When I looked up again, Clancy was leaning against the doorframe, grinning. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He fitted the rope lashings of the oars onto the thole pins and, leaning forward against the thrust of the blades in the water, he began to row out of the harbour in the dark. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

I startle awake and jump at the sight of Ivy's dark veil leaning over me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It had been leaning up against the side of the house since April. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Most were leaning back and laughing, probably because they didn’t know two cents about the Babe, and they figured they weren’t going to win anyway. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was leaning against the wall in a robe, talking on a cell phone, even though you weren’t supposed to use cell phones in the hospital. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No, sir; you're the man and you owe it to our youth to allow us to tell them your story," he said, as I watched Brother Wrestrum leaning forward. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit leaning back on one of the boulders in the garden. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was leaning his elbows on the table, hair in eyes, his rumpled shirtsleeves held up with striped garters. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Aronstein flag painting was down and leaning against the wall, and my parents’ four-poster bed had been stripped bare. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

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

Esther’s mother stood in silence beside the deep hole, leaning on her husband, who held their grandchild in his arms. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I sprang forward into the sea of empty metal shelves, half of which were knocked flat on their backs or leaning against others in slanted lines, their shelves buckling under some invisible weight. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Are those two married over there—leaning on each other?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“You want it,” Troy said, leaning close enough for me to smell his morning scrambled eggs, holding the laptop in his right hand and wiggling it, “take it from me.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“What in the name of Christ—” Mrs. Grote is leaning against the door frame, cupping her rounded stomach with one hand. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was content to sit there in the dark with her head leaning against his chest. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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 stayed there, retching, leaning to his side on one arm, for several minutes. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Headmaster Patterson stood beside the podium in the dining hall, resting one elbow on the edge as if casually leaning, except he wasn’t, because he never did anything casually. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A metal ridge cut into Mark’s back as the pilot pressed on him from above, leaning forward with his forearm dug into Mark’s neck, cutting off the air to his windpipe. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

She was leaning back against a pile of empty sacks—her bare legs gleamed in the candlelight. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The rest stood there as helpless as sunflowers leaning on a fence. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Wedged three to a seat, most of us dozed, leaning against one another at each turn. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw him leaning close, talking the way he talks to men—not telling, talking.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But immediately she turned sharply from the window and leaning forward tapped on the front glass. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Father stirred then and groaned and sat up, leaning on his elbows. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I played “In the Garden” very softly, and when I looked around again he had fallen asleep, still leaning forward in his chair. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“No catnip. If cats were attracted to my garden, the dog would make a terrible fuss. “Wouldn’t you, poor thing?” she said sweetly, leaning down to murmur to the dying mother dog. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

They crowded close to the roadside, leaning against each other as if they were arm in arm. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After her came a couple leaning forward and talking animatedly together. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glared at Quentin, leaning forward over the table now, looking huge and shapeless as a bear in his swaddling of garments. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peeta’s on his feet, leaning in to Caesar’s face, hands locked on the arms of his interviewer’s chair. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The manager spent the afternoon leaning on the ring ropes, watching Jose and Angel spar. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see the crowd of local people clustering round the churchyard at the funeral, and myself leaning on Frank’s arm. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kira, leaning on her stick, tried to stand as straight as possible. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diego stood at the threshold of the door, leaning from one foot to the other. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Get the Epsom salts, she says, leaning back into the soft brown chair, her eyes closing. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

He was now standing, leaning one injured hand against his car. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She found one of him gazing into the distance, leaning on his staff. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He takes her by the forearm and pulls her toward me on the sofa but she’s resisting, leaning away from him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now you even let them into our house!” shrieked the man, grabbing the broomstick leaning against the wall. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And there is Papa Legba, leaning on his cane with a cigar in his mouth and looking straight into the car with his gleaming white eyes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Shhh,” warned the radio officer, leaning over Maddie’s shoulder and taking hold of the telephone receiver for her so her right hand was treed up for taking notes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“They would have alerted you, but we gleaned them,” one of the other scythes said—a woman in green with PanAsian leanings. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There was a baby carriage outside one house, a moped leaning against the wall of another, and voices floated into the street from open windows. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I had seen two trout rods leaning against the screen outside our room. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gaped at the glass, leaning well away from it now as though it might be a dangerous thing. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not a few feet this way or that way but right here, at these poles we were leaning against. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

My back hurts from leaning over the typewriter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We were still side by side, leaning against the car, and they’d see I was upset about something and Tommy was just comforting me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was back to leaning ’gainst the wall like a bundle and her hands were covering her eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A man stood in the doorway, leaning upon a long staff, shrouded in a black traveling cloak. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, he was gazing at the body on the ground, leaning forward slightly, his brows drawn down, his mouth a little open. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

From where I sat, leaning against my tree stump and looking up, it seemed higher than a Ferris wheel. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The man or large woman whose back I’d been leaning against shifted slightly, then settled lower. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaning on Friar Hugo’s arm in a dazed condition. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

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

“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 didn’t have a shotgun, so I grabbed a lacrosse stick that was leaning against the wall and ran from my room toward the noise. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The woman’s mouth began to move again, and he found himself leaning forward to listen. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

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

It’s like leaning into the wind at the edge of a cliff. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I pull her in closer and I can feel the weight of her upper body leaning on me completely. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“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

Before, she had been leaning against the god of the winds. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A soldier sat on the ground, leaning against the wheel. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both run a hand along the wall, almost leaning into it to make sure they don’t topple onto the tracks. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

That, and the guards without; queen's men leaning on tall spears, with the badge of the fiery heart sewn over their own: Grooms came up to help them dismount. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

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

“Some say she was false to King Hamlet,” he whispered, leaning closer. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Tag Farmer, leaning against an old wooden filing cabinet in the corner, nodded. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But she too was leaning forward to see. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting on the edge of the bed, leaning over the trumpet. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Moushumi had been facing backward, leaning over and talking to her friends, who were in the two seats behind her, and when she turned back around he was in the neighboring seat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The axe is usually in the back, leaning against the wall. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He found Alec in a different cabin, leaning over a personal trunk, cursing as he tried to break into it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

It was after church, and I was leaning against the brick wall wearing a dress with stiff white petticoats. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He attempted an exploratory walk, leaning on his banner as he stumped gingerly around the room. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

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

I was leaning against the counter, waiting for the microwave to beep, when my brother Adam, the gym’s general manager, walked in. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mark rolled his eyes, but Alec had already turned away and was leaning forward to peek around the edge of the tree trunk. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Families, laughing and leaning back in their chairs at the table. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Thus the fear of that future makes us pause in the present,” he said, leaning on the stone ledge that was cold and slicked with damp. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The car bed was neatly made, with a stuffed dinosaur leaning against the pillow, which was in the shape of a tire. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

We found him leaning against the same shagbark hickory tree under which we’d met him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And he pictured himself standing near the bottom one, leaning back and trying to see the top of the Ikea mountain. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Stung, I stand and walk to her fireplace mantel, leaning my head against the carved stone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He choked on his spittle and fought for breath, then finally relaxed back into his stupor, leaning against the window. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I snapped my head around to see Sahil leaning out his window, staring at me, his mouth hanging open. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, man,” I said, leaning back and kicking out my legs. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She walked with a slight limp, leaning on a horned staff, and as she approached she called out, “Good morning, travelers! That’s my dog, Cavin; he’s harmless enough.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ranee notices her granddaughter tucking loose curls behind her ears, fingering her earrings, leaning a bit closer with every story. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in his tiny paper-covered office at the college, leaning back in his chair and chewing the end of a pencil. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

As I approached the Behavioral Center, I saw a figure leaning against the corner of the building near the entrance. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through a haze of poppied sleep, he saw a soft pink face leaning over him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He looked, leaned into the ashtray, kinda looked like he was leaning over the ledge of a pool, threatening to fall in. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I just felt warm and safe leaning into two walls at the same time. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wood floors creaked as I moved to the study, where I found Dad, leaning on his crutches, looking at the photos on the wall. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The carriage picked up speed on the long, sloping drive up to the castle; Hermione was leaning out of the tiny window, watching the many turrets and towers draw nearer. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He said he’d seen a man spirit in his house, sometimes leaning against the wall by his woodstove, other times by the bed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“The doors must have been opened,” Thomas said, leaning forward to see. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the same torn and oily smock, had the same rusty bike leaning against a tree. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

And Stephen Kellner, who loved to drive his German Road Machine at unsafe velocities, was right at home, leaning into each turn like a race car driver. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I had a sudden picture of schools in every one of the forty-eight states grinding out millions and millions of sheets of paper covered with leaning letters exactly alike. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is okay,” I answer, leaning down for them to reach. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

Or, well, he would have settled for iced tea, anyway, by a crabgrass-free lawn with a sprinkler leaning one direction, then the other, charmingly indecisive. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

One bed had a collection of staffs leaning against the wall just under it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When I return to the lobby, I find Mom leaning against the front desk, nodding as Marisol speaks. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Wab was on her knees now, listening so hard she was leaning towards each speaker. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The Mud Gate was open, and a squad of City Watch-men stood under the portcullis in their golden cloaks, leaning on spears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I'm sitting on top of my bed, leaning against the wall, watching the snow fall again. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The larger pieces—mattresses, box springs, broken pieces of furniture—he left outside, leaning against the storehouse. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The two women chatted in the kitchen, Judy perched on a barstool, Mother leaning across the counter, her head resting lazily in her hand. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I whirl around and there’s Safer, leaning against the wall behind me with his arms crossed. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I remained more than an hour leaning over him, looking at him, etching his bloody, broken face into my mind. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to kill you and go on a murderous rampage if you don’t—” “Alma Ember,” he interrupted with confidence, leaning against the counter and close to my face. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

They were leaning across the table at each other, angry eyes nailed together. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Then Gramps noticed a woman leaning over the fender of her car. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t not wanting to go,” he said, leaning forward from the back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The shadow of the bridge, the tiers of railing, my shadow leaning flat upon the water, so easily had I tricked it that would not quit me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elinor was leaning against the wall opposite, biting her lips nervously. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then, leaning slowly forward, he stretched out his arm and, calm as could be, snagged one by its feet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He spied his friend’s bicycle leaning against a tree at the edge of the playing field. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

“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 sat down next to her, leaning over his knees with concern drawing a line down his forehead. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He set it aside, leaning it carefully against the wall. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she was leaning to pick it up—“Gilly, honey, want some snack?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Thanks a lot,” Tally said as she stepped on, leaning forward as the sun began to set. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Elle was leaning against the wall and reading something on her phone outside the yearbook office when I got there. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

One of the dudes leaning out the windows was John Kerns, kid brother of Rick, the Volta-Shock billboard I flipped freshman year. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

A fish, a big fish with lots of teeth, but a fish just the same, hit the side of the boat and I happened to be leaning over the water when it hit. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I spin around to find a tall, pink-haired girl leaning into the hallway. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

On tiptoe, leaning against the rickety lower shelves to keep from toppling, she could barely reach the book. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Teresa was leaning against a stack of shelves, reading a single sheet of paper. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

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

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

But Strider was now leaning forward, stooped to the ground, with a hand to his ear, and a look of joy on his face. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It is said that Galileo demonstrated that Aristotle’s belief was false by dropping weights from the leaning tower of Pisa. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smoothed his hair and, leaning against the porch rail, stared peacefully out at the water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It existed now in a permanent state of windblownness, leaning over so far that it seemed ready to topple, although, in fact, its roots held it firmly in place. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Across the street, Nicole was leaning against an ad box that featured seasonal fare from Whole Foods, the prettiest pumpkins you’ve never seen in real life. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The pedals were in front of the seat and a child sat in it at ease, pedaled it while leaning back in the seat and steered it with the handlebars which lay across the lap. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Morrie and his brother, David, would look out the window and see him leaning against the lamppost, and Morrie wished he would come inside and talk to them, but he rarely did. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Rock,” she grumbled, leaning on me to shake out her boot. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Gabriel?” the young man in the tuxedo asked, leaning forward to peer into the car again. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

I asked, leaning to look over his shoulder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The wire between the posts was rusted and torn, bowed up along the bottom by animals snuffling underneath it and down on the top by animals leaning or climbing over it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Smith asked, leaning against the door with folded arms. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

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

Suddenly Henry was there, too, leaning over her. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

At first I thought the laughing man wasn’t on the comer, but then I saw him sitting on the wet curb, leaning against the mailbox and just watching me walk toward him. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I felt a ridiculous amount of relief when I saw Denna waiting outside, leaning against the horse post. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Daoud's portfolio was leaning against the desk, still dusty from the battle of Venus Street. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“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

“I am sure he must have been a gentleman,” said Sir Bliant “He kept doing things which nobody but a gentleman would do. He had a natural leaning to arms.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bridge was full of people: the elderly and sick, men and women in rags, leaning on canes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He pined away, leaning perpetually over the pool, fixed in one long gaze. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do know her,” he whispered, leaning back in his chair. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

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

Hodor was leaning forward, grasping at rocks and trees with his hands as he climbed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

Now Finnegan was leaning forward in his computer chair, craning his vulture neck around the office door to see me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized I was leaning on her until she moved. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I said, jarred, leaning back in my chair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

Juanita asked, leaning into our intimate circle from the other side of the campfire. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You’re mad ’cause we lost,” Nuah says, leaning back on the sole tree in Dad’s front yard, a birch, not even trying to peer over at my ongoing voodoo job on his photo. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The two boys were leaning back, drinking beer from cans. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I woke, I was still in the cold train car, a dead man leaning against me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He paused before lifting the rock and slowly stretched his body, touching his toes, reaching for the sky, twisting at the waist, and leaning backward. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

A few people were still leaning out their windows, for the night was warm, even though the sky still held storm clouds from time to time among the stars. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To reverse the leanings of the heart. Ancient family wisdom.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pontellier himself had no particular leaning toward horse racing, and was even rather inclined to discourage it as a pastime, especially when he considered the fate of that bluegrass farm in Kentucky. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sample question pictured a leaf standing top to bottom and progressively leaning to the right. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

"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

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

The ranger was leaning away, and for an instant it seemed that Jon's slash had not touched him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For hours, he’s been sit- ting on the ground, leaning against the wall of the building across the street, the place where he played me the music that magical evening. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The General Advisory Committee, still chaired by Oppenheimer, was also leaning toward a second lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I looked at Daddy, leaning on his cane, and thought about how the dream of playing professional baseball has just passed down, and down, and down...and gone unaccomplished. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Chicho throws open the door and I inch forward, leaning against the walls of his apartment. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She repeated these facts to herself over and over as if they were a mantra until she fell asleep, her head leaning against the window frame. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

