| 单词 | lightning |
| 例句 | All I could do was hope I had chosen a lucky spot where lightning wouldn’t strike, where no tree would topple down. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z That’s how come my ma can hear lightning in the grass. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Then,” Thomas continued, “not long after, my parents were both killed during a storm. Struck by lightning, both at once.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They passed a dome-shaped aviary full of black-and-white impundulus, barely mindful to cover their heads as the birds beat their massive wings and sent sparks of lightning into the sky. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The great assembly line pushed cows and hogs forward at the usual lightning speed, so that workers had no time to turn their thoughts or bodies to anything else. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Like, you were this scrawny little lightning bolt, and now you’re...” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A storm would be very dangerous out here where lightning travels fast. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The fox-heroes on the big screen turn their eyes into lightning. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The tent goes silent, the kind of quiet that's laced with lightning and heat and thunder. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In her father’s palace she had watched them from her childhood, their stormy meetings, the black clouds they summoned and the wild red lightning. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning bolt was too obvious if you really were the acid thrower, and I didn’t see anything on Facebook that led me to believe he had a beef with Nicole. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Mr. Noah, you’ve been accused of murder. You used witchcraft to kill David Kibuuka by causing him to be struck by lightning.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And it’s like lightning passes through HARRY’s body. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Aru raised her hand, and the lightning bolt snapped into her palm. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Great bolts of lightning cracked from the low-hanging clouds, and thunder shook the ground. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Quick as a flash of lightning, William whipped the leg around. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She then put the pod in her cloak pocket, and they watched in silence as Valley began to climb an enormous tree that seemed as if it had been struck by lightning recently. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But I wasn’t convinced enlightenment struck like lightning. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I wasn’t Percy Jackson, the cool guy who’d retrieved Zeus’s lightning bolt last summer. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z And then, just before the nobody died, the heavens opened up, and there was thunder and lightning. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Would she turn him into a bug, strike him down with lightning? Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z On their way in, Ridgeway told them that a lightning strike must have started the fire. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He doesn’t have his cap on, but there are two lightning bolts on his collar. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The rain fell steadily, broken occasionally by thunder and lightning. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s a crack in the parent wall, so I decide to strike with lightning speed. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Usually he had a pint of bootleg white lightning. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A solinium flare ricocheted around the room like a trapped bolt of blue lightning. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The moment I looked up again, Yakov was as I remembered—strikingly beautiful and self-possessed, his eyes as bright as lightning. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Late summer like this, if you want to stop the muck fire you got to stop the lightning from striking. They ain’t figured out how to do that yet.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The look was like the scorch of lightning. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Heavy black clouds battled lightning in the churning sky and pelted us with leaden raindrops. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The lightning strike did nothing for my writing skills. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As I swept my pitch to throw the hay slop into the barn, lightning spooked the horses, and they jolted the wagon. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z For a second, Sefia swore she saw storms, great roiling clouds rolling with thunder, and lightning cracking overhead. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We were all shocked into silence, like he’d struck us with invisible bolts of lightning. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Of them all he was foremost, as was proved by the extraordinary fact that poets report, that when Zeus wished to use his thunderbolt, it was Pegasus who brought the thunder and lightning to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look right there. You can tell where the lightning has hit.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Every head in the Great Hall swiveled toward the stranger, suddenly brightly illuminated by a fork of lightning that flashed across the ceiling. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Halfway down he became aware of a small animal running at lightning speed towards him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Quicker than lightning her mother appeared, her long red curls whipping around her as Fox grabbed Seven’s cape off her with ease and precision and used it to block the spell. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It remained dark, not only because of the smokes of the Mountain: there seemed to be a storm coming up, and away to the south-east there was a shimmer of lightnings under the black skies. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He saw again the jagged white flash of lightning and heard again the crash of the huge tree that almost ended his life. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z To the west lightning flickered in sheets broken by jagged streaks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then like the last burst of lightning out of clearing sky, the boy began. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I dream lightning strikes. Or earthquakes. Sometimes it’s dark clouds mushrooming in the sky. I wake troubled.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z I wasn’t seeing lightning bolts or having palm sweats. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I felt like I had been struck by lightning. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning got brighter and the thunder got louder, but all we could do was brace for it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He could not even move in under a tree because of the lightning. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit up, a lightning bolt down my spine. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Did you know,” says Marie-Laure, “that the chance of being hit by lightning is one in one million? Dr. Geffard taught me that.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Outside, darkness had fallen and the sky was lit once in a while by lightning. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Now I’m not saying that the Chandrian are out there, striking like lightning from the clear blue sky. But folk everywhere are afraid of them. There’s usually a reason for that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I could feel the altercation-ness creeping up in my chest like a new kind of lightning. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Love comes to mind, immediately, and it surprises him like a lightning bolt on a day with clear forecasts. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Thoughts zapped through my brain like summer lightning. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Rain blew into her face, but at the next flash of lightning, looking down, she saw that the yard was empty. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As the lightning ceases and the blood rain begins just to the right of it, her words suddenly make sense. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Unless I got impaled on a tomato cane, like the priest in The Omen who gets spiked by a falling lightning conductor. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I ignored the flashes of lightning all around me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Storms are best, even when they bring lightning and he is riding on a tank car full of gas; rain keeps immigration agents indoors. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Jason called down another lightning strike, but Ephialtes caught it on his spear and deflected the blast, melting a life-size plastic cow. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You pale grub! You lightless lightning bug! The cauldron of Arawn’s Cauldron-Born!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “This one time, we took a jar of lightning bugs into the grocery store...” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A crackling arc of electric blue lightning snapped from the doorway to the silver ring on TimeStar’s hand. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z We waited till his taillights turned to specks no bigger than lightning bugs before we spoke or even moved. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Donna doesn’t say anything, but I can see hurt flash across her face, like a strike of lightning. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But then, as we made it back to the top, chests heaving, a long flash of lightning lit up the night and I turned and saw it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She loves watching rain beat on people and lightning chase people inside. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Jason summoned another lightning strike, but this time Porphyrion simply deflected it off the tip of his spear. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A ten-foot trunk remained upright, its ragged top charred where lightning had struck. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Mama, however, with her loud voice and take-no-lip approach, was their lightning rod. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, there was thunder and a flash of lightning, and I dragged him away from the tree again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She slammed the locker shut, her belly full of lightning. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Thunder and lightning seemed to strike just over our heads, the sound magnified by the metal roof and walls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z So the three of us sat in silence, watching the sun sink behind the mountain and the lightning bugs twinkle off and on among the pine trees. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I didn’t think that God would strike him down with a bolt of lightning or anything like that. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And not with a lightning strike like a September hurricane, but punch after punch after punch. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The latter statement hit me like a bolt of lightning. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain that shoots from his shoulder through his entire body like a bolt of lightning is nothing compared to what’s inside him. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It's the first crack of the lightning storm—the bolt hitting the tree at midnight—that brings us to our senses. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Luke and Thalia were fighting like demons, lightning crackling around them. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A couple of hours ago, at around ten, that wave came out of the second section to the left of where the lightning strikes now. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He finally said, “Hey, uh, Fisher... I don’t think lightning is that complicated. I don’t think it knows anything about anything.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood up stiffly, nodded, and went down into the basement with my white lightning. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The lightning and thunder were four seconds apart. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning killed the men and melted the coins in their pockets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z But Mong spun out of his grasp, delivered three lightning quick punches—boom, boom, boom—all to the guy’s face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Even though natural plasmas are rare on Earth—other than lightning or the northern lights—man-made plasmas are everywhere. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I think standing under a tree is the exact opposite of what you’re supposed to do in a lightning storm.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Seeing this done, the king in majesty said to his squire: “A fresh bowl, Pontonoos; we make libation to the lord of lightning, who seconds honorable petitioners.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Another bad move is to go climbing a tall metal ladder in the middle of a thunderstorm when lightning is looking for just two kinds of things to strike: tall things and metal things. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z According to Babou, it came from sixteen different kinds of fire—including lightning, which was pretty amazing if you thought about it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z As Pipkin reached the path a great, shimmering dragonfly, four inches long, all emerald and sable, appeared at his shoulder, hovered, droning and motionless, and was gone like lightning into the sedge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A quiver darts across my mouth at lightning speed. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Samuel Riddle held lightning in his hands again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited for the lightning but it was tailing off and when the next one came and then the next he knew that the storm had taken out their tracks. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Another crack of thunder booms and lightning flashes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A crosscountry runner was killed here two years ago by lightning. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A dozen tines of red lightning erupted from each of Og’s fingertips, branching out in all directions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z More people are killed by lightning in Tangerine County per year than in any other county in America.’ Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Against the ink-black expanse of Lake Michigan, lightning bolts rippled through the clouds like strange currents. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As Bigger sat the lightning of silver bulbs flashed in his eyes; they were taking more pictures of him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Some of the men went behind the Store and poured white lightning in their soft-drink bottles, and a few of the bigger boys followed them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept the fact about lightning’s love of big metal objects to myself. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I remembered die summers with lightning bugs and honeysuckle smells; the cold winters when the fields would all be brown and would crackle under my feet I didn't remember too much else. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse sped away in a blur of black and tan, faster than forked lightning—almost too quick for her eyes to register. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The thunder is deep and loud; the lightning is brief and bright. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised his staff, and for a brief instant there was blaze like a flash of lightning. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When I met him, I thought it looked like a lightning bolt. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z At first, my father simply doubled over under the blows, but then he seemed to break in two like an old tree struck by lightning. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was split by a zigzagged path of lightning, but even then I didn’t move. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She brandished her spear, and forked lightning slashed through the monsters’ ranks; but as the hellhounds fell, more took their place. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The little one's hair is a dark cloud of coils and glitter, complete with metallic threads reminiscent of lightning streaks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But there would be no lightning strike this time. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I’m moving through everything around me at lightning speed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The act made thunder explode in the distance and lightning flash all around us as sinister black clouds began to swirl directly overhead. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She was thin and short with a blue skirt and jacket and a white blouse and her eyes moved quickly around the room like lightning strikes. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the tall tree that took the first lightning strike at twelve o’clock, but every sector has a similar tree. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Flying was bad enough for a son of Poseidon, but flying straight up to Zeus’s palace, with thunder and lightning swirling around it, was even worse. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A bolt of lightning arced out of the clear blue sky. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A storm was gathering ahead of them, a vast dark roaring lashed by lightning, but somehow they could not see it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In a long flash of lightning, I see another wave coming at us from behind, higher than all the others—and at the wave’s crest, I see too many fiery red eyes to count. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then Aru remembered the golden ball that had appeared when Indra’s lightning net vanished. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Everyone else took a half step back, as if whatever lightning were about to strike might hit them, too. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a flare of livid lightnings: forks of blue flame springing up from the tower and from the encircling hills into the sullen clouds. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z What if lightning strikes a tree and it falls on him in the woods? A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The thunder came right on top of the lightning. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The sky above and to the west was still dark with thunder, and lightning far away flickered among the tops of hidden hills. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They had advanced so rapidly, the famous German strategy of Blitzkrieg, "lightning war," that their supply lines couldn't keep up with them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Harry had not meant to say it so baldly; the words were forced from him as pain shot through his lightning scar and he saw, again, the outline of Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Frank turned himself into an elephant and stomped through some Cyclopes, and Dakota held the golden eagle high, blasting lightning at any monsters that dared to challenge the Fifth Cohort. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I know without looking at Quincy there was thunder and lightning about to bust out. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Oh, my dear, I see that your eyes are opened, and that to you the lightning flash show all the leagues,” for Mrs. Harker began to clap her hands and her eyes sparkled. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad are at each other’s throats arguing about all of this—the football practice, the lightning, the kind of place we live in now. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Auntie Fatmata screamed, her voice drowned out by thunder as I stood outside, hoping that the lightning wouldn’t strike me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It was stormy, with heat lightning flashing out in the desert. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Drizzling rain, driving rain, lightning storms and thunder. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z All his life he had been afraid of lightning but he kept riding. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A bolt of lightning shot down; the thunder followed almost immediately. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She is out here all alone, and the lightning will find her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z One day there was a storm, with much lightning and thunder and rain. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond her, I saw the first zigzag of lightning, and heard, far off, the rumble of thunder. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s dangerous to have your feet in the water during a lightning storm!” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Some of the men went behind the Store and poured white lightning in their soft-drink bottles, and a few of the bigger boys followed them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A house three blocks over was struck by a lightning bolt and burned to the ground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “You seem to want to make this a rich-versus-poor or a have-versus-have-not issue, right? But a bolt of lightning is not aware of a kid’s parents’ income when it hits him. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A bolt of lightning crackled out of the sky and fried a Laistrygonian giant to ashes, and I knew Thalia must be doing her daughter of Zeus thing. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Being struck by lightning is one of the top causes of accidental death in this area.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In one of the windows, a crack in the glass spreads out like lightning as the determined people try to get in. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “There’s less than an hour before the lightning starts.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Thorn grunted as she picked Beefy up and placed him back in his crib, and Valley moved quicker than lightning, slashing the cuco’s shoulder with her twin blades from behind. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z "That statement is so outrageous, I'm amazed you haven't been struck by lightning." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z There was a flash as if lightning had cloven the roof. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Yeah. How come I see lightning before I hear thunder?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z They waited in vain, for no lightning no thunder no rain came. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She fires a single arrow that explodes into a flash of lightning that branches out to destroy every plate. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When the lightning subsided, I saw that Anorak was no longer dressed in his black wizard’s robes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Still...something lingered in the air, like electricity after a lightning strike. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes the ship would sail above dark storm clouds, as big as mountains, and the crew would fish for lightning bolts with a small copper chest. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And in the swirling smoke a flash of lightning struck and out of the thunder a dark figure stepped forth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The knights stand on the hill, like lightning frozen on the horizon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The man in black was still there, sailing like lightning toward the Cliffs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The squirrel performed what looked like an intricate acrobatic dance, followed by several cartwheels at lightning speed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He writes lightning in tiny print in the corresponding wedge, then works clockwise adding blood, fog, and monkeys in the following sections. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Between the flashes of lightning the air was dark and terrible; and the boys followed him, clamorously. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Thunder and lightning and wind, the worst storm of the summer season. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I wished a bolt of lightning would strike me dead right then and there. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Bast’s eyes were now the pale blue-white of lightning, his voice tight and fierce. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Carved figures paraded around its edge, screaming or singing, holding weapons or ancient instruments, calling for the storm in the center—roiling clouds and lightning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When it became apparent that the mast had been chopped down, rather than felled by lightning, Hiram Wallace became the butt of all the watermen’s jokes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The new man in charge of the Midway, Sol Bloom, had struck like a bolt of lightning and seemed amenable to just about anything—the more novel and startling the better. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A roar like leaping flame, like thunder after lightning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Another bright flash of lightning split the sky, and right on cue, we both grabbed the other’s hand and began to run just as a huge clap of thunder rumbled the ground under us. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He watched the growth of the trees and felt wildfires burning across the landscape, experienced lightning strikes on the granite domes, and suffered the slow inevitable advancement of glacial ice. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Up ahead, the glowing jellyfish flashed like lightning. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It appears only for a second before it’s gone again—a streak of white, like lightning arcing across the ocean floor. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Rain slashed down in wind-driven sheets that stung his face, and lightning crashed ominously nearby. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten thousand trumpets and twenty thousand drums could not have made as much noise as that bolt of lightning; it was positively deafening. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma said, “Supper last night. Just before the thundering and lightning started. The kids went to their beds early. Stayed in their room.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z It’s followed by a crash of lightning and more thunder. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Why doesn’t he . . .” Then—a flash of lightning and, soon after, a crack of thunder. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Jem said it’d keep my bones warm in the wintertime. He said for me not to be scared of it, but to be careful when it was lightning.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I see lightning illuminate the dark mountains like the flashbulb on my camera. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I raised Riptide, but before I could even defend myself, Thalia yelled, and a blast of lightning came down from the sky, hit her spear like a lightning rod, and slammed into my chest. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Grampa often got mad like that: lightning quick, fast and without warning. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I tried to imagine myself moving lightning fast on the strip with this new weapon that seemed engineered for speed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I know that Erlan could beat me at Spit if he really wanted to, because he can be fast as lightning. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z And then in the lightning bolt to the head kind of way, it occurs to me that Zephyr Ravens is not a harbinger of anything at all. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As for the course, that wasn’t difficult, either: the lightning that flickered around the Mountain served as a brilliant beacon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Noble Odysseus, expert in adversity, battened the lid down with a lightning knot learned, once, long ago, from the Lady Kirke. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning grew fainter, but water still poured into the pit. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Winnie closed her eyes to shut out the silent pulsing of the lightning. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A crack of lightning, an explosion of thunder, the sound of pounding rain. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Whips of red lightning crackled through the clouds, thrashing up a bitter wind that filled my lungs with dirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If only a flash of lightning would strike him! Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mama! Did you see that lightning storm today? We knew there was trouble when the wind started blowing from the north, so we flew down to some shrubs and waited for the storm to pass.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She has a brief moment where she thinks maybe she got hit by lightning after all. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But now that she was staring at the truth, she felt, well, struck by lightning. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Aru felt silly for hoping their soul dads would care more, but it didn’t stop her from looking at the sky, wondering if she might see a message spelled out in lightning. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The night seemed a little less dark when she looked out, and to the east there was a lightning in the sky, down near the horizon where the moon would show. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I stammered something about the old ladies at the fruit stand, and Mrs. Dodds, and my mom stared at me, her face deathly pale in the flashes of lightning. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z His fingers around mine felt like being struck by lightning. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z On foot they came, and horsemen, filling the river plain with dazzle of bronze; and Zeus lord of lightning threw my men into blind panic: no one dared stand against that host closing around us. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Every so often I thought I saw flashes, like lightning jumping around during a thunderstorm. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As Harry looked at her, he lowered his hand absentmindedly and touched the lightning scar on his forehead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They concluded that lightning had struck a lump of sandstone on the ground; the idea of rocks falling from outer space was simply ridiculous. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Hours upon hours he had watched birds from his pen, quivering at the sight of them slicing the sky as recklessly as the lightning he often saw on summer evenings. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Seconds later, three venti appeared—dark air spirits swirling like miniature tornadoes laced with lightning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The eyes behind his glasses were bright green, and on his forehead, clearly visible through his hair, was a thin scar, shaped like a bolt of lightning. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Out here on the water, the planes of his face were rimmed with blue light, as if he were a thundercloud brimming with lightning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “What’s that?” said one of the twins suddenly, pointing at Harry’s lightning scar. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “I want to put a lot of distance between me and that water before the lightning hits. Just in case Volts miscalculated something.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z "Matilda, so far as I can gather at this early stage, is also a kind of mathematical genius. She can multiply complicated figures in her head like lightning." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “They call it becoming a bat mitzvah. It isn’t something that happens to you, like getting struck by lightning.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It has two main sources: lightning and Homo sapiens. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The thought pops into my head like a lightning bolt, and I shake my head to clear it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z But instantly there came a crash of actual thunder and a flash of lightning. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “If God really was in the punishing game, why doesn’t he send lightning down on the whole danged County Council of Defense?” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Vajra, who had decided to become a glowing pen instead of a lightning bolt for that day, burned brighter at her question. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Instantly, the scorched-air smell sizzled up from the spot like an earthborn bolt of lightning, and at the same second the riverbank exploded. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “If I ever see either of you again, I will call down worse than fire and lightning,” I said menacingly as I edged toward the mouth of the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A big burst of thunder and lightning that trampled over the roof of the house. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The glowing ball had been Vajra, the lightning bolt of Indra, the whole time. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But this woman was beautiful in the way that a bolt of lightning shattering the sky was beautiful. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “And higher yet is the upper world, the future, home of the sky spirits, the rainbow, lightning, stars, sun, moon, and condor.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A tree of lightning crackled in the sky. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z If a lightning bolt struck the dinghy, we’d be roasted like crickets on a radiator. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Anger flashed across her face like lightning and her nose, which tends to redden and swell in anger, blew up like a balloon. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d read somewhere that lightning struck up, not down—moved from the ground up. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes looked like little flashes of lightning. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Hale toiled day and night for a pittance; he rode through storms—hail, lightning, sand—and survived stampedes, guiding the cattle into smaller and smaller circles before they could trample him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A tongue of lightning came down so close it blinded her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed, therefore, to question an adult who might know everything, and between lightning and chickens, I could slip in a question on kittens. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Often at night there is lightning, but it quivers all alone. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z For a second, he’s unveiled, and I know with lightning certainty that behind that coolness he feels something for me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The perceptions come without warnings or explanations, erratic as lightning. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the black night it came at last, cold and wild and flooded with lightning. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t sell my house because of this lightning thing. I can’t get an insurance agent to write me a homeowners’ policy. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The scene kept surfacing in my memory like lightning on a dark rainy night, and each time it happened, I heard a sharp cry in my head that made my spine hurt. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I wondered if their nests ever got hit by lightning. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear Tam, I’m blind. The kid called down lightning on me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When lightning streaks over the sky, her dark eyes shine like gold. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The storm looked worse than just a blow, maybe a city killer even, the way the clouds swirled and scattered lightning across the wrecks offshore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A line of lightning sprawls over the sky and I feel the first drop on my forehead. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z At lightning speed the big rat’s claws shot out, and grabbed them both cruelly by the ears. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Ivy didn’t know why people colored bolts of lightning yellow in drawings. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There’s a greater chance of being struck by lightning or attacked by a shark. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He pays attention to slaves, rocks, lightning, finches, and the ceremony of pressing noses in New Zealand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My leg hopped like a frog struck by lightning. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Key goes into the pocket, and then I reach down, quick as lightning, and grab the brown leather notebook that’s been haunting my thoughts. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The lightning and thunder seemed to be rolling eastward but the rain just wouldn’t quit. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was born in fury and he lived in lightning. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko was mulling his situation, watching the rain stream down, when a lightning bolt zapped a utility pole at the end of the street. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At intervals mild summer lightning quivered in the air. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z At the top of the stairs, I spot some sheet lightning in the distance, which is one of my favorite kinds. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The green light filled the cramped hallway, it lit the pram pushed against the wall, it made the banisters glare like lightning rods, and James Potter fell like a marionette whose strings were cut.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But at that same moment there was a flash, as if lightning had sprung from the earth beneath the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z For a solid week, ever since the pep rally, I’ve been painting watercolors of trees that have been hit by lightning. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z In the corner, a person was smoking, the gold cherry pulsing like a lightning bug. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She remembers the night the lightning hit the royal palm, how the birds circled in confusion before scattering north. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His swords flashed lightning as, two by two, he disarmed them all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Jason charged at Percy, who was now on his back, his clothes smoking from the lightning blast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Maybe the flagpole could be a plan B when there isn’t the threat of storms, because avoiding tall metal poles is actually a good rule of thumb when lightning may be in the picture.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It was almost totally dark, but the lightning flashes here and there gave me enough light to do what I needed. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A squeeze machine wrapped in orange foam, the lightning bolt. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z A shock went through my body, starting at my head like a lightning strike, then moving down, down into my legs, freezing them to the spot. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z If I covered a mirror when a storm was raging, the lightning would not strike me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew about Assef, the kite, the money, the watch with the lightning bolt hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It had been struck by lightning a few years back, and the pastor had said it was a sign from heaven, like a blessing, and that they ought to leave it just like that. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It had a blue face with gold hands in the shape of lightning bolts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After a long time, it began to steady, and fell like needles, but the thunder and lightning came simultaneously again, so loudly that Kingshaw himself jumped in alarm. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Stabs of lightning turned the dark into daylight, and I’d catch brief glimpses of Abbey, covering her face with the backpack. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Back and forth it switched, clawing its way upward as crooked as a bolt of lightning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When there was lightning, she went in a dark closet and held her ears. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning was so bright and near that it seemed to flash through the heavy canvas of the sail, the roaring and cracking enough to wake the dead sleeping in the depths of the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was around them, exploding around them, the lightning cracking around the shelter, so close it seemed to Brian that it came from inside him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z ‘When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning, or in rain?’ Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the thunder and lightning snapped right alongside each other, perfect secret drawing weather. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The Stormhold itself was perched high in the sky, where the thunder clouds gathered before they went down to the lower air, spilling rain and lightning and devastation upon the place beneath. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The final decision to build a new cathedral was made in the year 1252, after lightning struck and severely damaged the old cathedral. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z But apparently the troll had not read the predator’s handbook, because it didn’t bother with the stealth approach, jumping directly to the lightning strike. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z East, west, north, south, everywhere he looked, the clouds rose up like black mountains, their tumbled slopes and collossal cliffs alive with blue and purple lightning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Every crack of thunder and flash of lightning makes the back of my neck prickle, as if electricity is dancing over my skin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Taborlin the Great called up fire and lightning to destroy demons. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then he strikes, a flash of copper and silver lightning out of an empty sky. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Dusk approached with lightning speed, casting a muted purple hue over the backyard. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A flash of heat lightning lit up the sky over the mountains and there was a low rumble of thunder. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He ran out of the Cursed Forest and toward the gazebo quick as lightning, a bluebird brooch glittering from his torn cloaks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The Sleeper stared at the lightning bolt poised an inch from his heart. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The row of lightning rods in the red sky looked like some weird science experiment, like NASA’s model home on Mars. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Germans had stormed in like lightning in a single month in 1941: it took the Soviet Union three and a half years to push them out again. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I walked off to my room to look for my lightning bolt scar. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He stared out of the window and watched the lightning illuminate the horizon. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z An 1870s account, quoted in Into the Mountains, observes: “Mt. Lafayette is...a true alp, with peaks and crags on which lightnings play, its sides brown with scars and deep with gorges.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z T. P. gave me the bottle of lightning bugs. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just stay below the lightning tree,” I tell the others. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Outside, there was a flash of lightning and then a large clap of thunder. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z There's a clap of thunder, and I see lightning electrify the sky through an opening in the rocks. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I had never imagined such a thing possible, lightning striking the sea. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Nico was the only other one who seemed to have noticed the black lightning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But here in the real world, it’s only Sagan’s lightning bugs leading us to shelter. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The hairs on my arms lift as if lightning is near. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Now, for the first time since 1945, the man-made thunder and lightning at nuclear test ranges around the world ceased. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Far to the southeast, along the India-Nepal frontier, colossal thunderheads drifted over the malarial swamps of the Terai, illuminating the heavens with surreal bursts of orange and blue lightning. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Bod made for the lightning tree, an oak that had been burned by lightning twenty years ago and now was nothing more than a blackened limb clutching at the sky. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z A heavy rain followed, with thunder and lightning that lasted for less than fifteen minutes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He acted this out, his great shoulders bunching as his hands dragged the specter of lightning and shaped it, and held it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The lightning tree’s unmistakable as it towers so high above the others. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z This ceremony tonight was in honor of Illapa, god of thunder and lightning. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A flash of lightning: Snarler stretched itself, bleated, and began to graze. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Thirteen soldiers were killed by lightning, too, the coins in their pockets melted and their flesh roasted. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The silver lightning flashed in his eyes and he knew that the men had taken pictures of him with the cat poised upon his shoulder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z While pondering the matter, a lightning uppercut to my jaw spun me 180 degrees. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He found what was left of the sword a few feet away, the end splintered and twisted like a tree struck by lightning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then a blinding flash of lightning fit the horizon. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “We were in bad shape, struggling to get across.the country to find that stupid lightning bolt, trapped in a truck with a bunch of mistreated animals. How can you be nostalgic for that?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If only there were an easy way, like wearing special glasses; a lightning strike is too painful, and results aren’t guaranteed. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z After an hour or so, the lightning stops. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Sheet music was torn from someone’s hands to streak around us like strange lightning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A flash of lightning and loud clap of thunder draw everyone's eyes to the window. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z For once, the lightning bolt did as she wanted. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And I waited, as a blasphemer waits for lightning. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z In a flash of lightning, through the mud- spattered rear windshield, I saw a figure lumbering toward us on the shoulder of the road. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Like a strong wind, Dad rises from the clouds, strikes down the stairs, swift and sharp and mad as lightning. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Derek was reaching for the radio and briefcase and the lightning hit the tree next to the shelter and came down the tree and across the air and into Derek and he fell.... The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z With a sudden flick, quick as lightning, an apple left his hand and hit Bill square on the nose. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Dad had taught us how to count the seconds between the lightning bolt and thunder—one thousand, two thousand, three thousand—to figure out how many miles away a storm was. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “And he gave you his famous lightning bolt,” added Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was black apart from the white lightning bolt down the side—and the screen could have been a porthole into outer space. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Jessie held the phone in her hand and watched lightning flashes light up the distant hills. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The most excellent place one could be in a lightning storm is stranded in the middle of a wide, featureless plain, chest-deep in water.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Thalia and Luke went spear on sword, lightning still flashing around them. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck, and all the people turned into monsters. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “That’s the tree the lightning knocked down,” he said, pointing to what was now only a rotting log. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Upon hearing me, the night turns black with evil as the wind howls and a thunderstorm cracks its lightning whips above us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z First thing I notice outside the shed is a swarm of lightning bugs shining like little stars in the tall grass. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I can tell because the buildings are disappearing, leaving just fields, dotted with the rhythmic glow of lightning bugs. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In North America, lightning fire is most common in the western mountains. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On the sixth day there was a mighty storm, and they caught six fine lightning bolts in their copper box. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And the thunder and lightning was close and closer and it started to rain. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Of trapped lightning, of fire, of powders that explode.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The muzzle flash lighted the box for a moment like a miniature lightning bolt. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s no e in lightning, the kind that leaves us thunderstruck. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I was 8 years old, I was struck by lightning. Part of my brain was injured, and I ended up with super number abilities.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The lightning flashed, and blazoned upon every helm and shield the ghastly hand of Isengard was seen. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z We waited for the lightning to strike, but it didn’t. