| 单词 | needle |
| 例句 | To her horror, the place where the needle had entered was swollen, dark-green and festering yellowly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Needles had his yarn and needles tucked under his arm while he forked through the spaghetti noodles, slurping the red sauce. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Just as she would never align a pine needle with the leaf of a cottonwood tree, she would never put the jars of tomatoes next to the green beans. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They hurled lights in his eyes to see if he could see, rammed needles into nerves to hear if he could feel. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hickock rethreaded her darning needle; her husband rocked his rocker and sucked on an unlit pipe. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z In the tussle that followed, something fell out of Other Ashley’s bag—insulin and needles. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A short bark that was instantly cut off as if a needle had been lifted from a record. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The picture shows a woman knitting on a streetcar, with the ends of her knitting needles poking into the people beside her and her ball of wool unrolling down the aisle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Hazel watched the face of the compass as the needle wavered slightly, as if afraid to make too firm a commitment. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Yes, I want some twilled silesia, a paper of number nine needles, and two yards of narrow lavender ribbon. Have you got your thick boots on, and something warm under your cloak?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Pale bodies—human bodies, but mangled, arms bent at odd angles, too-wide mouths with needle teeth, empty eye sockets—topple into my bedroom, one after the other, and scramble to their feet, scramble toward me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I slipped through the sleeping house as silently as a needle through lace. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He had nothing but a sewing needle with which to defend himself. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Their eyes shone yellow, and the hairs of their hides caught needles of light. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, a needle of a foreign emotion slices through our raging tempest, a thread of worry from him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was laughing at some joke the teacher hadn’t heard, Jeffrey was screaming as the needle sucked the bone marrow out of him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Several species of mites, for example, can begin life only within the fallen needles of a spruce tree. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The Glade, the Grievers, the stinging needle, the Changing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The light of sunset filters through the trees, and I take a deep breath, drinking in the scent of pine needles. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They should have put her crochet needle in the box next to her, and yarn so she’ll have something to do in Eternity. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Taking a needle she’d threaded, Mama showed them how to pull it through each piece of popcorn. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He walked to the door and stuck the two needles in the form of a cross at the top of the door frame. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Pine needles stuck to their naked bodies and in their hair. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with rectangular pieces of roof hanging like ornaments from its needles. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z ‘Dad says it was full of drugs and needles and suicidal mums. And cockroaches.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally a doctor came, gray-haired, white-coated, spectacled, efficient, serious, taciturn, bearing a tray upon which sat a bottle of mysterious fluid and a hypodermic needle. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he’s gone, and it’s just me and Niles and the needle. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Chronicler lost all of his needles but one, both extra pairs of socks, a bundle of dried fruit, a loaf of sugar, half a bottle of alcohol, and a pair of ivory dice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Here the roots and stems of creepers were in such tangles that the boys had to thread through them like pliant needles. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He’d taught me how to care for the vinyl, how to wipe the record’s grooves clean of dust, how to lift the needle from the turntable and set it down delicately in the right spot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When you looked through the window you could see her bending over the machine in the back or pushing a long needle through the heavy pieces of goods. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Doc’s fine hands worked precisely, slipping the needle into place and pressing the compressed air trigger that forced the color into the veins. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A needle placed in the small of her back has removed all sensation from her waist to her knees, and given her a blistering headache in the final stages of the delivery. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The nurse comes over with a needle and pokes my arm and I fall asleep. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z A red needle ticked along the edges as it spun, making a cheerful clattering noise, then slowly the wheel came to a stop. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I ask as the needles go in my hips. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z A gust of wind rustles, scratches pine needles, oak leaves. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “There were three. Return Eric to the Erudite. Report the names of all people who did not get shot with needles last time. And deliver the Divergent to Erudite headquarters.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I pushed the plunger with my thumb and withdrew the needle, all in one smooth, quick microsecond. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Soon his hands were sticky with sap, and he was lost among the needles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She asked the women, “Did any of you break a test tube? Do we have anyone here who stuck himself with a needle or cut himself?” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She held a silver needle in her fingers and was looking around in confusion, for it was the Sea King's daughter who had sewn herself into the embroidery. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And so they were: ragged elegant black shapes sweeping past high above, with a hiss and swish of air through the needles of the cloud-pine branches they flew on. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z While the doc leans over Shiloh and slowly inserts the needle in his side, I get up my nerve. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z At another time when we were before our evening fire, he set about using needle and thread to mend the holes in his leggings. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Finally she rest her needle, say, Why do people eat, Miss Celie, tell me that To stay alive, I say. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 And another sharp needle worked its way into my shoulder, bumping off the bone, then moving off to find softer muscle. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Pages later, he rammed a warship full of men, passing through its hull, Verne writes, like a sailmaker’s needle through cloth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She popped in another disc before picking up her crochet needle again. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It was all I could do to keep from cheering as the Saturn threaded the needle. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Hadn’t He Himself said it would be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I stabbed myself with the needle, but my stitches shrank. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The people, the thousands of people who had dangled so peacefully and quietly, now surrounded Roza and Finn, crouching like animals, needle teeth bared. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It’s not that he never gets sick, or has a deathly fear of needles, but I think some part of him thinks that drawing attention to an issue makes it worse. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Attached to the bottom of the disc is a needle. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I want you to bring the lady some needles and thread.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The sound of her needles knitted in the sound of the rain. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He forced himself deep into the dark center of the grove and, kneeling, laid the wreath upon the thick carpet of golden needles. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Roz stumbled on until she found a patch of ground that was flat and open and carpeted with pine needles. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She found to her agony, that the doctor was still there, poised needle and all. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As she reaches for it, she watches the way the light slips through the heavy pine needles, dapples everything with sweet September light . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z But that doesn't prevent me from feeling the sharp stab of pain as the needle inserts the metal tracking device deep under the skin on the inside of my forearm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Remember the way I used to needle him? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He made himself a compass, but the needle would spin all crazy no matter what he tried. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Gradually, the needles on the pine tree started turning from brown to green. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The Doctorita wanders to the table in her bathrobe, still clutching her knitting needles, half a yellow Baby Jesus dress draped over her arm. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The boulders diminish to rocks that eventually turn to pebbles, and then, to my relief, we're back on pine needles and the gentle incline of the forest floor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She got out her needle and, sitting with her legs out straight in the manner of Eskimo women, began to sew. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see her strong hands in her lap, not working fourteen pairs of needles. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a show of sticking a needle in his arm. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “But to retire it,” Rick said, “because it’s needling you—give me that ” He struggled to pry the laser tube away from Phil Resch. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Quentin had to stoop and brush away some of the cedar needles to read the next one. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I want you to tell me what the needles register. Just give me the calibration; I can compute it.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She took it and deftly did the last stitch, the punch of the needle through his skin almost pleasant. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z My hands that can hold needle and thread and create something beautiful. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The devilish mosquito attacked, sinking its needle- nose into my forehead. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The huge cypress trees she and her father pass on their morning walk are shimmering kaleidoscopes, each needle a polygon of light. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “It’s cleaner this way. Simpler. No confusing descriptions. No names. No worrying about disguises. Follow the needle, find our man, and have done with it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His lips curled, revealing tiny needles of teeth. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Then I reach into my pocket and take out the needle that was buried in my arm. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She’d snorted, clicked her needles together, and looked over her glasses at us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When Theo told her he was going to Seattle, she perked up and set aside her knitting needles. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Both gauges immediately registered past the green and onto the red; the needles swung violently and then subsided. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Time and again she hunted for the needle on the dirt floor of the cabin. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z For the Coast Guard, the Rum War was less a game of cat and mouse and more a case of a needle in a haystack. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Louder and longer than she’d screamed when the dentist stuck her with the novocaine needle. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea of taking a needle to her delicate wing worried him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for sending me the needles,” I heard Emilie say to my grandmother. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I thought drugs might be something people did to you, like jabbing you with a needle while you were trying to mind your business. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The needle stomps along the fabric, its steady thump thump thump the only sound in the room. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Next thing I knew, Needles was holding the needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Until they laid him down, and went for his chest with a needle. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The logs were surrounded by crystals, white needles of minerals that had grown out of the rock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A thick layer of fallen needles carpeted the path, so the shoes of their mules made only the softest sound on the rock. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z No low bush or grass could grow in that dim light, so the ground was carpeted with golden needles. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She pulled the needle out, and a lot of blood squirted out of the puncture wound. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of mechanized needles pumping up and down sounded a continuous clickety-clack, clickety-clack over the rumble of foot treadles and the whir of spinning spools of thread. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z But when Mama pulled a long sewing needle from her dress front and poked the small end of the tail hair through the eye, I knew then. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I was inept at my new lessons, especially with die needle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And then she held the yarn and the needles out in front of Noodles, who looked at them the same way he glared at my hand the first day we met, like he wasn't sure. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He sold shears and needles, copper pots and small bottles that wives hid quickly after buying them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z An iron fence surrounded it, topped with sharp spikes, sharp as needles. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Where the iron touched his skin it felt like knives and needles and nails, like the searing pain of frost, like the sting of a hundred biting flies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He must have been on pins and needles for a long time, worried that somebody’d find out, because he broke down right then and there and confessed the whole thing. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z It took two knitting needles, Mother’s ingenuity and the resources of all the tenants. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Just like I know how to lift my sisters up, I also know how to needle them just right. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I bit off a length of thread and slid it through the eye of a needle as Eliza talked. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky groaned and cracked, and suddenly the shrill, cold needles of rain pierced our hands and the backs of our necks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The three “veteran” prisoners, needles in hand, tattooed numbers on our left arms. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Up and up I go, four, five, six branches, and I’ve never seen the sky so blue, blue between green needles, hiding me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “It’s protecting me and the needle is keeping this ground still.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A hand somewhere struck the gramophone arm and sent the silver needle on its way through the whirling, black grooves, like something bobbing, anchorless, in the middle of the sea. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Somewhere outside, the flap and swish of air through cloud-pine needles and witch garments told that the witches were keeping them company into the upper airs. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She held the needle like a knife and swung the pen-like injector, then stopped just outside her thigh. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z His eyes blurred as he laid it in a crib and reached for the needle that would blunt its intelligence. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognize her expression as the one she wears when she threads a needle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “So soft and tight-woven. Much too fine for the likes of me. But thee knows, the truth is these old eyes of mine can’t even see to thread a needle.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The tidy basket, with the bit of work she left unfinished when the needle grew ‘so heavy’, was still on its accustomed shelf. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z As he clipped, hair fell on my shoulders, pricking me like needles. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z However, tracking Scythe Faraday’s movements on the day he died was like trying to find a needle in a field of haystacks that stretched to the horizon. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “It’s like a needle in a haystack,” Mark said at one point as they stared at the computer, but Joaquin didn’t mind. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But the nurse was bringing over a tray of bandages and needles and nobody was saying anything in words I knew. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Found some newspaper and wrapped up the paper money and papers and thrust them in and whipped over the open end with her needle. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z And with this, I hoisted the needle and sank it into my flesh. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Kendra had always hated needles, the idea of being fully aware that something was about to hurt but having to endure it calmly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They flew over the small frame, moving in and out with the needle. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He’s been on pins and needles lately, hoping the results of the experiment could land in Nature, one of the leading scientific journals in the world. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I got the needle and thread from Moms’ room and started sewing up Derek’s pants. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Now, as she was about to thread her needle, she paused. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Three fine needles of whalebone, an awl for making holes, a good stone knife for scraping hides, two cooking pots, and a small box made from a shell with many earrings in it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He had taped the clear tube of a ballpoint pen to the threaded end of the needle, and on top of that he had fixed a tennis ball. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The Queen took up her needle again, and pushed it carefully through. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Thread his needle, lick his finger, tie a knot. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I kiss Momma good-bye, and soon she’s in the sewing room, threading the needle. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach's pudgy fingers, swift with a needle, were clumsy with a comb, but after several tangled attempts she ended up with three equal strands. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, doctors had been drawing blood for centuries for diagnostic testing, and aside from the pain of a needle stick, there seemed to be no risk. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She sat there, the needles clicking over themselves, the purple square of yarn growing more rectangular. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I took out needle and thread and went about mending the tears in the tarpaulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I sat down on the swing and watched her hands move quickly as she worked her single needle and a ball of yarn into what looked like another toilet paper cover. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She runs her fingers over the jewelry, tracing her fingertip across the tiny places where needles poke out, and the hidden chambers tucked inside the crested jewels. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Just like that, my mother came flying out the front door, another ball or roll or whatever you call it of yarn in her hand and two more needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z As a stylist, she must know how to work a needle. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It was difficult to find it there, difficult for fingers accustomed to grasping the handle of a broadax to pick up an object as tiny as a needle. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Not with knitting needles or garden shears, or knives purloined from the kitchen, and especially not when we are pregnant. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed a gloved finger as sharp as a needle at the witch who had spoken. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z She’d dabbed the prints with a damp cloth and, while the emulsion was wet, used the tip of a needle to scrape away the image, leaving a pin-thin white line. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Half-blind, the dead unicorn stumbled toward the green rock needle until it reached a depression at its base, where it dropped to the knees of its forelegs in a ghastly parody of prayer. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The right record is on the turntable now; she can hear its preparatory hiss as the needle slides toward its first groove. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Lowers the arm, places the needle at the outside edge. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z So I heaped pine needles and soft branches in a bed, rolled myself underneath the canoe in my blanket. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z A single clear drop of the stuff of dreams fell from the needle as it vanished in the Hound's muzzle. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z At the edge of the woods, they flung themselves down in the pine needles and waited for Wash to catch up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I hate needles, Doc,” Ivory said again, his voice quavering, scared. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat all afternoon on the rock and the needle went back and forth, in and out, flashing in the sun. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Needles scrambled to gather his stuff, his yarn and needles, and ran to catch up. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She had hardly started before she gave a little gasp of excitement, and she looked up at Will with shining eyes as the needle swung. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They settled under a tree and piled the blankets and coats on the ground and he wrapped the boy in one of the blankets and set to raking up the dead needles in a pile. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The thirty-six pictures around the dial were minute and clear, the three hands and the one needle were exquisitely shaped out of some silver-gray metal, and a golden sunburst surrounded the center of the dial. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The trees started to rush by, whipping Tally’s arms with the sharp stings of evergreen needles. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I feel a slight pulling on the needles as she attaches the wires. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He bumps his fist against Cash’s as he passes, and Amy nods up from the denim jacket she’s needling yellow flowers into. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Do you know he is afraid of injections? A whole General Officer Commanding and if he sees a needle, he is afraid!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In Marie-Laure’s mind, it shifts and gleams, draws needles and thorns in the air. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The water was so cold it felt like millions of needles were stabbing him. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z She inserted a needle into the animals’ leg vein and drew the blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that Snape had come to fetch him for this, for the few minutes when he could needle and torment Harry without anyone else listening. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z 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 To give myself something to do while I was thinking through my situation, I brought out my cloak along with needle and thread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I wipe my face with the hem of my shirt and walk to the opposite door, leaving my black box with its syringe and needle behind. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Josiah heard her cranking the Victrola; the needle scratched over the flamenco music. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I told them I needed to go with you to the doctor because you’re afraid of needles and your mother is busy working a luncheon buffet at the hotel.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z They handled needles, knives, and sharp pieces of bone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And though her throat was parched with thirst and her feet burned with pins and needles, it was a long time before Mariam gently freed her finger from the baby’s grip and got up. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The light of the torches danced off crosses of pins and needles they had pinned on their coats and shirts. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was uneven, treacherous with roots, but the pine needles were soft underfoot. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The needles everywhere, scratching at his bare face and falling down the back of his neck, the sticky sap on his hands, the sharp piney smell of it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then she pulled the thread away from her skin, rip-ping the hairs out neatly, her eyes watering from the needles of pain. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His knees buckled, and he fell into the old pine needles and cones under a tree. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Mother seemed pleased by the skeins of new wool that she pulled from her own bag, which bristled with needles of every size. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Why, Mama, why? Why do they have to...to...say things and then stick a needle in your arm?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how mechanical she seems, she’s still human; there are tears in her eyes as she takes a box from her desk drawer and opens it, revealing a needle and syringe. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Someone comes forward with a trash can, and I toss the needle in. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The ground was covered with a thick carpet of pine needles and the charred trunks of pine. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z And the ends of hay are like needles, sharp enough to draw blood. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Her needle and thread hold more magic than any wand. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Iron Rod can shrink to the size of a needle, the Sea King had said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Let’s get this party going again, shall we?” he said, dropping a needle on a techno remix of “Atomic” by Blondie. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His fingers gingerly touched a group of needles that had been driven through his pants and into the fleshy part of his calf. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Her wooden needles clicked in her gnarled hands. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Violet was drunk on the allure of fresh needle grass, blissfully unaware of mortal danger. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Through needles of rain, we staggered toward the home for children that Muthu had been so sure was a kind of jail. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Multiplying by zero is like sticking a needle on the north pole and everything winds up at zero: anything times zero is zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes and let her ears fill with wings beating air and early acorns falling onto the soft pad of pine needles. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He comes back to the table and takes a big needle out of his bag, fills it full of something. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the hands and the needle, an engraving of the sun in splendor occupied the center of the dial. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She nailed me with eyes that said if I so much as tried to hold Nicole’s hand, she was going to run a knitting needle through the back of my head. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I am so used to needles that I don’t even react. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Taisin felt the pain herself; it was as though she had been stabbed by a half-dozen little needles, each one poison-tipped. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Just in case I ever escaped. I had some pieces of metal back there, too, but nothing the right size. This needle is perfect,” said his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z No wonder she ran to a needle instead. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The gutters filled with rust-colored pine needles and the pungent effluvium of alder leaves, and the drainpipes splashed with winter rain. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They were all older than I, and I was sure that they did not think I could even draw a thread through a needle. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Unresisting, he lies back down, but just stares at the needle on one of the dials as it twitches from side to side. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Her arm lashed around, and the bloody needle came out of her arm and jabbed into his thumb. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At once the needle began to swing round, back, round and on further, like a bee dancing its message to the hive. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In the tent and crossing the road, the needle stayed at about 5. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Finally, after eight years, the old widow put down her needle. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She took a new needleful of thread, waxed it carefully, threaded her needle with a steady hand, and then observed, with perfect composure— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He stepped to the bureau and picked up a knitting needle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He started drinking the muddy water, then ripped a saguaro cactus out of the ground and chewed it, needles and all. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Even swallowing water right now would hurt like needles. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Who will take care of it? Who will water it and clean up the needles, and make sure Ford doesn’t get electrocuted? Me, that’s who!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes a sharp pain, like a needle, shoots up my arm while I scrub the bathroom. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Tris sticks the needle into her arm and presses the plunger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z After a long time, it began to steady, and fell like needles, but the thunder and lightning came simultaneously again, so loudly that Kingshaw himself jumped in alarm. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The needle darted swiftly left and right, and left and left, and Lyra felt her mind dart to the meanings and land on them as lightly as a bird. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She jumped out of bed and started after him, for her very life was in that pack—food, needles, knives, even her boots. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been the rich man who was threatened with the needle's eye, and there had been the money changers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He and I exchange glances when Eric sticks Drew with the needle and sends him into the fear landscape room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Even random stuff like yarn and knitting needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “It’s worth getting stabbed by a needle to get this round, sweet thing,” I explained as I held up the lollipop. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He was enormous, with a huge, broad head and a large mouth full of curving fangs, needle sharp. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It still said “parsecs,” the figures still ended in “1,000,000” and the indicating needle was still pressed hard against the zero mark. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The nurse brought out some knitting, and clicked her needles sharply. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Mercy sat, as usual, slightly in the shadow beside the hearth, her needles moving so automatically that she rarely glanced at her work. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to think about anything, so I thought about how the wind was needling through my clothes to my skin. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The terrible needles of ice receded below him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Chips of ebony, he found, float if they are dry to start with and are placed gently on the surface of the water—but so do metal needles. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was like waiting for a dentist to stab his gums with a thick, long needle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I noticed that once you got into a certain rhythm, the stitches flowed down the needle so that you picked up the next one before you knew it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Her mind went to the box in her dresser drawer where her hypodermic needle lay. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I heard he killed one with a knitting needle and a length of twine,” said Horace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A dozen different pieces lie across the surface, and he holds up a sharp needle attached to a glass vial. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But she was afraid of a tattoo needle. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She shook her head, opened the package to free the curved needle and silk thread. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It pulls him like a needle through the groove of a Bluebird record. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten Snow removed from her little sewing kit a needle, and Angeline took out her own work, her own beads, bought with dried whitefish. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Grantham had pulled some knitting from her basket and the click of needles, like the rubbing of the smallest of bones, entered the conversation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He showed them his pocket compass, delighting them by making the needle dance when he held the point of his pocketknife above it. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whatever they is, I warrant they won't grow there. Too much shade, and those needles choke them off.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z After taking a lot of complicated notes, they were each given a match and started trying to turn it into a needle. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The company had an official policy of always using clean needles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the needle settled, she scratched away on her clipboard, while Fig hurtled off the scale, dashing back to the safety of his carrier. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z So too it was painful to go out by night... a tailor could see to thread his needle without a lamp. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “I don’t need a doctor. I just need a needle and thread. Patch me up like a sail, I’m good as new. ” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A blackbird feather nestled in the leaves and pine needles beside the creek. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Its green brilliance jabbed at me, live needles. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know the Iron Rod can shrink to the size of a needle.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It feels like rain, but when the drops hit my face, they’re as sharp as needles. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As soon as I could work with a needle, I was allowed to stitch simple designs. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z And when the doctor sewed the two flaps of skin together with needle and thread, Alex flinched but never looked away. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Her brow was furrowed as she manipulated knitting needles, and Franz’s eyes were glued to the unwinding yarn ball. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z An old memory struggles to resurface—a needle injected into one of my eyes, a cold metal gurney and an overhead light—but it vanishes as soon as it comes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He would lay it down on the bleed table, and then Captain Haines, the Green Beret, would insert a needle into the animal’s thigh and draw off a lot of blood into various tubes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m still in the bed.They stick needles in me and give me medicine. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He and his sister mimic the Frenchman’s experiments; they make speedboats out of matchsticks and magnets out of sewing needles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z On a china plate on the kitchen table was a spool of black cotton, and a long silver needle, and, beside them, two large black buttons. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The ones I hated have taken to the water, horrible scaled things that tear my salty flesh with needle teeth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Jesper dropped his hands, and a slender needle fell to the floor with a musical ping. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Lyra couldn’t control its movement at all; it swung where it wanted to, like a compass needle, except that it didn’t settle. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Once she realized he was there, her hands and yam and needles all stopped working and rested in her lap. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Anya hunched over her dress that Zvezda had torn the day before, drawing a needle and thread through the cloth to repair the tear. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z But he needed more than one hand to open the package with the needle. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I ask, making my voice as small as the eye of a needle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She couldn’t even see the house until she had passed under the pines, walking now on a thick carpet of needles that seemed never to have been disturbed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z At the bottom of the mountain, she unwrapped her blanket and took out her knife, needle, rice bowl, bamboo piece, and jug of water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The more he talked about how good it had made him feel—"with the skinny needle in my arm and the blood blooming in the syringe"—the higher his voice rose. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The train cut through deep green pine forests where the ground was covered with the slick brown needles and the tops of the trees stretched up virgin and tall into the sky. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There must have been needles, pills, something like that. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He hands me the syringe and I shove the needle into the side of my neck, pressing down on the plunger. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “You must know that already. Any girl who can hold a needle and thread would’ve sufficed. Free labor is free labor.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Two bats required stitches on torn wings and, though they made a great effort to remain still while Solovet slid the needle in and out of their skin, the process was clearly agonizing for them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And then I cross some line into hysteria and there’s a needle in my arm and the world slips away. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Then her hands flicked open the metal fastenings on her black bag and began plucking out clear bottles of liquid, bandages, gleaming silver scissors, forceps, curved needles, and thread. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Uriah looks from me to the needle in my hand to the line of blood running from my shoulder to my wrist. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z For a while they spoke of the difficulties Gay must be having getting a needle valve and then gradually as the time passed they didn’t mention him any more. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath was an open space blanketed with a mass of brown pine needles. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z She calmly placed the needle on a shelf, then walked to the door of the laboratory and pushed a button on the wall near it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The coiled scarf on her lap grew as her wooden needles clicked and clacked under and over and through the yarn. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I look away as Eric wipes my neck with an antiseptic wipe and eases the needle into my skin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Dad said, “In other words, I’m sure you know that in the good old days every time you drove over a bump with one of these things the needle would jump and scratch the record.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the needle and disc on the edge of the sink. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He raised the stone and drove its needle point into his own eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The leaves of the trees cast shadows on his face, the sun sent white-hot needles down through the branches, and his forehead felt feverish. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Slowly, very slowly, like two unhurried compass needles, the feet turned towards the right; north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-south-west; then paused, and, after a few seconds, turned as unhurriedly back towards the left. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just gonna spill more needles when we try to take it out of here, Ruth,” I said. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z When he put his weight on it, a shower of silver needles gushed up the length of the calf and went off in the knee. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Some went on wine or whiskey or the needle, and are still on it. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z She lay under the tree, covered in a heap of broken branches and pinecones and needles. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The next room contains a few chairs, spare tattoo needles, ink, pads of paper, and framed artwork. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Each kind is different—some with fat leaves, some with leaves that bloom, some with spikes or needles. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She opened the roof; an autumn wind would come up, and the needles fell in braids—brown strands, green strands, yellow strands. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A sharp sound cut the air, as if someone had dropped a handful of sewing needles. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He turns my arm over and eases the tip of the needle into the tender skin on the side of my neck. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Ishmael had to keep his head lowered; when he raised it needles of snow lashed his eyes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The flannel would keep the needles from rusting. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A shower of sparks leapt to the pine needles. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She studied her own work again, looking for some way to salvage it, then sighed and put down the needle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The needle came out of its thigh, and blood spurted out. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was unfair, Zeitoun thought, how one lapse in eleven years could give his wife enough ammunition to needle him for the rest of his life. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Miyax put her needle away, rolled her ground skin into a tight bundle, and tied it to the bottom of the pack. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I say “someplace” because we were using the examination room to blow needles at the anatomical guy’s basket. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The last thing I remember is the metal chair and the needle in my arm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Here is her account of “subject #18”: A Russian tailor artisan comes to America, takes to the needle trade, works in a sweat shop for a small salary. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Dr. Spires pushed the plunger with his thumb and withdrew the needle. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Then she brushed the pine needles out of her hair. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Across the room his stereo amplifier was on, die radio needle jumping. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Cristiana sat plying her needle in the sun that streamed through high windows and slanted across the floor, then spilled through the arches and into the great hall below. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I am awake all night .removing needles from people’s arms. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The young chemist sprinted up three flights to Lawrence’s office in LeConte Hall to find him in a state of agitation over Urey’s needling. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I cleaned up my front yard, scattered needles over the bare spots, and started a small fire with very dry wood that would not smoke much. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z We are both lying to each other, she thought, a great needle piercing her heart. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She tore a fiber from the skin, threaded her needle, and began to stitch the mitten. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were needles in his jaw, in his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All he needed was a moment of attention, a sterile needle, a knife even. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And because it looked cold and green, he picked spring beauties from the forest floor and wove them among the needles. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z If the guy has the needle in his right hand, you stand on his left. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She jerked out the hatchet and let it fall to the soft pine needles beneath her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “How do you think a needle stuck up in your arm would feel?” she said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “First time you try to shoot the sun, it’s about like trying to thread a needle when you’re running downhill.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not afraid of the needles,” I mumbled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z By navigating there through fog, snow, and winter seas, Worsley had found the needle in the haystack. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He could tell by the smell of pine resin in the trees and the sound of pine needles crunching underfoot. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “My husband works as a women’s clothier, and we employ several local women to make garments to order. We are looking for a girl who is good with a needle.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The ever-constant needle taps against my head, waiting for me to crack. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Spike puts on the record, and the crackle and hiss of the needle in the grooves sounds like a fire. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A Stitch in Time stood tall, snaking the yellow measuring tape over her shoulder and jabbing the offending needle into the pumpkin-shaped pincushion affixed to her wrist. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He started toward me as in a dream, trembling like the needle of one of the gauges as he pointed toward the stairs, his voice shrieking. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She stuck her needles in the ball of green wool in her lap. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The boys cannot seem to do this right; their stitches are large and clumsy, and they stick one another with the needles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She puts the record on and sets the needle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z For example, the Tasmanian archaeological record documents the disappearance of fishing, and of awls, needles, and other bone tools, around 1500 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My arm was all pins and needles, but I could move my fingers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He watched the needles intently; they still swept out a wide path across the dials. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Freed from school, from the Council, and from the constant needling of his mother, Antain became a carpenter. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The fluid in the syringe is silver-gray, like fish scales, and as it flows into me through the needle, I imagine the microscopic technology chewing through my body, reading me and analyzing me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z With relish, she sticks the needle in his neck and presses the plunger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Living in Faerie, it’s impossible not to notice that everyone else smells like verbena or crushed pine needles, dried blood or milkweed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Polishing silver reminds me of preschool, where I did all these random chores like sorting, scrubbing, and sewing giant buttons with a blunt needle. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Dorcas has been acknowledged, appraised and dismissed in the time it takes for a needle to find its opening groove. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes the needle from me and taps the metal disc at the end of it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “You know that’s not true,” she mumbles, holding a needle between her teeth. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then, to Gregor’s amazement, the needle turned forty-five degrees to the right and held steady. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z What would needle me later was the realization that this had all been prearranged. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Out of habit, I stick the needle into the side of my neck, the same way I did every time I went through my fear landscape—which was several times a week, at one point. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Very gently Mama worked the entrails out and in a pan of warm soapy water, washed them clean of the pine needles, leaves, and grit. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice and her needles fell silent, and she glanced up at Bran with pale, filmy eyes and asked, "So, child. This is the sort of story you like?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She picked a pine needle off her dress. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Afterwards they rested in the deep pine needles under the trees, the terrier panting heavily with his eyes half closed, and the cat busy with his eternal washing. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The men revolve, one step at a time, until compass needles point to 34, the number coding for Detroit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She would not have to run errands for my father’s tyrant mother with the bound feet or thread needles for the old ladies, but neither would there be slaves and nieces to wait on her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman reached down and saw the Iron Rod was now a needle, fine and delicate. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Since a Terraplane is another thing with wings, I edged up to twenty-five miles an hour, watching the needle rise. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Now he imagined himself holding a needle in his hand. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z However, there was one small detail—nobody had a needle. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ebola virus had spread in Zaire through dirty needles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to call out a friendly “Good morning!” when he noticed that a little ways off through the trees, Spurge was sitting on the pine needles and crying. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z You could put a stack of records on it, and when one was finished playing, the needle arm automatically swung out and the next record dropped down with a happy slap. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z See, the syndrome sort of moved from his mouth to his hands, as long as he was holding those needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The spruce tree is densely limbed and needled, but what Alice doesn’t know is that a goshawk can maneuver a maze. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Nana said, “Learn this now and learn it well, my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Someone once said it was easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich guy to get into heaven. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Zane craned his neck ever so slightly, pins and needles soaring up his spine as he did so, to take in the scene. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Rado came back from Colorado with an infected cactus needle in his chin, and Thom came back from North Carolina with spider bites in both armpits. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I cover the floor of the cave with a layer of pine needles, unroll my sleeping bag, and tuck him into it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then he slowly wrapped his fingers around the needles, and my mother released her hands. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The boys lay in the pine needles and looked at the lonely sky through the pine branches. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z With needle and thread provided by the Garretts, he sewed the blanket closed around the assassin’s corpse. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The needle is hovering at seven miles per hour. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Underfoot is a mattress of needles deposited for over two thousand years. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like my whole world is coming undone, but when I write, my pencil is a needle and thread, and I’m stitching the scraps back together. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He being placed again upon the pine needles, he curled and put his hands in his mouth; his lips were dry with clay. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Jones held the dripping candle over the protective glass cover that shielded the dancing compass needle, showing Booth the course to steer. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It broke on the edge of a little town called Jistann, the needle trembling at H. Milkman sold it to the tow- truck man for twenty dollars and caught the first bus out. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma guided me onto the rug and cleared her throat, and the steady rhythm of Miss Peregrine’s needles came to a halt. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I made a bone needle, cut out the pants by ripping up one pair of old city pants for a pattern. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His wife was a magician with a needle and thread. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z On the other side of the hearth she was swaying gently in her rocking chair and her knitting needles flashed in and out above the sock she was knitting. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Using a second needle, Southam tattooed a tiny speck of India ink next to the small bump that formed at the HeLa injection site. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It occurred to me that nettles are, in fact, injection needles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair, short and brown, stood on his scalp like needles in a pincushion. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She watched David repair his leather clothes and decided she would never be able to manage a needle and thread well. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “No, it won’t,” she says, her knitting needles flying and clicking. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It had felt like there was a hot needle twisting around inside him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z One morning, a few weeks later, the chief warder, instead of handing us hammers for our work in the courtyard, gave us each needles and thread and a pile of worn prison jerseys. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And she’d managed to embed some stolen sewing needles into a bar of soap for a makeshift, miniature pike. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z So the hut became my home, and I found out that the old woman did not arrange the pine needles by hand. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Once in Zaire, he had stuck himself with a bloody needle while taking blood from a mouse. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. McGrath steps back quickly and the needle on the scale jumps and quivers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He squatted cross-legged in the pine needles on the ground and sipped his coffee. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Her other teeth had grown into thin white needles. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When his mouth opened, his teeth gleamed like black needles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All the rain from yesterday had frozen solid — coating the needles on the trees in fantastic, gorgeous patterns, and making the driveway a deadly ice slick. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z While the lady at the needle kept up a little running, contemptuous comment: The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z In the morning, the path had been only dirt covered in fallen pine needles, but by midmorning, the pine needles were swept away, and by noon the horses stepped onto pavement. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Finish him off with straight and curving sewing needles? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He shook the needle in his hand, and it grew into an iron walking stick. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Cotton and needles in steel trays rattled on carts that busy nurses pushed before them. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Otherwise it’d be like looking for a needle in a haystack. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I heard about the knitting needle,” he said casually. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Unsterilized needles and syringes could have spread the virus from child to child. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven grabbed her legs and groaned, the pain as sharp as porcupine needles. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Therefore, my buddy should stand to my left, away from the needle. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He puts the needle back in its case and sticks an adhesive bandage on the injection site. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She dug it out with a hot needle and washed the wound with peroxide. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside there was only an enormous, transparent block with infinite internal needles in which the light of the sunset was broken up into colored stars. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Her elbows and pelvic bones looked sharp as needles. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Just the sight of a needle would send him facedown into a coma,” Gran said with a chuckle. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Ash always feels like needling our rivals a little before the games. But if you don’t want to talk to the Demons, you don’t have to.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I kept having second thoughts that pushed needles into my feet, and I stood and started to run back more than once only to stop short and talk myself back to the pines. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The monkey bounded toward her, its terrible eyes fixed on her—and the needle flashed and went into her suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The needles moved less this time, less than they had for the raw oysters. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z While he was waiting for the anesthetic to numb his finger, he did more digging and found a sterile package with a curved needle and thread, a needle holder, and forceps. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She removes the needles from my arms and helps me out of bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I turn to the cart as she puts them on, and a metal arm like a record needle is reading out my pulses. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I knew she’d never be this careful with the needle again. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She’s always leaving me messages, usually not on paper but in the mud, written in pine needles, or scratched on a leaf. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The transmitter remains on, the microphone tucked into the bell of the electrophone as the needle traces the outermost groove. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "Okay, first you have to hold the needles," she said, "like this." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Finally she rest her needle, say, Why do people eat, Miss Celie, tell me that. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The smells filled his nostrils,- the sharp fresh tang of pine needles, the earthy odor of wet rotting leaves, the hints of animal musk and distant cooking fires. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She took the needles and did something that I can't really describe because of where I was standing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Gay held the needle in his hand and the point was broken off. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed the needle and felt a slight tug when it pierced the skin. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Eh, you’re too young to agree,” she said, waving me away with her needle. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z We spat the needles and tried to pin his nads. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And the way his flesh would flinch and quiver when Mama poked the needle through, it must have hurt. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I gathered leaves and pine needles, covering the body as best as I could. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She had not felt the wand spin like the needle of a compass and shoot golden flames at his enemy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z One day in May she came home from school and went directly to her knitting needles. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z While the nurse was expertly tying a strip of gauze around her arm and the doctor was putting his instrument in the sterilizer and taking out a fresh needle, Francie spoke up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Arms full, he stepped nimbly around Shep and began to arrange some items on a nearby table: a bowl of hot water, shears, some clean linen, a few glass bottles, needle and gut. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Afraid of a needle,” he muttered to himself under his breath, shaking his head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Sissy gave her a fat little cloth strawberry for cleaning the needle. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Huts made of tree trunks and mud and bristles of pine needles. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But I had never before held a needle. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z For an hour he pegged over ground that was so springy with decades of fallen pine needles, it seemed to lift him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She fills a tray with needles and takes out the arcana meter from her pocket. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z For days he quoted me, shaking his head sadly and concluding, “A daughter is a needle in the heart.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lizzie played with the branches that spread up between them, pulling at the needles. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I don’t like the idea of that needle punching holes in me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z To wait out of her sight, I climb into a young hemlock with limbs that hang over the falls and sit among the dense needles. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain was awful as he dragged the vibrating needle over my skin, but I knew better than to cry out or beg him to stop. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I bent down and picked up the two needles that had been stuck to the top of the door frame. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As the cowboy landed, the needle jumped from the record and the music stopped. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Another needle in my neck, and my heart begins to slow down. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Mu are my knight, ” she said to him, “with a shining needle. And I am so glad that you found me. Let’s go upstairs. Let’s eat some soup. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z They came out upon a small open place where a giant spruce had crashed to the ground and left a hollow where the roots had been, filled now with drifted dry leaves and spruce needles. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the needle and may regulate a thousand celestial observations that require only this voyage to render their seeming eccentricities consistent for ever. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Over every roof and path hung the boughs of the hemmens, the commonest tree of Winter, a stout conifer with thick pale-scarlet needles. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A man in front of us was getting a wrist tattoo, the needle scraping the skin. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Today their teasing needled him and seemed to betray the comradeship of the night before. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Since roosting overnight in a tree isn't sensible anyway, I scoop out a hollow under the bushes and cover myself with leaves and pine needles. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z "I am thinking that when we are reaching this Winterfell of yours, it will be time to put this needle in your hand." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The particles of sand stung my skin like needles as I raced toward the gate. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He rolls off the bed and flips it, resetting the needle, and the second side picks up on “London Luck, & Love.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My throat felt like I had swallowed a handful of sewing needles. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Immediately the needle began to swing round and round, and Hannah counted six revolutions before it settled firmly on the marionette. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I pulled aside Sandy’s pants a little,” Fox recalls, “and jammed the needle into her hip, right through her long underwear and everything.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Three of the Grievers swarmed on him at once, their long pincers and claspers and needles flying in from all directions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He held his needles awkwardly and wove in and out, looping the yarn slowly around each needle. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I moved on to a white man in a white coat standing nearby, a needle in his hand. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Multiplying by infinity is like sticking a needle in the south pole; the rubber sheet all flings upward toward the north pole: anything times infinity is infinity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Your husband hangs the picture up on the wall of his study’ he finished, and this time the needles moved. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “No,” Nina said when she saw where the needle was pointing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It feels as if needles have been hammered into my brain, and it is hard to be sure whether it is day or night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z There is a needle valve, and the point must be on the needle and must sit in its hole or the carburetor does not work. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her daughter-in-law would later remember her letters fondly—and also her knitting, Anna moving the needles fast and furiously to the end of her life. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Once a man stumbled up to the clinic with a metal needle used to inflate basketballs shoved into the crook of his arm. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z As the needle went into my brother’s arm and he screamed, my mother looked at me with agony written all over her face and assured me, “Next one doesn’t hurt.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the piano keys trilled and the guitar and bass and drums pounced on the downbeat and I forgot all about Vonetta, the record needle, and getting in trouble. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My compass needle of pain told me it was on the path now, and the way its venom was expanding to fill me meant it was closing in fast. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The Princess was always brightest in spring, just after the conifers emerged from the snow, their deep green needles seeming almost black against the tawny browns of soil and bark. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His dad took a needle and pulled a small stone out of his pocket. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Four holds a syringe with a long needle in one hand, his thumb against the plunger. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I sat slowly, tensely, as if the seat were made of needles. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I stroked his arm to keep him calm as Patrice worked the needle in. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He was still mostly unencumbered by those needling questions of existence and self- consciousness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the White House, Lawrence and Teller barely moved the needle of debate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His mouth full of the taste of muscadine, listening to the pine needles rustling loudly in their anticipation of rain. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The Tlingit nurse unwrapped a packet and prepared a syringe and needle. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She’d fashioned a needle from a fish bone and stripped plant roots down to a stiff, thin thread. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Even in her trembling hands the long needle swung steadily. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The godswife took out a silver needle and a bobbin of silk thread and began to close the flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She stepped forward in the hallway, into another gust of wind, which stung her cheeks and face with invisible sand, sharp as needles, sharp as glass. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Then, trying to remember all of the goldfish’s instructions, she cracked off a small bit of stone and rubbed it up and down the needle ninety-nine times before tossing it back to the ground. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He could almost hear her voice again, and the click-click- click of her needles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The needle scratched and hissed in an endless loop, but Albert didn’t move. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then she leaned her stick against the fireplace wall, sat down, and picked up the needle that was waiting, threaded with green, attached to the fabric. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I explained he’d have to stick with moss and pine needles until the first of May. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My daughter would sit beside me in the room, a small scrap of cloth and a needle and thread in her hand. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Every time he opened them, there was a brightness so dazzling his eyes felt as if needles were pricking them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He was able to pull the needle through his flesh, but he couldn’t tie off the thread. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Tall men with lean faces sat before the largest tent, wearing black cloaks and headdresses, stitching tarps together with huge needles. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z His mouth was full of needles and the bitter taste of the sap. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The sunlight filters through lacy hemlock needles and we stretch out on our backs, chewing the tasty twigs of a spicebush and silently admiring the forest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It grew quiet in the cushion of brush, the air thick with needles and sap. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The king's father looked around, aghast, but only the lifeless stone Bauxi, held down by the monument as if pinned by a needle, remained. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Or, Stabbed her with a knitting needle, right in the belly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like how compass needles always point north, no matter which way you’re facing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Of course you do,” she said, before flicking the compass needle and spinning it round and round. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He sighed, and I watched with relief as the needle gradually drifted toward eighty. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She stared at Papi, not at me, her needle suspended above green fabric. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “No cause for alarm, Brother Alf. Ambrose Spike is made of leather and needles. Tough as a boulder, this old ruffian is. Look, he’s beginning to come around already.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Four old sweaters, ugly and full of holes, and five pairs of knitting needles. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Or send needles of ice tinkling blue through my brain when he looks in my eyes? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After replacing the orange cap over the needle, I dropped the used syringe into a dedicated recycle bin that would be dropped off at the vet when full. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But Rita didn’t give up on the drills, and she didn’t give up needling the She Elephant. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She grabs the pen out from behind her ear, and I glimpse a curly tattoo above her elbow—I’ll never grow into someone unafraid of needles. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I have an extra set of needles,” said Grace. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z A scream echoed through the forest night, and the longsword shivered into a hundred brittle pieces, the shards scattering like a rain of needles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She identified Howard’s overcoat and his scarf pin, and a crochet needle that belonged to Alice. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I like that kind of sermon. It’s the sort Father used to tell us,” said Beth thoughtfully, putting the needles straight on Jo’s cushion. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Had the company been giving monkeys shots with dirty needles? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While the pot simmered and the steam hung above it like a gray spirit, she took out a needle and thread and mended a hole in her old mitten. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside lay two bedrolls, a pipe and tobacco pouch, and a shirt dropped in the middle of mending, the needle still threaded and stuck in the fabric. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a chart on the wall showing the points where the needles go in. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The needle began to sweep around the dial in a series of pauses and swings almost too fast to watch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I began to scream as the third lady grabbed my arm and was about to stab it with a needle. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z A man put a needle and thread to a dead badger. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z There were needles of all sizes and cutting tools laid neatly in a row. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman handed me a needle and thread. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Branches tangled his feet and whipped at his eyes, grey-green needles scattered as he shouldered through them, snapping. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The needle would not hold in place in the damaged vein. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "Yep. He jerked, and jabbed one of his needles right into the dude's side!" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z They’d scared me then, and they scared me now—three ghoulish grandmothers with bags of knitting needles and yam. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I pull up my hood and lie down on the pine needles. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Matt watched, fascinated, as Felicia’s arm was swabbed and the needle jammed in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I swayed, nearly passing out every time he plunged the needle in. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Cora hadn’t picked up a needle apart from simple mending since Mabel left. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mack and the boys slept peacefully on the pine needles. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The sight of Hatsue’s face in profile elicited in him the smell of pine needles strewn in the courtyard outside the tearoom. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They had brought the hairless men, the eunuchs who healed with knife and needle and fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The herbwomen dealt in potions and spells, the eunuchs in knife, needle, and fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She cried most when she saw the needle that would sew it back on. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Now, thanks to my wants, Dad was dead and the only thing Mom was in love with came out of a needle. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z By ‘Eye of the Needle Software Solutions’ my own eyes were like needles and my fingers were black. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did I ever tell you about your dad and his fear of needles?” she asked. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The needle entered the skin and I screamed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Then she broke open one of those sterile packets that needles come in and took out a truly large one, which was bent in the middle at a ninety-degree angle. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z So they put another needle in my back yesterday with the THROW-UP MEDICINE! Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She had made it herself, on the head of a darning needle which had a broken eye, so it couldn’t be used as a needle any more. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth fiddles with the machine needle, seems worried by it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z What I lack in knitting prowess I am making up for with a quilting needle. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Will’s eyes widened to see the alethiometer; the tiny symbols painted around the face, the golden hands, the questing needle, the heavy richness of the case took his breath away. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Both my shoulders sting from the tattoo needle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then the planes flew high and needled into the sky that spread above them like a thin fabric. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Amil loved watching Papa do all his doctor stuff, but I hated blood and needles. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z On these pines, the needles hung like pompoms in sparse clusters along lank branches. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I managed to thread the needle between Rutherford and Trouvelot nicely. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Gisa is going to save us one day, with nothing more than needle and thread. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z I leaned over the front seat and watched the needle on the speedometer creep up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At this point, instead of turning back to find an alternate route, he began to move in circles, squeaking like a phonograph needle scratched across the grooves. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Along a dusty brown path in the pine needles, Jenny Simonson was advancing in a red, white, and blue swimsuit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His instruments, too, he fixed to the framework with close attention, even the compass, whose needle was swinging around the dial quite uselessly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked up, startled, then saw it was only Alfred, and went back to their spoons and needles. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I remove a needle from my beauty caisse, but hesitate to feel the sting. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Whatever power was making that needle swing and stop, it knew things like an intelligent being. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The thought passed through Kaz’s mind in a humiliating, gibbering wave of panic, then the phantom was upon him, and he felt the sharp jab of a needle in his neck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The answer was complicated, with the needle swinging from symbol to symbol in a sequence that made Lyra puzzle for a long time. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She’d heard somewhere that it was possible to cook an egg on a car or cement if it was hot enough outside, and she’d been needling Kaori about it ever since. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Judging by the blue dye in my arm and the needle, they must have injected us with something. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I try scissors and hairpins and knitting needles, but nothing will budge the lock. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Gran passed a bright blue box with golden needles inside. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He yawned and curled up next to Prosper, who was struggling with a needle and thread over the holes in his brother’s pants. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The light filtered through the leaves and pine needles above as if through lace, the ground spotted in shadow. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Kira sighed, and with a feeble gesture she inserted the needle into the cloth as he held the frame for her. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “A needle and thread,” said Gregor, wondering if his dad’s mind was beginning to wander again. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z High up, the podo tree flares into a vase-shaped crown, like an elm tree, and the downhanging limbs are draped with bundles of evergreen leafy needles and are spangled with ball-shaped fruit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In a drift of khaki pine needles I saw antlers, like Herne the Hunter’s. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He took a clamp from the kit and caught the needle in the jaws and locked them and set about suturing the wound. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The virus jumped quickly through the hospital via the needles, and then it hit the medical staff. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She slipped the record out of its cardboard sleeve and placed it on the record player, then carefully lowered the needle onto the vinyl. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The soles of his feet felt as though needles were stabbing them. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Up. Knives and needles, lace and linen, spice wine.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He winced when Thyon jabbed in his needle, and winced again, because the alchemist missed the spirit vein and hit a blood vessel instead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “It’s a beautiful spot, isn’t it?” she said, the needles jabbing one another. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I guess she seen the shadow of the needle,” said Joe. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Frightful saw the clearing before her and the leaves on the bushes, even the shiny needles at the tops of the pine trees. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The needle flashed as her fingers flew in, around, and out. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The needle struck the dimpled peel and bent sideways. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Carefully, she cut out letters spelling the Beiderman’s name from the green felt; then she threaded her needle and sewed the letters onto the rectangular red piece. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Layers of reddish brown pine needles sank softly under his feet, and he brushed aside the pine cones before he sat down. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He gnawed off a length of thread and used it to tie the needle around Despereaux’s waist. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I look at the hundreds of long pine needles, each perfectly aligned with the next, each end carefully pushed into the loose soil, forming a curved snake that flows in and out of the ground. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Like if he looks hard enough, some squirrel will appear between the pine needles you can touch and the ones cast by pine shadows. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Fannie longed to stretch her arms and legs and straighten her back, but she kept a firm hand on the fabric, feeding it steadily under the needle. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z We hadn’t even reached the baggage claim and he had his arm around me, needling my sister with his embarrassing behavior. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When his eyes opened, Dad grabbed the needle and filled the syringe with the proper dose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He had just stood there, not really trying to save himself, just stood there, joking, needling, thought Montag, and the thought was enough to stifle his sobbing and let him pause for air. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She knitted most of the objects on her way, clasping her knitting needles around the steering wheel as she drove. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Then I stuck the needle into the outline of a rose. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When there was a blizzard, needles of icy air blew in through the vents, elaborately protected as they were, and an impalpable dust of snow-motes fogged the air. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I walked on pins and needles every day, waiting for him to take his revenge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She pointed out, too, the maidenhair fern nearby; the black stems, she said, retained their shine in a pine needle basket’s weave. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z To his surprise, his father began very carefully to direct the needle into the top of the newchild’s forehead, puncturing the place where the fragile skin pulsed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I jabbed my finger with the needle as my eavesdropper’s ears picked the conversation out of the common room’s general din. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The stars began to rip through the hard skin of dark like the sharp points of silver needles through velvet. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Because Lyra now realized, if she hadn’t done so before, that all the fear in her nature was drawn to Mrs. Coulter as a compass needle is drawn to the Pole. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He stood there for a while, I guessed to needle me some more. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Her fingers still held the needle, its point embedded in the ground, the only ground that was unmoving and unshaken. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Hovis went into a corner and came back with a needle. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “The boys are like your father,” she explained, keeping her eyes on the needle going up and down. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He had started with one anomaly, the floating chip of ebony, and discovered another, the floating needle; as a consequence he had done his best to make sense of surface tension. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I remembered watching my mother pushing a silver needle in and out, gently nudging flowers and leaves and vines to bloom on the cloth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A tube ran from the box to a needle that entered his arm. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She told us how some of the needles they used were infected and that some people got skin diseases. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The two of us were compass needles, pointing straight at Mom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I couldn’t hear myself step, so dense and damp were the needles. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Ill ~ “This needle gonna hurt?” asked Ivory Christian as he lay on a table in the trainer’s room. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Georges and Robert make a fire wif pine needles and sticks. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There was something wrong with the patient’s veins; his blood poured out around the needle. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This visit, this pilgrimage, made comprehensible, finally, the traces that remained and would always remain, like a needle. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay there on his side, motionless and stiff, his grimacing mouth exhibiting tiny needle teeth. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Throwing hypodermic needles at a picture of a man with no skin. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood there until they had filled her with mortician’s paste and sewn her up with a curved upholsterer’s needle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a long nose, which looked like the needle he used. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He found a chair against the wall, sat down, took a deep breath, and then slid the point of the needle under the skin on the inside of his wrist. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Gilbert was the first to recognize that the Earth itself is a magnet, and that this is why the compass needle points to the north. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Minli packed up her things and, carefully holding the bowl in her hand, walked in the direction of the needle, past Fruitless Mountain. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Decon it, baby! You don’t know if any dirty needles have been stuck in those bottles. Everything comes out of this building! Everything comes out!” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He explained how to wrap the thread around the needle holder and use the forceps to make a knot. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He steps forward and fumbles with a black box on the desk, taking out a syringe with a needle already attached to it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Qhorin came and stood over him as the first flame rose up flickering from the shavings of bark and dead dry pine needles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Everything in this forest is drenched in a cold sweat: the stiff pine needles, the skinny twigs, the leafy ferns. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We lived inside a thick, shiny bubble that no needle was sharp enough to pop. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He kept his head low, and his eyes closed for protection against the pine needles and sharp branches. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Pine needles covered the floor in thick patterns; someone had carefully arranged the yellow, green, and brown pine needles according to age. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “And, lastly, I must have a hole through this cliff, and here is a needle to dig it.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A mouse with a needle tied around his waist, a mouse with no tail. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Slowly, slowly I hear the creak of bending tree, the whisper of needles. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z My fingers went right into the mouth of the biggest one and his little needle teeth cut me like a razor. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The needle, in coming out of the monkey, had cut the monkey’s leg vein. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The silver rays of twilight slanted through the hemlock needles in dusty streams. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The man with the crossed needles on his lip waved his juniper cross towards the house. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still a bit strange, but the feeling was lighter this time, less like needles and more like a buzzing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Through the needles, I see three baby goshawks peering over the side of the nest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But the needle on the compass indicated they were headed north. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She wants to buy needles and thread, fabric and sandals from the camp’s black market. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I had sat mesmerized in the almost holy silence in which she worked, as she wove the needle in and out of stitches, forming pictures with thread. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The needles were uncapped and bare, obviously used. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I shut my eyes, but it doesn’t hurt when the needle for the IV is removed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Tortoises, mountains holding moons, and needles under the sea? I would not even pretend to understand what you are asking,” the king replied. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Now she draws with a needle and thread, little knotted rosebuds, tulips made of silk thread. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was rocky, but the rocks were thick with moss and pine needles, and the slopes they climbed were not precipitous. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The path was soft with pine needles, and squirrels hurried up and down the trees with acorns in their mouths. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It didn't taste like it smells, and it needled my throat. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I haven't been careful enough about my own tracks, counting on a light tread and the pine needles to conceal my prints. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Inside is a thick, dark ointment with a pungent smell, a combination of tar and pine needles. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was well for all that this peaceful time was given them as preparation for the sad hours to come, for by-and-by, Beth said the needle was ‘so heavy’, and put it down forever. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Thread his needle, lick his finger, tie a knot They say everybody before Adam was black. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep sewing, keep listening to the needle run and run. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jones slid the needle across the first few grooves of the record. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Jessie studied Isa, wanting to ask more, but then Oliver threw a handful of pine needles on her head and Jessie’s thoughts turned solely to revenge as she chased him down the street. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The needle shot over—up to about 180, almost as high as it could go. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Like where a henna carpet of pine needles was shin-bone deep. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Minli remade her compass with her rabbit rice bowl and followed the needle’s pointed direction. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The layer of pine needles that muffles my footsteps also makes tracking animals harder when I need their trails to find water. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Tools were produced in diverse and distinctive shapes so modern that their functions as needles, awls, engraving tools, and so on are obvious to us. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z With quick fingers she worked the needles through the yarn, finishing off the last row of loops, then snipped the loose end with a pair of scissors she pulled from who knew where. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She would not die here if she could find her ulo and needles. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A cowboy leather belt Brother Vu sewed on Mother’s machine and broke her needle. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But most came just to touch the boughs and surreptitiously pinch a fingerful of spruce needles together to release the fragrance. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Around them were skeins of thread, scissors, and little fabric squares poked full of needles. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Noodles took the pink yarn and the needles like taking a baton in a relay race, and started up the steps, two at a time. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She studied her own work again, looking for some way to salvage it, then sighed and put down the needle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 I watched as the man ahead of me had letters and numbers carved into his skin in black ink with an electric needle. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he took a thick needle and thread and, with deft, quick strokes, he sewed it up, like a man stitching a baseball: the cadaver transformed from meat into girl once again. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The boys cannot seem to do this right; their stitches are large and clumsy, and they stick one another with the needles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z If you weighed it on a postal scale, would hardly move the needle at all, but I suppose there was a fraction of an ounce of sorry for him somewhere inside me. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re like the needle; the bass is more like the thread. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The needle on the speedometer started to race up the dial. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z This time both needles swung violently into the red. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He lay awake, thinking about the needle jabbing into his thumb, thinking about Ebola starting its inevitable replication in his bloodstream. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The needle must have risen again, but he did not look at it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Her knitting was on the floor beside the chair, the needles stuck through it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Vacations from school have always been needle times for me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Needles smiled, and ticked a little, his left arm jerking just enough for the yarn to slip off the needle. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The gash was pretty big and could have used a few more stitches, but I couldn’t bring myself to stick that needle in Dad’s arm one more time. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But I think if your dreams are small they can get lost, like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I notice a bandage peeking: out from the end of her sleeve, probably covering the needle puncture. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She lowered her needle and looked him in the face. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The needle stood stiff and proud at the hairline whose figure read 300,000 parsecs. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z For Mary Anne Bell, it seemed, Vietnam had the effect of a powerful drug: that mix of unnamed terror and unnamed pleasure that comes as the needle slips in and you know you’re risking something. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z With her needles and threads, she settled down for the night with Mr. Higgenbottom across her lap. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Needles was pressed flat against the door as Noodles reached the top and extended his hand, offering the yarn and needles to his brother. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Another man follows the barbers, carrying a small, battered toolbox full of needles and metal attachments. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The click of my mother’s knitting needles every evening. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He loomed larger and larger until he seemed to blend into a great needle. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z All day, instead of laying up in bed, she works on decorating the ten-foot Christmas tree in the foyer, making my life a vacuuming hell with all the needles flying around. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When the needle touched the record, a crackling sound was amplified through the bright red horn. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And even though there is no more sound from the running needle, I still hear it in my heart and it hurts. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ivory, dressed in his uniform and smelling of sour sweat, groaned as the needle attached to the IV bag slipped into his vein. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z So although she held the alethiometer in her hands for a little longer, if was only for comfort; she didn’t turn the wheels, and the swinging of the needle passed her by. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He nodded and moved his hands as if he were the one holding the needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “That’s the way with this boy!” exclaimed my sister, pointing me out with her needle and thread, and shaking her head at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z "In that darkness, the Others came for the first time," she said as her needles went click click click. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As Noodles made suggestion after suggestion, I looked out at Needles, sitting on the stoop, weaving the black yarn in and out with the needles just like my mother taught him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Our compass-sized needle floated in our bowl of water on its little wax paper raft, pointing north, at me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The sample size was too small, the haystack too big, and the needle invisible. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The kindling of twigs and pine needles was lit with a spark from a flint stone, and when the fire was well on its way, the door of the kiln was sealed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The dearth of boughs and pine needles made it light and easy to carry. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She had her ulo and needles, her sled and her tent, and the world of her ancestors. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The various declination of the needle under different meridians was first discovered by Sebastian Cabbott, and its inclination to the nearer pole by our countryman Robert Norman. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The trees I’d been near, for instance, were pine trees, tall and straight with branches and needles mostly at the top. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The tip of that thin needle of wood was red with my blood. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of her cold eyes and perpetual scowl, her unwillingness to see me as anything more than a pair of hands, fingers holding a needle and thread. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I will use my own needles, thank you very much. Good honest bone. None of your nasty jagged iron things, stabbing you like little slivers of hate.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At daybreak we scavenged in the wreckage of the box, but what hadn’t been eaten was mashed into the wet pine needles. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mother stitched my dress as fast as she could, her needle flashing in and out of the fabric like a bumblebee darting through flowers. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The procaine needle flicked out and in, out and in. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the silver needle extended upon the air an inch, pull back, extend, pull back. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The stab of the needle didn’t last long, and I was rewarded with something called a lollipop. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The long needle began to swing at once, and stopped, moved on, stopped again in a precise series of sweeps and pauses. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I whinged that it didn't smell of anything, but she pointed out I wasn't the one who had to hoover and unpick the needles from the carpet. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The needle plunged almost to empty—it had been pinned. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The words pain her as if they were knitted into her skin with thick needles and yarn. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her needles and ulo, the tools of survival, were all in the pack. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There's no sign of any kind of struggle, no disruption of the needles on the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z After coating a copper plate with wax, Maria drew on it using a long, sharp needle. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Twenty-four needle jabs to my rib cage later, I’m flattened out on my hospital bed, gritting my teeth to keep from begging them to bring back my morphling drip. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The pine needles gave good traction under my feet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I watch as the needle follows the grooves of Dolly’s voice. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Loki is the son of Laufey, who was also known as Nal, or needle, because she was slim and beautiful and sharp. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Her house sat eighty feet from the sidewalk and was backed by four huge pine trees, from which she got the needles she stuck into her mattress. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z With my handkerchief I wiped away the gravel, leaves, and pine needles. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She poked a needle into Cole’s left arm. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The sharp pine needles poked at Ophie’s bare feet, filling the night air with their clean scent, and something small and scurrying ran across the path in front of them, but Ophie barely noticed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Mariam was not looking at him, but she could hear something slyly playful in these questions, like a needling. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Okay, I have a needle in my hand. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was precisely onto the top of this needle that the peach fell! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z As he kicked aside a small bamboo container, needles spilled out. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “It was not. They were proper spirits all right, and you know it. But whatever spirits’s moving this blooming needle en’t that sort of spirit.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A curving window of nonreflecting glass was the first break in the universal metal, and below it was a single large dial, with a single motionless needle hard against the zero mark. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z My sewing machine was on the floor nearby, and an open box full of all my other supplies—many spools of thread, pins and a pincushion, envelopes of needles—sat beside it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I had no idea we had needles at the base, but in my condition I couldn’t ask what was happening. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Somehow, she’d peered into him, like watching a frothing sea through the eye of a needle, all those images and thoughts and feelings at once, all part of him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was loaded with a bottle of some clear liquid, a long rack of sharp needles, and a plunger. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She bent over the instrument, concentrating furiously as the needle darted this way and that. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Minerva boiled cedar branches and pine needles into medicine and fed it each of us every two hours. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I remember I used to be afraid of needles, but with every blood draw and IV drip, that fear slowly drifted away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z With his free hand, he’d squirt the bird’s chest with alcohol, and plunge a syringe needle into the chicken’s heart to draw blood. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She removes a needle from the silver tray and shows it to me before piercing my arm. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I always do. You ought to sew up the ends of these. You need a sailmaker’s needle.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Amelia was sewing new ribbons on her Sunday bonnet and, watching Betsy’s performance, managed to jab the needle into her finger instead of the hat brim. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I sewed him a dragon shirt to protect him, even leaving in my needle, said Lady Meng. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "The Sea King's daughter even uses it as a needle sometimes. But that matters not. Do you understand all else I have said?" When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Fernanda was present several times and did not see her, in spite of the fact that she was so real, so human, and on one occasion asked of Amaranta the favor of threading a needle. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Niles steps forward and plunges the needle into Tobias’s neck, squeezing the cloudy, bluish liquid into his veins. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Other sets of needles clicked and flew; mine stumbled and rubbed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z In the darkness of the room she was able to thread a needle and sew a buttonhole and she knew when the milk was about to boil. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The yarn and needles fell to the ground, and her hands covered her face. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Her ulo and needles and matches were more important to find. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She took the needle holder and forceps, watching his face carefully to make sure the knot was both tight enough and not too tight. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The needle plunges into my belly button and sucks something out. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Each time I moved, it felt like I was stepping on needles. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The needle zoomed up and wavered between fourteen and fifteen pounds. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z They reached into the basket again and again, changed threads in a motion so fast he could barely follow it, and the needle entered the cloth, and entered the cloth, and entered the cloth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z There is an almost unbearable pain needling my fingers as a result of these overabundant scribblings. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned their eyes upward again, for the fight was coming lower, and the firelight glaring up showed a swift-rushing swirl of black silk, pale limbs, green pine needles, gray-brown scabby leather. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They lay curled closely together in a hollow filled with sweet-scented needles, under an aged, spreading balsam tree, near the banks of the the stream. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the safety people put on gloves and picked up the needles, and as they searched the area, they found more needles in the grass. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The hot air tinkled the silver bells that decorated the white artificial Christmas tree that never dropped a single pine needle in the Perfect House. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Hour after hour her needle moved, and at night she lit a lantern to continue. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her liver had begun to liquefy, and the needle was large. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some transit needles, heading off to Norway or Japan or something. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Every breath felt like a hundred tiny needles sticking me in the chest. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He opens it and takes out a syringe and a long needle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He slid the needle into the forearm of a woman who’d recently been hospitalized for leukemia, then pushed the plunger, injecting about five million of Henrietta’s cells into her arm. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Doc placed some felt material in a bunch of different colors on his worktable, then gave us each a needle and thread. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When they’re denied a spot, their wails penetrate my skin like tiny needles. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He threaded a needle with black thread, handed it to me, and pointed at the gash. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That guy had not cut himself or stuck himself with a needle. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Another stick, this one needle sharp, entered my hip. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Later, my dad was the one who taught me how to work a needle and thread. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “This dam, this conservancy district has the farmers down there on pins and needles. Arresting Joe Mondragon for a symbolic act like this could start something nasty.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a hot blaze in the iron stove, a festive tree smelling of pine needles, professional entertainers from Moscow, and an amateur talent show. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Perhaps, she thought calmly, whatever moves the alethiometer’s needle is making the Aurora glow too. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I could see her, with tired eyes, threading needles, and the floor covered with snippets of material. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She was able to close her eyes and simply feel the needle move through the fabric, pulled by the urgent, vibrating threads. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Tayo watched it with his head against the ground, conscious of pine needles tangled in his hair. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In this city, “control” means needles and serums and seeing without seeing; it means simulations, like the one that almost made me kill Tris, or the one that made the Dauntless into an army. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Shells were bursting in the treetops with terrific bangs, he said, showering down knives and needles and razorblades. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As I walk out on my hunt, I notice how the breezes move the pine needles. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She pointed to my head with a knitting needle. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Her right arm, which had been twisted up to the small of her back, was now numb, and she felt only pins and needles in her shoulder. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He watched her warily as she slowly stepped closer, the yarn and needles in her hand. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And, if I may say so without boasting, I can handle a quilting needle with the best of them. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Is it the same thing making these patterns and moving the needle of the alethiometer? The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Tree branches that should have been heavy with green needles were stripped clean, as if a giant had come and swept them bare with his fingers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know the number of times I’d have to climb that tree and get my mother’s scissors, buttons, needles, and thimble from his den. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “The last time I saw her was when I gave her that needle from the treasury....What’s that?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The nurse jabbed the needle in, and I winced, savoring the tiny hurt. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When I told him what the needle showed, he groaned and covered his eyes with his hand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Tree trunks became rivers and spruce needles waterfalls. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Miss Spink went off the stage, and the noise of trumpets squealed as the gramophone needle dug its way across the record, and was pulled off. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Someone shouted, “His heartbeat’s all over the place!” and someone else ran a needle into his arm. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It dug its slender claws into his sleeve while inspecting Meggie with its gleaming beady black eyes, and when it yawned it bared teeth as sharp as needles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There's a pinch as needles push into my skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Now Sean cleaned out the wound, numbed Finn’s face with a shot, and sewed it up with a vicious curved needle clamped in what looked like a pair of scissors. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The instant the needle hit that record, he'd loosen his tie and become something other than the conservative engineer with a pocketful of IBM pencils embossed with the command think. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Once the needle is through, he doesn’t really feel a thing.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Izzy, Mia noticed, tended to respond by needling her mother even more, pushing her buttons with the expertise only a child could. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He checked the needle in the bowl one more time and pointed Ares in the right direction. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All I would do by pricking him with a needle would be to get a cuff in return that would take my head off. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They leave with some colorful glass beads, mirrors, bells, needles, pins, several pieces of copper, and three hatchets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She responded, briefly but politely, and threaded her attention through the eye of her needle. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta remained cool and then blew dust off the needle to show me she knew what she was doing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pearl had loved watching her mother at work, bent over the kitchen table, laboring with the precision of a surgeon—scalpel, needle, pins—to transform these toys into art. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The kestrel drape upon a mouse, and the poor mouse, transfixed with those needle talons, cries out in agony has one squeal of K-e-e-e! The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They wrapped the cloth around him and quickly sewed the shroud shut with thick curved needles. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I set the needle and thread next to my shirt and waited. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were looking for a needle in a haystack. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I put it on Margo’s record player and eventually figured out how to turn it on and put down the needle. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It inserts these minute and stiletto-sharp mouth parts into the outer cells of leaves and evergreen needles and extracts the chlorophyll. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The sun was blazing down, the air was sweet, but every leaf that the wind lifted, every rustle of a pheasant hen in a clump of ryegrass, sent needles of fear through their veins. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The two are needling, making fun of inexperienced players. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Is this like a conversation, or are there needles involved, like in a paternity test?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I reasoned thet them mountain folks would feed a preacher and put him up, and then buy his blankets and needles to hep with the Lord’s work. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z You turn just in time to see a nurse pulling away a hypodermic needle, its lethal load already delivered. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Her touch was light, yet it sent needles of pain all over me, starting from my head. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In a few minutes he closed his satchel and put the knitting needle in his pocket. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Only when her uncle closed the Book and bent his head for the long evening prayer, did the clicking needles cease. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “To Thorn Laroux, I present the needle of never-ending mending! For overcoming your fears, and incredible bravery, in the face of terrible loss.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z An impatient man on a Harley trying to work his way between traffic, like threading a needle. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There are long needles sticking out of my ankles! A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Manzanar would always live in my nervous system, a needle with Mama’s voice. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the two of them finished trimming it — their tree-trimming instincts having languished for so many Christmases — hardly a pine needle could be seen under the tinsel and balls and whatnot. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As do black people on summer blocks marked with needles, vials, and hopscotch squares. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I must say that I admired the efficiency with which she whipped the material back and forth under the massive electric needle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie saw the white doctor coming towards her with the cruelly poised needle. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of her disappointment is like needles under my fingernails. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She threaded the needle with green thread and returned it to me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z When they’d covered our hands and faces with red welts they flew up our sleeves and needled our armpits. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Several times a day Mrs. Byrne materializes in the sewing room like a phantom, but she never picks up a needle. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Running from broken house to dumped cooking pot to icebox, she felt needles of fear move up her spine, spread into her arms, and pierce her whole body. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon went to gather fuel, digging down under deadfalls for the drier wood beneath and peeling back layers of sodden pine needles until he found likely kindling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He imagined the follicles on the cusp of drying out and falling to the ground like pine needles. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It looked like a blurry part of the ground, like a puff of fir needles and leaves and grass blades. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z "We need leeches, and a needle," I say. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Shoe polish, needles, and coffee became luxury items to be gift-wrapped and given as presents for birthdays and other special occasions. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I dropped the needles, ran from my room, and slid down the banister. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z That the past was an abused record with no choice but to repeat itself at the crack and no power on earth could lift the arm that held the needle. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They stitched uneasily, the needles faring through the dark material with a long gleam Hke falling stars. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Mia and I had both arrived in the United States sick, we spent a lot of time in the doctor’s office, where we were stuck with needles many times. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The Humbug dropped his needle and stared in disbelief while Milo and Tock began to back away slowly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z His face was in the pine needles where he could smell all the tree, from roots deep in the damp earth to the moonlight blue branches, the highest tips swaying in the wind. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I occupied my mind with other things and tried not to twitch at the nahlrout- dulled jabs of the needle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “He’s only responding to the needle going in,” Roger’s father says, his deep voice coming through the wall. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Katie was always correcting her and transferring the chalk or the needle from her left hand to her right. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was carrying a suitcase-sized pocketbook, from which protruded a pair of knitting needles, some mending, crochet hook, baby’s bottle, and copy of the Scientific American. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Her whole face and neck felt like hot, stinging needles. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “But little kids can be relentless. Don’t tell nobody, but I was nervous they would flip on me when I pulled out all the needles.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z All she could do was ask the alethiometer about it, and make what sense she could out of the swings and pauses of the silvery needle. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “The Black Tortoise needs help,” hissed the snake, its voice like the wind through pine needles. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The sun played across the surface of the river, and the breeze carried the scent of leaves and pine needles. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He filled a needle with a clear liquid and stuck it in Stockdale’s arm and the pilot almost immediately lost consciousness. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There’s a needle and sterile thread in the first-aid supplies, but what we lack is a healer. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Big Ma put down her sewing needle and signed the note. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “See, you can be a pretty girl,” she said, handing me her precious pouch of needles, thimbles, and thread. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z There were so many sharp needle points sticking out at unexpected angles that it was like juggling a porcupine. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The leather packet was lined with broadcloth and into the cloth two needles were stuck. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “But you’re building the world that makes it possible to get all this information,” I couldn’t resist needling. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With the exception of the needles, my new world was a wondrous one. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “They were trying to jump-start his heart. They were sticking needles in him. Everything! But nothing worked, because he was already dead. He was dead before he hit the ground.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat, after a good deal of wary observation, made a little hollow among the spruce needles and curled around in it, purring softly. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The light from the thread spread down to the needle and over her arm, covering her entirely. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z You could not pull that trigger and think there was even a needle hole for you to pass through into eternity. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Using his left hand, he guided my fingers as they pushed the needle all the way in through his skin and out the other side. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “They should have given you your mother’s name,” she said, taking the pouch of needles, thread, and thimbles from me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He was so sick that they had to stab a needle into his spinal cord. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “While we were asking some Questions, she walked up to me and put into my hands a dirty old needle book, with various small pockets in it.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The needle twitched again, and she read: Do not lie to the Scholar. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I start shuffling some pine needles into a pyramid with the toe of my shoe. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And the doctors came and put a needle in my BACK! Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Put you in a room right next to the one where they’ll strap you to that gurney, stick those needles in your arm, and let you die in front of a room full of strangers. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He peered intently as her right hand picked up the needle threaded with green. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z That’s not surprising, since Neanderthals apparently lacked needles, sewn clothing, warm houses, and other technology essential to survival in the coldest climates. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His eyes started to work again, and he noticed the large hypodermic needle retracting from his forearm. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The shower needles stung his scratches, but it was a good, welcome-back-to-town stinging. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “With an upholstery needle and twine,” she added, knowing she was making me nervous. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z An injection would be fastest, but he couldn’t manage a bottle and needle with his wounded hand. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “This arm goes pins and needles from time to time. The heat doesn’t help any, nor this commotion.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He began to rub the stone along the needle in short, quick strokes. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Using a needle and thread of my mother’s that had been left behind, I tore out one of the seams in my prisoner coat and sewed the money inside. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z My brother was really sick, so sick that they had to stick a needle in him to take out the marrow from his bones. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The vet plunged the needle through the skin. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The hosts threw their heads back in laughter every few seconds, excited, as the camera panned across the crowd, all of whom seemed equally ecstatic about what looked like a giant knitting needle. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z If one person points the needle of their compass at a letter, the other compass needle will swing and point at the same letter. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I will miss my mother and father and Caleb and evening firelight and the clack of my mother’s knitting needles, but that is not the only reason for this hollow feeling in my stomach. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “You and every other Erudite who ever stuck a needle in me,” Tris snaps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z At the bottom of the pyramid went a bed of dried pine needles. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Judith had been carefully hoarding a small store of linens since childhood, adding one cherished bit from time to time, and her loom and needle had worked busily. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Naomi stabbed her needle deep into the pincushion and stared at the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z People felt that she might cut herself or stick herself with a contaminated needle—or stick someone else. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Musoke hooked the bag on a stand and inserted the needle into the patient’s arm. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nearly the beginning of May, but still the icy water pierced Cole’s skin like millions of tiny needles. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Your needle makes the pictures come alive,” she said. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z They were using five needles a day to give injections to hundreds of people in the hospital’s outpatient and maternity clinics. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The next he knew, he was lying on a bed of pine needles beneath a dark stone roof. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Behind the steering wheel, Mariam saw round glass panels with needles behind them. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Roofie, it was spooky. The doctor sewed me up with a needle and thread, like I was a pair of pants.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Alex has seen her stab someone in the kneecap with a very similar embroidery needle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Anyways you won’t go running off without a needle valve,” said Gay. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If elementary particles could push a photomill around, no doubt they could make light work of a needle; but it still troubled her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He turned to look at where his tail had been, and as he did, Despereaux drew his needle and placed the sharp tip of it right where the rats heart should be. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I step forward, pulling down my collar so Mr. Gideon can stick the needle in the hollow of my neck. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z For the last week or so it's like getting jabbed with a little needle every time I hear that word. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z There is a tiny red dot where the needle went in, but it isn’t bleeding anymore. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She held the two needles in her hands the way my little sister used to hold her fork and knife when she was really hungry as a toddler. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He sewed skillfully, and the calluses on the tips of his fingers were so hard that he pushed the needle through the cloth without a thimble. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then I saw it: a wolf, silently, stealthily making its way up the coulee to the very spot where Violet had found a patch of needle grass for dessert. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She was kneeling on the hardwood in the living room, plucking pine needles one after another from the tree skirt, an antique lace one that my mother had loved. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z One end of it was attached to some needles and a half-finished sock she had been knitting for me. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z They stuck me with a needle, inflated me like a state-fair balloon, and shipped me off to a hospital with steel-eyed nurses who wrote down every bad number. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z His ears and coat were plastered with autumn’s burrs and Spanish needles. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Like the hair on my arm, the grass pokes easily out of my skin like needles through paper, growing taller and taller. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Silently, she threw the needle into the sea. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I watch the speedometer needle climb, then hold steady at seventy-five. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When she found the song she wanted to play first, she gently placed the needle down. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “But I’m sure it and a whole bunch of them suckers’ll be here soon to finish us off with their needles.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When I got back downstairs, Darryl was sitting in his chair in the living room with a needle and thread, finishing up fixing the hem of his jacked-up pants. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Dr. Musoke tried again, putting the needle into another place in the patient’s arm and probing for the vein. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a wood of stubborn sentinel trees armored in grey-green needles, of mighty oaks, of ironwoods as old as the realm itself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I read an article about a woman who says she goes to an acupuncture clinic because when the needles go in, amazing colors and shapes appear in front of her face. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Getting stuck with needles isn’t quite as appealing. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The thin stream of smoke from the chimney, the indentations of recent footprints, the smell of steaming pine needles. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She made tight fists around the knitting needles in her lap, as if considering who to stab with them. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A fair amount of the nun’s liver traveled up the needle and filled a biopsy syringe. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With his mind’s eye, Bernard saw' the needle on the scent meter creeping round and round, antlike, indefatigable. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei flew forward, the power of it shoving her to her hands and knees, still clutching the needle, its point wedged into the mosaic stones of the courtyard. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I barely feel the needle as it plunges into my neck, barely see Eric’s pierced face as he presses the plunger down. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes I really feel it in here, especially late at night, a current going among us, like an invisible needle stitching us together into the glorious, free nation we are becoming. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though her feet were bare and the ground was covered with sticks and pine needles, she felt no pain, for this walk was leading her, perhaps, to that destiny that Afi kept speaking of. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He listened to the conversation around him, the joking, the needling, the telling and retelling. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The needle went in and out, in and out. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Dicey went back to the woods to get needles and dry branches of quick-burning pine. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked up from her needles with a frown. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I think about things I’ve heard: drinking a lot of gin, knitting needles, coat hangers; but what do you do with them? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Abraham bought a needle at a market and used it to sew my UN blanket into a new pair of shorts. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They wrestled furiously among the rocks, while the golden monkey set about tearing all the needles from the witch’s cloud-pine branch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Christmas tree Jameso put up a week ago dries and drops needles every time someone walks into the relaxing room. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The week before, she had brought her knitting needles and a ball of purple yam to school. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She presses the bundle of pine needles to her nose and closes her eyes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When she looked down, she saw no safety net, only a forest of skyscrapers stabbing upward like needles upon which she would be impaled. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When she took out her needle and sewed, she thought about peace and Amaroq. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood all hunched over in front of his brother, holding yarn and needles, his whole body heaving. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z My painting is of sometime in July, when the pine needles on the forest floor will smell sweet and hot. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was sitting shyly in the bath looking at him, a charming little lady, who was—as Malory puts it—as naked as a needle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We sank deeper, snow blanketing us, the wind sharp against our faces like needles. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I watched as he carefully positioned the record on the turntable and gently placed the needle on it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I had only a few seconds to wonder why before the needles returned, shredding my thoughts. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Sewing Mistress approached, bearing a needle, an assortment of colored thread, and a round of white linen marked with a design of flowers. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The pain in my side was gone, and I did not feel the thorns of the cactus or the needles of yucca that pierced my legs and feet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They had cut across country at one point through several miles of deep spruce and cedar swamp, so that the going was, alternately, soft and dry and strewn with needles, then damp and spongy. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And she would have to pick it with a burnt needle. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Reaching Point Hope seemed less important, now that she had come to truly understand the value of her ulo and needles. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a needle from my grandmother’s bundle and began sewing. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Rimas taught me how to pilfer some by moving the weave of the bag aside with a needle and then moving it back, undetected. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon became a mouse to get closer to it, and rested his tiny paws on the edge, his button eyes bright black with curiosity as he watched the needle swing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Faith directs me to lie down and tells me that for our first session she’s only going to leave the needles in for ten minutes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Satyrs brought their reed pipes and played nature magic songs, and for a while the pine needles seemed to get fuller. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Matty could see the slender palms and the strong fingers, calloused at their tips from the garden work, the loom, and the needles that she used for her complicated, beautiful tapestries. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He nodded at the black puddle around Blue Eyes and smiled, showing his needle teeth. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z To prevent shock and infection, he would be given fluids and antibiotics intravenously through a sterile tube and needle directly into his bloodstream. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A hot sun now filters down through the lacy needles of the hemlocks in my grove. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking a piece of sinew from the ground skin, she threaded it into her needle and pierced the soft flesh. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She tucked her needle into the widow's embroidery to retrieve in the morning and left for bed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I bent down to pick up a grass stalk, narrow like a green needle. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Sheltered here, they digest out the inner tissues of the needle. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Grass is even better than pine needles, and tomorrow I am going to try the outside bark of the river birch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good cover story. Did you call it needle phobia or aichmophobia? Because both terms can be used to describe the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z She could feel her mind reaching for the right pictures even before the hands were pointing at them, and she sensed the longer needle twitching to respond. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped, staring at the tawny body lying on the pine needles, and then at the white face of his son. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They were shucking syringes, removing them from a sterile envelope, and fitting each syringe with a needle. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The path was here rocky, there carpeted with pine needles, occasionally damp and mucky where tiny springs trickled across. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The branches drooped down at them, heavy with soft, dark green needles. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z By April, the needles would be gone again. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “We’re not sure, really. I remember seeing someone do this with pine needles on the Hunger Games a few years back. At least, I think it was pine needles,” says Twill with a frown. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z So my mother took the yarn, which was purple, and the two knitting needles, and started to show Needles how to knit. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Alys makes a pillow filled with the needles,” she told him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z So, with the emperor’s laughter still echoing across the courtyard, Pinmei grabbed the needle and yanked the Iron Rod off the Black Tortoise of Winter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The needle is ripped from the spinning record, and I wish it hadn’t been. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The little black needle was scurrying, an insect, nibbling through time, eating into his money. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I ignore the blood running down my arm and hold the disc and the needle up to the light above the sink. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I try to sit up, but needles are sticking out of my arms, and tubes snake through the blankets. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I position the needle over my throat and close my eyes as I press down on the plunger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I have to warn the boys, Victor thought, while the wind threw icy needles at his face. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z An orange, completely pierced with small star-shaped objects, sat on a bed of pine needles in a ceramic dish. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He pushed off the wall with both feet as hard as he could, swinging his body away from it just as the Griever charged in with its claw and needles. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She crouches down in the soft pine needles and Shiloh starts leaping up on her with his front paws, licking at her face. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She said nothing, bent to her sewing and drew the needle in quick neat tiny stitches even though her hands were shaking. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Why would anyone want a butterfly permanently on their skin? Butterflies are creepy. Their tongues are weird. And did you know that if tattoo needles are contaminated and not properly sterilized you can get hepatitis?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Upstairs, I pick the needle up from the record as Hannah spreads out on my bed. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I’m only going to use six needles on you today. Two will go at your ankles, two at your hips, and two in your upper ears.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z You could needle them or complain—Rita was an expert at this—but you didn’t go too far. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He turns the dial ever so slowly, watches the needle slide. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z After that, she picked up the needle and looked at the white rabbit on her bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Toledo jabs a needle under the skin near Enrique’s eye, then into his forehead. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The terror on his face sent needles of adrenaline into my muscles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “If I rub the needle with the lodestone, I’ll magnetize it. Basically I’ll turn it into a compass needle. If we can get it to float on the water without breaking the surface tension...” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "Just so, that is the grip. You are not holding a battle-axe, you are holding a—" “—needle,” Arya finished for him, fiercely.. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Those without men were like sour-tipped needles featuring one constant empty eye. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “My stitches would he finer if my needle were half as sharp as your nose,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Behind her she heard Gabriel cry: “Bless your name, Jesus!” and, thinking of him and the high road of holiness he had traveled, her mind swung like a needle, and she thought of Deborah. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Boiled linen, hook needle, gut, alcohol, and iodine,” she said, crisply. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She sat upon a bench threading a long needle in and out of a shoe sole and she stopped and held the needle poised and her mouth gaped open and showed her blackened teeth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Even through the stab and sting of the juniper needles, his wincing flesh was aware of her, unescapably real. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It sits in the ashes, filled with a handful of pine needles steaming in water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Doctors came running up from every direction with needles, lights, tubes, rubber mallets and oscillating metal tines. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Now a pro, Dad handled the needle with no hesitation. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Now, alone on a bed of pine needles, he remembered that he could never answer his mother. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I went back, seeing him remove a white cloth from his hip pocket and wipe the glass face of a pressure gauge, then bend close to squint at the position of the needle. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The little sea water pump whirred softly and the needles of driven water hissed into the tanks forcing lines of bubbles under the surface. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Jeanine holds my head steady with one hand and inserts the needle into my neck with the other. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But even on the smooth bed of needles, Peeta is loud. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “He’ll try to thread a needle with a horse as the flying field turns down the last bend for home, and you must salute him for his courage, if not his judgment.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a needle—like a sewing needle—from the metal tray. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He held up a needle, threaded with stitching line. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z One stray glance and the needle could tear through her finger. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z On his dials the needles swung in all directions. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Are these needles holy?” he asked the man. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch-queen, oldest of the Lilim, reined in the horses beside a pinnacle of rock the color of verdigris, which jutted from the marshy soil of the Barrens like a needle. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Their beds were on the soft meadow grass; under the thick-leaved trees; where the pine needles fall year after year. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood there, not moving, not wanting the swish of dry needles beneath their feet to break the spell. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Down below, Ambrose Spike was rolling about like a whirling ball of needles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Having needles driven into my eyeballs would have been preferable. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He jabbed the needle, recklessly, into the spot dabbed with the ointment. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The painting was so detailed Pinmei could even see that between the fingers of the maiden’s outstretched hand was a thin silver needle. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He had his yarn and his needles with him too, of course, but even that couldn't distract from his clothes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z In the woods, I find a pine tree and strip handfuls of fragrant needles from the boughs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Sometimes she is lucid, other times she talks of Rochelles and needles and snakes.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the exact moment the doctor pulled the needle through the skin, dragged the line behind it, poked it into the skin on the other side of the wound and pulled again. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Your pen was a pencil with two needles tied to the point with string. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The food was gone but her needles, ulo, and boots were tucked in the pockets where she had put them. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I could smell his deodorant—something medicinal, like cough syrup mixed with pine needles—and then I couldn’t remember if I had put on my own deodorant after showering. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Even so, I kept breaking needles and accidentally stabbing myself and showing up to school with too many Band-Aids on my fingers, prompting my teachers to shoot me even weirder looks than usual. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She snapped a needle from a cactus and with the slapstick pantomime of a circus clown pretended to pick her teeth with it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She brought him something even more crazy—a ball of yarn and some knitting needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Mom puts down her needles and slips an arm around my back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She slipped it on one of the needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Very carefully he inserted the needle into the bottle and began to fill the syringe with a clear liquid. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Our policy is to change needles after every injection,” he said. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Arm threaded the razor wire into a long curved needle like the ones furniture makers used to sew upholstery. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She was staring down at the lavishly decorated fabric, remembering her mother’s deft hands holding the bone needle, when she heard the knock on her door and then heard Jamison come in. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave her that needle from the treasury, Joy to the Heart had said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was only after he laid the curved needle on the kitchen table that his hands started to shake, then his shoulders. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Then took it out again and started knitting, the needles clicking and scraping against each other. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z If Lincoln had been stabbed, how could he stitch the wounds without needle and thread? Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He held the vial upside down and inserted the needle through the rubber stopper. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Last week, I wore my patchwork denim skirt and vest with the red leather pockets that just about broke my sewing machine needle. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They left Old Nan in the tower room with her needles and her memories. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And was his conscience not needling him, leaching some of the sweetness from his victory? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He hung the bag on the side of a cabinet and flicked the tubing going to the needle, trying to make the saline flow. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The needle of the dial had shot up to fifty-five. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She surreptitiously moved so that her inner arm brushed against her breast and closed her eyes at the needles of delicious pain. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After breakfast, Billy got out his best knife, one with a needle point. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to ask him how it felt to have slanted eyes, hair like pine needles, and coppery-colored skin. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was richly green: the color of newly budded leaves, of luminescent moss, of every possible shade of pine needle. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "I know a story about a boy who hated stories," Old Nan said with her stupid little smile, her needles moving all the while, click click click, until Bran was ready to scream at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He reached forward and pulled the needles from the man’s lips. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered watching, fascinated, as her mother pushed a bone needle with thick colorful thread through the fabric; gradually a bright gold replaced the small frayed spot on one sleeve. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Kelley would do a “cut down,” using his scalpel to cut quickly and firmly into the flesh at the wrist or ankle to locate the vein—without cutting through it—to insert the needle. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see much of Mbandaka from where I sat, only the canoes needling the water. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I don't know this man, and I have to question the sanity of anyone who thinks sticking a needle in my neck is a good idea. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z While they wait for the train Elizabeth takes out her knitting needles and a skein of deep red wool. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I picked up some embroidery, but my fingers would not even hold a needle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They called their servants to bring more threads and silks, and the woman in blue requested a new needle. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I stand on my tiptoes and push the needle in, my hand shaking a little. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then she started looping yarn around the needle until the whole thing was covered. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The children screamed hysterically at the first sight of the needle and their mothers, waiting in the anteroom, threw their shawls over their heads and keened loudly as if wailing for the dead. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind-driven sleet stung our skin like thousands of pricking needles. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His hackles rose like needles on a porcupine, and he snarled. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sitting among the lacy needles, the image of the one mountain among thousands, the one tree among millions, and Sam came to mind. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It is a challenge to him to needle the Negro into acts of a baser nature, into open physical conflict. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We did find mushrooms, acorns, mosquitoes, and raccoon scat cleverly concealed by pine needles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In surveying the forests from the air, vast blighted areas could be seen where the magnificent Douglas firs were turning brown and dropping their needles. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I tried to drag myself across the ground, but the needles shot up to my brain and made everything black. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He watched the snow for a silent moment, the needles of it blurring past the leaded panes, then turned again to look at her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Toward the end of March, Alice Manfred put her needles aside to think again of what she called the impunity of the man who killed her niece just because he could. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at it through the needles of rain and then at Sahil. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Nervous, I stand up and read my descriptive essay about walking Mrs. Gilbert’s dog, with his “tiny needle teeth” and “smooshed-in snout.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I hurried over, finding all the needles steady. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z One man had even run needles through the skin of his lower lip so that no curse might enter him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It pierced Antain every day, a great needle in his soul. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And the tube that led from a dripping bag into a needle that got stuck in Lil's arm somewhere underneath the tape. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The rover has plenty of electricity, and the med kit has a needle. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel as if my heart has been pierced by a thousand needles. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I don’t usually mind needles, but this one is huge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She hit the ground hard and lay there as broken branches and pinecones and needles showered down on top of her. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The others are looking at Nita, who takes a black box from her pocket and opens it to reveal a syringe and needle. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was an intrusion into the very core of a person, deeper than any needle or spear could go. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Come, come,” said Botticelli, “let go of your needle. Take hold of my tail. I will lead you to your princess. I promise. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z And Lin wouldn’t let up on the needling. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z To be broke in New York was to feel a constant, needling sense of failure, as you were regularly confronted by people who had not only more but much, much more. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z At one time he had and used as legal tender at least forty-five tops of various sizes and colors, from the thick clumsy baby tops to the lean and dangerous splitters with their needle points. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The speedometer needle crept past one hundred, the last number on the dial, and pushed into the empty space beyond. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The needles poked into my arms and shoved into my armpits, making me tear up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I shall ask Mercy to teach me to knit, Kit decided after the second Saturday, and thereafter she armed herself with wool and needles. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The main technical problem now is to find a carrying solution that will stick the bacterial spores to the needles of the evergreens. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The spiny, flat tail of layered pine needle quills. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I lower my hands as the others lower their guns, and walk into the foyer, passing through the center of the crowd like a piece of thread through the eye of a needle. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He started to move his hands around, almost as if he was trying to recall the movements my mother had been making with her hands before he took the needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z They stuck needles full of medicine into the female chickens, so the females wouldn’t get sick and die. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z While her mother slept restlessly, Kira sorted the dyed threads in her basket and began to weave them into the cloth scrap with a bone needle. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel sharp pain when the needle goes in, but I am used to it now. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He kicked through the dry pine needles and leaves, checking for its mate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He needled through his feathers with his beak. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Here’s the first question,” Rick said; the gear had now been set up and the needles of the two dials quivered. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z That was where they found the needles—two used hypodermic syringes with needles attached to them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Snowbell opened his mouth and showed two rows of gleaming white teeth, sharp as needles. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It made a single last leap into the air, coming down at Montag from a good three feet over his head, its spidered legs reaching, the procaine needle snapping out its single angry tooth. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Shakily he eased it into the bottle and snapped the cap—perforated by means of a needle—shut tight. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Way he usually eats, I’m surprised the fish hasn’t disappeared straight from the bones, but he’s focusing on his fingers and the fish’s spine like he’s trying to thread a needle. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z When roaming bands of Sapiens foragers migrated into colder climates, they learned to make snowshoes and effective thermal clothing composed of layers of furs and skins, sewn together tightly with the help of needles. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Niles stands in the center of the room with a needle in hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "You ever seen this, Ricky?" she asked, holding up the ball of yarn with the long silver needles jammed through it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Faith pulls out the last needle and rubs the spots with a little ointment. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She let the rags of her gown fall to her waist as she opened a carved chest, and busied herself with bottles and boxes, knives and needles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Still he meant to string that bow and pull for the needle shot. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I pressed the needle up against Dad’s skin and shuddered. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I position it over the vein in my neck, insert the needle, and press the plunger. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z My right leg was twisted beneath me and when I tried to move, it felt as if sharp needles were shooting all up and down my leg. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He winced as the nurse stuck the needle into him and blinked a few times to push back tears. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Horace thought of her now, gray and washed, the needles in her throat and the rubber formalin tubes hanging down from the ceiling. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Janie took a big needle and ran up a longish sack. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He presses a needle into the soft, thin skin inside my left forearm and sloppily tattoos a number: A28865. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Instead of feeling cheered by it like she usually did, Hyacinth felt as if sewing needles were poking around in her stomach. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z You also needed a tool to pin the monkey down, because monkeys don’t like needles coming at them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was still a tyke, her mother had taught her to use a needle, to pull it through woven fabric and create a pattern with colored threads. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Holly could alter, cut a pattern, and sew like she was doing nothing harder than threading a needle. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Once all of the needles are in place, the balls instantly reappear. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The breast feathers of a stuffed and mounted chickadee are impossibly soft, its beak as sharp as a needle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He still had his yarn and needles in his hand, and was waving them back and forth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z That close—twenty yards — and I could see the delicate latticework of the leaves, the texture of the soil, the browned needles beneath the pines, the configurations of geology and human history. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the needle out and then gave the thread a gentle jerk to tighten it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Around him soft bright moss curled up the yellow birches, lichens roughened the rocks, and crushed needles let go their piney scent. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It held a change of clothes, a loaf of trail bread, some jerked meat, a skin of water, needle and thread, flint and steel, pens and ink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His dad gently slid the needle into the water. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “My guess is that the needle injected you with a transmitter,” he says, “and the gas was an aerosol version of the liquid that alters the brain. But why...” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then again, but louder, still holding the yarn and needles out in front of him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He found himself shushed and needled out of the room, lest he wake the baby, or frighten the baby, or bore the baby to death with poetry. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Amil and I watched with open mouths as he injected Kazi with something that would numb his skin and then started to thread his needle with thick black thread. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I might be able to . . .” Then she deftly threaded a needle. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I climbed a hill and turned right into pine woods on a smaller road, and turned right on a very narrow road and turned right again on wheel tracks on pine needles. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse grabbed Cora’s arm and Dr. Campbell stabbed the needle in. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Nero licked his left eye and grinned, a hideous sight that displayed double rows of needle teeth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Yarn and needles and buttons and the toady-frog and the half knit sweater flewed all over the stoop like your guts do after you been hoop snake bit! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I hear Grammy’s tires rolling up the driveway, so I stand and brush the pine needles off of my legs. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z They don’t look up as we enter, just keep watching the needle, tucking the thread under the foot and pressing the fabric flat. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Light fell gray among dark branches, dear water dropped from the scarlet needles. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z New trees growing, old trees recovering, squirrels dashing through the blackened pine needles, green sprouts and buds all around. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Faith moves the hair away from my right ear, and I can actually hear the needle penetrating the cartilage. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The next hill was covered with pines, and the sharp scent of their needles filled the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And then when you put the needle in them, the way he did constantly to Obie, you felt justified, you didn’t have to worry about your conscience. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There were the garden shears, the knitting needles; the world is full of weapons if you’re looking for them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the wetness in the clouds condensed into tiny drops half mist and half rain, which floated downward rather than fell, making a soft rustling patter among the millions of needles. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I set the needle down and grab a paper towel, mopping up the blood on my arm. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He looked at her hands for a few seconds, then positioned his hands just like hers, except he wasn't holding any needles yet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He inserted it into the crack of Resthaven Gate, worked it around until the tip emerged a few inches up and pulled the needle out. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “American flowers don’t have centers,” I said and gave her back the needle. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, Olive trudges across the neighborhood, pine needles flying, looking all Olive-like. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z With shaking hands, I threaded the needle and figured out how to stab it through the buttonhole, but it came right out the other side. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I gathered up my things and sat down with needle and thread to sew my travelsack back together. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The soles of my shoes pick up lots of little cactus needles as I walk, and mom has to dig them out with tweezers when I get home. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They set the tree up in the front room after spreading a sheet to protect the carpet of pink roses from falling pine needles. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A needle pokes my arm and my head hurts so badly I stop fighting and simply wail in a horrible, dying-animal way, until my voice gives out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The tree’s dry needles skitter in the hot breeze across the desert like a flock of birds. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Naomi pointed out a sunny patch just off the path in the woods, and they spread an old sheet over the pine needles. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The dentist showed me the medicine and the needle before he deadened my gums, but if he hadn’t I wouldn’t have worried. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But back on the Island, he struts and turns macho, needling us with the unfair advantage being male here gives him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It seemed as though she would never be able to master the art of sewing, to make the needle go through the material in the places where she wanted it to go. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When she worked on the quilt, head bent, awkward fingers guiding the needle carefully through the material, she experienced a strange, tender feeling that was new to her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss danced from one foot to the other, hoping that the pins and needles that had come rushing in would go away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As the terminal shock and convulsions came over her, they inserted a needle into her upper abdomen and sucked out a quantity of liver. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was about to do the third stitch, he hesitated, held out the needle holder to her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z This time George did the holding while Dr. Schultz fastened one of the needles to the plunger. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Her needle made little clicking sounds against her thimble and then the thread went softly, swish! through the pretty calico that Pa had traded furs for. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pain shot through my arm as dark blood oozed from the needle’s point of entry. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His fat fingers worked with the long ivory needles very slowly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Apparently the medical staff had been giving patients injections with dirty needles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Without hesitating, I jam the needle into Peeta's arm and slowly press down on the plunger. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Not really. They do know how to needle me. They tease me about growing old—my hair, my wrinkles. They ask how I will enjoy being buried in a box.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Gnarled roots wove their way through pine needles and fallen leaves. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A man in an alley offered to buy their blood, but his hands and needles were filthy, and his eyes said he wanted to harvest more than their veins. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The needle goes in my other earlobe, and small bubbles, like multicolored marbles, enter from the left and zoom in front of my face until I lose sight of them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “You will see him,” she said, as the room began to fade and emerge again, flying needles, adult diapers, floating around in the haze that was now my mind. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “I’m going to stick you with a needle now. There might be a little ouchie.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Seeing the pine trees started him thinking about her mouth; how she loved, as a girl, to chew pine needles and as a result smelled even then like a forest. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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