“I think we both know he’s far from perfect, no matter how hard he tries,” Chubs said, settling himself down on the ground and leaning back against the empty shelf. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The demon had propped himself on a barrel and was leaning against the mast, his bad leg elevated on a coil of rope, that cursed walking stick resting on his lap. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Carlos and Shannon were also in the bathroom, both leaning into the urinals but looking back at me, which, by the way, is a weird thing to do. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

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

“I have more of an appetite than when I began,” said Tock, leaning weakly against one of the larger rocks. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be silly,” said Mama quietly, still leaning back with her eyes closed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Awkward because, the way he had pulled me, I could not sit right in my chair, but was leaning off balance. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I estimated the hush that might follow my opening sentence and felt my future listeners leaning forward, just slightly, in their seats. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

An old woman leaning on a cane stepped up close to them. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

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

One evening after the work is done, I find Julio off duty, leaning against the wall, playing a real guitar. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I glanced around the room, just long enough to notice Sarah Johnston leaning forward a little in her seat. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Two civilians in bearskin coats were leaning on the camera when Billy and Weary came by. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He told you to come over to this dude’s table?” he says, leaning in to whisper. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

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

Daddy was in my parents' bathroom, leaning toward his mirror, shaving. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It was heavily loaded with crates of cargo, and the two young men sat side by side, leaning against a sealed container. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, all the faction transfers have a secret club,” I say, leaning back in my chair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Z was leaning over Tad, who was coughing and clutching his bloody stomach. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I said somebody might see us!” she shouted, leaning forward. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The garlicky outlaw was leaning closer to Jemmy. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The kneeling forms, the leaning forms, all intent on one ground spot. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Harry was sure that the Ministry was leaning on the Prophet to suppress news about Voldemort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

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

Twice, they stopped and sat down to rest, leaning against the walls of the passage and taking drinks from Doon’s bottle of water. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll fall,” Luke said, and Eleanor gasped; she brought her eyes down with an effort and found that she was gripping the veranda rail tightly and leaning far backward. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gramps was leaning over her, whispering in her ear. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I’m just leaning over the sofa to pull the curtains shut when I see a woman, her head bent to her chest, scuttling along the pavement on the opposite side of the street. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the Argo II descended, she saw Percy leaning over the rail. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The man is Polish, smoking cigarettes, with a pink nose and his collar turned up around his ears, his gun leaning against the farm gate. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Can you have dogs in your building?” she asked him one night, leaning against the doorjamb while he placed books in a half-open box. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

Standing on deck, leaning casually on the rail, was a Norwegian man in a Nazi uniform—some Norwegians were Nazi sympathizers who aided the invading army. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Across the street, leaning up against the iron railing, I saw three sweetbacks. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stands in the middle of the ward leaning on his mop and recites, Tlot-tlot, in the frosty silence! Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He honked again, this time leaning on the horn. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was disoriented, as though my world were blurred and leaning to the left, like a photograph snapped from a twisted angle and out of focus. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Two shining, arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

In response to Davis's beckoning finger, a man detached himself from a nearby wall against which he was leaning and came up to them. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned back against his leaning tree, as it had come to be, and puffed silently on his pipe. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just hope you’re good at leaning over all day,” I said. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No, I changed my mind. Can you imagine some jerk just leaning on the bell demanding ketchup?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was too tired to fall all the way asleep, and even though Mamou was soft and warm, leaning up against her wasn’t a terribly comfortable position to sleep in. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He set her down quickly, though, and the whole family huddled in a circle, their heads leaning forward, touching. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her head is leaning away from him and her feet are touching one of his splendid but muddy boots. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Maybe he didn’t know he was leaning into her? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mama Ya-Ya smiles weakly and sits up slowly, leaning hallway back into a pile of pillows. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

As I dialed, I noticed someone leaning over the garbage can across the street. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

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

The tunnel gangs lounged about, leaning on the sides of the ditch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dad asks, leaning back so he can see my face. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Welcome,” he said, leaning to shake my hand, and in his voice I heard the enthusiasm and condescension of a man accustomed to working with adolescents. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Back home from the family ski trip to Steamboat as 2004 ended, the Links seemed to be leaning toward one more move. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

What had been a shoulder was now pushed up and back to make a one-sided hump so high that the leaning head seemed to rest upon it. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good kiss, but not so fully committal as to require reconjuring the leaning tree. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I hand him the second phone, and he puts it in another pocket before leaning back on the bench. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He started to go out, but remained in the doorway, leaning against the frame, still undecided. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not wrong,” I shoot back before leaning against the wall casually. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She unzips her jacket and sits down beside me, leaning her shoulder against mine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Papa reached out for his stooped, tiny mother—Hanako’s grandmother!—and held her by leaning over. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I take it and sit down, leaning my head on his shoulder. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He can almost reach the cake by leaning forward, but not quite. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Liz and I were leaning against the big stone in the meadow and looking at the sky. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a whole stack of casseroles in the fridge, a leaning tower of Pyrex baking dishes crimped in foil. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As I approach the glass-enclosed office, I see Dad there, waiting, leaning over the' front counter, talking to the secretary. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They sat on the ground, leaning against the soft ivy as they ate lunch, neither one of them talking much. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He sat leaning against the wall in the shed and watched her tend them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Ruth had discovered that summer a lovely old church about half a mile from the Cottages, which had behind it rambling grounds with very old gravestones leaning in the grass. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad surveyed the work, leaning on me for support. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes, leaning on the door. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at the paintings in Auntie Seema's apartment, canvases of all sizes leaning against the walls. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I turned and he was leaning toward me, his pale, glorious face just inches from mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He sat down again, leaning his stick against the wall, and took several deep breaths. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His knees bent; he could feel the sea breeze wrapping itself around the cupola and leaning into it some, setting the frame to creaking cheerily at the familiar nudge. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

So after dinner the dads are in the front parlor with the French doors closed, leaning over a big round table, each scribbling away on pads of yellow paper, spinning out theories like madmen. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Look," he said, leaning toward the camera, "I've always respected your privacy and independence. I never tried to pry into your life, never tried to control you. I've been really good about that, right?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I sit, and Leah slides down the wall next to me, leaning against it with her legs tucked awkwardly to the side. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Even now, the Sea King was leaning motionlessly over the bridge, the glow of the moon on his still-concerned face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She was leaning forward in her seat, looking square at my face, so close. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was the man who’d been leaning against the front of the bus. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She is leaning over the apartment’s kitchen, and she looks at Ben. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

My eyes flicker open to my mother’s face leaning over the bed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They were leaning toward each other as the water oaks bent from the sea. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus McCoy was leaning forward on his elbows so that his biceps bulged in his tight polo for everyone to appreciate. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When I get to Mrs. Janssen's house, I leave my bicycle leaning against it, more exposed than I would usually, pushing past her as soon as she answers the door. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Fuchsia whips her cue stick around until she’s leaning on it like a cane. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I would catch her sitting beside the coffin leaning her forehead against it, and you could tell she was doing more than saying good-bye to May. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trees pressed close, leaning over the path to make a rustling green roof that shut out even the moon, so it seemed as though they were moving up a long black tunnel. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was now standing in the same position as when she’d been using the minister as a leaning post; her arms were raised, her head bowed. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I said, leaning my hand on the desk, bending forward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

“And how would you know?” he said, still leaning toward me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I call, hopping over and leaning out into the hallway. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A passing crewman caught me leaning over the rail to stare at them and said, “Never seen a shipwreck before, eh?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Nora opens it all the way until the door is standing up, leaning against the wall next to it. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Out through the door in the wall of the courtyard they went, into the street, Robin leaning against Brother Luke, and the jennet picking her way sedately over the cobbles. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I glanced back over my shoulder to Liam, who stood behind me, leaning against what used to be a TV dinner freezer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At first he thought he was losing his balance—it even made him stumble once or twice—for the buildings were two or three degrees out of the vertical, all leaning the same way. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Usually it came to no more than this: a deployment of troops, twenty-seven soldiers leaning, twenty-seven tiny olive-green rifles aiming, poised on the brink of battle. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m still working on it,” Cady said, leaning forward on the edge of her stool, watching him chew. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was leaning over him when he died. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

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

Kainene sat next to him and said little throughout dinner, once sharply asking a steward to change a glass that looked cloudy, once leaning over to ask, “The sauce is nauseating, isn’t it?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

He was leaning forward, talking to the person against the wall. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“It looks like a Grim if you do this,” he said, with his eyes almost shut, “but it looks more like a donkey from here,” he said, leaning to the left. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

I still see the tall paper bag leaning against his locked door on my way to school every day. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I could barely see him leaning over his dog, trying to fix something on its collar. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

How close did he seem to her now!—leaning over his stacks of paper with six candles burning brightly around the perimeter of his desk, scratching his knowledge into the rough, clean space. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He immediately found himself leaning toward the unshaven man, but realized he was showing a bias. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But he finally found Asher’s bicycle—leaning, as usual, instead of upright in its port, as it should have been—at the House of the Old. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaning back against a rock, his face still pale. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat down beside James and played on it a little, leaning it back against her shoulder. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

That day, leaning against the tree, I stood. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She awoke to find the conductor leaning over them saying quietly, “Sumimasen.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

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

Twentysomethings leaning out of any number of establishments looking beautiful and cool. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I think we’ve lost him,” Harry panted, leaning against the cold wall and wiping his forehead. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I’m still leaning against the glass when the breeze catches my hair and I force myself to straighten up. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was leaning out the window, resting her elbows on the sill. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He did not eat much, but sat leaning back in his chair with one hand in his pocket. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Wincing, he lay on his side, leaning on his elbow. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We were just leaning there for a rest. We’re only simple healers.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The men leaning to the oars were pelted with bird droppings as they tried to accustom themselves to the new circumstances. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

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

Holding the pumpkin at his waist with both hands, leaning back a bit to stay balanced, Seth approached the golem. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I sniff, leaning forward to take a Kleenex from the box on the table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish this one would,” his father said, leaning down from his chair to touch Gabriel’s waving fist. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur stayed motionless, leaning out with the stone in his hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw a woman sitting on the sidewalk, leaning against a building. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“There’s always room for one more,” Byrd says, leaning forward like she might leap across the table at Aunt Nancy. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When he backed away I thought he would see me leaning against the wall, but the snow was thick and his attention was focused on Narciso. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francie wanted to ask more questions but Mama had her eyes closed and was leaning her head back against the seat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood leaning in the back doorway and spitting until I thought I would croak. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Lisa was assigned the flute, and I returned home from a Scout meeting one evening to find my instrument leaning against the aquarium in my bedroom. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

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

He stopped at last before a gigantic, colored poster that represented a wicked woman, half undressed, leaning in a doorway, apparently quarreling with a blond man who stared wretchedly into the street. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

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

Tommy shifted again behind us, but Ruth was leaning forward now, looking straight at me, like for the moment Tommy wasn’t with us in the car at all. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they got closer, they saw a couple, a husband and wife in their seventies, leaning out of the window. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He held the bucket, leaning away from it to avoid the spitting, and lugged it full back to the dory. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

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

And the first real cover up the slop>e was the rock against which he had originally been leaning. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Everyone followed the pointing finger to a kid leaning against the monkey bars, a big kid, chewing on a beef stick. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Fuchsia turns around and kicks the locker she’s been leaning against. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t resist leaning over to kiss him on the cheek. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

Both of them begin to fall, tipping as if in slow motion, leaning toward the water below. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I glanced back to see the boy halted at midblock, leaning against the wall. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was standing on top of a cliff, and he was leaning out of a helicopter trying to grab my hand. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A man sat on the opposite side like a stick of bamboo leaning against the wall, his leg also chained. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I trudged on, leaning against the wind, until I reached the top of the mountain, and then I gratefully threw my sled down and slid to the Spaghetti House. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She looked around as though she’d just realized that we were half in the woods, half leaning against the back of Bat Lady’s house. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

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

She held it, leaning far over the edge of the boat. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

I take a step back, leaning into the crowd for protection. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw a group of Arabs leaning against the front of the tobacconist’s shop. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“But you’ve seen them in action,” Glenn said, now leaning against Chip s Chevy. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

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 was leaning in, and so all I had to do was stretch up on my toes to kiss his surprised, frozen lips with as much force as I was capable of. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

On that first awful, awkward visit, a uniformed guard stood leaning against the wall, watching us. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the door and stood leaning against the doorway, one hand up to her mouth, the other trembling on the doorknob. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She pressed her face to the crack to see more clearly, and she could see the Scholars near the screen leaning forward too. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“That the Second World War, like the First, resulted in a lot of changes for women,” I say, leaning out to address Sandra, too, who is slumped on the wall once more. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, tosh,” her grandmother said, leaning heavily on her staff and wincing again. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Guests loitered in the two-story veranda that encircled the building, leaning over the railings or lounging against the balconies’ pillars. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She and Beto ran to the heater and held out their hands to warm them before leaning in to heat their faces. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, trying to watch in all directions at once, she withdrew a few cautious steps from the tree against which she had been leaning. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He sat there throughout the entire trial, leaning forward, his elbows on his knees, the panama hat in his hands, listening to everything that was said. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Come in,” I say, leaning up in bed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We’re kind of leaning against the table from opposite sides, and he’s looking right into my eyes. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She said I oppressed her by leaning over the bed, and again demanded water. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

They started working on our woods, clearing leaning trees. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I say, leaning over and rasping the edge off a huge toenail. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was leaning forward on his stool, peering around the house of Yehuda as if something might be hiding in it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

While I’d repeated everything to Mom, he stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the doorway to the living room. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

They take a few minutes wandering from stone to stone, among thick and thin tablets, some leaning back as if pressed by a wind. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Luke went into the hallway, Toby was still leaning up against the wall. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But when he saw the trailer, he noted that because it was leaning, it was unsafe to use. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And he carries himself a little weird, leaning back as if he were on a headrest. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” I say softly, leaning into his chest. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He took the shell caressingly with both hands and knelt, leaning against the trunk. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Wow,” Moss said, leaning back into the bench. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then there’s a preacher, earnest, with shining dark eyes, leaning towards us across a desk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“It was a wonderful meal,” his mother said, leaning back from the table and smiling, “as usual.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The children came and sat one on each side of him leaning against his warm body, and when he had spread a wing over each they were really quite snug. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

