He wheeled die horse gracefully, still something of that elegant quality of display in the fluid motion, and rode off. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon, I would have quit even these motions, unless I had received the motivation that I did. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sleeve of Ron’s dress robes was dangling from it, swaying with the motion of the train, the moldy lace cuff very obvious. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“What do you think?” he said, motioning to the crowd, to the stadium, to the starry beauty of it all. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is light and dark and endless motion; it is space and time, and space within space, and time within time. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But to his questions she gave proper answers; to do otherwise would be waste motion, and dissipated energy, and foreign to a good cat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t dare move, afraid that the slightest motion would set off a noisy avalanche of debris all around me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He seated himself in a series of clumsy motions, got out a cigarette, lit it, and fixedly watched. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

But my right arm has regained a little motion. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly every motion in the universe made sense. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

For months after my stepfather died, Mommy walked around the house as if she were blind, staggering through the motions of life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My friend motioned for him to come in. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He points to the canteen, points to me, and motions us to follow him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nana motioned for me to grab a gallon of milk as we passed the dairy case. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Volpe motions with both arms over his head to them, a waving motion to signal them to get backstage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

As the first big drops began to splatter down on the leaves of the corn plants, making loud rattling sounds, Josiah motioned for Tayo to walk to the truck with him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t believe that motion picture cameras ever have filmed a human spectacle mote colorful than my eyes took in. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a position on a high clump of grass at the edge of the bank and motioned for me to sit by the bank, but away from him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman waved her arms in conducting motions; she blew softly with her mouth. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes her drink in several deep gulps and motions for me to pour more for her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Tía Cuca came out of the babies’ room and motioned to her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Walt Disney made a motion picture of Bambi, his artists based their images on the Great North Woods of Maine, but this was palpably not a Disney forest of roomy glades and cuddlesome creatures. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Esther was there already, filling a bucket in slow motion for the women in the sewing shop. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got back into the car, and Mom motioned for me to take out the notepad and pencil she always kept in the glove compartment, so I could take notes as she dictated the menu. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It fluttered painfully, like something in slow motion, taking forever to reach the crossbar. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand, and the drab on the table mimicked the motion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The State did, in fact, join our motion to dismiss the charges, and I didn't expect the final hearing to last more than a few minutes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The third stage vibrated quite a bit, not from side to side but with a choppy fore-and-aft motion which was felt as almost a buzz. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head like the motion is supposed to make it true. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ms. Tannenbaum closes our classroom door and motions us to gather near her desk. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was like a faint drift of greenish luminescent smoke, the motion of a single huge October leaf blowing across the lawn and away. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one motion Hazel stood up, grabbed the hard pencil case from her desk, and hurled it at Tyler. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He walks back and forth in circular motions, like one of the wind-up soldiers in our childhood playroom. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Edwin stood, and with one motion opened the door and flung the last of his hot chocolate outside. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Alex turns and sees Zahra sitting perfectly still, such a departure from her usual constant motion that everyone else freezes too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He motioned for me to sit down across from him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She had a slender, athletic build, and she displayed quick motions, flickery gestures, with her arms and hands. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing much happened in court, other than Du Bois announcing his plans to file a motion contesting the decision to try Richard as an adult. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Remember that in the sixteenth century, motion meant riding on a galloping horse or in a carriage being pulled over rutted roads. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Set in motion now set in motion by our witchery to work for us. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The actions set in motion by the little hammers were then translated back up through a series of rods that led into the man’s torso. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

They compared the speed of light in the direction of the earth’s motion with that at right angles to the earth’s motion. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his hands and motioned for the drummers to continue. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the cafeteria, Madge motions me over, and I decide to join her crowded table. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

With a determined motion he marched away to bed, heaving the brachet along behind him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moving back to the fire, he spun among the dying embers on the ground with a graceful motion, gently kicking the larger coals back together. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Chuck Muckle motioned for the policeman to come forward. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A quick motion, a sideslip, and he was in the door and standing in front of Arnold. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Kepler ... and others maintain of the Earth’s motion. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Washington boys were rowing as if in a kind of trance now, somehow detached from themselves yet keenly aware of one another’s every minute motion. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He sighs, closes his eyes for a moment, and then makes a subtle motion with one hand. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lay in it, swinging slowly to get my thoughts in motion. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I took the top off my box and motioned to Peach, who came to my bed and looked at Uncle Edisto’s life in soda pop. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he moved in slow motion and plunked the seedling into the mud. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He made a swatting motion with his hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was some suggestion of downward motion, against one’s will and not with the will of anyone else. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at the fluidity of motion in this Raphael—how it brings intensity to the visual story he tells.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Francis motions us to follow her to the back, and Emery lies down on the bed. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The other guard motions to David to follow him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There was rage lingering on the surface that rippled like a wave awakened into motion. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He stood up and went through motions in the air with his hands. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The argument for the existence of dark matter can be observed in the motions of galaxies. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I knew we were in major trouble, but I went through the motions of removing the cowling and fiddling with the spark-plug connections. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I swear I was four feet off the ground, curving in slow motion, with a kind of death-welcoming grace, and I looked down as I moved up, expecting to see him going away. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She stuffs her face, gleefully irreverent, and eventually motions with her fork. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In a swift motion she tucked him into her furs, and it was like being wrapped in snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then he crouches down behind it, motions for Tess and me to sit down, and begins unbuttoning his vest. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then he resumed a life of constant motion, riding his thumb north and west through Red Bluff, Weaverville, and Willow Creek. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The imam waved to my mother, motioning her to bring me to him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

There they were trampled on and insulted until there were no more Spanish curse words left; then someone motioned to one of the tanks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bast shrugged and repeated the motion of crumpling and throwing away a piece of paper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation gave physicists an explanation for the way planets and objects move through the universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He let the motion carry him, and he could feel the momentum within, at first almost imperceptible, gathering in his belly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Archer swallowed, making his scar shift over the motion of his throat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then she squirts the pink lotion onto the backs of her hands, massages it in with a circular motion, and rubs her palms together until her hands are soft and slightly greasy again. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of all these difficulties, he continued to prepare his epic book on mechanics, inertia and motion. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Adam motions me over to the fireplace, where he holds out his hand. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was only a dim personification: something vague and immense which with its motion brought about change and therefore was alive. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood there with his right hand resting on the giant gun on his hip, then tapped on the window and made a rolling motion with his hand. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Archer sat beside her and rubbed her back, his palm making smooth up and down motions along her spine, over her shoulder blades. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She called to them and motioned them into the car. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He motioned for me to wear my mortarboard, and took a picture of me with the school’s clock tower in the back­ground. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But what happened when a thing in motion–light above all–encountered an obstacle such as gravity? A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She shuffled in her oxford-clogs, with a gliding or skating motion, her knees bent and her weight thrust forward. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Malloy goes into the kitchen, motioning for me to follow her. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In quick, light motions, it nibbled at my lips with its dirty beak. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you need the desk to do your homework?” her mother said, motioning in front of her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I agreed with both motions, and when a majority of students voted to boycott the elections unless the authorities accepted our demands, I voted with them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leroy went through the doorway to the second room, motioning Stick to follow. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then Sean motioned him to sit back down while he got his bag. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He motioned Johnny to follow him into the kitchen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those molecules in turn disturb other nearby molecules out of their normal patterns of random motion, so that the disturbance itself becomes a thing that moves through the air — a sound wave. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He motioned to the passenger side and told Curly to hop in. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer bent down to help Sefia to her feet, but she motioned for him to sit. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He moved away, swaying with his camel's motion, his long beaded robes trailing behind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But he went through all the motions of carefulness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The flutter of cards, motion of hands, of eyelids, the drone of the time-voice in the firehouse ceiling “...one thirty-five. Thursday morning, November 4th,... one thirty-six... one thirty-seven a. m...” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can estimate the distance to my finger from the amount of this apparent motion, or parallax. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand and made a motion toward me which was the shape of the ornament he wore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abuela declined my mom’s help and motioned for her to leave the howl. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She frowned, then made an arcing motion with her hand. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Frederick made a seesaw motion with his hand as if to say “so-so.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The other guard motions to David to follow him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I was going through the motions of my warm-up, but all I was really doing was fighting the urge to go curl up in a corner somewhere and take a nap. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Even though the beast stopped, Mr. Flux remained in motion, flying forward, losing his grip on the tufts of fur, shooting across the stream, colliding with Otto in midair. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A lantern hanging from the low ceiling of my cabin swings with the motion, and shadows reach and retreat, each time seeming to get a little bit closer. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

After my call with Herbert, I filed a flurry of stay motions in various courts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The jar has a spindle through the middle. It’s resting gently on the front wheel. So—” He motions to Justin. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

One careless, superb gesture, and I would be hurled into motion down the slope toward the small khaki spot in the sidelines, among the spectators, which was Buddy Willard. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

This explained the motion of the planets in the heavens with incredible accuracy; no longer could astronomers object that the heliocentric system was inferior to the geocentric one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He motions me over with a flick of his fingers. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I could see Andrea also had Tourette’s by the way she made a funny counting motion with her fingers, but other than that, she seemed to keep it under control. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

From the corner of my eye I saw a motion from Mr. Lucas to Big Ma. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Dr. Z told me that Branwell had been following instructions, going through the motions. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood awkwardly in the back until the professor, a thin woman with delicate features, motioned for me to take the only available seat, which was near the front. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This is easy to do because they move in slow motion, like a herd of zombies or slugs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She had just settled down to read with the book cradled in her lap, and she unwrapped it in swift, smooth motions. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Once he finally got his nose to stop bleeding, he motioned toward my room. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He motions for me to get out of the way so he can see the screen. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned slowly to the right, almost as if in slow motion, as she saw Dad come running out of the house, a look of stark alarm on his face. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ll just be happy to stop talking about Zeno and his dumb motion theories.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The king was motioning toward a carved chest, and both turned as he began to open it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled harder, and suddenly the train lit up, bells were dinging, and the wheels screeched into motion, pitching the man forward. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to scare Semaj when Dusty Baker hits his home run, so I swing the Wiffle in slow motion. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

In fast motion, a ring of fire spreads out from the Pacific Ocean east toward the United States, and west toward Japan. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The officer smiles, motioning for his men to stand down, but then the guns jump back up again because people are pouring down the ladder from the attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Tycho’s observations of the apparent motion of Mars and other planets through the constellations were made over a period of many years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped them off her mother with mechanical motions of her hands. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekman rewound the tape and replayed it in slow motion. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When we were brought up upon the deck, we saw in ruddy first light the motion of countless launches all around us proceeding to the shore of the island. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He made another motion to Jamison, who set his pen back to the paper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I had already set something in motion that I had no ability to control. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Dad went through the motions of eating this. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I thought we were drawing the human figure in motion,” said one seventh grader. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He didn’t turn over his chair, but he started motioning with his hands so frantically that I got a windchill. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Darkness crushed them, and bad smells, and motion. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But there can be too much freedom and certainly far too much motion. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The oldest daughter motioned to the third daughter, who tiptoed into the circle the women had made around the old man. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I understood only that my father enjoyed my practicing the motions, that it was an exercise of my servitude to him, the posture he desired. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That day, Bunderson filed a handful of motions, the sum of which constituted the essential pieces of his case. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She opens the door, and I start to kneel before her, but she motions for me to be seated instead. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She motioned me to shush my mouth and hold my hands out so she could circle the embroidery thread around them to straighten it out. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one motion he pulls me up and grabs me around the waist. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he saw me with my uncle he stopped and motioned. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A dog,” said Dan, "would be a friend. He could eat scraps of food. He would save us waste and would save motions for the garbage man.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned with his head to the east of our site, keeping in a crouch and hurrying to the trees. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I held the knife and apple in imitation and, with the first paring motion, sliced my thumb open. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She motions for me to follow her into a giant, fancy bathroom, and I immediately run to my little sister, who’s hunched over the toilet. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I know not why, but at this intelligence, we all smiled; I suppose, because there is so much of motion in it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She motioned Hazel over with a cheerful wave. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The mayor finishes the dreary Treaty of Treason and motions for Peeta and me to shake hands. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Have you been to home at all?” she asked, turning back to her work and motioning him to sit on a low stool beside her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the night that set this all in motion, the night I saw the soldiers mark my mother's door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I could see it as if it was in slow motion, rotating backward. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a whipping movement, an abrupt snap, and in a looping, swinging motion the Frog slipped back around and up and took the main force of the pressure wave from the tanker bow-on. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moon Orchid covered her face with one hand and motioned no with the other. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sets a green folder flat on the desk blotter, motions to a pair of dark leather chairs. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The motion sought to disallow the testimony of David Strayer, the professor at the University of Utah, who is expert in distracted driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The man motioned for Musa to stop what he was about to do. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The motion’s all forearms and triceps, and I don’t seem to have much strength in them. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Were we two objects in motion, hurtling through space, and then an external force—middle school, volleyball, life?—hit us? The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The bus jerked into motion, off to the crossroads by Mr. Rhydd's. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was as if she was just going through the motions. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The blade windmilled, its every turn visible to Thomas, as if the world had turned to slow motion. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

"While I was lying on the table, Wernecke stood behind a door and made faces and motions to indicate to me that I should hold my breath and beat my chest," Haupt said. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I was tired but I couldn’t sleep; my irritation and perplexity were growing stronger, kept in motion by a ridiculous sense of unease. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She motioned to Håkon, who was hunched down, hair hanging over his face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then he makes a shooing motion in my direction. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He motioned with his thumb for the boys to file inside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I swept Mattie into my arms and motioned for Chase to take hold of the rope. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Halfway through the ride, I opened the door, with the cab in motion, and vomited in the street. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

After driving for about five miles, the contratista pulled over to the side of the road and motioned us to park behind him. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Branwell looked them all over and then made a flipping motion with his hand. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is silence until Mr. Daniels motions to everyone to applaud. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And I would much appreciate it if one of you could bring me some water. You’ll see the well by the woodpile. And you”—she motioned to Taisin—“I could use your help.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She makes a marching motion, trying to smile, but it falls quickly and the sadness flickers back into her face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She motioned for me to follow her, and even though I walked beside her on the way to the coach, I felt more like dancing. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He motioned Hazel into one of the yellow armchairs in front of the desk. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Finally, as Glenn prepared to serve for the sixth game, Siobhan saw her father run his hand across his neck in a slicing motion. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After a short while, Neel motioned to Rupa to back out, but the cub didn’t follow. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair mimicked the motion of the trees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She set the beers on the hardwood floor, curled up beside them in front of the sofa, and motioned for me to do the same. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Agent Jones made a gun motion with his thumb and forefinger. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

With a quick motion Emily stabbed it, and while Shirley stared at the blood oozing out, her friend performed the same operation on her own finger. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The principal motioned to my teacher to speak. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moments later, they all jump up in a single motion and the song starts up again. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

With each step, the motion feels almost circular. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

With slow, careful motions, I scoot to the edge of the bed. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The drug had made everything seem as if it were happening in slow motion. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A girl with hair so blond that it looked almost white motioned for me to join her. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

At the edge of the palace complex, a temple with a red coral roof exploded, sending fire and debris streaming in slow motion across the farthest gardens. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The guard rolled back the heavy gate and motioned for Nok to follow a maidservant standing behind him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Unable to control the tumbling motion of my flight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tom was going through the motions, but all the while his eyes were watching Maria. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we were about to leave, Wynn motioned me over and held out more money. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and in a single motion of disgust scooped up the clay and slapped it back onto the wheel, whereupon it collapsed into an oafish lump again, as if ashamed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It was a world alive, always changing and moving; and if you knew where to look, you could see it, sometimes almost imperceptible, like the motion of the stars across the sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I point to his canteen, and with my hand I mime the drinking motion. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father came over and stood by my mother and motioned for Junior and me to come closer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He made motions of departure and then remembered his watch. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jumped up and motioned to me to join her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Disregarding him, Gwydion motioned for them all to descend the slope. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She motions at one of her attendants, who sets up an easel with a beauty board on it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I lean back against my bed with the book in my lap, and begin to practice the motions of hidden coin illusion. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She makes a slide motion with her arms and blows a fake trombone blat through her lips. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Lena rolled her eyes and motioned for her to come closer. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She motions the slave-girl close, then backhands her so hard that blood flies from her mouth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then I slipped back out and motioned for Maribel to follow me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She did a sprightly pirouette, a curtsy, waved her hand in a window-washer motion, and said, “Hi.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

