinctively, wanting to close the space between them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans forward, his arms resting on his knees. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized I was leaning on her until she moved. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Prim comes and sits on the floor next to me, leaning her head against my knee. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned away, closed my eyes, and leaned on Roberto’s shoulder. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She was leaning by the door and her tone was ominously victorious. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he climbed the cliffs and brought her eggs to eat; occasionally he took her in his arms and leaned against a rock. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans back her head, closes her eyes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Stick stood there, leaning against the side of the house. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I leaned down to surreptitiously sniff my armpit. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Wooden boards with lopsided print leaned on broken chairs in front of the sheds. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They are next to each other on tall wooden ladders, leaning against the billboard that tells the cars to stop and visit the One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The FBI tracked down former Langley engineer Eastman Jacobs, known for his left- leaning sympathies, and interrogated him at his new home in California. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“The horse is standing at the curb like this,” Evy leaned over until her head was dangling at her knees. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came over and leaned into the door of the car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I leaned over and took both his hands in mine and pressed them to my face and when he tried to pull away I wouldn’t let him. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm starting to lean down toward her face when suddenly she pulls her hand back and turns away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He set Hester down again and leaned out to jettison three bags of ballast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean in, and she backs up into a locker. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And he was leaning against the wall behind him, as if standing had become too great an effort for him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re not wrong,” I shoot back before leaning against the wall casually. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He leaned back in the hard seat and fell asleep. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The creature leaned closer, filling the air with its venomous breath. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He leaned into her arm as the bus took a turn a little too sharply, and she wrapped it around him, pulling him in close. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So I lean my hand on the sideboard because the baby’s getting heavy on me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Richardson leaned over the desktop and scrolled quickly through the list. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he played a slow, mournful melody on it, concentrating hard, biting his lip, leaning over the instrument and moving his shoulders with the rhythm. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

His back itched, so he leaned against the fence and rubbed against the boards. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Janina’s father grunted and leaned into his harness until he was practically level to the street. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z