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

She opened the door a crack and slid through, leaning on it to shut it gently behind her. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I manage to make my way to the barrier fence without discovery, and Red Jack is there, leaning against the tall wrought iron and looking like he hasn’t a care in the world. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He was leaning on Merry and Frodo, and he was shivering. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It is to be noted that subject is a well-educated, widely traveled intelligent woman who has for years been associated with communists and persons with procommunist leanings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

He had been sitting on his bed, leaning back against the headboard, but now he straightened, faced me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I went along the breakwater and stood at the end of it, leaning against the rounded wall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

He nodded toward a large wooden trunk in the corner, its top open and leaning against the wall. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Um, my name is Mouse,” he said, leaning down to get to the microphone. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he saw Deedee, leaning against a tree a few feet away, peeling the bark off a twig. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Many cell doors opened immediately; inmates had been leaning on them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only reason I held together was because my thousand pieces were all leaning together. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He said something else that I couldn’t make out before throwing the phone hard onto the ground and leaning his entire body against the side of the house. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

Pong turned toward the guards who were leaning against the wall behind him, looking almost as bored with life in Namwon as the prisoners were. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We run in and Freak is leaning back in his chair making this wheezing sound, panting real fast, and his eyelids are flickering. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

He took long strides to stand behind me, leaning against the lockers while I loosened my tie. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Both,” I say, leaning back on my elbows, my belly pooching out my shirt—a food baby. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Chet Douglass, leaning against the side of the Prize Table, continued to blow musical figures for his own enlightenment. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“By not giving me the silent treatment anymore,” she says, leaning over to pet Boomer, who is nudging her thigh with his wet nose. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

When we reached the alley across the street we stopped, leaning against a wall again while we caught our breaths and listened to see if anyone had heard us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena stopped at a window, leaning in close to the panes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

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

Shan stood by the dining table and raised her leg onto it, leaning over to grasp her foot in her hand. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mom was outside leaning on the fence, gossiping with Mrs. Sharitz, when suddenly our chimney erupted with smoke and sparks like a small volcano. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence, me leaning against the tree, Sohrab next to me, knees to his chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then, leaning back, he ran his eye thoughtfully round the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the room from him his mother had pulled open a window, in spite of the cool weather, and leaning out with her hands on her cheeks, she pushed her face far outside the window. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

We collapse on a bench, leaning against each other, snorting and gasping. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And by the way, John,” he continued, leaning forward in his chair and laying a hand on the Savage’s knee, “I want to say how sorry I am about everything that happened yesterday.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

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

“Yeah, I think so,” Gabriel said, now leaning one side against the car. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was leaning upon the desk now, looking at the page but with no recognition in his eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I arrived early, enough time for perennially strong appendiceal cancer survivor Lida to bring me up-to-date on everyone as I ate a grocery-store chocolate chip cookie while leaning against the dessert table. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I liked to watch the nurses leaning in toward the glass, cooing over little Samson. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cobb was still throttling the arms of her chair, but she was leaning back how and not breathing so heavily. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She leaning against the counter, got a serious look on her face, even more serious than usual. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I found myself able to imagine Margo here, leaning against the wall with musty rolled-up carpet for a seat, eating a nutrition bar. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I could fix it quickly with a hoe and a hand cultivator—both were leaning against the fence near the gate where I had left them. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She looked beautiful, fierce, leaning forward like a figurehead. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But Bull was smiling, leaning back, and enjoying the performance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We find him leaning against a flickering streetlight. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Once on the river, Tally pushed it faster, leaning forward until the river was a shining blur beneath her feet. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Some of the inmates had been leaning against their bars, talking; they stopped when I came into view. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Lydia sat on the crossbar, leaning her shoulder against Dill’s chest. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

There were people all around them—a couple of old men leaning against the wall, a group of chattering children just ahead, workers going toward the storerooms—and she didn’t want to be overheard. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, everyone is focused on Othello, leaning back in his chair, panting like a man that just ran a footrace. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Let you in on a little secret, Sam,” she whispered, leaning toward him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hyena was leaning against the stern bench, behind the zebra’s carcass, transfixed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They’re deep in conversation, him leaning in, her using her parasol as an effective barrier against him getting too close. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

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

“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

Ma was leaning over the stove, the pots clanking as she hummed a song to herself. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The smoke from the leaning chimneys in New Jersey. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She began to follow his instructions, leaning against the cliff toward the nest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They stood quietly for a moment, both leaning on the counter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Abby is leaning back against the cushions with her eyes closed and a smile on her lips. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She was leaning against the corral gate with her ears pointed at him, alert. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Harry wondered why he hadn’t spotted him at once, as Hagrid was so large, but standing up carefully, he saw that Hagrid had been leaning low, talking to Professor Moody. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Across the street, Ruth stands at her fence, leaning against her cane. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

At the people leaning against or gripping poles. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Men, irrigating in the silver fields, paused, leaning contemplatively on their shovel handles, to listen. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, he'd come knocking on her door this morning, asking if he could have the pieces of foam core she had leaning against her bedroom wall. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

She gives me what I think is an icy look from what I can see of her face, leaning to peer past me into my room. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Three women are leaning out of two windows. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man leaning over a stone, scraping scales from another fish. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was old Smiley, leaning against a fence beside a big pile of manure, staring at the sky with his mouth open and his hands resting on the pitchfork handle—dreaming about girls, most likely. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A pair of bravos passed in rumpled finery, leaning on each other as they staggered drunkenly past the docks, their blades rattling at their sides. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She’d stood by the front gates, leaning against them, when she’d heard a loud crack and something had zipped by her right ear, sending tiny splinters of wood flying before her eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She barely recalls their faces, only the fringe of their dense hair leaning into her carton crib. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam nodded and waited till her mother’s attention was diverted to Aloe before leaning in toward Redemption. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the low center of gravity, Kendra found that leaning was enough to prevent the boat from capsizing, but the naiads were relentless. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

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

Lita sits on a blanket, leaning against the trunk of a piñon tree in its shade. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, as I stood leaning against the table, from outside came a series of dreadful noises. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben said, leaning in one of the windows. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tehlu bent and with great effort lifted one edge of the wheel and set it leaning against a tree that grew nearby. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Guitar was there with several other men, leaning in various attitudes, but all listening to something. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

It was leaning against the stool in the room where I did his makeup, but after his remarks, he never came back inside. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Uncle Gherland,” Ethyne sighed happily, leaning into her sling to kiss the head of her baby. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

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

He picked up the paddle and worked again, leaning forward.... The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

“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

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

I sat behind our hogan, leaning against its familiar walls and looking up toward the mesa. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d stopped at my locker at lunch one day so I could switch out my books, and he waited for me, leaning against the wall of ugly metal units, occasionally peering into my open locker. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The water monster stood on his hind legs, leaning against the wall. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Henry,” said the first Lisa, leaning forward and jamming out her half-smoked Vantage so it crooked at a right angle in the ashtray. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There’s a young woman with a scarf wrapped around her head leaning against her oxygen tank; others are wheezing terribly; some are disfigured or badly burned. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Valley was leaning against a giant oak, eating a bright pink faeapple. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She sat leaning forward in her chair with her hands on her knees, her mouth open and a pulse beating very fast in her temple. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But this boy, leaning against his gallows, upset me deeply. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a black-and-white picture of Vern leaning over a giant octopus sprawled out on a lab table. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then leaning over the side of the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

So we often passed other people leaning out to trail their hands in the cool water, some drifting by asleep beneath a cloth canopy or oil-coated umbrella. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As tight as the chains were, Tyrion found he could see out the latter by leaning sideways and letting the iron ring support his weight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ron was leaning out of the back window of an old turquoise car, which was parked in midair. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

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

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

When they finished, all three stood back, Mama leaning on her cane, well pleased at how pretty it was in the fading afternoon light. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Diego’s painting from the winter carnival was leaning against my bed when I finally got home. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was standing erect behind the counter, not leaning forward or resting on the small shelf that had been built for him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a large timbered structure, three stories high, the second and third levels leaning far over the alley upon which it faced. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the next morning, before training begins again in earnest, and Hideo’s virtual image is in my room, leaning forward in his office chair and resting his elbows on his desk. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was this child that I thought was an omen—a little kid about ten years old who was sitting right up on the railing and leaning against the glass of the bat cage. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

"I'm sure these people are planning some scheme that would bring you harm," she said, leaning forward in her seat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As we watched, the breeze flicked over a leaning tower of paper cups. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He had a heavy coat on and was leaning on his crow’s head cane—he looked almost like himself again. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The man sat in a chair, holding his stomach and leaning forward with pain, and blood streamed around his teeth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen her leaning there, in the evenings in the old days, looking down at the hall below and calling to the dogs. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

After I hang up, I walk back out through the kitchen where Bo is leaning up against the cooker with his arms crossed. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“No, forget about all that for a minute,” Skid said, leaning forward. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“This is one empty planet,” Viola says as we stop for a quick lunch, leaning on some rocks overlooking a natural weir. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Some white men were leaning on the railing in front of the stationhouse. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I looked back at Balliol he was still leaning against the desk, his shoulders slumped, spectacles pushed back on his head, pinching his nose between his fingers as though he had a migraine. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She sat leaning against the headboard, knowing she would have trouble sleeping. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Grandpa, leaning heavily on his cane, led the way. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When he opened the door opposite the driver’s, a woman who was leaning against it fell to the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I’m leaning forward again, too close to Mama’s ear. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Someone who saw it said that he had pulled up his coat collar and was leaning into the bitterly cold wind and never saw the truck coming. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m leaning over with water dripping from my hair. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

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

She, by contrast, was leaning into his side, nestling her head on his shoulder and holding on to his shirt at the elbow awkwardly with both hands. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I imagined him there in the hospital room, leaning stiffly over her face, above her wracked lips, to listen to her speak. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You and Darius look good together too,” she says, leaning her head on my shoulder. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was leaning all the way over the table. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

There was a faded purple wreath leaning against the base. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

My sled was leaning alone on the fence at the street level. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They moved down the gangway, Mrs. Coulter leaning heavily on the guard. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He followed Toby outside, leaning against the doorframe as Toby walked to his car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Somebody was leaning through the driver’s-side window, aiming a telephoto lens at us. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Guests with drinks in hand were chatting in the hallways, smoking on the stairs, leaning against doorways. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Alfred hurried on, away from the crowd's nervous laughter, past young men leaning against padlocked shop doors, tapping their shiny shoes and nodding their heads to silent music. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe cast them sidelong glances but kept walking, leaning against the rain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mark hadn’t stopped—he ran past Alec and reached the cockpit first, leaning inside without letting himself stop to think about it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Because all of a sudden, I’m leaning over the gear stick, and my hands are on his shoulders, and I’m trying to keep breathing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

When he finished, he spun around and addressed the class, leaning back on one leg, waving his hands like he was making a speech in the locker room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly spotted Tio leaning against his convertible, talking to a soldier. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mom and I are here together, leaning against the green railing while Dad gets coffee and snacks from the indoor cafeteria. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

People were moving about between desks, or leaning on a partition, chatting and sharing jokes, while others had pulled their swivel chairs close to each other and were enjoying a coffee and sandwich. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl leaning on the stable door, however, quickly brought it all back. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look,” she says, leaning toward me, “it’s either used or it isn’t. They don’t sell new stuff at tag sales.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I ask him, leaning out the open doorway. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

I walked about outside to get my legs working, leaning on a staff I cut from the peach tree. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fred asked, leaning over me to peer out his sister’s window. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

Mariam would see them when she passed by, always dressed in their fatigues, squatting by the front door of Tariq’s house, playing cards and smoking, their Kalashnikovs leaning against the wall. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They remained seated on the ground, leaning against the mud compound walls. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cilia was leaning over him, breathing hard in her efforts to keep up. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seized a heavy hammer that was leaning against the wall. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stood on my toes, leaning to the right to get a better look at what he was doing to the silver SUV parked next to the van. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You have to come sit at our table,” she says, leaning in close. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But Alice had moved closer, and she was leaning in to whisper something. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Caruthers said, leaning back against the bed pillows and crossing her arms. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m on ask em again,” she says, leaning forward. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He blew the flames to life and piled on the wood and sat with his legs crossed, leaning against the stone pier of the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Hazel couldn’t believe it, but her old home was still there, leaning over the water on barnacle-encrusted piers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And there’s the Pigman, the smiling Pigman, leaning all the way over the guardrail, tossing peanuts to this mean baboon. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gandalf stood in the middle of the span, leaning on the staff in his left hand, but in his other hand Glamdring gleamed, cold and white. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The grandmothers are leaning forward, still sitting on the sofa, trying to pick up cards, but it's tough for either of them to reach the floor. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He squatted there and listened, leaning his head toward the ferns. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

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

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

Now she’s leaning against the locker next to mine, her pink hair splayed out behind her. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Porch had been leaning for twenty years, and then just fell down, split clean away from the foundation. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t ‘mercy’ me,” he thundered on, leaning over me so that I felt no more than a tiny mouse. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mother had one hand on her forehead and was leaning against the seat in front of her. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head leaning against the carriage window, I watch these houses roll past me like a tracking shot in a film. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps his parents were sitting with the manager at the table and were whispering; perhaps they were all leaning against the door and listening. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy stood at the bottom, leaning against the railing and sipping a cup of coffee. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Everyone except Clancy, who stood in the middle of the storage room, leaning against a shelf of macaroni boxes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

Some passengers were pointing at something and other passengers were leaning across seats to see. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m fulcrumed on one elbow, leaning over to inspect her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. I was leaning in our doorway, watching. Afterward, Anthony said to me, ‘Did you even think about standing up? When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He was still leaning over the bassinet, cooing. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which leaves June, next to him, leaning on one elbow with her nose buried in the issue of People she’s inexplicably brought with them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

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

The gnome had finally managed to extricate his worm and was now sucking on it happily, leaning against the bottommost branches of the rhododendron bush. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

You were an emotional cripple, leaning on him, getting the answers from him, assuming that your answers would always be his answers.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The battling stick that Mama used to beat the dirt out of clothes when she washed stood leaning against the wall. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we make turns it does not lean till you want to scream for fear of leaning right off the tracks. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

And when leaning wasn’t enough, she moved closer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

James’ body leaning against her side was the only warmth in the car. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s leaning on the table, his fingers spread wide against the wood grain. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He sat back on the bed, leaning against the wall. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then, while the four members of the Egypt gang stared at them in helpless fuming anger, they just sat there, leaning against each other’s backs, still shaking with gradually weakening seizures. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw her lips moving, then heard her speak softly, leaning toward him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