In a split-second decision, whether for fight or flight, it sprang; and in the same instant the boy raised his rifle, sighted and fired, all in one quick motion. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s motion—that sweeping kick of his boot through the doorway with its conflicting messages of goodwill and threat—had reminded him that he needed to protect his boy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Their talking died down suddenly, and then the Chancellor looked in my direction, motioning me forward. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I am the law,” the Director rages, then motions to his private security detail. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

"What are you talking about? The motion to reconsider has been denied?" Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had always been quick on his feet, rhythmic and easy in his motions. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit next to him—Dad motions that he’s going to wait out in the hall so we can talk. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Finally, the second cop came over to Lily in the passenger seat and motioned for her to roll the window down. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Here comes my knuckleball,” he says, motioning for me to crouch like a catcher. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

As the hours pass I get used to the motion of the train, the heavy wheels clacking in their grooves, the industrial hum under my seat. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She smiled again, stepped through in one quick motion, stood, and took off toward a beaten trail. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“So this is creepy,” I say, motioning to the school with my non-key-shiv hand. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But he was doing something now, motioning with his hands in an urgent way. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I feel queasy, and it has nothing to do with the motion of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She motions me forward and heads to the door closest to us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He motioned to his bandaged legs and grimaced. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Looking like he was sorry he’d brought it up, he motioned me away from the door. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My brain is speed-ramping life—from slow motion back to real time. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It squeaked ever so quietly but opened in one motion. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It makes your hips swing, which sets your whole body in motion, like a downhill bicycle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Whenever Dad started to do a new motion study project at a factory, he’d always begin by announcing he wanted to photograph the motions of the laziest man on the job. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The judge quickly granted the motion and asked if there was anything further. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

After we’d passed our quizzes, the Old Man, sitting, grabbed his cane and motioned toward Alaska’s fading question on the blackboard. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

"The defendant's motion to change venue is granted," the judge ruled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He stared at me for a moment, then got up, motioned me up. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly he reached to his side, felt the metal container there, and removed its cap, stopping the small motion of his hand now and then to wait for the surging pain to ease. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Now let’s think about this a minute, Miss Love,” said Grandpa, motioning me to wait. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I see by the slight motion of her head that she’s counting the birds down by the water. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Lily caught my eye and made a motion with her chin. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Soon the motion of The Beast feels different. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

But their expressions had fallen in slow motion from joy to confusion to dismay. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hours later the stitches appear in slow motion, the needle a worm laying tiny eggs that sink into brown cloth. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He motions his hand between us, like he's running it along a ribbon that connects the two of us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And she turned and swept out, kicking her train behind her in one practiced motion. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She clapped her hands together in delight when she saw me and motioned for me to come inside. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Why did you do that?” asked Rocky, motioning at the jacket with the blade of his knife. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean,” Shultz slyly said, “you saw no reason for the court on its own motion to grant a change of venue?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time we’ve talked about his “motion is impossible” theory, I do the same thing. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Curtis motioned for me to show him the drawing again. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The seats were so hard that I was pleased Judge Davies moved things along swiftly, pounding his gavel, denying motions presented by the governor’s attorneys, all the while speaking sternly. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started to turn to Ultima, but my father motioned her to be still. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

One had caught the meat of his biceps and gone all the way through to the other side, the filigree orb bobbing up and down with his frantic motions. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Howard stepped over the pillows and stuff and motioned for me to follow him into the kitchen. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then, as if in slow motion, she tumbles forward, a thrashing avalanche of patriotism and motherhood, crushing three spectators and a table of apple tartlets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Does this one really have dynamic stabilizers to stop wave motion?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“There wasn’t even a motion on the floor to make ourselves an association,” Ruby soothed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out a hand and motioned for the towel. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She smiled and motioned for me to join the breakfast line as she walked away, looking for other children without name tags. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Now, with its snout half gone and a huge gash in its side, it was trying to run in slow motion, going in circles like some kind of merry-go- round animal. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dill motioned for her to sit on his sagging, tragic sofa. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I read it three times,” Clancy said, motioning me forward with his hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And he motioned to the Chief Courtier, who presented himself smartly before the Red Cow and began to tug at the star. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

A bee lifted off a flower in slow motion, like an airplane rising. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We'd been walking down the midway when I noticed one of the rides frozen in mid motion, several of the passengers just sort of dangling there. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Grinning, Damon gave the horse a lick across the rump with his whip, and the old stot whinnied and lurched into motion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, the topic of conversation was a motion study project, such as clearing off the dishes from the table. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before Bast could draw another breath, Kvothe straightened in his chair and made a motion for Chronicler to lay down his pen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had seen photographs in the papers every day and motion pictures on the television screen. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The motion detector emitted a beep as I stepped through the front door. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He used both of his hands in a swinging motion and tried to do the pulling as much as he could with his body and his legs. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a sudden swift movement that seems impossible considering how drunk he is, he spins out of my arms, casting me backward in slow, torturous motion. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

One of them opened the door, and Stick motioned me through. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Chestnut and Boynton, Walter's lawyers for the initial trial, had filed a motion before withdrawing, and Judge Key had quickly denied it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Something must be the ultimate cause of motion. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He walked away and motioned frantically: “I order you to stay away. I order you to stop!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Massey walked on in slow motion, right into Birch, trying to push him out of the way. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nan yelled and motioned to a toppled chair and a pile of pink fabric, winced, and grabbed her ribs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Also on February 8, Bunderson filed a motion that highlighted some of the new issues raised by the State of Utah v. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Now one clock was set in motion, a faint ticking. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some had hit the water and sunk up to their throats in mud, and others looked like they were crawling, caught in bizarre motion. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The dog lunges, and every move that follows slips into slow motion: I’m falling. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Inside the harbor the water was calm, and as they moved past the massive breakwater Lyra began to feel unsteady from the lack of motion. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her green scarf flutters on the screen as the overcranked motion eventually slows around her. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She managed to unwrap baby Fern from the blankets, help Mattie out of her coat, and scold Chase for peeking in the brass spittoon, all in one breath and motion. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Epicycles were a way of having deviations from perfectly circular motion while pretending that there were no deviations from perfectly circular motion. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Robert kicked his horse back into motion and started down the ridge toward the barrows. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He put his finger to his lips and motioned with his head. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In this case, Fischer was not only visualizing a game without benefit of board, pieces, or printed score; he was creating it, composing it as a motion picture in his mind. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned for the truck to keep going. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As it was, it was he who set the plan in motion, without knowing what he was doing, and without my knowing it either. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Gus motioned down to the shadows of the branches intersecting and coming apart on the concrete. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

With a sudden motion he yanked it free, or rather, he tried to. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They motioned us into their shelter and we joined them, stupefied by the rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to say they showed up like the angel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary, setting events in motion I could never have guessed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flip it over before he can see himself, then get up, motioning for him to go back into the woods so no one inside hears us. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Ironically, though, while Newton was distracted from following up his ideas about gravity, in 1674 Hooke had struck to the heart of the problem of orbital motion. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Travis’s father unbuckled his belt and whipped it off with a swift motion, popping loose one of his belt loops. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Even lunch and recess were in slow motion. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Shutting the door, Dr. Barnes motioned to the chair in front of his desk. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you do,” Acererak said, motioning for me to rise. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He endured the “whirl of noise and motion,” as Dickens characterized London in his then-current serial, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, which everyone was gobbling up in Bentley’s Miscellany, a literary magazine. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They unflinchingly respected the accuracy of observational data, and their predictions of the motion of the planets to high precision provided compelling evidence that, at an unexpectedly deep level, humans can understand the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned to a boy standing behind the counter with his arms folded, near the reams of tissue paper and stacks of cardboard boxes. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I did not mind the jerky motion and the swaying corners. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sneaky says, making a motion like he’s counting dollars. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

We stood shoulder to shoulder for some time; until, my eye being drawn by a motion in the far part of the stockade, I saw that there was activity at the gates. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I fired again, but he had disappeared from sight, and I guessed from the motion of the brush that he had headed downhill, back toward the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ivan stopped grimacing and gingerly tested his arm’s range of motion. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

My lungs as usual were fed up with all this work, and from now on would only go rackingly through the motions. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned to the cut above my eye. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur, looking tired, walked slowly to the throne and set himself on it He motioned to them, to resume their seats. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he said, “stand over there,” motioning us to a semidark corner, where a group of older boys was already assembled. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to lean against him, to grit my teeth against the jarring motion, but I could barely keep my head from rolling back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Michael looked unsure about that, but he motioned to Leila and Dakota, who set their swords on the deck. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He motioned for us to come sit in his office. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

A man had walked into the auditorium from the hallway, a quick flash of motion as he entered and began walking down the aisle toward the front. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She held out her hands and motioned for him to show her the wound, like a mother dealing with a spoiled child. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Adding swimming and flapping motions would be an obvious activity to add. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Chester jumped down from Toby’s shoulders and motioned for me to follow him into the living room. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Living physiology should be explicable in terms of physics, biophysicists argued—forces, motions, actions, motors, engines, levers, pulleys, clasps. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Without turning around, she motioned to a shelf above the counter. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The two spies then went over procedures for future meetings in London and for setting into motion Blake's new career as a Soviet "mole" inside MI6. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

We watched our egg break in slow motion. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They fanned their wings in slow motion as they made their way up her long, pale dress from the hem up to her neckline, forming an intricate floral pattern. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Lucas motioned to his wife, then eyed Hazel. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

While Mom helps Javier change, Ben motions for Dad to step closer to the pod. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gino motioned and the kid in the gray sweatshirt stood off to the side. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In what seemed like no time, a man walked up and climbed onto the horse, flicked its reins, and we lurched into juddering motion. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Get over here, mama’s boy,” Bull said, motioning to Ben, “and let’s you and me finish this game.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama motions to the space outside the door, and I drop the comforters and blankets in a heap and mop my brow with my sleeve. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The final departure, two days ago, was a scene of stupendous activity—fully a hundred ships in motion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Bodega quickly motioned to me not to say a word. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He moved in slow motion, dragging himself up to the pencil sharpener and carefully slipping in his pencil and then grinding away forever. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hooke, though, told the other two that he could derive all the laws of planetary motion starting out from the assumption of an inverse square law. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Wait. Sit down,” I said, motioning to a log in front of a shack. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

An object in motion stays in motion until acted upon by an outside force, the words said in her physics textbook. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Once the flame appeared so near the road, that even in the darkness around us I could watch the driver’s motions. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In one swift motion, he pulls it over his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Teen stasis room,” Ben says, motioning to an open door to our right. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Bodega then eyed me again up and down, then nodded his head, snapped his fingers, and pointed at me all in the same motion. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was almost like he was tugging in a line, or at least motioning someone forward. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“But what—” She takes me to the patrol car and motions at her colleague. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then, it is argued, you would have set into motion a different sequence of historical events, which those you left behind in our time line would never know about. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Nailer looked down into the glitter refraction of the waves it seemed that all the light and shimmer of the water had merged, a blur of motion too fast to understand. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

If you followed their apparent motion over many months, they would leave one constellation, enter another, occasionally even do a kind of slow loop-the-loop in the sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tucked a stray curl behind an ear, and his eyes followed the motion. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Kevin drove slowly now; potholes suddenly materialized in the middle of the road, and he followed the swerving motion of the car ahead of us. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They motioned for her to leave the food on the desk as they wrote down Sunjin’s name. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Singer motioned to them to be seated again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Síguenme,” he says, motioning for us to follow him up the stairs. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Look: It can be proved by observing the motion of objects in the universe that wherever you are is the precise center. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I spent hours glued to our window, watching the goldfish glide in slow motion, stirring the jade green plants with its delicate fins. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I motion for him to move to the side. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

All I know of heaven and all I know of death is in this park: an elegant universe in ceaseless motion, teeming with ruined ruins and screaming children. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

As he went through the motions his eyes were far away, remembering. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I motion to the woman across the counter. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

My hands went through the routine motions of stripping the broken string away while I fretted to myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His motions were smooth and effortless, refined, as though he were dancing a waltz. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath and motioned with his hand toward the gate. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked sad for a moment, then she remembered what she was doing and motioned for me to sit at the table. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The soldier who opened the door has started reacting—his hand goes to his gun as if in slow motion. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I follow him back into the commissary, where he sits in a booth and motions me to sit across from him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stick’s friend, Bucky Willis, waved from outside, motioning for us to open the window. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I grimace and make a stabbing motion with my hand. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mamita clears off a space on a bed and motions for me to sit down. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The train jolts and scrapes and screeches back into motion, the little pile of clothes disappears from view and we trundle on towards London, moving at a brisk jogger’s pace. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

One motion went to the heart of what everyone saw as a key issue, Reggie’s character. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her free hand dabbles in the blood on her chest, making the tiny swirling motions she so loved to paint with. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably by the river,” Marina said, motioning vaguely in the direction of the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

There’s no wind but the leaves are in motion, there’s a ripple, as of unseen cats, or as if the leaves are moving by themselves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

With a quiet motion, Calvin repressed the comment that was about to emerge from Kallner, and waited patiently. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Then they needed someone to set the whole thing in motion. They needed you.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She raises her eyebrows and makes a motion with her hand. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They are about to walk out, but my mom returns to me, grabs my hand, and motions for my dad to take the other. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She is wrapped in a blanket, her eyes fluttering in sleep, her little mouth making sucking motions. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

My mom looked over to me and motioned for us to leave. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Janae is the first to spot me across the street, and she motions for me to hurry up. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Magdalys drew her pistol and motioned them to stay quiet as they approached the wooden door. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

His swiftly moving figure was in strange contrast to the languorous slow motion of his hands just a few minutes before. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned impatiently with his hand, still looking at the girl, and Mariam passed him a napkin. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Harry to sit down opposite him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The actions for this rhyme are indicative of life and culture in India, and include motions that are both familiar and unfamiliar to children’s game songs in the U.S. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

In one swift motion, she pulls Eric's ID out of her back pocket and swipes it against the security panel on the wall. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She takes it and I pull, her body swinging up, the motion moving her inches away from me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

This was Kepler’s second law of planetary motion: Planets sweep out equal areas in equal times. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra felt a distant flurry of motion erupt somewhere nearby. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Jaime parked his car in the deserted square without noticing the soldiers who were motioning him not to stop. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps his father noticed his good intentions, for he did not disrupt Gregor in this motion, but with the tip of the cane from a distance he even directed here and there Gregor's rotating movement. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spun slowly at first, then faster and faster, until the force of their motion rocked the tower. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He knew it probably looked strange, abrupt, but he did his best thinking when he was in motion, counting something. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She sat at our kitchen table and motioned for me to sit beside her. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

You can help things move along by standing at the end of your boat, feet on opposing gunnels, and sway­ing in rhythm to the motion imparted by the sea. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I reached up to rub at my face with my hands, and winced as the motion tugged sharply at the stitches all across my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was drawn to observe the various manners in which men touched her, the grasp of their hands, the motions across the looped skirts and petticoats of her gown, the intricacies of her bodice. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

To account for the planets’ bizarre behavior, Ptolemy added epicycles to his planetary clockwork: little circles within circles could explain the backward, or retrograde, motion of the planets. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I was up and in the kitchen long before anyone else stirred, watching the snow fall in slow motion flakes in the yard. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I motioned for him to make a slight turn, but he cut the wheel so hard, it swung the cord attached to his truck. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Beneath the sag of the buggy the hooves neatly rapid like the motions of a lady doing embroidery, diminishing without progress like a figure on a treadmill being drawn rapidly offstage. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A movement of an object causes a disturbance of the normal motion of the air molecules near the object. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

