| 单词 | lighter |
| 例句 | As soon as I hear those words, I feel lighter. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z More footsteps, lighter than before, but no less urgent. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She sparked her lighter instead, taking a long drag and speaking through the exhale. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I was a softer target, but I also was lighter and faster. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It is strong as steel, yet lighter and far more flexible, and of course utterly impervious to fire, Dragonbone bows are greatly prized by the Dothraki, and small wonder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He built Mammachi a Bauhaus dining table with twelve dining chairs in rosewood and a traditional Bavarian chaise longue in lighter jackwood. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She would smoke it to make it lighter to carry, pack it, and walk on to the coast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Cakes layered to impossible heights, pastries lighter than air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Clap or tap to the beat of a song for a few measures, tapping louder on the downbeat and lighter on the other beats in the measure, then begin singing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Her voice had become lighter and her body language friendlier. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When he woke up the sky above was dim, not lighter but darker than when they had breakfasted. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Rather than riding in a motorcade, I was sometimes allowed to travel in an unmarked van and with a lighter security escort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She sounded so much happier and lighter than the woman I’d first met. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The head voice is lighter, more tension-free, and more natural and therefore more beautiful sounding. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I tucked the money away, making no reply, and I went back with a lighter step than I had come out. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Cosmologists in their lighter moments sometimes call this the Goldilocks effect–that everything is just right. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The strands that were held in the barrette were a lighter shade than the rest. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Travel to the Moon and you will be much lighter but no less massive. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It’s a lighter gray than what King and his folks wear. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I set the firework on the ground, and Dad retrieves the lighter from his pocket as we both crouch. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The lighter would be there, the crane and the chain, and Rebecca’s boat coming to the surface. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He stared into my eyes, and I saw how light his eyes were, lighter than I’d ever seen them, golden butterscotch. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Monaco took out a cigarette lighter and lit the roof. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The armrests were equipped with ashtrays and cigarette lighters. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He would be down there now, in the bay, with Colonel Julyan, and Captain Searle, and the men from the lighter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It is lighter than it looks, and kitten soft. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Percy extinguished his lighter and grinned at Hazel. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I didn't even taxi, but I was walking lighter. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Orange isn’t right for the space, and navy would be too dark, but a lighter blue could work. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z With his right thumb and finger pinching the $20 bill, he reaches his left hand into his left pocket and pulls out a lighter. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The box emptied and, now lighter than the stone, went up. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still dark along the ground and among the trees, but the sky was getting lighter, the blue gray streaked with red light, like a belly opening under a knife. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Every time I left our apartment to go searching for the lock, I became a little lighter, because I was getting closer to Dad. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The last thing he heard before he walked in was her cussing, and the click of her lighter. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z People thought Eleanor and I were twins, even though her cheeks were narrower and her hair was lighter. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was incompatible with the teaching of Archimedes, who was available in Latin from the twelfth century, and argued that objects float only if they are lighter than the water they displace. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The cuts was scabbing over and the bruises lighter. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She takes a lighter out of her pocket and hands it to me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z If it was lighter than the Feather of Maat, you got the afterlife. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Nico was several years younger, half a foot shorter and fifty pounds lighter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I know, but do you have a lighter or a match or something?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She finds my lighter, lights the cigarette she’s extracted from my purse. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled, and my chest still hurt, but I felt a little lighter. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When judges have discretion, they may consider a defendant’s background and impose a lighter penalty if the defendant’s personal circumstances—extreme poverty or experience of abuse, for example—warrant it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He also ran errands for the ward and in his spare time made me a cigarette lighter out of an empty Austrian rifle cartridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They were full of promise, of leaps and pliés and the feeling of being lighter than air. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “What’s it his business? Milo’s not carrying cigarette lighters too now, is he?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly I’m picturing myself with lighter, clearer skin, onstage in my pageant gown, ready to win it all. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, my,” the young man sighed and lit a Salem with a great click of his lighter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She hears the sparking of his lighter, the suck and flare of tobacco as his cigarette ignites. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The pine tree was only a few more yards, but the hill was getting steeper and slicker, and Grover wasn’t getting any lighter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But Louisiana felt different from Edgar—she was somehow both heavier and lighter. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He flew back over the stands, the noise of the crowd pounding his eardrums, and came in smoothly to land, his heart lighter than it had been in weeks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In fact, studies indicate that people become increasingly harsh when a criminal suspect is darker and more “stereotypically black”; they are more lenient when the accused is lighter and appears more stereotypically white. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Oceania, ’tis for thee” gave way to lighter music. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He took the lighter from his pocket and struck the wheel with his thumb. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She saw the lighter flame being lowered to the lip of the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Grace and Carol are browner, less pasty; their features are farther apart, their hair lighter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Even his hands were sneaky, padding the air as if he could somehow make himself lighter. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Liam hopped on the counter and started playing with a Zippo lighter, flipping it open and spinning it in his hand so it closed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We all stretch out our legs: my long, skinny, dark brown ones next to Isabella’s tan ones, next to Julia’s much lighter ones. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Often I think that the sky is becoming lighter on the horizon, but it may be merely my imagination. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I can hear the rustling, the click of her lighter, I smell the hot singe of the smoke, breathe it in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It just kept expanding, getting lighter and lighter. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was another, lighter step in the passage. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Twinkle nodded, slouched on the floor in front of the fridge, wearing black stirrup pants and a yellow chenille sweater, groping for her lighter. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He also told me things that Negroes had told him— that the lighter the skin the more trustworthy the Negro. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She spent more time than usual on her makeup, too—blending the foundation to a shade more pale than ghostly, going lighter on the kohl. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z His beard, chest-length like the others, was lighter in color too. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She nodded distractedly as she searched for her lighter. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was much lighter up there, because a white-painted flight of steps led up to the roof—or, rather, to a wood-and-glass structure like a little greenhouse. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He found a bottle of water purification pills, a first-aid kit, a pocketknife, matches, and lighter fluid. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was an inch taller than Poppy, and her skin two shades lighter. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He lit it up with a butane lighter that made a flame approximately as large as my middle finger. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She slipped another cigarette from her pack, lit it with the car lighter, pulled a drag and let her smoke out slow. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The second was a girl aboard a Caribbean cruise ship in 1939, who threw her cigarette lighter at a porpoise. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z It had a lighter melody but the same flowing rhythm and turned out to be quite easy. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe on the floor next to Mama’s bed, right next to the cigarette lighter that she had been looking for this morning. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, my body felt light, lighter than the water surrounding it, like a balloon lifting into the sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah...anything...said Harry, his heart lighter than it had been in a month. “You know what — we should make up with Hermione.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I backed off as scotch splashed on my shirt; it felt lighter, slicker, and warmer than water. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t tell Ron this, of course, but his heart felt lighter than air as he turned to leave the enclosure. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then he took a lighter from his pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In letters, and on a visit home in early June 1884, he tries to persuade Vincent to paint with lighter, brighter colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When we’re good and quaking under the covers, Scooter will finish up with some lighter stuff. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z My lighter, more superficial side will always steal a march on the deeper side and therefore always win. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And the closer I get to her, the faster I walk, and the lighter I feel. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Some were flicking lighters, but I wasn't sure what they were lighting, and didn't want to look long enough to find out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She stuck the gun-shaped cigarette lighter in the waist of her jeans and got out of the Jeep. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And his prep team really needs to use a lighter hand with his blush. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He walked into the bright morning, feeling lighter and freer than he had ever felt. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Nice lighter,” I said as he used it to light his cigarette. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Like, they’re kind of charcoal around the edges,” she says, “and lighter in the middle, and then almost silver around the pupil. But dark silver.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Then he got up and poured some charcoal from a bag into the cooker, then some starter fluid, and he took a flick type of lighter and lit the fluid. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z And with those words he flicked the lighter and held its flame to one of the books. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The majority of “delinquents” are my color—just some lighter, some darker. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And somehow, I feel a little bit lighter. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z His voice ceased and I saw the strands of pale blue smoke drifting across the mirror and heard the electric lighter snap back on its cable into place behind the back of the seat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She sits by her fancy swimming pool and hears only her Sony Walkman, her cordless phone, her big, important husband asking her why they have charcoal and no lighter fluid. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They showed a city that looked somewhat like Ember, except that its buildings were lighter and taller and had more windows. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I had known Martin was awake for at least ten minutes; his breathing had become much lighter, and he had stopped doing his weird little lip licking and grunts. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was getting lighter every moment, and the birds had started singing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He puts the lighter back in his pocket; he must assume all eyes are trying to watch for any sleight of hand. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Then the clouds came over the moon again and the mountains and the lake were gone, but it was much lighter than it had been before and we could see the shore. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Her skin was a lot lighter than Faith’s. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Daisy was inordinately proud of the fact her husband was lighter than she was. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z For a time the morning seemed to brighten, the sky going to a lighter shade of silver, but then the rains came back hard and steady. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A great weariness was on him, but his will was firm and his heart lighter. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He glanced at Jamal, grinned, and flicked the lighter a fourth time. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Now they were men, and the terror they needed to provoke in others, if for no other reason than to feel it themselves, was rarer but not lighter. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A smaller and lighter horse, but restive and fiery, was brought to Legolas. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I had no idea where it would land, but I felt lighter inside, as though I had cleared something out of my head. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She seemed to be detaching herself from the world, growing ever lighter, more transparent, more winged. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I ascended it now, in lighter boots than of yore, and tapped in my old way at the door of Miss Havisham’s room. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The cigarette appeared to have been hand-rolled, and when the boy lit it, with a matte black Zippo lighter, the odor that filled the limo was not tobacco. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She said, “It sure is lighter than it look. Now show me how it work.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I took the kerchief and wiped my nose and eyes, my chest feeling a little lighter. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z King stares straight at Daddy and takes out his cigarette lighter. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Venial sins are lighter, like a rash instead of measles. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to be a silver cigarette lighter. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I still carried my shoulder bag Brooklyn-style, but it was now lighter and I wasn’t worried. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mong, man,” I said as soon as the morning started chasing off night and the sky changed to lighter. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The black bars on their sides made them look as if they had been grilled, and these also could become darker or lighter. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There were lighter animals for hunting, hawking, and riding, and others still smaller, like the jennet Robin had ridden. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Their shade of blue is peculiar, so dark it is almost black, with a small patch of lighter blue on the left iris, right next to the corner of his eye. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The bundle of bones in her arms seemed lighter. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She lay in the dark, propped up on the pillows, and stared at the lighter square of her window, at the heat lightning throbbing. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z For a second I thought he was going to make me dive into the river, but he kept dancing the lighter through his fingers, rolling it around his knuckles. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He used gasoline in the lighter and it burned with a frail blue flame and he bent and set the tinder alight and watched the fire climb upward through the wicker of limbs. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I cupped my hand around my lighter to protect the flame from the slight breeze and lit up. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He uses his dad’s lighter to burn the hand off his G.I. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He received a game of Monopoly, a razor and a cigarette lighter. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He could see the chamber growing lighter than ever. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Those North Africans would hardly be confused with blue-eyed blond-haired Swedes, but most laypeople would still call them “whites” because they have lighter skin and straighter hair than peoples to the south termed “blacks.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But I’m glad my friends convinced me to come tonight, and I walk back toward the dance floor with lighter feet than before. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z One with a buzz cut, brown complexion shades lighter than her own, and another with glasses, fuller brown hair, and light tan skin like Dahlia’s. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A hundred minutes and there was still a lot of water in the cabin—the boat didn’t even feel much lighter, still lay heavily in the shallow swells. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He ducked his head and then flicked the lighter and swung the flame out over the darkness like an offering. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z My grandmother was five feet ten inches tall, and her skin was the same as mine, darker than Mother's and lighter than Papa's. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The dark line of the horizon is far in the distance, the sky above it lighter, like layers of sediment in rock. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Now that I’ve told you, I feel so much lighter. More bouncy.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Then I realized the room was lighter than it should have been. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The lighter your skin was in apartheid South Africa, the better off you were. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Their vehicle was a streamlined “palace” horse van painted in Howard crimson and white and featuring two musical horns, eight headlights, fourteen cigar lighters, and a luxurious stall with kapok-stuffed walls. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bonsoir,” Tsukiko says cheerfully as he approaches, tucking her lighter back in her pocket as she balances her cigarette in its long silver holder. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Under the bridge he got out his lighter and lit it and swept the ground with the flickering light. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It could be a cigarette lighter, a gun trigger, the speakers, or a flickering streetlight; it could be anything. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When I picked up the sword, it was lighter than I expected. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A whole month to lighter a cargo that could have been unloaded in days at a wharf! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was getting lighter and I saw Doc come out of his cabin, the door creaking softly. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The friend looked younger, because he was so much lighter and smaller. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at me direct, her lips pursed in a whistle, and then took a cigarette from her bag, and flashed her lighter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Their polo shirts were partially covered with zip-front windbreakers one shade lighter than their shorts. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In the “after” picture, she’s at least two shades lighter, and she looks happy. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I lit her skinny girly cigarette, put my lighter back in my pocket, and didn’t say anything. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I know this because he winks at me, and it takes him all of thirty seconds to gather up his cigarettes and lighter from the bar and slip his coat on. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He set down the knapsack and put away the lighter and took hold of the boy by the shoulders. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “She seemed lighter? Less stressed during practice. Sometimes she was even downright giddy.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She was lighter and leaner; she was Curt’s Girlfriend, a role she slipped into asinto a favorite, flattering dress. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Surveying this harvest of shirts and cigarette lighters, expensive machinery and cheap cufflinks, Perry felt elatedly tall— now Mexico, a new chance, a “really living” life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d already found a plastic box of butane lighters and he lit the lamp with one of them and adjusted the flame and hung it back up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I picture him reaching for his Zippo lighter and setting it alight, right there in the box. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The room was growing lighter; without taking his eyes from Mina’s face, Dr. Van Helsing motioned me to pull up the blind. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Then he continued on his way, his steps noticeably lighter. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I handed him the little balls from the pouch, and when he placed them on the ground, I doused them with lighter fluid. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Walked around the house totally hype about how much lighter they were, which would definitely help me out on the track. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Would it divide the hurt in two, make it lighter to bear, the way feeling someone’s joy seemed to double it? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He loves the darker palette and isn’t sure how to make his lighter, but he does add more colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Slowly the sky above grew lighter, and then suddenly the clouds broke, and their draggled fringes trailed away northward up the River. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Let’s take them out where it’s lighter and see what they are. Come and help.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "I don't know ... something a little lighter than The Scarlet Letter, like maybe Winnie-the-Pooh? I have no idea." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt like nothing—even lighter and less substantial than snowflakes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Small gestures, but they made Emily feel a million times lighter. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The proximity of children made everything lighter for him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If we made the heat shield and outer hull detachable, they could ditch a lot of weight after landing at Ares 3, and have a lighter ship for the traverse to Ares 4. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was weak and several pounds lighter, but so relieved to be rid of the fever and the pain that nothing else mattered. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s really light up this Christmas,” Dad said and thrust the lighter into the Douglas fir. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And for some time, the sack I carried felt lighter. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Once our eyes adjusted we could make out lighter rectangles of grey on the far extremes of the space. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z And when I couldn’t do that anymore, when I pulled the conversation to lighter topics, you made me laugh. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z His sandy hair, considerably longer than it had been when they dropped in, was lighter now; and his bare back was a mass of dark freckles and peeling sunburn. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His voice is higher, lighter than I expected. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Somehow the topic turned to lighter things, and Ob and Mr. Underwood talked of the weather and the new bridge being built down the road. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “My secret is out, I guess. God, I feel so much lighter.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When it was a bit lighter he rose and walked out and cut a perimeter about their siwash camp looking for sign but other than their own faint track through the ash he saw nothing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z His heart felt lighter than it had in a long time as he saw the figures zoom past him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He rousted about the empty drawers of his adopted desk for matches or a lighter, but he could find nothing. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Mom gave him one of his presents, a brass cigarette lighter from the nineteen twenties in the shape of a Scottish terrier. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Quinn lit a slender cigarette with a lighter of tasteful simplicity and his big-boned face settled into an expression of quiet amusement. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He dragged himself to the kitchenette and knocked around until he came up with a lighter. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “But I do. I feel lighter and looser. It’s like I was holding my breath for all this time but didn’t realize it.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “Every minute now you are closer to home. You sail lighter for the loss of forty pounds.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Ruby’s dress was wine-colored calico, covered all over with a feathery pattern in lighter wine color. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The lighter a rider was, the greater the number of horses he could ride. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt lighter after that day, like the heavy cloud that had hung over her had finally turned into rain. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The lighter was shaped like a Fiat radiator. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They were all standing now, and as Cecilia leaned toward Marshall’s lighter, Leon said, “He’s got a first-rate mind, so I don’t know what the hell he’s doing, messing about in the flower beds.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When she was done, her lighter hair bounced into ringlets around her face. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I grab the lighter with my other hand and set the money on fire. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The next morning Wab made sure we each ate a bowl of lukewarm mush in the cold hour before the sky started shedding layers into a lighter blue. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He bought me cheap gifts: a glass figurine, a prickly brooch of cut glass, a silver- colored cigarette lighter. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z When things didn't work out with my wallet, my watch drove a wedge between my hairbrush and my lighter. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Maybe I should not be so afraid of saying anything, because honesty will make me feel lighter. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Your mama sure makes a fine gingersnap. My mama always says she was born to manhandle a cast iron skillet but your mama was blessed with the lighter touch of a baker.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Mose Wright shifted in his seat “It seemed lighter than a man’s.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z In the fall, my skin started fading back to a lighter brown, blue veins showing on the inside of my arms. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It was a hot day, and she almost immediately regretted leaving without changing into a lighter dress. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t bother to bring up the ad about a lighter, lovelier complexion. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Most important, in a day of improbable miracles, Ralph was able to connect the suctioning device to the ambulance’s cigarette lighter and make John comfortable. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Her steps were lighter before she slipped out of the classroom. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I copied the number into my guidebook and dialed from a pay telephone, sorting through the coins with which I was still unfamiliar, smaller and lighter than shillings, heavier and brighter than paisas. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z After a strenuous workout, I felt both mentally and physically lighter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Marco produced a slim cigar and a silver lighter in the shape of a bullet. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The back of my neck burns like a lighter is being held to it, then in an instant, the pain is gone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I feel lighter, I think, freer—but sadder, too, and all of a sudden I just want to get home to Scott. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His answer: assemble machines much smaller than living cells, materials stronger and lighter than any available today. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The dusk of evening seemed to grow lighter about him, as if a cloud had been withdrawn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her accent, along with her complexion, is a bit lighter than Baba’s, and people have a hard time guessing that she’s from Pakistan. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z My court-appointed lawyer says they’ll be facing charges, too, but what they say about us might help them get lighter sentences. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel lighter, like my shadow just quit his day job, walked off, and threw up a peace sign. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I feel lighter, as if I’m shedding matter, losing molecules, calcium from my bones, cells from my blood; as if I’m shrinking, as if I’m filling with cold air, or gently falling snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s just because winter is over and gray March has marched on, but things feel a little lighter. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Malcolm’s eyes were adjusted to the dark by this time, or as much as they ever would be, but he couldn’t see more than the stone building and the lighter shapes of the shuttered windows. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Basically, the lighter skinned you are, and the smaller and straighter your nose is, the “prettier” you are. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Lyra was lighter than the rucksack but awkwarder, because the rucksack’s weight was taken on the shoulders, whereas carrying Lyra, Malcolm soon remembered, involved both arms. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Yet the wolf sword actually seemed lighter than the blades he had wielded before. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Before then, the newspaper ran a few articles about the fire, with details about how the deceased Charlie’s Zippo lighter was found at the scene. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z When he slid into her, she thought how different he felt, lighter and narrower, on top of her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I had the Mexican going on for sure: brown skin and thick brown hair that was lighter than Mom’s but darker than Dad’s and that I usually wore in two braids. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I walk into the mostly empty auditorium—curtain time is still more than an hour away—and I'm met by Gary, whose hair is dyed lighter, and chopped short and messy like mine. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The striped curtain beyond the ticket booth hangs open, and through the haze, Marco can see a figure standing in the shadows, illuminated by the sharp spark of light from a cigarette lighter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was strange seeing how much bigger the apartment was than their own, how much airier and lighter. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z If anything, he seems lighter now than he was before. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z So it is straight but clean and has turned much lighter because I am outdoors so much. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He pulls out a thick roll of pink dollar bills and a lighter, and then sets a couple ablaze. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Then, with sticky fingers washed, Abby and I started out with the lighter aqua color, and before long Wynn was hunched over the frame, helping. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The room outside was much lighter than before, meaning the landing pad was probably about vertical in its rotation. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Since the basement doesn’t get as much light as upstairs, we should stick to lighter colors.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I changed to a brown sports shirt, which made my skin appear lighter. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She studied the pattern, shades of dull browns, starting nearly black in the center and spinning out lighter and lighter to a dirty yellow at the outer edge. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z As they walked on, Amari could see nothing but shadows—some lighter than others. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z My new name makes me feel lighter on my feet. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He flicked on the lighter, smacked me again, and flicked off the lighter. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We forget the color of his skin—was it dark brown like mine or lighter like Dell’s? Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z It attracted whatever refuse there was in the office, and whenever pens, eyeglasses, purses, or cigarette lighters were missing they could usually be found somewhere in her desk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting Indian style, the Object leaned forward, holding the cigarette in her mouth over a green ceramic lighter shaped like an artichoke. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I can remember as though I wore it still my comfortable, ill-fitting flannel suit, and how the skirt was lighter than the coat through harder wear. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was a pointed, sweet little face, her eyes a lighter brown than Isannah’s and her hair not so strikingly pale. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I run back to the bounce house and dive in, feeling lighter than I have in weeks as I jump. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Which idiot in history decided that lighter pigment was more attractive than having more melanin? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The boys were light-skinned, lighter than me, sandy-hued with unnervingly blue eyes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His hair was lighter than Rebecca’s, but they both looked like all the scientists that Moss had seen in the sci-fi films he’d grown up on. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I breathe him in and I wait to feel different, to feel lighter, to feel better or worse now that there is another living soul who knows. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She refused, her voice higher, lighter as a panic rose within her. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Those who smoked would awaken to find a carton of cigarettes and an assortment of disposable lighters, while the others would receive an equivalent, each according to his or her vice. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He could smell lighter fluid and a charcoal fire from one of the houses near downtown. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We were lighter by one riding lawn mower, and hauling two bags of Harley-Davidson sw—memorabilia. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z As she laughed she felt herself growing lighter and lighter, just as though she were being pumped full of air. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Even my pack began to feel a whole lot lighter; and the forks and knives had stopped jabbing into me whenever I hefted it up again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z An auxiliary cable strings out from the cigarette lighter, attached to an iPod. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z So she sat down at the table and picked up the crystal goblet and drank; it tasted like wine, but it was sweeter and lighter than any wine she had ever drunk before. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a strange color on him, too bright, but when he leans his head back against the doorframe, I see that it makes the blue in his eyes lighter. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I looked at her appraisingly—large dark eyes set in a full unlined face several shades lighter than my own. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Dimple punched him in the ribs, lighter than she wanted to, but he still winced. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was still a bit strange, but the feeling was lighter this time, less like needles and more like a buzzing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After a few steps through the pitch-black darkness the way became lighter. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But it was not just because the new unit on my back was lighter that I ran so much faster. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo figured it also made the dome lighter and easier to support. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Who’s got a match?” he demands and the boy with the square forehead offers him a flame from a red plastic lighter. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps the mixture of the darker and lighter tone in this one would allow you to hang the print in either spot,” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He grabbed his wife’s pack of cigarettes from the table and started searching for a lighter. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Her crash bracelets caught for a moment, holding her up above the waves, but then the wind caught the hoverboard, much lighter without her on it, and spun it away like a leaf. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Probably on account of the fact that Styx was dark as night and she was lighter than milk. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He’s got blond hair, much lighter than mine. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z It was still dark when we walked to school in the morning, but it was lighter coming home, and not as cold. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Septa Scolera echoed, “and you must feel so much lighter now, clean and innocent as a maid on the morning of her wedding.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When you drop it in the pool to join the rest of the stones, you feel lighter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He lay there early in the morning and watched the high small window above the bed; dark gray gradually became lighter until it cast a white square on the opposite wall at dawn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Now comes the part in all her stories where her voice becomes lighter, like she’s casually giving directions to the corner panadería. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When she was a toddler, she became seriously ill after ingesting lighter fluid when she was left unattended. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He picked up one of the sealed boxes—it was lighter than he would’ve guessed—and moved back into the light, then set the box down on the metal grate of the floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z One with a bunch of newspapers and matches and lighters behind the counter. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “I’m working on getting it lighter,” I said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z On top of that, foragers enjoyed a lighter load of household chores. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the room was bigger and lighter than the previous two. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The stream of runners is much lighter than what we'd seen this morning, but these runners are still at it, feet pounding the asphalt and foreheads glistening with sweat. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Ms. Singh has a lighter touch and cuts kind of upward instead of straight across. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I don’t have Jay’s high cheekbones or her lighter eyes, and I only get her complexion when I stay out in the summer sun all day. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The clean cuffs of his sleeves hung down past his wrists—below them his thin hands seemed lighter in color than the rest of his body and the palms were soft yellow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He’s lighter than the rest, his shoulders thrown back in a proud way, a sparkle of mischief in his too-light eyes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “No one has tried to do away with me today,” I reminded him, grateful for the lighter subject. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They was lighter when you were young, and your hair was lighter. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It feels lighter than before, but then I remember what’s missing. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The ground we’re running on is getting a bit steeper side to side, taking us thru leafier, lighter trees and first closer to the river and then away from it again as we run. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Then he shook his head and spoke in a lighter voice. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He kept his Marlboros rolled up in one of his T-shirt sleeves, and he lit his cigarettes with a Zippo lighter stamped with a picture of a naked lady bending over. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” he said, switching back to a lighter tone. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Presently, the pain in her breast grew lighter and she knew the wolf was with her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Small gestures, but they made Emily feel a million times lighter. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The lighter flame flickered magically, making golden the purple shadows on the wall. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm clenching my jaw, and my knuckles on the steering wheel are three shades lighter than the rest of my hands. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It seemed to get lighter even as I stared. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “You know, I think the ends of Scabbers’ whiskers are a bit lighter,” said Harry, trying to take Ron’s mind off Houses. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z My step was lighter as I returned to the car where my wife was waiting. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He had sat back down, and was nervously flicking a lighter that would not light. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain is lighter now, so I quickly walk past the houses to reach the other corner. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I stared at him, and he stared back, a patch of darkness lighter than the rest. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “It tells you the truth. As for how to read it, you’ll have to learn by yourself. Now go—it’s getting lighter—hurry back to your room before anyone sees you.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z His golden-brown skin is several shades lighter than mine, and his hair, raven-black, is freshly cut in a top fade. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He had put aside the heavy plate and helm he'd worn as the Knight of the Gate for the lighter leather-and-mail of an outrider, but his obsidian fish still fastened his cloak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was not possible to make them respond quickly enough to dodge and turn, neither could they move fast enough to ram into Octavian’s smaller, lighter ships. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Bits’s was rough, not that much lighter than his own. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t forget the peach is a lot lighter now than when we started out,” James told them. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “Vincent is still working hard and is making progress. His paintings are becoming lighter, and his great quest is to get sunlight into them,” Theo tells Lies. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It’s only been a week and already I feel lighter. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was barely any lighter outside, but Ivy made out Dad’s silhouette against the greenish-black sky. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z To his surprise he felt tired but lighter, and his head seemed clear again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Shelves filled with lace fans, crystal, cigarette lighters, and perfume bottles. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Some of them are as large as bricks, but each one gets progressively smaller and lighter, until I finally see the first edition of the official glasses propped up at the end of the shelves. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As fuel was consumed, the ship got lighter, and the acceleration more pronounced. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at it for a moment, then handed me a white one and a lighter. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z There are two empty, crumpled packs of Marlboros next to a lighter and an overflowing ashtray on the sill. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z His face gradually became lighter and lighter shades of brown, his pink mouth the only part of him that wasn’t filthy. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I had expected him to discharge Kathy, and to give Elias and Andrew lighter sentences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t bother me,” she said, assuming a lighter tone of voice, “but this hurts old Grandma so much.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A large crack runs through the middle of it, and there are streaks of lighter rock near the edges. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Her hair was a lighter shade of brown than mine. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z It made her chest feel lighter, the thought of avoiding that whole ugly conversation, but doubt whispered through her like smoke seeping under a closed door. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He flicked the lighter, but it struggled to light. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z ‘If I were you, I’d go back to Hall Two. They’re giving lessons on the lighter scooters in a minute or two.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “And my heart is pounding in my breast. Isn’t there something you could drop to make yourself lighter?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Suddenly, even her lipstick seemed a shade or two lighter, as though she had just blotted it with a leaf of Kleenex. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He kicked the blade of the shovel under the edge of the boards and stopped and got his lighter out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It fronted the jungle, and as I investigated it — hoping to find a pot, a lighter, anything — the bonobos joined me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Thinking about it now, I feel definitely that just as my father favored me for being lighter than the other children, my mother gave me more hell for the same reason. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It had more windows, too, and was a good deal lighter. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Coke’s scientists went back and tinkered with the fabled secret formula to make it a little lighter and sweeter—more like Pepsi. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The young man clicked his lighter open, lit a Salem, and clicked it closed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom got him a carton of menthol cigarettes with a fancy new Zippo lighter. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z With a lighter heart, I patted Plug and even had a kind word for Violet. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Perlstein gave me a lighter and sent me down to the north-facing gallery by myself, with instructions to light inmates’ cigarettes. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now that you aren’t a novice, you have to learn to be a lighter sleeper.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His lean face was lined with deep black wrinkles, and he had thin, pain-tightened lips which were lighter than his face. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘This wood is lighter than Mirkwood, but it is musty and shabby.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Olly’s mood gets better, lighter somehow, the farther away from his house that we get. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Robbie flicked the lighter a few more times, turning his body away from the breeze, until finally the tip of the cigarette turned red. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Blessed if I know! You’ve lightered all the cargo in my head!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I snapped my Zippo lighter and burned the evidence with full knowledge that I compounded the contempt. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If El were here, she’d tell me to grab a tire iron or to heat up the car lighter, but she’s not. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I went home filthy and tired every day, but with a lighter heart. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Although still dark inside the house, outside it was growing lighter and lighter. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet Galileo realized, not only that ice was lighter than water, but also—it must have been an extraordinary shock—that bodies often float without displacing their own weight in water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Tell me something,” he asked after another minute, and I could hear him struggle to use a lighter tone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t figure out if he was trying to bring the mood back to a lighter tone, or if he was just trying to make up for getting crushed by Shannon. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She almost dropped the lighter, but her fist clenched around it just in time. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When he struck the lighter to the rich tinder the fire crackled instantly and he knew that it would not last long. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Tsukiko pulls another cigarette from her coat, flicking open her lighter with a lazy, practiced gesture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I feel as if a heavy weight has just gotten a little bit lighter. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Larger, but lighter, much lighter—a burden shed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Ever since they had arrived in the Kingdom of Death, the mehndi had grown lighter and lighter, as they did naturally, because they were not permanent. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He took a cigarette from his own pack, ignoring a transparent humidor on the table, and lit it with his own lighter. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I start walking in the opposite direction, feeling lighter than I have since before Gram died. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Fortunately, hydrogen is a lot lighter than oxygen, so that almost 90 percent of the weight of the water would have come from the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As they moved through the village, Ellsberg watched a young marine hold the flame of his cigarette lighter to the thatch roof of a hut. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z After a long time, slowly, like a spell was wearing off, I saw a shadow of a chicken, and then darker and lighter stripes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z It was a virtue to have paler skin than most Iranians, not to mention hair that was several shades lighter than my family members'. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He dropped his gas can and I heard his metal lighter flip open. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But the girls with lighter skin could skip that step. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She was a little lighter in complexion, a little broader in the jaw and shoulders, but from a distance, Sefia might have mistaken her for her mother. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They were dressed in jeans of that light blue, lighter and a little frayed at the seams, that can be achieved only by a hundred washings. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Sleeps as Richard surreptitiously flicks a lighter and touches it to the hem of that gauzy white skirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Even though I tried to clean up a little, the center console is stuffed with pencil stubs and pieces of paper, cigarette butts, a lighter, guitar picks. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z All his crimes weighed heavy on him, the deaths of Stil- son and Bonzo no heavier and no lighter than the rest. Ender's Game 1985-01-15T00:00:00Z Every time he flicked the lighter his gold rings blinged in the sun. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Those bearers were slaves before I came. 1 made them free. Yet that palanquin is no lighter.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Matt started a fire with a lighter he found in the backpack. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew it to be half full, but suddenly it felt much lighter, as if there was hardly any water left in it. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I listened to him and marveled at the wonder in his voice, at how much lighter the brown of his pupils was. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I held the dragon lighter steady as she lowered the tip into the flame. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He fumbles with the lighter before it consents to spark. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Vincent set down the last of four cardboard boxes with a grunt, then went inside for some lighter fluid. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The most interesting of these is the prediction that protons, which make up much of the mass of ordinary matter, can spontaneously decay into lighter particles such as antielectrons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely the sleeper hadn’t woken already: in the dimness Ama could make out the shape of the sleeping bag, the lighter patch that was the girl’s hair, and the curve of her sleeping dæmon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They had no trouble finding Lawrence’s 18-centimeter protons, but only in the lighter elements lithium and beryllium. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They looked like the rich, flowing robes of Renaissance angels, both heavy yet lighter than air. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Guy reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a lighter and a crumpled piece of paper. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z His heart felt lighter than it had in a long, long time. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z That girl was a lighter, skinnier, prettier version of me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Light glints off the lighter hair of one, and I recognize the prowling gait of the other. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z If the man were gone—if the man were gone it would be lighter and he could move fast and it would be better. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z But there were a few exceptions: Jonas himself, and a female Five who he had noticed had the different, lighter eyes. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z As the room grew lighter, he thrashed and chewed away and either didn’t notice my face pressed up against his jar or didn’t care. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The lighter patchwork quilts were hung over the clothesline, and we set to heating them with all our might. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Behind them, on the horizon, was a patch of lighter sky where in a moment the moon would rise. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The humans resulting, he knew, would be, as they became lighter, and weaker, progressively also more susceptible to wickedness and evil. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I held the lighter at arm’s length for two who had rolled their own, ready to spring back at any second. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her steps were faster and lighter tonight, a smile spreading over her face as she thought of giving Geak the chicken to eat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, as she walked, the passage became lighter. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Wheat started to re-form, but Percy pulled a lighter from his pack and sparked a flame. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Asking the questions indeed made him feel lighter. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z That hair was jet black, so black that it didn’t even have lighter highlights, and electric with curls spilling over her shoulders. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Towards the end it will be still lighter; and we can cut rations, if necessary. We have been eating very well, you know.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She put a hand up to her hair and touched it gingerly; her head felt much lighter now. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z With the aid of his cigarette lighter, the mission was accomplished without mishap. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Guy asked with a flame in his eyes brighter than the lighter’s. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z On the way home that day, the feeling that had been weighing me down so much since I’d said that mean thing to Howard felt a little bit lighter. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Some Deckers sing along and I’m sure if they were allowed to have lighters in here, they’d whip them out; some are crying, others are smiling with closed eyes, hopefully lost in good memories. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I felt lighter, unshackled, as if something I had been carrying had fallen away. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly he remembered a lighter in his vest pocket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Oliver heard a sliding door opening and their next-door neighbor click a lighter for a cigarette. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I looked around again—just him saying he didn’t feel safe made me think McCoy was hiding around a corner with a lighter and a can of hairspray. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “It was a game,” I offered, and I felt myself talking on and on, trying to put things on a lighter level. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Like Johnny White, he was a number two man, pure muscle, broad in the shoulders, but a bit lighter than the boys who sat in the middle of the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On the ride home, I focus only on the good news, and my heart feels lighter. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “I was lighter than air from the minute I was born,” Olive said proudly. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I laugh and look around the room, feeling lighter for the first time since lunch last week. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We wadded up pieces of newspaper and scattered them in the hole, put the firewood on top of that and doused everything with lighter fluid. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They left Zonko’s with their money bags considerably lighter than they had been on entering, but their pockets bulging with Dungbombs, Hiccup Sweets, Frog Spawn Soap, and a Nose-Biting Teacup apiece. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Devin lit the tobacco with a lighter and puffed on it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The tune was lighter and happier than the others. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I don’t know why, but it was one of the only things that made my boots lighter. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘But the day is getting darker instead of lighter: darker and darker. As far as I can tell, it isn’t midday yet, and you’ve only slept for about three hours.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He merely threw the lighter in a wide high arc into the trees at the foot of the hills and limped down the footpath, paying no attention to the direction he was going. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And because they were polite, Bernard felt positively gigantic—gigantic and at the same time light with elation, lighter than air. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Much lighter, and it squishes up small. Much better for when we go exploring.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Do you want to buy some Zippo lighters?” he asked Yossarian. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z At fifty-nine minutes, thirty-two seconds, I stopped, pulled my lighter hunt bag and the rifle off my back, and settled into the nook made by a felled tree. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Stronger than any common steel, lighter, harder, sharper... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Liam waved the lighter over the white page with the black scarab. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He was six feet, with light, mottled skin and sandy brown hair with a streak of even lighter hair near the front. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “It’s okay,” I said, reaching into my pocket for a lighter. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It’s getting lighter, the sun truly coming up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I took the silver ones because they were lighter. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognized her even though her skin was black, only a shade lighter than Rosaleen’s. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus he says if you have two heavy objects, the heavier one will fall faster than the lighter one, and if the heavy one is twice as heavy it will fall twice as fast. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Prince said, “The devil! That means we’ll have to lighter the cargo.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair was already bleaching out to a lighter blond that would become white and his eyes were lined at the comers from squinting. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was blue as it was most mornings, a dark indigo-shaded turquoise that would get lighter when the sun was fully risen. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Small flames tore at the darkness as matches and cigarette lighters were lit. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “With the release of the bomb, the plane was instantly nine thousand pounds lighter,” Tibbets said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls the silver lighter from her coat pocket and tosses it to him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She has a tiny black and gold lighter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When the wound did heal, it left a long and crinkled scar, and while most scar tissue is lighter than the surrounding skin, Charles’ scar turned dark brown. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I think there might be some lighter fluid in the garage back at home—I can try to sneak some here so Sandy won’t have to be sitting in the dark every night. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z My heart feels lighter as I watch Connor scramble out of bed. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The Free Mandela campaign had its lighter side as well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The flecks of lighter brown in the darker brown of her eyes. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mama had once caught Gerald playing with the lighter, and she made the fire come out and she held his hand right over the flame. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Deep blue swirled among lighter shades, like ocean draped in sky. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Because after the gold was removed from my body, I felt lighter, more free. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The new glasses are lighter, for one, and fit more comfortably on my face. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A waterproof container with matches and two small butane lighters. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Her duties were lighter as Lord Bolton's cupbearer than they had been under Weese or even Pinkeye, though they required dressing like a page and washing more than she liked. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She flung the words at him, immediately feeling lighter and freer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Tsukiko nods thoughtfully, pulling a silver cigarette holder and matching lighter from the pocket of her coat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Its shell was smaller, lighter, and made for a better shield. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He pulls out a lighter from his coat pocket. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Stretched out on his stomach, holding the lighter in one hand, he swept the bottom with the other, clawing, pulling, fingering, poking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel myself get lighter; my heart beat faster, and my scalp kind of tingled when I saw her. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But there was no need for this graceful footwork; the bag was much lighter than they had anticipated, and Milkman made it down quite easily. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I open the top drawer of the lab station, and sure enough, there’s a flint lighter. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Some are as dark as me, some lighter. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He hands me the lighter, and I throw a quick glance at Mom. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m taller and have lighter hair and skin than my cousins, with a pointier nose and eyes that only sometimes look Asian. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z It's so dark he has to use a cigarette lighter, and the flame is so puny, you still can't see to the bottom of the stairs. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I open up all the drawers until I find a lighter instead, pocketing it in my mother’s nightgown. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mulatto women were prized as mistresses, and their children, one shade lighter in turn, moved still further up the social and economic ladder. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Mike kneeled by the fire, lighting one of the smaller sticks with a cigarette lighter. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His hair was dark brown and his skin was a bit lighter than most Lakota people’s, but his eyes were brown. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z And now here Bailey stands, trying to accomplish the same feat with only a book and some yarn and a borrowed cigarette lighter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He came toward me, without his cane at the moment, his new walking cast so much smaller and lighter that an ordinary person could have managed it with hardly a limp noticeable. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead his fingers were jittering on the lighter. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Though it was lighter than he expected, the smaller pack gave the impression of being heavy and unwieldy, like a brimming bucket of water in danger of overflowing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The man wore a dark hat, and jeans and long jacket washed palest blue with lighter places at knees and elbows. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It was easier for me to run now because all us code talkers had the new lighter portable radio units. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She colored her hair to be lighter and never spoke about Arman and drank tea with her pinky up. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And Noise women have lighter hair and bigger chests and wear less clothes and are a lot freer with their affecshuns than in the vids, too. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The air would be clear after that, and lighter. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d finally said it, but it didn’t feel like a rush, I didn’t feel lighter. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Out comes a flashlight, one of those small kinds that look sort of like a cigarette lighter, and also a spool of kite string. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I’ve heard these words a thousand times before, but even so, Coach’s message makes me feel lighter, focused. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z With only the streetlight from outside pouring through the window, I search for my lighter and tea candle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I grow lighter, less dense, and larger... larger... exploding outward into the sun. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Caesar thanks me and I go back to my seat, my dress now feeling lighter than air. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But because the evidence was circumstantial, and because Bryce’s family was rich and powerful with lots of influence in New Rome, he’d got away with the lighter sentence of banishment. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She found him out and knew him, and once she had learned she screamed, she writhed, she cried, she begged, and she had the satisfaction of feeling the blows instantly become lighter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He takes the single white candle in one hand and Tsukiko’s lighter in the other. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I hesitate, and she says, "Or we can go with something lighter." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Ishmael was commandeered to help dig free a half-track that had been deposited on Betio by a tank lighter and had promptly buried itself. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He gave me a light from this big lighter off the table. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Maleeka’s tripping on that slave stuff again,” Char says, taking out her cigarette lighter and setting one of my pages on fire. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She should have realized it earlier; Adanna’s belly was swollen and her skin was a sickly tone, much lighter than it was only weeks ago. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z All his crimes weighed heavy on him, the deaths of Stilson and Bonzo no heavier and no lighter than the rest. Ender's Game 1985-01-15T00:00:00Z Gerald crawled under the table then, flicking the lighter over and over again to light the way for G.I. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a neutron much lighter than any other lab had postulated. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Its body spilled out of the ceiling like scaly water, lighter than it looked. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z As Frodo watched he saw something dark pass across the lighter space between two trees, and then halt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The words suddenly pushed themselves out of Joaquin’s lungs, making him feel lighter, freer. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The weight inside me was no lighter for my recent change of heart. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Lillian’s skin was real light, even lighter than mom’s,” Gary explained. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z One side contains my exuberant cheerfulness, my flippancy, my joy in life and, above all, my ability to appreciate the lighter side of things. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She avoided the sun and used creams in elegant bottles, so that her complexion, already naturally light, became lighter, brighter, and took on a sheen. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The mood is so much lighter, and I don’t feel Mom’s eyes tracing the outlines of my patches, trying to tell if they’ve gotten bigger or not. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “I have a whistle. I have a mirror. I have a cigarette lighter. I have firecrackers. They’ll think I’m a wizard.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I smiled as he stretched out to pat my shoulder; the age spots that dotted his hand stood out because they were so much lighter than his soil-colored complexion. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She took the lighter out of her jeans and casually tossed it off the bridge. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He clicked shut the lighter and brought his eyebrows down. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The insosuit was far bulkier and far uglier than the regulation spacesuit; but withal considerably lighter, due to the fact that they were entirely nonmetallic in composition. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The rope fell across the flagpole like a cable over a pulley, and as Kate dropped downward, so Constance—much lighter by far—shot up out of the grasp of the astonished Martina Crowe. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she runs, her spirit lighter than air, lighter than the copper of her flesh, more willful than gravity. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z We pass La Vega, and the rain is lighter now, but shows no sign of letting up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he showed the lighter to Lloyd and then swung to the opposite side of the silver pole, closer to Sasha. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Nothing remained of it in his memory, yet because of it he felt glad and lighter of heart. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She opened her purse and took out a cigarette, lit it with an expensive silver lighter, put the lighter away. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Ha! Have I been to Europe? Ask me how many times I’ve been to Europe,” Sammy said, lighting a cigar from a dashboard lighter. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My hand raised automatically, one finger extended as if to touch the large wooden cross, its dark patina contrasting with the lighter tone of the wall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The Colonel lit the cigarette with a lighter I’d paid for and took a drag. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Lighter and lighter La Llorona grew until she was more than translucent; she was a silhouette of radiance. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z At one point she rose to get a light from her brother, but it was the chief inspector who obliged her with his own lighter. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He put on a clean blue shirt and overalls washed until they were soft and pale blue and lighter blue at the knees where the wear came. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They lifted her with a quick jerk, almost throwing her up in the air—she was obviously a lot lighter than they’d thought—and Thomas almost shouted at them to be more careful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She looked a bit like Hayley, though she was taller, her hair lighter. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He knew that the brown germ stayed dormant as, being the lighter of the two germs, it was the weaker. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When they lifted her on to the lighter the water would stream from her sides, back into the sea again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But no—the light here was different, and the wood in the cabin around her was a lighter shade. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Liam waved the lighter over the white page with the black scarab. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His gray eyes seemed shades lighter by contrast to his darkened skin, and the months of traveling into the sun hadn’t only earned him squint lines. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And when he burst into a rapid series of lighter notes she was not surprised to see primroses suddenly appearing in every direction. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The cream cakes appeared then, and the conversation took a lighter turn. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I'll go in every direction, in turn, and then look around and see if it looks any lighter ahead. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z A sound of a quarrel came from the back room, which was probably the kitchen—a deep voice and a lighter male voice yammering back and forth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or a lighter ship,” he suggests, burning me an evil eye. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I step back, not wanting to be so close to her that I can see the ring of lighter brown around her pupils. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z After Sam showed me a Zippo lighter trick, I asked her more about Mary Elizabeth. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He shakes one out and fumbles with the lighter. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I can’t believe with all this technology, in a ship that traveled across the galaxy, the same flint lighter from my seventh grade chemistry lab is what they have on the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Norma was lighter, rust colored, and not as pale as Mami, whose skin was pink. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “It looks lighter than when it was wet. But it’s still a fine brown.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to burden Seabiscuit with 132 pounds, but he knew that going the way of the lighter weight would draw criticism. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept on looking at the patch of curtain, and saw where the sun had faded it, making it lighter than the piece above. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His step was lighter and quicker, his body was lithe and graceful. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Her steps seemed shorter than usual and lighter than usual, and there appeared to be great movement around her knees. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not whose?” he said, and his voice was lighter than she had thought it would be, but full of expressive tones and subtleties. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “All right...Sweet holy shitstickers, it tastes like you're washing down a bite of corn with a pint of lighter fluid.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The sky was lighter already; there was a faint fresh stir in the air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Their journey across the ice field took less time than their journey out to the fortress, for the weather remained calm and the sledge was lighter now. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He watches the guests watching his brother, Mena resting her head on Lucas’s shoulder, Oslo holding a cigarette lighter in the air, his mom wiping happy tears from her eyes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z At last the first animal, a big black one, stepped out into the clearing of the dirt road, followed by another that was just as big but much lighter in color. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The air is lighter here, like how the air is freer in the rich hills of Petionville. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They watched over her and gave her fewer and lighter chores as her time drew near. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking home, I think about me chasing after Clem and I feel lighter somehow. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I still carried my shoulder bag Brooklyn-style, but it was now lighter and I wasn’t worried. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then some of the hearthmen jumped up with shouts and tumult, intending to kill him, for murder is a lighter shadow on a house than suicide. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He was about thirty pounds lighter then, a constant grin on his face, a man tasting the full feast of youth. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Wednesday pulled out a narrow gold lighter from the pocket of his pale suit, and lit the old man’s cigarette. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Vicente looks just like Simón except with lighter eyes and longer hair. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They’re lighter brown than mine, with specks of hazel and green, what she claims is the assertion of her distant Pashtun blood. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Of course I won, because I was lighter and it hadn’t been a zillion years since I had gone on a swing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Diego wrestled the lighter from my brother and then lit three Roman candles, which sent streamers of blue and red and green sparks into the air. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Your father,” Darma says, her tone lighter than before, “is too impatient. He wants things to come quickly and easily. You cannot farm that way. He thinks money will solve all problems. It will not.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “My heart will be lighter when our task is done,” Adaon said at last. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Basta was still standing in the road, his face sharply outlined when he lit a cigarette with a lighter. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I felt his hand, lighter than a moth’s wing, brushing my damp hair back, so that his lips could touch the hollow beneath my ear. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Liam hopped on the counter and started playing with a Zippo lighter, flipping it open and spinning it in his hand so it closed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Someone held a lighter to his face and they saw his bared teeth and flecks of white in the corners of his mouth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My headache grows lighter, and my eyelids get heavy. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z My head was getting lighter and my chest felt tight. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When I told him what had happened, he flicked his cigarette lighter to see. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z But I liked the idea of forgiveness and, by the time I reached our island, dripping with my cold Atlantic wash, I felt lighter than I had in a long time. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Shortly after dawn, when the sky turned not rosy and welcoming as it does in summer but merely a lighter shade of gray, the midwife kicked her awake. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry and I were given two gas cans and a lighter, and we soon figured out what to do with them. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do what I say or I’m gonna do worse yet,” she says, flicking her lighter’s flame close to my head. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z So you get out feeling like an astronaut coming down from space, a little lighter than you were. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Some scientists speculated that more could be done with a lighter load. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z She’s been holding her tray for this entire conversation, so her arms are probably getting tired, even though her lunch must be lighter without the soup. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z We decided that she could wear a lighter shade of green. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I thought part of me would feel lighter. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Mateo’s hands slip off my shoulders and my bike is immediately lighter. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then he pulled out a brand-new shiny Zippo lighter. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Outside, it's cooler; while I can get a breath of lighter air, I take a walk toward the meadow path again. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He rocked us back and forth as the room grew lighter. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z |
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