And there’s Ben, leaning next to the doorway, balancing a cardboard box on his knee. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The thought of a kid, of any of us, turning against our own kind made me want to smash the shelf we were leaning against into a heap of metal. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I had followed her as far as the kitchen doorway and stood there leaning against it nodding, not sure what she was talking about. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Ole, leaning on his cane, stood below and told him about the Japanese man’s visit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When it was empty the others left, but the two guards remained, leaning on their spears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was leaning against the wagon wheel for support. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you can play this half without leaning all over me,” he said, still smiling. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sookie was leaning on the armrest with his forehead in his palm, dozing. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A sailor leaning against a lamppost winked at him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His features and skin tone had an Afric leaning, which made the yellow of his garment seem even brighter. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was on the third or fourth occasion of my going out walking in the Temple Gardens leaning on Joe’s arm, that I saw this change in him very plainly. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was leaning against the high stone wall that ran around the schoolyard. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I sat under it, leaning against the trunk. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

People eat, leaning over their food together, seldom talking. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was leaning by the door and her tone was ominously victorious. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re literally the worst,” Alex says, and undercuts it by leaning up to kiss him once more, gently, then deeply, long and slow and heated. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

All three were leaning forward on the concrete railing in front of them. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I could see them leaning far out into the open air, hours from flight. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

An old balding man detached from the crowd and came toward them, leaning heavily on a broom for support. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The sound of their voices would echo to the ceiling, and then the band would play from the gallery where I was leaning now, the man with the violin smiling, swaying to the music. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he says, leaning forward and resting his elbows on his knees, “I think you’d like chess. I could show you how to play after school. You know, if you’d like.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“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

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

The poster tubes I bought for packing it are leaning unopened against the wall. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

My dad turned up the volume to block out the music coming from my brother’s room and, leaning up just enough to make eye contact with me, pointed to his jaw and then to Lucas. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Just a few dry, weather-worn boards leaning haphazardly against a crooked frame, showing daylight through to the cracked furniture within. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But when they were on the street later, heading down to the bus stop, she saw Khadim again, leaning against a wall. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Nick’s leaning against the wall nearby, flushed and smiling. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

In the 1920s, Chicago alone had more than 1,300 street gangs, catering to every ethnic, political, and criminal leaning imaginable. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Rosemary is leaning over me, seeking my eyes with hers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I pick my head up after realizing I’d been leaning against his arm this whole time. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“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

Leon conferred with the doctor, leaning toward him to murmur a manly summary of events. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I turned to my father, who was leaning against the refrigerator, eating spiced cashews from a cupped fist. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘What do you think?’ asked Boromir eagerly, leaning from his boat, as if he was trying to catch a glimpse of Frodo’s face. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Before she leaves, she looks over my way and pulls her sunglasses down past her nose, so they’re leaning on her top lip. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Vonetta froze, then backed away from the antenna, carefully and dramatically, her arms outstretched in the leaning V shape of the left and right antennae until she sat down. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Pocock circled the shell slowly in his own boat, talking softly to each boy in turn, leaning ever so slightly toward the long cedar shell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the stairwell, Pop stops, holding on to the handrail, leaning into the wall. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

An old man was leaning over the counter right above her head. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

To his surprise he discovered that there was a man sitting in the ditch, leaning against a signpost. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was leaning against a big wooden stand full of clay suns. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"I'm giving daily updates to the press," she said, leaning back in her chair. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was leaning on the wall beneath the train trestle, head bowed, one hand squeezing her eyes, as if the tears that flowed out of them could be squeezed into oblivion. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since both the crate and the cushion were very narrow, we were sitting quite close, leaning against two other crates; Mouschi kept us company, so we weren’t without a chaperon. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When she opened them, Rafik was leaning over her in real life, in Jerusalem, saying worriedly, “Are you okay? Or are you going bonkers, too?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jane's standing on the curb on her tiptoes now, almost leaning out into a street choked thick with cabs. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

One end on the earth and the other leaning on the sky. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Livid with rage he clawed the foul mess from his eyes and saw Constance leaning over the parapet with a wicked grin of delight on her striped muzzle. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She stood leaning against the railing, one arm crossed over her stomach with the other elbow resting on it and her chin in her palm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I ran leaning forward, my arms and legs like pistons, head straight and still, hands loose, breathing controlled. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She first spoke without the American accent that afternoon at Thirtieth Street Station, leaning towards the woman behind the Amtrak counter. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There are three folded screens leaning against the wall, really pretty ones. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

They left the glade at a hobble, the star leaning heavily on her crutch and on Tristran's arm, wincing at every step. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were sitting in his room, leaning against his bed, trying to pretend that Park didn't have his arm around her for the first time since she crushed his cassette tapes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He tugged on the chain and, reluctantly, the star began to get to her feet, leaning first against Tristran, and then, as if proximity to him disgusted her, on the crutch. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s complicated, but he is, and also to the extent that Clinton is benefiting because she’s a white woman,” Nathan said, leaning forward and blinking even more quickly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

“I know of one,” says the other woman, leaning on her broom. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was so distracted by the dread curling around me I didn’t notice that the Bottle Tree was now leaning in my direction. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Garrett extracts his arm from behind my back, leaning forward in his seat. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He tightened the belts, pressed his thumb against them, then went out once again and stood leaning against the port gunnel. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’d been leaning against his car; he suddenly stood up straighten He shoved his hands in his pockets. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

“Sandra, if you ever fall for someone, let me know,” Tats says, leaning over the table to whisper. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Tom Price tells me in math class senior year, leaning across my desk to look at them, first one and then the other. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Shay had started to ride properly, leaning with the slow arcs of the river’s bends. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, puke,” Matt said, leaning over the railing and pretending to vomit in the side yard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Muhammad,” I say, turning to him and leaning forward to gaze thoughtfully into his eyes. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

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

Moody was wearing his old traveling cloak over his nightshirt and leaning on his staff as usual. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Did you think I didn’t see you there? You and your sister stand out in any crowd,” he says, leaning in close. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The assistant pilot was leaning down, stowing away a piece of equipment. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Christina has no reservations about poking around—she already discovered two textbooks wedged between the dresser and the wall, evidence of Caleb’s Erudite leanings. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

At noon, they rested by the roadside, leaning back against one of the low stone fences that ran all over this countryside. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Only one viewer was rapt, leaning forward in her seat, nodding at each trite sentiment, smiling while dabbing at wet eyes. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

My host, who stood on one side of the great fireplace, leaning against the stonework, made a graceful wave of his hand to the table, and said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Instead of just leaning down and lighting the cigarette, he reached out to make a cup around the match with our hands, which is something we all do when it’s windy. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was very much like the main town: shabby little huts, repaired a dozen times, patched with scraps of plastic or corrugated iron, leaning crazily against each other over muddy alleyways. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Closer in, leaning against the fence with stoic faces was a mix of local coaches, involved fathers, skuzzy agent wannabes, scouts from prep schools and even colleges. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

And the books they stood on the shelf by the bed, leaning together with always two or three laid flat on top because he had not bothered to put them back properly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I did fail, say what you will, for Jo wouldn’t love me,” began Laurie, leaning his head on his hand in a despondent attitude. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She smiled and jumped down the three leaning steps to join him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Using it to hold the alarm button down, I pull open the door and use a brick leaning against the wall to keep it open. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then Roosevelt began to speak, leaning forward on his podium, clutching it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I see him for a second, leaning over sideways—is he laughing? angry?—and then the steam rises again and blots him out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I asked, leaning over to take another look at the photograph. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh, leaning back in my chair, thinking of what else needs to be done. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

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 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

Turning, he heard the sound, inches from his face—something like a slap—then laughter, his father’s voice saying “Gotcha!”; his father’s body standing, leaning over him, blotting out the entire field and sky. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Salvador, Salvador,” she cried softly, leaning over her brother. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“I know you do,” she said, leaning over to hug me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I asked of an older boy leaning with me against the fence and watching the group of men. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was halfway to the dormitory door when he realized that Ron had not moved, but was leaning on his bedpost, staring out of the rain-washed window with a strangely unfocused look on his face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He cut a dark glance toward the broad jowly deputy, who was leaning against the door. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

Shovels were leaning against a nearby pine tree, and Kaede realized that she was looking at a grave. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And now he noticed that the ropes that held the swing were frayed and the picket fence that had looked so bright and perky before was really flaked, peeling, even leaning to the left. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked in, but not before she had Dill take a picture of her standing next to the sign, and another of her leaning on the wide porch. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“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

Dad’s leaning on his knees with his hands clasped in front of him. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him all about it how loud it was when the plane lifted into the sky, each of us, leaning toward the window, watching New York grow small and speckled beneath us. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

I looked at Morrie and I suddenly knew why he so enjoyed my leaning over and adjusting his microphone, or fussing with the pillows, or wiping his eyes. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kicks his feet up onto the desk, leaning back in his chair with a smile. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

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

“Study hard,” Mr. Hayes says, leaning in for a fist bump. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“We don’t see skin color,” she had said, leaning down to put a hand on his then-bony shoulder and smiling so wide that Joaquin could see her back teeth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“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

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

Instead, it’s an empty hospital room, a lone skateboard leaning against the bed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She loves to imagine Darwin at night, leaning over the ship’s rail to stare into bioluminescent waves, watching the tracks of penguins marked by fiery green wakes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Eugene Johnson sat at a picnic table at Fort Detrick, near a duck pond, leaning forward and gazing at me. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Froggy saw me standing in the hallway leaning against the wall. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a black-and-white photo—in a plastic sleeve—of a white man leaning against a super-old-school car with his arms crossed. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then he sat there, leaning forward like that, for so long that for an instant I seemed to forget he was there. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I stay back, leaning against a building, the bundle tight in my hands. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I looked up and saw that he was leaning back against the sandbags. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked down tree-lined streets of soft gray houses leaning like tired ladies. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found myself leaping out of my seat, leaning over the table, and grabbing the tampon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I bounce backward until I’m leaning against the wall behind my pillows and facing Mom in the doorway. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you what, though,” says Rock, leaning in close to me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Some were leaning over the long bar that separated them from the cages, some were standing on the seats that rose in tiers opposite. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

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

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

Mom is looking at the door too, leaning forward as I start to leave. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would dutifully pump her legs, leaning forward and back, but mostly what she felt was the Earth’s pull on her body. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I did,” she said, leaning against the wall. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I walked to the barn and sat a few minutes, leaning my back against the rear wall, looking out into the pasture and thinking. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Rick would be leaning back in his shiny black baseball jacket. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Everyone at the table is leaning in, our lips open, our eyes wide. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

A man sat on the couch leaning precariously to the side, his right elbow supporting his body and his head nearly flat against his shoulder. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then she was down in the grass again, leaning against Robbie’s leg and still holding a hard, metal finger. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Janie was leaning on the counter making aimless pencil marks on a piece of wrapping paper. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The whole world rocking up and down, swooping side to side, I hobbled down the steps, leaning on Sohrab. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she says finally, leaning back against the wall. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Chester was leaning up against the matchbox when suddenly two fingers began to work their way through the bars of the cage toward the little silver bell. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other man, who had introduced himself as Rich Fowler, the vice president and legal counsel, but who Tuttle had introduced as his assistant, had been mostly quiet, leaning against the window behind his boss. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Grover was leaning against the porch railing, looking like he hadn’t slept in a week. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaning over with his face twisted up. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When the train passed he pushed himself away from the pole where he had been leaning, berated me for making all that noise and said, “Let’s go home.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see her leaning backward as if she's trying to retreat. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

These were her mother's friends and the newly married daughters of her mother's friends—and Turtle, who was leaning against the wall, arms folded, smirking. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ida was leaning over a lineup of photographs; She was pushing them around, swapping them, and sorting some of them out. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He is leaning against one of the bunks, his arms crossed, staring at the floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting on the floor, leaning against one of the twin beds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There you are. Where have you been?” he said, leaning up against the wall. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He looked around, then his eyes seemed to finally settle on the ancient woman leaning on her cane in front of him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” I say softly, leaning down to him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The boxes were stacked crookedly, some stacks leaning into others, with only their opposing angles holding them steady. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

He’s talking low, his eyes still poring into me, leaning a little closer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

In general, I was thinking that life in the White House could be forward leaning without losing any of its established history and tradition. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The sun was leaning into the southwest sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

The sack cushioned the line and he had found a way of leaning forward against the bow so that he was almost comfortable. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

Sometimes, leaning over the cracked, “tattle-tale gray” bathtub, he scrubbed his father’s back; and looked, as the accursed son of Noah had looked, on his father’s hideous nakedness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

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

Brit-Brat had her hands clasped and was leaning in like she really knew what she was doing. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

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

I sat close to her, leaning in to catch her low, quick voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Edward Cullen was leaning against the front door of the Volvo, three cars down from me, and staring intently in my direction. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Syl’s ma and pa was where I’d left ’em, leaning so’s the weight of the iron rod and chains was on the ground. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, in her own room, she stood leaning against the door, trying to collect her wits. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Mark got to his feet but stayed crouched down, leaning against the tree as he snuck out from behind it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Others stood holding on to the window rods or leaning against the doors. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly at first, some limping or leaning on their fellows, the captives began to emerge from their rough-hewn pen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” he says, leaning over the table so that he can talk quieter. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They laughed leaning on each other and standing up—bending over as if they were in pain—and finally collapsed, sitting flat on the ground. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he came nearer still, leaning forward and pushing his face so close to James that James could feel breath blowing on his cheeks. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

We had been leaning there against the wall for over twenty minutes. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

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

She wraps her arm around me like it’s second nature, and I lean into her and she leans into me until we make up one leaning person. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You poor thing,” said Florence, leaning back in her chair, her face still filled with this strange, brooding fury, “you is had a time, ain’t you?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

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

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

I catch myself leaning forward in my seat, eager to hear who they pick. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s good,” I said, leaning against the counter. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I casually swing around the corner to see Stella leaning against the door to the cafeteria, a look of pure joy filling her face when she sees me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Father Mike was holding my mother’s hand, leaning his bearded face close to her and looking into her eyes as he spoke softly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Abby leans back for a moment to examine me, before sighing and leaning forward again. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“So you see what I’m saying?” she asks, leaning back in her chair. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

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

I ask a man leaning against the post of a streetlight. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