All three of Kepler’s laws of planetary motion can be derived from Newtonian principles. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood behind her and began to rub her shoulders, kneading her stiff muscles in circular motions. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He motions toward my seat and I sit down, stunned that it’s over. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The Colonel looked at me blankly for a moment and then took his backpack off and slung it across the room in a single motion. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Here she motioned toward Guitar, who sat there like marble with the eyes of a dead man. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to see time and seasons, my life passing in slow motion. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I motion for him to sit down on the bed. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a little while after that, of course, but the whole thing had been set in motion, and I was suddenly looking at everything—the Cottages, everybody there—in a different light. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I concentrate on forward motion, on moving my legs even though they seem to be unwilling to support my weight. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

By the time one sledge hits the stake, five others are in motion. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Still, I’d go through the motions and hope to squeeze the man down to nineteen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I wake up, the dying light of the day makes everything seem to matter, from the yellowing sky to the stalks of grass above my head, waving in slow motion like a beauty queen. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t her fault that all this happened—though that klutzy moment seemed to set this whole thing in motion. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Cole to push him out from shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Jonas thought Larissa had drifted into sleep, as the Old often did, and he was careful to keep his motions steady and gentle so he wouldn’t wake her. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You, stay,” he barked, motioning to a soldier in green. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A rosy-cheeked boy on the second step, with one fleeting motion, captured a fly and held it imprisoned against his knees. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I hold up my knife and make a sawing motion. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“This is a crazy idea, but I gotta say, I like that you and Ronan think big. Now, let’s get started,” she says, motioning to the other firefighters. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He’s soon finished, and then in one swift motion he throws the new bottle out the window. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He took off his glasses and made as if to put down the conch; but the sudden motion toward it of most of the older boys changed his mind. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He clutched it and in one motion slammed his feet down into the mud and powered himself up. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dives and surfaces, spraying water out of his mouth, rolls over and over in some bizarre corkscrew motion that makes me dizzy even to watch. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A sentence Etienne once read aloud returns: Even the heart, which in higher animals, when agitated, pulsates with increased energy, in the snail under similar excitement, throbs with a slower motion. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then he made a motion like he was dealing cards. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thin-slices some part of the service motion and—blink!—he just knows. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

And this was nothing—a moment of motion through space—but I wondered at all that distance above and below me, how big this universe might actually be; how fast it all moved. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He wrote authoritatively on magnetism, tides, and the motions of the planets, and fondly on the effects of opium. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was the rushing sound of seventy-five thousand voices and the tumbling motion of horses and the flight of wind and dirt and the airy unreal feeling of mass and gravity slipping away. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motions for me to come sit next to him, but I don’t. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

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

When people glance at me curiously and question Mamita in Quichua, she motions to me and explains, I suppose, that I’m her long- lost daughter. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beginning is that my great-grandfather was a magician, and long, long ago he set into motion a most terrible curse. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He got up and motioned for us to follow him into the living room. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting in lines never bothered me, but a woman motioned me to follow her. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bared herself in one smooth, unhurried motion, as if she were back in her own chambers disrobing for her bath with no one but her bedmaids looking on. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Some of the officers at Fort Detrick had noticed a certain abrupt quality in her hand motions and had accused her of having hands that were “too quick” to handle delicate work in dangerous situations. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I motioned her towards the driver’s seat, but she opened the back door and climbed in. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of the afternoon unwinds in slow motion. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I jumped off the rock to the edge of the creek and motioned for Howard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Just then, he noticed a blur of motion on his left, and he turned and saw two Hazleton workers walking toward him. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I saw, in every tiny motion, my fingers uncurl Peach’s fingers. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The girl looked at me and made a motion with her hands which I took to mean that Rontu was hers. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned to Janina and me to stand side by side. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I motioned with my head for him to sit beside me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The mage smiled a little and motioned Ged to sit across the hearth from him, and set to brewing them some tea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls the box from my hands and refills it with swift, concise motions. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“A black coach,” Webb says, motioning to Coach Rockford. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

So I had come to the Norfolk Prison Colony still going through only book-reading motions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Winterbottom motioned for Mike to join her on the sofa. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She motioned to the African girl to do the same. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rekh motioned for him to kneel on the mat and, extracting a mallet from the tool rack attached to the table, handed it to him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

They also monitored the apparent motion of the Moon: the twenty- eight higher niches in the kiva may represent the number of days for the Moon to return to the same position among the constellations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suesetta smiles at me and motions to me to come to the phone. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We were already a half hour late for school when we heard the order “Move out,” and the leader motioned us to get into the station wagon. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clench my fists down on the buttons on my palms, and I jerk forward through the water in a blur of motion, slicing a trail behind me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But while the voice in my head said one thing, my motions were proving that I could do a giant. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

All eyes were on the utensil, which spun as if in slow motion. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She slipped away, up the stairs, and motioned for Somkit and Pong to follow. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The destroyers had only to set it into motion, and sit back to count the casualties. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The lifelong quest of Johannes Kepler, to understand the motions of the planets, to seek a harmony in the heavens, culminated thirty-six years after his death, in the work of Isaac Newton. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Also, sometimes I get motion sick in cars. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Only a half block away, I saw hundreds of white people, their bodies in motion, their mouths wide open as they shouted their anger. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my arm, and motioned to him, “Here, take my gun.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel started forward, but Matthew motioned her back. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Black started with the back, moving the clippers up Needles's neck in sweeping motions like he was painting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They were starting to slip out of the twists, and Father Amadi ran his hand over the loosening braids, in gentle, smoothing motions. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

All the power of the Dark Lord was in motion. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When Britain joins this swaying motion, I get pulled into it, too, just because they’re both so much bigger than me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

From various and uncountable tributaries, in creeks and brooks of color and motion, the parts of this river had joined, become one mother current, and flowed on. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

We used to claim that the roll-call was a waste of time and motion. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Géricault created the impression of motion through contrasting the postures of his figures. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Melanie poked the other kids and motioned for them to watch closely. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he turned away and then looked back, there was no longer a sign of her, not even a whispering motion in the needled branches she had moved through. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I motion at my mom, and she pulls the camera out of my bag and hands it over. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Kid Sampson, Nately and the others wandered apart in a noiseless eddy of motion and were sucked away into the cloying yellow stillness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was talking on his radio when he saw me, and he motioned for his deputy to get out. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Wexler took the chair to his right and motioned to her favorite. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

A different guard motioned them through the gate, waving a torch at them impatiently. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When they got to the glass doors that led outside, Benji grabbed one handle, and he motioned for Felix to take the other. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are slow in their motions; most are afflicted with the smallpox or some other distemper. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Birdie made a shooing motion with her hands. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I motion for Suma to remain at the back of the line, sandwiching the three of them between us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Auntie Fatima motions for Aliya to take the head of the table. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She motioned to Wynn, but he didn’t smile at all, only stared out the front window. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But now Jermaine’s face was glowing too, the blocks turning from brown to glowing red and then growing out of a brick wall, like flowers budding in fast motion. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The second one makes a twirling motion beside his ear, with his finger, denoting craziness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But somehow, when put together and set in motion, the full package conveyed sheer majesty. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I gently lifted the bonobo’s hand, but he tugged it away, turning his head to stare quietly out the window, his fingers making knitting motions over his rope. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He flapped the lines on Queenie’s broad back and the surrey lurched into motion. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shay motions to me to sit next to her. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ignatius picked it up and flipped the switch that was supposed to set it in motion, but nothing happened. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A New York Communist writer summed up the history of the clubs and made a motion for their dissolution. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned at me to sit down again. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was stiff with long sitting, and bewildered with the noise and motion of the coach: gathering my faculties, I looked about me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Again he feels its motion at the small of his back. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a light breeze, but now with the motion gone the heat returned, clinging. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia made a zipping motion over her mouth, then locked it with a pretend key. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She clicked an arrow and the feed started going backward in slow motion. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He made a shooing motion to forestall his student’s protest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Moss stood as still as he could, but he motioned for Rawiya to move closer to him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I know it didn’t really happen like this, but when I look back, it all happens in slow motion. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

No mistaking him: matchless rider gliding over rail fences in parade-ground precision, effortless motion, always a superb rider. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motions to the front of the school, where Mr. Montgomery is trying to convince voters to choose his candidate. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Once Juan stopped them, sent an uneasy glare across the empty floor, and then grudgingly motioned to keep moving. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The judge is going to rule on a motion that King's lawyer made to suppress Cruz's testimony, and a few other things. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rocking motion of daylong walking transferred itself to the floor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Here the old man set his bag down, knocked on the green door, paused, then opened it, standing courteously aside to motion his following in before him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flexed my fingers and made scratching motions like a cat. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The older of the two men motioned toward the sofa with the barrel of his weapon. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, we were escorted down the hall by a nervous little functionary, who kept checking his watch and motioning for us to hurry along. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the source is in motion from right to left, it emits spherical waves progressively centered on points 1 through 6, as shown. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she pulled on a smile like a roman shade rolling up, motioned at me, and then mouthed the words “You’re on.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

With saber, the target area is from the waist up, and saberists can use slashing motions to score with the side of their blades. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He realized that the orbital motion results from the tendency of the Moon to move in a straight line, plus a single force pulling it towards the Earth. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

When I look back, Lita is motioning to an identical pendant around her neck. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He motioned for us to follow him into the banana farm. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

At two o’clock in the morning, the Colonel took his sixth shot of vodka, grimaced, then frantically motioned with his hand toward the bottle of Mountain Dew I was drinking. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Father motioned to a demon machine whose guts lay scattered around a board. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Isaac Newton established the three laws of motion,” my grandfather says, and points to the plastic fork on his tray. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He had set the process in motion almost a year before the offer was formally brought to my attention in the fall of 1992. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

That information, of course, was in the prosecution’s possession and control, which is why Armstrong filed a discovery motion in the first place. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you ever going to unpack that thing?” he said, motioning with his head toward her suitcase. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Smiling at this, he clamped the steering wheel slightly right of center, which produced a smooth clockwise motion against the curve of the road. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I motioned Conrad to move over a seat so Papa and Mother could sit beside each other. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was as if the stuff of Luna—light, motion, intelligence—had simply vanished. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I tried to forget my body by keeping it in motion. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He motioned for them to rise, allowing Yishan to fix his hat before addressing him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The nurse motioned for the three of them to follow. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Ms. Udell subtly pointed at George and motioned with one finger for her to come up to the teacher's desk. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Finally, he nodded grimly and, with a sharp motion, threw the sheath away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The camera in my brain lets me run all the scenes of my life in slow motion. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When the light turns green, he takes a deep breath and eases the car back into motion. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

If a wheel strikes against a stone or other impediment, while in quick motion, it turns the cart with a violent jerk, and often throws them down with more or less injury. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fate of this man or that man was less than a drop, although it was a sparkling one, in the great blue motion of the sunlit sea. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the waiter put the beers down, my mother motioned with her head for him to step away from the table and leave us alone. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“The White House, by initiating this meeting, has irretrievably compromised the court,” declared Ellsberg’s lawyer in a motion to dismiss the charges. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It happened so fast, but it felt like slow motion. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I found was a black man with a warm disposition and a booming voice, who bristled with energy and was constantly in motion, his hands swooping like birds in flight to accentuate his points. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Her motions were taut and full of panic. Her breathing was pinched, almost panting. The boy was the opposite. His movement was smooth and lithe, like he was accustomed to moving silently.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He motioned for his assistant to bring over the list. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

While Zack is busying himself by making vroom, vroom noises, Dad motions for me to step back outside. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The Director motions for the minders to rise. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Come,” he calls back, motioning for me to follow. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Wiping them in a quick motion with the back of her hand, she smiled. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel the motion of the car, because I was in a dream. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the cargo plane was already in motion, rolling slowly away from its chocks. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She snapped it out and pulled it down over her head with one smooth practiced motion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t go. The other wife didn’t either. He motioned us not to tell.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tears off a match, lights the wick: it flickers and then burns with a steady flame, which gives the illusion of motion to the faceless statue beside it, all hips and breasts. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand in an urgent circular motion. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Then, in one fluid motion, Rishi lay down on his belly so his face was near hers. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Cilia joined him and he motioned her to follow him out into the twilight of the new day. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In there,” the rabbit said, motioning toward a circular opening through a stone wall, “is the Old Man of the Moon.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Before the crowd of monsters could fill the empty space, Percy motioned for Bob to lean in. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They swirled around Tally, little spiral galaxies set in motion by her passage. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

His sudden motion made the creature fall off his arm to the ground, and Doon felt a crunch beneath his foot. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the sick lie without motion, suffering an entire stagnation of the fluids. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The agonizing slowness was harder to endure than no motion at all. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Kin peeked out, and when he caught Anya’s eye, he motioned for her to come over. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Two men in biohazard suits were walking clumsily together, as if in slow motion. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She blinked a few times, and then saw Ms. Udell motioning for her to bow. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She then looked us over and motioned me closer. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He motioned for the driver to roll down the window. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It heaved the lifeboat up and down in a regular motion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In it Newton not only put forward a theory of how bodies move in space and time, but he also developed the complicated mathematics needed to analyze those motions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw himself down on a thick padding of dead leaves and motioned Jethro to do the same. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head felt dizzy, maybe because of the rocking motion of the boat or the hum of the engine. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” Ernie said, motioning for Genie to give him the stick, pressing a finger to his lips. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I motion him to sit at the counter while I get us some drinks. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The motion had been so gentle, she hadn’t noticed it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The development of high-speed computers makes possible numerical experiments on the collective motion of thousands or tens of thousands of points, each representing a star, each under the gravitational influence of all the other points. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The line shuffles around the room imitating the slow, fluid motions of a snail. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I asked, motioning to the bay around us. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Thus a whole day was lost before the machinery of pursuit could be set in motion. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually the detailed observations of the apparent motion of the planets forced him to abandon the idea of circular paths and to realize that planets travel in ellipses. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one hour she had found out that everything was made up of atoms which were in continual motion. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knock it to the side in one motion. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The boy stopped and looked wildly around, then skipped up to the door, unlocked it, and motioned to Hazel to go inside. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

All my motions focalized on pretending to be that guileless schoolgirl who had nothing more wearying to think about than mid-term exams. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jenny pushed her chair back and Matt started to rise, but Jethro sat in his place and motioned toward the others to sit again. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motions for us to follow her inside the hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Commander Jameson glances at June, but makes no motion to leave. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

My mom motions with her head that I should follow them. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The boat was rushing upwards in a smooth and unceasing motion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” he says, motioning for me to follow. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He glanced over when I came in and motioned me toward the couch. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Their feet and foil arms make the smallest possible motions. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As I approached, the woman rubbed her hands on her dirty dress and then made shooing motions at me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The only motion was the minute hand and the agitated red star-shaped time indicator on Fischer’s clock. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She patted the space on her bed, motioning for me to join her. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She motioned for me to come inside and sit. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A flicker of motion caught her eye and she swung around to see another corpuscule stand up behind a shroud a few feet away. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Jason stood over her, but he was moving in slow motion, his outline blurry, his voice nothing but static. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Sharks stay in constant motion. It’s hard to capture that,” she said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

As we continued to talk, going through the motions of getting to know each other, I realized that we already did know each other, as well as any two people could. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Em put her brush down, crossed her arms, and pulled her T-shirt over her head in one quick motion. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I motioned to him to come into the hall. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once they were in her office, a small room with a large, welcoming fire, Professor McGonagall motioned Harry and Hermione to sit down. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Once they were in motion, they’d bust their hearts to win. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Indeed, if you coupled the genesis of spontaneous mutants—the giant-leaved Oenothera, say—with natural selection, then Darwin’s relentless engine was automatically set in motion. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