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning once again filled the room, painful and surprising, like the flash of a camera in my face. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then came another flash of lightning, and this time the jagged fork struck down direct from the thunderhead at one of the zeppelins. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit for a while watching the lightning, keeping Wiress calm, lulled into a sort of peacefulness by the lapping of the water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Seconds later, deep rumbling thunder rolled overhead, followed by another flash of lightning. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “By then there was a violent thunder and lightning storm,” said Hornig. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Forgotten was the smell of horses, the motion less waiting, the sudden terror of gale and lightning. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z On second glance, the lightning bolt of white fur running up his snout to the top of his head was turned the wrong way. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Charles and Marcela stood together, watching the lightning crackle over the Maryland countryside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A sudden flash passed like lightning through Armstrong's mind. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z But soon lightning began flickering again off to the west while mist drifted from the close eastern mountain canyons toward the road. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A blast of lightning hit the center of the darkness. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The men lifted their silver bulbs and again lightning flashed in the red gloom of the basement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Does Zeus really have lightning bolts that do six hundred damage? Does he get extra movement points for—” “Nico, shut up!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The sky shook with endless thunder and erupted with lightning, the clouds bursting with a billion joules of energy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “When I was 8, I was struck by lightning. The electricity destroyed part of this side of my brain.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It is as futile for Turnus to fight Aeneas as to fight the lightning or an earthquake. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Their animated quills scratch against parchment pads at lightning speed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She wheels me down the hall at lightning speed and turns sharply into my room. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Behind them lightning stabbed down from the sky, blinding purple bolts that danced across the sea in webs of light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I look back to the television screen, which is split in two by a flashing lightning bolt. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Joe, the maintenance man, uses a defibrillator on me because the electricity from the lightning stopped my heart. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He pointed to the nav screens and the infrared feeds of the shoreline, glowing green before them, flaring with lightning flashes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Moving quicker than lightning, the cuco whipped around to Beefy’s crib, trying to grab the baby. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “What if it's only lightning on the way?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z As I followed Ray outside, a giant web of lightning appeared in the sky like a crack in a glass, and lit up the neighborhood as bright as daytime for half a second. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Ma says you can hear the lightning in the tall grass before a storm. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Then the call came again, softly, insistently, from a clump of trees, one of which was a tremendous old oak—long since hollowed out, first by lightning and then by decay. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned quick as lightning to see what it was. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z There was burst after burst in the dirty air, yellow lightning shattering the ground, splintering rock, ripping limbs off the great trees and sending them twisting swirling dancing along the ground, along the ridge. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was exciting and terrifying and it shot through Toby like lightning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The dark night was lit by flashes of lightning. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s own lectures, according to a student named Edward Gerjuoy, were lightning bursts of ideas, theories, and math on the blackboard. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a lightning flash in the night, the initial exchange on the floor of Congress in February of 1790 had exposed these divisions of opinion before a national audience for the first time. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I think of last night, how the lightning began just after the bell tolled. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 His body was made of stars, and he wore a cloak sewn from pure lightning. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A storm of charged particles rushed through my head like lightning, giving off strange flashes of coloured lights. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z No lightning struck me, he said, going back to his drawing. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Which is that we continue to practice in the afternoon, but we call a halt to it whenever there is lightning in the area.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t possibly summon lightning at the bottom of the sea, could he? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The draccus crashed into the trunk, and though it didn’t snap, it fractured with a sound like a crack of lightning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Your reflexes have to be lightning fast in order to stop and start fast enough to avoid the bags. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Aru thought bolts of lightning might shoot out of the elephant’s mouth, which, under any other circumstance, would have been very exciting. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Far away the thunder rumbled, quietly, and lightning flickered in the distance. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Your father is speaking to us. To you. You are the heartbeat. Now make us the lightning.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He looked out across the dark field, could see nothing but the yellow lights and outlines of black bodies stark in the lightning. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The thunder was closer, and now she actually saw streaks of lightning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Coconut thatching, some of it still part of the old palm lightning had destroyed, as I could tell from the colour. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z When word got out about Mr. Sloan, excitement would spread like heat lightning across the islands. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “You are not to go to the mine,” she intoned gravely as lightning split the air and turned her face bluish-white. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In the glow of lightning flashes, I could see the girls sleeping in the bunk beds around me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He glanced at the lightning scar on Harry’s forehead. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The witches heard the rumbling of a storm, and they saw the lightning play over the sea and the foothills, but it was a long way off. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And we’ll laugh and talk about how close the lightning came. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z One of the petitioners, an infamous do-gooder of uncertain sanity named Warner Mifflin, had actually acknowledged that his antislavery vision had come to him after he was struck by lightning in a thunderstorm. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Under this dark weight the walls leaned, under it the ceiling, with a great crack like lightning in its center, sagged. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Her list included lightning, which astonished her; thunder, which terrified her; and frogs, which made her laugh aloud. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When the lightning strikes, it’s dazzling, even from here, even in this bright sunlight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Little waves of lightning seemed to be flashing out of her eyes. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Quick as lightning, I remembered the taste of that murky water as it went in my nose and mouth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Another flash of lightning lit her face for an instant and Winnie saw an expression there of deep concentration, tip of tongue protruding, brows furrowed. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z And when someone gets killed by lightning, everyone knows it’s because somebody used Mother Nature to take out a hit. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “The storm is very bad now,” Lopsang recalls, “boom! boom! Two times like sound of gun, there is big thunder. Two times lightning hit very close near me and Scott, very loud, very scared.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It flared with a sudden white radiance like lightning; and his voice rolled like thunder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Donnelly called Dad last night, which is funny because Mr. Donnelly has never returned Mom’s phone calls or responded to her letter about the row of lightning rods on his roof. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed her spear, and a blue arc of lightning shot out, hitting the monster in his rusty knee, which buckled. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A blast of lightning split the tree down to its roots, opening a smoking crevice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So we break camp, walk over to the beach that borders the lightning section, and head into the jungle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But when the insects go silent, the lightning will start. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I carefully rise to my feet and find I'm in a patch of the stuff that caught on a trunk on its way back to the lightning tree. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Our story begins on the ocean, with wind and rain and thunder and lightning and waves. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Once a scent had been acquired, the predator would attempt a slow silent approach, before the lightning strike. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It bothered him when Tom made a lightning shift like that. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hear the bowling thunder,” I tell him, “and my lightning is about to strike you down!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “The Lord He held me back,” he said, hearing the thunder, watching the lightning. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I saw that lightning had eyes and searched to strike down little children. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z This is how a tree must feel, she thought, as it is hit by lightning. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The lightning had thrown the man’s face into sharp relief, and it was a face unlike any Harry had ever seen. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Branched lightning smote down upon the eastward hills. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I’ll hang them together on the original tree, the one heaviest with shoes, which has been struck by lightning more than once-—I can tell because the trunk looks dead and black. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A flash of lightning revealed the mountains, rising steeply up on either side of them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Thunder boomed and lightning flashed and the rain came in swaths. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z What if, we said, what if in another universe, a split reality, God reached out his finger and lightning struck the Clairmont house? We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The only feature was the dark green block of Washington Square Park, sporadically lit by lightning flashes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I went down it like greased lightning and came out at the bottom of it and once again I was on the floor. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z By midnight we had chopped down four lightning trees. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was lit up by gigantic sheets of brilliant lightning. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z As the lightning flashed and the thunder cracked, I, the unsung quarterback of an unsung team, rose up out of that mud not once, but twice, to achieve football immortality. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember the thunder and lightning ending but through it all, we’d fallen asleep. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The goldfish floated to the top of the water and when she tapped the side of the bowl with her fingernail they did not flash away in a lightning arc of terror. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was then that a flash of lightning illuminated the byre, and in the light, Dunstan saw something small and hairy in the corner, wearing a large floppy hat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Greased lightning don’t weigh no two hundred twenty pounds.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The lightning has at least afforded us a glimpse of the city, sir. It is to our right.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A lightning that cannot strike twice, our lesson learned in the hateful speed of light. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a stroboscopic flash and a bang, and a lightning bolt whacked an olive tree. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He twisted round like lightning, all wet and slimy as he was, wriggling like an eel, biting and scratching like a cat. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I remember a man being on trial for striking another person with lightning. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There are sandstorms on the Earth and on Mars; lightning on Jupiter and Venus and Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It hit him the way realizations never did—quick, like a shot of lightning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Three hours before, two fans had been struck by lightning, and thirty minutes after that, a bump had occurred near the face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He started right in, and although his voice was kind of gravelly, the words came out at lightning speed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the ax handle come ’live; it shakes and cracks into long skinny splinters, Pap screams, and his hands come flying off the handle like it had turnt itself into a lightning bolt.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Bolts of lightning shot through the churning cloud above. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z People tended him now, and he helped with farm chores, but his energy was gone, taken away by the mysterious energy that lived in lightning. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z But the old man came in a cluster of men, outlined under that dark and ominous sky, the lightning blazing beyond his head. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We lie there together, watching the lightning and listening to the thunder, and waiting for the beginning of a rainy dawn. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It came out of nowhere, a ferocious squall with swirling black clouds, pounding rain, and lightning that tore open the sky. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z T. P. had lightning bugs in a bottle. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Waves heaved against the ramparts and lightning flashed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Other than being struck by lightning, I’ve never gotten a sign from God. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When winter arrived, I pulled Mother’s dress in worry each time lightning belted the ballooning clouds, spilling rain on the fields. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z It is not Grandpa, but some stranger is safer than being a mark for the monsters of lightning all around. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I saw in a flash of lightning the end of the island. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The way Percy had looked at him made him feel the same as when Jason summoned lightning. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She wanted Leo with his fire skills, or Jason with his lightning, or Hazel to collapse the tunnel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Coach Warner cares so much about his players that he pushes them out into the lightning every day.