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 settled on the inner ash wood sill, leaning against the door jamb—cypress timber the skilled carpenter planed years ago and set up with a plumbline. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now the crowd upon the dock was positively leaning in his direction. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gasped as the ghost was instantly back at her side, leaning even closer. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He didn’t sit because he was only an Indian, but stood leaning against the wall. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we file info the science room on Tuesday, Mr. Landau is leaning back against his desk with his arms crossed. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There is an old toothless man leaning over to see what I am writing. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I could see myself as if from above, leaning into the wind, looking into the next dip and rise, feeling one with the roller coaster, seeing everything. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Mr. Benedict had replaced his spectacles and lowered himself onto the floor again, was again leaning against the desk, and had taken up a book. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“They needn’t know,” he whispered, leaning close to me, an almost frantic look in his eyes as though he were begging not to be rejected. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crouched down, his great head leaning close. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How are you recovering?” the queen asked, leaning against the side of her own sarcophagus. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“You always know everything about everything,” Rojakke sneered, leaning in, the stink of lager and onions on his breath. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She slumped facing the wall, her forehead leaning into it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He took a healthy swallow of wine and closed his eyes for an instant, leaning his head back against the patch of nitre on the wall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Many cedars were standing straight up but many were leaning over. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Z was in his usual place leaning against the door as Mr. Trepid paced around the shack, anxious to hear about Z’s progress. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

And then a man was leaning over with a lit match, and he put the match to each candle until all the candles were burning. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I’m on the floor, leaning into the front of the couch, winding the cords of my new earbuds around my fingers. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

When Miss Volker saw me she stopped leaning on the horn. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bugs was leaning out of the door and stopped reaching back for me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

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

He might have been ill, or he might have suffered a crippling blow, but the result was that he could not walk without leaning on two sticks, and he trembled constantly like an aspen leaf. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Two guys stand outside, leaning against the wall. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“I really feel like I’m going to throw up,” I said, leaning my head back on the bed. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

This was never going any farther than leaning. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Babe, come on,” Curt said, amused, leaning back, paper cup to his lips. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They Were all leaning against the wall, shivering and looking depressed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of tall weedy guys leaning against a wall smoking and laughing and radiating cool. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Instead of risking another plunge, Frankie picked up a board leaning against the roof's low wall and positioned it over the gap. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The customer I was trying to help was practically leaning his head on my shoulder, trying to see the computer screen. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But all over the countryside, neighbors, leaning against slanting porch posts or standing in open cabin doorways and listening, knew that it was Sounder. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shotgun was in the cabin leaning up the wall alongside the door. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, leaning against the wind, with Asta tucked tight into his breast, he fought his way onto the bridge and looked down at the racing water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

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

“Look,” he said quietly, leaning forward and putting a hand on the Daily Prophet, which she had just removed from a post owl, to stop her from opening it and vanishing behind it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Only the place where Capricorn sat, leaning back in his armchair with a contemptuous expression and wrapped in a silk dressing gown that shimmered like peacock feathers, was illuminated by a single lamp. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I know,” she said, leaning forward and looking at the deck spread before her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Schlesinger called back from the bow, where he was leaning out and trying to keep the rain out of his eyes. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’m leaning against the doorframe of the motel cabin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then there were the Stylish Strollers, the Huffers and Puffers, the Lovebirds, leaning on each other, the Queasy Stomachs who clutched the railing and hoped for the best. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s leaning against the entrance to the dugout with her arms crossed. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

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

Then I see, leaning against a tree near where the poppies display their bright faces, a figure that is somehow familiar. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

On the sides of her desk and in front of her desk, more piles leaning. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

She was standing by the fireplace, leaning on the mantel and tapping her fingers, and when she spoke she looked at Eleanor with a bright smile. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

He panted hard, leaning against a post in front of Gust. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

Then I hear the sound of coughing, and Dad is no longer leaning against the car, now he’s moving toward the hose, and laughing. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

It’s leaning against the sidewall near the table, where I left it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When we got to the kitchen the first thing I saw was that there was a double-barreled shotgun leaning against the side of the icebox. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The short one was already on the ground, kneeling beside the girl, feeling for her pulse and leaning over to listen to her heartbeat. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I took my seat next to Callum, who was leaning behind him to say something to Dante. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Oh Fledge!” said Digory. leaning forward to pat the Horse’s glossy neck. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was hunched over, leaning on his knees, staring out the open front door. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The priest kept leaning forward to look closely at him, and felt his hands to see whether he was cold, and stroked his knee. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She’s leaning over a sink filled with bubbles and what seems to be a giant rat. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

And then she was coughing, choking, leaning out over the water with Archer’s arms around her, his wounds bleeding through his bandages as he tried to hold her back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We're on the floor across from each other, each of us leaning against a bed. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

He was leaning on his musket with his head bent forward, and I suddenly realized that he was asleep. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were just leaning there, laughing and so on, and then they started crooning, leaning in, heads together, snapping fingers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s handsome, Madam,” she kept saying, leaning back on her heels to look at me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘You don’t mean to tell me we’ve gone right out of the atlas?’ he cried, leaning forward to look. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

“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

The men on them were leaning over the rail watching all the activity on the Empire Tern. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like everyone in the room was leaning in and listening and really caring. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Just a few stragglers, leaning on the wall that separates us. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

We called for her and scanned the dark, not quite brave enough to run back, and then Enoch shouted, “There!” and we saw Bronwyn leaning against a corner of the icehouse. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Rupa crawled forward as far as she could, leaning across her brothers back. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back, I saw him leaning against the wall making a sound that was a blending of laughter and tears. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Ours is leaning against that wall, ready to give our lives for a few coins, should it come to that. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

My heart sinks, and I'm frozen where I stand, with Layla leaning her head on my shoulder. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I’m good, she signed, leaning the tablet up on its kickstand. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He was sitting leaning against the stop sign on the corner waiting for her, like he did every day. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She hooked a tray to the window of a Firebird, laughing lightly, leaning forward to chat with the three boys inside. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third was holding on to a tree, leaning over the edge. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Mom’s holding a box cutter and leaning over one of the billion boxes piled up around the apartment. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

‘What can I do, Mr. Frodo? What can I do?’ shouted Sam, leaning out dangerously far. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Oh, the room—the music—the people leaning in doorways. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grinned sheepishly, leaning into Dad’s wiry frame. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he would come out of the water by catching the dangling limbs of a leaning birch and climbing up, never touching the bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaning back, teetering on the two hind legs of his chair, the way he always did after a meal, the way that drove my mother crazy. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But despite his aversion to money and conspicuous consumption, Chris’s political leanings could not be described as liberal. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The dead man was sitting by the side of the trail, leaning against a coconut tree with his eyes closed as if he was sleeping. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I was leaning into the huddle, I felt a tap. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

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

As I stood with her on the platform—she impatient, tapping her foot, leaning forward to look down the tracks—it seemed more than I could bear to see her go. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“If anyone can do this, it’s you,” he said, leaning forward. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My parents, leaning forward in the chairs, waited. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A beautiful woman leaning across a kitchen table. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“If we make it through this,” she said, leaning into me, “then I don’t regret one thing.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He’s messier, and he is leaning into the other man, his right knee bent toward the other man’s leg, his right foot forward, touching, or almost touching, the other man’s left foot. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Alex and his mom slumped on the sofa, leaning into each other like two poles of a teepee, holding each other up, both asleep. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I could see my reflection, my legs, my hands leaning on the edge, and my face. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As massive as a twelve- story building, it loomed over our heads, leaning 30 degrees past vertical. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t sit, but take my place, kneeling, near the chair with the footstool where Serena Joy will shortly enthrone herself, leaning on her cane while she lowers herself down. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

The crew were still leaning over her side feeding the gulls and staring into the water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Baba said, leaning in the doorway to my room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

An older boy was leaning over sideways, shaking his wet mop of hair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

On First Hill he heard his chains, felt them biting, and made his way down cautiously, in first gear, leaning forward in his seat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They relaxed, leaning their heads back, and shutting their eyes or seeming to. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“You can judge me all you want, Alter,” he hissed, leaning in. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

Darius was leaning on the post of the stall, tickling my cheek with the end of my braid, while I smacked his hand away. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A pair of guardsmen flanked its door, leaning on tall spears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He’s leaning against the wall by the painting of the kiss, his arms crossed. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“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

“Is this it?” asked Fadi’s father, leaning forward in the front seat. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I mutter, leaning down to pick up the papers. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Mildred, leaning anxiously, nervously, as if to plunge, drop, fall into that swarming immensity of colour to drown in its bright happiness. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But who is he?” she says, leaning forward, really expecting me to launch into an essay explaining who the Caliban in my life is. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Miss Lilian came home from the hospital, leaning on a cane, a nurse by her side. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He shifts, his body leaning against mine as he discreetly points at a woman in blue medical scrubs under her jacket, holding a shopping bag. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“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

A cabdriver slowed and honked his horn, leaning to his passenger-side window. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When he felt it was safe, the dragon tore at the sheep’s flesh with his teeth, leaning his head back and coaxing the meat down his gullet. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

"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

There’s a girl standing inside it, leaning against the back wall. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They hung around together in gateways and at the corners of buildings, leaning lovingly on their weapons as they talked. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

I am leaning over the balcony of my tower watching Signora Divino gather fat orange slugs in her yard. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She found him three houses down the street, leaning against the wall at the entrance of a narrow-mouthed alley between two adjacent houses. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He smiles, going in for the kill, leaning toward me as if confiding a secret. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I regain mv balance and look around, I see the Wives and daughters leaning forward in their chairs, the Aunts on the platform gazing down with interest. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later she felt a hand on her back, and Kaede was leaning over her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pa was leaning over the side of his rocker like he’s having a fit. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He was leaning against a tree with his eyes closed. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what,” Henry says, leaning in conspiratorially, “I think you’ve got the right idea.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s all kind of technology out there,” Wanda said, leaning forward. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tried remaining completely still for several consecutive minutes, and during those minutes, I detected Ben leaning slightly toward me several times. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Only the shotgun leaning in the corner near her chair reminded me that things were different. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, leaning over the banister, I cried out suddenly, and without at all deliberating on my words— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Although a creature of the wilds it had a leaning towards civilisation, and preened and smiled in a jam-jar in some cottage window without resentment, living quite a week if given water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The women are sitting, lounging, strolling, leaning against one another. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Kote straightened up so that he was no longer leaning over the unconscious man and wiped the blood away as best he could, which wasn’t very well, as his hands were covered in blood themselves. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You got something in mind?” the clerk says, leaning in. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t,” says TaShon, opening the door and leaning down to rub his nose on Spot’s fur. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Well...” she said, and set her beaker down on the ground, leaning forward so that her hair swung down on either side of her face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you like it,” Rishi said, leaning closer to point out something. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

I am seated in the back, and my mom is leaning all the way in through the window, squeezing my neck. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

"Is it the boy king that's died now?" she shouted down, leaning out over the street. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"They can fight in the streets, not in here—Hey, y'all," he called "look over here . . ." I saw him now, leaning forward with a pistol in his huge fist, resting it steady upon the bar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black guy has a nurse leaning over him. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

When the servants finished their work and the silk lay smoothly on the road, an old man came walking down it, leaning on a stick. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I tell you what von can do,” Mr. Watson said confidentially, leaning over the bar and handing Jones the beer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 covered my face for a moment to stop the tears from coming, and when I uncovered it, Abuelita was leaning forward, looking into my eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Roger found a lodgment for his point and began to push till he was leaning with his whole weight The spear moved forward inch by inch and die terrified squealing became a high-pitched scream. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And there he is, in his headphones and Iceman T-shirt, leaning against a fence outside the station. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

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

“He just startled me,” Nina said with a smile, leaning on the general’s arm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"I'll tell you what it was, girl," he said, a voice from the night, a shadow leaning so close now that she could smell the sour stench of wine on his breath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Favell watched him with a smile as he poured out his drink, and then he began to laugh, leaning back on the arm of the sofa. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The teachers and chaperones sit on the ground, legs extended, leaning back against the headstones, the aroma of their menthol cigarettes drifting through the air. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We drove alongside a truck with a man and woman leaning out. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I felt like my heart had a little ledge on it and I was standing there leaning as far out as I could, waiting to see what Zach would do. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We rode the tram for three stops, me leaning over Gus so we could look out the window together. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

This only goads them into talking further, in lowered voices, their heads leaning in toward each other. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

In fact, my mom was leaning way down by the garbage bag, examining the vomit, and any interruption of this bizarre task seemed unwise. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost had a stroke when I rounded the corner and saw a tall, dark figure leaning against the side of my truck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As hard as I can down the sidewalk and around the next corner, leaning flat against the building. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We rounded the bend, Lu leaning into it, which I honestly thought was kind of cool, and then we hit the straightaway. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

One afternoon Chew Wong opened the oven door and was leaning in, on tiptoe, to see whether a cake was browning on all sides. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, I’m just a little nervous,” she said, leaning in to the mic. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was leaning forward and already the salt was whitening his body. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Only once the lid was leaning against the tarpaulin did I dare let my senses consider what was beyond it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes in disbelief, leaning back against the couch. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was staring at a chicken coop across the yard, leaning his chin against his knees, and he looked scared and sad. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She stood, leaning against the central pillar, smoking and watching her brother. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

“What about you, famous race blogger, Princeton fellow, how have you changed?” he asked, smiling, leaning towards her with his elbows on the table. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

She was pale and leaning on a table with both hands. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Emmett and George’s woods beyond the barn are crisscrossed, leaning, too big to go over, too scary to stay in one place for too long, so Axel races deeper and deeper, under and through. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Moody was limping toward them, leaning on his staff, his wand lit. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Berg passengers had left the door of the exit ajar, and Alec crouched next to it, leaning in to listen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Instead he was leaning against the terrace railing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes! We will feign love to hide love. This is a paradox I will act with pleasure,” said Hamlet, leaning in to kiss my throat, where my heartbeat was visible. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He watched, his eyes heavy with exhaustion, as she took his bowl to the sink, placed it there, and then, leaning on her stick, gathered some stakes from a shelf, and a ball of twine. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

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

Mrs. Singer was now dealing with another customer—leaning forward and draping a scarf around the woman’s neck and then cooing over the effect it added to the top the woman was wearing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Now, settling into a seat and leaning her head against the window, she imagined how it would go. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Finally we found an unconscious courier leaning against a brick wall, still straddling his red Vespa. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