When at last the motion ceased, survivors enjoyed just three minutes of calm before a second shock came, only slightly less severe than the first. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I slipped inside and in one motion pulled the hanging string switch for the overhead light as I trotted around the sleeping J-3 and over to the chest where the souvenirs were kept. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Professor noticed it, too, and motioned me to bring him upstairs. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The child beggar ran along, his doe-eyed expression more theatrical, his motions frantic: bringing his hand to his mouth again and again, fingertips pursed together. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Guillermo motions for me to follow him, then stops at the entrance to the grand studio space, which unlike the rest of the place is sunny and fairly tidy. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The fear was so complete it webbed together our screams and motion. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Brother Luke to go down first, showing by gestures how he would hand down the bags, Robin’s crutches, and lastly Robin. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Henry Dobbins made the washing motion with his hands. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many melodies are a mixture of conjunct and disjunct motion. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She nods and motions for me to join them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When he looked at her, she motioned with her head toward the woods.Then she got up and announced she had to use the bathroom. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I’m jolted awake by the drone of our motion detector alarm. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was walking with great dignity, without a single wasted motion. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was a robotic arm with two shoulder straps that controlled the motion of the plastic fingers. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Yishan shrugged and gave her a doubtful motion with his hand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He turned and saw me and motioned me over. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And then, in a swift, brutal motion, like a monstrous snake swallowing its prey, the men swept Amah into the blackness of the night. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He made motions like tying strings into bundles, then tacked them to the firmament above him in the same way garlands were hung at the festivals in Mologa. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When I’m through, Judd sort of motions me to the porch, like I can sit there if I want while I drink my water. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she tied heavy rocks to her ankles and wrists but still performed the familiar motions without effort. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Since the counter space is limited, Jack motions for me to go ahead of him. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was shortly after the measles epidemic that Dad started applying motion study to surgery to try to reduce the time required for certain operations. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Time and motion have almost, but not quite, come to a standstill as the nymph begins to change into a tree rather than succumb to the god’s amorous advances. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though he had said nothing, Kit had been aware that not a motion had escaped his intent scowl. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

One of the guards waved a bomb-detector around my body and motioned me forward. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made a motion with her hand, urging me to get on with it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

In slow motion, the boss handed him the fat envelope. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one synchronized motion, Wilderness Rangers point out targets and the birds take off, colliding against hybrids and exploding on impact. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A sweeping motion, fast at first; then it appeared to slow and stop. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure I said it right, but the butcher sharpens his face, slams down our meat, and motions us away. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In the violence of motion from the tanker’s bow wave the candle and matches that had been on the table had been thrown off. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next time we saw him, he was in uniform, assigned to motion study training in assembling and disassembling the Lewis machine gun and other automatic weapons. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their eye­sight is very keen, especially in detecting motion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sat down behind her desk and motioned for me to sit. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Horrified, the crew of Endurance watched as one large berg began plowing in slow motion toward their position. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

We must have been walking for days, I do not really remember, when suddenly two men put us at gunpoint and motioned, with their guns, for us to come closer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then she motioned at Pond to approach the fireplace in the middle of the hogan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Bunny, his mouth full, made a brushing, dismissive motion with one hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She waited for Mom to disappear outside before motioning for me to sit. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There was motion in front of him and suddenly he saw George Pickett, bloodstained. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In separate bunks of seaweed wrapped in burlap, with life vests doubling as pillows, they tried to sleep, to get used to the motion of the ship, and to tolerate the smells. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His head turned swiftly, eyes narrowing, and in what seemed like a single motion he was by her side, a hand on the back of her neck. he said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A lazy man, Dad believed, always makes the best use of his Therbligs because he is too indolent to waste motions. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, let’s get out of here,” Jinjoo said, motioning her friends to leave. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

As we cross the front of the room, Charlie Price makes a circle motion in the air to Sammy, who grins as if he agrees. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Where he was a man of stillness, she was outspoken and a whirl of motion. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I gave it a shake and watched with interest as the second hand kicked back into motion. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was a time before television, before motion pictures, before radio, before books. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were just about to leave when all of a sudden Raymond motioned to me to look across the street. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

An ancient drunk in a colorful sombrero moved in slow motion, sucking his toothless maw and holding out a hand for spare change. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In one smooth motion, he had Adam up against the wall, his forearm pressed across his chest, and Adam looked wide-eyed and scared, a fish out of water. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

No one makes any motion to stand up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben looks relieved as Dad motions for him to continue. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He simply holds out his arms, motioning to his robe. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ayanna muttered something that sounded suspiciously like a prayer, then motioned me and Gum Baby forward. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I felt as if I were moving in slow motion, every step bringing me only slightly closer to Alama. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Stiffly, Spurge tried to follow the motions of the courtiers around him. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

A broken razor flinging them backward over his shoulder the same motion complete the jerked skein of blood backward not looping. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Shawn to take the seat next to Emily. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After a moment, lying there in darkness, hearing the creak of the raft and feeling its motion, it all hit me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They try to yell at him, but you can tell that everyone’s going through the motions, and when Justin storms off to his room, it’s just the latest rerun of an old show. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The MPs jumped off the truck and motioned for us to climb in. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“There’s no sense worrying, I suppose,” Kvothe said at last, looking up and motioning to Chronicler. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Come over,” he made a motion to one of the still-burning braziers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And I can't talk, but I tap lightly on Alicia's cane, and she stiffens, then smiles slightly, and motions with her head and eyebrows, urging me to get going. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She makes a quick motion with her hand, and Thomas barks out an order. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

With your ticket in hand, you follow a continuous line of patrons into the circus, watching the rhythmic motion of the black-and-white clock as you wait. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In one magnificent motion, Rooster Jim jerked the bicycle off course and careened—thunk—into the stacked bundles. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She motioned to the textbook in front of her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then he pointed at Jonathan and made hurried motions with his hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned me to sit next to her in the rocking chair. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Professor Ezeka motioned for his orderly to bring a piece of paper and he scribbled a note and gave it to Ugwu. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She motions to where the bullseye zeroes in, over an area below the lowest waterfall. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t keep the man waiting,” Sookie said, pulling the keys out of the ignition and opening his door in one motion. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She paraded over to us with an exaggerated hip motion in her jean skirt and zebra tights, bent down, and grabbed some of the trivia cards. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Kyle motioned for Andrew to step out of the room with him. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Again I’m struck by how peaceful he is in motion. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spread the cloth from my head on a fallen log, and motion for him to sit with me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Looks like the war’s over,” she said flatly, motioning to the TV. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The car swept past soot-blackened buildings, stopping at each block, jerking again into motion. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So at dismissal I opened my locker fast, grabbed my trumpet, my math textbook, and my best black pen, and stuffed my jacket into my backpack—all in one motion, no stopping. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa motioned Miss Love to come up to the porch, which she did. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

All this was forward motion, I reminded myself, steps taken along the broader path. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Before I can react, he jerks my head with a swift, savage motion. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Wash made a motion as if to throw the shoe. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then my mother glanced back, making little motions with her hand to speed me up. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He considered this, and at length, we now feeling the motion of the tide through our legs, said, “When I become burdensome, cast me off backwards.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

With a quick motion, Dill turned onto his side and raised himself up on his left elbow, his face about a foot from Lydia’s. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

At first the infected seemed taken unaware, stunned by the sudden burst of motion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

About the whole face and figure there was a granite dignity, so that every motion seemed an impossible thing. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly everybody seemed to motion for the feather at once. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Ess walked calmly down the beach, while Loo was in constant motion. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He motions for me to follow him into his bedroom. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He hauled himself out of the armchair and motioned for Henry to get going. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Dad leaned back in his chair and made a soft whistle sound, like he was blowing out a candle in slow motion. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Through all that the Reb cannon were firing steadily and smoke was filling up the hollow between the armies and no one could see the motion of the troops. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked as though he ran in slow motion. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He did not walk or leap or run; his motions were like the shimmering of tall grass in the wind. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We'd had several pretrial hearings on different motions during which he would sometimes become frustrated because of the bickering between the lawyers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He motioned Chronicler closer, and the scribe saw he was wearing thick leather gloves. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hugo was about to yell to her, but she put a finger to her lips and motioned for him to wait there. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

A gene, whatever it was, was capable of motion, transmission, and of energy-induced change—properties generally associated with chemical matter. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Darius motions for me to follow him out of the living room. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Felix motioned to a police officer waving kids off the sidewalk and into the park. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The motion had to do with what was going on inside Reggie’s mind, and it raised fascinating questions about the collision of technology, science, and law. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

His mouth made motions that looked like the words “shut up!” to her. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mom turned her head toward Chess, and even though Mom’s face was completely in shadow, he could feel the anguish in that one motion. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dieldrin has been the only chemical effective against the borer, but it has now set in motion a chain of disaster. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Police declined to discuss a rumor sweeping Harlem that they had some motion pictures which had been taken in the Audubon Ballroom as the murder took place. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to show you something,” Mami says, motioning mysteriously for me to follow her outside. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He jerks his weapon in a gesture to get people in motion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

With a quick clasp of Kit’s hand she was gone and Nat, shouldering her trunk in one easy motion, followed her along the narrow dirt road. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Unsuspecting its abrupt motion, I do not catch it, but it hits upon my face and falls to my lap, cracked and oozing; my lip and cheek sting, and are wet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He made little walking motions with his fingers. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Smooth motions, deft, I must not fumble now, he prayed, and the gods were kind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Any astronomical photograph of a galaxy is merely a snapshot of one stage in its ponderous motion and evolution.* Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning out the lights of his car, Sammy grabbed the shotgun, loaded two shells in the barrels, and motioned for Ben to follow him quietly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been in slow motion, because I had a split second there to be reminded of Mr. Birkway’s drawing of the two heads facing each other, with the vase in between. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

My heart and mind were numb, and if we celebrated, it was all I could do to go through the motions. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I kept trying to smack Gully, who had straddled me, but everything I did was in slow motion; my fists dragged through water. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The old soldier, noticing, pushed the smallest piece toward him, then made motions to the cup with his hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He sat beside it and rubbed its small back with a rhythmic motion. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I may be goo on the inside, but octopuses are basically made of goo and I’ve got all eight tentacles in motion. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Only the clock beyond the gates makes any motion, slowly ticking by the afternoon hours. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He keeps his lips sealed as he chews, his jaw working in an exaggerated motion. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t even sit long enough to draw—I’m pacing back and forth on deck to counteract the motion of the sea again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“It’d be tricky. We’d have to design the detonation sequence with great care, and once it’s in motion, we couldn’t hope to control it.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I say mysteriously, motioning with my chin, “over there.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are men collecting garbage, a female traffic officer motioning for a taxi to make a turn, students on the way to school. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Octopuses have these little sacs called statocysts that respond to motion and gravity, so that their eyes can be totally unfazed, totally steady. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

For the next several minutes we all stood there watching the butterfly emerge from its cocoon, in slow motion. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned for them to follow her to the fire, where she sat in her chair and the children gathered on the floor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The girls are on the dose field, and its dozens of ponytails in motion. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

They had smelled the horse and rider and were looking up at the ridge; his motion sent them running, with grass still hanging from wet lips. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Ah, Robert," he mur-mured as his groping hand touched a cold stone wall, his leg throbbing with every motion. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dust and gray particles exploded in what seemed like slow motion toward the ceiling, and something slapped against her face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t feel right being up there without Aly, so I motioned for her to come up on stage with me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“They were so joyful, so whimsical. So much motion, so much emotion.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He grabs Manchee violently by his scruff, lifting him off the ground and up in one motion. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He would spend the nights walking around the room thinking aloud, searching for a way to apply the principles of the pendulum to oxcarts, to harrows, to everything that was useful when put into motion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She motioned for Ivy to sit down and Ivy did, her throat suddenly all thick and annoying. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grote skins and guts the animals in several fluid motions, then hands me tiny hearts and livers, slabs of deep red meat. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

If he could be still enough, all the world’s motions would cease. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

To try to explain, he made a rock-throwing motion with his arm. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She dropped it, and in one motion grabbed another one from her dress and struck it against a small tinderbox. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Kat and me to go out with him, but Kat shook her head. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In case you change your mind,” she says, and motions us along. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I hoist myself up and motion with my sock-covered hands to the number over my crotch. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“This is a place where we don’t have to lie,” he said, motioning between us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And his fingertips graze the nape of my neck, in constant quiet motion. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The stars hung in the chilly sky, while the patterned lights of the city spread below him, streetlights and car headlights and things in motion. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

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

I’m lining them up on the windowsill, when out of the corner of my eye, I catch a quick flash of motion. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Without looking up, she motioned to the dry ground of the garden. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The door starts to close on her, and she motions for me to board the elevator. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It is the infinite that lies at the heart of Zeno’s paradox: Zeno had taken continuous motion and divided it into an infinite number of tiny steps. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

In the same motion, he turned away from the flames and ran toward the shoreline. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She motioned me to help her stretch the second sheet across the roof of the car. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Karen Singh was in constant motion, like a badly drawn cartoon, but she had the single greatest resting poker face I’d ever seen. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Galileo’s measurements were used by Newton as the basis of his laws of motion. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hunter motioned for him to step inside. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the aviator Charles Lindbergh, perhaps the most famous man in America, would claim in a speech that Jews had too much influence over “our motion pictures, our press, our radio, and our government.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The queen motions to the Minister of Law. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Near 0 g the slightest motion sends our friends floating and tumbling up in the air. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Lorne was motioning to the boys to leave the conspirators. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The image she’d chosen showed a lean woman in motion, her shimmering dress whipped around her limber body as a man in a tuxedo dragged her across the dance floor. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Just above the theater,” he says, motioning to the main floor. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When they sought to withdraw the motion, the judge said he couldn't authorize a trial in a community where so many people had formed opinions about the accused. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and made a preemptory motion to someone behind the bar who quickly fetched him his tankard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then Wang Lung motioned to them to go away, and he sat beside her while she slept and woke, and he looked at her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was the first nonmystical explanation of motion in the heavens; it made the Earth a province of the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Philip would go up, his legs would come together beautifully, the arm and wrist motion was pure, but something was not there. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I felt the almost unnoticeable rise-and-fall motion of his chest as he breathed. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She made a fanning motion with her hand. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

This time he motioned for them to follow him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, the five of us selected to give our tonsils for motion study assembled in the parlor. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guitar motioned to the waitress for the check. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Dixon’s window of availability is extremely limited. She’s due to start filming a major motion picture in a couple of weeks.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now Leo was looking past her and waving at me, his whole arm in a sweeping motion, like he was saying farewell to a ship. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

In one motion, I turn to the sound, bringing the bow and arrow to my shoulder. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Hey, I have a little souvenir for you,” he said casually, and in one motion he reached into his pocket and tossed me something. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In order to emulate a whole band - bass, accompanying chords and tune - the solo pianist had to leap about the keys frantically, resulting in a rather virtuoso left-hand motion from bass to chord and back. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Nothing was moving in slow motion, the way it does in the movies. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A few weeks later, in early April, Bunderson fired back with a three-page motion that put a fine point on his argument about distraction and frame of mind. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He sees Trina, yanking on him as pure terror brightens her eyes in a sick way that snaps him into motion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He knew Jesper hadn’t realized what he was setting in motion, but he also knew he could never really trust Jesper again. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I am the law,” the Director rages, then motions to his private security detail. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then, as the angle of incline lessened, as the mound— the hill—flattened, nearing the bottom, the sled’s forward motion slowed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the train jolts into motion, and the man finishes his cigarette and gives her a preoccupied smile and promptly falls asleep. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Alone Jake felt himself sink downward, slowly in wavelike motions downward into a shadowed ocean. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I repeated the trick, but this time only by going through the motions. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the movies, you can achieve slow motion in two ways, first, by overcranking, basically capturing each frame at a much faster rate with your camera than it will be played back on a projector. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Kristina makes the motion for me to pass it back to her. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The quiet soothed her, and the gentle rocking motion set Catelyn to swaying in her saddle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She made another motion which I took to mean that Rontu was now mine. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was still there, but the sky was less blue, the gentle motion of the boat slower, the water of the lake more murky and clouded. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The mud continued to swirl around us in a rapid clockwise motion. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed my backpack from where I’d left it and moved, in what felt like slow motion, straight out the door. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They went through the motions of the contest on Friday, but when it was over and Leslie had won again, everyone sort of knew without saying so that it was the end of the races. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The constant motion of the sea, though gentle, didn’t make my work any easier. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a motion to pass Clark’s bill out of committee, but it wasn’t seconded. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