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The last thing Nailer saw was Sadna’s shadow plunging into the wind, running down the beach, surrounded by lightning strikes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One howl of agony is joined by another and another as Helene draws and shoots, fast as lightning striking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But not just her belly—her fingertips and toes, eyes and ears—lightning and thunder and bone-soaking rain and darkening clouds. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The only thing Harry liked about his own appearance was a very thin scar on his forehead that was shaped like a bolt of lightning. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The boys turned and ran for home, and the cloud boomed at their backs and the lightning shattered the air into quaking pieces. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “A lightning bolt is going to burst in here any second now and shut you up.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z A lightning shot of excitement ran through her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Thunder boomed as a fork of lightning shattered the night. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She took pictures of the jungle gym at the local park, of streetlights at night, of city workers chopping down an oak that had been struck by lightning. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The first flash of lightning drew me to the window as the downpour began. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A second fork of animated lightning sliced across the screen, there was a swirl of clouds, and then in burning red the letters SE, the logo of Sayle Enterprises. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Thorn pointed ahead, and there, through the now open path, was a lagoon, shining with beautiful crystal-clear waters and what looked like hundreds of blue lightning bugs. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But what woke me up wasn’t the thunder and lightning. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z And then—imagine it—Annabelle’s wrecked self suddenly takes off like a lightning bolt. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Across the water, off to the right, I see the enormous flash as the lightning bolt hits the tree and the electrical storm begins again. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She sends strong air across the silver hole, rippling her fingers up and down the keys like lightning. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Scared of becoming a statistic who gets struck by lightning.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As far as we know, they are as random as lightning. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It touched down on the road next to Jason and took the form of a horse—a misty steed with lightning flickering through its body. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Flickering light. Pinkish. Could be lightning. Could be gunfire. Could be a bomber squadron going up in flames. I’m going to change course a bit and go around it.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z "I cannot see anything. Maybe it was fool's fire, or lightning..." said Primus. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I wish the lightning strike had given me the superpower of invisibility. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Ivy’s heart exploded, a lightning bolt through her middle, a thunderclap in her chest. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Each time the lightning cracked and the thunder boomed, Fern and I hugged tighter. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z And Zeus kept pounding the giant with lightning, until finally, slowly, the water rose, wrapping Typhon like a cocoon, and he began to sink under the weight of the chains. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Those cats were fast as lightning, huh! Here comes the big boss.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Snowdrifts and lightning strikes, or bedclothes burned away, leaving nothing but an angry, naked baby steaming in a mesarthium bassinet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Asked him. Saw his scar. It’s really there — like lightning.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The raft followed easily and Brian let himself feel just the slightest bit positive for the first time since the lightning had hit them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I wished on a butterfly that landed on me, on a camel-shaped cloud, on a cricket in the house, and a lightning bug glowing on my ring finger. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Black and purple clouds were swirling across it, and as another thunderclap sounded outside, a fork of lightning flashed across it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the sky erupted with a flurry of lightning flashes. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z For billions of years they would have heard only weak and intermittent radio static caused by lightning and the trapped electrons and protons whistling within the Earth’s magnetic field. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning, great sheets and lances of brilliance, flared and cracked above and around the machine. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Chango, who believed the lizard was mocking him, aimed a lightning bolt at the tree, intending to scorch the sorry creature dead. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s still got T. P.’s bottle of lightning bugs.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She drew her sword, lightning fast, and turned into a clockwise spin, bringing its glowing blade around and down at me, all in a single blur of motion. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Dylan did his about lightning, which was dull, because lightning isn’t alive, and besides, all he did was explain what different kinds of lightning looked like. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Hailstones as big as heads would shoot out of the sky and the lightning would stab like swords, but never at those on my side. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It showed the Empire State Building with lightning all around it In the distance a dark storm was brewing, with a huge hand coming out of the clouds. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They just switched from hurling lightning bolts at us to hurling fat drops of rain that splattered across the windshield like bugs. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A flash of light catches my eye—lightning. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Inside the Mark I, these sparks packed the power of lightning bolts, ripping through the drift tubes and leaving behind what Pief Panofsky described as “spectacular stalagmites and stalactites of copper.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Bigger blinked as lightning shot past his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Before any of them could parry the question with one of their own, Harry felt a terrible, scorching pain in the lightning scar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z By midmoming they could see lightning flickering to the west, followed by the distant crash of thunder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now, however, the sky was very dark off to the west, and every time the lightning flashed, the dark shape of the mountains would briefly appear. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She was thinking about her nightmare—Thalia’s tree splintered by lightning, Gaea rising on the hillside and unleashing her monsters on Camp Half-Blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He had a lightning bolt on his shield and her father had sent him out to behead the Hound's brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Like a summer lightning storm, speeding across the horizon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “And some children have diabetes,” Ben said, “and some have leprosy, some get eaten by tigers, some are born without arms, some get struck by lightning, and some use leaves for toilet paper.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For his entire five years and ten months, the only time Fig hadn’t greeted me was when he’d been hiding under my bed because of lightning flashes and growling thunder. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z As quick as lightning he read Govinda’s soul, read the anxiety, the resignation. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z But my voice was drowned out by the sound of the lightning weapon firing out of the metal dragon’s mouth. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And with that, she let the lightning bolt fly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Waiting to see a lightbulb, for that same lightning to strike twice. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, the lightning had spooked everyone away from the park except us. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z His shovel smoked as he raised it above his head like a lightning rod and used it to direct the bolts. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I stood on Nic’s balcony and watched streaks of lightning race across the sky, claps of thunder chasing them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A dazzling bolt of electricity strikes a towering tree and then a lightning storm begins. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She could move along that corridor like lightning, and when you least expected it, her head and her bosom would come popping through the dormitory doorway. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “The lightning bolt hits the tree,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Another flash of lightning, and through the smoking hole in the roof I saw the tree she meant: a huge, White House Christmas tree-sized pine at the crest of the nearest hill. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A crease shoots down between Lily’s eyebrows like a lightning bolt. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Haven’t heard it myself, but she swears there’s a crackling in the grass like tiny bolts of lightning traveling from blade to blade. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The lightning bolt stopped just short of hitting him, as if it had picked up the barest whiff of Aru’s misgiving. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There came another lightning flash, and a second later the thunder crashed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Twelve hundred metres,’ I said, ‘and it is sheet lightning, which means—’ ‘Shut up, Ted,’ Kat said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z If it was lightning, I was either to stand under a tree or in an open field so the tree wouldn't fall on me. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It sounds like a thunderstorm in the distance, with the rumble of cannons, and every so often the sky lights up like lightning. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Small animals in the water, microscopic organisms, sometimes phosphoresced—gave off light almost like lightning bugs—when disturbed. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky is white, the distant horizon gray and sparking with faint lightning—not just ahead, but in all directions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The last thing my sisters and I needed was lightning bolts seeking out plane metal. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The outer door closed with a sound like distant thunder, and again the lightning came, as if in answer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit began to wait for it and respond with lightning quickness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This year’s ceremony will include the dedication of a laurel oak tree in the memory of Michael J. Costello, the Lake Windsor football captain, who was killed by lightning on September 5. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If you still persist in writing, “Good food at it’s best”, you deserve to be struck by lightning, hacked up on the spot and buried in an unmarked grave. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z I had called fire and lightning down on assassins and escaped to safety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I resigned myself to seeing lightning in the whipping of a lifetime. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Harry’s parents had died in Voldemort’s attack, but Harry had escaped with his lightning scar, and somehow — nobody. understood why — Voldemort’s powers had been destroyed the instant he had failed to kill Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z As if to prove his point, black lightning ripped through the sky, leaving dark spots before Frank’s eyes and making the hairs on his arms stand up. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Our agent got close to the lightning thing and then some monster startled him and the old Weed shriveled. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Werfel thought, so during a furious thunderstorm he took Spurge out on the streets to watch the children jumping from rooftop to rooftop with their elaborate metal wands, trying to catch lightning bolts. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Standing with his feet in the surf in the middle of a lightning storm. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He felt cloth, struck at it with his knife and missed, and struck again and felt his knife go through cloth, and then his head crashed with lightning and exploded with pain. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A flash of lightning showed Malcolm a great domed building, walls of stone, towers, and treetops. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The sparks correspond to lightning—also present on the ancient Earth and on modern Jupiter. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Owens asked the flickering shape in the graveyard, now little more than an outline, like distant summer lightning in the shape of a woman. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Suddenly, like a bolt of lightning, the thing on the panga struck. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I got it because I was holding a metal fence during a lightning storm. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Just as he stripped off its sheathing, a dark odor of lightning blew through the earth. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “No? How about this one: Did they ever tell you about the kid who went out to play football in a thunderstorm, and he got struck by lightning, and he got killed?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Reports and records of all kinds, newspapers, books, pamphlets, films, sound tracks, photographs—all had to be rectified at lightning speed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “It’s a party. Frony dont know anything about it. He wants your lightning bugs, T. P. Let him hold it a while.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There was another clap of thunder, followed immediately by forked lightning. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Not quite. Remember those two people who came to my party? The ones who got me during the lightning storm? Let’s just say Grandpa has a new girlfriend.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There are many cases in which one twin is killed in childhood, in a riding accident, say, or is struck by lightning, while the other lives to a prosperous old age. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He could never know that lightning would spook the horses. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. And this one shoots lightning, according to Percy.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She had goaded him for years to learn to summon and aim lightning, with dismal results. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Aru raised the lightning bolt, but a ripple of instinct held her hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Some carried the tattered lightning bolt banners of the Twelfth Legion, Fifth Cohort—Michael Varus’s doomed expedition from the 1980s. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Thunder booms overhead and lightning explodes through the roof and into her hand. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When Burnham and Root were together, one woman said, “I used always to think of some big strong tree with lightning playing around it.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The goblin looked slantwise at Harry, and the lightning scar on Harry’s forehead prickled, but he ignored it, refusing to acknowledge its pain or its invitation. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The massive screen overhead might simulate the day and night sky, but it won’t have the crack of a lightning strike or rumble of thunder. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The lightning had found him there, and though the farmer had survived, he had lost all his memory but for the sensation of raw power that had entered him that afternoon. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z My angry thoughts hiss and pop like lightning. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Upon her return to Manhattan, Sandy Pittman found that she’d become a lightning rod for a great deal of public anger over what had happened on Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Lucy was struck by lightning in elementary school. It turned her into a math genius.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A silent flash traveled around the mountain, followed by another flash— chain lightning, but no thunder reached the town. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten thousand caps were back on our heads, at lightning speed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z His shield bore the storm god’s cloudy hand, lightning crackling from his fingers down to a raging sea, but the paint was discolored and peeling, the wood beneath starting to rot. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Chaol grabbed him by the collar of his jacket, and Dorian might have punched his friend had Chaol not been so lightning fast. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Retreating to his dead limb, he watched the lightning buzz around the cliff. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A flash of lightning spidered across the sky, followed by a powerful bang of thunder. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “When you stayed at the lightning tree, and she and Johanna Mason took the coil of wire down to the water,” Caesar clarifies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Whatever. Good at math and a human lightning rod—that’s what you call cool?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z We’re walking back through Ballinacurra.There’s rain and lightning and we run but it’s hard for me with the sole of my shoe flapping and threatening to trip me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I haven’t gone out on Halloween since my brain got rewired by lightning. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I locked out the stars and I never saw lightning again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The storm heated up, the thunder booming louder, the lightning lashing harder, the air filling with the moist feeling that comes just before it rains. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The rain was lashing the valley, and thunder and lightning crashed across the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A distant flash of lightning showed him a tiny creature huddled against his chest. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Up close, his lightning bolt appeared as a bronze rod a metre long, pointed on both ends, with blades of energy extending from both sides to form a javelin of white electricity. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Sheed kept pushing his way to Otto, seeing the residual camera flashes from the corner of his eye like quiet lightning in a distant cloud. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Beetee wants to inspect the lightning tree before he has to rig it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Over time, Reggie would become both a lightning rod and a prism through which people in the community, prosecutors, legislators, and others around the country would view themselves and their own behavior. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Please. Do you really think lightning is going to strike twice? I mean one ghetto kid stumbling into fame is rare enough, don’t you think?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In a few minutes, Werfel saw the glow from the crackling lightning flicker on the rocks as the elf meditated and hovered in the air. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Across the stage, the tall Tribal boy from earlier is dancing with a dainty Tribeswoman who has a smile like lightning. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They didn’t drown or get struck by lightning, mangled by machinery or crushed in landslides. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There are no tall buildings, few tall trees, nothing between you and the sky, so people get hit by lightning all the time. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There, the sky is black, and lightning forks between the clouds. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then I realized they were looking out at a storm with fierce lightning in the distance. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The two words were like a shot of lightning. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Quicker than a bolt of lightning, it was as if I was going through the same pain and suffering as those innocent twins who were so exploited and mutilated. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z With a blinding flash of lightning, Zeus was gone. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A flash of lightning, quite close, Luke’s eyes go white for an instant. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw lightning far off in the middle of the night, but no clouds. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And I swore—and I didn’t swear—if Big Ma was whipping my legs with her lightning strap, I wouldn’t have felt a lick. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The word crashes through the garden like a bolt of lightning. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Pink lightning wiggled across the ceiling, and everything faded. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Fred looks enough like Duke to fill in for him. He’s even got the lightning bolt of white fur on his head.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Jacob looked at them, hard, and then, like a flash of lightning illuminating the sky, he understood. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z In the dark it was like summer lightning, but the nights were cool and there was not the feeling of a storm coming. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Maybe the fear and the run and the nearness of Luke Messenger are killing her right now, even if that lightning missed her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The old scar on his forehead, which was shaped like a bolt of lightning, was burning beneath his fingers as though someone had just pressed a white-hot wire to his skin. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z If Alex’s head is a storm, Henry is the place lightning hits ground. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The Nazis were conducting a new kind of war called a blitzkrieg, or “lightning war.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Yes, I will draw them in, any in my vicinity, away from Peeta and over to me and the lightning tree that will soon be a weapon in and of itself. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “The night was still pitch black, save for an occasional flash of lightning in the eastern sky,” Laurence recalled. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She spun her spear with lightning speed, but this time Percy was ready. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Like a lightning bolt, a red-tailed hawk swept under her and, upside down, grabbed the pheasant in his talons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z To move like lightning when the bendy yellow bamboo arced downwards. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The four of them are hanging out in the smoke of a late- aftemoon muck fire ignited by an early-afternoon lightning strike. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. It’s okay. I’ll take rain and wind and lightning any day over what it’s been like. We’ll just stay in this cave. How about that?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The hall grew bright again, as lightning lit the windows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It savaged patients and snaked like chain lightning out from the hospital through patients’ families. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me that it was only the temperamental Chango, god of fire and lightning. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be better for me to stand on a hilltop while lightning bolts contended in the sky. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The skeletons had Cupid pinned now, but the invisible god laughed so cruelly that Jason wanted to summon another bolt of lightning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The clouds parted, and the lightning’s true source revealed itself—not lightning at all, no, but fireworks bursting in arterial gushes of blue and crimson. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “That doesn’t fit with anything I’ve ever heard of them. They’re sup posed to strike like lightning then disappear. They don’t visit, set some fires, then come back later to run a few errands.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Although, instead of lightning flashing behind the thumb, in Stanley's mind, the lightning was coming out of the thumb, as if it were the thumb of God. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He recognized a dead pine tree that had been split by lightning in a nearby clearing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At that moment, I became like the fire, and like the lightning and like thunder. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The lightning weapon shut down a second later, but Sorrento continued to trudge forward. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Now the lightning flashed so often that the sky stayed fit for several long seconds at a time and the thunder came in a continuous roar. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The crime was a psychological accident, virtually an impersonal act; the victims might as well have been killed by lightning. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Executing a lightning attack so stealthy we didn’t even need the cover of night. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He knows he’s in trouble when he takes a final step and a feeling like lightning shoots up his leg, but he catches her just as she collapses. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z There was supersized Jupiter - no, this was Zeus, his original form - riding into battle in a golden chariot, a lightning bolt the size of a telephone pole crackling in one hand. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As the lightning faded into darkness, I descended the fire escape and continued on my way. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Quite a ride,” he’d said, never taking his eyes from the book, never once looking outside at the lightning or craning his neck to see the scared expressions on the stewardesses’ faces. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z They merely drenched you or struck you like lightning and moved on, mindless as blizzards. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z This realization momentarily stunned me, which was unfortunate, because Sorrento’s lightning weapon was still firing, moving in a fast sweeping arc, cutting across the ground, then diagonally up the castle wall, toward me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “The possibility of lightning striking the tower was very much on my mind.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for the occasional blast of lightning, it was black. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z After his barn was struck by lightning for the third time, he told Sarah about his broken promise to Madame Zeroni. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z A geyser of sparks erupts deep within a house—an electrical transformer or hoarded fuel or maybe a delayed-action bomb—and it looks to him as if lightning lashes the town from within. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Wounds festered and got infected at lightning speed in the damp heat. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z When his sword, Backbiter, met Thalia’s shield, a ball of lightning erupted between them, frying the air with yellow tendrils of power. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The thunder and lightning were still boiling over Mount Tamalpais in the north. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Ahead of them, jagged streaks of darkness tore through the air—like lightning, except pure black. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She raised the lightning bolt a little higher. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “The evidence is that David Kibuuka got struck by lightning and it wasn’t even raining.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z All the scars were smooth and silver, streaking him like lightning, like lines of gentle remembering. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As for Vajra, the lightning bolt had stayed silent. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The muvuki had provided powdered bark from a tree that had been struck by lightning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Under a tuft of jet-black hair over his forehead they could see a curiously shaped cut, like a bolt of lightning. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He had lightning eyes, and was not a hero or monster but lived on an island off the coast of Victarea, the hero borough. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z On the day I swore to uphold the Hippocratic oath, the small hairs on the back of my neck stood up as I waited for lightning to strike. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And now the sky was laced with lightning, and then the first almighty crack of thunder hit their eardrums like an ax. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z All of a sudden the sky split in two as lightning sliced the night. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z A stroke of lightning flashed, followed by heavy thunder. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Indoors it was dark—the wick, burning in its shallow saucer of oil, threw only a dim wavering light—but outside the land glimmered, sometimes pale and sometimes vivid, in the flicker of lightning. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one small gray area of the sky still aglow in the west; the rest was blackness, and flashes of lightning. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One lash was all it took before you saw lightning on a clear day. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes when she had nightmares, a thunder and lightning storm would rise up out of nowhere, illuminating the sky like a lullaby created just for her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z With the first flash of lightning came the sound of Madam Hooch’s whistle; Harry could just see the outline of Wood through the thick rain, gesturing him to the ground. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The bracelet turned into a gigantic bolt of lightning that stretched from the floor to ceiling. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Qotho danced backward, aiakh whirling around his head in a shining blur, flickering out like lightning as the knight came on in a rush. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Frank pointed his sword forward and, from the golden eagle standard, tendrils of lightning swept across the enemy, turning several hundred monsters to toast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Even so, I could feel the air between them expanding and crackling, as if the lightning god himself were about to strike the earth. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She’s faster than lightning, and all of a sudden I get this wild idea that maybe I can catch her, so I put on the jets and start running as fast as I can. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Blue lightning flashed in the kitchen, and for a split second you could see every calendar on the wall in there. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The centaur’s fingers prodded the keyboard with lightning speed. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The pops are lightning hitting the ground nearby. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The gloves felt electric, like I was wearing lightning on my hands. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My heart beats to the sound of the quickening lightning outside. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The lightning flickered still, far off among the mountains in the South. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then she raised the lightning bolt over her head. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "The earth,” wrote the pioneering fire ecologist Edward V Komarek, "born in fire, baptized by lightning, since before life’s beginning has been and is, a fire planet.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There was a lightning flash, and at almost the same time a crash of thunder. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They grappled with each other, wresded, kicked and head-butted, and every time they connected, lightning flashed, the sky grew darker, and the wind rose. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Like a bolt of lightning himself, he bolts for the door. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The pandemonium of thunder and lightning vanished behind us as, for just a few seconds, we were bathed in the cold, clean light of the full moon. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It’s like a lightning bolt to the lady parts, and the shock shoots out to my fingertips and down to my electric-blue toenails. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z There’s lightning and I don’t want to get fried by a bolt. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I see a bright ripple, like lightning, in the water. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z But this time it wasn’t heat lightning, for a few moments later a low mumble, still far away, announced at last the coming storm. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “The coach says they can’t play in any lightning. It’s their school policy.