His bicycle was where he had left it, leaning against the wall, and gingerly, half hopping, he made for it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The two girls had been gazing up at him, bobbing their heads along to his song, Lianne so close she was almost leaning against his leg. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Pffft,” I said, crossing my arms over my chest and leaning back against the seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The steersman leaning on his long sweep turned his head and called, “Sir! is this true land or a witchery?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

One day he was leaning on the stone fence, arms crossed. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dr. Patel laughed each time, with great pleasure, leaning back on the sofa and throwing his short legs up as if it were a joke he had never heard before. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A boy and a girl about my age are leaning on the fence, chatting, and I look down on the prettiest, cleanest pigs I’ve ever seen. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaning against the building with his feet levitating in the air, his leopard-skin warm-up suit and black hair whipping around in the wind. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was just Augustus and me now, watching Isaac and Monica, who proceeded apace as if they were not leaning against a place of worship. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Our room isn’t very large, but there are huge vents, safety mats leaning against the wall, and an instructor who’s dressed like an aviator, with her curly brown hair pulled back in a ponytail. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But a man stood in front of Rosie’s, leaning against his red motorized bicycle, waiting to wave at any cars that might pass. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She turned to me and frowned, leaning down to shove the shoebox under the bed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’d hoped that the giant, overhanging tower at 19,000 feet— christened the Mousetrap by some wag on Fischer’s team—had toppled by now, but it was still precariously upright, leaning even farther over. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know a single thing about her, do you?” she asked, leaning back and crossing her arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He tried to muscle past me, leaning all in on me and using his elbows. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

After leaning toward allowing Pollard to ride in his stakes engagements, they changed their minds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cab driver stood leaning against the rear bumper, waiting for Papá to pay him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“You know, I’ll tell you why I’m really anxious,” Bobby pipes up, leaning in over his coffee. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The one with a fallen streetlight leaning against it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I can barely make out what they’re saying half the time, but they work hard, and the pay is good. And I’ll tell you this,” she said, leaning closer and lowering her voice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

They passed only one guard, leaning on the wall in a side street and smoking. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“School is the worst torture in the world,” she said, leaning her head against my shoulder as the rest of Fountain Middle’s seventh graders slumped toward their desks. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It’s leaning against the front of the house like it does every summer—a reminder of colder, harsher times. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Dad was standing, leaning back against the wall near the door. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to an old willow leaning into the water near where the boy stood. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He had slumped over, leaning his weight into the machine. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ruby was reckless, though, leaning too far out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You’re back awfully soon,” his superior said, leaning back in his chair and taking a pinch of Specific No. 1 snuff. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then a raptor emerged a few blocks away, its shiny, bloodred body bent forward in a low stalking position, the hooded rider leaning all the way back to stay balanced. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

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

"Excuse me?" she asked politely, leaning into the car to hear the man's whispery voice better. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It’s a picture of his old acoustic guitar, leaning against a worn nightstand in his new apartment. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

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

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

The white-coated owner was leaning on the counter talking to the two or three customers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Zola is leaning against the balcony wall, smalling— what is that word again?—oh, smiling! The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Joe was leaning in like he wanted to hug her, but he took a respectful step back. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, you should all get a move on,” she said curtly, leaning down to run a hand through his mussed hair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

“I ain’t wantin’ to shame you, boy,” Grandpa said, propping his left elbow on the oak counter top and leaning forward. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We both shook Mr. Reilly’s hand, then the door closed and we dropped away from him, leaning our backs against garbage cans, falling toward Earth as if we weighed a million pounds. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Byrd says, leaning against the doorframe of his room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju hugged her, both of them leaning into each other, hearing each other’s breathing, and it brought to Ifemelu a warm memory of Lagos. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The lilac jacaranda tree by the gate, leaning backward over the fence as if the wind had made it laugh, was exactly as I remembered it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Outside, Chris was leaning up against the wall playing a game on his cell phone. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She sits on the edge of the couch, leaning forward, her eyes blinking at the screen. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Not a bit,” she purrs, leaning over me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Chamberlin claimed later that this attorney had been so angry at having his recommendation rebuffed that he tipped Holmes to the fact the creditors were again leaning toward arrest. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He was leaning with one elbow against the door frame, his red scarf slung into great careless loops around his neck. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I refuse to look at Peck, who’s leaning against the kitchen counter. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

Bridge’s mom tilted her head toward the cello case leaning against the closet mirror. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I found later that by leaning forward I would be all right when I got up. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

We all slumped immediately and unthinkingly into the awkward crouch in which God was addressed at Devon, leaning forward with elbows on knees. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was leaning against an island with a sink at the front of the room and she was talking to the students. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Rabiya is sprawled over the carpet on my floor, leaning on a giant teddy bear that’s permanently squashed from being used as a pillow for years. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I scorn your idea of love,” I could not help saying, as I rose up and stood before him, leaning my back against the rock. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

Uncle Jet crossed in front of the truck, leaning against the hood for stability. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He sees an old bicycle leaning against the patio wall. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Slanted like a leaning flower stem on a sunny day. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” the witch said, leaning in, “what brings a girl like you to me?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Nora,” he says, leaning over to her while June is off chatting with an actress from Doctor Who. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

A maid began opening the upper windows of his house, appeared momentarily in each, and, leaning from a large central bay, spat meditatively into the garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He pulled up his knees and, leaning forward, rested his chin on his arms. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Thought you would’ve had that fixed by now,” Mr. Sager said, leaning out from behind the school’s welcome sign. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

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

A bigger chopper, a heavy affair, was leaning against the door—the metal of it stained a dull brown. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone quieted to see this lump of rags, shuffling forward, his weight leaning on a gnarled stick, his legs bent like bows and caked with mud. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In 1997 an archaeologist and a medical doctor with archaeological leanings identified them as human fetuses. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Since that side was in the shade, I picked up a saw that was leaning against a big shade tree just back from the house. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled a stool over to her and she rested herself on it, leaning an elbow on the cabinet. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His ready smile, his way of leaning forward, his dramatic nose. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I sat, leaning against the headrest, eyes closed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was still cooking when I heard the sound of his cane and the dragging thump of his feet; he was holding himself up by leaning against the wall. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Some of them are huddled in small groups, leaning on one another, tears streaking their faces. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the door opens, there’s Nora, leaning against the back wall of the elevator, with her Mets hat on, looking down at something on her phone. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He got up and crossed to the end of the small room, leaning against the wall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She stands behind me, smiling at my reflection, before leaning in and whispering, “He’s my cousin.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

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

Four other carabinieri stood near the questioning officers, leaning on their carbines. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Four sits down on the edge of the carousel, leaning against a plastic horse’s foot. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In a driving rainstorm that sent everyone running, Seabiscuit and Kayak blistered six furlongs in 1:13 with Pollard leaning all the way back against the reins, his feet “on the dashboard.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Imagine, Alvin Hooks implored the jurors, leaning toward them with his hands outstretched like a man petitioning God— imagine this good man stopping to help his enemy in the middle of the night at sea. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

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 was leaning forward, staring warmly at me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What now?” he grumbled, leaning over to flick on a light. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He came over to my bed and started leaning over me and taking these playful as hell socks at my shoulder. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

In order to allay any fears his clients might have about his political leanings, he had altered his name slightly. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cypress trees decorated the edges, their branches and roots leaning over as though welcoming them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Geez,” Faith kept saying, leaning forward, squinting into the storm, both hands squeezing the wheel. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You wanna take a picture?” he says, leaning back on his car and biting his bottom lip. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then, leaning heavily on her staff, Xan made her way to the workshop to prepare to teach Luna. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He stopped when he was about three yards away, and he stood there leaning on his stick and staring hard at James. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I agree, and I tilt my head so it’s leaning on her shoulder. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been here a full month now, bro,” he said, leaning back in his chair, linking his fingers behind his head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Over my shoulder, I spotted a third harpoon leaning several yards away from the catwalk, loaded with another acoustic tag. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as she sees him, she starts then turns suddenly to run, but in turning before she looks away she knocks her head against the tree she has been leaning against. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was studying the map and leaning on a large metal staff. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Hold out your right hand,” he says, leaning back in his chair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They all settled down on the grass to eat the oranges, and I watched Father Amadi laugh loudly with his head thrown back, leaning to rest his elbows on the grass. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

But I wonder, too, if Mike Costello felt that way about his when he was leaning against that goalpost. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She’s leaning on a windowsill talking to like five hundred guys at once, wearing the tight red ruffly dress she made that Mom forbade her from ever wearing out of the house. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

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

As we sank through wispy white clouds, leafless dead trees appeared, leaning out of the water like spears. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Is something wrong?” she asked sweetly, leaning against the wall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I start out by leaning on his shoulder, but I’m so wobbly he just scoops me up and carries me upstairs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

That one leaning over the engine of that car? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Nailer and Sloth paused for a moment, breathing hard, leaning against the heavy spool. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like it’s real heavy ’cause he’s leaning up against it trying to hold it up. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Road trip,” says Simon, leaning forward for a high five. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I stand, leaning against a wall, and breathe. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’m so glad we know what it’s called, that’s a great help,” snarled Ron, leaning back, trying to stop the plant from curling around his neck. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

People were covering their mouths and leaning over to whisper to their neighbors, before doing these close-chested little points at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“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

“Don't worry,” I said, leaning close to him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I felt myself leaning forward, my hands gripping my knees, bracing myself for what she would decide. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The man was leaning against a tree, his chest heaving as he took in short bursts of breath. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Dozens more lay rotting on the slopes, and every third or fourth tree, it seemed, was leaning steeply on a neighbor. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

More guards with machine guns balanced themselves, half leaning out of the windows. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

There were bicycles leaning against the back of the building. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She held it open for him, leaning up to peck his lips. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

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

We were hanging out at the entrance to the stationery shop, leaning up against the gate. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Her voice had dropped very low, almost to a whisper, and Bran found himself leaning forward to listen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I kind of thought then that the car was leaning a little more than the slant of the road would be, but I never found it out until I got in and started off. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t see Tayo sitting back in the corner, leaning back in the chair with his eyes closed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

All eyes turned to Colonel Meecham who was leaning forward on the balls of his feet, glowering with unconcealed menace at the Ivy Leaguer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The winged man from the ice cream stand was leaning against a nearby column, casually tossing a small bronze hoop in the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

An old woman ended the contest by leaning out of her window and emptying a bucket of slops on the heads of the combatants. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Two more hours,” Dimple said, leaning back in her chair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The man in the shop was leaning out the back window, less than five feet from her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Linda was holding a huge red bow in her hands, her glasses pushed up on her head, leaning around the front stairs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And leaning over the youth’s chair, she took the glass from his hand and held it to his lips. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

“Good day,” Maya murmured, leaning forward from the backseat and resting her head on Grace’s shoulder, her arm stretching out to wrap around Joaquin. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey was leaning far forward over her work-table and gazing in wonder at the child. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaning against the wall and wrapping his blanket around his scrawny chest. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was leaning close to him, and I caught a whiff of his breath when he spoke. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Under the shadow of bushes leaning out over the water they halted and drew breath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“There’s so much blood,” she moans, leaning against me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

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

I hunted around until I saw the broom leaning in a closet. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine, child,” Mama said, leaning back and closing her eyes. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I did just like everybody else leaning on that rail did, said a quick prayer and put on my innocent face. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paused to rest half-way and looking through the trees I could still see the stranded ship leaning towards the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

It looked like an old beggar-man, walking wearily, leaning on a rough staff. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He got up and sat on her lap, leaning his head against her neck. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

I’m betting he’s at least eighteen, betting he stands alone at parties leaning against walls, knocking back shots while long-legged girls in fire-engine red mini-dresses slink up to him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

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

Chubs sighed at the sight of them, leaning his forehead against the window. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m not talking about silver,” she say, leaning forward. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"Look here, old sport," said Gatsby, leaning toward me, "I'm afraid I made you a little angry this morning in the car." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

And there was something cowardly in his not telling Kosi again that he wanted a divorce, in his leaning back into the ease of Kosi’s denial. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She curled herself into a ball, but as she closed her eyes, memories assaulted her, so she sat back up, leaning against the rough wooden wall. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I’m surprised to see you’” Ivan yelled, leaning against the bridge’s side. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“So, King,” he says, leaning in closer—close enough I can smell he’s been smoking those cigarettes again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I saw Sohrab, still in his yellow raincoat, leaning against a garbage pail, staring across the park at the empty batting cage. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But hardly had I settled down, the dry, dog-day smell of the hedge in my nose, when they stopped before the house, leaning upon the fence. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What was that, initiate?” says Eric quietly, leaning closer to Al. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"I'm going to ask you a lot of personal questions," he said, leaning forward. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

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

Draco Malfoy was standing alone nearby, leaning against a tree, looking utterly relaxed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

This parlour looked gloomy: a neglected handful of fire burnt low in the grate; and, leaning over it, with his head supported against the high, old-fashioned mantelpiece, appeared the blind tenant of the room. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The cooks leaning over Crimson orb burners stopped their work for a minute to nod a hello to him and looked curiously at Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“That’s okay,” Adelaide said, leaning in like she was telling a secret. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

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

The guards leaning against the wall laughed as they watched the chase. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Hornet bent toward Prosper who was leaning against the wall and staring up at the moon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am sitting beside her on the front porch swing, Hope and Dell leaning back against the wood beam at the top of the front porch stairs. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then Ignatius winked wildly at a woman leaning on the bar, a fortyish Latin who leered a terrifying response with a gold tooth or two. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“It’s not a loan,” Emenike said, leaning back on his seat, smiling thinly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She sat down, leaning against one of them, wrap- ping her arms around her knees. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep biting a piece of shoelace, leaning against the pine trunk, wishing Mom would find me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

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

Denton Deere almost fell off his chair, leaning back to follow this most unusual case. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turns around, leaning her back against the railing. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Lefty would wash the windows and, five minutes later, my brother and I would come along, leaning on the glass and leaving fingerprints. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And then, hearing his voice, I sat leaning forward, riveted upon his words. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see her broadside on from here, the red underwater section showing against the black of the top-sides, and the single funnel leaning rakishly towards the cliffs beyond. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’s leaning back on her elbows and staring up at the sky. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Young lady,” she says to a girl leaning against the wall with a boy sucking on her neck. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Rebecca slashing at her horse; Rebecca seizing life with her two hands; Rebecca, triumphant, leaning down from the minstrels’ gallery with a smile on her lips. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And so far, as he looked at his painfully blank page, he was leaning toward “not at all.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

My bike is still leaning against the pruned tree in the front yard. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fat knight rode at him, and tried to swipe off his head, leaning across the horse between. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