So days after graduation, with diplomas in hand, the wheels were set in motion for our journey abroad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It sparkles my face, washes my lungs, fills me with a sense of fluid motion. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He motioned to Angel, left the paper sack of groceries on the bottom step, and quietly tiptoed up the steps. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Branches muscled through the earth, growing in fast motion until a full-sized olive tree shaded the courtyard. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

From their motions you can tell he doesn’t seem to be there and this makes everyone even more anxious and edgy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winnie and I waited in a room behind the hall, and at the appointed hour, a policeman motioned for me to go in. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She whispered in the boy’s ear, and he began making shooing motions, too. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still, he was delighted to see Toomer fold his pocket knife and motion him to come outside the school bus. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This—being crushed inside the wave—lasted much longer, and it wasn’t happening in slow motion either. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the cable car jerked into motion, Emily curled her fingers around the edge of the bench. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He motions with his chin at Abuela and a policeman, who are talking near our banyan tree. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He led me over to the window and motioned out at the landscape stretching out beyond it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She motioned for Antain to sit on one of the chairs—it was covered with a spiky sort of vine, but Antain sat on it anyway, trying to ignore the prickles in his legs. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She is always in motion, impatient to find solutions to problems. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

With that the man made a few motions to his companions, then turned and ran out the big glass doors, his gun held rigidly before him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was how she communicated “e motions” in general. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She looks over his shoulder and motions to one of her ladies. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The second hand was moving in slow motion. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

A white policeman motioned for me to stop. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spun around, faking a stoic face, lifting her arms in staggered motions to the sky, then bowing into a prayer pose. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

By the time Smith got settled in and the train whined into motion, Seabiscuit was fast asleep. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, in 1543, a quite different hypothesis to explain the apparent motion of the planets was published by a Polish Catholic cleric named Nicholas Copernicus. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Huygens was delighted that the Copernican view of the Earth as a planet in motion around the Sun was widely accepted even by the ordinary people in Holland. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the water leave the kettle, flowing almost in slow motion in an arc to my feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Who can say who set this whole thing in motion? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When she sees us, she waves her hands frantically, motioning for us to come closer. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Blindfolded, I could no longer control my motions. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see you’re looking at my feet,” he said to her when the car was in motion. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And just like dancing, like being able to move with each other without actually touching, in one smooth motion I handed the baton to Krystal. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She gave up the sky with its signal-fire stars, and flew instead down to Weep to find out what her mercy had set in motion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He dropped the keys and, all in one motion, he turned and scooped her into his arms. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Yells sounded from somewhere nearby, but everything seemed to move in slow motion. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Finally the beast made his way over me and jumped into the backseat, which by that time only held the drowned man because fear had set the rest of my sisters into motion. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Dad nodded in slow motion, his terrified eyes locked on to the needle. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But afterward I had small random motions in my stomach, almost like hiccups. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But all she saw was a delicate blossom of fire from the district of the anchor, and fronds of smoke billowing in slow motion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Even some of Copernicus’ admirers argued that he had not really believed in a Sun-centered universe but had merely proposed it as a convenience for calculating the motions of the planets. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gertrude rose to fetch a small book from a high shelf and returned to a cushioned settee, motioning for me to sit at her feet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The evening was getting late, and Ilyumzhinov began to make motions to go, but before doing so, he asked Bobby to pose with him for a photograph. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everything felt like it was happening in slow motion and that I wasn’t in my body, like the way I felt when the man pressed the knife against my throat. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Great events seemed to have been set in motion by his news. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The rise of the Windows-enabled PC, combined with the fall of the Wall, set in motion the whole flattening process. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

A few people got motion sickness, and threw up in barf bags. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The motion of the crowd flowed north again, and then a sound overpowered everything. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pushes a chair close to hers and motions for me to sit down. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It had seemed as if we were all in slow motion and now everything was happening so fast. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we send spacecraft to the planets, when we observe double stars, when we examine the motion of distant galaxies, we find that throughout the universe Kepler’s laws are obeyed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come upstairs, Fabiola,” she says, motioning for me to follow her. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Major Danby entreated politely, pulling free and patting his perspiring brow with a fluttering motion. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

After some prodding by Dad, the motion on allotting work finally was introduced and passed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

His motions were precise, his face blank, his eyes far away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The forward motion of his body had done the rest. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally his father spoke, his big rough hand stroking his wife’s hair and his eyes downcast watching the motion. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mom simply shrugged her shoulders and yanked off my shirt in one swift motion. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Darnell said he told Walter's former lawyers what he told me and they had raised it in the motion for a new trial, but no one took it seriously. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Pefta motioned me impatiently towards the bench where my two sisters already sat, rigid, clutching their hands in silent prayer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe not, little brother,” says Toño, his eyes sparking like crazy, his Pancho Villa mustache in vigorous motion, “but you will have a fantastical vocabulario.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two students made slicing motions with their sticks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

If she tried to rest, the craft swung sideways with a terrifying seesaw motion. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned to the two identical boys, who grinned in unison. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Ms. Jones smiled and motioned for him to stay. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We drifted by gray barns, cornfields in need of irrigation, and clumps of Hereford cows, chewing in slow motion, looking very content with their lives. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motions for me to come inside her bedroom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In Mecca, too, I had played back for myself the twelve years I had spent with Elijah Muhammad as if it were a motion picture. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The successful members of the senior class were merely going through the motions. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Citra found herself getting increasingly anxious after lunch, as the weapons manufacturers touted their wares and various motions were hotly debated. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He liked to watch her hands as she curled frothy petticoat cloth in the machine that was kept in motion by Remedios the Beauty. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Schindler immediately motioned for the guards to pull the three of us out of the line. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The old man glared at him, made a shooing motion with his hand, and turned back to work. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Woolf made a small motion with his hand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sit in meditative silence for some of that uncontrollable time, the motion of the train gently billowing the silk curtains, the scent of ginger and cream enveloping them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We could no longer detect the city, the night was so black, so full of water and motion, so unsparing was the drench. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

What an odd expression, when the breaking of her neck had seemed to happen in slow motion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

In a family business in the 1600s, every hand was busy and the workshop hummed with motion. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He abruptly stops dancing and makes a cutting motion with his right hand, silencing the music. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“So what happened?” she says, patting the cushion and motioning for me to sit. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He shrugs at me, casually, motioning over the edge of the roof to the ground below. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

There’s something soothing about the mindless, easy motion of it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Edwin motioned toward the head of the bay, a quarter mile away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

At times I stood about nervously while Herman went through the motions of a biochemist, and on several days I even understood what he said. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Be careful not to let it drip on you,” he called to Kira, and motioned to her to come forward. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Come here,” she said, motioning with her free hand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She raised her hands wide overhead and with a broad, swooping motion, pushed the air in front of her body. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Another February 8 motion was aimed at disallowing the prosecution from using anything in the trial that Reggie had said to Rindlisbacher at the scene of the accident, and en route to the hospital. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He kicked his horse back into motion and galloped up over the barrow, raining earth down behind him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Thanks to his unfortunate assembly, his walk was an odd, straddle-legged motion that was often mistaken for lameness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This whole plan has been in motion for a while now. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The motion asserted that “there was no debris found, there were no skid marks, scuff marks, or gouge marks, and no evidence which could support the preparation of a diagram.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Come, Nephew,” the Grand Elder said with a swish of his robes, motioning for the boy to follow him. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I delight in our motion, though it be flight. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She motioned to the window displaying the Scoreboard. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And in one motion, he brought his jeans to his ankles. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Occasionally she’d pull over to the side of the road and motion for me to pull up beside her so she could tell me various ideas she’d come up with as she drove. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Somewhere over there,” he said, without motioning in any particular direction. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The woman purses her thin lips and motions with her hand for me to get going. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He turned and motioned for her to follow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled down his window and threw a hand outside, as if to motion for the SUV to go around us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then she knelt on the rug and motioned for her children to do the same. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Narrative motions not only bring the story to life, but also significantly help children to remember the words to a rhyme or song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He walked with a lurching motion that struck Lina as somehow familiar. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the cable car jerked into motion, Emily curled her fingers around the edge of the bench. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as it was knotted, Pima’s mother motioned him and shouted, “Get up into the trees! There’s a rock hollow higher up! It should give shelter!” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The policeman was just opposite and I reached down instead, picking it up and walking off in the same motion. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, the only thing you’ll think about is if the time is okay with you. I got the wheels in motion. You asked and I delivered.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Many patrons only glance at them before moving on, but the longer you watch, the more you can detect the subtlest of motions. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Get off my heels!” he snapped, making a shooing motion with his gun. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Automatically, Leon’s attention was drawn by the motion, and in that instant she delivered the look he had not seen in more than ten years. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The flames now were more impudent in their motion, and one street was impassable for them. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She waves her hand around, a motion that includes the room, the hospital, the whole day. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Day shook his head in what looked like slow motion. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Frankie came out of his room and I motioned for him to be quiet. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

His foot brushed the log where it had fallen in all the motion and he picked it up and put it on the table. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

With drunken, angry gestures, he motions for me to come. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clean cold air, the constant motion of the treetops, the brilliance of the moon-painted clouds in the dark sky, and the millions of stars all calmed her a little. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There's a group of little kids standing in the sunshine, doing hand motions as they sing the Hebrew aleph-bet. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Kvothe motioned Chronicler forward imperiously, then turned to grab two thick glasses and a bottle seemingly at random. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For one thing, he missed the motion of the train. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I prop my bike against the wall as he motions Mr. Barry over. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I dragged a chair near his desk and sat, motioning for the commander to be seated. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She motioned for them to be absolutely silent. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

We no longer even went through the motions of working at the quarry; we simply talked among ourselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He taught her how to make numbers into something larger than themselves, applying them to larger concepts about motion and force, space and time, curves and circles and tightened springs. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A few more people get into their ranks, and Papa motions to me to join him once it seems safe to do so. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He motioned with his fingers for me to come closer as if he was going to tell me a secret. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was enough to redirect their attention while he motioned Toby outside onto the porch. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She motioned to the front door and Luke followed her, looking one last time at Toby before he stepped outside. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He motioned to a chair which was placed in front of a computer terminal. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chugging motion of the train, however, was still trapped in my body. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He motioned to me to hold his hat for him and I was glad to, because then everyone would see that he was my father, my Baba. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood aside and motioned for me to enter. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He sat down in his father’s old arm chair and motioned me into a hard Windsor chair nearby. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not, although my head jiggles and jerks with the motion of the train. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Qhorin's long grey braid swung slowly with the motion of his horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In an act of mercy, she nodded and motioned us toward the entrance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Rat made a small, tired motion with his shoulders. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Butler continued the swinging motion, driving punishing punches into the chests of two more fairies. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In a moment, everything will be set in motion. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Fanning motioned the dancer back, who approached the table with her full cargo. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Tycho had commended Mars to Kepler because its apparent motion seemed most anomalous, most difficult to reconcile with an orbit made of circles. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The motion of the bus soon made your eyelids droop. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Morrie motioned for my hand, and as I gave it to him, I felt a surge of guilt. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At about the time that he brought home the victrolas, Dad became a consultant to the Remington typewriter company and, through motion study methods, helped Remington develop the world’s fastest typist. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prosecutor then asked him how it was that the letter that set the whole drama in motion had been written by me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

After a while, he came out and motioned for me to go in there. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conditions were made to order for poisoning insect-eating birds, both in the poisons used and in the events set in motion by their application. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Once he’d caught my eye, he raised one hand and motioned with his index finger for me to join him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Grandma bent over to help me pick the envelope up, and it was like I was watching her in slow motion. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Diego parked on the swale and motioned for me to follow him inside. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Nyla lifts the pod’s lid and motions for me to get in. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The commander returned after several minutes and motioned for us to move into town. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

With a fluid motion Kate slipped the lasso from the end of the flagpole. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mina ignores my outstretched arm, bending over the baby carriage and scooping up Regina in one practiced, fluid motion. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He stepped closer to the edge of the platform, his arm in pitching motion. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Vivi whispers a few words and makes a motion behind us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She felt dizzy at the sight, the motion, the noise, and the size of the room, which must have measured twenty feet long and almost as wide. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When they were finished my father stood up and stretched his back in his familiar way and then motioned to her to do the same. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Corpses for our work Set in motion now set in motion by our witchery set in motion to work for us. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and motioned me inside. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The man nodded at me and put the truck in gear, and we lurched into motion. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Mom handed each of her children a granola bar, then motioned them toward the garage. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“And now for some good old-fashioned activism against Wilfrido Pipo,” Vanessa said, motioning for her team of student leaders to pass out materials. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

My motion was taking me away from the Agena and off to one side of the Gemini. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cook and Henry both erupted into motion, Henry heading upstairs toward the bedrooms, Cook to the black telephone mounted on the wall near the back door. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The fading vortex drifted away down stream and then I saw the arrow again, nose into the current, wavering delicately to the motion of the water above which the Mayflies slanted and poised. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she spreads them across the table in one fluid motion, forming an arc of identical black-and-white-patterned card backs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I seem to have no ability to stop my own forward motion and simply propel myself onward until I trip over their prone bodies, just one more on the heap. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swing my arm as fast as I can, my shoulder socket burning from the sudden motion, and the belt strikes Marcus’s shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

So, he was quite surprised when the boat pulled violently, the motion matched with a pained cry. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

After a couple minutes, the Eagle came out and motioned for us to come back inside. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I looked at Mong to see if we should run but he motioned with his head for us to keep going. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

At a conference called to resolve this dispute, I was asked to move a no-confidence motion against Ramohanoe for his disobedience. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the first song winds down, the feeling suddenly clicks inside me—everything is in slow motion, and my body is light and heavy at the same time. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The cop motioned me to the ground with a jerk of his head. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I motioned for Frankie to stand next to me so that we could both put ours ears against the receiver. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The police officer motioned for me to go ahead, but I wasn’t talking to him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

"These are your chambers"—Madam Claire motions—"and your imperial servant will be in nearby quarters." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

That way, I had a hell of a lot more freedom of motion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rustling motion, legs working awkwardly beneath her and white heels flashing, her skirts held high. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sor Asuncion came in, swishing her habit importantly and motioned for us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He allows me to talk, going through the motions. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The first order of business at the conference was a motion to admit the female delegates. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain motioned for Reynie to sit across the desk from him, then set his large black book upon the desk. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Earth is our moving platform from which we observe the motion of the other planets against the backdrop of distant constellations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The infinite threatened to make all motion impossible, while the void threatened to smash the nutshell universe into a thousand flinders. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I roam the hospital, checking off treatments on my app halfheartedly and going through the motions of my regimen, just like I’m supposed to, but it doesn’t feel as satisfying. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He drank the last of the whisky in a swift single motion. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

While we were in the middle of the clearing, they signaled for us to lie flat, and as soon as we hit the ground, they motioned for us to continue crawling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Grunting, he raised himself up from his chair and motioned them into a narrow hallway off to the side of the main hall. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His attitude was that of one who goes through the motions of listening in order to deceive himself as to what he already hears. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I motioned for him to turn his head to the left. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mola nodded, her short blond hair bobbing with the motion of her head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As Grandma spoke, she motioned me to turn my head to the other side. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole’s guard entered the room and took hold of Cole’s elbow, motioning toward the door. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I watch the whole thing in motion—everybody busy; hundreds of kids banding together, working side by side to accomplish a single, worthwhile goal. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The box’s atoms are wiggling around, and they will bump the banana’s atoms and set them in motion again. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