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There are many things that don’t scare me, but being outside in a lightning storm is not one of them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This is the market where gesture is all: a tongue’s lightning lick; a thumbnail grazing the split cheeks of a purple plum. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dumb enough to rise up and get hit by the lightning, and he should be gone. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z "It was dark. There was that-that bloody dance. There was lightning and thunder and rain. We was scared!" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As if stricken by some blasting spell it burst asunder: there was a flash of searing lightning, and the doors tumbled in riven fragments to the ground. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z About midway through my jog out to center court, lightning flashed. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Instead of being like a princess’s home, the buildings looked like they belonged on a craggy cliff above a raging sea during a lightning storm. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The man behind the counter flips and assembles burgers at lightning speed, catering to the few but anxious stragglers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Given a moist planet with methane, formaldehyde, ammonia, and some usable minerals, all of which abound, exposed to lightning or ultraviolet irradiation at the right temperature, life might start off almost anywhere. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning had set fire to the trees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She had known his father when lightning flashed and thunder rolled through Heaven, and his father said: “Listen. God is talking.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was, I perceived, summer lightning cutting through the storm, etching mud and spire. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Like lightning the thought comes to me: Don’t faint! All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It was close enough now that I didn’t need a lightning flash to know where it was; the twist in my gut was enough. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Matty had felt this sensation—the one of pulsating power, as if he had the power of lightning within his own self—in the clearing, on a sunny day with no storm brewing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Most battles consisted of lightning guerrilla raids by ad hoc companies in the forest: flash of black-and- yellow-striped bows behind trees, hiss and whip of stone-tipped arrows through the air, eruption of angry cries. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The spy wondered at it, and then the rain began again, bringing more lightning but at least some • cooler air, and he tucked himself in under his hat and went back to Hamlet. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If electrifying the water failed, did he mean to send the lightning bolt’s energy into the force field? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It took Aru—who was still staring at the lightning bolt in her hand—a full minute to realize what Mini had said. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then lightning struck ground, sending those horses toward the house and my leg into pieces. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z At these words a black cloud of possibility bloomed in the children’s minds, a darkness in which scary thoughts flickered like bolts of lightning. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In those early days, lightning and ultraviolet light from the Sun were breaking apart the simple hydrogen-rich molecules of the primitive atmosphere, the fragments spontaneously recombining into more and more complex molecules. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, Chen lived apart as a rainmaker, neither relatives nor the monks willing to bring lightning upon themselves. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Warrior Twins had used arrows made of lightning and sun rays to kill the monstrous Enemies that ate humans. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They looked like black lightning against a sky smeared with raspberry jam. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z More lightning flashed around them, and as the storm came closer, Lee began to fear for the gas in his own balloon. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain and sea spray stung my eyes, reducing everything to a blur, but as the lightning flashed, it lit—for a second—something jutting out of the sea. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I jumped out from behind the bedpost and ran like lightning towards the open door. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Fox shot upright like a bolt of lightning, but she still seemed half-asleep. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z After she refused to return home, Sky sent rain and lightning and wind to drown the first humans. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Muck fire, ma’am. That field probably got hit by lightning last night. Stirred up the muck fire.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ayanna said you moved like lightning in the forest. Said your fists were a blur.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Colorful lightning spiderwebs across the sky; silver, white, and emerald green weave the most beautiful and terrifying exhibition to mark the hour of the princess's birth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Windstorms, lightning fires, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and other natural calamities knock down trees and open up the forest, or prevent open country from turning into forestland. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Stanley could count more than thirty seconds between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I knew that God could shoot bolts of lightning if He wanted to, but I didn’t believe that He ever did. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the day was clear all around them, thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed above the Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At recess or on the school bus, especially on Wednesdays, the day after the TV show came on, the boys would all sing, “They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning,” or something like that. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It was no longer a spear or a bolt of lightning but just an ordinary ball. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His beard was made of clouds, constantly popping with lightning and raining down on the god’s chest, soaking his sand-colored toga. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Thence it turned, smiting the Vale of Anduin with hail and lightning, and casting its shadow upon Minas Tirith with threat of war. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z On three legs, the dog moved with the same lightning speed that had carried him to the throat of a grounded raccoon. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A bolt of lightning struck Cain dead for the horror of what he had done. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The room goes suddenly white, as if struck by lightning. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Cascading bolts of blue lightning erupted in the space between us, and their spiderweb tines enveloped us both, as if a surge of power were passing from his avatar into mine. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My scrawl is up all over this town—the curls behind an M sharp like mountains with a Z cut like a lightning bolt. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In a dead tree, split in two by lightning, were perched three huge, black birds, too big for crows. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Thunder split the air and the lightning bursts illuminated the churning, frothy tempest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was alone in the heat and the silence, and then it began to rain and he rode head down into monstrous lightning. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy swallowed hard to keep the lightning inside, because it really wanted to spill out of her mouth and ears and nose right now. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Whenever the lightning lit the forest, I could see where everyone was sitting. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When the lightning stopped, the First and Second Cohorts were facing one surprised-looking giant and several hundred smoking piles of ash. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Then came a fierce storm, lightning, rain, the heaving sea tossing the ship. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I held the key high and dropped it, watching his hand flash like lightning to catch it soundlessly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z My hair stands on end and the lightning strikes the tree. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But Zeus had now got the thunder and lightning under his own control. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The rebel pulled the trigger, and like lightning, I saw the spark of fire that came from the muzzle. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z If we let ourselves be fire, thunder, or lightning, we could alter everything. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It crackled and shimmered as if its mesh were made out of...out of bolts of lightning. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The thought comes to me as fast as a bolt of lightning, and I’ve never known something to be more true. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “The possibility of being attacked is extremely low. So is getting struck by lightning. But when lightning strikes, don’t run around your backyard and stand next to the flagpole.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Ever and again the lightning tore aside the darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z People waited up half the night for the first crack of lightning. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Sitting there, it was easy to remember the island, the storm, the cold, the lightning, the fallen tree, the dead sparrows, and the mauling. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Rain clattered loudly in the surrounding forest; lightning and thunder boomed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess it’s because her dad is the god of lightning. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There was lightning in the sky and thunder and the smell of rain. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The lightning bolt was very heavy, like carrying three gallons of milk in one hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As he stepped past the trees, a sudden realization struck me like a lightning bolt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When a cry comes from high inside the nest, shrill and lightning quick, Ray bounces on his back legs. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A realization strikes me like lightning—the crown isn’t what we came for. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “There’ll be lightning and pouring rain. For goodness’ sake, all of you, don’t panic, or we’ll never see our warren again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You could die at any time. A freak lightning strike could fry your heart, or you could drown in a molasses tsunami.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Its polished bronze doors shimmered like a hologram, so that from different angles lightning bolts seemed to streak across them. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z At that instant a dazzling claw of lightning streaked down the length of the sky. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched the lightning bugs twinkle down below and waited for us to talk about everything. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “We’ve had lightning, fireworks, and parades for the last few nights, and I’ve had to be up to conduct them. But tonight is sure to be quiet.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandmother said if you heard thunder without seeing lightning, it was the voices of the njuzu celebrating the approach of rain. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered what kind of weather she could be compared to and decided on a thunderstorm, very localized, with forked lightning. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when I notice that 1 of the black spots on his back is the shape of a lightning bolt. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But that sorrow and that rage might incinerate her, same as that storm yesterday, with its lightning bolts speeding through this flat land, looking for the one thing still standing. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z When the thunder and lightning began, people confused it with Japanese bombs and would not leave their houses. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if a lightning storm had settled over her, and they wanted no part of it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z At the summit, lightning had splintered the giant pine tree. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then one day I saw lightning split a tree nearly in half. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Five seconds in between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder means it’s one mile away. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z In the side mittam, by the separate “Men’s Needs” entrance, the chrome tailfins of the old Plymouth gleamed momentarily in the lightning. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The clouds churned violently overhead, their bellies rumbling with thunder, and lightning jumped across the sky. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Occasionally there was a flash of lightning below us which illuminated a string of thunderstorms. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the city, a thunderstorm boiled—a wall of absolute black with lightning streaking across the sky. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The pain was sharp, like little lightning bolts striking under my skin, hitting every nerve. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Dadi smiled at me as she grated carrots with lightning speed. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When lightning strikes the sea, why don’t all the fish die? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Thunder boomed and lightning cracked, lighting up the sky in sudden, glaring washes. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z His eyes roved over the lightning scar on Harry’s forehead, and their expression grew hungrier. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z There was a storm in the air, and as I hurried down the sidewalk, the first patter of rain came, and in the distance, I saw lightning. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The men again got their bulbs and flashed their lightning to take pictures of the pamphlets. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was raining outside and there was thunder and lightning all around me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I would rather not be in a car during a lightning storm,” she says. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Like bolts of lightning, they rocket into the day. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a flash of lightning from the clear skies, followed by the dull boom of thunder as the hammer left Thor’s hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The uniformity of the earth’s life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high probability that we derived, originally, from some single cell, fertilized in a bolt of lightning as the earth cooled. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the women were capable of lightning- fast mental math, rivaling their mechanical calculating machines for speed and accuracy. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As if on cue, a flash of lightning shows me that Mango is definitely not on the bed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z A drawing that made little lightning bolts flash in her belly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We made it inside just as the first bolts of lightning cracked around us. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her pumpkin-orange curls piled high on her head reminded me of the bride of Frankenstein, even without the lightning bolt streaks on each side. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “The reflection of lightning, I imagine. Are you ready to go?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Outside, the thunder rumbled and lightning cracked into something. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I have been struck by lightning, battered by sleet. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z There are terrible thoughts about loud storms, louder alarms, lightning hitting trees, Frank being gone, Daniel yelling...And one more thought that bullies past the others. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They saw the first moving pictures on Edison’s Kinetoscope, and they watched, stunned, as lightning chattered from Nikola Tesla’s body. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There was a flash of lightning, and in its glare I noticed that Mr. Monroe was carrying a little bundle—a bundle with tiny glistening eyes. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z There’s a picture of a lightning bolt through the sign. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The fellow came at him with a knife and he called out fire and lightning, just like Taborlin the Great.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z With lightning speed he pulled it out and put it to his mouth. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And there’s the forked tree, the tree struck by lightning, coming up on my left. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z On the bad side, the wire has reminded me of the oncoming lightning storm. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was less bright than lightning, but it was persistent, and Lee knew it for a flare. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The skies burst into thunder seared with lightning. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The lightning steed had apparently returned to wherever storm spirits live on clear days. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Their longing for them was great enough to make them never give up laboring to see them clearly, until at last the thunder and lightning were changed into the Universal Father. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "From there"—he moved his hand to the finish line—"to there. Nine seconds and fifty-eight milliseconds. The boy is like lightning." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Thunder and lightning broke overhead, while in our house, a dreadful calm settled like clear water in a tainted pool. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Snow Sand is usually, again incorrectly, identified with lightning sand. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The man stopped as if I had hit him and, quick as lightning, raised his arm. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z A squiggle of pink lightning arced across the studio, and that’s the last thing I remember. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He is absolutely mad for he has to pass through the barrage; but this lightning that lowers somewhere above us has struck him and made him demented. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Like lightning, I grab it with both hands. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z A net of lightning flashed across the clouds. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Like a bolt of lightning slicing through the clouds, my words jolt them and leave them frozen in their seats. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Flaws and irregularities told how the trees endured fires and lightning strikes and windstorms and infestations and yet continued to grow. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The top athletes got hoodies too, Day-Glo orange with double helix lightning bolts on the sleeves. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z And on stormy nights I could watch lightning light up the clouds. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The sky is alive with lightning, feeding on the earth’s heat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z So white-hot and sudden, I thought the lightning had struck me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Then a streak of darkness shot into the air like black lightning—as if pure night had torn through the daytime. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z With each loping step, the magic of the boots coursed through her body like lightning. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Then lightning struck again, shooting up my leg and into my skull, sending me deep into the fog. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But perhaps it is also raining, a cold, slanting, merciless rain, with thunder and lightning playing on the neighboring hills. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The screen responded as quickly as thought itself, and out of the welter of lines and flashes a series of pictures formed with perfect clarity: compasses, alpha and omega again, lightning, angel. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He played intelligently, keeping the ball low, out of the reach of Rosalie’s always-ready hand in the outfield, gaining two bases like lightning before Emmett could get the ball back in play. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Harry pulled back his bangs to show the lightning scar. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The evil inside of me woke and crackled like lightning. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A jagged white lightning bolt hit the steeple of the church near the courthouse. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I sat by the window and watched the heat lightning. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They have two natural gaits—the gentle, lolloping forward movement of the warren on a summer evening and the lightning dash for cover that every human has seen at some time or other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The horizon lit up with a huge web of lightning. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The burnt-air smell of lightning wafted into the room and brought with it a memory. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They led Kayak into the winner’s circle with Seabiscuit, the camera flashes playing off of them like lightning. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was finished, Ivy was out of breath and her stomach was full of lightning bolts again, but she was smiling too. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The shadows of shoreline showed, lit by more lightning flashes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Maniac could feel the voltage that surged through Mars Bar and crackled black lightning from his eyes. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Quick as lightning he thrust the big stake into the Firedrake's jaws, jamming them open even as the creature gaped wide to let loose the first foul gust of flame. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I can——” he gasped as a jagged slash of lightning ripped open the sky and the thunder stole his words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I shouldered someone else to the side and gunned it for Vinny with such ferocity, my whole mind went blank, like a flash of lightning ignited behind my eyes. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Straight ahead, lightning flashed within an enormous storm cloud. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z As they broke from the woods into the open field, lightning slashed across the clouds. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I recognized Zeus with a lightning bolt, Ares with a spear, Apollo with his sun chariot. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then my glasses suddenly appeared on the nightstand, illuminated by a flash of lightning. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then lightning flashed again with a sharp crack, closer this time. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When I look up at the sky, I see an endless field of churning clouds, jet-black and furious, illuminated by lightning. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Thunder and lightning are caused when Zeus hurls his thunderbolt. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, like punctuation, there’s a flash of lightning; almost no pause and then the thunder. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, these giant black clouds were rolling in, and lightning was glittering in the distance. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The slaves were all tattooed: a mask of blue feathers, a lightning bolt that ran from jaw to brow, a coin upon the cheek, a leopard’s spots, a skull, a jug. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They picked their way across the ashen wasteland as red lightning flashed overhead in the poisonous clouds. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Soon San Francisco was only a glittering crescent behind us, with an occasional flicker of lightning in the north. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Thunder grumbled over the ocean and lightning lit the underbellies of the clouds, flashing from sea to sky and back again. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, for one thing, sir, you and the good Lord better hope no lightning strikes around here in the next six months!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Aru paused, her lungs heaving from the weight of the lightning bolt and the decision put before her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Call it a side effect of being struck by lightning. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z With a deafening blast, a white-hot bolt arced from the sky, straight through Jason’s body as he leaped, wreathed in lightning, at the giant king. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Three dead trees on the moor below, burned up alive by lightning, are ominous portents. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Television is like a strain of the common cold that can spread like lightning through a population, but only causes a few sniffles and is gone in a day. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z More red lightning flashed in the sky, shaking the temple. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He heard his shoulder pop and saw a flash of white as pain shot through his head like lightning. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Eyes up, which is why Fatima tripped on one of the six big cracks where the sidewalk split—a lightning bolt of a separation—one part lifted just enough to be annoying. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I took another step, and quick as lightning, he ran off into the woods. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “When you get struck by lightning, you’ll get me fried, too.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s special seeing Coach strike like graceful lightning. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Outside, the rain kept falling, and lightning brought angry thunder to the sky. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He lay on the cot watching the lightning flare in die door of the tent. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Several were homeless, and of a group of men who sheltered under a tree when the storm began six had been killed by lightning. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the day zips by like a lightning flash. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Cole also carved a jagged bolt of lightning and a big raindrop after dancing a storm dance. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Some parents worried that their kids might get hit by lightning, but Mom and Dad never did, and they let us go out and play in the warm, driving water. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The numbers are a combination of miniature lightning bolts and uneven curves. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The storm that blackens the horizon is sweeping toward us at a frightening pace, its lightning forking closer with each passing second. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Harry hardly noticed the sound of shattering glass; he felt disoriented, dizzy; being struck by a lightning bolt must be something like this. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Set off by lightning, wildfires reset the ecological clock, dialing the array of plants and animals back a few successional stages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Some believe they are natural features, perhaps relics of lightning fires, and some believe that they are man-made, burned or cleared to provide land for summer grazing. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He was aware, in the night, of thunder and of lightning, although he did not wake; and then in the small hours of the morning he was woken by someone treading, awkwardly, on his feet. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Tony swooped like lightning and seized it, and started towards the door. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z When I saw the picture of the lunatic on Sergeant Bickle’s desk, I tore out of that office faster than lightning. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Jason took in his hands a golden goblet and, pouring a libation of wine into the sea, called upon Zeus whose lance is the lightning to speed them on their way. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Hofacket’s powder lit us up like summer lightning and caught us for that one second in time. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z If it hadn’t been for Voldemort, Harry would not have had the lightning scar on his forehead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I took my soaking brush in hand, stroked my gold cake, and a cat streaked out on my paper in one lightning stroke, whiskers, tail, meow and all! How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The silk rippled in the wind like a living thing; across the fabric was blazoned a night sky slashed with purple lightning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We imagined what would happen if a grease fire broke out in the kitchen, or if an electrical fire started in the basement, or if lightning struck from above. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The lightning came, took the tree, then Derek, the radio, him—and they were all knocked down and out. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I’m stuffing things into a bag at lightning speed. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Silver and black lightning bolts were being hurled at us by giant black stone towers with jewels at the tops, but that was no reason to panic, now was it? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Slowly Father raised one arm above his head like one of those gods they had in Roman times, fixing to send down the thunderbolts and the lightning. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z What, did you think lightning would strike twice? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Its blue eyes flashed, and though he was some distance from her, she saw it like lightning. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Finally, as another wild burst of lightning illuminated the fairway, he spotted it twenty yards ahead of him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was off across the platform like a streak of lightning! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Distant lightning flickered in her words as she spoke, and the forest was hushed, as if every leaf and every tree were listening intently to what she said. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Trembling, Matthias took refuge in an old beech trunk that had once been riven by lightning. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Oh, hey, that couldn’t have been Zeus’s lightning bolt. No way.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I drew lightning bolts all around the words. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She started counting at the end of the thunder, and barely got to two when the lightning flashed again. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside rushed the armies of the rain, and lightning flashed against the window. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z They’re near the river’s edge and there’s a forked tree just this side of them along the riverbank, bleached and leafless, like it maybe once got struck by lightning. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When I spoke about fighting Batista, he said it was useless, that the scoundrel is under the protection of Chango, god of fire and lightning. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw them outlined in lightning, black ragged figures rising around him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled and counted, only making it to two before lightning washed her room white. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His hand rushes up like he's trying to catch a lightning bug. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Breathing hard, he walked between the pillars like a man blinded by a lightning bolt. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She had heard of trees felled by lightning. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Using a new style of attack known as blitzkrieg, German for “lightning war,” Hitler’s planes, tanks, and soldiers slashed deep into Polish territory. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The deep hunger in those childish ideas was like a flash of lightning illuminating the whole dark inner landscape of Bigger’s mind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z With any luck, when I kill her, Finnick will duck behind the tree for cover just as the lightning bolt strikes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Each portable is, of course, air-conditioned. As you can see, all of the buildings on our campus are grounded with lightning rods for our afternoon storms.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few hours of shelling, all is quiet again.Then without warning, a mortar explodes near our base, blazing the sky white like lightning. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo thought for an instant the creature had been struck by another bolt of lightning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Grace sipped her juice, nibbled her roll, and, amazed, watched Jake blaze through a lightning round of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z |
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