These, in turn, are intercut with close-ups of the stroke oarsmen grimacing with effort as they rock rhythmically back and forth, leaning into the camera and then back away again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He’s leaning on the table I’m wiping, wearing a gray T-shirt, old jeans cut off above the knees, running shoes with no socks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She thought about becoming a dental assistant, but was leaning toward radiation technologist so she could study cancer and help patients who were getting radiation treatment like her mother. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Joan was leaning on one corner of the piano and leafing through a new issue of some fashion magazine, and DeeDee smiled up at her as if the two of them shared a secret. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Tiny Cooper's leaning against a row of lockers, waiting for me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

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

“So I am to sit here and feed you information,” Cardan says, leaning against a hickory tree. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

We stood outside, leaning against the back of the minivan, the air so warm and thick I felt my clothes clinging to my skin. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And then, about halfway back in the sanctuary, Mr. Newton stood, his big hands set on the pew in front of him, leaning over so far that he looked like he might topple. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

When Eleanor first heard about Richie, she was leaning against their old couch, reading a Life magazine, and drinking a virgin banana daiquiri. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Well beyond the gibbet, two men in mail hauberks stood leaning on their spears in front of the long low building by the water, the one with the slate roof. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her apron, improvised from an old sheet, was wet where she had been leaning over the scrubbing-board. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

There was a railing all along the riverbank and we stood leaning against it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

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

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

“Good evening,” Mr. Clarkson said, leaning in to one of the microphones on the table. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Marigold didn’t realize she’d been leaning forward in her seat while she listened, but she was. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

I float here and there and far up in the mountains where the goats are clos- ing their eyes and leaning against each other. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I really thought I could control him,” I said, leaning my forehead against the cool window. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“What’s your name?” he said, placing his shiny shoes across the table and leaning back on the swivel chair, twirling a silver pen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noodles pointed over to Needles, who was still leaning against the wall. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

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

Mom slides back onto the couch, leaning forward to really nail that uncomfortable eye contact with Ben. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As I searched for a place to sit my burden, I looked up and saw Mama leaning on the doorjamb to her room. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Sure,” she says, leaning over to read my texts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Z asked, leaning over to look at the display. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The judge looks at him, leaning forward, her chin cupped in her hand. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello, young man,” was all the general said, leaning with both hands on his cane, looking at Sohrab the way one might study a bizarre decorative item at someone’s house. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She must have fallen asleep, her cheek leaning against the door, because she thought she saw someone sitting next to her, and she thought it was her mother. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not stoop towards me, but only gazed, leaning back in her chair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

Peeta sits beside me, leaning against the wall, his bad leg stretched out before him, his eyes trained on the world outside. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

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

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

Jordan stayed seated, still leaning into Alex, until the rows in front of them had emptied. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

A tiny woman leaning on a cane slowly made her way into the room. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her wide smile, her hair in a braid over her shoulder, her bare arms, and the way she's leaning into him. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There on the porch sat Mr. Loomis in his chair, leaning slightly forward. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I suppose it is,” Taran said, leaning on the railing and examining it closely. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The subtle angle he’s leaning toward tells me that he favors his left. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barber still checked it out, leaning down over me when I was working on the Chapter Review Map about India. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I read an interesting article today,” she says, leaning closer to my ear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He stood leaning on the gritty concrete rail. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She’s leaning back in her chair with her eyes closed, just breathing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

A tired half hour later, he could see his own house, the roof of the barn canting as if leaning a bent elbow on a dark line of cloud. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

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

They look at each other, eyebrows raised, and then Hope gives me a big smile, leaning over to squint at the sidebar. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

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

Edward, who has been leaning out the side of the car for a few seconds, says, “It’s time!” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I get to my feet and stand there, leaning against a car, trying to catch my breath. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man stood, or almost stood, leaning heavily on the broad shoulders of his children, staring into the leaden sky. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Travis changed poses: leaning on his staff, holding the staff at the ready to strike. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Turner felt himself leaning, leaning more and more, his legs about to spring. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The faces of Kevin and Kyle leaning close to what looked like a clock radio, in the middle of a trashed electronics store; the numbers on the clock’s face were climbing, but not counting time. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

“Can I do anything for you, Madam Mother?” asked Laurie, leaning over Mrs. March’s chair with the affectionate look and tone he always gave her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Dad is leaning in to kiss her forehead, and I look away all awkwardly, pretending to inspect the bottom of my shoe. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Garrett is exactly where I left him—on the ridge above the burning campsite, leaning against a tree. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I asked after a few minutes, leaning my head on my hand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mark is leaning forward to help when Misty suddenly screams and leaps to her feet as if the water carries an electric charge. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, on with it then,” he says, leaning back in his seat and regarding Celia with a considerable amount of interest. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bo, in his pressed khaki pants and black polo, is leaning against the passenger door, waiting for me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She saw her walking stick leaning in the corner, its shadow outlined on the wall. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still keeps a physical space between us—there will be no leaning on shoulders or holding hands right now. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

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

He stood leaning on the handle of the grocery cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He waits, leaning on the doorframe with both hands in his pockets. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A tall, black-haired boy was leaning against the nearest pillar, watching. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He could see his grandma there in the dim light, leaning over her daughter. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

As I sat up, I discerned a figure leaning over Haskel’s bed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I can see her now, in the spare room upstairs, music blaring, window open, a brush in her hand, an enormous canvas leaning against the wall. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tension,” Derek said again, leaning forward and writing in his notebook again. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced in at the serem-trees leaning white above the dark pool, the paths of pink brick lying deserted in the serene gray light of afternoon. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Dad ends the call and sets his phone down on his desk, leaning it against one of the yarmulke towers. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Aaron laughed so hard that he just had to ease his body into Nia’s, leaning on her shoulder. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Who is it!” he demanded, leaning out from the bed so that the light fell waveringly on his face. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is plucking her bird of paradise of its dead branches, leaning around the plant every time she hears a car. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I took the ball out and he comes and starts leaning on me like old dudes do when they’re too slow to keep up with you. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

A figure covered in welts and bandages was leaning against her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I ask my best friend in a low voice, leaning across the table to make it harder for Emily to hear. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m not. Come on, it’ll be fun,” I said, leaning over to slip on my shoes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He pulled back the eyelids with his thumb, leaning close, careful not to touch the eyeglasses which were skewed on top of Bunny’s head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt noticed that Paishon had left his rifle leaning up against the pile of boxes, but he didn’t give it another thought. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It opened southward, leaning back into the slope of round Dol Baran, the last hill of the northern ranges, greenfooted, crowned with heather. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

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

Radar was leaning against Ben’s locker, typing into a handheld device. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When she moved slightly, the great muscles of her nether cheeks rippled to life to prevent the stool from leaning and tottering even an inch. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dante and I sat on his steps and watched his dad start up my truck, his mother leaning into him like a girl on a first date. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He pushed down on the handle of the toilet, but it didn’t flush; the lid of the toilet tank was leaning against the wall and the floor was covered with dirty water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I saw him now, leaning toward the front seat, speaking with an intensity which had not been there before. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Godslayer stood a good while with his hands on the rail, leaning heavily, looking away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I carefully shade Barb’s hair, leaning back to look at the drawing I did of her holding a pitchfork. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I stood there leaning against the closed door, my heart beating with excitement and the dread of being discovered. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He had one arm draped over the steering wheel, and he was leaning over the seat to shout out the passenger-side window at me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The room looked larger when we were all together like this, leaning toward the warmth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Liam must have heard, because he waited for me, leaning against one of the rusted shopping cart stalls. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

His leg creaked and clicked in its metal brace as he stood, and his left shoulder was lower than his right, so he seemed to be leaning even when he was standing up straight. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

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

“Mother,” he repeated loudly rubbing in the science; and, leaning back in his chair, “These,” he said gravely, “are unpleasant facts; I know it. But then most historical facts are unpleasant.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hot sparks flew from where her body scraped against the leaning slab of stone. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Course I did,” Aaron says, leaning out from behind the tree. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

The 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

The Specter was leaning over the pilot and pressing what would be its face to his. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found himself leaning to the side, into Diego’s shoulder, and he promptly fell asleep. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He laid a heavy hand on my shoulder, and leaning on me with some stress, limped to his horse. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I was leaning back to see the top of the tower and I got dizzy.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He discovers that the trunk is loose—the rope has slipped and it is leaning. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seated in a theatre with her beside him leaning forward listening to the music. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He heard a yawn; he looked and saw that Vera was leaning on her elbow, smiling at him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

They stopped, leaning over a jagged fence made of sea drift, to ask for water. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arm was around her and she was leaning back against me, and we were quite calm. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

And like I said, leaning against a warm cow during milking is fine. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He was leaning on the horn like a crazy person, everybody on the street looking at me, some totally confused and some actually cheering me on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Stick was leaning against the side of his bed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

"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

“Run him down,” he said, leaning over the fence. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blinking away the image, she couldn’t help but notice the rifle leaning against his leg. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

On cue, two soldiers appeared up above, leaning over the castle wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But the unzipped backpack, leaning against the leg of a desk chair—and the sheets, balled in the middle of the mattress—made me feel like he was alive. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

"My uncle is out there," Jon Snow said softly, leaning on his spear as he stared off into the darkness. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“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

There were many nights when I saw some old women leaning over my bed. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I do so wish the world would stop spinning, but it doesn’t, so I try leaning my head back against the wall instead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Thyon Nero was leaning back against the windbreak, gilded by both sunset and firelight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Far ahead in the murky darkness Matthias could vaguely distinguish a figure leaning out from the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I greeted her and she returned it, peering at me until she eased along up the road, leaning on her dark wood cane. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

A mattress and bed frame are leaning against the wall. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

That morning Ruth had got a chair behind a desk, and I was sitting up on its lid, with two or three others of our group perched or leaning in nearby. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cabdriver slowed and honked his horn, leaning to his passenger-side window. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“So, Jessie. Did you hear about the eighth grade dance?” he asked casually, leaning his elbows on the counter. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

I thought of Captain Searle, the diver, the Lloyd’s agent, all those men on the stranded ship leaning against the side, staring down into the water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

But,” he said, leaning closer to her, “if I don’t jess and leash you, you’re not a captive bird. “Will you stay anyway?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The sheriff hands me the newspaper with a grunt before leaning back against the desk and crossing his arms, and I tuck the paper into the top of my boot while the man talks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Bull sat with Lucy leaning against his leg and Edward balanced on his right knee and he sang from somewhere deep inside himself. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Later that night, closer to one in the morning, I had fell asleep, leaning my head on Ma’s big shoulder. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

That night I slept by myself, leaning on a tree. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the back seat, brimming with hidden intentions, Ben drifted like a cloud into secret prayer leaning back on his pillow and silently turning his thoughts to God. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was leaning against the wall just inside the door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was leaning toward the woman, using his hands as he talked, like he was agitated. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was looking at my father leaning forward and saying something to that woman who was not my mother—something that was making her smile. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I rested in a pew, leaning forward, my forehead against the bench in front, my hands in my lap. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Ms. Morales was leaning in closer toward her daughter, because Finn had a harder time hearing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I lay on my back in the tent with my AK-47 on my chest and the G3 I had brought with me leaning on the peg of the tent. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Fortunately Mr. Benedict had been leaning against the desk—when he fell asleep, he only slumped forward a bit and didn’t fall to the floor. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to talk,” Njemile said, leaning over to Moss and grabbing his arm. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sat brooding and silent on the foot of the bed, leaning now and then to fill his glass from the bottle on the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Albie,” Mom said, leaning over close for another kiss on my forehead. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She got up on top of my bed, took one of the lightsabers leaning on my bookcase, and tried to jam one of the larger stars back into place with the end of the lightsaber. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Above ground, a mole leaning his ear against a thinly-beaten copper basin that was upturned on the earth listened carefully to every word the ferret was saying. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Travis, leaning on his staff, doing his best to look grim. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Mother was too nervous to sit down with the company so she stood behind Father’s chair, leaning on the windowsill, waiting for him to finish the newspaper they’d brought. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ocean buildings were dirty and crumbling and leaning in different directions. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Carl called after me, leaning across the seat so he could see me through the open window. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

A teenage boy was leaning out from one of the trees, arm outstretched. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Piper and Hazel were ready to go, but first Annabeth turned to Percy, who was leaning on the starboard rail, gazing over the bay. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He walked fast, his body at a forty-five-degree angle to the ground, as if he was leaning into every step. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“All right,” says Carlyle, leaning back against the green copper bulkhead of the map room. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Six British guards stood warming their hands, their muskets leaning against the small pile of firewood. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

One of them is leaning forward with his elbows on his knees, observing the list silently. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It must have happened when the metal struck the desk, for suddenly I was leaning toward him, shouting with outrage. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I dive into the goat room and slam the door, leaning against it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The triangular shape of the boy leaning on the ledge gives stability to the painting, which helps to suspend the fleeting instant in time. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

All round the place of assembly the grey trunks rose, straight or leaning, and supported the low roof of leaves. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Alma, I love you,” he said, leaning over to get closer. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When we got up, Uncle Stanley was leaning against the refrigerator and staring intently at the radio. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa, real agitated, looked over at me, where I stood leaning against a big wooden box. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

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

Magdalys pushed gently on Stella’s neck, leaning her forward into a crouch so the approaching orphans could climb on. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

My throat closed as she stood over me, leaning so far down we could have bumped foreheads. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I stand in the hallway, leaning so my backpack is pressed against the wall. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Her grandmother hugged her neck, her strong perfume nearly choking Alma, and swayed back and forth until finally letting go, leaning back to look at Alma’s face, and then going in for another hug. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

He sits next to me and puts his arm on the back of my chair, leaning close. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’ll probably be leaning against a wall stiffly, with a drink in his hand, bandages around his ribs, and a new plan to murder me in his heart. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He went into the shed which was the kitchen, leaning against the house, and out of its dusk an ox twisted its head from behind the corner next the door and lowed at him deeply. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

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

Sunny and Whit, on the other hand, were leaning against the fence having a casual conversation. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I use the nearby branches as steps, with my hands to steady me, twisting and leaning around the tree’s maze. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I slouch down into the cold bench, leaning my head back. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The goats in the mountains are leaning against one another. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The stream was there no more than a winding black ribbon, bordered with leaning alder-trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“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