My father’s wife motioned for me to sit down on the sofa while she crouched down on the ottoman. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her stomach with a circular motion, and puffed out her cheeks horribly as if she were chewing on a whole doughnut. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one deft motion she plucked the wool from the teeth and rolled it into a fluffy ball. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Something furry pushed itself against her side in one smooth, insinuating motion, Coraline jumped, then breathed a, sigh of relief when she saw what it was. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Malfoy sneered and motioned for Harry and Ron to follow him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, my girl, it sounds as if you’ve had quite a time of it,” she says, motioning for me to sit across from her in one of two floral wingback chairs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He motioned for me to stand up for a hug. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I add, “Maybe saying motion is impossible was his way of getting out of doing chores. Maybe it got him laid or something. But it’s totally ridiculous. Look!” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He makes a sweeping motion with his hands. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glances back at me then at Hailey who motions her to come on. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Though the motion was defeated, Stanton had considered Phillips an ally, and she was hurt by his rejection. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

This assumption challenged everything physicists had assumed about the motion of objects. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He bows his head then, a surprisingly regal motion for a boy who looks my age. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And anyway, if what he said is true, that motion is impossible, then I wouldn’t really be able to jump off a bridge, would I? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then she gave it back to me and, in one motion, yanked Cherish’s thumb from her mouth. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at it, but like before, all his reflections repeated his motions. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She moved in confused, jerky motions, as if she couldn’t understand why Mom’s belly wasn’t still around her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet we can find some room,” he said and motioned to our waiter. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Could flood right on over it and end the war, wipe diem all away in one great motion. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s seated at a desk and motions for me to sit in a chair facing him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He clasped his hands and made pleading motions. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Curzon stepped out of the shadows and motioned for me to join him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vivian makes an “abracadabra” motion with her hand over the silver laptop. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He turned his palm to one of the armed men and motioned. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The water in the pool glowed eerily, sloshing back and forth from the motion of the ship. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The first law states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless an external force acts upon it.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right,” she said to her son, motioning with her hands. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He taught her the proper way to gut a trout, to clean it, to lift the meat off the bone in one motion. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“They made their choice long ago. What’s important is that there’s a grand plan in motion, Jacob, and you’ll be part of it.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

We arrived at my office, and I motioned for them to sit down. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Mary Anne could answer, Lillian motioned for her children to come to the vestibule. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The speedboat’s engine was so loud that we couldn’t hear what the man said, but the woman got up and sweetly motioned him to come closer to shore. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then everything seemed to happen in slow motion. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Noise and motion gave an illusion of warmth, dispelling that utter, glacial silence, but I was still too cold to sleep that night. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ptolemy’s model of planetary motion can be represented by a little machine, like those that, serving a similar purpose, existed in Ptolemy’s time.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to motion study and astronomy, photography was the science nearest to Dad’s heart. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him struggle; and know now that I watched him without motion, having stopped my progress, staring stupefied at the destruction. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She turned her head and followed, in slow motion it seemed, her father’s bellows of rage as he leaped toward her mother to rescue her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A person who applies motion study can be in and out of the tub in the time it takes one record to play.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a giant sea turtle with a broad shell that rose a thousand feet out of the water, its enormous flippers churning the waves in great up-down motions like slow wing beats. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They were state-of-the- art, so elegant and streamlined that people liked to say they seemed to be in motion while still on the racks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The Reverend Ralph Abernathy took the pulpit and read a resolution asking that all citizens refrain from riding buses operated by Montgomery City Lines, Inc. “All in favor of the motion, stand,” Abernathy said. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Off in the hills, where the ancient highway curved, there was a motion, a dim light, and then a murmur. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind and the motion of the train want to pull you down and under the wheels. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake puts his finger to his lips and motions for me to move to my bedroom. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The man motioned to a barrier of tires piled up against a wall. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And I was no longer used to the rocking motions of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing was considered more of a sin in our house than wasted time and motions. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused, watched the men around him moving into motion, men mounting on horses, cannon moving past and swinging into position, the artillery people beginning to dig trenches alongside the guns. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Hey, explain this to me,” she said, sitting down on the bed and motioning for him to sit next to her. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Chatham stood to complain, the judge motioned for him to sit back down. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

On the television set is a brass statue of Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic lord of the dance, who controls the motions of the universe and the flow of time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the field a heavy silence prevailed, overpowering motion like a ruthless, insensate spell holding in thrall the only beings who might break it. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My job is not, however, as genteel as it at first appears, thanks to the sheer volume of clothing in motion. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our teacher motions toward the back closet like a queen waving to a lowly servant. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I agreed to lead the attack and offered the motion condemning him, which was seconded by Oliver Tambo. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a Shh motion with his finger and spoke in a low voice to another guard. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Finishing quickly—all too quickly in Jonathan’s judgment—the young soldier wiped his hands on his jacket, then, picking up the torch, made a motion to Jonathan that they were to return to the house. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to cook all of Abuela’s best dishes,” she said, sharpening her knife and motioning for me to grab an apron. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Henry whirls; in the same motion he hurls the pistol from him and stoops again, gripping Bon by both shoulders, panting. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Movement,” here, was not literally motion, but instruction, or information-code, to use a modern formulation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He drew his bow and fired, but it seemed to happen in slow motion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As I went through the standard motions—the rising and sitting, the donning of the prayer shawl, the prayers that came to my lips as naturally as breathing—anxiety stirred in my gut. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A special meeting was called and a motion was made to reelect an executive secretary. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were also swiveling back and forth, keeping us pointed straight up, and it was this motion we felt, as we jiggled slightly in our seats. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc motioned for us to sit while he showed us how to measure the strength of the herbs and roots that would go into the potions and incense he made. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She reaches a hand out to brush over the paper, the entire room swaying gently as the motion passes from page to page. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Such motion is why we describe the planets as forever falling toward, but never reaching, the Sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned to me to follow with a tilt of her head, her long hair loose against her faded grey T-shirt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Three motions, if you counted changing the razor from hand to hand. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The baby’s tiny head flew at the dashboard with a great whipping motion, missing it by a millimeter. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rolled a wheelchair out from behind the desk and motioned Stick to sit in it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He sat in an armchair by the window and motioned for me to sit, too. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once we had this motion established, we could relax and watch the earth and the moon slowly parade past our windows. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motions to the door and then puts his hands in his pockets. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My legs kept going as the motion of my body pulled first my right and then my left hand free of the Agena, and I tumbled off into space! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned to the stacks of cards and flowers on the table by the window. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, again following the Pythagoreans, he long believed that only uniform circular motion was admissible. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abby motioned to the mess and kicked a path for us. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I replied, “Perhaps I have not changed as you thought I had. Perhaps nothing changes, and there is no such thing as change nor motion.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then I sketch a long, curved arc, followed by a second line in the same smooth motion. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They want us to operate in burqa,” the doctor explained, motioning with her head to the nurse at the door. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

But Abby controls her own motion; and yet, every movement and gesture feels rich and deliberate and true. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But the House voted 36 to 13 against his motion. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Leroy looked to the right and motioned to a man standing against the wall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was one last feeling of being lifted into the air and a sensation of rapid motion and burning heat, and he passed out. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She was half-waking herself, uneasy because of the motion, and so cold that every part of her body was numb. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then Bloom saw it, caught the motion, a hand out the Dancing Trout pickup window, Horsethief Shorty’s hand, up in a gesture, not obscene, but friendly—he waved. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a single motion he leaned over, picked up the knife, and pushed aside the man grappling with the bull’s horns. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He hit the surface with a splash, and Jinny was almost surprised by how good it felt, the motion of grabbing him, pulling him down, hearing the splash and his shout. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His wife motioned him to replace his teeth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He watches, as if in slow motion, as the cake leans, teeters, shudders, and finally tips. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ben’s mother stroked her hair with a nervous, raking motion of her hand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight the old priests would be praying for the force to continue the relentless motion of the stars. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was not the ceaseless motion of the sea that disturbed me, nor the wind; you get used to those the way you get used to lumps in a mattress. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He motions to Russell, pointing to his own jaw, but Russell waves his motion away and points up to Gabriel. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He steadied himself against the jamb of the door and Janie thought to run into him and grab his arm, but she saw the quick motion of taking aim and heard the click. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Distant galaxies revolving about one another follow the same laws of gravitational physics as govern the motion of an apple falling to Earth, or Voyager on its way to the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Nguyen would scowl like Lee Majors, pretend he was running in slow motion. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now he made roses and mums and lilies, the repetitive, familiar motion soothing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The policeman motions for me to climb into the back of the van. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And like a picture in slow motion, I could imagine it. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

From behind the shelter of a tree, Taylor cupped her hand into a familiar motion, waving to the moon as if it were an admiring crowd. she said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” he said as he motioned them closer. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then she makes a small motion of her head, a slight jerk to the right. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mare snorted and shied away from the sudden motions. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Approaching the house I saw no sign of life or motion. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A tall ebony-skinned woman in a lime green jumpsuit ran by him, and he caught her tennis shoes in motion. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Everyone moved in slow motion, some too weak to carry their belongings. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Chestnut and Boynton immediately complained, but the judge reminded them it was their motion. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was a crowd speaking; a swirling mob that swept through and past and over him with a rapid, headlong motion, that left drifting tatters of words behind them. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

From the motions of her shoulders I could see she was turning something set into the foot of the bed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He could feel the motion pushing out of the damp earth into the sunshine—the yellow spotted snake the first to emerge, carrying this message on his back to the people. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped our barbecue motion and got our first look at the moon in nearly a day. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Chronicler to pick up his pen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We got things resolved so that the Court could grant our motion and resentence Mr. Caston so that he would immediately be released from prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson grabbed his megaphone, motioned the boatbuilder over to the shell, and said, “George, tell them what I’m trying to teach them. Tell them what we try to accomplish around here.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The entry arches, which stood as tall as John Henry, were copper trees with silhouettes of tiny people in motion on the top. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Lydia motioned for Dill to follow her into the backyard. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He threw open the door to his lab with a sweeping ta-da motion and waved us inside. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I’m considering adding motion—like a VR fish tank, so you can watch species flit by for hours—when there’s a ping and I have a message. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was motioning to one side of the stream and we started moving toward it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyddie demonstrated—her powdered fingers pinching, looping, slipping, pulling—all in one fluid motion that magically produced a healed warp thread with no hint of a lump to betray the break. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Only he can't really jump, he just makes this jumping kind of motion. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

An hour or so after we finished eating, Rondell fell sound asleep on his bag, and Mong motioned for me to follow him closer to the water. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And she went on her way, nodding and winking at the servants standing about and motioning to Wang Lung as at one of whom she said, “There is a country bumpkin!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Rachel was turning away from me, her hair seeming to move in perfect slow motion, like in a shampoo ad. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He stopped, and pivoted in his chair to look at me—they were both staring now—and as he did, as part of the motion of turning, he turned over the page in his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And at the same moment, Celia remains certain, something was put in motion that impacted the entire circus and everyone within it once that fire was lit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The rest of us huddled together, swaying and jolting all in one motion, all night. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Grace and Jake to follow him into an empty classroom. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

With sure motions, the Villac Uma removed the heart of the black llama and held it up for all to see. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head with enough force to set her neck fat in motion, but she hands me a pen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch the scene unfold in slow motion. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The meeting began like the town meetings we used to have in social studies class—treasurer’s report, old business, new business; “1 move”; “I second the motion.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found supper in the storeroom, drank from the water jar, and settled himself under the acacia tree, prepared to watch every motion Gebu made if he should come into sight. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Except for the motion of the train itself, everything appeared to be standing stock-still, as if waiting for the next assault. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Marlena laughed and her feet took up the rapid pace on the treadle that caused the rhythmic motion of the loom. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The action swirls around me in slow motion. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When at last the tips of his toes touched mud, he forced his limbs to make swimming motions one last time. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind me, Thomas reaches for his gun as if in slow motion. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

"Finest silkworms in the whole bazaar," the owner says, motioning at the opposite wall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

His tactic had been not to file any motions so as not to antagonize the jury. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He watched the man, moving like a figure on the screen in close-up slow motion, come out of the hole and stand with his back to him, flashlight in hand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was no longer a forward motion: now it was a sequence of movements, up and along, up and along. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It worked at least as well as Ptolemy’s spheres in explaining the apparent motion of the planets. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He poked about with a bit of stick, that itself was wave-worn and whitened and a vagrant, and tried to control the motions of the scavengers. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But his motions went back to running a race, a million steps in place. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Every ball fell at the foot of the mast; none was left behind by the motion of the galley. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Webb motions to the parking lot, and we start walking. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Flux and his beast crested the hill, right on top of Otto, who instinctively put his bike in motion, shooting down the path. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As I turned to face him, the short, bulky man at his side went through nine tenths of the motion of landing an uppercut on my chin. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a miracle to witness my own simple motion, amplified. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as I start through the opening, I feel the pressure around me, propelling me in violent wavelike motions toward the mouth of the cave. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned at Loo with a jerk of his head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The Sea King waved away his servants and attendants with a flick of his hand and motioned for the children to follow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She motions to one of the soldiers standing by the door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She rapped on the window and motioned me in. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And every time he told a story, as if to counterbalance the motion, Theresa’s heart sank. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I came out of the kitchen, he motioned for me to sit down beside him. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

In one motion, as if pulled by a greater force, they looked behind her, and a shiver ran down her spine. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The time for filing a motion for a new trial in the trial court—the last chance to introduce new facts before an appeal begins—had already expired. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He motioned for me to take his position and I cuffed John at the elbow, his head still covered beneath Eduardo’s outercoat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina was twisting her wrist in a roiling motion, sending waves of nausea through the woman’s system. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When he ate or walked, he moved zombielike, in slow motion. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

In slow motion, right before our eyes, little rivulets of rainwater pushed aside the slime until we could see, my dad and I, how three holes had been drilled into the bottom. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She motioned to the empty dais behind me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She motioned to a large shelf in the middle of the store. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The work was hot and dry and as monotonous as the maddening, slowpoke motion of the pumpjacks themselves. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned for me to follow her down the hall to the tiny spare room where I’d been sleeping. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Howard motioned for me to sit next to him, but I flopped down in the seat behind him. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The flaming wall torches of the Penitentiary seemed to glare angrily as they approached, until finally Redd motioned for everyone to huddle out of sight at the side of an old stucco-walled factory. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But this time I clung to wires all the way, and was able to stop my motion when I got there, rocking back and forth a few times before I got myself steadied. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank flushed and made a sort of jerking motion forward, then fell back, like a dog that suddenly remembered his choke collar. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know whether he meant to motion me to move forward, or for me to take it, but I couldn’t bring myself to do either. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He watches as his muffler, in slow motion, winds itself around the Packard’s back wheel. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For an instant after the bell there was dead silence and frozen motion. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Falling to the ground in slow motion, I got shrieks of appreciation. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“He’s the student body president at Santa Maria High School. Come up and say a few words, Frankie,” he said, motioning with his hand for me to approach the podium. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“There was no difficulty in standing upright, but the motion made me almost giddy,” he wrote about the earthquake. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or another few hand motions to show that the men they were tracking had stopped at this very spot the night before. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

This vexed him, for once his ample mouth was set in motion, he did not like to stop it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They lifted their arms stiffly in the air with the same awkward motion of a bride reluctantly throwing her bouquet. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she smiled and motioned to the girl to close her lips and to watch their two dæmons. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The basketball superstar Larry Bird used to say that at critical moments in the game, the court would go quiet and the players would seem to be moving in slow motion. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When I stepped in front of the prisoner who was to shave me, he just laughed and motioned me on. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He slowed all his movements, as if focusing his eyes and reconciling what they saw took motion from his muscles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He motioned to Jahrling through the window: Go back to the phone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elder motions for us to follow him, and he leads us to a field. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He smiled and motioned me forward with the hand that wasn’t holding an impressively tall tankard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The building had been created for life, for constant motion, for students rushing back and forth, some confident, most scared, all trying to figure out their place in the world. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She lifts her shirt up to the top of her rib cage and motions to Francis where she wants the tattoo. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He stands in one fluid motion, letting go of me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Willy’s not trying to be mean—it’s just that his arms and legs are in constant motion. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He motioned for me to walk outside, ahead of him, and I did. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moves each of her arms and legs in slow arcs, her eyes following them, like a dancer in slow motion. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He motioned for me to lower my voice. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He set the bulletin on a table, out of sight, but everyone in the crowd could tell what he was doing by the motion of his shoulders. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The raft rocked with the motion of the water. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Taking a claw clip out, I shake my hair side to side in slow motion as if auditioning for a Pantene commercial. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The motion triggered a sharp memory, one that was never far from me anymore. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The truck is back in motion and headed to 177th Street. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ptolemy gave the astrologers the information they needed, and Newton explained Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He’d grabbed the pencil tucked behind his ear and made a sweeping motion across the image. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Safer forces the credit card down in one quick motion and turns the doorknob at the same time. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Muhammad raps on the window and makes a leaving motion. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I lowered the flow of my water to a trickle and motioned Bobby Gene to do the same. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We looked and saw the body come up through the water, rolling over and over in a slow motion, reflecting the sunlight. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

No structure ever had been subjected to the unique stresses that would come to bear upon and within the wheel once in motion. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But a well-rehearsed game; the rats had planned carefully; they knew exactly what they were doing; they moved with precision and never wasted a motion. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Every day I kept thinking about what had happened on the river, and I couldn’t seem to get the traction I needed for forward motion. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

When we’re close enough, I nod to the doorman and he motions us in. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flick two tater tots into my mouth, motioning that I can’t speak while I’m chewing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In Kepler’s time one of the chief objections to the idea that the Earth turns was the fact that people do not feel the motion. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They got right up in the car the minute I motioned to them.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then, in a continuation of that motion, he began to fall over. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smile and motion for her to tug it forward. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He suddenly lurches forward, grips the boy’s wrist, and all in one motion, twists his arm behind his back. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The officer whistled to a nearby sentry and motioned him over. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I motion her to the kitchen, but another ten minutes pass until she comes in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Here it is the hunters who are in energetic motion. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, Bono talked of flight—and John Locke, beneath my indifferent eye, spoke of place and of motion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Max made a shooing motion with his hands and spoke louder. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He led them to the crest of a hill, motioned them to stay close to the ground, and pointed toward the Ystrad below. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Greatly improved since the days of Apollo, Ares EVA suits allowed much more freedom of motion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have a stick or an oar to propel the raft, but the rotted thing jerked into motion by itself, floating slowly at first, then picking up speed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“You sit, please,” he said, motioning Mario to the chair he had cleared. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left the book in the sand, and Robin motioned for me to hold one of the gill sections. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He got up, motioned me out of the chair, and then swiveled to the computer. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I need to sit down,” I said, and the detective motioned for me to take his place on the sofa, next to Neck Acne. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last in slow motion one of the soldiers turned his head so that his cheek was cradled between the girl’s legs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in front of us on the screen, there were a million monarch butterflies, dancing in slow motion in the sky. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In a quick motion I hoped no one behind would notice, I snuck them into the space between his side and the coffin’s plush silver lining. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

While we wait, Ben motions to a steel door with a flashing blue light, its latch encased within a clear locked box. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I laughed—it was not a very cheerful laugh, I am bound to say—as I motioned him to keep it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Because of this relative motion, the particles can never stick together by their mutual gravity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it’s clear the boy isn’t going to move, Mr. Sorenson rubs his hands together and, motioning for me to follow, makes his way gingerly up the creaking steps to the porch. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward, and motioned for her to do the same. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He flipped his notebook shut and, crooking his finger at me, motioned me to follow him to the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't know," she pants, then motions to a nearby servant. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I watch them arrange themselves, motioning to one another to communicate, dark arms waving in the darker night. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

With the cigarette still in his left hand, he motioned for us to follow him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Everything comes easily this morning, every smile and every laugh, every word and every motion. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The motion of the wagon jolted his back. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

If motion was impossible, there would be no such things as airplanes. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He made a stabbing motion with the spear. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

This is the tangent, and mathematicians realized that it is extremely important in studying motion. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

With an almost casual motion, Kvothe grabbed a dark bottle from the counter and flung it across the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

You become compressed in the direction of motion, your mass increases, and time, as you experience it, slows down, a breathtaking consequence of traveling close to the speed of light called time dilation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Webb pauses in the middle of his throwing motion. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

It was a movie smile in slow motion, and then everything was okay. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Clumps and clusters of birds in flight were questing back and forth, black dots against the blue sky, moving in some kind of desperate Brownian motion. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He motions me into his passenger’s seat and lights a cigarette. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He motioned to the snow out of which she had come. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And that is Newton’s laws of motion in a nutshell,” he finishes. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

They sang so joyfully loud that Ms. Katz from across the hall tapped on their door’s window and motioned for less volume. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

O’Brien motioned with his head to the man in the white coat, who had stood immobile throughout the proceedings. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Missy surged into motion, her tail thrashing back and forth furiously, propelling them toward the blockade with dizzying speed. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Calculus, on the other hand, gave scientists a way to express the laws that govern the motion of the celestial bodies—and laws that would eventually tell scientists how those moons and stars had formed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then he grabbed his backpack and went through the motions he'd planned in his head. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Minho woke Thomas before dawn, motioning with a flashlight to follow him back to the Homestead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The coyote dropped and sank his teeth into Pax’s shoulder, all in one motion. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The night was filled with wind, the orchard with motion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Anya said, motioning like she was scooping the water from the well. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I took aim as they circled me; I made a motion as if to throw and one of the boys turned and ran. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he hands it back to her, she passes her entire body through it, extending her limbs in fluid, dance-like motions. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I glance at Roger, who motions with his hand for me to say more. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Lily was motioning for me to follow her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

In a blur of motion, the skeleton pulled something from his shirt and flung it across the clearing, impaling the basilisk in the dirt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“If that thing ever comes near me again”—he made a chopping motion—“I’ll whack it.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Go on, then,” he says, motioning for me to get it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Harry glanced at Ginny and motioned to her to accompany him back outside. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was such a quick motion for such an old man that it startled Pong, and he dropped the precious pork skewers onto the dusty floor. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The day had dawned clear, but now there were clouds beginning to patch the sky with hazy blots of cottony white, and not even any motion there, just the white silence against the blue. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather stood at the door and motioned. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a jerky motion he moves a hand to his stomach; his fingertips graze mine. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

With one fluid motion, it swung around and ambled silently down toward the waterline. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I tried to conceal my surprise about the court's ruling on the motion without even permitting a hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But her face was going through the motions, her shoulders quaking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Grandfather held up a shaky hand and motioned to me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where Hard Tack had been tall, sleek, tapered, every line suggesting motion, his son was blunt, coarse, rectangular, stationary. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

That small motion, the white and red colour, a strange fire because it meant a different thing to him. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I motion for her to come sit next to me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Some of his men had reached for their swords, but with an easy flick of his wrist he motioned to them to stop. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned with her head, and I followed her past the band room, over to a bank of lockers. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was vague motion only at the outset—a twitching of the joints. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She turned to Jake and motioned to the three other people in the room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

So be it; but, sir, I wish, whether motion is relative or no, we would move. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And when I turned back again, it was as if the world was unspooling in slow motion. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Baba motioned to the IV hanging from his arm. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Doc motioned for me and Jay to follow him out to his cabin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him ‘as something divine that men could know the motions of the stars so accurately that they could long before foretell their places and relative positions’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He motioned to the girl from English class. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The girl made a weak motion and strained toward the cup. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That looks like light to you?” she’d snap, motioning to the window. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nobody does. It’s a giver’s present. Go through the motions, Adam.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, that I couldn’t say, of course. But I wouldn’t be altogether surprised if—” Parsons made the motion of aiming a rifle, and clicked his tongue for the explosion. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He motioned to Clay, and the two walked away. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stretched out an arm and motioned at the line of eight weathered wooden buildings. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In one motion he sprang up, using his gun as a staff, and twisted to look back. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The room was growing lighter; without taking his eyes from Mina’s face, Dr. Van Helsing motioned me to pull up the blind. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He had given the order which set Percy’s First Brigade in motion, had rolled over and gone to sleep. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl’s eyes widened when the sky began to lighten, as the snakes continued to make their way into the morning, fingers of fire carving up the lavender expanse and setting pictures in motion. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He turns and walks away, moving so quickly that the candle flames shiver with the motion of the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In that one slight motion, I see the end of hope, the beginning of the destruction of everything I hold dear in the world. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I just went through the motions, rigidly, by the numbers, without any heart or real emotion. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tap Kaila’s good hand with the ballpoint and motion to Mom, who’s moved on to straightening the stirrers and straws at the self-service station. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The arm motions required to prevent twisting were complicated enough, but would mastering them enable me to prevent twisting, rolling, and tumbling all at once? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, the judge has already denied your motion. You must not have gotten your copy of his order. He's down in Mobile now, so sometimes there are mail issues." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My fingers do not feel like they are made of fingers; they feel like they are made of motion. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Daniels motions again and the applause gets louder. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Edwin motioned everyone up to the fire pit. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The old man motioned me in with his right hand with a courtly gesture, saying in excellent English, but with a strange intonation:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Melyngar began to swim, her strong legs keeping her afloat and in motion, but the current swung her around; she collided with Taran and forced him under the water. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

His father tapped his watch and made a circular motion with his finger pointed in the air. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He slipped the keys into his pocket and motioned for Genie to sit. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She lays a hand on my cheek, then motions for a servant. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Every transport terminal on the planet has been spitting out avatars since last night,” he said, motioning to the scene around us with his Gundam’s massive hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

His pull-up jumper floats through the net, then everything goes slow motion: the ball, the player . The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

One cool, damp, mid-December day, on her way home from harvesting another field of carrots, Lupita, who as usual was thinking of Salvador, felt the motion of the truck change. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Then they looked at each other and the older of the two motioned the other inside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The woman with the calabash nudged her, then motioned to some other people close by. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the longer she looked, the more she began to see another kind of motion. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She presented it to my mother and motioned for us to eat it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whirling whirling whirling whirling set into motion now set into motion. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Chet tossed the stick aside and flicked the pillowcase open with one melodramatic motion. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He motioned for us to come and sit with him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were with him. When I didn't see you there"—she motioned at the screen—"I thought...” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Hurry!” she says, motioning with a quick nod to follow her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Behind the scenes, Eisenhower set into motion a secret plan, dubbed Operation Mongoose, to discredit Castro. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I make a shooing motion with my hands, falling right back into my Attendant training. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He waves me forward, motions me back, tells me to keep my head down so the enemy won’t blow it off. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a world of no motion and no sensation. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

They played it over and over for dozens of hours, examining in slow motion every gesture and expression. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

On the day after Mr. birkway appeared at Phoebe’s house and told us about Mr. Cadaver, Phoebe and I put our plan in motion. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

There was a flurry of cloak and motion. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“And I’m glad we’ve got that out of the way,” said Moss, and he motioned for Martin and Wanda to help him up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

One made a small, desperate motion with his hand. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the national conference of the ANC in December, the Youth League introduced a motion demanding the expulsion of all members of the Communist Party, but we were soundly defeated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a motion to reconsider the denial of a new trial for Mr. McMillian. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My body, on the ship, will go through the motions of living, but I will be gone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

‘Once they’re embedded, even the slightest motion can set them off. I wouldn’t want you to miss the last four minutes of your life.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“As soon as we have enough signatures, we can make a motion to meet with the board of trustees.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Cholly jumped, trying to kneel, stand, and get his pants up all in one motion. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned for me to get into the swaying boat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He motioned me forward, and I reluctantly inched closer and looked over the side of the giant crow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

That on top of the motion of the ship makes my bathroom journey a fifteen-minute ordeal. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grote, bending over me, puts a finger to his lips, then motions for to me to come. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Newton’s laws of motion put an end to the idea of absolute position in space. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned him to a chair—which he did not take—and then, without saying anything more, left the room. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I handed him the prosthetic; he fastened it in slow motion. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Miss Harbottle had proposed the motion on the floor that all the girls in school enter handiwork in the fair, and Mother had seconded it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He lifted the phone to his ear and motioned for me to leave. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He motioned for me to remain on deck. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In a swift motion, Uncle Phil grabs me around the waist and starts tickling me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He flailed his arms in an exaggerated air drumming motion. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I put my hands together, making a pleading motion and hoping the desperation pouring out of my soul will convince her otherwise. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He held my shoulders, rubbing them in gentle circular motions. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Lebanese-looking foreigner motioned for us to follow him into the house, his face glowing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The man in the black silk top hat noticed that Dunstan was staring at him, and motioned the lad over to him. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I figure I might finally get a compliment for once, but instead, her eyebrows bunch up and she motions me toward the door. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

But before we went to bed that night, Celina Aunty called me into the schoolroom and motioned me toward one of the empty desks. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I touched her face, and motioned for us to go outside. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found her legs weak when Chaol put a hand on her back to motion her to rise. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I had a hard time seeing over the other kids so, Miss Scalapino called me, and motioned for me to open the jar. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, just like a vast majority of the crewmen, my job is to run side to side across the deck and back again to counteract the rolling motion of the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They accept as a given the fact that once any critical incident is in motion, there is nothing that can be done to stop or control it. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Chaol nudged her with an elbow, motioning for her to stand before the table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The air is like a sheet billowing down on me in slow motion. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone on earth but me—and now Violet—moves in slow motion, like they’re filled with mud. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He would motion for Carole to say the same words over the phone, and she did, and he was satisfied. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Now scoot, because I have a lot of work to do,” she said, with a whisking hand motion. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Why go through the motions of getting an education and watch the war slowly chip away at the one thing I had loved here, the peace, the measureless, careless peace of the Devon summer? A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky and giddy from their successful trip, they sang made-up Junior Patrol songs, complete with arm motions, all the way back to the boat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

On that night in the late fall, after their daughter’s gymnastics practice, she approached Jackie and made an overture that set in motion a cascade. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Celia puts down her tea, watching as the smooth motion of the train sends soft ripples through the surface of the liquid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Kendra pushed at the water with both hands, a churning motion that generated smaller but more focused splashes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

As I look on, the boy moves his hands in midair as if turning a steering wheel, and every now and then he makes a flinging motion. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then again—this was the second circle—it was like the Inferno—if neither he nor Mordred had really set the misery in motion, who had been the cause? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shuddering into motion, the machine gave a sudden scream like a circular saw, and sent a tattoo of sharp crystals against my face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he gets to the center divider, he turns and faces us, then produces a camera and motions for us to hold our signs higher. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Somehow, she incorporated a mechanical beauty queen wave, which exploded into a motion where she seemed to pull herself up by an invisible string. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He motioned Caroline to step down and come forward, which she did. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the jar, the creature made pleading motions and pantomimed drinking from a cup. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He turns to me and smiles, then motions for me to join him. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Even his own vice president, John Adams, conceded that Washington seemed dazed and wholly scripted at certain public ceremonies, like an actor reading his lines or an aging athlete going through the motions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe I had just been nervous and the audience, like Old Chong, had seen me go through the right motions and had not heard anything wrong at all. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But what is any fight if not simply a form of art in motion?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The psychologist motioned briefly, and she was alone with The Brain. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I sat down and motioned him to sit. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned to the wood and he saw there a gleaming white sleigh attached to winged white horses. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