“Harry, you’ve got a maggot in your hair,” said Ginny cheerfully, leaning across the table to pick it out; Harry felt goose bumps erupt up his neck that had nothing to do with the maggot. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He seemed older that morning, and leaning quietly against that great tree wrapped in his heavy coat, he seemed smaller too. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the afternoon, I sat down on a tree trunk, leaning forward because the backs of my thighs still stung. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She stomps to the other side of me and starts leaning with her whole weight against me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The tubing showed up on the back porch two days later, leaning against a far corner, along with some bar stock as well. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We always dropped in to visit Father Benedict after Mass. “Let me stay in the car and wait, biko,” Mama said, leaning against the Mercedes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The old couple were on the steps now, the old man holding her arm, the white men leaning forward above, and the crowd pressing me closer to the steps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, what a surprise!” he said, leaning over her shoulder and looking at the open book on her lap. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I sit up and scoot back and check the wall I was leaning against. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

He’s not just leaning and heaving to catch his breath this time. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was leaning forward, his chin in his hands, his eyes fixed on the coroner, Mr. Horridge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was half hidden by the arm she was leaning on, her eyes shielded by the fingers of one hand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

On the other, across a narrow alley, was a tall billboard that pretty much blocked the view, but by leaning forward April could see the facade of a long low building. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My marker squeaks as I write each huge red letter: D tipping forward, A leaning back, N shivery, C stretched tall, and the lines of E poking out at funny angles, the word itself dancing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lupita looked past her mother’s arm at her brother, who was leaning back against the wall in his chair. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Pearl,” Trip said, leaning over the arm of the couch. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their shadows that day were unnaturally slender and long, leaning in toward each other, the late afternoon sun at their backs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

It was necessary to rest it on the lap because it was too heavy for her to hold up, which meant she had to sit leaning forward in order to read. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Magdalys narrowed her eyes, leaning forward even further, her face just inches above Missy’s slick hide. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

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

In the leaden evening he stood leaning with his elbows on the cart handle and looking across the fields at a house perhaps a mile away. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I could see Favell leaning back in his car behind us and smoking a cigarette. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

By her position, leaning up against the trunk of the tree, I'd guess Glimmer was supposed to be on guard, but fatigue overcame her. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I listened to them both, leaning against Maxim's arm, rubbing my chin on his sleeve. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was leaning against the counter with her back to him, the desk phone tucked under her chin. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

“Well?” she asked, leaning against the wall beside the door to her bedroom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Eric made a great performance of looking around and leaning in close. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma asked, leaning the clean mattress against the metal railings to dry. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She patted his back, her head leaning against his smaller one, her eyes closed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Garikayi stumped on up the path, leaning on a twisted cane, until he was met by his two wives. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs, leaning his head against the pew. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I stand, my back sore from leaning against the wall for so long, and walk past the other initiates. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hello, Arm, said the Presence behind the mask leaning against the wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She looked proudly at my father who stood leaning against the truck, watching and judging the introductions. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simone is leaning on the counter watching an improbably tall guy pouring himself a drink. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

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

The island forced us into a narrow channel on the east side of the river, and we floated underneath sycamore trees leaning out over the water in search of more sunlight. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It is the kitchen door that was opened, they are cooking potato-cakes, the house reeks of it, and to-day of course is Saturday; that will be my sister leaning over. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She’s leaning a bit forward on the toes of her shiny white boots like she’s about to take flight, like— Bam! Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There leaning against a pillar, sat the man and never lifted up his eyes, but only waited for what his wife would say when she had seen him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She was seated behind her metal desk, leaning over a book. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I got up and lay across my bed, leaning on my pillow with the cookbook in front of me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I felt him leaning over until his shoulder was against mine. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

He curls up on the edge of the blanket and falls asleep leaning against my back. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She looked a little like a slug herself, flabby and limp, leaning on the table with her face buried in her hands. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Kate was leaning against a wall, trying to hold herself up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He parked his car briskly at the door of the school, stalked boldly into the room, found a yardstick leaning against Miss Gunderson’s desk, and climbed hand-over-hand to the top. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then, crossing his arms and leaning against his desk, he looks at me. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The nurse left them with her, and his grandma sat down in the chair on the other side of his mum’s bed, leaning forward to pick up one of his mum’s hands. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Scott, I don’t know what’s going on—” “Come on!” he shouts, leaning over me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the elevator, she pressed against Zakariyya, one hand leaning on her cane, the other gripping her tattered dictionary. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Where was the old man whom they had left crouching in his chair or leaning on his stick? The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He watches them in the giant gilt-framed mirrors on the walls, their dark heads leaning close. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She put her shoulder blades back and realized that she was leaning against crusty bird droppings. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He had a crick in his neck from leaning against the cabin side and he stood and stretched, felt his neck pop a bit, then carefully reached and stretched his left arm. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re in some sort of large shed; sunlight seeps through the cracks between the warped wooden boards, and there’s a jungle of gardening implements leaning against the walls. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

He was leaning forward and looking at them and hissing. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“You choose different ways of referring to yourself depending on what is convenient,” she says, leaning back in her chair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Torso swiveled to the left and leaning forward. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Edwin began leaning into Cole as they walked forward. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“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

“Oh God, he’s dead,” she sobbed, leaning over the body of the old man who had filled her childhood with stories and protected her clandestine love affair. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were crowded on one side of the pavilion, leaning over, pointing, looking into our boat. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I lean against my husband, he is already leaning on me, together we achieve a kind of comfort. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he reaches his flat, Marco drops his bag to the floor, leaning against the door with a heavy sigh. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mully and Kegs stood inside the doors, leaning on their spears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Marcus is loudest of all, leaning forward, practically spitting in excitement. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She wore capri pants and Keds sneakers and moved slowly, leaning most of her weight on an aluminum cane. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Part of me feels like leaning into her embrace, but there’s a part of me that’s angry, too, so I stiffen at her touch. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

At the end of the alley, leaning against a wall, the agent stood and watched me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Wes remembered leaning back in the black, padded parlor chair and taking a puff on his blunt as the tattoo artist sealed the ink into his skin. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I see myself leaning over the stainless-steel sink in the back room, scrubbing a large Labrador retriever with flea shampoo and plucking fat ticks from her skin, while she shook and whimpered a little. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the guardhouse, Fisher was sitting on his bed, leaning against the wall and snoring. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stretched right out, leaning his head against the cushioned wall of the cab and pretending to nod off, a common avoidance-of-conversation-with-strangers tactic of his, one which left me to entertain Shorty. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She looks up from her tea, planting her elbows on the island and leaning toward me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then it began to make a slow hissing sound in the water and he still held it, bracing himself against the thwart and leaning back against the pull. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stand there, both leaning against the wall in the dark. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on my shoulder, leaning quite heavily, and after a few minutes we went on. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Beneath the deck, the lucky ones sit leaning against the side while the unlucky ones crouch in the middle, their heads between their knees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood with his back to her, leaning over the rail of the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

My toes are against the tire now; I’m leaning my palms on the side of the hood, watching close. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom’s got a couple of unopened blank canvases leaning against their doorframe. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I pull myself up in bed, leaning against the pillow. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His rifle was ten yards above him, leaning against the rock up there, useless. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit close, leaning across the space between beds, keeping our voices soft so we won’t wake the children. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is this your house?” asked the man, folding his arms now and leaning against the gate. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tilted her head slightly and he took his cue, leaning in to kiss the corner of her mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The boy’s pace was picking up, but Thomas stayed on his heels, surprised at how familiar he felt with the directions, usually even leaning into turns before Minho showed the way. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Let me paint you the picture,” Leon said, leaning forward in his chair. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Finally, he stops going through the cupboards, leaning against the counter and gripping its edges so tightly his knuckles turn white. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He climbed a ladder that was leaning against the overhang and settled himself onto the roof with a bucket of clay and a trowel he used to spread it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They sat inside it, leaning against the replica Lakota chairs, also called “backrests.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Grandpop was leaning over the pan again, this time taking a really big sniff. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Lou is leaning forward at the principal's other side, his dusty eyes focused on me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

And before he could answer, she had moved away, leaning on the wall for support. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no, my boy, I’m joking—obviously,” he chortles, leaning over to pat my hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Shan paused to exchange the leg on the table, leaning in to grasp her foot. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

“If it were simply a question of the dead man, things would be different, don’t you see?” said Francis, leaning forward in his chair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

To the amazement of the others, Saruman turned again, and as if dragged against his will, he came slowly back to the iron rail, leaning on it, breathing hard. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Diego was leaning over the railing of the second floor, and I had to crane my neck to see him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

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

Going downhill, she shortens her step, keeps centered, not leaning forward. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Cassie is leaning against the stack of boxes. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Marcus,” she says, leaning forward to face me in the front seat. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

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

Thomas did, leaning forward until his nose touched the cool surface of the glass. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Aren’t you hungry?” she asked suddenly, leaning forward and addressing herself to James. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up and stretched his arms over his head, leaning to the left, then to the right, working the stiff out of his back. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He sat down next to me and leaned into me the same as I was leaning into my daddy. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

His hands are on the banister and he’s leaning forward, surveying the room—is he looking for me? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Jenny Flick was leaning back in her chair with her feet on the desk. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

We both stared, I sprawling helpless on my back, the sword across my belly, the guard leaning forward, still holding the hilt as if afraid to let it go. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man, taking care to keep still, was leaning over the hedge and watching them intently. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the gateway stood a tall man dressed, down to his bare feet, in a robe colored like autumn leaves, leaning on a straight staff. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He was leaning casually against the shabby pine desk, which is all the permanent furniture in that room, flexing his bony hands in front of the electric heater. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

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

Then she lowered herself and sat on a thick pile of rope, leaning back against the cabin wall, and took a few deep breaths. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her aunt was sitting on the ground, and Elena was leaning against her shoulder. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She looked all round the room in a glaring manner, and then said, leaning on me while her hand twitched my shoulder, “Come, come, come! Walk me, walk me!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

Wes noticed one of his boys leaning out of a window along with dozens of other people, who were now curiously watching. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

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

More than a week passed before I slowly caught on that a family of leftish leanings could be bothered by the way their guests were attired. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

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

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

He was stooped, leaning against the doorway of the living room. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

About what it’s like growing up on the levee in Stockton, where every other person you meet has missing teeth or is leaning against a liquor store wall begging for change to buy beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

One of them was holding a censer, and the priest was leaning toward him, adjusting the length of its silver chain. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

There was great silence in the arena, while everybody waited without breath, leaning forward and looking upon the combatants like a circle of vultures whose prey is not yet dead. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pass liquor stores and pawnshops, and I see D-Boys leaning up against street signs, mean mugging like they own the whole world. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He yanked his gloves on and set off across the yard, leaning hard into the wind as his cloak snapped and swirled behind him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Townsend smiled big, leaning against the big desk that dominated the room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

That was when I noticed her Mysteries of Science poster leaning up against a wall. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

"Quiet, brothers," the chairman said, leaning across his table, his hand cupped to his ear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rodes sat silently leaning forward, his hands on his knees, looking at the ground. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ronan is now leaning against a fence in the parking lot with his fists tucked underneath his armpits. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

They had looked about themselves and saw nothing to contradict the statement; saw, in fact, support for it leaning at them from every billboard, every movie, every glance. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I walked under a leaning ladder, I would certainly have bad luck. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Great Esquimaux Curlew looked like he was just coming onstage, his body leaning forward, his neck stretched out, his bill stuck up in the air like he was about to sing or something. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Two queen’s men stood shivering on the steps, their hands tucked up into their armpits and their spears leaning against the door. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Along the banks, leaning out as though to catch their own reflections, were rows of rough stone houses with their shutters painted blue. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Gogol,” he whispers, leaning over his son’s haughty face, his tightly bundled body. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Think I should go for it?” he shouted, leaning out over the edge and glancing down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Ms. Millie!” she says, leaning into the open passenger window. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The elderly man in the brown suit was standing by the hood now, leaning on a cane, looking up at the house. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She stands at the blackboard with one leg leaning on the other like a flamingo. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The other officer was now leaning inside my car and going through my papers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I watched people leaning forward, to take in each story, their faces shining, laughing with the people on-screen. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They turned then and saw Pilate leaning on the window sill. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came around, rain falling on his face, still lying on the field, with someone leaning over him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She herself was leaning over in concentration, forehead very low, arms up on the surface, scrawling furious lines over a page with a pencil. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will leave the reprimands to the Dauntless,” she says, leaning back in her chair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I asked Bunny, leaning to look at the drink the waiter had brought him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course you could,” she whispered back, leaning close; “but I want to see his face, dear Metatron; I want him to know I’ve betrayed him. Come, let’s follow and catch him...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Of leaning my back against a wall and expecting the wall to move. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

Prim comes and sits on the floor next to me, leaning her head against my knee. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was startled, most of all, by the teenage boy in a baseball cap standing near a brick wall, face down, body leaning forward, hands between his legs. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Catherine says, leaning in to lower her voice right in Queen Mary’s face. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I run into the waiting room and Samantha is leaning back in a chair with her head on the wall. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“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

The horse is mid-gallop, the knight leaning forward in the saddle, with sword drawn as though he is on his way to a great battle of some sort. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

Presently I saw a man leaning on a two-strand barbed-wire fence, the wires fixed not to posts but to crooked tree limbs stuck in the ground. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his free hand, he pulled the lever on the recliner, leaning back. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was leaning on the steering wheel, so couldn’t see Tommy at all. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mena Prescott was now holding my mother’s hand, and my father was leaning against the truck, his eyes fixed on the mumbling woman. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I know I look like a big baby for crying but can’t help it as I think of him leaning against a building, a cigarette dangling from his lips. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Tim’s got one arm draped over El’s shoulder and his head is leaning so far back I think he might be asleep. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

“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

Each second she was leaning more heavily against him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I—I don’t know,” I said, leaning back against the window. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

"Anyone for a game of chess?" he asked, leaning through the bedroom doorway. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to the shark to get a better look at the ridges on the serrated teeth, leaning the sketch pad on my left forearm, to make a quick sketch of the steak-knife points. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I know this isn’t a news flash, but I’m hurt,” Cas had said, backing up against a...She had no idea what it was she was leaning against. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Never wanted to grit my teeth against the pain of leaning down to do something as simple stupid as tying my own darn shoe. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I just forgot my music, Mila, so I was leaning over to read yours.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I worried I wouldn’t be able to sleep again, knowing there was a corpse leaning on me, but soon the cold took me and I reentered the half-awake world of the barely alive. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Where does she think she's going?" the woman asked, leaning on a tall spear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The hood is propped open, and he and his dad are leaning over the engine. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

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