None even made the first motions of going down. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

As if in slow motion, the camera sailed through the air and hit the black asphalt with a sickening crunch. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Not only was the wind dead around me but dead for hundreds of miles to the north as well, for there were no swells, no motion whatsoever in the water coming down from the north. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As he was rebuttoning his pants, there was sudden motion in the under brush as a dark shape thrashed its way free of some nearby bushes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With expert motions the women slipped tortillas—thin discs of cream-colored flour perhaps nine inches in diameter—onto the hot burners. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He rains blows on the man’s arm pads in a blur of motion—the final punch lands so hard that the trainer stumbles backward and falls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He sat down right in the middle of the road and made a shooing motion with his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But then he motioned to someone in the crowd with his drumstick. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I can hear the roar of the audience as the players dart into motion. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“The basket is good,” the referee motioned to the scorer’s table. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louder and higher and lower and wider the sound and motion spread, mounting, sinking, darking. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Operating procedure when a storm hits is to stop motion and wait for the storm to pass. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we run the Big Dipper backward into the past, allowing for the motion of its stars, we find quite a different appearance a million years ago. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

With an arm he motioned Prince Brat to come along. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted that they focus their energies on raising a little girl who was, by nature, a tangle of mischief and motion and curiosity. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Gregor gasped as he saw Boots, as if in slow motion, sail out of Henry’s hands and into the dark. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We believed in it, this downward motion: so lovely, like flying, and yet at the same time so dire, so extreme, so unlikely. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Twig made that soothing egg-cracking motion down my back, and my chest tightened. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my face with the sleeve of my shirt, and my avatar mimicked this motion. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

"There is a road half a mile that way," he told her, pointing, "and a clearing over there, beyond that thicket," he said, turning to motion in another direction. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

So I spend the first few minutes practicing without a knife, finding the right stance, learning the right arm motion. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

You can’t have a perpetual motion device because no matter how efficient, it will always lose energy and eventually run down. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He motions me over with a flick of his fingers. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She posed and vogued, her arms motioning like an air traffic controller. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He strode back to the ceremonial stool and motioned for the assistants to administer the muteyo. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the Waterworks’ pumping engines were sent into motion and once again water pulsed through the giant arteries to all locations of the city. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The motion of the car was rhythmic, steady, and the pulse of my mind beat with it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The girl took big, careful steps over the cracks in the ice, moving in wobbly slow motion. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be back,” I say, getting up from my spot on the couch, which Scruggs, a friend who was relegated to the floor, immediately claims, slinking up in one fluid motion. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

They filed a motion to send us to Grandpa as though we’d never left Florida. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He left the silent house and walked to the stream, where he stood staring at the motion of the current. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He motioned to the time travel device dangling from TimeStar’s belt. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

After hours of debate, a vote was taken and the motion to include the women was overwhelmingly defeated. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Aunt Tammy motions us over to join them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Figure 2.2: A melody may show conjuct motion, with small changes in pitch from one note to the next, or disjunct motion, with large leaps. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Slipher was the first to notice this effect with light and to realize its potential importance for understanding the motions of the cosmos. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

You can bring up your motions relative to that ruling this afternoon or if there's a break. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood with a motion like a willow wand bending to the wind and offered me her hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Picture it. Nineteenth-century man with his horses, dogs, carts, slow motion. Then, in the twentieth century, speed up your camera. Books cut shorter. Condensations, Digests. Tabloids. Everything boils down to the gag, the snap ending.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana copied her motions, kneading, slapping, and swinging the dough high in the air as she’d seen pizza makers do in Italian restaurants back home. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma motioned for the boys to get down in the dirt with her. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Elle motioned for Noah in the booth to lower the lights and drop the projector screen. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I know the world is ever in motion, but the speed of change in the United States is simply dazzling. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Because of the equivalence of energy and mass, the energy which an object has due to its motion will add to its mass. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the darkness, the robot’s motions went unseen, but there was a sudden thumping sound as he shifted his weight, and seconds later the rock flew blackly into the sunlight. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He motioned to the guards outside to bring in the prisoner they were leading. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I remember what he said about how he loved driving, the forward motion of it, like you might go anywhere. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I slide off the wall and motion to the gray SUV turning into the lot. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

You held yourself up on your arms while your legs did most of the work, moving you in a sort of circular motion. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The motion shifted the wooden platform that the pulley was attached to, which in turn caused the ropes to move. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She had to pass by the saloon’s window twice before the station agent saw her and motioned for her to come around back. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She motions for me to turn around so she can listen to my lungs but doesn’t respond. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wisps of hair framed it and looked to be in motion, caught in an imaginary breath of wind. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As the bucket went down the line again, the sergeant motioned for me to stand with him close to the wall. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want Jon to come back and stop me, because now that I’m in motion I can’t believe I’m actually doing this. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“First of all,” Mrs. Asher began, glancing at a flitting motion on the side of the road before continuing, “I didn’t steal it. No one but me even knows the thing really exists.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sticks dancing, swerving, keeping the puck in endless razzle-dazzle motion. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Florence shook her head, and motioned for Elizabeth to start eating. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Hyenas attack in packs whatever animal can be run down, its flanks opened while still in full motion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

You may think that this is simply because Galileo’s law is incomplete: Newton’s theory of gravity provides an explanation both of Galileo’s law of fall and of Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The otter likes to lie on its back in the kelp beds, floating up and down to the motion of the waves, sunning itself or sleeping. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they finished, Edwin motioned for Cole to follow him up to the mossy bench of ground above the tide fine. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The mayor shook his head and made no motion to look at our writ of patronage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Margo slipped the fish underneath it, and then she counted to three, and in one motion we slammed the seat down on the fish. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Valentin was making motions with his hands as if he was using machinery. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She makes a waving motion as she walks down. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And it was then, as we pulled to our feet, staggering with the motion of that speeding train, that we saw the physician moving toward us. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father was a stranger during those terrible days, like a sleepwalker going through the motions, like a puppet being maneuvered by invisible strings. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with that he placed it around Milo’s neck, pushed back the heavy iron gate, bowed low, and motioned them into the city. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not going to take my babies,” she said to Dorothy, struggling against the changes that had been set in motion by Langley’s letter, but which had roots much deeper than that. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Billy came up to me and pulled my arm, motioning me away from the other kids. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Branwell started making frantic motions with his hands as if he were dealing cards. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, motioning for him to turn his head slightly. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She blows the hair off her freckled forehead and then, in a quick motion, pulls her dark hair into a ponytail. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Besides, he already knew that motion study was his element, and he had discovered something that apparently had never attracted the attention of industry before. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motions to my chair and we both sit. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rode up spattering dust, jerking at the horse with unnatural motions, a square-faced man, a gentle face. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Wanda to hand him back the folders that sat next to her and she obliged. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In capital cases, a motion for a new trial is routinely filed but rarely granted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She motioned for them to huddle close and continued in a hushed tone. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He motions as if he’s grabbing something and then gives it over to me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Not only is it runty and obscure, but it is so variable in its motions that no one can tell you exactly where Pluto will be a century hence. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He motions for Nuah to come closer and places the fez on top of his head. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I turned around and he motioned for me to come to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The actions set in motion by the little hammers were then translated back up through a series of rods that led into the man’s torso. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

All motion seemed slowly to be leaving the room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I did not think I should tremble in this way when I saw him, or lose my voice or the power of motion in his presence. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

A weaving motion in the sky made him turn his eyes upward; he saw a slender streak of billowing white blooming against the deep blue. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I motioned her to back away and then carefully latched the screen and locked the door behind me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned me to follow him downstairs into the men’s room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still not sure where things were going, my father motioned toward the barn, which was a bit farther from the cabin. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In uniform circular motion, an equal angle or fraction of the arc of a circle is covered in equal times. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed her lead, peeling mine off in slow motion. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She glances over at us and motions us in with a flip of her hand. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

This model permitted reasonably accurate predictions of planetary motion, certainly good enough for the precision of measurement available in Ptolemy’s day, and even many centuries later. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motions to one of two phones on the table. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I fell down, down, as if I were in slow motion. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Melanie sat down, too, on the edge of the temple floor and motioned for the others to do the same. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

We swirl them with our hands in a circular motion. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rolling motion and the clacking sound on the track made me feel I was really going somewhere. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cop’s gaze drops straight to it, and he reaches out in one quick motion and scoops it away from me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The six children followed every motion of her quill with breathless eagerness. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

A brief nod to his wife was a secret signal that Ken was about to set his operation into motion. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rob’s father motioned for his son to go on into the building and squatted on the curb next to Gerald. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Same leg, same motion, same time," Whit instructed. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He silently motions them to go into the living room, and as soon as he tries to shut the door, he sees someone else approaching. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Another man has spotted him, has greeted him and set himself in motion towards us. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

One bolt-studded metal hand smacked Mr. Flux, sending him airborne in an odd blur of cartwheeling motion. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Amir,” Baba said, motioning me over, “this is General Sahib, Mr. Iqbal Taheri. He was a decorated general in Kabul. He worked for the Ministry of Defense.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was such a panic in him that he began motioning with his hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There’s a big red bow in front of the room, and Mrs. Priest motions for me and Mama to come stand with her behind the bow. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She motions with both her pointer fingers like she’s pulling a smile across her face. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Would you all follow me?” she asked, motioning to an office. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The guy who said motion is impossible,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dr. Armstrong motioned to the others to keep back. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Piles of legal documents began arriving almost daily at Deborah’s door: summonses and petitions and updates and motions. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The tall man motions towards the big house. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Seven said, making a cutting motion with one arm. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The fabric of Yishan’s shirt was still clenched in her fingers, and she swayed with the gentle motion of BaiMa’s walking. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The boat’s motion was too severe to forge new papers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ekman stopped the tape, rewound it, and played it back in slow motion. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The dozen or so people in this car are all like me, going through the motions, stepping forward, trying not to run screaming from the train into the arms of Exclusion Guards with large guns. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The teacher meets the model at the door and motions for him to go out into the hall. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He motioned toward my armless area, blinking his eyes rapidly and barking as he did so. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I felt myself in motion, still directed toward the total possession of my body, but by some other route which I could not before then have imagined. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I try to follow Dr. Aurelius’s advice, just going through the motions, amazed when one finally has meaning again. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was a gentle motion, not scary, like being in a cradle for grown-ups. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tall, thin guy at the front of the room waved his hands, motioning people to sit down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She motioned me closer, curiosity plain on her face. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Colin had played with the Theorem so much that he knew from the numbers what it would look like, but he still went through the motions of plotting each point. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Kristina makes the motion for get dressed and let's get out of here. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

After building up his country’s military, Hitler set into motion his plan to take over Europe. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

His overweight body struggled in slow motion to the second level, paused, and then lugged itself onto the top. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She unlaced her fingers and made scooping motions with her hands, the palms pushing against the wintry air. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Action slows to a dreamlike glide, frame by frame; the motion of a hand, a sentence spoken, fills an eternity. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

All standing waves have places, called nodes, where there is no wave motion, and antinodes, where the wave is largest. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

This principle is Newton’s very first law of motion and was considered old news even in Miss Penelope Lumley’s day. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then we heard one of their officers yelling and motioning for us to move back toward the hamlet. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She motions with her chin at Michael and Rachel, who are walking toward the parking lot, saying good-bye before he goes to Disney the way his mom promised him if he got all As. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I caught her eye and motioned her to come over. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Get back from our guest, boys,” Abuela calls, motioning to them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She squealed, and then she dropped, and I found myself swooping into motion. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing Luke saw was Petey’s arm, reaching out in one last panicked motion before they disappeared. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When she saw him, she made an instinctive motion to arrange a lock of hair that had fallen over her forehead. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The motions are almost never granted, but every now and then an appellate court finds that the atmosphere in a county had been so prejudicial that the trial should have been moved. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then, with an exaggerated motion, he heaved the rock into the water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Can we have a word in private?” the policeman says to Mami, motioning her to join him and Abuela in the shade. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She smiled and motioned to Kill And Go, and he shouted, “Stop!” before he went over to her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Your Highness,” Dorian said, motioning to her personal guard to join them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He stood up and his muscles lifted his body in slow motion. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He hands her the ID and motions for us to turn back around. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In one motion she rips out the poster that had been inside her locker door for two years. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

When he started toward us, it was almost like it was in slow motion and everything went into a tight focus....When he made his move, my whole body just tensed up. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Turner to step in, then used an oar to shove the dory back into the New Meadows, flat against the waves but steady enough. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then, in a single, swift motion, she jumped into the black water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was no answer, no darker motion among the dark mists and waves. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie copies the motion I make with my hands and pumps his ears. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Stick motioned with his foot toward the scattering of books and magazines beneath his bed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When the man sees our stuff, he motions us over to a counter. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I shudder, and all I can see is the guard’s hand, motioning me forward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Avoid motions like this,” she extended her hands in front of her, “or this,” she held them high over her head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon, a male staff member motioned him to come out. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The image zoomed and spun at first, so I got motion sickness just watching it. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant made a cutting motion across her throat. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

With a swift motion, I threw the venison to the ground and the dog fell upon the meat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The world beyond the rubber mask was stupendously vivid but seemed not quite real, as if a movie were being projected in slow motion across the front of my goggles. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with a motion that startled the boy, he withdrew his arm and leaped to his feet. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like watching a motion picture, something you know is just made up, and yet you believe it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I motion for them to follow as I climb the short ladder and crawl into the attic. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I made motions and even made some jokes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just go through the motions you went through that night. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I see Mom rear back, like a baseball player in slow motion. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He catches me looking at him and motions for me to come over. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He motioned to the Lion, and together they tugged and tugged until the old man came flying out. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sam Parkhill motioned with the broom, sweeping away the blue Martian sand. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eye moved his head from side to side, a motion that always reminded Arm of an alert cobra. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Keeper motioned for the feather to continue around the Circle. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She woke up when the motion of the sledge changed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He motions with his arms as digitized clouds swirl in from the edges. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It makes a motion with some of its stumps that must mean something. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Armstrong’s lawyers thus filed a motion asking the district court for discovery of the prosecutors’ files to support their claim of selective prosecution under the Fourteenth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He jerked open a log- and-barbed-wire gate that led into a pasture and motioned for me to walk through. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Herminia motions to her from a side door of the run-down house. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The motion was overruled, but the House voted for a brief adjournment. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The nurse touched Miss Norris's elbow, and Miss Norris jerked into motion like a doll on wheels. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Ben twitched the reins and Alpha and Beta tugged the wagon into motion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His lips were slow motion on each syllable. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She pulled the wires wider and motioned with her head. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She motioned for me to crouch down behind one of the middle seats. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He instructs me through the usual exercises: repetitions to strengthen my quads, hips, and hamstrings; balance exercises to help with proper alignment; stretches to increase my range of motion. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She held out a hand, motioning me to the chair across from her. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Otto motioned to the larger objects, the lamppost, and the flipped car. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

What happened next seemed to unfold in slow motion. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We can only be taught how to go through the motions of creating. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made his hand stiff and made a striking motion. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the Second was in motion, all curves and violent grace, striking him in the chest so hard he stumbled back into the chair she’d somehow slid out from under the table. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The snakes move back and forth together in motions resembling a strikingly formal dance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I motion to the mountain ahead where the rabbit leads. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He made himself focus on that motion instead of on the way he felt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

So slowly that Bailey cannot pinpoint exact motions, only slight changes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then the sound changed to a quiet crunch of snow and creak of timber, and the dogs began to step out eagerly, and the motion became swift and smooth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Bloody hell,” Marco says as Bailey jumps back, almost colliding with Poppet and sending her hair into another brief wave of motion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He motioned toward a pile of crumpled jute sacks lying in a corner. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

His projects conduct electricity, engage motion with toothed wheels, react in concert with universal laws of physics. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grinning but serious, Jay checks DeShon’s swelling, his range of motion. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z